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82-672: 110 years prior to the series, Mayuri was an inmate in the Maggots Nest, the only one dangerous enough to be chained behind bars for his utter lack of regard for life when it comes to experimentation. But that changed when Mayuri is visited by Kisuke Urahara and his lieutenant Hiyori Sarugaki , the former offering Mayuri a position in the SRDI. After initially refusing being Urahara's assistant, Mayuri accepts when Urahara points out that he be his successor should anything happen to him. Nine years after his release, Kisuke and Hiyori forced to leave

164-411: A secutor , and cast a net to wrap his adversary and then used the trident to fight him. Tridents were also used in medieval heraldry . The trident, known as dangpa , is used as a weapon in the 17th- to 18th-century systems of Korean martial arts . The glyph or sigil of the planet Neptune (♆), which alludes to the trident, is used in astronomy and astrology . A number of structures in

246-456: A decorticator to remove leaves, seeds and buds from the stalks of plants such as flax and hemp . A form of trident is used by the gardians in the Camargue of southern France for herding cattle. In Ancient Rome tridents ( Latin : tridens or fuscina ) were used by a type of gladiator called a retiarius or "net fighter". The retiarius was traditionally pitted against

328-547: A merman . The trident held up by an arm is depicted on some coats-of-arms . In Ancient Greece, the trident was employed as a harpoon for spearing large fish, especially tuna fishing. Tridents used in modern spear-fishing usually have barbed tines , which trap the speared fish firmly. In the Southern and Midwestern United States , gigging is used for harvesting suckers , bullfrogs , flounder and many species of rough fish . It has been used by farmers as

410-740: A Flash Step. Eventually, defeated in the end, Kariya's true agenda is revealed to be the mutually assured destruction of the Soul Reapers and the Bounts. Jin is voiced by Tōru Ōkawa in the Japanese version of the anime and by Troy Baker in the English dub. Gō Koga ( 古賀 剛 , Koga Gō ) is the one that was closest to Jin Kariya, whose Doll is the spider-like Dalk, who is able to manipulate her metallic body to create weaponry or be confronted into

492-456: A battle axe that Koga uses. In the 1800s, while still going under the name Claude Gaugain, Koga was living in a countryside somewhere in Europe when Kariya brought him Cain to guide in their ways. But it ended with Cain's death which haunts Koga. In the end, after confronting Kariya and nearly getting killed by Hitsugaya, Kouga is the last remaining Bount as his wounds are tended to be Ran'Tao. Gō

574-646: A captain's meeting where he and Akon explain what they know about the Quincy group known as the Wandereich. Furthermore, Mayuri confirms that he ordered his squad to slaughter the 28,000 people in the Rukon to stabilize the Wandereich slaughtering Hollows while getting into a debate with Head Captain Yamamoto Genryusai over whose fault that such a deed needed to be carried out. Mayuri is further livid during

656-448: A cave until signs of weakness causes him to be killed by his own doll. Ugaki is voiced by Katsumi Suzuki in the Japanese version of the anime and by Kirk Thornton in the English dub. Gesell is voiced by Neil Kaplan in the English dub. Yoshino Sōma ( 相馬 芳野 , Sōma Yoshino ) is Kariya's ex-wife, whose doll is a fire humanoid named Goethe that can regenerate from most attacks and sees his master as mother figure. Fighting against

738-448: A deformed trident head. When it stabs an opponent, it emits a poison that severs the nerve signals that control limb movement, paralyzing that limb regardless of where it was struck. However, unlike normal paralysis, the affected area is still able to feel pain, something which is rather fitting for Mayuri's demented tendencies. Ashisogi Jizō's bankai , named Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō ( 金色疋殺地蔵 , "Gold Animal killing Ksitigarbha", translated in

820-472: A free Zanpakutō spirit in the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales anime arc as a small, baby-like creature with butterfly wings. As a final defensive measure, Mayuri can reduce himself to liquid form for three days by stabbing himself with his Zanpakutō . This leaves him unable to attack or be attacked, making it a very effective escape tool. He appears in almost every video games as a playable character and

