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Sōsuke Aizen
Aizen
Series Bleach
Age Unknown
Birthday May 29th
Sex Male
Species Soul
Height 186 cm (6'1")
Weight 74 kg (163 lbs)
Alignment Neutral Evil
Any betrayal you can see is trivial, what is truly frightening and much more lethal, is the betrayal you cannot see.
~ Sōsuke Aizen

Sōsuke Aizen is an antihero throughout most of the story of the anime/manga series Bleach. He is a Shinigami who wants to acquire unimaginable power.

Background[]

Aizen spent much of his career in the 5th Division of Gotei 13, eventually becoming its lieutenant under the former captain, Shinji Hirako. Shinji kept Aizen under his view during this time because he felt there was something dangerous about him. 100 years ago, Aizen's experiments on Shinigami/Hollow hybrids involved using an unknown method to cause spirits to transform into Hollows, eventually culminating in the creation of the Visoreds. He framed Urahara for the hollowfication process and forced him to leave Soul Society.

During that time, Aizen met Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen, and lured them to his side. Aizen became captain of the 5th Division later on.

When Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends invade Seireitei to rescue Rukia Kuchiki from execution, he manages to lay hands on the Hōgyoku with an elaborate plan involving Rukia's execution and the attempts to rescue her, manipulating most of the other captains of Soul Society according to his will. After obtaining the Hōgyoku, he declares his intentions openly.

The principal antagonist of the series, he resides in Hueco Mundo together with Ichimaru and Tōsen, commanding an army of Arrancar and Hollows, his ultimate goal being to overthrow Soul Society along with the Soul King and take his place as god of the world.

Powers & Abilities[]

