What's Going on in Bleach's FINAL BATTLE!? Ichigo + Aizen vs Yhwach, EXPLAINED | Bleach: TYBW 

What do you think of my theories regarding the final fight of Bleach? How much is Ichigo involved? What's going on with Renji? Let me know your own thoughts and theories below - thanks everyone!

Aizen and Ichigo sharing a moment together reflecting on how they beat Yhwach before he resurrected himself was truly something special.

To think that Aizen pulled a multi-layered illusion on The Almighty with just a shikai is scary.

*“So you think you’re gazing at… Kurosaki Ichigo… fascinating…”* The fact that Aizen styled on basically God at this point was phenomenal. And as the old saying goes, meeting Aizen was one of the biggest mistakes Yhwach made in his life.

What’s also awesome about this fight is how it showcases Aizen’s strategic mind for battle. Rather than fighting Yhwach head on and trying to stop him on his own as he says when he got freed from the chair, he actually made a plan to be in a support role during the fight and do two things: 1. Delay Yhwach until Ichigo arrived. 2. Create an opening for Ichigo to kill Yhwach or at the very least severely wound him. Aizen must have realized that Ichigo was the only one who actually had the power necessary to kill Yhwach but knew that it would be impossible for Ichigo (or anyone else for that matter) to outright fight someone who could literally see and change the future. However, being as smart as he is, Aizen realized that the seeing into the future still relied on sight, one of the 5 senses. So his hypothesis was formed to use Kyoka Suigetsu to mess with Yhwach’s sight and then banking on that Ichigo would notice Kyoka Suigetsu and quickly act on whatever opening for a killing blow. He even compliments Ichigo for it, the dude is a true chess player.

Aizen essentially carrying this battle and his illusions leaving many twists and turns is perfect for his character. Thematically it also makes sense, even as a 'prisoner' he still has his goal of ruling the current order, not the one Yhwach intended to bring about. Still the fact that Yhwach was able to inflict such visible damage on Aizen speaks volumes of his power had the Almighty.

I NEVER considered that the first part of the battle was happening so fast that Aizen barely had time to pull off his illusions. Its quite a miracle and show of talent that the one and only tell of his illusion ended up deluding Yhwach further into thinking he understood what was happening. 18:48 Man. That's insane detailing on Kubo's part. I wonder if the real Aizen was making that worried expression prior to confirming that Yhwach was still fooled

"How long... were you under the illusion that I wasn't using Kyoka Suigetsu from the start?"- Aizen to Ywach.

Aizen trolling Yhwach with his shikai will never get old. That was the first time Yhwach was truly surprised during the entire arc.

I've always wondered how Aizen knew what Renji's true bankai looked like

Hold on. Isn't Aizen talking about him never using kyouka suigetsu's release on Ichigo in general? I've always read that line as "man if I used this on you back at the beginning of the series we'd be fucked"

A video about all the hollow masks in the series would be great. Maybe a ranking with your 10 favorites.

22:20 If Ichigo could feel kyoka suigetsu before arrival, he must have known that Renji would’ve been affected by the illusions negatively, since he, like all the shinigami, have been put under its spell. So it’s probable that renji did stay behind, to not be affected by the spell.

Uryu definetly NEEDS to be in the fight with Ichigo and Aizen in the anime version! It's his birthright to fight and defeat Yhwach with them, since he took away his mother, and as a Quincy, not just to fire Still Silver

Tbh I think the Still Silver arrow was perferct for both thematic and narritive reasons. Thematically Its ironic that one of his victims of the Aushwahlen that Yhwach has probably performed many times in the past comes backs to haunt him as if he's finally facing judgment for all the people that he cruelly everisated in the past with no remose. And narratively He absolutely could not be defeated when he has the near limtless power of the Soul King and his broken Schrift "The Almighty", if the heroes did managed to defeat him through a straight fight it just wouldn't be believable

😨🤯 I’ve read the final fight two times, but never with that perspective. I’m blown away, thank you for dissecting Looking forward to see how the anime will turn out

This final fight really needs to be improved in a big way in the upcoming half of the anime. Like show what ichigo’s true bankai look like at least with just the soul reaper power and maybe have more Allies join in the fight. Also give Ywach a more believable and satisfying defeat. Basically this final fight needs to be greatly extended

Now this fight is one of my favorites even tho is short but even so it’s on a whole different scale of power THIS IS END GAME

Love that youre still popping out these videos cant wait for the next cour

The parallel between Aizen and Ichigo and Yamamoto and Sasakibe backstabbing Yhwach I love it. ❤

Great breakdown and to me your idea makes perfect sense.

