What did you think of Bazz-B? What's your favourite Bazz-B moment? Let me know! Also, sorry for my weird sounding voice about halfway through - I had to rerecord some of it due to a technical issue, but of course got Covid beforehand so I sound all sickly - apologies again!
My favorite bazz be moment would actually be him meeting jugo were he is bragging and says he will take him under his wing I thought that was a funny/oddly sad first meeting given there future but if I had to say favorite moment with his fight scenes I would say his fight with jugo
Not sure if you've seen it but there's vizmedia channel posting updates for the anime yesterday from the creators and director Also hope you feel better
I honestly think Bazz-B is pretty underrated, especially when looking at your pole results. I personally can't wait for his backstory to get animated and maybe even more fleshed out in the process
I can't wait for this channel to absolutely explode when the anime comes out. You've spend so many years essentially creating a TYBW arc encyclopedia, and just in general keeping Bleach alive on UA-cam, all before we had a confirmation that the anime will ever return, and it's gonna pay off in spades retroactively
been watching evry video as soon as i can for a while now, and i am so glad you pointed this out. He is already a leading talent in bleach discussions and i cant wait for the success he has worked for and earned get taken as far as it should. this channel has nothing but potential going forward, when it comes to being a massive anime channel
This guy always gave me “Grimmjow but with fire” vibes, at least on the surface. At least Bazz-B can have a conversation about something other than fighting and killing.
Well Grimmjows aspect of death is DESTRUCTiON. So of course that's what he likes and prefers to talk about. He's suppose to be bloodthirsty, battle hungry, and destructive. DUH!
I actually always liked bazz. I hope we get to see him in action more in the anime. Maybe him and Shinji fighting. That would be perfect. It'll give Shinji some time to shine(which he desperately needs), and give Bazz more time to shine. Shinji needs a lot of work in this arc. Really hate seeing him get used to show how strong the enemy is.
Bazz-B was so rebellious he just ignored the main characters and went off to do his own thing. I hope we get to see more of Rukia & Renji vs Bazz-B in the anime, those two have surprisingly little interaction in the series I think
Regarding Bazz-B and Jugram's relationship, I believe they are meant to not only fill the roles of the fiery rebel and stoic loyalist, but that that are meant to be a direct foil to the Renji and Rukia/Byakuya relationship. Rukia and Renji start of as two childhood friends, who then decided to join a major military organization after the deaths of everyone else in their lives. Then, once they join said organization, one of them is taken in by what is essentially royalty, because they have a connection to said family, causing a rift between the two for years. That story is very clearly mirrored by Bazz and Jugram's backstory, but everything with them takes on a more tragic tone. Where Rukia and Renji have more friends and become friends on a more equal footing, Bazz and Jugo immediately have both the element of class difference hanging over them, and the fact that Jugo is being abused by his uncle. Then, when Yhwach kills Bazz and Jugram's family's, you can see that only Bazz really wants revenge, while Jugo is only going along with it because it is what his friend wants. Then, when Yhwach chooses Jugo over Bazz, unlike Renji who tried to be happy and supportive of his friend, Bazz is resentful that someone he saw as inferior to him was chosen. After that, in the years that follow, Bazz is constantly trying to challenge Jugram, who refuses and seems to try and avoid Bazz as much as possible. But, we also see that he is watching over Bazz and is protecting him from the likes of Hubert. Which is a parallel of how Byakuya had taken in Rukia and given her the status of a noble, but he is also ashamed by how he had once again broken the laws he is trying to uphold. Jugram is ashamed of how he abandoned Bazz and joined the man that killed his family, while Bazz wants to show how he, as a noble-born Quincy, is superior to someone like Jugram. Again, flipping the usual dynamic of the calm and stoic antagonist comes from a higher place/status and the hot-headed rebel being the one who wants to obtain that status: Renji wanting to surpass Byakuya, Grimmjow wanting to become King and having a rivalry with Ulquiorra, the Espada that Aizen favors the most. And this is why I think neither Bazz or Jugram has any real relationships with Ichigo. In all of the previous cases of this antagonist duo being used, them having a dynamic with Ichigo ends up changing their lives for the better. Renji ends up mending his relationship with both Rukia and Byakuya, which he flat-out tells Ichigo is because of him in the final chapters of the TYBW. While Bazz and Jugram, don't have that figure in their lives that ends up helping them mend their bond, and thus their story ends in tragedy for both of them. Two best friends who ends up as enemies, with Jugram finally killing Bazz out of loyalty to Yhwach, only for him to have everything he has left taken by Yhwach, leaving him with his guilt over his choices as he dies. So, their story ends up being a subversion of one of the core themes of Bleach, the importance of bonds between people, and how those bonds being twisted, will lead to tragedy. I really like how Kubo did that, using a inverse of one of the most significant and important character arcs of the main cast, to develop and showcase the importance of one Bleach's core themes, with two of the most significant villains of the final arc of the story.
For a long time I've used the name 'Dirk Buzzard' as my alias when I order packages or meet people at a bar and when I saw Kubo use the name Bazzard Black I was so fucking excited 😂
This is the character analysis I voted for in the recent poll, Nice. Who's else hopes they greatly extend some of these fights in the TYBW? Please, please give Chad a fight scene or two!
