Characters that appeared in Tite Kubo's Bleach. This page deals with characters who appear only in the Bleach anime and films, not the manga.Back to the main character indexTo avoid confusion to English-language readers, who may be more familiar with the English anime than the manga, all names are in Western order.
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Modsouls
Human Ririn
Mod Soul Lirin
Lirin
A 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 Training from Hell, 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.Tropes associated with Lirin:
Brother Chuck: After making cameo appearances in all of the preceding filler arcs, Lirin, Noba and Kurodo vanished entirely during the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc. Rather strange, since Modsouls play a key role in the story. Furthermore, all of the Modsouls are absent from the Lost Agent arc, including Kon, without explanation.
Another 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.Tropes associated with Kurodo:
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: 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.
Spell My Name with an S: 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.
Human Noba
Mod Soul Noba
Noba
The 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.Tropes associated with Noba:
Hates Being Touched: 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.
The StoicQuiet One: 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.
The Bount
The 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.
Jin Kariya
The leader of the Bounts, and Big Bad 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.Tropes associated with Jin:
Interim Villain: Filler Villain 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.
Manipulative Bastard: 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.
Meaningful Name: His Doll's, Messer means "knife", and is probably one of the few Doll names which makes a little sense.
Omnicidal Maniac: His ultimate goal is to destroy the Soul Reapers, the human souls, and even himself.
Pet the Dog: Despite his cruelty, he genuinely cares for his fellow Bounts, as evidenced by his mourning over a Bounts' grave.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: 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.
Sympathetic P.O.V.: You have to feel sorry for him when you learn about his past.
Token Good Teammate: 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 Jerk Ass.
Yoshino Soma
Jin's former lover. She despises how Jin has changed the Bounts to fuel his ambitions, and wants nothing less than to destroy him. Her Doll is Goethe.Tropes associated with Yoshino:
Does This Remind You of Anything?: Arguably. Jin states she's the only Bount who can actually reproduce. Then he uses her to create new Dolls without her consent and kills her immediately afterwards.
Heart Is An Awesome Power: According to Kariya, she's the only Bount who actually has a friendly relationship with her Doll instead of a master/slave relationship and it gives her power. Unfortunately, this won't save her life.
One-Winged Angel: Has the ability to fuse with Goethe. Doesn't change the fact that she gets the shit beaten out of her by Jin.
Token Good Teammate: However, she tries to distance herself from the Bounts as much as possible.
Mabashi
One 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.Tropes associated with Mabashi:
Drunk on the Dark Side: 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.
One of the Bounts. She is easily the most violent and unhinged of the tribe. Has no relation to a certain green dinosaur. Her Doll is Nieder.Tropes associated with Yoshi:
Blood Knight: More than the other Bounts, she really enjoys a good fight.
Dual Wielding: A jian and a Tessen connected with a chain.
For the Evulz: She admits during her fight with Ishida that she's only going along with Jin's plan for the fun of it.
Non-Indicative Name: Nieder roughly means "down", but then again, most of the Doll's names are this.
The first truly villainous Bount introduced. He is smug, arrogant and a general snob. His Doll is Friida.Tropes associated with Utagawa:
Smug Snake: Fitting, considering his Doll's ability is to create snakes.
The Starscream: Tries to defeat Jin and take over. It doesn't go very well.
Sawatari
The oldest of the Bounts, at least judging by his appearance. It's implied by Mabashi that he looks so old due to having consumed too many living souls. His Doll is Baura.Tropes associated with Sawatari:
Big Eater: Baura can swallow and spit back anything.
Nightmare Face: Busts out a pretty impressive one during his first fight.
Right Hand Attack Fish: His Doll, Baura, looks like a giant whale-like fish made of stone.
The Starscream: During his fight with Mayuri, he reveals that his dream is to replace Kariya as leader of the Bounts.
Ugaki
A 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.Tropes associated with Ugaki:
Death Dealer: Uses a deck of cards to control Gesell's body parts.
Villainous Breakdown: He really loses his cool when Ichigo and Renji defeat Gesell. Jin abandoning him did not help.
Ho and Ban
Two twin Bounts who look like children or young teenagers. They share the control of their Dolls, Guhl and Günther.Tropes associated with Ho and Ban:
Non-Indicative Name: Jabalì supposedly means "boar". He's anything but boar-like.
Sphere of Destruction: He can turn himself in one while transformed, but it's not that impressive.
Maki Ichinose
A traitor Soul Reaper that serves as Jin's bodyguard. He was orginally part of Squad 11, under the captain before Kenpachi. When Kenpachi 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.Tropes associated with Ichinose:
Curb-Stomp Battle: He easily defeates Utagawa when he tries to turn on Jin.
Despair Event Horizon: Seeing his Captain killed and replaced by Kenpachi brought him to the edge.
Older Than She Looks: 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. In fact, during the final fight Ran uses up all of her powers and almost kicks it..
