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9[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' '''[[Characters/{{Bleach}} Main Character Index]]'''\
10[[Characters/BleachIchigoKurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki]] | [[Characters/BleachIchigosCompanions Ichigo's Companions]] | [[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/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/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]]]]-]]]
11
12Characters that appeared in Tite Kubo's ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. This page deals with characters who appear in the ''Bleach'' anime only stories, not the manga.
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14'''To avoid confusion to English-language readers, who may be more familiar with the English anime than the manga, all names are in Western order.'''
15----
16!Contains spoilers
17
18[[foldercontrol]]
19
20!!! '''Agent of the Shinigami Arc'''
21[[folder:Eikichirō Saidō]]
22[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3240883661_1_7_uqw9mv0w.jpg]]
23
24A Shinigami working for the Onmitsukidō, sent to find out what Rukia Kuchiki is doing in the human world who helps Ichigo fight Grand Fisher. Later assigned as the protector of Kagamino City.
25
26-->Voiced by: Creator/TakuyaKirimoto (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)
27----
28* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Sports one as part of his outfit.
29* TheBusCameBack: Returns in the Fake Karakura Arc, observing the battle from afar.
30* EveryoneHasStandards: Drops his fight with Ichigo once Grand Fisher shows up and is visably disgusted by the Hollow's boasting about killing Ichigo's mother.
31* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Was at the academy at the same time as Rukia, though he was a few years older.
32* FriendToAllChildren: Is seen playing spinning tops with children in Soul Society and jumps in harms way to protect Karin from Grand Fisher.
33* MistakenForRomance: Intially wonders if Rukia is staying in the human world because of her feelings for Ichigo.
34* NiceGuy: A genuine friendly and compasionate fellow who firmly believes in protecting innocents from hollows.
35* SecretKeeper: Stays mum about Rukia passing her power to Ichigo out of respect for the two of them.
36[[/folder]]
37
38!!! '''Bount Arc'''
39!! Mod Souls
40[[folder:General]]
41A trio of Modified Souls created by Urahara, who train Ichigo against the Bounts.
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43* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: While they have a large role in the Bount arc and try to fight Arrancar!Grand Fisher (in the manga, this was just Kon), they pretty much vanish from the story after that and are reduced to just a few cameos in the Zanpakuto Rebellion and Invading Army arcs, despite the latter focusing heavily on mod souls and giving a greatly expanded role to fellow Mod Soul Kon.
44* SecretTest: When first introduced, they seem like new villains set to threaten Ichigo and his friends with various challenges and kidnapping them or their classmates if they failed. In truth, it was just a way by Kisuke to prepare them for the real incoming villains, the Bounts.
45* VitriolicBestBuds: Despite being fellow modsouls, they don't really get along much with Kon seeing him as a bumbling idiot and likewise look down on him since he doesn't have a personal gigai like they do or specialized powers outside of super ability. They do get better over the course of the Bount arc.
46[[/folder]]
47
48[[folder:Lirin]]
49[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ririn_human_9148.jpg]]
50[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her doll form]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ririn_Mod_Soul_493.jpg]][[/labelnote]]]]
51
52A modified soul created by Urahara along with Kurodo and Noba. She is the de facto leader of the three. She and her "siblings" initially appeared giving Ichigo's team a surprisingly brutal TrainingFromHell, but quickly became good friends (especially with Ichigo) with them and were instrumental in the war against the Bount. Her stuffed animal form is a hooded chicken, and she has illusion powers.
53
54-->Voiced by: Creator/YumiKakazu (JP), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (EN), Creator/PatriciaAcevedo (LA)
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56* BrattyHalfPint: Tends to act like a brat most of the time since she's more or less a kid. This is mainly during the TrainingFromHell, but she still has elements of this later. A good example comes when Ichigo tries to find her a stuffed animal to inhabit, rejecting all the ones Ichigo offers her and only getting into her hooded chicken one by accident.
57%% * DeadpanSnarker
58%% DynamicEntry: Is fond of doing this to Kon.
59* MasterOfIllusion: Has the power to create illusions to misdirect her enemies.
60%% * PrecociousCrush: On Ichigo.
61* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ririn or Lilin? The official English name is Lirin.
62* TerritorialSmurfette: When Lirin meets Rukia, she [[RunningGag assumes she is Ichigo's girlfriend]] and becomes immensely jealous and vitriolic towards her.
63* TrainingFromHell: Lirin led the modsouls in subjecting Ichigo and his friends to extreme training on Urahara's advice. They needed to test and prepare the group for fighting the Bount.
64%% * UnknownRival: To Haineko.
65[[/folder]]
66
67[[folder:Kurodo]]
68[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kurodo_human_6005.jpg]]
69[[caption-width-right:240:[[labelnote:Click here to see his doll form]][[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kurodo_Mod_Soul_9765.jpg]][[/labelnote]]]]
70
71Another modified soul created by Urahara. He can copy the appearances and abilities of others, and his stuffed animal self is a bizarre looking bunny. He is close friends with Orihime.
72
73-->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (JP), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (EN), Creator/RaulAnaya (LA)
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75* ButtMonkey: He gets the shortest stick of all mod-souls in injury and humilation getting department.
76* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's usually the most klutzy and dizty of the Mod Souls, but he's shown that he can hold his own in a fight.
77%% * DopplegangerSpin
78* PowerCopying: By transforming into a person he can copy their abilites, but he can't exceed his own regular power-level, so he can mimic Ichigo, but he'll never be anywhere near as powerful.
79* 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''.
80* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His main power with a side of Power Copying.
81[[/folder]]
82
83
84[[folder:Noba]]
85[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Noba_human_5760.jpg]]
86[[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:Click here to see his doll form]][[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Noba_mod_soul_3650.gif]][[/labelnote]]]]
87
88The last of the three modified souls created by Urahara, and a close friend of Chad. He has power over space, and his stuffed animal form is a mouthless turtle.
89
90-->Voiced by: Creator/TomokazuSugita (JP), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (EN), Salvador Reyes (LA, eps 64-109), Creator/VictorHugoAguilar (LA, eps 109+)
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92* AttackReflector: Can use his portals to return or redirect an opponent's attacks. One of the first examples involved sending Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho right back at him.
93* CoolMask: In his human form, he wears a blue ninja mask.
94%% CovertPervert: Briefly in the Zanpaktou filler arc.
95* HatesBeingTouched: He's embarrassed when women touch him. He doesn't mind sitting on Chad's shoulder, yet he hides his face when Rukia or Rangiku touch him, and he changes into his plushie form when he has to touch Rangiku's arm to combine his powers with hers.
96%% * MrFanservice
97* {{Ninja}}: His mouth covering mask, combinied with his terseness and teleportation powers makes him look like a ninja.
98* TheQuietOne: Only ever speaks a word or short sentence at a time. Says less than even Chad, if that's even possible. When Kurodo asks Orihime what she thinks they talk about, the scene cuts to them failing to start a conversation entirely.
99* ThinkingUpPortals: His whole power.
100* SpaceMaster: He has the power to warp space.
101* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Nova or Noba?
102[[/folder]]
103
104!! The Bounts
105[[folder:General]]
106The Bount are a group of humans that gain immortality by feasting on human souls. They have weapons known as "dolls", a similar equivalent to Zanpakuto.
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108* {{Familiar}}: The Dolls serve as one even more than the Zanpakuto spirits, being summoned through a magical ritual and being willing to kill their Bount if they deem them too weak to control them.
109* GratuitousGerman: The names of their dolls, incantations, and techniques are in ''poorly'' used German.
110* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They eat souls (living or dead) instead of drinking blood, command familiars, are living but immortal creatures, and were created by the Soul Society. In fact, Urahara states that they're the InUniverse origin of vampire myths.
111* PowerAtAPrice: Can increase their power by consuming a living person's soul but comes at the cost of aging their bodies.
112* SquishyWizard: While physically stronger than a human, most of a Bount's power comes from their Doll, meaning they're (usually) easy to defeat if you can get passed their Doll.
113* YourSoulIsMine: Devours human souls in order to live. While they can survive on ghosts, eating living souls will give them a power boost... while aging them.
114[[/folder]]
115
116[[folder:Jin Kariya]]
117[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jin_Kariya.jpg]]
118
119The leader of the Bounts, and BigBad of the Bount arc. While at first it seems like his goal is to create a portal to Hueco Mundo and join Aizen, his real objective is to create a portal to Soul Society in order to take revenge for the mass slaughter of Bounts centuries ago. His Doll is Messer.
120
121-->Voiced by: Creator/ToruOkawa, Creator/HitomiNabatame (Child) (JP), Creator/TroyBaker, Creator/WendeeLee (Child) (EN), Leonardo García, Jahel Morga (Child) (LA)
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123* AffablyEvil: He's very polite guy (even to his enemies). Though it can be a FauxAffablyEvil case because he's a BadBoss.
124* ArcVillain: The main villain of the Bount Arc.
125* BadassLongcoat: Wears a nice brown leather coat.
126* BadBoss: He displays more caring for the Bounts than anyone else, but they still tend to get easily sacrificed.
127* BlowYouAway: Uses Messer to throw blasts of wind.
128* CallBack: Unusually for a FillerVillain, he receives one during Ichigo's training to control his Arrancar side.
129* TheCoatsAreOff: During his final battle with Ichigo, though mainly because Ichigo's attacks shredded it.
130* DeathSeeker: After all the shit he went through just for being a Bount (and only becoming one by accident), his second goal aside from revenge is to finally die.
131* FillerVillain: Along with the rest of the Bounts.
132%% * FingerPokeOfDoom
133* FusionDance: Performed this ages ago with his Doll Meser, which is one of the reasons he's so much stronger than the other Bount.
134* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has one of the evil variety on his chin.
135* InterimVillain: FillerVillain or no, the anime actually tied him into the Arrancar storyline by having him return as a vision to Ichigo, indirectly assisting in getting Ichigo himself to defeat his Inner Hollow.
136* KilledMidSentence: "Kurosaki, I... *poof*"
137* ManipulativeBastard: If you're not a Bount, you're either an enemy or just a pawn to him. And even the other Bounts, whom he ''does'' display some signs of genuinely caring for, tend to get sacrificed with alarming regularity.
138* MeaningfulName: His Doll's, Messer means "knife", and is probably one of the few Doll names which makes a little sense.
139* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Is able to use supernatural powers without summoning his Doll. This is because, unbeknownst to anyone but himself and Ran Tao, he fused with Meser ages ago.
140* OmnicidalManiac: His ultimate goal is to destroy the Soul Reapers, the human souls, and even himself.
141* PetTheDog: Despite his cruelty, he genuinely cares for his fellow Bounts, as evidenced by his mourning over a Bount's grave.
142* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: One of his ultimate goals, to get back at the Soul Society for all the abuse they've given to him since his creation. The other is to [[DeathSeeker just end his existence]]. He honestly doesn't care which comes first either.
143* ShockAndAwe: Messer's true form utilizes lightning.
144* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: He decides to destroy Soul Society as a revenge for creating and slaughtering Bounts. This is the ultimate version of TakingYouWithMe.
145* UsedToBeASweetKid: He got turned into a Bount by accident, was forced to flee the Soul Society and lived his life on the run watching his fellow Bounts get hunted down and killed by both Soul Reapers and hollows. Then his remaining friends abandoned him out of fear of his power which he just wanted to use to protect them.
146* LaserBlade: The true form of his doll Messer is a blade made of lightning extending from his arm.
147[[/folder]]
148
149[[folder:Yoshino Soma]]
150[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yoshino_Soma.jpg]]
151
152Jin'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.
153
154-->Voiced by: Creator/MasakoKatsuki (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN), Gaby Willer (LA)
155-->Goethe voiced by: Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN)
156-----
157%% * AloofAlly
158* 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.
159* 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.
160* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Dies in Uryu's arms after Jin mortally wounds her.
161* OneWingedAngel: Has the ability to fuse with Goethe. Doesn't change the fact that she gets the shit beaten out of her by Jin.
162* PlayingWithFire: Her Doll is made of and controls fire.
163* 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.
164* 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.
165[[/folder]]
166
167[[folder:Ryo Utagawa]]
168[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ryo_Utagawa.jpg]]
169
170The first truly villainous Bount introduced. He is smug, arrogant and a general snob. His Doll is Fried.
171
172-->Voiced by: Shusuke Sakino (JP), Creator/TonyOliver (EN), Creator/ArturoMercadoJr (LA)
173-->Fried voiced by: Creator/WendeeLee (EN)
174----
175%% * CatchPhrase: "No Comment."
176* DisneyVillainDeath: Ichinose cut him and he fell to the hole he created, succumbing to his wound.
177* 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.
178* FauxAffablyEvil: He often tends to speak politely towards his enemies, but it's clearly not genuine.
179* HateSink: He's the only Bount that doesn't have any redeeming qualities whatsoever.
180* {{Sadist}}: Ryo takes great pleasure in consuming the souls of the humans, and often licks his lips when talking to people, showing how much of a sadistic bastard he is.
181* SmugSnake: Very much thinks he's above everyone else, including Jin. Fitting, considering his Doll's ability is to ''create'' snakes.
182* 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.
183* TheSociopath: 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.
184[[/folder]]
185
186[[folder:Gou Koga]]
187[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Go_Koga.jpg]]
188
189Jin's right hand man. Besides Yoshino, he's the most sympathetic of the Bounts. His Doll is Dalk.
190
191-->Voiced by: Creator/ToruFurusawa (JP), Creator/RichardEpcar (EN), Creator/GerardoVasquez (LA)
192-->Dalk voiced by: Creator/TakakoHonda (JP), Creator/KarenStrassman (EN)
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194* AffablyEvil: He's greatly polite and respectful towards others, and even goes far to warn his enemies of the danger they face, especially when it comes to Kariya. He also has no qualms with the Soul Reapers.
195* 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.
196* CoDragons: He shares this role with Maki Ichinose, serving as Jin's enforcer and carries out Jin's plans until his HeelFaceTurn.
197* DisneyDeath: He appears to die after losing to Hitsugaya, but Yoruichi saves him.
198* ExtraOreDinary: Dalk is made of metal, can grow bigger by absorbing more metal, and can fire parts of herself off as projectiles.
199* FeedItWithFire: Using fire on Dalk will just make her faster and makes her attacks burn the person she hits.
200* GiantSpider: Dalk resembles a spider-woman hybrid. She becomes more spider-like with each power boost Koga gets.
201* HeelFaceTurn: Ultimately turns on Jin when he sees he's willing to sacrifice his own kind for his revenge.
202* IAmNotLeftHanded: Unlike most of the Bount, Koga is strong enough to fight an opponent without his Doll's aid.
203* LastOfHisKind: He's the sole remaining Bount by the end of the arc.
204* SympatheticPOV: You have to feel sorry for him when you learn about his past.
205* 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.
206* TheTease: Dalk, who treats her fights like they are dates.
207%% * WorthyOpponent: To Hitsugaya.
208[[/folder]]
209
210[[folder:Mabashi]]
211[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mabashi.jpg]]
212
213One of the Bounts. Like Yoshino, he initially hated how Bount society has changed under Jin's rule. However, after getting a taste of the power Jin offers, he quickly changes his mind. His Doll is Ritz.
214
215-->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeOno (JP), Creator/KeithSilverstein (EN), Eduardo Curiel (LA)
216-->Ritz voiced by: Creator/AsamiSanada (JP), Creator/SandyFox (EN)
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218* AxCrazy: After being forced to consume souls.
219* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Initially, he was opposed to the Bounts absorbing living souls to increase their power until he had some shoved down his throat and found out that the power gained felt ''very'' nice.
220* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ritz turns on him after Sui-Feng weakens him with Suzumebachi, leading to his demise.
221* MesACrowd: His Doll can duplicate itself in order to affect multiple people at once with its abilities.
222* PeoplePuppets: His Doll's ability.
223[[/folder]]
224
225[[folder:Yoshi]]
226[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yoshi.jpg]]
227One of the Bounts. She is easily the most violent and unhinged of the tribe. Has no relation to a [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland certain green dinosaur]]. Her Doll is Nieder.
228
229-->Voiced by: Creator/YokoSoumi (JP), Creator/StephanieSheh (EN), Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (LA)
230-->Nieder (Jian) voiced by: Taro Yamaguchi (JP), Joe J. Thomas (EN)
231-->Nieder (Fan) voiced by: Mariko Koda (JP), Creator/WendeeLee (EN)
232----
233* AxCrazy: She lives for fighting, and she's just going along with Kariya's plan for more fighting.
234* BladeOnARope: Yoshi wields a weapon called Nieder which consists of a jian sword and a CombatHandFan connected by a chain.
235* BloodKnight: More than the other Bounts, she ''really'' enjoys a good fight.
236* DarkActionGirl: A powerful Bount and one of the eviler ones.
237* DualWielding: A jian and a Tessen connected with a chain.
238* ForTheEvulz: She admits during her fight with Ishida that she's only going along with Jin's plan for the fun of it.
239* GracefulLoser: Admits that she had fun, even though she lost, before succumbing to her wound inflicted by Uryu.
240* SwissArmyWeapon: Nieder is a Jian and a CombatHandFan connected by a chain.
241[[/folder]]
242
243
244[[folder:Sawatari]]
245[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sawatari.jpg]]
246
247The 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.
248
249-->Voiced by: Yuzuru Fujimoto (JP), Joe J. Thomas (EN), Alfonso Ramírez (LA)
250-->Baura voiced by: Creator/TakayaKuroda (JP), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN)
251----
252* AffablyEvil: He's always polite to everyone, including his enemies.
253* AintTooProudToBeg: He begs [[MadScientist Mayuri]] to save him and tries to bribe him with his information of Bounts. It didn't work.
254* ElderlyImmortal: By virtue of being a Bount, he's immortal, but somehow looks much older than the others. As revealed in his fight with Mayuri, this is apparently due to the fact that he consumed too many souls, which made him age rapidly.
255%%%%%* NightmareFace: Busts out a pretty impressive one during his first fight.
256* OldMaster: It's ambiguous if he is any older than the other Bount but he is definitely very old, which means he has a lot of experience in the proper and cunning use of his doll. He also enjoys invoking the trope with YearsTooEarly boasts.
257* RightHandAttackDog: His Doll, Baura, looks like a giant whale-like fish made of stone.
258* TheStarscream: During his fight with Mayuri, he reveals that his dream is to replace Kariya as leader of the Bounts.
259* ThinkingUpPortals: His Doll can create tears in the space time continuum that he'll use to travel and hide himself so he can ambush people.
260* YearsTooEarly: His battle banter to Chad, Noba and Rangiku Matsumoto in episode 86 consists of how they are far too young and inexperienced to best him in combat.
261[[/folder]]
262
263[[folder:Ugaki]]
264[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ugaki.jpg]]
265
266A Bount who helped Jin perfect the Bitto. He is smug, but prefers to stay back and let his Doll and allies do the fighting. His Doll is Gesell.
267
268-->Voiced by: Creator/KatsumiSuzuki (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN), Ernesto Lezama (LA)
269-----
270* EvilGenius: A fairly smart being who uses his smarts to try and outwit his opponents.
271* DeathDealer: Uses a deck of cards to control Gesell's body parts.
272* FourEyesZeroSoul: He's evil and wears glasses.
273* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: He tells [[FreudianExcuse the sad story of Bounts]] to the main heroes. Renji [[BaitAndSwitch is visibly shaken and looks like he wants to cry, but then it's revealed because he's angry at Bounts]]. He screams that it's not excuse and that he's sorry for them, but that doesn't give them right to kill others.
274* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He lost control of his doll. Gesell is gone mad and crushed his owner.
275* LivingShadow: Geselll manifestates from shadows and can be considered one.
276* NonActionGuy: He never confronts the protagonists directly, instead coordinating his Bounts attacks from a safe location. Once he's found though, he goes down easily.
277* ScaryShinyGlasses: He wears round glasses that often reflect light.
278* VillainousBreakdown: He really loses his cool when Ichigo and Renji defeat Gesell. Jin abandoning him did ''not'' help.
279[[/folder]]
280
281[[folder:Ho and Ban]]
282[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Ho__Ban_9179.png]]
283
284Two twin Bounts who look like children or young teenagers. They share the control of their Dolls, Guhl and Günther.
285
286-->Ho voiced by: Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (JP), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (EN), Creator/HectorEmmanuelGomez (LA)
287-->Ban voiced by: Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (JP), Creator/BrianBeacock (EN), Creator/HectorEmmanuelGomez (LA)
288-----
289* CreepyChild: The youngest of the bounts and their demeanor is disturbing say the least...
290* CreepyTwins: ... They're both likewise twins.
291* MakingASplash: Can activate their doll via water sources, from bottled water, sinks or rain (which it unfortunately did when Ichigo and his friends tried to rescue Uryuu from the hospital).
292* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Since Bounts are immortal, they never grew beyond childhood.
293* WonderTwinPowers: More effective when closer together.
