How Aizen and Tsukishima COUNTERED Yhwach's Almighty, Explained | BLEACH Discussion 

What did you think of The Almighty as an ability in the series? Too broken, or fitting for Yhwach?

So basically Ichigo uses two of his enemies one that controls the past and one that controls the present to defeat to one that controls the future.

Tsukishima: remember when you didn't break Ichigos sword? Aizen: Look at Ichigo, now look at me, now back at Ichigo, now look back at me. I am not your Ichigo.

So basically Ywach's downfall was because he had tunnel vision.

So imagine how clever Gin was for discovering the weakness of Kyoka Suigetsu. Sadly though, he took the secret to his grave. Aizen also made sure to ally with Tosen, the only soulreaper who cannot be affected by Kyoka Suigetsu. Ah Bleach...gonna watch you again.

Kyoka Suigetsu is, in a way, a hard counter to the Almighty. To fall under the influence of Kyoka Suigetsu you have to SEE its release initially, just for once. Yhwach can see too much with his Almighty and thus is highly susceptible to Kyoka Suigetsu. Aizen could not have wished for an easier opponent. There is no way Yhwach could have NOT fallen under hypnosis.

Just goes to show how terrifying aizens power is basically manipulating a god

Yhwach saw 14,000,605 futures where he won but didn't see the 1 where he lost.

Another theory of why Ichigo's sword didn't break was that that was Aizen's illusion too. So Ywach missed the mark. Later on you see Aizen's sword be cracked in the same way.

Tsukishima is my favorite also very underrated. he is in story like from start guided and trained ichigo in first arc. defeated 3 captains in rukia rescue arc. opened the gate of hueco mundo in arrancar arc. sealed aizen in fake karakura arc but everyone give him credit for just fixing ichigo's bankai. i mean its not fair. he is one of the main charecters cmon

I felt like Aizen was training ichigo indirectly helping him get stronger the whole series in a sick and twisted way.

AMAZING explanation. It makes lots of sense, dude!!!

Can we talk about how Aizen still hasn’t used his bankai, EVEN against “The Almighty”?? Aizen “s bankai must be broken af.

who would win? Yhwach: a literall god quincy with the power to see all futures and alter them Tsukushima: some random human with a random power that died recently

I personally believe that The Arrow could potentially be an anomaly that Yhwach could not see or predict because it nullifies his powers. Or, perhaps, Uryu’s power of The Antithesis was able to counteract The Almighty by nullifying Yhwach’s ability to predict what Uryu would do.

I love that Aizen stayed relevant in a way that made sense. Dude was a complete boss.

Tsukishima really is underrated. I still love how Aizen trolled Ywach at the start. Renji never being there is something i never thought of, interesting

I really hope they can expand this in the anime. Kubo had to end it so quickly which made it so chaotic.

I love how no matter how OP or broken a power is in bleach. There is always something someone can do to counter it.

I always thought that Aizen saying "Amusing..." was just him kinda picking on the Quincy King...it was like him saying " I guess your All Mighty isnt as Mighty as you think"

I remember when ywach first started flexing his almighty we all thought tsukishima would be the one to stop him since one changes the past and the other changes the future

I loved how OP the Almighty was, because it gave Aizen the opportunity to showcase just how much of a monster and troll he truly is. The chills from that moment stick with me til this day

I dont know why this never occurred to me. Tsukishima manipulates the past, Aizen manipulates the present, and Ywach manipulates the future lol.

Something interesting is that according to Jugram, Juha only opens his eyes when fighting Ichibei. And Aizen had already used a Kyokasuigetsu on Juha before.

The metaphors for how Tsukishima's and Aizen's abilities worked to help Ichigo were SO helpful actually. I do have a couple things though. Kyouka Suigetsu affects all SIX senses- don't forget spiritual awareness! Even if you heard or saw a person, if their spiritual signature is wrong you would know they were a fake- so Aizen's ability affects that too. And when Uryu temporarily nullifies Yhwach's Almighty with the arrow and Ichigo stikes him, one of the reasons he didn't see his defeat coming was because of Haschwalth (though Aizen might've certainly also had a hand in it as well). When Yhwach's powered switched to Haschwalth while Yhwach slept, he sent a vision of Ichigo defeating him, but led him to believe it was a dream. Yhwach DID technically see his defeat, but dismissed it as just a dream. I think that makes more sense as to why he didn't see Uryu coming with the arrow rather than he just happened to not be paying attention in that moment. If I got anything wrong let me know but that's how I remember it.

Yhwach's downfall: Too good eyesight so he saw Kyoka Suigetus' Release ONCE. Aizen really was tricky. :P

I assumed Aizen's "fascinating" line had to do with Ywabach percieving the defeat of Ichigo as the most critical element of his victory. Aizen's practically a god at that point and set up Ywabach to "see only his greatest fear" or some nonsense, when he still thought Ichigo was the most dangerous threat Aizen thought "huh? He's fighting me, a literal god, and still thinks beating this teenager is the linchpin?"

