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A list of Sternritters - the most elite members of the Wandenreich - marked from B-M.

B - Jugram Haschwalth

Jugram "Jugo" Haschwalth

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"Lives that were saved by good fortune must be swept aside by equal ill fortune."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed sword / Freund Schild (Shield)

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: B - The Balance

Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara (JP), Robbie Daymond (EN)

Sternritter "B" of "The Balance". Yhwach's second-in-command and the Grand Master of the Sternritter. A quiet, dispassionate man, he's not spoiling for a fight but doesn't hesitate to kill or to provoke an enemy into attacking.

He wields a slender, cruciform sword. His ability is to redirect all fortune, good or bad. Opponents who experience good fortune will be afflicted with bad fortune, and if harm should come to Haschwalth, he can redirect any "bad fortune" away from him. His Freund Schild usually takes the brunt of the bad fortune, before Haschwalth redirects it away to repair his shield.

All There in the Manual: The manga ends with many aspects of Haschwalth's character and actions staying enigmatic. The novel Bleach: Cannot Fear Your Own World clears some of these up and elaborates on his last moments.
And There Was Much Rejoicing: It's implied that Haschwalth was less than sad over the demise of his uncle.
Antagonist Abilities: Haschwalth's Schrift is "The Balance", which means that he can immediately reverse any fortune or misfortune; as long as an ability doesn't One-Hit Kill him, any damage he takes will be reversed. It's also a Semantic Superpower, because Haschwalth can choose what he considers to be "fortune" or "misfortune", so he can carefully pick what events to reverse and which ones not to. No potential weaknesses in the ability are explored, because Haschwalth is eventually killed by Yhwach's Auswählen rather than any protagonist.
Ambiguous Situation: The exact circumstances surrounding his demise are quite iffy. While he was hit by the lights of the Auswählen, he avoided the same fate as Robert and Gerard. But unlike Bazz-B and NaNaNa, who suffered no ill effects beyond the loss of Vollständig, Haschwalth stated that he would die soon. Given how several of his statements contradict what actually happened, it is unknown if he actually lied to Uryu or not. It is thus unknown whether he died because of the Auswählen, him swapping his wounds with Uryu or a combination of the two.
Arrow Catch: A thousand years ago, Haschwalth and Bazz-B lost their homeland and families to Yhwach and train together to seek revenge. Once they meet Yhwach, Haschwalth switches sides and catches the arrow Bazz-B fires at Yhwach. A thousand years later, the pair fight over Yhwach again, and Haschwalth again catches Bazz-B's arrow in almost exactly the same stance.
Attack Backfire: The ability of his Schrift, The Balance, makes it so that any damage he takes is negated, while his opponents take damage for managing to hit him in the first place.
Awesomeness by Analysis: Sees how Nanao's "Quincy" barrier works, notes the hastiness of the spell while deducing correctly that she didn't share her invention with the other Shinigami and was about to adjust his power to shatter her barrier before being called away. He does all this in a matter of seconds.
Badass Boast:
- His first major introduction consisted of him saying, "Shiver in fear, Soul Reapers. The Sternritter have come to purge you."
- When Hubert comments that he can always kill Bazz-B for insubordination when Yhwach's not watching, Haschwalth states "I'm watching". Hubert backs down immediately.
Believing Their Own Lies: Following his fight with Bazz-B, Haschwalth convinced himself that he gladly threw Bazz-B away for more power from Yhwach. Though seeing the actual events of their fallout, how he still tried to keep his former friend from harm and how distraught over their broken relationship he really was, it's clear that the opposite is the case. Haschwalth realized this once Yhwach takes away his powers with the Auswählen.
The Bore: Bambietta notes in an omake that Haschwalth has a tendency to give very long and boring lectures. They are bad enough that the prospect that she is about to receive just another one, genuinely scares Bambietta.
Break Them by Talking: During the first invasion, Kajomaru was clearly afraid to oppose him so Haschwalth turned that fear back on him with a skillful analysis of Kajomaru's resolve.
Character Tics: Haschwalth holds his right arm whenever he is uncomfortable with a situation or sad.
Consummate Liar: In a stark contrast to Yhwach who only tells the truth, albeit by twisting it, Haschwalth lies several times throughout the final arc, albeit again by twisting it.
Creepy Uncle: As a parentless child, his sole caretaker was his uncle. He first meets Bazz-B while under a lot of pressure to hunt down a rabbit before he goes home to his uncle. His uncle catches up to him and addresses him in a very eerie and uncomfortably affectionate manner that instantly kills his enthusiasm over making a friend. When Yhwach culls the Quincy population of their homeland, it's implied that Haschwalth is not upset by his uncle's death.
Curb-Stomp Battle: When he and Bazz-B fight, he holds back throughout the entire fight. He easily dominates Bazz-B and brushes off every attack. The fight ends when he finally decides to effortlessly cut down Bazz-B.
The Comically Serious: Haschwalth is usually just The Stoic. But a New Year's omake turns him into this. He asks what an Otoshidama (the tradition of giving children money on New Year in Japan) is, voices his distaste and reeducation plan to prevent the spread of the tradition within the ranks of the Sternritter in the same serious manner as he does everything else.
Deal with the Devil: His words as he prepares to cut Uryu down after their fight suggest he views giving up his friendship with Bazz-B as this in order to obtain power from Yhwach.
Death by Irony: Invoked. Haschwalth constantly rants about how the Sternritter and the entire Quincy race should be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their grand emperor, Yhwach, without even batting an eyelash when Yhwach deliberately slaughters all the lower Sternritter in order to revive the Schutzstaffel. Once he decides to act against Yhwach's orders he sees being targetted by the Auswählen as the only fitting fate.
The Dragon: He’s Yhwach’s second-in-command and advisor. Whenever the Sternritter are shown as a group, he is at the head of the formation, commanding. He accompanies Yhwach almost everywhere and seems to be one of the few to hear his orders directly from the Emperor himself. Bazz-B claims no Sternritter would "bat an eyelash" should Haschwalth be announced Yhwach's successor, and his title is "Grand Master" of the Sternritter. As it is later revealed, Haschwalth was deliberately selected by Yhwach to be his "other half" due to Haschwalth being one of the only Quincies with the power to share spiritual power, just like Yhwach himself. Whenever Yhwach sleeps, he swaps his powers with Haschwalth who temporarily takes charge of the Wandenreich. He is one of the last enemies that the heroes fight before the final confrontation with Yhwach.
Don't You Dare Pity Me!: He berates Uryu, who he'd been curb-stomping and was about to kill, for giving him a sympathetic look after Yhwach decides that the Sternritter are no longer necessary and uses Auswählen on him, leaving him on death's door. He claims that it is an honor that Yhwach found his power fitting to steal, but not Uryu's.
Enigmatic Minion: His poker face makes it hard to read his intentions. He gave Kajomaru a breaking speech before killing him without any flicker of expression. During Yhwach's clash with Ichigo, he shows concern for Ichigo after Yhwach stabs him in the neck. The Sternritter think Haschwalth is Yhwach's rightful successor but he's unconcerned by their mutterings. It's strongly implied that he is both sympathetic and frustrated with Uryu, but it doesn't affect his loyalty to Yhwach. A thousand years ago, Haschwalth and Bazz-B lose their homeland and families to Yhwach and Bazz-B believes they're training together to seek revenge. Haschwalth's motive is ambiguous, he switches sides the moment they first meet Yhwach, and he never explains why to Bazz-B. Despite that betrayal, there are signs he's been protecting Bazz-B over the years without Bazz-B's awareness. This continues even after his death, where several Quincy outright refer to him as an enigma and wonder just what his true intentions were and what was going inside his head.
Exotic Eye Designs: When Yhwach sleeps and his powers swap with Haschwalth, he gains the former's multi-irised eyes that signifies his possession of The Almighty.
Foil: Serves as one to Uryu. Both were seen as talentless Quincy by others, lived in an estranged family situation and used to have no friends. But their decisions in life would mirror each other. After Haschwalth met Bazz-B, the two would quickly become best friends. After Yhwach burned down their homes, Haschwalth would follow Bazz-B on his quest for vengeance against Yhwach, even though he didn't really have a grudge against him personally, simply because Bazz-B was his friend. Haschwalth would later betray his friend and abandon him for his own beliefs. Uryu on the other hand was, at first, hell bent on righting the wrongs committed against his grandfather and, at first, a rather aloof ally. But his friendship with Ichigo made him abandon this mindset. By the time the final arc started, Uryu didn't care about right and wrong, but only the safety of his friends. Fittingly, Uryu's Schrift is the Antithesis.
Full-Name Ultimatum: During his fight with Bazz-B, Haschwalth repeatedly demands Bazz-B to stop fighting, eventually yelling out his full name before cutting him down.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: After seeing the future, Haschwalth makes the decision to help several of his enemies and manipulates Yhwach's future vision in a crucial way. Despite this he is still fighting for Yhwach's side and actively hinders the process of his enemies.
Heel Realization: Downplayed. While he still believed in Yhwach's cause, he definitely regretted abandoning and betraying his friend Bazz-B.
Heroic Sacrifice: From the perspective of the Quincy, Haschwalth is remembered as a hero who cast away his own life to ensure the survival and future of the Quincy race.
A Hero to His Hometown: The Shinigami may see him as an invading enemy, but for the Quincy, he is nothing but a wise and selfless man.
In-Series Nickname: Bazz-B is the only one who calls him "Jugo", due to their long history together.
Irony: He gets angered at Uryu proclaiming he'll keep the powers Yhwach gave him and not give up anything, especially his friends, in exchange. Haschwalth gives a rant about why this is impossible as he prepares to kill him, only to have his powers taken away by Yhwach's last Auswählen while Uryu's remain.
Left for Dead: A self-invoked example. After seeing the future Haschwalth makes the decision to evacuate every Quincy and ensure their survival. Every Quincy outside the higher ranks that is. Despite knowing that Yhwach will sacrifice his elite Sternritter, he makes no effort to warn or evacuate them or even himself.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Haschwalth is a tall young man with a slim build and long blonde hair that descends past his shoulders.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Haschwalth's Freund Schild serves as a sturdy, perfectly serviceable shield when he's not using it to reflect misfortune upon his opponents. In the anime adaptation, it can even block attacks from Tenjiro's Kinpika; once Tenjiro deprives Haschwalth of his shield, the fight doesn't last long.
Manipulative Bastard: He tries to set up Uryu to fight against Ichigo, to prove his loyalty to the Wandenreich. It doesn't even remotely work, though he claims he already saw Uryu's betrayal through The Almighty. He later is able to use his connection with Yhwach and status as an Enigmatic Minion to orchestrate the downfall of Yhwach.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: Should Jugram truly fight or carry out orders outside of battle given by His Majesty, Yhwach, Jugram will waste time on neither sarcastic wit nor trash talking. When he faces Bazz-B on Wahrwelt, he does not give him any chances to damage him and severely damage him with each slash from his sword. When he learns that Uryu was intentionally betraying him and the Schutzstaffel, and attempting to destroy Wahrwelt, he immediately attempts to kill him. As soon as he finds out Uryu's Schrift, he prevents Uryu from running by returning all the damage he received and attempt to finish him off when he is too injured to move.
No-Sell: As a child, Haschwalth was completely unaffected by Yhwach's great Reiatsu, and when he fights Bazz-B, there's nothing Bazz-B can throw at him that hurts him in any way.
Not Himself: Uryu notes that Haschwalth's behavior changes at night. Haschwalth confirmed that he dons the mask of the ruler at night, while Yhwach would don the mask of the father. After Haschwalth traded powers with Yhwach for the duration of the night, his behavior was more similar to Yhwach's than his own. As it turns out, some of it was an act in order to test Uryuu.
Not So Stoic: He appears aloof and solemn, but when "Yhwach" fights Yamamoto, Haschwalth regularly cries out his concern. When Yhwach stabs Ichigo to kidnap him to Silburn, Haschwalth looks so sad that Yhwach addresses his reaction directly. Bazz-B's determination to fight Haschwalth eventually causes Haschwalth to scream at him to stop. After being forced to fell Bazz-B, Yhwach swaps powers with Haschwalth and he confronts Uryu, maniacally accusing him of treason and setting him up to fight Ichigo. The cracks in his disposition show up even earlier than this: During Zaraki's battle against Gremmy, the latter decides to drop an asteroid on everyone. This was the first time Haschwalth genuinely panicked and quickly scrambled the Soldat to protect Yhwach.
Only Six Faces: Give Haschwalth a haircut, a pair of glasses, and some "Uryu what the hell are you even doing" lines under his eyes, and he could be Ryuken's twin. By the time Yhwach's sending Uryu on solo missions, Haschwalth's even starting to develop the same "Oh, Crap! I can't control him" expression.
Parental Abandonment: Haschwalth lost his parents at a young very young age, and was left in the care of a Creepy Uncle, though the reasons have not been specified.
Playing Both Sides: As a result of him being on the Heel–Face Revolving Door Haschwalths ends up helping his allies and enemies alike.
Power Nullifier: Yhwach claims Haschwalth possesses the same ability as himself, to share spiritual power, which is why he cannot absorb Reishi to make himself more powerful. Yhwach adds that, unlike himself, Hashwalth cannot take back the power he shares. The first "give and take" example that Haschwalth displays occurs when he shuts off Cang Du's special ability before killing him. The confrontation occurs after night falls and Haschwalth takes on Yhwach's abilities at night.
Prescience Is Predictable: Or rather horrible. Once Haschwalth gains the ability to see the future, he notes how the ability to do so is a cruel power indeed.
Psychotic Smirk: Sports several ones during his brief stint as the acting emperor.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: He is capable of standing in the presence of Yamamoto's Bankai without flinching and effortlessly cuts Ichigo's Bankai in half. He can instantly negate Cang Du's ability and kill him in a single strike, and is the only Quincy not cowering in fear at Yhwach's new form after absorbing the Soul King. When he fights Bazz-B, Bazz-B uses all of his abilities against Haschwalth but can barely scratch him, while he carves off Bazz-B's right hand and leaves him for dead without using any special abilities.
Redemption Equals Death: Even to the bitter end, he displays absolute loyalty to Yhwach. That said, in his last dying moments, Haschwalth offers to transfer all of Ishida's wounds onto himself so that, at the very least, he can protect his friends. It's his own way of coming to terms with not being able to protect his one and only friend, Bazz-B. This later turns out to be invoked, as the novel Bleach: Cannot Fear Your Own World reveals that being struck by the Auswählen is the only fitting fate for having acted against Yhwach.
Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: An invoked example. He makes the decision to betray Yhwach and play both sides, a decision that leads to Yhwach's end. As thus he believes that Yhwach stripping him of his power, thus killing him in the process, is the only acceptable fate for him.
Riddle for the Ages: Just what did he see when he caught a glimpse of the future? After seeing the future, Haschwalth describes the ability as a cruel power and despite being 100% to Yhwach just moments ago, Haschwalth immediately makes the decision to hinder his plans, orchestrate the events of his downfall and save several enemies. He is still a devout follower of Yhwach despite this and claims that all his actions are to ensure the future of the Quincy. The only confirmed things were that he saw his and Yhwach's own death, but it is strongly implied that these two events were not what he described as cruel and what caused his change in behavior. With his and Yhwach's death, the vision he saw may forever remain a mystery, leaving characters in- and out-of-universe guessing.
Save the Villain: From his perspective the Quincy who decided to betray Yhwach, have all become enemies. Despite this he makes the decision to order the evacuation of every Quincy outside the Schutzstaffel, renegade Quincy included, just to ensure the future of the Quincy race.
Secret Test of Character: Haschwalth believes that Uryu is one for him set by Yhwach to test his convictions and thus in a roundabout way he acts as one himself to test Uryu's convictions.
Seers: He and Yhwach are supposedly two halves of the same coin. So when Yhwach falls asleep, their powers are swapped with each other's. Through this, Haschwalth gains The Almighty, which allows him to see into the future. Haschwalth considers the power to see into the future to be a cruel and horrifying ability.
Sliding Scale of Free Will vs. Fate: Depending on the situation and especially during the final stages of the final arc, Haschwalth manages to wander through all stages. Most of the time he is The Fatalist, believing that one is unable to change the future in the grand scheme of things. He equals Yhwach, who has the ability to change the future with fate and while one can change ones own fate, against Yhwach, who can change the future, everything is futile. After Haschwalth saw the future, he takes every measure in order to ensure the survival of the Quincy race, implying that he changed the future. He furthermore decides to take fate by his own hands and decide on his own free will what the future will be, by making sure the future he saw will come true. After the war is over, Haschwalth's aide notes that Haschwalth had the ability to avert his and Yhwach's fates and that he could have changed the future, but chose to walk the path of his own free will. Haschwalth was aware that choosing free will would lead to his fate. In the end he decides to Screw Destiny by invoking You Can't Fight Fate.
Spell My Name With An S: When his name was revealed, there was a debate within the fandom whether the correct spelling was "Haschwald" or "Hashvald". However, in true Kubo fashion, it turned out to be neither of them and actually "Haschwalth".
The Stoic: Haschwalth has a perpetual aloof and solemn expression on his face that make him appear to be stoic and emotionless, and is by far the calmest amongst the Sternritter. He doesn't react when he kills either Soul Reapers or Quincies, and is the only one of the remaining Sternritters who doesn't visibly react to Yhwach's new form, whilst the others are reeling in shock and horror.
Super-Empowering: Just like Yhwach, Haschwalth is one of the only Quincies in existence that has the ability to impart spiritual power to others. Such a Quincy is said to be born every 200 years. Unlike other Quincies, Hashwalth cannot absorb Reishi; instead he gives it to others. Simply by being in another Quincy's presence, Haschwalth can greatly augment their power. He was able amplify Bazz-B's powers, causing him to develop his skills at an alarming rate. Because he is the only other Quincy with this power, Yhwach considers him his "other half".
Thwarted Coup de Grâce: After a largely one-sided battle with Uryu, he prepares to kill the latter for valuing his friends over Yhwach... only for that same Yhwach to use Auswählen on him and the remaining Sternritter.
Unreliable Expositor: Several statements he told Uryu would later be contradicted by what actually happened. He told for example that he saw how Ichigo and his friends would all perish, when in fact he saw Ichigo killing Yhwach or that he had destroyed all the sun gates scattered throughout Wahrwelt, when in fact Ryuken and Isshin were able to use one to infiltrate the castle. How much of this was in order to demoralize Uryu, how much Haschwalth's own ignorance and how much lies he told himself is thus unknown. While some of what he said could be due to having seen a Bad Future, Kubo having to close the series out quicker than intended seemingly is the cause of it.
Villain's Dying Grace: After Yhwach's Auswählen leaves him on death's door, he offers to take Uryu's wounds upon himself, respecting Uryu's conviction even though he notes there's no guarantee it'll mean anything in the long run.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Haschwalth's main concern are the survival of the Quincy race and gaining access to the lost paradise of the Quincy. For this he is willing to commit even genocide and sacrifice his own followers and friends. What pushes him out of Knight Templar territory unlike with Yhwach, is that it is unanimously agreed that his actions in the end truly ensured the survival and prosperity of the Quincy race, while Yhwach was primarily concerned with gaining immortality for himself. Haschwalth makes it clear that, on some level, he doesn't like what he is doing, but feels it is the best thing he can do to ensure the survival of his people.
We Used to Be Friends: Haschwalth and Bazz-B met as young children and spent every day together for five years training to become strong enough to join Yhwach's army. Yhwach put a wedge in their relationship by favouring the apparently talentless Haschwalth over the very talented Bazz-B, leaving Bazz-B determined to defeat Haschwalth if he had to. Eventually, Haschwalth cemented his loyalty to Yhwach by defeating Bazz-B and leaving him for dead. However, the badge Bazz-B gave Haschwalth in childhood had also secretly been carried by Haschwalth all those years, attached to the hilt of his sword. Even when Haschwalth ultimately cut Bazz-B down, a part of him still held on to it, as evidenced by how his sword hilt still had the button Bazz-B gave him embedded into the grip.
What Is This Feeling?: Whenever Haschwalth has to think about Uryu, he according to himself becomes overwhelmed by emotions that he has not experienced before. These new feelings are the main catalyst for his animosity with Uryu and why he is focused by him and why he among other things has to give his life and power for Yhwach's sake.
Winds of Destiny, Change!: His Schrift, 'The Balance', allows Haschwalth to balance out the luck of himself and his opponents, so any lucky shots his opponents get are instead balanced between them, causing them injuries even if they were never hit in the first place. Furthermore, his shield, Freund Schild, absorbs any misfortune that might befall him, so any damage Haschwalth does take is immediately transferred to the shield. His opponent then suffers that damage, too.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Haschwalth invokes this on Sternritter who he deems have failed the Wandenreich, executing them in Yhwach's name. Haschwalth himself is caught by Yhwach's Auswählen just as he's about to kill Uryu, his master having deemed the remaining elite Sternritter unnecessary after stealing Ichigo's powers.

