Bleach/Characters/Two Point One: Difference between revisions

Characters that appeared in Tite Kubo's ''[[Bleach]]''. This page deals with Aizen's faction.

 

 

 

 

In case you're wondering, the [[Sliding Scale of Villain Effectiveness]] puts them at '''Infinite''', since they won... well, every fight. {{spoiler|Put up with it until the Deicide Mini-Arc, Ichigo gets his [[Deus Ex Machina]], and ''then'' the thing goes to Hell.}} Likewise, the [[Sliding Scale of Villain Threat]] has the group at a section between National and Global Threat.

 

== Sosuke Aizen ==

'''Species:''' Shinigami<br />'''Affiliation''': Soul Society (formerly) / Las Noches<br />'''Zanpakutou:''' Kyōka Suigetsu

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At first, Aizen presents himself as the affable and gentle Captain of the 5th squad. During the Soul Society arc, he is apparently murdered for investigating the [[Government Conspiracy]] behind Rukia Kuchiki's unusually harsh treatment by Central 46 following her arrest. In truth, he masterminded said conspiracy--and many more--in an elaborate gambit to acquire the Hogyoku (read:[[MacGuffin]]) which opposing Chessmaster Urahara Kisuke had hidden in Rukia's gigai in an equally elaborate bid to destroy it. After revealing himself and retreating from Soul Society, he takes up residence in the world of Hollows, Hueco Mundo, and uses the aforementioned [[MacGuffin]] to create the Arrancar army, in hopes of eventually finding the King's Key and becoming 'the one to stand atop heavens'. He is noted for his extraordinarily powerful abilities, [[Kick the Dog]] tendencies, elaborate schemes, and mysterious aura. His Zanpakuto is [[Master of Illusion|Kyoka]] [[Mind Screw|Suigetsu]], where he can trick you with his near-perfect illusions. After five long years, Aizen was ''finally'' defeated {{spoiler|by Ichigo and imprisoned by the new Central 46.}}

 

 

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* [[Above Good and Evil]]: While explaining that several people have tried to break the boundaries between Hollows and [[Shinigami]], or otherwise surpass their limits, he says that they failed either because they simply lacked the potential, or they were held back by morality and ethics. Later, he gets angry with Urahara for letting his sense of right and wrong stop him from trying to change the world.

* [[The Ace]]: There are multiple [[Superpower Lottery|superpower lotteries]] in ''Bleach'', and Aizen never took home less than the bronze in any of them. That said, he may also be a [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruction]] of [[The Ace]]: how long can one person be that much better at everything than virtually everyone around him before he develops a [[A God Am I|god complex]] and starts crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]] [[For the Evulz|just because no one can stop him]]?

* [[Actually a Doombot]]: Uses his illusions for it, or Gin (to distract Komamura in the Seireitei Hill) and {{spoiler|Momo (for Hitsugaya).}}

* [[Adaptive Ability]]: {{spoiler|For a certain period of time, the Hougyoku allowed Aizen to utilize this.}}

* [[Always Someone Better]]: While Aizen is said to be one of the most powerful Shinigami, and possesses something of [[Jack of All Stats]] status with [[The Ace|all the advantages]] that implies, the following also applies:

** Aizen acknowledged [[Guile Hero|Urahara]] as being the only shinigami in Soul Society who had greater intelligence than him.

** [[The Hero|Ichigo]] has more reiatsu.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: {{spoiler|His final fate as of his last appearance to date. Though he doesn't seem particularly worried about it...}}

* [[Arch Enemy]]: He's '''[[Complete Monster|earned]]''' the hatred of a good number of characters throughout the series.

** [[The Starscream|Baraggan]] had his formerly prosperous [[Evil Overlord|authority]] overruled and found himself forcibly subjugated under Aizen's wing.

** Possibly subverted with Rukia; he created the Hollow responsible for killing her mentor, but we've had no indication to date how she feels about that.

** Inverted with Urahara; he ''hates'' Urahara's willingness to maintain the status quo, but we don't have any idea how Urahara really feels about Aizen. All we know is that the vast majority of this manga so far has been driven by what amounts to a chess game between the two, for what goal is still unknown.

