2012-07-29, 10:25 PM
Lozmaster Wrote:The worst one I can think of was when Hiyori was bisected at the stomach and survived. If you can survive missing half your body including where several organs should have been (lol like shinigami have organs, tehy've seemingly all been replaced with 50 gallons of blood each) for at LEAST several hours, that should make it definitively obvious that bleach doesn't have a "looked pretty dead" state that you can use as a serious justification.
Not that I'm trying to debate your point, but Hiyori stayed alive because that guy with Orihime-like powers was helping her.
SolicShooter Wrote: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.
The fight against Aizen was pretty close to this (although it was the Shinimagi attacking that time), a handlul of Shinigami beating the whole Arrancar forces, and even the bad guys had chance for some decent fights and deaths. I get what you say and consider it can be true, for example Kiba, but come on, Byakuya was among the 10 most important characters in Bleach, he should have died at least as Kakashi died against Pain, finding a clue to the Quincy abilities.
Regarding Unohara, I wouldn't expect much from her being the head of the medical squad. Watch her Bankai be able to resurrect people.