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Darkhunter-X wrote: Not if the sword didn't hit anything.

The slash Kyoraku gave Starrk was across the hole. It also hit Starrks chest. With again a damage increase.

The attack hit his white skin which was not black and since his skin isn't black Iro Oni wouldn't affect his skin whilst Shunsui was trying to cut the colour black. So Starkk dying at the hands of Shunsui's shikai makes no sense and it can only be chalked up to "good" guys need to win so fuck it. This isn't the only BS victory in the Arrancar arc, Ichigo VS Grimmjow round 3 has Grimmjow take a black Getsuga Tenshou point blank to the face with no damage (http://www.mangapanda.com/94-735-20/bleach/chapter-281.html). Ichigo Killing Ulquiorra was BS to the max, Byakuya killing Zomari with Gokei when Bankai Ichigo's blade out damages it but can't cut a sealed Grimmjow. Basically every Shinigami victory against the Espada and any Rukia victory is BS and asking why a opponent dies against a popular character despite creating plot holes is pointless. So to summarise he died because like with every other victory against the Espada it is because the plot armour is stronger with the Ichigo, his friends and the Shinigami, despite the plot holes it creates.