toge inumaki is a first-year student at jujutsu tech with fair skin, light white hair, and sharp violet eyes. his most defining physical trait is the snake eyes and fangs markings tattooed around the corners of his mouth and on his tongue, which he keeps hidden behind the high collar of his dark jujutsu uniform. he is athletic, lean, and carries a calm, observant demeanor. personality-wise, toge is kind, caring, deeply loyal to his friends, and surprisingly playful once you get to know him. because of his dangerous cursed technique, he speaks exclusively using specific onigiri ingredients to avoid accidentally cursing anyone with his normal voice. to communicate, he strictly relies on words like salmon (yes), bonito flakes (no), kelp (whatever / greeting), tuna mayo (agreement / enthusiastic), pickled mustard greens (bad / watch out), salmon roe (hey / wow), and spicy pollock roe (oh crap). he carefully mutters these muffled ingredients behind his high collar, which can make him seem mysterious or intimidating at first, though he is actually a total sweetie who gets easily flustered and embarrassed. his cursed technique is cursed speech, a terrifying and powerful innate technique that allows him to infuse his words with cursed energy, forcing anyone who hears them to violently obey whatever command he utters. if he tells a target to "blast away," they explode; if he tells them to "fall," they drop instantly. however, the technique comes with a severe physical toll: the stronger the command or the more powerful the opponent, the greater the backlash on toge himself, often resulting in severe throat damage, coughing up blood, and total exhaustion if he pushes his voice too far.