Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25383931-20141116220719/@comment-5693502-20141123010120

Kisuke Urahara9001 wrote: Worst bankai: ...Ryūmon Hōzukimaru... I mean, it has to "wake up" and doesnt have any good abilities, and it destroys itself, i mean. come on. give ikkaku some slack here.

Worst Quincy powers: Pepe's "The Love" i mean, think about it here. Pepe's power is a worse version of Zommari's, Zommari just has to look at you, and it is pretty much instant, Pepe fires a projectile that actually has to hit you, if it doesnt, you are fine, and Zommari could technically control 50 people at once just by looking at them. You can dodge Pepe's kinda easy, it is hard to dodge Zommari's, as byakuya got hit twice.

I truly think zommari is stronger than pepe in nearly every way. Cut Ryūmon Hōzukimaru a little slack. In terms of its appearance it's definitely one of the most unique. Sure, it might not have any notable abilities (other than a drastic increase in raw power), but you've got to remember it is a melee-type zanpakutō (they're not exactly renowned for their weird and wonderful powers). And from Ikkaku's general persona and the way he fights, I'm not sure he was actually using his bankai properly, if not outright using it recklessly. Taking its overall design into account (appearance, method of release, powers & abilities etc.) Ryūmon Hōzukimaru might not be the best bankai but, in my opinion, it's not the worst.

The first two times Byakuya got hit by Zommari's "Amor" he didn't really know what to expect. The next time Zommari tried it, Byakuya managed to nonchalantly block it with Dankū (which implies that he could've dodged if he wanted to). Also Zommari could only control a person if his "Amor" landed on a target's head while Pepe only needs his love projectile to hit a body part and *POW* you're instantly under his control, not to mention PePe has an unlimited supply of love projectiles whilst Zommari only had 52 eyes. If anything, "The Love" is a better/more efficient version of Brujería. Don't get me wrong though, Brujería is still one of the best zanpakutō in the series.