Bleach

Dogs do that as well, if you've got a "not-a-total-wuss" breed. It's kind of awesome how good my dog is at catching and killing them, in a disturbing way.

Unfortunately I have a 'total-wuss breed' who is scared of the wind and whacks his nose on the floor when he sneezes sometimes. So the chances of him killing anything are 0.

edited 29th Sep '14 1:17:34 AM by xXJawsaXx

I am writing a (new-ish)fanfic! https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10837772/1/The-Lines-That-Divide-Us

ya know,after Renji's and Rukia's recent feats,its kinda funny we're supposed to believe that Bazz B is a challenge that requires both of them.

Secret Signature

we haven't seen Bazz's released form yet. So I think they're playing it smart.

edited 29th Sep '14 3:59:48 AM by nervmeister

What, you mean his Vollstandig? Because we have.

Anyway not all the Stern Ritter are the same strength so Rukia and Renji being able to defeat some Stern one-on-one doesn't mean they could do the same for Bazz-B.

x2 considering his Vollstandig consists of two small rods as a sorry excuse for wings, you're forgiven for thinking he hasn't revealed it.

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Were the Resurreccion and Bankai releases as instantaneous in the manga like most of the Vollstandigs or were they just as flashy as in the anime?

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

Depends on the reveal. Ichigo's first on-screen use of Bankai was very flashy even in the manga.

Cos I'm just wondering. All the Espadas (including Luppi and Neliel) and even some of the Numero-Fraccion (like Edorad,) got flashy releases.

Meanwhile most of the Sterns don't. Kirge, Bambietta, Candice, Cang Du and BG 9 (the latter three plus three others offpanel) got the whole big flashy pillar of light while the others just insta-morph.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

Note that this arc quite clearly isn't about making the Sternritter look competent good.
It's a shame, too. I had such high aspirations for them in this arc.

The sad, REAL American dichotomy

I never expect groups like the Sternritter to be entirely fleshed out, when you get down to it, most of the Espada's wern't either, but there were fewer of them so it seems like more were. That's why I'm not disappointed with how things have gone for them backstory-wise.

Even so, his treatment of them has been strange.

edited 29th Sep '14 7:19:18 AM by KBSL

We got backstory/info on Starrknette, Baraggan, Harribel, Ulquiorra, Neliel, Nnoitra and Grimmjow, as well as a bit of minor info on Szayel and Aaroniero.

Out of 12 Espadas (I tend to include Neliel and Luppi when I refer to Espadas as a whole), 7 of them got backstories, two of which (Nnoitra & Neliel) share a backstory with Szayel playing a role in that backstory, and (in the anime) another two crossed paths (Baraggan and Harribel). Plus Aaroniero's background brings the total to 9

9 out of 12, (or 8 out of 10, if you only count the 'current' Espadas) got backstories or other background info revealed. That's 75-80% of the Espadas.

I'd say that most of them were fleshed out, albeit maybe to varying degrees.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

It seems to me that, with so many characters in the Stern Ritter, Kubo has been relying more and more on the Antagonist Abilities trope to create conflict.

With the Espada, most of their abilities were at least some sort of physical combat strength (Barragan, Szayel, and Zommari being the main exceptions). But, the Stern Ritter are basically Mind Manipulation, Reality Warping, Semantic Superpowers, and other powers like that. Sure, the combat-oriented powers (The Heat, The Superstar, The Lightning, The Power, etc.) do exist, but most of their powers are designed to shut down combat before it starts or negate it altogether.

We didn't go very in depth with Starrk; Aaroniero and Syzaelapporo's didn't get backstories so much as they were involve in other people's backstories. We only got Harribel and Ulquiorra's in supplementary material.

The only's who I would call really fleshed out in story are Barragan, Grimmjow, Nnoitra and Nell's.

edited 29th Sep '14 7:57:07 PM by KBSL

We didn't need to go that in-depth with Starrk, though. The point went across very well either way.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.

Yeah we learned all we needed. He wanted friends that wouldn't explode because of his power, and Aizen gave him that.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.

By not going in depth, you're leaving his memory lonely.

I wonder what kind of musical theme the Sternritter (arc) would have. I was thinking either techno or waltzes, even before I remembered that those are German stereotypes.

edited 30th Sep '14 5:55:38 AM by wanderlustwarrior

The sad, REAL American dichotomy

Who knows what Sagisu will come up with.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

Probably something awesome.

"If you weren't so crazy I'd think you were insane."

noice.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.

I would say this is Yhwach's theme.

Or this, when I think about it.

edited 30th Sep '14 6:25:35 PM by Serocco

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.

Let there be light!◊(SJ comments of the week)

I'm so happy for Kubo. I was on edge all month awaiting the conclusion to his struggle.

What man doesn't love a happy ending?

Yes, that is in fact a sex joke.

"If you weren't so crazy I'd think you were insane."

Kubo is, like, the most random of the authors in Shonen Jump.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.

He actually seems like a kinda fun guy to hang out with, kinda sorta.

but HOW?