As Nodt: THE FEAR | BLEACH Character Analysis
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2023
- As Nodt is the fearsome sternritter who steals Byakuya’s bankai, and battles Rukia during the Thousand Year Blood War arc of BLEACH. In this video I breakdown and analyse his origins, strange appearance and the incredible role that he plays as sternritter f THE FEAR during the Thousand Year Blood War arc. As Nodt is the embodiment of fear, Kubo crafts this theme into the writing of his character and it results in him being one of the most compelling villains within the entire series of BLEACH.
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I feel like As Nodt is the personification of some of Kubo’s personal demons. Anxiety, panic attacks, chronic pain, existential dread. He’s such a great villain because he draws from lived experience.
If that's true lol
yeah, As Nodt is a compelling villain who embodies those intense emotions and struggles. Kubo's personal experiences may have influenced the creation of such a complex character.
Like how Akira Toriyama created Frieza based on an amalgamation of what he thought monsters looked like in his childhood? That would be interesting. Maybe someone should ask Kubo on his site.
@@Marukanitel Authors often engrave their own struggles into their characters, so it might be true.
@@demonslayerpeak2647 That's what I'm doing, it's easier to pull from something especially if it's from you.
I get the feeling that As Nodt was someone who survived Auswahlen. We know that even if the light doesn't strip away your flesh and power, it still leaves a clot in the victim's heart that can kill them eventually
Here in his past, he was (un)lucky enough to have survived the selection, but the clot likely still made his bedridden days painful.
If this is the case, then its truly unfortunate that the one who gave him a second chance and the one who gave him his worst feelings of fear was likely the one who made him suffer so much in the first place
yeah, it's possible that As Nodt survived Auswahlen and experienced the lingering effects of the clot in his heart. If that's the case, it's indeed unfortunate that the one who gave him a second chance also caused him so much suffering.
@@SOLDAT_MENDESIt was revenge masked as second opportunity
Given the info provided about him. I lean heavily towards him having cystic fibrosis.
Him having CF would also fit nicely for him to have a role as a villain in the hell arc. Since he would be without his schrift. He could induce suffering now via the noxious air of hell.
One of my favorite villains in the series. Great design, power and fights. Always loved how As Nodt was a God-fearing man, that was granted the power to inflict fear upon others by his God.
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is fear of the unknown.”
Is that Nyanlathotep
Hp Lovecraft
Kubo was must’ve been on a mission to produce straight up nightmare fuel after hollows became basic jobbers, AND HE SUCCEEDED!!!
This man is a big candidate for showing up in the hell arc🥶🔥🔥
Yeah in 10 more yrs smh
@@dboyfly24 3-4 if we are lucky 🔥
It’d be hard to end him if you’re not Rukia though and he probably does better against groups of people. I do know Kubo is a gore/ horror fan so very good chance he’ll want to draw him again 🫢
Nope, all quincy must return to the son of soul king Yhwach..
they don't belong in the cycle of death and rebirth hence why there are no quincy that have turned into shinigami, human or hollow after their deaths because after they died they go back inside Yhwach..
Awe look at the noobs tlkng about bleach quinceys don't go to hell BTW they get erased cause of ywach let me shut all this down😂😭😂 just read and think it's literally telling you
Yhwach: "...It would appear...you are one of those who survived."
Could this mean that As Nodt is a survivor of Auswählen?
Considering As was lying in a modern day hospital, yeah, that does seem to be the case.
As Nodt was an instant favorite character for me. The design, the abilities, the backstory and poetic irony of his character. He’s like a vertical slice of what I love about Bleach
21:03 He’s the representation of a cadaver. It’s a reference to his fear of death and the pain that comes from it on the other side. It’s also a reference to his deathbed. The flesh that appears afterwards is an analogy for his illness and the idea his religion is rebirthing himself into a new body that has ZERO PAIN23:36
It's ironic, yhwach lied to asdnot. He acted as if he saved him from dying permanently. But would eventually get caught up in ashwalen one day.
