The 5 INCREDIBLE Shinigami Even YHWACH Feared - The SPECIAL WAR POWERS, EXPLAINED | Bleach TYBW 

Which of the Special War Powers was the MVP of the Thousand-Year Blood War? Who had the greatest impact? And if you could choose any character to be the 6th notable threat, who would you pick and why? Let me know in the comments!

By Ichibei's wisdom, I feel they are talking about his experience. He's as close to all-knowing as anyone in Soul Society. He's seen it all.

Urahara is the most dangerous imo. The man is the complete package. Uber smart, resourceful, and extremely powerful.

Also Ichibei's spot is fitting given he's the personification of Soul Society's history, with him having been present during the Spirit King's mutilation and then carrying on the ancestors will. I'm sure his knowledge of the universe is widespread, including being privy to information even Urahara and Aizen lack, as crazy as that sounds.

I think Ichibei knowing the true name of all zanpakuto adds to his wisdom being classified as a threat. It did wonders for Renji

Remember, Kubo's last chapter he released mentions how Yhwach and Aizen kept Hell in check. Just shows how strong of a power Aizen is.

I think the reason Ichibei was the "Wisdom" Special War Threat is because of his history. He was there when they utilized the Soul King to divide and stabilize the realms. He had intimate knowledge of the process and how everything worked. If anyone could create a plan to slow/stop/reverse Yhwach plan. It would be him. I mean, he planned on using Ichigo as a replacement for the Soul King had things not worked out with killing Yhwach. So that just goes to show his threat.

“While I would say being unquestionably the ‘weakest’ of 5, Kisuke’s ability to predict, prepare for, and counter every eventuality makes him perhaps THE MOST DANGEROUS on the list..” This sums up Urahara perfectly. He is danger. Danger’s his middle name.

Their list was on point. These five turned the battle. Three of them clashed with Yhwach himself

There are a few possibilities for a 6th Special War Powers (but only a few of them really lived up to the potential): - Majuri Kurotsuchi: He has massive knowledge on Quincys and their powers and he was the person creating an anti-Quincy-space before the second invasion. Also Askin didn't want to fight him either and he managed to take down one of the most powerful Quincy in Perneida - Shinji Hirako (and by extension the other Vizard Captains): They are Shinigami-Hollow-Hybrids which should protect their Bankai from being stolen and their Hollow Powers should have given them some advantage against the Quincys as they are weak to Hollows - Orihime and Tsukishima: While unsure if the Wandenreich was aware of Tsukishima and his powers they definitely knew about Orihime and her power to rewind time which should have made her a prime target for elimination -Yachiru Unohana: Yhwach has seen her fight 1000 years ago, she hasn't lost her lust for battle she chose to supress it and she is (after Orihime) the best medic - Yamamoto: as stated in the video - Kyoraku (and to some degree Ukitake): Kyoraku and Ukitake were both stated to be extremely powerful with some flaws holding them back (Kyoraku was too laid back and Ukitake was always sick). The only change between 1st invasion and 2nd invasion Kyoraku was his position and his attitude after Yamamoto's death and he still managed to force Lille into his holy form which all of squad 0 excluding Ichibei couldn't do - Ryuuken Ishida and Isshin Kurosaki: Ryuuken is known as "the last Qunicy" and the only one of their kind thats still alive and not part of their vendetta against Soul Society. He is shown to have crucial information about the Vandenreich and he is the one to create and deliver the Stillsilver Arrow. Isshin showed how strong he is in the fight against Aizen where he in combination with Kisuke and Yoruichi managed to overpower the form of Aizen that wiped the floor with most of the Gotei 13 Captains and the Vizards, Aizen stated himself that if not for the Hyogokyu he would have lost then and there.

Special war power 6 Mayuri Kurotsuchi his ability to low key hard carry. From identifying the quincies, creating a hollow army, resurrecting the zombies including several captains, contributing to stopping bankai theft, saving Kenpachi's life, and defeating one of the quincy's most elite guards.

