How STRONG is Gerard Valkyrie? The MOST POWERFUL Sternritter | Bleach Discussion 

So just how strong is Gerard? Is he the strongest supporting enemy in the series? Let me know what you think!

Imagine the eternal battle between him and Aizen, both endlessly becoming stronger each time they are killed.

He has the true embodiment of the Soul King so naturally his OP is taken to a wildly over the top spectacle. The Shinigami trying and failing to end him was sure something, among the Quincies Gerard is certainly a memorable character even if his unkillable status got tiresome. He's truly from Valhalla.

We saw him go against mostly "brute force" characters. I wonder how Mayuri or Urahara would have handled him. I think the only effective way to deal with his healing factor is by not trying to kill him, but rather sealing him.

kubo's ability to make cool transformation in a short time dont get enough praise, like he's limitless when designing characters and (multiple) transformation for them.

gerard: im immortal, im invincible. Mayuri: hehe, ooh a perfect test subject.

I like that Gerard, Pernida and Mimihagi exist to explain how exactly the Soul King can be killed. Because Gerard has/is the heart of the Soul King, the Soul King is not immortal. I like that.

You know, for a long time, I didn't know what to make of Gerard. But over time he's grown on me. He really feels like this larger than life character worthy of being an emissary of a God. His power was simple but impressive. There's just a kind of a charisma to him, his design and his powers. I mean, he really doesn't have deplorable traits either. He commends his enemies (he praises Oetsu and Zaraki when fighting them) and allies (compliments Uryu), shows common ground with Zaraki with them both enjoying a good fight and even grabs Pernida when they fall off the palace. Even his powers are about embodying the hope of his allies and the fear of his enemies. He's this surprisingly positive figure, making him more of an antagonist than a villain. Going further, that's why he works and why Yammy doesn't. Yammy is not only a joke but he's not really likable in any capacity. He's a dumb, overly violent brute who thinks way too highly of himself while not amounting to anything even with his whole Espada 0 hype. Gerard Valkyrie was simply this epic, awesome juggernaut of a character who has good qualities that came out of nowhere and was only defeated because of his own master (whose basically a God). Even their death's are opposite. Yammy's death just meant an end to a character who literally did nothing while Gerard would have most likely killed everyone there despite their best efforts but was ultimately betrayed by man he had absolute devotion and faith (which hammers home how much of monster Yhwach was).

The only thing I thought could have been Gerard’s weakness is just that, his ability. If something keeps occurring over and OVER again. It’s no longer a “Miracle” is it?

The elite Sternritter are all meant to represent an era of warfare, and Gerard is meant to be the embodiment of medieval warfare. Which ties in very well with his whole holy angelic warrior of God that he has. But, his last name being a reference to Norse mythology, also makes his power even more fitting. In Norse mythology, the realm of Valhalla is where all great warriors who die in battle go after they die a glorious death in battle. Their reward for this, is then to be part of the army of the Gods, and to fight and die every day, until Ragnarok, the end of the world, begins. I think it was also intentional on Kubo's part, that the three main opponents Gerard faces, is a Demon (Kenpachi), someone with the power to control the element of Ice, very much like a Jotun (Toshiro) and the descendant of one of the families that wronged his lord's bloodline (Byakuya). I do look forward to seeing how the anime does this fight, I feel it is one of the ones that is going to get some really epic music scored for it!

He’s just so OP. An enemy that comes back even stronger no matter how thoroughly or gruesomely he’s killed. Yuha was a fool to sacrifice him at the end, I firmly believe he would not have died at all. He fought off multiple top tier fan favorite fighters.

I always thought that it would be cool if Tessai arrived with Urahara and helped defeat Gerard with some cool forbidden kido

Hopefully he has the VA of ALL MIGHT. I feel as though it fits perfectly with his character and dialogue..

When the English Dub comes out for the TYBW, I can’t think of anyone else to voice Gerard except Travis Willingham. He voices Mustang in FMA and he has voiced Thor in many shows and games. He even voiced Findor, the fraccion who fought Hisagi. I think he’d be perfect for Gerard.

You know, the sole (non Auschwalen) counter to the Miracle may genuinely be surity. Like, he resurrects constantly in the fight against the Gotei 13 and I think that's because of the Gotei's doubt. They are giving it everything they're got in a desperate effort to possibly defeat him and that's why he'll come back. So long as there is any doubt if he'll come back, he will. If you hope your attack will finally do it, it won't. But Ōetsu cuts him just once with Sayafushi and doesn't even look back to confirm the kill. He simply knows Sayafushi's edge shall kill and he has absolutely no doubt that he's victorious. I think the Miracle can make the improbable probable, not the impossible possible. If you could muster enough force to just decimate Gerard in one blow and you had absolutely zero doubt in your abilities, Like say Aizen in his Hōgyoku state with extreme arrogance or the extreme zealot Lille with such a conviction that his power is absolute, you may not trigger the Miracle and actually defeat Gerard as Ōetsu did. But since Gerard was fighting the entire Gotei, if even one Shinigami had a doubt, then the Miracle will take that 1 in a Million doubt and turn it into a guaranteed power up for Gerard. That's why the Gotei could never win, but I think people like Lille, Jugram, Aizen, Zero Squad Members and Ichigo may be able to win.