It would be dope if you started a podcast each week and invite Tekking, King of Lightning, Jaymes Hanson, and other OG Bleach fans/reviewers on each week to discuss each week’s episode and Bleach in general. Hell, it would be cool if you had patreon supporters and fans on to discuss the series and celebrate it. I think it could go over well
Well the whole „no interaction with Ichigo dilemma” could have been solve quite easily, by making Grimmjow or Renji the rival or Bazz-B. Because they fallow the same pattern they could have given Bazz-B a proper critique, dialogue exchange or contrast during their fights and showcase even further the development of those characters.
My favorite Sternritter and you dropped 50 minutes on him! Thanks Tommo, will always respect your channel! It's really going to be hard to watch the new season 1 episode at a time, Im not even sure I can do it haha.
Hey mrtommo became a fan recently ,been binging A LOT of your videos to get a better idea on a lot of the characters. Truth be told I never got to read or watch all of bleach so these videos have helped a lot. Continue the great work my dude, your videos are awesome!
This channel is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for staying consistent with these amazing uploads over the years and keeping the bleach community alive. Cant wait to see the content we get when the anime finally drops. I wish I could join the patreon but unfortunately cannot. Keep it up 👍
I think part of the problem with Bazz B is that his relationship with Hashwalth got kind of pushed to the side in favor of Hashwalth's rivalry with Uryu. And since Kubo didn't work him into the Uryu/Hash rivalry somehow nor give him another ally/enemy to play off of he lost direction as a character and just kind of "bounced around" as you said while Kubo tried to figure out what to do with him. Hopefully the anime rectifies this b/c the guy definitely has potential especially if his fight with Renji is fleshed out. The two had such great chemistry despite so little screen time together.
I agree. I always thought it would have been super interesting if Kubo somehow got Bazz B liltoto and Giselle to team up with Uryu in the sternritter rebellion arc against ywach🤔 but hopefully he gets a more fleshed our relationship with renji in the anime
Totally agree. I feel bad for Uryu coming out of this arc. His Quincy heritage is a huge part of his character but they turn out as monstrous and amoral as the Shinigami perception make them to be. Redemption for Bazz would have been great for Uryu's development doing away with Ywach's regime ushering a modern Era for the Quincy. They would great foils for each other too and on theme with many of Kubo's pairings a la 6th division's Renji and Byakuya.
I am glad that you are doing great with this channel. I remember a petty twitter dispute in which you were accused of copying from another Bleach content creator. Although it seems they have isolated you, but your content shines through. Nobody has been able to churn out content this consistently, so massive respect! Hope you grow even further 👍
Bazz-B is one of my top two favorite Sternritters along with Askin. Also my personal opinion of why his Vollstandig was underwhelming is tied in with his grudge shown in his flashback. He either couldn't fully access it or simply didn't want to.
I think that's what excites me most, if the anime is adding on and extending things, I really hope that means Kubo will expand on what Bazz B will be involved in
I always thought a good Vollstandig for Bazz would have been two huge hands for wings so when he uses his burning finger techniques the hand wings would copy him on a large scale.
He’ll probably get more development in the anime then the manga. It always seemed like kubo wanted to flesh him out more but probably didn’t get the chance because he was rushed
Wow this video addition was expertly done! You gave us the macro and micro scale of Bazzard Black. I originally disregarded Bazz-B as a hot-headed (pun intended), brash one-note rebel, but you explained his personal arc in captivating fashion! That last bit where Jugo died with the close-up of Bazz-B's token in his hand really got at me. People do many things to attain power, yet that same power destroys them... and their friends....
His Vollständig wings reminded me of steel pipes, usually carried around by punks/delinquents, which is kinda like what his overall design and personality is representing
The relationship of bazz and haschwalth reminds me of a similar relationship and same narrative plot point of Axel and Saix from kingdom hearts. Both we’re friends that plan to betray the organisation initially when joining up but their plans dissolved itself along with their friendship. Axel with the rebellious attitude and fire abilities who didn’t care for their organisations plans, and Saix with the calm attitude following the orders from the leader with no questions ask.
Bazz-B: ーwatches G Gundam's Burning Gundamー I WANNA BE LIKE THAT GUY! Candice: ... $1000 says he's going to name his attacks after that guy -years later- Candice: Alright. Pay up girls!
Finally an analysis on my fave sternritter🔥🔥🔥🔥😁 awesome vid Tommo!! I rlly hope he gets more to do and they fix some of the writing inconsistencies with his character in the anime!!
Great analysis 💕 I love Bazz, he's my favorite Sternritter, thank you so much for this video 👍 I was so happy when I saw it, I was one of the fans that asked you for this character 💕 I just disagree with one point: I do think Bazz calculated everything. I mean, he was just pretending to be loyal to get close to Yhwach and not raise suspicion - and waiting for the right time to come to act on his revenge plan. I believe his miscalculation was believing that Yhwach was not going to betray them. That moment enraged him, just showing that Yhwach was really as evil as he imagined. Anyway, that's my theory, my take on his story. Curiosity: You call the girls "Bambis" 🤣 In Brazil, we call them Fem! Ritters. Among them, my favorite is Candice 💕
I have mixed emotions on the Stern Ritter. I like most of them, a lot, but at the same time I'm not super invested in any of them or at least only in a handfull of them. But the light you cast on him does change my perspective on Bazz. Thanks for the great character analysis, you are the best Mr Tommo!