I heard that the Schutzstaffel could be the Quincy Versions of the Special War Powers Ichigo = Pernida - Both can evolve to reach their potential Kisuke = Askin - Both are intelligent and can counter each other's strategies Kenpachi = Gerard - both constantly get stronger Aizen= Lile - Both are immortal plus he can penetrate anything with his Gun Ichibei= Only Yhwach could beat him otherwise everyone else is dead Jugram might stand a chance but it's uncertain

Urahara and Ichigo are the most threatening. Urahara with his extreme intellegence, a frigtening strategist weather in or out of the battfield, and his own abilites are amazing and pretty powerful. (And he managed to convince Grimmjow of all arrancar's to help fight). I include ichigo because I believe that Zangetsu is the greatest and most terryfiying Zanpakuto, now that Ichigo has finally come to know the truth he's defiently one to be feared on the battefield with his tremdously awesome defensive and offensive dual Zanpakuto. But I think the list of the special war powers are sensiblly chosen and perfect threats for the Quincy's.

Ichibei's downfall was caused by the same thing that caused Yamamoto's: Hubris. If Ichibei's experience had been used to its full potential, it would have been dangerous as he could have been a superior leader to Yamamoto thanks to his lack of ignorance of how the universe actually works rather than how the Gotei 13 thinks it works. Ichibei though thought that his hax would allow him to win unchallenged and I don't think he ever considered that Yhwach had his father's Almighty ability.

The Quincies having Gotei 13 dead to rights in terms of intelligence while the Shinigami had none in turn is pure but understandable hubris on the Shinigami's part . They thought they finished them the last time and the subsequent wipe out attempts. Ironic that Kisuke and Aizen shared this list yet unsurprising given their unique abilities and skills. Ichigo's willingness to break all norms to save others with his epic hybrid power including defying death itself sure makes his placement worthy.

Late to the discussion, but regarding Ichibe's wisdom, he's the one who decided to go down and grab the fallen Shinigamis who upon their return were massively powerful and the one who decided to prepare Ichigo as the replacement. You could say that it was this decision that saved the soul society. Not only that, had it not been for the awakening of the all mighty, he actually did defeat the Quincy King in the first place.

If Yhwach had known about Ukitake's relationship with the Soul King I wonder if he would have been considered a special threat

The 5 Special War Powers. 1. Kenpachi Zaraki for his combat skills. 2. Sosuke Aizen for his enormous spiritual powers. 3. Ichigo Kurosaki for his growth rate. 4. Kisuke Urahara for his genius intellect. 5. Ichibē Hyōsube for his immense wisdom. Can you imagine if these 5 actually teamed up?

The reason Yamamoto isn't a threat isn't out of spite. It's because he's not an unknown. Yhwach knows how powerful he is, and because he's gotten soft, he isn't capable of the same ruthlessness that would make him unpredictable. Thus, he can be planned around. As we see happen. The old Yamamoto wouldn't have become reckless and blinded by grief by the death of his subordinates like Chojiro and the carnage Seireitei was experiencing during that first invasion. He would take it in stride and retain his ruthless edge. And who knows what kind of cold and even cruel strategies he would formulate at the cost of his subordinates to ensure victory. Power alone isn't enough to become a war POTENTIAL. Otherwise Unohana and all of the 0 Division, Shunsui and Ukitake too possibly, would be counted among them.

About ichibei I think it's just about that he saw and knows about everything plus he's power over names . Also the fact that he helped the shinigami to power up that quickly due to his " wisdom " while the training

Off Topic, you should do a video Pretaining to "What will happen once Ichigos Human Body dies"

Kenpachi is probably even more dangerous than we have seen. Gotei 13 forbidden any further training of Kenpachi as they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to stop him if he goes rogue. This means that they considered Kenpachi to be powerful enough to be able to face combined might of entire Soul Society.

I like Kisuke Urahara because he seems to know what everyone is thinking at every moment in the whole bleach story, which i think where his intelligence really comes from and to come up with a plan to counteract or play around it with allies, similiar to a chess grandmaster, and his attitude is so chill and troll sometimes.

I'd argue that Ichibei's Wisdom was put into affect when he brought Ichigo, Byakuya, Renji, and Rukia to the soul palace. Had Ichibei not done that, the second invasion would have been the end of Soul Society.

In regards to Ichibei, when you think about his powers and the fact that war potential status is based on being an unknown quantity, I think he was designated as a potential because of how he might be able to counteract the power of the Quincy to steal bankai. One of their main strategic assets was being able to do that, and they couldn’t account for how he might be able to counteract it. It just happened to end up that he didn’t do very much of anything in that regard. That’s the thing about unknown quantities. They might be zero. edit: as soon as I hit submit, I also thought of the fact that they couldn’t be sure how his power over names might interact with their schrifts.