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: [[Kick the Dog|Tortured Momo]] [[Break the Cutie|and Orihime]] [[Complete Monster|repeatedly]], [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|killed off several of his own underlings]], [[I Have Your Wife|done]] [[Bad Boss|everything]] [[Kill Sat|on]] [[Long List|the]] [[Karma Houdini]] page besides remaining unscathed, [[Beat|and]] [[Large Ham|messed]] [[Villains Out Shopping|with]] [[Omake|Arrancar Research Time]].

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: As Captain of the 5th Division. And the inversion...

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: He wished for Ichigo to become very powerful, so that he would have a [[Worthy Opponent]]. Problem is, he got what he asked for...and more.

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: As "Captain" Aizen.

* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: He can block a sword with '''one finger'''.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Finally pressed when Ichigo gained the upper hand over him in battle leading to a [[Villainous Breakdown]], but he reserved the full madness of it for Urahara whom he feels is a traitor to their vast intellects to not side with his view of the world and Spirit King.

* [[Beware the Superman]]: Apparently, the reason he turned evil was that he discovered early that he was so much more powerful than everyone around him, even Captains, and just couldn't or wouldn't empathize with them due to the sheer power difference.

** [[Disc One Final Boss]]: Seems to be shaping up as one. Following the six years (real-time) that it took for him to finally face defeat, [[Word of God]] confirmed that point marked the story being half over (cue jokes from the Japanese voice actors that this meant the story would continue for another ten years).

* [[Bishounen]]: Compare Captain Aizen, to Aizen after [[The Reveal]].

* {{spoiler|[[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Both his cocoon and "evolved" forms feature these, the cocoon's being pure black while evolved Aizen is more like a typical Visored's eyes.}}

* [[Board to Death]]: Aizen to the Central 46.

* [[Body Horror]]: The [[Shapeshifter Swan Song]] mish-mash his "final" form is, which is [[Up to Eleven|turned up to eleven]] when {{spoiler|Urahara's seal kicks in. Somehow, it's made even more horrific in the Anime as a [[David Cronenberg|David Cronenberg-esque]] ooze rises from his feet to envelop his body while ethereal spears ''shaped like crosses'' impale him.}} [[Fridge Horror|It's worse when you realize he has no idea what's happening to him at first.]] The form prior to that also counts.

* {{spoiler|[[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]: During the third time he evolved, he had six wings, seraph-style... except they look a bit too much like a butterfly's wings.}}

* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: "Shatter - Kyoka Suigetsu."

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: He hardly if ever does this, but the final Kido he uses really takes the cake for how long it is.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: His primary method of fighting is either catching his opponents completely by surprise with his Shikai or verbally taunting them into making mistakes, and then striking when their guard is down. {{spoiler|When he stops doing so, it's a clue to the viewers that he's going to be defeated soon.}}

* [[Complete Immortality]]: As of Deicide arc. {{spoiler|You might think that he lost the war, but come to think aof it, he's now both ageless and immortal. Even if he spends that 20k years in prison (and we all know this won't happen), he'll be still an incredible threat to Soul Society. Hell, he IS God, even though Soul King is still in charge.}}

* [[Complexity Addiction]]: Aizen spent decades experimenting on hollows to produce one that could neutralize Yamamoto's zanpakutou. He spent years experimenting on producing powerful enough Arrancar that it would draw out the Gotei 13 from Soul Society into a position where they could be openly attacked and fought and... in the end, he simply does the job himself. Lampshaded by Aizen himself who does express disappointment that after all this effort and planning, it was amazing to think he could simply do the job by himself, after all. However, there was an indication much, much earlier in the manga from Isshin and Urahara that Aizen might simply be using his new arrancar to experiment with their power levels for some purpose.