902-453: A new Nemu. His greatest ability is his scientific intellect. He's able to think many steps ahead of his opponents and has created numerous inventions to aid him in battle. He is also a master of Kido and has a very high level of Reiatsu. His Zanpakutō is Ashisogi Jizō ( 疋殺地蔵 , "Animal killing Ksitigarbha", translated in other ways) . When released with the command "Claw Out" ( 掻き毟れ , kakimushire ) , Ashisogi Jizō's blade transforms into

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984-406: A person's body killing them from the inside out. They are tasked by Kariya to eliminate Uryū while he is recovering in his father's hospital after he's been attacked by Ryō Utagawa. They fight Ichigo, Renji, Rukia and Sado and try to kill them by drowning them from the inside, but they are killed when Ganju uses some firecrackers to destroy their dolls, aging them to death. In the Japanese version of

1066-469: A scientific experiment earlier in the Soul Society, where they were created, and began to eat the souls of human beings to gain more power. They each have a unique weapon known as a Doll, a familiar which is its creator's power given physical form. Dolls are mostly self-sufficient creatures when released, although they tend to be used as weapons in various ways such as a large battle axe or a snake, as

1148-414: A snake. Ryō can also intercept attacks through a barrier called Snake Net. Once the technique is activated, if something is seen as a threat to Ryō through Fried, it will be attacked no matter where the threat runs to by snakes emerging from the ground. When it came to the fight against the Bounts at their mansion, Ryō was killed by Maki Ichinose and his body turns to dust. Ryō is voiced by Shūsuke Sakino in

1230-430: A sword and whip. Their leader Kariya, motivated by the destruction of himself and all connected to him, plans to invade the Soul Society along with the remaining Bounts to destroy it and themselves. However, with the exception of his friend Gō Koga, Kariya managed to have his forces wiped out by the Soul Reapers prior to himself being killed by Ichigo Kurosaki. IGN criticized the Bounts as being "lame bad guys," noting that

1312-469: A trident in classical art . Later, tridents were used in medieval heraldry , sometimes held by a merman or triton . In Hinduism , it is the weapon of Shiva and is known as a trishula ( Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). The word "trident" comes from the Latin word tridens or tridentis : tri meaning "three" and dentes meaning "teeth", referring specifically to the three prongs, or "teeth", of

1394-532: Is conflation of the deities in Romano-British iconography, and examples exist where the crab-claw headed Oceanus also bears a trident. Oceanus holding a trident has been found on Romano-British coinage as well. Some amorini have been depicted carrying tiny tridents. The trident is even seen suspended like a pendant on a dolphin in Roman mosaic art. In Hindu legends and stories Shiva ,

1476-422: Is Gesell, which is a huge, eyeless monster. It has the ability to manifest many melee weapons from its limbs. Gesell can see through the eyes that generate light as his master does through his glasses. It is controlled by Ugaki through a deck of cards. Whatever is shown on a card Ugaki plays, appears within the shadow of an object, which is created by the light generated from the eyes. Ugaki fights Ichigo and Renji in

1558-424: Is a list of characters for Tite Kubo 's manga and anime series Bleach . It takes place in a fictional universe in which the characters are split into various factionalized fictional races . They are subdivisions of humanity, but are distinguished by whether they live on Earth or in one of the afterlives , by possession of thematically contrasting supernatural powers , and by the use of aesthetics drawn from

1640-455: Is also shown that Mayuri changes the poison he uses every time he shows his bankai. During his fight against Pernida, Mayuri reveals an alternate bankai called Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō: Makai Fukuin Shōtai, which is an enormous overweight infant-like creature that gives birth to a Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō specially designed to Mayuri's specifications against a certain opponent. Ashisogi Jizo appears as

1722-508: Is defeated by him, before being captured by Kisuke and sentenced to the Muken for twenty millennia. Aizen is voiced by Show Hayami in the Japanese version of the anime and by Kyle Hebert in the English dub. The Bounts ( バウント , bounto ) are a group of humans with special abilities. They are the main antagonists during the anime-exclusive Bount and Bount Assault on Soul Society arcs. The Bounts live eternally due to an accident during