I think if Kubo was going to have Jugo and Bazz fill that archetype, it would be better to leave it attached to Ishida. Most of the setup is already there and only needs flushing out. You could expand on this by having Ishida and Bazz get into a big fight at some point after Ishida's announcement as successor. Then either during or after their fight Ishida learns of Bazz's past and knows they both have the same objective, kill Yhwach. In the past its been discussed having Ishida's dad join the final fight against Jugo, but in this scenario I think it'd be a great culmination of the archetype if it was Bazz instead. In that moment you mentioned previously, where Jugo is about to stab Ishida, have Bazz jump in. Then you can essentially have the same ending Bazz gets in the original, just with new context. Maybe Ishida saves him with his shrift, if you wanted him to live, but either way is good (shrug). Regardless, it lets these 3 main quincy get expanded roles, importance and interactions. Also yes please to Bazz/Renji/Rukia interacting more.
@@sukuna716 Oh yeah for sure it's not going to happen, I was speaking in the context of this video only. Specifically about the archetype roles MrTommo was talking about and how it might've been shown better. All indications are the story/events will remain the exact same in the anime. The only "new” stuff we might see are things that Kubo always intended to show, but glossed over due to time and his health.
I think a really cool vollstandig for Bazz-B would've been to give him a giant burning halo with 5 of the little wings he has on either side but make smoke trail off the ends of each of them
I'm happy we'll get to see fights we didn't see from him like fighting Rukia & Renji and Shinji as well and his fight against Haschwalth could be extended.
My favorite Bazz-B moment: His fight with Renji, that was so funny, they do have a lot in common! Fight: I'm a huge 9th fan and married to Kensei (in my head at least 🤣). I'd love to see these two fight, that would have been awesome. But I also would like him to fight Byakuya, who's so calm & collected and different from him!
What i like about sternritters is that they are VERY efficient combatants , they will do anything to fulfill their objective which is something u dont see in shounen that much due to pride and ideology being involved in such storylines.
Yuuki Ono for bazz-b fits very well. When I was reading the TYBW arc, every time I read his B’s speech bubble I would hear a slightly deeper ikkaku voice in my head lmao.
I don't feel like Bazz B's dynamic with haschwalth was shoehorned in because the whole backstory paid off their earlier interactions and gave us more depth and information about these two that was much needed. I think Bazz B still held resentment towards ywach but he probably still blindly followed him because maybe he thought he wasn't strong enough to challenge him. It makes sense to me.
A neat thing might be if his fire changed colour so maybe, during his vollstandig, his fire becomes pink and maybe just before he dies it goes black both to represent that his life is over with his fire losing its colour, its "life" but also since his real name is Bazzard Black.
Seeing your video I thought of Sanji and how he seeks aimless in some arcs finding something to do but always comes in to fulfill some crucial role, spice things up, or help create variety and unknown. I think that was the effect intentional or not Kubo had with this character and I enjoy it quite a bit when it's reasonable with the character and context of the story not just "X character fell through a wall and now he's here then blasted off into a different scene by a bomb".
I would really love addition of a Kensei vs Bazz-B fight. Kensei is 2nd most cool vizard and Kubo did him dirty in my opinion. My favourite moment for Bazz Astra is his death - emotional, meaningfull. That's how Renji vs Byakuya should have ended. That kind of impact
Sternritter mostly follow Espada tropes: 1. Gin - Uryuu - the Traitor 2. Hashwalth - Tousen - the one blindly following the leader 3. Askin - Starrk - the Laid back who doesn't want to fight 4. Lille - Barragan - the arrogant loosing against his own power 5. Gerard - Harribel - the warrior taken down by the Leader 6. Quilge - Ulquiorra - the one Fighting with Ichigo and left to guard HM 7. Bambietta - Nnoitra - the Crazy one 8. Bazz-B - Grimmjow - self -explanatory 9. Pernida - Wonderweiss - not the sharpest and using hands for power 10. Giselle - Luppi - the pervert WHO looks very feminine 11. Pepe - Zommari - dark-skinned and using Love 12. BG9 - Szayel - closest to a scientist we got 13. As Nodt/Liltotto - Aaroniero - As Nodt for messing up with Kuchikis and dying to Rukia and Liltotto for.the Gluttony 14. Mask - Yammy - the big stupid one who turns out to be stronger than expected
No matter how much time passes, the effectiveness of his power will always surprise me. It's just fucking fire but it's so lethal and always gets the job done as he one shots NUMEROUS characters with it
I thought this back then and I still think it now when I first saw Bazz B I said he was the Pokémon Hoenn Elite four member Sydney in a different universe
19:18 it’s their epithet that “competes them.” You’ve even discussed this before. As Nodt was fearful, long before Yhwach blessed him. It’s not the Sternritter that expresses their shrift, but the other way around. Bazz-B in no different in that.
I kinda liked that they didn't revolve around Ichigo. It's nice to see antagonists exist outside the MC, because it makes the story's world feel more dynamic when they finally do interact or their actions affect the MC down the line. That being said, there was something to be desired overall but I think Kubo was trying something different and didn't have the time to fully commit to the scale of this arc. But now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder how this arc would've felt if they pulled a "Sasuke Shippuden" and had us follow Ishida for a while. All that missing quincy characterization could've fit in there.