* [[Covert Pervert]]: Mentioned once in an Episode preview. To measure Orihime, Aizen used his eyes to get the ''right measurements for her uniform.'' Yes, you read it right; he basically '''''undressed Orihime with his eyes'''''.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: What his battles are when anyone else takes him on. Inverted by {{spoiler|Ichigo, who effortlessly humiliates his now-monstrous form.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Defiant to the End]]: Sorta, as he seems to be unfazed when condemned to ''millennium'' of solitary confinement.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Didn't See That Coming]]: Subverted - while he did predict that [[The Starscream|Gin]] would try to kill him one day, (and in a double subversion banked on it because he needed fear of death to evolve in power) he didn't see how. A bit of an awesome moment for Gin when he reveals that the deadliest part about Shinso isn't speed or length, but its poison.}}

** Could also have been an evil counterpart to Toshiro Hitsugaya. As a kid, Aizen was ostracized due to how powerful he was. He decided to become even more powerful as a result, which turned him into the loveable bastard we all know. After Momo went to the Shinigami Academy, Toshiro's spiritual energy began to freeze everything around him, and he could have gone the same way as Aizen had he not met Rangiku. It's notable that of all the available captains, it's always Hitsugaya Aizen targets first.

* {{spoiler|1=[[Evil Is Not a Toy]]/[[Reality Warping Is Not a Toy]]: Aizen's relationship with the Hougyoku didn't quite develop the way he had expected.}}

* [[Evil Overlord]]: Residing within his enormous white-clad fortress of Las Noches, located at the very center of [[World Half Empty|Hueco Mundo]], Aizen directly commands an army of powerful warriors called [[Bishonen Line|Arrancar]], from [[Elite Mook|Numeros]] to [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Fraccion]] and [[Implacable Man|Espada]], through added charisma, immense strength and unflappable fearlessness, but has no qualms manipulating, betraying and killing them whenever he's in the mood for it.

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: He's voiced by [[Show Hayami]], so it should be expected.

* {{spoiler|[[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: On his wings.}}

* [[Faking the Dead]]: And HOW.

* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: "We'll talk about the intruders in a minute. But first, does everyone have their tea?"

* [[Forgot About His Powers]]: {{spoiler|Hit with this '''hard''' after he [[Kick the Dog|tricks Hitsugaya into stabbing Hinamori]]. Beyond that point, he doesn't use his unbreakable illusions at all, even when he's [[Curb Stomp Battle|getting thrown around like a rag doll by Ichigo]]. He loses his ''zanpakuto'' right at the end of this period, although whether that's a reaction to his neglect of it or related to his secret desire to be [[Brought Down to Normal]], is uncertain.}}

* [[For the Evulz]]: There isn't really a better explanation for half the things he does. He's just that big a dick. Lampshaded once by Gin who tells Aizen to his face that he's only doing certain things to have fun. Aizen doesn't deny it.

** [[You Killed My Father|Shusuke Amagai]] of the New Captain arc? A captain that portrays himself as a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] with an amicable disposition, who ends up being the mastermind behind a conspiracy.

** {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Kokuto]] from Hell Chapter, the fourth film? A deliberate [[Complete Monster]] that pretended to be an ally, [[Not Quite Dead|faked his death]], revealed his betrayal by stabbing someone nearby and butchering a person close to the protagonist. He faced defeat through the best attack of [[The Hero]]'s super-powered form and gets sealed after assuming that he'd won afterward.}}

** Even [[Web Original|FANON]] is starting now, one of the better examples is this [http://bleachfanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/Takahashi_Ishikawa man], who ventures almost from being an Expy into [[Copy Cat Sue]] territory.

* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: At the end of the Soul Society arc.

* [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]]: Slicking his hair back is the first thing he does after revealing his evilness.

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Aizen seems prone to these, both right after [[The Reveal]] that he's indeed the [[Big Bad]] of the series, and to both {{spoiler|Shinji and Ichigo in the current arc, critiquing their methods of fighting him. It seems to have the effect of saddling Shinji with an [[Idiot Ball]] and sapping Ichigo of his confidence, until ''Komamura '' of all people shows up to deliver a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]], but by then, he already finished all he said and later had Ichimaru slice Hiyori in half for trying to shut him up.}}

* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: After Ichigo and Aizen have their great battle, Ichigo is left feeling this was Aizen's deepest reason for way he walked the path he did, along with seeking a [[Worthy Opponent]].

* [[I Lied]]: His excuse to Ichigo when the latter lampshades that he has given a [[Motive Rant]] twice - two different ones. Aizen [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] that if Ichigo thinks he's lying this time, then he shouldn't assume that he wasn't actually lying the first time.