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1804-545: Is focused around character design . When writing plotlines or having difficulties generating new material, Tite Kubo begins by thinking of new characters, often en masse , and rereading previous volumes of Bleach . Kubo has said that he likes creating characters with outward appearances that do not match their true nature, an element that can be found in many Bleach characters, as he is "attracted to people with that seeming contradiction", and finds an "urge to draw people like that when [he] works." When creating characters for

1886-449: Is forced to retreat when Byakuya intervenes. She then duels Ishida and dies at his hand when he realises she can't block and attack at the same time and forces her to attack him before piercing her heart with an arrow. Yoshi's doll is Nieder, who takes on the form of a jian and fan combination. In its base form, the fan can fire needle-like projectiles at its target. It can also be used for defense against regular attacks. The jian part of

1968-471: Is one of Ichigo's friends at school. He is of mixed Japanese / Mexican heritage and a student who towers over his classmates at 6 feet 5 inches. Despite his imposing appearance and fearless attitude he is quite meek and refuses to fight unless it is for the sake of another. When he attempts to protect Ichigo's sister Karin and her friends from a hollow, he discovers a unique ability that strengthens and armors his right arm, enabling him to fight hollows. He

2050-516: Is posed holding a trident turned downwards, and is thought to reenact a scene from Aeneid or Ovid 's Metamorphoses where he is calming the waves to aid Aeneas 's ships. In later Greek and Roman art and literature, other sea deities and their attendants have been depicted holding the trident. Poseidon's consort Amphitrite is often identified by some marine attribute other than a trident, which she never carries according to some scholars, though other commentators have disagreed. Turning to

2132-585: Is quite loyal to his friends, especially Ichigo, who is one of his closest friends. He displays little emotion except when something or someone he cares about is in danger. Chad is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dub, Chad is voiced by Marc Worden from episode 2–85, by Jamieson Price from episode 86–366 and by Alain Mesa in Thousand-Year Blood War . Hollows ( 虚 （ ホロウ ） , Horō) are

2214-467: Is the oldest of the bunch. Sawatari's doll is Baura, who has a whale -like appearance that Sawatari sits on top of. Baura has a dimension in its stomach where anyone that is swallowed by Baura will die if they stay in him too long. He attacks Rangiku, Sado, Ururu and Noba in Karakura Town and uses Baura to swallow Ururu, who is saved when Rangiku uses Kido to force the doll out of the ground. During

2296-424: Is tricked by her and dies after being hit twice in the same spot by Suzumebachi. Mabashi's doll is Ritz, who has the ability to possess the body of anyone and control them. Mabashi is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the Japanese version of the anime and by Keith Silverstein in the English dub. Ritz is voiced by Asami Sanada in the Japanese version of the anime and by Sandy Fox in the English dub. Sawatari ( 沢渡 )

2378-504: Is voiced by Tōru Furusawa in the Japanese version of the anime and by Richard Epcar in the English dub. Dalk is voiced by Takako Honda in the Japanese version of the anime and by Karen Strassman in the English dub. Cain ( ケイン , Kein ) is a young male Bount that Jin Kariya left in Gō Koga's care many years ago. When he tried to summon his mantis -like doll Waineton, the doll turned on Cain and killed him in front of Gō Koga. Cain

2460-519: Is voiced by Yuki Matsuoka in the Japanese version of the anime and by Stephanie Sheh in the English dub. Renji Abarai ( 阿散井 恋次 , Abarai Renji ) , is a Soul Reaper of Squad 6 in the Gotei 13 . When he was first introduced he played an antagonistic role as he was sent to the human world to find and bring Rukia back to the Soul Society. He initially dedicates his life to defeating Ichigo, before joining forces with him to rescue Rukia halfway through

2542-500: Is voiced by Takayaki Fujimoto in the Japanese version of the anime and by Peter Doyle in the English dub. Waineton is voiced by Philece Sampler in the English dub. Hō ( 鵬 ) and Ban ( 磐 ) are twin brothers who appeared when they used their dolls in order to attack Uryū Ishida. Hō and Ban's dolls are Guhl and Günther, bottle caps that manipulate water making its power source nearly unlimited. They can wrap themselves around their opponents in order to drown them or even flood