I just finished reading TYBW and Bazz-B is my favorite Sternritter! His ability is so cool! Plus when I read is backstory he isn’t necessarily a bad guy. His friend with Jugram was so sad. I felt really bad for him. I can’t wait to see him in the anime adaption!
I think the Rukia and Renji vs. Bazz-B fight is the best one to expand upon for Bazz's character. I feel that Rukia and especially Renji tend to encounter one big bad guy and then spin their wheels in minor conflicts for the rest of the arc. In the Sternritter's case, Rukia gets As Nodt and Renji gets Mask. I'd like it if they got another big fight and it might as well be with Bazz. That in turn would give Bazz a deeper connection with the heroes, more integrated into the story, and just as he's about to be betrayed and join up with the Shinigami anyways.
I haven't fully read TYBW though I am familiar with the bulk of the story at least. Your videos covering the material have been quite helpful while I round up the manga volumes for myself. Bazz B is an interesting character though and I hope they give him just a bit more direction in the anime.
An idea for his volstandigg, why doesn’t he get wings in his boots to really bring home the rebellious side and maybe the halo could be vertical and behind his head with points poking upward almost making him look like a devil?
I feel like Bazz's tiny little Bar Wings(being akin to something you might see in, say, a Mech focused anime, such as energy being released from a mechs jets) along with his Quincy bow being a much more highly advanced(technologically speaking) crossbow, along with the knut & bolt earrings/gauges, and his very Punk Rock hairstyle, may be meant to represent someone who has a much more modern outlook/view of the world than many, if not most of the other Bleach characters.
I wish his Vollstandig had something like wings of flames and they had the individual things in between he already has to represent the burner fingers. Maybe as he uses them the things would light up with how many fingers he used. Or something other than whatever the hell his one now was supposed to be
My speculation as to why Yhwach didn't kill Bazz B after the assassination attempt was that he already linked with Jugram at that point and maybe his compassion for his friend kinda rubbed off on Yhwach This also may explain how he survived the Auswählen. Kinda similar how Bazz B offseted some of Yamamoto's fire, maybe there was a similar reishi mechanism there for Jugram's abilities unconsciously?
20:20 I agree, when I was reading Bleach from week to week (this is years ago), I thought something like phoenix wings would fit Bazz-B to a tee. Instead we got these rods.
What did you think of Bazz-B? What's your favourite Bazz-B moment? Let me know!
Also, sorry for my weird sounding voice about halfway through - I had to rerecord some of it due to a technical issue, but of course got Covid beforehand so I sound all sickly - apologies again!
My favorite bazz be moment would actually be him meeting jugo were he is bragging and says he will take him under his wing I thought that was a funny/oddly sad first meeting given there future but if I had to say favorite moment with his fight scenes I would say his fight with jugo
Not sure if you've seen it but there's vizmedia channel posting updates for the anime yesterday from the creators and director
Also hope you feel better
A other good vidoe dude keep you rock
Fave Bazz B moment was his fight with Toshiro
I honestly think Bazz-B is pretty underrated, especially when looking at your pole results. I personally can't wait for his backstory to get animated and maybe even more fleshed out in the process
I can't wait for this channel to absolutely explode when the anime comes out. You've spend so many years essentially creating a TYBW arc encyclopedia, and just in general keeping Bleach alive on UA-cam, all before we had a confirmation that the anime will ever return, and it's gonna pay off in spades retroactively
It would be awesome to see him do a weekly recap for each episode
I hope he's ready it's bound to happen
been watching evry video as soon as i can for a while now, and i am so glad you pointed this out. He is already a leading talent in bleach discussions and i cant wait for the success he has worked for and earned get taken as far as it should.
this channel has nothing but potential going forward, when it comes to being a massive anime channel
MrTommo deserves a VIP invite to chill with Kubo and watch the TYBW debut in Japan 💯
I hope it will pay off. He did a huge work on this.
This guy always gave me “Grimmjow but with fire” vibes, at least on the surface.
At least Bazz-B can have a conversation about something other than fighting and killing.
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@@overlookers Ichigo orange Renji
And Kubo upgrade His character become Bruno Bangnyfy aka Grimjow with Bazz Haircut who has a Blue Dragon
Well Grimmjows aspect of death is DESTRUCTiON. So of course that's what he likes and prefers to talk about. He's suppose to be bloodthirsty, battle hungry, and destructive. DUH!
Bazz-B is defintely more like Renji than Grimmjow. Especially when they have that short conversation where he compliments Renji's look
In a strange way, he feels like the most "human" out of all the Sternritter.
Agreed.
I actually always liked bazz. I hope we get to see him in action more in the anime. Maybe him and Shinji fighting. That would be perfect. It'll give Shinji some time to shine(which he desperately needs), and give Bazz more time to shine. Shinji needs a lot of work in this arc. Really hate seeing him get used to show how strong the enemy is.
Shinji deserves at least one or two fights in this arc. Kubo did him dirty and I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing a battle between Shinji and bazz b.
When you realize Shinji would've unironically done better against Yhwach and his Sternritter than the entire zero division
They made Shinji a complete badass at first then turned him into one of the weakest soul reapers 😭
Bazz-B was so rebellious he just ignored the main characters and went off to do his own thing.
