What is the Six Eyes?
The Six Eyes (Rikugan) is a unique ocular power passed down through the Gojo family, and only those born with both the Six Eyes and the Limitless cursed technique can fully wield the immense potential of this power. It grants the user extraordinary perception, allowing them to see cursed energy at an atomic level and manipulate it with incredible precision. Essentially, it’s the key to unlocking the full potential of Limitless, Gojo’s primary technique, which controls the concept of infinity in battle.
How is the Six Eyes Used?
The Six Eyes primarily enhances the user’s perception and control over cursed energy. Here’s how it works:
Cursed Energy Efficiency
The Six Eyes allows Gojo to use cursed energy with nearly no waste. He can manipulate the smallest amounts of cursed energy, stretching it infinitely, which makes him incredibly efficient in combat. Essentially, this means Gojo never runs out of cursed energy, since he can manage and replenish it effortlessly.
Advanced Perception
With the Six Eyes, Gojo can see cursed energy in extraordinary detail, down to its finest, most minuscule elements. This allows him to predict and analyze his opponent’s cursed techniques before they even activate, giving him a major tactical advantage. The ability also lets him see across vast distances and sense changes in the environment almost instantly.
Infinity Control
The synergy between the Six Eyes and Limitless allows Gojo to manifest infinity in battle. He can create an infinite space between himself and opponents, rendering their attacks ineffective because they never reach him. This technique, “Infinity,” is central to Gojo’s god-like defensive capabilities.
Teleportation and Space Manipulation
Through complex use of cursed energy and spatial understanding granted by the Six Eyes, Gojo can manipulate space itself, allowing him to teleport or create barriers. His Hollow Purple technique, for example, involves the fusion of positive and negative cursed energy, disintegrating anything in its path.
Advantages of the Six Eyes
Precision
One of the greatest strengths of the Six Eyes is its ability to provide the user with hyper-detailed cursed energy perception. Gojo can measure, control, and deploy cursed energy with such precision that it maximizes his attacks while minimizing energy usage.
Stamina and Longevity
Since the Six Eyes allows Gojo to efficiently manage his cursed energy, he virtually never gets tired. This allows him to maintain high-level techniques for extended periods, giving him enormous endurance in long battles.
Supreme Awareness
Gojo is almost impossible to surprise because the Six Eyes grants him hyper-awareness of his surroundings and cursed energy movements. His ability to track everything happening around him makes ambushes or sneak attacks futile.
Perfect Synergy with Limitless
The true power of the Six Eyes shines when paired with the Limitless technique. Without the Six Eyes, a sorcerer with Limitless wouldn’t have the control needed to safely wield such power. With the Six Eyes, Gojo can freely manipulate his surroundings, alter space, and use devastating techniques without overexerting himself.
Drawbacks and Limitations
While the Six Eyes seems overwhelmingly powerful, it does come with some drawbacks:
Strain on the Eyes
Like many ocular abilities in anime, the Six Eyes puts a heavy burden on the user’s physical eyes. The technique can tire the user’s eyes over time, which is why Gojo is often seen wearing a blindfold. This helps to conserve his strength and reduce strain when not in direct combat.
Target of Jealousy and Fear
Being the only known user of the Six Eyes, Gojo becomes a massive target for other cursed users and sorcerers alike. People either want to kill him or exploit his power for their own gain. This leads to constant threats and attempts on his life.
Complexity of Use
The Six Eyes, combined with the Limitless technique, requires immense talent, knowledge, and experience to wield correctly. This is why so few in the Gojo family have been able to master it. The raw complexity means it’s not an ability that just anyone can pick up or learn.
Kenjaku and the six eyes
Kenjaku has fought Six Eyes users many times over his long life. Even though he tried to get rid of them, the Six Eyes ability keeps appearing in every new generation, keeping the balance of power in the world. Kenjaku’s past fights with Six Eyes users didn’t go well for him, leading him to avoid directly facing Satoru Gojo, the current Six Eyes user. Instead, he chose to seal Gojo to stop him from interfering with his plans.
Mysteries of the Six Eyes
Even though the Six Eyes has been explained in parts, much about its history and full potential remains a mystery. We don’t yet know if the Six Eyes can evolve further or if it has hidden powers beyond what we’ve seen so far. There’s also speculation about how it interacts with other powerful techniques or what weaknesses it might have, beyond the physical toll it takes on the user.