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D - Askin Nakk Le Vaar (Ṧ)

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E - Bambietta Basterbine

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F - Äs Nödt

Äs Nödt

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^Vollständig

"True fear is without reason. It is not an emotion, but an instinct. True fear occurs without reason, without bounds. It is like a swarm of insects crawling up the body. We cannot escape from our instincts."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed spikes

Vollständig: Tatar Foras

Schrift: F - The Fear

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (JP), Elijah Ungvary (EN)

Sternritter "F" of "The Fear" (stated by the author), who uses levitating spikes to subdue his opponents before massacring them. An intimidating force, he uses words as a weapon to reinforce his ability to disparage his opponents in the worst possible way.

He can manifest his Heilig Pfeils as hovering thorns capable of conveying his power. The Fear manifests as a black liquid capable of seeping through any material, and locks his opponents into their own worst memories until they die of fright. His Vollständig, Tatar Foras, transforms him into an abomination worthy of Lovecraftian lore, and fittingly amplifies his fear-based powers. Anybody looking into Äs Nödt's eyes will be instantly stuck into a nightmare and, as he's capable of surrounding his opponents with thousands of eyes, they're almost impossible to avoid.

Alas, Poor Villain: During Äs Nödt's final moments, a flashback reveals that before he met Yhwach, he was but an ill bedridden man, barely able to breathe and fearfully awaiting his death while simultaneously proclaiming how he hates living like that. When Rukia finally slays him with her Bankai, his last thoughts are filled with this old fear.
Antagonist Abilities: Äs Nödt is able to induce paralyzing degrees of fear in his opponents, which leaves them unable to fight back and can easily traumatize them for life. Even people who have dedicated themselves to a life of selfless combat and self-sacrifice are not immune because even they have something they fear. This allows Äs Nödt to curbstomp even powerful opponents like Byakuya.
Attack! Attack! Attack!: When he suddenly and inexplicably jump-rushed Yamamoto, it quickly ended badly for him. Lucky for him, Bazz-B spared him a fiery death.
Ax-Crazy: He acts with an aloof behavior, but underneath is an arrogant sadist. His second appearance, fighting against Rukia, has him repeatedly ranting about how he wants the now-returned Bankai he stole back, declaring it as his own. He also takes delight in his ability to induce fear in his foes, laughing menacingly while doing so.
Black Eyes of Evil: His eyes are shapeless pools of nothingness. Occasionally, the white of an eye can be seen, but all it does is make the blackness of the eyes look even creepier.
Body Horror: On top of having a lipless face, he bears a Wandenreich emblem right beneath his left eyeball, and his Vollständig has stitches running down the front of his body, making it hard to distinguish his clothes from his actual skin, much like Ulquiorra's first Resurreccion. Once Byakuya makes his comeback and negates his Vollständig powers with just Senbonzakura's Shikai, Äs' stitched body splits apart to create a giant version of himself, with the original body becoming a husk hung around the giant's mouth.
Break Them by Talking: Äs tends to go on long tangents about the concept of primal fear in the middle of his fights. It's not for the sake of bragging, though; the talking gives his power time to take effect just in case his target isn't immediately overwhelmed. Byakuya experiences this firsthand.
Clipped-Wing Angel: When he transforms into his giant form, he doesn't get to do anything before Rukia kills him with her Bankai.
The Coats Are Off: Takes off his coat right before engaging Rukia in a fight.
Creepy Monotone: He usually speaks in a low monotone to enphasize his creepiness and how he's characterized by fear.
Curb-Stomp Battle: After inducing limitless fear in Byakuya, he uses the opportunity to deliver a very effective speech on fear and then proceeds to utterly thrash the captain with his own Bankai.
Custom Uniform: Äs Nödt's significantly differs from the other Sternritter, as it is longer and has more buttons than usual.
Deadly Gaze: In Vollständig, his Fear ability is amplified to the point he can induce fear just through eye contact.
Emotion Bomb: His Reishi thorns inject his opponents with The Fear, and in fact kill them from the overwhelming frenzy of terror they're whipped into. Not even the calm and collected Byakuya was immune.
Evil Sounds Deep: His dialogue is written with an extremely thick font, giving off a vibe that's as creepy as everything else about him. His voice in the anime follows suit, emphasizing the absolute horror he embodies.
Facial Horror: He doesn't have lips underneath his mask, exposing his teeth and gums.
Fate Worse than Death: He threatens to inflict one on Byakuya after the latter No Sells his Vollständig abilities with just his Shikai.
Flechette Storm: He gives Senbonzakura a vicious edge that had never before been seen in the story. And used it to make a rag doll out of Byakuya, as a final assault after having mentally wrecked one of the most level-headed captains in the story.
Flies Equals Evil: The horrifying nature of the Fear is often symbolized through flies or moths.
Holy Halo: His Vollstandig sports not only the one on his head, but also two on his back, where his wings would be.
I Was Quite a Looker: Despite being sickly and on his deathbed, we see in a flashback that Äs Nödt used to be a normal-looking guy with lips and eyebrows before Yhwach came to him to give him power.
Kill It with Ice: How Rukia initially takes him by surprise, forcing him to activate his Vollständig. Then again when her Bankai finally kills him.
Lean and Mean: While not to the same extent as NaNaNa, he's still quite emaciated, to the point that we can see the outlines of his ribs when he is in Vollständig form.
Literally Shattered Lives: How he is killed. His giant form is frozen and shattered by Rukia's Bankai.
Logical Weakness: His fear-inducing abilities rely on causing the users senses to go out of whack with irrational fear. As Rukia demonstrates when she fights him, if said person either lacks emotions for some reason, or is technically dead, the ability cannot work.
Madness Mantra:
- Gives a fairly disturbing one upon meeting Rukia after Byakuya regains his Bankai.
Äs Nödt: I am... Lonely... Lonely... Lonely. Lonely. Lonely. I'm really lonely. Where is... my Senbonzakura?
- Once Byakuya gains the upper hand against his Vollstandig, he starts hysterically ranting "I won't kill you!" over and over before promising him a Fate Worse than Death.
Mind Rape: Äs Nödt's ability to induce fear can make the target go through incredibly unpleasant hallucinations.
- When fighting him, Byakuya attempts to encourage himself by envisioning Rukia's smiling face to remind himself of what he is fighting for, but Äs causes Byakuya to instead see Rukia's face melting and falling apart, allowing Äs the chance to demolish him with his own Bankai.
- When fighting Rukia, he causes her to see his fear toxin — envisioned as black ooze with hand-shaped tendrils — busting out of her eyes and mouth, flowing down her naked body until it's completely covered. While she withstands this by freezing herself, his Vollständig overwhelms her and causes her to have the same hallucination of flies crawling all over her body as Byakuya.
Monstrous Humanoid: Vollständig dehumanises his appearance◊. His face becomes deformed, almost skeletal, and blood flows from his pupilless eyes. The upper half of his body is naked and heavily emphasizes his ribcage. Cancerous-looking flesh bursts from his torso before receding into a stitched scar that travels from his throat right down his torso and down the robe that covers his body. His naked upper body and the flowing robe covering the lower half of his body appear to be a single unit as if the robe is made from his very skin. The Quincy halo surrounding his head like a crown of thorns serves to make him look particularly unholy.
Mortality Phobia: As his final monologue reveals, Äs Nödt is deeply afraid of death, though he initially denied this. He furthermore assumes that this is the case for everyone and basis his Fear ability on this. Byakuya later speculates that his final transformation is a representation of Äs Nödt's fear.
Nightmare Face: He has no lips under his mask, leaving his teeth on full display. It gets worse when he activates his Vollständig, his eyes rolling back and dripping with Tears of Blood.
Not Quite Dead: Rukia appears to win her fight with him by freezing him to absolute zero. Thinking she's won the fight, she brings herself out of her Shikai power; however, he manages to break out of the ice and enters Vollständig to regain the advantage in battle.
One-Winged Angel: By rolling back his left eye, he activates his Quincy: Vollständig. His Vollständig, Tatar Foras, gives him Facial Markings, an emaciated upper body, and stitches running down his front. Taken one step further in the following chapter by transforming into a giant, grotesquely deformed version of himself.
Primal Fear: The point of Äs Nödt's power isn't about fear you can rationalize. It's about fear that goes to the very core of what it means to be alive. It's the kind of fear that runs solely on instinct and, as a result, it cannot be rationalized and therefore cannot be fought. In short, he weaponizes fear into an Emotion Bomb that instantly "nukes" the victim. Äs Nödt was impressed by how well Byakuya resisted it, and even Byakuya succumbed.
Religious Bruiser: Äs Nödt is a Captain-level fighter and one of the few religious people in Bleach. He used to think a lot about the afterlife in the past and the possibility and fear of ending in Hell after death is one of his core motivations.
Spikes of Villainy: His mask has a row of vertically aligned spikes. They appear to be where his arrows are fired from. Later appearances has him wear gauntlets that also sport some.
Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl: Downplayed. He's not a ghost, but Äs Nödt himself fits the general appearance associated with one - including the generally white appearances, the long hair, the rather feminine face, and is one of the most disturbing characters in the series. His grotesque giant One-Winged Angel form is even evocative of Oiwa from Yotsuya Kaidan.
Suddenly Shouting: In the anime, he loses it after Rukia thinks she's made him feel fear with her Shikai.
The only thing I fear... is being REBUKED BY HIS MAJESTY!
Supernatural Fear Inducer: His Schrift is called 'The Fear'. It allows him to induce intense fear into his enemies' hearts. He uses it by manifesting his power as a black liquid in his Reishi thorns, which inject The Fear into anyone who is struck by them. Once injected, the victim will experience deep-seated fear towards Äs, start to doubt themselves, stop thinking rationally and start panicing, and suffer hallucinations of their worst fear. The Fear is so potent that it will weaker targets to die from the overwhelming fear, but more strong-willed targets such as Byakuya are more resistant, though Äs believes that all will succumb to it eventually. In his Vollständig, The Fear is amplified to the point that he only needs to rely on eye contact for it to take effect.
Tears of Blood: After activating his Vollständig, trails of blood start running down his eyes.
The Unsmile: He makes a spectacular one upon stealing Byakuya's Bankai. And again when he fights Rukia.
This Cannot Be!: He reacts with calm disbelief when Rukia claims that she can No-Sell "Fear", since "Fear" goes beyond reason and strikes at the core of all living things. Rukia reveals that she technically isn't alive at the moment thanks to her Shikai's power.
Token Religious Teammate: Äs is implied to be either Christian or Catholic, as shown by the German copy of the Holy Bible on his bedside, along with his lamentations on whether he will end up in Heaven or Hell. He also has a few religious motifs; he’s often seen striking a Jesus pose, and his Vollständig form resembles that of a biblically accurate angel, right down to the halo of thorns and multiple eyes. His long speeches on the nature of fear are also reminiscent of a preacher holding a sermon.
Troll: Äs has a rather twisted sense of humor. He mocks Byakuya's evisceration from his own Bankai by asking if his previous impaling of Byakuya has caused the captain to lose weight.
Unblockable Attack:
- His Fear thorns can pass through any obstacle, even a wall of ice. The only defense is to dodge them or to be immune.
- His Vollständig, Tartar Foras, induces fear via the optic nerves, so the only defense is to never look upon him.
Unusual Eyebrows: In addition to his creepy eyes, he has absolutely no eyebrows at all.
Villainous Breakdown: He completely loses his temper and threatens to inflict Byakuya with a Fate Worse than Death instead of merely killing him when Byakuya defeats Tartar Foras with only his Shikai instead of his Bankai.
The Walls Have Eyes: Part of his Vollständig's ability, to assure he can induce fear into his opponent through eye contact.
"What Do They Fear?" Episode: It's revealed that, above all else, he dreads the idea of being punished by Yhwach, which inevitably means getting killed by him given the latter's attitude and plan.

G - Liltotto Lamperd

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H - Bazzard Black

Bazzard "Bazz-B" Black

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bazz_b_66001.png

^Vollständig

"If you've got no problem with some dude coming out of nowhere and taking what ought to be yours, then I'll go and take it for myself!"

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed crossbow

Vollständig: Unnamed

Schrift: H - The Heat

Voiced by: Yuki Ono (JP), Xander Mobus (EN)

Sternritter "H" of "The Heat". A passionate man with a fierce temper and a cocky attitude, he's not afraid to speak his mind, even to those with established authority.

He primarily fights through various forms of the "Burner Finger" technique, by focusing spirit particles and energy around him as flames. He also possesses a Quincy Cross that manifests as a pistol-crossbow.