Shusuke Amagai
The 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. It turns out that he's the son of Shin'etsu Kisaragi, and he wants to get revenge on Yamamoto for killing his father, not knowing that Yamamoto had no choice but to kill him when he was under the bakkoto's control. After learning this, he commits suicide. His Zanpakuto is Raika.Tropes associated with Amagai:
Affably Evil: He sincerely cared about his friends and squad mates, and valued Ichigo as a friend and ally. Unfortunately, he was willing to throw it away in the name of vengeance, and he died regretting it.
Back-to-Back Badasses: With Ichigo in the second version of the Season 8 opening. While he and Ichigo work together for some time, he later turns out to be Ichigo's final enemy in the arc.
Flaming Sword: Raiga is a hooksword that is capable of manipulating flames. His bankai takes that to a BFS with an afterburner for a hilt.
From Nobody to Nightmare: Amagai started out in one of the more unassuming positions in soul society, being a plainclothesman tasked with surveying rebel forces. The very nature of his position would make any sort of merit or positive reputation difficult to build up. Nevertheless, he learns Bankai, impresses superiors, their superiors, and all the captains, and makes it up all the way to Physical Godhood as a Captain. The fact that he becomes, for a while, the most powerful being in Soul Society, is only the cherry on top.
The Mole: 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 had to fight his way out on at least one occasion. In the present day, he's the second one forKumoi, and by far the more competent one.
Mix-and-Match Weapon: Up to Eleven, since we're talking 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.
Nice Guy: 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. 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.
No Sell: his bakkoutou negates other zanpakutos' abilities
Poor Communication Kills: He only saw the aftermath of the fight between Yammaoto 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 Yammamoto doesn't bother to say anything about this (granted at the time it was suppose to be a secret mission and Amagai's father have volunteered for it. So when he failed and Yammamoto had to mercy kill him, Yammamoto 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).
Reasonable Authority Figure: Or so the characters thought, especially since he's willing to believe Ichigo and let himself be branded a criminal in order to help him find the truth.
Red Right Hand: His fully-released Bakkoto takes the form of a black dragon covering all his right hand, with a Laser Blade coming out the mouth to boot.
Shaggy Dog Story: All the hard work put towards the rather revolutionary concept of interdepartmental cooperation is totally undercut by his betrayal and death.
Tragic Villain: He's a nice guy, a very capable captain, but his drive to kill Yamamoto overrides it all.
Makoto Kibune
The third seat of the third division, who cares little for those he deems too weak.
Big Fancy Sword: His Zanpakuto, Reppu, takes the form of a huge, oddly shaped glaive with three main blades.
Hoist by His Own PetardConsumed by his bakkoto. Izuru uses his ability to make it too heavy to fly, forcing him to use more and more of his power to compensate.
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.
The 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, and also has Amagai and Kibune working for him but Amagai has his own agenda and kills him when he's no longer useful.
Big Bad Wannabe: 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 Amagai, who was The Mole under his wing.
Disc One Final Boss: He kickstarted the conflict, but Amagai finished him off three episodes before the ending of the New Captain arc.
Villainous Breakdown: As things start going wrong with his plans, he begins to panic.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Declares this on one of his own asssasins, whom he has Kifune execute. Has this done to him by Amagai himself
Hanza Nukui
An assassin hired by Kumoi and Ichigo's main rival for most of the early Amagai arc. His bakkoto, Saiga, can create illusions and fire energy blasts.
Disc One Final Boss: A non-Big Bad example. He served as Kumoi's main lieutenant for the first half of the arc, until he was killed by Ichigo. Kibune took over as The Dragon for Kumoi following Hanza's defeat.
KogaKuchikiThe owner of the zanpakuto Muramasa. The son-in-law of Ginrei Kuchiki, AKA Byakuya's grandfather. Was very powerful and a great aid to the loyalists in a Soul Reaper rebellion, but some of the captains were afraid of him, so they framed him for murdering his own allies in order to get rid of Muramasa. He got back at them, eliminating any chance to prove his innocence. He went on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge and was eventually stopped by Yamamoto and Ginrei, at which point he was sealed.
Badass: Held his own against Byakuya without using a zanpakuto, instead fighting with the very spears used to seal him. If he actually got along with his sword, he'd be as broken as Aizen.
Blessed with Suck/Cursed with Awesome: Being able to control other people's swords isn't so great when your job description doesn't include fighting people with swords. 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.
Death by Irony: 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, Koga calls out to him again, before losing his balance and drowning into a river.
Even more ironic, as the tired Byakuya was falling in the exact same way... and was caught by his Zanpakuto.
Go Mad from the Revelation: His mind shattered when he realized he had commited a crime out of revenge for being framed, at which point he started honestly believing that everyone was out to get him.
Generation Xerox: The way Koga 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.
Important Haircut: Subverteed. In this case the hair wasn't important, it was the fact that it was connected to a hair adornment connected with the Kuchikis, which he was disgusted with.