Best way to explain Tsukishima's influence against that ability is that Ichigo is a tree and the Almighty cut down all of his branches but Tsukishima planted a new tree with Ichigo's name to grow new branches that haven't been cut down yet

Tsukishima stabs soul king and inserts "You have never been sealed memory"

So Aizen is still the most OP character of bleach confirmed.

Mom: "Girls are not that confusing" Girls :

Aizen defying almight fits his theme pretty well

Aizen trolled "Almighty" Yhwach with only his shikai, and while having his reatsu range restrained. Damn, he's such a boss.

I think Aizen saying Ichigo gave Yhwach trouble is a clue to how the final battles played out, and obviously it isnt to do with any detectable physical damage as Ichigo inflicted none. Kubo doesnt bother explaining things and his power system lacks consistency, but from what i could gather Aizen is saying he could sense the battle via reiatsu, and from what he could sense, Yhwach probably spent a ton of his 'energy' using his future bending multiple times rather than risking a direct battle with Ichigo's bankai. I assume that similar to how Nen powers can be op but have conditions, a power like Yhwach's future bending probably has immense cost, otherwise he would be spamming it or using it in far more powerful ways, its just based on logical inference that the almighty power is NOT infinite and spammable and does have a cost, hence him even needing time to rest (when he lends his power to Hashwalt). (more detail below) Its also limited to one person at a time, whomever he focuses his gaze upon. Likewise i think we can further infer that what he bends with his power will have a cost to it based on how its used, and the cost must be higher than normal means or else he would never act in the present and just always use almighty. Placing a reiatsu trap is one small cost usage, killing a spirit body or breaking its sword probably requires more reiatsu than whatever the thing is he is trying to change with his power. So he must be able to control and decide how much power he puts into each usage of Almighty, and must also have limits or a max mana bar atleast, and probably has to rest a long time after using up his tank. This means Yhwach wasnt just being cheeky when he told Ichigo he was showing respect to his Bankai, he probably placed a ton of reiatsu into that usage of Almighty to break his bankai and horn, perhaps far more than the amount Ichigo would have displayed had he fought him directly, but chose to do so rather than bother or risk the encounter going any further. That whole spawning traps segment is probably just the least intensive or most efficient way of using Almighty without expending much reiatsu. Likewise he saw fit to steal whatever he could from the remaining quincy before facing Aizen, implying he may have drained more of his tank than intended taking on ichigo. Also alot of unexplained things in the next chapter, but one could argue Aizens illusions have to replicate reiatsu senses as well to the opponent, but the fact that multiple times Yhwach attempts to use future bending to break Ichigo and Aizens sword and it only cracks is a sign that Yhwach is either too low on power by now to use it as effectively, or more likely is controlling how much power is put into each usage of future bending. I believe this is why the 'illusion ichigo''s sword doesnt break, nothing to do with Tsukishima imo, since this isnt the real ichigo at that point, but Aizen still. By this logic, he believes he used enough to break the sword based on what he thinks his target is, but is incorrect because the sword is really Aizen's. Or an Illusion of what Ichigos power level should appear to be to Yhwach mind, and since Aizens reiatsu is far higher than the amount Yhwach used for his future bending in these instances it merely cracked rather than broke. In other words - the energy put into the spell cast wasnt enough to complete the task because Yhwach is incorrect about the power level of what he is spell casting against, sort of lol.... hope that makes sense. That means Yhwach was spamming useless spells wasting mana quite a bit in the end! Then having to come back from the dead in 684 probably used quite alot of energy as well, so it becomes slightly more believable that after all that and the momentary loss of power, that he was too weak to defend himself in the final moment even vs a worn out Ichigo shikai. Is it just head cannon? Yeah... but thats the best sense I could make of what we are shown in the finale. Heres hoping the anime expands the final arc where it was rushed....

Tsukishima is mad underrated. His power is basically to alter your personal past with the swipe of his sword. It even works on inorganic matter too. CFYOW reveals that Fullbringers have a piece of the Soul King in them. My headcannon is that Book of The End was inherited by the Soul King(its heavily hinted that SK had the Almighty as well) as the 'antithesis' to the Almighty. One controls the past and one controls the future. I'd Tsukishima trained more I don't think it would be a stretch that his abilities could counter or cancel out YH. Or maybe the SK had seen everything in the future and made Book of the End to keep Almighty in check. Hell Tsukishima even kind of favors Yhwach a little. I wonder If Tsukishima is an ancestor of the SK. What do y'all think?