  • Genius Intellect: Aizen's most prominent trait is his tremendous intellect. He is well-versed in the history, strategy, and tactics of Soul Society, and is privy to knowledge unknown to many, such as the existence of the Ōken and its method of creation. He has created several Hollows and Arrancar while avoiding any suspicion from the majority of Soul Society. For over 110 years, he had been engaging in experiments involving unique and highly dangerous manipulations of Reiryoku and Reishi, including experiments involving the Hollowfication of Shinigami, something which had never been done before. He has an innate knowledge of the Hōgyoku, rivaling that of its creator, Kisuke Urahara, even knowing how to destroy it. He figured out the true nature of Shinji Hirako's Shikai, allowing him to counter its effect. He effectively deduces the true nature of the Hōgyoku via trial and error of the situations which revolve around it.
    • Master Manipulator: Aizen has proven himself to be a very crafty and cunning man since his public betrayal of Soul Society. He can deceive and manipulate others around him in different ways for a variety of purposes. For years, he convinced everyone around him he was a kind-hearted man with the best intentions for Soul Society while performing horrific actions. He has a great talent for analyzing and observing everything in his presence, allowing him to understand a person's pattern of thinking and better manipulate them. He can formulate well-thought-out plans several steps ahead of others, some of which have a long term in mind. His most well-known plan spans over 110 years, a great accomplishment which involved moving people around like pieces on a chessboard and making sure they played the role he had planned out for them. He is masterful at plans within plans, such as kidnapping Orihime, allowing him to use her abilities to extend the shelf life of the Hōgyoku and lure many of his enemies into Hueco Mundo to trap them, making it easier for him to accomplish the goal of invading the Soul King Palace.
    • Master Strategist & Tactician: Aizen has proven himself to be a masterful and flexible tactician, adjusting seamlessly to any given combat situation, if not planning out events well in advance. He understands the strengths, weaknesses and mannerisms of his enemies, and creates strategies to achieve victory; this includes modifying an Arrancar for the sole purpose of defeating Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, a Shinigami whose abilities surpass his own. Despite viewing his power as worlds beyond others, Aizen is highly cautious in battle, placing special protections on himself so as to leave no blind spots.
  • Kidō Master: Aizen has immense proficiency in using Kidō spells. He is well-versed in a variety of Kidō types and skilled enough to use even high-level Kidō without the use of their incantation, such as Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi to disable 7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura, albeit only at a third of its power. Even during his time as a lieutenant, he could block high-level Hadō spells such as Hadō #88. Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō from the likes of Tessai Tsukabishi, captain of the Kidō Corps and the most proficient Kidō master in Soul Society at the time, with Bakudō #81. Dankū. He can also produce powerful protection spells while in battle and can use mid-level spells by stating the name without number or type. After his imprisonment in Muken, Aizen is able to cast the strongest Kidō at full power effortlessly, including using Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi while he was still restrained to a Reiatsu-suppressing chair, and Hadō #99. Goryūtenmetsu, the highest-level offensive spell of all.
    • Enchanted Flowers: Can stun the enemies by casting an illusion of flowers.
    • El Escuda: As Aizen raises his arm, a light green barrier is summoned to block an incoming attack.
    • Millon Escudo: Summons a light green barrier that is a shape of a hexagonel, which is fixed in one central area. If inactivated, it will remain invisible and upon contact in attack mode, it absorbs energy and disperses it. 
    • Bakudō #26: Kyokko: Aizen bends light to hide his Reiatsu and his physical form.
    • Hadō #63: Raikoho: Shoots an orb of lightning above Aizen's palm, and builds up energy ready to fire at the foe with a devastating lightning attack.
    • Bakudō #81: Dankū: A defensive wall is created to protect against an enemy's attack. It is strong enough to withstand strong spell attacks.
    • Hadō #90: Kurohitsugi: Aizen's signature spell. Kurohitsugi is a high-level Kidō which seals its target in a black spiritual coffin. If the full incantation is pronounced, the spell has the power to distort space and time.
    • Hadō #99: Goryutenmetsu: Aizen proceeds to have the ground rise up in pillars, rising the air that takes the form of a massive dragon made out of air.
  • Shunpo (Flash Step) Master: Aizen is so fast, opponents commonly cannot discern even being attacked by him until after it has taken place. Aizen can easily outmaneuver Ichigo's Bankai and Hollow mask-enhanced speed, to the point where he could casually lay a hand on Ichigo's chest and still dodge a point-blank attack. Aizen can dodge simultaneous attacks at close-range and evade Bankai-level techniques, even when being attacked from behind.
