Harribel and Starrk will be the most tragic since there's no maliciousness in them, Starrk only wanted an end to his loneliness while Harribel wishes peace and protection for her Fracciones who are essentially family. Neither want conflict and oppose bloodshed on a moral basis. In end Harribel has gotten that in the post TYBW era ruling Las Noches with Nel and a reformed Grimmjow along with their Fracciones. Starrk and Lillinette meanwhile are remembered.
I liked Starrk he was one of the coolest of bleach characters featured! I feel like he should have just betrayed Aisen and probably joined forces with The visors or something
There’s so much more to these characters than I initially thought. It really goes to show how deep a lot of them were with their themes and stories. Ironic how Aizen viewed them as worthless yet they have such developed motivations and histories that make them pretty human
Maaaan. I really liked Starrk when I watched Bleach back then. Dude was the biggest G around. It truly is unfortunate he died. While frickin' Grimmjow and even Hallibel lived. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against the 3rd, and I love Grimmjow. Like when dude showed up later in the manga, that was hype. But Starrk. I'm just picturing him and Shunsui enjoying some sake together on a chill Sunday evening, being the lazy bastards they are. Imagine how cool that'd be.
Seriously. He was like... literally the only Espada that really didn't want to fight at all. He literally suggested they just vibe and wait out the clock.
I feel like Yammy's offscreen death is justified simply due to his boring, simple gimmick of getting bigger and stronger. We've seen it over and over and it's basically a foregone conclusion that he would be defeated, especially by someone like Kenpachi. The interesting, nuanced and intelligent Espada members were given creative fights, often against foes that could challenge their best traits. Yammy just needed to be put down, and that would be boring now, this deep into the story.
@drunkasaur Kenpachi is a bit of a one trick pony, yes. But at least he has to learn to get stronger by applying lessons and accepting training, while fighting constantly. Yammy just needs a trigger, and he is suddenly bigger, stronger, better. Its less a battle of strength and more a battle of values and pride, his defeat is symbolic, I think. Seeing what mechanism or technique is used to kill him might have been interesting, but in the end the captains were flies buzzing around a giant.....it wouldn't have been a fully-fledged battle between opponents like previous fights.
I don't entirely disagree with you but I think they could have done something much more interesting with it like have Him get permanently trapped instead of Killing him off and maybe they could even brought him back During the Quincy ark maybe having him be a mobile base for them since they didn't seem to have an issue with enslaving hollows. And it could Show the futility of rage in the face of death Because you can lose your temper you can get as angry as you want that doesn't Action actually solve any of the Action actually solve any of the issues you are having
Gin: O.K. before we get this meeting underway I just need to take role. Cow yoke Star ark? Coyote Staark: it's Staark. Gin all you have to do is say "here". Bargain raisin brain? Barragan: how disrespectful my name Is Barragan Luisenbirn ! Gin: oh I see I got my eye on you Bargain. Terra Belle is Terra Belle here? It would be terrible if she wasn't here. Teir Harribel: do you mean Teir Harribel? Gin: SON OF A B!T(H. You say your name right right now! Teir: Teir. Gin: RIGHT! Teir: Teir. Gin:RIGHT! Teir: Teir. Gin: RIGHT! Teir: Terra Gin: that's better. Umbrella Cypher? Ulquiorra: present! Gin: THANK YOU.
Although the Quincies are undoubtedly the stronger faction I always liked the Espada more. Almost all of them had a story of their own that could have been told. As nihilistic as Ulquiorra was he just wanted to find a purpose in life. Grimmjow, Nnoitra and Yammy wanted more power to showcas their supposed superiority to everyone. Barragan and Harribel wanted to proclaim their position in Hueco Mundo. Even are beloved Nel just wanted to have feelings again.
Indeed. What also makes them notable is that some happily go rogue for their own whims regardless of consequences from Aizen. It's a stark contrast to the extreme obedience displayed by the Quincy, then again Yhwach was willing to pop their heads for even very trivial incidents so I guess that explains it.
One curious aspect not explored with the hollows and espada is that they're all humans in origin. At least, if I remember correctly, hollows were human souls that didn't rest after death. I think it could have been interesting to know about who they were as humans and how that affects who they are now as hollows.
The thing is that it's quite different in the case of the Espada, since they all used to be a Menos, which are pretty much the fusion between tons of Hollows, and even after they developed their own personality as an Adjuchas or a Vasto Lorde, they are pretty much a brand new different being from all the other beings that merged into them.
1:04:41 I know Aizen didn't need all of his espada to fight the last fight but I think Nnoitra was left behind because of his aspect of death, in that he doesn't believe in Aizen's plan. It was a theory I read on r/Bleach on this archived post about a year ago, saying that he didn't care about Aizen's plan and was too self serving and just wanted to die/was too suicidal and faithless, but I mean realistically Aizen just left his weaker espada at home
@@EdeDizon Aizen didn't know about second release, however, it's weird that Aizen left Ulqiorra behind to be Ichigo's final challenge before facing him, because in theory, Murcialago would've simply killed Ichigo had he not been pushed to his hollow form, but then Hollow Ichigo would've killed Murcialago and I don't know if the same character development would've happened without Segunda Etapa. So kinda screwy on Aizen to leave only number four behind. I don't know, maybe Aizen has the sinking suspicion that Ulquiorra was going to be enough? From a writer's POV the segunda etapa is kinda like a band aid, because other wise the jump from 4th->transcendent is kinda ridiculous
@@ihateithere9298 retcon and not how the story was made or worse a plot hole. Also why the fuck did you call him the "author" and not Kubo you halfwit?
Shunsui killed the strongest arrancar with his SHEKAI, while the other captains (besides genryusai) struggled against weaker arrancars while using bankai Absolute mad lad
With the case of Yami, i think it is fitting to what Kubo is trying to emphasize in his story. In Bleach raw power and strength levels is less relevant than other in shonen stories. He mocked this greatly with nr. 0 Yami who's was the strongest most powerful of them al in terms of brute strength, yet incapable and not worth showing his final fight. And he puts a lot of emphasis to the overall capabilities of the fighters but also on certain rules and mechanics that make some fights really interesting to witness. And in the end it is the inherit flaws that kills the character, or they overcome their flaws and become stronger. Thanks for this Video it made me relive and appreciate the story once more.
