BYAKUYA KUCHIKI vs PEPE WACCABRADA - Bleach Battle ANALYSIS | Toxic Love Affair

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  • In our next Bleach Battle Analysis, we're taking a look at Byakuya vs Pepe - one of the WEIRDEST fights in TYBW!
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    As the final battle in Seireitei of the second Quincy invasion, Byakuya vs Pepe is a very strange fight. Is it the worst fight in Bleach? It's certainly up there - interruptions, low stakes, weird villains, this fight kind of has it all. Let's take a look in a new Bleach Battle Analysis!
    Chapters:
    Intro - 00:00
    Fight Overview - 04:17
    Who's Involved? - 09:03
    Pre-fight Context - 11:27
    The Fight Begins - 15:35
    Pepe's True Intentions - 19:05
    Byakuya vs Hisagi - 21:23
    Byakuya vs Pepe - 24:37
    Pepe's Vollständig, Unleashed - 32:06
    The Zombies Arrive - 34:59
    Pepe, Defeated - 38:34
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  • @MrTommo2304
    @MrTommo2304  10 місяців тому +73

    Well...here we are, Byakuya vs Pepe. Definitely one of the weirdest fights in Bleach. What do you think of the battle between these two? How would you change it up? Let me know your thoughts below!

    • @Drakuma35
      @Drakuma35 10 місяців тому +10

      It’s rough that the best part of the fight was liltotto eating him

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +2

      I think it could be improved by giving Pepe more thralls, outright incorporating him into the zombie battle by taking control of a few of Giselle's zombies, and generally just allowing his powers to better speak for themselves. I am totally cool with keeping his death the same. That was the best part and a crowning moment for homegirl Liltotto.

    • @garystewart343
      @garystewart343 10 місяців тому +2

      Pepe-Sama should have won

    • @seriouscyrus6982
      @seriouscyrus6982 10 місяців тому

      ​@@garystewart343Oh God no...

    • @seriouscyrus6982
      @seriouscyrus6982 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@garystewart343Don't tell me Papa Pepe got you too😢

  • @knucklecracks2.0
    @knucklecracks2.0 10 місяців тому +207

    So there’s Shunsui who always fights enemies who uses guns and Byakuya who fights enemies who use love and manipulation techniques. Any other pattern?

    • @ironrevenger9386
      @ironrevenger9386 10 місяців тому +82

      Ichigo having rematches against most of his opponents after getting stomped the first time

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +72

      ​@@ironrevenger9386That kind of goes beyond Ichigo and more into the very DNA of the modern shōnen protagonist.

    • @justinjiang3094
      @justinjiang3094 10 місяців тому +88

      And there’s Rukia who kept fighting horrific opponents like No.9 espada & As Nodt lol

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +60

      @@justinjiang3094 You mean the ones who attempt to mindrape her?

    • @ironrevenger9386
      @ironrevenger9386 10 місяців тому +11

      @@MrGksarathy I know, but it never happened 6 times in any other series I can think of. There’s Byakuya, Aizen, Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, Yammy, and Gin.

  • @Grayson-Winchester
    @Grayson-Winchester 10 місяців тому +122

    I always found it funny that Byakuya fought Zommari who basically had the same ability but wasn't the one finishing Pepe off with his Bankai

    • @Force-Multiplier
      @Force-Multiplier 10 місяців тому +16

      Byakuya got barely nothing but off screens in the later parts of TYBW sadly and this cursed thing is what we get ...

    • @f4rensabri
      @f4rensabri 10 місяців тому +3

      byakuya needs love

    • @Prushinthespirit
      @Prushinthespirit 10 місяців тому +9

      ​​@@Force-Multiplierit's almost like he wasn't planned to be alive by that point in the story...

    • @Force-Multiplier
      @Force-Multiplier 10 місяців тому +5

      @@Prushinthespirit that's 100% a myth mate
      go and tell Kubo* to do anything and see where that gets you ...
      you can't posible convince me that some fangirls threatened the man to "unkill" Byakuya
      when that man literally shuns fans that just happily ask for the hell arc

    • @Prushinthespirit
      @Prushinthespirit 10 місяців тому +6

      ​​@@Force-MultiplierI don't care of it's myth or not.
      But it doesn't change that Byakuya being alive in this arc doesn't look organically written at all.
      He takes credit for Rukia's only hype moment in this arc vs As Nodt, he's just in for a ride for the entire arc after First Invasion, he takes on foes that could've given more fights for characters that lack their moments etc.
      During First Invasion he messes up spectacularly and then just comes back even stronger while still remaining the same arrogance that almost brought his downfall. What was Kubo trying to say with that? His buff in the palace is ridiculous: one of the most OP bankai with differences so non-obvious and few that nobody except for him can possibly know them - and they made it few times stronger, thought it being weak was never the case.
      Even if Kubo didn't actually plan to kill him off, there's too many moments and details that point to the exact opposite. In this arc Byakuya gets glazed so hard, you can almost see "fan favourite" written on his forehead.

  • @bkgocrazy6607
    @bkgocrazy6607 10 місяців тому +64

    I feel like they’re gonna give pepe’s holy form a dark, sort of toxic pink color. Similar to mask de masculine’s crimson red

  • @ezra1735
    @ezra1735 10 місяців тому +21

    One of the best moments for Liltotto, showing why you shouldn't screw with her unless you want to be eaten like Pepe.