I hope we get to see more of Rukia & Renji vs Bazz-B in the anime, those two have surprisingly little interaction in the series I think
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Weeell, if we had to choose, I'm glad we got the extended squad Zero-fight instead@@Sakanade__
Regarding Bazz-B and Jugram's relationship, I believe they are meant to not only fill the roles of the fiery rebel and stoic loyalist, but that that are meant to be a direct foil to the Renji and Rukia/Byakuya relationship.
Rukia and Renji start of as two childhood friends, who then decided to join a major military organization after the deaths of everyone else in their lives. Then, once they join said organization, one of them is taken in by what is essentially royalty, because they have a connection to said family, causing a rift between the two for years.
That story is very clearly mirrored by Bazz and Jugram's backstory, but everything with them takes on a more tragic tone.
Where Rukia and Renji have more friends and become friends on a more equal footing, Bazz and Jugo immediately have both the element of class difference hanging over them, and the fact that Jugo is being abused by his uncle. Then, when Yhwach kills Bazz and Jugram's family's, you can see that only Bazz really wants revenge, while Jugo is only going along with it because it is what his friend wants.
Then, when Yhwach chooses Jugo over Bazz, unlike Renji who tried to be happy and supportive of his friend, Bazz is resentful that someone he saw as inferior to him was chosen. After that, in the years that follow, Bazz is constantly trying to challenge Jugram, who refuses and seems to try and avoid Bazz as much as possible. But, we also see that he is watching over Bazz and is protecting him from the likes of Hubert.
Which is a parallel of how Byakuya had taken in Rukia and given her the status of a noble, but he is also ashamed by how he had once again broken the laws he is trying to uphold. Jugram is ashamed of how he abandoned Bazz and joined the man that killed his family, while Bazz wants to show how he, as a noble-born Quincy, is superior to someone like Jugram.
Again, flipping the usual dynamic of the calm and stoic antagonist comes from a higher place/status and the hot-headed rebel being the one who wants to obtain that status:
Renji wanting to surpass Byakuya, Grimmjow wanting to become King and having a rivalry with Ulquiorra, the Espada that Aizen favors the most.
And this is why I think neither Bazz or Jugram has any real relationships with Ichigo. In all of the previous cases of this antagonist duo being used, them having a dynamic with Ichigo ends up changing their lives for the better. Renji ends up mending his relationship with both Rukia and Byakuya, which he flat-out tells Ichigo is because of him in the final chapters of the TYBW.
While Bazz and Jugram, don't have that figure in their lives that ends up helping them mend their bond, and thus their story ends in tragedy for both of them. Two best friends who ends up as enemies, with Jugram finally killing Bazz out of loyalty to Yhwach, only for him to have everything he has left taken by Yhwach, leaving him with his guilt over his choices as he dies.
So, their story ends up being a subversion of one of the core themes of Bleach, the importance of bonds between people, and how those bonds being twisted, will lead to tragedy.
I really like how Kubo did that, using a inverse of one of the most significant and important character arcs of the main cast, to develop and showcase the importance of one Bleach's core themes, with two of the most significant villains of the final arc of the story.
For a long time I've used the name 'Dirk Buzzard' as my alias when I order packages or meet people at a bar and when I saw Kubo use the name Bazzard Black I was so fucking excited 😂
Haha that's brilliant!
Very creative mate.
This is the character analysis I voted for in the recent poll, Nice.
Who's else hopes they greatly extend some of these fights in the TYBW?
Please, please give Chad a fight scene or two!
It would be dope if you started a podcast each week and invite Tekking, King of Lightning, Jaymes Hanson, and other OG Bleach fans/reviewers on each week to discuss each week’s episode and Bleach in general. Hell, it would be cool if you had patreon supporters and fans on to discuss the series and celebrate it. I think it could go over well
I remember Bazz-B was one of the first Sternritters where I thought "Oh, these guys are a real threat"
Bazz B is the Grimmjow of the Sternritters.
Well the whole „no interaction with Ichigo dilemma” could have been solve quite easily, by making Grimmjow or Renji the rival or Bazz-B. Because they fallow the same pattern they could have given Bazz-B a proper critique, dialogue exchange or contrast during their fights and showcase even further the development of those characters.
I've got a feeling a lot of anime only viewers will really hit it off with Bazz B when it starts airing.
LOL Bazz dies though so they are up for some serious heartbreak.
@@giganticomega6821 good death are good for a story
Hm…
I can't wait to see how he gets shown in the anime, I hope they do him good
Great videos man!!! Can't wait for the anime! You make the wait fun✌🏻
Will watch this after I get off work! Bazz B is my absolute favorite Sternritter and your video on the Friend flashback is a big reason for that.
My favorite Sternritter and you dropped 50 minutes on him! Thanks Tommo, will always respect your channel! It's really going to be hard to watch the new season 1 episode at a time, Im not even sure I can do it haha.
Hey mrtommo became a fan recently ,been binging A LOT of your videos to get a better idea on a lot of the characters. Truth be told I never got to read or watch all of bleach so these videos have helped a lot.
Continue the great work my dude, your videos are awesome!
