Bleach: Ranking the Captains
EDIT: I have posted this before a few months ago and the following words are from then. I just thought that this post didn’t get enough attention bac then so I have reposted it. Also, by now I am up to date with the manga and I know some change I have to make.
I’ve always thought about how the Captains match each other, but only now have I really tried to list them in order of strength. There aren’t nearly enough fights to determine who is stronger between some of them, and it is also possible that each has a weakness that another captain can exploit. Think about Janken; it goes in a triangle. There is no ’strongest’ form, so maybe this is the case with some of the Captains. For this list, I have included Yoruichi and Urahara as they are former Captains, as well as Kariya and Ichigo, as they are definitely at Captain levels. Remember that the list below are just guesses and could be way off. If you have a different order, please post it as I am very curious to know what people think about this. The list goes from strongest to weakest – descending order.
Important Notes:
- When I ranked Ichigo, I ranked him according to his Bankai’s power. However, he can also turn half-Hollow at times, which can be combined with his Bankai. This makes him much stronger, and would be higher up the list if I ranked him according to that. In this form, he was easily able to get the better of Byakuya, even though he was wounded and near death.
- Kariya is very strong as we’ve seen (episode 91), but what I’m wondering about is his Doll (I think he has one). How strong would he be if he uses his Doll to attack? Also, now that he is in Soul Society, he has just become much stronger. I ranked him according to his display of power in episode 91.
- Yamamoto, Aizen, Shunsui and Juushiro were ranked according to their Shikai’s power, as they haven’t revealled their Bankais yet.
- Zaraki is at Captain level without a Shikai or Bankai. With a Shikai, he would be much stronger. With a Bankai, I’d say he’d be as strong as Shusui and Juushiro, though those two haven’t used their Bankai either.
- I’m not sure if Soi-Fon and Yoruichi have a Bankai or not. They both have their ‘Flash Release’ technique, which is quite strong. Yoruichi doesn’t even seem to have a Zanpakuto. Would Flash Release be able to be used in conjunction with Bankai? If so and they did use this, I’m sure they would be much stronger.
- If you are up to date with the manga, you’d definitely be more informed than I am about the strengths of the captains.
Yamamoto Genryuusai
1st Squad Captain
Reason: He’s the leader of all the captains and his aura was very impressive when he fought Shunsui and Juushiro.
Aizen Sousuke
5th Dquad Captain
Reason: He is the main antagonist and he was able to stop Ichigo in his Bankai form unarmed.
Kyouraku Shunsui
8th Squad Captain
Reason: One of the first students under Yamamoto and was able to stand up against him when they fought.
Ukitake Juushiro
13th Squad Captain
Reason: Same as Shunsui, though he is always sick so maybe he’s slightly weaker.
Kuchiki Byakuya
6th Squad Captain
Reason: Fought against Ichigo. Had he fought with 100% of his power against Ichigo from the beginning and not suffered injuries from Hollow-Ichigo, he would have won.
Jin Kariya
Bounto Leader
Reason: Main antagonist of the Bounto filler arc, can match Ichigo in his Bankai form.
Kurosaki Ichigo
15-year-old subsitute Shinigami
Reason: Main protagonist and simply very strong. He is extremely fast in his Bankai form.
Zaraki Kenpachi
11th Squad Captain
Reason: Can beat other captains. Has very high Reiatsu.
Hitsugaya Toushiro
10th Squad Captain
Reason: He was able to gain the upperhand against Ichimaru when they fought.
Ichimaru Gin
3rd Squad Captain
Reason: Just guessing. Seems pretty strong.
Komamura Sajin
7th Squad Captain
Reason: Seemed pretty confident when he was about to fight Zaraki.
Tousen Kaname
9th Squad Captain
Reason: Apart from Zaraki, he would be able to defeat many captains with his Bankai’s ability.
Urahara Kisuke
Ex-12th Squad Captain
Reason: Just seems strong.
Shihouin Yoruichi
Ex-2nd Squad Captain
Reason: Seems strong. She’s also very fast as well.
Soi-Fon
2nd Squad Captain
Reason: Same as Yoruichi. She was defeated by her in the end though. Her Shikai’s ability is extremely deadly.
Kurotsuchi Mayuri
12th Squad Captain
Reason: Doesn’t seem that strong, though his Bankai’s ability is extremely deadly. Ishida was able to defeat him because he fought from long range.
Unohana Retsu
4th Squad Captain
Reason: Seems to be more of a healer than fighter.
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Omg….seems accurate!! Good job! But are you sure Toushiro isnt stronger?? [I LOVE SHIRO-CHAN] >_
Ok, Urahara Kisuke should be higher on the list. He took on one of Aizen’s hollows with only his first release, when Ichigo was barely able to take it on with is Bankai.
this is inaccurate, you have 2 12th squad captains, zaraki is supposed to be 11th
hehe, howd that get there? its fixed now…
Zaraki Kenpachi, Squad 11.
No. Damned. Contest.
Plus he has a Chibi Pink Thunder Kawaii Girl of Death bouncing around him.
What abt Don Kanonji … “bwhahahah …spirits are alllwayyyss with u”
I’d put Urahara just above Ichigo. In fact if you are up to date with the manga, both Gin and Tousen should be above Ichigo as well.
No comment about Kariya since he doesn’t exist in the manga.
Hollow Ichigo is really powerful but then again, that’s not really Ichigo anymore.
i think the Top 5 should be :
- Aizen
- Urahara
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- Yamamoto
- Gin
I don’t think Aizen is actually that strong. He’s just damned tricky and has a bankai that plays into that perfectly. Did he really stop Ichigo’s Bankai with just a finger, or did he step aside and use his power of “perfect hypnosis” to make Ichigo and everyone else there think he did? I know, if I were Aizen, which one I’d do.
hum…Aizen never made use of his Bankai yet. the Hypnosis thin was his Shikai . we don’t know what his Bankai his..and i bet it is as scary as Urahara’s Bankai . ..and now with the Hyougoku…i wonder if he can use a Mask O_o
and..yea..Aizen his strong…Show Spoiler ▼
oh and btw…Ichigo is far from being strong..i mean..the strongest…..i actually think he is weak . well..not weak…but..he doesn’t know how to use his stengh …so Aizen should not have had to much trouble stopping him with a finger.. and say he missed it as if it was nothing . when Ichigo’ll know how to use it i’m sure he’ll be stronger…but…Show Spoiler ▼
I agree that a matchup would be more like a…that’d be 17-pointed star…than a line, with some people able to take advantage of others’ weakness. Something I’ve wanted to do is rank all the captains based on all the fighting styles – so, who has the cheapest, most overpowered zanpakutou (Aizen), a prize for best use of sword (Kenpachi, or maybe Gin?), best flash step (Yoruichi), strongest kidou user (probably Aizen), hand techniques (not sure), doesn’t die (Kenpachi), most unpredictible in battle (Kurotsuchi with the weird gadgets?), etc.
That kind of breakdown would reveal the various strengths and weaknesses characters have. If you see someone’s consistently in the top 3 or 4 across the various categories it’d be much more reasonable to say they’re more powerful than someone else than this linear ranking system, which is really pretty arbitrary, e.g. Byakuya isn’t more powerful than Ichigo because he would have beaten him in a fair fight (actually he did
), he’s stronger because he’s got a nasty flash step, good kidou, good sword use, and lots of zanpakutou techniques while Ichigo just has good sword use and doesn’t die, but never uses kidou and only knows Getsuga Tenshou.
Nice overview, anyway. I think Hitsugaya’s too high though. Sure, he’s got awesome abilities, but he has no endurance – one hit from a strong opponent and he’s down. Both Ichimaru and Aizen acted like Hitsugaya wasn’t worth any effort when they fought him – it makes me think that Hitsugaya has more confidence than power, or can’t control his power fully, or something. Even Mayuri who you have near the bottom was able to take a bunch of hits before he turned into a puddle and oozed away.
Mangator: Aizen is definitely powerful enough to stop Ichigo’s Bankai with a finger. We already know it’s possible to stop attacks with your hand by using enough reiatsu. Soi Fon explains this in her fight with Yoruichi. At the end of episode 46, Aizen clearly uses this ability – he couldn’t have stopped the hollow with his sword’s ability because he never pulled his sword. Given that Yoruichi stopped an uber powered-up lightning punch with her bare hand, it’s reasonable that Aizen stops a sword swing with his finger – even though Ichigo was in bankai, he wasn’t using an ability at the time. Also, Ichigo obviously wasn’t in good fighting condition after almost getting killed by Kuchiki.
As much as I like Shiro-chan, I agree with Ghoti. Gin didn’t seem to be taking him too seriously when they fought.