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2624-523: The Hindu god uses a trishula as his principal weapon. The trident is also said to represent three gunas mentioned in Indian Vedic philosophy namely sāttvika, rājasika, and tāmasika . The goddess Kali is sometimes portrayed with a trident as well. A weapon of South-East Asian (particularly Thai ) depiction of Hanuman , a character of Ramayana . In religious Taoism , the trident represents

2706-558: The bittō (the Bounts’ mosquito-like creatures that collect souls) in particular were like "something straight out of a bad sci-fi movie," but admitted the Bounts were "decent plot devices" to develop the other characters. Jin Kariya ( 狩矢 神 , Kariya Jin ) is the Leader of the Bounts who planned to destroy the entire Soul Society through the Jōkaishō, the device that created the Bounts. He

2788-433: The zanpakutō swords(katana) are also based on Japanese literature. Rukia Kuchiki was the first character Kubo designed, but he did not see her as a lead character, so he created Ichigo Kurosaki to be the series protagonist. Other characters from the series also use different languages to describe their terminology; the powers from the Quincy are taken from German, while Hollows and Arrancar instead use Spanish terms; for

2870-550: The "soul" of an object to bring out its full potential. But a Fullbringer's true power comes from enhancing the soul of an object they are compatible with, such as a prized possession. However, the effects of a Fullbringer's power will cease once the user is dead. Using Tsukishima's Fullbring, Xcution's other members had placed themselves in a fabricated notion that they need a Soul Reaper to become normal humans and train Ichigo to use Fullbring. But once Tsukishima restored their memories,

2952-642: The Arrancar's claims to have become a perfect being. As Szayelaporro's new body is paralyzed from exposure to one of the serums in Nemu's body dubbed the Superhuman Drug, Mayuri very slowly kills him while giving him a lecture on why scientists shouldn't claim or even want perfection. Soon after, Mayuri investigates Szayelaporro's laboratory to take what he can for his research before healing Uryū and Renji, followed by sending Ichigo Kurosaki and Unohana through

3034-513: The Doll is used for regular offense. When the fan's size increases, it can protect Yoshi against all attacks, but Yoshi loses all form of offense. When the jian increases in size, its offensive power increases further, as the jian gains a trail of energy swords. Yoshi is voiced by Yōko Sōmi in the Japanese version of the anime and by Stephanie Sheh in the English dub. The jian and fan parts of Nieder are voiced by Taro Yamaguchi and Mariko Kōda in

3116-420: The English dub. Rukia Kuchiki ( 朽木 ルキア , Kuchiki Rukia ) is a Soul Reaper,(死神, Shinigami, literally 'Death God'), who is assigned hollow extermination duties in Karakura Town. She meets Ichigo for the first time when she breaks into his house, not knowing that he can see her. Their relationship further complicates when Rukia saves Ichigo and transfers her powers to him. Rukia lacks it and cannot return to

3198-576: The English dub. Xcution ( エクスキューション , Ekusukyūshon ) is a secret organization in Naruki City that makes itself known to Ichigo seventeen months after he loses his Soul Reaper powers and serve as the main antagonists in the first arc after the timeskip. The group is made up of humans whose preborn encounter with hollows resulted in them becoming outcasts who possess a power known as Fullbring ( 完現術 （ フルブリング ） , Furuburingu , lit. "Final Manifestation Art") , an ability to manipulate

3280-486: The English manga as "divine leg-cutting Buddha") , takes the form of a giant caterpillar with a baby's head and a silver halo. The creature breathes a poisonous derivative of Mayuri's blood which is lethal to anyone who breathes it, aside from himself and Nemu. It can also run through and skewer opponents with the multiple blades that erupt from its chest. Mayuri has physically modified his bankai so that it will self-destruct and return to its sealed state if it attacks him. It

3362-544: The Garganta to the Fake Karakura Town. While explaining to Byakuya that he is more interested in seeing what specimens Hueco Mundo offers to him, Mayuri notes that he does have faith in Ichigo's ability to end the war. Once the fight against Aizen is settled, Mayuri attempts to seal off the Fake Karakura Town with their allies still inside but is stopped by his subordinates. Almost a year later, Mayuri appears at

