History Characters / SoulChessMainAntagonists

* IgnoreTheFanservice: Averted. When Mia asks if there’s anything else he’d rather do than [[FoeYay plot against Lelouch]], he realizes the subtle hints she’s giving and they start having sex.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Anytime Ichigo goes into [[spoiler: his [[OneWingedAngel Berserk Rage Hollow]] form]] that's [[spoiler:[[DemonicPossession possessing]] [[spoiler: him]]. It's got about as much NighInvulnerability as, if not more than, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante's Majin form]]

* FanNickname: Tal and Tally, with some uses of Tally-chan.

!! Hollow Ichigo[=/=][[FanNickname Shirosaki]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Sort of. While Ichigo [[spoiler: [[CurbStompBattle got his clock cleaned against]] [[FanNickname Hichi]]]] it was [[spoiler: [[HeroicWillpower his resolve]]]] that [[spoiler: was able to restrain Hichigo’s immense power and hold him in place]]. Hichigo tells Ichi that because of [[spoiler: his HeroicWillpower]] if Ichigo [[spoiler: still rejects Hichi’s power]] that Hichi will simply [[spoiler: boost his natural abilities]].

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Anytime Ichigo goes into [[spoiler: his [[OneWingedAngel Berserk Rage Hollow]] form]] that's [[spoiler: [[FanNickname Shirosaki]]]] [[DemonicPossession possessing]] [[spoiler: him]]. It's got about as much NighInvulnerability as, if not more than, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante's Majin form]]

* UnskilledButStrong: While [[DemonicPossession taking possession]] of Ichigo and using [[spoiler: his [[OneWingedAngel berserk rage]] form.]] According to WordOfGod, this could be subverted if [[FanNickname Hichigo]] [[spoiler: becomes sentient while using said form]]. There were hints of this when [[spoiler: Talbumosuke did the same thing]].

* NotSoDifferent: He tries to get Lelouch to see this, but utterly [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere fails]].

* NotSoDifferent: He attempts to prove this between him and Cornelia. [[SubvertedTrope it doesn't work]].

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:[[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Mia]], [[GrandTheftMe in creation]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity only]].]]

** [[spoiler: With Mia. [[ThrowTheDogABone Give the guy some dignity after what he suffered.]] They were separated off screen, he finds her only to find out she's pregnant, only to lose her again after the child is born, [[RuleOfThree only to find her yet again]].

* KillItWithFire: Fire burn and fire roar. Total destruction from mountain to shore. [[TheSmurfs Sounds vaguely familiar]].

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Discussed between her and [[spoiler:Ichigo]] when she thinks she likes him. It's almost {{Adorkable}}.

* LaughingMad: This guy could give SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker a run for his money.

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler:Briefly. Revealed in #204 to be somewhat still the case.]]

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler:He's 72 and he's still in top physical form, and is also the General-in-chief of the entire Britannian army prior to turning high traitor]].

* EyepatchOfPower

* WalkingSpoiler: Her [[spoiler:rank and role as the final BigBad]] is one thing[[spoiler:, her identity, [[DarkAndTroubledPast backstory]], [[{{HSQ}} plans]], and [[DeathSeeker goals for her role]]]] is another.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: After [[spoiler: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeating Baraggan]] the hollow king's skull drops into Talbumosuke's hand]]. Talbumosuke then recites the same line from {{Hamlet}} that Lelouch did after defeating Maki Ichinose.

* IShallTauntYou: Does this to [[BullyingADragon Lelouch]] knowing that [[GenreSavvy he knows better]] than to [[LeeroyJenkins charge blindly]] so he takes the opportunity to stomp on one of Lelouch’s [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Lelouch [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu geass' him to commit suicide]] at the end of the Eye of the Storm arc and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome it works]]. [[SubvertedTrope Although]], he does wind up becoming the final BigBad in the end]].

Beware of major spoilers.

* AGodAmI: See [[spoiler:PhysicalGod]] below.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Attacking his ego would make this MagnificentBastard [[NotSoStoic lose his cool]].]]
* [[spoiler:BlessedWithSuck: Has CC's code, thus is now immortal, and now has an eternity of perputual mind-boggling agony to savour. He really should've thought this through...]]

* [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss: Lelouch [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu geass' him to commit suicide]] at the end of the Eye of the Storm arc and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome it works]]. [[OhCrap His return on the other hand...]]]]
** [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Although]], he does wind up becoming the final BigBad in the end]].

* [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination: Regardless of whether or not his PhysicalGod form qualifies, he apparently has a menagerie of these at his beck and call by the end.]]
** [[spoiler: He can change his own form to whatever he wishes, so yes, he himself qualifies.]]