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Does anyone feel like Gerald is what Yammy should have been. I remember watching him being reveled as the 0th Espada and fighting against Kenpachi and Byakyua saying that he just gets stronger the madder he gets and I thought he could eventually be stronger then Aizen with that power. Every time the man (well arrancar) got beat he'd just get pissed at that and get stronger and get back up and then . . . he was just of screened. Imagine my surprise when I later come across Gerald and learn his ability is basically everything I thought Yammy's would be. Edit : Commented this b4 I watched the whole video so I didn't see you DID compare Yammy and Gerald in the end.

This guy is basically Yammy if he was actually cool

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Whenever it's about the Sternritter or generally the Quincy, quite a lot of German terms occur and to hear that then as a German is always very amusing. In the future, probably only topped by the pronunciation in the TYBW anime.

Great video, great content! Thank you! Gerard truly is a force to be reckoned with. He is the MCU Thor of the Bleach universe, the strongest avenger/sternritter. 😊

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Thanks for making this video! Appreciate all the effort you put into these.

This Quincy, The Miracle, Gerrard Valkyrie, so underrated. I am happy there still some people talk about him. I am tired to always hear about Kenpachi, Byakuya, Greammy, or the other too famous character. I love so much how The Elite Sternritter have been build so strong, even maybe too strong like 5 times stronger than before☠️. Like Lillie, Pernida, Askin, and this FREAKIN OP GERRARD☠️

When it comes to the weakest sternritter I want to say Jerome because I really don’t want it to be Bernice because of how her power is more unique and she’s basically a non factor who was only on two panels and I just like her more.

Gerard is just a big Warhammer 40k fan "Even in death, I still serve" "fight,....kill,....and die for the emperor"

Nice..I was just thinking recently when we would get another video on the sternritter, great video as always man 👍

To defeat Gerard, I would have liked if they'd brought back how Hollow reiatsu is poisonous to a Quincy's very existance. I mean, imagine if someone (like Chad and Isane or Hanataro for example) rescued Halibel, healed her, then she ran over and was the one to kill Gerard with the ultimate technique teased in the FK arc. Like a Gran Rey Cero fused with a massive Cascada or something.

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Looking at that panel again I realized just how strong Hitsugaya in his true bankai is. He literally froze riatsu (Geralds bow)... Thats actually insane.

Love your videos, one of my favorite Bleach creators on RU-vid

Thank you so much tommo. As I’ve been a fan for awhile and after that q and a, I finally see the analysis I wanted

Gerard really was a true Thor he was dominating Byakuya Toshiro and Kenpachi at the same time while they was in bankai which they had their new powers developed and they still couldn't take him down.

The quincy have the peculiarity that they can be affected by their own power, Ywach, bambietta, Lille, gremy, etc. Gerard’s power was going to grow SO much that the shinigami would no longer have been able to face it and that’s when only a miracle could save them (which I think was what happened, when conveniently Ywach activated the aushwhalen when he only had to finish them off)

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Always great videos. I enjoy everyone I've watched. You are killing it

Gerard Valkyrie, the "M" ("plot arMor"). I jest, but it literally took him a power stealing ability to die. Which makes me wonder: if Uryu had shot the Stillsilver Arrow at Gerard, perhaps at the same time as he was killed, would his Schrift not activate? And on another side of things, on an hypothetical versus battle between him and Gremmy, could Gremmy just imagine an Ashchwalen beam and one shot him? I do wonder if the Visionary could summon forth those more abstract powers, like perhaps he can imagine a Zanpakuto's ability or a Schrift and it appears, ready to be utilized....

Finally another Sternritter video, when you gonna do our boy Askin? Thanks as always Tommo.

Great, hope you make more quincy videos from now on especially since the anime is nearing to us

Hey great video. Only thing I'd say is I wish I'd seen a little more discussion about his offensive capabilities. That being said idr if the manga was also vague in its presentation of his powers outside of regeneration/invulnerability/evolution (which I think it was vague in said description). But yea, amazing video!

12:52 "his mental capacity" I know I am a bit late to this vid but I think this is perhaps more important than his power per se. I honestly think that any normal warrior would cowar in fear after experiencing death and pain that Gerard received. The fact that he can still stand and fight mentally is honestly more impressive than his ability to regenerate from seeming death.

