until the thousand-year blood will arc kimpachi was known as the shinigami who had barely known anything about his zombocto originally he was the only shinigami throughout the history of the goatee 13 who didn't even know the name of his zombucto prior to becoming a captain of the gotei 13. we are aware that achieving bangkai is a prerequisite for becoming a captain but the exception to this rule was kim pachi zaraki who was unable to attain both releases of a zombocto throughout the various battles that we see kimpachi take part in we see a considerable change in his character most notably that he becomes stronger after each battle even after his battle with ichigo he had lamented about how he had wanted to learn the name of his unbox when zangetsu was speaking to ichigo he had also commented upon kimpachi's relationship with his blade zangatsu was able to hear the cry of kimpatchi's blade but despite this kimpatchi was ignorant of it this is because kimpachi had never made a proper effort to form harmony with his blade and because of this his numbakdo nozorashi had little spiritual energy thus explaining why his blade is so easy to damage and why it looks so worn down with several chips running down its edge it is truly a testament to how powerful kimbachi is as even in the sealed state of a zombocto he was still able to cut through virtually anything and this was with no formal training we see this when he cuts entire buildings in half and even when he stabs through ichigo's zombuc doe after he removes his eye patch now the topic of this video is going to be about kimpachi's bankai i want to discuss the change that occurs with his blade after his training with unohana whereby he was able to remove all of the subconscious limits that he had placed upon his power and he was able to awaken his zombucto nozorashi for the very first time so without further delay let's get into my explanation of kimpatchi's bangkai going through how he had attained it and the inspirations that kubo had used to design kimpachi's bankai state before the video begins only twenty percent of the people who actually watch my content are subscribed to the channel if you enjoy these videos then subscribe and stick around for more content just like this now let's get back to the topic of the video kimpatchi's bankai is revealed to us in chapter 669 during his battle against the standard gerard valkyrie prior to this payoff that occurs towards the end of the series kimbachi takes part in several battles during the thousand-year blood war arc most notably his fight against grammy una hana are right at the start of the arc where he challenges hashwatt and yuhabak in chapter 502 we see kim parchi after having defeated three stern ritters appear before their leader youhabak typical of kimpachi he heads towards the strongest individuals on the battlefield hashwatt recognizes that kimpachi is indeed a freak he has no interest with fighting against the second in command as he states that he was here to challenge yuhabak wasting little time kimpachi draws his blade and strikes the leader of the quincy unfortunately their encounter does occur off-screen as we cut back to the battle in chapter 505 we see eurobuck holding kimpachi up in the air by his neck he is disappointed by the captain as he states that he had not lived up to his expectations the quincy had assigned kim parchi to be the first of their five great war potentials that they were hoping to recruit because of his battle with a very unrefined kimpachi yuobak states that the soul society is on the brink of collapse and that the quincy have nothing to worry about because their opponents have grown weaker with the times of peace the start of the thousand-year blood war arc was the perfect prelude to the training and development that several shinigami undergo between the first and second quincy invasion it highlights the weaknesses of the characters and in particular the glaring problem with the character of kimpachi which is that he has no bond with his zombucto the newly assigned head captain shinsui realizes that kimpachi possesses tremendous potential and he is a valuable asset if the shinigami desire to win their battle against the quincy in response to all of this he orders unohana to train kimpachi so that he is strong enough to face off against the enemy kimpachi's training with unohana takes place between chapters 523-527 we learn about their long-standing history which explains how unohana was responsible for kim party subconsciously limiting himself in an attempt to redeem herself for the sin that she had committed she gives a life for the sake of kimpachi returning to his prior state one where he no longer holds back and is concerned about prolonging his battles through suppressing his own power after his training with una hana he mourns her death and cries out in frustration but then for the very first time he is able to hear the voice of his zombocto the very blade that he's been calling out to him for decades his zombucto is now finally heard by its master it reveals its name to be nozarashi which means the weather beaten and it's pretty obvious that this name complements and perfectly describes the appearance of kimpatchi zombocto when it is in its sealed state nozorashi states that it has always been by kimpatchi's side it has always been watching him his blade formally introduces himself to its master revealing its name as well as its loyalty to the kimpachi from zaraki in