Master of Illusion: This is Koga's own personal ability, he doesn't need Muramasa to use it.
Miscarriage of Justice: Koga 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.
Offing the Offspring: Not confirmed, but the nature of their relationships to Ginrei mean that Byakuya is his nephew.
People Puppets: Both Koga and Muramasa have this ability.
You Have Failed Me: Does this to Muramasa when he is unsealed, unaware and uncaring that Muramasa was not at fault in the least.
Ashido Kano
A mysterious, lone Soul Reaper who lives in the Forest of Menos. He's the only survivor of his original team.
Bad Ass: He was the lone survivor of an extermination team. He fought and continues to fight against Menos-class Hollows for centuries.
Bolivian Army Ending: was last seen holding off a group of Gillians and Adjuchas. Since he fought them many times before, odds are he's still alive and kicking.
What Could Have Been: He was meant to be introduced in the manga, but time constraints forced Kubo to cut out the Forest of Menos arc.
Rurichiyo Kasumiouji
A young girl from a very noble Soul Society family, caught in many power struggles once her father dies.
A nameless arrancar woman who attacked Karakura town with a giant flying fortress made of Hollows, but was defeated by Chizuru Honsho in a .... comedic way. She appeared in another filler episode where she sends her minion Michel in Karakura Town.
Blade on a Stick: Her sealed Zanpakuto takes the form of a sort of bladed staff.
Butt Monkey: When your downfall is caused by Chizuru you know you're a Butt Monkey. Not only that, but you appear in two filler episodes, the second which focuses on your revenge, and you're still never given a name!
Combat Pragmatist: 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.
Ms. Fanservice: She's quite a beautiful woman, but sadly this worked against her.
A 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.
Super Heroes Wear Capes: And gives them to his friends too. But they're actually reiatsu-draining devices.
Nozomi Kujo
A Soul Reaper that was found in the Dangai, fleeing from the Soul Society with a rag to cover her figure. She is wanted by Inaba for an unknown reason. She has been revealed to be one of the first Mod Souls developed by Ouko Yushima and has a Zanpakuto, Arazome Shigure.
Action Girl: Actually justified. Why is Nozomi so powerful? Well, she's one-half of Yushima's soul, who had something of a low self-esteem because of his weaker fighting style.
Beauty Equals Goodness: Compare her looks to Inaba. No surprise that he's the villain, and she's the heroine for the Invading Army arc.
Dangerously Short Skirt: Wears one as part of her uniform, and she's evidently the most powerful female fighter in the series.
Distressed Damsel: Finally Inaba has captured her and now is trying to... ehm... merge himself with her?
Energy Absorption: Her Zanpakuto can absorb Reishi, allowing her to take down even powerful opponents easily. No wonder that Inaba wants her out of his way.
Flat Character: Although it was clear from the outset she was going to be a unique, special character, a large part of the fandom views her as very poorly characterised.
Fusion Dance: Why Inaba needs her. Only by fusing together can he unlock his true power.
Heroic Sacrifice: 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.
She and Inaba are the first Mod Souls to ever exist and were made by Ouko Yushima. Inaba needs her to unlock his true power.
No Ontological Inertia: 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 Inaba in existence sadly.
Magic Knight: Can use Kido actually a similar ability quite well, and later she gets a Zanpakuto too.
Set Bonus: The method she used to defeat all those Reigai was to drain the reiatsu of about six or seven lieutenant-class shinigami 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 All Your Powers Combined quickly turned "not enough power" into "more than enough power".
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Officially became the most important female character in the current filler arc, completely throwing Rukia and Orihime out of the loop.
Stay in the Kitchen: Despite her powers, whenever she tries to interfere in a battle against the Reigai in episode 332, she's told to stay away. Considering her status, it could be seen as a Take That, but she managed to make a comeback... that failed to impress Yamamoto. Once she tried to make another comeback against Inaba, she failed again, and she's now under Inaba's capture.
Her initial cold shoulder was explained indirectly by her connection to Yushima. He may have been a Shrinking Violet, 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.
Zettai Ryouiki: Type B in her school uniform. Also carries over to her Soul Reaper uniform.
Kageroza Inaba
A Soul Reaper from the Department of Research and Development studying the Precipice World, and creator of the Reigai. His zanpakuto is Raiku. Along with Nozomi he is one of the first Mod Souls created by Ouko Yushima.
More like "abusive brother", since he and Nozomi were born fro the same soul.
Back from the Dead: Sorta. The Reigai can be brought back as long as the Modsoul itself is intact. This means quite a few of the defeated Reigai are now back in action.
which includes blocking a Hollowfied Getsuga Tensho unscathed
, even lampshading the fact that he's not relying on any cheap tricks (unlike a certain otherMad Scientist Soul Reaper).
Which begs the question: how is he so powerful? He's the darker, unrestrained half of Yushima's soul, who was far weaker than either of his classmates at the Shino Academy.