Normally I cringe at people who do content like this because their energy is to much. You keep my attention by your calm demeanor and passion. It actually makes me want to go read these Mangas. I hate reading but you have such insight that makes it seem worthy. Thank you for your content and reviving my love for Bleach

I really like this explanation, I think it plays into what Kubo does well in that despite how powerful a bad guy is (think Barragan or Aizen) and how much they compare themselves to being a god, they're always shown to be human, very powerful but human. As if there's something they will never really achieve.

You do amazing breakdowns I just read the entire 698 volumes over the last week or two and man watching these videos 3 months later is still refreshing 🤝. Great content.

Wow great narrative. You made me understand the fight better. Can not wait until we see it on screen!

No the arrow was made from still sliver. Which has the power of "stillness" the same power as the mimihagi. The mimihagi was unaffected by almighty cuz of this power

Just found your channel recently and am enjoying the vids so far! I enjoy hearing your interpretations and they make me question my own views of the subject at hand. Keep it up!

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This was really good video, clear a lot for me with tsukishima. It was a great analogy to explain his book of the end

tbh i understood everything u said in this video. Thanks for the explanation because it definitely cleared things up for me.

Speaking of the anime, I think a good idea for a video would be a list of things you think the anime should change in regards to TYBW, or perhaps the opposite; a list of moments you simply can’t wait for when the anime is finally released. Loving the uploads man!!

greatest break down of a anime fight ever thanks for breaking it down is such great detail amazing work new sub

Brother great content. Just as stoked to have bleach greatness back in our lives. Your analysis is damn good.

Guys hear me out ,imagine if tsukishima stabs yhwach and then changes up his past ,and then he becomes an ally.

I thought all the Fullbringers would be a more clear counter to the Almighty since their abilities effect opponents regardless of reiatsu. I also thought that Aizen might use the Hogyoku somehow to turn Uryu into a vizard and make the A the Antithesis unabsorbable by Yuha..

Great job! I definitely needed clarity. Thanks

I love your channel man, i have only pretty recently watched/read bleach and i love it so much and the discussions on your channel supplement my need for new bleach stuff super well!

Also he didn't think any Quincy would turn against him. He made it seem like they couldn't hurt him. When Ishida's step in they prove that they never believed he was their "King" same as with Ichigo, he made it seem that the Quincy blood in his veins would not allow him to hurt Ywach. He was cocky with his power and that is why he fell. Same as with Aizen in his Arc. he thought he was truly invincible and no one would surpass him.

I always loved the fact that it is the two previous Big Bads' assistance that ultimately help Ichigo defeat the last Big Bad. Such poetry in that. Also excellent explanation on how the Book of the End effects the Almighty!

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼explanation,when i first was reading the manga i never understood how that work but your explanation made it simple and make sense

Thanks so much bro. Best explanation I've come across

Good video again. I think you should do one on Aizen's kyoka suigetsu ability as it clearly evolved post sealing. Since Aizen fused with his sword kyokasuigetsu seems to trap you by just looking at Aizen himself....possibly. Also, it seems to now create illusions that Aizen didn't intend for. Remember he made Juha see Renji in bankai form but Aizen never saw Renji's new bankai so it is possible that kyoka suigetsu is using info from the opponent's mind in some aspect. I think too Aizen power being restricted by the black seals on his body limited Kyoka Suigetsu's influence. This can be a possible reason why it was operating a bit differently as Aizen powers were restricted close to him...possibly explaining why he was subbing for the illusions of Renji and Ichigo...he had to go in close for it to work.

Small fix. Aizen wasn’t lucky. He just isn’t always sure what you see when you’re hypnotized. He made that clear during the him vs captains fight. Once you get going it seems to take on a mind of its own. So I think he said that last part because it was actually him realizing what the all mighty was seeing at the time

Fantastic job describing the way the past/present/future works! Great vid!

Great explanation! Wasn't aware of all the details, thanks!

Imagine Aizen actually Managed to make Ywach his underling and being able to Controll the allmighty ability of Ywach.

Aizen’s Bankai could possibly be something like Ichibei’s where the shikai is actually more useful than the Bankai. And aizen prefers to use shikai, and there are too few situations where his bankai would actually be more useful than shikai. But my thinking is that Kubo wanted to leave Aizen’s bankai a mystery so that the unknown nature of it would make aizen a character we truly don’t know how powerful he is. The reality is that this was all part of Aizen’s plan

Thanks for this clear explanation that made the battle clearer.

Loving the vids! Never finished the TYBW arc so I’m super excited for the anime!!

Despite looking like Ed Sheeran, you've instantly become one of favorite channels. Thank you!!!

What's a bit confusing is that Haschwalth was able to see a vision of the future where Yhwach gets cut down and sends it to Yhwach. So was what Haschwalth saw the future of many times Yhwach saw in his initial fight with Ichigo in Wahrwelt or the 2nd future timeline created by Tsukishima?

