BINDING VOWS: Jujutsu Kaisen’s Biggest Plot Convenience and Plot Hole

[@itsjustvin7630]

Mechamaru didnt call quits in his vow. He actually did it. He was the mole feeding info. Once the healing was done the vow was over

[@enrz23]

@@itsjustvin7630 Mechamaru ends up complaining about Hanami’s attack on Todo and then demands to be healed to end the vow. I just find it weird that he basically chose to end the vow when he wanted to, even Kenjaku said he wanted Mechamaru to work with them during Shibuya so he clearly didn’t fulfill his full role as a mole, but maybe I’m misremembering the situation

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@enrz23 he didnt end the vow. The agreement was he gives them info, they heal them. Both sides did their part of the vow already. Kenjaku even said killing Mechamaru comes after fixing him

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@enrz23 also since when did Kenjaki said he wanted Mechamaru?

[@enrz23]

@@itsjustvin7630 literally right after he tells Mahito killing him comes after fixing him, he says “I wanted him to some work for us in Shibuya too, so that’s a shame”

[@enrz23]

@@itsjustvin7630 also it’s possible you’re right about the pact being completed, but Mechamaru says in the scene “you were the ones who broke the pact first” so that’s giving me some confusion

[@saithepsycho1531]

Sukuna accepts loneliness so he sacrificed both of his balls as binding vow. That is how he got so much powerful cause u ask me that is not one but two big negatives.

[@no3ironman11100]

What will we suck on now...

[@edi1499]

“I vow to not eat or buy food, as long as I’m not hungry” Almost literally no loss while saving money 💀💀💀

[@FenLupimo]

funnily enough that's not how binding vows works for what I know, you need to follow a binding vow, and be aware of it, a binding vow doesn't instantly make you UNABLE to do something, unless you specially states that you won't ever be able to do something like that again, and that would only make you hungry and probably take something of you if you ate while that binding vow is active, so the best way to phrase that binding vow would be "I vow to be unable to buy food while I'm not hungry" (since breaking binding vows has some kind of repercussion agaisn't you) ☝🤓

[@hangonsapto2338]

​@@FenLupimo Not in Suckkuna case.

[@lehothaiduong4363]

10:50 Ok, so the gist of this binding vow is that in exchange for casting his domain with one hand(he needs two to cast it normally) Sukuna's domain will only last for 99 seconds but with no change in output or range. If Sukuna reduce the range of his domain to the size of a basketball, he can remove this time limit. Imprecise elements mean his shrines look inaccurate, improvised binding vows mean he make it on the fly without putting too much thought into it Edit: Sukuna didn't get his domain back from the binding vows, he got it from his 4 black flashes. Exchanging his domain time for alternate domain hand seals is considered fair trade by the binding vows. It doesn't matter what he gained in the end, what matters is what he traded and received.

[@eljee102]

It still doesn't really make sense. He traded 0 seconds of OP move for 99 seconds of OP move in the moment. Then literally overwrote it so he could benefit from OP move for 5 mins instead, just at a smaller range (but the smaller range also benefits him 😂) He gave up nothing (unless his DE stays basketball sized from now on) He literally couldn't use his domain expansion at all at the time. Not only was he all of a sudden allowed to use it, but also the vow suddenly allowed him to use it at max output and regular range. 99 seconds would be more than enough to allow him to kill literally anyone in the verse besides gojo.

[@lehothaiduong4363]

@@eljee102 Yeah that was ass. The vow benefited him so much I can't believe it's actually made on the fly. Sukuna truly is the king of binding vows 👑

[@no3ironman11100]

@@eljee102Actually, he could. That's the funny thing. Unlike gojo (unless gojo can do the same and we never saw it) sukuna can recover and do another domain expansion, but he needs time to recover from cursed technique burnout. Give him a minute and he's good again. He already had switched to using another part of his brain for DE from his four consecutive black flashes. What he had to gain from vows: -Single handed DE (he could do DE if he had two arms) -Full domain damage output (as if he wasn't weakened to half strengh) That's all. What he lost as far as we know: -99 second duration instead of 300 seconds making it easier to handle with simple domain. His shrine also changed mysteriously. Most people misunderstand this and assume everything about the domain was benefited from vows which makes it look like he asspulled the vow, but he actually used his own skills and consumed the stacked 120% amps from the black flashes to improve his ability to DE despite damage.