    • @xavierstewart5756
      @xavierstewart5756 10 місяців тому +8

      Can’t wait to see how the anime pulls that scene off, cause like you said one of the best moments for Liltotto who’s my favorite Sternritter. Pepe definitely sealed his fate when he decided to turn on Liltotto and Meninas.

    • @Javetts
      @Javetts 10 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, I assumed Pepe tried talking his way out because he knew in raw stats he had no way to even escape her or land L the Love.
      I mean, she had the raw stats to beat P the Power, while sparing her life. So what was he going to do?

    • @ezra1735
      @ezra1735 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Javetts apparently beg for his life, sucks that plan wasn't going work on Liltotto

  • @NeufAtora
    @NeufAtora 10 місяців тому +52

    I don't think Kubo is changing what Pepe can do with Hisagi; something extremely similar happens to Rin when Pepe first attacks the 12th division barracks. Rin stabs Hiyosu while still seemingly in control of his mind, which is what Kubo seems to be showing with Hisagi later on

    • @MrTommo2304
      @MrTommo2304  10 місяців тому +24

      Great point - I forgot about that!

    • @Dexx1s
      @Dexx1s 10 місяців тому +2

      Yea, the big difference between the two "Loves" is that Pepe doesn't directly take over and control his victims. They love him and will do what he wants, similar to doing something for someone you love when asked to. Hisagi even said it; he wanted to attack Byakuya.

  • @t-the-bawnbawn2663
    @t-the-bawnbawn2663 10 місяців тому +26

    Full honesty
    Pepe is weird as hell and very off putting, but the way his power works and all the implications it has… really feels like he was meant for more, but got hit with the “okay wrap it up”

    • @Javetts
      @Javetts 10 місяців тому +5

      I always felt his exchanges with Askin were because they can both oneshot each other. D does nothing to counter L or vice versa.

    • @SinHurr
      @SinHurr 10 місяців тому +3

      The only truly unbeatable Stand, [Editorial Mismanagement]!

  • @Urubu_de_terno
    @Urubu_de_terno 10 місяців тому +30

    Only time Kensei ever won a fight in the entire series... And to think that he had the audacity to diss Hisagui while saving him from Mask.

  • @nikolab.4065
    @nikolab.4065 10 місяців тому +196

    The fight is not bad, but it's Pepe...

    • @clydu91
      @clydu91 10 місяців тому +9

      Yes, it is.

    • @haku1384
      @haku1384 10 місяців тому +17

      yeah besides a few other sternritters, his schrift is kinda lame, but his design is unique.

    • @_-Bane-_Main
      @_-Bane-_Main 10 місяців тому +29

      He’s legitimately difficult to look at

    • @seriouscyrus6982
      @seriouscyrus6982 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@_-Bane-_MainWhy? Because he's black?!
      😂😂😂

    • @sbricksful
      @sbricksful 10 місяців тому +23

      ​@@seriouscyrus6982nope.it's that vollstandig of his that requires eye bleach after seeing it.

  • @fruitymypebbles4914
    @fruitymypebbles4914 10 місяців тому +31

    If anything I wish they would have focused more on Byakuya vs Robert, Nanana and Candace. It’d be nice to see him defeat them while showcasing the results of his training in the palace as well as giving us insight into Robert’s Shrift.

    • @prashanthravi8470
      @prashanthravi8470 10 місяців тому +1

      Exactly. That would be 5x better

    • @ryl99
      @ryl99 10 місяців тому +5

      Its confirmed that he will use his bankai against them in the anime. But we will get lucky if that scene even last 30sec coz they adapting almost 7chapters this episode

    • @fate4034
      @fate4034 10 місяців тому +1

      Let’s just hope the battle between Byakuya vs Candace nanana and Robert would be expanded

    • @joshuabryant9845
      @joshuabryant9845 10 місяців тому +1

      And...it lasted a whole 30 seconds. Just one shots em all

    • @fruitymypebbles4914
      @fruitymypebbles4914 10 місяців тому +2

      @@joshuabryant9845 still better than just off screening them like the manga did

  • @MrGksarathy
    @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +45

    My problems with this fight are mostly about how it cuts off the Giselle vs Mayuri fight, how shoehorned and rushed it was, and Pepe's uncreative use of his terrifying powers, whether it be his thralls or love arrows. Pepe himself is honestly a refreshjng take for a love-themed villain in shōnen, and I just wish he got more time to actually show it before getting humiliated.

    • @WieldMyWord
      @WieldMyWord 10 місяців тому +3

      Well its not cut other than the zombie fight with rose, rangiku and kensei vs the arrancars unless the anime wants to expand on that. Mayuri only references the conclusion which will be shown, although it doesn't kill Giselle which mayuri doesn't know so Giselle basically feign his death to avoid being fully defeated (very in-character). If they are going to show the whole pepe fight atleast I hope we get to see what happened around with the other sternritters fighting byakuya which was mostly off sceen in the manga.

