Fushiguro

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Megumi Fushiguro (伏黑)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tokyo Jujutsu High 2 7
Occupation/Role	First-year student; jujutsu sorcerer 23
Family	Toji Fushiguro — father; Tsumiki — older sister 12
Inherited Technique	Ten Shadows Technique, a hereditary technique of the Zenin Clan 9
Status	Alive; resolves to become stronger after the Goodwill Event 50
First Appearance	Chapter 2, “First encounter with Itadori” 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ten Shadows user — established abilities	3	Summons two Divine Dogs to protect civilians. Attempts to summon Nue, but the attacking curse interrupts him and seriously injures him.
Divine Dog: Totality	9 10	After the white Divine Dog is destroyed, its power passes to the surviving dog. Totality gains a stronger build and sharper claws; Fushiguro fights alongside it while Nue provides aerial support.
Three-shikigami coordination	11	Coordinates Totality, Nue, and Great Serpent against the Finger Bearer, timing a restraint attack after its cursed-energy discharge. Nearly defeats it, but simultaneous control exhausts his cursed energy, concentration, and physical stamina.

Background / History

Fushiguro barely remembers his father from childhood. He believed that his father and Tsumiki’s mother had abandoned the children after neither returned. His father named him “Megumi” without knowing whether he would be a boy or a girl 12.

Itsuki later tells him that Toji Fushiguro is dead and was known as the Sorcerer Killer, a fighter who possessed no cursed energy but could kill special-grade cursed spirits. More immediately important to Fushiguro is Itsuki’s explanation that Tsumiki’s condition was caused by another person’s cursed technique. The possibility of finding its source gives him a concrete reason to grow stronger 12.

His family connections also place him within Zenin succession arrangements. Toji and Naobito agreed that Fushiguro would take over the Zenin Clan if Satoru Gojo died or lost his mental faculties. Fushiguro himself shows no interest in the responsibilities of the Three Great Families and rejects Noritoshi Kamo’s attempt to assign them to him 41 44.

Personality

Fushiguro is quiet and outwardly composed, but his restraint conceals strong personal attachments. He saves people according to his own judgment rather than treating every life as an identical moral obligation. He argues that rescuing someone who later harms others can have consequences, yet openly admits that he protected Yuji because he did not want a good person to die 3 9 12.

He is willing to act on those feelings even against jujutsu regulations. After Yuji becomes Sukuna’s vessel, Fushiguro asks Gojo to prevent his execution and explicitly acknowledges that his appeal is personal. He extends the same concern to Itsuki because Itsuki also helped people at the school 5.

His caution can become overthinking or self-doubt. Itsuki repeatedly pushes him to fight more decisively, stop undervaluing himself, and abandon reliance on a suicidal last resort. During the detention-center battle, Fushiguro briefly embraces a more aggressive attitude without losing his tactical judgment 10 11 45.

Among his eccentric classmates and teachers, he often acts as an exasperated voice of reason. He admires Yuta Okkotsu as a dependable upperclassman and considers him unusually normal compared with Gojo, Itsuki, and Sukuna. When Todo asks about his romantic preferences, Fushiguro values unwavering moral character above any physical “type” 20 21 23.

Abilities & Skills

Ten Shadows Technique

Fushiguro summons shadow-based shikigami through hand signs. Itsuki identifies the technique as a Zenin hereditary ability with unusually strong shikigami 3 9.

• Power inheritance: Completely destroyed shikigami cannot be summoned again; their remaining power and technique pass to other shikigami 9 47.
• Combination potential: Itsuki explains that an extension of the technique can combine two shikigami. Fushiguro is not shown performing such a combination in the supplied chapters 9.
• Voluntary dismissal: He dismisses Nue when Itsuki targets it during their spar, preventing its destruction 43.
• Control limits: Maintaining three shikigami simultaneously places a heavy burden on his cursed energy and concentration 11.

Shikigami

Shikigami	Demonstrated applications	Limits / Notes
Divine Dogs	Push Yuji, Sasaki, and Iguchi away from an incoming attack; stand watch inside the detention center 3 9.	The white dog is destroyed during the detention-center mission 9 10.
Divine Dog: Totality	Coordinates close-range attacks with Fushiguro; its claws penetrate the Finger Bearer’s cursed-energy defenses 10 11.	Inherits the white dog’s power, gaining a larger, stronger form 10.
Nue	Provides aerial mobility, carries Yuji to safety, attacks with lightning, and attempts to lift Fushiguro out of danger 10 11 43.	Cannot immediately return to protect Fushiguro while helping Inumaki elsewhere 48.
Great Serpent	Ambushes and restrains the Finger Bearer, drives it through a building, and protects Fushiguro during Hanami’s aerial attack 11 48.	Used alongside Totality and Nue during the battle that exhausts him 11.

