Every ESPADA ASPECT OF DEATH in Bleach, EXPLAINED

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  • @MrTommo2304
    @MrTommo2304  4 місяці тому +59

    Which Espada's Aspect of Death is your favourite? Who embodies theirs the best? How do you feel about Espada of the same rank sharing the same Aspect? Let me know all of your thoughts below - thanks everyone!

    • @olaoyeisikalu2686
      @olaoyeisikalu2686 4 місяці тому +12

      Stark is my favourite and his ranking suits him

    • @fidelcooper2499
      @fidelcooper2499 4 місяці тому +9

      Ulquiorra

    • @Daniel-q9f8p
      @Daniel-q9f8p 4 місяці тому +4

      Kubo saying that the aspect is tied to the rank is one of the most annoying things he's said since the series started. It just doesn't make any sense.

    • @gamewriteeye769
      @gamewriteeye769 4 місяці тому +2

      I think Baraggan is my favorite because it makes sense, but I do like that Yammy's anger references the Hulk lol It's the death of one's self like Bruce Banner losing himself to Hulk taking over, who has the mind of a child much like Yammy.

    • @vladpop998
      @vladpop998 4 місяці тому +1

      This accured to me just now but some espada didn't have fracciones as backup at times of need or they existed but never called upon ? I do not remember seeing fracciones from Ulquiorra , Zomarri , Stark , and Aeroniero ? Why is that ? Because of their supperiority or just their respective aspect of death ? That is a question that Kubo-san needs to answer .

  • @jrgenvellesen7800
    @jrgenvellesen7800 4 місяці тому +101

    I always really liked how Nnoitra's Aspect of Death was Despair. It fits him, in how he wanted to make others suffer, all to distract himself from his own depression and self-loathing.

  • @D3ltus
    @D3ltus 4 місяці тому +84

    Being able to take control of another with the power of "intoxication" and calling it Amor is so twisted, great writing

  • @CaptainKotetsu
    @CaptainKotetsu 4 місяці тому +197

    I know it’s not much, but I really appreciated the extra scene in tybw with Halibel falling against the quincies so Nel and her friends could escape. It’s dark, chilling, and perfectly sums up Halibel’s character in under thirty seconds.
    If that’s not the embodiment of sacrifice, I don’t know what is.

    • @thewarrior8497
      @thewarrior8497 4 місяці тому +19

      Halibel the goat😊

    • @Atticus-Catnipp
      @Atticus-Catnipp 4 місяці тому +16

      Halibel is just too nice for this world.

    • @herpderp5727
      @herpderp5727 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@Atticus-Catnipp
      I mean, she was fine with helping Aizen massacre an entire town full of innocent humans so she isn't completely innocent.

  • @royalreptile923
    @royalreptile923 4 місяці тому +296

    I like how nobody really liked how Yammy turned out to be Espada 0. I’ll admit the scene where his “1” digit disappears was really cool but that’s it for me. He was easily one of if not the least liked member of the Espadas. All he ever did was talk smack and get beaten time and time again. The anime didn’t even bother expanding on his fight when they could’ve. They would rather do whole filler arcs than show us how the fight between him, Kenpachi, and Byakuya went.

    • @Mortarion-xt9wp
      @Mortarion-xt9wp 4 місяці тому +30

      My head canon is that the numbers (or at least zero) is some sort of sick joke from Aiden.
      Basically something to keep them in check and struggle for power.
      After all I did notice that the parts of the Espada who are nice or redeemable (Stark, Harribel, Nel and Co) don't really care about their number.
      Even if that is not the case... well Yammy is certainly the physically strongest

    • @marctm7614
      @marctm7614 4 місяці тому +24

      I actually liked Yammy being the Zeroth, the only problem is that Kubo had long since written Yammy off as a joke and didn't even bother to show us his defeat.

    • @loganhayse8771
      @loganhayse8771 4 місяці тому +8

      If Yammy comes back in the hell arc, I really hope he actually has learned his lesson. He's essentially like a bully who only used his strength rather than his brains or skills. If he actually did learn to stay cool, work on his techniques, and strategy; he could be an extreme force to contend with.

    • @BasedEngineer
      @BasedEngineer 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@Mortarion-xt9wpI always felt like it was intentional by Kubo to keep the fan base perpetually debating the rankings, the same reason he gave Ulquiorra Segunda etapa.

    • @Atticus-Catnipp
      @Atticus-Catnipp 4 місяці тому +5

      This is exactly why Yammy fought 2 of the strongest captains at once. He was just a brute and was brutally put down by two.
      Nobody seems to give Yammy credit for fighting multiple characters at once. Ichigo cut him in the neck and he tanked it.

  • @lancerguy3667
    @lancerguy3667 4 місяці тому +27

    I think Kubo said that early in the Espada's development, he'd been planning a 7 deadly sins theme with them, but scrapped it fairly early in favor of the aspects of death. You can definitely see the bones of that old intention in them, with Starrk clearly being sloth, Barragan pride, Aaro gluttony, Yammy wrath, Ulquiorra envy, Grimmjow greed, and Szayel lust.
    Personally, I'm glad for the aspects being used instead, even if they aren't the most perfectly setup thing. They're something unique, at the very least.

  • @Walrus907
    @Walrus907 4 місяці тому +36

    I always assumed that when Barragan said the aspects of death were the reason for their existence that he meant their existence as hollows. The aspects of death always felt like the aspects of a persons death that would make them become hollows rather than passing on naturally.

  • @skimt7818
    @skimt7818 4 місяці тому +24

    I personally prefer Harribel's description in the UNMASKED, where it is said that her Hollow Hole is in her womb, implying-- since it's not visible on her body-- that it could either be on her own flesh directly, or indirectly the flesh of her late fetus. It gives her character more depth, as a role model and maternal figure, an older sister or mother archetype, seeking to guide those younger than her as well as using them as guide posts for herself to do what is necessary. It also strongly implies how she died, or how her late child died, and why she turned into a Hollow in the first place.
    Hidden gems. Hidden gems.

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 4 місяці тому +48

    Harribel's aspect is meaningful in that her Fracciones are perfectly willing to sacrifice themselves for her sake, even if she and us by extension would rather they all live peacefully in postwar Las Noches. Harribel's relationship with her Fracciones gives her a strongly human element they are essentially her daughters. It's great they all made it out, be from the near tragedy in Fake Karakura to the cataclysmic TYBW.