This channel is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for staying consistent with these amazing uploads over the years and keeping the bleach community alive. Cant wait to see the content we get when the anime finally drops. I wish I could join the patreon but unfortunately cannot. Keep it up 👍
I think part of the problem with Bazz B is that his relationship with Hashwalth got kind of pushed to the side in favor of Hashwalth's rivalry with Uryu. And since Kubo didn't work him into the Uryu/Hash rivalry somehow nor give him another ally/enemy to play off of he lost direction as a character and just kind of "bounced around" as you said while Kubo tried to figure out what to do with him.
Hopefully the anime rectifies this b/c the guy definitely has potential especially if his fight with Renji is fleshed out. The two had such great chemistry despite so little screen time together.
I agree. I always thought it would have been super interesting if Kubo somehow got Bazz B liltoto and Giselle to team up with Uryu in the sternritter rebellion arc against ywach🤔 but hopefully he gets a more fleshed our relationship with renji in the anime
Totally agree. I feel bad for Uryu coming out of this arc. His Quincy heritage is a huge part of his character but they turn out as monstrous and amoral as the Shinigami perception make them to be. Redemption for Bazz would have been great for Uryu's development doing away with Ywach's regime ushering a modern Era for the Quincy. They would great foils for each other too and on theme with many of Kubo's pairings a la 6th division's Renji and Byakuya.
I am glad that you are doing great with this channel. I remember a petty twitter dispute in which you were accused of copying from another Bleach content creator. Although it seems they have isolated you, but your content shines through. Nobody has been able to churn out content this consistently, so massive respect! Hope you grow even further 👍
dude his volstanding or however you spell it having a phoenix motif would’ve been so cool
Bazz-B is one of my favourite most underrated character. The friend backstory was so beautiful and I absolutely love his design
I just wanna say your the best Bleach UA-camr on UA-cam and all your content is worth the watch.
Wow a new video. Thanks for it , it's really important for those who love bleach this kind of content
Bazz-B is one of my top two favorite Sternritters along with Askin. Also my personal opinion of why his Vollstandig was underwhelming is tied in with his grudge shown in his flashback. He either couldn't fully access it or simply didn't want to.
The hype is UNREAL for TYBW arc.
I think that's what excites me most, if the anime is adding on and extending things, I really hope that means Kubo will expand on what Bazz B will be involved in
I always thought a good Vollstandig for Bazz would have been two huge hands for wings so when he uses his burning finger techniques the hand wings would copy him on a large scale.
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He’ll probably get more development in the anime then the manga. It always seemed like kubo wanted to flesh him out more but probably didn’t get the chance because he was rushed
I really hope he gets an improved Volstandig in the anime, with Kubo at the helm he could honestly have an iconic design 🔥🔥
Give this man pheonix wings.
@@gig7932 Phoenix wings would be so damn epic!!! Totally fits him. I hope kubo does make it something like that
Tekking101 made me a solidified Bleach fan and MrTommo kept me attentive and fresh to different perspectives.
I loved the Renji and Bazz-B moment
he was so close to making a friend but he had to be cool with it 😂
Can you imagine Bazz with Toshiro's zanpakuto ability? That's honestly who I was hoping would steal it.
Like Shoto Todoroki
Wow this video addition was expertly done! You gave us the macro and micro scale of Bazzard Black. I originally disregarded Bazz-B as a hot-headed (pun intended), brash one-note rebel, but you explained his personal arc in captivating fashion! That last bit where Jugo died with the close-up of Bazz-B's token in his hand really got at me. People do many things to attain power, yet that same power destroys them... and their friends....
MrTommo the god damn legend
Great video Mr. Tommo. Cant wait for the next one . keep up the good work
His Vollständig wings reminded me of steel pipes, usually carried around by punks/delinquents, which is kinda like what his overall design and personality is representing
The relationship of bazz and haschwalth reminds me of a similar relationship and same narrative plot point of Axel and Saix from kingdom hearts.
Both we’re friends that plan to betray the organisation initially when joining up but their plans dissolved itself along with their friendship. Axel with the rebellious attitude and fire abilities who didn’t care for their organisations plans, and Saix with the calm attitude following the orders from the leader with no questions ask.
I definitely agree with this
Bazz-B: ーwatches G Gundam's Burning Gundamー I WANNA BE LIKE THAT GUY!
Candice: ... $1000 says he's going to name his attacks after that guy
-years later-
Candice: Alright. Pay up girls!
Finally an analysis on my fave sternritter🔥🔥🔥🔥😁 awesome vid Tommo!! I rlly hope he gets more to do and they fix some of the writing inconsistencies with his character in the anime!!
Great analysis 💕 I love Bazz, he's my favorite Sternritter, thank you so much for this video 👍 I was so happy when I saw it, I was one of the fans that asked you for this character 💕
I just disagree with one point: I do think Bazz calculated everything. I mean, he was just pretending to be loyal to get close to Yhwach and not raise suspicion - and waiting for the right time to come to act on his revenge plan. I believe his miscalculation was believing that Yhwach was not going to betray them. That moment enraged him, just showing that Yhwach was really as evil as he imagined. Anyway, that's my theory, my take on his story.
Curiosity: You call the girls "Bambis" 🤣 In Brazil, we call them Fem! Ritters. Among them, my favorite is Candice 💕
I have mixed emotions on the Stern Ritter. I like most of them, a lot, but at the same time I'm not super invested in any of them or at least only in a handfull of them. But the light you cast on him does change my perspective on Bazz. Thanks for the great character analysis, you are the best Mr Tommo!
