Jujutsu Shenanigans characters are full fighting kits, so the best first pick depends on more than the name you like. HP affects how many mistakes you can survive, base moves shape neutral and combo routes, and the awakening or special decides what your kit becomes after the meter fills. The normal roster has 22 player-facing characters across Complete, Early Access, and Base Only status groups.
status
Complete
Complete characters are the stable normal roster because they have full base and awakened kits. Start here when you want a finished moveset, then compare HP, role, domain access, strength, and limit to decide which kit fits your fight style.
Honored One
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Ranged pressure and domain control
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Lapse Blue
- 2: Reversal Red
- 3: Rapid Punches
- 4: Twofold Kick
- R: Limitless
- Awakening Or Special
- Six Eyes: Lapse Blue MAX, Reversal Red MAX, Hollow Purple, Infinite Void, Limitless, Unlimited Purple, 0.2 Domain
Vessel
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Close-range combo pressure
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 85
- base moves
- 1: Cursed Strikes
- 2: Crushing Blow
- 3: Divergent Fist
- 4: Manji Kick
- R: Combat Instincts
- Awakening Or Special
- King of Curses: Dismantle, Open, Rush, Malevolent Shrine, Cleave, World Cutting Slash
Restless Gambler
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Jackpot sustain and rushdown
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Reserve Balls
- 2: Shutter Doors
- 3: Rough Energy
- 4: Fever Breaker
- R: Door Guard
- Awakening Or Special
- Idle Death Gamble: Lucky Volley, Lucky Rushdown, Overwhelming Luck, Energy Surge, Rhythm
Ten Shadows
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Summons and form control
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 85
- base moves
- 1: Rabbit Escape
- 2: Nue
- 3: Toad
- 4: Divine Dog: Totality
- R: Lurking Shadow
- Awakening Or Special
- Insanity: Max Elephant, Great Serpent, Shadow Swarm, Mahoraga, Lurking Shadow, Switch
- Mahoraga mode: Divine Pummel, Ground Pitch, Earthquake, Takedown / Adaptation / World Slash, Adaptation Wheel
Perfection
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Transformation pressure
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Stockpile
- 2: Soul Fire
- 3: Focus Strike
- 4: Body Repel
- R: Self-Transfiguration
- Awakening Or Special
- Essence of the Soul: Idle Transfiguration, Body Disfigure, Spike Wrath, Embodiment of Self Perfection, Awakening Black Flash
- Instant Spirit Body: Widespread Strikes, Face Blitz, Crushing Rushdown, Head Splitter
Blood Manipulator
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Mid-range blood pressure
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Piercing Blood
- 2: Flowing Red Scale
- 3: Supernova
- 4: Blood Edge
- R: Convergence
- Awakening Or Special
- Duty As A Brother: Slicing Exorcism, Wing King, Blood Rain, Plasma Wave, Convergence
Switcher
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Position swaps and melee disruption
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Swift Kick
- 2: Brute Force
- 3: Pebble Throw
- 4: Elbow Drop
- R: Boogie Woogie
- Awakening Or Special
- False Memories: Idol's Debut, Climax Jumping, Dreams, Brothers, Boogie Woogie
Defense Attorney
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Judgement and counter-control
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 90
- base moves
- 1: Extended Swings
- 2: Justice Served
- 3: Judgement's Reach
- 4: Pressing Charges
- R: No Escape
- Awakening Or Special
- Deadly Sentencing: Execution, Final Judgement, Verdict, Triple Sentence, Domain Amplification
Cursed Partners
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Partner pressure and copy utility
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 90
- base moves
- 1: Severing Path
- 2: Resolute Slash
- 3: Outburst
- 4: Second Wind
- R: Rika plus Rika follow-ups
- Awakening Or Special
- True Love: Elbow Rush, Copy, Energy Ripple, Authentic Mutual Love, Rika follow-ups, Copy Wheel
Puppet Master
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Cannon pressure and resource control
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 85
- 117 in Awakening
- base moves
- 1: Ultra Spin
- 2: Boost On
- 3: Ultra Cannon
- 4: Heat Emission
- R: Offload
- Awakening Or Special
- Absolute: Miracle Cannon, Pigeon Viola, Absolute Destruction, Technique Charge, Energy Output
Head of the Hei
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Speed and projection pressure
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 90