    • @jrgenvellesen7800
      @jrgenvellesen7800 4 місяці тому +15

      Indeed. Harribel's mother-daughter bond with her Fracciones is wholesome, as is the fact that she has a soft spot for kids, as was shown in CFYOW. Las Noches will definitely be a better place under her rule, compared to how it was when it was governed by Barragan.

    • @manuelacosta9463
      @manuelacosta9463 4 місяці тому +7

      @@jrgenvellesen7800 Truth. It helps that Harribel despite her considerable power and lethal skills, is a pacifist at her very core. She always rejected the 'kill or be killed' state of her world and extended this to her Fracciones, encouraging them value instincts and beliefs others would refuse as 'weak'.

  • @nicholaskling2425
    @nicholaskling2425 4 місяці тому +14

    A big thing with Luppi and Grimmjow is that they’re very self-destructive. Basically everything that goes wrong in Grimmjow’s life as an Espada is a result of his own actions. He loses an arm because he chooses to disobey orders, he strengthens Ichigo by constantly going to fight him, he heals the person who would go on to beat him, etc. The same can be said about Luppi, he antagonizes Grimmjow to the point that Grimmjow makes killing him his first priority

    • @davisonjacob6698
      @davisonjacob6698 2 місяці тому

      No matter what grimm was gonna have to kill luppi to reacquire his espada status so that is reasonable buy not necessarily true.

  • @gremmythoumeaux2393
    @gremmythoumeaux2393 4 місяці тому +104

    The Espada’s Aspects of Deaths depending on their rankings doesn’t make a lot of much sense to me. I get that it’s not hard to imagine how Nnoitra could represent both Madness and Despair(since he went from 8 to 5) However, there are what-if scenarios that throw the whole system out of loop. If Barragan died and Harribel moved up, she wouldn’t be able to represent Senescence as well as he did or at all really. Starrk is the least likely Espada to represent Rage if Yammy died before him and Starrk moved up in rank. I’m not sure if Kubo thought it through too much when he said this in a Klub Outside question.

    • @Teddy3230-u4d
      @Teddy3230-u4d 4 місяці тому +15

      I agree, I liked it better when the aspect was dependent on the Espada in question. I liked that Nel’s seemed to be Lamentation though that is contradicted now😰.

    • @corruptangel6793
      @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +21

      I honestly think it's poor wording on his part. The story itself makes it painfully clear that the ranks are determined by power, not their aspects of death.
      I think he meant that it only applies in terms of promotion when dealing with Hollows that embody the same aspects of death.
      In other words, the Espada are not just the 10 strongest Arrancar but the strongest representatives of their respective aspects of death. So, if Nelliel had permanently regained her adult form and wanted to rejoin Aizen's army, she'd have to beat Haribel. She wouldn't become the 5th or 6 Espada simply because she was that strong. If she couldn't beat Haribel, then like Dordoni, Gantenbein, and Cirucci (and possibly Luppi), she would instead become just another Preverone Espada.

    • @Teddy3230-u4d
      @Teddy3230-u4d 4 місяці тому +12

      @@corruptangel6793 that does explain Luppi given he was the replacement 6…he either was recently made or he was already around (more likely) since he was Espada level he should have been number 7 if it really was only about strength but that is still very murky. It just makes the entire ranking system more pointless in a way.

    • @davisonjacob6698
      @davisonjacob6698 2 місяці тому

      ​@Teddy3230-u4d luppi becoming espada 6 while previously being unnumbered was a true wrench in the engine type situation. Also luppi didn't represent destruction nearly as well as grimm does.
      But I like luppi and would have liked to see him survive the grimm jou encounter and become an espada after aizens defeat and hint at him growing stronger because he devours grimm jous corpse left behind after the inchigo fight.

  • @Atticus-Catnipp
    @Atticus-Catnipp 4 місяці тому +34

    This is why the espada are above the sternritters in my opinion.
    Ichigo‘s main conflict lied with hollows. He came to learn that hollows aren’t just stray creatures that need to be slayed at first sight.
    Hollows also have it rough and don’t want to be constantly on the hunt.
    Ulqiorra and Ichigo’s dynamic is the most interesting here. Because even Orihime was sad. And here conflict also laid with hollows like her brother.

    • @Ganyu-0-Wanter
      @Ganyu-0-Wanter 2 місяці тому

      Its arrancars > quincies > shinigamis > fullbrings for me

  • @StCrimson667
    @StCrimson667 4 місяці тому +25

    Not only are the Ulquiorra chapters named after the Seven Deadly Sins, but 3 of the Espada's Zanpakutos are literally named or reference the sins! Yammy's is Ira, Wrath. Aaronneiro's is Glotoneria, Gluttony, and Szayelaporro's is Fornicaras, "You Will Fornicate", and is even changed in the English translation to La Lujuriosa, "The Lustful".
    EDIT: Oh! Baraggan's Zanpakuto is also named "Arrogante" which means "Arrogant", indicating that Baraggan's Aspect was originally Pride or maybe even Vanity.

  • @1onewonwun
    @1onewonwun 4 місяці тому +9

    I love your analysis videos so much, i gain newfound love for characters i before just brushed off as boring.

  • @visionary4787
    @visionary4787 4 місяці тому +7

    It's fascinating how each character's aspect of death adds depth, revealing their complex motivations and struggles. I firmly believe that Ulquiorra's embodiment of emptiness hits hardest; his existential journey illustrates a profound truth about human experience-life can feel devoid of meaning without connection. This raises the question: can emptiness ever truly be filled? I think Ulquiorra’s ultimate realization shows that genuine connections can bring purpose, but they also expose vulnerabilities. His character arc serves as a poignant reminder of the significance of emotional ties in overcoming despair.

  • @TwitchLawliet
    @TwitchLawliet 4 місяці тому +17

    I think that Luppi tie in the aspect of destruction is that he was obviously given the position of no.6 simply as a way of punishing Grimmjow, rather than based on any of his own accomplishments. And Aizen probably knew Grimmjow was always lash out at Luppi to get his spot back asap.
    And fron a readers perspective, Grimmjow had been established as Ichigo's rival for the arc by that point, so it was fairly obvious that Luppi was never going to last long in the no.6 position vs the more narratively relevant Grimmjow.
    So both from Aizen's and the readers perspective Luppi was always destined to be destroyed.

    • @freddieadams8435
      @freddieadams8435 3 місяці тому

      Okay, but also look at how perverse Luppi acts when he fights Rangiku. Grimmjow destroys warriors. And Luppi destroys innocence.