I’m pretty sure Yoruichi and Soi Fong have Bankai, it just hasn’t been revealed yet. If I remember correctly, wasn’t it a requirement to become a captain? Zaraki being an exception, of course.
Mangator: If you continue to read the manga or wait until the anime catches up, you will see that Aizen wouldn’t even need to use a finger, his spiritual pressure alone would be more than enough to push Ichigo to his knees or maybe knock him out even.
I guess it really depends on whether this power scale is based on the manga or anime.
is hanamori and hitsugaya toushiro brother and sisters or are they just childhood friends?
I’m pretty sure they are just friends. note that the last names are different. Hinamori, Hitsugaya.
As much as I love Hitsugaya, he isn’t as strong as you put him. Yoruichi and/or Urahara could definitely beat him, and because Hitsugaya’s a lot younger than the rest, he doesn’t have as much control as some of the others. Utitake isn’t that strong, mostly because he’s sick half the time.
Urahara practically made Ichigo become what he is – the hollow part of him, his shikai, it was his invention that allowed Ichigo to get bankai (and Yoruichi who also helped him) so you can’t say they’re weaker than him.
ichigo’s stronger than byakuya, he was able to dodge the petal things created by his bankai. And I’m sure that zaraki could own byakuya, he has a knack for figuring out peoples bankais and well, destroying them.
And Mayuri, while he isn’t strong, persay, he definitely has a lot of tricks, being almost undefeatable unless you hit him in the head (he turns into goo and reconstructs himself in his lab)
Ichigo was weak from the battle with Kuchiki Byakuya that is why he lost to aizen so easily
i think that unohana might be stronger…cos when aizen just finished fighting hitsugaya and he was leaving it looked that aizen hesitated into fightin her..well thats just my opinion..and then theres also ichigos dad he looks pretty tough..
BTW what is with everybody thinking Yourichi is was the 2nd Squads captain before Soifon?
it is never stated that Yourichi was ever the 2nd Squads Captain, only that she was the leader of the Secert Mobile Corp. Hell, Yourichi doesnt even have a Zapakutou
can somebody show me proof where Yourichi was the Captian of the 2nd Squad
alright, yoruichi indeed was never the captain of anything
however, she does have a zanpakuto, which she uses in the sealed sword frenzy OAV
god i love bleach cant wait for the anime catches up BLEACH RULE THE END
Captain Kuchiki is definetly the strongest(even Kariya said so) I mean he defeated Ichigo twice( once saved by Yourichi)and he was just about to kill Ichigo when his Hollow form apeared. Also when the fight was over, even though Ichigo shattered Byakuya’s blade, he could barely move compared to Byakuya!!!!!! Ichigo also couldn’t dogde Karia’s attacks when Byakuya didn’t even have to move.
summer, im afraid youre very wrong. kuchiki is certainly strong, but nowhere near as strong as someone like aizen, yamamoto, shunsui etc…and just coz kariya says he is doesnt mean he is. kariya never faced many captains so he has no grounds to judge.
why did u have kariya above ichigo when ichigo is the one that kills him? that doesnt really make much sense i mean ichigo did have some help but ichigo didnt even use the hollow which would have absolutely slaughtered him and gin deffinatly isnt that strong he actually kinda sucks at fighting but other than that pretty good
KENPACHI IS THE GOD OF THE STORY
Yoruichi and Urahara should definitely be higher up on the list, Hitsugaya should be lower down the list, and I agree that without Ichigo’s hollow-form Byakuya would totally kick Ichigo’s ass
I believe that Aizen would be able to beat Yamamoto seeing that he is no longer in his prime and Aizen is amazingly powerful. Good job on the list though!
KENPACHI would be top three if he had a bankia… thats for sure only Aizen, Urahara and Hollow Ichigo would have a say… and may be Show Spoiler ▼
Gin could most likely defeat Zaraki if he could catch him in one of his blind and strike moves.
Okay, Danny no tat the ppl u think r stronger than Byakuya might be (also I hate to admit)But still the’re all wayyyyyyyy older than him so tats resonable, rit? And I havn’t seen them fight tat much so I guess Byakuya really gives me a stronger inpression than other captains. But Byakuya certainly has the rits ang noblility of 1 of the most succesful captains. (But u can always tell me if I’m wrong)
I think that Unohana should be a lot higher. Like someone else said before, Aizen was hesitant to fight her when they confronted. I think she’d probably be on his level then since she didn’t seem like she wanted to jump into battle either. Plus, we’ve never even seen her fight.
Urahara should be much, much higher. He could fight Espada-class arrancar with just his initial release whereas Ichigo got completely owned by Grimmjow even in his Bankai form.
Yamamoto Genryuusai
Aizen Sousuke
Kurosaki Isshin
Kyouraku Shunsui / Ukitake Juushiro
Kuchiki Byakuya
Kurosaki Ichigo (Hollow Form)
Urahara Kisuke
Jin Kariya
Zaraki Kenpachi
Hitsugaya Toushiro
Ichimaru Gin
Tousen Kaname
Kurosaki Ichigo
Komamura Sajin
Madarame Ikkaku
Shihouin Yoruichi
Abarai Renji
Soi-Fon
Kurotsuchi Mayuri
Unohana Retsu
zaraki should be on the top the lost to ichigo was a fluke
i like em all..but will choose komamura..he is awsome..
I’ve been into Bleach for some time now…and i’m up to snuff on the Japanese manga’s. Based on what’ve seen in translated Japanese mangas…This list isnt that accurate… First of all….Hitsuguya is way too high on the list…He is actually one of the weaker captains, that’s why they show him fight so much… Ichimaru was toying with Hitsuguya and didnt even try to attack until he got his arm caught in ice….He damn near caught Hitsuguya with Shin-So (Sacred Spear). Also…Byakuya is pretty strong…but he is no where near Yoiruchi or Kisuke… I think all of the older captains are much stronger than the current captains with the exception of Ukitake/Kyoraku. I think those too are actually stronger than Aizen…Thinnk about it…Yamamoto trained them directly and he even said that their skills were always trancendent above all the other captains since the beginning…enough said! they’re probably the reason that Aizen had to sneak his plan under the Gotei 13 (along with Yamamoto of course) and even Aizen thought that there was one in a million chance to stop Rukia’s execution, but Ukitake & Kyoraku did it! And when Aizen was acending to Hecto Mundo…that scene where Ukitake steps in frame from a low angle and talks to Aizen…was pretty powerful and shows his place as most respected and most powerful among the captains….So without further ado…here’s my list…
-Yamamoto (Grandmaster)
-Ukitake/Kyoraku (they dont fight because they’re too strong…like Jokers in a deck of cards)
-Aizen (Looks cooler with the glasses)
-Isshin (Had the cloth of a captain on one of his arms…hmmmm?)
-Kisuke (Inspector Gadget!..strong as hell!)
-Yoiruchi (Catwoman)
-Ichimaru (It’s a reason that he hasn’t really fought yet….most trusted by Aizen)
-Kenpachi (Unlimited reitsu…The M. Bison of Bleach!!!…he could be higher)
-Tousen (How in the hell did he get so much stronger in Hecto Mundo!!!!!)
-Byakuya (I think he is overrated… nice Zanpakuto)
-Komamaru (Withstood a level 90 kido attack from Aizen…and was able to walk in minutes)
- Soi Fon (……dont really care about her)
-Kurotsuchi (Just plain weird…got his ass kicked by that quincy kid)
-Unohana (A healer…she even admitted that it would be dangerous for her and Isane to be near Byakuya and Ichigo while they fought cause they werent strong enough.
Hope u like the list.
oops…Hitsugya would be under Komamaru…. sorry bout that!
Yamamoto Genryuusai
Aizen Sousuke
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Kyouraku Shunsui
Ukitake Juushiro
Kuchiki Byakuya
Jin Kariya
Kurosaki Ichigo
Zaraki Kenpachi
Ichimaru Gin
Hitsugaya Toushiro
Komamura Sajin
Tousen Kaname
Urahara Kisuke
Shihouin Yoruichi
Soi-Fon
Kurotsuchi Mayuri
Unohana Retsu
Toushirou Rocks! He’s got the best abilities kiss my ass all u haters, Toushirou should be the first one on the list,followed by Byakuya then Zaraki Booya!