I'm spanish and I've never heard of a praying mantis being called santateresa. The usual name in spanish is "mantis religiosa" but it seems that's a real synonim. Santa Teresa, written as separate words, is in fact more like Saint Theresa, so, a religious figure. That said, given noitra's design it's likely the mantis definition is the one kubo used, though his use is spanish is always weird.
I have this gripe as well with the translation. It sucks because in my mind praying mantis should translate literally to mantis rezando. I'm sure Kubo probably got it wrong in translation off some website and ran with it.
@@LeRodz no I'm doing a literal word for word translation. For example praying = rezando and mantis = mantis. But in Spanish mostly everything is reversed so it would be Mantis Rezando.
1:06:22 that's probably wrong, it's stated earlier in the series, I think with the formation of the Tres Bestias and Apachi's introduction, is where it's mentioned that female hollows exist but are rarer and are targets for male hollows
Someone also made a connection in Loly and Menoly being loli versions of Nnoitra and Tesra, complete with eye patches and similar personalities and hair styles
It ould be awesome if we could have seen more of the interactions of these characters prior to their introduction and specially prior to Aizen's arrival at Hueco Mundo
U could voice act btw. I cant force myself to remember your channel name as often as I want but I can recognize your voice instantly and it seems unique and stern
Yes, but Starrk had to enforce that Solitude. He couldn't be around anyone without them dying so the only option was distancing himself from possible companions. That lead to loneliness. In a world like Hueco Mundo, having no comrades is basically torture
Honestly Barrigan is the strongest of the Espada, and 100% was made 2nd by Aizen to purely spite him. As his decaying/aging aura is extremely OP, and imo he would be stronger than Stark if they were to fight.
The fucking quality of the TYBW anime, it's ASTOUNDING. This is proof that fans will wait as long as it takes and something can succeed regardless of how long it takes to release, because everyone would rather have quality over quantity, and this was worth the near decade long wait
Since they're doing the hell arc, which I'm hoping isn't adapted from the movie... I feel like Grimmjow But should be an anti-hero of sorts where sometimes he fights with Ichigo and friends and other times He's fighting against Ichigo. Because his character is so complex it's hard to see him as a full villain. Plus lots of villains end up turning into anti-heroes along the way so I think this could be a possible outcome
1:14:50 what translation of the poem were you using - since it doesn’t match the English translation on screen/from the manga. Your own translation? I liked parts of it better than the one on screen.
Santateresa is not praying mantis in Spanish. I'm aware that some sites show this but it's incorrect and I assume Kubo got it wrong too. Mantis religiosa is praying mantis in Spanish even though the word religiosa is the feminine of being religious and not praying which is "Orando or Rezando". Praying mantis should be Mantis Rezando technically. Still Santa Teresa is simply Saint Teresa.
While I've been watching anime for over a century this list is really good but I'm a bit disappointed that KK, kill LA kill, samurai Champloo, Trigun, and afro samurai was not featured
An idea I've had plays off of the theme of penitence, either manifesting or transferring Kira himself into a horrifying personification of the opponent's "crimes" which would be their past victories in combat. Their prior defeated opponents would render judgement and take their pound of flesh in a short of eye-for-an-eye, flashing and disemboweling the opponent, taking the bloody scraps of viscera and information it back into their own mangled corpse until they are made whole. Of course, there is no making whole the taking of life, so perhaps there is no end to the amount of gore and the price in flesh demanded, and each time part of the opponents body is taken, the bankai grows stronger and the corpse monster(s) grow beyond just the shape of a dead person and into a monstrous Akira like flesh golem
Honestly im still salty at how Barragan died, it feels like such an ass pull and a hugely disappointing death. And yes Barragan is my favorite Espada because his power is awesome and his drip is immaculate
2:13:10 Perhaps zaraki was one that eluded that ceremony and came back unusually powerful. Hence him being unkown. Thats the only way he wasnt sent to hel or dealt with sooner. Or just a rare twist of fate and changed a number i his reiatsu like a cosmic ray changing the number on a machine on a ballot box program making voting numbers which would be impossible, which realy happened. Russia i believe and it has happened after as well.
if you think about it if ichigo ignored everything the quincies would have wiped these dudes out in no time and ichigo would not have to do a thing but stay home.
I think the Espada were wasted potential in the world of bleach. They showed that Hollows could be more than mindless monsters, and many of them were actually more compassionate than some of the soul reapers and humans we’ve seen in the show. The circumstances of their creation was pretty interesting as they were essentially a race that evolved by consuming souls, the jump from mindless hollow to Menos grande to adjuchas and finally vasto lorde where only the most dominant ego survived is very compelling, and is a testament to hollows being essentially defined by conflict. Halibel mirrors this idea in her own world view, understanding that the world hinged off of sacrifices made, in this case the sacrifice of many other hollows. I find the adjuchas and vasto lorde class of hollows to be particularly intriguing as they have evolved enough to have a conscious mind and reason and are very human-like. With Aizen’s further tampering with the hollow race with the hōgyoku leading to the creation of the Arrancars, they can now reproduce like humans which in of itself is very interesting because it means a whole new functional race of beings could come to be in Hueco Mundo in the future which could be a source of conflict for soul society in the future. We saw that Ulquiorra was capable of evolving even further as an Arrancar with his second stage resurreccion which leads me to believe that the other Arrancars could too. Perhaps the reason the Arrancars were inevitably defeated is because their resurrecion first stage is more like a shikai in power than a bankai, and the 2nd stage is closer in power level to bankai. It leaves so much room for storytelling because hollows are essentially the antithesis of soul reapers. I think it was a waste not to utilize them more, Kubo kind of forgets about them after Fake Karakura town arc and instead focuses on the Quincies who, to be fair went underutilized for most of the show/manga as well.
