Who DESERVED to be the 6th SPECIAL WAR POWER in Bleach: TYBW? Did Yhwach MISS One? | Discussion

Who do you think deserved to be a Special War Power in TYBW? Do you agree with any of my picks at all? Let me know your choices down in the comments!

Without a doubt Mayuri should've been listed for his madness.

I feel the underestimation of Shinsui as a leader ultimately led to the downfall of the Quincy. He is really the reason they won. He made all the right decisions. Using Aizen, remotivating the shinigami, his power, his strategies, his experience and more. Dude was a menace. The most low key MVP.

I love that Juha looked at Kisuke and said "Idk what he's gonna do, but he's gonna do some shit. I want eyes on him"

Obviously Chad is the 6th War power. He was gonna Dempsey Roll the Quincy King.

What about everybody's favorite uncle Tsukishima? his power turned out to be crucial in dealing with the Almighty and restoring Ichigo's blade.

I think most here agree that Mayuri would be right on that list.

I feel like Mayuri wasn't listed mostly due to being highly underestimated due to Aizen and Urahara. Just being seen as a lesser threat they likely didn't think to take him very seriously, and Mayuri in some ways thrives off being put into unexpected situations that spark his desire to come up with creative solutions being a bit of a madman.

I'll say Mayuri Kurotsuchi. He's a genius mad scientist that can prepare for almost anything. He was instrumental in the war.

Shunsui gets underestimated a lot. Not only is he strong, he is a pretty good tactician. One of the best in the series. Without his decisions, the Gotei would have lost the war. He is very pragmatic and smart.

had they listened to Mayuri, Yama might not have died beyond that he revived a bunch of Shinigami, saved another of the 5 threats from getting turned into a pretzel, help keep Aizen on lockdown and took out a Schutzstaffel member.

I was very surprised when mayrui wasn’t on the war powers list, especially after what we see him do in TYBW. He could be listed as a war power for his “countermeasures” and his “abandon for teammates lives.” These are pretty crucial in how he was able to do so well in the war

I honestly wonder just how messy things would have been had Aizen actually teamed up with Ywach initially 😂😂😂. Mayuri is definitely a worthy candidate as a 6th war potential. In my person opinion, I think Uryu could have potentially been a war potential considering the potential Ywach saw in him. It’s just a shame his role was minimal in the manga.

Ukitake is the only person I can consider a war potential. And that is solely because he is possessed by the hand of the soul king. If he weren’t sick and using the hand’s power to keep himself alive, he would be a beast able to use that power in battle.

Prayers that we get to see a Segunda Etapa from Grimmjow in the anime. Even if it's shoehorned in, that would be sick as hell

God I really hope grimmjow gets more to do in this arc, just one full fight for him is all I'm asking for

Mayuri easily. I was rewatching the animated arc in dub, and his dub voice actor does a VERY good job displaying Mayuri’s disgust at the head captain’s negligence throughout the course of both Cours. Overlooking his desire to surpass Kisuke was a critical oversight on Yhwach’s point. He saved the Vizards, worked in tandem with Kisuke to propel Ichigo up to the royal realm, he saved both Toshiro AND Zaraki, two captains who would become top tier later in the war. He figured out a way to stop Bambi and Gigi in their tracks, and saved Ikkaku and Yumichika as well. He managed to take down the left arm of the soul king, at the cost of Nemu, but in turn has the means to make a new and improved Nemu in the future. He has absolutely stepped from under Kisuke’s shadow. Any smart villain would seek to neutralize him first going forward.

One thing I kinda wanna see is a spin off show chronicling what happened to the Quincy and what they did during g the 1000 years

But Kenpachi being a threat without proper shinigami training just shows how much he'll still be that guy no matter how much you nerf him

As tommo said, the main factor that unites all the special war powers is that they have an unquantifiable variable, making them seem unpredictable. Ichigo and Kenpachi didn't fully manifest their potential, Aizen can evolve with the hogyoku, Urahara has vast foresight and can calculate unforeseen scenarios, and Ichibei's knowledge knows no bounds. I think that's why Yamamoto wasn't on the list, aside from spite. As powerful as he was, he was still calculable, meaning the Vandenreich could form a plan around him - which they did, ending with his defeat. This justifies why other powerful characters - like Ukitake, Kyoraku, the Vizards - weren't on the roster either - they are extremely powerful, but they are also calculable (if you exclude Mimihagi, which the Vandenreich likely had no knowledge of).