HE ACTIVATES SHIKAI?! Full Aizen Archetype Breakdown for Bleach Rebirth of Souls

[@MarcusPhoton]

I'm actually not mad at how they did Aizen. They freed up a roster slot by fitting everything they could into this one model. Really good work to the devs & nice breakdown 🔥

[@SaintIrving]

@@MarcusPhoton appreciate the love bro 🙏🏾 and I completely agree, this is the best way to have done Aizen. I didn’t expect to play as him but having Shikai may have changed my mind 🥹

[@AlexDrewsumin]

Idk their could be another form, but I'm not mad either way as well.

[@Nolava0why7Because0yes]

Those clever goobers found out how to do it

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

I'm like 78% sure we're gonna be able to play as his monster form because if you looke at the description of his hogyoku fusion level it says maximum of 5. We know that his base form is hogyoku fusion level 1 and before awakening, he can reach up to hogyoku fusion level 2 which is his condom form. Then in his condom (level 2) form he can awaken when his fighting spirit gauge is maxed out. His awakening is his hogyoku fusion level 3 (long haired) and from there he needs to die whilst having his fighting spirit gauge maxed out to reawaken into his hogyoku fusion level 4 form (butterflyzen). And because the hogyoku fusion level has a maximum of 5 levels and we know that he can progress to level 2 from base without awakening, we can say for certain that during his reawakening he can also progress to level 5 like he does from 1 to 2, and level 5 will be his monster form.

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 I see what you’re saying & someone else made that comment. I intially thought the same thing but then I looked at everything in his battle data to get a better sense of what they are explaining. Even to his second stage, it has nothing to do with his fusion level being at a certain amount. It’s everything regarding his fighting guage. One of his stages I believe makes the level go back to 0 but it doesn’t have anything to do with how he transforms. It’s all fighting guage according to the website. I read it back to myself several times because it was 4 am when it came out. The hogyoku fusion ability specifically says it’s to enhance his performance. His awakening mentioned he can get stronger but it means stats boost through transformation & by having a high hogyuko level. I don’t mind being incorrect or healthy debate but I’m like 99.9% on this. 🙏🏾

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

Wtf condom😂😂 It's called chrysalis form, like what caterpillar harden their body into before turning into a butterfly

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

@@SaintIrving Tbh it's really confusing lol but I hope you're wrong because if you are then that means we can play as monster form aizen lol

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 haha I hope I’m wrong too to be honest just so we can play as him but if we at least get him as a kikon move, I’ll be satisfied.

[@SaintIrving]

‼How do y'all feel about Aizen?! I'm pretty stoked to fight him as Kisuke but let me know who you'll be using to fight him or if you'll be maining Aizen!‼

[@AnthonyTheHedgehog2]

“evolve archetype” good name but i think the offical term would be “snowball character” as he will get better as the fight goes on and the longer it goes on. character i think are similar is susano’o from blazblue, or lucilius from granblue fantasy versus rising.

[@SaintIrving]

@@AnthonyTheHedgehog2ah, I’ve never heard of the term so had decided to make one up that fit but yes, right on the money. Snowball archetype fits so well 👌🏾 THANK YOU for the correction/information.

[@zenossaki]

​@SaintIrving now I think about it. There are a few snowball characters that are in this game outside of aizen.

[@SaintIrving]

@zenossaki mm I know Hollow Ichigo would be one but who else do you have in mind?

[@sharogengaming7716]

@@zenossaki Yeah I noticed that seems to be the general playstyle for most characters, it's just a matter of how fast and how big that snowball gets.

[@giusyvacca2736]

I love how they did Aizen-sama, just disappointed, that we can't use base Aizen as much as we want

[@SaintIrving]

@@giusyvacca2736 agreed, he’s looking PEAK 🔥

[@primeroespadax]

Imagine putting Aizen on the ropes, both of you barely have any reishi left on the final few konpaku. With a final desperation move to end the fight and achieve victory over Aizen, the game visuals shatter and reveals it was an illusion only to get hit by a kurohitsugi from behind and the battle is decided. Cinema!