    • @davisonjacob6698
      @davisonjacob6698 2 місяці тому

      ​@@freddieadams8435I wish this would have been explored more. Luppi is quite suggestive and that is perfectly okay for an older teen anime, but I feel they didn't stretch his scenes far enough. They could have made us want to see him impaled by grimm, but instead we just kinda are happy to see grimm get his 6 back

  • @Krys9707
    @Krys9707 4 місяці тому +16

    Love when Tommo talks about the Espada and the thumbnails for the vids are always fire🔥🔥🔥🔥 it’s kind of sad tho cuz most the sternritters have come and gone in the TYBW but I still care more about the espada lol

    • @davisonjacob6698
      @davisonjacob6698 2 місяці тому

      Peak story and character writing vs trying to get your homework done 1 hour before turning it in

  • @robertadzic7269
    @robertadzic7269 4 місяці тому +13

    If you look carefull, you can see that each espada had it's demise or was incapacitated as a result of their aspect of death, and i think Kubo was going for it, to say that espada must die that way (poeticly).
    Aaronniero got killed cause he was too greedy to devour Rukia, and that greed got him sword trough tank.
    Szayel got killed for his own lust and got killed by literal madness, bigger then his own
    Zommari got intoxicated by his own power, so much that he couldn't see any else, and that got him conffeti treatmant
    Grimmjow was put down by Ichigo embracing very destruction and going for it
    Nnoitra's despair forced him to relentless rush on Kenpachi, who didn't had a choice then to cut him down, cause his despair would'tet him stop
    Ulquiora got stomped by literal emptiness, Ichigos primal form, that is there, but is empty, his hollow (which literaly means empty), finaly, he died cause he became shell, a body, with no organs inside, an enmpty vessel
    Harribel got simply sacrificed by Aizen
    Barragan died by literal time and old age, when his power got reverted on him
    Starrk dies after Lylynett diedy making him feel lonely again and loosing will to live and fight
    Yammi died by being blinded by his own rage, he grew stronger, but also blinder
    Barragan got it right btw, each aspect of death did influence personality, look and powers of Espada, some on more revealing way, some on more cinceptual, but there is imfluence..And in the end, it influenced their own deaths.

  • @XLuxrayX
    @XLuxrayX 4 місяці тому +9

    My head canon is that Harribel can also sacrifice an arm to contribute to an even stronger Allon, but doesn’t. Because with her contribution, Allon becomes sentient and harder to control.

  • @jenkings0367
    @jenkings0367 4 місяці тому +14

    Aizen put Luppie in as a seat warmer until he could get Orihime to heal Grimmjow.

  • @pyramidkingbrandon9282
    @pyramidkingbrandon9282 4 місяці тому +60

    The way Yammy went out never made a lot of sense to me and made him out to be a joke for someone who should be the strongest Espada. He was literally already getting wrecked by Eyepatch Kenpachi using only one arm in his first Release form unlike what happened with Nnoitra. Kenpachi and Byakuya weren’t even among the strongest Captains during that point in the story. If it was Kyoraku and Ukitake I could understand. Hell it would’ve made more believable if Unohana got involved and then nobody would think Yammy was a joke then because it would’ve been understandable. To top it off, Kenpachi said the fight with Yammy was boring while he thanked Nnoitra for a good fight after beating him.

    • @Atticus-Catnipp
      @Atticus-Catnipp 4 місяці тому +3

      You do realize that that Yammy fought multiple characters at once.
      Kenpachi and Byakuya are among the strongest captains what are you talking about.
      ?
      Unohana was just there to treat others and Mayuri was also present.
      The whole point of the espada was to distract the Gotei 13.

    • @stevenwayne3701
      @stevenwayne3701 4 місяці тому +2

      Losing to Kenpachi and Byakuya makes perfect sense, you need to rewatch the soul society arc. Kenpachi stalemated Ichigo and low-mid diffed Tosen. Byakuya also stalemated Ichigo and survived 2 pointblank getsugas from Hollowfied Ichigo

    • @matthasch847
      @matthasch847 4 місяці тому +2

      Most of the Espada were never Captain level fighters. Byakuya easily killed Zommari when struggled harder against Ichigo in SS arc. Even if Yammy is strong, going against 2 high level captain would be difficult. Even Stark lost to shikai Shunsui. This establish that older captains like Shunsui, Yamamoto and Unohana can defeat every single espada on their own. Right after them, Kenpachi and Byakuya are almost as strong, and Yammy definitely was not able to handle them. Both Kenpachi n byakuya were severely injured though but they refused to show it so that they won't lose to each other. The squad 4 guy clearly mentioned in the manga how badly injured they were

    • @pyramidkingbrandon9282
      @pyramidkingbrandon9282 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Atticus-Catnipp They certainly were not among the strongest. Yamamoto, Shunsui, Unohana, Ukitake, Aizen, Gin, Yoruichi, Urahara, and aruguably Shinji are all still stronger than them in FKT. Starrk also fought multiple captains, 4 in total one of them being Shunsui who is a lot stronger than Byakuya and Kenpachi in FKT which is much more impressive.

    • @pyramidkingbrandon9282
      @pyramidkingbrandon9282 4 місяці тому +2

      @@stevenwayne3701Stalemating against a Shikai Ichigo and new Bankai Ichigo in SS arc isn’t as impressive as you think it is. Especially when you remember base Grimmjow (Espada 6) low diffed Bankai Ichigo in the very next arc.

  • @gigatwin5298
    @gigatwin5298 4 місяці тому +6

    I've always felt that the aspects of death are in reference to all hollows and their abilities, not just the espada but hollows as a whole. As each hollow being representive of an aspect of death would explain how hollows gain their unique powers and abilities. This may also be a reflection on how a hollow had lived its life and led to its birth as a hollow as i believe this was explained by Ginjo. The Menos being a composite of 100s of hollows it's possible that their aspect would be what ever was the dominant aspect of the collective hollows that make it up while also adding significant variations such as all of the hollows that Baraggan could have all been of the same aspect of death thus explaining his almost unique association with his aspect being near a perfect embodiment of it.