* [[Implacable Man]]: {{spoiler|He survived having his cellular structure broken down by poison, for starters.}}

* [[Irony]]: While lieutenant of the 5th Division, Aizen betrayed and nearly killed Captain Hirako. Although Hirako had expected treachery from Aizen, he was caught off-guard by the nature of it. Aizen becomes captain and third-seat Gin Ichimaru becomes lieutenant. {{spoiler|Guess who just tried to kill Aizen and guess who had fully expected an assassination attempt but was nevertheless caught off-guard by the nature of it.}}

** {{spoiler|If you include [[All There in the Manual|the Unmasked databook]], there's also an ironic twist with Harribel's fate compared to his. Harribel and her followers were saved by Orihime's compassion, the emotion Aizen looked down on so much. Aizen, who believed compassion is weakness and morality is for fools, is currently sealed and powerless, while Harribel and her followers, who stood out from other hollows by a strong sense of [[Nakama]], are saved and free to return home to Hueco Mundo.}}

* [[The Juggernaut]]: {{spoiler|After absorbing the Hogyoku, his already [[Implacable Man]] level rose to this trope and beyond. Bluntly put, not even the single, most absolutely powerful attack from the '''protagonist himself''' could so much as even defeat the bastard, only weaken him for a brief period.}}

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]

* [[Mad Scientist]]: Not as overt about it as Mayuri or Urahara, but he is still a genius that performed highly unethical experiments on shinigami, hollows and ordinary Rukongai souls.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: He plays this role in the Soul Society arc until his reveal. {{spoiler|Later on, he claims he's been doing it for much, much longer, without which this story may never have happened.}}

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: [[Break the Cutie|Most]] [[More Than Mind Control|especially]] [[Mind Rape|to]] Momo Hinamori.

* [[Master of Illusion]]: Kyoka Suigetsu's shikai ability.

* [[Nightmare Face]]: First ever villain in ''Bleach'' to have a truly disgusting and deformed face, right {{spoiler|[http://read.mangashare.com/Bleach/chapter-420/page015.html here]. }}

* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: {{spoiler|As of 419, he now qualifies for this in the extreme.}}

* [[No Saving Throw]]: There is no resisting his illusions {{spoiler|unless you can touch Kyouka Suigetsu's blade before he activates his shikai.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Not So Stoic]]: "GIN... YOU BASTARD...!!"}}

** {{spoiler|Also, "A PERFECTLY CHANTED BLACK COFFIN BY I, THE ONE WHO HAS SURPASSED BOTH HOLLOW AND SHINIGAMI! A TORRENT OF GRAVITY CAPABLE OF DISTORTING SPACE-TIME ITSELF! A BEING SUCH AS YOU CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO COMPREHEND IT!" and "ABANDON YOUR ARROGANCE, HUMAN!!"}}

** {{spoiler|In 421 he gives a final rant moments before sealed away about how much he hates Urahara. He thinks that a genius of Urahara's caliber shouldn't just bow down to the Spirit King and instead work to create a world that doesn't need it.}}

* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: Goes through several versions of this.}}

** Justified, though, since it turns out he needed to wait for Ichigo to get stronger (if anything, his plans sped this up) and, later, it turns out {{spoiler|it was necessary to let him fuse properly with the Hogyoku.}}

* [[Out-Gambitted]]: {{spoiler|A pretty darn risky gambit by Urahara's at that. He casts a Kido on Aizen on the basis that it'll only work if Ichigo was capable of pushing Aizen to his limit.}}

* [[Painful Transformation]]: The final form has his face being split into a black skull and six wings bursting from his back, as well as the pillar of energy revealing this form bursts into blood.

* [[The Paragon Always Rebels]]: He was once the most beloved of the Gotei 13 Captains.

* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: Oh. My. God.

** {{spoiler|He managed to out-do himself in 419, using an energy blast from just one wing tip and its just a tiny ball, yet it created the biggest explosion in the series yet.}}

* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: This is pretty much his ''modus operandi'', with it becoming gradually more evident in the Deicide arc. He wants to remove the Spirit King, and place himself as God. He believed the Hogyouku would help him achieve this aim.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Part of his [[Xanatos Gambit]], where he acted like one to fool everyone else into thinking as such.

