Building a Bastard: Mahito

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  • Jujutsu Kaisen has quite a few memorable characters, but the one who leaves probably the largest lasting impact on the story and it's readers is the Cursed Spirit of Man, Mahito. Who even in his many defeats goes on to scar the world in multiple different ways. A wonderfully written bastard of a character.
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  • @daeryk6424
    @daeryk6424 ปีที่แล้ว +2708

    Ironic that Mahito thinks life has no value, yet desperately runs from Yuji who was ready to kill him.

    • @josejose4838
      @josejose4838 ปีที่แล้ว +326

      It's kinda like money. Paper bills don't have any intrinsic value. Only because we make up the illusion they do. I think that's why he ran away. Not because his life has value or not but because he just felt like running away. Something with no value isn't something useless, you can do whatever you want with it even believe it has value but no matter what you believe in the it doesn't have any value. Being exorcised by itadori or running away both are meaningless so he simply chose the one most convenient to him. Idk if I explained myself correctly though. Just because you believe life is meaningless doesn't mean you want to die or be depressed. It's just a reality.

    • @1peatler1
      @1peatler1 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      his contradictory beliefs plus him being the embodiment of humanity is glorious writing

    • @CloudyDaze
      @CloudyDaze ปีที่แล้ว

      "The quickest way to refute a nihilist is to kill them."

    • @alfiekelly932
      @alfiekelly932 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      My life may have no value but I still want it- mahito

    • @ndrmartin2416
      @ndrmartin2416 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      ⁠@@josejose4838I think you did a good job explaining your idea, and I would agree. I kinda see myself as an Absurdist. I personally think life on the whole is meaningless and there is no grand purpose, but that does not keep me from finding subjective meaning in arbitrary places as a conscious thinker. Maybe Mahito is also an absurdist haha.

  • @harryblocks
    @harryblocks ปีที่แล้ว +1731

    This guy walks outside barefooted and probably never bathes.
    That already confirms he's cursed

    • @thefanwithoutaface8105
      @thefanwithoutaface8105 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I don't get it.

    • @patricklukcy13
      @patricklukcy13 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@thefanwithoutaface8105 no shoes equals evil i guess?

    • @gemjab5337
      @gemjab5337 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I mean you are closer to the earth that way.

    • @Apotheosis-
      @Apotheosis- ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Only cowards wear shoes

    • @Dr.HooWho
      @Dr.HooWho ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@patricklukcy13 🤦‍♂️

  • @KeeKage37
    @KeeKage37 ปีที่แล้ว +1316

    Mahito is a good embodiment of the old saying.
    “ Idle hands are the devil’s playthings.”

    • @katsukibakugou7878
      @katsukibakugou7878 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      The fact that his technique is literally "idle transfiguration" is even better

    • @raindancejam9466
      @raindancejam9466 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I thought it was "idle mind is the devil's workshop"

    • @Gazing-09
      @Gazing-09 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yami's final form in Okami explained.

    • @130pawel
      @130pawel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Gazing-09 I Just realised thats true.

    • @lukadubak7476
      @lukadubak7476 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@raindancejam9466they're the same picture lookin ahh boy

  • @majesticchocolaterabbit4918
    @majesticchocolaterabbit4918 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    One more thing about Mahito and his rivalry with Yuji. Out of all the disaster curses, he was the only one to see Yuji just as Yuji, and not just Sukuna's vessel. As much as Mahito wants to avoid an encounter with Sukuna, he's made it a point that he does not care much for him. He wants to kill Yuji. And he outright almost ruined the plan in the Shibuya Arc when makes it a game with Jogo on whether he kills Yuji first, or they get to him first.

    • @blu3d3vil97
      @blu3d3vil97 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      When the psycho genocidal maniac is the one to treat u as an actual being not a tool

    • @ianharrison5758
      @ianharrison5758 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      @@blu3d3vil97and specifically bc he wants to violate you

  • @higaiwokeru
    @higaiwokeru 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +252

    I love Mahito’s end
    He babbles about how life has no value yet runs away like a pathetic coward when he stared certain death in the face

  • @solidskullz5736
    @solidskullz5736 ปีที่แล้ว +1921

    I’m not too deep into jujutsu Kaisen, but knowing how many people this guy has mutated just for the hell of it is sick and makes him a pretty good villain in my book

    • @Ebola-Kun
      @Ebola-Kun ปีที่แล้ว +97

      I feel like JJK is shonen with the fat trimmed and free dessert

    • @GiroAureo
      @GiroAureo ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He’s alright.

    • @hamzy1989
      @hamzy1989 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@GiroAureo he’s very good.

    • @ketzellrae3888
      @ketzellrae3888 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      He really plays into the urban horror vibe of the beginning of the manga.

    • @bestbrothereverchoso3305
      @bestbrothereverchoso3305 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Ebola-Kun that’s jujutsu kaisen in a nutshell, plus what makes it so good.