294[[/folder]]
295
296!! Other Characters Related to the Bount Arc
297[[folder:Maki Ichinose]]
298[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Maki_Ichinose.jpg]]
299
300A traitor Soul Reaper that serves as Jin's bodyguard. He was originally part of Squad 11, under the captain before Zaraki. When Zaraki killed the old captain and took up the mantle, Ichinose was unable to accept him as a replacement for his (much) nobler captain, and left Soul Society in despair. Soon afterwards, he is saved from a Hollow by Jin, who offers him employment. Feeling he had regained a purpose, he joined Jin and quickly became his most fanatical servant. His Zanpakuto is Nijigasumi.
301
302-->Voiced by: Creator/SusumuChiba (JP), Creator/SamRiegel (EN), Noé Velázquez (LA)
303-----
304* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Given what we later learn of [[SketchySuccessor the previous Kenpachi]], it makes one wonder what Maki saw in him that made him ''better'' than Zaraki.
305* CoDragons: He shares this role with Gou Koga, being Jin's right-hand man and confidant. Bonus points for him since he's a Shinigami while Gou is a Bount.
306* CurbStompBattle: He easily defeats Utagawa when he tries to turn on Jin.
307* DespairEventHorizon: Seeing his Captain killed and replaced by Zaraki brought him to the edge.
308* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: His zanpakuto, Nijigasumi.
309* FreudianExcuse: The reason he joined Kariya was because he was saved by the guy from a Hollow. He's also fully willing to help destroy the Soul Society because they allowed someone like Zaraki to become a Captain.
310* {{Invisibility}}: One of the many powers his Shikai gives him.
311* ItsPersonal: He has a massive grudge on Zaraki for killing his previous captain and hates how he becomes a captain, despite his actions.
312* LaserBlade: His Shikai turns his sword into pure glowing energy.
313* LightEmUp: His main power reflects light allowing him to fire light attacks and blind his opponents.
314* LightIsNotGood: His Zanpakuto utilizes light as a weapon.
315* NotSoStoic: He completely loses his shit during his fight against Zaraki.
316%% * LeeroyJenkins
317* 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 and tries to stop him. He unfortunately failed.
318* SpannerInTheWorks: The remnants of his sword protect Ichigo from an otherwise fatal attack.
319* ThatManIsDead: "I am no longer a Soul Reaper."
320[[/folder]]
321
322[[folder:Ran Tao]]
323[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Ran_Tao_Mugshot_2_ep97_9253.png]]
324
325A beautiful and mysterious woman who hides a secret about the Bounts.
326
327-->Voiced by: Creator/MasakoKatsuki (JP), Kirsten Potter (EN), Alejandra de la Rosa (LA)
328----
329* TheAtoner: She's not happy about her past actions that lead to the how the bouts and especially Kariya turned out and tries her best to appease them. Or, at the very least, give up her own life if that's what it takes to end the Bount threat.
330* TheGunslinger: Her weapon is a kido gun.
331* GlassCannon: Extremely skilled kido user. Her extreme age seriously limits her stamina in fights.
332* HiddenWeapons: Her hairpin conceals a small knife. [[spoiler: Which she can use to [[PowerNullifier seal up the Bounts' abilities]].]]
333* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks '''much''' younger than she truly is, but has to rest up more than the average Soul Reaper to keep her looks ''and'' her health. [[spoiler: In fact, during the final fight Ran uses up all of her powers and almost kicks it. Given how long-lived Soul Reapers are, this could very well make her comparable in age to the most senior Captains]].
334* YouLookFamiliar: In-universe, many note she looks a lot like Yoshino, Uryuu especially. This isn't coincidence as some of her soul ended up accidentally creating Yoshino in the accident that created the Bounts.
335[[/folder]]
336
337!!! '''Arrancar Rebellion Arc'''
338[[folder:Patros]]
339[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Patros_5291.png]]
340
341A rebellious Arrancar who plans to take over the Hueco Mundo by stealing the Hogyoku, but is stopped by Renji. His Resurrecion is Gerifalte.
342
343-->Voiced by: Tetsuo Kanao (JP), Creator/JBBlanc (EN), Carlos Águila (LA)
344-----
345* AchillesHeel: His power lays in his shield/holes in his body which he uses to quickly swipe out when he unsheathes/unfurls his wings to fire his blasts. Ririn notes this and has Kurōdo and Nobo both prevent his wing from closing back up and blocking a blast respectively, giving Renji an opening to finish him off with his Bankai.
346* ArmCannon: In his true form he can shoot powerful energy blasts from his arms/wings.
347* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He has a very high opinion of himself and thinks he's strong enough to lead Hueco Mundo. Needless to say, after his outing in the human realm and getting his butt kicked, he doesn't live up to his own hype. What's more, the poor sap didn't even know that Aizen was onto him the whole time and had created a fake Ulquiorra whom he thought he had killed just to mess with him and knowing full well he was no match for the Soul Reapers.
348* BadBoss: He's an utterly horrible leader who manages to convince Menis and Aldegor to join him, but in no way sees them as equals. Once they're killed, he shows no concern for them and considered them weak for being brought down by "lowly soul reapers". Ironically, no sooner then he says this, he's quickly taken out himself.
349* BigBadWannabe: He thinks he killed Ulquiorra, takes the Hogyoku for himself and tries to lead his team of Arrancars in an invasion to Urahara's to force him to show them how to control it. But, despite putting up a good fight, is utterly beaten (by the Bount-sensing Modsouls of all people), loses his subordinates and ultimately killed, not even realizing that Aizen knew of his treachery all along, played him easily with a fake Ulqiorra and Hogyoku and fully expected him to fail.
350* CripplingOverspecialization: His energy blasts are powerful but can't be used if he can't sheathe his sword and without them, he's barely a threat. This weakness carries over to his true from.
351* NonIndicativeName: "Gerifalte" is Spanish for "gyrfalcon". His true form barely looks like one.
352* TheStarscream: Want to steal the Hogyoku from Aizen and become the ruler of Hueco Mundo.
353* TakeOverTheWorld: Admits that he plans to take over both Hueco Mundo and the human world when Renji asked what he plans to do when he finds out how to control the Hogyoku.
354%% * VillainousFashionSense: Seriously, what's up with his outfit?
355[[/folder]]
356
357[[folder:Menis]]
358[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Menis_6133.png]]
359
360One of Patros' henchmen, follows him in the Real World but gets offed by Hitsugaya and Matsumoto. His Resurrecion is Erizo.
361
362-->Voiced by: Hisafumi Oda (JP), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN)
363-----
364* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He has a high opinion of his abilities, but his battle with Hitsugaya and Matsumoto proves otherwise.
365* CoDragons: He and Aldegor act as this to Patros.
366* CombatTentacles: His true form gives him three, long spike-like tentacles.
367* EvilRedHead: A red-headed Arrancar who naturally causes trouble.
368* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Attempted. After Hitsuguya and Ranguku managed to beat him, Aldegor and he tried to break off from their fights and pull out but were quickly found and taken out not long after regrouping with Patros.
369* LiterallyShatteredLives: Frozen completely by Hitsugaya's ice ability and shattered into nothing.
370[[/folder]]
371
372[[folder:Aldegor]]
373[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Aldegor_542.png]]
374
375Another low-level Arrancar working for Patros. His Resurrecion is Jabalì.
376
377-->Voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake (JP), Creator/{{David Lodge|AmericanActor}} (EN)
378-----
379* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Attempted. After Ikkaku managed to beat him, Menis and he tried to break off from their fights and pull out, but were quickly found and taken out not long after regrouping with Patros. Aldegor succumbed to his wounds and died right in front of Patros.
380* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Aldegor's Resurrecion gives him six tentacle-like appendages.
381* NonIndicativeName: Jabalì supposedly means "boar". He's anything but boar-like.
382%% * SphereOfDestruction: He can turn himself in one while transformed, but it's not that impressive.
383[[/folder]]
384
385!!! '''New Captain Arc'''
386[[folder:Shusuke Amagai]]
387[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ep168amagai_19.png]]
388
389The new captain of Squad 3 in the New Captain arc, who hopes to increase cooperation between the squads and reduce reliance on the captains and lieutenants. His Zanpakuto is Raika, and his bankai is Raika Goen Kaku.
390
391-->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (JP), Rick Zieff (EN), Creator/MiguelAngelRuiz (LA)
392-----
393* AntagonistAbilities: See PowerNullifier below. He uses it to seal [[spoiler:Yamamoto's bankai]] and create a reason why [[spoiler:Ichigo]] has to battle him instead.
394* ArcVillain:[[spoiler: He's the BigBad of the eponymous "New Captain Shusuke" arc.]]
395* 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 died regretting it.
396* AntiVillain: His primary aim is revenge, but he's sincerely interested in improving cooperation and team-work within and between squads, qualities which [[CrapsackWorld in all honesty were frankly shit before he came around]].
397* 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]].
398* {{BFS}}: His Bankai is part giant hook-sword and part [[PlayingWithFire flame cannon]].
399* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:He decides he would rather be obliterated by his own power than be put on trial in Soul Society's KangarooCourt.]]
400* CantHoldHisLiquor: Even alcohol-flavored pickles can get him drunk. When he drinks with Kyouraku, Kyouraku reveals to Ukitake that Amagai hasn't touched a single drop yet - he's drunk from the fumes alone.
401* ComboPlatterPowers: His Bankai has a multitude of techniques with which to shape fire. [[StuffBlowingUp Lots of fire.]]
402* DidntSeeThatComing: His Bakkoto brings with it an ability to [[PowerNullifier seal ALL Soul Reaper abilities]]. Unfortunately for him, Ichigo's [[TheCorruption Hollowfication]] gives him just enough power to defeat on skill.
403* DragonInChief: [[spoiler: He certainly orchestrated much of the events that kept the Soul Society preoccupied, and he's far more competent 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 he killed Kumoi, took upgrades for his Bakkoto and confronted Yamamoto personally]].]]
404* 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 who he thinks was responsible for his death. He also manipulated and killed the one [[MisBlamed actually responsible for his father's demise in the first place]].]]
405* FlamingSword: Raika is a hooksword that is capable of manipulating flames. His Bankai takes that to a {{BFS}} with an afterburner for a hilt.
406* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler: After learning about his motivations, Ichigo angrily calls him out for his selfish pursuit of revenge and how he hurt innocents like Rurichiyo in the process.]]
407* 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 his superiors, their superiors and all the captains, and makes it up all the way to {{Physical God}}hood as a Captain himself. [[spoiler: The fact that he becomes, for a while, the most powerful being in Soul Society is only the cherry on top.]]
408* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: He dies after telling Izuru that he enjoyed his time with him and the rest of the division]].
409* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: His revenge scheme on Yamamoto was fundamentally this. As Ichigo points out he didn't care about 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. ]]
410* TheMole: Before being made Captain his job was to go undercover and keep track of rebel elements, thought it's implied that he was discovered and [[SoMuchForStealth had to fight his way out]] on at least one occasion. In the present day, [[EvilAllAlong he's the second one for]] [[BigBad Kumoi]], and by far the more competent one.