[@eljee102]

@@no3ironman11100 Yeah, Gojo could do it too using RCT on the damaged parts of his brain but that's way beside the point. The reason some people call it out as bad writing is because of how cheap the binding vow mechanism feels. What was the point of writing about Sukuna losing his hands if due to binding vows, it literally doesn't and would never matter? Sukuna used a binding vow to save his life in the moment and lost something that didn't matter at all in the moment and then just.... changed the conditions later to suit a different moment. Even if the black flashes boosted his DE specifically, it needs to be explained how it improved. Or else it is an "asspull" hidden behind arbitrary mechanics

[@Marieteflames]

Binding vow: Pro: ah yes my anti gojo technique, i haven't used this since the heian era Con: lose bladder control

[@zandensterner3918]

That's not how Todo's vow works He is basically saying, "I will clap 10 times in exchange for a longer swap distance." If he was still using normal hands, this would slow him down massively, but through his second binding vow that changes the activation condition from his hand to the vibraslap, this becomes a massive buff since the vibraslap can "clap" so many times per second. This is the whole point of binding vows, manipulating the phrasing to make it a positive for yourself. Gaming the system is how strength is achieved.

[@no3ironman11100]

Also sukuna's vow were just poorly understood. WCS was him just skipping a hand sign in exchange of a perma cripple to the super move he unlocked. He didn't want to show everything to gojo by finally incarnating so he took that vow assuming it'd be easy cruise from there. That vow ended up crippling his ability to world cutting slash the jujutsu high sorcerers. Then, after landing four black flashes (and the amp from each BF stacks as we learned now with yuji) sukuna managed to do like gojo, and shifted the way he uses his cursed technique so his domain comes from parts undamaged by UV. He also always chain domain expansions as long as he gets a quick breather to recover his burnout, but that shit was impossible VS gojo so he was forced to heal it with RCT. If he had two hands, he could have used DE, the actual gains from the BV was making the damage full output (didn't help sukuna for shit) and using a single hand. The former would have helped, if he could breach their simple domain, because a weakened output shrine would kill less quick and they might escape. What he lost was the duration being 99 seconds instead of 300 seconds, which is a normal DE. Also, he seemed to stand still, so that might be part of it. Also, his shrine looked fucked up, who knows what that means. The shorter duration made it easier to handle with SD. 90% of this was outright stated, but a bit poorly. Some of this explanation is also interpolation, but it's not extrapolated, it's pretty clear based on previous scenarios this might be what is happening.

[@deazee2288]

My disappointment towards binding vow is Higuruma, how could there be a lawyer character and his powers doesn't involve loopholes and legality in the magic system

[@R_Lins]

Gege killed him to early Probably because his ability was to op against sukuna

[@dwibyboi2462]

I just Imagined him using nanamis overtime binding vow but he just sets his fucking watch to 6:00 pm and gets the powerup without any drawbacks

[@dwibyboi2462]

OR OR OR his ability is to create loopholes in binding vows in order to mitigate or remove their drawbacks

[@WaituSnaiku]

I dont hate the fact that sukuna is abusing binding vows, but hate the fact that the specifications of the vow arent being explained. I still (foolishly) hope that gege will explain each vow that hasnt been explained yet before the manga ends

[@chizunexu3518]

With how much people love to talk about sukuna using binding vows, you’d think he used like 6 in the last 10 chapters, but after a reread he’s only used 3 lmao. The only one that I have any criticisms of is the domain vow, but that’s simply because none of the translations seem to give a good answer

[@lehothaiduong4363]

@@chizunexu3518The domain vow is quiet simple actually. Sukuna traded his domain timer down to 99 seconds for an alternated domain hand sign.

