Tien Shinhan vs Ryomen Sukuna

In conclusion, I believe that even the Tien Shinhan from the "Dragon Ball" Kid Goku era would win against Heian-era peak Sukuna with a fairly high probability. However, it isn't the one-sided massacre of the Cell Saga Tien Shinhan; it's about Tien Shinhan 7–8 : Sukuna 2–3.

Here I'll consider Tien Shinhan around the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament to the King Piccolo Saga, and Sukuna as his peak in the Heian era with his original body, four arms, and two mouths.

The biggest point is that he doesn't have "the slash that cuts the world"

This is quite important.

Heian-era Sukuna had not yet mastered the slash that cuts the world. That's a technique Sukuna learned by applying what he saw in the modern era when Mahoraga adapted to Satoru Gojo's Infinity.

Therefore, Heian Sukuna's main tools are

• "Dismantle"
• "Cleave"
• Domain Expansion "Malevolent Shrine"
• The flame "Furnace (Fuga)"
• Reverse Cursed Technique
• Extremely efficient technique operation through four arms + two mouths
• Cursed tools such as Kamutoke

That's what it comes down to.

This is something Tien Shinhan can be grateful for compared to modern Sukuna.

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Tien Shinhan is considerably faster

This is the toughest part for Sukuna.

Even in the Kid Goku era, Tien Shinhan casually handles

• Ultra-high-speed close combat with Goku
• Aerial combat
• Ki-blast exchanges
• Movement at speeds hard to perceive visually
• Flight

On the "Jujutsu Kaisen" side, Sukuna is overwhelmingly fast, but even so, within the setting as a whole he's an extension of "an ultra-fast martial artist."

From this era already, Dragon Ball has plenty of depictions like

people exchanging blows at speeds where ordinary people can't see what they're doing.

So in terms of simple reaction speed, it's natural to see it as

Tien Shinhan >> Sukuna

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Firepower also favors Tien Shinhan

Tien Shinhan has his greatest trump card,

the Tri-Beam.

Even when he first appeared, he blew away the entire massive square of the World Martial Arts Tournament ring.

Moreover, Tien Shinhan himself uses it as a dangerous technique at a level where

"if you take it head-on, you die."

With a normal ki blast, Sukuna might recover using Reverse Cursed Technique.

But if he takes the Tri-Beam head-on, the question becomes

whether a body to regenerate from will even remain.

Sukuna's Reverse Cursed Technique is extremely excellent, but it isn't an ability designed for being bathed all over the body by large-scale energy attacks like in Dragon Ball.

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However, Sukuna does have "Malevolent Shrine"

This part alone is genuinely dangerous.

Sukuna:

"Domain Expansion—Malevolent Shrine"

Against Tien Shinhan, once inside the range,

Dismantle and Cleave hit almost automatically in succession.

Tien Shinhan has neither a Simple Domain nor Domain Amplification.

Therefore,

the rules-between-works question arises: "How does a Dragon Ball character deal with a domain's sure-hit effect?"

I think the fair way to think about it is

under the condition that the slashes themselves do hit Tien Shinhan.

From here, Sukuna's path to victory is born.

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If they actually fought

Start

Sukuna looks at Tien Shinhan and probably reacts with something like,

"Interesting."

Tien Shinhan also isn't the type to fire a Tri-Beam from the start.

First, hand-to-hand combat.

Sukuna attacks with four arms.

Tien Shinhan takes it.

But—

Tien Shinhan is faster.

In the time Sukuna throws one punch,

Dododododod

Tien Shinhan's fists and kicks land.

Sukuna:

"...He's fast."

Here Sukuna also understands that Tien Shinhan isn't just a martial artist.

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Sukuna: "Dismantle"

A slash.

It cuts Tien Shinhan's cheek.

Tien Shinhan:

"What was that technique just now...!"

Since it's an invisible attack, even Tien Shinhan is in danger on first sight.

Sukuna continues with more slashes.

But Tien Shinhan goes up into the sky with Flight.

He moves several hundred meters away from Sukuna.

This is extremely troublesome for Sukuna.

From the sky, Tien Shinhan fires

Dodon Ray!

Sukuna is blown away.

His body is damaged.

But he recovers with Reverse Cursed Technique.

Tien Shinhan:

"His wounds healed...?!"

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Sukuna, Domain Expansion

The moment Tien Shinhan closes in.

"Domain Expansion Malevolent Shrine"

Countless slashes fill the surrounding area.

Let's say this works on Tien Shinhan too.

Shushushushushush!!

Blood spurts from Tien Shinhan's body.

Only in this moment,

Sukuna is completely dominant.

Tien Shinhan has no concept of a domain, so it's a first-sight kill.

And if it's Sukuna, he'd probably connect it straight into

Furnace

as well.

If Tien Shinhan just stands there, Sukuna wins.

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But Tien Shinhan has "Flight"

Malevolent Shrine's maximum range is about 200 m.

If it's Tien Shinhan, he can

escape into the sky in one burst.

Then he looks down at Sukuna from above.

Tien Shinhan fully understands that Sukuna is a dangerous opponent.

From here, Tien Shinhan won't engage in close combat anymore.

And he forms both hands into a triangle.

Sukuna:

"...?"

Tien Shinhan:

"Kikoho!!!"

Boom!!!

The ground itself is obliterated around Sukuna.

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Can Sukuna withstand it

This is the final judgment.

I think it's

quite tough.

Sukuna is extremely tough, but his durability depictions in Jujutsu Kaisen are basically within the range of

• Blunt strikes
• Slashes
• Explosions
• Techniques
• Hollow Technique "Purple"

and so on.

On the other hand, Dragon Ball's ki-based attacks are the type that

blow the target away with pure energy quantity.

Moreover, the Tri-Beam is a special high-output technique that even drains Tien Shinhan's own life force.

Even if one shot doesn't completely annihilate Sukuna,

Tien Shinhan can say, "Here's another!"

It's extremely rough on Sukuna.

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Ability comparison

Ability Tien Shinhan Heian Sukuna Physical ability ◎ ○ Speed ◎◎ ○ Aerial mobility ◎ △ Long-range firepower ◎◎ ○ Martial arts skill ◎ ◎ Special abilities ○ ◎◎ Regeneration × ◎◎ First-sight kill ○ ◎◎ Ultimate technique Tri-Beam Malevolent Shrine + Furnace Long battle △ ◎

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Final result

If it were me, I'd put it at about

Tien Shinhan 75% Sukuna 25%

Sukuna's winning pattern is quite clear.

He catches the first-sighted Tien Shinhan in Malevolent Shrine and kills him off right there with slashes + Furnace.

Conversely, once Tien Shinhan understands,

"Being near this guy is dangerous,"

Sukuna has a pretty tough time.

Tien Shinhan can fly.

He's overwhelmingly fast.

He has long-range attacks.

And he has the Tri-Beam.

In other words, the worst thing for Sukuna is

the scenario where Tien Shinhan fires the Tri-Beam from several hundred meters up in the sky.

Under these conditions, Sukuna is fairly helpless.

And what's interesting is that if you go back a bit further in time to

Master Roshi vs Heian Sukuna

it becomes a quite unusual matchup. Master Roshi has the insane feat of "blowing away the moon," but his body itself isn't as overwhelming as Tien Shinhan's, so Sukuna's first-sight kill abilities become an extremely effective card.