Truthfully, none are spared for Auswhälen. The gift given shall be taken back by force.
*Auswählen (german for select, choose - in this context probadly meant as "selection", as in Ywach selects a target among his followers and takes back/steals their powers)
"Ashwalen" sounds like a reject character from a fantasy rpg
@thepax2621 ashwalen sounds like your the rejected character 🤪. Relax bro 🤣
@@TymeTraveling777 As I didn't come up with that butchered word, but you did, it sounds like your an reject in real life as well.
Learn to take a hit or learn to spell correctly, your choice.
"Ashwalen" isn't even close.
@@thepax2621 in his defense, the anime nor most people on TH-cam pronounce it correctly. Should be aus valen; not ausch valen
He's my favorite Sternritter and he has my favorite Vollstandig design
Barragan's Resurrecion and As Nodt's Vollstandig are two of the best character designs.
As nodt is walking nightmare fuel. Kubo did a great job creating As Nodt. He wanted to create a terrifying villain and he succeed.
Such an underrated character. It's insane how deep his character is
As Nodt is Scarecrow of Bleach. Both use fear to shake their enemies and both love to install psychological and physical horror to their opponents.
One of the few sternritters who we actually got to know a bit about.
I still think he was taken out way to early & more could have been done with him especially since Rukia & Byakuya didn't do anything after the As Nodt fight.
Here is me hoping they extend his fight a little like they did with Renji & Mask cause for someone who got introduced as an absolute menace we didn't see much of him .
Also hope we get to see more of Rukia's.Bankai Vs As Nodt since this is her last big fight of the series
yeah, it would have been great to see more development and action from As Nodt. Hopefully, they extend his fight and give us a chance to see Rukia's Bankai in action against him.
I really hope they bring as nodt back he was a very interesting character and it’s odd that kubo showed his backstory so I’m
Hoping he’s shown again
He thought fear was "cool", but I guess he "Froze" when Rukia gave him the "Cold" shoulder. Maybe he shouldn't have lost his head in the big moment.
Cha- ching sir.
I think I know why he asks Yhwach for forgiveness at the end. Yhwach is in universe Jesus and the one way to get to heaven is to accept his sacrifice so he can forgive your sins. He’s asking for that forgiveness so he doesn’t end up in hell. Truly a man of God
TRUE FEAR OF HELL
I mean God
I love these character analysis videos. It helps me to understand more about the story's depth and structure in terms of character evolution
He was a great character. I can't wait to see this animated. A true villain. He was a a great character and Kubo really went all out with this one. This is one of the fights I have been really waiting for.
I hope this fight is longer than this on Saturday
The fight will be 16 minutes long.
Love your fuckin work man I don't even watch this series I just watch your content 😂😂😂😂 Dont even know how I ended up here
What series do you enjoy I cna cover them too?
Clicked so fast 😂 love your analysis!
äs nodt is pretty interesting dude, I do hope we get to see more glimpses of his past before he became a sternritter.😺
Imagine how broken as nodt would have been if he had been one of the top sternritters . Man was already crazy scary and strong (haxed ig)
he is the strongest normal sternritter .
Been waitin for this one
I hope they hit everything great about this next fight. I can chill with the Mask fight and if the gremmy fight misses but I love As Nodt. I just hope they get everything about his look and the atmosphere of him and the fight that i felt in the manga. I want to be a little spooked 😅
-Also, Rukia spotlight 😂
Cant wait to see him again soon!
Good break down.
As nodt best boy
Beast boy
Your mental health needs to be looked into.
@@jaimemarquez1469 why his the best Quincy design, best letter THE FEAR, best forms
@@suneater4328you just like horror movies
@@Pleviaz how could you tell 🤓🤓
Asnodt be all like: thats a nice bankai u got there it would be a shame if something happend to it
You know, As Nodt is the second Bleach character to have multiple eyes in his strongest form, the first one was the 7th Espada, Zommari Rureaux. Now that I think about it, both characters seem to have similarities to a Yu-Gi-Oh Dual Monster, specifically, One-Thousand Eyes Restrict. Think about it, like One-Thousand Eyes Restrict, both Zommari and As Nodt use multiple eyes in order to affect their opponents. Sure the way they use said eyes are different, but the principal is the same.
