Forum:Barragan vs. Hachi

This is a interesting fight i think. I previously predicted this match up in a previous post and im happy it came about. But I amt thrown by Barragan's comment. He states to Hachi that did he think that age couldn't affect kido. This statement doesn't make sense on a couple things. 1. what does barragan know about kido or its nature that he can make the statement considering that espada dont seem to know much about the shinigami besides the most basic and kido is a pretty hard thing to even learn let alone counter effectively except with kido. 2. Time doesn't seem to affect kido a whole lot, alot of binding spells have been used but its possible he is right as well, we are not even certain the level of spell hachi uses or what it was supposed to do. Regardless of the him breaking through it i still think kido is his weakness but probably more destructive kido then anything. Also note when hachi did the spell he had no mask on which might have increased its power and also we know he is capable of far more then this from time/space powers like orihime's but more developed so we will have to wait but im eager to see what happens.Salubri 07:19, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I Believe This Will Be One Of The More Interesting Fights. At This Point Hachi Is The Last Hope For This Fight. I Believe Barragan Made His Statement About Kido Because: He Thinks/Knows Everything Is Weak Against Time/Age. Surley Kido Does Not Last Forever,So It Can Be Aged,Right? I Believe Only Extremely Destructive Kido Can Even Injure Him. I'm Talking Level 90 And Up. If He Puts His Mask It Would Increase His Chances. I Can't Wait To See What Happens Next. But, It Does Make Me Wonder: If Barragan Is The Official #2 Espada, And He Has This Kind Of Power, What Does Stark Have Up His Sleeve? His Power To Age Stuff, Would In Be In Theory Better Than Starrks Powers(The Ones He's Shown At This Point). I Want To See The Outcome Of This Battle, But I'm More Interested In Seeing Starrks Battle With Rose And Love. Pookl-sama 08:12, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Im in agreement with both you guys. It is a little weird that he made that statement, but i do think its because he is arrogant and over confident in his own power. He truly believes that time is unbeatable, more to do with seeing himself as a god-king. Hachi is the only one that can take him with kido. Soifon was a bad choice to fight him, even her horrible useless bankai didn't work against him. We will see what happens im so excited.Torta Vos 15:23, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Hachi might prevail by catching Barragan off guard. with a kido like attack, but barragan might say "Impossible, kido can't touch me" and Hachi rebuts with "Your mistaken. I havent used kido in over a hundred years. Its just a thought.Heruga59 08:35, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Who knows. The revelation about time affecting kido (was that Respira he used?) could serve as an excuse to bring Tessai, who we know is capable of time manipulation, into the fight. Of course Hachigen could very well have learnt it by now too.

Barragan did say his aspect of death is the most powerful. While I can only guess at what this could mean for Starrk's powers, I do believe that could be one area where Barragan does have an advantage over Starrk. Kido would seem the way to go, but just outright power on it's own won't cut it I don't think. Any attack of the power we're talking about would act as a dead giveaway as to your position, so a suprise attack is not going to work. My only guess is that Barragan does have his limits, and overusing his time abilities will eventually weaken his TD field, thus allowing attacks to hit him. TomServo101 12:58, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I think that Hacchi has the upper hand here really, as we've seen that his powers are similar to those of Inoue, and can alter the course of time. When he fixes her hair pin it is in the same way she restores grim's arm, effectively undo'ing what happened by reversing time in that space. So Barragans ability to age things will be counter-acted by Hacchi's ability to reverse time. Although to make a real fight out of it i'm sure there will be twists and turns until Hacchi reveals his final move and Barragan likewise :)

Yes, I think that the last person had a point! Both Hachi and Orihime can manipulate time, and I think that Hachi's abilities can... and WILL trump Barragan's time dilation field.

Yes the the time situation will play heavily in this battle. Barragan has the Time Dilation and Respira and ages things to deterioration level. Hachi has kido spells that allow time manipulation similar to Orihime though his are more skilled. It seems that like the previous battles amongst the Espada his arrogance and his overconfidence in his own abilities will lead to his downfall. He assumes Hachi deals in average kido he will be surprised he dismisses his abilities and who and what he is. It would be that if anyone dies out of the Espada Barragan will likely be the first.Innocent Anna 03:18, 4 August 2009 (UTC)