F that shit all of u can lick my penis cuz obviously the top two r itchigo and zaraki. Toushirou is the third everyone else can get defeated by the one only eye patch god
anybody talking about the bount arc shouldn’t be, because technically that has nothing to do with the actual story or characters.
the fact that zaraki would kick even more ass if he had a shikai/bankai is irrelevant.
all captains have a bankai, it’s a requirement (with the exception of zaraki who gained his captain rank by defeating a captain in a duel.)
hollow form is just another of ichigo’s abilities, whether he has to use that or not to defeat his opponent shouldn’t mean he is weaker, only that he has something powerful to aid him.
the espada have much greater strength than the captains, the ones defeated in the real world were the weakest of them. grimmjow cleaned the floor with ichigo, tousen disposed of grimmjow, and tousen is aizen’s subordinate. the fact that aizen’s shown ability is a cheap trick, doesn’t take away from how devastating an attack of that sort would be, it shouldn’t be underestimated.
lastly, creating a list like this is absolutely absurd, we barely know anything about any of the captains, and we have barely seen any of the espada, trying to scale their strength is impossible.
This is how it really is.
1. Aizen (mastered all Shinigami arts, leader of the Arrcanar)
2. Yamamoto (leader of the 13 squads. 2 captains feared him in battle)
3. Ichigo (simply because he’s Ichigo)
3. Byakuya (large variety of attacks and very skilled)
5. Tousen (amazing bankai and easily cut off Grimmjow’s arm)
6. Gin (obviously held back against Toushiro, has effective attacks and serves under Aizen. there seems to be a lot more to his abilities)
7. Shunsui(although he dislikes fighting he was one of the first to become a captain and was acknowledged by Yamamoto so must have alot of experience)
9. Zaraki (incredible reiatsu, love for fighting, and pain resistance. imagine if he had a bankai)
10. Ukitake (same as Shunsui except he’s ill. i don’t think he could defeat Zaraki)
10. Urahara (a former captain, and said that his bankai was very dangerous)
10. Kariya (leader of the bounto blah blah blah)
11. Toushiro (too inexperienced but skilled)
13. Yoruichi (former military leader. defeated Soi Fong and out flash stepped Byakuya)
14. Soi Fong (interesting zanpaktou ability and skilled in hand to hand combat)
15. Mayuri (i hate this captain he sucks)
16. Unohana (she a lover not a fighter)
um excuse me, ichimaru is THE badass of the series, i believe he and aizen are near equals. ichimaru hasn’t felt any need to fight seriously and could certainly take a punk like hitsugaya. plus he’s like the coolest character in any anime i’ve ever seen and bleach isn’t even near my favorite anime.
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Who is cap. od squad 12???
Guys uh…As far as the most current info goes, Zeraki does in fact have first release. His like Ichigo’s is a permanent release. Furthermore, if Aizen only uses cheap tricks, how did he one-hit a captain with a kido spell, without even using the chant? As far as the Espada go, most of them are probably on par with the captain’s as far as we know, save for maybe the top four, being that Ulqiorra is 4, and has no trouble whatsoever tearing apart Ichigo in hollow transformation. The reason I say they are on par with the Captains is because Yammi would’ve been taken down by Ichigo with little effort, before the hollow interfered. The captains that obviously would not be capable of it yet, are Unohara, and Toushiro. Unohara, because she’s the captain of the medical 4th squad, and Toushiro because despite being a boy genius, he’s still young and has not fully honed his skill, which makes him a perfect candidate in the show to become a lot stronger, just like Ichigo. If you are taking Kisuke into consideration here, he’s clearly a lot stronger than the majority of the captains, and is probably on par with the highest of the Espada, as Ulqiorra mentioned that He and Yammi had the advantage against them, because they were forced to tend to Ichigo and the others who had been beat prior to their arrival. Tousen and Gin at this point are probably upper Espada level, although you can’t use the whole Tousen taking off Grimmjow’s hand because, Grimmjow would not be on his guard with someone who is supposed to be on his side. On a side note, I like the character Kariya Jin, but I know he can’t be compared really, because he’s exclusive only to the anime, and really was more of a way to repeat an even battle with a sub-par story behind it until the new episodes could be aired.
What About IKAKU no mention of him i’m sure he’s stronger than Kurotsuchi Mayuri.
yo i think that tousen should be waaaay higher on d list bcuz i dnt think he was seriousl fighting with zaraki bcuz he didnt want 2 show off his true skills also he wouldnt b aizens subordinent bt pretty good list i totally agree with some of the ppl b4 me good job guyz
Yoruichi wasn’t a captain, dumb fucks. Soi fong took her place and also BECAME a captain.
Nice list, glad to see that at least Kenpachi is only ranked below those who are obviously above him (Ichigo, Aizen, Yamamoto etc). Course, it makes me wonder what would happen if he ever got the hang of controlling his sword and getting a bankai. *whole spirit world explodes*
Not sure about Toshirou though, he’s strong for his age, that’s for sure, but because he’s so young for a captain, I’m willing to bet that he hasn’t fully mastered all of his skills.
wow you guys are all wrong, first of all here it goes 4 real
aizen
Kyouraku Shunsui
Ukitake Juushiro
Yamamoto Genryuusai (only cause he is old now so shunsui and juushiro are stronger now)
Ichimaru Gin
Urahara Kisuke
Kurosaki Ichigo(just cause he is the main character, and recently he defeated the 6th epasade)
Tousen Kaname
Zaraki Kenpachi(i think he will get his bankai and than watch out
Kuchiki Byakuya (dont like him but yea thats where he should be)
Hitsugaya Toushiro ( i think he is being underestimated after all he has never lost a fight, plus i dont think his bankai is complete and when it is he will be super strong)
nobody else really matters that my list for the strongest characters in bleach, minus the top 5 epasades
Dont you guys think that as the characters develop, they train to become better then each other? A set ranking really cant be valid in my humble opinion.
at the moment though ichgio would be the third strongest person since he has the Show Spoiler ▼
so against kuchi rukia he would be done in like 5 seconds. the bounto got killed after using his full strength plus more from the bounto seal and in the end ichgio beat him with only banki without trying.
Wouldnt it be nice if they actually showed some of these fights instead of us having to imagine them? It looks like were getting the adventures of afterlife cooking and of kon the white teddy bear instead. -.-
First of all, Aizen is not stronger than Yamamoto, no way in hell. He is strong but the Arrancar only follow him because he is fearless, and things created out of fear respects that. I beleive Yamamoto is #1, after comes Kyouraku Shunsui, then Ukitake Juushiro and THEN there’s Aizen Sousuke. Only my predictions.. I do not believe that one Captain is stronger than the Captain-Commander, wouldn’t that captain become captain-commander at that moment? Just a speculation
I’d have to agree with yamamoto being #1, urahara should be higher than ichigo, seeing as how he has never even shown his bankai, but most of these lists arent correct anyhow, seeing as how no one knows how strong anyone truly is, Show Spoiler ▼
but since he’s young he doesnt have full potential yet, shunsui being one of my favs I know he’s extremely strong and byakuya would be stronger than ichigo but I’d probably see the list as
1.yamamoto
2.aizen\urahara\isshin (seeing as how,urahara and aizen both peaked as captains and isshin being a good friend never showing up till recently they all seem equal)
3.shunshui\ukitake (I’d say there about equal)
4.gin\tousen(dont really know but arrancar are mega strong)
5.byakuya(most famous captain, and is a prodigy)
6.ichigo\ikkaku\ (I see ikkaku at a captain level)
7.kenpachi(this guy could go up very high once he learns bankai if he ever does)
8.yoruichi\hitsuguya (I’d put yoruichi up higher, but her level dropped due to lack of training)
9.soi fong
10\11\12.and the other captains I dont know well enough about to determine
which would be that wolf whatever guy,mryuu and the healer they dont fight much.
angle is an idoit how do u know he didnt try, no way ichigo is the third strongest, even with his hollow mask, i put his like 5th or 6th and thats not including the epasades
Im not up 2 date with the manga but based on ability and the game series(Bleach Heat The Soul 1-4)The strongest captain would be Aizen because of his mastery skill. People like Byakuya and Kenpachi are impressive but are limited 2 their cockiness. Others like Tousen, Aizen, Shunsui, etc. should be higher because they are skillful without having to use special techniques. Ichigo on the other hand is no real Soul Reaper so u have 2 admire natural ability. Not only that his body handles alot of cuts and pain
first off.
yoruichi isn’t a shinigami.
she wasn’t a captain, she was only leader of the stealth corp.
hence her not having a zanpakuto. also, of course soifon has a bankai,
its a requirement for all captains (except zaraki since he just pwnt the last captain). also, kariya’s doll was that wind sword thing he used. ne ways that aside.
i am pretty confident that gin is stronger than hitsugaya, seeing as how even though hitsugaya was able to “win” the battle over hinamori, hitsugaya was going almost all out and gin was kinda messing around. although i wish hitsugaya was stronger because hes one of my favorite characters, it seems hes among the weaker captains.
also,i would bet that Aizen is stronger than yamamoto, only because if yamamoto could defeat aizen then the whole conflict would end.
next, i believe tousen could defeat komamaru. its just a hunch, but although komamaru may be physically stronger, i think in a battle tousen could defeat him. (im also basing this assuming that gin and tousen, being the 2 to leave with Aizen, are stronger if not much stronger than they let the other captains know)
lastly, im not sure where to put him, but i would guess kisuke urahara is much stronger than several of the captains. he commented to renji while training chad that his “bankai is not something to be used to train someone”. id guess its something deadly.
thats all =]
p.s. ichigos father? just how strong is he? and which squad was he a captain of?! i’m looking forward to the the story of Isshin Kurosaki being unraveled.
oh i just read above, i would agree closely to the “anonymous” post like 2 or 3 above my first. along with my ideas.
