Hendo Gojo

**Hendo Gojo** (変動 五条, *Gojo Hendō*?) is a student at Tokyo Jujutsu High.

## Appearance

Hendo is a young yet muscular teen with dark skin that contrasts his white hair. His eyes are cloudy in nature, and although it doesn't impair his vision, many mistake him for being blind upon first glance. His usual attire is what you’d see the standard black teen with exaggerated swagger. Jordans, baggy jeans, and even bigger shirts.

As for his sorcerer gear, he uses the standard jujutsu trousers, with his usual long sleeve was exchanged for a puffy bomber jacket. He also wears high top black air forces with white laces alongside a black and white necklace to match with his uniform.

## Personality

At first glance, Hendo might be mistaken for being a shy, quiet young man, but this was only due to has natural nervousness with new faces. In truth, he is a charismatic and quick learner who makes light out of most situations at first, but tends to react to opposing forces as if it were every worst case scenario ever (yippie!)

He is all about having fun, feeling good, and making sure you pray before going into battle. Because… he still gets a little paranoid. As a child who was raised in a temple beforehand, he tends to use teachings he learned in the past to push him forward in hopes of offsetting his easily upset nerves.

## Synopsis

### Introduction Arc

#### First-Year Field Test Event

> Main Article: *First-Year Field Test Event*
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After being accepted to Tokyo Tech, Hendo managed to make it to his class, only to be presently surprised by the presence of his cousin, and head of the clan, Haruto Gojo. Initially, all was well received, but the first class was to see what the overall class grade would be. A test of their current knowledge, which Hendo had a large sum of. The task was simple. Exorcise a pair of curses in an abandoned building. It would have been easy, if they took the time to introduce one another.

Within moments of entering the cursed building, those estimated to be grade one were put into the dirt, and the others simply fell behind. Hendo had constructed numerous plans to work with others, but before he could work up the courage to try and communicate, the worst had occurred. By mixing acid with the accidental creation of twisters, Hendo and his class were bathes in acid,. Not only did they fail, they were all put at the lower rank; Grade 4. Hendo promised himself that he would make an effort from hre on out.

#### Hiro and Hendo vs Vritra

> Main Article: *Hiro and Hendo vs Vritra*
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To cheer Hendo up, he was requested by a few students from both schools to meet up. With neutral ground established, his elder cousin, Nana Yena and members of the Gojo clan discussed their pros and cons of the new year. What effectively began as Hendo's first day with real friends turned sour as the Special Grade Vritra tore majority of the children apart. Out of the entire ordeal, only Hendo was able to survive long enough for assistance from the Special Grade Hiro to come to his aid. All damage to the child was undone using Reverse Curse Energy, and within the short battle, Hiro managed to drive the Special Grade Curse away. It was this battle that exposed Hendo to Domain expansions, various applications of Reverse Cursed Technique, and of-course, the Maximum Technique

#### First Year Second Field Test Event

> Main Article: *First Year Second Field Test Event*
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With a week of training under his belt in the aftermath of Vritra's assault, Hendo returned to classes with a more refined understanding of basic sorcery. By befriending many of his peers, he managed to make himself more comfortable around them, but in light of the new test, they were all placed into random groups and ordered to exorcise a curse by themselves. Hendo was unfortunately placed in a group with a student who was fresh to the class, but the two quickly devised a plan to cover all their grounds. Within moments however, his partner was assaulted by a trio of newborn curses much stronger than them, which kept growing in numbers. Not being able to help without injuring the student, he could only watch as he was killed, but this burst in adrenaline and fear gave Hendo the drive to finish this as fast as possible.

Hendo took out several curses by himself, and an additional few with the interruption from his teacher Haruto Gojo. This led to their first discovery of a Cursed Human, and the reemergence of the Special Grade Curse User Yoichi Nakamura. After a brief exchange, Hendo's partner was later revived, and retired from Sorcery, while he went on to achieve first place from the complete first year applicants.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Skill Level**: Hendo is one of the only Grade Four sorcerers praised by the strongest Sorcerer overall. Despite being paired with those who didn't match his output of strength or intelligence, he has managed to keep himself unscathed while in the heat of battle. He excels greatly under pressure, and has a well balanced understanding of basic sorcery, as well as formal teaching in a plethora of fighting styles. Although he is not a master at weapons, he tends to synergies cursed tools well with his Cursed Technique, allowing him to defy all odds when stacked against him. Alongside his Cursed Technique, Hendo has displayed a higher control of his Cursed Energy and its subsequent circulation than any within his grade, displaying that he is a fast learner. he is not one of the speedy kinds, however he uses his cursed technique and intelligence in ways to overcome this, such as outsmarting curses by feigning fear or ignorance at crucial moments, luring them in. For a fresh sorcerer on the rise, he has definitely made himself known.

**Hand to Hand Combatant**: Hendo specializes in a variety of fighting styles, however he chooses to mix the few into a hotpot, placing grappling styles as the glue to it all. This is seen in his close quarters spar against Michael Anderson who was labeled as the first year's only potential Grade One. Both agreed to use only their natural strength and skills in close quarters, and despite Michael's experiences in street fights, Hendo's quick wit and adaptability allowed him to not only keep up with, but outpace his classmate. His close combat abilities are also seen when combatting Saori, a freshman at their school. Despite using brute force to break through her Cursed Technique, he had exceptional control in grappling techniques to both disperse his own momentum, and find a non-lethal way to take her down at that speed.

**High Tactical Intellect**: With a large gap between himself and most of his class, Hendo has been shown to display a high level of tactical, and general intelligence. Alongside spending his early years studying as much as he could on curses and their subsequent arrival, he has managed to keep his mind fresh through buddhist practices and other exorcises. This was first noted by his emotional maturity, as he has managed to suppress fear in moments that seemed lost, just to buy a few more seconds in a life ending scenario. In other moments, he has a knack for breaking down Cursed Techniques that are otherwise strange or weird as seen in his fight against the Special Grade Vritra, and against Saori.

**Highly Adaptable**: Hendo makes use of all his options in a dire situation, and even then, he will find a new solution by any means as seen in the First Year Second Field Test Event. Upon being ambushed on all sides by six different curses, he had managed to learn of their combat style as they maimed his partner. By faking fear in tandem with his cursed took and his cursed technique, he lured all six into a trap before crushing all six in one fell swoop. Another example would be his overall willingness to assist others, not only to keep them alive, but to further his bank of information, just in case he needs to be the glue that holds a team together, or take them out in the far future. He is also emotionally adept, allowing him to manipulate others by changing his own style of interaction to better ease the others into communications, as seen in his spar against Michael Anderson.

### Jujutsu

It is best used with cursed tools to highten the tool’s physical effect, such as using it with the Chained Ahamkaras to boost its constriction speed as the distortion snaps it back into shape once begins to close.

## Equipment

*Do Note: It is specifically used to train sorcerers to control their CE to a greater extent. It is VERY agile, and will rebound off surfaces like a ball to get to its target, thankfully it can't create any destructive power outside annoyingly hitting you a bunch.*

## Battles & Events

**Introduction Arc**

* First-Year Field Test Event
* Hiro and Hendo vs Vritra
* First Year Second Field Test Event