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3444-406: The Japanese version of the anime and by Tony Oliver in the English dub. Fried is voiced by Miho Saiki in the Japanese version of the anime and by Wendee Lee in the English dub. Yoshi ( ヨシ ) is a member of the Bounts. She fought Rukia, Orihime, and Kuroda in an alley until Mabashi ordered her to leave. Later, she invades Soul Society with the other Bounts and nearly kills Rukia in a fight, but

3526-500: The Japanese version of the anime and by Joe J. Thomas and Wendee Lee in the English dub. Mabashi ( 馬橋 ) interrupts Yoshi's battle against Rukia, Orihime and Kuroda. He uses his doll to control Rukia's body and use her to fight the others, but falls back once Orihime uses her powers to force it out of her body. During the Bount Assault on Soul Society, he poisons Soi-Fon and uses his doll to turn her squad against her, but

3608-468: The Soul King's power, Mayuri and Kenpachi come across Pernida Parnkgjas in the transformed Royal Realm. After Pernida defeats Kenpachi, deeming the mysterious Wandenreich to be creepy for even him, Mayuri finds himself in a battle for his life after Perinda reveals himself to be the left arm of the Soul King. After his attempt to defeat Perinda with a variation of his Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō failed, realizing

3690-508: The Soul Reapers. He bears a deep grudge against all Soul Reapers, including Ichigo, and is an early antagonist in the series, along with a double-agent for the main antagonist in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. He comes to view Ichigo differently over time, and eventually becomes a valuable ally and a friendly rival. As a Quincy, Uryū possesses the supernatural power to gather invisible "spirit particles" called reishi from

3772-436: The Soul Society arc. He has since become a major protagonist and a consistent ally and rival of Kurosaki. His weapon throughout the series is Zabimaru. Renji is voiced by Kentarō Itō in the Japanese version of the anime and by Wally Wingert in the English dub. Uryū Ishida ( 石田 雨竜 , Ishida Uryū ) is a Quincy , a descendant of a line of near-extinct, priest-like, hollow-hunting archers, who were historical enemies of

3854-417: The Soul Society invasion, he runs into Mayuri Kurotsuchi and fights him, dying after being poisoned by Ashisogi Jizo. Sawatari is voiced by Yuzuru Fujimoto in the Japanese version of the anime and by Joe J. Thomas in the English dub. Baura is voiced by Takaya Kuroda in the Japanese version of the anime and by Richard Epcar in the English dub. Ugaki ( 宇柿 ) is a member of the Bounts. Ugaki's doll

3936-432: The Soul Society, Mayuri becomes the new captain of Squad 12. As the result of the fifth experiment in his life-creating Nemuri Project while later taking the seventh surviving experiment, Nemu Kurotsuchi , to be his lieutenant and lab assistant while pretending to be uncaring towards her to hide his joy of creating a fully stable artificial life form. During this time, Mayuri experimented on Quincies, including Soken Ishida,

4018-403: The Soul Society. She assumes a temporary lifestyle as a regular human, using a gigai (human form) obtained from Kisuke Urahara 's shop, and enrolls into Ichigo's high school and takes up residence in his closet, while teaching him how to be a substitute Soul Reaper in her place. Rukia was the first female character of the series created by Kubo, her design being the one he decided to use for all

4100-574: The Taoist Trinity, the Three Pure Ones . In Taoist rituals, a trident bell is used to invite the presence of deities and summon spirits, as the trident signifies the highest authority of Heaven. A fork Jewish priests (Kohanim) used to take their portions of offerings. In heraldry within the UK , the trident is often held by the figure identified as either a Neptune or a triton, or

4182-404: The Wandereich's attack on the Soul Society when his fellow captains' lost their Bankai as a result of deciding to act on their own before he could completed his analysis on the enemy. Following the first invasion, meeting with Ichigo to discuss his broken Zangetsu, Mayuri locked himself away to continue his research on the Wandereich's Bankai stealing abilities with Urahara offering his assistance on

