#[ nnoitra's name is sO pretty ]

[despairforme]

        Why am I alive only ‘ta suffer??

[gallusrostromegalus]

Bleach is full of characters who cannot fucking stand people they ostensibly work alongside. In AEIWAM, who holds the deepest, most caustic grudge(s) in Hueco Mundo and/or Soul Society?

BOY FUCKIN' HOWDY there are some deeply caustic and fucked up relationships and I dumped battery acid on the existing ones, then made up more for AEIWAM. Pick Who you want to hear about first:

Yamamoto and his Ex-Wife (OC).

Yamamoto and every single major and minor noble house, the Shiba clan, the Urahara clan, the central 46, the Punishment squad, Every Single Provincial Governor, and One Monkey Specifically.

Mayuri in General but things are particularly fucked between him and Nemu, Jizo (his zanpaktou), Captain Unohana, Kon, Kisuke Urahara, and The Actual King Of Hell.

The mans done fuckt up.

Gin is another strong contender for Worst Coworker Of All Time, esp in regards to Matsumoto and Kira, but definitely his most bizarre relationships are with Aizen and Urahara.

Speaking of Urahara, the man is a magnet for Drama, and is currently on the Shit List of... yeah, it's actually shorter to list the people Kisuke has NOT seriously pissed off at this point.

As in, among his theoretical immediate coworkers, the only people without a *specific* axe to grind with him are Matsumoto and Zaraki, and that is soley because they have not had the opportunity to work with him directly.

Yet.

If you asked Urahara to name his greatest nemesis though, he'd probably pick Don Kanonji.

In a dark horse of Drama, Retsu Unohana has recently made a discovery that's put her already-kinda-tense relationship with her medical mentor Tenjiro Kirinji in an awful new light and that is brewing into a nasty fucking brawl.

And she's only Kirinji's Second biggest Hater :)

None of the Arrancar really get along with each other, mostly because carnivores tend to be solitary and need a lot of personal space but fucking nobody likes Nnoitra.

Aizen, who hired Nnoitra, does not like Nnoitra.

You'd think his biggest hater among the arrancar would be Harribel on account of the Misogyny, but it's actually Aaroniero and Arruruerie.

...because they're not quite what they appear to be :)

Beyond the arrancar, Zaraki Kenpachi has beef with nnoitra that transcends lifetimes

Ironically, self-described self-centered asshole Grimmjow is the most social of the Arrancar, with his gang of Adjuchas followers and his extremely one-sided homoerotic rivalry with Ulquiorra and heck, he even has borderline-normal conversations with Coyote Starrk, when Coyote is awake.

Zommari and Sayzel would each beat him to death with a chiar if give half a chance, and for the same reason: Cat Hair.

Later in the Series, Grimmjow manages to move himself to the top of Yoruichi Shihon's "To Kill" list by attending the Seireitei Flower Festival.

Barragan is generally not well-liked but his most utterly seething hatred is reserved for a Roadrunner.

Speaking of Hollow-adjacent Persons, the Visoreds get along pretty well with each other, and of them Kensei and Mashiro are probably the closest, but there is Just One Thing you cannot mention around them because it will stir up a century-old and extremely bloody argument.

I'm still forming up what's going on with Yhwach and the Sternritter but DEAR GOD there is so much fucked up shit in there. Like. It's a cult there was no way this was coming out well but HOO BOY.

Lillie barro's #1 Nemesis in the Court Guards is Yachiru Kusajishi tho. She thinks he's mildly funny.

Lots of people die but the worst death so far is probably PePe Waccabrada at the hands of Retsu Unohana. He has it coming though.

Unless you count what happens to Giselle but the issue there is really that she does not die.

Definitely the most fucked up Quincy is Kanae Ishida, whose rage not even death can stop.

And of course,

Ichigo and Isshin Kurosaki

[my0vershareworld]

𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣?!

Pairing: Szayelaporro Granz, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Nnoitra Gilga, Coyote Starrk x GN!Human reader (platonic)

Genre: Fluff, Crack, Headcaanons.

Requested by anon: This is a silly Headcanon but can you do Szayelaporro,Grimmjow,Nelliel,Nnoitra,and Starkk with a close friend or S/O (Whatever you prefer) that bites there shoulder when they hug them unexpectedly

Szayelaporro Granz

the first time when you did it it surprise and alert him far too much

but other than that he isn't so effected by the thing you do with his shoulder, he'll let you do it and pat your head like a cat

but if he was annoyed he'll dodge your hug and make you fall on your face

actually doesn't mind it much but if you ruined his clothes..that's fine he have a tons more clothes to wear anyways

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

got startled and hiss at you before grabbing your hair and throw you

absolute animalistic

once he got used to it he'll bite you back..hard..very harder-

one time he make your whole shoulder bleed that day

mind you a lot if you did it in front of other people since he don't wanted to be seen as soft or weak

other than that he'll bite your shoulder back most of the time

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanch

the hug, she found that friendly. but the bite was something that taken her by surprise and she squeak

but she'll took the bite as a playful bite and bite back, but unlike Grimmeow she bite back softly as a playing manner

she'll start doing the same with you by coming up behind you and tackle you into a bear hug and then bite your shoulder and giggle

never minded when you bite her since it doesn't hurt much and actually like doing it back at you

she finds it adorable

Nnoitra Gilga

is skin is tougher than a steel. so pretty much rip your teeth first of all

either way he doesn't felt much and just giggle when he sees that your teeth are fucking hurting, he finds it amusing that you do that to him despite the fact knowing that his skin is tougher than a steel

will dare you to bite his skin again

if you didn't, good

if you did, teeth gone

Coyote Starrk

woke him up and startled him, badly

he'll fucking scream but then seeing is you he just..stare at you and goes back to being 'too tired for your shit'

once he get used to it he'll just let you bite him, he won't mind just don't do it too harsh..but eh is fine I guess- arrancar are physically stronger than normal humans anyways

just stop minding whenever you bit him and after those time he just started to know that whoever bite his shoulder like that is you and he just go 'hey {Name}'

[amostimprobabledream]

SMASH OR PASS ESPADA EDITION BIATCH (respectfully) ❤️

You're on!

Coyote Starrk

SMASH. Have you seen him? He's gorgeous! Also he's the number one Espada, so y'know. The power. Also I like his voice and he has a surprisingly sad backstory for a 'villain' character.

Barragan Luisenbarn

Him old and not in a hot dilf-y way. Pass.

Tier Halibel

Smash! She's gorgeous and dignified, and she's probably the least likely to accidentally (or purposefully) kill you.

Ulquiorra Cifer SMASH SMASH SMASH. C'MON FUCK ME, EMO BOY! Ugh. He's so rude and cold, and his character development is so good. Those pretty green eyes and the smooth voice. He's so fine.

Nnoitra Gilga

Pass. He's scary. I WILL say, though, I do think Nnoitra is a really well-written villain. He perfectly encapsulates what it means to be a Hollow, especially in his backstory with Nelliel and fight with Kenpachi. I do kind of hope Kubo brings him back for the Hell Arc like he did with Syazel.