My favirote charecter is Toushirou and I took this test today and it was for what captain you’re most like. The caption I was most like was Toushirou and for a lutenit I was most like his lutenir. So if you don’t like that well thats to bad for you because it wasn’t my choice to be like him.
actually…there was The Official Bootleg released in japan just recently. in it it lists the captains as such:
1: Yamamoto, Aizen (93.3)
3: Unohana (90)
4: Kyoraku (88.3)
5: Kuchiki (85)
6: Hitusugaya (83.3)
7: Ichimaru (80)
8: Ukitake (81.7)
9: Komamura (78.3)
10: Soifon, Tousen (76.7)
12: Kurotsuchi (71.7)
13: Zaraki (65.0)
so yea thats the official ranking…
hmm. that list isn’t right.
at least not as far as the anime shows. i haven’t seen the manga, but..
even still. unless retsu unohana suddenly RANDOMLYgets a huge power surge and a whole new bankai or something, its impossible for her to be third strongest.
shes strictly a healer and she even says herself she isn’t suited for combat.
next, ukitake is matched evenly with kyoraku. and zaraki is DEFINITELY stronger than mayuri kurosutchi. even without a bankai or shikai.
note he easily defeated both tousen and komamaru simultaneously and they both used their bankais, and according to ur list they are both ranked above kurosutchi.
also, when kurosutchi goes to interogate ikkaku after his first encounter with ichigo, zaraki stops him before he can and its clear that kurosutchi held a fear for kenpachi.
if this were a popularity poll then maybe i could see it happening.
but strength and combat wise, it has its faults.
not my listing, i personally don’t agree with a few of them, but if you have a problem take it up with kubo tite, he’s responsible for this listing.
besides, its not really combat wise, rather statistically.
oh, and unohana’s bankai is yet to be revealed. (that manta-ray-thing is the shikai)
Hehehehe… I also love this anime, bleach, and talking about unohana, i think the right name was uruhara and i think he can fight the two captains which belongs to hueco mundo, aizen and tousen with his own ability and his bankai still never revealed yet.
Yo this has got to be the list:
1 aizen
2 yama
3 urahara/yoruichi/isshin(former captains and had a lot of time to get better)
4 kyoraku
5 jushiro(same as kyoraku but cuz of illness)
6 kenpachi(in top 3 if he had bankai)
7 byakuya(sick bankai)
couldnt give a toss about the weak ones
1. yama (easily take on the 2 captains)
2. kyoraku & jushiro combined (aizen didnt dare to engage them and ran away)
3. aizen (his spirit power alone enough to bring grimmjow to his knee)
4. Urahara (easily defeated 10th espada)
yoruichi (easily defeated 10th espada with her bare hands)
isshin (hinted by urahara that hes quite strong)
kyoraku (hinted by yama that he’s one of the strongest captain after yama)
jushiro (also hinted by yama that he’s one of the strongest captain after yama)
ichimaru (quite obvious that hes not fighting serious against toshiro)
Unohana (aizen did not dare to engage her)
5. Zaraki (he’s insane)
ichigo (able to fight on par with zaraki)
6. Tousen (I guess his bankai is enough to pawn other captain except for zaraki)
7. Soifon (shes fast even without bankai)
8. Byakuya (intelligent)
9. toshiro (manage to defeat luppi)
10. mayuri (the bankai is quite gay)
11. Komamura (i guess he’s the lousiest captain as his bankai dun seem to be any good)
12. ikkaku (his skill is already a captain level)
13. renji
14. rukia
15. ishida
16. chad
not to mentioned ichigos dad, in fact he was a former captain.
is all of them got in a fight i think…well…Ichigo would definitely win!
ure all under estimatin gin hes the closest character 2 aizen and with his unreleased zanpakto he absorbs toshiros shikai his shikai alone is super awesome just a little swing of the hand boom every1s dead and hes higher than the espada and we dont even kno sum of their names let alone their powers
look heres top 3 in order strongest 2 weakeast no doubt about it
Th old man whos first
Kenpachi
Ichigo
go it noobs?!?!
Ok im not sure if everyone will agree but i think the list should be like this
1.) Aizen – because his spirit pressure is soo intense also because of his swords absolute hypnosis or whatever it is
2.) Tousan, Gin, and Ichigo – are probably around the same level considering that Aizen felt that Tousan and Gin were worth it to have around and Ichigo because with his mask and bankai combo is incredibly powerful
3.) Urahara and Yamamoto – Although we havn’t seen Urahara go all out he was a former captain, trained ichigo, and created the hougyoku (i have no idea how to spell that…) so Uraharas got to be pretty good. Also Yamamotos strength is definately massive
4.) Kyoraku and Ukitake – when Yamamoto explained their strengths as they were battling he really built them up so i think that they’re strong, but they just don’t enjoy fighting as much as zaraki
5.) Zaraki – Actually im not really sure about him i know hes decently smart, but i dont think he has to be that good of a fighter to win all the time because of his amazing spiritual pressure, but then again if he somehow learned his swords name and could release it i’d put him at number one
6.) Kurotsuchi and Hitsugaya – Hitsugaya is young and is considered a child prodigy so i think that he will definitely get a lot stronger especially since hyornimaru is the strongest ice zanpaktou Kurotsuchi… i think that he’s strong and his zanpaktous abiity (when its just released not bankai because his bankai is kinda creepy…) is very useful also since he can turn into goo when his life is in danger is rather useful
I really dont know where to put Unohana, Soi fon, Yoroichi, and Kariya compared to the others Unohana is definately strong, but besides healing we really dont know what else she can do
i think that Soi fon and Yoroichi are around the same level but im not sure where i would put them in the list and lastly i didnt watch much about the bounto so i have no clue where to put kariya, but i know that he is below ichigo
whoops i forgot komomaru like the four i just listed i dont know enough about him to put him in the list
i’ve been reading alot of the comments and although most of hte thoughts are somewhat logical, if you go back and re-examine some fo hte key details of hte show, half these lists go to shit.
for example, LCW’s post liek 2 or 3 above this. its not that “aizen didnt dare” to engage kyouraku/ukitake or unohana. its that he saw no reason to it.
didnt give a rats ass enough to waste his time slaughtering 2 captains for shiitss and giggles.
and to save people some time. until the series is over i think its impossible to gauge everyones power in relation to each other because 1, after zaraki’s fight against tousen and komamura, there are no other direct comparisons of captain vs captain strength. and also, LCW, to put komamura’s bankai so low just because it ddidnt “seem” good i the 5 seconds u saw it arent exactly fair considering it was against aizen who is said to have “more than double a captain’s reiatsu”.
clearing up yoruichi, the stealth corps is squad 2, and she led the stealth corps, and therefore squad 2. It’s also said in the anime that soi fon’s zanpaktou used to be yuruichi’s.
for kariya, i think this was mentioned already but his doll is combined with him, that wind stuff he uses is his dolls power, and if anime watchers recall, kariya destroyed ichigo in almost every fight, except the last one
Tousen good easily beat almost anyone due to his shikais ability to knock you out as long as you hear it.
Ichigo has never seen Aizen release his zanpaktou, therefore when aizen blocked Ichigo’s attack it was not an illusion.
I want to see Ichimaru’s bankai, that would be cool
someone send me all the manga’s
and for the record, I think Mayuri Kurotsuchi is cool ^_^
correct me if you know for sure that i am wrong (except on opinion stuff)
if Ichigo can train for 1000 more years he can be number one. Ichigo with only a few months of fighting experience fights on par with Captain level Shinigami.
never been up to date with the manga. I would be reading them on the free time.
I’d like to see more of Urahara figthing as he can fight pretty well and get to use a lot of those weird gadgets.
Yamamoto can be ranked number one along with Aizen. He’s got all the years of experience. I am thinking that when still in Soul Society Aizen, Gin, and Tousen can never be way above the other captains as they need to sneak, and use Negacion to go to Hueco Mundo. I like Aizen and Gin as antagonists but not Tousen, the former two is just simply cool.