Adaptation Dye-Job: In the digital colored scans, his hair is portrayed as pink. However, the cover of chapter 640 gives him bright red hair instead.
An Arm and a Leg: When he attempts to use Burner Finger 4 on Haschwalth, his right arm gets chopped off with the attack still active.
Animal Motifs: He is often compared to a bird of prey and slightly resembles one. He is even named after the buzzard, a bird of prey.
All for Nothing: Bazz-B vowed that he and Haschwalth would become the strongest Quincies. When his family was killed by Yhwach, he vowed to avenge them. He is defeated by Haschwalth without ever having succeeded in either avenging his family or becoming the strongest Quincy.
Apologetic Attacker: He takes out four of the top seats of the Third Division brutally. Then he pulls off his hood and apologizes, stating his orders are to kill them all.
Berserk Button: Talk shit about him all you want, but do not insult his mohawk. He almost thought he found a kindred spirit in Renji since he found his eyebrows to be awesome, until the latter made fun of his hair.
Best Served Cold: Yhwach burned down his home and killed his family. He trained to become strong enough to earn Yhwach's trust so that he could eventually get close enough to Yhwach to kill him.
Birds of a Feather: He gets along with Renji pretty well, not surprisingly, since they are both rebellious, hot-headed punks with a backstory of a friend leaving them.
Blue Blood: Bazz-B used to be the son of Quincy nobles, which alongside his talent made him believe to be a prodigy.
Calling Your Attacks: One of the few Quincies who do that, not that he has to worry about it backfiring.
Character Development: Most notably in his behavior around Yhwach. Bazz-B initially joined the Wandenreich in order to kill him to avenge his family. But come present time and his plans had changed. When the Wandenreich invaded for the first time, he even admitted that he was just following orders. While he has no problems speaking against Yhwach or questioning his decisions, it is quite a far cry from his desire to kill him 1000 years ago. Bazz-B was genuinely surprised that Yhwach would perform the Auswählen upon the Sternritter. When he decides to kill Yhwach out of revenge, it is not for what he did to his family, but for performing the Auswählen and killing the Sternritter. Something happened during the first war 1000 years ago that made Bazz-B abandon his plans and become more loyal. And while they didn't exactly repair their friendship, Bazz-B was rather civil with Haschwalth and called him Jugo again.
The Coats Are Off: He takes off his coat after it is ruined by Hitsugaya. Once it's off his back, while he indicates that he's not going to go all out, he becomes significantly more dangerous and the fight takes a very grim turn as a result.
Curb-Stomp Battle: In less than a minute, he demolishes Kira's torso and arm, slams Katakura and Gori's heads to the ground, and cuts Togakushi down after appearing behind him.
Deadpan Snarker: Bazz-B is quite sarcastic. He tells Captain Hitsugaya that he believes the two of them would be a "good match" because his fire will melt his ice. He gets a kick out of addressing how Cang Du lost to Hitsugaya after saying he was gonna beat the kid.
Delinquent Hair: Bazz-B keeps his red hair in a long mohawk, adding to his skinhead-like look. After the first attack on Seireitei, his Mohawk was damaged and is now more unkempt and slightly damaged.
Did You Actually Believe...?: When Yhwach chooses Haschwalth over Bazz-B, Haschwalth suggests Yhwach's chosen the wrong child. Yhwach asks Bazz-B if he really believed that his powers were swelling through personal talent and "genius". Yhwach claims that Bazz-B is impotent, his power boosted solely because Haschwalth gave him power.
"You, the red-haired boy over there, tell me... I'm sure you felt your own powers swelling daily, just by being in this young man's presence. Did you... really believe this was due to your own prowess and abilities? You ought to be kneeling before this kind soul... this prodigy who fostered and nurtured the impotent you.
Enemy Mine: When Renji and Rukia get angry at Uryu for joining the Wandenreich, he admits the Sternritter are angry too and offers to help them kill him. Renji and Rukia aren't impressed. Later, he, along with the other survivors of Yhwach's Auswählen, agrees to a temporary alliance with the Soul Reapers in order to kill their former Emperor.
Evil Counterpart: While evil is a stretch, Bazz-B's relationship and backstory with Yhwach and Haschwalth mirrors the one Renji has with Rukia and Byakuya. Bazz-B is what Renji could have been, if Rukia were adopted by someone like Aizen instead of Byakuya. They even have rather similar personalities and tastes in fashion - or rather, Bazz-B thought they did until Renji pushed his Berserk Button.
Fiery Redhead: Technically Fiery Pinkhead, but he still checks all the boxes: Warm-colored hair, fire-based abilities, fierce temper, and a Hot-Blooded disposition.
Finger Poke of Doom: He uses fire-based attacks by pointing fingers at the enemy; the number of fingers he uses determines both the type of technique and the strength of his attack. Burner Finger 1 shoots a single beam of flame from his index finger. Burner Finger 2 performs a searing slash attack with his index and middle finger. Burner Finger 3 summons lava from his index, middle and ring fingers that can reduce men to bones in seconds. Burner Finger 4 uses everything but his thumb to create a giant flaming sword. Burning Full Fingers uses all five fingers to create a massive tornado of fire that incinerates everything in his path.
Finishing Stomp: He killed a downed Soul Reaper by crushing his skull under his boot.
Flaming Sword: Pointing all of his fingers except his thumb forward, Bazz-B generates Burner Finger 4, a large sword out of fire with an elongated crossguard attached to his hand, which creates a massive explosion when swung. It also proves sharp enough to slice through buildings with ease.
Foreshadowing: When Rukia and Renji find out that Uryuu was with Yhwach, Bazz-B asks if they don't like that their friend became an enemy. This would foreshadow Bazz-B's own relationship with Haschwalth later.
Friendly Enemy: While fighting Renji and Rukia he apparently got chummy enough with them that they are on a first-name basis afterwards. Renji was notably worried about him when Bazz-B got hit by the Auswählen. When he and the left behind Sternritter team up with the Shinigami they again interact with Renji and Rukia the most.
Graceful Loser: After his defeat against Haschwalth he admits that losing against him doesn't feel as bad as he thought.
Green-Eyed Monster: One of the reasons for his fallout with Haschwalth was Bazz-B's inability to accept that Haschwalth was chosen into Yhwach's inner circle instead of him and that Haschwalth was the true prodigy.
Heel–Face Turn: He joins the Soul Reapers up to the Royal Palace in order to defeat Yhwach, but only up to getting there in the first place. Once he, Liltotto, and Giselle are there, they quickly break off to attack Yhwach and Haschwalth on their own.
Hot-Blooded: Bazz-B is a hot-headed, harsh young man. He's not afraid to speak out against something troubling him, even if it defies authority to do so. He's normally quite calm, but when his temper's taken a hit, he'll turn very emotional, and it damn-near got him killed several times over.
House Fire: Thanks to Yhwach, Bazz-B had the pleasure of watching his family and residence burn.
Irony: His entire life is haunted by a series of these. As a child he was hailed as a genius, while Haschwalth was seen as talentless. Many years later it turns out that Haschwalth is a special Quincy with the ability to give powers, while Bazz-B's progress was only thanks to Haschwalth. Bazz-B's entire life was ruined through a fire. His Schrift would later end up fire-based. Haschwalth would eventually betray Bazz-B for Yhwach and become his right-hand man, something Bazz-B originally planned for himself. When he decides to fight Haschwalth in Wahrwelt, Haschwalth would defeat him with the very swordsman skills he learned and improved so hard for Bazz-B's sake. After Cang Du was defeated by Hitsugaya, Bazz-B would taunt him, that, even though Cang Du insisted on taking the fight, he still lost. What were Liltotto's words after Bazz-B lost against Haschwalth?
I Shall Taunt You: Chastises Cang Du for losing to Hitsugaya after he insisted on being the one to fight him.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Hitsugaya's new attack is used to pierce through Bazz-B's body and flatten him into a wall. Bazz-B makes a big show of how it only succeeds in ruining his coat.
Jerkass: Bazz-B isn't exactly the friendliest or nicest guy around. He's a Hot-Blooded individual who regularly picks fights with his own comrades, is openly violent at numerous points, and in battle against the Soul Reapers is a ruthless, and oftentimes cruel and taunting individual. He is also willing to shoot his own allies down if it means he can get ahead in the game.
Just Following Orders: He states the reason he's killing Soul Reapers is that the order he received was to kill them all.
Kill Steal: He claims his motive for shooting down Candice and her group is because a latecomer to battle has the right to steal their prey for himself. However, he complained about Cang Du doing this to him and isn't pleased when other Sternritter turn this logic on him.
Leeroy Jenkins: His response to Haschwalth not being chosen as the Emperor's successor is to angrily storm towards Yhwach's throne room without much of a second thought. Haschwalth stops him... only for Bazz-B to (attempt to) lash out at him after figuring that Haschwalth was too submissive to Yhwach.
Magma Man: By pointing three of his fingers, Bazz-B creates Burner Finger 3 which upgrades The Heat from a fire stream to lava that can melt anything.
Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: After surviving Yhwach's Auswählen, Bazz-B makes the decision to help out the Soul Reapers if it means he can get into close enough proximity to Yhwach to avenge his attempt to abandon and kill him.
Moral Myopia: Yhwach ordered the Bankai-stealers to fight their original Soul Reaper opponents. Bazz-B defies this order to take on Hitsugaya before Cang Du can find him and criticizes Cang Du for stealing the fight right back when he later arrives. Later, Bazz-B attempts to Kill Steal Ichigo from Candice and her group, claiming it's a right any latecomer to battle is allowed to have. He's annoyed again when other Sternritter promptly arrive and pull that logic on him.
Not Quite Dead:
- Hitsugaya believes he's won the fight when he impales Bazz-B with ice and so do all the watching shinigami who cheer his victory. However, Bazz-B's special cloak deflects most of the blow. Once he gets out of the rubble, the fight's back on.
- When Yhwach hits a Quincy directly with the Light of Auswählen, that Quincy dies immediately. Bazz-B is hit directly with the Light. He somehow survives, losing only his Vollständig.
Oh, Crap!: Several throughout the series:
- When he couldn't melt Hitsugaya's thin ice and was then pierced by it.
- When Gremmy decides to cut loose and drop a freaking asteroid on all of Seireitei. Combined with a hysterical Dude, Not Funny! Though to Bazz-B's credit, everyone was freaking out when they saw it - even Haschwalth rushed off several Soldat to protect Yhwach from it.
- When he's engulfed by Yhwach's Auswählen.
- During the flashback when he runs into Yhwach himself, where planned on killing him by sneaking into the army ranks and making himself strong enough to fight him. The meeting happened too soon.
Older Than They Look: Despite looking to be a young adult, Bazz-B's flashback about him and Haschwalth's life indicate it was prior to the Yhwach's first invasion of Soul Society, making him significantly older than his appearance would suggest.
Only Known by Their Nickname: He introduces himself via his nickname and that's the only appellation anyone ever uses when referring to him. His name is actually Buzzard Black, and the only time it ever gets used is when Haschwalth yells at Bazz-B to try and make him stop fighting him.
Parental Abandonment: He lost his parents at a young age thanks to Yhwach.
Playing with Fire: Bazz-B's Schrift is called 'The Heat'. By manipulating the Reishi in the air, he can generate flames from his hands to throw fire at his opponents. It is also how he was able to prevent himself, Äs Nödt and NaNaNa from getting roasted by Yamamoto's Shikai. Considering how powerful Yamamoto and Ryukin Jakka are, this display of ability is very impressive. Bazz-B claims his flames are hot enough to melt Hitsugya's ice, and can manipulate his flames to slash through the ice, which he does to easily beat Hitsugya.
Secretly Selfish: In his backstory, despite declaring that he and Haschwalth would work together to kill Yhwach, Bazz-B was ultimately determined to make sure that he and only him, would be the one to end Yhwach's life. When Haschwalth was determined to be the successor (a position he didn't even want at the time), he tried to get Yhwach to choose Bazz-B instead, but throughout the revelations that followed, Bazz-B just shot Haschwalth a long, continuous Death Glare whilst lying prone on the ground.
Spectacular Spinning: His Burning Full Fingers fires beams from all five fingers which twirl into a massive tornado of fire.
Stock Shōnen Hero: As a kid Bazz-B thought and behaved like a typical Shonen protagonist, wanting to become the "Strongest Quincy" around. In a twist, however, Bazz-B would grow up to become an antagonist, thanks to Yhwach destroying his life by killing his parents and burning his home, and ultimately devote his life more towards revenge, and later on, the cause of ending the Soul Reapers. His personality and circumstances can ultimately be seen as a bit of a deconstruction of the concept, clarified in Secretly Selfish, along with the fact that he is nowhere near the leagues of power or intelligence required to be part of the Schutzstaffel.
The Quincy Punk: Bazz-B dresses like a punk and is a rather violent and anti-authoritarian individual. Bonus points for being a Quincy, making him a literal Quincy Punker.
To Be a Master: As a child he made it his goal to be the strongest Quincy ever together with Haschwalth. He remembers this as he collapses after his fight with Haschwalth.
Rage Against the Heavens: Bazz-B's family was burned by Yhwach when he was young. Ever since, he harbored a desire of vengeance for the Quincy Emperor. Yhwach is the son of a Transcendent Being and is worshiped as a god by the Quincy. He joined his personal guard, the Sternritter, with strict purpose of getting close enough to Yhwach to kill him. Sometime between his joining the Wandenreich and the start of the series, Bazz-B seemed to have let go of his desire for revenge and become loyal to Yhwach. However this feeling of loyalty would only be temporary as his hatred would be reignited. When he's hit by Yhwach's Auswählen he calls out to the Quincy King demanding an explanation for his betrayal. He, Gissele and Liltotto join up with the Soul Reapers in order to kill Yhwach, who has killed and replaced his father as the Soul King.
Spell My Name With An S: "Busby" or "Buzzbee"? Turns out it's "Bazz-B".
Team Killer: He shoots down Candice and her group so he can take the credit for killing their opponents. Nevertheless, they all get right back up anyway, and Liltotto chides him for thinking Burner Finger 1 (even a Vollständig-enhanced one) is enough to even slow them down. Later, he used the same attack on NaNaNa.
Tragic Dream: His goal to become the strongest Quincy ever becomes a representation of his broken friendship with Haschwalth. As Haschwalth leaves him defeated, Bazz-B can only remember the dream they never achieved.
We Used to Be Friends: Bazz-B and Haschwalth met as young children in the forest. When their families were destroyed, they lived and trained together for five years until they met Yhwach. At that point, Yhwach deliberately interfered with their bond, favouring Haschwalth and dismissing Bazz-B. When Bazz-B and Haschwalth fight, Bazz-B's words and thoughts are focused entirely on how their friendship has fallen apart.

I - Cang Du

Cang Du

"The ones who lived together should die together. That's my style."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed wrist-claws

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: I - The Iron

Voiced by: Ryo Kuratomi (JP), Landon McDonald (EN)

Sternritter "I" of "The Iron". He initially seems stoic, but is very talkative when he gets going. He's not pantheistic, and thus doesn't believe that Bankai have souls or wills of their own.

His Quincy cross manifests as a pair of wrist-mounted claws. His ability allows him to harden his skin like iron, making him very difficult to damage.

Arbitrary Skepticism: Even though it's hardly the most fantastical element of the world he lives in, Cang Du does not believe that Zanpakuto have souls, and goes so far as to say he doesn't believe in pantheism.
Chrome Champion: His Schrift allows him to make his skin metallic to resist damage.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Delivers an off-screen one to Rangiku Matsumoto, he found her wandering and managed to stab her just around her collarbone area and throws her next to Hitsugaya.
Defiant to the End: Unlike BG9's pleas on the principle of still being useful, Cang Du takes his execution rather gracefully, loudly declaring that he would rather die at the hands of Yhwach than Haschwalth. The Iron blocks Haschwalth from piercing him... the first time. Once Haschwalth bypasses it, Cang Du doesn't react quite as well as he did initially.
Dirty Coward: An implied example. During the second invasion, he only arrives to fight Hitsugaya after Bazz-B had basically won the fight, and he right away uses Yhwach's orders to get Bazz to back down when Bazz pushes back. What makes this stick out is that he was clearly strong enough to fight Hitsugaya already, and he easily defeated Rangiku off-screen, yet only gets involved when Bazz is about to finish off Hitsugaya. Combined with how he basically uses the fight against Hitsugaya to wax about his views, it is implied that Cang didn't want to face Hitsugaya, and was fine letting someone else do it. Notably, after he loses Daiguren Hyorinmaru, he basically has a Villainous Breakdown and struggles to fight back, reinforcing the idea.
Discard and Draw: Lost the ability to use Vollständig when he stole Hitsugaya's Bankai, but regains use of it after the Bankai is returned.
Face Death with Dignity: He was ready to killed by Yhwach and accepted his demise without a comment. Until Haschwalth tried to kill him that is.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: A small vertical scar across his lip is one of his most distinguishing features.
Half the Man He Used to Be: Haschwalth slices the right half of his body (but not his head) when Yhwach puts him up for death row upon losing to Hitsugaya.
Hammerspace: We have no idea how he managed to bust out a full-bodied Rangiku from his cloak.
Hoist by His Own Petard: When he uses Daiguren Hyorinmaru for the second time, he spends the time to monologue about his philosophies instead of killing Hitsugaya immediately, thereby leading to Urahara's Hollowfication pills to transfer Daiguren Hyourinmaru back to its rightful owner.
Honor Before Reason: He had a chance to kill Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, but he admits that he's reluctant to do so because he doesn't like the idea of using Hyorinmaru against its original owner. This coming from a man who doesn't believe Hyorinmaru has a soul.
An Ice Person: The Sternritters have a medallion that allows them steal a Soul Reaper's Bankai. The one he stole was Hitsugaya's Bankai, Daiguren Hyorinmaru, which gives him control over ice.
In the Hood: Wears a hood that masks his features until Chapter 505.
Not Quite Dead: Thought he died when Hitsugaya froze him? Nope, he survived thanks to his Vollständig.
Not So Stoic: He has a shocked and panicked expression on his face when Haschwalth uses his Schrift to bypass his own during his execution.
Off with His Head!: Executed this way by Haschwalth.
Oh, Crap!: When Hitsugaya fully regains his Bankai and freezes him into an enormous cross of ice. And then during his execution, he has another one when Haschwalth uses his Schrift to bypass Cang Du’s own Schrift.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Bazz-B. He's calm, quiet and obedient, contrasting Bazz-B's more gun-ho personality.
Super-Toughness: Cang's Schrift is called 'The Iron'. The Iron hardens his skin to such an extent that it makes it very difficult for even powerful swords to cut him. However, Haschwalth bypasses this with a power that's designed to redress the balance.
The Stoic: He is a man of few words and rarely talks. Notably, he's the only Sternritter who doesn't show any visible reaction when Uryu is appointed Yhwach's successor when the Sternritter talked about the arrival of Uryu, his only contribution to the discussion was silence.
Talking Is a Free Action: A rare case where this works against him. When he decides to speak to Hitsugaya, he wastes so much time conducting a monologue about his philosophies that it leads to him getting affected by Urahara's Hollowfied Bankai strategy.
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: An inversion, as he would rather die by Yhwach's hands than be killed by anyone else.
Together in Death: He comments that he believes those who have bonds in life should die together, even if he has to drag partners he's defeated in separate locations back to the same location before killing them. Cue him dropping an unconscious and wounded Matsumoto next to Hitsugaya.
Undying Loyalty: He is so loyal to Yhwach that he has no problems to be killed by him. Being killed by Haschwalth on the other hand...
Wolverine Claws: Using his Quincy abilities to absorb and utilize Reishi, Cang can generate a pair of four-clawed gauntlets on his wrists. Pushing them together creates a snake-shaped aura, but he didn't get a chance to use it before he was beaten.

J - Quilge Opie

Quilge Opie

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quilge_65001.png

^Vollständig

"Each time I witness my victims struggling in vain, the same thought occurs to me anew: 'Can the death of the weak be so truly a wretched sight?' It hurts to watch. Hurry up and die."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed saber

Vollständig: Biskiel

Schrift: J - The Jail

Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (JP), Xander Mobus (EN)

Sternritter "J" of "The Jail". The nasty Executive Hunting Captain of the first "Jagdarmee" division, he is tasked with capturing and subjugating Arrancars into the Wandenreich. Just prior to the invasion, Emperor Yhwach himself entrusted Opie to stall Ichigo and keep him from returning to the Soul Society. Long story short, he pretty much succeeded.

As "the Jail", his forte is in creating Reishi cages capable of holding anything within them save for other Quincies. His Quincy cross manifests as an ornate military saber which can be used as a normal sword or fire arrows from the blade. His Vollständig is named Biskiel.