    • @lolsnez7542
      @lolsnez7542 10 місяців тому

      No

  • @xfighters3913
    @xfighters3913 10 місяців тому +19

    Honestly I just really hope that in the anime they reveal how Liltotto managed to restrain and take out Minenas

    • @zigazdovc6175
      @zigazdovc6175 10 місяців тому +2

      She is just that strong, as revealed in CFYOW.

    • @xfighters3913
      @xfighters3913 10 місяців тому

      @@zigazdovc6175 what does she do in cfyow?

    • @cj5476
      @cj5476 9 місяців тому +1

      @@xfighters3913it’s stated she’s the strongest in the group including Bambi

    • @typeouetco1626
      @typeouetco1626 8 місяців тому +2

      she's just that strong. CFYOW+the manga gives a really good idea of how they scale. Bambietta>=Lil>>>Candice/Meninas. Giselle is a special case.

  • @urameshitrev1851
    @urameshitrev1851 10 місяців тому +33

    Pepe being some weird twisted version of Cupid, is neat in concept, and if Kubo's intention was for us to feel disgusted at his Vollstandig, good on him. But when you make him the focus of Byakuya's first proper fight since he lost to As Nodt, and he could've fought Nanana (Who supposedly fought Rose and came out fine) or Robert (Who shot out Shunsui's eye), it was a weird choice to say for sure.
    Maybe if Pepe had kept his normal Sage look with the sunglasses, I would've liked his design more.
    *Edit:* Ha, seems the anime heard my plea lol

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +8

      I actually like his cult leader/love guru design transitioning to a repulsive old cherubim. Definitely hits some of that religious horror, and also shows him for what he really is.

  • @spiderdude2099
    @spiderdude2099 10 місяців тому +83

    If I had a nickel for every time Byakuya fought a dark skinned enemy with a gross transformation and powers themed around love, I'd have 2 nickels, but it's wierd it's happened twice...

    • @inansultan5171
      @inansultan5171 10 місяців тому +18

      *which isn’t a lot
      You missed that phrase in your recycled humorless internet joke.

    • @BucsFanO22
      @BucsFanO22 10 місяців тому +8

      You forgot the "which isn't a lot.." part. lol

    • @hitkid2456
      @hitkid2456 10 місяців тому

      Depending if we learn more about Yoruichi, that could apply to her, too. (And I mean the activation of senkei could be considered "gross".)

    • @crownedking_cj8890
      @crownedking_cj8890 10 місяців тому

      3 times, yami

    • @spiderdude2099
      @spiderdude2099 10 місяців тому +1

      @@crownedking_cj8890 his powers don’t revolve around love

  • @Nether2342
    @Nether2342 10 місяців тому +19

    Kubo has Byakuya fight a lot of enemies with some sort of mental manipulation. Zomari, tsukushima (technically past manipulation but the effect is the same), As Nodt, and Pepe. In fact the only canon fights he has against “regular” opponents is ichigo, renji, yami, and kenpachi, all of which except for ichigo are less than 1 chapter if memory serves.

    • @typeouetco1626
      @typeouetco1626 8 місяців тому

      The same thing happens every time except for Zomari too. Byakuya is just randomly too cool to have feelings and win thanks to that.
      Tsukishima should have fought Rukia, Pepe should have fought Hisagi and/or be given a big one v all fight

  • @isaaccook1890
    @isaaccook1890 10 місяців тому +21

    Byakuya always gets the weird ones.
    Also really looking forward to anime only viewers reacting to Pepe.

    • @charminglady2011
      @charminglady2011 10 місяців тому +1

      My guess is it's the dark side of pretty privilege. I feel like he reminds them of a crush, or an ex or something.

  • @wordsandyou
    @wordsandyou 10 місяців тому +9

    The underutilization of Robert Accutone was a big dissapointment in the arc.
    *Takes the new captain commanders eye. Is off-screened and never gets his schrift named.

    • @bqw2094
      @bqw2094 10 місяців тому

      Agreed

    • @user-be9gw9je3h
      @user-be9gw9je3h 10 місяців тому

      If only TYBW was much longer and better thought out....

    • @blackemperor1352
      @blackemperor1352 10 місяців тому

      Right, he almost casually killed one of the strongest shinigami in history and got treated like a background fodder afterwards.

    • @chasinghaze0962
      @chasinghaze0962 10 місяців тому

      I really don't get it. Did you all want all 26 Sternritters to have fleshed out fights or what? I am genuinely curious

    • @bqw2094
      @bqw2094 10 місяців тому +1

      @@chasinghaze0962 not all 26 , but the wrong ones were used . Pepe got all these characters fighting him , meanwhile Robert accutron, the guy who blew out the new captain commanders eye gets offscreened and barely any info revealed.

  • @overlookers
    @overlookers 10 місяців тому +15

    I really wish PePe's shrift was *L: The Leer* and it gave him- or his staff- a weird eye power like Medusa or basilisk powers.

    • @gorade1901
      @gorade1901 10 місяців тому +2

      That's a really cool idea

  • @andyzhang7890
    @andyzhang7890 10 місяців тому +46

    Tbh I actually love how cursed his design is, reminds me of ugly bastards from hentai and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was part of Kubo’s thought process 💀💀

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +7

      Finally, someone gets it. I also think this dude looks like your stereotypical love guru from the '70s. He probably was one, or some sort of aspiring cult leader, before Ywach found him.