Perhaps that's why Ichibei lost so easily, he tried to brute force it instead of applying any wisdom. Or he had already fulfilled his role in the training etc. My third possibility comes from the EU books, where he's the one that had the "wisdom and knowledge" needed to turn Yhwach into the replacement so he had the potential to undo all that Yhwach was trying to do.

If I were to add a 6th member, I'd say either my uncle Tsukishima or Ukitake. The former's Book of the End was able to counter The Almighty, and the latter had ties to the right hand of the Soul King which was able to evade Yhwach's vision. Both things that I could see Yhwach consider as troublesome when preparing for the war.

This is head canon, but I believe Ichibe was probably the one who elected to bring Rukia, Byakuya, Renji, and Ichigo to the soul kings palace-possibly because he saw that those 4 had the greatest to gain from the special training of the zero division. And if so, that would mean Byakuyas new found strength, Ichigo’s awakening of his true zanpakto, and Rukia and renjis new Bankai are a product of Ichibei’s wisdom

Kiske is so dangerous for a few reasons... Not just his intelligence, which makes him crazy like a fox.. but Benihime.. his bankai. He can alter the physicality of anything he cuts.. with Kiske's intelligence makes him nearly impossible to kill... allows him to tailor himself to be the counter to anyone.. he's pretty much the hard counter for everyone in the seretei...

One thing I think is crazy that people understate is that Zaraki has INSANE durability when his Shikai is activated. I don’t know why it’s only apparent then; but the feat of surviving the VACUUM OF SPACE. I mean need I say more? He not only survive’s the vacuum of space but then cuts the fabric of space/time with his shikai. ??????

Ichibei deserves major credit for training the kuchikis, renji and ichigo for sure. Ironically the quinces not only failed to see the potential in Byakuya, Rukia and Renji, but they also failed to recognize the twisted brilliance of Mayuri, and just how incredibly successful Kyoraku could be as a commander.

I'd argue Ichibei knew what could happen to the 3 realms the moment Yhwach absorbed the Soul King. If any remember, after he was defeated by YH he even stated "That's alright. It's what peace is all about. You don't have to kill Yhwach; only stop him." From the moment YH absorbed the Soul King, he had already damned himself and Ichibei knew that; having been around from the very beginning. The added plus is his "Ichimonji," which can literally negate/rewrite/reformat any and everything.

Urahara standing right there on the battlefield and managing not to attract attention sounds like a very Urahara thing, but I think a likely explanation is that the special war powers were ranked by level of threat, and Ichigo was the higher ranked threat. They barely managed to hold Ichigo up, and ultimately failed to stop him or steal his bankai, if they had tried to divide their attention between Ichigo and Urahara they would have been trounced handily

I would place Urahara at the top for several reasons but the main being his intelligence followed strategy, knowledge and wisdom. The man practically lives in deception by acting silly, has a cloak that masks his energy, mastery of unarmed combat, an interestingly unknown zanpaktou and also a hidden bag of tricks. If not for Ichigo being the lead character, Urahara story will make for a fantastic manga series on its own. 😅

I'd argue that Ichibe's wisdom was shown in healing and training Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Byakuya in the Soul Palace. Arguably, it would've been an absolute curbstomp if all captains and lieutenants received that training, too, but perhaps, it's their bond with Ichigo that makes them trustworthy of that power-up; they'll only use that power to protect, not for frivolity, nor for revenge, not to oppress

I think shunsui is extremely underrated and was the sleeper war threat. Him using everything at his disposal to win the war even if no one agrees with it

Ichibei Wisdom was shown when he intervened and came and got Byakyuya Renji Ichigo and Rukia because he could have just Unohana deal with it. But he chose to do it and make them stronger knowing they would be useful AND they needed to allow Zaraki to become the strongest. His foresight was knowing what was required and even planning to put pieces in play that flip the board. For instance You don't take renji he doesn't get the boost or his bankai and Mask kills more people Rukia being taken and getting her Bankai helps deal with one of the most broken Quincy that was causing havoc and frees up Byakyuya to deal with others (while getting his Bankai back and buffing him for later which helped with Girard) Taking Ichigo allowed him to unlock his true power which lead to him eventually ending it with the help of Uryu Aizen Renji (again being useful) and others. Could he have taken more? Yea but they wouldn't have had time or been useful. He needed the ones that were gonna flip this thing around when placed on the board. His preparation helped Uruhara plan more effectively which helped get Zaraki going, and eventually set the stage in the final battle. If you go do a series on what happens if he doesn't come down with the Royal guard I think you find the Soul Society gets slaughtered. Renji and Rukia went from LTs to mid level Captains surpassing their Captains original strength (even if he got stronger)

Urahara is an interesting one because he is undoubtedly the smartest and most strategic character in the Bleach universe. His ability to predict events, prepare for them, and react appropriately is critical to the war effort. However, he needs others to use in order to make has skills really effective. He stands alone as the single member of the list who needs others to truly be powerful while the remaining 4 are monsters in their own right.