* [[Satan]]: If you think about it, there is some elements of an analogy to Lucifer's rise {{spoiler|and fall}}. Once a respected and incredibly gifted Shinigami captain, he sought to challenge the heavens itself, and remove the Spirit King, [[A God Am I|to make himself God]]. After {{spoiler|he merges with the Hogyoku, one of the forms he assumes is a sort-of seraph/butterfly figure, before he transforms into a demonic-looking figure. After his defeat, he is sealed away for 20,000 years.}}

** ''And'' there is his ultimate fate, {{spoiler|locked away, immobile, in the deepest darkest prison Soul Society has to offer. It recalls ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' where Satan is trapped in the lowest circle of Hell, stuck in a frozen lake, unable to move. And just as Satan is only frozen because he keeps beating his huge wings trying to escape (thus freezing the lake over), Aizen giving attitude to the judges just gets him an even longer sentence. Both, then, are held down by their stubbornness.}}

* [[Say My Name]]: {{spoiler|When about to get sealed: "URAHARA KISUKE!!!"}}

* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: He loves his speeches, and when someone actually tries to subvert this trope, he lampshades it by criticizing them for interrupting him, but considering that his response to someone interrupting one of his speeches normally consists of him promptly cutting down the fool for speaking out of turn, it might as well be.

* [[That Man Is Dead]]: Verbally subverted.

* [[The Thirty-Six Stratagems]]: He's used ''twenty-four'' of them so far. Go check out the page.

* {{spoiler|[[This Cannot Be!]]: After over 300 chapters of everything going "according to plan", this happens when Aizen finally finds something he didn't expect.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Too Powerful to Live]]: Even Ichigo's Final Getsuga Tensho wasn't strong enough to kill Aizen due to his [[Healing Factor]], so he had to be [[Sealed Evil in a Can|sealed]] to be defeated.}}

* [[Ubermensch]]: He seems to see himself as one, with Kisuke Urahara as his Last Man, if his {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]] immediately prior to becoming [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]}} is any indication.

{{spoiler|'''Aizen:''' That's the logic of a loser! A winner must always think not of how the world is, but how the world should be!}} }}

* [[Victory Fakeout]]: Most notably when he {{spoiler|used Hinamori as a [[Human Shield]] against Hitsugaya}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Winged Humanoid]]: As of chapter 415.}}

* [[Walking Wasteland]]: During the Deicide Arc, he's so absurdly powerful that only powerful spirits can survive just being in his presence. Otherwise, humans straight up die (read: explode) and objects literally disintegrate. Best shown in 409, where there's a trail of corpses behind him as a result of this.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: During his time as Captain of Squad 5, he taught a popular class in Caligraphy at the Shinigami Academy. When Hueco Mundo is invaded, he is primarily concerned with making sure everybody has their tea before discussing the matter. Also a master swordsman, martial artist and scientist, to the point where the Shinigami Woman’s Association recommended him as a teacher for students who want to become a [[Badass Bookworm]]....which suggests he's also a bit of a feminist.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: After Ichigo and Aizen have their great battle, Ichigo is left feeling this was Aizen's deepest reason for why he walked the path he did, along with [[I Just Want to Have Friends]].

** [[Xanatos Gambit]], [[Gambit Roulette]] and [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Master of these.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|Poor Harribel.}}

 

== Gin Ichimaru ==

'''Species:''' Shinigami<br />'''Affiliation''': Soul Society (formerly) / Las Noches<br />'''Zanpakutou:''' Shinsō

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As of the Deicide arc, it's revealed that the only reason Gin ever worked with Aizen was to {{spoiler|get revenge on him for stealing pieces of Rangiku's soul to feed Aizen's first Hogyoku, and to get those pieces back for Rangiku as well. He attempted to kill Aizen, and almost succeeded, but Aizen pulled a moment of completely unsurprising Villainous Resolve and killed him. As Gin died, he admitted to himself that he had failed, but he managed to take solace when Ichigo arrived and was finally powerful enough to defeat Aizen.}}

 

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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: His Bankai {{spoiler|when first introduced}} definitely counts. Its strength is {{spoiler|speed followed by its length, but still, able to slice through a bunch of buildings faraway make it even more powerful, considering how long the sword actually is!}}

* [[Actually, That's My Assistant]]: Non-comedic example; everyone (including the readers) at first thought that he's the [[Big Bad]], but it actually turns out to be the guy above.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Yes, he's [[Faux Affably Evil]] too, but he's pretty polite and easygoing despite being one of the scariest men in Bleach. Take a look at his [[Omake|Arrancar Encyclopepia]] segments.

