Mythical Beast Amber (
Description
Once activated, this technique reconstructs the user's flesh to manifest any phenomena that electricity can create, which is converted from the user's cursed energy. This includes improved agility due to the increase in activity of the brain's electrical signals, sound waves that optimize and tune to the natural frequencies of substances, and electromagnetic waves that vaporize irradiated objects.
However, because Mythical Beast Amber causes the user's body to surpass the limits of a human being, it can only be used once as the user's body will crumble and collapse following the technique's conclusion.[2]
Usage
Kashimo's appearance upon initially activating his technique.
Hajime Kashimo told Kinji Hakari he didn't use his innate technique during their fight because he could only use it once and wanted to do so against Sukuna.[3] He finally faced Sukuna immediately following Satoru Gojo's death and used technique release to activate Mythical Beast Amber early into the duel.
Mythical Beast Amber gradually transformed Kashimo's appearance as it reconstructed his body to manifest different electricity-related phenomena. It first shaped parts of his hair into horns and produced electricity from his eyes.[1]
Kashimo's firing electromagnetic waves in the form of an energy beam.
The boost in agility due to the increased activity of electrical signals in his brain allowed Kashimo to blitz Sukuna and land a combination of punches. He followed up with a thunderous roar that blasted Sukuna with a sonic wave. This reconstructed Kashimo's mouth with fiery cursed energy that continued to spread and envelop his upper body, transforming his hands into sharp claws as well. This allowed him to unleash electromagnetic waves in the form of energy beams directly from his palms. Additionally, Kashimo could still fire off his signature attack, a discharge of lightning that's guaranteed to hit without the need for a domain.[4]
Using x-ray vision to analyze Sukuna's fully incarnated form, the cursed energy reconstructed Kashimo's face to give him three eyes. Despite Kashimo's dramatically increased performance, he was easily overpowered and killed by Sukuna's true form.[5]
Trivia
- The name "Mythical Beast Amber" likely references the etymology of electricity in English: stemming from the Neo-Latin ēlectricus ("electrical; of amber") coined by William Gilbert in 1600, itself based on the Latin word electrum and the Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron), both meaning "amber". Gilbert's own observations of static electricity (that amber can bear an electrostatic charge) were predated by the ancient Greeks' discovery (as early as 600 BCE) that certain objects, like amber rods, could be rubbed with cat fur to attract lightweight objects. Said phenomenon, along with lightning, represents one of humanity's earliest recorded experiences with electricity.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Chapter 237 (p. 15).
- ↑ Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Chapter 237 (p. 17).
- ↑ Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Chapter 190 (p. 7).
- ↑ Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Chapter 237 (pp. 12-18).
- ↑ Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Chapter 238 (pp. 1, 4-13).