* [[spoiler:FateWorseThanDeath: His ultimate punishment is for him to be cocooned up in circle 9 for the rest of his life. Not even his sentence: his LIFE! Aizen is immortal because of CC’s code. Aizen has already been in circle 9 before and mentioned [[NightmareFuel he once saw his eyes fall out of his own head]]. [[SarcasmMode Have fun, Aizen]]]].
** [[SequelHook Though this doesn't stop the possibility of]] [[spoiler: someone being strong enough and dumb enough to free him in the future; it's happened before so it can happen again.]]
* GoKartingWithBowser: Depsite the fact that he and Lelouch are engaged in a game of XanatosSpeedChess spanning across several decades and despise each other with every fiber of their being, they can still play a friendly game of chess.

* [[spoiler: HijackedByGanon: Directly responsible for all the suffering in this fic.]]
* [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lelouch merges with the Hogyoku and defeats him in the final battle.]]
* [[spoiler: HumblePie]]: Directly served by [[spoiler:[[AllPowerfulBystander Rita]]]] in one CurbStompBattle [[spoiler:not in his favor]].

* [[spoiler: LoveMakesYouEvil: While not the start of his descent, Mari rejecting his romantic overtures was almost certainly the straw that broke the camel's back. He himself believes this to a extent.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Aizen's murder of the Central 46 allowed [[spoiler: for Lelouch to be acquitted of his crimes by the remaining captains]].

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In his youth Aizen was mistrusted because of his immense power and just doing what he could to help others, expecting nothing in return. See DrivenToVillainy above to see what happened next.

* [[spoiler:NotSoStoic: Lelouch ''really'' gets under his skin during their second battle]]. And then of course there's his [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown]].
* PetTheDog: Though really it’s more of Aizen being a ManipulativeBastard as usual, but seeing him [[spoiler: help Nyra out]] still qualifies, despite his ulterior motives.

* [[spoiler: PhysicalGod]]: What he becomes after [[spoiler: Taking the magic he, Kasumi, and the others had stored up and then taking a majority of Kasumi’s powers]].
** [[spoiler:And then in 203 he ups the ante by taking CC's code to become immortal]].

* [[spoiler: TheDragon[=/=]CoDragons: To Kasumi, though really he’s…]]
* [[spoiler: TheStarscream: It should come as no surprise that Aizen would hold this position, but just the fact that [[VillainSue he’s put in a position]] [[TheChessmaster where he HAS this position]] is why this is spoiler tagged]].
* ThePlan: Oh dear. It encompasses TheChessmaster, ManipulativeBastard, BatmanGambit, probably some IndyPloy, and [[spoiler: it all comes together in the final arc; [[GodModeSue Aizen has been manipulating PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE all along, for centuries more than we initially thought.]]]] Who the hell does he think he is!? [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Mammon!?]]

* [[spoiler: VillainousBreakdown]]: Twice. First [[spoiler:when Lelouch outright [[{{Troll}} attacks his ego]] and gets Aizen to be NotSoStoic and then later Aizen tries to get under Lelouch's skin and preaches to him about the way the world should be only for Lelouch to refuse to acknowledge him and Aizen is screaming his head off for Lelouch to comment on what he has to say. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Lelouch walks away]]]].

* WorthyOpponent: He considers Lelouch his ultimate rival in intellect [[spoiler: [[VillainousBreakdown and is understandably upset]] when Lelouch [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere refuses to acknowledge Aizen]] at the conclusion of their second clash]].
** Gets his wish [[spoiler: at the end, when Lelouch can fight on an even keel thanks to the Hogyoku.]]
* [[spoiler: YourMindMakesItReal: His most notable ability in BANKAI.]]

* AFatherToHisMen: In contrast to Aizen, Talbumosuke gets along quite well with the espada.
* [[spoiler:AintTooProudToBeg: He gets on his hands and knees in front of Gin so that he can secure Kasumi’s safety. PapaWolf indeed]].

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Proven in his fight against [[spoiler: Baraggan]].

* [[spoiler: BadassGrandpa: Briefly. Revealed in #204 to be somewhat still the case.]]

** BenevolentBoss: After some CharacterDevelopment he decides to [[spoiler:[[NobleDemon turn all hollows into arrancar to give them the choice as to whether or not they want to be]] ChaoticEvil [[NobleDemon or not]]]]. This is implied during the arc where he is the BigBad and revealed through his little sister Senna. [[RunningGag No]] [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not that]] [[NonSerialMovie one]].
* BatmanGambit: He figured Lelouch would try to wear him down, since that's the most logical conclusion against an enemy you have not the knowledge of their abilities, and he holds off on using his most powerful technique and his [[TimeStandsStill time stopping]] technique, which has a recharge period, until Lelouch [[spoiler: summoned the Visoreds]], which he knew [[spoiler: would happen because [[FridgeLogic otherwise Shinji would not have come to Hueco Mundo]].]]. And it worked.
* BerserkButton: Lelouch's very existence pisses him off. It's extremely justified since Lelouch [[spoiler: Had his house and family executed and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed Aizen]]. They [[AssholeVictim deserved it]] most of them]].