  • Master Swordsman: Aizen is a highly skilled swordsman, with his skill supplemented by his immense strength. He can perform tremendously powerful and precise strikes and cut through very sturdy targets, such as Renji's Shikai and Komamura's Bankai. Aizen's skill is of such a degree that he can fight against four captains (two of which used their Bankai) and four Visored (with three being former captains of Gotei 13) almost simultaneously and find openings to defeat them with one or two strikes each, as well as easily pressure and overpower a Hollow mask-enhanced Ichigo Kurosaki with only his sealed Zanpakutō.
    • Whip Expert: Despite it not being a weapon type he commonly uses, Aizen has displayed considerable proficiency in wielding whips in an unorthodox manner. After grabbing Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi's Kinshara near the tip, Aizen successfully used it to immobilize Love Aikawa and bring him within slashing distance in a matter of seconds.
  • Hakuda Master: While preferring to finish his fights quickly with his Zanpakutō or Kidō, Aizen is a highly capable unarmed fighter. Repeatedly, Aizen has caught his opponent's weapons with a single bare hand. While fighting offensively, he exhibits tremendous agility and dexterity, combining both sword and barehanded skills to simultaneously strike with his sword and kick opponents with great force.
  • Immeasurable Spiritual Power: Even by captain standards, Aizen possesses a tremendous amount of Reiryoku. When Aizen noted that the Hōgyoku in its half-awakened state can be fully activated when temporarily fusing with someone with at least twice as much spiritual power as an average captain-level Shinigami, he calmly proved able to do so himself. After the deaths of Baraggan Louisenbairn and Coyote Starrk and Aizen subsequently cutting down Tier Harribel, he claimed to be more powerful than all of the Espada combined. During his battle with the Gotei 13 and the Visored, Aizen was capable of defeating several of his opponents at the same time relatively unscathed, with Gin Ichimaru commenting that no amount of preparation could hope to combat Aizen. After spending a year and a half sealed away in Muken and losing most of the powers granted to him by the Hōgyoku, Aizen's Reiatsu increased to the point where restraining him to a Reiatsu-suppressing chair was necessary to keep it in check, with Urahara even believing that he has surpassed his Hōgyoku-infused forms from his fight with Ichigo after witnessing the destruction wrought by his incantation-less Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi. His Reiatsu is violet. His colossal Reiatsu is the reason why Aizen was chosen as one of the 5 Special War Powers by the Wandenreich.
    • Masterful Reiatsu Control: 2nd Division Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda stated Aizen's mere presence is monstrously overwhelming. The force of Aizen's Reiatsu is great enough to, without any effort, bring Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the 6th Espada, to his knees. He has stated it takes a lot for him not to "crush an ant" (referring to Renji, the Sixth Division lieutenant) in his path. Aizen's Reiatsu is powerful enough to nullify abilities such as Suì-Fēng's Nigeki Kessatsu, and allow him to remain conscious under the effects of NaNaNa Najahkoop's The Underbelly. After being released from Muken, Aizen displays the ability to use his Reiatsu as a shield that can vaporize living beings that come too close to him, similar to his previous forms when fused with the Hōgyoku. He can focus his Reiatsu to break through dense barriers that are permeated with Reishi. According to Szayelaporro Granz, Aizen's immense Reiatsu was potent enough to be central in keeping the Gates of Hell sealed shut alongside Yhwach's own.
  • Immense Strength: Aizen is strong enough to stop the blade of Ichigo's Bankai with just one index finger (albeit Ichigo was already battle-worn from fighting Byakuya Kuchiki) and almost cut him in half with a single sword strike. He can stop the Shikai of both Renji Abarai and Sajin Komamura with just one hand and destroy them with a single swing, proving his strength far exceeds that of the average captain-level opponent. Aizen further displays his strength by cutting through the sword and wrist of Komamura's Bankai. Immediately after Shunsui Kyōraku used one key to remove the seal on Aizen's mouth in Muken, Aizen was able to move freely from his bindings without any further intervention from Shunsui.
  • Immortality: Due to his interaction and subsequent fusion with the Hōgyoku, he has gained some degree of immortality, allowing him to regenerate from the damage caused by Ichigo's Mugetsu (albeit at the cost of his new Hōgyoku powers) and live past his 20,000 year sentence in Muken. He took no damage from using Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi on himself in an attempt to free himself from the Reiatsu-suppressing chair he was restrained to, despite the technique having destroyed all of Yhwach's remaining eyeball creatures and most of his surroundings. Later, he remained unfazed after being dismembered and impaled by a Soul King-empowered Yhwach, and survived being engulfed by his immense and chaotic Reiatsu.

