History Characters / BleachAnime

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ririn or Lilin? The official English name is Lirin.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Kurodo or Claude? Kurodo is the official translation, but the characters used in writing his name aren't usually read that way. Some fansubs even rendered it ''Cloud''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Nova or Noba?

[[Characters/BleachIchigoKurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki]] | [[Characters/BleachIchigosCompanions Ichigo's Companions]] | [[Characters/BleachThirteenCourtGuardSquads Thirteen Court Guard Squads]] ([[Characters/BleachSquad1 Squad 1]], [[Characters/BleachSquad6 Squad 6]], [[Characters/BleachSquad11 Squad 11]], [[Characters/BleachSquad12 Squad 12]]) | [[Characters/BleachSquadZero Soul King & Squad Zero]] | [[Characters/BleachAizenAndHisCohorts Aizen & His Cohorts]] | [[Characters/BleachVisoredsAndExiledSoulReapers Visoreds & Exiled Soul Reapers]] | [[Characters/BleachHollows Hollows]] | [[Characters/BleachArrancars Arrancars]] ([[Characters/BleachEspada Espada]] [[[Characters/BleachUlquiorraCifer Ulquiorra Cifer]], [[Characters/BleachGrimmjowJaegerjaquez Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez]]]) | [[Characters/BleachKarakuraTownResidents Karakura Town Residents]] | [[Characters/BleachSoulSocietyDwellers Soul Society Dwellers]] | [[Characters/BleachXcution Xcution]] | [[Characters/BleachVandenreich Vandenreich]] ([[Characters/BleachYhwach Yhwach]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersBM Sternritters B-M]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersNZ Sternritters N-Z]]) | [[Characters/BleachZanpakuto Zanpakuto]] | '''Anime-Only Characters''' | [[Characters/BleachMovieOnly Movie-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachVideoGame Video Game-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachLightNovels Light Novel-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BurnTheWitch2018 Burn The Witch Characters]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/BleachIchigoKurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki]] | [[Characters/BleachIchigosCompanions Ichigo's Companions]] ([[Characters/BleachOrihimeInoue Orihime Inoue]]) | [[Characters/BleachThirteenCourtGuardSquads1To7 Thirteen Court Guard Squads 1 - 7]] ([[Characters/BleachGenryusaiShigekuniYamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto]]) | [[Characters/BleachThirteenCourtGuardSquads8To13 Thirteen Court Guard Squads 8 - 13]] | [[Characters/BleachSquadZero Soul King & Squad Zero]] | [[Characters/BleachAizenAndHisCohorts Aizen & His Cohorts]] ([[Characters/BleachSosukeAizen Sōsuke Aizen]]) | [[Characters/BleachVisoredsAndExiledSoulReapers Visoreds & Exiled Soul Reapers]] | [[Characters/BleachHollows Hollows]] | [[Characters/BleachArrancars Arrancars]] ([[Characters/BleachEspadas1To5 Espadas 1 - 5]] [[[Characters/BleachUlquiorraCifer Ulquiorra Cifer]]], [[Characters/BleachEspadas6To10 Espadas 6 - 10]] [[[Characters/BleachGrimmjowJaegerjaquez Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez]]]) | [[Characters/BleachKarakuraTownResidents Karakura Town Residents]] | [[Characters/BleachSoulSocietyDwellers Soul Society Dwellers]] | [[Characters/BleachXcution Xcution]] | [[Characters/BleachVandenreich Vandenreich]] ([[Characters/BleachYhwach Yhwach]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersBM Sternritters B-M]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersNZ Sternritters N-Z]]) | [[Characters/BleachZanpakuto Zanpakuto]] | '''Anime-Only Characters''' | [[Characters/BleachMovieOnly Movie-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachVideoGame Video Game-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachLightNovels Light Novel-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BurnTheWitch2018 Burn The Witch Characters]]]]-]]]

* WouldHitAGirl: He's very willing to hit Nozomi if it means capturing her.