[@SaintIrving]

@@primeroespadax THIS IS PEAK! I need to see this happen but I pray it don’t happen to me 😂 I hope we can’t notice when he activates it so he can be like “but when did you think I didn’t have it?”

[@konstantinkachanovsky2960]

I was hoping that they will do more with his shikai, cuz they did great with Tousen but with Aizen they went full on his evolutions rather than his zanpakuto

[@SaintIrving]

Same here. I really thought we’d get more of Kyouka Suigetsu than a negation at the start of battle. Cool gimmick but wish there was more. Maybe they’ll surprise us & add something into one of his combos like his quick step attack or something

[@AlexanderCooper-n9p]

Since they said 5 levels of hogyoku I’m assuming they are saving monster aizen for the dangai ichigo reveal

[@SaintIrving]

@AlexanderCooper-n9p nah I don’t see them using up a whole slot on monster Aizen. Likely he is a kikon move or boss battle.

[@DEMOMLORD7]

​@@SaintIrvingthere is only 4 his normal form chrychalis form the third form and then butterfly mod and thats four why did they added then the number 5 for no Reason yeah he has it

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

idk if I've said this but I really like how they implemented (almost) all of his transformations as well as implementing Kyoka Suigetsu all into one character instead of splitting them into multiple variants and making us pick and chose which one to play. (I hope but I'm pretty sure that we can play as his monster form) My only gripe is that my only gripe is that his shikai doesnt have any illusory effects. But using it as a get out of jail free card from most kikon moves is good enough ig. Other than that AIzen seems like a solid character. With that being said, it makes me wonder which kikon moves can Aizen's shikai not escape from...

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 it’s still too early to tell what his KS looks like. I hope we get something but I’m thinking it’ll work like Yoruichi’s counter but with more aura possibly.

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

OK I guess we were all wrong about Aizen having 2 different variants. I thought we were going to have him using Kyokat Suigetsu ior his first variant and then his Hogyoku powers in his second starting with his condom form. Im really glad we're actually able to use his monster form though. But from the actions features Aizen does use his shikai to cancel out a kikon move for free. I would've preferred if the devs implemented some form of illusion but hey this works great too. I'm like 86% sure we're going to get a second variant of tosen though, where he uses his hollow powers

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 yeah I noticed they mentioned he has KS at the beginning. I’m wondering if they let him keep it the whole way or if he discards it like he did when he evolved. I’m seeing people saying monster Aizen is confirmed but I think people are misreading what the hogyoku fusion ability really does. All characters transform with their fighting spirit guage, including Aizen. The mention of fusion & number or transformation I think is making everyone associate that ability with his transformation. I like that they make him more powerful as time increases. I definitely think Tosen will get another variant but just a little shaky with how this roster is looking (smaller than I imagined)

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

@@SaintIrving From what the website says "at the start of the battle" I would assume that as soon as he transforms into his hogyoku level 2 stage he loses his Kyota Suigetsu ability because if he keeps it all the way through then there's no need to mention "at the start of the battle"

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 bruuhh exactly! I was thinking since he discarded his KS once he evolved, they made it canon for the game & discard it once he evolves. I really hope we get to keep it but it’s almost like it makes us choose which stage we want to stay in. Also we don’t get SP moves in stage 2 so no hado during chrysalis stage since hogyoku fusion is removed during stage 2 but faster & more range. Then at stage 3, he has better stats AND can do his SP moves. Hes so complex, I love it.. I agree with you though, I would have liked a more fleshed out Shikai Aizen but I can’t discredit the devs did a wonderful job

[@SaintIrving]

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 also meant to mention, the reverse guage also builds over time so unless we get it a little full at the start of a match, he has to wait before activating. Going to rewatch the full fights we got to see.

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

@@SaintIrving Unfortunately I dont think we can choose to keep Aizen in base cos it says the fusion level is automatic and his second form will transition after a certain period of time passes which I assume its also automatic. I also dont think he loses his SP moves during fusion level 2 unless I'm mistaken, cos it just says he's weaker (which I assume he takes more damage) but has more ranged attacks and im assuming he just has like a slightly different automated comobo string with kido beams and stuff mixed into his his moveset cos I really dont see base aizen doing that flip kick he did in fusion level 2. One thing I'm certain of is that the signature and both spiritual pressure moves stay the same during base and awakening. I cant say for sure with reawakening as we havent seen almost anything yet but that's also what makes me so interested in how they will handle characters with vastly different fight styles such as zommari in base vs resurrection.

