History Bleach / TropesOToR

* PassingTheTorch: Played with in an interesting way. Ichigo is the [[HeroProtagonist main character]] set up from the start to take out [[BigBad Aizen]]. Simple enough, except it turns out that some characters have a very different view of how the story should be, or is, unfolding. It's only at the end of [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Gin's]] life]] that we ever see the situation with [[spoiler: Aizen]] from [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his point-of-view]] and it turns out [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation his interpretation]] of the story was a little different to everyone else's. He believed he was the only one who was capable or even [[ItsPersonal allowed]] [[spoiler: to defeat Aizen and spent over a century [[BestServedCold plotting it]]]]. When he realised just how successfully [[spoiler: [[ManipulativeBastard Aizen]] had broken Ichigo's self-belief and resolve]], he was even more convinced only he could [[spoiler: defeat Aizen]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, his revenge was part of [[StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred Aizen's plan]] so he fails.]] As Aizen leaves him for dead, he spots [[spoiler: the newly arrived and powered-up Ichigo. Upon seeing the strength in Ichigo's eyes, he realises that he is finally free to pass the torch (for defeating Aizen) onto Ichigo and dies. Gin was never the hero of 'Bleach' (not even an anti-hero) but apparently, inside his own head, he was, and Ichigo was his successor.]]

* PassingTheTorch: Played with in an interesting way. Ichigo is the [[TheHero main character]] set up from the start to take out [[BigBad Aizen]]. Simple enough, except it turns out that some characters have a very different view of how the story should be, or is, unfolding. It's only at the end of [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Gin's]] life]] that we ever see the situation with [[spoiler: Aizen]] from [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his point-of-view]] and it turns out [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation his interpretation]] of the story was a little different to everyone else's. He believed he was the only one who was capable or even [[ItsPersonal allowed]] [[spoiler: to defeat Aizen and spent over a century [[BestServedCold plotting it]]]]. When he realised just how successfully [[spoiler: [[ManipulativeBastard Aizen]] had broken Ichigo's self-belief and resolve]], he was even more convinced only he could [[spoiler: defeat Aizen]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, his revenge was part of [[StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred Aizen's plan]] so he fails.]] As Aizen leaves him for dead, he spots [[spoiler: the newly arrived and powered-up Ichigo. Upon seeing the strength in Ichigo's eyes, he realises that he is finally free to pass the torch (for defeating Aizen) onto Ichigo and dies. Gin was never the hero of 'Bleach' (not even an anti-hero) but apparently, inside his own head, he was, and Ichigo was his successor.]]

* PuttingOnTheReich: In a parallel to how the symbolism of the UsefulNotes/TheTeutonicKnights was co-opted by the Nazis, the Vandenreich uniforms have upgraded the Quincy priest-like uniform to resemble Gestapo officers, agents of the Nazi StateSec, and paramilitary divisions (Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel). [[spoiler: When Uryuu joins the Vandenreich, he wears the uniform as well.]]

* PowerLimiter: All captain- and lieutenant-level Soul Reapers are limited to one-fifth of their power in the living world to minimize the destruction they leave in their wake and not to have their power affect any souls, like Ichigo's power did with Orihime and Chad. The English dub is lazy about this and doesn't translate the actual word, leaving it as "gentei kaijou." Probably because it's [[RuleOfCool cooler in Japanese.]] Although gentai kaijou literally means LimitBreak, it's not an example of that trope.

* PowerParasite: The Vandenreich's Bankai stealing medallions as well as their Sklaverei ability.

** The Vandenreich contains an elite unit of Sternritters who serve as the Quincy King's praetorian guard. They only appear when it's time to directly fight the Royal Guard. Their uniform differs from the rest of the Sternritter by including a large six-armed cross emblazoned on their cloaks, as compared the more normal five-armed Quincy cross. Their [[OneWingedAngel Vollständig]] forms include angelic feathered wings. This is unlike the wings of energy that other Sternritter use, which are shaped by the nature of each individual Quincy's power.

* {{Revision}}: Masaki's death is first explained in chapter 19: she was killed defending Ichigo from a Hollow that had been trying to lure him in and eat him. However, Creator/TiteKubo has stated that he did not have a plan for how to end the story until late in the Soul Society Arc, at which point Masaki's death became vitally important and needed elaboration. The new information is revealed in the Final Arc. While it greatly complicates Ichigo's back story, it does not contradict any previous canon. [[spoiler: Masaki is [[DePower depowered]] by Yhwach while fighting the Grand Fisher, and her back story is so heavily connected to the Ishida family, that the reveal greatly complicates Uryuu's back story as well.]]

* OneCastMemberPerCover: This series has a different character on the cover of each collected volume -- except Ichigo and Rukia in the final, 74th volume --, sometimes just a face and sometimes in an action pose but always against a blank background.

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** The anime has the ending Omake ''Soul Reaper's Illustrated Picture Book/Golden Cup'', which includes a screen wipe of Kon flying by. This started out in the Soul Society arc as a way to help introduce the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters but evolved into funny characterizaton moments or parodies of the main series as well as quick explanations. It also spawned several sub-series, such as the Arrancar and Quincy Encyclopedias and the Substitute Soul Reaper Work Diary.

* OpponentSwitch: Chad and Uryu do this in their first battles in Hueco Mundo.

* RockPaperSwitch: Uryuu fares poorly against a SmashMook, while Chad has trouble with a fast and agile Arrancar. They switch opponents and BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame.

* PantyShot: This manga contains a curious mixture of averting the trope, subverting it and playing it straight.

* RetroactiveIdiotBall: Toshiro Hitsugaya's [[AnIcePerson Bankai]], Daiguren Hyorinmaru, initially was introduced with three icey flower petals, that gradually wilted as he fought. It was initially guessed InUniverse that was a time limit on his Bankai's power due to him being still not quite fully used to it due to his age, which was seemingly confirmed by Toshiro in his first real fight with it. This made sense why he would often try to win his fight as fast as he could, and would often decide against using his Bankai right away depending on the situation. The final arc would later reveal that, technically, this is true, but instead of his Bankai just deactivating when it runs out, it instead forcibly ages him to the point where he can use it with no issue, making him significantly more powerful as a result. Why he never used this against past foes like Aizen or Harribel is never explained, but regardless it made Toshiro look like an idiot for never doing so. The only excuse given is that he doesn't like using it, but considering how useful it would have been, it doesn't make sense to not use it.

* OverlyLongName: Lieutenant of Squad 2, Marechiyo Yoshiayamenosuke Nikkoutarouemon Oomaeda, possibly justified in that his family are fairly well-off nobles who are traditionally prone to overenthusiastic naming.

* ResignationsNotAccepted: The Central 46 believes retirement is a waste of the resources used to train Soul Reapers so it's not permitted. Soul Reapers that leave active service officially take "extended leave" and could theoretically be recalled to service at a moment's notice. Soul Reapers officially recorded as "retired" have either died in battle, been promoted to the Royal Special Task Force or been clandestinely shuffled off to a secret prison where people who are considered a potential danger to society - but who have committed no actual crimes - are locked away forever.

* RealityEnsues: Own page [[RealityEnsues/{{Bleach}} here]].