Probably one of the most argued comparisons in anime world, it talks about the intelligence of two smart characters of two very different animes. Lelouch vi Britannia, who is the protagonist and possible antihero of the anime series; Code Geass, and Yagami Light; the protagonist of Death note. If you’ve watched these two anime, you’ll likely be compelled to marvel at the brilliance and cunning of both characters in their attempt for “world peace”. So, who would likely be your pick for best wit? 

Lelouch Vi Britannia

Lelouch vi Britannia, a prince of Britannia fighting his father and empire from the shadows disguised as the hero; Zero with the Geass, given by CC which is the power to compel anyone of choice to do his bidding. Kinda cool right? He fights for his sister Nunnally, against his family members as we see in the anime for the elevens. Lost his Geass later on, betrayed by his friend, Suzaku, later got his Geass back, fought an entire army, and in the end, died in a villainous manner. Quite the sad ending for me though. Would have loved to see a third season.  

Yagami Light

Let’s see Yagami Light, the protagonist of Death note, an anime about books owned by death gods which enables it’s handler to determine the time and manner of death of anyone whose name is scribbled on its pages. Light is a student who became a police officer later on who possesses the death note owned by Ryuk, a death god who surprisingly likes apples. Light delivers his own version of justice by killing off criminals and anyone not up to society’s moral standards usually with a face and a name. Eventually suspected of this by the witty L, this makes Light consider the death god eyes Ryuk offers which he later rejects. Came across Misa-chan who aids him in his spree. Eventually he gets L killed. But is later discovered by Near who maybe too perfectly laid everything bare before everyone. 

My take

For me though, looking at both characters, I’ll pick Lelouch over Light. Lelouch seemed calm and collected, always weighing his options and using unexpected situations to his advantage like when he mistakenly compelled Euphemia to kill the elevens at the stadium. Now don’t get me wrong. both characters are kinda cool, but Lelouch is way cooler with his Geass, he has a goal which is liberating Japan even though it’s a front for getting back at his father, he utilizes his power and wit very well compared to Light who upon discovering about the death note begins killing off individuals with no compassion. 

Although both are for the most part killers, Light is also careless and overconfident albeit smart in the handling of his death note seen especially in the first few episodes when he unknowingly disclosed an important fact of the book; needing a name and face to execute the criminals. Both deserved the manner in which they died, but Light’s was way demeaning.

Another important fact is that Lelouch defeated Schneizel who was always a level above him compared to Light and his situation with Near who was surprisingly always a step ahead when he discovered Light. Looking at a one-on-one situation, Lelouch only needs to use his Geass on Light while keeping his Zero mask on while Light needs to write Lelouch’s name with an idea of his face which wouldn’t matter if Lelouch compelled him to kill himself. That’s what I think anyway. I know you probably love Light. Who do you say will prevail in a battle of intelligence? 

The Jujutsu Kaisen series has become better and better with each episode. Gojou Satoru displaying his super-speed and strength at the early part of the series. To Gojou, at the time , Sukuna wouldn’t have been able to defeat him in a one on one combat. This was, however, very insulting to, Ryomen Sukuna, the King of curses.

Let’s take it from this angle, Sukuna with his complete 20 fingers and full control over Itadori’s body, his vessel, Versus Gojou Satoru. Who do you think will come out victorious in a fight? I personally believe Gojou would be no match for Ryomen Sukuna at full strength. In this piece, we would be looking at how this fight may play out.

Sukuna Has Been a Formidable Force for Millenia

Even with 9 fingers, Sukuna is a force of nature. He seems to reveal more techniques and abilities when he has more fingers. His strength, speed, and reflexes also seem to be improving. We can assume that Sukuna will be much stronger at full power than during the Golden Age since his fingers, cursed objects of extraordinary goodness, have been absorbing cursed energy for 1000 years.

Both Characters Are Skilled in Combat and Seemingly Untouchable, but Sukuna Possesses Incredible Regenerative Abilities

Although Gojou shows superb skills in hand to hand to hand combat, I feel sukuna is slightly above him in physical action by roughly 10%. There’s a chance that Sukuna wouldn’t be able to hit Gojou due to “Infinity”. During Gojou’s Fight with Jogo, he easily brushed of Jogo’s meteor attack without breaking a sweat. Sukuna was also able to get past the red and purple hollow. While either of these two characters brushed the attacks off, Sukuna definitely has one of the best Regenerative abilities in the series.