Close-Quarters Combat

Fushiguro fights alongside his shikigami rather than leaving them to engage alone. Itsuki praises both his fighting skill and the coordination that makes their combined attacks more effective 43.

• Reinforces his movement and strikes with cursed energy 10 11.
• Uses evasive footwork, punches, kicks, and grappling to create openings for Totality and Yuji 10.
• Breaks the Finger Bearer’s jaw with the upward palm strike White Ape Offers Fruit 11.
• Recognizes when stronger close-range allies are better suited to the front line, switching to rear support against Hanami 47.

Tactical Judgment

• Waits for the Finger Bearer to finish a large cursed-energy discharge before trapping it with Great Serpent 11.
• Coordinates Nue’s lightning with ground attacks to pressure opponents from multiple directions 11 43.
• Sends Nue to assist Inumaki and warns teammates that Hanami can move rapidly through its trees 48.
• Can be outmaneuvered through his concern for his shikigami: Itsuki feints toward him to draw Nue into reach 43.

Domain Potential and Mahoraga

• Domain Expansion: Itsuki urges Fushiguro to develop his own domain, but he does not manifest one in the supplied chapters 45 49.
• Mahoraga: Itsuki wants him to become strong enough to summon Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga and test its adaptability against Death Omen Star power. Fushiguro does not summon it in the documented events 9.
• Self-sacrificial fallback: Itsuki warns him against relying on a suicidal last resort instead of pursuing his own growth 45.

Relationships

• Yuji Itadori — Classmate whom Fushiguro saves and advocates for. Their disagreement over whom to rescue develops into a clearer understanding of Fushiguro’s personal ethics; Yuji promises to help save Tsumiki 3 5 9 12.
• Araki Itsuki — Classmate and demanding informal mentor. Fushiguro initially regards him as a monster, but comes to trust that he does not lie to them. Itsuki pushes his technique, reveals information about his family, and repeatedly rescues him 2 11 12 43 49.
• Satoru Gojo — Teacher and advocate. Gojo accepts his request to protect Yuji and Itsuki and welcomes his later request for special training 5 12.
• Tsumiki — Older sister whose recovery becomes his central personal goal. Her image comes to mind when he describes the moral character he values in a partner 12 20.
• Toji Fushiguro — Absent father. Fushiguro wants to question him about his disappearance, then learns of his death and reputation from Itsuki 12.
• Nobara Kugisaki — Classmate with whom he exchanges sharp banter. She berates him and the others after they forget her during the detention-center mission 11 12 20.
• Yuta Okkotsu — Upperclassman he admires for his dependability 21 23.
• Aoi Todo — Attacks him after declaring his romantic preferences boring. Later saves him from Hanami’s roots with Boogie Woogie 20 48.
• Noritoshi Kamo — Recognizes his inherited talent but expects him to shoulder clan responsibilities that Fushiguro rejects 41 43.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sukuna’s Finger Retrieval

• Tracks Yuji down to recover a dangerous cursed object, then rushes with him to Sugisawa Third High School 2.
• Sacrifices his own safety to protect the students from a giant curse and is severely injured 3.
• Warns Yuji against eating Sukuna’s finger, then asks Gojo to spare him after learning that he can suppress Sukuna 3 5.

Juvenile Detention Center

• Enters the cursed womb’s innate domain with Yuji, Nobara, and Itsuki 9.
• Overcomes his initial paralysis before the special grade and nearly defeats the Finger Bearer through coordinated shikigami attacks 10 11.
• Requires Itsuki’s intervention after exhausting himself; subsequently requests special training from Gojo 11 12.

Goodwill Event and Hanami’s Attack

• Is beaten by Todo before the event, then later challenges Itsuki using coordinated attacks with Nue 20 43.
• Supports the group against Hanami with Divine Dog and Nue, withdrawing from close combat when he recognizes his relative limitations 47.
• Survives a near-fatal root attack through Todo’s intervention and later escapes another attack with Itsuki’s help 48 49.
• After the event, resolves to accept himself, become stronger, and surpass his peers 50.

Notable Quotes

“The only thing everyone shares equally is an unequal reality.” 12

“That's right. I choose whom to save unequally.” 12

“I... don't really have a type. As long as that person has an unwavering moral character, I don't ask for anything else.” 20