I've always thought Rukia should have helped in the fight instead of Renji. Narratively it makes more sense to start and end the series with the duo that are the catalyst of the story.

About your question on Renji’s presence, i think he doesnt get to the battlefield at all as Ichigo said he felt Kyoka Suigetsu’s release prior to his arrival so it’s entirely possible he warned Renji to stay back as he would be unable to fight. Your interpretation of the battle is satisfying and makes a lot of sense!!

The way you explained this fight is making me appreciate it more than I used to. Can't wait to see the animated version of it.

bro, rip chair sama they were before their time.

Thanks 😂 the break down helped. I never re read it after the first time just because I was upset that it was rushed. Nice to finally understand general idea of what's going on.

I still think what is happening is, Aizen does not have an Asauchi anymore but Kyoka Suigetsu is his power, what the hogyoku did is it removed the Asauchi limitation from Aizen. And because Aisen does not need an Asauchi anymore he ca manifest kyoka anytime he wants.

I really enjoyed this break down and I myself have been pondering over this fight for years from the source material. After all of my research, I can only arrive at one conclusion: the REAL Aizen was never in this battle, physically. It’s ALL an illusion. I remember reading years ago that ever since Aizen fused with the Hyogoku he also gained the ability to effectively “communicate” via his reatsu. This is also why I believe he was able to so easily manipulate Ywach when they first met and Aizen specifically stated that “I have many ways of finding out your name”. Aizen has been leaking his reatsu for quite a while now actually. It’s also important to note just how strong the real -locked- to -chair sama Aizen actually is in TYBW arc. All of us Bleachers remember Ichigo and his Mugetsu form with the incredible jump in power........well, that’s essentially what Aizen is at this point. To be honest, it’s almost impossible to calculate just how strong he is right now. To put this into perspective: regular mortal non fused Aizen was virtually unstoppable and only old man Yama could actually challenge him. Even back then, he was leagues beyond any shinigami in every fighting style, kido and especially spiritual pressure. Not to mention, Aizen has never (as in ever, ever) used his Bankai. This is all BEFORE the fusion. I also believe that’s why old man Yama had that look of terror when Ywach mentioned that he met with him because Yama knew exactly “what” Aizen has now become. Aizen IS the embodiment of what Ichigo had temporarily gained with the mugetsu form AND he’s now fused with both the hyogoku and KS. Like I said, it’s literally impossible to calculate how strong Aizen is. My theory is that, he never left Muken but was allowed to use 100% or close to 100% of his power in the final battle. How? Because at the end, we see Aizen back in Muken and I doubt a “free” Aizen would just willingly go back. So I believe this entire battle was an illusion communicated through his reatsu in Muken. He set the entire stage from chair sama being blown up to an illusion of himself, renji, and Ichigo and he did it all from within Muken using 100% of his power. It’s also important to note that the “real” Aizen didn’t need to “physically” be in the final battle because he had already put Ywach under KS during their initial meeting so the stage was actually set back then. Also, in terms of power scaling…Aizen (while strapped to chair sama) confidentially stated that he could “shoot the royal palace down” with JUST his reastu alone and the Royal Palace is approximately NINE MILES away from Soul Society. By comparison, it took TYBW Ichigo a day and half to travel from the RP to SS. Thats actually insane when you really think about it lol. Finally, in terms of abilities. The Almighty will never ever be able to counter Aizen and KS. Sure, Ywach can control the future BUT the future is predicated on the present moment and Aizen controls EVERYTHING in the present moment so it effectively nullifies The Almighty. We've seen the "being impaled" trick before when Hitsugaya stabbed Aizen through the back and with Ywach, he just amplified it to the next level. Not only does "complete hypnosis" effect sight, it effects all FIVE senses so Aizen can literally make you "think" you actually stabbed him and then create a replica of himself to go along with the illusion. KS is indeed virtually flawless! ONLY two people have seen through it and/or break it: Old Man Yama when he let Aizen stab him intentionally to "feel" his reatsu and Unohana due to her experience with....well, dead bodies and killing lol. I’ll say it again. Aizen was NEVER actually there in the final battle. He was pulling the strings from Muken and knowing that makes him even more terrifying. Aizen truly is the perfectly written character. A few last points: in the final battle with Ichigo, Aizen was not "defeated" by Ichigo. He took Mugetsu TO THE FACE, was effectively split in half and THEN was on the cusp of regenerating until he was sealed by Urahara. We should be very clear in noting that Ichigo did not "beat" Aizen. Also, I think everyone can agree that Mugetsu Ichigo is WAY stronger than TYBW Ichigo.