* [[spoiler: BigBad: From Chapters 51-90.]]
* [[spoiler: CoDragons: To his daughter Kasumi.]]

* TheDragon[[spoiler: --> DragonAscendant: To Aizen after Lelouch [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu geasses him to committ suicide]]; some would even consider him a DragonInChief]].
* DiabolusExMachina: His [[spoiler: transformation into a Resurreccion]] is easily this, but it’s quickly subverted when [[spoiler: Yamamoto proves he still has the upper hand]].
** Could be a DoubleSubversion since Talbumosuke can [[spoiler: with his Resurreccion now use his swords while Zecho no Sozo is active]]
*** [[spoiler: In the end it didn't matter anyway since he was robbed of that power and shortly after that, though it takes some doing, he dies]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Could be going this way with him and [[spoiler:Mia]].
** Confirmed in chapters 88-90
** Add [[spoiler:his daughter Kasumi as of now.]]
* EvilLaugh: Actually chasties himself for doing one.
* [[spoiler: FaceDeathWithDignity]]
* [[spoiler: FailureIsTheOnlyOption[=/=]ItWasHisSled: The fact that Captain Lelouch is guaranteed to survive pre-Zero Requiem is one thing, but the [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil name of the one of the arcs]]? The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Fall of Talbumosuke]].]]
* [[spoiler: FailureKnight: Feels this way towards his infantile daughter and Mia and it comes back full circle when he finds out that Kasumi ''is'' his daughter and all the FridgeHorror that comes with it]].

* [[spoiler: FromNobodyToNightmare]]
* [[spoiler: [[GiveHimANormalLife Give Her a Normal Life]]: What he says he thinks he accomplished with his daughter]]
** [[spoiler: Turns out he failed. Kasumi ''is'' his daughter]].
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: Final Arc. Watch as he drops the UndyingLoyalty to Aizen and takes him on directly for [[PapaWolf backstabbing Kasumi]]]].
* [[spoiler: GracefulLoser: Congratulates Lelouch for defeating him before he dies.]]

* [[spoiler: [[LukeIAmYourFather Kasumi, I Am Your Father]]]]

* [[spoiler: MyGreatestFailure]]: Now has one. [[spoiler: Not protecting his daughter from the Kushanada]].

* [[spoiler: NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one of the last moments of the Battle of Karakura Town, he winds up destroying the [[OhCrap grave of Masaki Kurosaki]]. Ichigo gets so enraged he unlocks his own Resurreccion.]]

* NoSell: One of the powers of his Shikai has the ability to reverse the flow of time on an object, but not a soul. In Bankai he can coat himself in this ability to make himself immune to time altering effects. [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Now what use is that]]? Weeeeell he uses it to [[spoiler: [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Nullify Baraggan’s Respira]]. And then proceeds, once protected, to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu beat the man to death]] using the rest of his Zanpakuto’s power]]

* OhCrap: The reaction elicted from [[spoiler: Urahara, Yamamoto, Ukitake and Lelouch]] when Talbumosuke [[spoiler: knocks out Shunsui]].

** YMMV, but most of the fandom probably had this expression when he [[spoiler: Wiped out the Visoreds simultaneously]]
** [[spoiler:See NiceJobFixingItVillain for his OWN OhCrap moment.]]
* [[spoiler: PapaWolf: This quote said it best, "What kind of father would I be if I didn't protect my only daughter." Why is this in spoilers? [[TheReveal Because he said this to the Number One Togabito, Kasumi]]. In fact he makes a HeelFaceTurn because of this trope.]]
** [[spoiler: He will also choose his daughter over Aizen, who treated him like a son, any day of the week]].
* PersonOfMassDestruction: HOLY FREAKING CRAP! He [[spoiler: punched out Shunsui]], [[spoiler: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed Baraggan]]]] and [[spoiler: [[TheWorfEffect worfed the Visoreds]]]].
** We can now add [[spoiler: Hisana]] and [[spoiler: Byakuya]] to the list of injured persona.
* PetTheDog: comforts Loly when [[spoiler: Mia dies]].
* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler: when using hollowfication powers]].

* [[spoiler:TakingTheBullet: Blocks an attack meant for Kasumi]].

* [[spoiler: ThePowerOfLove: causes the DiabolusExMachina above]].
* ThisCannotBe: Averted in one omake and played straight in entirely another.