* {{Foil}}: Kouga serves as a one to Rukia Kuchiki. Similar to Rukia, Kouga is a member of the Kuchiki clan by marriage (although Byakuya outright sought Rukia to adopt her into the clan). Both of them served as Soul Reapers in the Gotei 13, and both desperately sought the approval of the head of the Kuchiki clan: Ginrei for Kouga, Byakuya for Rukia. However, that all comes crashing down when both are accused of a grevious crime against Soul Society, and the disgrace it brings to the Kuchiki family - one of the Four Great Noble Houses. While Rukia accepts her punishment to the point of facing death with dignity, and even then - the crime is revealed to be a setup, clearing her name and returning her to serve as a Soul Reaper, and finally gaining Byakuya's approval; Kouga instead lashed out and killed those who framed him, and when he is informed by Ginrei that he has destroyed any chance of getting justice with his impulsive act of revenge, he rebels against Soul Society. Yamamoto and Ginrei are forced to seal him away, and erase his very name from history - while Rukia is fully accepted in the Kuchiki clan, Kouga is its greatest shame - to the point that even his name is not acknowledged by them. It also makes it easy for Byakuya to decide to kill Kouga, whereas with Rukia, he was deeply conflicted - most of all because he would be violating his promise to his late wife.

* SealedEvilInACan: He's the real motive behind Muramasa's enmity towards Soul Society, but spends most of the storyline trapped in prison. [[spoiler:His criminal behavior only ended when he was sealed away long ago by Yamamoto and Ginrei (his adoptive father) with his prison hidden in the outskirts of Karakura Town. Muramasa's invasion served the purpose of distracting the Soul Reapers so he could work on finding and freeing his master, with Byakuya [[FakeDefector helping]] Muramasa out of the desire to kill Kouga to restore his family's honor]].

* CloningBlues: She's actually a Bount clone of Ran Tao whose piece of soul created of her during the accident that made the Bounts.

%% * IJustWantToBeSpecial: Continuously felt this way regarding [[spoiler:Ginrei Kuchiki's acceptance of him.]]

* TheSocipath: Ryo has absolutely no qualms about consuming innocent people's souls to empower himself, personally ranking their appeal by quality and taste, and he often sees them as an food source for the Bounts. He also loves to torment his victims, taking his time on killing them. He also holds no loyalty towards anyone but himself, as his goal is trying to usurp Jin and take over as the new leader of the Bounts.

* TheDragon: He was formerly this to Jin Kariya for a brief period of time. Eventually, he was replaced by Gou Koga after his treachery was exposed.

[[folder:Gou Koga]]
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Jin's right hand man. Besides Yoshino, he's the most sympathetic of the Bounts. His Doll is Dalk.

-->Voiced by: Creator/ToruFurusawa (JP), Creator/RichardEpcar (EN), Creator/GerardoVasquez (LA)
-->Dalk voiced by: Creator/TakakoHonda (JP), Creator/KarenStrassman (EN)

* AntiVillain: He's fairly nice and truly cares for his fellow Bount, eventually turning on Kariya when he sees how deeply the man has fallen.
* CoDragons: He shares this role with Maki Ichinose, serving as Jin's enforcer and carries out Jin's plans until his HeelFaceTurn.
* DisneyDeath: He appears to die after losing to Hitsugaya, but Yoruichi saves him.
* ExtraOreDinary: Dalk is made of metal, can grow bigger by absorbing more metal, and can fire parts of herself off as projectiles.
* FeedItWithFire: Using fire on Dalk will just make her faster and makes her attacks burn the person she hits.
* GiantSpider: Dalk resembles a spider-woman hybrid. She becomes more spider-like with each power boost Koga gets.
* HeelFaceTurn: Ultimately turns on Jin when he sees he's willing to sacrifice his own kind for his revenge.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Unlike most of the Bount, Koga is strong enough to fight an opponent without his Doll's aid.
* LastOfHisKind: He's the sole remaining Bount by the end of the arc.
* SympatheticPOV: You have to feel sorry for him when you learn about his past.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Aside from Yoshino Soma, let's say it's pretty obvious that he's this to the Bounts. He's the only one who is portrayed sympathetically and isn't a JerkAss.
* TheTease: Dalk, who treats her fights like they are dates.
%% * WorthyOpponent: To Hitsugaya.

[[folder:Yoshino Soma]]
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Jin's former lover. She despises how Jin has changed the Bounts to fuel his ambitions, and wants nothing less than to destroy him. Her Doll is Goethe.