I have a comment sorry to nit pick but i think you should know at the top of the page you said that Captain Zaraki Kenpachi did not have a Shikai but he dose (like Ichigo after he achives Shikai) Kenpachi’s Zanpakuto is all ways in its Shikai form because of Kenpachi’s unbeliveable amount of spirit power. I dont know if some one already mentioned it or not but thought you should know.
you under estimated the strength of Shihouin Yoruichi and Urahara Kisuke. we haven’t seen their bankai’s, and not even Yoruichi shikai has been seen yet. Yoruichi also has a lot of hidden skills that we haven’t seen and she taught Byakuya, hinting that Yoruichi could even be stronger than Byakuya. She’s probably going to fight the Girl espada which ranks between 1~3. Gin is definitely stronger than Hitsugaya (he took on Hitsugaya’s bankai when he didnt even use his yet…come on and plus him and tousen probably got a power up in Hueco Mundo because they probably borrowed Hollow powers as well)
I think it’s all about right except that Urahara and Yoruichi should be higher, I mean, Urahara is definetely stronger than some of the captains you put above him. And Yoruichi is the god of flash.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi is a FREAK! Have you not watched the anime? Limiting mechanical tests to five hours a day being generous makes him cool to you? He’s so freaking cruel! *shakes head desparingly* I supose it’s a nice characeter but if I met him in real life, AHHHHHHHHHH! FREAK!
True, he would be extremely freaky in real life, BUT this is anime. Anime’s need characters like him ^_^
Ichigo has the greatest potential but he’s probably not the strongest right now.
The reason why Ichigo and Aizen are probably the strongest is because from
EPISODE 61! Watch the ending and read it carefully. Aizen explains there are 4 types of combat and when you master all 4 of them, the death god shinigami has reached its limit….and there’s only one way to exceed the limit –> hollowization of a death god. Only Ichigo has done that and probably Aizen knows how too.
All other captains fall in the 4 combat types. Urahara probably also knows about hollowization and could be the in the top 3 easily.
WTF!! i can’t find my favorite person DX she sooo funny! i can’t believe i don’t know her name DX
Zaraki is probably one of the strongest, he doesnt even use his releases. Included he uses an eyepatch that decrease his spirit power.
And..
He fucking pwn the 5th Espada without using any releases. When Ichigo almost got his ass kicked with all his powers against the 6th.
zaraki release his power when he fought 5th espada( 5th espada actually cut his eyepatch off and in turn had to release his true form) and was almost got manhandled with it until he did a simple trick that totally turn the tables and that was holding his sword with both hands instead of his usual 1 hand fighting form
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The first two-four is right,
but the rest is absolutely false.
For example Hitsugaya is cleary the weakest captain, and Kariya is just a filler not to mention he and Ichigo doesn’t even captains, and Urahara, Yoruichi are no longer captains. Gin obviously toyed with Hitsu.
We can’t be sure about the complete list as we haven’t seen all captains to their full potential but here is my list which includes the traitors aswell:
1.: Yamamoto
2.: Aizen
3.: Unohana
4., 5.: Shunsui, Ukitake
6.: Zaraki
7., 8.: Byakuya, Gin
9., 10., 11.: Mayuri, Kommamura, Soifong
12.: Tousen
13.: Hitsugaya
We have abosolutely no clue about Kommamura’s and Gin’s power, even though we’ve seen their shikais. We can gauge the senior captains fairly right because we’ve granted clues about them.
Shit list is shit.
It’s actually near impossible to rank the captains directly, so it would be easiest to rank them by Tiers.
God Tier -
Yamamoto
Aizen
Strong Tier -
Shunsui Kyoraku
Juushiro Ukitake
Mid Tier -
Zaraki Kenpachi
Kuchiki Byakuya
Kurotsuchi Mayuri
Ichimaru Gin
Soi Fong
Low Tier -
Hitsugaya Toshiro
Komamura…wahtever
Kaname Tousen.
Now if you wanna add in Captain class characters -
Ichigo would fit somewhere into the mid-tier (below Kuchiki and Zaraki, really)
Kariya would fit into the low-tier
Shihoin Yoruichi would definitely make Mid-Tier, and as far as we’ve heard of Ukitake, he would be in the High-Tier.
Former Captains Love, Mugurama, and Rose would probably make Mid-Tier, and Hirako Shinji would make High-Tier or, possibly, with his Mask, God-Tier.
Tiers huh? Starting to sound like certain game to me. *Smash Bros. cough*
Any ranking at all could be deemed innaccurate seeing as how certain characters get more screen time than others, and they usually never fight each other. And who knows, maybe some captains’ abilities would be the “bane” of other captain. Much like rock, paper, scizzors. But I have to agree, Yamamoto and Aizen are most likely on top.
And what’s with all the Mayuri skeptics/haters. All that just because he beats Nemu too. You never hear her complaining or even looking like she wants to complain. She’s a masochist in love wit Mayuri imo, and Mayuri would just be the sadist. (S&M haha) Anyway, I think he’s pretty strong and yet people just toss him to the side. I wonder what half the captains would do if they were injected with a drug or two.
That’s mediocre at best…
From the list of characters you have here, It should be…
1.)Yamamoto Genryuusai/Aizen Sousuke- Chief Commander and 5th Squad Captain
Reason being- The two can be validly be named off as the strongest on the anime. I guess we’ll see who is stronger in the upcoming manga.
2.)Kyouraku Shunsui 8th Squad Captain
Reason being- He’s one of the very first original captains, along with Juushiro and Unohaha, of the Gotei 13. He held his own, with Juushiro, when facing off against Yamamoto.
3.)Unohana Retsu 4th Squad Captain
Reason being- She’s one of the very first original captains, along with Juushiro and Shunsui, of the Gotei 13. Using evidence from the manga and anime, the other squads seemed to have feared Unohana when it was apparent to her that her squad members had been labeled inferior to other squads. She is also a master of Kido.
4.)Ukitake Juushiro 13th Squad Captain
Reason being- He’s one of the very first original captains, along with Shunsui and Unohana, of the Gotei 13. He held his own, with Shunsui, when facing off against Yamamoto. He has lately been suffering from illness which has weakened his combat abilities, losing his place as 3nd strongest to Unohana.
5.)Kuchiki Byakuya 6th Squad Captain
Reason being- He is a man of the law with raw skills and a mastery of kido. It’s apparent why he would be ranked at such a degree.
6.)Ichimaru Gin 3rd Squad Captain
Reason being- He’s been a prodigy since childhood and assigned 5th seat in Gotei 13 within a year of graduation from the academy. He also slayed a 3rd seat soul reaper with ease as a 5th seat soul reaper.
7.)Zaraki Kenpachi 11th Squad Captain
Reason being- He’s been assigned the name “Kenpachi”, having taken it from the previous owner. He has no knowledge of his bankai or even shikai form of his zanpaktou, yet maintains a Captain ranking. He destroyed 2 captains, with ease.
8.)Soi-Fon 2nd Squad Captain
Reason being- The combonation of her zanpaktou’s shikai ability and her lightning fast flash steps may destroy any that oppose her on the as, if she were to use it more often, if you ask me. Had she had not let her emotions get the best of her, she may had potentially killed her mentor, Yoruichi.
9.)Shihouin Yoruichi Former 2nd Squad Captain
Reason being- This woman needs no zanpaktou to destroy her enemies. She took out many of the special forces, after Soi Fon had summoned them, in a blink of an eye. She had also subdued the 10th Espada memeber, Yammy, with a few quick jabs (though leaving her soar, due to her lack of fighting for 100+ years, and the Espada’s steel hard skin). She is stuck at this low of a ranking due to her lack of fighting for some 100+ years.
10.)Urahara Kisuke Former 12th Squad Captain
Reason being- He was the former captain of the 12th squad in Gotei 13. He successfully escaped Gotei 13, with the aid of Yoruichi.
11.)Kurosaki Ichigo Substitute Shinigami
Reason being- Too much history. He has the vizord ability to transform into a “hallow”-ish form which enhances his abilities exponentially. His mastery of his bankai is amatuerish.
12.)Tousen Kaname 9th Squad Captain
13.)Kurotsuchi Mayuri 12th Squad Captain
Reason being- His mastery of posion is sufficient.
14.)Hitsugaya Toushiro 10th Squad Captain
Reason being- Yet another child prodigy. He hasn’t enough experience to fully wield his bankai. He often needs to release his bankai to even stand a chance of overwhelming his opponents. His bankai isn’t fully developed.