** TimeStandsStill
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: With Mia. [[ThrowTheDogABone Give the guy some dignity after what he suffered.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Apparently they were separated off screen as Tal is now on the rampage looking for her]].
*** [[spoiler:He does find her only to find out she's pregnant, only to lose her again after the child is born, [[RuleOfThree only to find her yet again]] and they seem to still be together]].
* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]: Coffee
* [[spoiler: TragicVillain[=/=]WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sure most of his family and his mentor Aizen were {{Asshole Victim}}s but his devotion and loyalty to them was so unparalleled that when Lelouch took it all away [[DespairEventHorizon he was all alone]]. While he was still planning to fight and defeat Lelouch, his heart was closed off to everyone except to (eventually) Mia. When he found out that Mia died in the second Battle of Karakura Town, [[UnstoppableRage his reaction]] was justified. When he dies, [[GracefulLoser he congratulates Lelouch for his victory]] and [[FaceDeathWithDignity personally hopes that he can reunite with his lover]]. Lelouch himself realized that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero he drove him]] [[CreateYourOwnVillain to become this]] and wished for his happiness in the next life.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: To Aizen. [[spoiler: Though it’s subverted during the revenge arc when Talbumosuke states that he [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes must find Mia]] because they were separated. He does wish Aizen luck though]].
** [[spoiler: It’s ultimately deconstructed in the final arc after Aizen [[ThisIsUnforgivable harms Kasumi]]. [[PapaWolf Talbumosuke drops the loyalty and fights Aizen as any good parent would]].]]

* [[spoiler: FaceDeathWithDignity]]

* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: Of the Different Bonds arc. Unlike the movie where he was [[spoiler: A BigBadWannabe Shuren and Kokuto are working together]].

** SummoningArtifact: for DemBones
** KillItWithFire: Fire burn and fire roar. Total destruction from mountain to shore. [[TheSmurfs Sounds vaguely familiar]]

* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: Of the Different Bonds arc. Unlike the movie [[spoiler: Kokuto and Shuren are working together]].
* [[spoiler: LoveMakesYouEvil: With some IncestSubtext thrown in if you read between the lines]]
* [[spoiler: ThePlan: He and Shuren arrange everything to ensure that Ichigo will go into his ultimate hollow mode]].
* [[spoiler: MySisterIsOffLimits]]: To everyone and everything. Kokuto will let not a single person [[spoiler: get anywhere near his sister]].

* CurbstompBattle: The only people that are not on the receiving end on this against him [[spoiler: when he goes into his OneWingedAngel form]] are [[spoiler: Kasumi and Yamamoto]]

* HeroKiller: The Demon Within arc is setting him up to be this. WordOfGod says the ensuing battle will be like [[CurbstompBattle Doomsday against the Justice League]]
** [[spoiler: OH HOLY SHIT AND HOW! He takes out Ichigo (in his inner world), [[ZenSurvivor Ashido]], [[MasterSwordsman Stefan]], [[ImplacableMan Kenpachi]], [[AssholeVictim Gin, Mayuri]] and [[BewareTheNiceOnes Uno-]][[FourIsDeath FREAKING]][[MartialPacifist -hana]] in record time]].
*** He also comes heartpoundingly close to [[spoiler: killing Yamamoto]], but [[spoiler: Ichigo's HeroicWillpower puts a stop to it]].
* ImplacableMan: See NighInvulnerability below

* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: It is only by telling Kasumi about his skill in the Wish Fulfillment arc that we know that Shirosaki is officially dead.]]

* NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler:Between his HealingFactor and ridiculously tough hierro, he becomes [[ImplacableMan very difficult to injure]]]]

* [[spoiler: OneWingedAngel: That form used in Manga/{{Bleach}} canon when Ichigo [[CurbStompBattle rips the mess]] out of Ulquiorra's Segunda Etapa]]

* SuperPoweredEvilSide: see DemonicPossession above
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: A battle technique. Used it once to [[spoiler: [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] Yamamoto]]
* TheBerserker
* [[spoiler: TooPowerfulToLive: If he was still around when Kasumi was the antagonist [[DeathSeeker her original wish]] may come true. He may even defeat Aizen when he became the final BigBad.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: While [[DemonicPossession taking possession]] of Ichigo and using [[spoiler: his [[OneWingedAngel berserk rage]] form]]
** According to WordOfGod this could be subverted if [[FanNickname Hichigo]] [[spoiler: becomes sentient while using said form]]. There were hints of this when [[spoiler: Talbumosuke did the same thing]].

* BigBad: Of the Fullbringer arc
* DisappearedDad: Ginjo's father passed away when he was young, though this doesn't affect Ginjo as much as Masaki's passing affects Ichigo. [[spoiler: See below for what ''does'' affect him]].
* [[spoiler: EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas[=/=]LoveMakesYouEvil: Why did he have a grudge against Soul Society? Because they didn't help out in stopping the Inked Alliance from killing his mom and girlfriend, who was also a FORMER SHINIGAMI.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: Suffers this after the death of Natsumi and his Mom]]

* [[spoiler: RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against the Inked Alliance as they killed his mom and his lover]].
* StartOfDarkness: See [[spoiler: EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas and LoveMakesYouEvil]] above.

* [[spoiler: WellIntentionedExtremist]]

* [[spoiler:BadassGrandpa: He's 72 and he's still in top physical form and is also the General-in-chief of the entire Britannian army prior to turning high traitor]].

* [[spoiler:EvilAllAlong]]: He is in charge of the Inked Alliance.
* [[spoiler:EyepatchOfPower]]

* HumongousMecha: Wields the Malleagant.

