Forum:Ukitake's "Cero"

Well, the Spoiler for 363 will come out soon, but until that happens, what do you think Ukitake used to counter the Cero Metralleta? Starrk asked if it was a Cero, as little sense as it makes. I have two theories: Either it wasn't a Cero but something similar, or Sogyo no Kotowari has some sort of ability to copy others' techniques. Or perhaps Ukitake is Hollowified? Now that would be THE plot twist. But I doubt it, because if he was, he wouldn't have needed his Shikai to shoot the Cero. Do you have any theories? Lia Schiffer 18:06, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Basically im of the idea that it may be a blast similar to a cero. After all a cero is nothing more then condensed spiritual energy. A similar form of energy can easily negate it. The main reason that Starrk said it was obvious. He really knows nothing about shinigami but the basics (anyone informed wouldnt equate a hollow/arrancar/vizard exclusive ability to a shinigami who isnt capable of it), not to mention this is the first time he has fought with a shinigami. All he knows from is hollows and arrancar. I doubt that Aizen, Gin or Tosen have shown him anything particular in reference to shinigami besides explanations on what they may be up against.Salubri 18:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * It is most likely that he simply absorbed the energy with his zanpakutō, focused it and fired it back. It would make sense based on Sōgyo no Kotowari's release command "All Waves, Rise now and Become my Shield, Lightning, Strike now and Become my Blade" The Seaweed Ambassador 20:59, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I assumed that it was just an attk that was very similar to a cero, like with kiske negating yammy's bala with an attk that's spirit particles were formed in the same way. all though the absorption and re-firing thing is sounding good for some reason to me...any way in regard the hollow faction thing his illness (bloody coughs if I rember correctly) is similar to the effect aizen's early method of hollowfaction used on the current vizard, but if he has been hollowfided it must have been reeeeeaaaly slow for him to be at that stage for what at the very least 122 years(he had the illness in the academy)--Trippyfalls 21:36, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

The illness Ukitake has is tuberculosis and so you are correct in the fact that he does cough up blood as a result of his health, not as a result of any sort of hollowfication process, as the first vizards were coughing up the material that makes up the mask not blood. Therefore it can be assumed that his power was not a cero of his own, the most likely cause of the cero like attack is more along the lines of earlier suggestions, like, the idea it could be a similar attack to Urahara's Benihime and the way the attack is similar to a cero or that Ukitake's zanpakuto is able to mimic or repel attacks. Sanbuntaicho 23:07, 23 June 2009 (UTC)