Berserk Button: He hates when someone underestimates him.
Doubles as Fridge Brilliance; he's the crazier part of Yushima's soul, who felt that he was The Scrappy since he wasn't as good at fighting while in the Shino Academy.
Dragon-in-Chief: 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 Inaba's personality.
Blood Knight: The Reigais are noticeably more aggressive than their originals.
Brother Chuck: Reigai Unohana was not among the Reigai who sacrificed themselves to stop Ouko, and she was never seen being killed by anyone.
Depraved Bisexual: He was a little close to Kon for comfort, and his interest in Nozomi brings up quite a few eyebrows. Crosses over into Screw Yourself since him and Nozomi were created and based on their creator Ouko Yushima.
Evil Counterpart: Could argue he fills a similar niche to Szayel for Mayuri, but he's much more clearly this to Nozomi. They were both "created from the same Reishi", and according to Kageroza himself, "want the same things."
Evil Plan: to merge with Nozomi and unlock his true power.
Evil Sounds Deep: Pretty much obligatory for villains in Bleach.
Exotic Eye Designs: reigai change their iris color into bluish purple. It's the best way to determine if you're talking to the real Soul Reaper or not.
Fusion Dance: Why he needs Nozomi. Only by fusing together can his true power be unleashed.
Hidden Agenda Villain: His goals were revealed fairly early on (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, 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.
Interim Villain: The anime actually manages to tie him into the storyline by addressing the Janitor-less issues regarding the Dangai, but it's inverted - Inaba makes his debut after Aizen's defeated, though the time fluctuations in the Dangai (caused by Aizen destroying the Janitor) were fixed following Inaba facing his own demise.
Ironic Echo: During his fight with Ichigo he states that he's not using "cheap tricks". Then is revealed that his Zanpakuto can manipulate space, and Kenpachi calls him out for using "a cheap trick".
Mad Scientist: Somewhat more overt about it than Aizen, though.
Meaningful Name: "Kage" means "shadow", which fits really well when you consider he is the dark half of Ouko's soul.
Mesa Crowd: His zanpakuto can also create a decoy of himself.
Mirror Match: Partly averted sometimes by his Reigais, as he sends Kyoraku and Ukitake to dispatch Yamamoto, or the Lightning Bruiser Sui Feng against the Mighty Glacier Komamura.
Furthermore, His zanpakuto powers allow him to create space portals, allowing him to absorb incoming attacks and send them back at will.
No Ontological Inertia: Once defeated and split back into two, both Nozumi and he start to fade havng used up all their energy fighting Ichigo
Oh Crap: When Mayuri (disguised as his own Reigai) backstabs him.
Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Seemingly averted in that he's specifically said to specialize in the Precipice World, but he also has quite a talent in creating Reigais.
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.
Pet the Dog: Sort of; he worries about Nozomi's health, but only because he needs her for his plans.
Power Limiter: The bracelets the Reigai wear act as this.
Psycho Rangers: The Reigai are copies of their Soul Reaper originals, with the same memories and abilities, but their personality differences are subtle, yet easy to spot out. The bracelets the Reigai wore made it easy to spot them, but after losing them in 329 they glowed for a episode. Now the only way to tell the difference is their glowing blue eyes.
Red Right Hand: The Reigai all have a bracelet with a black diamond on their wrist. They no longer have those as of Episode 329. Replacing it briefly with Power Glows before losing that. Now the only difference is their glowing eyes.
Sorting Algorithm of Evil: You wouldn't believe it at first glance, but he gives Aizen a run for his money.
Story Breaker Power: The Reigai are rather overpowered, more so than their originals, and he's able to control time and space itself. It worsens.
The Starscream: Reigai!Mayuri is one to Kageroza. Subverted in that said Reigai quickly turns out to be the real Mayuri.
Not So Stoic: only while fighting. Fridge Brilliance when you realize that his Zanpakuto command is "Go Mad". Also 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.
Smug Snake: Has a rather petty motive (see Hidden Agenda Villain), values himself (far) over his subordinates, treats poor Nozomi (who's essentially his sister) like shit, and would have lost his fight with Mayuri (pretty badly) were it not for a contingency plan that Mayuri basically ALLOWED him to implement out of curiosity. He's a serious threat, alright, but it certainly doesn't justify his God complex.
Partially jossed. Unohana stated that his Time-manipulating skills comes from his tampering with the Dangai. His Zanpakuto can manipulate space and create portals by swinging it.
Up to Eleven: There's a stronger version of Unohana in his army.
Ouko Yushima
Ex-member of the 12th divison and founder of the project Spearhead, therefore the inventor of Mod Souls. After the project he dedicated himself to was suspended by the Central 46, Ouko went mad and split his soul into two Mod Souls: Nozomi and Kageroza. Now that Nozomi and Inaba are one again he has regained his powers and his zanpakuto, Sumitsuki Gasa.