411* MixAndMatchWeapon: It's a Hook-bladed {{BFS}}+ a afterburner {{BFG}} with massive amounts of fire as ammunition. There's even a massive Conch-shell hand-guard that acts as a very good shield.
412* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: After Ichigo defeats him and Yamamoto finally comes forward with the truth about his father's death, Amagai realizes that he has indeed been consumed by his revenge and almost got innocent people killed with his plot. He ultimately decides to takes his own life as atonement for his actions (since he figures he would be executed anyway), but not before apologizing to Ichigo, Izuru, Rurichiyo and Yamamoto for his actions.]]
413* NiceGuy: He's sincere and compassionate about wanting to unify the various factions in the Soul Society military hierarchy, and he's an approachable and even-handed captain, hanging out with his men to get to know them better. [[spoiler: His desire for revenge just happens to be far greater than his good intentions and that wound up targeting innocent people who had no hand in his father's death.]]
414* NoSell: [[spoiler: His Bakkoto negates other Zanpakutos' abilities, preventing their wielders from attacking him and leaving them utterly helpless. Only Ichigo is able to go against him due to his mixed Hollow and Soul Reaper powers.]]
415* PlayingWithFire: His Zanpakuto forms itself like a conch like figure which allows him to unleash fire blasts.
416* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: He only saw the aftermath of the fight between Yamamoto and his father and didn't bother to get the full details about it, only scraping bits and pieces of the truth and assuming the worst. It doesn't help that Yamamoto doesn't bother to ''say anything'' about this. It's revealed Amagai's father had volunteered for a covert mission to infiltrate the Kasumioji clan and find out about the Bakkoto. When he failed and had the Bakkoto forcefully implanted on him, driving him into a berserker state, Yamamoto was forced to mercy kill him and couldn't say anything, both wanting to protect Amagai and from discrediting the Gotei 13. But by this point in the story there was no need to do so since Amagai had pretty much found out about everything ''except'' the part about his father's involvement.]]
417* PowerNullifier: His Bakkoto allows him to seal Zanpakuto abilities (but not completely seal Hollowified Zanpakuto abilities).
418* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He looks out for the welfare of his troops and later was willing to believe Ichigo and let himself be branded a criminal in order to help him find the truth. [[spoiler: Sadly however, he was in on most of the plot all along so he could get close to Yamamoto, Rurichiyo and Kumoi and take his revenge.]]
419* RedRightHand: [[spoiler: His fully-released Bakkoto takes the form of a black dragon covering all his right hand, with a LaserBlade coming out the mouth to boot.]]
420* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: After he's finally beaten, he comes to his senses and realizes he went too far in his efforts for revenge after the truth of father's death comes to light. To atone for this, he commits [[{{seppuku}} suicide]] to atone for his crimes]].
421* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:While trying to get revenge on Yamamoto, he throws Rurichiyo on his hit list because the Bakkoto were developed by her clan. Despite the fact that it was Kumoi alone who was developing them and she didn't even know about them, let alone had a hand in it.]]
422* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: All the hard work put towards the rather revolutionary concept of interdepartmental cooperation is totally undercut by his betrayal and death.]]
423* TragicVillain: He's a nice guy, a very capable captain, but his [[spoiler: drive to kill Yamamoto overrides it all. So much so he's willing to put innocents in the line of fire and work with the true villain just to achieve it. By the time he finally realizes the truth of thing and finally calmed down to think rationally, he notes he went against his ideals and couldn't live with the fact that he committed such hypocrisy. Choosing to end his live to atone for his actions.]]
424* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: He was going to kill Rurichiyo after he'd finished with Yamamoto.]]
425[[/folder]]
426
427[[folder:Makoto Kifune]]
428
429[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Makoto_Kifune_3822.jpg]]
430
431The Third Seat of the Third Division, who cares little for those he deems too weak.
432
433-->Voiced by: Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (JP), Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (EN), Marco Guerrero (LA)
434-----
435* BigFancySword: His Zanpakuto, Reppu, takes the form of a huge, oddly shaped glaive with three main blades.
436* CoDragons: Shared the role with Hanza Nukui towards Kumoi. Whereas Hanza was more the front line force for Kumoi's plans, Makoto acts as the inside man in the Gotei 13 to keep suspicions off Kumoi's plans.
437* FourEyesZeroSoul: Another evil glasses wearer, near looking like Aizen even. Though unlike him, he doesn't have the capacity for planning ahead.
438* HateSink:[[spoiler: Unlike his Captain, Makoto displays zero sympathetic qualities.]]
439* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Kira uses his Zanpakuto's weight ability to make make Makoto's weapon too heavy to fly, forcing him to pour in more and more of his power into the Bakkoto to compensate until ultimately he merges with it in a last ditch effort to kill him. Izuru cuts the weapon in half in the final strike and the Bakkoto consumes Makoto not long after]].
440* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his talk about power and how weak the third division is, [[spoiler: It's revealed that he never even relied on his own power, but rather the Bakkoto as his strength and thinking he could control it. In the end, Izuru turned out to be more then a match for him that he had to pour in more power to fight him and ultimately was consumed by the Bakkoto when he was defeated.]]
441* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: His zanpakuto, Reppu can be thrown and controlled in mid-flight. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that it is his Bakkoto that controls Reppu''s flight. What Reppu itself is actually capable of (besides being a really big, weirdly shaped blade) is never actually revealed.]]]
442* SmugSnake: Extremely haughty and arrogant [[spoiler: about his Bakkoto abilites, but he doesn't quite realize the side effects]].
443[[/folder]]
444
445[[folder:Gyokaku Kumoi]]
446[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/180px-Gy333kaku_Kumoi_Public_ep186_5349.png]]
447
448The steward of the Kasumioji clan, who wants to kill Rurichiyo and take control of the clan with a variety of plans. He has a force of assassins armed with the special weapons known as the Bakkoto.
449
450-->Voiced by: Creator/MasaharuSato (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN), Eduardo Fonseca (LA)
451-----
452* ArcVillain: He's the main antagonist for much of Amagai arc story [[spoiler: at least until the last half of the arc when Amagai kills him.]]
453* BigBadWannabe: He's certainly good at covering his tracks, and he's got plenty of resources, Bakkoto and assassins at his disposal, but he's little more than a flea compared to [[spoiler:Shusuke Amagai]], who was TheMole under his wing.
454* DiscOneFinalBoss: He kickstarted the conflict, but is finished off three episodes before the ending of the New Captain arc.
455* VillainousBreakdown: As things start going wrong with his plans, he begins to panic culminating with him trying to take Rurichiyo hostage as a last resort when he gets cornered and no longer has any henchmen left at his disposal.
456* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Declares this on one of his own assassins, whom he has executed. [[spoiler: And ironically pulled on him by Amagai.]]
457[[/folder]]
458
459[[folder:Hanza Nukui]]
460
461[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/180px-Hanza_974.jpg]]
462
463An assassin hired by Kumoi and Ichigo's main rival for most of the early arc. His Bakkoto, Saiga, can create illusions and fire energy blasts.
464
465-->Voiced by: Creator/YoshikazuNagano (JP), Creator/TonyOliver (EN), Ricardo Méndez (LA)
466-----
467%% * BladeBelowTheShoulder
468* CoDragons: Shares the role with Kifune to Kumoi, though he acts as more a front line soldier fro Kumoi's operations while Kifune works on the inside of the Gotei 13 and tries to divert attention away from Kumoi.
469* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He becomes so determined to kill Ichigo during their battle that he draws out more and more of his Bakkoto's power regardless of the fact that it's starting to overtake him in order to counter Ichigo's own growing power courtesy of his Hollow Mask. Eventually, it completely devours him.
470* LotusEaterMachine: His Bakkoto's ultimate ability allows him to trap an opponent in an illusionary world made from their memories.
471* {{Ninja}}: A very non-Gotei 13 straight example, he's a born and bread ninja. This is likely keeping with the Fedual Japan asthetic of the Soul Society.
472* NobleDemon: Assassin he may be, but Hanza does possess a warrior's sense of honor. Despite being hired by Kamoi he saw him as his master and followed his commands, and during his battle with Ichigo he refused to surrender and fought him head-on even as his opponent's power only increased and his own soul was being devoured by his very weapon.
473%% * QuirkyMinibossSquad: Is the leader of one with several other assassins.
474* SwordBeam: At full power, his Bakkoto can unleash these, similar to Getsuga Tenshou.
475* TinTyrant: As Saiga reaches full power, Hanza can clad himself in a suit of armor for extra protection, as well as to conceal the extent to which Saiga had overgrown on him.
476[[/folder]]
477
478[[folder:Jinnai Doko]]
479[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Douko_Jinnai_5769.jpg]]
480
481One of Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Rukia.
482
483-->Voiced by: Creator/JinDomon (JP), Creator/BrianBeacock (EN), Eduardo Ramírez (LA)
484-----
485* {{Gonk}}: Just ''look'' at him.
486* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He's devoured by the Bakkoto he uses.
487* OneWingedAngel: He transforms into a monster by eating his Bakkoto, Retsurai.
488* ReverseShrapnel: He can shoot blades with his Bakkoto.
489* SinisterScythe: His Bakkoto resembles an oversized ''Kusarigama''.
490* SpikesOfVillainy: He has strange spikes scattered over his body, and his back is covered with them.
491[[/folder]]
492
493[[folder:Genga]]
494[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Genga_9074.jpg]]
495
496One of Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Chad.
497
498-->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeMatsuoka (JP), Adam Bitterman (EN), Roberto Molina (LA)
499-----
500%% * {{BFS}}: Is also one BIG ass glaive.
501* DishingOutDirt: His Bakkoto, Kakuyoku, can create and manipulate earth. Genga uses this to create walls to box his opponents in. He can also merge into these walls to turn himself into a LightningBruiser that could appear anywhere his walls have sprouted up.
502* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a rather nasty looking scar that runs across his mouth.
503* OnlyOneName: We never learn if he has a last name.
504%% * WarriorMonk: Looks a little like one, and he has even a naginata!
505[[/folder]]
506
507[[folder:Ryu Kuzu]]
508
509[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Ryu_Kuzu_4234.jpg]]
510
511One of Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Uryu.
512
513-->Voiced by: Creator/HikaruHanada (JP), Joe Ochman (EN)
514-----
515* ImprobableWeaponUser: His Bakkoto looks more like a bizarre fish monster than a weapon.
516* MasterOfIllusion: His Bakkoto surrounds himself with mist and enables him to create illusionary shadows of himself to deceive his opponent.