I'm so glad Renji gets to take part in the final battle. Renji has been one of my top 3 (with Rukia and Kenpachi) since his introduction, but the poor guy seems to always be a punching bag. Hopefully he gets more screentime in the anime.

Wow thank you for clearing that. Its indeed tricky

Ichigo could have told renji to stay behind the moment he senses aizen using kyoka suigetsu, since renji is affected by it too. And the crack on Ichigo and aizen's zanpakuto could mean that kyokasuigetsu is indeed damaged, and that's the reason at the end the illusion of Ichigo is not complete and fused with renji, because the damage dealed to kyokasuigetsu

Love your videos and love this one it’s awesome! Keep up putting out great content ❤. I wanted to see if you ever did a Yoruichi tybw fight. I am curious what will her fight be, was it short and do we finally see her zanpakuto?

Dude, literally yesterday i searched "bleach final fight mrtommo" and there was no video, and now you upload this today? I may be a narcissist when I say this, but I think the world really does revolve around me

The anime---if done right---should provide us with the chance to see what the manga didn't: a demonstration of Ichigo's true bankai. It's made clear that it's something that Yhwach himself feared, but we didn't even get to see what it does. Literally all the anime would need to do is to show it in a "flash forward" in one of the timelines that Yhwach changes with the Almighty.

thanks for the vid

The final battle of the TYBW being between the Devil/Lucifer (Aizen) and the Anti-Christ (Ichigo) vs. the Son of God (Yhwach) is a really cool thematic note to go out on. While it was a bit rushed, I do really like Aizen's role in the fight and him and Ichigo working together was great. And of course this fight gave us two of Aizen's best quotes!

this fight especially with the new cour 3 nes could be one of the best animated fight oat that combined with all the extra content that will be added bleach fans will be in for a treat i hope kubo delivers on a finale that is atleast as long as the shunsui vs lille barro ALSO PLEASE MAKE THIS FIGHT PART OF A 1 HOUR SECIAL SINGLE EPISODE 🙏

just goes to show how OP the Almighty is when even aizen is struggling to keep up with kyoka suigetsu illusions 😮

Oh yeah I forgot about the whole Ichigo and Rukia thing, thematically it would've worked I felt. When was the last time they fought together ,against Grimmjow? Although thinking about it given the nature of her bankai it would've been an issue to explain why she wouldn't be shattered in this fight, also I think Aizen conjuring Renji was a matter of his clash with them way back in Soul Society

This fight MUST be extended in the anime, and i love the idea of Rukia being there too

Mr Tommoe can you do some versus battles. And would you collab with other youtubers? 👍

Thinking back to the Fake Karakura arc, and how Aizen switched places with Momo, I'm wondering if maybe Complete Hypnosis can trick people into thinking they're Aizen. The problem with it is that you can never trust anything that happens while Aizen's in play

i have nothing to support this, but id like to think aizen never turned off his power and instead of keeping himself concealed he concealed the arrow that given to ishiada, would make sense as to why he was unable to see it coming and it was already established that despite being down in soul society he could still determine what was happening up in the palace.

Aizen could teach a hell of a class on fight choreography

I love this explanation! I think it’s extremely thorough and helpful. The only question that is plaguing. My mind is how Aizen knew about Renji’s new bankai? Did he perceive the change based on spiritual pressure during the fights with the Quincy? Or is his power specifically driven to provoke certain senses in his opponents, rather than manipulates specific sensory experiences himself?