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 10 місяців тому +59

    The fight may have been a downer but in the end, Pepe meeting his end was a highlight especially given just how repulsive he was. The way he went out was also satisfying and symbolic.

    • @CaptainKotetsu
      @CaptainKotetsu 10 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely. It was very satisfying to see him die that way.

    • @gorade1901
      @gorade1901 10 місяців тому +1

      I only wish Giselle got what was coming to her too, given CFYOW.

    • @manuelacosta9463
      @manuelacosta9463 10 місяців тому +1

      @@gorade1901 Yeah it's quite jarring that Giselle essentially got a slap on the wrist. But if there is a silver lining it's that all of them have adjusted well to their new lives and business in the human world, not causing any trouble.

    • @zigazdovc6175
      @zigazdovc6175 10 місяців тому

      The Bambies are lucky to have Liltotto in their team, because the loli is carrying the Bambies on their back to a happy ending in CFYOW. Giselle is the only really evil character that got away with it, as even Mayuri got his comeuppance in the final arc.@@manuelacosta9463

    • @CaptainKotetsu
      @CaptainKotetsu 10 місяців тому +2

      @@gorade1901 Yeah. I have no idea why Kubo let her live. There’s literally no point.

  • @Jeikobu
    @Jeikobu 10 місяців тому +9

    Something that in theory makes the Love very dangerous in comparison to the Zombie as a shrift, it handily works on other Quincy where the Zombie does need another Quincy to be dead first. Like suggested earlier in the video, I think it would have meant a lot more if he had gotten several of the others to be a bit more of a multi-battle would have gone a long way to show how dangerous it is.

    • @SinHurr
      @SinHurr 10 місяців тому

      "It just works." - Todd "Pepe" Howard

  • @misterninja911
    @misterninja911 10 місяців тому +5

    What pisses me off about this fight is that it got more screentime than the squad zero.

  • @thehonoredone2361
    @thehonoredone2361 10 місяців тому +39

    In PEPE we trust

    • @hitkid2456
      @hitkid2456 10 місяців тому +2

      But it was always SANE in Bleach!

  • @juwhamu8600
    @juwhamu8600 10 місяців тому +12

    I love that you upload these videos as they lead up to the fights in the anime as it's airing. It gives me alot of think about and look out for once the episodes do come out and helps to keep some information fresh in my mind ^-^

  • @EstebanSastreSuarez
    @EstebanSastreSuarez 10 місяців тому +1

    One of the best videos I've seen on this channel. Very nuanced and deep analysis. Loving it!

  • @denvvver2
    @denvvver2 10 місяців тому +4

    When the Love was first revealed I was hoping that Pepe would be done in by the classic twist on the Yandere trope--maybe one of his victims would get so jealous that Pepe was sharing his love with other characters that they'd kill him so no one could have him (assuming he wouldn't expect to have to order someone not to kill him).
    One way to do this could have been integrating the end of the Giselle fight much better, and maybe some timeline shuffling. But if Pepe was truly shown to be a threat on his backfoot, fleeing tactically from the fight against unloving zombies, only to run into Giselle in the cave... Maybe he could have tried to make Giselle love him and fight against his pursuers, only to find out how Giselle really treats the things she loves... It was built upon pretty well with the Bambi interactions, and in my opinion gives that build up of a terrible person some justification and payoff before the inevitable "yeah ok even though you are a monster and still brutally killed your zombie gf, we beat you so you can still be on our side"
    all in all, making it simply another slave-creator was uninspired. Truly diving into what it means to make someone love you that much rather than just making them your slave could have differentiated it from Amor and the Zombie.

  • @animefan77
    @animefan77 10 місяців тому +4

    The biggest relief is that he’ll be gone next episode so we can expand on the Zero Squad fights.

  • @jayenlow1191
    @jayenlow1191 10 місяців тому +5

    Theoretically, Pepe could have been a cannon version of Muromasa if he decided to just go after different Soul Reaper's zanpuktos. Tho he can't manifest the spirits and needs someone to wield them. What if he made a few fall for him and he keep them with him in his floating bowl, or whatever that thing is, and picked which he wanted to use.
    Also before this I thought fans didn't like him cause he was a fat old man making people fall in love with him and he did something weird with it, but now I get it, built up to be a big threat but ends up being a joke with lost potential

  • @haku1384
    @haku1384 10 місяців тому +3

    pepe waccabrada looks like a hippie barragan

  • @garystewart343
    @garystewart343 10 місяців тому +6

    Pepe-Sama is the greatest! He deserves his own arc

    • @kenouk6183
      @kenouk6183 10 місяців тому +3

      He deserves his own anime 😢

  • @JeFFrOcKz312
    @JeFFrOcKz312 10 місяців тому +2

    I’m feeling you’ve seen some fan sites and pages that discussed this. It really was very conflicting to think about. Glad you’ve made your views for us to ponder as well.

  • @sytrostormlord3275
    @sytrostormlord3275 10 місяців тому +4

    I would say this fight won't be changed, it will be rearranged. Made more structured... we might see a proper finale of Mayuri vs Giselle, before Pepe will even show up... so that it will be more logical that he's here...