517* SoleSurvivor: He's the only one of the initial assault on the protagonists to recapture Rurichiyo to survive, managing to escape from Ishida and make it back to Soul Society. [[spoiler: But is quickly killed off by Kifune not long after]].
518* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Manages to escape from Ishida, but is killed by [[spoiler:Kifune on Kumoi's orders]].
519[[/folder]]
520
521[[folder:Rurichiyo Kasumiouji]]
522[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Rurichiyo_Profile_Ep_175_7654.png]]
523
524A young girl from a ''very'' noble Soul Society family, caught in many power struggles once her father dies.
525
526-->Voiced by: Creator/ReikoTakagi (JP), Creator/EdenRiegel (EN), Creator/ErikaUgalde (LA)
527-----
528* ArrangedMarriage: with Shu Kannogi. It's a happy match as they both like each other a lot.
529* DamselInDistress: In the latter half of the Captain Amagai arc when she willingly gives herself up to Kumoi to keep her friends from being in danger, which forces Ichigo and his friends to come to Soul Society, invade the Kasumiouji Castle and fight against the Gotei 13 (who're unaware of Kumoi's deception and under orders to keep anyone from seeing the princess) to save her.
530* TheOjou: Heroic and incredibly wealthy.
531* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother succumbed to DeathByChildbirth. Her father's death kickstarts the conflict she gets caught in.
532%% * PrincessesPreferPink
533%% * {{Tsundere}}: Gives Ichigo a lot of grief when they first meet but eventually warms up to him.
534[[/folder]]
535
536[[folder:Shu Kannogi]]
537[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Shu_Kannogi_7002.jpg]]
538
539Rurichiyo's fiancé.
540
541-->Voiced by: Creator/TsubasaYonaga (JP), Creator/BrianneSiddall (EN)
542-----
543* ArrangedMarriage: To Rurichiyo, though it's a happy match as the two do like each other.
544* CowardlyLion: Very skittish and not one to leap into danger but when he hears that Rurichiyo is in trouble, he helps Ichigo and his friends save her.
545* DistressedDude: He gets kidnapped at one point in the story but is saved by Ichigo.
546* GoThroughMe: Pulls this to protect Ichigo from the Gotei 13 when they believe he's trying to kill Rurichiyo. [[spoiler: It's a duplicate in her image controlled by Kumoi]].
547* ShelteredAristocrat: Hasn't been out of his castle much and as such he's very awkward around people.
548[[/folder]]
549
550[[folder:Ryusei "Kenryu" Kenzaki]]
551[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Kenryu_Ryusei_Kenzaki_4347.jpg]]
552
553A Soul Reaper and Rurichiyo's bodyguard. His Zanpakuto is Benishidare.
554
555-->Voiced by: Creator/HirokiTakahashi (JP), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (EN), Nacho Rodríguez (LA)
556-----
557* GreenThumb: His Zanpakuto manifests as a plant and uses it fire pollen at his opponents, rendering their weapons useless.
558* InSeriesNickname: Dubbed Kenryuu (Dragon Dog) by most of the cast, contrasting Rusaburo.
559* InterruptedSuicide: Nearly kills himself after he gets into an argument with Rurichiyo over soccer, of all things. Ichigo and Uryu snap him out of it.
560* PetalPower: His power consist in covering his opponents in flowers, paralyzing them. He can also skewer them with petals.
561* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: His shikai is so useless it was used more for comedy relief than genuine fights. Even when it's shown to have more offensive capabilities beyond just stunning people with flowers, it barely slows down [[spoiler:Amagai]] the one time Ryusei is seen using them.
562[[/folder]]
563
564[[folder:Rusaburo "Enryu" Enkogawa]]
565
566[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Enryu_Rusaburo_Enkogawa_6275.jpg]]
567
568A Soul Reaper and Rurichiyo's bodyguard. His Zanpakuto is Daichimaru.
569
570-->Voiced by: Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (JP), Creator/NeilKaplan (EN)
571-----
572%% * BarrierWarrior: His Zanpakuto.
573* CoolShades: He wears a pair.
574* DishingOutDirt: Daichimaru means "The Earth" and can make hand-shaped walls of stone from the ground.
575%% * EpicFlail: His shikai.
576* InSeriesNickname: He's sometimes dubbed Enryuu (Dragon Monkey), contrasting Ryusei.
577* {{Powerfist}}: His Shikai forms itself as two huge fists chained to him that follow his movements, which he uses to attack both directly as well as use for his rock making abilites.
578* VocalDissonance: Despite his rough like appearance, he has a very squeaky like voice (think Mickey Mouse) that he's self conscious about, so he talks as little as possible and uses sign language to communicate.
579[[/folder]]
580
581!!! '''Zanpakuto Rebellion Arc'''
582
583''For most of the Zanpakutos, whose character designs are mostly exclusive to the anime, see [[Characters/BleachZanpakuto Bleach: Zanpakuto]]''.
584
585[[folder:Muramasa]]
586
587[[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/190px-Muramasa_Katana_7181.png]]
588
589The spirit of an unknown Soul Reaper's sword. He takes the form of a flamboyantly dressed man with long fingernails. His special power is to "free" other ''zanpakuto'' spirits from their owners and make them follow their [[BrainwashedAndCrazy "inner instincts"]], which is usually to kill their wielders. He informs Ichigo that he [[SelfMadeOrphan killed his own Soul Reaper master]]. The truth is a little different.
590
591-->Voiced by: Creator/YuuichiNakamura (JP), Creator/JamiesonPrice (EN)
592-----
593* AlasPoorVillain: Muramasa is introduced as the villain of the arc, attacking Soul Society and encouraging Zanpakutou to betray their masters. It is eventually revealed that the Zanpakutou rebellion is a distraction, designed to keep the Soul Reapers occupied while he concentrates on achieving his real objective. Once Muramasa is revealed to be a Zanpakutou spirit who is desperately trying to free and reunite with his master Kouga, who has been imprisoned in a hidden location, the story begins to treat him differently. He is an extremely loyal Zanpakutou, who only wishes to serve Kouga to the best of his abilities. However, Kouga is an unstable, vengeful master who is unable to forgive perceived slights or admit to his mistakes. As a result, he abandons Muramasa for so long that the spirit loses the ability to hear his master calling him forth; blaming Muramasa for failing to prevent him from being imprisoned in the first place, his reaction to being freed is to stab Muramasa with the intention of destroying the sword once and for all. Muramasa is driven mad by the betrayal and has to be destroyed by Ichigo, but it's made clear that the characters are horrified by Kouga's treatment of such a loyal Zanpakutou and that they feel that Muramasa's fate is a tragedy.
594* AdaptationalHeroism: He is a villain in the Zanpakuto Filler arc, whereas in the canon story line, he is still loyal to Soul Society.
595* AncestralWeapon: He's the heirloom Zanpakuto of the Kukichi family.
596* AntagonistAbilities: He can turn a Zanpakuto, the source of a Soul Reaper's power, against their owners and make them [[MindManipulation fight for him]]. The only way to deal with this is for the Zanpakuto's owner to defeat the brainwashed Zanpakuto in combat, leaving Muramasa free to go about his own business.
597* BadassLongcoat: He wears a white, fur-trimmed longcoat, and he threw the Seireitei into chaos in just one night.
598* BigBad: He is the primary antagonist of the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales arc, brainwashing the Zanpakuto Spirits of the Soul Reapers into rebelling against them [[spoiler:in an effort to free his master, Kouga Kuchiki]].
599* CanonImmigrant: The novel ''Literature/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' reveals that he -- or at least a BroadStrokes version of him -- exists in the canon story.
600* DragonAscendant: [[FillerVillain Muramasa]] spends most of the [[{{filler}} Zanpakuto Unknown Tales Arc]] orchestrating the [[EmpathicWeapon Zanpakuto]] Rebellion before it's revealed to be a distraction that allows Muramasa to achieve his real goal: freeing his master, Kouga. Kouga betrays Muramasa before being defeated by his own nemesis, leaving Muramasa as the main villain to be defeated by Ichigo.
601%% * MrFanservice
602* EveryoneHasStandards: In the past he was dismayed by Koga slaughtering innocent souls.
603* EvilPlan: Free zanpakuto spirits from their masters and overthrow the Shinigami. [[spoiler: He's lying. It's actually 'steal Ryujin Jakka and use Yamamoto's memories to free his imprisoned master'.]]
604* FillerVillain: He's this the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales arc, having orchestrated the Zanpakuto Rebellion and indirectly causing the emergence of the Toju in the Beast Swords mini-arc.
605* KansasCityShuffle: Yamamoto sealed himself away, so he lied to the protagonists to get them to break the barrier for him so he could get at Yamamoto's memories. Also, the whole rebellion was one of these, so he could unseal his wielder, Kouga.
606* LifeDrinker: He was forced to absorb Hollows in order to keep himself going despite his wielder [[spoiler:allegedly]] being dead, as shown when he visits the Forest of Menos. It also fits in with his MindControl abilities being described as "tapeworm-like" in nature. [[spoiler:He later develops an obsession with trying to absorb Ichigo after witnessing his Hollow powers, believing that they will allow him to exist indefinitely]].
607* LoveMartyr: He remained loyal to Kouga even as he was mistreated and brutalized by him. ''Many'' years later, he's completely obsessed with freeing Kouga and reuniting with him. The expression of pure happiness when he succeeds only makes Kouga's [[YouHaveFailedMe reaction]] more heartbreaking.
608* MasterOfIllusion: By feeding his reiryoku into his opponent's soul, Muramasa can cast a spell that distorts their senses in a variety of ways (i.e. [[DoppelgangerSpin creating realistic holographic illusions]], [[InterfaceScrew screwing with their sense of perception]], [[MindRape dredging up painful memories for a distraction]], etc.).
609* MeaningfulName: Named after the real-life Muramasa, who was famous both for being an extremely skilled swordsmith and a mentally unbalanced one. As a result, his swords were believed to be cursed with an insatiable bloodlust, crying out for blood at night and refusing to be sheathed until they had tasted blood, even resorting to killing their owner (which is what Muramasa claimed he originally did to his master), and that anyone who owned a Muramasa sword would be driven insane by a need to kill indiscriminately (which is why his master Kouga was originally sealed in the first place. Also, the first part in his name ("mura" = "village") is a homonym for the kanji for "unbalanced" or "unstable". Taken together, his name can be translated as either "justice of the village" which is what Kouga thought he was to Soul Society or "unbalanced justice" which is what Ginrei accused Kouga of doing as retaliation for having been framed.