[@notfamous2040]

​@@lehothaiduong4363sukuna didn't have access to his domain in general at the time. So him in a weakened state where he couldn't use his domain at all. Just had to make it 99 seconds and copy gojo to be able to access his domain In his weakened state.

[@itsjustvin7630]

So for the Sukuna Yuji vow, both terms had to reach an agreement, when Yuji agreed to it, his intent had to count as well. As for Hana and Megumi, the term used was kizutsukenai. Choking out and force feeding doesnt count with that term. Once Sukuna possessed Megumi, like Kenjaku and his vows, swapping bodies makes the previous vows null and void

[@OkRoomer123-]

Mechamaru didn’t break the binding vow bro, he actually fulfilled his part of the agreement and so did Mahito so it actually came to an end. Mahito didn’t harm anyone from Kyoto and mechamaru fed Geto and him info in exchange for information on the school for a new body

[@no3ironman11100]

Also he missed a bunch of other binding vows said/implied throughout the series. Like the helicopter guy's head being a tough point.

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

9:23 they were all directly hit to the soul all the victims here either hit by mahito or sukuna. That is why maki carries around soul split katana and damages sukuna heart (which make sukuna unable to heal his hearth during the battle) ,hakari is a biding his soul wasn't damaged that is why shoko could heal that wound.

[@dr.boring7022]

But she still didn't heal Inomaki or Hana. Yuta, I understand since time was short and she probably has to concentrate a lot. Todo with the soul thing. The only explanation I have as for why she didn't heal Inomaki or Hana is that she didn't consider their wounds important, and that healing limbs is incredibly tough. Hakari is worth the effort since he needs them and he is strong.

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

@@dr.boring7022 sorry I fail to understand what you are saying that I haven't already explained on my previous comment

[@konmelio12_____71]

10:56 Sukuna made his domain incomplete as Yuji mentions later, aka adding imprecise elements, even though there are impresice elements making his domain weaker, he adds a time limit of 99 seconds with in order to gain back lost output and range.

[@Tojiii]

I think the drawback of Yuji's dismantle Binding Vow is that he cannot use dismantle like Sukuna from a distance. He has to touch his target. Which is crazy in my opinion. But it fits Yuji because he does not want to risk hurting anyone else with those slashes. PLUS, it allows him to still be that punch and kick Yuji we all know and love since he has to still fight close.

[@chimeprince7366]

I think the real problem is only sukuna is every really using them but all the characters should be making them all the time especially in this situation

[@xebec995]

In a binding vow with yourself you give up something to gain something. If you gain something very good by not taking much of a negative then that just means you made a smart binding vow simple. Ppl just have nen contracts and adult gon on their mind when they think of binding vows. Gon just made an incredibly stupid nen contract and that is y he took such a brutal negative.

[@scrubzero1735]

13:05 the exchange is simple. When he uses shrine on the soul it doesn’t damage the physical body. We know this is the exchange because his regular punches damage both the body and the soul while his shrine attacks post vows go from dealing purely physical damage to exclusively soul damage.

[@Bubudude]

2:19 I think it was a translation issue because the original version was more like he may not Bruise/cut anybody

[@marcellbrowning9366]

9:18 You're missing the obvious difference between all those missing arms and Hakari's missing arm. He still had the arm in his possession. Not to also point out the last two examples are completely different as one was on the verge of dying (not just missing an arm lol) and the other was idle transfiguration.

[@ZAWFS]

Sukuna only Needs a few more to make a rule so doing vows is like pulling a deck of uno out at this point.