* OhCrap: Proports this expression when he realizes [[spoiler:Cornelia is about to kill him]].
* ScarsAreForever: [[spoiler:he has scar tissue by his right eye where he supposedly took a grenade explosion to the face and lived to tell about it]].
* [[spoiler:TheChessmaster[=/=]ManipulativeBastard: In a very literal sense, he has absolute authority over the Britannian army so NO ONE can defy him and he can arrange the board how he sees fit because of it]].
* TheDragon: His is [[spoiler:Lieutenant General Marshall Evans]].

* [[spoiler:BigBad]]: Of the [[spoiler:Double Zero arc]].

* [[spoiler: ForegoneConclusion: [[HeroProtagonist Lelouch]] [[GuileHero Lamperouge]] is to defeat him when he goes to attack Kallen]].
* [[spoiler: KickTheSonOfABitch: Only when he targets [[KarmaHoudini Ougi and Viletta]].]]

* [[spoiler: NotSoDifferent: [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Mia]], [[GrandTheftMe in creation]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity only]].]]
* [[spoiler:{{Revenge}}: His motive for everything he does]].
* TheAssimilator: Played straight at first to where he absorbs 25 hollows, but then inverted [[YouWillBeAssimilated when he is assimilated by Scourge]] and then takes over the main body due to his superior intellect.

* [[spoiler: WouldHurtAChild: [[UpToEleven Kaname Ohgi's baby Maria]]; technically Kaguya and Nunnally count too.]]
* YouWillBeAssimilated: Played straight and then inverted. He is assimilated by Scourge, but then [[GrandTheftMe takes over the main body and becomes the dominant mind]].

A togabito wearing a white mantle that appears before Ichigo to help get vengeance on Kokuto and Shuren. She is [[spoiler: [[TheReveal the strongest Togabito in hell and the daughter of Talbumosuke Atrumier and Mia Arruruerie]]. Her Zanpakuto is called 'Manakama' (True Companion). Her Bankai is 'Manakama, Zenmen-tekina Shien'. (True Companion, full support). She is now the new captain of squad 2.]] See DarkAndTroubledPast for more info.

* [[spoiler: AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains A combination of types]] [[NobleDemon I]] and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds II]], and definitely [[CryForTheDevil the most sympathetic antagonist of the series]].]]

* [[spoiler:AsskickingEqualsAuthority]]: Her ID#? [[spoiler: NUMBER [[{{HSQ}} ONE!]]]]

--> '''Kasumi''': [[spoiler: If I want to see some action, I gotta be the center off attraction. Make sure that you got your eyes on me before I pluck them out and kill you with glee. Be the focus of attention, kill you so my name will not be mentioned. I come up from the shadows just to shine cause the time is right for you to see me. I am what you're running for and I'm the one they all abhor. I am better than everyone. The undisputed, Number One]]

* BigBad: Of the Final arcs
** [[spoiler: [[TheStarscream then Aizen assumes the role for the GrandFinale True Chessmaster arc]]]].

* [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie: Kasumi used to actually enjoy living in hell, mostly because she knew no other life. [[RapeAsDrama Then she got raped]] and [[ChildByRape pregnant]]. [[DarkAndTroubledPast And other things]]]].

* [[spoiler: ByThePowerOfGrayskull: 'Aid me in my hour of need, Manakama' and 'Bankai, Manakama, Zenmen-tekina Shien'.]]

* [[spoiler:ChildByRape: She carries one after her [[RapeAsBackstory unending gang rape]].]]
* CurbstompBattle: Rips apart the [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever gigantic monster]] that attacks her and Ichigo in circle six. [[spoiler: Later does the same thing to his overpowered hollow form]]
** Also did this to most of the former top 20 togabito.
** [[spoiler: Later attacks Ichigo in his dream realm, thinking he can fianlly kill her, but he won't use his ressureccion, result in another win. Unohana is a downplayed example; she makes Kasumi use Shikai, but is overpowered when she does. If it weren't for Rita, she'd have been KilledOffForReal. [[CurbstompCushion However both DID put up a better fight than most]]]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds And how]]! Kasumi was [[spoiler: born in hell. She was a small baby and though she had committed no sin she was taken by the Kushanada. Zurik eventually found her and taught her a few things only for it to come to light that he was using her. Kasumi ran from him and found and honed her skills before returning to confront Zurik and stole most of his powers for herself. Afterwards she began to [[SelfMadeWoman raise herself]] to fight and defend herself. She committed sin just to survive and because of that she can never escape hell. She’s been [[RapeAsBackstory raped]] and used as a SexSlave to the [[ChildByRape point of impregnation]] and then she [[OffingTheOffspring killed the child]]. She’s been killed time and again by the Kushanada, and has fought for her life and survival for an unknown amount of years, but has been stated to be more than 2000. Kasumi is ''the'' strongest sinner in hell. All of her abilities are self-taught from utilizing the reishi in her own body to stealing and absorbing ancient artifacts inside Hell to [[MegaManning taking them from other sinners for her own use]]. She even has her own Zanpakuto. Aizen even notes that she is quite a dangerous fighter. All Kasumi really wants though is [[DeathSeeker to be allowed to die and be reincarnated in the real world]], or at the very least be allowed to escape the [[ChainedByFashion chains that bind her]]. She’s not evil, [[AntiVillain not deep down]]. She just wants the world to hate her so she can be killed and possibly die for real]].
* DarkIsEvil[[spoiler:: [[DarkAndTroubledPast Not by choice however.]]]]
* [[spoiler: DeathSeeker: Her life has been so miserable that deep down, she just wants to die, and she thought Ichigo is the one capable of giving her peace at last, but [[SpannerInTheWorks he failed to reach a level of ability she suspected he would]]. This may start to get better after meeting her biological father, Talbumosuke.]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes[[spoiler:: [[JustifiedTrope Completely understandable]] after the traumatic experience of being forced to wear high heels made out of Sekkiseki which prevented her from fighting back while she was a SexSlave]].
* EnemyMine: Joins up with Ichigo, but tells him its only temporary.[[spoiler: Later it becomes more genuine.]]