  • @edwardt.8704
    @edwardt.8704 4 місяці тому +6

    Hard to believe this is the first time I see a video about Espada Death Aspects when Kubo keeps switching around where the Arrancar ranks stand 😅

  • @jonbryant2495
    @jonbryant2495 4 місяці тому +3

    I sincerely enjoy watching this guys videos. Such a thought provoking channel

  • @thewarrior8497
    @thewarrior8497 4 місяці тому +14

    The espada are so iconic

  • @marshfellowman
    @marshfellowman 4 місяці тому +6

    The one thing missing from this video is discussions about the Privaron Espada, since they presumably had the aspects of death while they were still standard Espada.

  • @Bossu
    @Bossu 4 місяці тому +5

    I've always liked your take of Ulquiorra being the best example of what it means to be a Hollow, but i myself always liked to think Grimmjow is the best example of an Adjuchas.
    Most of these Adjuchas wander around the endless plains, searching to devour any kind of meal without mercy from their own kind.
    I think that idea comes back best in Grimmjow's Destruction aspect and feline nature.

  • @Topcommenter-v9f
    @Topcommenter-v9f 4 місяці тому +2

    I love how you choose to pronounce their names however you like

  • @ekong1729
    @ekong1729 4 місяці тому +8

    Shower thought: could the aspects of death have come from the Hogyoku? If i'm not mistaken everyone, with the exception of maybe Stark, was turned into an Arrancar using it right? Maybe the Hogyoku came to understand each Espada through turning them into arrancar, and manifested the aspects of death that way.

    • @morgan-td1zm
      @morgan-td1zm 2 місяці тому

      i think that the aspects of death run way further back than that because in grimmjows backstory as an adjuchas he had the same ideals, he wanted to be king and crush or discard of anyone who would stand in his way of achieving that. and also with nelliel and harribels hollow hole positions, it’s almost like they sacrificed their heart and womb respectively when they first became hollows. you could say that their aspects of death are born from gaining individuality as a gillian or even further back than that, maybe it was decided at their birth as a hollow.

  • @Ataru320
    @Ataru320 4 місяці тому +4

    I like your thought Yammy using a proto-Schrift; I guess with how late it occurred, it does just feel like Kubo was onto something he developed with the final arc.

  • @shawnboahene5231
    @shawnboahene5231 4 місяці тому +3

    Another translation for Zommari’s aspect is obsession and I think that’s what Kubo meant. Obsession can look like love and it is controlling like he is.

  • @Evan_Floyd
    @Evan_Floyd 4 місяці тому +3

    The black background while talking about death is pretty fitting.

  • @junkstapossession5822
    @junkstapossession5822 4 місяці тому +3

    For despair, it's also like depression, which isn't sadness but apathetic numbness. Impenetrable skin.

  • @animeprince204
    @animeprince204 4 місяці тому +3

    The funny thing is that Yammy never calls himself an Espada until the Cero (0) reveal.

  • @Wendigo.monster
    @Wendigo.monster 4 місяці тому +25

    Yammy is just a pissed off man child but I think someone like starrk fits it as he had to split himself in two to no be lonely even though he is still lonely as it was only him even if he was two people

  • @MattanzaMafiaFedora
    @MattanzaMafiaFedora 4 місяці тому +5

    For your next video, please consider doing a proper top-to-bottom breakdown of Rangiku or Momo's characters? We've had brief touches upon them in their Bankai and Squad analysis videos but not a full assessment of their arcs.

  • @Gronalak
    @Gronalak 4 місяці тому +4

    I think you also missed the fact that Nnoitra was Espada 8 during the Nel flashback, could have been an interesting development

    • @HitmanSkip
      @HitmanSkip 4 місяці тому

      You can see that he has gotten over his madness after his promotion to 5th. He didn’t seem as mad and had this hatred as he had in his flashback rather mocking and laughing at others , after he become 5th the one time we see him really get mad was when he was about to die but makes sense he also acknowledged Kenpachi but if it was him in his 8th Espada time he would have most likely got furious on how Kenpachi was rivaling/beating him. He had matured since his time when he was 8th but still has some of it left

  • @mrmegalovania
    @mrmegalovania 4 місяці тому +5

    Grimmjow is my favorite destruction internal or externally to all things lol

  • @bryantwiltrout5492
    @bryantwiltrout5492 4 місяці тому +2

    The symbolism and the depths of the characters are what made this anime my favorite of all time

  • @Isiel42
    @Isiel42 4 місяці тому +3

    I think the idea of the "aspects of death" existed the entire time from a design standpoint but Kubo didn't decide to have it exist within the canon until later on.

  • @flareinc7413
    @flareinc7413 3 місяці тому +1

    The Espada are so cool! Best villains in the series! Esp Starrk

  • @ShardsOfStone
    @ShardsOfStone 4 місяці тому +3

    One big thing you missed as you were going. Nnoitra was both espada 5 and 8. So the madness is also quite fitting for him.

    • @ShardsOfStone
      @ShardsOfStone 4 місяці тому +1

      im assuming I remember that right since when he beat Nel he was number 8

  • @marctm7614
    @marctm7614 4 місяці тому +5

    Kubo marrying the aspect of death to the rank, rather than the character, really doesn't make any sense. Especially in cases like Luppi, who doesn't remotely embody destruction the way Grimmjow does and even seems more like sloth to me. With his relatively laid back demeanor, his tentacles fighting in his place and even his design in some sense - like the long sleeves and way he's often hunched over or lazily draws his Zanpakutō.
    I think it would've made far more sense if every aspect was simply a byproduct of the character themselves, especially since rankings can change which implies aspects can also change - but this also doesn't really work for me. Barragan, for example, shouldn't never be time and Yammy is rage without question.
    I suppose that's why some of them are pretty vague and generalized, so they can "fit" anyone.

    • @corruptangel6793
      @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +1

      Luppi and Grimmjow are the same in that they have no impulse control. They do what they want when they want

    • @marctm7614
      @marctm7614 4 місяці тому

      @@corruptangel6793 That's super general and isn't necessarily destructive, especially when the same is true for most of the lower half of Espada. That's what I meant by them being too general and not truly fitting the characters.
      We never really see Luppi or Grimmjow demonstrate a proper lack of impulse control, honestly. Grimmjow spared Shawlong's group when they attacked him, he also carefully considered Ichigo's threat to them and tried to snuff it out, he was prepared for Ulquiorra's interference and outwitted him. For all of his recklessness and aggression, he's not really that impulsive and seems almost measured about his decision making when compared to the blind loyalty or pure insanity of some other Espada.
      Luppi just flat out doesn't exist for nearly long enough to make that a true statement, I don't consider the novels in this matter because the characters or lore are sometimes way off.

