Forum:Starrk, Harribel and the Aftermath

Well it was a long time coming but not completely unexpected while other portions where.


 * First we have the death of Starrk, this wasn't unexpected it was anticipated and would have happened sooner or later. It's just that out of all the Espada he was the saving grace. He was the only one who had no arrogance, no particular hated for anyone shinigami or otherwise, he showed respect where it was warranted. If anything his one failing is not following his first instinct to leave the battle instead he choose to stay and fight for someone who was just using him. He is a sad character, not really evil like the rest of the antagonists, he was just repaying Aizen for allowing him to be apart of something so that he wouldn't be alone for once. Thats really the thing that made him likable even when he was on the wrong side, he was just lonely and when Aizen saved him from that he just wanted to thank him by following him. He died but in the end he realized he was never alone. A good fight none the less we got to see to vizard release their shikai and now we fully understand Shunsui's shikai and he couldn't have lost to a better opponent, someone who gives out respect to others as well, even after his death Shunsui stated wisdom of the futility of fighting. There was no shame in losing to Shunusi, he was more powerful but at the least Starrk met his match in combat.


 * Second there was the death of Harribel, this was unexpected but at the same time it makes sense. For her part in the end she personified her death aspect, sacrifice. Regardless of the fact that she didn't know it or make the attempt herself she was sacrificed at Aizen's discretion, though by his own hand. Harribel to me wasn't that interesting of a character and had bascially reached the limit of what can be done with her. Though i am disappointed that there wasn't an epic girl battle (her vs. lisa) that bleach really would have benefitted from. But in the end Aizen was right with the death of the two above her (Starrk and Barragan) there would be no way that she would survive as they were more powerful. Sooner or later she would have fallen especially against two Vizards and a captain.


 * Regardless of how cold it was it was pure Aizen, as I have said all along he was using the Espada/arrancar he had no use for them besides his own ends and when they outlived there usefulness he would get rid of them. He apparently has been playing them all from the moment he told them ichigo and friends were nothing to worry about when they first came to hueco mundo. From that first statement Aaroniero, Szayel, Zommari, Nnorita, Ulquiorra all ended up dead. Grimmjaw was defeated and now the two top espada were killed as well. The entire time he looked on uncaring and did nothing to stop or help the situation and in the end turned on the one espada he had left taking her life with his own hand.  Why because she was not strong enough to fight for him. Im personally so tired of Aizen can we like please kill him already. He so predicatable we really need a fresh main antagonists. Even replacing him with Gin would be better then continuing the arrogance and the all knowing, all powerful bad guy who never does anything but stand around at a battle bit.Salubri 13:44, September 25, 2009 (UTC)