610* MindControl: His primary ability disrupts the balance between a Soul Reaper and their Zanpakuto, causing the latter to behave erratically and even attack its master. He can take this even by breaking into a Soul Reaper's inner world, forcibly manifesting their Zanpakuto spirit, [[BrainwashedAndCrazy exaggerating said spirit's "inner instincts", and turning it against its master.]]
611* MoreThanMindControl: His ability isn't so much direct mind control as amplifying a zanpakuto's negative feelings to get them to turn on their masters. It's not perfect by any means; Hanataro's zanpakuto Hisagomaru is immune because he had no negative feelings to work with, and Hyorinmaru just lost his memories but refused to work with Muramasa. The power also dissipates if the zanpakuto is defeated by their wielder, and once they're on guard it can't just be used again.
612* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:When Kouga abandons him, Muramasa's DespairEventHorizon causes him to Hollowfy, and he later transforms into a dome-shaped construct containing a replica of Kouga's inner world, wherein he fights Ichigo in his normal appearance, but begins to Hollowfy there as well before Ichigo defeats him.]]
613* PeoplePuppets: One of his secondary powers is to manifest invisible indestructible strings with which he can control or restrain people, as well as shield himself. The drawback? They only manifest in reflective surfaces (i.e. ice, clear water, building windows, ect.) and will be destroyed if said surface is distorted/destroyed, or if an attack's reflection hits the string's reflection (as Senbonzakura did to free Byakuya).
614* SelfMadeOrphan: States that he doesn't have an owner due to killing them himself. [[spoiler: Turns out, he's lying, his owner is still alive, if locked away, and Muramasa saying as much to get the zanpaktuo to cause disarray for his plans. ]]
615* TearsOfBlood: On occasion. [[spoiler: They're presumably a result of him destabilizing from being away from his master so long and eating Hollows to survive.]]
616* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Claims he killed his master and encouraged the other zanpakutos to rebel. Turns out the rebellion was an EvilPlan to distract all of the Soul Reaper while he goes to free his master. Also inverted in that his master actually ''turned against him'' once unsealed due to his own perception of Muramasa refusing to obey his call.
617* UndyingLoyalty: His entire plot with the zanpakutos rebelling was nothing more then a distraction so he could find the location where his owner, Kouga, was sealed and use Yamamoto's power to free him and be reunited. Sadly however, Kouga, driven mad by the circumstances that imprisoned him, can't even trust his own weapon anymore and destroys him when Muramasa tries to help him fight Byakuya.
618* VillainTakesAnInterest: When Ichigo Hollowfies during his fight against Old Man Zangetsu, Muramasa takes an interest and enters Ichigo's Inner World to speak to his Inner Hollow directly, offering to liberate him from Ichigo like he had Old Man Zangetsu. When the Inner Hollow brusquely rejects his offer, Muramasa decides to just kill him.
619[[/folder]]
620
621[[folder:Kouga Kuchiki]]
622
623[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Koga_250_965.jpg]]
624
625The owner of the ''zanpakuto'' Muramasa. A very powerful Soul Reaper who long ago was a great aid to the loyalists in a Soul Reaper rebellion until events led to him being framed for murdering his own allies by captains who sought to get rid of him out of fear of Muramasa's abilities. After killing the perpetrators and being told that doing so eliminated any chance to prove his innocence, Kouga snapped and went on a bloody RoaringRampageOfRevenge across the Soul Society until he was defeated and sealed away.
626
627-->Voiced by: Creator/IsshinChiba (JP), Creator/DavidVincent (EN)
628-----
629* CripplingOverspecialization: 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.]]
630* DeathByIrony: As he dies, Kouga calls out for his Zanpakuto, just after betraying him and casting him aside like a tool. Frustrated with Muramasa's unresponsive predicament, Kouga calls out to him again, before losing his balance and drowning into a river. Meanwhile, the tired Byakuya is caught by his own zanpakutou before he can fall, contrasting Kouga's complete abandonment of Soul Reaper ideals of partnership between Soul Reapers and zanpakutou.
631* DidntThinkThisThrough: He kills the officials who framed him...ensuring that there was no way for him to be aquitted of the false charge and making his situation ''worse''.
632* EvilMakesYouUgly: Flashbacks reveal that he was quite handsome when he was a loyal Soul Reaper. Going insane and then being sealed away for so many years ''really'' did a number on his looks.
633* EvilUncle: He's technically this to Byakuya being his uncle by marriage.
634* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}. Thanks to this, he never grasped Ginrei's admonition that power should be used with restraint. Likewise, he rebelled against the idea of being falsely imprisoned and wound up losing any chance of him being acquitted through his rash actions. Senbonzakura calls him on this in the final battle, pointing out that he threw away his advantage by abandoning Muramasa out of sheer arrogance in his skills.
635* {{Foil}}: Kouga serves as one to Rukia. Both are members of the Kuchiki clan who are not related to them by blood (Rukia was outright sought by Byakuya to adopt her into the clan, while Kouga married into it), served as Soul Reapers in the Gotei 13, and 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 grievous crime against the Soul Society and the disgrace it brings to the Kuchiki family (one of the Four Great Noble Houses). 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 allowing her to continue serving as a Soul Reaper while finally gaining Byakuya's approval. Kouga meanwhile lashed out and killed those who framed him, then rebels against the Soul Society when he is informed by Ginrei that he has destroyed any chance of getting justice with his impulsive act of revenge, leading to Yamamoto and Ginrei being 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, largely because he would be violating his promise to his late wife.
636* GoMadFromTheRevelation: His mind shattered when he realized he had committed a crime out of revenge for being framed, at which point he started honestly believing that everyone was out to get him.
637* GenerationXerox: The way Kouga seeks Ginrei's approval is ''exactly'' the same as Rukia's seeking for Byakuya's approval. The scene of Kouga reporting to Ginrei is even made uncannily similar to a flashback of Rukia reporting to Byakuya during the Soul Society arc.
638* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Continuously felt this way regarding [[spoiler:Ginrei Kuchiki's acceptance of him.]]
639* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: [[spoiler:His biggest KickTheDog moment was when he literally kicked Muramasa and broke him when the poor guy was already on the ground after Kouga stabbed him.]]
640* MasterOfIllusion: Able to cast illusions to throw off his opponents. He doesn't need Muramasa to use it.
641* MiscarriageOfJustice: Kouga pretty much slammed the door on this trope, as he didn't even give them a chance to prove him innocent or guilty. He took revenge on the accusing captains, and then when informed that this had pretty much annihilated any chance he would have been found innocent, he went nuts, which lead to his eventual sealing.
642* OneSteveLimit: He has a very similar name with Go Koga, the Bount.
643* PeoplePuppets: He can control people like this even without Muramasa.
644* SanitySlippage: He was once a well-adjusted Soul Reaper with no malicious intent whatsoever, until he was imprisoned after some higher-ups framed him for attacking allies. After escaping with Muramasa's help, he went on to murder them all in revenge after catching them gloating about what they did. Then when Ginrei informed him that he had now lost any chance of legitimately proving himself innocent, Kouga's mind snapped and he started believing that ''everyone'' was his enemy, being hated because of his powers. [[spoiler: When he's unsealed in the present, he's so far gone that he can't even trust his own zanpakuto, and breaks Muramasa for imagined betrayal]].
645* 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 father-in-law) 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]].
646* SuperpowerLottery: Though his powers aren't so good as a rank-and-file Soul Reaper, they're definitely extremely strong. He can reach into minds and distort perception, and turn zanpakuto against their wielders.
647* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Weaponized. His power allows him to cause Zanpakuto to turn against their wielders. But, despite being a good guy, his fellow Soul Reapers feared him for it as well and figured he would one day fully use it against them. [[SelfFulfillingProphecy They got what they asked for]].
648* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:After everything Muramasa did for him to free him from his seal, he responds to this devotion by destroying him when he wishes to help in his fight against Baykuya. The irony is that once Kouga's defeated, he calls out for Muramasa to help him.]]
649* {{Unperson}}: To ensure that the location of his prison would forever remain a secret known only to him, Yamamoto completely erased Kouga's existence and the events that led to his betrayal from the Soul Society's history books, to the point where even his closest and longest-serving subordinates like Kyoraku and Ukitake were kept in the dark about the whole incident.
650* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: He breaks Muramasa because he thinks the zanpakuto betrayed him by not freeing him sooner. The fact that Muramasa actually ''did'' free him and it was not easy didn't seem to cross his mind.]]
651[[/folder]]
652
653!!! '''Beast Swords Arc'''
654[[folder:Kyōko Haida]]
655[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ep261kyokoprofile.png]]
656
657An enigmatic new transfer student at Karakura High who claims to possess psychic powers.
658
659-->Voiced by: Creator/RyokoShiraishi (JP), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (EN)
660----
661* TheAce: Is said by the other students to be good at studying and sports, although how much of that is stemming from her powers is unclear.
662* BirdsOfAFeather: Tries to befriend Orihime out of the belief that those with special powers should look out for each other. They strike up a real friendship after the Beast Sword possessing Kyōko is defeated.
663* DemonicPossession: Is possessed by a Beast Sword that makes her commit acts of violence against other students and tries to make her kill her former friend Mai. She gets better thanks to Orihime, Ichigo, and Rukia.
664* NeverBeHurtAgain: The Beast Sword possessing Kyōko was attracted to her feelings of abandonment, claiming that the two of them are kindred spirits. It also tries to convince her not to befriend Orihime or else it will end like her last failed friendship.
665* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in episode 261 of the Beast Swords filler arc.
666* PsychicPowers: Possesses a strange ability to predict the future and know things she would otherwise not. It ended up driving away her old friend Mai.
667* ToxicFriendInfluence: The Beast Sword possessing her claims to know what's best for her, only for it to be manipulating Kyōko into attacking people and its true intention being to fully consume her soul to gain power.
668* WeUsedToBeFriends: She used to be friends with another girl named Mai Suzuki before Kyōko's powers drove them apart.
669[[/folder]]
670
671[[folder:Narunosuke]]
672[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Narunosuke_2197.jpg]]
673
674A blue-haired, masterless Zanpakuto that meets Haineko.
675
676-->Voiced by: Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto (JP), Creator/BenDiskin (EN)
677----
678* MrFanservice: He has a rather lean, muscly physique.
679* PrettyBoy: He's a pretty, blue-haired MrFanservice, which is what originally attracted Haineko to him.
680* TragicVillain: He's really quite nice, but since his master is dead, he will inevitably lose his sanity like the other Beast Swords.
681* WalkingShirtlessScene: The only thing he wears on his upper half is a towel over his shoulder.
682[[/folder]]
683
684[[folder:Kirikaze]]
685[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/265kirikaze_alt.png]]
686
687The final Beast Sword encountered and fought at the end of the arc.
