User:Young Mako/Gojo Personality

『Get Out of My Sandbox』

Personality
Satoru is a complex individual who on a surface level, portrays himself as a carefree goofball. He's overly playful with everyone including colleagues and authority figures. Satoru is constantly teasing Utahime despite her being his senior. He makes fun of Ijichi because it's easy to make him nervous and Satoru consistently gets on Yaga's nerves as well. His nonchalant demeanor makes him appear to never take anything seriously. Satoru thought it was "hilarious" that Yuji consumed a special grade cursed object that nearly got both he and Megumi killed. He only went to check on Megumi because he was forced too and he was late because he stopped to buy snacks.

Satoru's core nature is near indiscernible due to the contrast between his self-described "bad personality" and the vital function he serves in jujutsu society. He's generally cheerful and optimistic but his constant sarcastic tone irritates almost everyone who associates him with. Nanami believes Mahito is similar to Satoru due to their superficiality and deep dark strength. Maki and Megumi, people like Nanami who tend to take things more seriously, both think that Satoru is a complete buffoon.

Satoru has a tendency to leave out important details for no particular reason, often leaving Yuji underinformed during his enrollment at Jujutsu High. He also puts in requests for others just to keep things more interesting for himself, like customizing the style of Yuji's uniform without his knowledge. Megumi describes this side of Satoru as "quirky" and warns people to be wary of it.

Satoru is very-self aware even when he doesn't act like it. He knows that his strength is vital to providing balance in the jujutsu world. People believe someone with his power shouldn't be spending time teaching, but Satoru is progressive and thinks differently than others. He clashes with the traditional mentalities of the jujutsu higher-ups and uses his influence to challenge their regulations. He has been described as selfish for using his influence to save would-be victims from the higher-ups, such as Yuta and Yuji. Satoru sees them as old foolish men whose egos blind them from real progress and hopes to never become like them.

When Yuji was "killed" in a second attempt through an elaborate scheme by the higher-ups, Satoru angrily told Ijichi he might just kill the elders for it. Shoko noted that he was being emotional for once, but Satoru claimed he’s just a nice person who looks out for his students. Satoru despises the higher-ups, but he knows eliminating them won’t change anything in their society. Satoru admittedly doesn’t believe himself to be the mentor type, but he became a teacher to foster strong and intelligent allies he can depend on. This way he can build a future of progressive sorcerers that can change what Satoru views as a broken jujutsu society. Satoru cares about his students and believes in their potential to be just as influential in the jujutsu community as he is. While some believe that Satoru's strength is absolute, he's confident that some of his students will eventually surpass him.

Satoru's self-awareness also naturally comes with confidence. He knows his strength is world-bending and doubts he could ever be defeated, having assured Yuji that he would even best Sukuna. In fights where his victory is assured, Satoru acts very cocky toward his enemies and constantly taunts them with his playful attitude. Jogo was a special grade cursed spirit with extraordinary power but Satoru consistently toyed with him throughout their battle. He even used the opportunity to give Yuji a lesson on jujutsu battles and told Jogo everything would be fine because he's weak. The prospect of multiple special grades teaming up in an organized manner, something that could threaten the balance of the jujutsu world, excited Satoru. When Hanami rescued Jogo from him, Satoru claimed things were getting fun.

Satoru entrusts difficult missions, even some of his own, to his students to ensure their growth. Some people like Nanami and Ijichi believe he's just slacking off but Satoru insists it's to foster strong allies through tough experiences. Ironically, Satoru only trusts people close to him like Nanami and Ijichi to watch after his students. He knew Nanami would be an effective first mentor in the field and was comfortable leaving Yuji in his care.

Satoru loves to play into the theatrics of major activities like the Goodwill Event. He got all the Kyoto student's souvenirs and planned a big return from the grave for Yuji that completely flopped. This didn't matter to Satoru as he used the opportunity to gloat about Yuji's survival to Gakuganji, one of the higher-ups.