Grimmjow Jeagerjaquez

LIGHT OF MY LIFE. FIRE OF MY LOINS. DO YOU KNOW HOW DOWN BAD I AM FOR THIS MAN? I literally started watching Bleach just for him. I was on a Naruto forum one day and somebody had a fanart of Grimmjow as their signature. I was like, "WHO is that fine man???" and the rest is history. I've loved him since like 2006 and he's the origins on my Junichi Suwabe fixation and one of my major villainfucker influences. Icon. Everything about him is so fucking cool, the god-tier design, the voice, the fights. Wow.

Anyways, Smash. <3

Zommari Leroux

Pass. His design is cool but then his fight with Byakuya immediately yeeted any cred he had out the window. Also he had barely enough screentime to leave any lasting impression. Szayel Aporro Granz

I can never spell this fucker's name. Anyway, Pass. Again, his character design isn't bad but the flamboyant evil nerd thing is off-putting to me. He kind of reminds me of one of those villain Pokemon team admins you fight midway through the game.

Aaroneiro Arrururie

Pass. The only time this man jar thing is hot is when he's wearing Kaein Shiba's face. And same with the Zommari issue, you never get a sense of who he is as a character because his screentime is so limited. (Another character's surname I had to google because I forgot it.) Also he lost to Rukia.

Yammy

Ew. Pass. -

Since the Espada are so hilariously divisive (half look like greek gods and the other are straight-up abominations), I'll include the ex-Espada for fun.

Luppi Atenor Pass. I'm sure the extremely androgynous look is someone's thing, but personally I like my male characters a bit more rugged. Also his personality was kind of lame and his fight with the lieutenants was nothing to write home about. Nelliel Oderschwank

PASS. I could write a literal essay on how much I dislike her, but in the interest of brevity I'll say this - her design is fantastic but that's all she's got going for her. The bitch has two personalities and both of them suck, hyperactive toddler or condescending and holier-than-thou.

Dordonii Soccacio Pass. He's so forgettable I had to google what his last name is. I don't think his design is bad but I don't really remember him except Ichigo whooped his ass and then he got drooled on by Nel.

Cirucci Sanderwicci

Smash! Goth chick solidarity ftw. It's a shame such an amazing design was given to a minor character because I love it, she's easily as pretty as Halibel but unfortunately since she had one fight and got stomped by Ishida I think the fandom forgets her. Also I like her name, it's that classic Kubo balance of being goofy but kinda cool.

Gantenbainne Mosqueda

Pass. It says something about how forgettable you are as a character when Kubo didn't even bring him back as a Mayuri zombie, instead Charlotte got revived just for being popular. (L for all Barragan's other fraccion.)

[oschvank]

#OSCHVANK ─── ⋆⋅ this is an rp blog & a CANON DIVERGENT interpretation of NELLIEL TU ODERSCHVANK  from Tite Kubo's Bleach . a study on memory , grief , bonds , and judgment. please read rules before interacting ! low activity . est time zone . composed by esme

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BLOG. the main and defaulted verse on this blog is a canon divergent nelliel where she remains in aizens army despite sustaining the attack received from nnoitra. in this verse, she never lost her memory or reverted into a child. this verse focuses on the ‘ what if ’ she never left , the changes in her life , her interactions, and in her personality.

NOTICE. i’ve yet to read the events in the TYBW . if your muse is from this arc and/or has developing changes , then i am not aware of them . if we were to interact , i will of course do my research , but know that i will not have general details or plot in mind .

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i generally don't care much about aesthetic blogs, and i'm a bit iffy with multi-muse blogs. i'm pretty chill with oc's so long as there's an about page. lastly, please have a rules page up.

DRAMA. no drama . there’s enough of it in real life , i don’t need to see it on my dash . this is my safe space and will thus unfollow / soft block anyone who constantly has drama going on . in the chance of concerning callout posts , i will conduct my own investigation and decide what to do from thereon .

MUN. thank you for reading this far . my name is esme. i go by she / her pronouns and am twenty-six yrs old .

[sashi-ya]

➡ 𝐍𝐬𝐟𝐰 - 𝐏𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 • Bleach Men • 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 pt.1 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢 | 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐞 | 𝐁𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐲𝐚 | 𝐔𝐥𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚 | 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐣𝐨𝐰 | 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚 | 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐢 |𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐨 | 𝐍𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚 |

• promised these hcs for bleach men too, and so here they are. • There are also Hcs for One piece men here • tw: nsfw. pegging. afab dom. spanking. humilliation.

► 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐡𝐞𝐢

He is just so perfect for it. Cause, like, he is just a little sub. For Matsumoto -or any beauty-? He would lick the floor if it were necessary, ask for everything you want, and he will comply. No matter how extreme it is. He would take a little bit of sake before, just in case his anxiety betrays him… Be careful with his nose bleeding whenever you stand in front of him with your harness already secured to your body, he might need medical attention. Also, he might mistake you for an angel or a goddess, keep that in mind.

► 𝐊𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤���� 𝐁𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐲𝐚

Ah… my personal favourite. That little waist and that long hair for a better grip. Don’t even tell him, it will be stupid to ask for it in advance. It will happen naturally… Hug him from behind in bed during a cold night, pass your hand towards his belly and go down. Start jerking him off slowly, and barely touching him, while you grope him from behind. At first, don’t use any gears, simply use your fingers. Kisses on his nape also may help. “Can I, my dear Byakuya-sama?” whisper with warm breathe in his ear. He will allow it next time, trust me. Once you have tried the honeys, there is no coming back. And when he does, oh lord… prepare yourself for his whimpers. Even if his voice is usually pretty deep, his whines aren’t. Pull from his hair, squeeze his cheeks, kiss him, bite his shoulders. He would allow it.

► 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐣𝐨𝐰 𝐉𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐳

“Kitty kitty pspspsps on all fours for your owner, now”... But, how did you manage for him to do such thing? Well…   “If I win this fight, you will be pegged” . “Go ahead, I’m not losing” He loses on purpose; he secretly wants to try. Oh, you are doing this while he is on his resurrection form, cute little kitten. ► 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚

I mean, if Yoruichi says so, he gets on all fours. Imagine hiding his blushed cheeks under his bucket hat as you go harder in and out of him? He would, however, try to improve the experience with some sort of new toy… Something that won’t only pleasure him, but you as well. Would you try Kisuke’s inventions on your body? 🙊

ㅤㅤㅤ➡ Ulquiorra, Jushiro, Shinji, Kira & Nnoitra under the cut ⬅

► 𝐔𝐥𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫

But like, imagine his big eyes and those cute round cheeks looking up at you as he waits for you to give him any orders? Yeah, sure, he acted all “dominant” with Inoue, but that was just for the sake of Aizen’s plan. “Woman, is this what you humans call pegging?” “Yes, and this is called spanking. Let’s see if we can make that white skin a little reddish, shall we?”