Equipment[]

  • Kyōka Suigetsu: In its sealed form, it resembles a normal katana. The only decoration is the tsuba, which is a hexagon. The two sides parallel to the blade are long, whereas the four sides above and below the blade are shortened, making it into almost a diamond or prism-like shape. It has a green handle.
    • Shikai: The release command is "Shatter" (砕けろ, kudakero) and is used to both activate and deactivate it.
    • Shikai Special Ability: The special ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is Kanzen Saimin (完全催眠, Complete Hypnosis). It controls the five senses to the point where it can make the target misinterpret another person's form, shape, mass, feel, and smell to be an enemy's. The initiation condition for the hypnosis is for the enemy to see Kyōka Suigetsu at the exact moment it is released. After seeing it just once, this person will completely succumb to the hypnosis every time it is released, regardless of how long ago they saw it, as the Visored remain affected even after 110 years. When Aizen turns off the hypnosis by force of will, the image shown melts away or shatters. The complete hypnosis of Kyōka Suigetsu is absolutely flawless; even if the target is aware of being under the hypnosis, they cannot resist its influence. The hypnotic abilities of Kyōka Suigetsu make it a highly useful tool in combat, for Aizen can create simple or complex illusions to deceive his opponents. For example, by creating a decoy of himself, or other illusions to distract his opponents, Aizen can hide his own movements and attack with impunity. His opponent will remain focused on the illusion until it is too late to react. After the Hōgyoku disintegrates his Zanpakutō, Aizen is still able to use its illusionary powers, even against Yhwach's The Almighty; however, unlike previous usage of the "Complete Hypnosis" granted by his Shikai, Aizen implies that he isn't aware of what Yhwach is perceiving at the time, and would have no control over Kyōka Suigetsu's influence on Ichigo had he been exposed to its release. Additionally, the hypnosis only lasted until Yhwach revived himself.
    • Bankai:
  • Reiatsu Concealing Cloak: A cloak created by Urahara which hides the wearer's Reiatsu. Aizen used this cloak to sneak up and attack Isshin Shiba. Aizen states it allows the wearer to blend in with the air around them by incorporating Kidō into the cloak, almost completely concealing them from sight.Hōgyoku: Aizen has stated he arrived at the conclusion of the Hōgyoku before Kisuke Urahara, though it ended in failure. In order to finalize the Hōgyoku, the souls of hundreds upon hundreds of Shinigami and hundreds and hundreds of Rukongai citizens who bore Shinigami potential needed to be sacrificed to it, but it still was not satisfied. According to the experimental data, Urahara's Hōgyoku was also incomplete, so Aizen decided to steal this Hōgyoku and present it to his own. Produced as a result of Aizen's Hollowfication research, this Hōgyoku is what gave the Visored their Hollow powers. This process seems to spread as some form of infection through wounds, which only has the desired effects on souls with high amounts of Reiryoku and not souls with low amounts of Reiryoku. Those infected experience great sickness and fatigue until they vomit up a white liquid, which forms the beginnings of their Hollow mask before proceeding to transform their bodies and warp their minds. Other than this, all which is known is the process is accelerated by aggressive emotions. The conclusive result turns a Shinigami into a primarily Hollow-like humanoid, which is a highly unstable transformation causing mindlessness and aggression.
  • Caja Negación: This cube traps a subject in an alternate dimension from which there is no escape; however, this assumes it is being used as intended; it was meant to punish weaker Arrancar for disobeying the Espada commanding them. More powerful Arrancar, namely the Espada themselves, can escape, given enough time.
  • Hollow Research and Development: During his tenure as a Shinigami and after his defection, Aizen spent much time researching Shinigami and Hollows in order to break down the boundaries between them. Because of this, he was able to create Hollows with Shinigami-like abilities. He created Hollows with the ability to hide their Reiatsu like the ones who attacked Renji Abarai, Izuru Kira, and Momo Hinamori during their training, Hollows, like Metastacia, with the ability to shatter a Shinigami's Zanpakutō and fuse with them, and even a Hollow using a Shinigami's soul as a base. However, according to Aizen, all of these ended in failures. After his defection, he began using the Hōgyoku to create Arrancar who were far more powerful than naturally occurring Arrancar. Aizen gave Hollow powers to a Shinigami, namely Kaname Tōsen, who gained both a Hollow's mask and a Resurrección.

Alternate forms[]

Aizen takes on different forms depending on how much has the Hōgyoku assimilated him.

First Fusion[]

Aizen embeds the Hōgyoku into the center of his chest.