I don’t think they were so much as underutilized but more that there wasn’t a place to continue developing them within the ending that kubo had planned, which leads me to believe that the next arc/continuation may have more information about them. But my real hope is that through the sister series, burn the witch, there will be more interesting/philosophical questions brought up about hollow like beings like arrancar, since the “dragons” in west branch are mentioned to be similar to hollows. I also somewhat remember there being a line by ninny that stated something like “I hear they just kill them all over on the East branch, must be easy” which leads me to believe dragons and their uniqueness and utilization was through millennia of domestication and learning the secrets of their evolution (possibly through another hogyoku like item). Also it could imply that this could have been possible in soul society as well but ideological differences about what hollow like beings should be treated as (“animals” for domestication in the West branch vs “evil” beings that should be exterminated in the East branch) may have stopped this from happening. Also it may relate to why reverse London is much more advanced than soul society/the rukongai.
If it wasn’t for the Death Dealing, Grimmjow could have taken out Askin. Power wise, I think the Espada are stronger than most Sternritter, but the Sternritter have all the hax
1:23:45 I could see him being beaten by Soi Fon. Wasp vs Mantis, both using underhanded tactics, being killed by a woman, plus with their opposing natures, it would feel justified
Against your point comparing Grimmjow to Vegeta: Vegeta doesn't accept that Kakarot is stronger than him. He isn't. That's what causes Vegeta so much anguish through the years. Vegeta has beaten Kakarot every time they've fought. No, Kakarot isn't stronger than Vegeta; he's BETTER than Vegeta. And *that* is what injures Vegeta's pride so much for so long. The low-class Kakarot is a *better warrior* than the Prince of All Saiyans. That is what Vegeta eventually accepts, too. He continues to rival Kakarot in strength, each repeatedly exceeding the other, and he even becomes a better man; but Kakarot will always be a better warrior than Vegeta. That's why he chooses not to pursue Kakarot's Ultra Instinct and instead unlocks Ultra Ego.
@@neeloreilly7163 No kid, Barragan's own power was what killed him. Hachi managed to figure that out because Barragan toyed with him long enough to give him time. Before that a Captain and Lieutenant couldn't even TOUCH Barragan and nothing Hachi had on his own could do anything against Barragan. All three of them were desperately running for their lives from him whenever he grew annoyed with them. All of them together wounded him, but all that really did was piss him off. If Barragan was serious from the start there's only two members of the Gotei 13 that could defeat him, Old Man Yamamoto and Shunsui because of their respective powers and ability. It took the combined efforts of Aizen, Gin and Tosen on top of putting Barragan under Kyoka Suigetsu to get him to bend the knee in the first place. That's something that Aizen didn't have to do for Stark or Yammy who had higher spiritual pressure than Barragan did. It's stated in CFYOW that even after time skip training and power increase that Nel, Halibel and Grimmjow COMBINED are not as powerful as Barragan was.
@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 yeah but then again a pratical leutenant not using a hollow mask had enough reiatsu to by pass barigan's. also stark is way stronger the barrigan its implied he ascended for above barrigan and that if he was determined he could of killed barrigan, oh and about the expierence he's still and idiot who thinks he was immortal. by the way with whole aizen, gin, and tosen thing one of them could have killed barrigan they weren't trying starkk went along with it and we don't know how yammy got recruited. i honestly believe barrigan is the stronger then most hollows but no pre hyoguku arrancar and wasn't a concern for any the gotei 13 other wise they would kill him. i mean even the bankai feat was one by soi fon are you going to say soi fon has the power to upscale most of the gotei 13
@@neeloreilly7163 No, it's specifically mentioned that both Hachi and all the Vizards are Captain Class level, the masks put them slightly above Captain Class to varying degrees for a short period. Hachi as a Kido Master is second only to Tessai. Hachi nor any Lt didn't 'bypass' Barragan's Reiatsu. Hachi put a barrier around the Respira affected arm to slow it, but it couldn't stop it at all. He then used the barrier to sever the arm and teleported it inside Barragan using Kido. That's not 'bypassing' the Reiatsu, it's putting an object inside someone with spatial distortion. Stark has a higher Reiatsu than Barragan so that he can casually spam energy attacks without effort but it's absolutely debatable whether he's more dangerous than Barragan or could beat him in a fight. Barragan is as fast as(or possibly faster) than Stark, his Respira and time distortion abilities paired with that speed mean he can effectively age/nullify/dodge Stark's attacks. On top of that, Respira is an absolute ability, nothing is immune to it(not even Barragan himself) anything it hits will rot away regardless of power with the only aspect being how long it takes to rot. Barragan thinking he was immortal isn't far fetched at all. Barragan is one of the original Vasto Lordes that is as old as Hueco Mundo itself. Barragan was ANCIENT when Old Man Yamamoto was still considered a 'young hero' and Barragan was ANCIENT even before Soul Reapers had Zanpakto. That makes him outside of the Soul King, Ichibei, and Ikomikidomoe one of the oldest beings in the Bleach Universe. He'd been the unchallenged God King of Hueco Mundo THAT LONG. Add to that his power is to control Aging(senescence) and it's really no surprise for a being like that to see everything and everyone else as an ant. No, we see Aizen's modus operandi for Halibel, Stark and Ulquiorra as well as explanations for Grimmjow, Szayel and Zommari. All of which involve he alone bringing them on board singularly. Barragan alone is the only one that Aizen actually took backup to deal with and he is the one that Aizen used his Shikai on almost immediately. Gin and Tosen by themselves don't have something that can counter Barragan's abilities. He was put under Aizen's hypnosis, allowing the other two to move without interference or threat and dismantle Barragan's army-who also were under hypnosis at this point. You're quite wrong about the pre Hogyoku Espada not being a threat to a Captain. All of the Espada were roughly Captain Class and some were above that. Individually they are absolutely a threat one on one to all but the Head Captain. What kept them from being direct threats seen earlier was that the Espada acted as individuals who didn't work together and kept exclusively to Hueco Mundo before Aizen's arrival. As a result, Soul Reapers almost never encountered them, but were well aware of the danger they posed. They let them be largely because they weren't invasive like lower Hollows were and the Espada seemed to have no goals outside of their own corners of Hueco Mundo before Aizen. Bankai is merely a X5 multiplier for a Soul Reaper's power. Soi Fon's Bankai didn't even TOUCH Barragan when she used it the first time on him. It was only when put in an enclosed space(which multiplies the force of an explosion by a massive amount) at point blank range that Barragan was even damaged by a full power Bankai from a Captain. Even then, it didn't impede his own ability to fight at all and just royally pissed him off. Most of the Captain's Bankai's couldn't do anything to Barragan. Gin's is a physical attack to place poison within someone-so it has to go through both Respira and the time dilation-which physical attacks are shown not to do in almost any instance, same with Kenpachi's Bankai ability, Tosen's removes sight and sound, but he still wouldn't be able to capitalize on that since his other attacks fall into the same problem as Gin and Kenpachi's. Komamura's Bankai would just get himself killed because whatever happens to it happens to him and requires physical contact, Soi Fon and Byakuya's Bankai's both are physical projectiles that would both be subject to the barrier and Respira(as we literally saw with Soi Fon's), Mayuri's Bankai is also a physical entity and it's unclear if poison even works on a being that's just a skeleton(Szayel couldn't even duplicate or counter Respira despite studying it), Toshiro's ice would age away very quickly being just a base element and himself not even being in his prime. It's unclear what Mimihagi would do since it counteracts time, but clearly has limits and Ukitake himself is frail. The only three Captains that could defeat Barragan one on one are the Head Captain Yamamoto who could erase him through sheer power, Aizen through a combination of his power and hypnosis and Shunsui due to his Bankai's unique 'Game' abilities that alter reality.