  • @pajamapantsjack5874
    @pajamapantsjack5874 ปีที่แล้ว +1360

    Mahito is a villain I don’t love to hate, I don’t hate to hate. I hate him. He’s one of the most despicable and repulsive villains I’ve ever witnessed. And in that he is done perfectly. Glad I saw him get his comeuppance.

    • @Riggy1991
      @Riggy1991 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      As a being born of hate he's not meant to be liked in any way

    • @IamMcLovin69
      @IamMcLovin69 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Not a very satisfying comeuppance though... Would've preferred to see Yuji absolutely destroy him.

    • @matthewhelland9258
      @matthewhelland9258 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      @@IamMcLovin69 Being literally eaten alive by a human is a fitting end for him, though I suppose it's pretty debatable whether Kenjaku still counts as a human being.

    • @queencancerous5332
      @queencancerous5332 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He’s not really dead though, Pseudo-Geto just incorporated him into his curse technique

    • @matthewhelland9258
      @matthewhelland9258 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@queencancerous5332 Any curse that's used for Uzumaki is destroyed, their cursed technique is stripped from them and given to the user. Mahito is dead.

  • @dalesabandal9113
    @dalesabandal9113 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    To add about Mahito, his stitched up and semi androgynous design is eerily similar to that of a Rebis; which is the alchemical embodiment of the perfection of a being. A self-embodiment of perfection as you will.

    • @funghiciabatta551
      @funghiciabatta551 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      A Mahussy, perhaps?

    • @roadrunneruntd
      @roadrunneruntd ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@funghiciabatta551 how dare you 😤

    • @jesseweneedtofast
      @jesseweneedtofast ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Someone's been watching Castlevania 😏

    • @slimyduck2140
      @slimyduck2140 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jesseweneedtofast"you gopping little shit"

    • @chriswentz5197
      @chriswentz5197 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@funghiciabatta551 the mahussy hits different bro

  • @ketzellrae3888
    @ketzellrae3888 ปีที่แล้ว +1143

    Another part of what made Mahito so despicable was that he was a freak even by Curse standards. Mahito only cared for himself. While Jogo and Dagon mourned Hanami after his death, Mahito wanted to keep on killing without a second thought for his fallen comrade.
    Edit: Thanks for taking my video idea!

    • @brandonfelix8116
      @brandonfelix8116 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But he didn't know they were dead

    • @ketzellrae3888
      @ketzellrae3888 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      After the fight with Gojo, Jogo told Mahito that Hanami was dead

    • @Flowermedal
      @Flowermedal ปีที่แล้ว +48

      This also plays into the whole Self-affirmation theme in JJK

    • @ryanbui2046
      @ryanbui2046 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      I love how mindset affects characters tho, his whole selfishness made it so that he always grew, didn’t care so much to make curses into the next humanity as he did just having fun and killing as much as he could. If Mahito was left unchecked, he would have became the next Sukuna and that’s not even an understatement

    • @Tyler_Frenzy
      @Tyler_Frenzy ปีที่แล้ว +43

      You've completely missed the point. Mahito does care about his friends. The reason why he doesnt mourn is because its pointless to. They cannonicaly will always be born into the world regardless of humanity's state. They can't ever truly die.

  • @joaoii1082
    @joaoii1082 ปีที่แล้ว +696

    Funny how Mahito says life has no meaning, but is clearly scared of death

    • @luizhenriqueferreirasouza8909
      @luizhenriqueferreirasouza8909 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Good,he is the personification of all evil that there is no human being

    • @thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989
      @thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      I don't think he's afraid of death. When he nearly died against yuji and nanami he said it felt inspiring, and he awakened his domain expansion.
      I think when he's beaten in shibuya he's honestly more scared of Yuji himself, because yuji had evolved into a total monster

    • @randomperson5289
      @randomperson5289 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Yea hes tge most human curse therefore has human hipocracy

    • @thanatoast
      @thanatoast 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, the best way to defeat an existential nihilist is to put a gun to their head after all.

    • @garylasorella7997
      @garylasorella7997 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      No better way in instilling a fear of death than to put them at deaths door.
      Man had never really been that close to death until that point

  • @SmX-hl5nc
    @SmX-hl5nc ปีที่แล้ว +452

    In the design his long hair could be to give him an androgynous look as he’s a representation of all humanity he resembles both a man and a woman .

    • @mimikyuliker946
      @mimikyuliker946 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      In addition, when we see Mahito swimming after his fight, his legs look rather feminine

    • @ArcDeity
      @ArcDeity ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mimikyuliker946 why you staring at legs

    • @mimikyuliker946
      @mimikyuliker946 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ArcDeity mis en scene, ever heard of it?

    • @ArcDeity
      @ArcDeity ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mimikyuliker946 heard of what?

    • @mimikyuliker946
      @mimikyuliker946 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@ArcDeity mis en scene translates to English as everything in a scene. It a principle in film making that everything in a scene is deliberately put there for a reason. Mahito’s feminine legs adhere to mis en scene as they further push the point of Mahito’s androgynous appearance, thus further making him represent all facets of humanity.