I’ll never forget when he complemented Renji’s eyebrows
This is the guy I hope the anime adds on the most to out of the Quincy’s
Watching the vizmedia interview from yesterday, I think we'll get a lot of the fights fleshed out.
I think if Kubo was going to have Jugo and Bazz fill that archetype, it would be better to leave it attached to Ishida. Most of the setup is already there and only needs flushing out. You could expand on this by having Ishida and Bazz get into a big fight at some point after Ishida's announcement as successor. Then either during or after their fight Ishida learns of Bazz's past and knows they both have the same objective, kill Yhwach.
In the past its been discussed having Ishida's dad join the final fight against Jugo, but in this scenario I think it'd be a great culmination of the archetype if it was Bazz instead. In that moment you mentioned previously, where Jugo is about to stab Ishida, have Bazz jump in. Then you can essentially have the same ending Bazz gets in the original, just with new context. Maybe Ishida saves him with his shrift, if you wanted him to live, but either way is good (shrug). Regardless, it lets these 3 main quincy get expanded roles, importance and interactions.
Also yes please to Bazz/Renji/Rukia interacting more.
yea no lmao thats not gonna happen maybe renji part but not the rest
@@sukuna716 Oh yeah for sure it's not going to happen, I was speaking in the context of this video only. Specifically about the archetype roles MrTommo was talking about and how it might've been shown better. All indications are the story/events will remain the exact same in the anime. The only "new” stuff we might see are things that Kubo always intended to show, but glossed over due to time and his health.
Gotta love the pyromancer quincy punk from east germany... what a character design xdd
When I got this notification. My heart ❤️ I’ve been waiting for this
I think a really cool vollstandig for Bazz-B would've been to give him a giant burning halo with 5 of the little wings he has on either side but make smoke trail off the ends of each of them
Great character analysis as usual 👏 keep bringing us that 🔥 🔥
I'm happy we'll get to see fights we didn't see from him like fighting Rukia & Renji and Shinji as well and his fight against Haschwalth could be extended.
My favorite Bazz-B moment: His fight with Renji, that was so funny, they do have a lot in common!
Fight: I'm a huge 9th fan and married to Kensei (in my head at least 🤣). I'd love to see these two fight, that would have been awesome. But I also would like him to fight Byakuya, who's so calm & collected and different from him!
What i like about sternritters is that they are VERY efficient combatants , they will do anything to fulfill their objective which is something u dont see in shounen that much due to pride and ideology being involved in such storylines.
Been waiting for this video
Love ya content Tommo, keep up the awesome work!
I think Bazz might be my favorite Sternritter. It’s close between him, Gremmy, As, and Askin
Your videos butter my biscuits thank you
my first impression was bazz b was gonna be fodder that you wont get to know well like most of the stern ritter but he was really cool
I'm so excited to see this and i don't mind them taking their time on it kubo said he was going to add stuff.
"Take this! My love, my anger, and all of my sorrow! Burner Finger!" Bazz B
Yuuki Ono for bazz-b fits very well. When I was reading the TYBW arc, every time I read his B’s speech bubble I would hear a slightly deeper ikkaku voice in my head lmao.
I don't feel like Bazz B's dynamic with haschwalth was shoehorned in because the whole backstory paid off their earlier interactions and gave us more depth and information about these two that was much needed. I think Bazz B still held resentment towards ywach but he probably still blindly followed him because maybe he thought he wasn't strong enough to challenge him. It makes sense to me.
A neat thing might be if his fire changed colour so maybe, during his vollstandig, his fire becomes pink and maybe just before he dies it goes black both to represent that his life is over with his fire losing its colour, its "life" but also since his real name is Bazzard Black.
BAZZ-B vs Haschwalth is like chosen one vs non-chosen one
Seeing your video I thought of Sanji and how he seeks aimless in some arcs finding something to do but always comes in to fulfill some crucial role, spice things up, or help create variety and unknown. I think that was the effect intentional or not Kubo had with this character and I enjoy it quite a bit when it's reasonable with the character and context of the story not just "X character fell through a wall and now he's here then blasted off into a different scene by a bomb".
I would really love addition of a Kensei vs Bazz-B fight. Kensei is 2nd most cool vizard and Kubo did him dirty in my opinion. My favourite moment for Bazz Astra is his death - emotional, meaningfull. That's how Renji vs Byakuya should have ended. That kind of impact
he should have Burner Finger 10 in kamehameha position.
I always imagine as a kid doing kamehameha but with blazing fire tornado
I wonder how Toshiro and Halibel would do as a team against Bazz-B
They’d still get clapped first invasion by bazz b
Young Toshiro + Hallibel would lose. Adult Toshiro alone could definitely kill Bazz B. Yoshiro's adult Bankai is basically Ice Yamamoto.
Bazz B was always my fave
Also I love that such a masc character has a mauve mohawk
Holy. 50 Min for 1 Character??? Holy moly
Bazz B is by far the best Sternritter.
