Well, looks like this is going to be a fun ride. Also, that HAS to hurt. But we all know as resident lancer, Ishida is not allowed to beat anyone Ichigo can't beat, so he wasn't going to win anyway.
Odds of impending Ulquiorra flashback to prolong the moments before the Shirosaki beatdown?
A bunch of us were lamenting the fact that it looks as though Ulqui's been lumped in the official "EVIL DOER" category -- and we all feel cheated, like "why did Kubo spend SOOO much time developing Ulquiorra's obvious attachment to Orihime, if he just intended him to be all 'LOL I KEEL EVERYWUN' in the end?"
BUT, I have faith with this new theory...that Ulquiorra will redeem himself by protecting Orihime from Shirosaki....because we all know how apeshit Ichi's hollow form is, and he won't give a fuck about her.
*bites nails OMG BELL IT'S GETTING CRAZZZEEEEE NAO*
Appropriate icon is appropriatemercury_sparrowMarch 11 2009, 20:13:00 UTC
I can. Ulquiorra, when he lets loose-- and really, all Bleach villains, when it comes down to it-- have been extremely brutal in their tactics. Given Ishida hasn't mastered his dad's "I shoot a bow with just one hand" style yet, it's pretty much impossible for him to fight optimally without his left hand. It's very Ulquiorra-- a calculated move designed to crush the enemy's hopes of winning completely.
Since I'm not much of an Ulqui fan, I'm not sure that's what we'll see... but I won't deny it's a distinct possibility. It all comes down to whether Kubo wants to support the ship or sink it.
A few points of interest, though: His second release, if what he says is true, means that, despite his apparent loyalty, all along, even before Orihime, there IS something he's been holding out from Aizen on: his loyalty isn't totally unwavering. But either way, yes, it's getting even crazier. As if it hasn't been pretty crazy these past few chapters already. >D
Re: Appropriate icon is appropriatemisoraMarch 11 2009, 20:34:12 UTC
is that your rivelata account? :D
I know the Espada are supposed to be brutal. I guess based on what we'd seen previously of Ulquiorra, though, I was thinking we'd see another "let Ichigo off the hook" move...Ulquiorra didn't seem, from earlier chapters, to relish fighting someone -- not like Nnoitra or Grimmjow. He didn't seem to have that Adjuchas animal-like behavior
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I don't think so, really. Ulquiorra has now essentially killed Kurosaki (I find it amusing how it's more natural for me to refer to him as Kurosaki now than Ichigo because I've been playing Ishida so long) twice. If anything, JUST removing Ishida's hand is relatively merciful. Either that, or he sees Ishida as so far below him that he's not worth actually killing, like Kurosaki is
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It's true, Ulquiorra attacked Ichigo (lol@ your use of 'Kurosaki' :D) twice, now...but he was much more lenient the first time. "If you can stand up and walk away from here...do so." The hole he's just blown in Ichigo's chest in 348 was WAY bigger than the one he did with his hand, earlier. This time he's about the srs damage.
I have the feeling that the balance of good ane evil in this arc (and by that I mean the Arrancar arc) lies with Orihime. I refuse to believe, despite Kubo's insistence on making her seem the helpless damsel and shrieking "Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun!" every five seconds, that she's not going to get the development she deserves and that we've been waiting for all along. I mean, she showed such promise prior to the SS arc, when her powers first awoke to protect Tatsuki. We know she has it in her. She just has to hit rock-bottom emotionally (which, given her expressions in the last two chapters, it's likely she has).
That said, who has been most affected by Orihime out of all the Espada? Ulquiorra. We'
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At the same time, though, the blow he dealt to Kurosaki then was fatal. What he just did to Ishida? Brutal. But non-fatal. I think it returns to the fact there that, to him, Ishida is trash, too weak for him to need to kill
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That's true, re: seeing the Espada 200 chapters ago. Gah. Time moves sooo~ slowly in Bleachland.
The whole Ulquiorra/Byakuya comparison still stands, I feel, even if Orihime is involved. It might be exactly because of Orihime -- or some danger he perceives to her -- that makes Ulquiorra switch sides. *shrug* It's just a theory, at this point. Who knows what Kubo has up his sleeve.
I see a third way that Orihime could stand up for herself AND end the fighting...and that is to embrace her powers, not destructively, but in a shielding way -- maybe even rejecting something. (Or someone.) I still don't know if she'll fight Ulquiorra hand-to-hand, and I have a hard time seeing her face down Shirosaki...she's terrified of that guy. I think she's actually less afraid of Ulquiorra's released form, than she is of Ichigo's Hollow.
♥ I don't really want it to be over, truthfully, but it's just so suspenseful right now that I can't wait to find out what happens next! It's nervewracking...
Odds of impending Ulquiorra flashback to prolong the moments before the Shirosaki beatdown?
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I can't believe Ulqui took his arm off. D:
A bunch of us were lamenting the fact that it looks as though Ulqui's been lumped in the official "EVIL DOER" category -- and we all feel cheated, like "why did Kubo spend SOOO much time developing Ulquiorra's obvious attachment to Orihime, if he just intended him to be all 'LOL I KEEL EVERYWUN' in the end?"
BUT, I have faith with this new theory...that Ulquiorra will redeem himself by protecting Orihime from Shirosaki....because we all know how apeshit Ichi's hollow form is, and he won't give a fuck about her.
*bites nails OMG BELL IT'S GETTING CRAZZZEEEEE NAO*
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Since I'm not much of an Ulqui fan, I'm not sure that's what we'll see... but I won't deny it's a distinct possibility. It all comes down to whether Kubo wants to support the ship or sink it.
A few points of interest, though: His second release, if what he says is true, means that, despite his apparent loyalty, all along, even before Orihime, there IS something he's been holding out from Aizen on: his loyalty isn't totally unwavering. But either way, yes, it's getting even crazier. As if it hasn't been pretty crazy these past few chapters already. >D
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I know the Espada are supposed to be brutal. I guess based on what we'd seen previously of Ulquiorra, though, I was thinking we'd see another "let Ichigo off the hook" move...Ulquiorra didn't seem, from earlier chapters, to relish fighting someone -- not like Nnoitra or Grimmjow. He didn't seem to have that Adjuchas animal-like behavior ( ... )
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I have the feeling that the balance of good ane evil in this arc (and by that I mean the Arrancar arc) lies with Orihime. I refuse to believe, despite Kubo's insistence on making her seem the helpless damsel and shrieking "Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun!" every five seconds, that she's not going to get the development she deserves and that we've been waiting for all along. I mean, she showed such promise prior to the SS arc, when her powers first awoke to protect Tatsuki. We know she has it in her. She just has to hit rock-bottom emotionally (which, given her expressions in the last two chapters, it's likely she has).
That said, who has been most affected by Orihime out of all the Espada? Ulquiorra. We' ( ... )
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The whole Ulquiorra/Byakuya comparison still stands, I feel, even if Orihime is involved. It might be exactly because of Orihime -- or some danger he perceives to her -- that makes Ulquiorra switch sides. *shrug* It's just a theory, at this point. Who knows what Kubo has up his sleeve.
I see a third way that Orihime could stand up for herself AND end the fighting...and that is to embrace her powers, not destructively, but in a shielding way -- maybe even rejecting something. (Or someone.) I still don't know if she'll fight Ulquiorra hand-to-hand, and I have a hard time seeing her face down Shirosaki...she's terrified of that guy. I think she's actually less afraid of Ulquiorra's released form, than she is of Ichigo's Hollow.
♥ I don't really want it to be over, truthfully, but it's just so suspenseful right now that I can't wait to find out what happens next! It's nervewracking...
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