  • @Kaelicles
    @Kaelicles ปีที่แล้ว +259

    I really like the symbolism around Mahito's hands, as in comparison to all other creatures, humans are defined by their hands. Anything that our hands can reach will inevitably be changed and shaped to our liking, and this is due to both our endless curiosity and the dexterity that our hands afford us. Aside from balancing reasons, this is likely why Idle Transfiguration can only be activated through Mahito's hands in their base state. My favorite part is how Mahito twists this, using humanity's world-shaping hands to instead disfigure and maul other humans, just like how our own ideas and beliefs can twist the ideas and beliefs of others. He is so well written.
    Also, Mahito's cursed technique is very similar to Overhaul's quirk as well, though Mahito can only edit humans. Mahito might have had multiple hand-related inspirations from My Hero Academia, which is pretty impressive by my standards.

    • @katsukibakugou7878
      @katsukibakugou7878 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If i am not mistaking, Mahito was kinda inspired from Shigaraki.
      The creator of JJK likes BNHA so he based part of his design from Shigaraki.

  • @MyRYNOrunsHot
    @MyRYNOrunsHot ปีที่แล้ว +455

    Great vid.
    Interesting thing about Mahito's design; he has red blood, unlike the other curses who have purple. Not sure if this change was solely for the anime or it was always intended, but it's likely another way for him to mirror humans/embody his origins.

    • @thefanwithoutaface8105
      @thefanwithoutaface8105 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      I mean it makes sense. The other curses are made from different abstract things while everything Mahito is made from is human.

    • @tyuh860
      @tyuh860 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@thefanwithoutaface8105 hes still a cursed spirit whose composed of solely cursed energy physically

  • @guga5708156
    @guga5708156 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Interesting how in many ways he is a parallel to humanity, always evolving and learning, shaping the world to his needs, yet closed minded to what he thinks its true, since if life has no inherent value, why is he alive ? If the condition of life for you is more favourable than death, so it must have an value. its just an example but he is pretty much like a newborn learning.

  • @brexthompson
    @brexthompson ปีที่แล้ว +263

    yuji not being able to kill Mahito is not really a problem to me because he had the most ironic and terrible thing that could have happened to him happened to him his entire philosophy was freedom to do whatever you want despite the will and actions of others they don't matter because nothing matters so, in the end, he was used as a tool and ended up a slave

    • @isaacling6560
      @isaacling6560 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      He who used others only as a tools. In the end, was wrung out like a dried rag. His cursed energy, wrung out and cursed technique used as a tool. Plus he is still alive. His soul is still there cause the CT is linked to his soul

    • @blu3d3vil97
      @blu3d3vil97 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He got "idle transfigured" himself

  • @aoife-oh9si
    @aoife-oh9si ปีที่แล้ว +455

    "do you know the quickest way to refute a moral nihilist?" was tuff as hell, incredible video as always meti

    • @Firguy
      @Firguy ปีที่แล้ว

      Kill them, right?
      Is it, really, tho?

    • @HerutheHero
      @HerutheHero ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I didn't get it

    • @lucaseduardoferreira9015
      @lucaseduardoferreira9015 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      @@HerutheHero well, having a gun over one's head can quickly make anybody care for their own lives

    • @aoife-oh9si
      @aoife-oh9si ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HerutheHero punch nihilists and suddenly theyll start caring

    • @HerutheHero
      @HerutheHero ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@lucaseduardoferreira9015 Ok I got it thank you

  • @Kaelicles
    @Kaelicles ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I also like how (aside from Yuji) Mahito's biggest rival was Nanami, another sorcerer whose technique operates on a fundamental natural principle. Mahito's technique operates on souls, and Nanami's technique operates on the fundamental 'number' of nature, the golden ratio. Seeing as how Mahito's technique literally means "to change the natural by force," it makes sense that Nanami's Ratio technique still couldn't hurt him. Nanami is also the embodiment of 'being an adult,' which means to be an active participant in human society, for better or for worse. This directly contests with Mahito's 'Wu Wei' inspirations, as Mahito wants nothing to do with normal human affairs. Mahito eventually winning against Nanami proves that the concept of 'Wu Wei,' that being "not concering yourself with human affairs allows you to better control them," was correct. To be fair, though, Mahito only did this while Nanami (and by proxy 'human affairs') were on their last leg. He's quite the vulture.
    We can go down this technique interaction rabbit hole even further. The only two techniques shown to transcend Idle Manipulation were Limitless and Cursed Spirit Manipulation, two techniques wielded by separate interpretations of an enlightened one, Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto. The only difference between them and Mahito is that they actually have the power to back it up. The only person truly immune to Idle Transfiguration is Gojo, though. Yuji is a special case, as Mahito can still use Idle Transfiguration on him, but he would be killed by Sukuna in turn. He would be """""cursed""""" if you will. Geto isn't immune to Idle Transfiguration, but he was able to avoid it and eventually claim it as his own. Gojo, however, is truly immune to Idle Transfiguration. Mahito can try all the tricks he wants, but a human's creativity cannot overcome a god. While many different characters claim to be a Buddha, Gojo alone is the honored one.
    The other techniques that had meaningful interactions with Idle Transfiguration were the Straw Doll technique, the Boogie Woogie technique, and technically Simple Domain. Operating on the context that Mahito is an analog for a 'human,' the symbolism is juicy. Nobara's Straw Doll technique is the most common interpretation of a 'curse' in our world. Curses are closely tied to the human soul, and are vessel of humans pure hatred towards each other, so Nobara's Straw Doll technique is one of few things that actually damages Mahito. The other classic technique is Aoi Todo's Boogie Woogie technique. While a human does have a lot of control over their world, they can easily be stopped by another human who knows what they're doing. The Boogie Woogie technique embodies a human's ability to engage in strategy and tactics, and when humans strategize together (i.e. when Boogie Woogie is used with a partner), they are practically unstoppable. The only thing that has actually overcome a full throttle Boogie Woogie Todo and Yuji partnership was Mahito's perfected Self-Embodiment of Perfection, which is him temporarily gaining enlightenment, placing him above other humans. The final thing is Simple Domain, which I think embodies a human's resolve. Mechamaru was able to use it to completely negate Mahito's Idle Transfiguration, proving him to be immune to Mahito's attempts to manipulate him, unlike Junpei. Mechamaru was also being used by Mahito, but he was fully aware of it, and used Mahito for his own gain as well. However, Mechamaru was a flawed human, and while he could withstand Mahito's assault for an admirable amount of time, he eventually crumbled. Todo also used Simple Domain to shield himself from Mahito's Domain, but not even human resolve was enough to counter enlightenment. Todo had to go even further, cutting off his own hand, sacrificing his ability to change the world, to escape the effects of the Domain.
    This is definitely rambly, but just looking at how Mahito interacts with the cast and the symbolism of the other characters is just insanely interesting.