Ichibei uses his knowledge to bring Ichigo and his team to train. Teaching them more about themselves and their powers. This allows them to destroy their enemies. Indirect.

This has great timing. I was thinking about the 5 war powers specifically yesterday.

i personally strongly believe that both ichigo and zaraki were by far the most threatening special war powers in the entire arc simply because of how unpredictably vast both of their potentials and combat prowess can really go. We still don't even know if either of em ever truly reached the absolute peak of their powers against the other sternritters and also given the fact that both of them at their absolute max, were still learning their capabilities of a new bankai and shikai, it just goes to show that there's possibly no limit to these 2 absolute freaks of nature and they could've definitely taken down more of the more broken schutzstaffel had they actually had more time to master both their shikai and bankai imo.

I think that ichibei's "wisdom" played a role in awakening Ichigo's potential as well as the ability to make a new soul king and render the entire conquest null.

All five of them together would most likely give Ywach trouble. The question is how to get past his almighty ability and kill him without the silver arrow

Gotta love your breakdowns Mr. Tommo interesting yet soothing. This list was cool.

I think Aizen is the Mvp dude really gave Ywach a run for his money in the final confrontation and did so many effortless things to show why he was soo much of a threat and is almost on par with Urahara when it comes to contingency and knowledge. If i could choose a 6th memeber id probably pick Toshiro because of his unused potential, or I would choose Uryu because of him playing a pivitol role in taking down Ywach and his potential as a Quincy.

I'd say Ichibei's wisdom could be experience, but could also be what Yhwach views as wisdom - his willingness to do the unthinkable to preserve the soul society, such as turning Ichigo into the new soul king. Which on the flipside is something that he believed Yamamoto lost at the end

I would qualify ichibe's "wisdom" as his name abilities, considering that they stem from him knowing the true name of everything in the soul society AND exerting control over the truth of that knowledge. Where kisuke has knowledge and can prepare for just about anything, Ichibe is nearly omniscient in the world of Bleach. This is a truth that is so ingrained with that world, that if something changes in Ichibe's mind (specifically through his name abilities), then it changes in reality. It makes me wonder if things would simply be erased from existence if, hypothetically, they were erased from Ichibe's mind.

I think ichibe bringing ichigo to the soul palace to have him reach his full potential sooner was pretty wise as well as having ichigo call his name there may have been more to that and he said he “borrowed some of ichigos power” maybe he shared some of his “wisdom” with ichigo to give him the understanding to use his hollow quincy and soul reaper powers in the final fight with ywach. I always felt how he said he borrowes his power was weird and didnt really explain everything.

Fitting that the 5 individuals that the Son of God was the most wary of, all fill roles that would thematically make them his natural enemies. Ichibei, the Mad Monk that embodies a twisted take on Buddhism. Kenpachi, a Demon/Oni Berserker. Aizen, the fallen Angel/Lucifer figure of the story. Urahara, the Mad Scientist who created artificial life/a orb with mystical powers (Dr. Frankenstein/Paracelsus). And finally Ichigo, the one born through the machinations of the Lucifer-figure, with the power to slay even the Son of God himself. The Anti-Christ of Bleach. And as honorable mentions, the Ishida family fills the role of Judas, ensuring the Son of God's downfall through the use of a silver item. And Yama, the user of Hellfire. Wonderful use of symbolism by Kubo with Yhwach and his most significant enemies!

Ichibei was the one who decided to bring Ichigo and Renji to train with squad zero wasn't he? He knew everything there was to know about Ichigo and how to draw out his full potential AND how to make sure he didn't join Yhwach. Renji's Bankai was also impactful in the war and Ichibei knew that. That's why they were the only ones taken to heal and train.

Zaraki is not even about the Raw physical strenght but overall his fighting skills…he will never stop fighting…his pure fighting prowess is insane.

