I believe every JJK fan has at least some interest in finding out what OPEN is as well as if it's Sukuna's actual CT, some augmentation, or whatever. It's also been quite popular recently with the battle between Gojo and Sukuna, and no OPEN being used as of yet. We all have our headcanons on why, some more agenda driven, some less, but yeah.
So in this thread, I'll try to compile some of these and have like 5 options for why OPEN has not been used yet. I'll try to order them from the least likely to the most likely, with number 5 being an exception, because although it's possible, I'd like to have more faith in the writing ability of Akutami.
1. OPEN is more difficult to use than Mahoraga.
Except we've seen Sukuna use OPEN twice now and all it required of him to do was say OPEN and weave some signs and that was it.
What's more, the second time we've seen it being used against Mahoraga, it seems like Sukuna didn't even have to weave any handsigns, tho it's still possible he did but we just didn't see them.
Nonetheless, nothing here seems remotely difficult at all. And definitely nothing as difficult and as intricate as summoning Mahoraga's wheel and hiding it in the shadows and having it adapt to a technique.
2. Sukuna is too prideful to use it.
Except, as showcased above, Sukuna is no stranger to using OPEN. He used it against Jogo and Mahoraga, both infinitely (get it ๐) weaker than Satoru Gojo.
Furthermore, why would he be too prideful to use, ostensibly, his own power? Yes, he didn't use it against Yorozu, but that's because his goal was to completely destroy Megumi Fushiguro and his soul by having him kill his sister using his own cursed technique.
Furthermore, in the latest two chapters we've seen Sukuna rely on the 10s, namely Mahoraga, and utilize it in a sneaky albeit genius way, by hiding it in the shadows so not even Satoru is aware it is out. But by the sheer fact that he is using a power that is not his own, and devising a sneaky but brilliant plan on how to use it kinda denotes that he is not above using such things. Moreover, using a borrowed power is something that would make you less proud than using your own.
Not to mention that this is the same guy that was fine with deceiving Kurusu and exploiting her emotions towards his vessel at the time Megumi in order to trick her and survive
Finally, deliberate or accidental, a plan or a failsafe, getting your ass kicked, your domains destroyed, holes blown in you and more, is not something someone who is too prideful would allow especially if he already had something far easier to use that could work.
3. Sukuna is a retard.
Plain and simple. We've established above that Sukuna is not above using tricks or other means if necessary in order to achieve victory.
And it's quite clear he's one of the smartest if not the smartest guy in JJK when it comes to fighting, and more.
He's keeping Megumi's face on to cause trauma, and because he knows that no matter what false bravado Satoru says, deep down he's still tryna rescue Megumi, which was confirmed in the latest chapter.
He's one of the two people known thus far that was able to achieve an open barrier domain, which is thought of as being impossible.
Was able to ostensibly replenish his CT akin to Gojo after seeing it only once, although it's possible he could do it beforehand too
Not to mention that he was also capable of learning how to become a cursed object after having Kenny's help once.
Tinkering with the 10s and not giving the Shiki a standard form but making them much better defensively and preventing complete destruction
Using Mahoraga's wheel on himself so he can transfer the adaptability to Mahoraga immediately and not risk having it destroyed
And like I said above, plan or a failsafe, using the wheel and keeping it hidden like that, is a genius plan and use of strategy and not something a retard would come up with. So we've been shown that Sukuna is possible the individual with the highest battle IQ in the verse, alongside Satoru Gojo. Why would someone like that go full retard and risk everything if he could already do the same or worse just by chanting OPEN?
And this leads me to my next point.
4. Nothing from/in OPEN works on Gojo Satoru. As simple as that. Nothing that Sukuna has in OPEN, that's ostensibly stored there or whatever, can bypass infinity and work on Gojo Satoru. Because as we've established, OPEN is fairly easy to use, Sukuna is a battle genius, and not a tard, is not too prideful, and if OPEN could work on Gojo there'd be no reasons not to use it.
Now coming to number 5. Practically the only argument for why OPEN hasn't been used that could make sense to me. And that's pretty simple too. This is a shonen manga. OPEN could be left as a surprise factor for shock value. But like I said above at the beginning of this post, I'd like to believe Gege is above that and not the typical hack writer like the likes of Oda. Because not only would that be rather anticlimactic, it would also kinda make point 3 true and demean Sukuna and his character as we know it. Like imagine, yeah you know I had this OPEN shit that required me saying OPEN and weaving some signs and it could have worked but I didn't use it till now for reasons unknown.