[@DaddyDynastic]

To give the higher-ups the barest minimum of credit Yuta did act like he wanted revenge for what happened to inumaki so maybe they figured they didn't have to worry about it

[@konmelio12_____71]

13:12 We know that cleave adjusts to the targets durability, while dismantle doesn't, the binding vow is probably implied to be more power but through a steady output, meaning that he can't adjust to their durability.

[@ZeroCaseFile]

Great video, keep it up. Your points are pretty valid, I only disagree with one. Sukuna stated that he would not harm any “Humans” when he used enchain, but yuki doesn’t really see himself as human, he sees himself more as a tool, or a “cog in the wheel” something meant to achieve a purpose not someone. So he unknowingly excluded himself from the binding vow. Everything else I agree with tho!

[@xebec995]

True. Even sukuna said it was a gamble before he took off yujis finger

[@Prodigal450]

Imagine Sukuna makes a binding vow to make his slashes instantaneous.

[@izzymosley1970]

One question I have about binding vows is why don't characters put multiple binding vows on themselves after all the only penalty for breaking a binding valve with yourself is losing what was gained so why not just make a bunch of them to make yourself stronger?

[@corrupt_Lurker]

Personally, I feel the world-slash binding vow was not a fair trade, the world-slash is radically different from ANY of sukuna's previous slashing attacks, as one slashes inanimate objects with ease and on adjusts to slash cursed objects, the world slash cuts through EVERYTHING and I feel like for him to have made this BROKEN move from binding vow, I think gege should have made him simply give up slashing attacks for ever. It would show sukuna's resolve that "losing is as good as death" (I think he said that to Yorozu , I'm not sure)

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

10:50 yeah im not smart enough to explain that

[@malcolmlittle6870]

I think i know what mahito gave up during the armor part,he gave up the armor durability in exchange to be able to transfigure his elbow blades

[@NoMaskGuy]

YOO,Im the first comment...now what?(also cool video bro)

[@ritzkola2302]

Love this type of critique on manga. Do one for HxH as well

[@glitchingaus]

I think at least enchain works 2 ways yuji knows who to include in the no hurting rule and sukuna defines the hurt

[@101lytspeed]

10:51 each hand sign uses a different part of the brain to activate domain. So changing hand sign mean he uses a different part of his brain NOT damaged by infinite void to activate MALEVOLENT SHRINE. But also he he limited the times pan of the domain to 99 seconds in exchange of keeping the domain at maximum output. Since domain timespans are only limited by the capability of the sorcerer.

[@lurkersmind6461]

It would have been interesting if Sukuna harming Yuji was breaking the Vow but with smaller consequences because of Yuji intent. Binding Vows shouldn't feel logical when using negative emotions as a power source.

[@Cyberdestroyer2008]

After second binding vow Sukuna sacrificed his ability to use his cursed technique after 99 seconds. Basically, that's what happens after losing a domain battle, so it's like "oh, i can use my domain for 99 seconds, but if i don't defeat everyone during that time, i'll be f*cked". It's very similar to Miva's binding vow: he got a power up but he became weaker afterwards

[@justinmiller8925]

Tbh binding vows are not really a plot hole or plot convenience it is a way for sorcerers get a power boost in exchange for something the only thing that makes it feel that way is that fact that we are not always told what given up right away which makes it appear like it’s a plot hole but we always find out later on what was given up this a show about con artist and tricksters the better u can bend the rules and still get what u want the better the show literally talks about sorcerer needed to be selfish to obtain wat they want and to be the strongest they can be

[@sanicinapanic4264]

The plot convenience/hole part has more to do with how vauge they are and when the audience is told about them like if a character does something we don’t understand binding vow something works in a way that usually would break the rules we were given binding vow on top of the fact that we don’t exactly know what makes a binding bow “fair” in terms of give, and exchange though I think it is over exaggerated

[@justinmiller8925]

@@sanicinapanic4264 that’s wat I said

[@ihopespaceisedible330]

Wasn’t the vow that he gave up his arm so that he could get more CE to reinforce his body??? But either way hakari just had yuta or shoko heal him

[@CubeInABox]

6:25 If she is unable to swing a Katana ever again, does that mean she can use other swords? But who knows being it could be a translate error and a mega loophole.