Adaptational Nice Guy: Unlike in the manga, Quilge doesn't execute his own men in the anime (though he still doesn't lift a finger to help them fight the Tres Bestia, either), and when he thinks that his subordinates treated Loly and Menoly too roughly, he tells them to cut it out.
Amazing Technicolor Population: In the digital colored scans, after absorbing Ayon with his Sklaverei, his normal skin tone acquires an almost pale blue pigmentation, making him more unnerving.
Ax-Crazy: Even among the other Sternritter, Quilge is particularly deranged. He is cruel and violent, killing Arrancars for little to no reason. He's sent to Hueco Mundo to recruit Arrancar, but instead spends his time murdering them in gruesome ways.
Arrancar: Will... will I live if I say that I will join you right away?
Opie: [kills the Arrancar] OOK! That's not how it works! You will have to undergo an admission test! And this test is what will give you the chance to apply! Anyone that didn't understand what I just explained will end like this! [stabs another Arrancar] Like this. Like this. [stabs two more]
Subordinate A: Is the captain really going to collect any Arrancars?
Opie: [still stabbing in the background] You're gonna diiieee!
Subordinate B: Of course he's not.
Bad Boss: Quilge is violently deranged, killing people at the drop of a hat. These homicidal tendencies even extend to the Quincies under his command. When one of his underlings tried to run away as the unit was slaughtered by three fraccions, he butchered the guy. His callousness was enough to silence Apacci, Sung-Sun and Mila Rose (who never had to deal with that from Harribel).
Berserk Button: The notion that the Wandenreich fear Bankai (or anything at all) seems to be this for him, given his reaction to Ichigo implying it.
Blade Below the Shoulder: After fusing with Ayon, his Reishi Sword becomes a pata-esque blade-gauntlet that encases his arm up to the elbow. Even before this, when in Vollstandig his sword’s hilt appears to grow to envelop his hand, though it’s hard to see due to his tendency to obscure his sword-arm with his wings.
Blood Knight: Quilge is one of the most bloodthirsty of the Sternritter, and enjoys fighting against a challenging enemy. His enthusiastic praise of Apacci, Sung-Sun and Mila Rose for demolishing his soldiers shows that he also tries to encourage the attitude in friend and foe alike.
Body Horror: When he is in Vollstandig, Quilge has an ability called Sklaverei. It allows him to use the Reishi absorbing ability of all Quincies to its logical extreme. He is able to completely enslave Reishi and steal it away from others. It also gives him the physical traits of whoever he absorbed. After absorbing Ayon, his left arm swells up, his teeth protrude such his face looks like a skull, and Ayon's eyes become attached to his Vollständig's wings. He doesn't like it either, complaining that he's been "tainted with evil".
Cool Shades: Very cool - they even have a radio built into them to communicate with Silbern. Considering Hueco Mundo is always in perpetual nightfall, also counts as Sunglasses at Night.
Determinator: He will not stop until he completes his instructions. He catches a Zanpakuto bare-handed after it decapitated two of his subordinates, demolishes three lieutenant-level Fraccions at the same time, negates a point-blank Getsuga Tensho, tanks a beatdown from Ayon, and survives a shot from Urahara's Benihime. Even Yhwach delivers praise to his abilities.
Disproportionate Retribution: Quilge is a mentally deranged individual who will react violently over the smallest of reasons. He stabs right through an Arrancar, killing him instantly, just for asking to join the Wandenreich without waiting his turn. He also blows off one of his men's head for retreating from Harribel's Fraccion.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: Quilge is the Executive Hunting Captain of the First Jadgarmee, and is tasked with forcibly recruiting Arrancar into the Wandenreich. His way of recruiting Arrancar involves continuously stabbing them to death until someone decides to fight.
Evil Brit: The dub provides him with a mostly British accent to portray his snootiness.
Even Evil Has Standards: Though he is merciless with the Arrancar he disapproves of, when he thinks his subordinates (who were attacked by the Tres Bestias) killed Loly and Menoly (who approved his recruitment test and were deemed worthy to serve the Wandenreich) he appears to be slightly mad.
Evil Is Hammy: Especially in the anime (thanks to the voice acting provided by Kōichi Yamadera), Quilge sounds more bombastic and grandiloquent when he gives his speeches.
Exotic Eye Designs: When powered up from absorbing Ayon into himself, his eyes transform to look like the eyeballs are covered by gaol bars.
Faux Affably Evil: In the Japanese version, he talks in polite speech when addressing his opponents and talking about the horrible things he plans to do.
Flunky Boss: At the beginning of his encounter with Ichigo, Opie summons three of his soldiers◊ to take him on. All three are beaten easily.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Though in a much different way than Szayelaporro. He wears small, round, tinted glasses, and is a nasty, ruthless Sternritter.
Foreshadowing: When Opie absorbed Ayon, he said "I didn't want to use it if possible, for it corrupts my holy wings". Several dozen chapters later, we find out that Quincies can actually get poisoned, or corrupted, by Hollow energy, hence why they hunt Hollows.
Half the Man He Used to Be: He's finally stopped after being sliced vertically by Grimmjow.
Holy Halo: His One-Winged Angel gives him one. He lost it shortly thereafter - thanks to Ichigo figuring out it was his weak spot - along with some of the traces of Ayon that he gained when he absorbed it.
Implacable Man: This man will not die! Even after Urahara blows a hole in his chest and assumes him dead, he persists in keeping Ichigo from leaving Hueco Mundo. It took getting sliced vertically in half to finally take him down.
The Jailer: His Schrift, "The Jail", allows him to construct prisons made from Reishi that can forcibly close gateways between dimensions and imprison opponents. Once they are trapped, their presence is sealed off from the outside, their Reiatsu can not be detected, and they will not be able to be heard from the other side. The strength of these cages is such that not even a point-blank, Bankai-enhanced Getsuga Tenshō from Ichigo was able to break it, and they will continue to exist even if Quilge dies. Ichigo does eventually manage to break it, but this is because he is part-Quincy and even then it took him a spectacular amount of effort to do it. Yhwach later explains that the Jail was never meant to be used on other Quincys, which is why Ichigo was able to eventually break free.
Jerkass: Even among the Sternritter, Quilge is barbaric, nasty, arrogant, and dangerously homicidal. If an Arrancar wants to join the Wandenreich, he wants them to kneel down and lick his boots, but when they actually try to join peacefully, he butchers them anyway. When one of the few survivors suggests retreating, Opie kills him immediately. The guy definitely follows Yhwach's example.
Kick Them While They Are Down: He ordered his subordinates to beat up two Numeros after they were already unconscious.
Knight Templar: Quilge views Arrancar as filthy, sinful creatures. He sees himself as a righteous man enacting justice by brutally slaughtering the Arrancar. His Quincy: Vollstandig, Biskiel, is aptly translated as the "Justice of God".
Large Ham: The thing that sets Quilge apart from his Emperor, whose example of outlandish cruelty he otherwise follows to the letter, is that Yhwach is merciless and to the point with his brutality whereas Quilge plays up and enjoys every single second of it. Xander Mobus specifically plays him as a bombastic, grandiose Evil Brit to deliver this trope to its very hilt.
Lovecraftian Superpower: Quilge has an ability called Sklaverei, which enslaves Reishi. He is able to use this to completely absorb the essence of a spiritual being, while taking their physical traits in the process. He rips the flesh from Ayon and absorbs it into himself, giving him enhanced strength and a monstrous appearance.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: In the English dub, Xander Mobus gives a performance very reminiscent of Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.
No-Sell: A fairly clever example. He can't seal Ichigo's Bankai, so he has no way of intimidating Ichigo (or Urahara) in the same way he did to his previous enemies.
Not Quite Dead: Though Urahara shoots him with a blast from Benihime when his guard was down, Quilge uses Ransōtengai to force his body to continue moving so he can trap Ichigo with the Jail, and wound Orihime, Chad, and Urahara. Urahara even semi-lampshades this issue by commenting that he should have known better.
Not So Stoic: He slowly but surely begins to lose his cool as Ichigo's Bankai allows him to gain an edge against Quilge, culminating in him angrily denying Ichigo's claim that the Wandenreich's repeated attempts to steal his Bankai prove that Quincies fear Bankai.
Oh, Crap!: He wasn't expecting that shot from Urahara, nor was he expecting the subsequent explosion that sliced him in half.
One-Winged Angel: He introduces the Vollständig form, explaining that it removes the drawbacks of the Letzt Stil that had previously cost Uryu his powers. His own Vollständig becomes much more monstrous after he absorbs Ayon, which he complains has tainted has wings with evil.
People Puppets: Manages to force himself back to his feet by using Ransoutengai, much like Ishida did against Mayuri, right after Urahara blasts a hole through his chest.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: As the Captain of the Jagdarmee, a special unit of dedicated Arrancar hunters, he's the strongest soldier in that group - topped off by the fact that he's a Sternritter, and consistently hyped as one of their top fighters just below Yhwach’s Praetorian Guard and Number Two without a complete Story-Breaker Power. Throughout his appearances, he manages to subjugate the remnants of Las Noches, fight evenly with Ichigo and even successfully trap him in one of his cages long enough for Yhwach to raze the Soul Society, take out Ayon (and even absorb it), and damn nearly kills Urahara, Chad and Orihime. Even Yhwach delivers nothing but praise for his abilities, and expresses slight disbelief at reports of his demise.
Secret-Keeper: Most of the Sternritter have no idea who Uryu Ishida is and know nothing about the Ishida family at all. Opie is one of the few confirmed to possess confidential information about both Soken and Uryu. As Soken has been dead for years and Opie still felt the need to clarify which Ishida had been firing arrows around Ichigo, it's implied he knows about Ryuken as well.
Secret Test of Character: An incredibly dark version. He tells captured Hollows and Arrancar that if they submit to him and swear loyalty, he will allow them into the Wandenreich's forces... but kills them if they actually do so. The only ones he really allows to join are the ones with the courage to fight back and the power to put up a decent struggle in doing so.
Serial Escalation: Goes from No Selling a point-blank Getsuga Tensho, to assimilating Ayon into himself.
Slasher Smile: Sports a permanent one after absorbing Ayon. It's borderline Nightmare Face material.
Slouch of Villainy: In his first appearance, he sits on a large chair and rests his chin on his fingers.
Smug Snake: Subverted. He's definitely egotistical and highly arrogant, but he's still a very competent and threatening villain.
Spell My Name With An S: His official spelling is "Quilge Opie" but translations do sometimes use "Kirge Opie".
Take That!: Based on what he'd seen of the Arrancars, namely Menoly and Loly, he concluded Aizen's choice of subordinates was quite poor.
Undying Loyalty: He's absolutely loyal to Yhwach and the Wandenreich, and will faithfully follow the orders given to him even when he's grievously wounded or if his own life is in peril. Unlike a number of Sternritters who seem to express fear of Yhwach when near death, Quilge instead seems more upset that he isn't able to fulfill his master's requests once it becomes clear he can't steal Tensa Zangetsu.
Villain Respect: In spite of his less than stellar opinion of Arrancars, after seeing the Tres Bestias easily defeating his subordinates, he ends up impressed enough with their strength to offer them join the Wandenreich if they surrender instead of trying to kill them on the spot.
Wake-Up Call Boss: Quilge Opie is the first truly challenging enemy confronted in the Thousand Year Blood War Arc. He gives Ichigo a difficult fight, and is the first Sternritter to display all of the Quincy abilities that will soon make the coming fights more dire than they've ever been before.
Walking Wasteland: Quilge's mastery of Sklaverei allows him to effectively become this, slowly killing people just by standing near them as he absorbs their Reishi. Ichigo quickly puts a stop to it by destroying his halo, after which Quilge commends him for working that out and having the balls to go for it.
We Can Rule Together: Impressed with the power of the Tres Bestias after they defeat his men, he offers them to join the Wandenreich if they surrender, even mentioning that they can keep serving Harribel while working for Yhwach. The Arrancar girls naturally turn down his offer and proceed to fight him, forcing Opie to crush them.
Weak, but Skilled: Compared to many other Sternritters, Quilge lacks the same flat-out overpowered and weird powers that many of them possess, with his only truly unique ability, The Jail, letting him trap people in a difficult-to-escape cage of sorts. Despite this, he's skilled at basically every known Quincy technique, which lets him keep up with Ichigo despite Ichigo having the clear advantage. It says a lot about his skill and versatility that he manages to surprise Urahara of all people and only goes down after literally being cut in half. Kubo later clarified on his website that Quilge was effectively an instructor for the Sternritters, explaining why he's so skilled in various areas.

K - BG9

BG9

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"Life? I had none to begin with."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed minigun

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: K

Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka (JP), Aaron LaPlante (EN)

Sternritter "K", masked by a boney helmet. BG9 is calm, rational and generally talks in a calculating, computer-like way, and generally resembles a machine as a result. If he calculates that it'll help him in an interrogation, he will resort to violence and psychological torture.

His Quincy cross manifests as a hefty minigun.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Despite claiming that he has no life, he pleads for Yhwach and Haschwalth not to execute him, pointing out how there's no need to execute soldiers who survived their losses.
Ambiguous Robots: It's not clear if he's a cyborg or entirely robotic.
Awesomeness by Analysis: His brain seems to function like a super-computer. He's nothing but analytical and academic, complete with scientific deductions on psychology and references to various numbers when discussing, say, number of questions asked, family generations, mile radius or Reiatsu percentage. This comes to a head when he sees Sui-Feng's Shunko; just by seeing it in action, he's able to calculate the perfect way to counter it — stabbing her in the wrist.
BFG: Whips one out very quickly when fighting Omaeda. It resembled an enormous, arm-length, ten-barreled minigun, emblazoned with the Wandenreich emblem and made up of the same wires that the rest of his body has. It's broken by Sui-Feng before he can even use it.
Combat Tentacles: He's able to produce long, thin, tendril-like appendages as required, shrouding the armor underneath his cloak. These are powerful enough to destroy concrete walls, skewer unsuspecting people and disembowel his victims if he removes them after impalement.
Cool Helmet: He has a vaguely skeletal knight-like helmet with two slits on both sides that hint at a single, glowing eye somewhere inside. Even when he strips down, he doesn't remove the helmet, creating the image of a tank loaded for war due to him being a helmet sitting atop an entire armory. After being hit by Jakuho Raikoben, the helmet partially smashes revealing only blackness within.
Cyber Cyclops: Sui-Feng determines from his mechanical appearance and his claim of never being alive at all that he's actually a robot, and he appears to only have one eye.
Deadpan Snarker: He snarks about the lack of family resemblance between Omaeda and his sister, and contemplates the possibility that Omaeda's silence is due to the linguistic part of his brain disengaging from the shock of seeing his sister impaled.
Dirty Coward: BG9 is a ruthless individual who is willing to go to extreme measures to get what he wants. Even threatening a young girl's life to interrogate her big brother. However, he himself is deeply afraid of death, as shown when he begs for his life when he is about to be executed, giving a paltry excuse to spare his life. This is averted in the anime, where he calmly accepts his death (or at the very least is not given time to beg, given that he still winces at Cang Du's beheading).
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: BG9 interrogates Omaeda for information on Soifon via psychological torture once verbal interrogation fails, ignoring Omaeda claims that he would've spilled the beans by now. He skewers Mareyo through the gut and holds her in the air, casually describing the detail of how she'll die if he allows her to bleed out. He also makes it clear that if Omaeda isn't cooperating by the time his sister is dead, there are three more family members within easy reach that he can start making examples of.
Face Death with Dignity: The anime version of the sentencing does not have him emote, even as he dies shortly after Cang Du.
Glowing Eyes of Doom: Flashes one brightly lit eye after getting pummeled by Sui-Feng. It also seems to be his only eye.
Glowing Mechanical Eyes: He has one single mechanical eye behind the helmet. At one point, a stream of white can be seen coming from it, which could be anything from light to ooze of some kind.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His audio sensors reduced their strength because of the nearby explosions, so he was unable to gain any warning that his stolen Bankai had returned to its rightful owner until she hit him with it.
I Can Still Fight!: His rationalization of why Haschwalth shouldn't execute him for surviving based on pure luck.
Instant Armor: When he tries to attack Sui-Feng with a tendril, she grabs it, pulls it back, lifts him from the ground and throws him onto another building. As he gets up, his coat is gone, almost randomly replaced by a set of armor with so many stud-like missile launchers all over his limbs, waist and shoulders. He still has those tendrils, though.
More Dakka: His Spirit Weapon is a big-ass ten-barreled gatling gun and Sui-Feng's mini-nuke rocket launcher in his weaponry for God's sake! As if it wasn't enough, he's got Combat Tentacles and can call forth an armor filled with mini-missile launchers! This dude does not play around.
Mysterious Past: How exactly an apparent robot/cyborg became a Quincy is never explained. Noticeably, he shares the same fate as Robert Accutrone for never having the name and power of his Schrift revealed.
No Face Under the Mask: Other than that glowing orb, all that we can see under his helmet is a black speck of nothing.
Not So Stoic: He appears to feel genuine shock when he loses his stolen Bankai and sees it's about to be used against him. And again when he and Cang Du are brought before Yhwach for judgement (except in the anime, in which he remains stoic even as he is executed).
Off with His Head!: His ultimate fate in the anime.
Person of Mass Destruction: This dude is packing ballistic missiles all over his body, on top of functioning at the level of all other Sternritter. He is literally a walking armory.
Riddle for the Ages: What the 'K' stands for is never revealed.
Rule of Three: He's willing to repeat a question three times before he changes "the format of the question," which means he'll resort to violence and psychological torture.
The Stoic: He's so calm, composed and rational-minded that he comes across as robotic at times. Even when his face gets hit by a spiked boulder, his only response was that he had two questions to ask of the person who hit him. Hell, even then, his only concern (as shown by the two questions) was not the boulder; it was that Omaeda still would not say where Soifon was. Talk about stone-faced. Subverted when he is about to be executed and starts panicking, only in the manga - the anime has him accept his fate.
Would Hurt a Child: When he calculated that it was "necessary" to get Omaeda to talk, he impaled poor Mareyo as an attempt to make Omaeda reveal where his Captain is. Omaeda takes the blow for her in the anime, however.