Sounds kinda crazy, but that damn halibel; impregnated first aroncar and soul reaper offspring. On part with ichigo by all means. Sexy ass, loyal ass, spirit. On me she would have been smash
2:11:30 you just explained why he lost. Your conclusion was so text book i swear it was a previous copy and paste line from half an hour ago during your explanation while ignoring your own final point. He couldnt see the flaws in his strategy because he believed it to be flawless. You say he lost because he didnt have a counter plan. Miyuri had watched him fight before hand and plot armoured a whole new game build for one specific battle he was watching at the time he was supposed to be growing all his organs legit. They werent holograms or magic organs, he grew them grom nothing. And slime boy was so sure he was perfect he did not see a weakness and counted on humanoids to not treat there subordinates like literal landmines. Who could have known. Where else expect anything with monsters eating there own party like room temperature fridge stable beef.
Harribel and Starrk will be the most tragic since there's no maliciousness in them, Starrk only wanted an end to his loneliness while Harribel wishes peace and protection for her Fracciones who are essentially family. Neither want conflict and oppose bloodshed on a moral basis. In end Harribel has gotten that in the post TYBW era ruling Las Noches with Nel and a reformed Grimmjow along with their Fracciones. Starrk and Lillinette meanwhile are remembered.
I liked Starrk he was one of the coolest of bleach characters featured! I feel like he should have just betrayed Aisen and probably joined forces with The visors or something
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Then make em marry. Thank me later.
Now that we know what Shunsui's Bankai is its actually wild that he was going to use it LMAO
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@@rubenred9787 long story short that mf woulda clapped everyone in the radius of his spiritual pressure (everybody)
There’s so much more to these characters than I initially thought. It really goes to show how deep a lot of them were with their themes and stories. Ironic how Aizen viewed them as worthless yet they have such developed motivations and histories that make them pretty human
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I wish Stark did'nt die.
I wish to see Stark and Shunsui became good friends.
I hope Starrk comes back in the new hell arc
@@OriginalDonutposseI never thought about that but I also wish this happens
same. such is life. its ALMOST a romeo and juilet allegory
I would like to his ture form
the worst part is that he never had to die, i could see him join the soul reapers in the tybw if shunsui didnt feel like killin ghim
The Espada has one of the best OST in all of anime
Nah akatsuki is more iconic.
@@lameowizard Iconic ≠ best
You’re not wrong but what’s your top 5
@@lameowizard This comment is irrelevent to what was said
@@lameowizard no one ask plus they get no diff by anyone in bleach
Maaaan. I really liked Starrk when I watched Bleach back then. Dude was the biggest G around. It truly is unfortunate he died. While frickin' Grimmjow and even Hallibel lived. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against the 3rd, and I love Grimmjow. Like when dude showed up later in the manga, that was hype. But Starrk.
I'm just picturing him and Shunsui enjoying some sake together on a chill Sunday evening, being the lazy bastards they are. Imagine how cool that'd be.
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damn shunsui and stark woulda been real close friends now that i think abt it
Seriously. He was like... literally the only Espada that really didn't want to fight at all. He literally suggested they just vibe and wait out the clock.
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I feel like Yammy's offscreen death is justified simply due to his boring, simple gimmick of getting bigger and stronger. We've seen it over and over and it's basically a foregone conclusion that he would be defeated, especially by someone like Kenpachi. The interesting, nuanced and intelligent Espada members were given creative fights, often against foes that could challenge their best traits. Yammy just needed to be put down, and that would be boring now, this deep into the story.
@drunkasaur Kenpachi is a bit of a one trick pony, yes. But at least he has to learn to get stronger by applying lessons and accepting training, while fighting constantly. Yammy just needs a trigger, and he is suddenly bigger, stronger, better.
Its less a battle of strength and more a battle of values and pride, his defeat is symbolic, I think. Seeing what mechanism or technique is used to kill him might have been interesting, but in the end the captains were flies buzzing around a giant.....it wouldn't have been a fully-fledged battle between opponents like previous fights.
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Honestly? I completely agree
it's big big opponent vs mr teared a hole through reality just to beat the shit out of Grammy
I don't entirely disagree with you but I think they could have done something much more interesting with it like have Him get permanently trapped instead of Killing him off and maybe they could even brought him back During the Quincy ark maybe having him be a mobile base for them since they didn't seem to have an issue with enslaving hollows. And it could Show the futility of rage in the face of death Because you can lose your temper you can get as angry as you want that doesn't Action actually solve any of the Action actually solve any of the issues you are having
Gin: O.K. before we get this meeting underway I just need to take role.
