User:Godisme/Characters

Below you will find my favorite characters, ranked in no particular order. I have found I tend to gravitate towards characters who are both very strong but also very funny.

=Favorite Characters=

Sōsuke Aizen
As I am sure you all know, my favorite character in Bleach is Aizen. I am not talking about that Aizen impersonator from the end of the Fake Karakura Town arc who was fused with the Hogyoku, I am talking about Aizen himself from the end of the Soul Society arc up through him owning the entire Gotei 13. Aizen is amazing. Sure, he is really strong and powerful, but what made him such a good villain was that he fought mostly with his mind. He psyched his opponents out, made them angry and made them fight with their anger rather than being level headed, which always gave him the advantage. I one day hope to see Aizen returned to his former glory

Kisuke Urahara
One of the comic greats out there. I love to laugh and that is one of the things I love so much about Bleach. It always keeps me laughing. Urahra is always entertaining and for a while I did not think of him as anything other than a funny guy who always wears a hat and clogs. Then I started to see the mystery around him. So much has been revealed about him now but I feel there is still something about him that we do not know. Also, he is crazy powerful. He is the smartest man in Bleach and has so many abilities with his Zanpakutō that always keep you guessing. I really like the guy and really want to see this mysterious Bankai of his.

Isshin Kurosaki
Ah Isshin. Another of the comic greats. Isshin used to be the main man when it came to comic relief (something Bleach is really missing these days). I didn't really pay too much attention to him until we found out he was a Shinigami. That made my day. Isshin has some of the best moments in Bleach and to top it off, he is incredibly powerful. He pushed Aizen to his limits before he became Pseudo-Aizen. His fighting style also adds to his comedy though with the infamous middle finger flick. I can't get enough Isshin.

Shunsui Kyōraku
Shunsui is just awesome. He is hilarious, drinks too much and on top of that is one of if not the best fighter in Soul Society now. With Yamamoto gone, it is between him and Unohana for the Captain Commander position most likely. Shunsui hates battle but is so good at it. One of my favorite scenes with him is when he is making his grand entrance in front of Sado with the rose petals and he yells to Nanao to stop but they all fall on him then. It was so great and made me doubt him but it is clear that he is superbly strong.

Yoruichi Shihōin
What is there not to like about Yoruichi. Funny, strong and not too bad on the eyes either. For all those that think that Urahara is so mysterious, in many way, Yoruichi is much more mysterious. We do not know too much about her really. No idea how she can become a cat, no clue what her Zanpakuto is or why she never has it on her, we don't even know where she is currently. I know Kubo really likes her as a character but he needs to use her more. She is severely underutilized of late.

Kūgo Ginjō
I really liked Kugo. Kugo under Tsukishima's influence I think was a really good character. He was loyal, strong willed, an yes, hilarious at moments like the rest of my favorite characters. I really think Kubo made a bad move by making him the villain. Kugo as a villain was cheesy and died too fast. Kugo as the good guy however was great. He is the kind of character I wish would have stayed around for the rest of the series.

=Least Favorite Characters=

Hollow Ichigo
This one mostly have to do with the fans. Hollow Ichigo himself is not great in my opinion but not bad either. The fans of him however go crazy for him. I really didn't start to dislike him until Ichigo lost his powers and then I saw every Hollow Ichigo fanatic coming up with crack theories as to how Hollow Ichigo could still be a part of Ichigo. It got ridiculous and I found myself wanting the guy to just go away forever so I could laugh at all the fans who would probably protest Bleach at that point. I am just strange like that though. The more I get to crush people's dreams by telling them that Hollow Ichigo is dead, the happier I am.

Ulquiorra Cifer
My absolute least favorite character. Initially I thought his fans were not crazy but I was proven wrong by the endless amounts of crazy fans who believe Ulquiorra was the strongest Espada and the strongest Arrancar ever and this was objective fact despite not being stated anywhere. Then there are the fans who believe he was in love with Orihime, you know, despite him trying to kill her on multiple instances and having no feelings towards anything ever. He was totally in love with her besides those points. My main problem with him as a character though was Ulquiorra to me was just so dead there was nothing about him I found I could like. He was lacking any form of personality and for being a major character, his change did not come until he was dying which is bad Hollywood style writing. Every writing class I have ever taken says avoid having your characters make a big change during their death sequence, its cheesy. Ulquiorra goes from completely lacking in any kind of emotion to suddenly, "Oh, perhaps this is what a heart is". No, its not believable.

Gin Ichimaru
My problem with Gin is his potential. Gin had the potential to be one of the best characters in Bleach. He had this great mysterious personality, that ever present grin and some great lines. However he was very underdeveloped up until he died. His background was explored for pretty much all of 3 frames. He was never given any motive until his death. We never had what makes him tick. Also, I loved that he tried to kill Aizen but that was never even slightly hinted at. Foreshadowing is such a common thing in literature because of how effective it is. If Gin's betrayal was foreshadowed it would have been much better than just coming out of the blue. So yeah, that is my problem with Gin.