Adaptation Induced Plot Hole: In the anime, he's the creator of the Mod Souls, however it was later explained in the manga that Kirio Hikifune created the research that allowed the creation of both Soul Candy and Mod Souls.
Beauty Equals Goodness: Subverted; he's no better than Inaba, or even Nozomi when she first met Kon.
Bigger Bad: Since Inaba 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 Final Boss.
Blade on a Stick/Double Weapon: His Zanpakutou is a mix between Inaba's and Nozomi'Zanpakutou, making it a double headed glaive with straight blades and golden handle.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His own Reigai turn against him and stop his doomsday weapon from destroying Soul Society. Nozumi 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.
Out-Gambitted: Believe it or not, its Kon who ultimately throws a wrench into his plans. Granted Kisuke did most of the science work but Kon the one that carries it out. Stopping Ouko 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.
Story Breaker Power: Remember the space-manipulating powers displayed by Inaba and the energy-sucking powers of Nozomi? Yushima can do both things to a greater extent, and that's his Shikai!
The Man Behind the Man: Played with; Nozomi and Kageroza are two halves of his soul turned into Modsouls, and their actions are, ultimately, a result of their connection to his original mindset.
Too Many Belts: 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.
A character from the first film, Memories of Nobody, Senna is a mysterious girl with Soul Reaper powers whom Ichigo and Rukia encounter in the world of the living. Her zanpakuto is Mirokumaru. It turns out that she is the Memory Rosary, the collected memories of all the "Blanks". Ganryu, the villain of the film, is trying to use her to collide the Soul Society with the world of the living. She sacrifices herself to prevent this.
Blow You Away: Her zanpakuto's ability, that's not really "hers" to begin with.
Cloudcuckoolander: Seems to have little sense about how the real world works, possibly the result of having many lost souls' memories inside her.
Dangerously Short Skirt: Wears one in her school uniform, and mopped the floor with those Blanks early in the movie, but she never fights in it.
Early-Bird Cameo: Inverted. Years after appearing in The Movie, she's seen sitting behind Ichigo in a restaraunt during a filler episode, but with her ribbon colored yellow (just as it was in her debut) instead of her trademark red.
Genki Girl: Very spunky, upbeat, fun-loving and carefree; a good counter to the normally scowling, Hot Blooded Ichigo.
Girl Of The Movie: She's the main female protagonist for the first film, Memories of Nobody.
Hair Color Dissonance: Hers is apparently black with a purple sheen. Similar to Yoruichi's manga hair colour.
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Averted; Ichigo's more of a scowling pseudo-delinquent than a brooding sulker, the romance aspect is far more subtle, and Senna herself is less of an airhead and more along the lines of a carefree fun-lover.
Multiple-Choice Past: She goes through several flashbacks to completely conflicting childhoods. None of these memories belong to her.
Not Quite Dead: A girl that looks and behaves exactly like her runs by Ichigo at the end, even making a cameo in episode 204.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: Big scar at his forehead, traced diagonally down his left eye to the corner of his jaw.
Revenge: Wants revenge on the Soul Society for exiling his people.
Shaped Like Itself: "We are the clan of darkness, the Dark Ones." Justified because "Dark Ones" is in English while the rest of the sentence is in Japanese, but it sounds funny when you translate it all into English.
The Dark Ones
The other members following Ganryu's orders. They're named Jai, Benin, Mue, Bao, Riyan.
My Breasts are Down Here: Everyone wear the typical Dark One armor composed by two metal plates covering their torsoes. In Benin case, they just cover her large breasts.
The main antagonist in the second film, The Diamond Dust Rebellion, Sojiro is an old friend and rival of Hitsugaya's, who attended the academy with him. It turned out that both of them had the zanpakuto Hyorinmaru, so in accordance with Soul Society laws, the two fought and Hitsugaya won *
Due to the fact that the higher ups ordered for him to be killed
. Kusaka, bitter about this, sought to destroy Soul Society with the Royal Seal.
Two young, teenaged, twin-like Arrancar girls that serve as Kusaka's joint-lieutenants during his bid to wipe out the Seireitei. Ying's the one with blue hair, Yan has red hair.
Clothing Damage: Never shown receiving it on-screen, but last they show up as humans, pieces of their clothes are ripped and torn, revealing a generous amount of skin and bruises to the camera.
Co-Dragons: To Kusaka, who himself becomes a giant ice dragon at the climax of the film.
Detached Sleeves: Their sleeveless white jackets show off their shoulders rather nicely.
Elemental Powers: Yang has Playing with Fire, Ying has Shock and Awe; Yang can turn into a fireball, Ying can turn into a blue disk-like projectile. They even use their attacks in combination against Ichigo late into the second film, without much success.
Facial Markings: Similar to Apacci, Yang has two red circles over her red eyes, and Ying has two blue circles over her blue eyes.
Girlish Pigtails: Unlike Loly, Ying has her pigtails descending downwards, instead of up.
Pintsized Powerhouse: They're even shorter than Rukia, and can still pack a punch.
