Mao Chou

**Mao Chou** (ちょうまお *Chō Mao*) is a character in *Jujutsu Kaisen*. She is a first-year at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College.

## Appearance

Mao is a relatively short girl with a slim figure. She has mid-length yellow hair that reaches to her neck. Mao has very light tangelo eyes, long eyelashes, and thin eyebrows of the same color.
Mao's jujutsu school uniform consists of a dark blue, open jacket with red accents, beneath which rests a white collared shirt and a red tie. To supplement her look, she wears tight black pants that reach up to her stomach. She also wears a smartwatch on her wrist at all times.

## Gallery

Mao's anime portrait.Depiction of Mao in manga format.Mao in 'Kill Mode', aka, under the effects of her ability.Full body picture of Mao.
## Personality

Friendly and outgoing, Mao is devoted to enriching her relationships and social life. But beneath her sociable, easygoing exteriors, she has a rich, vibrant inner life as well. Without a healthy dose of imagination, creativity, and curiosity, Mao simply wouldn’t be herself.

Though it may not always seem like it, Mao knows that it’s not all about herself – she is observant, and very sensitive to others’ emotions. She is often the first to help someone talk out a challenging problem, happily providing emotional support and practical advice to the best of her abilities. Entertainers usually love a little drama and passion, but not so much when they are the focus of the criticisms it can bring.

When something sparks her imagination, Mao can show an enthusiasm that is nothing short of infectious. She radiates a positive energy that draws in other people. Once the initial bloom of inspiration wears off, Mao can struggle with self-discipline and consistency, losing steam on projects that once meant so much to her. Mao is proof that seeking out life’s joys and pleasures isn’t the same as being shallow. Seemingly in the blink of an eye, she can transform from an impassioned idealist to a carefree figure on the dance floor.

While Mao may be great at observing and understanding the feelings of people, the same can't be said for her surroundings. She is aloof in nature and tends to forget the world around her. This has caused her to walk into poles, trees and walls on multiple occasions. On top of this, she can be quite forgetful. Most of her comrades claim her to "have the memory of a gold fish", which isn't too far off from reality. To combat her forgetful nature, she wears a smartwatch, which she uses to take notes and set alarms.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Skills:** Mao Chou is a Semi-Grade 2 sorcerer in Jujutsu High and considered to have a high potential. She is considered to be a capable in being promoted to Grade 1 or even Special Grade. Her brother, Ko, notes that she could reach Special Grade if she truly put in the effort instead of slacking off and playing around.

**Enhanced Strength:** Mao has shown to possess considerable strength. Without use of her ability, she has strength comparable to regional-level weight lifter.

**Enhanced Speed:** Mao is shown to have great speed. In junior grade, she was able to outrun a police car after an incident regarding stolen bread. Her reflexes are also nothing to scoff at.

**Weapon Mastery:** Though her Jujutsu does not need the usage of weapons, Mao is shown to have great talent in using her custom-made lance.

**Adept Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Mao is an adept martial artist. Her fighting style is usually depicted as being very acrobatic with her movements, allowing her to strike her opponent in several different angles which also allows her to evade several oncoming attacks. Essentially giving her great offensive and defensive capabilities.

Despite being illusions and not being able to interact with the world, they can be used to interact with intelligent lifeforms. If a human, curse, or other sentient creature observes her illusions and believes them to be real, they will be able to interact with them. For example, if Mao created the illusion of a falling anvil on top of someone and they are actively aware of the anvil, they will take damage akin to having an anvil fall on them. If the person never noticed the anvil, they would be completely unharmed by it. Creating an illusion comes at the cost of cursed energy. The more complicated and larger the illusion is, the more cursed energy will be used in its creation.
Once a person recognizes an object to be an illusion, it will become transparent to them and they will become unable to interact with it. Once an illusion's true nature has been perceived by all people who observed it, within a given radius, it will completely disappear. The illusion will also disappear immediately if Mao realizes the illusion's true nature. All illusions will also 'expire' and disappear when they're further than a hundred meters from Mao.

## Trivia

* Mao loves western culture and has always wanted to travel to America.
* She is addicted to mobile gacha games as well as collectable figurines.
* She hates most vegetables. She has no reasonable explanation other than them tasting "yucky".
* She tends to create illusions of snacks and other items of convenience to herself and her friends since they can technically be used like normal.
* As she doesn't know when she is using a weapon created via illusion, she typically shouts out all attacks she makes with weapons to make sure that her opponent is observing her. Otherwise, there is a chance that her weapon would simply fade through the opponent, dealing no damage.
* She shares her birthday with the release date of the song "Song Of Forgetfulness" by WaterCrisis
* Mao (花子) is a female Japanese given name meaning "True Center".
* Favorite Food: Sausage / Bread
* Current Problem: What did I eat for dinner? Or did I eat anything at all?