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The way i see it it\'s an actual Aesop, but rather a case of ValuesDissonance. Soul Society is very much samurai-themed and samurai are well known for their HonorBeforeReason attitude, which is very much kept here. There is also a fact that \
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The way i see it it\\\'s not an actual Aesop, but rather a case of ValuesDissonance. Soul Society is very much samurai-themed and samurai are well known for their HonorBeforeReason attitude, which is very much kept here. There is also a fact that \\\"breaking\\\" the \\\"aesop\\\" are based on the assumption that a life is \\\'\\\'inherently\\\'\\\' more valuable than honor, which in-universe is clearly not the case, and even if we \\\'\\\'do\\\'\\\' assume that it\\\'s AnAesop this assumption would be the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of what the aesop would go for, therefore it\\\'s not broken.
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** Ikkaku refuses to use his [[SuperMode Bankai]] in front of others so he can continue serving the 11th Squad Captain Kenpachi, as acquisition of a Bankai is a prerequisite to becoming a captain himself. After losing an important fight to protect Karakura Town from Aizen\'s forces, he is chewed out for his HonorBeforeReason fighting style. However, the same arc had Yumichika narrowly win his fight only after his opponent obscured them from the rest of the battlefield, whereupon he reveals his true power that his squad considers unmanly, and is praised by his opponent\'s dying words for refusing to use his powers until nobody else could see it. Early in the final arc, [[spoiler:Sasakibe is killed and revealed posthumously to have had a Bankai that he concealed for the \'\'exact same reason\'\' as Ikkaku, yet is showered in praise for his loyalty toward Yamamoto.]]
The way i see it neither case is an actual Aesop, but rather a case of ValuesDissonance. Soul Society is very much samurai-themed and samurai are well known for their HonorBeforeReason attitude, which is very much kept here. There is also a fact that both instances of \
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The way i see it it\\\'s an actual Aesop, but rather a case of ValuesDissonance. Soul Society is very much samurai-themed and samurai are well known for their HonorBeforeReason attitude, which is very much kept here. There is also a fact that \\\"breaking\\\" the \\\"aesop\\\" are based on the assumption that a life is \\\'\\\'inherently\\\'\\\' more valuable than honor, which in-universe is clearly not the case, and even if we \\\'\\\'do\\\'\\\' assume that it\\\'s AnAesop this assumption would be the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of what the aesop would go for, therefore it\\\'s not broken.
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