L - Pepe Waccabrada

Pepe Waccabrada

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^Vollständig

Species: Quincy

Weapon: The love stick Beshanul and unnamed bow

Vollständig: Gudoero

Schrift: L - The Love

Voiced by: Ryu Yamaguchi (JP), Zeno Robinson (EN)

Sternritter L of "The Love", who usually uses a flying saucer for transportation. He carries around a staff with wings and an eyeball and is capable of controlling others by making them love him, men and women alike. His Vollständig, Gudoero, transforms him into a form similar to Cupid, which enhances his Love abilities and lets him form heart constructs like ropes. His Quincy bow, drawn from his mouth, follows the Cupid theme.

Adaptational Badass: In the anime Kensei defeats him using his Tekken Tachikaze rather than completely bare handed, making Pepe look like a more competent adversary on account of being taken out by a Bankai.
Antagonist Abilities: His Mind Control power makes anyone love him, allowing his enemies to take each other out for him, or to turn an enemy immediately into a friend. Basically, other people do the fighting for him. It works on anything with a heart; he can even control a Zanpakuto and make it attack its wielder.
Asshole Victim: Gets Eaten Alive by Liltotto in retribution for using his power to turn Meninas against her. Considering he's a repulsive Dirty Coward and Team Killer who will even turn his fellow Sternritter against each other just so he can have all the glory, he more than had it coming.
Bald of Evil: His head is devoid of any hair and he's one of the most scummy and nefarious of the Sternritters.
Beard of Evil: He's got a long, long white beard. It's just shy of Yamamoto's in terms of size.
Big Brother Is Watching: He uses his staff to spy on Haschwalth and Bazz-B's conversation. He also hangs out with Askin, watching Gremmy's battle with Kenpachi.
Did Not See That Coming: After the fight with Giselle is over with, he tries to take control of one of Mayuri's zombies, gloating that his power works on Giselle's zombies. He gets beaten up anyway, and Mayuri explains that his zombies can't be affected like hers can.
Dirty Coward: He acts high and mighty when the situation is in his favor, but when Liltotto confronts him to make him pay for using Meninas against her after Kensei pummels him, he pathetically and comically begs for his life before being chomped down by her.
Eaten Alive: He is cornered by Liltotto and attempts to beg for his life. Liltotto points out how he previously used his Schrift on her comrades and tried to kill them. She then uses her power to consume him.
Enemy Civil War: He's not averse to starting fights amongst other Wandenreich members to claim all the glory for himself, taking over Meninas and making her attack Liltotto.
Everyone Has Standards: Not him, but about him. Whenever Pepe gets brought up, be it Shinigami or Quincy, characters voice their disgust over him and his abilities. Even being Mayuri's zombie slave is seen as preferable than being Pepe's love doll.
Fan Disservice: His Vollständig strips away all of his clothing save for his shoes and a speedo. Because he's a Fat Bastard, this isn't exactly a good thing.
Fat Bastard: He is heavily obese, and travels seated on a floating disc. His power involves turning friends and allies against each other; Askin himself called him a "monster" and Meninas finds him gross.
Faux Affably Evil: He's cheerful, but he doesn't hide how much he loves hurting people.
Fallen Cupid: Going with his love-based ability, his Vollstandig gives him the imagery of Cupid with his putto-like appearance and heart-shaped arrow. However, instead of a chubby heavenly winged child who uses his power to create genuine love between people, Pepe is an obese grotesque adult who uses his love to turn others into his slaves and force them to do the dirty work for him, representing the ugliest and toxic side of love and ending up as a twisted parody of the figure.
For the Evulz: Pepe takes a bit of sadistic enjoyment in using his power to cause mayhem. He laughs with glee when uses Jidanbo to destroy the R&D Institute. He'll use his power on anyone, even his own teammates, and make them attack each other for him own amusement.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Calling him a friend would be probably the biggest stretch of the year! All Sternritters hate him.
Hate Sink: Pepe is a repugnant asshole who doesn't give a damn about who he hurts, including his allies. Liltotto murdering him was more than well-deserved.
Hated by All: No one likes Pepe for how gross he is. His death sheds little tears.
Giggling Villain: Most of his first few appearances involved him bellowing out his Signature Laugh.
Glass Cannon: His abilities are powerful enough to give even Byakuya trouble, but his defensive capabilities are highly lacking. If anyone is immune to his power, he has no way to fight them or protect himself from their attacks. Kensei is able to easily incapacitate him as a result.
Glory Hound: Cheerfully remarks it hasn't crossed his mind that he'll get all the glory if he kills everyone else, including all his own comrades who are present.
Heart Beatdown: The evil, male, squicky version. All of his attacks are heart-themed, and it even extends to his speech bubbles.
Jerkass: He's a rude guy who attacks even his own comrades For the Evulz.
Laser-Guided Karma: After pitting his fellow Sternritter against one another, Pepe experiences a Humiliation Conga that includes Byakuya resisting The Love, Mayuri suddenly ambushing him, Meninas and Hisagi (both of which were mind-controlled into Love Dolls) losing to superior opponents, and Pepe himself suffering through a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown by Kensei. His final fate is to be devoured by Liltotto, the Sternritter whom he tried to control with The Love and had Meninas punch out For the Evulz. It was a well-earned fate.
Laughably Evil: In the anime he speaks in an exaggerated, smarmy way and his fight is played in a much more comedic light, coming across as an amusing opponent compared to the more serious Robert whom Byakuya faced previously.
Love Freak: Just look at his quote above. He even goes into a lengthy speech about why love is the center of conflict and allows one to overcome all obstacles in pursuit of a goal and why he absolutely adores it as a result.
Magic Staff: He carries with him a caduceus-like staff with the appearance of a winged eye called Beshanul (or Love Staff). The center of Beshanul's eye is where Pepe's Quincy Cross is located, making it his Spirit Weapon.
Mind-Control Device: Wields a large staff with an eye on it, which causes people to fall in love with him and fight their comrades over him.
Motor Mouth: After spending only a brief conversation with Askin (his first set of dialogue ever), he devolves into a person that just won't ever stop talking when he's faced by Byakuya.
Narcissist: He embodies the worst aspects of love as a concept, in that he wants everyone to love himself and forces them to attack their comrades for his personal glory. When he sees that there are beings unable to feel his love, he is shocked. He's also a coward at heart, as he begs Liltotto to spare him despite previously having her partner attack her. Liltotto is having none of it.
Not So Stoic: Turns from a laid back and mysterious Giggling Villain into a raving nutjob screaming how pure he is and how amazing his love is. It's quite jarring.
Oh, Crap!: He gets two in Chapter 596; the first when he sees that his power doesn't affect Mayuri's zombies, and the second when he sees Liltotto exude a cold stare at him after he's beaten down by said zombie.
Polyamory: Kind of, in a sick sort of way. He forces people to belong to him with his 'love' and likes stealing as many peoples' hearts as he can.
Powers Do the Fighting: He lets others or his Vollständig fight on his behalf. When someone gets past those, he loses quickly.
Putto: Possibly the concept of his Vollständig form. Unfortunately, he’s an obese adult.
Say It with Hearts: His sentences are usually written like this, to emphasize his powers and overall theme.
Signature Laugh: His presence can be revealed just from the "Geh, geh, geh" that floats into a panel.
Squishy Wizard: The Love is a powerful Schrift that makes anyone touched by the heart-shaped projectiles Pepe summons to fall in love with him to the point of absolute obedience and even fighting beyond one's limits for Pepe's sake. It shows even able to control Zanpakutos as they have a soul, with the only limitation of what The Love can control being souless objects such as rubble or clothes. However, despite the power of his ability, Pepe completely sucks at melee, being easily bested by Kensei in a physical brawl without him even using his Tachikaze to fight.
Sunglasses at Night: He constantly wears a pair of sunglasses obscuring his eyes, even when he's indoors and lurking in shadowy corners. He discards them for his Vollständig.
Team Killer: Pepe is a dishonest man who use his power of love against his own Quincy comrades and have them attack each other. Right after he takes control of Hisagi and makes him attack Byakuya, he suddenly takes control of Meninas and makes her punch Liltotto out. Liltotto returns the favor a few chapters later.
Villains Want Mercy: Beneath his narcissism, Pepe is a coward at heart. Despite trying to brainwash Liltotto and ambushing her with a lovestruck Meninas, Pepe still has the gall to expect she'll go easy on him and futilely shouts for forgiveness as she eats him whole.

M - Gerard Valkyrie (Ṧ)

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N - Robert Accutrone

Robert Accutrone

^Vollständig

"It's quite pleasing your morale has returned. Indeed. However, there's one thing you've miscalculated. Your boss will fall before our boss. After all...you aren't the only ones to get fired up by your boss!"

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed pistol

Vollständig: Grimaniel

Schrift: N

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (JP), Neil Kaplan (EN)

Sternritter "N". A powerful, older gentleman who directly engages Shunsui Kyoraku in combat, and later summons the Soldat to lay waste to Soul Society. Stoic and pragmatic, he's not one for words and prefers quick-kills.

His Quincy weapon manifests as a traditional pistol. His Vollständig is named Grimaniel.

Adaptational Badass: While he gets defeated off-screen in the manga, the anime shows his fight with Byakuya and he gets to have a proper fight before his death by Auswahlen, also showing his own Vollstandig-enhanced version of Grimmaniel.
Adaptation Deviation: A very, very minor one. In the manga, his pistol is designed after a Beretta 92, with some minor cues of a Beretta APX. In the anime, it resembles a Desert Eagle far more than anything else, though it's very slightly smaller than one.^noteThough perhaps Robert has very large hands that makes even a Hand Cannon look like a standard handgun?
- A much more significant deviation occurs in Episode 25 of the TYBW anime. In the manga, he points a gun at Liltotto, has a major Freak Out about how Yhwach abandoned everyone, and dies after getting burned away by the Auswahlen. None of this happens in the anime. He's last seen lying on the floor looking up at the sky, long before we even get to see the Auswahlen occur.
Adaptation Expansion: His fight with Byakuya is actually shown in the anime, which expands on his powers a bit and showcases him giving Byakuya the most trouble out of the three Sternritter who fought him. Of course, "most trouble" only amounts to Byakuya needing his Bankai to take Robert down, whereas NaNaNa and Candice were defeated by Shikai alone.
Affably Evil: In battle, he's cordial and polite with his enemies despite the fact he's trying to kill them (though the anime has him stop this during his Villainous Breakdown, at which point he addresses Byakuya as the very hostile "kisama" in the original Japanese).
Ambiguous Situation: His fate is more obvious in the manga, where he's seen getting hit by the Auswahlen which burns his skin all the way to the bone. But the anime never shows him getting hit by the Auswahlen, and while there are indications that he was Killed Offscreen, it's never made clear in the anime itself compared to the manga when the season ends.
Badass in a Nice Suit: Wears a suit and tie underneath his uniform coat and is powerful enough to fight on par with Kyoraku.
Combat Pragmatist: During his fight with Shunsui, he aims straight for Shunsui's eye and guns him down the moment he's distracted. When he and several other members of the Sternritters all fight Ichigo, he purposely waits until Ichigo's neck-deep trying to deal with the others before appearing at his side with his pistol ready to fire right at his head.
Curb-Stomp Battle: He's soundly defeated off-screen along with Candice and NaNaNa by Byakuya during their battle in the Silbern-taken Seireitei, barely managing to do anything to the captain of the 6th Squad. The anime does showcase his turn against Byakuya, but it still qualifies for this since his Vollständig was quickly overwhelmed by Byakuya's Bankai.
Evil Sounds Deep: The anime gives him a deep yet sophisticated voice that enhances his old gentleman aura.
Excuse Me While I Multitask: While fighting Shunsui, he kills a Soul Reaper messenger that had arrived at the battlefield without taking his eyes off of Shunsui.
Flash Step: Demonstrates the most out of the Sternritter. His Vollständig, when translated into English, even reads "Walk of God". It is implied that this is the basis of his power, but as seen in Riddle for the Ages, never confirmed. At the very least, Robert's usage of it enabled him to blast out one of Shunsui's eyes and nearly get a point-blank hit on Ichigo.
Foreshadowing: In the anime, after Yhwach takes Uryu, Haschwalth, and the Schutzstaffel over to the Royal Palace, Robert is shown silently looking back, a somber look in his eyes as he realizes he wasn't chosen by his emperor. During his fight with Byakuya, he grows increasingly desperate, proclaiming that he will prove his worth to Yhwach by winning. After he's defeated by Byakuya, Robert is seen looking up at the same sky that Yhwach left everybody in, and quietly accepts his fate (he doesn't confront Liltotto like he did in the manga). All of this foreshadows the Auswahlen, as while he's activating it and explaining himself to Liltotto, Yhwach explicitly says he considers all the Quincies he left behind as Cannon Fodder for the ones he chose to follow him up to the Royal Palace.
Fragile Speedster: The anime expands on his fight with Byakuya, which elaborates on his fighting style, a fast and immediate one that contributes to his No-Nonsense Nemesis tendencies. Unfortunately, even with Sklaverei increasing his speed, he simply can't keep up with Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's raw power and is defeated.
The Gunslinger: His Quincy cross manifests in the form of a pistol, the design similar to a Beretta 92.
Holy Halo: When fighting his opponent, he briefly shows the halo that indicates Vollständig is being used.
Improbable Aiming Skills: Managed to headshot a Soul Reaper messenger without even looking at him.
Malevolent Masked Man: When using Sklaverei to power up his Vollständig, Robert gains a face-guard mask made of Reishi.
Mercy Kill: He attempts to kill Liltotto to prevent her from suffering a more painful death and betrayal by Yhwach's Auswählen. Yhwach doesn't even give him the chance.
Mysterious Past: The most that's divulged about Accutrone's past is that he's an Old Soldier. Notably, not even the name and power of his Schrift was ever revealed when every other Sternritter aside from BG9, even the three Killed Offscreen by Kenpachi, got theirs at least briefly explained.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: He doesn't play around with his foes. As soon as an opening presents itself, he immediately moves in for a kill-shot.
Not So Stoic:
- Though he normally appears as a composed and collected individual, he shows a more emotional side during his fight with Kyoraku after he manages to cut him after Yamamoto's arrival on the battlefield ignites his battle spirit, arguing that the Shinigami aren't the only ones who get fired up when their boss is fighting.
- He has another (very understandable) when he realizes horrified that Yhwach left him behind in the Seireitei, losing his composure in anguish knowing he's gonna die thanks to the Auswählen. The anime hints at this one during his fight with Byakuya, where he screams that he will defeat the Captain and Ichigo and prove that he can stand at Yhwach's side.
Oh, Crap!: A massive one when he realizes that Yhwach has left to the Soul King's realm without him.
Old Retainer: He implies he was part of Yhwach's original army, given he refers to Liltotto and Giselle as newcomers.
Old Soldier: Robert is one of the older-looking Sternritter, and he manages to fight a seasoned captain like Shunsui to a standstill, even getting some lasting damage on the latter's eye. He shows his exasperation that the younger Sternritter lack his experience. When Liltotto suggests that they hold their ground until Yhwach returns to Soul Society, Accutrone's response is an anguish of exasperation. Having served under him for a long time, and learning how he treats his subordinates, Robert knows that the fact that Yhwach did not take them meant he had left them for good.
Riddle for the Ages: What the 'N' stands for is never revealed. His letter is only confirmed shortly before he's killed. The anime implies that his abilities are speed-based via the Adaptation Expansion on his fight with Byakuya, and his Vollständig, Grimaniel means Walk of God, but what specific word that refers to is not disclosed.
Scary Shiny Glasses: His glasses gleam ominously while fighting Kyoraku, often hiding his eyes in the process.
Sharp-Dressed Man: Underneath his quincy uniform, he's wearing a suit.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: He makes it clear to Liltotto and Giselle that he's lived long enough under Yhwach's service to know just how low the latter can stoop, including sacrificing those who were not "chosen" to accompany him to the Royal Palace.
Spared by the Adaptation: Technically this falls more into a case of Ambiguous Situation, but in the original manga Yhwach's Auswählen drip-dries him to the bone after he threatens Liltotto, ending up quite definitely Deader than Dead. In the anime, he never pulls his gun on her and him getting hit by the beams is never shown.
Stripped to the Bone: When he's hit by Yhwach's Auswählen, he's reduced to a skeleton.
Super-Speed: While not officially revealed, his Schrift is heavily implied to be related with possessing an extraordinary speed, as both during his fights with Kyoraku, Ichigo and Byakuya he tries to finish off his opponents by getting closer to them so fast they cannot react to his movements.
Tears of Fear: When he realizes that he was left behind by Yhwach, he knows all too well what's coming, and breaks down before Liltotto and Giselle.
Weak, but Skilled: Given his age, Robert can't really take a lot of hits and lacks any large attacks. But he displays great accuracy with his Spirit Weapon and makes heavy use of Hirenkyaku to get up close and go for a point-blank hit if he can't manage a shot from a distance. The anime showcases that him attempting a power-charge against Byakuya is the worst possible outcome for him.
The Worf Effect: He's established as a skilled Sternritter able to surprise Kyoraku and blow off one of his eyes with his Vollstandig. Later, along with Candice and NaNaNa, he's defeated off-screen by Byakuya in order to show the progression of his training in the Royal Realm. The anime does show the battle, but this only enforces the trope; unlike NaNaNa and Candice, Robert puts up a fairly decent fight, activating Grimaniel at full power and rushing Byakuya...only to be overwhelmed by Byakuya's Bankai and knocked out. At the very least, he was the only one of the three to make Byakuya use it.

O - Driscoll Berci

Driscoll Berci

"It sucks so bad to be this weak, ain't that right, Lieutenant!"

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed knuckle-dusters

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: O - The Overkill

Voiced by: Nobuaki Kanemitsu (JP), Bill Butts (EN)

Sternritter "O" of "The Overkill". A tall, dark-skinned man with a beard. He's a battle-hungry braggart who loves talking down to his opponents, even if he's found one worthy of his time.