Show Some Leg: If you look at the picture-link to Yan's outfit from above, you can see that the inner-side portion of her legs are exposed, as well as the upper half of her thighs; same applies for her sister.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness / You Have Failed Me: After Kusaka fused with the Ouin and became a giant ice dragon, a battered, beaten Yang and Ying return to him, kneeling before him in slight embarrassment, before Kusaka nonchalantly froze them both.
Subverted, however, once we see two identical female-looking Hollows with the same abilities as Yang (fire) and Ying (electricity); by freezing them with the same ice that made up his dragon form, Kusaka essentially fused Yang and Ying together with him, allowing the energy from the Ouin to fully transform them into their Hollow forms and take on the Soul Reapers at the last act of the second film.
Zettai Ryouiki: Very short schoolgirl-like skirts (red for Yang, blue for Ying), backed up by thigh-high sock-like stockings (red for Yang, blue for Ying), knee-high boots (black-colored with white outlines), arm-warmers (red for Yang, blue for Ying) and pigtails (for Ying).
He is Rukia's younger brother and one of the two main antagonists in the third movie. He erases people's memories of Rukia, as well as many of her own, in order to stay together with her forever, although he appears to be more emotionally stable than his sister.
Big Bad Duumvirate: Shares it with Homura, being the one that personally erased almost everyones' memories of Rukia.
The Dragon: While he shares the role of main antagonist with his older sister, he has relatively less screen-time and lines than his sister, whom he seems to be fairly loyal and obedient to most of the time.
Dead All AlongKilled and possessed by a hollow while protecting Rukia.
Mr. Fanservice: Okay, deathly white skin notwithstanding, he's still rather nice-looking.
Fusion Dance: With Homura and Rukia, making Dark Rukia
Heroic SacrificeTook a hollow into their bodies to save Rukia from a possessed Soul Reaper
She is Rukia's younger sister and her brother's older sister and one of the main antagonists in the third movie. She's highly possessive of Rukia, and wants to kill anyone who might come between the two of them.
Affably Evil: Yes, she has issues, but at her core, she's a sweet, playful young girl, even if it's only towards Rukia.
Alas, Poor Villain: Rukia certainly felt this way about her and Shizuku, as did Ichigo, Renji, Urahara and Byakuya. invoked
Big Bad Duumvirate: Shares the role of joint-antagonist with her younger brother, but usually doesn't participate in a fight, instead acting as backseat support in that regard. To compensate, she has the most screen time and dialogue out of the two siblings, mainly because of her interactions with Rukia throughout the movie. She caused quite a finale by fusing Shizuku and Rukia with herself and unleashing that Giant Mook of a Mayuri experiment on the captains and lieutenants. Bonus points for her being the very first female Big Bad in the series.
Heroic Sacrifice: Took a hollow into their bodies to save Rukia from a possessed Soul Reaper
Jerk Ass Woobie: There's no denying that she was a stubborn, possessive and stubborn teenage girl. One could even call her paranoid, selfish and ruthless, with an almost-unhealthyobsession towards Rukia to boot. On the other hand, she was a genuinely affectionate and cheerful girl, whose only wish was to reunite with the only other loved one she had, after spending a century fighting for her survival in a dimension she knew nothing about, while she was barely over the age of ten.
Bad Ass: In a departure for Bleach characters in general, he almost completely lacks powers, magic, gimmicks, or power ups of any kind. He has only two tricks: He can whip around the Nigh Invulnerable chains connecting him to hell to defend from attacks, and he also has a generic sword beam that he rarely uses and never does anything significant with. Despite this, he's able to simultaneously take out three villains who gave Ichigo and co. a hard time and beat the shit out of Ichigo fairly easily using nothing but strength, skill, and quick thinking.
Batman Gambit: Upon witnessing Ichigo fighting Ulquiorra in his second hollow form. he quickly spread rumours about it in Hell, saying that it had the power to break open the gates of hell, hoping that someone would take advantage of that information and lure Ichigo to Hell. Guess what Shuren decides to do.
Big Bad: In the fourth movie, he's ultimately the one responsible for tricking Shuren into kidnapping Yuzu, but it isn't until the final act that we learn of it.
Big "NO!": When Ichigo is pulled out of Hell before his chains are broken.
Subverted in the dub when he just lets out a scream.
Also reversed in dub. When Kokuto is dragged back down to the deepest pits of hell in the original, he just screams but in the dub he activates this trope.
Bishounen: A nice-looking dude in his own right, until he takes off his bandages.
Death by Irony: His true objective is to break open the gates of Hell and break the chains connected to his body that keep him down there. The only thing strong enough to do both of these is the Cero of Ichigo's second hollow form. Once Ichigo destroys the rest of Kokuto's chains, a bunch more chains to sprout out of the crater left by Ichigo, which then literally drag Kokuto down into the deepest pits of Hell.