► 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐨 𝐔𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞

I mean, you can’t tell me he doesn’t like it. Though, Jushiro is a switch, for sure. He would allow you to play with him, sure… but, expect for the revenge after. He is surely a sweetheart, all smiles and soft caresses but don’t forget what’s under his skin… Pegging would be special while he feels a little bad; “Jushiro, honey… just relax and let me do all the work for you” Accompany the pegging with jerking him off, and he would be in total heaven.

► 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐢

As a man of culture, he would like to try it after finding out about those “harnesses” during his visits to the living world. ➡ “Let’s try it, (Name)” ➡ Ends up with his tongue out, chattering his teeth against the little metallic ball of his piercing. Plus: use the little bandana or tie he wears around his neck to muzzle him. Listen to his muffled moans and let him bite it. Adorable.

► 𝐈𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚

Again, do I have to say anything? Whimper emo creature, we all know you want it. Crawling for attention, after Gin parted, he needs something to fill the void he has left in him. He even has lube on his bedside table. Lieutenant Izuru enjoys such practices with great enthusiasm…

► 𝐍𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐚

This “man” is the definition of wanting to have his ass wrecked. What else could I say? “I am a man, and no woman can be on top of me” Is that so? Mr toxic masculinity? Why don’t we see a little bit of your private life… Begging for more, harder. Trembling limbs, tongue out, drooling like the bitch he ism you going in and out of him, with just some of your saliva. Don’t forget to take a few pictures, he deserves to be humiliated -even if he would love it-

[littleeyesofpallas]

Hey wtf, they translated these two? They kept the other SAFWY Beyond Bankai moves/forms in romaji. And while Urahara, Hirako, and Ukitake all seemed to have names for their new forms clearly based off their existing shikai and bankai, these new ones don't seem to follow that structure at all?

Jihinaru Gokusaishoku[慈悲��る極彩色]: "Mercy Grows Richly Colored" or "Mercy becomes Richly Colored" or even "Mercy Bears(fruit) Richly Colored."

In either case the idea that "Mercy" creates that which is "Richly Colored." But they translated it as "Merciful Splendor" which is only a little off; namely in that it makes "Splendor" the subject and "Merciful" the modifier; rather than "Mercy" being the subject and "Richly Colored" the direct object(?).

But there doesn't appear to be any kind of word play on Minazuki[肉雫唼] or Minazuki[皆尽], no real shared or related kanji, or even any phonetics or structural play. The "Richly Colored" that they translated as "Splendor" I assume refers to the color of blood, so that at least plays into the blood elements of the new form, which draw from the bankai's design, but the "Mercy" doesn't seem to much more than a reference to her disposition as the gentle healer, which we know is something of a false front. So maybe this is less an attack or form name and more just a literal description of her revealing her bankai: "Mercy gives way to Bloodshed."

I do like the Minazuki skin robe, complete with blood veins visible just under the thin surface, and on the bloody underside. It reminds me of Masashi Kudo's design for Minazuki from the filler arc. Her hooded robe with the brilla-like teeth down the front was a simple but cool design.

Nigatana Shinzui[二刀心髄]: "Two + Sword + Heart/Mind + Essense/Marrow/Core"

Where shinzui[心髄] means something like "bottom of one's heart" or "Heart and Soul" being again literally written as "the core of the heart." This one's got a lot less to unpack...

But this also has nothing to do with his shikai, Nozarashi[野晒], his unnamed bankai, and doesn't even seem to mirror or draw from Sanpo Kenjuu[三步剣獣] even though that's where the design comes from... I mean... There's san[三]: "3' and ni[二]: "2", and there's ken[剣]: "sword" and gatana[刀]: "sword," but those are some pretty flimsy parallels as far as naming goes, so I wouldn't really call that wordplay...

Also it doesnt even make sense to make him based off sanpo kenjuu and then just hand him two swords... If they aren't supplementing his own sword, if there isnt a 3rd sword, then what power does this even have? Clearly it's not to swing before and after his own attacks to make them unavoidable, because he's just swinging the two swords himself.

Oh right I forgot. They translated this as Twin Blade Apotheosis, which is just egregious. There's a kanji for "twin"/"a pair" and this is just the number 2. There are kanji that are vague enough to mean both "blade" and/or "sword" but this one's pretty specifically "katana." And "Apotheosis" is just totally off? Shinzui no matter how you read it is about what's inside, either literally or metaphorically/spiritually; apotheosis is about elevation/ascension to peak form or godhood? So theyre not even synonyms.

Unrelated note but also I find it odd that they gave him his old hair back? Partially at least. He hasn't had the spikes since he fought Nnoitra.

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[unohanadaydreams]

I would kill for some awkward sex headcanons with your faves. Who has trouble getting it up? Who applies the condom on wrong? Who yells out the wrong name in the heat of things? Also, who cums in your eye and y’all have to come knocking on 4th division, blinded as you are by the wet ass money shot 👁👁

I can not express how much I fucking love this ask. Here are your unfortunately spicy takes below. @tater-tati come get your juice. please don’t get it in your eye. <3

Features: smut. not the fun kind but the funny kind. sometimes the sad kind.

Who has trouble getting it up?

1. As Nodt. Not only is he scared of death, but of ‘the little death’. He fucks like its the last thing he’s gonna do and will probably not have the courage to go all the way anyhow. RIP to anyone who wants to get nutted in. Your man gets soft the moment you ask him to cum.

2. Mayuri Kurotsuchi. It is truly painful how much this man wants to be above sex. He takes anti-depressants just to flaccid and Logical when you won’t leave him in peace. He’d be first place, but he refuses to permanently fuck with his huge wrinkly brain (tm).

3. Jushiro Ukitake. Poor guy just gets really worn out some days and either can’t start or fizzles out before he can finish. Just reassure him it’s fine and allow him to finish through with his fingers and mouth so he can salvage his dignity and it should be alright.

4. Ulquiorra Cifer. It’s not something with a firm explanation or cause. Sometimes he just can’t keep in the moment or the bodily feelings he has will just...leave. There’s really no tell or situation that keeps these bouts of numbness from happening, so sex can be a real roll of the dice. He’ll shrug it off and continue on without his third leg (wing?) though.

5. Ryuken Ishida. He’s become very adept at shoving the majority of bad thoughts and feelings down with keeping his mind on work. Unfortunately, this means sex can be a struggle when visualizing how busy he is gets in the way of visualizing you on top of him. Isn’t usually a problem since sexual escapades with him don’t usually involve his dick. (Kink master works around emotional and bodily problems: more at 5.)

Who applies the condom on wrong?

1. Byakuya Kuchiki. He isn’t ignorant about sex per se, just the particulars of casual sex, since he was groomed to be a squeaky clean figurehead. And you can’t really produce an heir while using a condom, can you? He doesn’t even know to where begin. He takes the unopened condom with absolute confidence despite his ignorance and pointedly does not look at you when you fix his handy work, which is so heinous you have to use another one. (He fucking bunched the extra latex at the base for some reason, leaving the head of dick no breathing room and it ripped.)

2. Keigo Asano. He’s just extremely nervous and keeps putting it on too quick, catching it with his nails, and ripping it each time. He makes a joke about how his cock is just ‘sort of a monster hahaha’, but he is getting sweatier and more desperate and oh no, oh no, he is getting soft.