Sukuna can dodge Gojou’s attacks while regenerating at the same time, and Gojou Limitless would be providing an endless supply of cursed energy. 

The outcome of this battle would hinge on his domain expansion techniques. Sukuna’s domain expansion is near perfect. You won’t find anything like it anywhere else. 

Sukuna Has Two Tremendous Special Techniques, Malevolent Shrine and Curse Editing Technique

To defeat the Malevolent Shrine of Sukuna, which was capable of engulfing a wide area of the Shibuya Arch environment, Gojou needs to use the infinite void. To make matters worse, Gojou’s infinity cannot be effectve within domains leaving him at the mercy of Sukuna’s cursed editing technique. Sukuna and Gojou appear to be evenly matched. However, Sukuna would be able to defeat Gojo, but with difficulty, at even 75% of his total strength.

Final Thoughts

It’s important to remember that each finger has an enormous impact on strength. Sukuna’s power would be significantly increased if the remaining five fingers were added. 

Sukuna’s rebirth was likewise far more powerful than it had been during the Heian period. He may be invincible if he reincarnated and escaped Yuji’s human body’s restrictions. Sukuna, despite Gojo’s cursed technique, has all of her fingers intact.

With no trump card in his arsenal, Gojo is unlikely to defeat Sukuna with all his strength. Sukuna’s strength is far greater than he admits! Sukuna is more powerful than Gojo when he is at his peak. Even though Gojo appears to be more powerful than Sukuna, they are practically equal in strength! With an increasing number of fingers at his disposal, Sukuna would be sure able to defeat Gojo.

Also read: Top 6 Strongest Jujutsu kaisen Characters

The Demon Slayer Movie: Mugen Train which was released in October 2020 saw one of the legendary Hashiras being killed in a fight against one of the upper fives. Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, was involved in an intense battle against Akaza, the Upper Moon 3 of demon leader Muzan’s demonic horde. Though Rengoku gave his all during his fierce encounter with Akaza, he was not able to eliminate the demon. Rengoku died from his severe battle injuries leaving the younger demon slayers, Tanjiro and Inosuke in tears and grief.

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It Was a Tremendous Means to Introduce an Upper Moon Demon

During the introductory season of the anime show, we got to see the strength and abilities of various Lower Moon demons. We also realized that the Hashiras were a great force to be reckoned with after watching some intense actions of Hashiras, such as Giyu Tomioka, Shinobu Kocho, and Kyojuro Rengoku.

Still, we didn’t really know the implication of the Upper Moon demon category. Of course, the demons had to be way stronger than Rui the formidable Lower Moon 5 or the show would’ve been considered sloppy. So, the creators of the show didn’t mind killing off a powerful Hashira to prove that battling the Upper Moon demons isn’t just a stroll in the park. Poor Rengoku!

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His Death Was Needed to Motivate Tanjiro, Inosuke, And Zenitsu To Train Harder

Before Rengoku’s painful demise, the younger demon slayers were training at a relatively sluggish pace. While Tanjiro was inspired to kill Muzan as a revenge against killing his mother and siblings, Inosuke and Zenitsu had less tangible reasons to train as demon slayers.

However, as Tanjiro and Inosuke witnessed Rengoku’s heroic death, they realized they had to put in more effort to become better demon slayers. Zenitsu also learns that he can’t climb to the position of a Hashira by being weak and lazy. Thus, Rengoku’s death was significant.

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It Paved Way For Tanjiro To Become The Fire Hashira

Though Tanjiro primarily made use of the water technique in the first season of the anime series, the movie Mugen Train makes us understand that the fire technique is Tanjiro’s innate ability. His father utilized this power to perform the Hinokami Kagura dance. 

Again, there could either be a Flame or Fire Hashira, not both. Since Rengoku was already the Flame Hashira, his continuous presence in the show would have impeded the protagonist, Kamado Tanjiro, from becoming the Fire Hashira.

Hence, Rengoku sadly needed to die to allow Tanjiro to reach his full potential and defeat Muzan.