  • @ashersanjan125
    @ashersanjan125 10 місяців тому

    You are going to be a happy lad this episode Mr. Tommo sensei

  • @perctaker666
    @perctaker666 10 місяців тому

    day is good mrtommo posted

  • @Risingshinigami00
    @Risingshinigami00 10 місяців тому +6

    I'm excited for the next episode bc it's being said they will adapt the byakuya vs the 3 sternritter fight so we csn actually see him fight them now and maybe get Robert's shrift.

    • @alexprince9035
      @alexprince9035 10 місяців тому

      H 😅 8:47 😅

    • @Risingshinigami00
      @Risingshinigami00 10 місяців тому

      @alexprince9035 what? There are already leaks showing byakuya using his bankai and Robert using sklav rai like the bambis did and byakuya fighting robert,nanana and candi. The fight is actually going to be shown unlike how it was just skipped in the manga and done offscreen.

  • @nicholashaan7345
    @nicholashaan7345 10 місяців тому +3

    How could you not love this fight ? It features his loving majesty Pepe The Love Waccabrada and any battle featuring him is automatically elevated to the rank of G.O.A.T ,after all Pepe Sama is such a loving lovable lug of lovingness and every scene he is in should be treated with nothing less than our purest , sincerest love and adoration.

  • @animesubya
    @animesubya 10 місяців тому +24

    I will say, out of all the fights in the TYBW, this was definitely a weaker one and I would not care for it if Byakuya wasn't involved.
    I do hope they add a little more to the fight however if they don't, I'm not going to be too disappointed.
    Again, I'm just hyped to see Byakuya back in action. Granted, it's not much.

  • @tnuhenaj3752
    @tnuhenaj3752 10 місяців тому +7

    It may not be kubo who decided to cut short the fight. Nobody can say for sure really and since its towards the end of the series maybe kubo has the ability to disregard his editors more but we do know that especially early on quite big decisions were made by the editors such as moving onto soul society and ending the beginning arc faster than kubo intended. And completely changing orihime's powers from one that gives her horns and a tail to the fairies she has in this timeline. I wonder how different bleach would be if kubo never heeded his editors once.
    Regardless of whether or not this fight went on any longer i seriously doubt it would be a fan fave so it seems plausible somebody not even necessarily the editor strongly recommended kubo to get it over with and move on. might explain why theres so many brief ideas in this small space. Classic kubo thing to do. Just oda not getting enough pages so instead of lowering the amount of panels in one chapter he just makes the panels small, messy and unreadable kubo instead of cutting out some ideas he had he just shoves everything in it and gives us small tasters of everything.
    But it could also be kubo's decision we know he gets bored of stuff exceedingly quickly one need look no further than ichigo's powers to see that.
    I kinda like zommari's and pepe's releases in a grotesque way. In a series of hypermodels its nice to have an alternative now and again.
    Bazz-B did not teamkill for stealing credit like he said. We find out later that he hates everyone in that army thanks to his backstory so it makes perfect sense he would take any chance to sneakily kill them.
    Is pepe actually insanely strong being able to catch and corner byakuya? byakuya was already very fast and strong before the royal guard training and look how much renji powered up after it.

  • @doublea4012
    @doublea4012 10 місяців тому +3

    I just want to see byakuya fight, I'm simple like that

  • @CaptainKotetsu
    @CaptainKotetsu 10 місяців тому +34

    I wonder what happened to Rin and Jidanbo after Pepe took control of them. It’s literally never explained.

    • @km2460
      @km2460 10 місяців тому +13

      I guess it can be assumed that after Pepe was defeated they were no longer under his control

    • @GnoelRak99
      @GnoelRak99 10 місяців тому +9

      ​@@km2460should be, since Hisagi is fine at eos too

    • @SOLDAT_MENDES
      @SOLDAT_MENDES 10 місяців тому

      who knows, man? Maybe they went for a nice vacation or started a band. The possibilities are endless.

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 10 місяців тому +3

      Jidanbo seems like he actually died, given he's conspicuously absent after the TYBW.

    • @CaptainKotetsu
      @CaptainKotetsu 10 місяців тому +5

      @@MrGksarathy That’s what I was thinking too. For one thing, we don’t see how the RnD attack ended. For another, Jidanbo isn’t present during Pepe’s fight later. You’d think Pepe would want to use a pawn like that if he still had him.
      I feel like some soul reapers had to put him down so he wouldn’t crush anyone else.

  • @JustAGuy8541
    @JustAGuy8541 10 місяців тому +4

    I've seen the Leak Images Of the next episode Let's just say Robert it's time to shine Also lord Pepe Will be featured in this episode I can't wait I mean I know a chapter is from but still

  • @QuincyArmy-dd7mb
    @QuincyArmy-dd7mb 10 місяців тому +2

    Honestly more Robert less Pepe suits me, same for Bambi girls and elite guard,
    Though Pepe suits for comedic purposes so I enjoyed it a bit...

  • @metal87power
    @metal87power 10 місяців тому

    Pepe controlling Zanpaktou is nice twist that even Kuchiki could not predict.