Of course I would like to hear your thoughts as well, so please do share them.
So in this thread, I'll try to compile some of these and have like 5 options for why OPEN has not been used yet. I'll try to order them from the least likely to the most likely, with number 5 being an exception, because although it's possible, I'd like to have more faith in the writing ability of Akutami.
1. OPEN is more difficult to use than Mahoraga.
Except we've seen Sukuna use OPEN twice now and all it required of him to do was say OPEN and weave some signs and that was it.
What's more, the second time we've seen it being used against Mahoraga, it seems like Sukuna didn't even have to weave any handsigns, tho it's still possible he did but we just didn't see them.
Nonetheless, nothing here seems remotely difficult at all. And definitely nothing as difficult and as intricate as summoning Mahoraga's wheel and hiding it in the shadows and having it adapt to a technique.
2. Sukuna is too prideful to use it.
Except, as showcased above, Sukuna is no stranger to using OPEN. He used it against Jogo and Mahoraga, both infinitely (get it ๐) weaker than Satoru Gojo.
Furthermore, why would he be too prideful to use, ostensibly, his own power? Yes, he didn't use it against Yorozu, but that's because his goal was to completely destroy Megumi Fushiguro and his soul by having him kill his sister using his own cursed technique.
Furthermore, in the latest two chapters we've seen Sukuna rely on the 10s, namely Mahoraga, and utilize it in a sneaky albeit genius way, by hiding it in the shadows so not even Satoru is aware it is out. But by the sheer fact that he is using a power that is not his own, and devising a sneaky but brilliant plan on how to use it kinda denotes that he is not above using such things. Moreover, using a borrowed power is something that would make you less proud than using your own.
Not to mention that this is the same guy that was fine with deceiving Kurusu and exploiting her emotions towards his vessel at the time Megumi in order to trick her and survive
Finally, deliberate or accidental, a plan or a failsafe, getting your ass kicked, your domains destroyed, holes blown in you and more, is not something someone who is too prideful would allow especially if he already had something far easier to use that could work.
3. Sukuna is a retard.
Plain and simple. We've established above that Sukuna is not above using tricks or other means if necessary in order to achieve victory.
And it's quite clear he's one of the smartest if not the smartest guy in JJK when it comes to fighting, and more.
He's keeping Megumi's face on to cause trauma, and because he knows that no matter what false bravado Satoru says, deep down he's still tryna rescue Megumi, which was confirmed in the latest chapter.
He's one of the two people known thus far that was able to achieve an open barrier domain, which is thought of as being impossible.
Was able to ostensibly replenish his CT akin to Gojo after seeing it only once, although it's possible he could do it beforehand too
Tinkering with the 10s and not giving the Shiki a standard form but making them much better defensively and preventing complete destruction
Using Mahoraga's wheel on himself so he can transfer the adaptability to Mahoraga immediately and not risk having it destroyed
And like I said above, plan or a failsafe, using the wheel and keeping it hidden like that, is a genius plan and use of strategy and not something a retard would come up with. So we've been shown that Sukuna is possible the individual with the highest battle IQ in the verse, alongside Satoru Gojo. Why would someone like that go full retard and risk everything if he could already do the same or worse just by chanting OPEN?
And this leads me to my next point.
4. Nothing from/in OPEN works on Gojo Satoru. As simple as that. Nothing that Sukuna has in OPEN, that's ostensibly stored there or whatever, can bypass infinity and work on Gojo Satoru. Because as we've established, OPEN is fairly easy to use, Sukuna is a battle genius, and not a tard, is not too prideful, and if OPEN could work on Gojo there'd be no reasons not to use it.
Now coming to number 5. Practically the only argument for why OPEN hasn't been used that could make sense to me. And that's pretty simple too. This is a shonen manga. OPEN could be left as a surprise factor for shock value. But like I said above at the beginning of this post, I'd like to believe Gege is above that and not the typical hack writer like the likes of Oda. Because not only would that be rather anticlimactic, it would also kinda make point 3 true and demean Sukuna and his character as we know it. Like imagine, yeah you know I had this OPEN shit that required me saying OPEN and weaving some signs and it could have worked but I didn't use it till now for reasons unknown.
Of course I would like to hear your thoughts as well, so please do share them.
