Like any other shonen, Jujutsu Kaisen has missed depicting a few battles, but that hasn’t stopped the fandom from contemplating their outcome. The result of a potential Mahoraga vs Rika has gained different responses on social media.
Megumi Fushiguro will be alongside Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Mahoraga in this fan battle while the vengeful cursed spirit Rika will fight alongside her possessor, Yuta Okkotsu. Both Megumi and Yuta are capable sorcerers. Fushiguro was the first to summon Mahoraga in Chapter 238, while Yuta had to explore Rika’s past before being able to use her cursed energy.
Fans Pit Mahoraga vs Rika In An Epic Clash Between A Shikigami And A Cursed Spirit
Mahoraga is an uncontrollable shikigami, a monstrous creature that can be conjured by sorcerers, who is currently under the control of Ryomen Sukuna. It has the unique ability to adapt to techniques and render them ineffective. Mahoraga was a crucial component in the death of Satoru Gojo and Sukuna’s battle with Yorozu in Chapter 219.
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Hailed by Suguru Geto to be the Queen of Curses, Rika was initially considered an untamable spirit until Yuta trusted his connection with her. He can fully manifest the spirit and channel her cursed energy. Besides possessing healing and defensive capabilities, Rika’s best ability is a cursed beam called ‘Pure Love’, which was able to overpower Geto along with his cursed spirit.
X user @GojoxGoku captioned a post ‘Who’s winning this?’ after pitting the strongest shikigami against the strongest cursed spirit. Most Jujutsu Kaisen fans put their bets on Mahoraga. Check out some of the tweets below:
who’s winning this?
Yuta with Rika Vs Megumi with Mahoraga pic.twitter.com/wWndDVkQmL— 𝐓𝐨𝐣𝐢 🎯 (@GojoxGoku) December 1, 2023
Mahoraga wins, with the simple fact that his sword with positive energy can destroy Rika, apart from Yuta, the only attack that could kill him in one hit is the enhanced cursed energy (the "Purple" one seen in jujutsu kaisen 0 and in the fight against Ryu ishigori)
— FreddUF (@SiegeUF) December 1, 2023
Rika getting one shotted (Mahoraga has a sword that instantly kills all cursed spirits)
— Syamantak Dutta (@arjo_002) December 1, 2023
If Mahoraga's sword just touches Rika she dissappears instantly and Yuta doesn't have a technique that can take out Mahoraga in a single shot like Sukuna and Gojo so I Give it to Megumi and Mahoraga
— NatsuD (@BlackWzard) December 2, 2023
Rika getting one shotted (Mahoraga has a sword that instantly kills all cursed spirits)
— Syamantak Dutta (@arjo_002) December 1, 2023
A logical argument made by fans is that Mahoraga can instantly defeat Rika with his Sword of Extermination. A destroyer of cursed spirits, even Sukuna stated that he would’ve died if he was a normal cursed spirit during his battle with the Divine General.
However, Rika and Yuta have been shown to a much more powerful tag team than most others. A few fans stated that the Queen of Curses will take the W against Mahoraga since the latter’s adaptation techniques will fail against the ever-changing sorcery of Yuta Okkotsu. Moreover, Rika has the ‘Pure Love’ power that is suspected to one-shot Mahoraga.
Yuta, uses cursed speech with Rika’s full power blast = dead mahoraga. If rika consumes any portion of mahoraga, it’s over because rika can just adapt. With yuta’s speed, mahoraga couldn’t keep up since he wouldn’t be playing with mahoraga like sukuna was
— GFUEL | InvisaMerc (@InvisaMerc) December 2, 2023
Yuta and rika will take the w, yuta has lots of techniques due to his mimicry (make it harder for mahoraga to adapt) and many cursed weapon tool (from rika) n he's a far better sorcerer than megumi (reverse cursed tech, curse
energy pool, strength, speed, domain expansion, etc)— Juan (@J_jauanda) December 2, 2023
Yuta blitzes Megumi while Rika distracts Mahoraga and that the end of it, since the shikigami disappear when their user is unconscious (at least Megumi's)
— Vaqu (@rare_wrac) December 2, 2023
Megumi getting beat bruh.
What's mahoraga going to adapt to? Rika basically has a store of copied cursed techniques. Mahoraga needs time to adapt to attacks individually. Plus I don't think megumi has that much cursed energy to match yuta.— Pat (@rickrends) December 2, 2023
A major disadvantage of utilizing Mahoraga is that the sorcerer needs to be capable of taming it. Megumi let loose the shikigami after failing to control its powers while Rika and Yuta have a strong, inseparable bond because of their childhood friendship. Thus, the latter are more poised to win the Mahoraga vs Rika scenario, given that Gege Akutami prefers teamwork above energy displays.
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Mahoraga vs Rika May Happen Soon In Jujutsu Kaisen
Considering the events of Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 243, Yuta Okkotsu is suspected to have killed Kenjaku and avenged Satoru Gojo’s captivity in the Prison Realm. The sorcerer decapitated Psuedo Geto after Takaba’s Comedian act had made the villain lower his guard.
Yuji Itadori and Hiroshi Higurama are battling a full-powered Ryomen Sukuna in the meantime. Higuarama cast his Domain Expansion to envelop Sukuna to nullify his curse-casting capabilities. Unfortunately, Yuji is the defendant in the courtroom and is pleading innocent for the Shibuya massacre.
Yuta and Yuji are the fan-favorite team to defeat Sukuna. Given that Okkotsu has seemingly been able to defeat a major villain in the series, his next step will be to confront the King of Curses. We can expect to see Rika vs Sukuna’s Mahoraga down the line, following the culmination of the court trial that occurred in Chapter 244.