3. Gin Ichimaru. Absolutely is on purpose. He knows how to put on a condom thanks to being forcibly detained by Unohana and given a menacing demonstration on a banana after pressuring a 4th division woman to fuck raw. Purely scumbag tactics.

4. Riruka Dokugamine. What, like she’s supposed to know? What’s she supposed to do? Watch porn or something? Disgusting. Learn how to do it yourself. She screams into her pillow later because she absolutely googled how to put on a condom and just fucked it up.

5. Like, every Arrancar. Szayelaporro is the only exception. Ulquiorra commits to learning after the first fumble. Grimmjow doubles down and insists its fucking dumb in the first place. Luppi refuses to wear one unless it’s an appealing color and probably flavored.  Nnoitra hates it on principle--its like you’re trying to oppress his dick or something?? Harribel says--with a completely straight face--that the pull out method will be fine.

Who yells out the wrong name in the heat of things?

1. Momo Hinamori. She apologizes the moment she realizes and is fucking horrified. Really, she has no feelings for [redacted] anymore. She doesn’t know what happened. If she could, she’d go into witness protection.

2. Shunsui Kyoraku. Especially if you’re not romancing something heavy and are a one night stand. He tries to laugh it off, rubbing the back of neck and shrugging like it’s a ‘what can you do?’ moment. If you are romantically involved he will get drunk and depressed about it later on--just another reason he doesn’t deserve you.

3. Shuhei Hisagi. He might be thinking about the Seireitei Bulletin or about that party later tonight that you were both invited to and blurt out a name. Like, ‘holy shit titstitstitstits also the captain invited me to drinks later holy FUCK wow that feels soooo good -chan you fucking goddess fuckfuck oh right Captain--’, kind of train of thought. He boards the apology train and makes all the stops--flowers, heartfelt words, physical affection, an alright song cover with his guitar.

4. Uryu Ishida. In his defense, you were roleplaying and he simply called out your character’s name. This will happen a lot. It’s pretty hot, actually.

5. Isshin Kurosaki. It doesn’t happen a lot but sometimes he calls out his first wife’s name and it’s just something you have to live with. Just sad and unfunny and horrifying.

Who sends you to the 4th division via indecent blinding?

1. Renji Abarai. King of awkward good intentions, he leads your blind ass to the 4th division and waits by your side like a puppy waiting for punishment. He just gets really excited and forgot aiming was important. You insist it wasn’t as bad as the time he shot his load up your nose, though.

2. Akon. In his defense, you were playing with VR headsets and he shot his load in good faith while getting an imaginary face full of 3D anime waifu titties. He can’t imagine taking this to his captain and rushes you to the 4th division before anyone in the 12th can spot him.

3. Nanao Ise. She holds a lot of stress, so when she lets go, the result is usually a ridiculous amount of squirting. She leads you down deserted streets and disappears when anyone shows up, leaving you standing while blinded for like minutes at a time. She would rather die than have her peers find out and leaves you at the 4th division the moment they’ve written you down for intake.

4. Rangiku Matsumoto. She really likes to ride your face and it is simply not her fault that you aid and abet her. Of course if you’re going to play slip’n’slide so often, something is bound to go wrong. She leads you down to the 4th and if she sees someone she knows she’ll call out like ‘haha, guess what?’. It is the second time this month.

5. Shukuro Tsukishima + Gin Ichimaru. They didn’t do it on accident. Gin probably did it out of boredom, just to see you squirm and try to make your way to the 4th with him assisting....barely. Shukuro does it because you tried to tease him about his cooking or something and this is revenge. Have fun finding your way to the 4th by your own power.

[ulquiorrapleasecallmetrash]

Grimmjow Having A Crush on Ichigo's Sister headcanons:

Grimmjow Having A Crush on Ichigo's Sister headcanons:

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- s/o met Grimmjow while walking home from work but (un)fortunately was caught up in the fight between him and Ichigo.

-S/o was shook as she seen Ichigo getting the shit beaten out of him by this weird guy with blue hair.

-"Ichigo!! "

-Grimmjow looked over, wondering who is the peepsqueak calling  out his prey's name.

-"Who in the Hell are you? " He said disgusted.

-"You're worst nightmare if you don't put him down you oversized shit head! "

-What?

-Grimmjow's eyes widened, mouth gaped at what s/o said.

-"What the hell did you say to me? " He barked her. How dare you  called him out when she was only a mere human.

- "You're deaf? Suddenly you can't hear? Put. Him. Down. Now! "

-That's when Grimmjow grinned at her. He was definitely entertained now.

-He randomly dropped Ichigo on the ground and walked over to her. Leaning over her, face to face only inches apart. He grinned, "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it?"

-You kicked him in the shin, hard to distract him, Then  you kicked him in the nuts. I don't care, Arrancar, Human, or reaper that shit hurts like hell.

-The look on his face as he cupped himself and fell on the ground was priceless. He had never been assaulted like that before so it hurt even more. While he needed time to recuperate, You quickly grabbed Ichigo and his zanpakuto, running off.

-After that fight he had with you,  he was PISSED!

-How dare a stupid human girl attacked him in such a pitiful way and ended up getting away just like that?

-So angry he ends up fighting even more to distract him from that night.

-But he low-key thought her standing up to him was entertaining and hot. Now he is interested in her.

-He will eventually secretly watch s/o from afar. Now thinking about it, she was pretty...for a human and everything about her was attractive...kind of.

-That was when he realized.. She's Kurosaki's sister???!!

-He is so shook and it makes him even more interested in her.

-Ends up kidnapping s/o around the time Ulquiorra did with orihime.

-Aizen: Oh? You think that Kidnapping S/o would help us?

-Grimmjow: You want to kidnap Kurosaki's friend, might as well take a step further and take his sister it makes more sense!

- Grimmjow thinks he slick but Aizen knew. But to keep things more entertaining he allowed it. What could go wrong?

-Ended up kidnapping you a two weeks before orihime.

-Ichigo was even more of a wreck training his ass off to save you.

-The whole time you were kidnapped it was mainly a tsnadere relationship. Nothing but cussing, calling each other names but you both ended up getting use to each other and hating each other less.

-nnoitra jokes about you two bickering like an old married couple.

-Once Ichigo came to save you and Orihime Grimmjow  ends up locking you, not wanting you to know his plans for healing Ichigo just to kill him. 

-After he was  knocked the fuck out by Nnoitra you ended up escaping, finding him laying on ground. 

-You were so worried, you checked to see if he was alive. Luckily he was.

-"Why in the Hell are you here? " "I wanted to make sure you're okay you shithead."

-He didn't know it, but he had a smile on his face, a very genuine one.

- After the whole Aizen thing happened he decided to take you back to the world of the living.

- Low key sad about it but he knew it was the right thing to do. 

-Goes to the world of the living more often than he would like to admit just to see you.

-And you like seeing him more times than you admit as well. 😏😏😏

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-Might Make a follow up with dating Headcanons.

-Requests are OPEN!

