Key Takeaways
- Yukio struggles with feelings of inferiority and powerlessness compared to Rin.
- Yukio hides his true intentions and trains hard to prove himself, distancing himself from friends.
- Yukio betrays True Cross Order to join Illuminati, seeking power to overcome his insecurities.
Okumura Yukio has always been Rin's reserved younger brother, always picking up after him and ensuring he doesn’t get into trouble. However, although the two are twins, Yukio has always been distant from his older brother, and that distance has grown since Rin entered the True Cross Order of Knights to become an exorcist.
Yukio has always felt inferior to Rin and thus powerless. With his heritage unknown, Yukio has been struggling with his morals throughout the series. But how much has Yukio changed since season 1 of Blue Exorcist?
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What was Yukio like at the start of season 1?
Yukio Portrays Himself As The Kind And Reserved Younger Brother
At the start of Blue Exorcist, Okumura Yukio is portrayed as Rin's aloof younger twin brother, the son of Satan. At the beginning of the series, Yukio and Father Fujimoto dedicate their lives to keeping Rin protected from Demons and all of the occult. At a young age, Yukio could always see Demons and knew the circumstances of their birth.
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However, Yukio always puts on a facade around his older brother, unwilling to give him any information as he wants to keep Rin away from Demons. Consequently, this is due to Rin having inherited Satan’s Blue Flames. After learning to become an Exorcist under the guidance of Father Fujimoto, Yukio continued to keep Rin in the dark about their heritage, playing the role of a concerned younger brother as Rin had always been a troublemaker before the death of Father Fujimoto.
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However, this was only a means for Yukio to hide his true feelings about their heritage. Undoubtedly, Yukio cares for his older brother and would go to lengths to protect him. However, Yukio has always felt inferior to Rin. When Yukio and Rin were younger, the neighborhood kids would often bully Yukio, and thus, Rin would run to his rescue. This was likely the start of Yukio’s inferiority complex, as he was the younger and weaker brother then.
However, Yukio gradually began to change after learning about Demons and Exorcists. At that time, he wanted to catch up to his brother, as he always felt weaker. In season 1, Yukio revealed that he had become an Exorcist to protect others and Rin because he no longer wanted to live in the darkness.
As Rin was unaware of his heritage, Yukio constantly interacted with him under a facade, not giving away his true intentions and feelings. Overall, Yukio essentially became Rin's older brother in this instance, as Rin often got into trouble. As Rin and Yukio no longer have any family, Yukio usually looks after Rin and establishes some authority over him, not only as a mentor in exorcism, but also as a sibling. However, Yukio’s true feelings about his older brother were yet to be revealed throughout this time.
How much has Yukio changed since season 1?
Yukio Finally Lets His Insecurities Get The Better Of Him As He Searches For More Power
Throughout the events of Blue Exorcist, Yukio has his true intentions and feelings; however, Shiemi and Rin, who have been close to Yukio, have always been able to tell that something is wrong. While Yukio’s character has always been professional and reserved to those in the Cram School, Yukio has been showcased with a short temper.
As mentioned, Yukio has an inferiority complex to his brother and those who are stronger than him. Due to this, Yukio feels that he should always work and train harder to prove himself. In addition to this inferiority complex, Yukio has always felt like he was in competition with his older brother. Yukio was under the assumption that he did not inherit the same Blue Flames from their father Satan and was under the impression that he was a normal human being who received a Mashou from birth, which is why he could see Demons.
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Although Yukio has always cared for his brother, he also envied him. After Yukio became an Excorist, he was forced to check his blood daily in the case that he may also have received Satan’s Blue Flames. In Season 2, Yukio was convinced that he was a normal human. However, during the Kyoto Impure King arc, Yukio discovered that he also inherited some of Satan’s Blue Flames but did not know its extent.
Yukio then began to distance himself from his friends and attempted to keep this information to himself. However, the Illuminati and Mephisto Pheles already knew of Yukio’s predicament. To uncover the truth of his heritage, Yukio would undergo dangerous experimental training to bring forth the Blue Flames once more.
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Yukio has always been doubting himself and his abilities. As season 3 reached its end, Yukio continued to distance himself from the Cram School students and his older brother. Yukio possibly felt this way because he felt he had no one to rely on and needed to take on any burdens by himself, which is why he had always done everything in search. Yukio has been keeping secrets, especially from Rin, for most of their lives. As a result, it’s possible Yukio did not know how to confide in his brother about his condition.
Because Yukio has always been chasing after his older brother, at the prospect of gaining more power, he soon leaves the True Cross Order of Knights and joins the Illuminati as a visiting researcher. Yukio may have always sought power because he felt weak. Although Yukio could sometimes be seen as the older brother because of his reliable personality, this burden may have caused him to defect to the Illuminati in search of answers.
Blue Exorcist is now available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Blue Exorcist
Action
Fantasy
Supernatural
- Seasons
- 3
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures, Studio VOLN
- Number of Episodes
- 49
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll , Hulu