* [[Ambiguous Situation]]: Back when Gin and Aizen were in the Dangai, just after Aizen destroyed the Cleaner, the Senkaimon portal opened up just outside of the real Karakura Town, right on the fields. Was it Gins maneuvering/choosing of the Senkaimon or Aizens mayhem on the Cleaner that changed their trajectory?

* [[Animal Motifs]]: He's snaked themed and his zanpakutou's abilities are centred around the concept of a snake, right down to his ambush strike (a hidden attack from behind his haori) reflects the concept of a striking snake. In-universe, some people compare him to a fox because of his prankster nature. Put the snake and fox together, however, and he becomes the non-animal symbol of Inari.

* [[Enfant Terrible]]: He was this kind of kid. Read the rest of the page to find out why.

* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: For the longest time since his debut, nobody really knew what went behind the [[Cheshire Cat Grin]] and [[Eyes Always Shut]], so speculation raged for years on end until his motive was finally revealed.

** Interestingly enough, both are on opposite sides of their Creators loving them; Gin is shown as a [[Butt Monkey]] in his "Arrancar Encyclopedia" episodes; Hazama, on the other hand, has been given ''too much fun'', going so far as to make him a [[Badass]] [[Troll]] [[Memetic Mutation|canon AND free time.]]

* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Usually, but he ''does '' open them several times. In Japan this is indicative of his shifty nature.

* {{spoiler|[[I Will Protect Her]]: To Rangiku, having decided to become a Shinigami so she wouldn't suffer anymore and as revenge for the injuries she suffered at the hands of Aizen's cronies as a child.}}

* [[Jack of All Stats]]: According to his stats.

* [[Kansai Regional Accent]]: He talks with this, despite being everything a Kyoto-ben ''isn't''.

** Also, {{spoiler|his treatment of [[Kick the Morality Pet|Rangiku]] in [[Kick Them While They Are Down|Chapter 412]]. Subverted actually.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: He betrayed Aizen. It was awesome.}}

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: He stops by to see Rukia before her execution, and, being a villain, offers her a chance to escape death if she'll join him... only to, seconds later, admit he was just [[For the Evulz|screwin' with her]], so there was really no point in answering since he was going to let her die no matter what she said, all while keeping that goddamn smile. ''[[Kick the Dog|What an asshole]]''.

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Not Gin himself, but definitely his bankai. You've gotta be super strong or super brave to not shudder at the name {{spoiler|''Godslayer Spear.''}}

* [[No Social Skills]]: For all of his [[Manipulative Bastard]] moments, {{spoiler|Rangiku, pretty much his whole reason for joining the 13 Court Guards, and joining Aizen, and EVERYTHING, would probably be a billion times happier had he just stayed with her and supported her. Despite this, he obviously believes that avenging her by killing the incredibly powerful Sosuke Aizen, and getting back half her soul (which she appears to be doing just fine without), is the best way to help her. [[Sarcasm Mode|Yeah, Gin sure knows a lot about people.]]}}

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: When the anime team had to pick an eye colour for Gin, they played with this trope. Then Kubo revealed Gin's eyes were actually [[Icy Blue Eyes|blue]]. Considering his [[Magnificent Bastard]] mentality and fans focus on his ocular pigmentation, the [http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/294/7/8/gin_geass_eyes_by_witch12849-d317so9.jpg obvious jokes] were made by the fandom.

* [[Red Herring]]: Possibly deliberately. Prior to the revelation of Aizen as the series' [[Big Bad]], he was the leading contender for being the primary villain and the one suspected of most of the wrongdoing that had taken place over the course of the Soul Society arc. And of course, partially subverted when he actually turned out to be evil anyway, just not the ''most'' evil.

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Can be seen as one to Hitsugaya.

* [[Smug Snake]]: He calls ''himself'' this. Subverted in the end when his plan is revealed.