[godkilller]

@magical-girl-coral​​

So we already know which arrancars are the best, and which ones are the worst, but who are the most fun to prank/ have the funniest reaction to being pranked?

          out of character.  Gin voice: all of’em are th’ best to prank. No but this is an excellent question and since I’ve already taken a few shots at Gin’s opinions on each Arrancar / Espada, I’ll go ahead and just jump into the nitty gritty details of this one. WE ALREADY KNOW WHO GIN HATES THE MOST IN THIS LIST, but that doesn’t mean Gin won’t pass up on a chance to prank them. In fact, it may even make them the top victim !

DISCLAIMER:  Keep in mind that the opinions listed here are Gin’s, not mine. All of the Espada are neat and gifted us with an absolutely amazing era of Bleach. Keep on rockin’ on, lil Hollows, ilu.

Nnoitra. He’s so fucking stupid and falls for shit pretty damn easily, plus that short temper of his makes for comically explosive reactions that really can scratch Gin’s itch for mischief with a rewarding aftermath of Nnoitra going absolutely batshit. He may not be, technically, the BEST Espada to prank regularly since Gin doesn’t want to deal with him trying to start a fight, but he IS the most animated, idiotic on the list that’s just smarter than Yammy enough to understand when he’s being insulted, but too dumb to know how to avoid said insults.

Yammy. With the above being said, it’s pretty funny to prank Yammy in a similar but notably less rewarded fashion. In fact, if Gin has decided to prank Yammy, it’s usually not even for Yammy’s own reaction, it’s for whoever’s with Yammy. Because the Espada himself typically doesn’t realize he’s being joked about, and certainly doesn’t catch all of Gin’s sly comments, sneaky insults, and other teases. They tend to soar over his incredibly high up and thick skull. The endearing side of this is that, if Yammy realizes he’s been fooled, there’s usually a high chance of him laughing about it while simultaneously mentioning that he should really punch Gin for that. Gin doesn’t disagree.

Grimmjow. Definitely requires a little more absent-minded thought for Gin to truly trick this one. Grimmjow becomes more and more reckless the more riled he gets, and he kid of switches his brain off  ( in Gin’s opinion )  after a set amount of time once riled. So teasing and pranking him requires a gradual build up to sufficiently work, and Gin can’t drag things out for too long or else he’ll catch on and try to either fight him or ignore him. Usually Gin can reel him back by waving around permission for him to try and redeem himself via a World of the Living fieldtrip, see Ichigo again, yada yada... of course, Gin ultimately doesn’t fulfill that tease either. It’s funny to see him huff and stomp around.

Barragan. He’s so serious and stuffy and senile that Gin can actually step on his nerves with little to no effort. Barragan’s bitter and has a pretty strained relationship with Aizen as is, so Gin’s just salt to that wound. IT’S A LITTLE DANGEROUS TO TAUNT THE EX-LORD OF LAS NOCHES. But Gin’s always been one to flirt with death, so he pokes and prods to see just how patient, how tolerating, this supposed king can be. You know, people attribute a level-headed temper with leadership, and if Barragan wants to be seen as regal, Gin’s that ultimate test !  Plus, it’s funny to watch him try to keep his Fraccion from viciously defending his honor like untrained yappy dogs on leashes, barking and yipping at Gin as though they could ever harm him. It’s a buy one get one special to Gin: bothering Barragan, and the pranks involved, brings with it his loyal subordinates too.

Aaroniero Arruruerie.  Not really fond of scientists, Gin tends to not prank this one too much outside of vastly mispronouncing their name(s) on purpose. Gin’ll switch it up lots, even within the same meeting just absolutely butchering it in a different way. A list of names Gin has called them contains, memorably: Aroo-nylon Aroo-roo, Lava lamp, Ararararararara, Thing one and Thing two, Aerodynamics, Glubglub, Adidas, The Glob, Ariel and Aaron, Two Floating Balls, Autocorrect and Autocomplete, Cola and Two Mentos, and many many more.

Szayelaporro.  Gin’s not fond of him either due to the whole Mayuri vibe he catches a whiff of. He avoids pranking him since he knows that, if bitter and petty enough  ( which Gin knows Szayelaporro can become quite easily )  then there may or may not be new trap doors installed on Gin’s route to his bedroom. Besides, others bully this Espada all on their own, so there’s no need.

Starrk.  Gin doesn’t gain much of a reaction from the top dog, but the pup that’s connected to him ?  Lilynette’s fun to mess with for as long as Starrk tolerates the other portion of his soul being taunted. Gin tries not to be too needlessly cruel, though, since she is just a kid -- even if that’s technically not the truth since she’s a Hollow compiled from multitudes of other Hollow and also technically her and Starrk are two parts of one whole, but I mean... that’s where things get confusing. Gin’ll go for more funny pranks, lighthearted, but sometimes he’ll drop in the existential crisis on her and see how she works that whole can of worms out. What even are you, Lilynette ?  

Zommari.  He’s near the bottom because he’s too level-headed to get a rise out of, and Gin’s not interested in such a strong-feeling Aizen enthusiast. He’ll let the guy meditate in peace, or whatever the fuck he’s doing. Snapping his own neck like that ??? No thanks !  Bye bye !

Ulquiorra.  The poor lad just wants to understand human emotions and Gin’s got to pull the whole “oh you mean the soul / heart ? yeah, here’s some really deep insights on the concept of having those emotions and poetic information for you to store in your little emo boy brain but here’s the catch ! i’m just speculatin’ all this shit since i personally don’t have any of those so-called feelings. best’a luck, though !”  Gin won’t prank Ulquiorra too harshly, though, outside of that knee-slapper moment of Gin pulling his leg whilst simultaneously joking about his own lack of emotions masking the fact that he’s, also, having a an entire internal crisis about his heart. Same hat !

Harribel.  Nah. Gin won’t ever prank her. She puts up with enough bullshit being the only female Espada, he won’t add to it. Plus, he kinda doesn’t want to be drowned in his sleep if he manages to really piss her off.

[despairforme]

What does he think of his name? Did kids find it cool or weird? Would he be fine changing his surname if he seriously were to marry in the future? Hypothetical scenario.

❝ I like havin' a unique name. Ain't never met nobody called Nnoitra before. ❞ It WOULD be cool to at some point meet someone with the same name as him. Surely such a person DID exist? If he ever met someone like that, he'd force him to become his best friend. Nnoitra had no idea what his name meant, or why his mother had picked it for him ( he sure wished he'd asked her while she was alive ). He knew that part of the pronounciation of his name meant tiger in Japanese ( n-o-i-t-o-r-a ), but that was about it. He'd always seen his name as a cool one. Masculine.

He didn't like that it was written differently than it was pronounced. It was pronounced: NOITORA, but written "Nnoitra", which was confusing as hell, and people never knew how to write his name. It had taken him a good while to learn how to write his own name. In the end he kinda liked writing it with the double N at the beginning. Made it more special.