I always thought that the reason they never mentioned kisuke in hueco mundo was that they didn’t know he was there. He’s very good at hiding.

I always thought Ichibei’s wisdom was sort of a nebulous term for his almost sage-like abilities, wisdom then representing an ancient sort of divine judgement-type power like his Zanpakuto

This might be reaching, but I think the best example of Ichibei's "Wisdom" we see in the arc was when Squad 0 came down at the end of the first Invasion. Presumably it was him that made the decision and also him who decided who to grab for healing/training. The ripples from this then go on to change the entire course of the war and directly to a Shinigami victory.

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If I were to add a sixth it would have to be Mayuri. You could argue that because of his similarity to Kisuke there is little point to that, but I would argue it's precisely because of the difference in how similar they are. Sounds weird I know, but in Mayuri's case, his resourcefulness and unpredictability stems from his psychotic nature and lack of moral boundaries. The fact that he modifies his own body and zanpakuto make it hard to pin down what he can and cannot do. Then there is the whole issue of how important his contribution was towards the war effort. Finally, Mayuri has no boundaries. If there is something that Kisuke would hesitate to do or disregard because of it's moral implications, then Mayuri had long since done it and at twice as controversial rate.

Not sure if Ichibei's actually responsible, but his "knowing the true name" & wisdom could manifest in him teaching Rukia her Bankai. If that's within his power - teaching true Bankai to anyone who can pass the other trials - that'd set him as a support War Power much like Urahara. Not that he's presented that way, so it's just a guess on my part

I feel like the sixth war potential is Uryu. The only person who could actually defeat Ywhach without the use of the stil silver because he can use the Antithesis to reverse and take Ywhach's power ups. Uryu could quite literally steal the Almighty and then use it against Ywhach. Insanity that Kubo never elaborated on this further with him and relegated him tk shooting the plot arrow

I feel like people don't realize HOW BIG of a deal it is for Ichigo to be able to escape Quilge's jail ability. Like...without his latent powers he would have been trapped there for a great while.

The fact that Kubo didn’t include Yamma in this showed that he had already written him out of the story with Plot. Logically and realistically he could have defended soul society itself.

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I wonder what a prime Kubo could've delivered, in terms of story telling. His sickness really prevented him from thinking plots through and planning ahead effectively. Stuff like urahara not being acknowledged, uryu not being foreshadowed properly, Ichigo making it to the soul king only to be blown back down again by uryu and start us all over on the climb back to ywach, and especially ESPECIALLY that dues ex Silver Arrow bs.. I would have been okay with a combination of ichigo teaming up with aizen to stop ywach. Or Ichigo and Uryu killing ywach, with Uryus "A" schrift being able to negate Ywach somehow and then Ichigo dealing the final blow. It is speculated after all that the only reason Uryu survived auswhalen as a child was because of his innate schrift "A" rejecting Ywachs attempts to steal the power. This could have been explored and then it wouldn't feel cap and Uryu would feel on the same power level as Ichigo as they tag teamed Ywach, Naruto and Sasuke vs Madara style.

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I gotta give it to you. When it comes to bleach material and the manga. You keep it consistent.

I do have to wonder what other individuals might have been considered as potential Special War Powers before being discounted for one reason or another (like Yamamoto), as I'm sure that Yhwach considered a great deal of individuals before eventually settling on his 5 final choices.

Urahara, the Batman of Bleach.

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One of the coolest thumbnails I've seen in a long time

Their ranking could be easily be about how much information they have. Zaraki being #1 could him being the first to be identified/most info they have about him. As such ichigo being the "head" would be a result of his growth being unpredictable

If I had to guess, Ichibei’s “wisdom” showed itself through Ichigo in his understanding of Zangetsu’s full power, such as learning Getsuga Jujisho. Ichigo probably trained with Ichibei in order to give his new powers a test, even if it was “off-screen.” (New anime content maybe? Ehh?)

You are fascinating to me! They you are able to dissect this show is unparalleled!

The soul reapers need to put extra effort into hardcore training for lower seated officers going forward. Relying on just the captains and lieutenants all the time is just asking for trouble. No wonder the first invasion was such a slaughter. Everyone below 2nd seat was helpless fodder.