  • @Skate182
    @Skate182 10 місяців тому +2

    Respect for the animators that had to do pepes vollständig

    • @gig7932
      @gig7932 10 місяців тому

      Hope they don't animate his bulge like they did with Mask.

  • @charminglady2011
    @charminglady2011 10 місяців тому +3

    Maybe Kubo felt sorry for Byakuya. He kept throwing Byakuya with people who mess with his feelings. Poor thing needs therapy after the war.

  • @metal87power
    @metal87power 10 місяців тому

    It's good, interesting and clever. Match up Kuchiki with familiar yet different opponent. The perv sage powers are similar to that Espada, but different.

  • @piotrczaban6315
    @piotrczaban6315 10 місяців тому +1

    My guess is that the zombie Pepe made fall in love was Jidanbo in the first invasion so he could take the credit for destroying R&D department.

  • @Therius
    @Therius 10 місяців тому +1

    I just noticed that my man Byakuya has fought: Zommari, Pepe, and is implied to have fought or at least trained with Yourichi. All that was missing was a fight with Tousen and Nanana. I am starting to think he would be best friends with Zorro from one piece 🤣

  • @animanco6833
    @animanco6833 10 місяців тому +4

    Is Byakuya vs Pepe even a fight, considering short it is. God I really hope the anime expand byakuya's fight with Robert, Nana and Candince like how it did with Ichigo and bambis

    • @fate4034
      @fate4034 10 місяців тому

      Yeah I really hope Byakuya vs Candice nana and Robert is expanded

  • @jacobortmann4835
    @jacobortmann4835 10 місяців тому +2

    Kinda makes me wonder if Liltoto's ability to eat n absorb others powers might come into play in the anime version. It wasn't shown in the Manga but it could still be showcased in the anime. Giselle's zombies and Liltoto's new love kiss might make for a good combo fight. Probably won't play out that way...but still interesting.

  • @tasherxx_
    @tasherxx_ 10 місяців тому +4

    Analyse omaeda vs that elephant arrancar 💀

  • @farringtonworks
    @farringtonworks 10 місяців тому +3

    What font are you using for your thumbnails? It's really nice.

  • @satchelharding189
    @satchelharding189 10 місяців тому +1

    You’re giving Pepe way more credit than he deserves

  • @StCrimson667
    @StCrimson667 10 місяців тому +1

    When you think about the comparisons between the Arrancar and the Sternritter, Liltotto's ability, the Glutton, is almost identical to Aaroniero's ability, Gluttony, they both devour others and absorb their power and it's confirmed in CFYOW that Liltotto absorbed Pepe's the Love as well.

  • @normalizabortion6954
    @normalizabortion6954 10 місяців тому

    This is so crazy to me bc I LOVED Pepe's design especially in his Voll Stin Dich!!! I can't be the only one he's just so fun

  • @saberserpent1134
    @saberserpent1134 10 місяців тому +2

    Byakuya vs. Dollar Store Zommari. Such a gross, redundant character. Zommari at least had real convictions and was definitely not a bystander, showing up promptly to Aaronierro's palace after his defeat.

  • @AdellRedwinters
    @AdellRedwinters 10 місяців тому +1

    It's kinda sad that Kensei's BEST SHOWING in the entirety of bleach is while he is a zombie puppet not using his zanpakatuo or hollow mask lmao.

  • @Blastburn32
    @Blastburn32 10 місяців тому +2

    Even tsukishima had manipulation based abilities. Some of these bleach characters have a type of opponents they like to fight

  • @pikeyMcBarkin
    @pikeyMcBarkin 10 місяців тому

    I enjoy what you're trying to do here. Thank you.

  • @magistros84
    @magistros84 10 місяців тому

    When MrTommo says that he finds something "interesting" he actually means "its bad and he hates it" 😂

  • @damicothebest
    @damicothebest 10 місяців тому +1

    Something tells me Pepe will have some AMAZING voice over. Like I can’t wait to hear how he speaks something tells me it’ll be the best part about the character

  • @piotrj.451
    @piotrj.451 10 місяців тому +2

    They should extend Byakuya vs Robert and forget about Pepe entirely, im against any cuts but i must say that this is the only cut i would fully support.
    This guy is another Zommari but worse.

  • @3000deaths1
    @3000deaths1 10 місяців тому +1

    Picture this, Hisagi goes down and Byukuya speaks with Pepe and he tries to take control of Byuakuya but fails.
    When Meninas hops in to fight being controlled by Pepe all while he's in the back trying to tag Kuchiki. Then, it happens.
    Hisagi returns to the fight, bankai activated, and still under Pepe's control.
    That'd be a cool moment, gives us a bankai reveal while making it unique because of the circumstances, and it'd boost the fight in general. It'd be interesting to see how Byakuya would handle the fight since Hisagi's bankai puts a timer on the battle while he essentially has 2 teammates for the bankai to have maximum effectiveness. Especially since Byakuya may be hesitant to kill him since he essentially revealed himself to be a lieutenant with a bankai just like Renji.
    It also just makes sense, why wouldn't he use his bankai here? Hisagi's mind is poisoned by Pepe's Love. I think it makes total sense. Gives the team a huge tactical advantage (since his bankai is essentially a support bankai) and it's a payoff for that sense between Kensei and Hisagi before the 2nd Invasion. I think it makes sense.
    A tall order but it'd be cool if the anime did this.