  • Protective Regeneration: By being embedded into Aizen's chest, the Hōgyoku actively protects Aizen by reverting his injuries almost instantly. Aizen withstood a point-blank Hadō #96. Ittō Kasō and only suffered slight burns. Immediately afterwards, he took a point-blank Bankai- and Hollow mask-enhanced Getsuga Tenshō and survived the attack with only a gash on his shoulder. He emerged unfazed after being hurled into several buildings by Isshin Kurosaki.
  • Strength Augmentation: Aizen's already considerable strength is further enhanced by the Hōgyoku's evolution of his body. He can strike through a target's flesh with a single, nonchalant sweep of his bare hands.
  • Durability Augmentation: Aizen's durability is further enhanced by the Hōgyoku's evolution of his body. Because of this, he can withstand Hadō #91. Senju Kōten Taihō without suffering any damage.

Second Fusion[]

After Kisuke Urahara attempts to block the Reiatsu vents in Aizen's wrists with a seal, Aizen emerges from the resulting explosion unscathed as a phantom-like figure, which he referred to as being in his "Chrysalis" Stage (蛹籃の時, Yōran no Toki). Aizen's face is covered with a white canvas, and his outfit is now a white cloak which is split in four sections near his waist. There is a cross in the middle of the cloak, showing where the Hōgyoku is embedded in Aizen. After a short struggle with Yoruichi Shihōin, Aizen's Zanpakutō becomes fused to his arm. When Aizen is attacked, his body appears to crack and fold under damage, only actually bleeding when an attack is powerful enough.

  • Enhanced Durability: His durability is great enough to block Isshin's Zanpakutō with just his foot and withstand a massive punch from an armored Yoruichi.
  • Enhanced Endurance: Aizen performs in battle as if he were unharmed, even while taking severe damage. He withstands Isshin's point-blank Getsuga Tenshō and remains unfazed by the attack, despite having a bleeding gash on his forehead.
  • Enhanced Strength: Aizen created a shockwave after being knocked down by Yoruichi. This shockwave was fast and strong enough to catch even Yoruichi off guard, and subsequently destroyed the Anti-Hierro armor on her left leg.
  • Enhanced Speed: Aizen's newfound power enhances his speed to the point where even captain-level opponents cannot register his movements. He caught Yoruichi off guard with his speed. He can incapacitate three captain-level opponents seemingly instantaneously.
  • Regeneration: Aizen demonstrates a form of regeneration, recovering quickly from Yoruichi's first attack.
  • Enhanced Spiritual Power: After Aizen fuses with the Hōgyoku, both Shinigami and Humans are incapable of sensing his Reiatsu unless he voluntarily lowers it and allows them to interfere. He compares this to how a two-dimensional being is incapable of interfering with a three-dimensional one. Isshin surmises Aizen's Reiryoku can only be sensed by someone who is at the same level as him.

Third Fusion[]

After completing his "chrysalis" stage, Aizen sheds his sleek phantom-like form to reveal his appearance similar to his original one, with the addition of long hair and gray eyes with purple sclera.

  • Enhanced Durability: Aizen's durability has been further enhanced. He willingly lets the Kōtotsu collide with him, destroying it, while remaining unharmed.
  • Enhanced Spiritual Power: Aizen's already enormous Reiryoku is further enhanced. Aizen causes a Human soul to collapse and fade away by standing a few feet away from it. By his own claim, if Don Kanonji had come into contact with Aizen, the former would have ceased to exist. When Aizen touched Gin Ichimaru's arm, his Reiryoku caused the area touched to dissolve.

Fourth Fusion[]

After suffering a fatal blow from Gin's Korose, Kamishini no Yari technique, Reiryoku erupts from Aizen's chest, and Aizen emerges in a new form. In this form, Aizen has a hole in the center of his chest with a cross in the middle of it. The form-fitting white robe which enveloped Aizen in his past two forms lengthens, and flares out at the ends. In this form, Aizen's irises vanish, as well as his eyebrows and the hair curl which usually hangs over his face. There is a diamond-shaped object embedded in his forehead. Aizen has gained three sets of butterfly-like wings. When he faces Ichigo, Aizen's wings become more pointed, rather than rounded. According to him, conquering the fear of oblivion was a requirement for him to reach this evolution that transcends both Hollow and Shinigami.