15.)Komamura Sajin 7th Squad Captain
Many of the soul reaper characters are difficult to compare when it comes to power since many of them have only been seen in limited combat, and not all of their skills were unveiled (not all characters have shown their hadou, kido, bakudou, bankai, and/or other skills).
My ranking of soul reaper captain level characters would be in this order (strongest/highest to weakest lowest):
(excludes filler characters)
Aizen (true power yet to be revealed, and what he has shown as yet to be countered by anyone)
Yamamoto (very little seen of his power, but his status, ability to create fear in others, and the respect displayed by others to him suggests he should be powerful. It took two high level captains to keep him in check).
Urahara (seems to be hiding much of his power. Being a former captain, former head of R&D, knowledgable of vizard, hollow, and shinigami powers and their limits suggests there is much more than meets the eye to him).
Isshin (like Urahara has been hiding his power, and if you’ve read the manga past the soul society arc you’ve seen a small display of his power).
Shunsui (highly respected by Yamamoto, to date has remained calm in battle, and appears to have yet to be significantly tested in battle).
Ukitake (like Shunsui he is highly respected by Yamamoto, and his only limit to date has been his health. Stopped Byakuya near the repentance cell showing no fear, a lot of confidence, and little effort).
Ichigo (his power has varied during the story, but based on what he have seen he is powerful enough to defeat Byakuya and Zaraki, but not powerful enough to beat Aizen or Urahara – yet -).
Byakuya (defeated by Ichigo, but not by much. Yoruichi was not prepared to battle him, but felt she could train Ichigo to do so).
Yoruichi (was not prepared to fight Byakuya, but was easily able to match Soifon).
Soifon (fast flashstep and skilled with assassination skills. Close to Yoruichi in abilities, but was not capable of beating her).
Gin (true power has yet to be shown. He has shown signs of holding back his power, but we’ve also seen others successfully attack him – like Hitsugaya).
Zaraki (has strong spiritual power, and endurance, but has not mastered his zanpakuto or spirit arts as far as we know. Yoruichi was not surprised that Ichigo beat him).
Hitsugaya (was no match for Aizen during their confrontation, but then who is, got in a shot on Gin showing they at the time were around the same ability level).
Unohana (fighting skills unknown, but we’ve seen others show hesitation, fear, and restraint when encountering her).
Komamura (not able to stand against Aizen, again who is, Zaraki appeared to be more powerful than him).
Mayuri (regenerative, and head of research and development, but defeated by Uryu with relative ease).
Tousen (defeated by Zaraki relatively easily).
other captain caliber characters:
Tsukabishi (powerful in kido)
Shiba (powerful in kido)
characters that are almost captain class that with strengthening in certain areas could be captain level:
Rukia (powerful in the use of spirit arts, but has not – that we know of – achieved bankai).
Renji (has bankai, but hasn’t been shown to be able to control his spiritual power or the spirit arts).
Uryu (not a soul reaper, but his Quincy power is close to, if not even with, captain level)
Momo (strong in the use of demon and spirit arts, but has not shown us her skill(s) with a zanpakuto)
Izuru (has decent use of kido and zanpakuto, but hasn’t mastered either, and lacks confidence in himself)
other lieutenants of the thirteen squads
Sad to say, but your ranking is wrong, once you guys catch up on the manga, then you will understand, Aizen should be ranked #1, Urahara should be 2, then ichigo , yoruichi is stronger then soifon, but then u really cant say whos stronger, if they fight at their best then its hard to say, because soifon can 2 hit kill. While ichigo can kill every1 in his hallow that is until he cant control the hallow, which makes it WEAKER, however it’s under control. but mainly, if u want to classify anything, then you would need to put it more specific, because in the world of shinigami there 4 ways of fighting, in any case, jin doesnt have a doll nor a zampakuto, so classifying if some1 is strong or not based on their strength cant be accurate, because they r all near EQUAL with the varible of “x” because we are not the author of this Story, we dont know for sure, like in the next episode rukia’s swords get broken and she went to get to a new one and it just so happen her soul is so currupted right now, that she attain the sword of misery, while her privious one was of ice, or inoue just wake up one day with godly powershe does.
So they are all strong and they can all kill each other, want an example?
Byakuya bankai VS soifon beetle hand.
which would kill each other first?
btw please dont use the episode he was fighting Ichgo with his bankai, because he was holding,he only had to act like he wanted him dead, because he wanted Rukia to be saved that whole time and later on in the series he gets ALOT softer.
then when tousen uses his bankai, he could pratically kill any1.
ichigo in hallow form, can kill any1.
so theres really no super imba strong person, its just wat the author says and draws that counts.
i would say that by what you based it on you are correct in most cases however i want to add a few notes
ichigo is > than zakari in his strongest form. zakari DOES NOT have access to a bankai or shikai and supposedly wont for a long time if ever cuz he fights as if his sword was nameless. therefor ichigo > zakari no matter how you look at it. gin is very powerful and should be right above byakuya. there’s more but a lot of these peoples full potential has not been shown so we can’t say for sure
Yoruichi and Soi fong’s Bankai is Shunko.
i would disagree on the most part. Heres my opinion.
1. 1st captain because he looks like my grandpa
2. urahara it just seems that hes powerful.
3. aizen because he is the main antagonist
4. 8th captain one of the first students
5. 13th captain i agree with you that hes sick so he would be weaker than 8th
6. 4th captain she is a healer and a fighter. aizen said he was afraid to go in combat with her.
7. ichigo he seems weak now but main character always gets stronger.
8. 11th captain he doesnt even have a bankai and hes that strong
9. black cat she taught soifon everything
10. 3rd former captain idk why
* i would take out that bounto, 7th captain, 12th captain
accurate!!!!!!…unohana kicks asss!!!!
if you read the japanese files written by tite kubo himself, it goes like this:
1. Yamamoto
2. Aizen
3. Unohana (she was there before Shunsui and Ukitake)
4. Shunsui
5. Ukitake (cos hes ill)
6. Ichimaru Gin
7. Urahara
8. Yorichi
9. Ichigo
10. Kenpachi
11. Byakuya
12. Kurotsuchi Mayuri
13. Hitsugaya
14. Soi Fon
and i cba with the rest
sorry aizen and unohana are in the wrong order
http://www.mangashare.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7854
unohana is the 3rd highest when it comes to ability stats., the first being yamato and aizen at a tie.. the ranking is solely based on what is seen one the anime i assume, so its a bit inacurate.. XD
I’m so sorry but I have skimmed this whole thread reading random entries and the statements made are so far off and obviously, not well thought out. The only excuse is people either havent paid attention, have missed things, or are just plain oblivious.
Starting from the bottom:
How can you possibly put Cpt Cmdr Yamato and Sōsuke Aizen on par!? Cpt Cmdr has obviously ridiculously high reiastu to the point where is ENGULFS the battlefield. Aizen up until defection/betrayal had nothing going for him but his Kyōka Suigetsu technique/shikai(they have shown it, it has no form but that of the illusion!, which EVERYONE was under the influence of and tells them on his way up into Hueco Mundo). The ONLY person that they have shown able to see through it was Shinji(who is more than likely the strongest individual alive, more on this later).
Aizen NOW is probably Vizard. The fact that no Arrancar will even lift a finger towards him probably shows how strong he has BECOME. He stated that there were LIMITS to how strong you could become being just a shinigami, that he wanted to surpass those limits becoming something more, a vizard. We assume he had reached a limit(or atleast peaked his own abilities) in his shinigami abilities(so we know hes effing strong) and he was going on to gain more power. The extent of his time working/training his new form and powers must be minimal due to the amount of time b/w his defection and current time(4 Cpts enter Hueco Mundo to assist in rescuing Orihime).
Unohana is wise and MAY have a solid fighting stature. As of now… we just see people stating these things but she never gets a chance to show it. She was the only one Aizen did not want to confront on his way out and the ONLY one who saw something wrong in his fake corpse. She is a soft-spoken woman who has never displayed distress and uses honorifics when addressing everyone, including her subordinates. Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake treat her as their senior, implying she may have been involved in Soul Society longer than either of them.
Back to my statement on Shinji. He was a Cpt 110 years ago I think it was. He states he had been a Cpt for a long time(prob before Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake or even Unohana). He left as the leader with all the other Vizard, Urahara, and Yoruichi(latter 2 who then broke off to lead different life styles). I wouldnt be surprised if they were all Vizard with EXTENSIVE training and strength. Urahara was the one who more than likely got Aizen started with his power trip by letting him see what everyone who left Soul Society was doing or did in becoming Vizard and being exiled for probably using the Houkyoku.
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Yoruichi and Soi fong’s Bankai is Shunko.