    • @ketzellrae3888
      @ketzellrae3888 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Kenjaku, with his knowlegde and usage of contracts and binding vows could represent natural laws and order that humans have both discovered and established across history. Mahito, who held no respect for these "laws" ultimately had no true place in the world and had to disappear.

  • @jbnker8801
    @jbnker8801 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    "Geto gimme a stocks card" has to be the funniest shit ever

  • @bestbrothereverchoso3305
    @bestbrothereverchoso3305 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    In all my years of viewing and reading pieces of fiction, I have never met a villain more hateable than the human curse, Mahito.

    • @carlweeper7436
      @carlweeper7436 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Kinda ironic how the most hatable character in the series is himself a representation of humanity’s own spite towards itself

    • @dylancrampton5620
      @dylancrampton5620 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Shou Tucker entered the chat

    • @mojus2890
      @mojus2890 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Griffith nods his head in agreement*

    • @shakirashakira5361
      @shakirashakira5361 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@carlweeper7436lmfao that’s hilarious dude

  • @justsomeannoyingredpanda
    @justsomeannoyingredpanda ปีที่แล้ว +84

    It's not everyday that I hear the manga series
    "World Trigger" be mentioned.
    Truly an interesting power system.

    • @Erikard-iw4zv
      @Erikard-iw4zv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great series in general

  • @korb9689
    @korb9689 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    My favourite part of Mahito is how obviously self pretentious he is, he acts and claims so many self righteous things but when chips are down he's just an immature brat selfishly doing whatever he wants

  • @justs0men3rd
    @justs0men3rd ปีที่แล้ว +94

    In a way mahito is like a twisted version of gojo. Like mahito gojo has several Buddhist themes he draws from. They also both gave disregard for established traditions.
    The only difference between the two is the fact that gojo is actively trying to improve his society via having students who could surpass him in theory while mahito is just an asshole who likes putting down others. There are other ways they are similar to each other and themes they have in common but that'd be too much to put here in this single comment.

  • @kalo_vera
    @kalo_vera ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Ayo why Mahito rockin that school girl uniform so well

  • @oliverlarosa8046
    @oliverlarosa8046 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Interesting thing, the fact that the soul isn't special between lifeforms means that Mahito could have used his technique on many other species than just humans, and simply chose not to.
    Not surprising and perfectly in-character, but worth noting.

  • @b-moviepaul2116
    @b-moviepaul2116 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Mahito is one of the view shonen villains who genuinely creeped me out. His ability to manipulate the soul and deform his victims so casually is truly terrifying.

  • @Sc7ut
    @Sc7ut ปีที่แล้ว +91

    *despite what he did mahito is still a greatly written character and definitely a favorite of alot of the people in the community*

    • @Sc7ut
      @Sc7ut ปีที่แล้ว +7

      *and he deserves to be the fav*

    • @NotFanti
      @NotFanti 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Nah pretty sure everyone (me included) hates his guts
      Which makes him a good villain

    • @Sc7ut
      @Sc7ut 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@NotFanti was complimenting his writing which made him a good character(hating his guts is also part of it)

    • @LenOnTheDoor0000
      @LenOnTheDoor0000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NotFantihe’s like Envy from FMA but if Arakawa actually succeeded in making us hate the character

    • @xen5650
      @xen5650 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NotFantinah I love him and his philosophy. I just think it was takin to an extreme

  • @Nyghtking
    @Nyghtking ปีที่แล้ว +412

    Never read it, but if what I understand about the character's values is true then he's a hypocrite.
    He believes all life and existence has no value or meaning, and yet when he knew for sure he was going to die during that last battle he fled.
    So he simultaneously holds that life has no meaning while also believing he himself has more meaning then anyone else.