  • Regeneration: Aizen can regenerate wounds upon his physical form in a matter of minutes.
  • Enhanced Strength: In this form, Aizen can attack his opponent with minor movement or force. He tore off Gin's arm and threw him through a nearby building. He caused the ground to tear open with the sheer force of his sword swing, even when the blow was blocked.
  • Teleportation: In this form, Aizen can de-materialize himself in one place and re-materialize himself a distance away. He breaks down his body into multiple purple shards and reassembles himself.

Final Fusion[]

Reacting in accordance to Aizen's anger upon receiving his first blow from Ichigo, the Hōgyoku forced another transformation upon Aizen, which the former claims because it does not want him to lose to a Human. In this form, Aizen takes on a distinctively Hollow-like form. The diamond-shaped point breaks open, revealing a vertical black third eye upon the center of Aizen's forehead, and the skin on his face splits open down the middle and pulls back around the sides of his head to reveal a blackened, demon-like skull. Aizen gains three holes running vertically down his chest, the Hōgyoku standing at the center of the top hole. Aizen's feet become single claws, and his hands and feet become blackened, with his right hand fusing with his Zanpakutō. Aizen's butterfly-like wings change into a set of six sheet-like wings, with eyes set upon the center, adorned with Hollow-like skulls, and trailing into tendrils. Aizen no longer has any semblance of clothing in this form, and his musculature becomes more defined.

  • Fragor: Aizen can release bluish-purple energy spheres from the Hollow-like skulls on the top of his wings. One blast is powerful enough to create a large crater, with an accompanying explosion which creates a shockwave which can be felt miles away from the blast site.
  • Ultrafragor: Surrounding his target with his wings, Aizen uses the Hollow-like skulls atop his wings to generate a circle of bluish-purple spiritual energy around a target. Upon creation, the ring reverberates with power and solidifies, while forming three more larger solid rings in concentric formation.

Feats[]

Strength[]

  • Singlehandedly killed an army of Hollows.
  • Effortlessly defeated Tier Harribel.
  • Stopped Ichigo's Tensa Zangetsu and incapacitated him with just a finger.
  • Incapacitated Sajin Komamura with just one Hadō Spell.
  • Defeated Shinji Hirako under the effect of his Shikai.
  • Broke Komamura's giant Soul Slayer.
  • Caught Rōjūrō's Soul Slayer with his bare hands.
  • Impaled Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto through the chest.
  • Defeated Yoruichi Shihōin, Kisuke Urahara and Isshin Kurosaki with minimal damage.
  • Destroyed The Cleaner just by looking at it. This creature heavily ages anything that goes near it.
  • His clash with Ichigo caused the destruction of multiple mountains.
  • Incapacitated three captain-level people in an instant.
  • Can block Renji Abarai's attacks and destroy his Zanpakuto with his bare hands.
  • Sliced Ichigo Kurosaki almost in half, leaving him held together by literally only his spine
  • Far stronger than Ulquiorra, who created a massive hole in Las Noches with his Cero Oscuras (419.739 teratons of TNT) and moved large amounts of sand with his Lanza del Relampago (4.34 teratons of TNT) (Las Noches size explained here)
  • Stronger than the Gran Rey Cero, which can destroy Las Noches (4.18 teratons-13.431 petatons of TNT)
  • His Fragor created a massive crater and an explosion visible even from the battlefield to Karakura Town (77.11-322.42 gigatons of TNT)
  • Muken Aizen is stronger than Dangai Ichigo, who busted a mountain (1.55 megatons-1.31 gigatons of TNT)
  • Superior to Kisuke Urahara, whose Hado 99 could vaporize an artificial ocean covering the sky of Karakura Town (2.42-12.13 teratons of TNT)
  • Stronger than Bankai Yamamoto, via transcending all Shinigami. Yamamoto can destroy Kurakura town in Shikai, and can evaporate all the water in Soul Society and life-wipe it in a short time frame in Bankai. (1.54-783.1 Petatons)
  • Superior to Kenpachi, who destroyed Gremmy’s meteor (792.2 petatons of TNT)
  • One-shot a being immune to reiatsu
  • Scales to the Sokyoku by the end of the series, via being comparable to True Shikai Ichigo who is as strong as Mugetsu. Mugetsu is stated to be stronger than anything in the story at that time.
  • Was going to shoot down the Royal Palace with his energy over 54000km away, and destroy Yhwach’s curtain of darkness in the process.
  • Comparable to True Shikai Ichigo, via his showings with Yhwach. True Shikai Ichigo vaporized a small sea
  • Stronger than the entire Gotei 13 at the end of the series. Squad 0 is also stated to be stronger than the Gotei 13. Hōgyoku Aizen was even noted to be able to incur the soul society’s doom, which would include Squad 0
  • Has comparable energy to Yhwach, as both together were keeping hell sealed with energy
  • Could cut Yhwach’s attacks, who was capable of lifting the Wandenreich to the Soul King’s palace in a short timeframe casually (45.44-131.6 exatons of TNT) (Wandenreich mini q/a)
  • Stated to be able to beat Hikone, a Soul King candidate meant to replace Yhwach’s Corpse