[@Prodigal450]

This is how Sukuna will survive Jacob's ladder

[@dragonpl7573]

in sukuna x yui vow it may work like this: Sukuna proposed that he won t hurt anyone during this one minute but this is his vow towards yuji so the way yuji understand it is important and for mechamaru vow: He promised that he will work for them as a spy in exchange event for healing him so when he says he won t work with them anymore his job is already done yuta s vow: even if higher ups knew he is able to use rct using it on others is another level ability and this is the reason why shoko is so important in jujutsu society. The only characters we have seen using rct on others are shoko, yuta, sukuna so no one among higher ups were aware of yuta being able to do so miwa binding vow: I focused on this panel and I can t see her sword there so she is just using simple domain without a sword and maybe in this vow she sacrificed ability to swing her sword so that she won t be able to swing it ever again. mahito vow: in my opinion it works like this he sacrificed ability to transform everything except few parts for this extra armor. If it works like this it makes perfect sense because he still sacrificed most of things he can do with his CT but leaves few possibilities so potentially he could have stronger armor but he refused to sacrifice everything in exchange for it and sukuna vows: 2. he regained his domain thanks to black flashes and then he does some binding vows to make it work like it should ( one of this vows may be 99 seconds timer, and I can t explain this improvised elements because it suggest that he has done something different then vows too) 3. I think you don t understand what this vow is supposed to do. Sukuna has a fire arrow which was to slow so he sacrificed ability to use it against more than one opponet except for the domain so this vow does not upgrade flame arrow inside the domain but it upgrades it outside. explosion inside Malevolent kitchen is created beacuse both cleave and dismantle reduces everything inside his DE into ashes and sukuna ignites the ashes with flame arrow in order to create this explosion. to put everything together sukuna sacrificed ability too use flame arrow against multiple opponets because it was to slow but he left exception for DE because he can create explosion with it Todo vow: todo s vibra slap gives him many possibilities with vows and this vows are not nerfing him beacause they are not permament he sacrifices swapss for range or number of targets but next time he uses it he can use another vow also vibra slap is kind of nerf because destroy it and his CT is gone.

[@isaacisabanana]

DONT WATCH JJK IF YOU HAVE TRYPOPHOBIA THERE IS ALOT OF PLOT HOLES😨

[@kitanat9944]

I really thought binding vows were gonna be like nen contracts. Binding vows between characters just makes more sense and I’d imagine Gege was thinking more about that when originally coming up with the concept. The way they’re used individually feels more like it should be called cursed allocation or reallocation. It’s more like changing settings on a computer than a “binding vow”. Just feels like these just should have been separate things. The “rules” are just too arbitrary for self imposition.

[@ExplosiveGrape]

7:19 Tbf this is just anime only. We have some other weird events in season 2 like Todo swapping without clapping his hands which has led to the joke he was clapping his ass cheeks. I don’t think animation errors should be used to discredit Gege’s writing.

[@Prodigal450]

You really don't know that Sukuna could've kept his domain open as long as he wanted? Now because of the bonding how, he con only keep itt open for 99 seconds

[@InMasoWeTrust]

Shoko can’t heal inumaki todo or Hana bcus those were all soul attacks

[@zeeteajuu]

For hakari, Yuta could've healed him. I'm assuming the reason Shoko's RCT can't work with hakari people is her insufficient Cursed Energy. Although there's also the rct compatibility, maybe Hakari's body just accepts Shoko's cursed energy better than the rest.