    • @yawn9327
      @yawn9327 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      A true human indeed

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      It's basically the Nihilist scene from Smiling Friends.

    • @phantombigboss8429
      @phantombigboss8429 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know some people irl like that it makes me sick having to have met them.

    • @near2093
      @near2093 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      This also fits theme of jjk's strongest caring only for themselves

    • @glogangglory
      @glogangglory ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not rlly

  • @fluffy8634
    @fluffy8634 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Mahito was easily one of the best villains in the series, it's a shame we never got to see his full potential

    • @dewo277e9
      @dewo277e9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I think we saw it, and we also saw how yuji surpassed that 100% through sheer force of will, I mean they gave him every skill, tool and weapon within jujutsu that you can think of and allowed him to perfect each of his techniques to the point where he reached even evolve to the point of surpassing its own limits as a curse

    • @Gunsblazin94
      @Gunsblazin94 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm pretty sure Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing was his maximum potential being shown. It's his true form - in his own words. Not only is he perfectly fit for combat, and incredibly durable, he can still use his cursed technique, which is one of the strongest in the entire story. If he could also use his domain expansion while using it, it'd literally be perfect.

    • @cesarlmozo
      @cesarlmozo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gunsblazin94pop

    • @kamaleonte04
      @kamaleonte04 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dewo277e9saying that Yuji surpassed his 100% is crazy. Mahito had the upper hand when they were alone, almost killed Yuji but was stopped by Nobara and then the same happened with Todo. Yuji damaged Mahito that much because of Todo, and that damage prevented Mahito from being at 100%.
      Mahito would have absolutely destroyed Yuji in a 1 vs 1

  • @mikeerrmantrout6350
    @mikeerrmantrout6350 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This sounds weird but Mahito is genuinely one of my favorite characters because every single fight he’s in you can really see how he keep learning new tricks and bullshit abilities from past encounters
    Edit: also completely forgot to mention and something I realized, in your Geto analysis you mentioned Yu Yu Hakusho’s Sensui, and that reminds me of Elder Toguro who had a similar ability to Mahito, and the parallels of Sensui saving Toguro and Kenjaku “saving” Mahito.

    • @Madheim777
      @Madheim777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also, if Mahito was kept unchecked, he could become a monster similar or equal in power with Sukuna

    • @understanding77
      @understanding77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I enjoyed him too. He was likeable in a weird way but you also hated him at the same time

  • @mutedups
    @mutedups ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I don't know why but I love Mahito as a character. He has the childlike goofiness and psychoticness that balances out into a devilish and despicable character that I somehow love. His growth and powers, Oh lordy lord. Idle transfiguration is one of my personal favourite abilities of a character in everything I've seen

  • @mikedanielespeja6128
    @mikedanielespeja6128 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Holy crap, I just realized how Mahito is basically how Frankenstein's monster was supposed to look like.

  • @thefanwithoutaface8105
    @thefanwithoutaface8105 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I wonder if we can even really consider Mahito a bastard since he was effectively born from all the worst emotions of humanity, so effectively he's just acting how he's supposed to as opposed to characters like Doma who chose to be assholes.
    Being a dick is basically something built into Mahito's body.

    • @wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550
      @wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doma was born without emotions and raised as if he were a God, if Doma can be a bastard (which he is) so can Mahito

    • @dankerbooper
      @dankerbooper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Sukuna actually partially brought this up by telling Jogo how his goal of proving curses to be "true humans" was just a way to justify themselves when they never needed any justifications. They were curses and curses are supposed to kill humans. Mahito didn't feel the need to justify his actions because he saw himself as a true curse

    • @danybey1920
      @danybey1920 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Domu was bron without emotions, raised as god (so had no way to develop a moral compass as human child), than become a demon who's nature is to cus suffering to humanity in some form even if it's just eating to live(even my golden demon Akaza does this albeit for men only) so his nature is also to blame for how he is.
      Either they're both bastards or are both following their nature.

  • @gigimelenohelophobia471
    @gigimelenohelophobia471 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    "Like I said, kids are cruel, Itadori. And I'm very in touch with my inner child." ―Mahito to Raid.. i mean Itadori.
    which is funny cause he is more of a Monsoon philosophy wise.

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      "Like I said, Kids are cruel, Yuji. And I _loooooooove_ minors!"

    • @abridgedbog7753
      @abridgedbog7753 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@grandarkfang_1482 "activating woman deflectors"

  • @Arcananine77
    @Arcananine77 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Meti's meticulously managed alliterations are always amazingly amusing.

  • @guga5708156
    @guga5708156 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The hability to change the world by changing people souls is really how humans work. We need to convince people to work for us, so we can mold the world to what we want or need.

