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K3npachi wrote: I just thought about this watching Bleach 293 dubbed. It would've been smarter for Kyoraku to decapitate Aizen when he was stuck by Hitsugaya's ice. The Aizen fight could've ended right there. Surely if there is a golden opportunity to get a devastating final blow, a veteran, or anybody with that kind of ability for that matter should take it.

Aizen had that head protection thing. Because of it, Ichigo and later Shinji failed to attack him from behind. And I think that was the reason why Urahara shot him in the shoulder with his Kido rather than in the head.