    • @corruptangel6793
      @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +1

      @@marctm7614 Lack of impulse control means they follow their emotions and selfish interests over reason.
      Grimmjow killing Luppi right in front of Aizen. Grimmjow ignoring orders and going after Ichigo and Co. Grimmjow blowing through the wall instead of using the door. Grimmjow freeing a prisoner so to resurrect an enemy just so they can fight. So on and so forth.
      Grimmjow has his reasons for doing what he does, but he still is acting on his destructive impulses rather than using logic and thinking through the potential ramifications of his actions. Killing an Espada in front of Aizen was impulsive because the last time he got an Arrancar killed, he lost an arm and got kicked from the Espada, and those were Fraccione and he wasn't the one who killed them. With Ichigo, it was already established that he wasn't a threat, and if he became one, Ulquiorra would handle it. Yet he went to pick a fight anyway because he wanted to. With the door, he couldn't be bothered to take another 5 steps. I shouldn't even have to explain the impulsiveness of reviving a defeated enemy to have a life and death battle. Especially when Aizen gave them explicit orders to remain in their palaces and ignore the intruders unless the intruders came to them.
      Basically, Grimmjow is, "I do what I want, when I want, and fuck the consequences and anyone who tries to stop me." He's the kind of person who'd jump off a cliff just because he suddenly wanted to go for a swim
      Fair enough with Luppi.

  • @Viewnium
    @Viewnium 4 місяці тому +4

    Talking about Espada brings back my old curiosity, would Sogyo no Kotowari work on Respira?

  • @Just_A_Choom
    @Just_A_Choom 4 місяці тому +1

    22:48 my own head cannon always was ulquiorra died because he finally understood orihime, understood the heart and comradre, and that's what killed him because it goes against his aspect of death

  • @Holywind16
    @Holywind16 4 місяці тому +1

    I always loved it went the death aspect goes so deep as to apply to the fraccion as well. Having Hallibel’s fraccion be at their strongest when sacrificing parts of themselves or Szayelaporro’s fraccion being crazed monstrosities. Really makes me wonder what the other espada would take on if given the opportunity to create their own fraccion.

  • @Universeknight10055
    @Universeknight10055 4 місяці тому +2

    Good morning. I'm fan of bleach and harribel🦈 and Mila rose 🦁and sunsun🐍 and apachi🦌 and coyote stark🐺. Everyone have great day and next day and week and weekend and next week and full happiness 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊. Great video and keep make more great videos😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 .

  • @norbertgierczak6677
    @norbertgierczak6677 4 місяці тому +3

    Will you make an episode about things you would like to see added/changed in cour 3?

  • @MasterDinnerFlax
    @MasterDinnerFlax 4 місяці тому +1

    I think the aspects of death are way more of a creative twist than just having the Espada ranks be based on power alone. While ranks were a neat tool to add tension to the Arrancar arc early on, from a practical perspective, having a team of warriors whose powers are objectively ranked on output instead of utility creates a redundant task force, where there isn't much reason to send lower rank Espada out when a higher rank could do better or faster. This doesn't even need to mean that ranks are meaningless either, instead a person becomes a rank of Espada based on their ability to embody that aspect, so ranks like Loneliness require you to be able to do a lot without assistance, emptiness is to be straight to the point without reinterpreting what you need to do, and rage needs someone to demonstrate a serious benefit to their anger, otherwise its just a weakness on the battlefield, so some of these aspects clearly need a high amount of power to justify embodying them.
    Thinking about it, even the battle with the Espada where Orihime was captured, this kind of plays out like that. Yammy - 0/10 and Luppi - 6, having by far the loudest aspects of death, are really only around to make noise, when it comes to the actual objective, Ulquiorra is the one to capture Orihime, because he is direct and efficient. And if Aizen was actually interested in her power to begin with (Which he wasn't), he would have just sent Aaroniero to her instead. Because why bother making her your subordinate, when you could have her power in someone already loyal to you?

  • @RGA301092
    @RGA301092 4 місяці тому +1

    Nnoitra's Aspect of Death is also shown in his flashback during his conversation with Nelliel.
    He believes that Hollows are damned and have no hope of salvation, and that it's pointless to try and act "civilized" and human, whereas Nelliel believes that, as Arrancar they have regained their humanity (or part of it) and should embrace it, and be better.

  • @MANJYOMETHUNDER111
    @MANJYOMETHUNDER111 4 місяці тому +1

    I would love it if Aizen was just a history nerd and knew about YWACH and his schrifts, so he cosplayed

  • @Badluckboy013
    @Badluckboy013 4 місяці тому +2

    I'm so glad your finally cover my favorite topic about the Espada's! The fact that each Espada represents an aspect of death is my favorite fact about them💙

  • @junkstapossession5822
    @junkstapossession5822 4 місяці тому +2

    Not "destruction". "Disaster". "Grimjow is like a whirlwind.". Yeah, he's a disaster, not just destruction. He's a force of nature.

  • @Copycat-et4tw
    @Copycat-et4tw 4 місяці тому +1

    i always considered the aspects of death to be something made from before aizen's time like the prem espada since baragon talked about the aspects with pride

  • @drewyoung4694
    @drewyoung4694 4 місяці тому +1

    Really poetic on how each espada died by their own philosophy

  • @Montel2
    @Montel2 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Well thought. Perfectly crafted. And you are very well spoken.

