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Rukia Kuchiki (Japanese: 朽木 ルキア, Hepburn: Kuchiki Rukia) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo.In the series, she is a Soul Reaper, (死神, Shinigami, literally 'Death God'), in charge of slaying and eradicating corrupted souls whose unfortunate fate lies destined for ruthless killing and feeding of living beings.
Another of Aizen's early experiments in blending hollow and Soul Reaper abilities, created from Soul Reaper souls, White is a black-colored, horned, humanoid hollow. Years before the events of the series, White hunts Soul Reapers until he is defeated by the combined efforts of Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki.
A Soul Reaper's duties include leading wandering spirits to the Soul Society by giving a Konso (魂葬 (こんそう), konsō, "soul funeral") to souls yet to become hollows and defeat those who have. [10] High-level Soul Reapers and similarly powerful beings are able to levitate by standing on the spiritual energy in the air.
To balance her soul out with the hollow's in her, the entirety of a Soul Reaper's power is needed to combat it for her entire life, since a Quincy does not have any resistance to hollow souls. Isshin volunteered and Urahara provided him with a specially created Gigai, that can completely contain a Soul Reaper soul and turn them into a human.
Bleach was first conceived from Tite Kubo's desire to draw a shinigami (Soul Reaper) in a kimono, which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers in the series. [2] [3] At first, Kubo thought that the Soul Reapers should use guns, so the first title for the series was "Snipe" (as in "sniper"); however, this was changed with the ...
Aizen wielding Kyoka Suigetsu while evolving as a result of using the Hōgyoku as seen on the cover for Volume 48. Aizen is an extremely powerful and intelligent combatant, well above many captain-level Soul Reapers, which is the highest-ranking position just under the head captain.
Having learned that he is a Fullbringer himself, Chad agrees to help restore Ichigo's Soul Reaper abilities for Xcution's needs. However, unaware that Xcution was using him for their plan to attack the Soul Society, Chad is attacked by Shūkurō Tsukishima and falls under the influence of his Fullbring to serve as an enforcer.
The Arrancars, Hollows who acquired humanoid form and Soul Reaper powers, become the primary antagonists later in the series under the command of the rogue Soul Reaper Sōsuke Aizen and the ten strongest Arrancars known as the Espadas. The 10 Espadas are numbered 0–9, 0 being the strongest and 9 the weakest.