Cow yoke Star ark?
Coyote Staark: it's Staark.
Gin all you have to do is say "here". Bargain raisin brain?
Barragan: how disrespectful my name Is Barragan Luisenbirn !
Gin: oh I see I got my eye on you Bargain. Terra Belle is Terra Belle here? It would be terrible if she wasn't here.
Teir Harribel: do you mean Teir Harribel?
Gin: SON OF A B!T(H. You say your name right right now!
Teir: Teir.
Gin: RIGHT!
Teir: Teir.
Gin:RIGHT!
Teir: Teir.
Gin: RIGHT!
Teir: Terra
Gin: that's better. Umbrella Cypher?
Ulquiorra: present!
Gin: THANK YOU.
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Although the Quincies are undoubtedly the stronger faction I always liked the Espada more. Almost all of them had a story of their own that could have been told. As nihilistic as Ulquiorra was he just wanted to find a purpose in life. Grimmjow, Nnoitra and Yammy wanted more power to showcas their supposed superiority to everyone. Barragan and Harribel wanted to proclaim their position in Hueco Mundo. Even are beloved Nel just wanted to have feelings again.
Indeed. What also makes them notable is that some happily go rogue for their own whims regardless of consequences from Aizen. It's a stark contrast to the extreme obedience displayed by the Quincy, then again Yhwach was willing to pop their heads for even very trivial incidents so I guess that explains it.
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The espada and arrancar is written as characters. The sternritter is written as plot devices and deus ex machinas. In short, TYBW sucks.
One curious aspect not explored with the hollows and espada is that they're all humans in origin. At least, if I remember correctly, hollows were human souls that didn't rest after death. I think it could have been interesting to know about who they were as humans and how that affects who they are now as hollows.
The thing is that it's quite different in the case of the Espada, since they all used to be a Menos, which are pretty much the fusion between tons of Hollows, and even after they developed their own personality as an Adjuchas or a Vasto Lorde, they are pretty much a brand new different being from all the other beings that merged into them.
All except Ulquiorra that is. He was a Hollow born out of Hueco Mundo
@@GaeaRage0798not entirely true iirc. Menos are a fusion of hollows yes, but for them to evolve one personality has to come out on top.
1:04:41 I know Aizen didn't need all of his espada to fight the last fight but I think Nnoitra was left behind because of his aspect of death, in that he doesn't believe in Aizen's plan. It was a theory I read on r/Bleach on this archived post about a year ago, saying that he didn't care about Aizen's plan and was too self serving and just wanted to die/was too suicidal and faithless, but I mean realistically Aizen just left his weaker espada at home
Except Ulquiorra
@@EdeDizon Aizen didn't know about second release, however, it's weird that Aizen left Ulqiorra behind to be Ichigo's final challenge before facing him, because in theory, Murcialago would've simply killed Ichigo had he not been pushed to his hollow form, but then Hollow Ichigo would've killed Murcialago and I don't know if the same character development would've happened without Segunda Etapa. So kinda screwy on Aizen to leave only number four behind. I don't know, maybe Aizen has the sinking suspicion that Ulquiorra was going to be enough? From a writer's POV the segunda etapa is kinda like a band aid, because other wise the jump from 4th->transcendent is kinda ridiculous
@@Sweetlesishere he did know.
The author stated it before when asked
@@ihateithere9298 retcon and not how the story was made or worse a plot hole. Also why the fuck did you call him the "author" and not Kubo you halfwit?
@@ihateithere9298 is this true that kubi mentioned it himself that aizen was aware of ulquiorra's second release?
Shunsui killed the strongest arrancar with his SHEKAI, while the other captains (besides genryusai) struggled against weaker arrancars while using bankai
Absolute mad lad
stark wasn’t even trying and wanted to die
@@rainfn6641 Starrk assuredly did not want to die, but it’s undeniable that he wasn’t trying to kill anyone.
Starrk and Grimmjow are the coolest ones also Nnoitara was cool but in a twisted manner
Anti-feminist espada 😂
39:14 looks like Ulquiorra is giving a speech after accepting an award.
With the case of Yami, i think it is fitting to what Kubo is trying to emphasize in his story.
In Bleach raw power and strength levels is less relevant than other in shonen stories. He mocked this greatly with nr. 0 Yami who's was the strongest most powerful of them al in terms of brute strength, yet incapable and not worth showing his final fight.
And he puts a lot of emphasis to the overall capabilities of the fighters but also on certain rules and mechanics that make some fights really interesting to witness. And in the end it is the inherit flaws that kills the character, or they overcome their flaws and become stronger.
Thanks for this Video it made me relive and appreciate the story once more.
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Sound about right to me
I'm spanish and I've never heard of a praying mantis being called santateresa. The usual name in spanish is "mantis religiosa" but it seems that's a real synonim. Santa Teresa, written as separate words, is in fact more like Saint Theresa, so, a religious figure. That said, given noitra's design it's likely the mantis definition is the one kubo used, though his use is spanish is always weird.
I have this gripe as well with the translation. It sucks because in my mind praying mantis should translate literally to mantis rezando.
I'm sure Kubo probably got it wrong in translation off some website and ran with it.
You guys call them by their full scientific name?
@@LeRodz no I'm doing a literal word for word translation. For example praying = rezando and mantis = mantis.
But in Spanish mostly everything is reversed so it would be Mantis Rezando.
in Spain Mantis Religiosa is not very often called Santa Teresa, who was a praying religious woman.
they also called "insecto de santa teresa" that is why kubo only uses santa teresa
I usually don't comment haha, but great video! I watched all those separately but I really enjoyed rewatching them like this!
fun fact
all of the espadas might reappear
in the hell arc.
so maybe our guy stark will reappear
Imagine old gotei 13 and the espadas run it back 💀
@@imperialspy7204 the get back would be crazy
1:06:22 that's probably wrong, it's stated earlier in the series, I think with the formation of the Tres Bestias and Apachi's introduction, is where it's mentioned that female hollows exist but are rarer and are targets for male hollows
The espada arc was so old,I still remember when dota is still a thing and we played FOC arcade in the original dota
Someone also made a connection in Loly and Menoly being loli versions of Nnoitra and Tesra, complete with eye patches and similar personalities and hair styles
I really love Beach for it's characters!!