Speed[]

Durability[]

Skill[]

  • Many centuries, has planned to become god and overthrowing the Soul King.
  • Managed to make Yhwach lose his perception of time even when imprisoned.
  • Fooled Hitsugaya, Kyōraku and Suì-Fēng into impaling Momo Hinamori.
  • Turned the King of Hueco Mundo into his servant.
  • Made Tier Harribel and Coyote Starrk serve under him.
  • Out willed Gin's true Bankai, a poison that had already destroyed his heart and spread through his body.
  • Tricked the entirety of the Soul Society with the following of faking his death, framed Kisuke, made people think that former captains are evil and even made fools of his own soldiers.
  • Effortlessly defeated Komamura, Rōjūrō ŌtoribashiLove AikawaLisa YadōmaruIzuru KiraTetsuzaemon IbaTōshirō HitsugayaSuì-FēngShunsui Kyōraku and Shinji Hirako.
  • Killed Gin Ichimaru.
  • Aided Ichigo and Uryu to defeat Yhwach and save the Soul Society.
  • Everything goes according to his plan
  • Learned of the Original Sin
  • Became Captain of the 5th Division of Gotei 13
  • Deceived the Gotei 13 and the Soul Society for hundreds of years
  • Obtained and achieved the powers of the Hōgyoku
  • Responsible for Invasion of the Soul Society
  • Conquered Heuco Mundo without much difficulty
  • Mastermind behind the creation of the Arrancars, Visoreds, and the major plots of Bleach, including Ichigo’s inception
  • Became a Kido Master and mastered all the spells, even forbidden ones
  • Nearly created the Oken to invade the Soul Palace
  • Defeated Ichigo (Pre Dangai), Harribel, Gotei 13, Visoreds, Yoruichi, Urahara, Isshin
  • Finally, let go of his “persona of the envoy”

Weaknesses[]

  • Sight Requirement: Because Kyōka Suigetsu's release must be seen for victims to succumb to the hypnosis, its ability does not work on the blind or those who have not seen its release.
  • Near Flawless Illusions: While the illusions Kyōka Suigetsu creates are quite powerful, those with considerable power and skill themselves may be able to note slight differences in the illusions compared to the real thing, even if they are not able to determine what exactly is different. 4th Division Captain Retsu Unohana detected something was amiss with Aizen's fake corpse, even though she did not realize what it was until seeing Aizen alive.
  • Reiatsu Presence: The Reiatsu of Kyōka Suigetsu gives it away to those who are unaffected by the hypnosis or those who are keen enough to sense its actual presence while under the hypnosis.
  • Touch Negation: The sole way to escape the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is to touch the blade itself before complete hypnosis is activated.

Fun Facts[]

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