* {{spoiler|[[Stealth Mentor]]: Becomes one to Ichigo during the Deicide arc. His [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] was designed to help Ichigo get over his [[Despair Event Horizon]], as he was no good against Aizen like that. After Gin's attempt to kill Aizen fails, he takes note of Ichigo's eyes, happy to see that his resolve has returned.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: While [[The Extremist Was Right|he wasn't entirely wrong,]] Rangiku, the woman he's avenging would rather he had spent time with her rather than worry about Aizen.}}

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: The "pretty" part is debatable-- Tite Kubo didn't exactly design him to be, you know, really attractive... but try telling all his fangirls that.

** {{spoiler|To be fair, Aizen never managed to counter his objective even when he was expecting it. He lucked out due to the Hogyoku's protection. There was also the back-up plan of helping Ichigo that did finally do him in.}}

 

 

== Kaname Tōsen ==

'''Species:''' Visored<br />'''Affiliation''': Soul Society (formerly) / Las Noches<br />'''Zanpakutou:''' Suzumushi

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Kaname Tosen is the former Captain of the 9th squad. He's a dark-skinned blind man driven to join Soul Society to enforce justice and follow the path of least bloodshed, inspired by the tragic death of his old friend who was murdered by her husband ( {{spoiler|though it's later revealed revenge was his true motive}}). He forms a good friendship with Captain Komamura, but he was eventually goaded by Aizen to join his schemes (impressed with his ideals, not because he was being hypnotized). His Zanpakuto is Suzumushi, which negates your senses as the environment is enveloped in a black sphere.

 

 

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* {{spoiler|[[The Blank]]: His Visored mask has been revealed to be just a blank white shell over his face. Well, it's not as if he needs eyeholes...}}

* {{spoiler|[[Black Dude Dies First]]. He's the first fatality among the thirteen captains.}}

* [[The Brute]]: He's far from stupid, but he's usually the first of the three main villains to get involved in the fight.

* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: {{spoiler|His Resurreccion gives him an immensely powerful insectoid form, which includes working eyes. As he's about to finish off Komamura, Hisagi sneaks up on him and stabs him through the head. Hisagi claims that if Tousen hadn't been distracted by his newfound sight, he would have easily sensed him and dodged it.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Death by Irony]]:}} {{spoiler|He died because he was too busy calling Komamura ugly and ''basking in his newly-gained sight '' to notice his own former lieutenant was about to stab him in the skull, which he would have detected instantly were he still blind.}}

* [[Co-Dragons]]: Along with Gin Ichimaru, he was 'Commander' under Aizen.

* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: After getting his throat stabbed, he suddenly explodes into a pool of blood; Komamura blames Aizen for that.

* {{spoiler|[[Drunk with Power]]: What he becomes when he activates his Resurreccion.}}

* [[Failure Knight]] / [[Love Makes You Evil]]: His frustration and pain at his best friend's murder is his [[Start of Darkness]].

* [[Handicapped Badass]]: He made captain despite his blindness.

* [[Idiot Ball]]: His bankai is just as, or possibly even more broken than Aizen's shikai, yet he can't stop talking instead of finishing off his opponent.

** Particularly notable in that, he can't stop talking, even though his Bankai removed Kenpachi's senses, meaning ''he didn't even know Tousen was talking to him.''

* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: Even if you have to pull a [[Face Heel Turn]].

* {{spoiler|[[Manly Tears]]. A dying Tosen sheds those when Komamura says that he'll still be sad upon losing him.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mask Power]] and [[Mask of Power]]: Aizen has hollowified him.}}

* [[Munchkin]]: {{spoiler|Komamura accuses him of being one when he goes Hollow form.}}

* [[Nightmare Face]]: {{spoiler|His Hollow mask isn't totally featureless. As his speech grows more and more fevered, the mask splits about where his mouth should be, giving him a creepy [[Slasher Smile]].}}

* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: {{spoiler|Subverted, he [[What the Hell, Hero?|calls Komamura out on]] never questioning why he joined the people who killed his most precious person. To him, joining Aizen was a very logical step.}}

* [[Scary Black Man]]

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: He's black ''and'' blind.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]. To the lady who became his reason to fight.

* [[White Mask of Doom]]: In Resurrecion. Doubles as [[The Blank]] initially as well.