❝ It's pretty common 'fer 'da guy 'ta keep his name, yeah? So I'd still keep my last name, Gilga. ❞ Again, the name had a different pronunciation to how it was written ( it was pronounced "Jiruga" ). He'd keep it if he married, because that was the traditional masculine thing to do. Not that he thought he WOULD marry. That shit was so unrealistic that it was not even worth thinking about. What kinda chick would want to be his wife? Who would he WANT to make his wife?

❝ I never got shit 'fer my name. More like 'da other kids thought it was a cool name, I think. At least a lot 'a people have told me it's a cool name. ❞ It was true, he'd gotten compliments on it many times. Which was nice. He'd never been made fun of for having a different sort of name. If the kids he grew up around had though it was weird, they'd never let him know. There had been plenty of reasons for them to think him weird so, his name was not something they'd needed to get hung up on.

[wild-pineapple-butt]

𝚃𝚆𝙴𝙻𝚅𝙴 𝙿𝙴𝙾𝙿𝙻𝙴 𝙸'𝙳 𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙱𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁

Tagged by: @kurxsaki (thank you for the tag!)

Tagging: @riverofsymphony @rukia-kuchiki-divided @nnoitra-jiruga @bannerofstarlight @nightbeat-cat @hirako5hinji @perspextivexx (I’ve run out of people to tag that hadn’t already been tagged! Feel free to steal and tag me ^^)

ONE ( ALIAS / NAME ): Rishi

TWO ( BIRTHDAY ): 01 December

THREE ( ZODIAC SIGN ): Sagittarius

FOUR ( HEIGHT ):  5′2 or 157.5 cm (I’m a smol!) 

FIVE ( HOBBIES ): watching anime, baking, watching cooking competitions, reading cook books & traveling! 

SEVEN ( FAVOURITE BOOKS ):  I’ve read a lot as a kid and as a teen, nowadays... not so much haha. But I’ll list some of my favorites: The Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hobbit, & The Eragon Series. Mangawise: Inuyasha, Bleach, and Skip Beat.

EIGHT ( LAST SONG LISTENED TO ): Break the Wall by Dreamcatcher (if any of you like edgier kpop, I really recommend this girl group, they are amazing!)

NINE ( LAST SHOW WATCHED ): Yashahime - the spinoff of Inuyasha that focuses on the daughters of Inuyasha & Sesshomaru 

TEN ( INSPIRATION FOR MUSE ): Honestly, Renji didn’t have a good impression on me with his first meeting. But as we progress later in the Soul Society arc and find out his backstory, I think I really started to fall in love with him. He has such good character development throughout the series, as he proves himself to be more than just a dumb brute who has muscles and tattoos. I love his sense of justice, and while he can be hotheaded and brash, he’s still an experienced warrior and it really shows in his actions sometimes. I really wanted to capture the more serious part of his character, in this blog, while also showcasing his idiotic/silly side that everyone knows is Renji. I hope I am doing him justice. 

ELEVEN ( MEANING BEHIND YOUR URL ):  Uh, pretty self explanatory haha. It was honestly such a whim decision to create this URL. Not the most... witty but idk the vibe is just so Renji. Ah please do join the Pineapple Army if you can ^^ We would appreciate it. Pineapples and fruit salads are on the house, always!

[my0vershareworld]

𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕡𝕦𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤

Pairing: Espadas (Excluding Barragan and Yammy) x GN!Human reader

Genre: Fluff, Crack, Headcanons.

CW: None

Requested by anon: Hiii can you do a small scenario or Headcanons which ever is fine!,For the espadas excluding Yammy and Barragan being rizzed up by there S/O please 😋

Coyote Starrk

"are you a vape, because I'll never use you"

was the random ass sentence that came outta yer mouth. he's too tired to even react

the only thing he react was just

"thanks..? but you don't have to call me a vape.."

and he would sigh while Lilynette is laughing her ass off in the back

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Tier Harribel

"you're a 3 because you need 2 know I'm the 1 made 4 you"

you text this on her phone. SHE IS CONFUSED.

"why did you randomly say that? I don't understand what are you trying to say"

she does not understand shit

she'll have to ended up asking her fracciones which, they did not help her at all

all of her fracciones gonna started thinking so hard of what do you mean by that

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Ulquiorra Cifer

"math is so confusing, it's always talking about x and y and never u and I"

is the damn question you ask, while he's teaching you math

"I don't know what you're saying but the reason x and y is used in mathematics is because is there to represent unknowns is due to René Descartes, in his La géometrie. Without comment, he introduces the use of the first letters of the alphabet to signify known quantities and the use of the last letters to signify unknown quantities"

yes he did explain why is x and y are used. sorry not sorry

"Ulqui you don't have t-"

"stop your rambling, I don't know what you intention was with the 'u' and 'i' but you need to do better, now look you got one answer wrong"

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Nnoitra Gilga

"are you fortnite because I would never play you"

he would look at you so confused

"fuck yer mean by that?"

he does not understand a thing

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Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

"what's your favorite planet, cause mines Uranus"

you fucker question that while stargazing with him

"I don't know much about planets, fuck you were expecting from me?"

he does not understand really

he'll just look at you confused before he looked back at the sky

he's confused but he could give less a shit

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Zommari Rureaux

"are you makeup? because I'd spend hours doing you"

"I'm not your makeup [Name]"

that was his reaction

that's it

he won't even question what does 'doing you' mean in your human language

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Szayelaporro Granz

"are you John? because I never cena boy as fine as you"

he'll chuckles and rizz you back

"got 206 bones in me but when I see you I get 207"

he's a fucking creep forgive him please

pervert

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Aaroniero Arruruerie

"are you a test, because all I do is stare at you"

you said that randomly while you're staring at him without his mask on

he'll actually be flustered. he thought no one would like looking at him

"t-thanks?" -high pitched voice

"SHUT UP LIAR!-" -deep voice

but even if they answers are different they're pretty flustered so have fun >:3

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[recurring-polynya]

Requests open - AU drabbles!

So I have not been feeling very excited about my own writing lately, so I am going to do something very stupid and open up drabble requests. Here are the rules!

1) Give me an AU! The wackier, the better! It can be generic (coffee shop, zombie apocalypse, etc) or specific (some other book or media), but if it’s the second and it turns out to be something I am not familiar with, I will either turn you down gently or I will fake it, and you get what you get.

2) You may specify up to two characters or one ship or one character group (Karakura kids, a Gotei squad, etc). I will throw in whatever additional characters I want. Blacklisted characters/ships at the bottom of post.

3) If you do not specify, you will get Renruki. You may get Renruki, anyway, whether you like it or not. Is that what people want? It’s what we do.

4) You will get (1) drabble from me. You will get it when you get it. Sometimes I am slow. It will be of an entirely random length, but at least 500 words. I usually average in the 1k-2k range. I know that’s not really a drabble, but I consider it a drabble if it doesn’t have a plot/I don’t have to write a real ending. You can see other examples of my work here (Ch1 is a PacRim AU)

5) If I get more than one request for the same thing, I reserve the right to combine them.

6) I’m not gonna shut off anonymous requests, but please keep in mind that if you are logged it, it means that if I have questions, I can ask. Also, it’s more fun for me when I have names to associate with requesters, and I may give priority to people with names.