I think Hitsugaya is the obvious choice for the sixth member of the group. His age and untapped potential, probably outstrips every other member of the captains. I always felt like he was written as a young opposite Yamamoto and an inevitable Captain commander within the next thousand years

The hardest part of beliveing Ichibei being a threat is how little he ended up being. Granted, when Ywach finally fought him he was already über, i still feel that Ichibei didn't carry himself even as strongly as Zaraki.

The Quincies data book indicated these five but clearly underestimated SS in general. Lets start with Shunsui. While having a laid back personality, he became quite the capable leader and made all the necessary decisions to in order to win the war. Releasing Azien, bringing forth Zaraki's potential, challenging C46 to name a few. Yes, Urahara is batman. Therefore, I'd say that Mayuri is Iron Man...they clearly slept on his brilliance and it cost them. He saved Toshiro. He saved Kenpachi. Yea...he is approaching MVP status. Zaraki has the highest raw shinigami riatsu potential. That didn't mean others also didn't have potential to develop their overall powerful. Taking Byakuya, Rukia and Renji to the Royal Realm was a master stroke as these 3 also had unrealised potential which turned them into powerhouses of varying degrees. The Quincies didn't account for that. Renji annihilated Mask who was defeating Visored Captains. Rukia's bankai is dangerously good. Byakuya defeated the 2nd most Quincies (all high captain level). Even more amazing is that he fought them simultaneously. Toshiro's reveal also wasn't noticed or accounted for. Now he has hax abilities... I do wonder would that 4 sec freeze all functions work on the almighty like the arrowhead did? Hmm food for thought. The following could be added: Shunsui - leadership, Toshiro - hax, Mayuri - inventions & modifications, Byakuya - versatility.

Mimihagi because of his power to stop things from dying

Like many people have noted, Ichibei's danger is in his ability to potentially create another Soul King, undoing the efforts of Yhwach

I think I slightly disagree with your interpretation of why Yamamoto wasn’t considered a Special War Threat. I don’t think it was because he was so strong but Yhwach just wanted to denigrate him, I think it was that despite his overwhelming power, he had become so predictable that it was easy to plan around Yamamoto’s strength. That is one throughline with the special war powers, the Quincies feared them not just because they were powerful, but because they didn’t know what they could do to them next. Yamamoto simply doesn’t meet that requirement.

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Great analysis of the war potential, we will use this info to our advantage at our next invasion on soul society - human w/ bow 😅

Im so glad you pointed out the fact about Ichigo and Urahara being in Hueco Mundo at the same time but the sternritter seemingly invading soul society early only because Ichigo was busy. I have always wondered why that is and came to the conclusion (just a theory) that although the 5 special war powers are threats in their own separate rights, i always figured that their lvl of threat corresponded to their number placing as said threat. Especially since Kenpachi had his number changed after he was initially defeated.

Kenpachi’s body and mind needs to get used to his banki since he hasn’t unlocked it very long after he uses it, he got that much more powerful that his body/bones started to break from having so much raw power. It will be interesting to see him in the future where his body is strong enough to use it at 100% and see if he’ll be in control of his mind to a degree and not be out of control

Urahara is legit Batman with super powers, now that is terrifying.

14:39 “He’s the man the with the plan” missed opportunity. Kisuke is that guy.

Very much a shame the special war potentials didn't all get together for the final showdown against Yhwach

A few things to expand on here: Ichigo's potential also comes from the fact that he's still alive. Shingami have extremely long lives, which also means they have a relative slight curve in power growth, but Ichigo's humanity allows him to progress at their own arts faster than them. This also goes into the fact that the Quincy are able to spend hundreds of years observing each individual Shinigami, learning everything there is to know about them; they don't have the same luxury with a kid whom has spent only a few years actually fighting. With Kenpachi, it's not just that his strength is incalculable, but rather the fact that it's so straightforward. Other Shinigami rely on Kido or Zanpakuto abilities to make up for their lack of power (at least in comparison to Kenpachi) which means all the Quincy have to do is counter those abilities. Bleach has shown that sheer power can negate hax, so with Kenpachi being the literal embodiment of pysicality, the only thing the Quincy can really do t beat him is just be stronger than him. And, while the Quincy are certainly lethal, it has very little to do with direct combat strength, meaning most are not equipped to handle a direct confrontation with Kenpachi. When it comes to Ichibe, I think it doesn't really come down to 'wisdom' so much as it is the combination of ability, power, foresight, hax, and everything else he has, all which stem from his age. Wisdom seems to be the catch-all term to describe Ichibe's overall presence, "with age comes wisdom," and all that. Plus, Ichibe is the only one with actual knowledge and contingencies for Yhwach's ultimate goals, including insofar as having Ichigo and Yhwach himself as replacements for the Soul King.