[@sharogengaming7716]

To me the way Kyoka Suigetsu is described, it feels like an automatic state the character is in from the start of the match and causes him to have 0 Reverse Meter until the first Kikon move hits. It's only after that point the Reverse Meter will be able to be built up.

[@SaintIrving]

@@sharogengaming7716 you make a good point. I would LOVE it to be something we can activate but yeah I’m leaning that it is likely something that is automatic.

[@Leopez02]

It was Aizen's plan to be revealved before Orihime I knew it!

[@SaintIrving]

Bruh, they really got Orihime locked away in Hueco Mundo til Ichigo comes to save her 😭 “DONT DIE ICHIGO!”

[@Anthonydavis65]

They seem to be hiding some abilities than most trailers seem to show off im curious how he plays this game is gonna be amazing

[@SaintIrving]

@@Anthonydavis65 definitely agree! They hide more in Aizen’s trailer than most. We didn’t get to see his KS in action nor the move that causes a shockwave. His actions also seem to change depending on the stage he is in like how he is weaker but faster & more range in second stage. Hes gonna take a lot of knowledge knowing what are the advantages for each stage. I can’t wait!

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

Something that concerns me is that they may not include every single one of the espada as playable characters. They really should, we've had all of them playable before in other games but I feel like if the espada definitely warrant a place on the playable roster if characters like Rangiku and Izuru are playable. It'd also be such a shame if characters with very unique movesets that drastically differ between pre-awakening and awakening like Zommari isn't playable cos I want to see how the devs handle such characters.

[@SaintIrving]

Agreed! I can see why Rangiku & Izuru were added since i feel they along with Momo are all important to the story in some way but I think Espada 7-9 aren’t looking so good for the roster. 7 is much more likely but even when them releasing one character this week, unless they start ramping it up, we are getting 30-35 max. I would really like 40 if possible.

[@HakuDuhGreat]

They did him right so I have no complaints

[@SaintIrving]

@@HakuDuhGreat same here, the devs really impressed me with this one

[@MoonlightMaskG]

First two star characters he’s going to be a problem, great gameplay breakdown

[@SaintIrving]

@@MoonlightMaskG thank you! I’m really curious what a 1 star character looks like in terms of difficulty & I really hope it’s not Shinji because of his Shikai 😂

[@MoonlightMaskG]

@@SaintIrvingif it is that’s gonna be exciting, tamsoft doing everyone justice no need to worry no more

[@SaintIrving]

Yep! I have full faith they are going to deliver. They’ve done so many characters justice, 3 more months til PEAK 🥹

[@yaggaman1914]

love bleach we not about to see 20 ichigos

[@SaintIrving]

@@yaggaman1914 same here! I loved the Naruto games but hated that’s we’d have 5 Narutos like can we CHILLLL 😂

[@DEMOMLORD7]

He has the monster form why is there then 5 Max bro are you blind

[@SaintIrving]

@@DEMOMLORD7 lmao reading is free lil bro. If you LOOK at the battle data, it states his forms.. which means monster Aizen isn’t there as a transformation. They may decide to animate it as a kikon but it is NOT another transformation. Link is in the description if you wanted to see for yourself. Hopes that helps.

[@DEMOMLORD7]

@SaintIrving just wait when the game Release then we will see and it doest make sense boss or kikon try and why the number 5 if there is only 4 you are not reading right try other KZbinr he is Saying that too storm master

[@SaintIrving]

@ I don’t mind being wrong if I am.. but your approach is unfortunate & unnecessary. You’re welcome to dissect it yourself & I am familiar with storm master 🤷🏾‍♂️ if you need a breakdown, his guage is so that he can use his powers, not so he can transform. The level of hogyuko is determines his strength, NOT his fusion or transformation. The levels are for power levels and the higher his level, the more powerful the technique. As he does a technique, his level goes down. It’s got nothing to do with his transformation. Again; this information is on the battle data & reading is free bro. 🥱