  • @anialator1000000
    @anialator1000000 4 місяці тому +1

    Bringing up how Some of the Espadas abilities seem to be similar to how a Shrift is, Isn't it kind of noted that Schrifts are actually at least partially an inherent/latent ability of the Quincy. Like how its implied that Uryu survived the Auswählen because of his own inherent ability which became the Antithesis. Its implying he kind of had the ability even as a child. Zanpaktou also are similar, Shinigami often obtain supernatural abilities such as Ice or Fire, or even more abstract ones like Weight manipulation and Sensory alteration. Hell, you just did a video on Hisagi and his true Shikai and Bankai, which is also a reality warping ability of insane proportions when you really think about it. Hollows seem to be the same. I think they all are the same, and the differences we see are simply the result of the circumstances.
    So how could they all be the same thing, well this would be theorizing that they all are fundamentally the power of the spirits own soul being brought out into the real world. Shinigami get the short end of the stick in terms of potential, but that could just be due to numbers as there are only thousands, maybe low Tens of thousands of them in total, as well as the fact that they only get a blank canvas in the form of an Asauchi. Hollows on the other hand are seemingly countless, and each Menos is a conglomerate of dozens to thousands of souls as they eat and kill each other, meaning there is a lot more chances for OP abilities to manifest and likely just more potential due to the countless souls potentials and abilities merging in some way. Plus Aizen then shows up with the Hogyoku and amplifies those abilities within the strongest ones who survived. And of course Shrifts are the highest, but only because Ywatch is personally intervening and thus is like Hogyoku x100. He would be finding a Quincy who has an inherent but kind of weak ability for fire, and amplify that to the extreme churning out Bazz B by injecting his own power and compatible sub abilities as well which then latch onto and enhance their base ability giving it more range/utility (IE from creating fire to being able to control it)
    What really points to this being correct then is when we look at those Shinigami with the most OP abilities and see if they at least kind of match up, and some of them do. Yamamotos Flames were greater than Bazz B's. Hyorimaru is very much like what an Ice shrift would be outside of the dragon stuff. If you were to imagine a shrift that could control peoples senses, well Kyoka Suigetsu is fundamentally on par with anything we could imagine if not better even before we consider Aizens genius and Reatsu. So I really think they all are at base the inherent ability of the soul itself, and its just the circumstances that awakened their ability that explains the differences.

  • @pingugod99
    @pingugod99 4 місяці тому +1

    I have always interpreted the whole "aspect of death of the Espadas" thing as a sort of goal that they reach unconsciously and from which they cannot avoid. What I mean is that if an Espada represents sacrifice it will be destined to improve to the point of reaching 3rd place but will not be able to go beyond it without an incredible effort like Ulquiorra

  • @piczuppa4147
    @piczuppa4147 Місяць тому +1

    Luppy is really forgettable but i still like him, i think that he rappresent well the opposite side of destruction, while grimmjow is a strategic predator with the goal of causing as much as distruction possible luppy while wanting to do the same, brings destruction more to himself, he's arrogant, dumb and will play with fire frequently without realizing that he's in danger, the reason for why he got almost killed by toshiro was because he wanted to fight everyone at the same time, and then when he was killed, grimmjow was the one to do it, the same one that he annoyed on a regular basis even on his last moments of life

  • @akumaking1
    @akumaking1 4 місяці тому +6

    Do you think the Espada/Arrancar could reform into a newer organization post-series? Like in the Hell Arc sequel?

    • @AJ-kt5zo
      @AJ-kt5zo 4 місяці тому +1

      Think they returned more 👿😈😈👿 demonic, demonized

  • @christopherg2347
    @christopherg2347 4 місяці тому +1

    Zomaris base from also had the theme. Had you never had Zoomies from feeling good? Under that, you can run around with great speed...
    Funnily that both versions of #6/Destruction we animals.

  • @LowKeyJaded
    @LowKeyJaded 4 місяці тому +1

    There’s a long running fan theory that Harribel was a human and died during childbirth. Her hollow hole is right over where her womb would be and she saw her death as a sacrifice so her child could live. It’s why Nel says she loves children and why she cares so much for her fraccion. They are her adoptive children.

  • @Taalsman
    @Taalsman 3 місяці тому +1

    Arrancar Arc is as much peak Bleach as you'll ever get

  • @wingzero1372
    @wingzero1372 4 місяці тому +1

    I used to always wonder who were the Espada as humans and what was their evolution like from souls to Menos all the way to Arrancar

  • @Freeazuman
    @Freeazuman 4 місяці тому

    Another amazing vid

  • @teddyakwaboah5952
    @teddyakwaboah5952 4 місяці тому +5

    This video is tough ngl your next video should talk about the espadas subordinates and their powers

  • @Keith-san3022
    @Keith-san3022 4 місяці тому +1

    Honestly the Aspect of Death I resonate with the most is Solitude considering that I've always been alone will at least until I met a feel comrades who I can call friends and my best friend just so happens to understand my pain on what it's like to be isolated by the people who you thought cared about you just as much as you did. But yeah Starrk is a very cool character and the cherry on top is the fact that his cero's colour is actually my favorite followed by yellow and red which coincidently comes from Harribel and Barragan who are actually my 2nd and 3rd favorite Espada after the Lone Wolf 🐺himself.But I do see Seven Deadly sins(the anime)taking inspiration from Bleach even with their own forms of tattooes that are in the form of beasts including their powers, background and personalities as well.

  • @frogtruck34
    @frogtruck34 4 місяці тому +1

    I feel like when a espada changes rank like Nnoitra and Szayelporro, certain parts of their personality gets nulled or amplified

  • @Gigawolf1
    @Gigawolf1 4 місяці тому +3

    I've got real mixed feelings about the Aspects of Death. They seem tailored to the individual Espada, and that version works, but linking it to the rankings and making it transferable seems weird to me. If characters that (at some point) shared their numbers had common thematic elements, or if the positions weren't presented as a numerical power ranking but built around the aspects from the beginning, it might win me over.
    The fact that Nnoitra can switch from #8 to #5 means that he can switch from Madness to Despair, which in turn means that it's not about how they died but about... How they inflict death? The thing they fear?
    If Old Age/Senescence is set to the #2 rank, then nobody else could really fill that role except for Barragan. If the Privaron numbers line up and the Picaro dropped to #102 from #2, then did they represent a fear of growing up or a fear of dying young? It could be cool if the Privaron existed as foils to their corresponding Espada in that way, but as it stands it seems like Barragan could be boosted to Solitude or knocked down to Sacrifice if the power balance shifted.
    Even variant types of Hollow Reiatsu could serve as an explanation; if Rudbornn and all other Arrancar whose abilities summon minions fell under Solitude, it might work for me. Pretty much anything other than "Aizen said these ranks are always these Aspects" would make sense to me

    • @corruptangel6793
      @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +2

      Nnoitra's situation is particularly weird since his motivations and ultimate desire to be killed before his body even hit the ground were given in his flashbacks when he was 8th.

  • @Iolibreeder
    @Iolibreeder 4 місяці тому +1

    For sacrifice, you can sacrifice yourself for another, another for yourself(as in hollow eat other hollow) or another sacrificing themselves for you.