7) I will let you know when I am no longer accepting requests.

8) I reserve the right to reject any request for any reason. It is nothing personal, I am an old tired lady and I don’t get paid and the last time I did this, I got really stressed out.

That’s it! Send ‘em in!

Whitelist/Blacklist:

The following characters I will only write about as villains: Sternritter, Nnoitra, Szayelaporro.

I will NOT do reader/x.

Ships I will write: Renruki, ByaHisa, any Karakura kid with any other Karakura kid, Shunuki, Ikkayumi, any combo of Kira/Hisagi/Matsumoto, KiraHina, Hanatarou/Rikichi, Hanatarou/Ganju, pretty much any wlw shinigami ship (I am not keen on YoruSoi, but I’ll do it), any friendship I love friendship

Ships I will NOT write about, don’t ask: Renji or Rukia with anyone who is not Renji or Rukia (love triangles, unrequited stuff is okay, IchiRenRuki is okay and so is IchiRenRukiHime but only because it’s an AU and I can make them all the same age), Aizen/anyone, UraIchi, Shunsui/Nanao, UlquiHime.

This isn’t an exhaustive list, so feel free to ask, I am a very nice person, the worst I’ll do is say no.

[mysterylover123]

Mysterylover watches Bleach episodes 190-192: “Nel is Hot  (+ grown-up) Now, Apparently”

1. Skipping over a giant swath of filler episodes to see what Hueco Mundo has to offer next. Which means: NEW OP! Tho honestly this one’s a bit underwhelming. It’s just kind of a lineup of the cast and lots of walking cycles. 

2. For all the gushing I did over Ichi/Hime in the last ep I still don’t exactly ship them. Just not my speed. Anyway Ichi picks Hime up to carry her  and Nel hits him for some reason. 

3. HOLY CRAP GJ’S STILL GOING AT IT? Damn dude. I guess the fight’s getting a To Be Continued. Or not? He’s back to normal mode but with his hair all mussed up. Which is still hot, just less pretty.

4. Ichi’s NOT HAVING IT. He’s giving GJ the Shonen rival speech and all. I wonder what kinda character development GJ’s gonna get outta this? He’s immediately slammed from nowhere by some dude. Dammit I was hoping Ulqui was back in business.

5. OK his name is Nnoitra and GJ is annoyed with him. I am too, though less so when Ichi jumps in to protect his rival. NOICE. OK now I’m on board with shipping them. 

6. And we’re cutting back to Renji and Uryu, who are running to go find Hime. and Renji is thankfully remembering that Ruki is basically dying. Please go save your girl Renji. 

7. Renji and Uryu are fighting the same guy again...this is getting kinda old. Tho Uryu just casually skewering the guy is pretty cool, even if it doesn’t work.

8. Damn pink hair is creepy AF. Just flat out eats a guy to regain power. I mean I guess Tiger GJ did the same thing but it’s less unsettling when a tiger does it than a person. (BTW is GJ’s true form the Tiger version? Cause that’s gotta be the most adorable villain true form in SJ history. Usually they’re nightmare fuel.)

9. I don’t have much to say about this fight with Renji and Uryu. I guess they’re just not fighting an interesting enough villain. Go fight Ulqui, Not!Kaien or GJ guys and then we’ll talk. 

10. PinkHair’s final/2nd/whatever # form looks like a creepy octopus thing. God this is making Ruki’s Lovecraft boss look cute. Also EW it’s making creepy doll versions of Uryu and Renji. God that’s gross. 

11. OK back to Ichigo’s squad! Let’s go! Ichi’s still fighting this Nnoitra guy. I need a nickname for him. All that’s coming to me is ‘Ugly As Shit guy”

12. Hime is sadly being held hostage and not doing things. C’mon Hime I wanna see you own these idiots some time. The guy holding her is saying she can’t beat him. But can’t she play on the fact that Aizen says they can’t kill her? Dammit apparently not. 

13. They’re looking for poor Nel. Damn are we finally gonna learn what Nel’s deal is? Apparently so. Ugly AS guy recognizes her

14. NEL’S A FORMER ESPADA HOLY CRAP. THEY LET A 6 YEAR OLD BE AN ESPADA? (OK obviously she’s not really 6 but still) 

15. OK Nel so what is your deal? Apparently she had fun hanging out with the crew (don’t blame her for that, they are fun) but now things’ve changed. 

16. Aw she’s begging Ichi not to think she tricked him. She’s so fond of him. And Ichi jumps in and saves her while smirking. Damn that smirk looks good on him. 

17. Apparently this ugly dude broke Nel’s head open. Holy crap. Ichi’s taking damage BTW. At this point I just assume he’s made of titanium though.  

18. AND THEN HOLY CRAP NEL THIS WASN’T EVEN HER FINAL FORM. HOLY WHOA SHE’S HOT NOW. AND SHE’S THE GIRL I’VE SEEN IN ALL THOSE PICTURES! I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED ALIKE BUT WASN’T SURE.

19. And she’s POWERFUL. Holy crap fast, strong, kicks ass and hot are apparently requirements for being an espada. She thanks him for protecting her. And now she’s gonna KICK SOME ASS. OMG. 

20. ESPADA #3 OMG ESPADA #3 NEL IS #3 SHE’S MORE POWERFUL THAN FREAKING ULQUIORRA?!!? OMG ICHI YOU GOT YOURSELF A POWERFUL ALLY HERE. 

21. AND SHE AWESOMELY KICKS THIS GUY’S ASS IN LIKE TWO MINUTES. FUCK YES THE GIRL POWER TRAIN IS BACK. 

22. Hostage guy lets Inoue go like a dumbass. Damn team up Nel’s destructive Power and Hime’s healing and you’ve got an unbeatable girl power tag team 

23. Nel gives Ichi a great big hug and now that she’s grown up she’s so strong she’ll kill him with her strong arms. Poor Ichi you’re surrounded by too much girl power. 

24. OH SHIT NNOITRA you were supposed to be dead. Are we gonna get that Nel/Hime teamup I was hoping for? Nel’s gonna fight this guy again. Saving that for next week!

[littleeyesofpallas]

It's a curious thing trying to trace some of Kubo's development of the Espada. When he first introduces the Arrancar by name, there's no semblance of organization; no ranks, no uniforms. Just the updated Grandfisher design and the monstrous unnamed "Menos Grande." We meet Ulquiorra and Yammy as the first uniformed Arrancar, but they don't introduce themselves by rank, which most of the arrancar do throughout the early arc as a standard practice; this suggests pretty heavily that Kubo didn't actually have any numbers in mind at the time.

Kubo has mentioned in interviews that when he started with the Espada he had considered a 7 sins theme, but dropped it part way in and increased the number to 10 to make use of the Espada/Sword/十 title. In this context Yammy was pretty clearly originally designed as Gluttony given his approach to the attack on Karakura, and Ulquiorra as Sloth given his reluctance to do much of anything, even just removing his hands from his pockets. Grimmjow being introduced shortly after, he seems like he had been an obvious Wrath design.