[@sonofmoses3740]

For the algorithm

[@Davisworper2041]

13:12 i bet he gave up the ability for dismantle to effect actual things that arent souls. So if he needs to blow thru a wall he will need to punch it insted of dismantle But than again he can just use cleave

[@angelestrada475]

When did Mahito EVER STATE, that he used a binding vow to no longer transfigure his body into that state. All he said, was that he would transfigure his shoulder/arm and reinforce it with cursed energy, so yuji doesn't hit his weak spot(the spot where he got black flashed earlier) then he would counter and hit him in his neck. A few points you made would be fixed if you discussed these things with someone who read the manga multiple times, no hate bro, nice video, but it's misinformation when you try to diminish Gege's writing, because you're confused on certain topics. Sukuna himself explains to the audiences what a binding vow is, and he describes it as an essential TENANT of jujutsu, ofc he's adpet as to what vows he can make, notice his vows never give him more power, just loopholes to activate his technique, or it's target, but never for more power, so his exchanges minimal but effective. The world cutting slash, he learned how to extend his technique since Maho was made from his shadow, and he gave up the fast activation of his new technique to hit gojo one time, now every time after that he has 3 conditions to fulfill, making it slower forever

[@justtye6169]

Great video as per usual no one does it like Gege Akutami (Sukuna glazer extraordinaire).

[@rishabh2982]

I disagree with few of your points. First, it was explained that Black Flash does not just randomly recover one's RCT output. Gojo was able to recover his RCT output because, in his awakened state from the black flash, he was able to create a new pathway for RCT inside his brain. Gojo didn't repair the part of the brain that was damaged; he just used a part of his brain that was undamaged to print a RCT circuit on. Sukuna did a similar thing with his domain. He rewrote the domain circuit on a part of his brain that wasn't damaged by the unlimited void. So basically, the Taishakuten handsign (Gojo's) isn't a binding vow, it is just Sukuna rewriring the brain due to the awakened state after black flash. Similarly to how he was able to copy piercing blood or mahoraga's slash, he rewired his brain with Gojo's handsign instead of his enmaten handsign. The binding vow was that the domain won't lose output when extending to the full 200meters, but it can only be activate for 99 seconds. The later domain against Yujo was a small one, so it doesn't need the vow because range wasn't an issue, so there is no time limit as well. Now, about the Space cutting slash BV. The BV was 'not having to use handsigns once' in exchange for 'being forced to use handsign + chants + adding direction every time'. Sukuna didn't use WCS against Yuta. It was only a BOOSTED DISMANTLE. Sukuna's hands were not free to cast Enmaten Handsign, so Sukuna just chanted and increased the output of dismantle and directed the majority of the output towards Yuta.

[@OkRoomer123-]

Couldn’t have explained it better bro. Thx

[@cam10_0]

It’s sad, the amount of people who make videos about the manga without understanding it.

[@enrz23]

@@rishabh2982 good comment, thanks for clearing up some confusion, i genuinely appreciate it! Hope you still enjoyed the video despite me being wrong in that segment

[@neverleft7494]

Ngl I disagree with the first two binding vow complaints but u cooked😭

[@khatogast6916]

Literally the point of a binding vow when being made by another person is too explait it, thats what jujutsu fights are about, tricks and tactics and plans

[@xebec995]

Nobody here gets binding vows lol

[@OkRoomer123-]

@@xebec995 self imposed binding vows: you nerf yourself to gain an advantage eg Nanami restricts himself from using all of his cursed energy until a certain time it goes passed 100% hence the name “overtime” A binding vow with others: each party plays their role in order to reach a certain goal and must not break the rules of said agreement or there will be dire consequences. Eg: Sukuna made a binding vow w Yuji that he will take over his body for a minute when he says the word “Enchain” and within that minute, he cannot cause any harm to anyone and Yuji accepted

[@xebec995]

@@OkRoomer123- nice. You pass lol

[@cam10_0]

Holy cow, nobody understands JJK. There are conveniently ignored details in every example in the video just for the sake of negativity.

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

​@@untanticHxH is shitty too

[@coolbeans3752]

Ok, explain what was ignored!