His Quincy cross manifests as a pair of knuckles, allowing him to materialize his Heilig Pfeils as throwing spears. His ability increases his strength every time he kills an opponent.

Asshole Victim: As one of the most unpleasant and nasty of the Sternritters, his flaming death at Yamamoto's hand is not precisely meant to entice sympathy on the audience.
Beard of Evil: He has a prominent, wild beard that helps showcasing him as a ruthless brute who shows no mercy towards his enemies.
Blood Knight: Driscoll is a bloodthirsty man whose main method of gaining strength is killing, but he seems to prefer opponents that can put up a fight. He is after all happy his opponent is Yamamoto of all people.
Bullying a Dragon: Driscoll truly thought he could fight Yamamoto and win, and brags in his face that he killed Sasakibe. It would be the last thing he did in his life.
Curb-Stomp Battle: He kills 107 Soul Reapers (including a lieutenant) in 182 seconds, and later does the same to Hisagi, who is unable to do him any harm. Ironically he ends up receiving one at the hands of Yamamoto, barely having time to react as the Captain Commander burns him to ashes.
Death by Irony: A man called Overkill gets overkilled by Yamamoto, who torches him all the way to the bone when Driscoll confirms he killed Sasakibe.
Evil Gloating: The man will simply not shut up as he's pounding his opponents.
Evil Is Bigger: He's the tallest of the Sternritters, dwarfing both Hisagi and Yamamoto considerably.
Evil Sounds Deep: In the anime he's given a gruff, brutish voice to match his appearance and personality.
Hero Killer: He claims to have killed about 100 Soul Reapers during his first appearance at Seiretei, with Sasakibe being one of them, making him the first antagonist of the manga to kill a named heroic character outside a flashback. He later comments to Hisagi that, upon arriving in Seireitei for the second time, he killed 100 Soul Reapers more.
Javelin Thrower: Driscoll can use the Reishi around him to create the arrows of light of the Quincies, the Heilig Pfeil. However, Driscoll's Heiligh Pfeil are long enough to be thrown as javelins, similar to Ulquiorra's Lanza Del Relampago. He killed Sasakibe by throwing and impaling him with one of these after stealing his Bankai, and was about to do the same to Hisagi until Yamamoto arrived in time to save him.
Jerkass: Driscoll is a sadistic and ruthless man who enjoys slaughtering Soul Reapers. He brutally kills Lieutenant Sasakibe, and later brags about to his Captain's face. He would not even live long enough to regret this decision.
Level Grinding: His whole power is based on becoming stronger with every kill, be it an ally or an enemy, much like level grinding in a video game.
Not Enough to Bury: Driscoll's entire body is reduced to ashes once Yamamoto stops restraining himself.
Sadist: He greatly enjoys the carnage he causes, and mocks and taunts his enemies when he thinks he has the upper hand, to his delight. When he confronts Yamamoto, he decides to use his deceased lieutenant's Bankai to emotionally hurt him. Even his Schrift reflects this personality trait, as it makes him stronger the more he kills.
Shock and Awe: He used his medallion to steal Sasakibe's Bankai and tried to use it on Yamamoto. Predictably, it didn't work.
Small Name, Big Ego: He thinks he has what it takes to fight Yamamoto. He has no idea how absolutely wrong he is.
Small Role, Big Impact: He's not around for many chapters, but his brutal, humilitating murder of Sasakibe is what motivates Yamamoto to be so reckless and revenge-driven during the beginning of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, which eventually ends with his fight against the fake Yhwach and subsequent death.
Smug Smiler: Except for his entrance in the Seiretei and later his initial face-off against Hisagi (where he sports a serious expression), he’s normally smiling arrogantly at his opponents.
Smug Snake: He thinks having a Bankai means he's as powerful as the Captain Commander. Yamamoto burns that notion away pretty quick, along with the rest of him.
Stripped to the Bone: Yamamoto roasts him so hard that we are treated to a shot of Driscoll's burnt out skull before it disintegrates.
There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Operates on this principle in combat, as evidenced by his epithet and what he does to poor Sasakibe. Fittingly, Yamamoto treats him to the exact same principle in blowing him away with Ryujin Jakka.
Time-Limit Boss: Tite Kubo has revealed, years after Driscoll's death, that The Overkill has a glaring weakness: each time Driscoll eats, sleeps or loses consciousness, all the power gained through The Overkill goes away.
Too Dumb to Live: Dude just had to rub Sasakibe's death in Yamamoto's face, prompting the latter to fry him in fury.
Unskilled, but Strong: A case where his lack of skills ends up going against him. Driscoll is a hulking man able to submit his opponents with sheer physical strength, with his main ability merely boosting his own power. In regards to his usage of Sasakibe’s Bankai, however, Yamamoto claims it to be weaker than in possession of his original owner. The anime elaborates on this and shows why: Koko Gonryo Rikyu is supposed to be used by imbuing the Shikai with the threads of lightning coming out of the dome where they come from and strike the enemy with the full power of the Bankai, while Driscoll only uses one of the threads to hit the enemy, resulting in a way inferior version. As a result of Driscoll’s lack of technique, Yamamoto is barely hurt by the impact of the lightning.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He's killed literally in one chapter after his name is revealed.

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Q - Berenice Gabrielli

Berenice Gabrielli

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: Q - The Question

Voiced by: Kenn

Sternritter "Q" of "The Question". A Quincy with pink and purple hair whose power apparently causes the victims to question everything about themselves. It didn't work on Zaraki, however, since he couldn't hear what was being said over the noise being made by Jerome. He tore out Berenice's throat before the Question could work on him.

Adaptation Dye-Job: Berenice's hair was first revealed as pink and purple in the chapter 640 cover, but it's black and blonde in the digital colored version of the manga, while in the anime it's blonde and purple. Berenice's eyes are green in the digital colored scans, but they're purple in the anime.
Ambiguous Gender: Fitting their Schrift, Berenice has an androgynous appearance, a feminine name, wears make-up and paints their nails... but buttons their uniform on the right side, something only male Sternritters are seen doing. They also use the boku pronoun and are voiced by a man in the anime adaptation, which may point towards Berenice actually being a Bishōnen.
Break Them by Talking: Apparently how Berenice's ability works. Unfortunately for them, if you can't hear, it doesn't quite work.
Department of Redundancy Department: Their speech to Kenpachi in the anime is certainly... something.
Berenice: "The Question! Kenpachi Zaraki, I object to everything about you! For those who have been called out and objected to by me... should those who are objected to, are obligated to answer my objections! To you, who lacks wisdom, do you realize how dangerous this is? It is impossible for you to understand. Therefore! There is no other way than to know yourself! I know about you, Kenpachi Zaraki, the embodiment of murderous intent. In that case, first and foremost, towards your very essence of murderous intent... I will raise an objection. Now! The first objection, Kenpachi Zaraki! Your murderous intent—"
Dies Wide Open: The second clear photo of Berenice's face reveals as much.
Epic Fail: Berenice could have either won or lost, but "the Question" depended on the power of the voice, which was drowned out by Jerome, whose own power was activated by him roaring. Averted in the anime, where Kenpachi runs into Berenice before Jerome.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: Kenpachi mentioned Berenice did this at some length, but unfortunately for Berenice, it didn't work as it was supposed to.
Impromptu Tracheotomy: Zaraki kills Berenice by tearing out the Sternritter's throat.
Ironic Name: Berenice's name in Greek means "bringer of victory". While the Quincies did utterly devastate their enemies during the first invasion, Berenice's off-panel death did not factor at all into it.
Talking Is a Free Action: In Kenpachi's case, it is certainly not.
Too Dumb to Live: Berenice's power depended on the voice but in the manga, they decided to use it after Jerome, whose power was a Sonic Scream, which deafens their opponent. That mistake costs Berenice their life.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Yet another in a long line of people killed off-panel by Zaraki.

R - Jerome Guizbatt

Jerome Guizbatt

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: R - The Roar

Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara

Sternritter "R" of "The Roar". A large, tanned Sternritter that resembles a gorilla. He participated in the invasion of the Seireitei, where he was killed by Zaraki, who paraded his corpse on his back. He's able to launch supersonic howls.

Adaptational Attractiveness: His enlarged form looks significantly less apelike and more humanoid in the anime when compared with the manga.
Dies Wide Open: When we manage to get a better look at his face, though he distinctly lacks pupils.
Half the Man He Used to Be: Zaraki casually mentions that he sliced Jerome in half when he transformed.
One-Winged Angel: Zaraki said that he transforms into an ape-thing to fight.
Sonic Scream: He can blow people away with his voice when he transforms.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Defeated out of sight by Zaraki before we learn anything else about him.

S - Mask De Masculine

Mask De Masculine

^Vollständig

"My heart is being consumed by the overwhelming desire to crush you where you stand... for the sake of justice!!"

Species: Quincy

Weapon: None

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: S - The Superstar

Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya (JP), Bill Butts (EN)

Sternritter "S" of "The Superstar". A large masked Luchador who accompanies Äs Nödt during the Wandenreich's initial Blitzkrieg against the Sereitei. A couple of cans short of a six-pack, but still one of the Sternritter. His constant companion (and groupie) James is always seen at his side.

He fights primarily using classic Lucha Libre wrestling moves, but his true power comes from a cheering audience - with James more than happy to provide that for him. Cheering him increases his strength and regenerates him. With enough cheers, his Vollständig power transforms him into a caped superhero^*in a speedo! with overwhelming physical abilities - and star-shaped lasers to boot.

Affably Evil: Mask largely leaves Hisagi, Ikkaku and Yumichika alone after pummeling them. He also seems to be genuinely grateful for his tiny partner James' support and he is genuinely pissed when Rose injures James. However, since he views Soul Reapers as villains, he won't hesitate to use lethal attacks if they threaten him enough.
Beware the Silly Ones: Don't let appearances fool you. He fought and beat five Soul Reapers with Bankai, two of which were Captains, and didn't even need Vollständig to do it. He's also the one responsible for Renji's mortal wounds that lead him to the Royal Realm. He even catches Kensei's Bankai with one hand while still taunting him and later defeats Rose in a single attack after negating his Bankai.
Big Guy, Little Guy: Mask has a short, chubby bespectacled bald man named James as a tagalong partner to cheer him on. It turns out Mask's Schrift is to get stronger whenever someone is cheering for him, so of course it would make sense to have a fan constantly accompany him.
But for Me, It Was Tuesday: When he meets Renji for the second time, it takes a while for Mask to recognize him. Mask says he can't be bothered to remember every "villain" he defeats.
Calling Your Attacks: Not all the time, but when he's putting on a show he calls out attacks with "Star" in the name, like "Star Eagle Kick", "Star Headbutt", and "Star Flash".
Cluster F-Bomb: Combines this with This Is Unforgivable! during his Villainous Breakdown.
The Coats Are Off: Like most of the Sternritter seen so far, he decides to take off his Wandenreich mantle when he gets serious.
Combat Pragmatist: One of the biggest examples of how far Wandenreich soldiers are willing to go to win their fights. The moment Rose explains how his Bankai manipulates sound, he intentionally ruptures his eardrums to render it useless.
Cool Mask: Mexican mascara used by Lucha Libre warriors.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Most of his fights have consisted of an ambushed strike that overwhelms his opponents with brutal strength. He took out Renji, Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Hisagi like this, the latter three in a single attack. He even takes out Rose with one star-shaped laser beam to the chest, and breaks Kensei's right arm after giving him a brutal beatdown.
Curb Stomp Cushion: While Renji pretty easily fights and kills Mask, Mask does turn the tide of the fight briefly when using his full power, and manages to pressure Renji momentarily upon using Vollständig, notably throwing him around several times, with Renji being shown struggling briefly to find an opening. Renji's new Bankai, and Mask accidentally killing James with his Star Flash Supernova are the only reasons Renji manages to escape from it and kill Mask.
Dumb Muscle: Subverted. At first it seems that Mask isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Äs Nödt dismisses him for not having read the reports that non-captains could possess Bankai, setting him up to seem like he's an idiot. Later on, it becomes clear he's not stupid so much as over-enthusiastic.
Energy Weapon: The star on his mask can shoot star-shaped beams powerful enough to take out a Captain in one shot.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: At first, averted. He challenges all of his opponents without them knowing that the key is to Shoot the Medic First, and doesn't describe his best attacks until after he's already leveled the opponent with them. But then played straight again when he allows James to recover his damage right in front of Renji, thus letting Renji figure it out quickly. He also explains how his anger-powered Star Mark works before attacking with it, which is good for the readers, because the way Renji reacts to it, we otherwise wouldn't have known what it did.
Expressive Mask: The star on his mask first becomes a question mark when he realizes he can't hear what Renji is saying, then becomes a lightbulb when he figures out how to fix the problem. When he enters his Super Mode, the mask pattern changes again, with Renji actually calling attention to it.
Friendly Fire: He incinerates his loyal supporter James in the huge area of effect of his Star Flash Supernova. Somewhat justified in that eventually James would have revived from that.
A God Am I: Mask appears to have a lot of overconfidence in his abilities. He boasts to Renji that he would stand no chance against his "Godly" power.
Good Powers, Bad People: Mask's Schrift is called 'The Superstar'. His strength is bolstered by the support of a cheering fan who believes completely in his "heroic" ability to defeat "villains". He can even heal his own injuries if a fan believes in his ability to achieve victory. He regards himself as a hero, but he works for the villainous Wandenreich, and it's strongly implied that he and his fan, James, are somehow two parts of a single being. Unlike a hero, he's willing to turn on even James if it means achieving victory.
Guardian Entity: After Mask and James are killed, Yhwach implies that Mask was just a manifestation of James's powers. Kubo himself would go on to confirm this.
Healing Factor: Mask can use his Schrift's power to regenerate any wounds he sustains by having James cheer for him. He demonstrates this by healing his eardrums that ruptured earlier.
Hoist by His Own Petard: He might very well have won his fight with Renji had his ultimate attack not accidentally vaporized all the James clones. Renji was struggling briefly to fight back before he activated his new Bankai, but after Mask accidentally killed James, Renji capitalizes on the moment by releasing his new Bankai, Soo Zabimaru, and kills Mask before James can be reborn, destroying both of them permanently.
Hot-Blooded: While not as overt as Bazz-B or Bambietta, he still has a very boisterous personality, acting like a luchador.
Humiliation Conga: Renji completely hands him his ass after activating his Bankai during their rematch: killing James, breaking his arm, impaling, bisecting, and incinerating him in rapid succession.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Renji skewers him before incinerating him.
Knight Templar: He's a self-proclaimed "hero", invokes a superhero aesthetic, refers to his foes as "villains", and claims to fight "in the name of justice", even though he's part of a villainous organization and is a pretty brutal fighter. He drops his "heroic" façade once he gets angry for being injured.
Large Ham: A Luchador who acts like he's theatrically performing for a wrestling crowd even when there's no-one around to watch. Turns out this is part of his power, since he's revived by the cheers of his fan(s).
Leeroy Jenkins: He charges in to help Äs Nödt against Byakuya and Renji and falls straight into Byakuya's trap as a result. He escapes it only to interrupt Renji's attempt to activate Bankai. Äs Nödt had been hoping to bait Renji into losing his Bankai but Mask hadn't bothered researching his opponents before fighting them so didn't know Renji had a Bankai at all. He corrects this mistake for the second invasion.
Life-or-Limb Decision: He crushed his own eardrums and rendered himself deaf to save himself from the finishing blow of Rose's sound-based Bankai. Once the threat is removed, he can use James to heal the injury.
Lightning Bruiser: Despite his build and size, he is frighteningly fast and stealthy. In the span of a few pages, he blitzes Kensei, no-sells his Bankai, and takes him out in a couple of blows.
Masked Luchador: He's heavily luchador-themed and his mask seems to be central to his more powerful attacks.
Meaningful Name: He's so heavily luchador-themed that even his name reflects the symbolism. His mask also seems central to some of his more powerful attacks.
Nigh-Invulnerability: Thanks to his immense durability/Blut and James-induced healing factor. As long as James is somehow alive, Mask flat out cannot be killed, and it takes Mask accidentally killing James with his own attack, and Renji using his new Bankai right away after, for him to die for real.
No Body Left Behind: The end result of Renji's new and improved Bankai leaves him a scorched corpse which quickly crumbles into ashes.
No-Sell: Shrugs off Kensei's Bankai with no injuries.
The Power of Friendship: Believe it or not, this is sort of how his Schrift, 'The Superstar', works. Basically, the more people cheer for him, the stronger he gets. Sort of like an in-universe Popularity Power. As long as James is alive, any cheering Mask gets from him powers him up in some way.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Used on Renji while in his Super Mode.
Reduced to Dust: Renji's Zaga Teppō attack reduces him to an ashy corpse that blows away in the wind.
Sharp-Dressed Man: His outfit is a mash-up of a Luchador costume, a tuxedo, and the standard Wandenreich military garb. The bow-tie is an especially nice touch.
Shoot the Medic First: You can take him down, but he'll just get back up. It's his one-man fanclub that has to go down first, since his cheers revive and empower Mask. This is harder to achieve than it sounds. James can heal from basically any injury, and even regenerate from nothing so long as Mask continues to exist. Both have to be killed at the same time (more or less) for their deaths to stick.
Super Mode: When James is cut into several pieces, the pieces grow into numerous copies of James which all cheer for Mask. The extra cheering allows him to reach his full power and activate Vollständig.
Super-Toughness: His power increases thanks to James cheering him on, allowing him to become capable of shrugging off Bankai attacks without injury.
Tautological Templar: Mask sees himself as a hero of justice. Everyone he faces in battle are cowardly villains in his eyes, regardless of whether or not they're actually villains. He claims his sole ambition is to eradicate all evil villains from the world, and he is very extreme about it. However, if he gets angry enough, he will abandon any pretense of fighting for justice and mercilessly pummel enemies until they are dead.
Villainous Breakdown: After James is bifurcated, his originally Affably Evil personality starts to falter. And when Renji starts upstaging him completely, it takes a complete nosedive as he completely loses his mind, something which carries on until he gets killed by Renji's true Bankai.
Villainous Friendship: He will chat casually with James while knocking out Captain-level Soul Reapers.
Wave-Motion Gun: His Star Flash Supernova, which involves tracing out a giant star in-flight with his Vollständig, from which the star beam powerful enough to completely vaporise several city blocks is fired. Still, it fails to harm Renji and accidentally obliterates James in the process.
The Worf Barrage: The fight deliberately turns the concept of hero and villain on its head with the villain playing the hero's role and the protagonist playing the villain's role. As a result, when Mask unleashes his power on Renji, it doesn't even slow Renji down, effectively demonstrating Renji's new level of power.
Wrestler in All of Us: He mostly fights like a luchador.
Wrong Genre Savvy: In keeping with the theme of him being a luchador who has cheering fans to please, he views himself as the hero and the Soul Reapers as the villains that must be defeated, even though it's the Quincies who are threatening the balance between worlds.
You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry!: Making him angry increases the power of his punches by a factor of ten.