688
689-->Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura (JP)
690----
691* AxCrazy: An extremely destructive Beast Sword who was said to have been more dissatisfied with his former master than any other Zanpakuto.
692* BlowYouAway: Can generate strong winds while in mist form.
693* EnergyAbsorption: He's been sustaining himself up until his defeat by absorbing the energy of other Beast Swords. He’s even able to use the energy draining ability of Ruri'iro Kujaku against him this way.
694* FinalBoss: He's the last Beast Sword that is fought at the end of the arc.
695* TheJuggernaut: The guy is enormous and powerful enough from absorbing so many Beast Swords that he can easily shake off the combined attacks of several high-ranked Soul Reapers and their Zanpakuto before finally being brought down.
696* GreenAndMean: His skin is colored green.
697* SuperSmoke: Can turn into mist and generate strong winds. It's also how he absorbs the energy of other Beast Swords.
698* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: When Ruri'iro Kujaku tries to drain him of his energy using his technique, Kirikaze ends up draining him instead.
699[[/folder]]
700
701!!! '''Menos Forest Arc'''
702[[folder:Ashido Kano]]
703[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Ashido_9686.jpg]]
704
705A mysterious, lone Soul Reaper who lives in the Forest of Menos. He's the only survivor of his original team. He and the entire ''Menos Forest Arc'' were supposed to appear in the manga itself, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen but was unfortunately cut due to time constraints]].
706
707-->Voiced by: Creator/YasuyukiKase (JP), Creator/TravisWillingham (EN)
708-----
709* BolivianArmyEnding: Ashido was last seen holding off a group of Gillians and Adjuchas to allow Rukia and her friends to get back to the surface of Hueco Mundo with his faith left unknown if he survived. The novel ''Spirits are Forever With You'' reveals that he survived the events.
710* CanonImmigrant: He was intended to appear in the manga before Kubo was forced to speed up the first part of the Arrancar arc, leaving it unclear whether he existed in the manga's canon until he was mentioned by the ''Spirits are Forever With You'' light novel.
711* {{Irony}}: His mission is to eliminate every Hollow in the Menos Forest. During the events of the final arc, he has to defend the forest and the Hollows living inside it from the Vandenreich and team up with Cien Grantz - an Arrancar.
712* MaskOfPower: He wears an assortment of Hollow masks on his body, mostly to serve as armor or Cero-deflecting shields.
713%% * MrFanservice
714* OddFriendship: Somehow he forms a team with Cien Grantz, who is a clone created from the deceased Grantz brothers Szayelapporo and Yylfordt.
715* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: The novel 'Spirits are forever with you' reveals that he defended the Menos Forest from the Jagdarmee alongside Cien Grantz.
716* NemeanSkinning: The fur pelt slung over his shoulders. That leaves the question of where he got it, considering [[FridgeLogic Hollows disintegrate when killed]].
717* TheStoic: He a person who usually like to keep to himself rather than talking with others. A result of losing his friends five hundred years ago.
718[[/folder]]
719
720!!! '''Gotei 13 Invasion Arc'''
721[[folder:Nozomi Kujo]]
722[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Nozomi_Kujo_9295.png]]
723
724A Soul Reaper that was found in the Dangai, fleeing from the Soul Society with a rag to cover her figure. Kageroza was after her for mysterious reasons.
725
726-->Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKanemoto (JP), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (EN)
727-----
728* ActionGirl: When she awakens her zanpakuto, she has powerful AttackReflector abilities and takes the field against Kageroza herself.
729* AttackReflector: Nozomi's zanpakuto can absorb spiritual pressure attacks (such as those from other zanpakutos and Ishida's Quincy attacks) and strike back at her attacker(s) with that energy.
730* BeautyEqualsGoodness: She's much prettier than Kageroza, and also far nicer. [[spoiler: She's the 'good half' of Yushima's soul, and she got all his good looks.]]
731%% Moved Creators Pet trope. Please don't add back here.
732* CustomUniformOfSexy: Her Shinigami uniform does not include the normal pants, much like Nemu's. She also wears white knee-high boots.
733* DamselInDistress: In the latter half of the arc, she's captured [[spoiler: and forcefully merged with Kageroza to reform Okuo, the true form of both of them. Unlike most examples however, she isn't really "saved" as in trying to free her from Okuo, it ends her existence. She's content with it however as long as her friends are safe.]]
734* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out entirely cold to Ichigo and Kon and wants to escape their protection, but she slowly begins to accept their friendship.
735* EnergyAbsorption: Her Zanpakuto can absorb Reishi, allowing her to take down even powerful opponents easily. No wonder that Kageroza wants her out of his way.
736* FusionDance: Kageroza wants to do this with her. [[spoiler:This returns them to their original self, Oko Yushima.]]
737* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: She dies happy that her friends are safe, thanking them for showing her compassion and friendship, something that her original form, Ouko, refused to accept. Nozomi is especially appreciative toward Kon whom she bonded with throughout the ordeal and is happy to see him one last time before she fades away.]]
738* HealingHands: She restores Ichigo's spirit energy this way.
739* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: In the last moments when she in control of Ouko's body, she forces him to stab himself with a reishi blade to give Ichigo a fighting chance at beating him.]]
740* IWorkAlone: She has this view at the start, which causes problems as she insists on running away from the Shinigami trying to help her. [[spoiler: This is a trait she got from Yushima, who was a loner and didn't believe in ThePowerOfFriendship. Nozomi gets better, but Yushima does not.]]
741* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:She fades away once Ouko is beaten and the fusion breaks as she had forced Ouko to stabbed himself and weaken him enough for Ichigo to deal with him. This wound up draining the power keeping her and Kageroza in existence.]]
742* MacguffinGirl: Kageroza needs her to complete his plan. [[spoiler: He wants to fuse with her to return their original self, Yushima, to life with their combined powers.]]
743%% * MagicKnight: Can use Kido, actually a similar ability, quite well, and quickly gets a Zanpakuto too.
744* PerpetualFrowner: She very rarely smiles, even after she starts defrosting. [[spoiler: She does GoOutWithASmile, though]].
745* OppositeSexClone: [[spoiler: Nozumi is essentially this to Ouko Yushima, created when he split his soul into two mod souls, one of which was her and the other Kageroza.]]
746* SetBonus: The method she used to defeat all those Reigai was to drain the reiatsu of about six or seven lieutenant-class Soul Reapers and four lieutenant-class humans all at once and throw it at the Reigai captains. Apparently, those lieutenant and humans didn't have enough power to defeat those four super-powered reigai captains, so AllYourPowersCombined quickly turned "not enough power" into "more than enough power".
747* SpotlightStealingSquad: Downplayed and somewhat justified. She only appears for the Invading Army arc and nowhere else, but she is ''the'' most important female character in the arc, but again, only that. During that arc, she completely replaces Rukia and Orihime so that they often ended up with almost no lines in episodes. [[spoiler: It should also be noted that unlike Rukia and Orihime, who have no direct connection to the BigBad, Nozomi is not only deeply connected to him, [[LivingMacGuffin but she also has a major part to play in his plan]], so it makes sense that the story would focus a lot on the two of them]].
748* SugarAndIcePersonality: Defensive and cold towards Kon, but less so around Ichigo. Her initial cold shoulder was explained indirectly by her [[spoiler:connection to Yushima. He may have been a ShrinkingViolet, but he held a low opinion on forming bonds, believing that that relying on others will only have them get in the way. Nozomi inherited that from him, if only for a while]].
749[[/folder]]
750
751[[folder:Kageroza Inaba]]
752[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Inaba_Mugshot_1_8863.png]]
753
754A Soul Reaper from the Department of Research and Development studying the Precipice World, and creator of the Reigai. His zanpakuto is Raiku.
755
756-->Voiced by: Creator/ToshioFurukawa (JP), Creator/CamClarke (EN)
757-----
758* AntagonistAbilities: He can open a portal at [[ThinkingUpPortals any time]] to deflect or avoid any attacks or move freely and then use the information those portals record to use an opponent's powers [[AttackReflector against them]] at a later date. He can also move without his opponent's [[TimeStandsStill being aware]] of how he's moved or [[VillainTeleportation where to]]. Not even Yamamoto can fight him.
759* BadassBookworm: Was able to beat an ([[WorfHadTheFlu admittedly weakened]]) Ichigo in a straight fight [[labelnote:*]]which includes blocking a Hollowfied Getsuga Tensho unscathed[[/labelnote]], even [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the fact that he's not relying on any cheap tricks (unlike a certain ''other'' MadScientist Soul Reaper). [[spoiler: He's the darker, unrestrained half of Yushima's soul, who was far weaker than either of his classmates at the Shino Academy]].
760* BadBoss: He has no real care for the Reigai, and attacks Reigai Isane to force her to take the effects of Mayuri's drug.
761* BigBad: He's the one who created the Reigai and wants to take over Soul Society. [[spoiler: The plan is actually Yushima's, but Kageroza does most of the heavy lifting until Yushima is re-formed as the FinalBoss.]]
762%% * DepravedBisexual: He was a ''little'' close to Kon for comfort, and his interest in Nozomi brings up quite a few eyebrows. [[spoiler: Crosses over into ScrewYourself since him and Nozomi were created and based on their creator Ouko Yushima.]]
763* DoubleWeapon: His Zanpakuto, Raiku, manifests in Shikai as a staff with blades on both ends.
764* DragonInChief: [[spoiler:He represents Yushima's unrestrained potential, so he's far more powerful than Yushima himself, and he personally instigated the Reigai uprising, but he's still loyal to Yushima, since part of the latters' soul makes up Kageroza's personality.]]
765* EvilLaugh: He laughs a lot when the Captains confront him. It starts out as just low giggling, but steadily gets wilder as he loses it.
766* EvilPlan: Kageroza is determined to fuse with Nozomi to gain her power, and conquer Soul Society with the Reigai. [[spoiler: He's actually trying to complete ''Yushima'''s plan, which was to transfer himself into a pair of mod souls who could surpass his limits. Kageroza was the half who got his memories, and his goal is to fuse with Nozomi to render Yushima whole again.]]
767%% * EvilSoundsDeep: Pretty much obligatory for villains in Bleach.
768* FillerVillain: The Anime team invented him for the Invading Army arc, and he's never mentioned outside of it.
769* FirstNameBasis: Aside from Akon, everyone else calls him by his first name for some strange reason.
770* FusionDance: Kageroza is determined to fuse with Nozomi to gain her power. [[spoiler:They both only exist separately for a temporary purpose, having both originally been part of the same being.]]