Does This Remind You of Anything?: His voice actor is the same for Zoro's, whose biggest rival has a sword named Kokuto Yoru. Eye-candy for the Yaoi Fangirl, likely foreshadowing Zoro's attainment of "best swordsman in the world", and a Shout Out to their eventual, but brief team-up.
His sword also resembles Date Masamune's Dragon Fangs weapon from Sengoku Basara 3. Masamune is also voiced by Kazuya Nakai.
Evil All Along: In case it wasn't obvious by this point.
Evil Costume Switch: Variation, after it was revealed he was Evil All Along, he removes his bandages and opens his shirt to expose his scars.
Make that Body Horror, His scar doesn't just cover his face, it covers the entire right side of his body.
Fate Worse Than Death: Honestly getting a bit tired of typing dragged into the deepest pits of Hell over here.
For the Evulz: He kills Renji, Uryu, Rukia and Yuzu. Why? Just to piss Ichigo off. Somewhat Subverted though once you realize that Kokuto specifically wanted Ichigo to get angry and desperate enough to turn transform into his second hollow form as a Cero from that would destroy his chains and release him from Hell.
Heroic Sacrifice: Uses on the chains attached to his sword to drag Taikon into a pit of lava and pulls Gonjo in using his own tentacles, seemingly killing all three of them. It turns out he lived, but things only got worsefrom there.
Hero Killer: It's only really shown by the time it's revealed he was Evil All Along, where he demolishes Ichigo's entire group single-handed. He even takes it literally; he's got the highest body count of named characters within the series: slices Garogai in half, dumps Gunjo and Taikon into lava, slashes (what's left of) Shuren apart and stabs straight through Rukia, Ishida and Renji without a problem.
Late Arrival Spoiler: Played Bleach Soul Resurrección? Then you already know everything about him before the movie's even out, pretty much ruining The Reveal that HE'S EVIL.
For a comparison, Resurrección came out in September 2011, Hell Verse wasn't dubbed until November 2012.
Sixth Ranger: Exclusively for the fourth film; he ends up joining Ichigo's gang against the Togabito for the duration of the movie.
Sixth Ranger Traitor: Should come as no surprise that he ends up betraying them.
Trailers Always Spoil: The last trailer for Hell Verse had no problem in establishing that Kokuto was Evil All Along despite it being a major twist, The trailer even opened up with the scene of Kokuto taunting Ichigo with Yuzu's corpse.
The ringleader of a Togabito (Denizens of Hell) band that wants to break their chains keeping them inside Hell. He himself is the most normal-looking one of the bunch.
Adaptation Dye Job: Variation. The shackle around his neck is grey in the anime but red in the manga and the actual movie.
Big Bad Wannabe: Thinks that he's only one to push Ichigo to his breaking point and force him to break open the gates of Hell, when in actuality, he was just playing into Kokuto's Batman Gambit.
Bishounen: By far the most attractive Togabito amongst his team.
And with Kokuto's huge scar, I think it's safe to call him the most attractive Togabito of all.
Canon Immigrant: Shuren and his Togabito are the only movie characters to appear in both the manga and the anime (albiet in a Spin-off chapter/filler episode).
Disk One Final Boss: He's the villain for the first hour or so of the movie, then Kokuto quickly takes over the spot rather for the last act.
Missing Trailer Scene: Pretty much every trailer for the movie had him say "Welcome to Hell" as Ichigo and Co. arrive, slight problem with this, HE. DOES. NOT. SAY. IT. DESPITE. BEING. IN. EVERY. SINGLE. TRAILER. HE. DOES. NOT. SAY. IT. IN. THE. MOVIE. It's actually Kokuto who says it.
The Nameless: Variation. He doesn't reveal his name until about 50 minutes into the movie, which basically green-lit his death scene. Subverted if you read/watched the prologue (a special one-off chapter titled "Bleach imaginary 01 and Episode 299 of the anime).
The Faceless: Again, save for one moment where we see his eye and a lock of hair, we don't see his face until 50 minutes into the movie; again subverted if you read/watched the prologue.
No Kill Like Overkill: Ichigo takes him out by Hollowfying, slashing through his chest, and then while he's doing that, unleashing an absolutely massive Getsuga Tensho (it reaches from the ground up the top of Hell, i.e. the sky) that essentially drags him along as it goes. A minute or so later, you see it hit the edge of Hellin the background where it detonates, causing an explosion the size of a nuke.
Only Mostly Dead: He, along with all the other Togabito ramp this Up to Eleven. Killing him means squat as he'll just be reborn in a pool of lava in the bottom level of hell. The only way to kill him for good is to destroy his regenerating body before it's fully reformed, which Kokuto proceeded to do.
The Worf Barrage: The largest amount of damage his fire based attacks cause is ripping Ichigo's shirt. Then again, Shuren himself said that he wouldn't kill Ichigo with those fire blasts; it's subverted since it was his own decision not to make them as powerful.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Had he actually gone all-out from the start in that instance, he would've killed Ichigo. Since Shuren chose to dick around, Ichigo managed to outmaneuver him by their last bout.
