10 Things You Didn’t Know About Toji Fushiguro

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Toji Fushiguro

Toji Fushiguro, better known by his epithet “Sorcerer Killer”, is pulsating through the anime community since the first episode of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 dropped. Most fans have already started worshipping his enigmatic persona and he has become one of the revered characters in the ongoing series.

As one of the prominent supporting characters, Toji’s background and abilities have intrigued fans. In today’s article, we will delve into little-known Toji Fushiguro facts that may surprise even the most devoted “Jujutsu Kaisen” enthusiasts. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

10. Toji’s Life As The “Sorcerer Killer”

Toji Fushiguro The Sorcerer Killer - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

After leaving the clan, Toji despised the jujutsu society and decided to take on the role of a mercenary assassin. He made his reputation as one of the strongest characters in Jujutsu Kaisen and was able to take out two of the formidable sorcerers – Gojo and Geto – in the entire jujutsu world in a matter of minutes.

He was also the only person who came the closest to killing Gojo, who had every card up his sleeve when it came to jujutsu sorcery. Toji’s ability to outwit even the most prophesized sorcerers, no matter how strong or talented, made him worthy of being called “The Sorcerer Killer”.

9. Toji Belongs To Zenin Clan

Toji Belongs To Zenin Clan - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji Fushiguro was born in the elite Zenin clan, one of the Big Three Sorcerer Families. The Zenin clan always valued powerful cursed techniques above all else and since Toji was born without cursed energy, he was completely shunned by the clan and hated by most.

Due to the ostracization by his own family members, Toji decided to renounce his Zenin title and married a woman taking her surname “Fushiguro”. His evil actions result from his dejection towards the jujutsu world as he attempts to spite it.

8. Toji’s Relationship With His Cursed Worm

Toji's relationship with his Cursed Worm - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji’s overall persona is characterized by a couple of things which include the hideous creature bundled up around his neck. It’s identified as a cursed spirit acting as an inventory for Toji to store all his cursed tools. But, why is it so close to him?

Over the years, Toji and the cursed worm had established a master-servant relationship. He trained his inventory-cursed spirit like a pet and that is how he was able to become its master. However, it’s not a relationship of trust and is more like a win-win deal.

7. Master Weapon Specialist

Inverted Spear of Heaven - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Being a non-curse user, Toji’s entire fighting style is based on using weapons to substitute for jujutsu. He is capable of employing a wide variety of cursed tools in battle and keeps them in his inventory-cursed spirit, allowing him to efficiently switch weapons out based on necessity.

Thanks to the shady jobs he did while being out of the family, Toji got his hands on a vast arsenal of priceless cursed tools. He has some of the first-rate cursed weapons, including the Split Soul Katana, Inverted Spear of Heaven, Chain of a Thousand Miles, Playful Cloud, and many more.

6. Story Of Toji’s Scar

Toji's Scar - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

The facial attributes of Toji display an ominous scar at the edge of his lips. Many of you might have thought it to be an injury caused by one of his fights but, it doesn’t stand true! In fact, the real story behind this scar gives us a look into Toji’s hideous past.

As Toji was born with zero cursed energy, the Zenin clan resented him to the point that they abused Toji in his early days. The Zenin Family threw him into a swarm of cursed spirits for disciplinary actions, which is where he got his signature scar at the bottom corner of his mouth.

5. Gifted Heavenly Restricted Body

Heavenly Restriction - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji was the first person in the entirety of the jujutsu world who was born without any amount of cursed energy in his body, which essentially made him the most genuine case of Heavenly Restriction. Due to this reason alone, he was never provided with a grade class.

Besides, Toji is also the one who used his gifted Heavenly Restriction body to his advantage the best, making every sorcerer and the entire jujutsu world fear him. By eliminating all cursed energy, Toji’s body became sharpened to a point where his five senses reached his pinnacle.

4. Reason Behind Toji’s Loss Against Gojo

Toji vs Gojo - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

As a zero-cursed radiating user, Toji was only assigned to execute the Star Plasma Vessel and he completed his mission as well. However, due to his disdain for the jujutsu world and the sorcerer families, Toji chose to go against the most gifted sorcerer this era had to offer.

Unable to look past his demons, Toji deviated from his natural instincts and ignored the uneasiness plaguing him during the fight, and in the end, this pride cost Toji his life. Still, only the secret “Hollow Purple” was powerful enough to put down Toji once and for all.

3. Toji Never Met His Son Megumi

Megumi Fushiguro - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji is labeled as one of the worst anime dads for walking out on his own son. Even though he’s regarded as an elite fighter, he never became an ideal husband or father. Soon after his marriage, Toji left his wife just as quickly, leaving his newborn child behind, and eventually forgot his name.

He even sold Megumi to the Zenin family because he believed in young Megumi’s potential to be a real sorcerer, naming him “Megumi” because it means blessings. Nonetheless, he deeply cared about his son and repented his mistakes until his final breath.

2. Toji Is A Womanizer

Toji is a womanizer - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji was a womanizer as well, jumping from one woman to another frequently. He didn’t have much money, so he wandered from woman to woman as a means of staying at their place. In another term, Toji was financially dependent on those relationships.

He became unstable while with the Zenin household, but he finally settled when he was with Megumi-mama. Soon, after her death, Toji reverted to his old self however he never loved other women as much as he loved Megumi’s mother.

1. Toji’s Hobbies & Favorite Food

Toji Fushiguro's Hobbies - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Toji Fushiguro

Toji is initially introduced as a cold and sloppy person who likes gambling, and he’s extremely addicted to it! He spends his time gambling between assignments from shady clients and doesn’t mind blowing off all the money he earns from his missions in one go.

Moreover, Toji Fushiguro is also a big fan of meat and offal (organs inside a slaughtered animal). However, the most astonishing thing about Toji is the fact that he hates alcohol to the point that he prefers being sober and keeps a distance from it.

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