Well I said I would do this last week so here we go.
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So part of what these 'Blogz' entail isn't really blogging at all (yet I will still call it that so get over it). Part of what I will discuss from time to time is my thoughts on series and sort of 'fanfic-ing' things. This week just so happens to be my ranking of the Espada from the anime Bleach. Now I did this once before on Wattpad but that was AGES ago and I wasn't much of a writer then. I mean I was but I wasn't as thorough about my points.
So to start off with, let's get to the elephant in the room. Espada 9-0, I do not believe that that is their order of power. I think that was simply ranking their 'spiritual pressure' which obviously differs from fighter to fighter. I think we can say that because of one particular power, Zommari's Eye Power. Do you honestly believe something that ultimate wouldn't work on Nnoitra or Grimmjow who are physical fighters or even 'NUMBER ZERO' Yammy?530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1oKOSJrl2
Thought so. So with that out of the way let's get to it. To start off with, let's determine who is at the bottom. That's easy enough due to Espadas 2 & 7 with their ultimate powers. If you can't overcome those, you're likely bottom tier.
So with that in mind, the following automatically are at the bottom: Aaroniero, Yammy, Grimmjow, Nnoitra.
Why just those four? Well we'll get into it but to begin with, they are huge targets making them subject to Zommari's power and definitely to Barragan's ability. Needless to say, Starrk can fire off Ceros to deal with Zommari, Halibel can deal with Zommari with endless water, Ulquiorra has wings he can block & rip off which he can then endlessly regenerate, and Szayelaporro would likely just create a bunch of Zommari Clones right off the bat knowing his powers. Suffice to say, with exception of maybe Szayelaporro, those same tactics can probably defend against Barragan which is more than I can say for the listed Espada. What puts Szayel above though is his ability to create clones and even wrap up his opponents. The big targets would definitely be cloned and prolong any fight, and the tentacles would help with the rest so I'm placing him above for now.
So which is the worst of the worst? Well by process of elimination we can say Yammy is the toughest since he took on Kenpachi and Byakuya together & managed to last. Nnoitra and Grimmjow I'd go so far as to say are weaker than Kenpachi, who in turn I doubt could have soloed Yammy due to his Ira ability after so long. At that point, we might as well throw the guy who lost to Rukia under the bus because of how easily he was tricked and how cocky he was.
In turn I think it is fair to say that Aaroniero is at the bottom while Yammy is at the top of the 4 since he'd probably just get endlessly bigger and crush any of the three. Plus Ichigo beat Grimmjow and I think was healed when he lost to Yammy. Yeah his Hollow was acting up but still, same logic as with the other 2.
Yammy is solid at #7.
Next we have to eliminate the remaining 3 and, well, I say the proof is in the pudding with what we saw. Aaroniero is clearly the weakest. Yes he has 10,000 Hollows and has the most potential but as we saw, he lost to Rukia. Yeah he was overconfident and likely wouldn't be against the remaining Espada you could say, yet look at how it was with Szayel. Really not enough of him was seen but I think enough was shown to reveal that he'd go down the easiest.
Aaroniero is confirmed at #10.
That leaves Grimmjow and Nnoitra. Honestly they could probably act interchangeably on the surface but this can be answered immediately. Nnoitra took on Kenpachi when he was trying his best. Kenpachi trying his best could probably take out Ichigo with that Kendo stuff. Ichigo beat Grimmjow. By process of math, Grimmjow SADLY loses to Nnoitra. Plus Nnoitra can just regenerate limbs. Yes this one is pure speculation but I don't really see much here to say that Grimmjow could beat Nnoitra.
As such, Grimmjow is #9, while Nnoitra is #8.
Next we need to establish the rankings of the remaining six. Starrk, Barragan, Halibel, Ulquiorra, Zommari, and Szayel.
First we need to establish a pecking order. Barragan's Respira is constantly around him. That automatically makes physical hitters incapable of doing much. Can you guess who isn't much of a physical fighter? Szayel. None of his techniques, other than Gran Rei Cero POSSIBLY, can touch Barragan. Barragan is the bar right now.
As seen with Barragan's fight, attacks CAN break through if they are strong enough. That puts Ulquiorra and Starrk in the running. Plus I think Zommari has the edge because I don't believe Respira unless spammed can block Zommari's ability. Halibel is the only one left who probably can't break Respira. Though here comes the argument... can water be aged? We know that it can evaporate but does it age?
Even if it can't, like with the rest, if spammed I doubt Szayel could get close enough to wrap anyone up or even clone them due to the spam powers. He might be a genius but he is still more of a physical fighter. So that proves Barragan's strength but what of the others?
Well, again, they can all spam attacks. I doubt Szayel could catch Zommari, I doubt he could get by the wall of Ceros or Water, and I doubt Ulquiorra would let the black sludge hit him especially with Segunda Etapa.
I'd in turn place Szayel at #6.
With that bit of backdrop done, I'm sure you can see who ranks at #5. Since he can be touched with concentrated powerful blasts, which Ulquiorra and Starrk have, hit probably by the Eye power and controlled, and possibly be unable to age water or even deal with the spam of that, it's Barragan.
Really you could say Halibel has no way of hitting him but again, does water 'age' necessarily? Plus she has access to the Cero abilities. She could logically block Respira with water EVEN IF it does age, and manage to hit him by condensing the water around him to sort of make the blast definitely hit from a cero. All Espada can use 2 particularly exclusive ceros. So, there you go.
Barragan, the King (or God) of the Hollows comes in at the middle, #5.
I can hear people raging about Zommari or Halibel beating Barragan, but again, the Eye technique I doubt can really be blocked by a thin wall of Respira that constantly coats Barragan.