[@revenantronin8377]

The most significant oversight is the fact that Gojo went into a fight with Sukuna without preparing a vow or making at least 1 mid-fight.

[@cam10_0]

He made dozens. Every time a barrier condition changes is a binding vow.

[@BB-vy5rx]

@@cam10_0 most don't actually read the manga, i've seen this take way too many times - it's being shown that altering domain barriers is done with a binding vow; but they somehow believe Gojo altering his domain barrier multiple times was done with what - word of mouth!? lmao.

[@anomonyus-57]

​@@BB-vy5rxnever ever mentioned it was confirmed and done by binding vows. What is confirmed is that domain consists various metrics to be precise, such as size, durability and curse energy and etc... Each of these has to be exact and precise. Without one of the elements, the domain will collapse. So this more implies Gojo is so precise on this domain control with 6 eyes rather than the use of binding vows.

[@BB-vy5rx]

@@anomonyus-57 That is wrong. We already know that Sukuna's efficiency is close to the level of Gojo's even though he doesn't have the six eyes. This was said by Kashimo who said "... and what about Sukuna, his efficiency is off the charts - if it wasn't for the six eyes, he would be leading in CE efficiency". Plus we also know that the six eyes don't function optimally under intense pressure, they still are efficient but not as they ought to be normally. A domain consists of several metrics like you said, Sukuna has godlike precision almost on the level of Gojo, and Sukuna's domain expansion has quite literally been used quite literally by the manga to explain the ins and outs of domains. If Sukuna uses a binding vow to increase or shrink his domain range, you expect me to believe that Gojo who turned his domain into the size of a basketball (super shrinking) and flipped the internal and external barrier conditions did it because he was so precise - highly unlikely. Domain alterations have been implied to be a result of binding vows, so yes - it's waay more implied by the manga that Gojo altered his domain with binding vows rather than just "precision"

[@atrckr-bf7de]

Some of your grivences I disagree with like yujis dismatle which is now a touch based ability rather than range

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

Huh mechamaru din't call it quits he did his job and gave the information to mahito and geto while got his body healed by mahito. The binding vow ended right ther that is why fake geto tell mahito the killing comes after. Can explain this because this very clear to me and to many others?

[@peprica]

well mechamaru technically attacked first with summoning his puppets, mahito likely wouldnt have let him go but he still couldve tried to just leave without fighting mahito

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

​@@pepricaYou really think he had any chance to escape from both geto and mahito? ​also it doesn't matter who attacks firts a fight here is literally unavoidable. And the biding bow was already completed.

[@peprica]

@@emmanuelnwachukwu399 he did get past geto and mahito, but he chose to fight them instead of just running away before geto could make a veil

[@emmanuelnwachukwu399]

@@peprica again they were not going to let them escape especially fake geto because if mechamru leaves geto all plan that his has been planning for thousands of years falls apart

[@peprica]

@@emmanuelnwachukwu399 "dont mess with us jjk fans, we dont even watch our own anime" the pact was only for mechamaru to help mahito get the fingers in exchange for mahito healing mechamarus body, kenjaku had nothing to do with it lol

[@dr.boring7022]

Does Malevolent Shrine having an open barrier and a large domain count as a binding vow? If So, Sukuna has 4 self vows.

[@koichiatz7029]

Using binding vows, is not convenient for everyone. Unless they have a lot to Sacrifice Like sukuna Miwa sacrificed her all To a binding vow Wrong mistake, on the other hand Sukuna has given little-by-little and Chose them wisely.

[@Rg-fp2vg]

I’m like 90% sure hilarious just switched with someone that knew rct or gojo and who would be able to pop the domain with one hand

[@Prodigal450]

Hakari had yuta restore his hand

[@notdeus3834]

Kenjakus binding vows to let his brain and CT stay after domain?

