Bleach/Characters/Two Point One: Difference between revisions

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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* [[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 Monster]]: He planned to invoke this against Ichigo, when he said that he'd string the corpses of Ichigo's friends on display for the latter to see. It's the ''mildest'' he's ever thought to achieve, with his track record.

* [[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}}.

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!}}

He participated in the Fake Karakura arc, fighting Komamura and Hisagi, before ultimately dying in an apparent [[Superpower Meltdown]].

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* [[Achilles Heel]]: {{spoiler|His bankai can be negated by touching his sword.}}