HAHAHAHAHAHHA! Joke right!?
They clearly state, shunkō is a technique that combines hand-to-hand combat and kidō spells. KEY word, TECHNIQUE.
Yoruichi is shown carrying a kodachi-like blade during flashbacks. She is a shinigami, she does have SOME sort of zanpakutō, she has just not been put in the position of ever needing it. Also she intentionally trained herself in hand to hand to not need it as extensively as most other shinigami or arrancar, and because it has its advantages in battle(stated). Being that she was Cpt, 2nd Squad, she HAD to have a Bankai, and its not shunkō. The only person who had probably seen it was Urahara, and he probably helped develop it since he was the one who trained in hand to hand with her underground in SS.
Please dont make me think of a way to explain why shunkō is not Soi-fon’s bankai. Just dont.
Anonymous December 10th, 2008 11:19 am Number of comments posted:
i would say that by what you based it on you are correct in most cases however i want to add a few notes
ichigo is > than zakari in his strongest form. zakari DOES NOT have access to a bankai or shikai and supposedly wont for a long time if ever cuz he fights as if his sword was nameless. therefor ichigo > zakari no matter how you look at it. gin is very powerful and should be right above byakuya. there’s more but a lot of these peoples full potential has not been shown so we can’t say for sure
Are you effing serious? Kenpachi Zaraki has no shikai? How about he stated he cannot seal his zanpakutō(stated during one of his earlier fights) so it is ALWAYS in SHIKAI form. As captain of the 11th Division, like all of his predecessors, he has earned the title of “Kenpachi,” meaning that he is the strongest warrior among all of the Soul Reapers by killing the previous Kenpachi.
Yes, he DID NOT(keyword DID not) have bankai! He may not or may never. His sword DOES HAVE A NAME! He clearly states to his blade in one scene, talking to HER, that he wants to know her or become more familiar, whatever. Point is he knows, he just didnt care. For him his strength was his own, not from his blade.
Kenpachi fought Ichigo, with one hand on his zanpakutō! We have already seen what happens when he puts 2 hands on the hilt, and its not simply double the power.
Yeah we can say, “well ichini didnt know his sword and he didnt have bankai and vizard forms.” it doesnt matter! Ichigo hasnt gotten ANY stronger since he entered SS. He sucked when he got there, kicked asses anyways, and left butt hurt by a cpt. His bankai made him stronger but that strength became obsolete fast, his vizard form barely kept up with Grimjaww.
Aizen stronger than Kenpachi, doubtful atleast at that time. Kenpachi PLAYED with Ichigo, and with Tousen using his blackhole bankai.
Gin above Byakuya? Yes, maybe, DOUBTFUL. MAYBE on par only because he has combined his shinigami and hollow power to make him that strong(hence/if he is a vizard).
Byakuya is a cocky bastard and for good reason. He is a genius. He uses sword skill, bankai, and kido as naturally as breathing. I hope I dont have to help you all recall his fight with the espada. PURE GENIUS.
Your ONLY correct statement was your last. All those who arent dead, obviously have alot they havent shown.
Hitsugaya. November 30th, 2008 10:53 am Number of comments posted:
Sad to say, but your ranking is wrong, once you guys catch up on the manga, then you will understand, Aizen should be ranked #1, Urahara should be 2, then ichigo , yoruichi is stronger then soifon, but then u really cant say whos stronger, if they fight at their best then its hard to say, because soifon can 2 hit kill. While ichigo can kill every1 in his hallow that is until he cant control the hallow, which makes it WEAKER, however it’s under control. but mainly, if u want to classify anything, then you would need to put it more specific, because in the world of shinigami there 4 ways of fighting, in any case, jin doesnt have a doll nor a zampakuto, so classifying if some1 is strong or not based on their strength cant be accurate, because they r all near EQUAL with the varible of “x” because we are not the author of this Story, we dont know for sure, like in the next episode rukia’s swords get broken and she went to get to a new one and it just so happen her soul is so currupted right now, that she attain the sword of misery, while her privious one was of ice, or inoue just wake up one day with godly powershe does.
So they are all strong and they can all kill each other, want an example?
Byakuya bankai VS soifon beetle hand.
which would kill each other first?
btw please dont use the episode he was fighting Ichgo with his bankai, because he was holding,he only had to act like he wanted him dead, because he wanted Rukia to be saved that whole time and later on in the series he gets ALOT softer.
then when tousen uses his bankai, he could pratically kill any1.
ichigo in hallow form, can kill any1.
so theres really no super imba strong person, its just wat the author says and draws that counts.
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Sad to say, that even though you’ve read ahead in the manga, your still a tool.
Ichigo in hollow form = joke for everyone in the group of vizard. I do remember him being a complete hollow out of control and being played with for the whole duration or his metamorphosis. Only ONE of them used shikai, and thats cuz he runs around with a small knife and then a small combat knife. Whoopty do! If the manga shows hollow ichigo biting off kenpachi or shinji’s head, I’ll throw up the flag and protest the show!
Next Tousen Bankai… this was discussed. In theory, it should be omnipotent, but it has its weakness, shown by Kenpachi. Its only as strong as Tousen’s movements, which seem to be damn slow compared to Kenpachi’s reaction times. Until they show Tousen step it up HARDCORE, I say hes a punk.
Byakuya fighting Ichigo holding back? No. Not fighting with everything up his sleave, YES. He did not hold back his strength, he gave it his all. He just didnt use all his resources. Proven by his last fight. He kicks @$$. He doesnt get “SOFTER”, he just learns to balance duty, love, and justice. He always loved Rukia, but he had his priorities all jacked up.
The ‘example’ of Soi-fon and Byakuya fighting… lol horrible horrible horrible. She couldnt land one hit on him. Distance and speed both being factors. His bankai is almost perfectly balanced. It gives him great distance, attacks from all directions, strength and speed in close combat. Only drawback is he cant use both long and short distance at the same time or he would be a one man massacre!
And last thing imma ding you on is the Soifon and yoruichi comparison. B17*h please. Yoruichi was the one holding back in the SS arc. Nuff said.
The moderator does not understand nor doesn’t know who are those captains in Bleach Characters and the ranking as well is inaccurate. What the hell is doing ichigo and kariya in the ranking of Captains?? OMG. Are they among the captains? I don’t think so… This must be list of strongest Character in bleach! LoL!
According to the Databook of Kubo, the Captains should be ordered as follows:
1.Aizen
2.Yama
3.Unohana
4.Shunsui
5.Ukitake
6.Rinji
7.Uruhara
8.Byakuya
9.Ichimaru
10.Kenpachi
11.Komamura
12.Tousen
13.Soifon
14.Toshiro
15.Yorouchi
Well let’s see. I should probably leave out the three traitors since they are no longer captains.
this is in order for streangth.
1. Yamamoto because he is the head. his shikai seems stronger than a bankai so imagine what his bankai is like.
2. Byakuya, he knows flash step and his bankai seems to kill easily.
3. Kenpachi. He took out two Captains with his eyepatch. All he had to do to defeat 5th espada was just kendo.
4. Shunsui, one of the 1st students under head captain. He had help from another captain to fight head though.
5. Kommomura, his bankai is very destructive, he took out an enormous arrancar.
6. Jushiro, he allied with Shunsui againts the head. He doesn’t last long in battle.
7. Toshiro, pretty powerful Bankai.
8. Unohana, just guessing, never seen her fight, except for some simple arrancar.
9. Mayuri, doesn’t make since, he gets beat by uryu, but defeats a powerful bount.
10. Soi Fon. If it weren’t for her shikai she’d be pretty weak.
Hollo Ichigo should NOT count in the rank list considering he is a hollow, not a captain or even Ichigo AT ALL! Byakuya should be number 4 in the rank list because Juushiro is all ways sick.
This is the very intelligent Rating that could ever be in this site. (this rating is based on prediction and research) as of March 23, 2009, Anime: Eps,211, Manga,350)
1. Aizen (because he’s the main antagonist, he’s stronger than ichigo at this time, not until Bleach ends)
2. Ichigo (because he’s the main protagonist, he’ll be the number 1 after the bleach ends)
3. Yamamoto (he’s simply the general)
3. Kyoraku (he’s fighting stark now, guess what, stark is the 1st Espada, and he’s not afraid)
4. Ukitake (just like Kyoraku)
5. Unohana (damn, unohana has been strong since 150 years ago, but she’s more than a healer)
6. Isshin (he’s a condemned Gotei 13 Captain, what can you guess?)
7. Yorouichi (she’s the first Special Covert OPS [the assassins] Captain)
8. Urohara (he’s strong, and intelligent, but he’s a subordinate of yorouichi)
9. Kenpachi (this is just because he has remarkable reatsu, but he did not took up Shinigami Academy, that’s why he doesn’t have kidou)
10. Tousen (he’s faking it when he fought with Zaraki)
11. Ichimaru (he is, no doubt)
thank you
I wish people wouldn’t just put up ichigo and the bount leader and those other characters who aren’t captains, this is captains we are talking about!!! Plus people say that their favorite character is the strongest, that is just dishonest!