Sternritter mostly follow Espada tropes:
1. Gin - Uryuu - the Traitor
2. Hashwalth - Tousen - the one blindly following the leader
3. Askin - Starrk - the Laid back who doesn't want to fight
4. Lille - Barragan - the arrogant loosing against his own power
5. Gerard - Harribel - the warrior taken down by the Leader
6. Quilge - Ulquiorra - the one Fighting with Ichigo and left to guard HM
7. Bambietta - Nnoitra - the Crazy one
8. Bazz-B - Grimmjow - self -explanatory
9. Pernida - Wonderweiss - not the sharpest and using hands for power
10. Giselle - Luppi - the pervert WHO looks very feminine
11. Pepe - Zommari - dark-skinned and using Love
12. BG9 - Szayel - closest to a scientist we got
13. As Nodt/Liltotto - Aaroniero - As Nodt for messing up with Kuchikis and dying to Rukia and Liltotto for.the Gluttony
14. Mask - Yammy - the big stupid one who turns out to be stronger than expected
No matter how much time passes, the effectiveness of his power will always surprise me.
It's just fucking fire but it's so lethal and always gets the job done as he one shots NUMEROUS characters with it
Its very telling that i didnt even remember bazz b having a voltsandig until you brought it up
I thought this back then and I still think it now when I first saw Bazz B I said he was the Pokémon Hoenn Elite four member Sydney in a different universe
19:18 it’s their epithet that “competes them.” You’ve even discussed this before. As Nodt was fearful, long before Yhwach blessed him. It’s not the Sternritter that expresses their shrift, but the other way around. Bazz-B in no different in that.
I kinda liked that they didn't revolve around Ichigo. It's nice to see antagonists exist outside the MC, because it makes the story's world feel more dynamic when they finally do interact or their actions affect the MC down the line. That being said, there was something to be desired overall but I think Kubo was trying something different and didn't have the time to fully commit to the scale of this arc.
But now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder how this arc would've felt if they pulled a "Sasuke Shippuden" and had us follow Ishida for a while. All that missing quincy characterization could've fit in there.
I just finished reading TYBW and Bazz-B is my favorite Sternritter! His ability is so cool! Plus when I read is backstory he isn’t necessarily a bad guy. His friend with Jugram was so sad. I felt really bad for him. I can’t wait to see him in the anime adaption!
I think the Rukia and Renji vs. Bazz-B fight is the best one to expand upon for Bazz's character. I feel that Rukia and especially Renji tend to encounter one big bad guy and then spin their wheels in minor conflicts for the rest of the arc. In the Sternritter's case, Rukia gets As Nodt and Renji gets Mask. I'd like it if they got another big fight and it might as well be with Bazz. That in turn would give Bazz a deeper connection with the heroes, more integrated into the story, and just as he's about to be betrayed and join up with the Shinigami anyways.
Finally bazz b
I’m sobbing dude I love Bazz and Jugo and their arc together
I haven't fully read TYBW though I am familiar with the bulk of the story at least. Your videos covering the material have been quite helpful while I round up the manga volumes for myself.
Bazz B is an interesting character though and I hope they give him just a bit more direction in the anime.
bazz b should have survived, it would have been cool to see a trio of renji, grimmjow, and bazz b
The wild boys!
They would not stop fighting each other
I wish you'd do a video on liltotto Lamperd. She is low-key powerful as heck and is among the smartest sternritter, if not, the smartest.
I would love to see a character analysis video for Liltotto one day. Cause she’s my favorite out of the Bambies.
I fell as the years went by bazz b subconsciously grew loyal but all he neaded is a wake up call to bring his old ideas back
Bazz-B burner fingers is pretty cool
I always liked characters shooting with the gun hand
An idea for his volstandigg, why doesn’t he get wings in his boots to really bring home the rebellious side and maybe the halo could be vertical and behind his head with points poking upward almost making him look like a devil?
I feel like Bazz's tiny little Bar Wings(being akin to something you might see in, say, a Mech focused anime, such as energy being released from a mechs jets) along with his Quincy bow being a much more highly advanced(technologically speaking) crossbow, along with the knut & bolt earrings/gauges, and his very Punk Rock hairstyle, may be meant to represent someone who has a much more modern outlook/view of the world than many, if not most of the other Bleach characters.
Id say between him or askin would be my personal favorite sternwitter
Bazz B...... I love him and he deserved so much better😢
I wish his Vollstandig had something like wings of flames and they had the individual things in between he already has to represent the burner fingers. Maybe as he uses them the things would light up with how many fingers he used. Or something other than whatever the hell his one now was supposed to be
Yeah kubo could have done a lot better with the design especially since he gave a lot more attention to bazz b than most sternritter
Kubo should've showed the fight with renji and bazz b.
Well there will be fights in the anime that weren't in the Manga
My speculation as to why Yhwach didn't kill Bazz B after the assassination attempt was that he already linked with Jugram at that point and maybe his compassion for his friend kinda rubbed off on Yhwach
This also may explain how he survived the Auswählen.
Kinda similar how Bazz B offseted some of Yamamoto's fire, maybe there was a similar reishi mechanism there for Jugram's abilities unconsciously?
Crossbows we're used in Mid-Evil assassinations, aka the Mid-Evil times from Bazz-B's past when trying to plan an assassination on Yhwach.
wouldve been cool if his wings were flaming hands that mimicked the number of fingers he was using
I remember really hoping that Bazz-B would actually survive and show back up
20:20 I agree, when I was reading Bleach from week to week (this is years ago), I thought something like phoenix wings would fit Bazz-B to a tee. Instead we got these rods.