* EvilIsSexy: [[JustForPun HELL]] Yes!

* [[spoiler: FinalBossPreview: She is the strongest Togabito in all of hell and she promises Ichigo that they’ll be enemies the next time they meet. She is seen to be so fast that she manages to take out a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant monster]] that had Ichigo [[BringMyBrownPants scared out of his wits]] and she also [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeats his overpowered hollow form]]]].
* [[spoiler: FishOutOfTemporalWater: Far longer duration than Lelouch. Lelouch was brought up before the Turn Back The Pendulum arc. Kasumi was brought up BEFORE the Gotei 13 was founded.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When she and Ichigo first meet she tells Ichigo that she's suffered much more than he has. This sounds like just the anger of the average Togabito [[FateWorseThanDeath considering the]] [[JustForPun hell]] [[FateWorseThanDeath they put up with day in and day out]], but then her DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed. She has ''every right to complain''.
** A lot of foreshadowing to her backstory was dropped here and there coupled with a bit of HarsherInHindsight. For example: In chapter 134 Lelouch makes the comment that he couldn’t think of a worse fate than [[spoiler:not knowing ones parents and growing up hungry and alone]]. In chapter 145 Meredith notes that [[spoiler: an Inked Alliance victim she once rescued killed herself after she was [[SexSlave used as a semen deposit]] [[ChildByRape to the point of pregnancy]] something Kasumi would’ve done if she [[ICannotSelfTerminate had the ability]]]].

* [[spoiler: FriendlyEnemy: Sees [[SupportingProtagonist Ichigo Kurosaki]] as one.]]

* [[spoiler: GoMadFromTheRevelation]]: She did not take [[spoiler: being told that she was born in hell and thereby born innocent]] [[{{Understatement}} very well]].
* HalfHumanHybrid: We know she is part hollow and part Soul Reaper. The real question is why.
** We know now. It's because she's [[spoiler:the offspring of Talbumosuke and Mia]].
* HatesBeingTouched: If her slapping away what was going to be a hand of affection from Rita or Ichigo, on instinct, is any indication. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified considering her betrayals and that she was once a]] SexSlave.]]

* HealingFactor: As a part hollow, she heals quickly from injuries in the rare instances that someone is strong enough to actually hurt her. This has problems though a) she has a overactive metabolism and needs to eat frequently, which has lead to her sentence being rather longer than it needed to be due to cannablism in her younger days (she can now conjour her own food), and b) according to WordOfGod (Kasumi's tumblr account, specifically), she cannot regrow dettached limbs like a full hollow can; she'd need surgery before it can pick up the slack. Still, this combined with her inate toughness makes her possibly the best tank in the series; [[spoiler: Hollow Ichigo's healing and Rita's durability are superior, but each lack the other's power; Kasumi of course has both. Ichigo would be better than her if he used his hollow powers. He won't.]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: After [[TheStarscream Aizen]] takes over and becomes the true BigBad, Kasumi switches sides to take him down. She is eventually welcomed into the Gotei 13 as Stefan's replacement as squad 2 captain.]].
* [[spoiler: HellOnEarth: Plan B.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroKiller: [[AntiVillain She may be a very sympathetic version of this]], but damn, there’s a reason all of hell fears her. Also she’s managed to not only defeats Ichigo and Unohana, but also her warden and former mentor Rita though not completely unscathed. [[OhCrap *Gulp*]]]].
* IAmAHumanitarian: She’s absorbed the lifeblood of many Togabito to [[MegaManning make herself more powerful]]. [[spoiler: Including the entire top twenty prior to her taking the number one spot]].
** [[spoiler:She also ate other togabito when she was younger to survive]].
* [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate]]: All togabito suffer from this, but it’s a particularly notable example with Kasumi because she [[spoiler:[[DeathSeeker wants to die]] so she tries to extort this out of Ichigo or Unohana]].
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Rescued by the one person who she promised to be enemies with, Ichigo Kurosaki as the Mysterious Hooded Soul Reaper.]]
** [[spoiler: The name of her Zanpakuto [[IJustWantToHaveFriends is something she truly wants to experience]] Manakama. If it wasn't for all the betrayal she experienced she might have that for real.]]
*** [[spoiler: By the end, it could be argued she now does; she now knows who her parents are, she can count on Ichigo (and presumably Orihime) for support, she's settled her differences with Rita, and now works alongside Unohana, her child's reincarnation.]]
* [[spoiler: KillTheGod: Plan C. It is mainly this part of the plan where [[TheStarscream Aizen would most likely betray her]].]]