    • @3000deaths1
      @3000deaths1 10 місяців тому +1

      I wasn't gonna bring up the other sternritter but that'd make the fight all the more amazing. Could you imagine 2 supporting abilities 'U' the Underbelly and Hisagi's Bankai draining Byuakuya of his Reiatsu? How about while he's fighting Catnice and Robert at the same time? You can throw in the chaos Pepe's monologue while showing how much control he has over the situation, giving credence to his monologue.

  • @NeufAtora
    @NeufAtora 8 місяців тому

    I've been thinking for a while how to make Pepe more enjoyable, and I think you get it by swapping the schrift letters of him and Candice. Her schrift is T the thunderbolt, but her power is all about lightning, not thunder. So give Candice the letter L for the lightning, and give Pepe T for something like the tricky. Then Pepe could be a legitimately witchy character by turning him into a genie-like enemy. His main ability could be to turn his opponents' words and actions against them, like how genies have been typically depicted as twisting the words of your wish so it screws you over. While it would be more similar to Berenice at that point, we only see her post-mortem. If something like this had been Pepe's ability, I would've been so much more on board with his character.

  • @SinHurr
    @SinHurr 10 місяців тому +1

    To be somewhat fair to Mayuri, Bambi was, in fact, _super thirsty_ for Giselle's... you know... when she was zombified. It's within reason (for Mayuri) that he'd notice that and take steps to eliminate such an unnecessary complication.

  • @LoganWH8
    @LoganWH8 10 місяців тому +1

    I assumed that Hisagi believed he had defeated Pepe, since we see his thoughts after seeing Bayakuya defeated three Sternritter, and Pepe, who was just playing dead, hit him with the Love while he was approaching Byakuya.

  • @soul8648
    @soul8648 10 місяців тому +1

    as you said, Pepe always had his back turned to make him a bit character to end like this. Most people in Bleach are like that which is not a bad thing and not a bad writing. If everyone were op and how you described it, then one the series would end very quickly. And two there wouldn't be any point of giving the Soul Reapers more powers just to lose in each fight

  • @LeoLikesLamb
    @LeoLikesLamb 10 місяців тому +4

    Your videos butter My biscuits thank you

  • @WolfMoon173
    @WolfMoon173 10 місяців тому +1

    Think this fight does more for Lil Totos character than anyone else.

  • @Kubinda12345
    @Kubinda12345 10 місяців тому +1

    It would've been great if Pepe controlled multiple zanpakutou like Muramasa did during the Zanpakutou rebellion arc.

  • @thebigjj4294
    @thebigjj4294 10 місяців тому +1

    I swear that Pepe was something else 😂
    I can't help but like him and this fight too.
    Anime only fans will be weirded out 😆
    Can't wait for it

  • @k2basior
    @k2basior 10 місяців тому

    They should've made Pepe control someone like Ukitake and put him against Shunsui or even Byakuya. Imagine a reverse scene of Byakuya catching Ukiatke's hand, as a call back to the SS arc bridge scene

  • @mr.effigy3885
    @mr.effigy3885 9 місяців тому

    I do get the idea that Pepe’s holy form is supposed to be a tainted version of love and that it’s ugly, but damn does it really throw you out of your chair when you see it for the first time

  • @jonasfagundes8136
    @jonasfagundes8136 10 місяців тому +2

    Every time I see one of your videos, I get a strong urge to write and draw what I always imagined the TYBW fights would be. The way you described the Sterritters fighting Pepe alongside the shinigami would have been so cool, especially if Pepe had gotten a few captains and lieautenants on his side. Can you imagine the emotional stakes? Friends fighting friends, trying to find a way to undo the Love power. At first, the more kido oriented characters could try binding their allies to fight Pepe directly, but then Pepe uses Sklaverei to steal the reishi, freeing his puppets and becoming even stronger in the proccess. It could have been so scary and so good. Every day I mourn the final arc that could have been...

    • @piotrj.451
      @piotrj.451 10 місяців тому +1

      The thing is, Kubo didn't have time/health for that that, pacing was all over the place during the entire arc.
      Don't know if it's health or what, but when he felt bettter you have some prolongued fights, and some of them are just getting offscreen treatment.

    • @jonasfagundes8136
      @jonasfagundes8136 10 місяців тому

      @@piotrj.451 Yeah, I'm aware. I feel bad for him because I assume he must be the one that suffers the most from not being able to give his story the treatment he would have wanted. But still, dreaming is free, so I often imagine how things could have turned out in another universe...

  • @drvidushibeniwal874
    @drvidushibeniwal874 10 місяців тому +1

    Pepe sama to rock today

  • @Jerome616
    @Jerome616 10 місяців тому

    Honestly, this could have been epic if it was used to showcase that Byakuya was now ready to counter senbonsakura getting stolen. If Pepe had activated the shikai or Bankai state, that would have been a great moment of growth for Byakuya to show him as now being strong enough to over come even that situation.