Am I the only one who noticed that?
also both zonmari and as nodt technically end up fighting byakuya. byakuya keeps fighting people with a lot of eyes :D
And like Thousand eye restrict they both freeze there opponents with there abilities
literally Yoshitsugu Matsuoka's best work ever
Why do I get this feeling that Äs's favorite Holiday would be Halloween?
As Nodt was definitely sick in the manga and if anything misunderstood.Since his schrift was a reflection of his own fears truly poetic
Pure unabashed terror personified. The Shinigami sure where not prepared for his tactics same as the general invasion.
10:40 The Quincy with *The Question!!*
Hopefully we get more scenes or background for him!
Imran bro, you gotta think about how you doing these videos it's putting viewers off who haven't read the manga but are watching it as it comes.... like me...Maybe do a spoiler alert section of the video a point beyond which your anime only fans should not tune in or give timestamps or find some kind of solution for this and do a video about the new formatting to bring back your subscribers who have been avoiding your vids since bleach came back. I love your content and analysis and the sheer hard work you put into your writing, editing and design..... but honestly im dodging you on my homepage coz of this. I want you to succeed though so I thought I'd say something.
I appreciate the comment and the concern but unfortunately I cannot write these videos with a spoiler free section for anime only fans. It would really affect the flow of my script and I think it would negatively impact the overall analysis. Sorry but if you don't want spoilers I recommend you come back go this video after watching Episode 19 of the TYBW anime this Saturday.
@@DBZimran I figured as much, Ill be back in a cpl years once TYBW is done I think, I just cannot spoil this for myself at all, PEAK ANIME right now, glad I'm livin' in this moment! Wishing you well, still love your videos.
Thinking about As Nodt’s monologue on fear, I almost feel like it was a missed opportunity that he didn’t meet Hisagi. They could have a great debate on whether fear makes you weaker or if it can be motivation to be stronger.
In a alternate world I’d like to think we’d have gotten an epic bankai moment from Hisagi as he turns his fear into a weapon
I saw the thumbnail and i was like : "WAITTT ! IS THE EPOSODE OUT YET ? IS IT FRIDAY ALREADY !?" 😅
As Nodt does seem to remind me of pinhead from hellraiser mostly from the uniform
I Cannot wait 🤟☕️🔥🔥🔥
so much science!
the Marilyn Manson of bleach lmao
First time I saw as nodt’s “bankai”, I thought, “man, tite kubo really loves decrepit skinny pale monsters with claw like hands”. Ulquiorra being the first
From the leaks they kept in his small backstory 😃
I like his personality, voice, and power. I can relate to him.
made me miss Nnoitra Gilga
People dont Fear God, Fear itself becomes God - lord Enel
Yes Kyofu, one of the most favorite shrift.
Did anyone else notice how his name sounds like the beginning of the One Ring verse and black speech in LOTR
Cant wait for saturdays next episode!
Yes have the biscuits readyyyy
@@DBZimran indeed 😈😈😈
My favorite sternritter
As Nodt was really that dude that could've killed Byakuya and it made me thought he did during the first invasion.
Äs Nödt is an evil version of Kirito
Äs Nödt is my favorite Sternritter as his Schrift reminds me of my favorite horror movie villain Freddy Krueger, my #1 favorite Stephen King monster Pennywise the Dancing Clown/Robert "Bob" Gray/IT, and my 2nd favorite Batman villain Doctor Johnathan Crane a.k.a. The Scarecrow. Even read his quotes in the manga and subs (until the anime gets English Dubbed) in the portrayal of John Noble, the actor who voiced Scarecrow in Batman: Arkham Knight.