  • @corruptangel6793
    @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +1

    The aspects of death according to the 3rd databook, Unmasked.
    0: Rage
    "The emotion of rage kills everything. It kills everything it touches, and that rage spreads. And eventually, that rage kills the person himself."
    [That last part is particularly interesting considering that Yammi was still alive when Kenpachi and Byakuya left him]
    9: Greed
    "He even ignores the order of the world to get what he desires, even if it means his own body mutating into hideous, chaotic things."
    8: Madness
    "The reason he explores all things is because no phenomenon is beyond his understanding, even during his long wait until death."
    7: Euphoria
    "The symbol of the one who reigns at the top is "control." If one's own ability is that "control," then it is self-evident that one can control everything. There is no conceit or communication."
    6: Destruction
    "However to satisfy the desires and thirst that smolders within him, he crushes anything in front of him. He ignores reason and follows his emotions."
    5: Despair
    "Since they constantly evolve by devouring their fellow beings, to live is to keep fighting and winning. The invisible path that lies ahead is nothing but deep darkness."
    4: Nothingness
    "Unable to find value or meaning in this world or anything, he feels empty and empty. Therefore, he continues to search for "something" to fill the infinite emptyness in his heart."
    [Honestly, sounds more like existentialism rather than nihilism to me.]
    3: Sacrifice
    "The determination to sacrifice one's life for something one believes in is especially beautiful. Even if the light one believes in is a false light."
    2: Old Age
    "This is the eternal proposition that no living thing can escape. No matter how much time you waste or how much effort you put into it, the end will come cruelly."
    1: Loneliness
    "There is no one to trust and no one to gather around the same aspirations. If others do not recognize you, how can you prove your existence?"
    Note: This is using Google translate, so take the exact wording with a grain or two of salt.

  • @Psub950
    @Psub950 4 місяці тому +11

    What if Nnoitra survived

    • @xxWillxx92
      @xxWillxx92 4 місяці тому +4

      Would've loved to see him vs Grimmjow

  • @Houstonfontes
    @Houstonfontes Місяць тому

    You had a great take however I think the death of Szayelaporro is one of the most brutal if not THE MOST brutal death in Bleach seeing how it is just the opposite of that. For a being always striving for perfection as well as being literally obsessed with evolution, Mayuri analyzed Szayelaporro and thought of the most agonizing scientific way to punitively destroy his very core since he despises “scientists” like him. I think his death is directly linked to madness since using death as a through way for perfection (hence the phoenix imagery) was completely halted. Mayuri treated him like prey the entire fight, insulted his intelligence, drove him completely insane making him beg for the very tool he used to evolve AND annihilated any chance of perfection to be accomplished. I did an original voice over on my page to pay homage to Mayuri in their fight particularly because the writing and his voice are impeccable. Great video and analysis!!

  • @josephaliyu1443
    @josephaliyu1443 4 місяці тому

    Hi Mr tommo I enjoyed your video.....could you do one ranking ALL captains based on who is older? Based on the timeline of the series.

  • @cynitalgaming3635
    @cynitalgaming3635 4 місяці тому

    today is my birthday thank you for releasing

  • @fenrirsilver6441
    @fenrirsilver6441 4 місяці тому +1

    Didn't I read or hear something somehwere that the aspect of Death was somehow tied with the Espada Position, which was what Harribel and Nel had the same aspect of Death? If I remember correctly then the Aspects of Death which had different holders at some would would be Rage(Yami and Cien), Senescence(Picaro and Barrigan), Sacrifice(Nel, Harribel, and Dordoni), Despair(Nnoitra and Cirucci), Destruction(Grimmjow and Luppi), Intoxication(Zomari and Gantenbainne), and Madness(Szayelaporro and Nnoitra). I want to say I heard this on some club outside, or even through MrTommo before, but I honestly don't know where I heard it. If he approached this in the video, then I will edit it, but that was one thing I thought was interesting.
    Edit: Seems I was correct, that Mr.Tommo both made a vieeo on it and it was in club outside, its just he didn't talk about all the alternates in this video.

  • @KurasakubiSaurn
    @KurasakubiSaurn 4 місяці тому

    Harribel's aspect can also be translated as "victim," The way it's written in kanji implies that she's the one being sacrificed and victimized by others. Which has some unfortunate implications?
    While I'm on alternative kanji readings, Nnoitra's aspect could be translated as "hopelessness" or "desperation."
    An alternative translation for Grimmjow's aspect would be "disruption," which might have been a better fit?
    And Aaroniero’s aspect can be read as "insatiable."

  • @NeufAtora
    @NeufAtora 4 місяці тому

    No neon sign? It's a great touch that balances out the bookshelf. Maybe a shelf or two for your non-book memorabilia and the sign above it would work?

  • @altermann1991
    @altermann1991 4 місяці тому

    I just realized that when Starrk thinks of the other Espada, he sees them in order, seeing Barraggan and Harribel as the ones closest to him and Aaroniero as the one furthest from him. Meanwhile he doesn't see Yammy since Yammy is actually ranked above him.

  • @madderred7853
    @madderred7853 4 місяці тому

    There are signs that they were meant to be initially inspired by deadly sins, but then kubo decided to add in more members for a round 10 number, at which point he added the "aspect of death" which is honestly very similar to deadly sins, and instead of being named after sins (ira, arrogante) it went for animals too (murcielago, los lobos).
    Probably why it makes more sense for some and less for others.

  • @fbgreality5499
    @fbgreality5499 4 місяці тому +1

    I know this has nothing to do with the espadas at all, but being that Cour 3 is around the corner I wanted to know if you’d be interested in seeing a 1st person pov of what yhwach sees when he has the almighty activated. If so what do you think it would look like in the anime ?😎

  • @zerokura
    @zerokura 4 місяці тому +1

    Wasn't Nnoitra also a different number before he beat nel? So did his aspect change when he became a new number?

  • @HitmanSkip
    @HitmanSkip 4 місяці тому

    For Nnoitora, You can see that he has gotten over his madness after his promotion to 5th. He didn’t seem as mad and had this hatred as he had in his flashback rather mocking and laughing at others , after he become 5th the one time we see him really get mad was when he was about to die but makes sense he also acknowledged Kenpachi but if it was him in his 8th Espada time he would have most likely got furious on how Kenpachi was rivaling/beating him. He had matured since his time when he was 8th but still has some of it left

  • @jeffheithaus9120
    @jeffheithaus9120 4 місяці тому

    Tom I have a question what do you think Dordoni, Cirucci, and Gantenbainne Aspect of Death were? After all they were Espada after all. And if Rudobon was able to make into the Espada what would his Aspect of Death be?