-->Voiced by: Creator/MasakoKatsuki (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN), Gaby Willer (LA)
-->Goethe voiced by: Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN)

%% * AloofAlly
* CloningBlues: She's actually a Bount clone of Ran Tao whose piece of soul created of her during the accident that made the Bounts.
* DeathActivatedSuperpower: It's reveal that she holds the key to the Reshi draining dolls, but must die for it to happen. Despite Uryu's attempts to save her, Jin manages to kill her.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Never believed in Jin's goal and only wanted to continue existing, but alas she was the key to activating the Reshi draining dolls via her death and Jin succeeds in killing her.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Dies in Uryu's arms after Jin mortally wounds her.
* OneWingedAngel: Has the ability to fuse with Goethe. Doesn't change the fact that she gets the shit beaten out of her by Jin.
* PlayingWithFire: Her Doll is made of and controls fire.
* TokenGoodTeammate: She's not really on board with Jin's plan and really only associates with the Bounts just for company. However, she tries to distance herself from the Bounts as much as possible.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: She's survived countless centuries and been on the move constantly in the living world as people would notice that she never ages. As such, she feels lonely in the world because the people she tried to get close to would grow older.

[[folder:Ryo Utagawa]]
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The first truly villainous Bount introduced. He is smug, arrogant and a general snob. His Doll is Fried.

-->Voiced by: Shusuke Sakino (JP), Creator/TonyOliver (EN), Creator/ArturoMercadoJr (LA)
-->Fried voiced by: Creator/WendeeLee (EN)

%% * CatchPhrase: "No Comment."
* TheDragon: He was formerly this to Jin Kariya for a brief period of time. Eventually, he was replaced by Gou Koga after his treachery was exposed.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Ichinose cut him and he fall to the hole he created, succumbing to his wound.
* SmugSnake: Very much thinks he's above everyone else, including Jin. Fitting, considering his Doll's ability is to ''create'' snakes.
* TheStarscream: His main goal was to usurp Jin and take over the Bounts himself. But his plans get stymied thanks to Ichigo and his friend invading their hideout early. He tries to take the opportunity to attack Jin but is quickly overwhelmed and killed by Maki.
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[[folder:Sawatari]]
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The oldest of the Bounts, at least judging by his appearance. It's implied by Mabashi that he looks so old due to having consumed too many living souls. His Doll is Baura.

-->Voiced by: Yuzuru Fujimoto (JP), Joe J. Thomas (EN), Alfonso Ramírez (LA)
-->Baura voiced by: Creator/TakayaKuroda (JP), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN)
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* SwissArmyWeapon: Nieder is a claymore and a CombatHandFan connected by a chain.

[[Characters/BleachIchigoKurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki]] | [[Characters/BleachIchigosCompanions Ichigo's Companions]] ([[Characters/BleachOrihimeInoue Orihime Inoue]]) | [[Characters/BleachThirteenCourtGuardSquads1To7 Thirteen Court Guard Squads 1 - 7]] | [[Characters/BleachThirteenCourtGuardSquads8To13 Thirteen Court Guard Squads 8 - 13]] | [[Characters/BleachSquadZero Soul King & Squad Zero]] | [[Characters/BleachAizenAndHisCohorts Aizen & His Cohorts]] ([[Characters/BleachSosukeAizen Sōsuke Aizen]]) | [[Characters/BleachVisoredsAndExiledSoulReapers Visoreds & Exiled Soul Reapers]] | [[Characters/BleachHollows Hollows]] | [[Characters/BleachArrancars Arrancars]] ([[Characters/BleachEspadas1To5 Espadas 1 - 5]], [[Characters/BleachEspadas6To10 Espadas 6 - 10]])| [[Characters/BleachKarakuraTownResidents Karakura Town Residents]] | [[Characters/BleachSoulSocietyDwellers Soul Society Dwellers]] | [[Characters/BleachXcution Xcution]] | [[Characters/BleachVandenreich Vandenreich]] ([[Characters/BleachYhwach Yhwach]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersBM Sternritters B-M]], [[Characters/BleachSternrittersNZ Sternritters N-Z]]) | [[Characters/BleachZanpakuto Zanpakuto]] | '''Anime-Only Characters''' | [[Characters/BleachMovieOnly Movie-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachVideoGame Video Game-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BleachLightNovels Light Novel-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BurnTheWitch2018 Burn The Witch Characters]]]]-]]]

* SquishyWizard: While physically stronger than a human, most of a Bount's power comes from their Doll, meaning they're easy to defeat if you can get passed their Doll.