- 75 in Awakening
- base moves
- 1: Projection Breaker
- 2: Bleedout
- 3: Decisive Strike
- 4: Cursory Impact
- R: Projection Sorcery
- Awakening Or Special
- Vengeance: Top Speed, Flash Freezing, Tendril Grab, Time Cell Moon Palace, Acceleration
Salaryman
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Stable melee fundamentals
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Cleaving Whirlwind
- 2: Severance Kick
- 3: Blunt Cut
- 4: Stabilize
- R: Ratio Point
- Awakening Or Special
- Overtime: Ratio Breaker, Sharpen, Interrogate, Collapse, Ratio Point
True Cannon
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Projectile and combo pressure
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Granite Blast
- 2: Unsatisfied
- 3: Second Helping
- 4: Appetizer
- R: Restyle
- Awakening Or Special
- Every Last Drop: What are you after?, I had no idea..., This is what dessert is like!, You weren't invited., Restyle
Disaster Plants
- Status
- Complete
- Role
- Plant zone control
- Status
- Free public character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Root Swarm
- 2: Surging Thorns
- 3: Bud Shot
- 4: Defense Response
- R: Plant Guidance
- Awakening Or Special
- Unwrap: Energy Absorb, Flower Beam, Root Rampage, Flower Field, Cursed Buds, Shining Sea of Growing Branches
status
Early Access
Register is the current Early Access character. Its base tools are playable, but its awakening is still incomplete and tied to the 300 Robux Early Access gamepass, so treat it as a changing kit instead of a settled first recommendation.
Register
- Status
- Early Access
- Role
- Versatile item-summoning moveset
- Status
- Early Access gamepass while unfinished
- cost
- 300 Robux Early Access gamepass
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Gushing Wound
- 2: Homerun
- 3: Littering
- 4: Pole Vault
- R: Discard. Used moves rotate through 12 moves, with Coupon up next at the start.
- Awakening Or Special
- Con Artistry: Mayhem and Big Moves; the awakening is still incomplete during Early Access.
status
Base Only
Base Only characters are normal player-facing picks, but awakening triggers a special move instead of opening a full awakened moveset. They can still be strong, but the comparison should focus on base moves, HP, role, and how useful that one special is.
Locust Guy
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Hit-and-run pressure
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 90
- base moves
- 1: Clever
- 2: Black Mucus
- 3: Crushing Jaws
- 4: Wing Throw
- R: Fluttering Pounce
- Awakening Or Special
- Directed Poison special on awakening; no full awakened moveset listed
Star Rage
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Heavy close-range burst
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Garuda Rebound
- 2: Rising Rage
- 3: Mass Breaker
- 4: Garuda Stab
- R: Mass Buildup
- Awakening Or Special
- Unrestricted Density special on awakening; no full awakened moveset listed
Aspiring Mangaka
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Counter and read-based defense
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 85
- base moves
- 1: Despair
- 2: Shut Up!
- 3: Eye Catching
- 4: Sacrilege
- R: Clairvoyance
- Awakening Or Special
- Foresight awakening counter; no full awakened moveset listed
Lucky Coward
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Low-HP ambush mix-up
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 65
- base moves
- 1: Ambush
- 2: Backstab
- 3: Trip
- 4: Cheap Shot
- R: Helping Hand plus follow-ups
- Awakening Or Special
- Jawbreaker special on awakening; no full awakened moveset listed
Crow Charmer
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Air movement and bird control
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Impetus Updraft
- 2: Circling
- 3: Murmurate
- 4: Bird Control
- R: Spatial Transference
- Awakening Or Special
- Bird Strike special on awakening; no full awakened moveset listed
Black Death
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Insect disruption and domain interaction
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Festering Strikes
- 2: Detach
- 3: Chokehold
- 4: Roach Swarm
- R: Earthen Insect Trance
- Awakening Or Special
- Parthenogenesis special with Bugnado and Infestation domain interaction
Sky Assassin
- Status
- Base Only
- Role
- Aerial hover and midair combos
- Status
- Free public base-only character
- cost
- Free
- HP
- 100
- base moves
- 1: Blind Rage
- 2: Sky Distortion
- 3: Turbulence
- 4: Thin Ice Breaker
- R: Sky Veil
- Awakening Or Special
- Temper: builds 4 times faster than the Awakening Bar; the awakening attack deals 80 damage and heals 25 HP.