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4264-410: The age of three, she had been an orphan when her older brother Sora left their abusive parents' home with her and raised Orihime on his own. Later on, when Orihime was in middle school, Sora died in an accident. Though initially devoid of spiritual powers, she develops spiritual awareness early in the plot. She later obtains the god-like ability to warp reality through rejecting past phenomena. Orihime

4346-435: The anime, Hō and Ban are both voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi . In the English dub, Hō and Ban are voiced by Roger Craig Smith and Brian Beacock . Ryō Utagawa ( 宇田川 稜 , Utagawa Ryō ) served under Jin Kariya and had ambitions to overthrow him. Ryō Utagawa's doll is Fried, which takes the form of a golden snake with black stripes and green eyes when unsealed. Its powers allow Ryō to turn whatever Fried touches or sees into

4428-409: The arm is constantly evolving, Mayuri finds himself being protected by Nemu before she throws him over to a nearby building to watch her fight with the arm unfold. Though Nemu dies while having visions of being taunted by Szayelaporro, Mayuri saves his creation's brain from being eaten by Perinda so the Quincy would die an antagonizing death from her cellular makeup. In the series epilogue, Mayuri created

4510-489: The artistic traditions of different real-life regions. The main character of the series, Ichigo Kurosaki , has the ability to interact with ghosts . He soon meets Rukia Kuchiki , a female Soul Reaper from the Soul Society whose mission is to deal with hungering lost souls called Hollows. After seeing Rukia grievously wounded by a Hollow in his presence, Ichigo receives the power of exorcism and psychopompy to carry out her Soul Reaper duties as she recovers. As Ichigo guides

4592-410: The atmosphere. Once gathered, these particles can be shaped into spirit-energy constructs, foremost among them a bow and arrow, and to fuel various magical spells and superhuman abilities. Uryū is voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama in the Japanese version of the anime and by Derek Stephen Prince in the English dub. Yasutora Sado ( 茶渡 泰虎 , Sado Yasutora ) , better known as Chad ( チャド , Chado ) ,

4674-424: The chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly. On the other hand, they are not so many as to overly reduce the spear's concentration of force for piercing . The trident is the tool of Poseidon ( Greek ) or Neptune ( Roman ) used for the protection of the sea realms, the god of the sea in classical mythology . Other sea deities such as Amphitrite or Triton were also often depicted with

4756-495: The class of spirit that most enemies in the series they are part of. They are spirits that had been human but were not sent to Soul Society in due time after death. This makes them lose their sense of being and gives them a craving for human souls. Their main characteristic is a white mask completely covering their face and a hole near their chest. Each hollow's mask has a design unique to that individual. The Arrancars , Hollows who acquired humanoid form and Soul Reaper powers, become

4838-407: The duty, but, with the passage of time, he accepts and welcomes the strength his Soul Reaper powers give him. When creating the manga series, Kubo commented that Rukia Kuchiki , the first character he created, did not seem like a lead character, so he created Ichigo to be the series protagonist. Ichigo is voiced by Masakazu Morita in the Japanese version of the anime and by Johnny Yong Bosch in

4920-467: The earth with the trident to produce the first warhorse . Poseidon, as well as being the god of the sea, was also known as the "Earth Shaker", believed to cause earthquakes ; some commentators have extrapolated that the god would have used the trident to cause them, possibly by striking the earth. In the Renaissance artist Gian Bernini 's sculpture Neptune and Triton (1622–23), Neptune

5002-475: The fellow Soul Reaper captain with the intent to test some of his serums on the youth. But by the time the zombified Rose, Kensei, and Rangiku arrive after Hitsugaya's defeat, Mayuri revealed that he devised a serum to alter the blood of the zombified Soul Reapers so they can only obey him. After having Giselle killed, while restoring Hitsugaya and Rangiku to normal, Mayuri takes Rose and Kensei to aid Byakuya in his fight against PePe Waccabrada. When Yhwach absorbed

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5084-588: The grandfather and trainer of Uryū Ishida . When Ichigo and his allies entered the Soul Society, Mayuri aided in the search for the Ryoka and found Orihime Inoue and Uryū. Orihime escaped and Mayuri reluctantly fights Uryū, seeing no need to study Quincies any further. Uryu is initially too weak to fight Mayuri until the Soul Reaper revealed that he experimented on Soken Ishida which his opponent unlocking his full Quincy powers prior to escaping. Mayuri remained on

