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Originally Posted by Atanvarno  I HATE how everyone's strength continually changes.
Ichigo fought Kenpachi to a standstill with only his shikai, then Kenpachi comes back later and beats up Nnoitra after Nnoitra effortlessly beats up masked bankai'ed Ichigo!
And that's another thing that bothers me... Ichigo's Bankai... It was pretty cool at first, then all of a sudden with the Arancar it was like it stopped working! Ichigo's Bankai made him UNGODLY fast, yet all of a sudden he needs to use his bankai just to keep up with the Arrancar.
And why aren't the Vizard there yet?!
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I hate how everyone can FLY now. In the SS arc they made a big deal about how useful special flying equipment was, and Ichigo got a badass flying cape, then it turned out Ichigo could fly in Bankai... and now EVERYONE can fly. |
There are so many circumstances preceeding Ichigos failed attempts at Nnoitra, it's clearly not as cut and dry as your proclaim imo. For starters as you may or may not be aware, Ulquiorra seemed to have killed Ichigo prior to his fight with Grimmjow. And sustained minimal healing due to the ritual being inturrupted by Ulquiorra. However he agreed to fight Grimmjow, and did. Not only was he fighting through those injuries, but the exhaustion and injuries from Grimmjows fight as well. Secondly Ichigo never used his mask against Nnoitra but that doesn't really matter.
Anyways, Aizen mentions and makes it clear that shinigami have limits, it's also made obvious that most of our captains aren't even close to these limits. Thus, their room for growth is more the apparent, and shouldn't be a surprise. Ichigo's growth is soley due to being a hybrid, and his skills as a shinigami are minimal in comparison. Although im totally with you on his bankai, but it seems he was trying new things at the beginning of his last Ulquiorra battle though, which is cool.
However your next point is iffy. Under the various circumstances/info given to us, I believe the only existing arrancar vastos are either still being kept secrect, or it's simply Wonderweiss and Barragan. As the level of power between captains can range from extremely powerful to weak, same too applys to adjuchas. Take Grimmjow and Shawlong for example who are both confirmed adjuchas. Arrancars level of evolution becomes apparent apon their released appearance. Same would apply for 1,3-8 in the espada ranks. The only release fitting the humanoid appearance claimed by Hitsugaya, is Barragan so far.
And I have no idea what the purpose of the artifact was, your right that's weird. But the idea of them standing and fighting in the air, was touched apon way before soul society.
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