771* HiddenAgendaVillain: His goals were revealed fairly early on ([[HalfTruth created the Modsouls]]; created Reigai as payback for getting his Modsoul research shafted; and wanted to fuse with Nozomi to get her power), but his motivation was kept a secret until the last few episodes. In particular, [[spoiler:he's one-half of Yushima's soul, the real creator of the Modsouls, and he needed to fuse with Nozomi - the other half - in order to restore Yushima's sanity and boost the latters' power exponentially.]]
772* IronicEcho: During his fight with Ichigo he states that he's not using "cheap tricks". [[spoiler: Then is revealed that his Zanpakuto can manipulate space, and Kenpachi calls him out for using "a cheap trick".]]
773* MadScientist: He's in the 12th division, it's kinda expected. He uses his position to make a CloneArmy to do his bidding and take over the world.
774* MeaningfulName: "Kage" means "shadow", which fits really well when you consider he is [[spoiler: the dark half of Ouko's soul.]]
775* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler: His zanpakuto powers allow him to create space portals, allowing him to absorb incoming attacks and send them back at will.]]
776* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Once defeated and split back into two, both Nozomi and he start to fade, having used up all their energy fighting Ichigo]]
777* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Kageroza Inaba is a Mod Soul who creates and controls the Reigai, superior Mod Soul clones of the Gotei 13 elites that are too powerful for their real counterparts to truly defeat. He can create portals to make opponents attack themselves, teleport, hijack Reigai bodies to heal himself, endlessly resurrect defeated Reigai, absorb and redirect Ichigo, Yamamoto and Nozomi's powers, and use a cloning ability to escape death. [[spoiler:He can therefore defeat Yamamoto and out-gambit Urahara, two things even Aizen couldn't do. He and Nozomi are two parts of one person, Ōko Yushima, who re-absorbs them both to become so powerful, his mere presence begins destroying Soul Society. This triggers the Reigai to turn on him to save Soul Society, and Nozomi fights from within to destroy his Soul Chain. Only then is he weakened just enough for Ichigo to finally kill him.]]
778* OhCrap: He loses his composure and downright freaks out for the first time when he realizes [[spoiler: Mayuri OutGambitted him and traded places with his Reigai]].
779* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He's specifically said to specialize in the Precipice World, but he also has quite a talent in creating Reigais. [[spoiler: But he has been revealed to be the one who created the Mod Souls and learned about the Precipice World afterwards in order to retrieve the data on Mod Souls that he hid there.]]
780* PsychoRangers: The Reigai are copies of their Soul Reaper originals, with the same memories and abilities, but more aggressive and bloodthirsty personalities. [[spoiler: The bracelets the Reigai wore made it easy to spot them, but after losing them in 329 they [[PowerGlows glowed for a episode]]. Now the only way to tell the difference is their glowing purple eyes.]]
781* SelfDuplication: [[spoiler:His Zanpakuto can also create a decoy of himself.]]
782%% * SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: You wouldn't believe it at first glance, but he gives '''Aizen''' a run for his money.
783* StoryBreakerPower: His zanpakuto ability is bad enough, but he also commands an army of [[EvilKnockoff Reigai]] that are at least as powerful as the originals, look exactly the same, and can be revived if killed. [[spoiler: He's never defeated as himself, and is only defeated as Yushima once the Reigai turn on him.]]
784* NotSoStoic: When he realize that Mayuri swapped places with his own Reigai and has just stabbed his back with Ashisogi Jizo. After getting hit with a drug that stops all thoughts he was still able to attack Reigai Isane by acting on nothing but his own anger.
785* SmugSnake: He really is a good fighter and the Reigai make him a serious threat, but he's ''not'' as invincible as he likes to boast. He would have lost his first fight with Mayuri badly if not for [[spoiler: Mayuri allowing to implement his contingency plan out of sheer curiosity]], and he does tend to overestimate his capability to take people out of the fight. [[spoiler: This is because he's the dark half of Yushima's soul, containing his dormant megalomania and revenge fantasies. Nozomi got all the restraint, so Kageroza has nothing to check his ego.]]
786* SwordCane: Raiku's sealed form is a cane, along the lines of Ryujin Jakka and Benihime.
787[[/folder]]
788
789[[folder:Ouko Yushima]]
790[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Yushima336profilepic_5853.png]]
791[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Ep340_Yushima_6986.png]]
792
793Ex-member of the 12th divison and founder of the project Spearhead, prior to being put in a permanent coma. His zanpakuto was Sumitsuki Gasa.
794
795-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroakiMiura (original), Creator/ToshioFurukawa (resurrected) (JP), Creator/CamClarke (EN)
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797* AntagonistAbilities: He obtains all of [[ThinkingUpPortals Kageroza]] and [[EnergyAbsorption Nozomi's]] abilities to take the abilities from any spiritual attack. His ultimate attack allows him to take any absorbed or produced energy and fire it as a [[AreaOfEffect massive wave]] of destruction. He can also [[PowerNullifier steal and reduce]] the power of any person he fights by making contact with either them or their zanpakutou.
798* DoubleWeapon: [[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.]]
799* EmptyShell: After a mod soul experiment, he was rendered permanently comatose, and his unresponsive body is still in the Maggots' Nest. [[spoiler: His soul was split into two Mod Souls and Reigai, those being Kageroza and Nozomi. Even when he is reborn as their fusion, his original body remains comatose.]]
800* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He can't grasp how having friends can make Ichigo stronger then him.
801* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: His own Reigai turn against him and stop his doomsday weapon from destroying Soul Society. Nozomi then manages to temporarily take control of his body and forces him stab himself with a reishi blade. Weakening him enough for Ichigo to finish off.]]
802* MadScientist: This guy is the brains behind the project that created Kon, and ultimately turned himself into a pair of mod souls in an attempt to surpass his limits.
803* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Since Kageroza represents his darker side, it's ultimately Yushima that (indirectly) kickstarted the conflict in the Invading Army arc, and now that he's fused together with his counterparts, he's served as the FinalBoss.]]
804* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:Believe it or not, it's ''Kon'' who ultimately throws a wrench into his plans. Granted Urahara did most of the science work but Kon the one that carries it out. Stopping Ouka from drinking the medicine that would make the fusion permanent and giving Ichigo the soul candy with reishi that temporarily restores his power. Never underestimate the comic relief.]]
805* SelfMadeSuperPowers: He is a brilliant scientist and [[TheChessMaster strategist]] who invented the mod-soul and Regai Technology. [[spoiler: He later turns himself in to a mod-soul through a series of convoluted schemes and gains access to the full extent of his powers.]]
806* ShapingYourAttacks: His most powerful techniques, the Hajō Kūri and Renzan: Hajō Kūri, form a ''giant palace'' made of energy which then fires blasts of energy at his enemies.
807* SmallNameBigEgo: Yushima rants about how people who try to help are just jealous of their superiors and that being alone is the "privilege of a superior soul", yet his real self is incredibly weak, not even strong enough to be a {{mook}}. It's only through his experiments that a clone of himself gains his StoryBreakerPower.
808* StoryBreakerPower: Actually invoked. The original Yushima was quite weak, but [[spoiler: creating Kageroza and Nozomi, then having them fuse into a superior version himself]] granted him enough power to overwhelm even Ichigo.
809* TooManyBelts: His new outfit at the end of episode 338 features a belt in the waist area and a smaller one in diagonal position under it. It's used to hold the sword sheathe, but the effect is the same.
810* VillainousBreakdown: During his final battle with a fully powered Ichigo when he realizes that Ichigo was indeed much stronger then him all along. Once his doomsday plan is thwarted, he completely loses it, ranting that his philosophy of "friends making you weak" can't be wrong before Ichigo finishes him off.
811* VoicesAreMental: The revived Ouko Yushima has the voice of Kageroza who is pretty much in control of his body.
812[[/folder]]
813
814!!! '''Karakura-Raizer Fillers'''
815[[folder:Unnamed Female Arrancar]]
816[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Un-named_Female_Arrancar_3474.jpg]]
817
818A nameless Arrancar woman who attacked Karakura town with a giant flying fortress made of Hollows, but was defeated by Chizuru Honsho in a .... [[TakeOurWordForIt comedic way.]] She appeared in another filler episode where she sends her minion Michel in Karakura Town.
819
820-->Voiced by: Creator/AyumiFujimura (JP), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (EN)
821-----
822* AnimalMotif: Her mask resembles a rabbit's head.
823* ButtMonkey: She's never given a name despite being the villain of two Karakura Rizer episodes, and she's defeated by [[PluckyComicRelief Chizuru]] molesting her.
824%% * CombatPragmatist: As soon as she runs into Tatsuki, she tries to spear her in the head instead of introducing herself. She introduces herself after Tatsuki dodges her attack.
825* FillerVillain: The Karakura Rizer mini-arc she appears in is anime-only.
826* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: She desperately wants to be considered a threat, but her powers match nowhere near the Espada and she's constantly defeated in comical fashion.
827* MsFanservice: She's quite a beautiful woman. Unfortunately for her, Chizuru's Karakura Rizer Erotic powers are fueled by the presence of pretty girls.
828* NoNameGiven: As stated, she was never given a name in the anime nor supplementary material.
829%% * OminousFloatingCastle: Her fortress, which is composed by thousands of Hollows.
830%% * BlackComedyRape: She suffers an embarrassing and humiliating defeat at the hands of Chizuru's "Razier Doggy Style" attack, though offscreen.
831* SmallNameBigEgo: She appears stating that lord Aizen himself gifted her with amazing powers. She's actually fairly low on the Arrancar totem pole, and is defeated by Chizuru without even meeting any Shinigami.
832[[/folder]]
833
834[[folder:Michel]]
835
836[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/290px-Michel_3473.jpg]]
837
838A charming and well dressed boy who appeared in Karakura Town and befriended anyone much to Kon's dismay, but later revealed to be a energy-sucking arrancar sent here to drain the reiatsu from the people of Karakura.
839
840-->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (JP), Creator/MatthewMercer (EN)
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842* BitchInSheepsClothing: He's introduced as a kind and charming boy, but he's actually an Arrancar trying to drain his supposed friends' enemy.
843%% * TheCharmer: Everyone loves him or finds him cool and nice.
844* TheDragon: He's this for the Unnamed Female Arrancar, though he only appears in her second episode. He's acting on her orders, but is the one doing the legwork in her plot to drain the heroes' reiatsu.
845%% MoreThanMindControl: You know he's doing that when his friendship turns [[PsychoLesbian Chizuru]] hetero.
846* OneWingedAngel: His true form resembles a massive, furry demon with an energy trident.
847* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The capes he gives to his "friends" actually suck their Reiatsu. He's also very charming.
848* SomethingAboutARose: One of his powers summons a wave of red roses.
849%% * SuperHeroesWearCapes: And gives them to his friends too. But they're actually reiatsu-draining devices.

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