Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24809896-20140621004139/@comment-25265357-20140925194553

Stefan (Shikai - "Rust & Shatter") wrote: Aetheral wrote: Stefan (Shikai - "Rust & Shatter") wrote: Darkhunter-X wrote: I think that Yhwach has proven himself to be to bloodthrist for even Tsukishima powers to be any use. Yeah it will affect him but i doubt he will bat an eye at killing an old friend. Tsukishima's power is not about befriending his enemies, it's about instantly knowing everything there is to know about about them. If Tsukishima were able to cut Yhwach, or even Haschwalth, just once, he'd know the nature of their powers, their strenghts and weaknesses, their plans, and pretty much everything worth knowing about the Wandenreich army. In my book that's a notable threat. The power itself, of course. But 1. Could he actually get to cut them? And 2. Could he be able to DO anything, or even if he told anyone, be in time to stop Yhwach's plans before they reached the critical point where Shōnen Hero Ass Pull Deux Ex Machina saves them? Well, imo it's the -what ifs- that makes them threats to begin with. Aizen is currently locked up in the Muken, and certainly no threat to anyone, but what if he broke free? Ichigo, and Kenpachi, already fought Yhwach, unless Kenpachi were actually fighting Royd, and neither stood a chance, but what if they got stronger? Kisuke, and Mayuri, are both genii, but currently no match for Yhwach, but what if they suddenly came up with some brilliant plan?

My point is, what makes Tsukishima a notable threat, in my book, is -what if- he were somehow able to cut Yhwach, or Haschwalth? Don't underestimate the value of gathering information in a battle. What if Tsukishima were to share what he had learned with Kisuke, which in turn allows Kisuke to come up with that brilliant plan I mentioned earlier? What if that knowledge proves to be essential in defeating Yhwach? I second this. The true power in war is strategy and knowledge. Think about it, if it weren't for Urahara's kido, we'd still be dealing with Aizen