I wish we saw more of Starkk,very underutilized character.
It ould be awesome if we could have seen more of the interactions of these characters prior to their introduction and specially prior to Aizen's arrival at Hueco Mundo
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U could voice act btw.
I cant force myself to remember your channel name as often as I want but I can recognize your voice instantly and it seems unique and stern
Yessss more content!!!! 😁 thanks bro!!!💯
Grimmjow definitely the GOAT of the Espada
Szayelaporro is low key sick too
I think that Solitude is not really that bad and its very different than loneliness.
I agree you can be Solitary but not feel lonely and you can be surrounded with friends and family and still feel deep loneliness.
@@goriburne9775 Solitude is something you choose in order to have peace... loneliness aint a choice at all... you get it wheather you want it or not.
@@zarkokaradzin5380 looking up the word it means both what you and I have said
Yes, but Starrk had to enforce that Solitude. He couldn't be around anyone without them dying so the only option was distancing himself from possible companions. That lead to loneliness. In a world like Hueco Mundo, having no comrades is basically torture
@@strikingsarcophagus yeah, i agree with that.
My Ranking of the Espadas from favorite to least favorite:
1. Grimmjow
2. Ulquiorra
3. Neliel
4. Barragan
5. Nnoitra
6. Szayelaporro
7. Aaroniero
8. Halibel
9. Starrk
10. Zommari
11. Yammy
i wish nnoitra survived grew stronger and had a rematch with kenpachi, those 2 are so enjoyable to watch
Losing A Arm To Rot ? Scarlet Rot? 😭😭
Ah Shit, Here We Go Again …
Anime 101 if two bad guys show and one is huge and talks allot and the second is small and quiet be afraid of the small one every time.
Honestly Barrigan is the strongest of the Espada, and 100% was made 2nd by Aizen to purely spite him. As his decaying/aging aura is extremely OP, and imo he would be stronger than Stark if they were to fight.
The fucking quality of the TYBW anime, it's ASTOUNDING. This is proof that fans will wait as long as it takes and something can succeed regardless of how long it takes to release, because everyone would rather have quality over quantity, and this was worth the near decade long wait
Do a video comparing the Espada vs the Quinceies and who you think would win
Since they're doing the hell arc, which I'm hoping isn't adapted from the movie... I feel like Grimmjow But should be an anti-hero of sorts where sometimes he fights with Ichigo and friends and other times He's fighting against Ichigo. Because his character is so complex it's hard to see him as a full villain. Plus lots of villains end up turning into anti-heroes along the way so I think this could be a possible outcome
I just hope the hell arc allows Starrk to come back
Wait are they really doing the hell arc?
i never expected this one video 3hours long
Awesome video, thank you.
now this is wild...
1:14:50 what translation of the poem were you using - since it doesn’t match the English translation on screen/from the manga. Your own translation? I liked parts of it better than the one on screen.
Shunsui is a coward
You miss like 5 spadas: the números, Lupi and Nelliel
Can We Get A Lieutenant Analysis?
Santateresa is not praying mantis in Spanish. I'm aware that some sites show this but it's incorrect and I assume Kubo got it wrong too.
Mantis religiosa is praying mantis in Spanish even though the word religiosa is the feminine of being religious and not praying which is "Orando or Rezando".
Praying mantis should be Mantis Rezando technically.
Still Santa Teresa is simply Saint Teresa.
While I've been watching anime for over a century this list is really good but I'm a bit disappointed that KK, kill LA kill, samurai Champloo, Trigun, and afro samurai was not featured
An idea I've had plays off of the theme of penitence, either manifesting or transferring Kira himself into a horrifying personification of the opponent's "crimes" which would be their past victories in combat. Their prior defeated opponents would render judgement and take their pound of flesh in a short of eye-for-an-eye, flashing and disemboweling the opponent, taking the bloody scraps of viscera and information it back into their own mangled corpse until they are made whole. Of course, there is no making whole the taking of life, so perhaps there is no end to the amount of gore and the price in flesh demanded, and each time part of the opponents body is taken, the bankai grows stronger and the corpse monster(s) grow beyond just the shape of a dead person and into a monstrous Akira like flesh golem
What if stark is in the world of the living hiding out to avoid fighting again after faking his death
Honestly im still salty at how Barragan died, it feels like such an ass pull and a hugely disappointing death. And yes Barragan is my favorite Espada because his power is awesome and his drip is immaculate
When aizen spiritual pressure literally holds he’ll shut
2:13:10
Perhaps zaraki was one that eluded that ceremony and came back unusually powerful. Hence him being unkown.
Thats the only way he wasnt sent to hel or dealt with sooner. Or just a rare twist of fate and changed a number i his reiatsu like a cosmic ray changing the number on a machine on a ballot box program making voting numbers which would be impossible, which realy happened. Russia i believe and it has happened after as well.
I wish Starrk comes back
Is it me or does Ichigo's 2nd zanpakto look eerily similar to Harribels??????
25:40 one of the best dark skin/black anime girls in bleach next to Mila Rose,Yoruichi and Jackie Tristan 🥰🤎
if you think about it if ichigo ignored everything the quincies would have wiped these dudes out in no time and ichigo would not have to do a thing but stay home.
