#SOUL REAPER VIZARD QUINCY BLEACH PATCH#

Shinigami are the opposite of the Quincy. They purify Hollows who do evil in the World of the Living and ensure the safe crossing of souls - the Pluses who have lost their way after death - by giving them a soul burial. In ancient times, they were known as Balancers (調整者 (バランサー), Baransā ). Like the Quincy, they must use every advantage they have to survive, from kido spells and Shunko to martial arts and never-before-seen secret weapons or techniques.Shinigami (死神, death god(s) Viz 'Soul Reaper(s)') are guardians of the souls who are going through the circle of transmigration. Best of all, in the wake of that shocking defeat and the loss of several bankai, the Soul Reapers must get creative and push themselves like never before. For better or worse, Bleach has a habit of giving its heroes last-minute power-ups to turn the tide of any battle, and the Soul Reapers might do that en masse to take down the Quincy empire in the final battle. With any luck, future Bleach episodes won't have the Soul Reapers holding back for meta-reasons, such as Byakuya conveniently forgetting his kido spells or Shunsui being too easy a target for Robert. Most of all, the Soul Reapers have been shaken out of their prideful complacency and understand that their very survival is on the line. The battle was lost but the war is not yet decided, and many characters have yet to fight seriously, such as Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi or even Captain Jushiro Ukitake. This gives the Soul Reapers a chance to rest, recover and prepare for more, and this time, they know what they're dealing with.

#SOUL REAPER VIZARD QUINCY BLEACH PATCH#

Even Kenpachi Zaraki is holding back too much, keeping his eye patch on after he lost to the decoy Yhwach.īy now, the first major battle in the 'Thousand-Year Blood War' arc is over, with Yhwach and the Sternritter retreating through the shadows and returning to Silbern to rest. Elsewhere, Captain Sui-Feng appears to be holding back against Sternritter K, BG9, as she didn't even try using Shunko after losing her bankai to the Sternritter. It's almost like Shunsui is holding still so that Robert can hit him. Robert is barely using any of his powers, yet he badly wounded Shunsui, which seems odd considering how well Shunsui performed against the Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk. Other examples include Shunsui Kyoraku's poor performance against Sternritter N, the pistol-slinging Robert Accutrone. The sole exception is Kisuke's use of an offensive kido to temporarily take down Quilge Opie in Hueco Mundo. He should have done so to make up for the loss of his bankai and the hardness of As Nodt's Blut Vene, as Byakuya's shikai alone wasn't sufficient. However, he didn't cast a single kido spell when fighting Sternritter F, As Nodt. In fact, kido was a major contributing factor to Aizen's defeat, and Byakuya used many kido spells when fighting Ichigo Kurosaki in the 'Soul Society' arc and Zommari Rureaux in the 'Hueco Mundo' arc. Bleach has long since established kido as a vital part of many characters' fighting styles, from the traitorous Captain Sosuke Aizen to Captain Byakuya Kuchiki and Kisuke Urahara. The main example is the relative lack of kido spells so far in the 'Thousand-Year Blood War' arc.

So, they hold back for meta-reasons, even if they themselves don't realize it. The Soul Reapers can and should fight back harder than they are, but as pawns of the story, they don't. Bleach is guilty of all these throughout its lengthy anime run, and acting out of character appears to be the latest problem. The alternatives are unsavory tricks like using a deus ex machina, contrived power-ups, or characters acting out of character so they can be tougher or more vulnerable as per the story's requirements. All this makes sense to build tension and give the heroes a challenge to overcome, but it also feels like Bleach is overdoing it.Įvery victory or defeat in a battle shonen anime should make sense in-universe, with organic reasons for everything that happens. Even Captain Byakuya Kuchiki might perish, having lost to As Nodt in a duel, and Izuru Kira lost his sword arm from just one attack courtesy of Bazz-B, Sternritter H. Several Captains lost their bankai to the Quincy medallions, and Lieutenant Chojiro Sasakibe died at Driscoll Berci's hands even before that. Once the Wandenreich invaded the Soul Society, the casualties added up in a hurry, and even the Captains and Lieutenants are suffering one defeat after another. For story reasons, Bleach's heroes are suffering many defeats so far in the 'Thousand-Year Blood War' arc - most of all the Soul Reapers themselves.

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