Speaking of Zommari, it's time for him to be judged. We've already said how he can be overcome by the rest. A barrage of Ceros, a wing that can be endlessly used to block & regenerate after being removed, water that is endless.
Zommari, you did well mate, but you're #4 with your insanely OP ability that beats even Barragan's.
So that leaves Starrk, Ulquiorra, and Halibel; and I think the remaining order is fairly obvious but just in case.
Right away we can say that Starrk is ahead of the running. He took on 4 Captain-Class fighters without really 'trying' until he got a wound in his chest and stopped caring. He took on a Captain who said Toshiro was weaker than him. Can you guess who Toshiro beat (disregarding that moron Arrancar bringing everyone back with a scream).
Halibel is definitely below Starrk. So that leaves Ulquiorra's placement. I don't have to say much on this one. Ulquiorra in his first release broke Ichigo who was Captain Class easily, especially with the Vizzard power. Later, he achieved second state and obliterated him.
I think that 2nd release is the deciding factor really. He was ranked just below Halibel at #4 but had never shown that 2nd release. Even though the spiritual pressure ratings don't matter here, I think it has the edge. Look at the blast his lance ability made. Hard to aim, yes, but he could seemingly spam those things. Do you believe that Halibel's water could overtake such an attack? Or even a spam of Cero Oscuras? I don't. True we never saw her full abilities while all of them were alive but why didn't she bring them all out?
You could say she underestimated her opponents. Guess what. She's ranked 'above' Ulquiorra according to Aizen. I think she would probably do just the same until it was too late. Again though, Water vs that Lance repeatedly used. Kind of opinionated here but we have an answer.
Halibel, congrats on keeping your title at #3.
While she might be #3, that's just because the 2 who outrank her are ridiculously strong. Starrk and Ulquiorra. Right off the bat (I seem to be saying that a lot), we can ignore all but Segunda Etapa. Spiritual Pressure has a huge factor on this one since both use them for their fights, such as the Ceros or Cero Wolves, or the Lances and Super Ceros.
Released Starrk vs Segunda Ulquiorra.
You can debate this one but I strongly believe Starrk has the edge here. Ulqiorra has the lance, Ulquiorra can heal which Starrk can't. But despite the lance's blast radius, do you know what Starrk can ENDLESSLY do? Cero Metralleta. Endless shots with a lot of power vs the Lance. Or even the wolves
Both could intercept the lance before Ulquiorra had a shot at throwing it in my opinion, which means Ulquiorra would have to go hand to hand with it. Getting close to Starrk as we've seen would be troublesome for the same reasons. Why couldn't he have thrown it? Remember his fight against Vasto Ichigo? He said he didn't want to set it off too close to himself. With Ceros constantly able to blow that thing apart or the Wolves able to intercept, he runs the risk of it being triggered near him. As such, he would have to go in to get the win or not use it.
The problem is he can't rely on Ceros against a person who can endlessly spam Ceros. At the same time, Starrk would be limited with the guns if fighting close range. He'd have to switch to the swords. At that point it is Stark, wolves & sword vs Ulquiorra and the Lance.
Biggest factor to remember, the wolves are controlled by Lilynette. So even though this is Starrk vs Ulquiorra, it's actually 2 on 1 regardless. He would have to constantly watch his back and ensure that Starrk doesn't get a shot in since Ulquiorra can't regenerate his organs which, seemingly, killed him. He is a strong fighter but can we safely say he can do that?
Really to decide this we need to look at feats. Starrk took on 4 Captain Class Opponents, in sessions of 2, without trying. The first wave he had was against the person who would eventually become Head Captain, then a guy who could fire Ceros back. Later he took on 2 more guys and sparred them after basically not doing crap during the fight until he brought in the wolves. Really you could argue that he only lost to Shunsui because he let his guard down BUT HERE IS THE THING. He said it himself, he doesn't prefer to 'finish off' his opponents. If he had or gone all out from the start, that defeat would not have happened.
Had he even evaded the hole in his chest, I think he would have had a shot. Ulquiorra is definitely strong but I have doubt that he could do all that against those same opponents. Against Starrk with his lance reduced to a hand to hand weapon and his regeneration only good for his limbs, I think he would be up against a tsunami. Plus he would have to get close to Starrk to begin with, which with the Wolves and Cero Metralleta, is hard to imagine.
Plus, again, Starrk didn't even go all out against his four captains. Ulquiorra was definitely strong and this can be considered personal preference, but I just don't think he could do what Starrk did. He has superior options at close & long range. Above all, Ulquiorra would be forced to short range if he could even get near due to the ceros or wolves able to trigger that lance early. There's just too much Ulquiorra would have to go against.
AND LET'S BE REAL. Do you think a being who made hollows drop dead as a vasto lorde, who could later split himself in half and STILL kill hollows, would lose to Vasto Ichigo? I see that as a fight where they are perhaps equal in power at the most. Ulquiorra is below Vasto Ichigo. For the life of me, I believe Starrk, the Primera, would win.
So there you have it.
Ulquiorra comes in at #2.
Starrk comes in at #1.
To go back over it:
10- Aaroniero
9- Grimmjow
8- Nnoitra
7- Yammy
6- Szayelapporo
5- Barragan
4- Zommari
3- Halibel
2- Ulquiorra
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Well this was lengthy, yet fun. Really these are the same results as I had from my earlier Wattpad days with exception of switching Barragan and Zommari around. If you disagree, comment what your ranking is and explain why. I'd love to see some other opinions.
Well that's all for now. Next week I will elaborate on the true ranking of the Akatsuki from Naruto, which should be just as fun, though admittedly I probably won't change my original rankings as much so, there's that.
Catch you next week!!
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