2012-07-29, 09:39 AM
byakugan Wrote:The problem isn't diying, but how he died. Let's look at other characters death's in Bleach. Tousen died after a hard fight against that Fox Captain, Ichimaru died in the hands of Matsumoto after nearly killing Aizen, Ulquirroa died before almost turning good.. or something, while Byakuya got obliterated in like 2 chapters (dragged out) while being a more important character than the mentioned previously. He should have taken that girl out with him, or cut one of her whole arms, or something.
In a war there isn't time for everyone to die heroically, nor is it very realistic. I understand it isn't the greatest thing for the Byakuya fans among us, but it is a lot more realistic to see some powerful characters die quickly for once too. I also found it a nice touch that someone as headstrong as Byakuya was overwhelmed by primal fear itself. I've seen enough of Byakuya myself at least and look forward to the shinigami who haven't shown what they can do like Yachiru or Unohana. Also As Nodt's fear ability kind of accounts for why Byakuya didn't pull a last ditch Kidou or Shunpou move. Finally it isn't even certain that he's dead yet. We've seen worse wounds then this, where people have survived.