  • @rotgod
    @rotgod 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love Mahito so much dude he's by far my favorite character next to Kenjaku

  • @Gazing-09
    @Gazing-09 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ok, the Self Embodiment of Perfection part with Brahman's theme playing in the background was just chilling, in a good way. Well played.

  • @thefanwithoutaface8105
    @thefanwithoutaface8105 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    You know the tiger and dragon thing might explain why Rengoku lost to Akaza on a symbolic level as both are tigers who mainly use brute force to attack. Problem is Akaza is the bigger tiger of the two and his brute force overwhelmed Rengoku yet Tanjiro whose techniques look like dragons won in the end Thanks to his intelligence and mew techniques

    • @mattb.7079
      @mattb.7079 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wrong video dude

    • @thefanwithoutaface8105
      @thefanwithoutaface8105 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@mattb.7079 I'm aware, I was drawing a connection between the Tiger and Dragon concept mentioned in this video to Akaza and Rengoku since Metti does a lot of Demon Slayer videos.

    • @mattb.7079
      @mattb.7079 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thefanwithoutaface8105 Yeah my bad, I hadn't watch the whole video yet

    • @AchillesofOblivion
      @AchillesofOblivion 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mid slayer

    • @Erikard-iw4zv
      @Erikard-iw4zv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 idk but that sht was interesting af

  • @Atlas_1127
    @Atlas_1127 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “Do you know the quickest way to refute a moral Nihilist?”
    Are you implying its to punch them in the face?

    • @130pawel
      @130pawel ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No threathen them with death and see their reaction if they simply accept death they might be true nihilist but if they won't accept death they never really were one.

    • @ItachiUchiha-sh6of
      @ItachiUchiha-sh6of 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@130pawelnihilism doesn't mean no fear of death. You can recognize your life has no intrinsic meaning and also fear what happens after you die.
      Passive and active nihilism are 2 different things. As well as other forms of nihilism. Lowkey I hate when people half ass bring up nihilism and give of a poor understanding of what it is.

  • @Itsumi456
    @Itsumi456 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I read Mario at first and thought tf did the red plumber do!?

    • @Gloomdrake
      @Gloomdrake ปีที่แล้ว +6

      According to MatPat, a lot

    • @mattb.7079
      @mattb.7079 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He stole my liver

  • @l.raphaelnery7299
    @l.raphaelnery7299 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    basically Mahito is the living embodiment of prejudice which some consider to be a uniquely human of personality traits....which would makes sense why he looks the most human of cursed Spirits

  • @NWLR-tv
    @NWLR-tv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One day after talking about jjk with a coworker i just thought to myself about the Disaster Curses and how the order of how they went
    When the Forests are dead
    The Oceans Dry
    And the Fires Fade
    All that'll be left is the twisted form of Humanity

  • @mr_0n10n5
    @mr_0n10n5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    In smiling friends, when Grim is faced with death, he reacts the same way as Mahito does despite pretty similar nihilistic beliefs before

  • @Okkotsu86275
    @Okkotsu86275 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Mahito is like a Weasel. Always sneaking around, waiting for the right opportunity to strike

  • @theArcanaOFZero
    @theArcanaOFZero ปีที่แล้ว +7

    THAT ENDING
    YOOOOOOOOO that was a godtier analysis and ending and never expected to get a reference for that in a JJK video

  • @moreninski4935
    @moreninski4935 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Jesus Christ, this video was phenomenal, the analysis was beautiful, the parallels that you mentioned and the script itself, wonderful, I've had goosebumps with the final monologue about Itadori, excellent video man, I've been following you for years, and in my opinion, this is your best video so far, great job.
    And yes, the best way to refute a nihilist is to black flash him into oblivion, agreed.

  • @pjblack8275
    @pjblack8275 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Great video, I'd love to see a "Building a Bastard: Kisaki Tetta"

  • @jbpiano5313
    @jbpiano5313 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That bit at the end was the perfect opportunity for a smiling friends reference

    • @seesemeseeds1217
      @seesemeseeds1217 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I wasn't the only one reminded of the smiling friends at the end.

  • @josephheadley1131
    @josephheadley1131 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of the great things that I haven't seen talked about in the Shibuya Arc is how all of the people that Mahito harmed in this arc were people that Yuji had teamed up with before this arc. Yuji had teamed up with Nanami, Nobara, and Todou before the Shhibuya arc and those fights while intense were fights that Yuji and co. came out on top. But in the Shibuya Arc Mahito takes each one of Yuji's allies out of commission in quick succession. Seeing Mahito defeat people Yuji once teamed up and had good synergy with right before Yuji's eyes made Mahito's role in this arc so much more devastating than it had been in prior arcs.

  • @catlike9444
    @catlike9444 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The two psychopath and best girl killers in new gen Mahito and Doma.

  • @osontung2630
    @osontung2630 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jujutsu Kaisen: where everyone is the protag of their own story

  • @krispierson5210
    @krispierson5210 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the alliteration that you do at the start of every video when you introduce the subject of the video. So satisfying!