Everyone’s talking about Aizen I just want Isshin & Ryuken to at least be there and commentate and give Spirit Energy to both Ichigo & Uryu because Ywach took away their Wives & Loves

Aizen fighting off yhwach without bankai shows just how outclassed yhwach is

Man, this is some King Crimson, D4C level head-scratchery. I love it 😂

Rukia and Byakuya should have also been in the final fight because the series started with them too. When Byakuya and Renji retrieve Rukia is where Bleach really started.

Your videos butter My biscuits thank you

It’s weird to think about knowing that the goryu tenmetsu that we saw was likely an illusion

Jesus this was a lot to think about

My interpretation is that Aizen’s shikai actually isn’t that strong, Gin says as much. Aizen just uses it in very short bursts in critical moments and then lies and exagerates saying it’s much grander than it actually is. The actual shikai has to make something else fit into the illusion, he can’t just conjour something out of nothing, so Aizen had to play the part of all 3 characters and just run around really fast as for most of the battle we only see 1 character at a time. He also can manifest his blade if he wants to hense the damage being the same on both and likely manifested it for the illusion to be more real. If Ywhach clashed with Ichigo’s sword and it didn’t feel very strong then he’d know something is up

I just realised after all this is that Aizan has us all under his illusion and that’s why none of us are able to truly make sense of it all. It’s all part of Aizans plan.

I always thought Renji was never there.

any sort of tsuki screentime we can get i'll take

I think something worth considering is that Renji's Bankai pieces falling off of "Aizen disguised as Ichigo" could be a part of the illusion to sell that by defeating the Illusory Aizen, Yhwach had dispelled Suigetsu, tricking him further into believing he had seen through the illusion completely.

This fight HAS to be expanded in the anime, my dream as a fan would be to see Aizen's Bankai in this fight but maybe that's too much dreaming, but I at least hope for something more than what we got cuz this truly has the potential to be the greatest fight of Bleach

Aizen took tha Urahara gameplan and implemented it perfectly

Really hope that the anime goes a little further into Chair-samas backstory. I feel like theres so much good character to dive into and we sadly never get to see it

This is so confusing 😂 still love the vids ❤

Personally i just assumed it was Aizen playing mind games with Ywach. He may have been trying to make him question his own power, So he made the illusions zanpakuto stay intact

Yeah Aizen probably Never Showing his Blade, maybe Aizen can Hypnotized him by Showing Himself? Look at that Enormous Reiatsu at the Start too, he create Super Real Illusion in a Second But Almighty somehow able to See the Attack eventho he doesn't know that Was Not Ichigo and Renji 😅

Is not long til S3, it will be so fkn sick..

theory sounds good and i can easily agree. i hope the anime will help clear up what kubo was intending with these manga panels.

Poor Renji catching strays

Aizen fused with his sword due to the hogyoku? So I'm guessing that's how they didn't break. Then the whole fight is Aizen himself being a bad ass. The fact Aizens complete hypnosis works the way it does where he makes ywatch think their spiritual pressure is there. It's amazing, and most of Aizens power is sealed. It's like Ichigos Hyori and him being healed by Unahana.

I'm thinking Aizen probably unleashed his full hypnotic powers - possibly even his unrevealed bankai ability - the moment the chair was destroyed. We all know he's fused with his sword at this point..shikai and bankai, similar to how Dangai Ichigo functioned.

I Have A Theory That Aizen Was Using Bankai During This Fight. To Go Off The Video’s Logic, Renji’s & Ichigo’s Wounds In KS Are A Reflection Of What Is Happening To Aizen. As “Renji” Activated His Bankai Juha “Stopped” Him & Cut Off His Arm. Juha Saw Through The Almighty That Aizen Would Use KS To Try To Confuse Him. He Was Probably Right & Probably Didn’t See The Switch To Bankai. My Theory On Aizen’s Bankai Is That It’s The Opposite Of His Shikai. His Shikai Allows His Literal Zanpaktou To Create The Illusions, But In Bankai He Becomes The Illusion & He Reflects The Intent Of His Opponent. Which Is Why Aizen Didn’t Know Who Juha Thought He Was Fighting

R.I.P. Chair Sama

Silly Tommo, RU-vid doesn't have ads

the only way I could think of Renji not being there is Kubo decided the final battle was just Ichigo and Aizan

I really hope they are able to extend this fight!! Let Kubo cook!!