5166-424: The group reveals their real intention to take Ichigo's Fullbring powers. Though Xcution got Ichigo's Fullbring, they were scattered after Ginjō's death. Trident A trident ( / ˈ t r aɪ d ə n t / ) is a three- pronged spear . It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm . As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease

5248-598: The latter, Kubo believed that the language sounded "bewitching" and "mellow" and that felt appropriate for a species of ghost. The names of several Arrancar are based on famous architects and designers who inspired scenery appearing in Bleach . Ichigo Kurosaki ( 黒崎 一護 , Kurosaki Ichigo ) is the main protagonist of the series. A tall orange-haired high school student, Ichigo becomes a "substitute Soul Reaper" after unintentionally absorbing most of Rukia Kuchiki's powers. His cynical nature at first makes him ill-disposed towards

5330-533: The machines in his laboratory. Mayuri ranked 28th place in the 3rd popularity poll. His fight with Uryu was ranked 8th place in the Bleach Best Bout. His sword, Ashi Sogi Jizo was the 26th ranked zanpakuto in the 5th poll. Mayuri has appeared in much merchandise including key chains, arm bands, and action figures. Carlo Santos of Anime News Network said that there was "a certain amount of ridiculousness" in watching Szayelapporo Granz and Mayuri try to get

5412-555: The main antagonist of the pre-timeskip half. While introduced as the captain of Squad Five later revealed to have been behind various events prior to the series, Aizen has orchestrated a series of events in the Soul Society to obtain the Hōgyoku for his goal to create an Ōken to kill the Soul King with the aid of the Arrancars and rogue Soul Reapers he recruited. However, revealed to have played an indirect role in Ichigo's conception, Aizen

5494-412: The manga, Kubo first designs character appearances and only then decides what their personalities will be, in reflection of what he drew. When brainstorming character designs, he will go out and draw the faces of real people he sees, a hobby of his dating back to childhood. Kubo considers every character to be unique and wants each of them to have the opportunity for character development in the course of

5576-524: The matter to develop a countermeasure to give the Soul Reaper captains who lost their Bankai an advantage. During the second Wandenreich invasion, Mayuri personally gets involved once interested in the abilities of Giselle Gewelle to turn living Soul Reapers into her zombie slaves while unveiling his own personal fighting team in the revived Arrancars Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, Cirucci Sanderwicci, Luppi Antenor, and Charlotte Chuhlhourne. When Toshiro Hitsugaya appears as Giselle's zombie slave, Mayuri takes on

5658-461: The other Bounts, Yoshino tried to take the soul of a human until she was stopped by Yoruichi. In the end, following Kariya's example, Yoshino absorbs Goethe to increase her power but is still killed with her energy used to create the Bittos. Yoshino is voiced by Masako Katsuki in the Japanese version of the anime and by Dorothy Elias-Fahn in the English dub. Goethe is voiced by Richard Epcar in

5740-428: The other Soul Reapers. Rukia is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in the Japanese version of the anime and by Michelle Ruff in the English dub. Orihime Inoue ( 井上 織姫 , Inoue Orihime ) is a long-time classmate of Ichigo and one of his closest friends. She used to have a crush on Ichigo since the beginning, however due to Ichigo's selfless wish to protect his loved ones, Orihime genuinely falls in love with him. Since

5822-455: The primary antagonists later in the series under the command of the rogue Soul Reaper Sōsuke Aizen and the ten strongest Arrancars known as the Espadas. The 10 Espadas are numbered 0–9, 0 being the strongest and 9 the weakest. But the rating also works with spirit pressure density numbered 1–10, with Espada's 0's power contained with a 10 tattoo. Sōsuke Aizen ( 藍染 惣右介 , Aizen Sōsuke ) is

5904-434: The recently deceased to the afterlife while contending with Hollows, he clashes and forms alliances with the other supernaturally powered residents of the city, including his friends. Many individual characters and the series' character design work have been praised, though Bleach ' s constantly-expanding character roster has been a point of criticism in the press. The size of the cast has been explained by author Kubo as

