Ogi Zenin

Ogi Zenin is an antagonist in the Jujutsu Kaisen series. He is the brother of Naobito Zenin and father of Maki and Mai Zenin. Ogi serves as one of the antagonists of the Perfect Preparation Arc.

Appearance
Ogi is a tall and slim elderly man with a Roman nose and long, black hair slicked back into a high ponytail. His eyes appear fully black, giving the impression of black sclera, but they are shown to be white when they widen upon being reminded of Toji. Ogi's attire consist of a white shitagi, a white kosode and dark hakama with white socks.

Personality
Ogi was a resolute but very self-centered man who put little value on his immediate family. He cared only about his own status within the Zenin clan. He disliked being mocked and even attacked his nephew Naoya Zenin for being excessively disrespectful.

He has a very cynical, traditionalist mindset. Ogi didn't seem to have any real respect for his wife and had no compassion for his children whatsoever. This stems from the fact that Maki and Mai were born untalented in the realm of jujutsu.

Apparently, Ogi has only ever been perceived as inferior to Naobito in one fact, the quality of their children. Ogi believes his daughters were the reason he wasn't chosen to become head of the family. He doesn't value them at all and even resents both of them. In order to gain favor with the jujutsu higher-ups, he volunteered to frame his own children and execute them personally.

After attacking his own daughters, Ogi was only brought to tears by the recollection that he was unable to achieve this goal. Ogi even stated that children shouldn't hold their parents back and tried to leave the girls for dead, calling them a stain on his life.

History
Ogi's twin daughters Maki and Mai were born before or around the time that Naobito was selected as the 26th head of the Zenin Family. The two were deemed as failures by the Zenins, and because of this Ogi was not chosen as head.

Itadori's Extermination Arc
Ogi is with Jinichi Zenin in one of the rooms of the Zenin household when Naoya walks in. Naoya says that he'll become the next clan leader while insulting Ogi and Jinichi in the process, who attacks him. After a short scuffle, Furudate walks in and announces the clan leader, Naobito Zenin passing. Ogi listens as Furudate reads Naobito's will, revealing that, in the case of Satoru Gojo's disappearance, Megumi Fushiguro is to become the next clan leader.

Perfect Preparation Arc
Ogi was waiting in the Zenin family cursed warehouse as Maki arrived. He reveals there are no cursed tools as he stands next to an injured Mai. Ogi decided that he will execute his daughters and Megumi, to strengthen the trust between him and the higher-ups.

Ogi uses Falling Blossom Emotion to fight Maki. Maki manages to brake his blade in the initial exchange but when she whipped around, he turned before her and cut her down, breaking her Dragon-Bone sword. He then slashes and downs Maki, claiming the reason he couldn't became the head of the clan, was because his children are worthless.

He berates both Maki and Mai, dragging them to the training room and throwing them into a pit of cursed spirits to be killed. However, Mai gives her life to create a weapon for Maki and remove her cursed energy completely, allowing her to slay the cursed spirits and emerge thanks to her now achieving the same superhuman physical abilities as their cousin, Toji Fushiguro.

Noticing the sudden disappearance of the cursed spirits, Ogi would then see Maki emerge from the room with Mai's body. Upon seeing his daughter, Ogi is immediately filled with the same dread he felt from Toji. He then draws his sword and activates his innate technique to fight her once again, but she quickly slices his head in half and kills him.

Abilities and Powers
Overall Skill: Ogi is ranked special grade 1 and believes himself to be equal to Naobito in terms of ability as a sorcerer. In a straightforward honest one-on-one duel with Maki, Ogi was able to overcome her original heavenly restricted physical prowess with his skill in jujutsu. Ogi believed Maki's strength was nothing special when compared to sorcerers that reinforce their muscles with cursed energy. Doing so to his own body allowed Ogi to move incredibly fast in a 180-degree motion. Ogi was able to turn around completely and slashed Maki down in one motion, instantly defeating her.

When facing Maki after she gained power similar to Toji's, Ogi immediately went all out with his cursed technique. However, he was no match for Maki and was effortlessly cut down.

High Tactical Intellect: It was Ogi's idea to frame Megumi, Maki, and Mai for trying to unseal Satoru Gojo, displaying his devious and calculating mind. He predicted Maki would return to the Zenin clan for weapons and emptied the cursed warehouse of all cursed tools ahead of time. His caution also led him to think ahead and leave Mai incapacitated to use as a hostage in case his duel with Maki went sideways.

Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Ogi wields a katana and swordplay is his main form of combat. He excels at single-strike attacks, able to unsheathe his blade and attack in an instant. When disrespected by Naoya, Ogi was able to have his blade at his nephew's throat moments later. He was also more than willing to engage Maki in a single-strike duel. However, Ogi considers himself a sorcerer over a swordsman and reinforces his swordplay with his cursed technique. After Maki broke his blade, Ogi replaced his katana with the flames of his Blazing Courage technique.

Battles & Events
Perfect Preparation Arc
 * Maki Zenin vs. Ogi Zenin

Trivia

 * Ogi's first name contains the kanji for "folding fan" (扇).

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