  • @erlantoktomambetov7907
    @erlantoktomambetov7907 10 місяців тому +1

    I feel like there are also some similarities to Tsukishima fight since he also makes people love and respect him and his ability found weakness in Senbonzakura. Because of that maybe Byakuya would be more resistant to Love but I guess it would be repetitive and Love does have a stronger control over targets.

  • @SuperSperm2010
    @SuperSperm2010 10 місяців тому

    I actually forgot this happened😂

  • @Yandehime
    @Yandehime 10 місяців тому +1

    Pepe is my most hated character in the series, so much so that when he died, I wasn't even excited. But there was a sigh of relief that he was finally over. I would be completely fine if the anime entirely removed his "fight" to focus on anything else.

  • @kwanyy
    @kwanyy 10 місяців тому +1

    what’s with Byakuya and fighting people obsessed with love? First Zommari and now Pepe.

  • @FloTaishou
    @FloTaishou 10 місяців тому

    It's cheap to say love is the reason for everything when you declare everything as love.

  • @keqinggod6137
    @keqinggod6137 10 місяців тому +1

    i did watched the anime version today as a byakuya fan (havent read the manga) and was getting hyped when he beat 3 stern but the hyped is gone after he have problems about this one.
    Yeah i know turning your allies against you is unfair fight. But unlike zaraki vs gremmy this is kind of thrash because mayuri saves the day and that glutton stern beats pepe which steals byakuya's spotlight

  • @metal87power
    @metal87power 10 місяців тому

    that's love for you. people in love don't realize they act differently

  • @Prushinthespirit
    @Prushinthespirit 10 місяців тому

    I wonder of the anime shows what happened to Meninas and how Liltotto was able to get away from her.
    Perhaps by sneakily crushing her with that Golden Crunch ability?

  • @nick0888
    @nick0888 10 місяців тому

    i wonder how they going to do this fight in the next episode in the anime

  • @milimdestroyer9058
    @milimdestroyer9058 10 місяців тому

    Some pictures already posted for this ep byakuya use his bankai.

  • @marceloasensiofilho3833
    @marceloasensiofilho3833 10 місяців тому

    Byakuya fights against creeps who use "love" powers and Shunsui fights opponents who use guns. Thats basically a rule for Bleach.

  • @SharkRoach1
    @SharkRoach1 10 місяців тому +1

    Zommari Rureaux. Shukuro Tsukishima. As Nodt. PePe Waccabrada. These are Byakuya Kuchiki's only opponents in Bleach. And they all control the enemy by means of memories, the nervous system and emotions. I feel bad for him.

    • @charminglady2011
      @charminglady2011 10 місяців тому

      You forgot yammy, kenpachi, ichigo, and renji. And koga I guess? Confused why kpga was shown as a flashback in tybw but he was there.

    • @SharkRoach1
      @SharkRoach1 10 місяців тому

      @@charminglady2011 Those don't count because they had no intent to kill him. And the other fights were outnumbering the enemy. Koga isn't cannon.

  • @bigpec1
    @bigpec1 10 місяців тому

    The Pepe character looks like a knock off of "The Love Guru"

  • @astylfranklin9402
    @astylfranklin9402 10 місяців тому

    He resembles a baby with his Volstandig because cupids are often depicted as babies.

  • @Shadowknightarchfind
    @Shadowknightarchfind 10 місяців тому

    Would it be possible that they will cut this fight? Seeing as there is almost no real stakes and growth in this fight? Maybe they'll just expand on the 3v1 with the other sternritter that got off screened?

    • @atpr3241
      @atpr3241 10 місяців тому

      Nah leaks for the episode show this fight will still happen.

  • @user-ni8mg4xf1e
    @user-ni8mg4xf1e 10 місяців тому

    The moral: for a visored capitaIn to do something useful, he needs to be dead and then zombiefied by Mayuri.

  • @Peppermintflipside
    @Peppermintflipside 10 місяців тому

    Yep pepe is like this demonic, heartless, sadistic, corrupted version of cupid. He was too nosey about Byakuya and his zanpakuto. LIKE A HOLLOW'S SPEED

  • @tokunaga432
    @tokunaga432 10 місяців тому +1

    I always wondered how was Giselle able to be defeated with one stab it didnt kill her. Did losing her zombies to Mayuri make her not want to fight anymore?

  • @ichigoalexi3300
    @ichigoalexi3300 10 місяців тому +1

    I just want to see Liltoto taking out Meninas and Pepe

  • @KiwiHavok777
    @KiwiHavok777 10 місяців тому +1

    Such a weird fight

  • @hazimmusa2448
    @hazimmusa2448 10 місяців тому +1

    I thought Pepe power affecting soul, so Kensei-zombie has no soul (isn't he recovered at the end of Bleach with his 'soul' intact?)... well, Mayuri knows what his stuff. We'll see how this progress in the anime

  • @jubilantvision2212
    @jubilantvision2212 10 місяців тому

    Pepe controls the living; Gigi controls the dead.

  • @alkazarblack7266
    @alkazarblack7266 10 місяців тому +2

    Everything about pepe is about him been a ugly bastard but in a shonen scenario...

  • @august6281
    @august6281 10 місяців тому

    after having the spotlight in the SS arc, Byakuya had to fight the 7th(only the 7th) espada and this guy. It's like Kubo went full Kenpachi.