T_T.v.. dont understimate Unohana Retsu!!! according to the databook of kubo… unohana is the 3rd strongest captain after yama and aizen!!! There is a saying in the Soul Society, they noted that being destroyed by Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai’s Bankai would be a preferable fate rather than facing the wrath of Retsu Unohana… Shunsui and Ukitake said they would rather be destroyed by Yama’s bankai than have her mad at them… and dont forget that shes a healer… healers are fatal fighters(just like kabuto, tsunade and sakura in NARUTO) they know how to take apart a body and do it in the most brutal way possible… other databook ranked unohana as the 2nd strongest after yama… cant wait to see her fighting… I JUST LOVE UNOHANA RETSU!!! MILF… ^_^.v..
So with this databook, what does zaraki rank in streanght?
Yamamoto Genryusai
Reiatsu: 100, Defence: 100
Mobility: 100, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 100, Stamina: 60
Tite’s note:
General is almost totally overpowered, however his old age has chipped away at his stamina…
Soifon
Reiatsu: 80, Defence: 60
Mobility: 100, Kidou: 60
Wisdom: 60, Stamina: 100
Tite’s note:
Small aerodynamic physique allows for increased speed. When combo’d with her high attack power and near perfect constitution she is very dangerous.
Ichimaru Gin
Reiatsu: 80, Defence: 80
Mobility: 80, Kidou: 80
Wisdom: 80, Stamina: 80
Tite’s note:
Every one of his abilities are considerably high, very well rounded and is an all-round fighter.
Unohana Retsu
Reiatsu: 100, Defence: 80
Mobility: 70, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 100, Stamina: 90
Tite’s note:
She has few opportunities to fight at the battlefront, but her combat skills are nevertheless high! If agitated, she could possibly be the most feared captain…
Aizen Sousuke
Reiatsu: 100, Defence: 90
Mobility: 90, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 100, Stamina: 80
Tites’s note:
All his abilities are high. His overall abilities are elite even compared to the Gotei 13 squad captains.
Kuchiki Byakuya
Reiatsu: 90, Defence: 80
Mobility: 90, Kidou: 90
Wisdom: 90, Stamina: 70
Tite’s note:
Combat stats are high, showing Captain Kuchiki’s preference towards combat. These abilities are flawless.
Komamura Sajin
Reiatsu: 100, Defence: 100
Mobility: 40, Kidou: 50
Wisdom: 80, Stamina: 100
Tite’s note:
Boasting a gigantic physique, Captain Komamura is able to hold off opponents with brute strength. A power fighter who fights openly without resorting to petty tricks.
Kyouraku Shunsui
Reiatsu: 90, Defence: 90
Mobility: 90, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 90, Stamina: 70
Tite’s note:
His abilities are more than deserving of Captain Class; his weakness residing in his relaxed attitude resulting in him easing up during a fight.
Kaname Tousen
Reiatsu: 70, Defence: 70
Mobility: 80, Kidou: 90
Wisdom: 90, Stamina: 60
Tite’s note:
Suited for combat that involves intelligence and strategy than conventional combat.
Hitsugaya Toushirou
Reiatsu: 80, Defence: 80
Mobility: 90, Kidou: 90
Wisdom: 80, Stamina: 80
Tite’s note:
Every one of his abilities are considerably high. Due to his ability to adapt to various combat scenarios, he is most-always included on vital missions.
Zaraki Kenpachi
Reiatsu: 100, Defence: 80
Mobility: 60, Kidou: 0
Wisdom: 50, Stamina: 100
Tite’s note:
Possesses extremely high offensive power and stamina, but his efficiency with kidou ranks the lowest amongst captains.
Kurotshuchi Mayuri
Reiatsu: 70, Defence: 70
Mobility: 40, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 100, Stamina: 50
Tite’s note:
Though his combat power is weak, his wisdom and kidou are outstanding. Very efficient in deception.
Ukitake Jyuushiro
Reiatsu: 90, Defence: 90
Mobility: 70, Kidou: 100
Wisdom: 100, Stamina: 40
Tite’s note:
His illness restrains him in Ugendou most of the time. The only slight uncertainty is his stamina.
dont try to question it coz its from kubo himslef…
as for kenchan!!! zaraki’s reiatsu is the same as the reiatsu of yama, aizen, komamura and unohana…(perhaps Zaraki’s 100 in Reiatsu is in fact not the same as Unohana’s or Komamura). Numbers show in which ways each captain is susceptible to harm from one another. it doesn’t mean that all of them has this equal amount of strength but it only implies that their use of reiatsu is exceptional. unfortunately, zaraki ranked last due of his being 0 in kido but it doesn’t mean that he’s the weakest among the captains… juts look at the stats of yama… most of it is a hundred!!! so it only means that hes nearly invincible to any attacks!
Man, if zaraki wanted to use kido, then would he be at the top?
PROBABLY… specially when his eye patch is of or when he use his 2 hands in handling his sword(just like what he did when he fought the 5th espada) … so IMBA!!! just imagine kenchan using kido(ex: byakuyas binding technique or something!)… then kenchan is a monster… LITERALLY!!!
Right on Duuude! only Yamamoto, Aizen and Kuchiki are stronger than him…for right now!!
read the manga if your not.
if you do the you should update this because karya and ichigo are not captain level. karya sucks ichigo was weak during that point in the anime. and most of the captains abilities have not been shown yet and some are just starting to be shown in the manga.
okay yea i know this thread is old but here is an ACTUAL captain ranks (battle data) and the battle data will be beside there names (showing there strength)
1. Yamamoto-560
2. Aizen-560
3. Retsu Unohana-540
4. Shunsui Kyōraku-530
5. Byakuya Kuchiki-510
6. Tōshirō Hitsugaya-500
7. Jushiro Ukitake-490
8. Gin-480
9. Sajin Komamura-470
10. Soi Fon-460
11. Kaname Tōsen-460
12. Mayuri Kurotsuchi-430
13. Kenpachi Zaraki-390
Are u retarted on this list? Kenpachi should be higher than ichigo, for heaven sakes he did not even use kendo style on ichigo, which would of been x10 times as stronger than he already is, and he already killed ichigo, so zangetsu had to loan him powers so that he could of fought again.
plus he dont even know his banki, and sooner in bleach he is gonna be able to communicate with it, so then he will be TIMES as fucking strong than he already is, which should jump him up to #3 on the chart.
and you cant rank the nurse just cause she seems more of a healer than fighter, that dont make no damn sense, and u ranked the fucking 2nd President of Research and Development Institute second to last? are u serious?.. fucking hell your are one sorry ass ranker.
You havent even seen Urahara Kisuke fight, and yet u put him so low, for fucking sakes they Gotai 13 needed his assistance in orger to get them into the city to fight aizen, that dude is strong, and he is President of the Research and Development Institute.. common dude, be real >.>
How can you rank some if the caps so low. Kenpachi beat tousin so can’t rank him above. Here is the real order.
ichigo.
1) Yamamoto
2) uahara. The 0 ranked espada ran.
3) aizen only cause of his sword
4)shunsui. His swords game is insane
5) ukitake.
6). Kenpachi. Beat 2 caps with only power.
7) toushiro. He beat gin an is going head on with 3rd rank espada
9) gin
10) soi fon
11) unohana
12) komaura the dog
13) tousen soooo weak.
ghoti has it perfect… in the fact that all the
fighting styles
ability and usage of kido
stamina
zanpakuto abiitys and powers
and one of the main plots in some of the earlier episodes (well all of the episodes actualy)… will to fight and or what he/she is fighting for. and i agree with the ppl who said that the vampires(lol *HISSS…want to suck your…….soul?)shouldn’t be in the line up except for pure curiosity.
Yamma Gi A.K.A the 1st squad captain and supreme commander. Kenpahci i think would get owned by this, even IF he had his Bankai guy Genryusai’s Aura was waay sick when he fought the other 2 captains in SS plus in the Heco Mundo arc even kenpachi told about how he got schooled by “that old man”. i think his power is simply terrifying. plus i dont think that that weve enven seen anything near what hes capable of.
Aizen is still pending not sure what his deal with but in SS he obviously didnt want to fight the old man, thus his “hasty retreat.”
id say ur right about everything except i think yoruichi and uruhara should be higher than kariya