I hope we get to see more substance from characters like Gerard in the anime

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He is a Yammy 2.0. A huge guy who is the last to kill before main villain falls.

Gerard is so strong that the best Kubo could think of how to end him is literally using a deus ex machina approach in the form of Ywach’s ability.. personally, i find it a bit anti-climatic, but at this point, i can understand it since i can’t think of any from the gotei 13 who would be able to pull off an ex machina-esque way to defeat Gerard..

Would love to see a video on which characters can defeat Lille Barro or Gerard

I love watching ur videos like these even tho I’m anime only can’t wait for this arc

I have read the anime, all the way up until The 1000 year Blood War, and then I stopped. It's only a few more months and I can wait because I want to be surprised. Watching your older vids basically made me read the manga up to that point so I can say that I did it. But for this, I really want to be surprised. On it's own, this arc should be a nice length, but I hope they find a way to add good material to make it longer.

A potential strong counter to the abilities of the top sternritter might have been Barragan’s Respira - the absolute ability to decay. 2 reasons why: 1 - Hollow reiatsu being toxic to Quincies is a severely overlooked detail of the war. By extension, any Hollow-based abilities should have a higher degree of potency against Quincies by default. Remember that when Urahara gave just a small dose of Hollow reiatsu to the Captain’s whose Bankai were stolen, those Bankai forcibly left the Quincy who stole them - like an immune reaction, their Quincy bodies rejected the Hollow-tainted powers. 2 - Respira is in and of itself an extremely broken ability. It doesn’t just age things on a physical level but a conceptual one - like how Barragan could easily rip apart Hachi’s Kido spells - which until that point it was thought that Kido *couldn’t* decay like that, mot to mention that Hachi was a Kido master with captain-level reiatsu, so his spells should have been particularly powerful. TL;DR, if Barragan was kept alive by Kubo and grew stronger than he was at Fake Karakura Town, he would have been a very strong ally to have in the war. Hell, maybe Hueco Mundo may not even have been conquered so easily

Went back to the community reaction to the Schutzstaffel and I can't believe there were ppl not on board with Quincy Thor

This guy always reminded me of being the Quincy combination of a Saiyan and Doomsday

What’s really scary is wondering what’s holding up Gerard’s Cape Fasteners in place.

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I think haschwalth probably could have taken him with the balance, since the miracle counts as good fortune. He’s just gotta cut up Gerard, wait for a “miracle” to occur, and then hit him with the equal amount of misfortune. Like it would be super unfortunate if Gerards Schrift stopped working mid battle or something like that…

im so excited for this to get animated

Your videos butter my biscuits thank you

A battle between Azien and Gerard would be interesting… two immortal characters that continues to evolve when push to their limit

I can't wait to see the MIGHTIEST OF ALL THE QUINCY! GERARD VALKYRIE! You cannot DREAM how AMAZING the animation will be in all of its GLORY! THE MIGHTIEST OF ANIMATION! It shall be a MIRACLE!

I cannot wait to see this fight!!!

Awesome video

I just realize Gerard having the power to resuscitate him self and make himself stronger than the one that killed him is like literally the heart. When the heart is having difficulty like gerard getting killed, the heart (Gerard) has what we call a compensatory mechanism which adapt to the difficulty it goes through like gerard being more powerful and adapts.

Truly a way to show off their power in comparison to Yhwach. Usually, having enemies that are easily defeated tends to either mean the boss is a tad stronger or the only power there is. In Bleach, those enemies would honestly make one hesitate to say they're far off Yhwach's power. But, he IS THAT powerful, standing above even them. That should make it clear how terrifying he is.

16:57 I forgot the OST Soul Madness used for Gerard here but it was absolutely epic

Is this a battle analysis or Nah because I thought lille video was coming next., Great video ofc

Not gonna lie Gerard kinda killed my enthusiasm for the thousand year blood war arc, yeah adult toshiro and bankai kenpachi were awesome but the fact he couldn't die killed it for me

Agreed, tho I think aizen could possibly hold a candle. His strength and mastery of kido should play a part in that.

i always wonder whether after time gerrard would go back to his original form or do he just stays in that form forever? i mean was there nobody able to push him to a larger size before the gotei 13? when he fought nehemaiya he should've atleast gotten a lil bigger i guess...........

I think an interesting way to do this fight was make that Quincy cross inside Gerard be both the source of his power and only weakness. Maybe for a moment or two while he's incapacitated, that cross would be vulnerable to attack and destroying it would end the fight. That way, he wouldn't be so powerful that nothing short of a plot device can stop him.