  • @thilicynweb
    @thilicynweb 4 місяці тому

    I just had a thought, what if Ulquiorra's segunda etapa is not a higher stage Resurrection, but a completed one. More akin to Yumichika's incomplete Shika. I think that before he had a relationship with Orihime he could not fully achieve his Resurrection he could not comprehend emptiness without someone who is full and whole. I think that once he had that reference he achieved his true resurrection. He certainly looked more like the monstrous appearance of normal hollows once in segunda etapa.

  • @OddEyes1
    @OddEyes1 4 місяці тому

    After the release of Oh-Etsu on bleach brave souls and watching how his character plays made me wonder, what is his own Zanpakuto? Sayafushi sounds like a random creation of his and not his true Zanpakuto. Can you make a discussion video about Oh-Etsu's true Zanpakuto and speculate how abilities it might have?

  • @wolfgod6443
    @wolfgod6443 4 місяці тому

    I think the aspect defining the espada ranking more than their power is for the best. It does create problems with...Well any espada 3 and up, but it also makes sense when we consider the lower ranks are often the best at something, while the top espada are all-rounders. 9th-the most potential, 8th-the smartest, etc. It also conveniently sweeps away confusion about the likes of Luppi who was apparently "worthy" of the title of 6th despite not being the 7th earlier. Now we know he's just the emergency replacement to the real espada in Grimmjow. Who knows, maybe the privaron espada could get their ranks back if their replacements kicked the bucket early enough.
    In the story itself my favorite is Ulquiorra's but I like thinking about Starkk's the most and what it means for his character. A lot is shown but it feels like we can dig the deepest into Starkk's backstory whereas Ulquiorra's is pretty direct.

  • @Blade12113
    @Blade12113 4 місяці тому

    Given Kubo's respose about apects veing tied to tge position I always Imagined the *original* Espada whoever they may be all embodied their aspect to the same level then as tgey were replaced tgeir aspects were kept as part of the ranks.

  • @floreaciprian9742
    @floreaciprian9742 4 місяці тому

    Off topic, but i noticed something when rewatching Bleach. Considering that Ichigo told Unahana that his shihakusho is part of his bankai and shows how much reiatsu he has left, is it safe to assume that Vasto Lorde Ichigo was far from full power?

  • @Mario.1997
    @Mario.1997 4 місяці тому

    Honestly if we ever got like Side Stories for Bleach characters like a manga one shot the Espada would definitely be my first choice

  • @herosoul8245
    @herosoul8245 2 місяці тому

    The first two was the "perfect fit", and we seen only those two where Aizen himself goes out and find the perfect member for the position, others just speaken into the position, why despair can fit on Nnoitra :D

  • @roseredthorns
    @roseredthorns 4 місяці тому +2

    i just want to super quick clarify Yammy's surname is pronounced "Rialgo" uwu

  • @want_acoffee3092
    @want_acoffee3092 3 місяці тому

    I would like to comment something about Nnoitra.
    His resurrection, obviously, is inspired by a praying mantis, also called "Santa teresa". However, the command matches his death aspect very well. "Pray. Santa Teresa." Desperate people always try to pray to calm their spirits and, if I'm not mistaken, "Santa Teresa" is the saint of those desperate people who need some healing.

  • @AkiraMugen
    @AkiraMugen 4 місяці тому

    Im surpised he didnt talk about how nnoitra changed numbers and how that related to his aspect of deaths. Hes one of the only espada who had multiple aspects in his time.

  • @BusoRockin1000
    @BusoRockin1000 4 місяці тому

    I had the thought that the aspects of death aren't necessarily just, "this is how X Espada died," but that their aspect of death is also the reason they became a hollow. Starrk died so lonely that he couldn't find peace in death, where nobody could even interact with him. Barragan became obsessed with his impending death from age and couldn't accept that someone as powerful as him (maybe he was a king in life as well?) could die to something as mundane as old age. Stuff like that.

    • @corruptangel6793
      @corruptangel6793 4 місяці тому +1

      "There are ten causes of death. They are our abilities, our thoughts, and the reasons for our existence."
      I agree, I think their aspects are chosen the moment they died and became Hollows.

    • @AJ-kt5zo
      @AJ-kt5zo 4 місяці тому

      💚​@@corruptangel6793

  • @kenpanderz
    @kenpanderz 4 місяці тому

    idk why it took me so long to realize that Yammy is Spanish Hulk
    my theory is that when Aizen breaks down the boundary between Hollow and Soul Reapers with the Arrancar, some of their soul reaper abilities take the form of special affects, like rage empowering and time manipulation. this would explain how their aspect of death, their original one, most encompasses their style and abilities. but just like how a zanpakuto's abilities can seem ill-fitting or underwhelming, like how some shikai just change the weapons shape without giving any special abilities, or how some shikai are better than their bankai, some Espada's resurrection is just not as impressive as others even if they're ranked higher. as if the ranking system was designed to fit the first gen of Espada without the intention of them being replaced.
    this is my best in-universe explanation, while the idea that its a story evolving over time as the author decides on new ideas later on in production is the more likely explanation.

  • @toxicvictim7346
    @toxicvictim7346 3 місяці тому

    Loop destruction was self inflicted because he tried to bite off more than he could choose dethroning grimmjow from his position so tbh he fit he’s just the other side of grimmjow’s coin of destruction

  • @kitkat6959
    @kitkat6959 4 місяці тому

    Surprised you didn't mention Nnoitra changing his number

  • @loganhayse8771
    @loganhayse8771 4 місяці тому

    I feel the aspects of death is also their gateway to more strength. It's their animalistic instinct that pushes them forward and though in the resurrection cycle of life going from hungry ghost (hollows) to animal (certain menos to adjuchas) and then human (arrancar). Whereas Shinigami look inside to find understanding and balance on an emotional and logical level, I feel Arrancar look inside to find themselves on an instinctual level. By channeling this, an arrancar may achieve greater heights and transformation much like Ulquiorra and Yammy's achievements.

  • @ErimosAster
    @ErimosAster 4 місяці тому

    The aspect being assigned to the number almost makes it feel as if the number is not fully indicative of one's power. If Grimmjow became number 4 and suddenly represented emptiness would he suddenly become a nihilist? It really messes with the established rule that smaller number is bigger power. Then again I kinda want to accept it because I don't like Yammy somehow being stronger than the top 4 Espada yet getting folded like a lawn chair by a bored kenpachi. It implies that Byakuya would've made short work of Ulqiorra which I feel just isn't the case.