But it's also not clear what designs he made on that premise before shifting to the 10 person set up instead. Did he get as far as a Pride? Envy? Greed? Lust? And if he did, did any of them make it into the manga, even if their themes got dropped? And if so, did they survive to publication as Espada still, or as lower ranked Arrancar?

To start, we're told Ulquiorra and Yammy have "20 brethren" upon reporting back to Aizen, which in the context of what we learn from Hitsugaya about the power of the rare Vastolorde, suggests as we meet new Arrancar there should be a kind of dangerous guessing game about whether or not they could be one of the Vastolorde. And when we do see this line up they are almost all nondescript silhouettes.

And this is followed up on when Grimmjows raiding party is wiped out, and Aizen comments that they're no great loss, as they're only Gillians, which serves to outline the bottom line of power for the new Arrancar enemies --all our favorite lieutenants are now the baseline of competency, rather than the formidable mini-bosses they'd been in SS.

During the same raid however we're first introduced to the idea of Numeros and Espada. Grimmjow is our first numbered Espada and we see a silhouette of the 10; several are actually very recognizable. We can see Grimmjow and Ulquiorra prominently, and we can see what is in hindsight clearly the early Tier Harribel design. We can also see Aaroniero's distinctive cone head, and what is pretty clearly Gantebein Mosqueda.

This is kind of interesting to me because it suggests that maybe Kubo's idea for the Privaron Espada wasn't just to illustrate Aizen's willingness to replace the Espada, it was also a kind of meta move that let him recycle designs he opted out of for the Espada: Original Espada designs that he replaced with new ones, just like Aizen.

Although my main hang up with that train of though is that , Dordonii and Circucci don't seem to be accounted for in here.

The next time we see the Espada they aren't actually directly identified as such, but at this point we know Ulquiorra was in the silhouette line up, and we'd just been shown Yammy's #10 tattoo. So when we see the viewing of Wonderweiss's birth, it's somewhat implied that everyone present is an Espada. Starrk is here for the first time, and Harribel returns with a slight update to her look. Luppi is made very prominent in the splash page. And Aaronierro and Nnoitra both show up for the first time, but with their faces obscured.

Although this doesn't yet account for a full 10 Espada, I do find it interesting that Gantenbein isn't here after the last appearance. I'm tempted to think that Nnoitra's iconic hood may've actually been a move on Kubo's part to play off the afro shape so that the sudden loss of a unique silhouette wouldn't draw attention...

In any case we finally get the first full roster of Espada, adding Baraggan, Szayelaporro, and Zommari for the first time. And despite all comments and foreshadowing to the contrary, these are in fact our Espada the whole ride through til the end of the arc. No on ever gets dropped and replaced with a new and improved mighty Vastlorde. But speaking of that talk about replacements; I find it really weird that when Dordoni talks about having been replaced, we get this really specific panel...

That's 100% Aaroniero and Nnoitra, and I'm like 90% certain that's Szayel(as opposed to maybe Starrk). And while I totally buy into the idea that Szayel was a late addition who probably bumped a different potential Espada design out of the running, and that Nnoitra may have very directly replaced Gantenbein*, I am thrown by the inclusion of Aaroniero.... Because on the one hand, we know for a fact that he's in there with the first line up, but also Zommari's line way way later seems to point to Kubo acknowledging that he was one of the earliest Espada, not just in-world but very probably in Kubo's design process... So why is he here as one of the replacements?

In the context of the early arc plot hook about Grimmjow's Gillian gang being disposable, and then Aaroniero establishing that he's the only Gillian among the current Espada (even with his hyper specific circumstances with Glontoneria) it feels like he's there as a kind fo testament to the hougyoku's power; that he's what the hougyoku can make from even the weakest of hollows, compared to the non hougyoku made proto-arrancar that came before.

*This feels like it's further played upon when Kubo has Nnoitra show up to pick off Chad after his fight with Gantenbein. Because given the three Privaron and the fact that there are exactly three specific silhouettes in Dordoni's flashback(or maybe just an abstracted illustration of his thoughts when talking about being replaced?), back when the chapter first came out, I really thought that originally these had to be Espada 3, 5, and 7.

Rewinding a ways back in this rant;

even though Baraggan was one of the last Espada introduced, his design screams Pride, and I feel like Kubo naming his Resurreccion, Arrogante shows that there was always a theme of Pride in there at the core of his design.

Szayel similarly seems like his sword derived from some initial Lust theme, even though, again he was a relatively late addition --although I wonder if he did replace Cirucci at some stage of development if her goth lolita get up wasn't also derived from some kind of Lust theme originally.

Alternatively Zommari's Amor power could be argued to be an extension of a ditched Lust theme. By itself it doesn't seem to hold much water, given the rest of his design, powers, and even sword name don't seem at all related. But with the way Kubo seemed to rehash the Amor thing in PePe and his Love Schrift it feels at least a little more viable...

And although Aaroniero ends up with the Gluttony sword, his whole thing with hiding his face, and shapeshifting into Kaien, and being these sad disembodied ball heads always felt super Envy themed to me.

Oddly I don't really peg anyone as an obvious Greed candidate. I know it's supposed to be Aaroniero but that feels super counterintuitive when his sword is straight up named Gluttony. Baraggan maybe? The crown feels like more of a superiority thing than a wealth thing to me, but they do rub shoulders as themes of royalty.

In general it feels like a few characters sort of share a sin theme, possibly part of why Kubo felt the need to open up the roster beyond 7. Ulquiorra went from do nothing to feel nothing, handing the Sloth thing off to Starrk. Yammy's whole soul eating thing didn't really ever come back, and in fact none of the other Arrancar actually even talk about the whole eating souls thing that's supposed to be pretty core to Hollows... Although I guess the idea is that by the time they're Menos Grande, the only thing strong enough to sate their hunger is other Hollows. And Grimmjow both never really got any less Wrathful and definitely felt more rage driven than Yammy from start to finish.

Also I just don't know where else to bring it up in all this, but given the talk of how easily Aizen replaced the Privaron, the talk of perfecting the Espada, Wonderweiss' ominous birth, his cute little crown, and his kinda vacant baby demeanor -vs- Baraggan's old man shtick and also crown... I really felt like he was supposed to be the one replaced by Wonderweiss, and that he'd turn on Aizen in a fit of rage and rather turn traitor and/or die than be replaced, which would've fed into the Pride thing. And even though that whole plot hook (as I know I repeatedly bring up on this blog) didn't go anywhere, I was weirdly gratified by Baraggan actually trying to throw his axe at Aizen as he died.

This all wasn't really headed anywhere in particular... Just a rambling collection of thoughts that sprung out of staring at Espada silhouettes a few too many times. Anyway, got any fun alternate Espada ranks? "Could've been"s? "Should've been"s? Theories or headcanon, or AUs, anything goes. Seven sins stuff? Thoughts about that whole Aspects of Death thing? (I didn't even touch on that, but it seemed like a pretty weak theme, and a last minute gimmick to me) And where the hell was Luppi supposed to fit into that whole schema? or Neliel? or any of the Privaron for that matter? I dunno why I'm trying to have this conversation like a decade too late...