chapter 114 after kimpachi's battle with ichigo he actually tries to listen to his zombucto but he is unable to hear anything as he passes out nozorashi physically manifests and appears before kimpachi in chapter 668. it seems as though his zombocto has taken the form of his former lieutenant yachiru nozorashi tells kimpachi that if he uses the zombocto correctly then there is nothing that he cannot cut she touches kimpachi's hand which appears to release rayatsu as she reveals that this power is what is referred to as bangkai it was thanks to nozorashi manifesting that kimbachi was able to unlock and activate his bankai in chapter 577 we had seen the shikai release of kimbachi zombocto his blade had taken the form of a giant axe and it was quite an impressive release we know that the key emphasis surrounding kim party's blade is that it has the ability to cut through anything and this is demonstrated in chapter 578 where he uses his shikai to split a meteorite in half so with kimpachi being able to effortlessly cut through anything how is this motif instilled into his bankai well we finally get a glimpse of kim pachi's bangkai in chapter 669 there is a change in both kim party's physical appearance and in the appearance of isambakdo the spiritual energy that is released by this activation levels nearby buildings and when the dust settles we see that kimpatchi now has red skin color he has grown horns from the top of his forehead and he has these distinctive black markings all over his body and his face he resembles an oni which is a creature that exists in japanese folklore it is pretty similar to what we would describe as a demon or an orc from the traditional folklore tales only are known for being evil in nature and they have a deep-rooted lust for murdering and devouring others stereotypically an oni is often colored in red wearing very little clothing and having those distinctive horns growing out of their head the appearance of an oni signals great misfortune as they often come bearing plagues and illnesses as well as earthquakes and wars and in these japanese folklores they are known to have destructive power and lastly only are known to have a craving for human flesh it is said that they can eat a person whole with a single bite it is evident that this appetite for human flesh is correlated to kimparchi's desire or lust for battle while in his bankai state he adopts the traits of these creatures of folklore we see kimpatchi unlike we have ever seen him before as he has activated his full potential and in effect goes full berserker mode kimpachi's blade also transforms into a modified version of his shiikai it is considerably shorter in size with jagged edges which makes it appear as though the blade has been cut in half after this transformation gerard states that kimpachi has undergone a rapid rise in spiritual pressure he also degrades kim party's blade as he states that that broken blade cannot be a bankai when the stonewaiter is about to attack him we see kimpachi's demonic face as he easily cuts off the stone with his right arm by utilizing his bankai we see him demonstrate incredible physical strength and cutting power with a single blow he is easily able to topple a gigantic gerard valkyrie when the sten ritter attempts to counter attack kimbachi easily cuts him into two hitsgaya and biakya who are standing by comment on the situation as they state that it would be best to maintain their distance from kimpatchi as it is evident that he cannot be reasoned with in this current state from what we can see it is evident that this is a very unrefined bankai transformation and it is one that kimpatchi has very little control over and we're not entirely sure whether if he would even attack his own allies if gerard wasn't on the battlefield as it seems as though he is just blindly attacking the strongest person in front of him when gerard reforms and activates his holy form kimpatchi tries to continue the battle but his right arm effectively bursts as nuzorashi appears and apologizes to kim party as it seems as though his zombocto had released too much of his power and his body couldn't handle it because of this gerrard is able to turn the tables and pin kimpachi to the ground this effectively puts a stop to kim pachi's bankai state as we see him in the following chapter back to his normal self while in his bankai form kimpachi was mindlessly attacking the stern ritter with very little care about the consequences to his own body it is a stark contrast to his appearances throughout the story as we see him fight with his fullest potential he has so much power that it is destructive to his own body from this brief glimpse that we had of kimpachi's bankai it is evident that there is a lot of room for growth we know that the epilogue of bleach takes place 10 years after the end of the thousand year blood war arc so it would be interesting to see if kim pachi has refined and mastered his bankai in that time as we do see him make an appearance within the no breeds from hell special chapter so we're at the point in the video where i want to hand over the discussion to all of you what did you think about kim pachi's bankai transformation and what are your theories about its powers and abilities do you think that it's just a plain old simple berserker mode or do you believe that with enough training kimpatchi will be able to control himself in this form i would 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