James

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (JP), Christopher Swindle (EN)

James is a short and chubby young-looking man who also acts as Mask de Masculine's sidekick. It was later confirmed by Kubo that James is indeed the original Sternritter "S" of "The Superstar" and Mask was a fictious form of his ideal hero.

Asteroids Monster: Slicing him up into tiny bits results in multiple copies of him forming from the pieces.
Blush Sticker: It only went off when he was bifurcated by Rose.
Death by Irony: Despite James's devotion to Mask, Mask has no qualms about killing James himself if it means taking out the enemy at the same time. Mask justifies his attitude based on the fact James will keep being 'reborn' from Mask's life-force, but that depends on Mask not being killed before James can regenerate. Either way, James's idealistic loyalty is met by only pragmatic opportunism from the object of his worship.
The Dog Was the Mastermind: While he seems to just be Mask's sidekick who cheers him on to activate his powers, Yhwach only observes the death of James as he reabsorbs the power from "The Superstar". Kubo would later confirm in a Q&A that James was the actual recipient of the Schrift, while Mask was simply his creation.
Fanboy: He exists for no other purpose than to cheer Mask on, which in turn is actually what boosts the Sternritter's powers. In a twist, he's actually the real holder of Mask de Masculine's power, which is implied to be why he's such a fanboy of him.
Gemini Destruction Law: James and Mask can revive each other from even fatal injury, meaning that to actually kill them, they must be destroyed before either has a chance to heal the other.
Hypercompetent Sidekick: Zig-zagged. While James is the original Sternritter "S" and Mask being his figment of a hero, Mask is the one who engages in battle and James cheers him on. As a key component of Mask's "The Superstar", his cheers empower Mask enough to take down Bankai-using Captains.
Nigh-Invulnerable: He's actually quite easy to damage. He's chopped in half by Rose, and later sliced into chunks by Renji with no effort whatsoever. However, just dicing him up won't actually kill him. He is ultimately vaporized by Mask's star beam, and were it not for Renji killing Mask then and there, even this would not have killed him.
Non-Action Guy: He's twice been attacked and hasn't so much as seen it coming, let alone shown any ability to defend himself. As he is the true power behind "The Superstar", this makes him more dangerous than one would think.
Self-Duplication: When Renji chopped James into pieces, every bit of his flesh became a new tiny James, cheering on for Mask.
Shoot the Medic First: He's not just a sidekick, he's an all-purpose strength booster and healer. Mask De Masculine's power allows him to get up and hit even harder than before when someone is cheering for him, James acts as his source of strength. Hisagi points out James should be killed first before Mask can be beaten. This is harder than it sounds, though. Cutting him in half failed to silence him, and cutting him into chunks caused all the chunks to sprout more of James, making Mask even stronger. Mask eventually explains that James is an extension of himself; even when completely vaporized by Mask's star beam, he'll eventually be reborn to keep cheering Mask on.
Sunglasses at Night: Wears a pair of goggles, even though night has descended upon the Soul Society.
Unfriendly Fire: Gets caught up in a massive blast caused by Mask's Star Flash Supernova.

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U - NaNaNa Najahkoop

NaNaNa Najahkoop

"Don't worry. Both you and your something or other^* won't have time to shed tears. You're gonna be dead in five minutes."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: U - The Underbelly

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (JP), Zeno Robinson (EN)

Sternritter "U" of "The Underbelly". He wears a highly stylized afro and ski goggles. He enjoys insulting his opponents to provoke rather than to belittle them.

His ability allows him to find and exploit a target's weak points after observing them.

Alliterative Name: The "Na" sound is repeated throughout both his names.
Attack Its Weak Point: NaNaNa's Schrift is called 'The Underbelly', which allows him to analyze the Reiatsu of an enemy. Once he is finished understanding, he determines and targets any vulnerabilities found. He makes a grid around them that he calls the Morphine Pattern which pinpoints the holes in the enemies' Reiatsu and paralyzes them. Despite he himself not being strong enough to actually be a threat, 'The Underbelly' is potent enough that even Aizen is affected by it, being momentarily stunned by it.
Badass Boast: When he confronts a Captain-level opponent, he proudly boasts that he will be dead in five minutes.
The Coats Are Off: Takes off his cape when he confronts Ichigo along with his Quincy comrades.
Curb-Stomp Battle: After Yhwach departs for the Royal Palace, with Ichigo in hot pursuit, NaNaNa and seven other Sternritters engage the remaining Soul Reapers in a fight. Come Chapter 594, he, Candice and Robert are found lying on the ground, defeated so fast by Byakuya that the anime expands the fight...whereupon Byakuya has no weaknesses for NaNaNa's Schrift to exploit thanks to the protection from the Ouken clothing and immediately uses Senbonzakura to one-shot the Sternritter.
Entertainingly Wrong: He secretly watches Renji rest after his victory over Mask de Masculine, assuming some trap is lying in wait if he approaches. He's stunned when he realizes that Renji actually just fell asleep in the middle of enemy territory.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: He brags about his power to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads after using it on Aizen.
Jerkass: NaNaNa is a very arrogant individual who will criticize and mock even his own fellow Sternritter. He makes fun of Rose's love of music and guitar, saying he doesn't care to understand art.
Lean and Mean: He is thin and wiry even by his universe's standards.
Leeroy Jenkins: Also takes part in jump-rushing Yamamoto. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Subverted in that he survived, and because of Bazz-B's Schrift, The Heat, at that.
Mysterious Watcher: After Renji kills Mask De Masculine, he "observes" him while he sleeps overnight, implied to be related to his power. The "Underbelly", as it turns out, relies on scanning the opponent's spiritual pressure to locate weaknesses in order to paralyze them. Unfortunately for NaNaNa, he does not use this on Renji and instead fights Byakuya...whose spiritual pressure lacks any weaknesses due to the protection his Ouken clothing grant, leading to NaNaNa getting one-shotted.
Redemption Rejection: He's offered the chance to join with the Soul Reapers by Kyoraku. He refuses, insisting that he, Bazz-B, Liltotto, and Giselle are there to fight them. Unfortunately for him, he'd only assumed the other Sternritters' intentions; Bazz-B guts him before accepting Kyoraku's offer.
Scary Teeth: His teeth are checkered black and gold.
Smug Smiler: He likes to smile mockingly at any new opponent, with those freaky teeth of his.
The Undead: In Bleach: Cannot Fear Your Own World he turns up alive (in a sense) again, as Mayuri has revived him as a zombie.
Undying Loyalty: Despite being left for dead after being hit by Yhwach's Auswählen, NaNaNa remains blindly loyal to his Emperor. He tries to prevent the Soul Reapers from hindering his plans after his betrayal, and rejects Kyoraku's offer to join him. Bazz-B, who no longer shares the same loyalty, shoots a hole in NaNaNa to get him out of the way.

Guenael Lee

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"My very essence vanishes right before your very eyes and slips right out of your mind."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unnamed dagger, Unnamed spear

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: V - The Vanishing Point

Voiced by: Tadashi Miyazawa (JP), Alex Cazares (EN)

Sternritter "V" of "The Vanishing Point". A creepy old man who seems to enjoy messing with his opponents.

As the Vanishing Point, he can disappear and reappear anywhere at will - in a metaphysical sense as well as he is capable of erasing himself from his enemies' memories as well. His Quincy cross manifests as a knife.

Actually a Doombot: Turns out he was just a creation of Gremmy, the true "V".
Death by Irony: Since Guenael can make himself vanish from people's memories, Gremmy kills him by claiming he doesn't remember him and that he's vanished, killing him.
Defiant to the End: He angrily attacks Gremmy while he's being erased.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: Takes his sweet time doing so, knowing they'll forget about it anyway. But then Yachiru starts hitting him with just her instincts...
Fish Eyes: His eyes go in different directions.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His power involves convincing his opponents that he doesn't exist so he can attack them freely. Gremmy kills him by declaring that he no longer exists.
Invisible Jerkass: He likes to screw with his opponents by sneaking up on them and then disappearing from their sight and memory several times in a row.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: His invisibility doesn't just conceal his presence, but actively erases any memory of his existence from observers, kind of like a more combat-oriented version of the Silence. He can even make people forget him while they are hitting him.
Logical Weakness: If your opponent's first instinct to you magically appearing in front of them is to attack you, then the ability to erase yourself from their memory is useless as they will just hit you every time you appear.
No Sense of Personal Space: He's introduced hugging Isane, having used his powers to sneak up on her.
Oh, Crap!: He's stunned when he realises that the reason why Yachiru can hit him is because she reacts on instinct instead of thought. His power is most effective against people who think about the moves they're about to make.
Red Herring: Part of what makes his power so sinister, is that he's not the real Sternritter V, and the genuine one is a lot creepier.
Squishy Wizard: Beyond his power of invisibility and erasing his presence, he doesn't have anything else going for him. His only weapon is a common knife and once Yachiru got around his power, he was pretty much done.
Talking Is a Free Action: Subverted. Yachiru initially stopped him in his monologue with a good punch to the cheek.
This Cannot Be!: His reaction to Yachiru actually managing to cut him, even though she should have only struck an after-image of his form.
Villainous Breakdown: He is at first very smug because he can predict everything Isane says and does. Unfortunately for him, Yachiru is anything but rational. He gets so angry that he starts ranting that she is a stupid beast and he will kill her.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He only lasts three chapters before Gremmy kills him.
Would Hurt a Child: He had absolutely no problem hitting or stabbing Yachiru.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Is killed by Gremmy, who says he's bored with him now.

Gremmy Thoumeaux

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"In this world, the most powerful force is imagination."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: V - The Visionary

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (JP), A.J. Beckles (EN)

The true Sternritter V, "The Visionary". He appears before Isane and Yachiru as they deal with Guenael, and later challenges Kenpachi to a duel. Despite his youthful appearance, he is a quite cruel and powerful foe. Like Pernida and Gerard, he is implied to be a disembodied piece of the original Soul King - in his case, the brain.

Anything he imagines becomes real, from countless guns and missiles to even an incoming asteroid. This power can be further amplified by imagining multiple copies of himself.