%% * {{Bishonen}}

* {{Bishonen}}: He's a pretty, blue-haired MrFanservice, which is what originally attracted Haineko to him.

* TragicVillain: He's really quite nice, but since his master is dead, he will inevitably lose his sanity like the other Beast Swords.

* {{Bishonen}}: He looks somewhat like a male Nozomi.

* AffablyEvil: He sincerely cared about his friends and squad mates, and valued Ichigo as a friend and ally. Unfortunately, he was willing to throw it away in the name of vengeance, and he died regretting it.

%% * BackToBackBadasses: With Ichigo in the second version of the Season 8 opening. [[spoiler:While he and Ichigo work together for some time, he later turns out to be Ichigo's final enemy in the arc]].

* DidntSeeThatComing: His Bakkoto brings with it an ability to [[PowerNullifier seal ALL Soul Reaper abilities]]. Unfortunately for him, Ichigo's Hollow corruption gives him just enough power to defeat on skill.
* DragonInChief: [[spoiler: He certainly orchestrated much of the events that kept the Soul Society preoccupied, and he's far more competant as a fighter, but he was officially working as TheMole for Kumoi, simultaneously protecting Kumoi from investigations by the Soul Reapers. Ultimately, as he planned from the start, [[DragonAscendant killed Kumoi, took upgrades for his Bakkoto and confronted Yamamoto personally]].]]
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler: His father had to be put down due to the power of Bakkoto forcefully implanted in him, which he was trying to stop. In the present, Amagai uses said Bakkoto to help him take revenge against whom he thinks were responsible for his death.]]
* FlamingSword: Raika is a hooksword that is capable of manipulating flames. His Bankai takes that to a BFS with an afterburner for a hilt.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: He started out in one of the more unassuming positions in Soul Society, being a plainclothesman tasked with surveying rebel forces. The very nature of his position would make any sort of merit or positive reputation difficult to build up. Nevertheless, he learns Bankai, impresses superiors, their superiors, and all the captains, and makes it up all the way to {{Physical God}}hood as a Captain. [[spoiler: The fact that he becomes, for a while, the most powerful being in Soul Society, is only the cherry on top.]]

%% HotbloodedSideburns
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: His revenge scheme on Yamamoto was fundamentally this. As Ichigo points out he didn't care abou the all the people who would be hurt as a consequence of his actions as long as he could get his revenge. Shusuke acknowledges this in his HeelRealization. ]]

* TheDragon: He's Jin Kariya's right hand man and carries out Jin's plans until his HeelFaceTurn.

* PsychoSupporter: Supports Jin since he both saved his life and likewise disillusioned with the Soul Reapers rules after his former captain was killed by Zaraki. Though near the end, he comes to realize that Jin is insane when he realizes his plan will kill both Soul Society and the human world.

* PeekABangs: His bangs are swept over one eye.

* BladeOnAStick: His Bakkoto takes the form of a large naginata.

%% * WarriorMonk: Looks a little like one, and he has even a BladeOnAStick!

* BladeOnAStick: His Zanpakuto, Raiku, manifests in Shikai as a staff with blades on both ends.

* BladeOnAStick: [[spoiler: His Zanpakutou is a mix between Kageroza's and Nozomi's Zanpakutou, making it a double headed glaive with straight blades and golden handle.]]

* BladeOnAStick: Her sealed Zanpakuto takes the form of a sort of bladed staff.

* CursedWithAwesome: Being able to control other people's swords isn't so great when your job description doesn't include fighting people with swords. [[spoiler:Then there's a civil war and you become so overtly powerful that some of the higher-ups on the same side as you become scared of your power and frame you for attacking your own side.]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (JP), Rick Zieff (EN), Miguel Ángel Ruíz (LA)

* WhipItGood: To use Fried, he whips everything in sight so these objects would transform into snakes.

* CanonImmigrant: The novel ''LightNovel/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' reveals that he -- or at least a BroadStrokes version of him -- exists in the canon story.

-->Ho voiced by: Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (JP), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (EN), Héctor Emmanuel Gómez (LA)
-->Ban voiced by: Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (JP), Creator/BrianBeacock (EN), Héctor Emmanuel Gómez (LA)