* [[spoiler: LotusEaterMachine: Plan A. Fails by her standards.]]

* MegaManning[=/=]YouWillBeAssimilated: The Lotus System, which used to allow Kasumi to absorb other Togabito and take their power. Now she’s only able to use the powers she’s already taken since it overloaded when she [[spoiler:fought the previous number one because he used it against her as well]].

* [[spoiler: NecessarilyEvil: She’s committed sin, though born innocent, just to survive. And she purposely becomes an antagonist in order to be able to [[DeathSeeker embrace death]]]].

* [[spoiler:OffingTheOffspring: Kasumi murders her ChildByRape right after its born; it eventually becomes Retsu Unohana]].
* [[spoiler: OnlyFriend: Her Zanpakuto, Manakama. Codex is a downplayed example; while she doesn't consider him a friend per se, she has significantly more respect for him than anyone else.]]
** Add [[spoiler:[[FriendlyEnemy Ichigo]]]] to that.

* [[spoiler: RapeAndRevenge: She avenges her own rape.]]
* [[spoiler: RapeAsBackstory: [[MadeASlave And as a]] SexSlave.]]

* [[spoiler:SexSlave: In her backstory she is this at one point, complete with SlaveCollar]].

* TheAssimilator: See above
* TheAce: Learned very quickly under [[spoiler: Zurik, Codex and Rita]]. Most of of her subsequent successes is based on her own merit.
** [[spoiler: BrokenAce: Considering how much she suffered while getting there...]]
* [[spoiler: TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: See the entry on the main page for details]].
* [[spoiler: ThePowerOfTheSun: Her Shikai’s primary ability]].

* WalkingSpoiler: [[UpToEleven OUCH!]] Her [[spoiler:rank and role as the final BigBad]] is one thing[[spoiler:, her identity, [[DarkAndTroubledPast backstory]], [[{{HSQ}} plans]], and [[DeathSeeker goals for her role]]]] is another.
* [[spoiler:WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove]]: Discussed between her and [[spoiler:Ichigo]] when she thinks she likes him. It's almost {{Adorkable}}
* [[spoiler: WhatTheHellHero: Yells at Ichigo for not embracing his dark power because she was banking on it so that he could use it against her and [[DeathSeeker kill her]]]].

* [[spoiler: WhenSheSmiles: As stated by Ichigo]]

* [[spoiler: WhoWantsToLiveForever]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: '''''OH HOLY SHIT AND HOW!!!!!''''' UpToEleven here, folks. See DarkAndTroubledPast above. [[spoiler:Her hatred towards Rita stems from Rita having the perceived opportunity to stop it, but never did]]. Justification seems highly plausible.
* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number]] [[spoiler:[[YouAreNumberSix One]]]]

** BenevolentBoss: After some CharacterDevelopment he decides to [[spoiler:[[NobleDemon turn all hollows into arrancar to give them the choice as to whether or not they want to be]] ChaoticEvil [[NobleDemon or not]]]]. This is implied during the arc where he is the BigBad and revealed through his little sister Senna. [[RunningGag No]] [[IThoughtItMeant not that]] [[NonSerialMovie one]].

Talbumosuke is an original character created by the author. The son of the head of the Atrumier family, a lesser noble family underneath the Kuchikis [[spoiler:until the Aizen's Revenge arc to which they stand on their own and his younger sister Senna--[[RunningGag no]] [[IThoughtItMeant not]] [[NonSerialMovie that one]]--takes over]]. Talbumosuke is often called Aizen's Apprentice by the author where, in contrast to Momo, knows full well Aizen's true intentions and studies under the man becoming a sort of backup plan in case Aizen fails. [[spoiler: [[DragonAscendant It turns out]] this was a well conceived plan]]. He has wildly styled black hair and piercing red eyes. He is in love with Mia Arruruerie [[spoiler:and they have a daughter by the name of Kasumi (see below)]]. Talbumosuke's Shikai is called Jikan Kami and his Bankai is called Choro Kami no Jikan to Kukan.