Reminds me of Doomsday from DC. Curious on how these two would do if they where to square off

I wonder if Gerrard wouldve been a great opportunity for Squad 0 to make comeback. To see that team up take down the closest threat to Ywach.

I like how no one mentions the small cross from which his body seems to reconstruct around. I used this in the Tekking Story Contest some years ago as the basis for his defeat

To be honest I had the opposite opinion about Gerard and Lilie's powers. I mean Gerard is unkillable and as a phoenix he raises stronger each time he is damaged/killed. The logic course of action is to restrict/bound/seal him instead of damage him. Of course this becames super hard in his later incarnations but at first it should be relativelly easy to do. Gerald fits the achetype of the slow-start ever powering being that need to be dealt fast and soon before he could show of his increasing potential. The fight with Gerard is not too different to the one with Aizen with his constant evolution. On the other hand, Lillie has already his "immortality" from the start and an huge offensive capability (far greater than Gerard) with no easy way to deal with him from the beginning.

Out of all the sternritters this is the one i want to see the most i cant wait

I honestly love the Schultzstaffel, and how they all start out pretty mellow but get increasingly deranged and zealous as their fights go on. However, I really cant stand how the Gerard and X-Axis fights ended in essentially stalemates, especially Gerards. The fact that the buildup for Toshiro, Byakuya, and especially Kenpachi for bankai reveals was wasted on a fight with such a random ending was really frustrating. And we dont even get to see Kenpachi fight Yhwach despite it being foreshadowed during his fight with Unohana!

shunsui vs lille battle analysis video would be epic its one of my fav fights in the final arc

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I think a cool way to nerf him would be that his weight increases with his size so, while his strength would still let him move, the larger he goes the slower he goes but when he reaches the light stage he goes faster than ever before with the strength he had in his biggest form. In other words, he would still never die but if it went on too long he'd have to reset his size to still move.

Maybe Gin would have been able to kill/beat him if he used his zanpaktou to leave a shard within his (soul kings) heart, making him at least stay in an infinite rebirth and death cycle

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Gerard my 1 Quincy, Litterally jus can't wait to see what the anime has in store for him and maybe even some extra lore for the soul king's limbs🔥We can't just get all our exposition from novels, Narita's amazing and I love CFYOW, but I'd like some Kubo input on one of the most important and intriguing figures within the series.

Keep in mind that Gerard didn’t even use Sklaverei which was the basic Quincy technique to absorb reishi

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Amazing thumbnail 👏

Couldn`t that boy imagine Gerard`s shrift to be making flowers?

11:30 The Blades name in german is literally "Hope" - Hoffnung is the german word for hope

Kubo was really hung over when he thought this monstrocity was fair🤣

Can you make a detailed analysis on the first conversation of Aizen and Tosen from CFYOW! one of your very first subscribers 😀

As a non manga reader I havnt seen everything but love your vids.... couldnt help but think after the intro that yami should have been that unstoppable and insane as the 0 espada

What was up with that artifact pulled him back together when he was split in two? There is a vertical line of text when he fights Kenpachi that states it is the strongest Quincy vs. the strongest Soul Reaper.

He's certainly extremely strong but I feel his power is almost entirely reliant on the miracle power if he was not able to use his miracle I'd say no eyepatch shikai kempachi would be able to defeat if not at least match Gerard in battle

I loved that each time he gets back up it’s a new form he gets, it’s beautiful. With his unlimited potential he would’ve gotten up to 1000 meters tall which I’m sure soul reapers wouldn’t have lived to push him to that extreme

He was so op he needed a deus ex machina to stay dead

The problem with these OP quincy is how did they loose 1000 years ago.

While Gerard is definitely the 'strongest' in a conventional fight, someone with sealing abilities could take him out. That or the ability to transform something instead of breaking it, like ichebe's black ink or some profound poison. He is the ultimate brawn and hulk, but marvel has written many counters to such a thing. With his powers being so closely tied to receiving damage, a correct task force could do something to at least keep him occupied better.

the heart seems much like the hogyoku to me, it even sets itself where the heart of Aizen should be and restores the bearer with life after death while bringing them back stronger.

Kept waiting for the whole 'hollow reiatsu is poison to quincy' to matter during this arc and it never really gets used to trump any of these big unstoppables.

Hmm... Would some serious Bakudo be the way to take him out? You know, seal him away since you can't kill him? Because, if so, they might've had a chance in Urahara was there.

I love Gerard’s design throughout, but Kubo broke so many rules of storytelling when he wrote the Schutzstaffel fights, and not for the better

This content is to die for. I didn’t know how he died. #geraldvalkyrie #themiracle

You cannot DREAM of stopping the MIRACLE that is ME! I am the GREATEST OF THE QUINCY! There is NOTHING that I can't OVERCOME!