  • @delha9687
    @delha9687 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Mahito is so underrated, dude is a top tier villain

  • @delondresweetney5410
    @delondresweetney5410 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dude I'm so glad I found this channel so entertaining and the love for shimoneta a man after my own heart

  • @johnpaulcross424
    @johnpaulcross424 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Can’t wait for you to cover Sukuna, dude makes Mahito look well adjusted

  • @arditgashi7445
    @arditgashi7445 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I don't think yuji actually overcame mahito's nihilism just yet. He still has a fragile ideology and only sees himself as a cog to justify his actions since he had to give up his initial reason of doing the morally right thing. This mainly manifested itself because of the sukuna incident though, mahito was just the one to verbalize it and push him over the edge. What he needs, is to get a stronger motivation by the end of the series.
    Interestingly the motivations of the strongest people in jjk are always mentioned in the series and are always of selfish nature. Even yuta's motivation which seems entirely selfless is still kind of selfish because he wants to save everyone by himself. Imo yuji will develop a more selfish reason as to why he chose to take on such a heavy burden and i hope gege will focus on it.

    • @itsjustvin7630
      @itsjustvin7630 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Honestly it could be as simple as expressing pure hatred. I hate curses

  • @grandarkfang_1482
    @grandarkfang_1482 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I saw Mahito running away from Yuji, all I could think of was the scene from Smiling Friends where Grim begs Boss for his life to be spared.

  • @claytonrios1
    @claytonrios1 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Oh this guy! Trust me when I say that when Yuji got to punch this smug spirit right in his face, I almost jumped out of my seat to give him a round of applause! There's an art to making you hate a character like that and Mahito is exactly that kind of hateable being!

  • @tinylol
    @tinylol ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I fucking love Mahito so much, my favorite JJK character

  • @SuraimuWasTaken
    @SuraimuWasTaken ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The very existence of Mahito os infuriating and exciting for me cause he is undoubtedly the best villain in modern jump. His gleeful destruction of anything and everything one could love, his whimsical childlike nature and ourstanding design allow him to stand above and over any other villain or antagonist in publication right now. I can't wait for him to undoubtedly comeback. Just like Kugisaki AND FUCK ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE. SHE'S COMING HOME GOD DAMN IT!

    • @carlweeper7436
      @carlweeper7436 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Can I have some of that copium too I hope she come back soon

    • @SuraimuWasTaken
      @SuraimuWasTaken ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@carlweeper7436 We don't need copium. She's coming back.

  • @gonzalogonzalo6991
    @gonzalogonzalo6991 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for analysing Mahito. I knew it would be a great villain to analyse and you deliverd it passing my expectations, keep it up :)

  • @edfmed1080
    @edfmed1080 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What I love most about Mahito is how "metal" he can look sometimes, he strikes a balance between being the most batshit crazy madlad and funny bad man out of any villain character I have ever seen.

  • @mattb.7079
    @mattb.7079 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I want schoolgirl Mahito-chan to dominate the shit outta me, to scar me to the core, to destroy me physically, mentally and emotionally

  • @elbowpastatime
    @elbowpastatime ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so in love with this thing
    Thank you, Meti

  • @torcheded495
    @torcheded495 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ever since i saw this series on your channel i knew mahito would be perfect for it

  • @yuotbueaccount
    @yuotbueaccount ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a very well made video. I enjoyed listening to it.

  • @iwantmoney3598
    @iwantmoney3598 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Mahito is a character I hate and respect a lot as an antagonist. I hate and love how he just kills notable characters, and his dynamic with Yuji is amazing, and his OST was sick. I kinda miss the bastard because on how threatening he was, or just to hypothesize how fast Yuta can pulverize him in a style similar to Roy Mustang (because of positive energy)

  • @mrducky6322
    @mrducky6322 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He’s a bit like Douma from Demon Slayer
    You’ve simply just gotta hate the bastard and the author did a very good job making sure we did

    • @Madheim777
      @Madheim777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't know, Douma was born without feelings/emotions, so he couldn't feel exactly what the other expressed. Mahito is perfectly conscious of the other's feelings and use them in his favour, even if they are suffering a lot. A true monster.

  • @coconutfatality6689
    @coconutfatality6689 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been waiting for this one
    Great video

  • @serpicopiu3591
    @serpicopiu3591 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Mahito-chan is the greatest thing ever created. They/them Mahito supremacy 🛐

    • @shadow-faye
      @shadow-faye 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mahussy

  • @HurricaneDDragon
    @HurricaneDDragon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been waiting for this video. God, in all my life, and in all the media I’ve experienced, I can probably count on one hand the number of characters that have brought as much hatred out of me as Mahito did in the tail end of the Shibuya Incident, and I’m someone who has always loved great antagonists. He is most certainly a well written, truly despicable villain.

  • @Channel--Channel
    @Channel--Channel ปีที่แล้ว

    YEEEESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO THANK YOU

  • @BasedJuju
    @BasedJuju ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love how you have the Brahman theme from DDS2 playing in the background.

