#yes my gojo-riko are soul sibs agenda is still going strong

[rmorde]

In all honesty, I think it's good that Gojo didn't bite the dust against Sukuna. I think by the end of the series, Gojo would be gone but not because he is killed. He would be erased.

It all goes down to the implied connection between Tengen, the Star Plasma Vessel, and Limitless Six Eye User and the theme of evolution/change in JJK.

There is a pattern that Tengen, SPV, and L6E follows:

Tengen needs to "renew" her body.

An SPV must be "Sacrificed".

L6E must "Protect" the SPV until the Merger happens.

It's a ritual - a tradition upheld for centuries.

But, here's the thing.

Yuki and Gojo both went against this tradition.

Tengen needs to "renew" her body.

Yuki is the original SPV before Riko. She refused to be a "Sacrifice".

Gojo is the L6E "Protector" but he was willing to allow the SPV to go free. Even if Toji didn't kill Riko, the Merger will still not happen.

However, while the tradition is broken, the ritual is still on-going. Tengen still needs to "renew". What now?

Let's think of the Merger Ritual as something similar to the typical portrayal of Ouija games in media. There are rules that must be followed. If said rules are broken, deadly consequences follow because the game isn't over. It will only end once the rules are upheld once again somehow - usually in a clever way like "tricking" the system.

Applying that to the situation in JJK. The Merger Ritual is unfinished. Tengen is still evolving. How can it be stopped?

Someone must become the Sacrifice.

Traditionally, this is the role of the SPV. However, both Yuki and Riko are dead. There are no new SPV in sight as well.

So who is still left with a connection to Tengen and SPVs that could maybe take over the role? The L6E "Protector" - Gojo.

This ties back to the theme of Evolution/Change in JJK.

Tengen is the symbol of the status quo whom both Yuki and Gojo had defied. As a result, Tengen evolved and so did the entire world.

Part of this shift results in Yuki, the original SPV, taking over the role of "Protector".

Yuki did a great job as a "Protector". The problem tho is, there is no "Sacrifice" to Merge with Tengen. In other words, it is impossible for her to end the ritual alone.

She died fighting against Kenjaku and Tengen continued to evolve.

As another part of the shift happening, Yuki's choice to become "Protector" may have altered Gojo's fate as well. He must now become the "Sacrifice". The traditional roles of the SPV and L6E have been broken and changed into something new.

But why Gojo specifically?

He has ties with Tengen and the SPV.

His birth made Curses stronger. Logically, his "erasure" would make them weaker.

Tengen needs the SPV to reset their powers - to uphold a cycle. If Gojo could Merge with Tengen, it may complete the ritual and further evolution would be stopped. However, the cycle will become truly broken because Tengen will not reset anymore. A new world can now finally emerge - one without being the sole pillar of security (Tengen) or pillar of strength (Gojo).

I think JJK is also a story about the birth of a new jujutsu society. The old ways and traditions are failing.

For example, the Merger Ritual certainly worked for centuries but it was cracking.

Kenjaku gets defeated by the L6E every time but he grows better from each loss and became more dangerous with schemes.

Tengen felt lonely and miserable in her immortality and inability to communicate with the SPVs.

Yuki hates the sacrificial fates of SPVs.

Gojo felt like the SPVs should have the choice to refuse the Merger.

Clearly, something new and different must be done... which Gojo had encouraged as a teacher. He took care of students who could become as strong as him to change the world.

So, I think it would be logical for him to be the new "Sacrifice" for the sake of his students who may become the new "Protectors". His "erasure" would complete the metamorphosis of the world and finish the Merger Ritual he started with Riko and Geto.