"How can the world know fear - true dread - when there is you? A stalwart knight, ever ready to slay monsters. Fear isn’t true biology, Batman. It’s more than instinct. True fear is the absence of hope. And hope is the spread wings of a bat, shining in the clouds."
Rukia and the Fear let’s go!!!
One of my favorite strenritters
I like the superstar one.(yeah he is a bit cheesy)
@@isaacmettlefair, he is cool
The irony of a man whose power instills fear into others, in the end, becomes completely frozen and unable to move forward on his own.
Kempachi Bankai Name : Whaaaaaaa 👿
If Ever We Get The Hell Arc I’d Love To See An As Nodt & Rukia Rematch In Hell
Man his voice actor after he was defeated had me kind of sad. Excellent voice work
My favourite design in bleach
I have been summoned
Wen i first was reading the chapters he made me question was i solid….good villain
there is nothing to fear but fear itself.....
Damm really doing this video the episode before the man gets flash frozen lol
It would be interesting to see an interaction between him and kenpachi, although kenny would probably just chop him in half.
I wish we were still in the era of using popular bands in the states for anime scenes. I feel As Nodt's fight with Rukia just won't hit as hard without Fear Factory playing in the background
I was thinking that Hiroyuki Sawano's Kekkai OST from Blue Exorcist fits as his BGM theme.
I was always curious how yhwach was sealed did yama weaken him to the point where he reverted back to a baby.
He became my favorite Quincy. I Generally like OP characters like Visionary quincy(Gremmy?) but As Nodt is just Chef's kiss.
As nöt is a cuty pattoty
Whaaaat!?
My spooky boy
I hope they do justice in this saturday's episode
It looks amazing by the leaks and As Nodt backstory is included.
The mask spikes are cool. Got them Batman Who Laughs vibes
Aa Nodt is a perfect character
Fear is worse than death
I don't think we'll see any of the Quincy in hell since the souls of the Quincy return to Yhwach. Meaning that they can't go to either hell or Soul Society
The most metal sternritter
I just pulled him in BBS so here I am 😂
Yay
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like Killua's brother?
There's already a screen shot leak for the next episode.
Yep, a couple too, thankfully no Bankai Reveal or Vollstandings.
But some bad ass shots
I see a lot of people talk about hell arc....I thought tybw is the final arc....is there another arc yet to be animated?
its an arc yet to be written its not even confirmwd but basically confirmed
He looks like he's like looking for his younger brother who wants to participate in hunter exam 💀💀💀
Biblically accurate Quincy
Any others?
Top 3 quincys
And if was someone like Gohan, fear to kill.
Both of As Nodt's voices in the anime really bring out the creep factor of this character. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka gives us a menacing deep voice that strikes fear into many, while Elijah Ungvary has this unsettling monotone that is very unnerving to hear. I do look forward to this week's episode where he gets to fight Rukia and we see him become susceptible to his own power.
Couldn't you wait until Sunday?
Me personally next epsd fight will qualify as great adaptation if they just extend and add stuff lil bit, like as ndot throwing hands to rukia, the fight in the manga is one of the fight that I hate, he just talk Rukia not get punch or anything she just got scared and overcome it and got scared again when as ndot do he's holy form, and that's it,
this entire video probably longer than the characters screentime
XD
ACE NODEDT
-Anime Rukia
XD
Now that Nodt isn't call the Fear member of the Quincies for nothing. Freaky...! He almost killed Byakuya which wasn't cool at all. As Rukia did show this guy who's boss in the end.
He should've been promoted tbh him at the royal palace and gremmy with the rest of the elite it would've gone way easier
but he died too early before Yhwach goes to the royal palace
@@ninjapirate123 unfortunately
As nodt vollstanding was both terrifying and disgusting
I can't wait to see tatarforas
I will literally be screaming
In excitement
@@zoro2067 same
(Unpopular opinion) As Nodt is one of my favorite Sternritters. I, somehow, love him FAR more then I ever loved Jugram and Uryu COMBINED.
As nodt shouldve stayed longer and not get killed so fast.