that was ultimate zangetsu plan
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It's number 1 espada, not primera espada. Tiburon's release command is "hunt", not "destroy"
Primera means first in Spanish
Great vedeo man
I think the Espada were wasted potential in the world of bleach. They showed that Hollows could be more than mindless monsters, and many of them were actually more compassionate than some of the soul reapers and humans we’ve seen in the show. The circumstances of their creation was pretty interesting as they were essentially a race that evolved by consuming souls, the jump from mindless hollow to Menos grande to adjuchas and finally vasto lorde where only the most dominant ego survived is very compelling, and is a testament to hollows being essentially defined by conflict. Halibel mirrors this idea in her own world view, understanding that the world hinged off of sacrifices made, in this case the sacrifice of many other hollows. I find the adjuchas and vasto lorde class of hollows to be particularly intriguing as they have evolved enough to have a conscious mind and reason and are very human-like. With Aizen’s further tampering with the hollow race with the hōgyoku leading to the creation of the Arrancars, they can now reproduce like humans which in of itself is very interesting because it means a whole new functional race of beings could come to be in Hueco Mundo in the future which could be a source of conflict for soul society in the future. We saw that Ulquiorra was capable of evolving even further as an Arrancar with his second stage resurreccion which leads me to believe that the other Arrancars could too. Perhaps the reason the Arrancars were inevitably defeated is because their resurrecion first stage is more like a shikai in power than a bankai, and the 2nd stage is closer in power level to bankai. It leaves so much room for storytelling because hollows are essentially the antithesis of soul reapers. I think it was a waste not to utilize them more, Kubo kind of forgets about them after Fake Karakura town arc and instead focuses on the Quincies who, to be fair went underutilized for most of the show/manga as well.
I don’t think they were so much as underutilized but more that there wasn’t a place to continue developing them within the ending that kubo had planned, which leads me to believe that the next arc/continuation may have more information about them. But my real hope is that through the sister series, burn the witch, there will be more interesting/philosophical questions brought up about hollow like beings like arrancar, since the “dragons” in west branch are mentioned to be similar to hollows. I also somewhat remember there being a line by ninny that stated something like “I hear they just kill them all over on the East branch, must be easy” which leads me to believe dragons and their uniqueness and utilization was through millennia of domestication and learning the secrets of their evolution (possibly through another hogyoku like item). Also it could imply that this could have been possible in soul society as well but ideological differences about what hollow like beings should be treated as (“animals” for domestication in the West branch vs “evil” beings that should be exterminated in the East branch) may have stopped this from happening. Also it may relate to why reverse London is much more advanced than soul society/the rukongai.
He's #1 because he looks like aizen
I wish he would have lived and see how he would grow as a character
There might be a video about this already but how would the espada do against the sternritters? Or are they just at a different league all together?
If it wasn’t for the Death Dealing, Grimmjow could have taken out Askin. Power wise, I think the Espada are stronger than most Sternritter, but the Sternritter have all the hax
I'm personally interested who is stronger among these three - Yammy, Mask de Masculine or Meninas McAllon?
Espda.
Make This one Quincy tooo
@official_dbzimran 😂
This mad random was the black chicken getting violated by u Bach and them ?
Is there a way to read bleach in color? It looked like all the panels used here are in color and I originally read this in black and white I think
Wish there was more revolting from the higher ranked Espada
Who wins if urahara(prime) and mayuri(prime) fight to a deathmatch also who has more durability
urahara
Wats tht blade of fate shirt from?
In my way I which that grimmjow gets a second sword release
You could say the off screen was a bad thing. But Yammy outside of aizen n the other traitors was the only espada that had 2 captains fight him
Aaroniero as Kaien let us see him personality a bit more
makes me wish his personality really did come out on top like Aaroniero said
Thinking about getting tercera tattoo…
Please no copyright hits from this
I thought the crown was barragon’s hollow mask
1:23:45 I could see him being beaten by Soi Fon. Wasp vs Mantis, both using underhanded tactics, being killed by a woman, plus with their opposing natures, it would feel justified
They should bring him back in the Hell Arche
I think ulquiorra will be the strongest cause he had a 2nd form.
wasn't this video uploaded 3 months ago?
imagine his true form could compete with kenpachi
Team Grimmjow 😈
Starrk! My Favorite of all & Bestie/that side ^^
All Quincy Analysis😁
All he wanted was company but when he had company (aizens group) he stayed alone, wut?
starrk is the best espada
Human backstory of the arrancar would be cool huh? Imagine us as we are b4 hollow & espada... & failed religion?
Barragan the goat 🥶🥶
Witch espada can survive hell do tht video
Is this a reupload
Stark is only have more reaitsu the barragan but he is no way near barragan power its in the databook
You're killing me saying "breathes" instead of "breaths". "New breathes" wouldn't make sense. Okay, I feel better now.
I think barragan because he has his own kingdom and before he die he can't even touch aizen poor barragan
I would have loved to see starrk original form before he split his soul
Barragans moustache reminds me otto von bismarch
If he hates woman how come he dont hate tiers harribel
Against your point comparing Grimmjow to Vegeta: Vegeta doesn't accept that Kakarot is stronger than him. He isn't. That's what causes Vegeta so much anguish through the years. Vegeta has beaten Kakarot every time they've fought. No, Kakarot isn't stronger than Vegeta; he's BETTER than Vegeta. And *that* is what injures Vegeta's pride so much for so long. The low-class Kakarot is a *better warrior* than the Prince of All Saiyans. That is what Vegeta eventually accepts, too. He continues to rival Kakarot in strength, each repeatedly exceeding the other, and he even becomes a better man; but Kakarot will always be a better warrior than Vegeta. That's why he chooses not to pursue Kakarot's Ultra Instinct and instead unlocks Ultra Ego.
“Goku has never beaten Vegeta” is what should’ve been said. All of their fights were inconclusive no matter who had the advantage near the end.
That was a heft voice crack
Barragan should have been the Primera. As old as he was and how broken his ability, he should have been on Yamamoto's level.
Yeah but hes sucks and could be one shooted by pink haired santa
@@neeloreilly7163 No kid, Barragan's own power was what killed him. Hachi managed to figure that out because Barragan toyed with him long enough to give him time. Before that a Captain and Lieutenant couldn't even TOUCH Barragan and nothing Hachi had on his own could do anything against Barragan. All three of them were desperately running for their lives from him whenever he grew annoyed with them. All of them together wounded him, but all that really did was piss him off.
If Barragan was serious from the start there's only two members of the Gotei 13 that could defeat him, Old Man Yamamoto and Shunsui because of their respective powers and ability. It took the combined efforts of Aizen, Gin and Tosen on top of putting Barragan under Kyoka Suigetsu to get him to bend the knee in the first place. That's something that Aizen didn't have to do for Stark or Yammy who had higher spiritual pressure than Barragan did.
