Jujutsu Kaisen: Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing – the Monster Mahito Turned Into, Explaned!

Mahito is a major villain in the Jujutsu Kaisen manga and anime. An important member of Pseudo-Geto’s team of villains, Mahito caused trouble for the Jujutsu Sorcerers and is infamously known for causing the death of Nanami, which is why many fans hate him. He later fought Yuji, Nobara, and Aoi Todo, seemingly killing Nobara and almost killing Yuji in the process, which is why most fans hate him. But Mahito was a strong character without a doubt and during his final fight against Yuji, he even managed to activate a completely new, monstrous form. This form is known as the Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing, and in this article, we are going to tell you all you need to know about it.

Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing is Mahito’s true form

Now, those who have seen the latest Jujutsu Kaisen episode probably know that Mahito lost to Yuji, but before he ultimately fell in that epic clash, Mahito was able to transform himself into a completely new form. It wasn’t like his usual body modification through Idle Transfiguration – it was something completely different. Mahito took on a monstrous shape and turned into a creature that resembled Mahoraga more than anything else (no, it wasn’t Mahoraga, but Mahoraga as a Shikigami, and Mahito as a cursed spirit may have something in common). This form is called Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing, and we are now going to tell you all you need to know about it.

But first – a word or two about Mahito’s Idle Transfiguration, his Innate Technique in the series. Mahito uses his technique to touch his prey and immediately alter their souls. When he touches them, he can touch their soul as well, making him an exceptionally dangerous opponent, even though Idle Transfiguration has limits when it comes to certain types of opponents.

The fact that Mahito can directly modify the soul with his technique is the most important aspect of his technique. He can not only instantly heal his wounds and even entirely transform his body (which is why killing him is so challenging—you have to truly destroy his soul to do so), but he can also do it to other people’s souls.

The first aspect is what interests us here. Namely, after a prolonged fight against Yuji and Aoi, Mahito finally realizes the true essence of his soul. Through that, he was able to use his Idle Transfiguration in a new way, i.e., to completely and fully reshape himself into a much more powerful being, a monstrosity that is known as Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing. It was a truly horrifying sight and not only did it look like a creature from a nightmare, Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing was also exceptionally powerful.

The new skin was much harder, and it increased Mahito’s defense, but that wasn’t all – it significantly increased his other stats as well, including his strength and his speed. This is why it seemed that in his Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing mode, Mahito would win against Yuji, as the boy was unable to breach his defenses. But, while Yuji did find a way to beat Mahito, we’re not going to concern ourselves with that here, as we have explained it all in our other articles already.

What we can add here is that Mahito was able to switch between his regular mode and Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing freely, even partially, and that while he was much stronger, he was not invincible in this form. A major downside of this technique is that Mahito could only achieve Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing once he got to know the true essence of his soul; before that, it was unavailable to him.

And that is the essence of the Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing (pun intended), and you now know all the necessary details to fully understand this form!

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