[@mreverything7056]

Binding Vows started very cool (Nanami and telling your opponent your technique), then got a bit clunky (Mechamaru and Mahito), and by time Shinjuku came around, and I read the line about the “Impromtu binding vows”, I just started rolling my eyes. Gege became too lazy to tell the readers what Sukuna was doing to basically cheat multiple different techniques that would ensure his death, by essentially sacrificing his pubic hairs, or some non-important part of his body. It ALSO makes Gojo seem like an idiot because he didn’t use any Binding Vows when he fought Sukuna

[@BB-vy5rx]

How do you think Gojo altered his domain barriers?? You've been shown multiple times that altering domain barrier's is done using binding vows. Now how do you think Gojo shrunk his domain to size of a basketball and even inverted the external strength?? Stop the cap, every binding vow used make perfect sense. Gojo used binding vows on his domain - multiple times🙃

[@mreverything7056]

@@BB-vy5rx I mean besides that. Sukuna is using his BVs to change up the properties of his techniques, the way his CT is utilized in conjunction with his injuries, so on so forth. I know that Gojo was basically fucked the moment Sukuna learned World Slash, but the way Sukuna uses his BVs makes you think Gojo could’ve found a way to end the fight sooner or cleaner

[@BB-vy5rx]

​@@mreverything7056 besides the binding vow that Sukuna used to fire the killing shot at Gojo (which made perfect sense btw), what other binding vow did Sukuna use to "alter" his technique?? Contrary to popular discuss, Sukuna has not utilized any other binding vows outside of the barrier condition (which Gojo uses btw), and his world slash (one time). Binding vows are not a magical get out of jail free card, they require very specific conditions that are quite literally not far fetched. In what instance do you think Gojo could've used a binding vow against Sukuna, and what do you think his binding vow would've done or being based on?

[@lemillion7929]

I hate when people make videos about things they dont understand themselves. Like cmon man... Mechamaru didnt break the bv.

[@Sappysappster]

Yeah to me bindings vows always felt lime an aspect of JJK that was actually pretty cool (taking an aspect of nen and actually improving it in my eyes) But anytime Loophole Kaisen happened, it just cheapened it for me

[@tri33208]

Yea binding vows are a cool concept but being poorly used for convenience makes them problematic

[@celsiusnebula]

Sukuna's World Slash Binding Vow was also very much absurd! He sacrificed the ease of use, but he couldn't have used World Slash ever without the Binding Vow, because Gojo would've just killed him. By that logic, Todo could've made this Binding Vow after Mahito hit him: "In exchange for not using my left arm, I'll double the power of my right hand."

[@R_Lins]

Sukuna could still recover his hand, todo couldn't, so what you said don't make sense Biding vows with yourself are all about having shortcuts by paying a certain price

[@celsiusnebula]

@@R_Lins Yeah, but if Sukuna died there, he wouldn't be able to use World Slash.

[@R_Lins]

@@celsiusnebula yeah but biding vows don't work that way, it don't predicts the future Sukuna was alive at the moment, he could theoretically find another way to survive, but he isn't stupid so he used a biding vow as a shortcut, and his trade-off was not stupid or meaningless as many thought, the need for hand signs, chanting and pointing, made the technique impossible to do with less than 3 arms and so predictable that kashimo and others were able to dodge. From a technique that can ignore even Gojo's defense and needed only one hand sign, to something that sukuna struggles to do and hit If Gojo somehow dodged the first world cutting slash, I doubt sukuna would be able to hit it, gojo wouldn't let him do all the chants and would just teleport out of the way when sukuna pointed

[@celsiusnebula]

@@R_Lins That's a risky precedent. So if Todo, just before getting hit by Mahito, made the "i lose my left hand to empower my right" Vow, would it work according to you?

[@BluDestron]

Ngl, you cooked a bit here

[@zachberry4742]

I think even if you know a world slag is coming it’s still practically impossible to dodge… ask kashimo 🧇

[@Ajjdothis]

Maki dodged it when they fought 😭

[@tri33208]

Yea binding vows are a cool concept but being poorly used for convenience makes them problematic