Smug Snake: Boasts for the most part of the movie, has a brief five minute long fight with Ichigo, and gets defeated right after.
Spell My Name with an S: Recent pieces merchandise in Japan (Trading Cards, Posters, etc) have spelled his name as Syuren.
Kill It with Fire: Kokuto ultimately does him and Taikon in by throwing them into a pool of lava, Doubles as Hoist by His Own Petard as Kokuto uses Gonjo's own tentacles to do it..
Garogai
Voiced by: Keikō Sakai (JP)
A giant, extremely muscular Togabito with brown skin and a detachable arm.
The Brute: The largest, most muscular and physically strongest Togabito in Shuren's group.
Shaping Your Attacks: He absorbs incoming energy blasts with lips-shaped things. Then he can send the blasts back with a kiss-shaped attack that leaves a heart mark.
A Togabito with a giant black sword that assists in fighting Ichigo for the first part of the film, before losing his mask and getting forced back into Hell.
Blade on a Stick and BFS: Fights Ichigo with a massive halbeard with a rectangular blade.
Gonk: Despite being quite human-looking under the mask (unlike his colleagues), he's no looker.
Villain of the Wii fighting game Bleach: Shattered Blade. Sealed away within his sword due to his power, the shards of the titular shattered blade are inevitably collected over the course of the main story, and he must be defeated to end the chaos. In the DS strategy RPG Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, the battle in which he is sealed is shown in full, and it's revealed that the Kudo twins and Suzunami siblings played vital roles in his defeat.
Simple Staff: Despite the name his Zanpakuto is a skull-tipped cane rather than a scythe.
Seigen Suzunami
A Soul Reaper from the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. Captain of the 5th division before Urahara was kicked out of Soul Society, Seigen is convinced by his sister to adopt twin souls after he, Urahara, and Aizen save them from Hollows. However, after he and the Kudo twins try to stop Arturo from invading soul society, they mysteriously disappear and are not seen again for hundreds of years. He's fought by the main characters and also merge with giant Menos Grande to increase his power.
Characterization Marches On: Not his, but he couldn't have possibly been Fifth Squad captain during the same time Urahara was Squad 12 captain. Shinji was captain the entire time.
The main female protagonist of the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. After she and her twin brother were targeted by a gang of Hollows due to the rarity of twin souls, the kids were adopted by Seigen. Taking Urahara's advice, the twins decided to repay Seigen's kindness by becoming Soul Reapers and joining his unit. However, after trying to defeat Arturo, the Kudo twins and Seigen are sent into the future.If Matsuri is the main character, she awakens in Karakura town just in time to help Ichigo save Shiyo's life. Afterwards, she takes Shiyo to Soul Society, and soon discovers that Seigen and Fujimaru have also awoken. Unfortunately, they have sided with Aizen to seek vengeance for Soul Society being too weak and having to sacrifice Konoka in the Arturo fight.
Shapeshifter Weapon: In its basic form, Kotomaru looks like some sort of chinese halbeard. It can also take the form of a chakram and the one of a giant falchion, depending on your choice.
Tiger Versus Dragon: Her zanpakuto has a tiger related name while her brother has the dragon motif, so is a friendlier example.
Fujimaru Kudo
The main male protagonist of the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. If he's chosen as the star instead of his sister, he'll be the one that sides with Ichigo and the rest of Soul Society against Aizen.
Seigen Suzunami's older sister, who has mysterious healing abilities. After convincing Seigen to adopt the Kudo twins, she acts like a mother towards them. Unfortunately, she is also the only person in Soul Society capable of using an artifact that weakens Arturo's power, and it puts her life in grave danger.
Anti-Magic: The Shisui Mirror can suck spiritual energy, including the one of Arturo.
Heroic Sacrifice: Died when the Shisui Mirror absorbed her soul along with Arturo's powers. Her spirit is actually sealed inside Shiyo.
Shiyo
A spirit from Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. After Ichigo, Don Kanonji, and one of the Kudo twins save her from Hollows, it's revealed that she has amnesia. Additionally, unlike other spirits, she cannot be affected by Kanso, and must be escorted to Soul Society.
Koga KuchikiThe owner of the zanpakuto Muramasa. The son-in-law of Ginrei Kuchiki, AKA Byakuya's grandfather. Was very powerful and a great aid to the loyalists in a Soul Reaper rebellion, but some of the captains were afraid of him, so they framed him for murdering his own allies in order to get rid of Muramasa. He got back at them, eliminating any chance to prove his innocence. He went on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge and was eventually stopped by Yamamoto and Ginrei, at which point he was sealed.
A nameless arrancar woman who attacked Karakura town with a giant flying fortress made of Hollows, but was defeated by Chizuru Honsho in a .... comedic way. She appeared in another filler episode where she sends her minion Michel in Karakura Town.