Urahara = Most Dangerous, Most Worthy of Being Feared by the Wandenreich, Lived Up to His War Potential the Most. - All 3

I think Ichibei's wisdom is really showcased in how he helps to unlock Ichigo's potential. He may also know about the arrow but we never see him act upon that so it's hard to say.

If the Fullbringers played a larger role in the TYBW arc I think Tsukishima would’ve been a potential 6th Special War Power. His Book of the End would be an interesting counter to the Almighty.

I think the reason Aizen's Bankai, Kyoka Suigetsu, wasn't registered as a potential threat is because of just how secretive he was about its functions. Other than himself, only one other entity knows how to break the perfect hypnosis and that was Gin Ichimaru. I believe Ywach also vastly underestimated Perfect Hypnosis because even though he recognized that Aizen had managed to confuse him during the original invasion, it wasn't until his duel with Aizen that the true nature of Perfect Hypnosis was revealed when Aizen said "So you see me as Ichigo Kurosaki." Perfect Hypnosis is "perfect" because it doesn't rely on Aizen's knowledge or thoughts, but the victim's. Whatever command is given through perfect hypnosis, the victim's mind will do whatever it can to fill in the blanks no matter how convoluted.

I would have added Yoruichi due to her unmatched speed and the fact that she essentially becomes a thunder god. She is basically Kenpachi, but with her if you're too slow you're dead. I'd say that Kisuke is the MVP though. You could argue that he planned everything for better or worse. The only goal being victory. He's been that cold before.

If ranked, 1. Urahara for sure since he's literally the strategist for the entire war. His impact literally changed the tides of the war. 2. Aizen - tbh if he did more, he could've outshined Ichigo and took the MC from him. He even only used his reiatsu for the other sternritters and it alr affected the whole war. Also, the clever switcheroo at the end made Ichigo deliver the final blow. 3. Ichigo - one man army, hybrid of 3 powers with unlimited potential, and he didn't even used his true bankai yet and 1v1 ywach and bust his ass. If ywach didn't absorbed the SK, his knees would've been busted. 4. Ichibei - didn't use much of his wisdom since Urahara took command of the commander pos and mostly went for the shinigami fight. His impact is through informations, like he informed them who Ywach rly is, Training for the shinigamis sent on 0 Squad, its more of the small things/intangibles. 5. Kenpachi - he tanked the sternritters before they could deal more damage and urahara could do his things for the war. He is basically the initiator which took on almost everything before they got ready. PS. 4 and 5 could be switched since their impacts are almost the same

Ichigo has these 5 attributes as well If we really think about it Aizen-like spiritual energy Kenpachi like fighting instinct & his own latent ability These 3 are more obvious as these are more focused on. I think rest will come with age and also if Ichigo truly focuses on his Quincy side.

Got to remember, gremmy could literally alter reality with his imagination, Kenpachi overcame that with raw strength alone, to the point where remy self-destructed trying to imagine a being greater than Ken. He also was one of the few who could even touch gerald, who kept evolving and was basically doomsday. No one else could really handle those two like that. Kisuke is batman 😂

I feel Aizen was listed for his Reiatsu over his zanpakuto most likely because its his spirit pressure that makes his power so effective now

My other secret war potential was my favorite captain Kyoraku! It was because of him that the captains didnt fall apart and were able to come together and fight. Honestly your Kyoraku video would better explain why I look at him as a very important part of the war and why hes so great in general hahah. Though id also add Mayuri to the list. I like 7 threats instead of 6.

Is it just me or did Yhwach simply mark those 5 guys who were all a threat to seretei on their own? Ichibe - the strongest in all seretei. Zaraki - the most feared in all seretei. Aizen - the one who defeated all of seretei. Urahara and Ichigo - the guys who beat Aizen

Yeah I didn't notice that Quilge or other quincies would've bought up earlier that Urahara was a war potential I suppose it intuitively makes sense, so I treated it as a given because Kisuke is that guy As for the 6th member it was either Mayuri or Oetsu for me Mayuri makes the most sense because he apparently had this Quincy research from back in the day

Imma subscribe just because you look like my friend 😂

@14:20 Kubo “Why is Kisuke a special power? Cuz he’s BATMAN”🤣🤣🤣