  • @Sappysappster
    @Sappysappster ปีที่แล้ว +12

    31:00 once it hit me I let out the ugliest gut laugh imagineable
    11/10 video forreal man

    • @kalo_vera
      @kalo_vera ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not sure what the joke is
      Is it beating the shit out of them?

    • @bridyboo3967
      @bridyboo3967 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kalo_vera the simplest way to refute a moral nihilist... Is to kill them. It's a title for an indie song. I guess it's supposed to be a reference

  • @doccerdewm6039
    @doccerdewm6039 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh how long I've waited for this!! 😃

  • @perxenicacid9339
    @perxenicacid9339 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your work!

  • @chrisjrswag
    @chrisjrswag ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Toji love there, keep up the awesome vids 👏🏻

  • @kareem5965
    @kareem5965 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really well made, props!

  • @seesemeseeds1217
    @seesemeseeds1217 ปีที่แล้ว

    The video I've been waiting for.

  • @asterlofts1565
    @asterlofts1565 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In addition, that monster that Mahito creates, called "Polymorphic Soul Isomer" and that only dies with a single strong and forceful blow, alludes to the phrase that "the weakest thugs can only attack in groups", as it said Maki Zenin to Yuta Okkotsu on their first mission when multiple curses attacked at once towards them... only weak cowards are strong or pretend to be strong when they work in a herd to literally lash out at a single person to gain in numbers. That's why it's so easy to destroy in one hit, because they're not really strong and all that stupid confidence goes away when you take away their number advantage and realize that when they fight separately they're very fragile.

  • @yarinosus1656
    @yarinosus1656 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    mahitos my favorite character, hes such a good villain and so despicable even compared to other curses

  • @razorroy7635
    @razorroy7635 ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT.

  • @bearberserker
    @bearberserker ปีที่แล้ว +17

    So, Mahito is a Magikarp!?

  • @localdrunk2338
    @localdrunk2338 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel as though I understand humanity and myself more after watching this video. I can relate to this character, and I'm sad that they just become a killing machine. They have so much more potential

  • @TobiOne79
    @TobiOne79 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Mahito claims life has no meaning but by reminding people of this through traumatic experience, this gave Mahito’s life meaning.
    So when Yugi was about to pack him up finally, he ran clinging onto his life with meaning. It was at this point his ideology shatters.

  • @menaceFasho
    @menaceFasho 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Of course this video pops up after the latest episode

  • @Kira-xs1zv
    @Kira-xs1zv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not even 10 seconds in this video, I see that one panel of the manga, and I am already in love. What is it with those expressions? Why are they so good?

  • @Maverick-65
    @Maverick-65 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice sounds effects with the drums.

  • @dinfrank5300
    @dinfrank5300 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wooooooooooooooo! A video on my favorite JJK antagonist?! Thank you! You’ll get to Toji Fushiguro eventually! You won’t be able to help it! I know it!

  • @loganpoe5125
    @loganpoe5125 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Shigaraki ain’t got shit on my son Mahito.

    • @NanashiSaru
      @NanashiSaru หลายเดือนก่อน

      And they keep ruining Shigaraki more so yeah Mahito wins

  • @OKgor
    @OKgor ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The dragon and tiger analysis is extremely nice, though, to nitpick a little bit, it is a little weird that you didn’t just directly point out Yuji have the word tiger(虎) in his family name (虎杖)

    • @MetiNotTheBadGuy
      @MetiNotTheBadGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'd save that more for a Yuji video, but yeah I probably should have mentioned it

  • @Call_me_som
    @Call_me_som ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Mahito is one of my favourite villains

  • @mj2cs906
    @mj2cs906 ปีที่แล้ว

    I WAS WAITING ON THIS ONE

  • @necrofrigian
    @necrofrigian ปีที่แล้ว +18

    He’s the best villain in the series. Unfortunately

  • @denifromdiscord
    @denifromdiscord ปีที่แล้ว

    LET'S GOOOO METI MADE A MAHITO VIDEO

  • @thunderlacerta5263
    @thunderlacerta5263 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm so glad I waited till the season was over to watch this and not be spoiled:)

  • @OmegaZero0930
    @OmegaZero0930 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been waiting on this for a while now

  • @diogitalk
    @diogitalk ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was waiting for this, really wanted to know what makes Mahito so hateable as a villain, compared to Sukuna (which many people like).

    • @sherizzonmyskibidi
      @sherizzonmyskibidi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sukuna is both despicable and not as exciting as a character as Mahito, the reason people like him so much is the fetishisation of power

  • @the_markoman
    @the_markoman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Something I appreciate is that Mahito considers himself and Yuji to be the same, one taking lives, and the other saving lives, because it's simply in their nature. But Yuji has had moments of bloodlust, whereas Mahito never experiences the desire to save a life - other than perhaps his own. Despite his ability to transform into anything, he still remains an incomplete person.

    • @ArlecchinoAKAFather
      @ArlecchinoAKAFather 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No they're the same in regards to killing. They both kill indiscriminately, the difference is one kills people and the other curses

  • @drewsclues5394
    @drewsclues5394 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy crap I’ve been waiting for this! Mahito is like my favorite villain ever!