5986-499: The result of his writing process, in which he first creates new figures, then writes their personalities and character arcs, and finally assembles these interactions into a new plot. The overall response to this technique is mixed, with some reviewers believing the resulting characters are still relatively stereotypical and often get little individual focus, while others have remarked that even secondary characters feel like protagonists of their very own stories. Bleach 's creative process

6068-663: The retinue or a train of beings which follow the sea deities (the marine thiasos ) the Tritons ( mermen ) may be seen bearing tridents. Likewise, the Old Man of the Sea ( halios geron ) and the god Nereus are seen holding tridents. Tritons, other mermen, and the Nereides can also carry rudders, oars, fish, or dolphins. Oceanus normally should not carry a trident, allowing him to be clearly distinguished from Poseidon. However, there

6150-425: The series. When asked about potentially-romantic relationships between certain characters, Kubo states that he "doesn't want to turn the series into a love story", since he thinks there are more exciting aspects of their personalities to draw out. Kubo has cited influences for elements of Bleach ranging from other manga series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributes his interest in drawing

6232-661: The sidelines for the duration of the search out of disinterest, after he learns of Sosuke Aizen 's betrayal. Later, Mayuri, Byakuya Kuchiki , Kenpachi Zaraki , Retsu Unohana and their subordinates head to Hueco Mundo. He saves Uryū and Renji Abarai from Szayel Aporro Granz , having an advantage against the Espada due to a bacterium he implanted in Uryū during their last fight that analyzed Szayelaporro's abilities. After defeating his controlled Zanpakuto while his opponent uses Nemu's body to reconstitute himself, Mayuri felt disappointed by

6314-420: The supernatural and monsters to Shigeru Mizuki 's Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro and Bleach 's focus on unique weaponry and battle scenes to Masami Kurumada 's Saint Seiya , both manga Kubo enjoyed as a boy. Bleach was first conceived from Kubo's desire to draw a shinigami in a kimono , which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers. Several characteristics from them such as the kidō spells and

6396-670: The trident's three prongs "thorns" rather than "teeth" or dant in Sanskrit, making the word "Tridant" for trident. The trident is associated with the sea god Poseidon . This divine instrument is said to have been forged by the cyclopes . Poseidon struck a rock with his trident, causing a sea (or a saltwater spring, called the Erechtheis ) to appear nearby on the Acropolis in Athens . And according to Roman sources, Neptune struck

6478-500: The upper hand on each other during their fight. However, he went on to say that Mayuri finishing the battle was a "wonderfully jaw-dropping conclusion" to Volume 34. D.F. Smith of IGN.com praised Terrence Stone's voice acting and noted that it's "more than weird enough to match the character." Bryce Coulter characterized Mayuri as sinister, twisted and pragmatic. He also said that he was a creepy old man and an absolute freak, but an empirical scientist at heart. Kisuke Urahara This

6560-453: The weapon. The Greek equivalent is τρίαινα ( tríaina ), from Proto-Greek trianja , meaning "threefold". The Greek term does not imply three of anything specific, and is vague about the shape, thus the assumption it was originally of "trident" form has been challenged. Latin fuscina also means "trident". The Sanskrit name for the trident, trishula , is a compound of tri त्रि for "three" and śūla शूल for "thorn", calling

6642-413: Was in the first three Bleach films. In Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion , Byakuya, Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku go to his lab to ask him if it's possible for people to have the same Zanpakuto. In Bleach: Fade to Black his lab is attacked and he is driven insane, with Nemu, the rest of Squad 12 and Kenpachi trying to get him under control before they're engulfed by a white liquid from one of

6724-437: Was originally Eugene Currier, a boy who was befriended by the Soul Society scientist Ran'tao before being forced to leave his home when Soul Reapers are dispatched to kill the Bounts. Jin Kariya's Doll is Messer, having long absorbed it to manipulate wind without releasing it into its true form. While usings Messer's full power, Kariya can move the wind at such speeds in order to generate lightning and move at high speeds similar to

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