It's stated in CFYOW that even after time skip training and power increase that Nel, Halibel and Grimmjow COMBINED are not as powerful as Barragan was.
@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 yeah but then again a pratical leutenant not using a hollow mask had enough reiatsu to by pass barigan's. also stark is way stronger the barrigan its implied he ascended for above barrigan and that if he was determined he could of killed barrigan, oh and about the expierence he's still and idiot who thinks he was immortal. by the way with whole aizen, gin, and tosen thing one of them could have killed barrigan they weren't trying starkk went along with it and we don't know how yammy got recruited.
i honestly believe barrigan is the stronger then most hollows but no pre hyoguku arrancar and wasn't a concern for any the gotei 13 other wise they would kill him. i mean even the bankai feat was one by soi fon are you going to say soi fon has the power to upscale most of the gotei 13
@@neeloreilly7163 No, it's specifically mentioned that both Hachi and all the Vizards are Captain Class level, the masks put them slightly above Captain Class to varying degrees for a short period. Hachi as a Kido Master is second only to Tessai. Hachi nor any Lt didn't 'bypass' Barragan's Reiatsu. Hachi put a barrier around the Respira affected arm to slow it, but it couldn't stop it at all. He then used the barrier to sever the arm and teleported it inside Barragan using Kido. That's not 'bypassing' the Reiatsu, it's putting an object inside someone with spatial distortion.
Stark has a higher Reiatsu than Barragan so that he can casually spam energy attacks without effort but it's absolutely debatable whether he's more dangerous than Barragan or could beat him in a fight. Barragan is as fast as(or possibly faster) than Stark, his Respira and time distortion abilities paired with that speed mean he can effectively age/nullify/dodge Stark's attacks. On top of that, Respira is an absolute ability, nothing is immune to it(not even Barragan himself) anything it hits will rot away regardless of power with the only aspect being how long it takes to rot.
Barragan thinking he was immortal isn't far fetched at all. Barragan is one of the original Vasto Lordes that is as old as Hueco Mundo itself. Barragan was ANCIENT when Old Man Yamamoto was still considered a 'young hero' and Barragan was ANCIENT even before Soul Reapers had Zanpakto. That makes him outside of the Soul King, Ichibei, and Ikomikidomoe one of the oldest beings in the Bleach Universe. He'd been the unchallenged God King of Hueco Mundo THAT LONG. Add to that his power is to control Aging(senescence) and it's really no surprise for a being like that to see everything and everyone else as an ant.
No, we see Aizen's modus operandi for Halibel, Stark and Ulquiorra as well as explanations for Grimmjow, Szayel and Zommari. All of which involve he alone bringing them on board singularly. Barragan alone is the only one that Aizen actually took backup to deal with and he is the one that Aizen used his Shikai on almost immediately. Gin and Tosen by themselves don't have something that can counter Barragan's abilities. He was put under Aizen's hypnosis, allowing the other two to move without interference or threat and dismantle Barragan's army-who also were under hypnosis at this point.
You're quite wrong about the pre Hogyoku Espada not being a threat to a Captain. All of the Espada were roughly Captain Class and some were above that. Individually they are absolutely a threat one on one to all but the Head Captain. What kept them from being direct threats seen earlier was that the Espada acted as individuals who didn't work together and kept exclusively to Hueco Mundo before Aizen's arrival. As a result, Soul Reapers almost never encountered them, but were well aware of the danger they posed. They let them be largely because they weren't invasive like lower Hollows were and the Espada seemed to have no goals outside of their own corners of Hueco Mundo before Aizen.
Bankai is merely a X5 multiplier for a Soul Reaper's power. Soi Fon's Bankai didn't even TOUCH Barragan when she used it the first time on him. It was only when put in an enclosed space(which multiplies the force of an explosion by a massive amount) at point blank range that Barragan was even damaged by a full power Bankai from a Captain. Even then, it didn't impede his own ability to fight at all and just royally pissed him off. Most of the Captain's Bankai's couldn't do anything to Barragan. Gin's is a physical attack to place poison within someone-so it has to go through both Respira and the time dilation-which physical attacks are shown not to do in almost any instance, same with Kenpachi's Bankai ability, Tosen's removes sight and sound, but he still wouldn't be able to capitalize on that since his other attacks fall into the same problem as Gin and Kenpachi's. Komamura's Bankai would just get himself killed because whatever happens to it happens to him and requires physical contact, Soi Fon and Byakuya's Bankai's both are physical projectiles that would both be subject to the barrier and Respira(as we literally saw with Soi Fon's), Mayuri's Bankai is also a physical entity and it's unclear if poison even works on a being that's just a skeleton(Szayel couldn't even duplicate or counter Respira despite studying it), Toshiro's ice would age away very quickly being just a base element and himself not even being in his prime. It's unclear what Mimihagi would do since it counteracts time, but clearly has limits and Ukitake himself is frail. The only three Captains that could defeat Barragan one on one are the Head Captain Yamamoto who could erase him through sheer power, Aizen through a combination of his power and hypnosis and Shunsui due to his Bankai's unique 'Game' abilities that alter reality.
Sounds kinda crazy, but that damn halibel; impregnated first aroncar and soul reaper offspring. On part with ichigo by all means. Sexy ass, loyal ass, spirit. On me she would have been smash
2:11:30 you just explained why he lost. Your conclusion was so text book i swear it was a previous copy and paste line from half an hour ago during your explanation while ignoring your own final point.
He couldnt see the flaws in his strategy because he believed it to be flawless. You say he lost because he didnt have a counter plan.
Miyuri had watched him fight before hand and plot armoured a whole new game build for one specific battle he was watching at the time he was supposed to be growing all his organs legit. They werent holograms or magic organs, he grew them grom nothing. And slime boy was so sure he was perfect he did not see a weakness and counted on humanoids to not treat there subordinates like literal landmines. Who could have known. Where else expect anything with monsters eating there own party like room temperature fridge stable beef.
3:03 have to point out that voice crack sorry 😂
underwhelmed by stark, hes supposed to be no. 1 but his resurrection is so underwhelming and died so easily...