* ThePlan: Oh dear. It encompasses TheChessmaster, ManipulativeBastard, BatmanGambit, probably some IndyPloy, and [[spoiler: it all comes together in the final arc; [[GodModeSue Aizen has been manipulating PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE all along, for centuries more than we initially thought.]]]] Who the hell does he think he is!? [[{{Spawn}} Mammon!?]]

* BroughtDownToBadass: Meta; has a reputation in canon as a BoringInvincibleVillain. Here, his game breaking abilities are much less evident. The rest of the cast are quite a bit more competent than their canon counterparts, so his ploys are a lot less jarring in comparison, particularly as he has Lelouch and to a less evident extent Urahara to act as a barometer. On the physical side, he has several close calls in fights and outright loses a few, which would never happen in canon.

* SuperMode: Played straight with [[spoiler: the final arc, where he becomes a [[MarvelComics Dormammu]] {{Expy}}. Subverted, in that he himself states he cannot do Core Form.]]

** [[His last act after Lelouch defeats him for the third and final time is to blow up the dimension he created to take out the Soul King anyway. Lelouch outright calls him a SoreLoser for this]].

* TakingYouWithMe: In a pinch, he can [[spoiler:cause his Bankai to implode, causing massive damage to his opponent and himself, and he cannot use his zanpakuto for a while afterwards.]]

* BigBad[[spoiler:: The True and Final BigBad]].

* [[spoiler: BlessedWithSuck: Has CC's code, thus is now immortal, and now has an eternity of perputual mind-boggling agony to savour. He really should've thought this through...]]

* GoKartingWithBowser: Depsite the fact that he and Lelouch are engaged in a game of XanatosSpeedChess spanning across several decades, they can still play a friendly game of chess.

* {{Badass}}: [[spoiler: He is ranked #2 [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority in HELL]].]]

* [[spoiler:AsskickingEqualsAuthority]]: Her ID#? [[spoiler:[[{{Badass}} NUMBER]] [[{{HSQ}} ONE!]]]]

Talbumosuke is an original character created by the author. The son of the head of the Atrumier family, a lesser noble family underneath the Kuchikis [[spoiler:until the Aizen's Revenge arc to which they stand on their own and his younger sister Senna--[[RunningGag no]] [[IThoughtItMeant not]] [[NonSerialMovie that one]]--takes over]]. Talbumosuke is often called Aizen's Apprentice by the author where, in contrast to Momo, knows full well Aizen's true intentions and studies under the man becoming a sort of backup plan in case Aizen fails. [[spoiler: [[DragonAscendant It turns out]] [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy this was a well conceived plan]]]]. He has wildly styled black hair and piercing red eyes. He is in love with Mia Arruruerie [[spoiler:and they have a daughter by the name of Kasumi (see below)]]. Talbumosuke's Shikai is called Jikan Kami and his Bankai is called Choro Kami no Jikan to Kukan.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Let us count the ways
** He put the Espada in order of Chain of Command rather than in order of power.
** He also created lenses using the Hogyoku to [[NoSell nullify]] Lelouch’s geass and gave them to his entire army.
** He knows that EvilIsNotAToy with regards to the Hogyoku and lampshades the fact.
** See ShootTheMedicFirst below
** He knows enough to not give away his ability to his enemies.

** In Chapter 75 he, without knowing exactly what the Geass is, manages to nullify its power because [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy he knows]] that Lelouch needs to have direct eye contact with his enemy so he creates lenses similar to Lelouch’s own using the [[RealityWarper Hogyoku]].

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: She plans to eliminate the PowerOfFriendship from the equation by isolating the good guys in separate dimensions [[LotusEaterMachine that let them live their lives in happiness and wish fulfillment]] rather than nightmares so that they don’t begin looking for a way out. She also plans to go for the Captain class opponents first. Her first target: [[spoiler: Ichigo.]]
** This is another clue to [[spoiler:her connection to her father, Talbumosuke.]]

* AnimeHair: Likened to [[SoulEater Death The Kid]]

* DetachedSleeves: She wears one unattached sleeve to her uniform. [[spoiler:She used to have two before one was completely seared away]].

* HealingFactor: As a part hollow, she heals quickly from injuries in the rare instances that someone is strong enough to actually hurt her. This has problems though a) she has a overactive metabolism and needs to eat frequently, which has lead to her sentence being rather longer than it needed to be due to cannablism in her younger days (she can now conjour her own food), and b) according to WordOfGod (Kasumi's tumblr account, specifically), she cannot regrow dettached limbs like a full hollow can; she'd need surgery before it can pick up the slack. Still, this combied with her inate toughness makes her possibly the best tank in the series; [[spoiler: Hollow Ichigo's healing and Rita's durability are superior, but each lack the other's power; Kasumi of course has both. Ichigo would be better than her if he used his hollow powers. He won't.]]

* [[spoiler:WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove]]: Discussed between her and [[spoiler:Ichigo]] when she thinks she likes him.

* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Coffee