Action Bomb: Gremmy's copies try this on Kenpachi. It doesn't kill him, but it's the most effective attack he tries.
Adaptational Early Appearance: In the anime, he's first seen at a meeting between Haschwalth and the other Sternritter, well before his debut in the manga.
Almighty Janitor: Despite being one of the most powerful Quincies around, if not the most powerful after Yhwach, Gremmy himself is not part of the Schutzstaffel and thus shares the same rank with the other regular Sternritter.
Always Second Best: His powers are absurdly unfair, but Yhwach was still able to seal him away on his own. Which implies that even The Visionary is still trumped by the Almighty's future-altering.
Alas, Poor Villain: While Gremmy isn't the most sympathetic person, his death is still played in a rather somber tone. As he gracefully admits defeat, Gremmy reveals that he himself is just a product of his own imagination and shows his true form as a brain in jar. As he begins to vanish into nothingness, he laments that he still wants to win and how a world without imagination will await him. Gremmy was locked up his whole life and the only moments where he felt joyful and alive were also his last. Kenpachi who had earlier expressed great joy at the intense fight, is noticeably somber afterwards.
Antagonist Abilities: Gremmy's Schrift is called 'The Visionary'. He is able to alter reality by making anything he imagines become real. He is also capable of using his ability to create living beings, including a clone of himself to increase the effect of his ability.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Cites flat out that he's the strongest of the Sternritter as he can pretty much come up with anything to counter any attack.
Ax-Crazy: When he first enters battle, the other Quincies are shown to be unnerved that Yhwach has let him loose. As the fight against Kenpachi progress, Gremmy becomes increasingly excitable and begins taking unnecessary risks in response to his growing battle lust. When he begins unleashing attacks that will take out his own allies, and even the city everyone's fighting over, it becomes clear that the reason the Quincies are unnerved by Gremmy is because he is completely unhinged.
Beautiful Void: His character poem states that there being nothing is beauty in itself. His final moments have him state that a world without imagination awaits him.
Blood Knight: Gremmy has spent most of his life locked up due to how powerful his Schrift is. He is freed to enter the battlefield on the Wandenreich's second invasion of Soul Society. He confronts Kenpachi and engages in battle with him. For the first time in his life, Gremmy is faced with a genuine challenge which fills him with excitement at the prospect of killing Kenpachi.
Body Horror: When he perceives Kenpachi as a monster to be defeated, his body starts to tear apart from that monster killing him from within.
Brain in a Jar: Turns out this is his true form. The body of Gremmy that we have been seeing this whole time was just another product of his imagination. His remains are revealed to have wound up in the possession of Tokinada Tsunayashiro, who used them to create the artificial Soul Reaper/Hollow/Quincy hybrid Hikone Ubuginu.
Character Development: Gremmy during his short appearance grows from someone with zero experience, who is too arrogant to even bother moving a finger and someone who believes his power to be undefeatable, to someone who tries his best to win at all cost, who feels joy and desire for the first time and finally accepts defeat gracefully.
Clap Your Hands If You Believe: The function of his Schrift, The Visionary. Anything he imagines becomes physical reality. As Kenpachi discovers, however, this also means his changes don't stick unless he puts some effort into maintaining them. He turns Yachiru's bones into cookies, but they go back to being bone when he's distracted by his battle with Kenpachi.
Colony Drop: After his normal attacks on Kenpachi fail to do the job, he decides to go for broke and just drop a meteor on the entire area.
Creepy Child: Gremmy has the appearance of a young child. He takes great pleasure in how he can use his power of imagination to kill. His smiles are manic and insane and in one color page, his eyes are vivid red, with no visible difference between sclera, pupil and iris.
Deliberate Injury Gambit: He allows Kenpachi to cut him which traps the sword in his body. This allows him to ambush Kenpachi with a giant hand that crushes him from the sky.
Didn't See That Coming: He lets Kenpachi strike him, confident that his imagined steel skin will protect him... until Kenpachi's attack cuts him anyway. He's fairly composed despite the surprise, however. When he can't kill Kenpachi conventionally, he summons a meteor to just destroy everything but himself, reasoning that his power would protect him from retaliation and Kenpachi's only recourse would be to attack him in vain. Apparently having failed to grasp just how crazy Kenpachi is, he's quite surprised when Kenpachi cuts down the meteor instead.
The Dreaded: Askin implies Gremmy's chaotic power is a problem for everyone. Upon witnessing Gremmy's willingness to destroy friend and foe alike just to achieve victory, he clarifies it's the extent of Gremmy's madness that's the real problem. Letting that madness be unleashed is why he felt Yhwach should have never allowed Gremmy to fight.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: He happily explains what his power is and what he is imagining. To his credit, this works favorably for him as a psychological boost (it's always easier to imagine and picture something if you say it aloud).
Explosive Decompression: He tries to do this to Kenpachi by imagining a pocket of outer space enveloping him. However, he's so focused on this that Kenpachi simply flies out and starts cutting his clones down, as they're too distracted to render themselves Nigh-Invulnerable.
Godzilla Threshold: Implied. Throwaway lines from some of the other Sternritter indicate Gremmy is usually kept locked up somewhere by Yhwach and normally doesn't participate in combat due to his destructive abilities and general insanity. Not surprisingly, he fights the Soul Society's own Godzilla in the form of Kenpachi.
Graceful Loser: He humbly accepts his defeat and tries not to make any excuses for his loss. Though he notes that he still wished to have won.
Healing Factor: He can heal his wounds simply by imagining that they've already healed. Kenpachi briefly manages to outpace this by striking him so quickly that Gremmy can't keep up with the damage, but Gremmy is back to normal as soon as there's a lull in the fight.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Gremmy believes Kenpachi's implacable power makes him a monster and concludes he must become stronger than Kenpachi to defeat him. In his imagination, he creates the monster he believes Kenpachi to be. However, during the process of being created, the monster kills Gremmy from the inside out.
Gremmy: My power of imagination was perfect. It was too perfect. I was able to comprehend and understand all of your power. But I could not imagine... that you're the only one capable of withstanding your own power.
Imagination-Based Superpower: The primary ability of his Schrift, The Visionary. If he thinks of anything in his mind, it will become reality. He's able to make Yachiru's arm break simply by imaging it to be "made out of cookies", conjure up multiple firearms, make his body harder than steel, heal any injuries he's sustained, create lava or water, and manipulate the surrounding structure to his liking. He's able to create a clone of himself to make his power stronger to attack the whole of Seireitei just by imagining an asteroid collision. His demise deconstructs the trope by exploring the clear question of whether the user's own fate is affected by his or her imagination.
Logical Weakness:
- Gremmy only creates what he imagines is enough, not what is actually enough, so when he imagines himself as hard as steel, Kenpachi can cut him by attacking hard enough to cut steel. Kenpachi also breaks his arena construct because he didn't imagine it to be strong enough.
- Gremmy's powers have No Ontological Inertia, so he must stay focused on things to maintain changes. He stops using his powers on Yachiru when Kenpachi breaks his focus, restoring her body to normal.
- Gremmy's power of Reality Warping and Imagination-Based Superpower allows him to cause anything to happen that he can imagine. While this makes him absurdly powerful, its danger runs both ways: if Gremmy imagines something that is harmful or even fatal to himself, then he will likewise be affected by it. This includes imagining that he could die.
Metaphorically True: He boasts that he will not lift a finger to kill Kenpachi. Since his true form is a Brain in a Jar and his body is imaginary, he explains that technically he doesn't even have a finger to lift.
More Dakka: Conjures an absurd amount of guns and several missiles to attack Kenpachi. It doesn't work.
Mysterious Past: The end of his fight against Kenpachi reveals that Gremmy was just a brain projecting the illusion of a person. There is no explanation of how a brain could function in such a manner, how he came into existence, how he came to be with Yhwach and how he can undergo the blood ritual that empowers a Sternritter's Schrift. Yhwach managed to seal him away, despite Gremmy's power making this nigh impossible. Several other beings have turned out to be animated, self-aware body parts of the Soul King, or contain animated, self-aware body parts of the Soul King inside them, but Gremmy is never associated with the Soul King in the main series, leaving his existence and history a mystery. In Bleach: Cannot Fear Your Own World it's implied he's the Soul King's brain.
Nigh-Invulnerable: Due to his Imagination-Based Superpower, he can block incoming attacks just by thinking he's made of steel. His ability to make himself resistant to any kind of strike can only be defeated if his opponent carries the self-belief of being able to cut anything, no matter what it's made of. When he starts cloning himself, he becomes even more durable to the point where even Kenpachi cannot cut him.
No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: Not initially something he feels, but when the notion is brought up by Kenpachi, Gremmy quickly comes to believe that he's right. Because Gremmy's power has always just immediately given him anything he envisions, he's never really felt true desire before. It's not until he finds an opponent in Kenpachi too strong to simply imagine away that he realises what he's been missing, the new sensation of actually wanting to win turning him into a total Blood Knight.
Nonchalant Dodge: Leans out of the way of Yachiru's sword swing and says her attacks are so predictable they're boring.
No Ontological Inertia: His changes don't really last unless he continues to focus on them. When he's distracted from Yachiru, her bones return to normal. When he finally dies, everything he creates during his fight disappears.
Nothing Is Scarier: As he vanishes Gremmy notes how a world without imagination awaits him, a prospect he find scary, yet also beautiful.
The Nothing After Death: As Gremmy dies, he notes that a world without imagination will await him. His character poem muses how that itself is beauty.
Oh, Crap!:
- After Kenpachi manages to truly injure Gremmy, Gremmy confronts the possibility of actually dying. When Kenpachi points out the danger in this, Gremmy is horrified to realise that if he imagines his death, his own power will kill him.
- When he tries to imagine himself as the monster he believes Kenpachi to be, the monster kills him from the inside out in the process of being created. Gremmy realises what's happening too late to stop his own death.
Only Friend: Can't Fear Your Own World reveals that Liltotto is his sole friend as she's the only Sternritter who wasn't terrified of him and actually willing to hold a conversation with him. He often used his power to create snacks for her whenever she visited him.
Only Six Faces: Looks like Yukio with bigger teeth, curlier hair, and darker eyes.
Person of Mass Destruction: The Sternritter are nervous about Gremmy entering battle and can't understand why Yhwach allowed it. Their primary concern appears to be that Gremmy is dangerously powerful and doesn't care if his own side is affected by his power. At the height of his battle with Kenpachi, he decides to drop an asteroid on to Seireitei just to try and kill one man. This leads to even Haschwalth being worried, who orders the Soldat to try and protect the sleeping Emperor from the falling asteroid.
Pieces of God: Bleach: Cannot Fear Your Own World implies that he was part of the Soul King, thus explaining his ludicrous amount of power.
Physical God: Gremmy claims to be the strongest of the Sternritter, second only to Yhwach himself. This claim is shown to be almost warranted by both his immeasurable amount of Spiritual Power, and his Schrift granting him the ability to alter reality itself to the will of whatever he imagines. His power was feared by both Haschwalth and Askin, and he was able to fight on par with Kenpachi Zaraki, a top contender for the title of strongest Soul Reaper in the series. The only reason he lost at all was because he couldn't fathom Kenpachi's power, and accidentally killed himself when he tried to imagine himself as being a monster to match him.
Powers Do the Fighting: With his ability to create or change anything, he can fight without moving a finger. He's amazed when one of Kenpachi's attacks forces him to use his hand to block it, but this doesn't subvert the trope: it's eventually revealed his entire body was also a figment of his imagination.
The Power of Creation: As a result of his power to manifest his imagination, he can create living beings. He can clone himself to increase the effect of his power, as shown by creating a meteorite that could've destroyed the entirety of Seireitei. He can also create other Sternritters such as Guenael Lee and Shaz Domino, who are able to exist as sentient individuals with agency.
Reality Warper: A side effect of his powers makes him into a minor one, being able to change the physical properties of people and places just by imagining them, such as making a giant arena sprout from the ground. Due to the concentration required, he doesn't demonstrate more than one change at a time for any person he's targeting though.
Reality Warping Is Not a Toy: When Kenpachi gains the upper hand in their fight, he nearly kills himself with his own power as a result of imagining the possibility of his own death. Kenpachi guessing what he's thinking snaps him out of it before he dies. He later dies for real via accidentally inflicting Body Horror on himself.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Once he begins to enjoy the fight, his expression becomes manic and insane. The chapter's cover art focuses on this expression and reveals his eyes are completely red, emphasizing his unnatural state of mind.
Sealed Evil in a Can: According to Askin, Yhwach keeps him locked up until he has need of him. This is justified due to Gremmy's godlike power, and it makes him quite the problem should he decide to go rogue.
Self-Disposing Villain: Most of the protagonists don't kill kids. Gremmy ends up destroyed by his own imagination, sparing Kenpachi from joining that short list.
Self-Duplication: What he calls his "Ultimate Technique". He can completely recreate himself, with the newly-made self every bit as real as the original. They can thus combine their powers to increase the power of his reality-warping, as shown by creating a meteorite that could destroy Seireitei and everything in it except for Gremmy.
Sense Freak: Fighting Kenpachi ends up making him one for the thrill of battle, having never felt it before, wanting to win never previously being relevant when victory was always just a given.
Slasher Smile: Unleashes a rather terrifying one against Kenpachi.
Smug Snake: Gremmy is convinced he's the strongest Sternritter, and boasts that his power of imagination is the strongest kind of power that exists. However, he struggles to imagine an attack that Kenpachi cannot counter. In the end, he is done in by his own power because he underestimated how strong Kenpachi's body is.
Spell My Name With An S: "Gremmy", "Guremi" and "Glemy" are commonly used by fandom.
Stealth Hi/Bye: He introduces himself by suddenly appearing inside the barrier Isane set up around the wounded.
Superpower Lottery: Gremmy can achieve anything he wants by making his thoughts reality. He can transform bones into cookies and kill with a thought. He can double his power by copying himself, open rifts in space and summon asteroids. He cannot be defeated directly; he has to defeat himself by creating a paradox whereby he tries to become something he also believes is impossible. Add to that, Quincy abilities like Sklaverei which in Vollstandig let Quincies absorb anything made out of reishi and Blut Vene which can shrug off Bankai-level attacks and you have a lottery grand prize winner.
There Is No Kill Like Overkill: He attempts to drop a meteor on the whole of Seireitei just to try and kill Kenpachi.
Thought-Aversion Failure: His biggest weakness. When he starts to entertain ideas that are harmful to him, he is harmed by them. In the end, he dies because he could imagine being as strong as Kenpachi, but he could not help but think that such power should tear whoever wields it apart.
Thought-Controlled Power: He has to continue actively thinking about whatever he makes or causes with his powers, or else it resets to normal. Any side-effects that happened in the interim, however, seem to stick; Yachiru's bones change back from cookies when he stops paying attention, but she still has a broken arm.
To the Pain: He lovingly details to Kenpachi the effects of Explosive Decompression while inflicting it on him.
Unskilled, but Strong: Gremmy is one of the most powerful beings in the entire series, able to fight Kenpachi after he had awakened his Shikai, and had the raw power to potentially destroy all of Seireitei, including being viewed as a threat to Yhwach in some way. However, Gremmy doesn't have battle experience, meaning he doesn't know how best to apply his abilities effectively when fighting Kenpachi, resulting in Gremmy losing the advantage as Kenpachi continually fights through his absurd powers. Even as he learns from the fight and improves on the fly, Gremmy's lack of experience means when he finds himself unable to kill Kenpachi despite pushing himself harder, he ultimately kills himself when he finds he can't think of something that can match the Captain.
Villainous Breakdown: One is narrowly avoided the first time he is seriously injured by Kenpachi. However, when he's finally forced to accept the truth that he can't imagine something Kenpachi cannot cut, he falls into a manic, aggressive state and wildly imagines himself as the monster he believes Kenpachi to be. As a result, his own power destroys him from the inside out.
Walking Spoiler: Guenael was initially introduced as Sternritter V. Three chapters later, Gremmy appears and introduces himself as the real Sternritter V, revealing Guenael to be only a figment of Gremmy's imagination shortly before disposing of him.
What Is This Feeling?: As his fight with Kenpachi becomes more intense, Gremmy gets his first taste of a real desire to win. While he doesn't know why he feels this way, he realises that he's never felt so good.
Worthy Opponent: Considers Kenpachi Zaraki to be one, to the point that he creates an arena for them to fight one on one.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Tells Guenael that watching him fight was very entertaining, but now that he's bored, there's no reason to keep him around.
You Monster!: When Gremmy realises Kenpachi cut the asteroid with a single swing, he yells out that Kenpachi is a monster.

W - Nianzol Weizol

Nianzol Weizol

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Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: W - The Wind

Voiced by: Soichiro Hoshi (JP), Robbie Daymond (EN)

Sternritter W of "The Wind", (as in a winding path, wind-up toy, etc, not the movement of air) Weizol is a strange-looking man with two tongues, shaggy black hair, and a perpetual cross-eye. He is first introduced in the Royal Realm, when Yhwach summoned him against Senjumaru Shutara.

His ability allows him to distort space.

Adaptational Early Appearance: In the anime, he's first seen during a meeting between Haschwalth and the other Sternritter, well before his debut in the manga.
Creepy Child: He's a barefoot kid with two tongues and is constantly cross-eyed.
Died Standing Up: When Shutara fights him, she sews his clothing at super-speed to trap him in place, and also sews multiple pins into the clothing that pierce his entire body. He dies standing in the spot he's trapped in before eventually collapsing on a pool of his own blood.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: He explains to Shutara that his power is used on enemies and attacks that he sees and then clarifies that by 'seeing' he means people that he has seen and memorised, making it obvious to Shutara that anyone he hasn't seen and memorised can defeat him. Fortunately for her, she can work at speeds that are faster than the eye can see or memorise.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Shutara quickly remakes his uniform while he is busy fighting her subordinates and turns it into a piece of clothing that pierces Nianzol from the inside out.
Logical Weakness: Subverted and Invoked. He tells Shutara his power can be used on enemies and attacks he sees, making her believe he has to literally see them. He then goes to explain that by "seeing", he means his power can only be used on attacks or people he sees and has memorized. Shutara simply reveals that she remade his uniform from scratch at super-speed while he wasn't paying attention, which impales him from the inside out.
Maniac Tongue: When he first reveals his presence, mocking Shutara for accusing Yhwach of insolence, his grin is accompanied by his two tongues lolling out in a W-shape.
Powers Do the Fighting: As long as he's aware of the attack, he doesn't have to move to twist space and deflect it.
Slasher Smile: He first reveals his presence with an unnaturally wide grin that reveals his twin tongues and bares his upper teeth. It's accompanied by his eyes rolling up into his head, giving him an off-kilter sense of lazy creepiness that is at odds with the fact he's in the middle of a fight against the Royal Guard.
Space Master: "The Wind" (not that kind) allows him to twist the space around himself, causing attacks to push to the side of the target. Anyone he is protecting with his power doesn't need to dodge, even at point-blank range, because their weapons simply cannot touch their intended target.
Speech Impediment: He speaks with a very pronounced lisp on account of his two tongues constantly hanging out his mouth.
Touch of Death: As a corollary to his Space Master powers, Weizol can use his powers offensively by deliberately trying to touch his opponents. Because his ability warps the space around him, this has the practical effect of making his finger as sharp as any sword. He uses this to cut several of Shutara's mooks in half.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He's killed by his own uniform one chapter after his introduction.

X - Lille Barro (Ṧ)

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Y - Loyd Lloyd

Loyd Lloyd/Royd Lloyd

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"Please forgive me... Lord Yhwach."

Species: Quincy

Weapon: Unknown

Vollständig: Unknown

Schrift: Y - The Yourself

Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (JP), Robbie Daymond (EN)

Sternritter "Y" of "The Yourself" is pale and bald, possessing a third eye on his forehead. He wears odd buns on the sides of his head that obscure his ears. Initially thought to be a throwaway Sternritter killed off-screen by Kenpachi Zaraki, he carries a deeper secret than one would expect. In reality, "The Yourself" is given to Loyd and his twin brother, Royd.

Loyd and Royd's shared ability is to take the appearance and power of a given target, with Loyd copying their moveset while Royd copies their memories.

Adapted Out: The twins' backstory, which explains why they're so indistinguishable from birth as well as the difference between their mimicry abilities, is left out in the anime adaptation. This caused a bit of confusion among anime-only watchers, as it's not really made clear that Loyd and Royd are two different people.
Almighty Janitor: In spite of being just a Sternritter with his particular variation of his Shrift only allowing the copying of memories, he was strong enough to defeat Zaraki in an offscreen battle and force Yamamoto to use Bankai to defeat him. And Yamamoto was convinced he was the real Yhwach, even after "Yhwach" began to act uncharacteristically.
Always Identical Twins: Their mimicry ability began before they were born. As a result, by the time they were born, they had learned to mimic each other and were therefore indistinguishable from each other.
Ambiguous Situation: It's unclear how much of Royd's fight with Yamamoto was done with solely his own abilities, the memories he inherited from Yhwach with the Yourself, or if Yhwach personally powered him up with Auswählen. Yamamoto is convinced that he's fighting the real Yhwach, but he also is blinded by rage, while Royd is being outperformed at every step. In a 2023 Q&A, Kubo explained that Royd had 70-80% of Yhwach's power in addition to all of his memories (and conversely, Loyd had all of Kenpachi's power and 70-80% of his memories).
Bald of Evil: Despite his youth, his head is completely bald, and actively took part in the eradication of Soul Society as well as deceiving Yamamoto in order to weaken him so the real Yhwach could finish the job.
Chekhov's Gunman: Loyd is first introduced as a random Sternritter Kenpachi killed off. However, Kenpachi's description of Loyd's power is the set-up for the Royd reveal that leads to Yamamoto's death.
Ditto Fighter: They have the ability to mimic the forms of others, including someone's memories and power. Each one, however, can only copy a certain amount of the person's power or memories; Loyd can fully copy someone's power but only most of their memories, while Royd can fully copy memories but only most of their power. In the case of Loyd, this allows him to fully copy the raw power of Kenpachi, but he is unable to defeat him once Kenpachi adapts and simply gets stronger on the fly, while Royd can fully imitate Yhwach to the point of almost perfectly convincing people he truly is him, but lacks the raw power needed to stand up to Yamamoto's bankai.
Elite Mooks: Loyd was praised by Kenpachi as being a tough opponent. Royd manages to stand his ground against Yamamoto's Bankai before finally going down. Yamamoto had previously made short work of four other Sternritter with no effort. Yhwach praises his performance before killing him.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Royd reacts with grief and horror when Yamamoto uses his Bankai to summon undead Quincy.
Foreshadowing: While disguised as Yhwach, Royd is horrified when Yamamoto uses his Bankai to summon fallen Quincy soldiers to attack him. It's been thoroughly established that the real Yhwach doesn't care at all about his men, even killing them himself at certain points, hinting that "Yhwach" isn't who he appears to be.
Killed Mid-Sentence: Despite praising Royd's successful ruse, Yhwach immediately vaporizes Royd before the latter can even finish expressing his gratitude.
Out-of-Character Alert: Royd's dying apology is what tips Yamamoto off that the Yhwach he was fighting is a fake. After all, Yhwach, whom Yamamoto personally fought 1000 years ago, has no one to apologize to for losing.
Punny Name: Loyd Lloyd? The Engrish is hard not to notice. Furthermore, he has a brother named Royd, and the Japanese don't pronounce Ls.
Repetitive Name: Loyd Lloyd, despite the spelling variation, is a repeated name; in the Viz translation, it's Loyd Loyd, making it an example of Classic Classic, rather than Classic Classical. Complicated further by the twin's name being Royd Lloyd, bearing in mind that the Japanese don't pronounce Ls.
Third Eye: The twins each have a third eye on their forehead as a sign of their power-copying abilities.
This Was His True Form: Royd only lets up his Yhwach guise as he is dying and after the real Yhwach appears before him, confirming that Royd successfully carried out the hidden objective of distracting Yamamoto despite being mortally wounded for it.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Yhwach doesn't have much respect even for the followers that successfully and perfectly carry out his orders. Royd sacrificed his life to carry out Yhwach's plan, but Yhwach still blasted his dying form. Yamamoto calls him out on this. Admittedly, Royd was dead anyway at that point thanks to the wounds sustained by Yamamoto, but still.
Villainous Breakdown: When Royd realizes the skeletons he is fighting are Quincies Yhwach knew on a personal level, he's shaken to the core and starts acting less and less like the real Yhwach.
Walking Spoiler: Royd is such a twist that a section about Loyd cannot even lead with Royd's name, as Loyd was taken out off-screen and barely discussed except to foreshadow Royd. Royd himself was a major plot point that set up Yamamoto's death.

Z - Giselle Gewelle

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Sandbox / Bleach Sternritter

Jugram "Jugo" Haschwalth

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Bazzard "Bazz-B" Black

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Quilge Opie

BG9

Pepe Waccabrada

Robert Accutrone

Driscoll Berci

Berenice Gabrielli

Jerome Guizbatt

Mask De Masculine

James

NaNaNa Najahkoop

Guenael Lee

Gremmy Thoumeaux

Nianzol Weizol

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Pepe Waccabrada

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Driscoll Berci

Berenice Gabrielli

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