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The Almighty (全知全能 (ジ・オールマイティ), Ji Ōrumaiti; Japanese for "All-Knowing and All-Powerful") is the ability of Yhwach's Schrift "A".[1][2][3] It allows the Quincy King to see[4] and alter the future.[5]

Yhwach and Haschwalth (Yhwach's "other half") share The Almighty, with Yhwach having it during the day and Haschwalth at night, once Yhwach has fallen asleep;[6] however, Haschwalth can only use The Almighty to perceive the future, not transform it like Yhwach.[7]

Description[]

When Yhwach or Haschwalth activate The Almighty, the irises and pupils of their eyes triple. After initially re-awakening the power during his fight against Ichibē Hyōsube, Yhwach had only two irises and pupils per eye,[8] but shortly thereafter (upon nullifying Ichibē's Futen Taisatsuryō) he gained his third pair;[9] Haschwalth's irises additionally shift from green to red (matching Yhwach's) when channeling The Almighty.[10] Yhwach himself has referred to the eyes of The Almighty as "all-seeing eyes" (全てを見通す眼, subete o mitōsu me) that are the "proof of a true Quincy" (真の滅却師 (クインシー)たる者の証, shin no Kuinshī taru mono no akashi).[11]

At some point prior to the Lichtreich's original invasion of Soul Society, Yhwach's The Almighty was sealed by Ichibē Hyōsube, via the power of the Soul King's Left Arm (which Yhwach claimed in the process).[12] As a result, the Quincy King had no access to his signature power during the aforesaid invasion 1,000 years ago, effectively fighting with his eyes "closed". After Yhwach had been defeated by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, it took 900 years for his heart to begin beating once more, 90 years for him to regain awareness, and 9 years for him to regain his power. Had Yhwach "opened" his eyes before those "9 years of power" (力の9年, chikara no 9-nen) had fully elapsed, he may have been unable to fully control his power and accidentally stolen all of the power from his loyal Sternritter. Upon finally re-awakening The Almighty, Yhwach achieves his full strength.[13]

As noted by Yhwach, there is no room for "understanding" (理解, rikai) or "countermeasures" (対策, taisaku) before his power,[14] which is to perceive and alter the very future.[4][5]

  • Omni-Precognition: With The Almighty, Quincy such as Yhwach and Haschwalth can see everything that is to occur from the present moment into the far-flung future. They can "know" (知る, shiru) everything that lies within that gaze.[4] Rather than seeing a linear future, Yhwach observes all possible futures at once like countless grains of sand in the wind, and can thus act accordingly using the knowledge he has gained to anticipate and counter his opponents.[15]
  • Future Acausality: Yhwach has noted that the true power of The Almighty is not to perceive the future, but rather the "the power to transform the future" (未来を改変する力, mirai o kaihen suru chikara), allowing Yhwach to alter future events surrounding him as he sees fit.[5] He utilizes this power by setting up traps where he knows his opponents will be[16] and preemptively attacking them before they realize. He can also outmaneuver any defense and countermeasure they use to protect themselves in order to facilitate his attacks.[17] He can even rewrite his own death.[18] However, only Yhwach can use this aspect of The Almighty, not Haschwalth.[7]
  • Instant Adaptability: Yhwach states to Ichibē is that any "power" (力, chikara) which he knows through The Almighty would immediately adapt to him and would no longer be able to defeat him, rendering him impervious to harm in any way from it.[4] In other words, everything he sees is powerless before him.[14]
  • Connection to the Soul King: While possessing The Almighty, Yhwach can see the Soul King's humiliation in the Soul King Palace, as well as his father's state as a mindless and hideous lump of flesh to be worshipped.[12]

Weaknesses[]

  • Power-swapping: The Almighty switches between Yhwach and Haschwalth, but it is significantly weaker while it is in the possession of Haschwalth. Although Haschwalth can see the future with The Almighty, he cannot alter it at will like Yhwach can.[7] According to Bazz-B, killing Haschwalth while he has The Almighty will also permanently destroy it.[19]
  • Soul King: The Soul King, as well as his body parts such as Mimihagi, are immune to the precognitive abilities of The Almighty, which keeps them from appearing in any of Yhwach's visions, even when they are in the same room in the future.[20] The Soul King's left arm was also capable of sealing away The Almighty when used by Ichibē Hyōsube.[12]
  • Illusions: Powerful illusions such as the ones created by Sōsuke Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu can fool the precognition of The Almighty.[21]
  • Past manipulation: The Almighty can alter the future but it is susceptible to abilities that alter the past. After Yhwach rewrote the future so that Tensa Zangetsu is broken, Shūkurō Tsukishima uses his Book of the End to rewrite the blade's past, allowing it to be fixed.[22] Jugram Haschwalth speculates that Uryū Ishida's Antithesis is capable of countering The Almighty because it switches events that have already happened between two targets.[23]
  • Still Silver: If Yhwach's blood makes contact with the silver created in the hearts of those he has killed with Auswählen, The Almighty is temporarily disabled.[24]

Known Users[]

Trivia[]

  • Yhwach has referred to the Soul King's own ability to see far into the future,[25][26] with the Soul King having the same multi-pupil eyes as his son (albeit four pupils rather than three).[3]

References[]

  1. Bleach manga; Chapter 615, page 6
  2. Bleach anime; Episode 393
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bleach anime; Episode 394
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bleach manga; Chapter 610, page 7
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bleach manga; Chapter 678, page 16
  6. Bleach manga; Chapter 659, pages 11-12
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bleach manga; Chapter 675, page 3
  8. Bleach manga; Chapter 609, page 12
  9. Bleach manga; Chapter 610, pages 15-16
  10. Bleach manga; Chapter 635, pages 4-5
  11. Bleach manga; Chapter 614, page 11
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Bleach anime; Episode 390
  13. Bleach manga; Chapter 610, page 2
  14. 14.0 14.1 Bleach manga; Chapter 610, pages 15
  15. Bleach manga; Chapter 677, pages 14-16
  16. Bleach manga; Chapter 677, pages 8-10 & 13
  17. Bleach manga; Chapter 678, page 12-15
  18. Bleach manga; Chapter 684, page 7
  19. Bleach manga; Chapter 630, page 17
  20. Bleach manga; Chapter 617, pages 6-8
  21. Bleach manga; Chapter 683, pages 1-17
  22. Bleach manga; Chapter 681, pages 15-16
  23. Bleach manga; Chapter 679, page 9
  24. Bleach manga; Chapter 684; page 11
  25. Bleach manga; Chapter 611, page 17
  26. Bleach manga; Chapter 612, page 2

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