Warning: There are spoilers for Episode 5 of Bleach: Thousand Years of Blood War bleachAmong the Shinigami Captains, Byakuya Kuchiki is probably the most stoic and cold-blooded of them all. But even Byakuya isn’t immune to feelings, and an attack from Quincy forces the ruthless captain to feel something he hasn’t felt in years: true fear.
From the first appearance, Byakuya has been cold and bland, even towards his sister Rukia. He fought Ichigo without flinching, and never hesitated in the face of any other foe. Under normal circumstances, Byakuya is quite calm in the face of battle, which is obviously due to his incomparably powerful Bian Jie Qianben Yingkichi. Mao Jie summoned hundreds of thousands of infinitely sharp sakura petals, rushed to tear the enemy into pieces, and the attack was unstoppable. Putting it in his back pocket made Bai Zai full of confidence in the battle…but now this ability is no longer in his hands.
as bleach The Quincy continue their invasion of Soul Society, and they also steal the Ukai of any captain foolish enough to use it in front of them. So far, the four captains including Bai Zai have all fallen into this trap and their abilities have been stolen. Facing Quincy Stern Ritter who was called “Nord” without it, Bai Zai’s hands trembled, making him a little confused. His enemy explained this perfectly to him: he didn’t have a cold or poison, but just experienced fear. Every Sternritter is assigned a letter and a matching nickname, and Knott’s is an F — “Fear,” so doing that happens to be his specialty. Bai Zai desperately attacked with the basic Zanpakutō, but the blade didn’t hit the ground. Nott attacked its owner with the stolen swastika, and made three violent attacks on Bai Zai, causing him to hit the wall, limp and bloodstained. The nearby Renji was also unable to help, and the second Quincy eventually knocked him into the air, leaving them both badly injured and now alone.
Byakuya goes down the mountain to prove Quincy’s threat
One of the most intimidating members of the Palace Guard Thirteen, thanks in no small part to his stoic behavior in combat, taking out Bai Zai early in the conflict helped demonstrate just how much these Quincy really were. Danger.fans of bleach Witnessing Byakuya controlling Arrancar, Fullbringers, and countless Sora, he easily wins every battle. While hundreds of nameless Soul Reapers have died, and even some smaller characters like De Kira and Chojiro Sasaki have been killed, no truly significant character has fallen in Quincy’s attack. For Byakuya, losing so easily to Nott really drives home the threats facing Soul Society and emphasizes that even big-name characters aren’t safe in this arc. This is a classic writing technique, and Byakuya is the perfect character to use it.
The attack on Soul Society will continue bleach Regardless of whether Bai Zai was standing or not, but in the absence of a boss like him, the chance of a sudden change in the direction of victory is indeed very low.
Death: Thousand Years of Bloody War It’s available to stream on Hulu, with new subtitled episodes launching on Mondays.