How to choose a character to learn first
Start with the kind of fight you want to practice. A complete 100 HP character such as Honored One, Restless Gambler, Blood Manipulator, Salaryman, or True Cannon gives more room to learn spacing, confirms, and awakening timing. Lower-HP picks like Vessel, Ten Shadows, Puppet Master, Defense Attorney, Cursed Partners, Head of the Hei, Aspiring Mangaka, and Lucky Coward can still be worth learning, but they punish bad entries faster.
If you want a simple first goal, pick a complete character with a clear role. Honored One teaches ranged pressure and domain control. Salaryman is a cleaner fundamentals pick because it leans on melee confirms and Ratio Point instead of a full domain. Restless Gambler is useful when you want jackpot sustain and rushdown. Ten Shadows, Cursed Partners, Puppet Master, and Head of the Hei are better after you are comfortable managing extra forms, summons, partner follow-ups, resource pressure, or speed-based punishment.
Why status matters before rankings
Status tells you whether the character is finished before you worry about any tier list. Complete characters have the most stable comparison because the base kit and awakened kit are both listed. Early Access means the character can change while unfinished. Base Only means the character is public and normal, but its awakening is a special move rather than a second full moveset.
| Status | What it means | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Complete | Full base kit and full awakened kit | Best starting pool for finished characters |
| Early Access | Unfinished full character behind Early Access | Check the cost and the awakening moves before committing |
| Base Only | Normal pick with one awakening special | Compare base tools, HP, role, and the special move |
Which characters are left out of the normal roster
The normal count does not include every named character page or special form. Mahoraga belongs inside Ten Shadows as part of that character's awakened route, so it should not be counted as a separate normal pick. Strongest Of History and Monkey Kid are overpowered or need special conditions. Super TZE and Mokou are not regular player characters. Cursed Child has special or limited access and should stay out of the normal roster until it has regular public access.
That scope keeps the page useful for a normal player choosing what to queue with. Restricted, staff, developer, boss, private-server, or special-mode characters can be interesting, but they do not answer the same question as picking a regular character to learn.
FAQ
How many normal characters are in Jujutsu Shenanigans?
There are 22 normal player-facing characters in this roster: 14 Complete characters, 1 Early Access character, and 7 Base Only characters.
Which Jujutsu Shenanigans character should I learn first?
Start with a complete character that matches the fight style you want. Honored One is good for ranged pressure and domains, Salaryman is cleaner for melee fundamentals, Restless Gambler teaches sustain and rushdown, and Blood Manipulator gives mid-range projectile pressure. Save lower-HP or busier kits for when you are comfortable with confirms and spacing.
What does Base Only mean in Jujutsu Shenanigans?
Base Only means the character has a normal base moveset, but awakening performs a special move instead of unlocking a full awakened moveset. Locust Guy, Star Rage, Aspiring Mangaka, Lucky Coward, Crow Charmer, Black Death, and Sky Assassin are the current Base Only rows in this normal roster.
Is Disaster Plants free?
Yes. Disaster Plants was Early Access until September 5, 2026, and V1.82 released it to the public for free with its full Unwrap awakening.
Why is Mahoraga not counted as a separate normal character?
Mahoraga is part of Ten Shadows' awakened route, not a separate normal roster pick. Ten Shadows carries that form and its related move set in the character entry.
Are Strongest Of History, Monkey Kid, Super TZE, Mokou, and Cursed Child included?
No. Those characters are restricted, overpowered, staff or developer related, special-condition, boss-linked, private-server, or otherwise outside the normal player-facing roster. They do not count toward the 22.