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I'm glad I found this channel. Huge bleach fan and you're pumping out great content. Keep up the good work!

Didn't aizen use kyoka suigetsu on yhwach when he met him in muken? I don't think he was using the almighty at that time so wouldn't that be the reason he was able to effect him? Because If he was using the almighty at that time wouldn't he have been able to see in the future that aizen was going to put him under kyoka suigetsu's effect 🤔?

I believe Aizen's ability makes the user see the outcome they want most, their own mind does most of the work for him. Seeing success at every corner even when failing, seeing a win when you really have lost. His fascincation with what ywach sees stems from each persons unique way of their own mind being used to trick them, and how they are being tricked by their own wants and needs is what fascinates him.

Dude you're a breath of fresh air, you've got a great style a d I like the attention to detail and references to past events

very interesting and insightful analysis, I had totally forgotten that Tsukashima was even there.

The power to defy the Almighty. The "D" ---> deus ex Machina Also, great explanation and great topic

Yhwach the most op villain. I can’t wait to see him in anime

Nicely explained. Good job

Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :) Jsi borec.

Is is Aizen affecting multiple “puddles” of water, or Aizen affecting the moment in time that all “puddles” are based on?

I think Yhwach can also only change one individual future at a time. Also don’t forget Yhwach was under hypnosis before he got his full strength back.

Thanks for this breakdown!

Thanks for this!! You really helped me understand what was going on

When I read the manga I always thought that the All Mighty works like a search You look "Ichigo's Bankai" in the futures He witnesses all of the futures that contain that information and chooses the one he "likes" or the one that is more useful Like the future in which Ichibei dies, or the unlikely future in which Ichigo's bankai breaks and then he overrides the present with that result What I mean it's that he isn't changing the future, he is selecting a particular outcome that he sees and overrides reality with it Tensa Zangetsu breaks, Ichibei dies, etc...

For those of you still confused about Tsukushima power, it's the concept they used in Avengers Endgame. When they removed the stones from the reality, it created a new future timeline divergent (remember when Bruce met the Ancient One). However, if they put the stones back EXACTLY where they got them from time wise, then there's no divergent timeline. Tsukushima inserting into the past, creates a new timeline in that person (including their sword a manifestation of their spiritual power because they're connected) thus it created a timeline where Ywach NEVER broke Ichigo's bankai specifically for his past. Therefore, Orihime could heal it, because even if she saw it, she could still heal it cause it no longer is in the timeline for Ichigo.

You explained it very well thanks for the much needed explanation.

i was so confused with the final fight but your explanation made a lot of sence, thanks :)

I always read Aizen's comment at the end to Yhwach as patronizing him. Driving more salt into the wound that he isn't as powerful as he thinks.

5:25 One thing - if we believe in theory of multiple potential futures, we should also consider theory of multiple timelines, which implies infinite pasts that can lead to the present. We love to believe that there is one past - as we lived through it, but we will also only live through one future - so either there is only one timeline for us and there is no infinite possibilities and in fact no infinite pasts, or there isn't just one specific timeline and change/choice isn't only an illusion. All Mighty can change all futures, the way Book can manipulate person's pasts into infinite possibilities. Which implies that in Bleach universe - there are multiple pasts and futures, and it only depends on who is the viewer - that which timeline is followed.

Nice explanation. Good luck with your channel, I wish you luck

This channel is super underrated I swear

If they revive the anime, I want them to expand on Aizen vs. Ywach.

I didn't understand why orihimes ability was never used to it's possible peak as indicated by Aizen, the ability to reject reality itself would have been very interesting against Juha

Thanks for the great vid... looking forward to more in the future!

Thanks for explaining how Tsukishima power worked in that battle. When I was read it the first time it had been ages/years since I had read the fullbring arc and then there was so much that happened in the TYBW that it was hard to keep up.

If Aizen could control Ywach's perception of the future, then Aizen might have done so because he saw that in one of the possibilities that Ywach could have seen that Uryu shoot him with the arrow. Or maybe Aizen could have planned this ever since Ywach fell under kyokasuigetsu and made it so the correct circumstances happened to lead to Ywach's death.

You should make a video about "does the zanpakuto make sense". It seems like the rules are all over the place.

They should definitely higher you I have watched several of your videos now and you make sense of what's going to the point where it's like damn I didn't even think of that.!

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Could you make a video listing the top 50 beings in the bleach verse, from manga, anime, novels and games, I and many others would love to see it

People arguing about how broken is the Almighty, but Aizen with his Shikai could put a fight. So whos the broken one? And Aizen didnt even reveal his Bankai. So...

Good stuff mate

I absolutely love your videos. Very detailed. Subbed

I always thought the key to beating the unbeatable Yhwach was Tite Kubo being told he had to wrap up the series in two weeks.