Please make a compilation of all the new lore from the klub outside answers

It really would be lit to see Aizen's Bankai in the anime, and Ichigo's Bankai much more in depth. And entire season dedicated to the end battle 😂

5:08 "Rejoice, Kurosaki Ichigo, for you will allow me to test my powers that transcend both shinigami and hollow." - Aizen, in his moth form. Aizen did not intentionally build Ichigo up to be defeated - he built him up to give him that final challenge/satisfaction.

I think the fight went like this. Aizen used Kyoka suigetsu on Yhwach. Everything we saw was done by Aizen (including renji and Ichigo) , Ichigo arrivers and kills Yhwach, Yhwach revives and thinks Kyoka suigetsu is broken but it wasn't (because of it was the case then he could've protected himself from uryu silver arrow but he didn't knew). Through this battle renji couldn't arrive, because he gave Ichigo a emotional boost but might've said his to not wait for him as soul society is in grave danger and every second just increses the risk so he was on his way and couldn't reach untill the fight was over. Also from the line, “ So you see me as Kurosagi Ichigo, fascinating” was just a mocking towards Yhwach as the man who can see all futures couldn't see the real person.

This is going to be really interesting when Animated.

I hope the anime make this battle longer (more Aizen content 😊pls)

This is off topic of this video but you should make a video giving theories on Isanes shikai and I guess bankai even though it’s never even been teased

Here's a question, how did Aizen know what Renjis new bankai looked like?

Were gonna get ichigo bankai amd i can't wait for kenpachi deamon bankai aswell

Hopefully the last battle gets tured into a 2 part special each like a 1hr long

I have always wondered how Aizen knew what Renji's new bankai looked like.

Mr tommo I have a genuine question for you...Perhaps another video idea... How do you know that every person who is under the hypnosis of Kyiokasuigestu sees the same illusions? Yes, maybe in the fight ( Gotei 13 vs aizen) it has been shown that they see the same thing but it is cannon that they would only see the same thing? Or aizen can show them different type of illusions at the same time....

I think that fake version of Aizen was Renji since he was out of the battle afterwards. The one that used that dragon. Ichigo probably stayed back like that fight with the captains.

What I'm feeling is that this final battle is going to be the most impactful place for narrative improvement compared to the manga.

How did Aizen learn of Renji’s Bankai? This could be a silly question but I don’t remember Aizen seeing his new one.

4:38 RIP Chair Sama

I always theorized that when Yhwach absorbed Ichigo's powers that he accidentally weakened himself because Kubo makes it a point to also show that he absorbed White as well, but it's never brought up after that. Also... wth? If he absorbed White, who's supposed to be Ichigo's actual Shinigami powers, what is Ichigo wielding when he shows up for the final battle??? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

could be that Ichigo was weary of Kyokasuigetsu affecting Renji

Ichigo could have told Renji that Aizen below is battling Yhwach and has activated KS, therefore being dangerous for Renji to join the fight.

This is the sort of combat that will be so so so so much better in anime-form and it's gonna be off the walls amazing!

I understood everything, but my brain is trembling nonetheless

The fact that everyone involved in this fight has the strength to shake the 3 world's are all fighting full out and people never acknowledge that a certain captain is using the soul kings arm to basically be a makeshift soul king and is holding existence together while they fight 😅

Same as mine thought.. during final battle its only aizen vs yhwach all along.. no one else. Until ichigo arrived & stab yhwach from behind. Just as u said the "hint" was the left arm that had been cut before towards fake renji

there are still some questions which i think are just stuff kubo overlooked. like wouldnt yhwach knoe something off when the blades didnt completely break as he's already broken ichigos sword before. and how would aizen know how to conjure renji's bankai when he's never seen it before so he wouldn't know what it looks like

You have to remember, Kyoka Suigetsu isn't able to make illusions out of thin air it has to take something that's already there and change your perception of it. With that being said the only way I can think Aizen is able to Make multiple characters at once is the same way Kyoraku tricked Lille by hardening his Reiatsu

Perhaps the cracks on fake Zangetsu/Suigetsu reflect the power of the almighty against the real Suigetsu, somehow depicting pressure on the shikai's power

I'm really curious how the anime will adapt this fight. Wonder if it will be any more clear or if the confusion and misdirection remains.