When Kubo STOLE Yamamoto's Zanpakutō to Prove He's the STRONGEST Shinigami | Bleach's Best Scenes

Yamamoto has always been a beast - but during the Arrancar Arc, Kubo pushed him into a corner to prove his worth! Here's how he did it - and why it worked!
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Today we're returning to an old series that's been on hiatus for a while - Bleach's Best Scenes, where we celebrate some of the greatest moments in the story.
This time, we're looking at how Kubo upended expectations by robbing Yamamoto of his Zanpakutō - and then unleashing his fury against Wonderweiss!
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Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
The Build-Up - 01:52
Yamamoto vs Wonderweiss - 07:18
Expectations - 13:18
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[@MrTommo2304]

What did you think of Yamamoto fighting without access to Ryūjin Jakka? Did it help cement his position as the strongest Shinigami to you? How do you feel about this scene in general? Let me know your thoughts!

[@ezra1735]

Pure badass moment, being able to beat Wonderwiess with just his fists only.

[@Fiendymultiverse]

I always felt like Yamamoto was smart with his ability if he just went all out all the time then eventually it would paint him as reckless like he was 1,000 years ago I felt like at the end of his time in the story he knew there was no other choice but to become his greatest enemy again himself from the past

[@InhaereBisecare]

I wish the fight between him and Wonderweiss was closer

[@crusadercard8307]

Can you do a video. A what if. Yamamoto vs Iszine but would he won if he used Bankai

[@elios7623]

I have an idea for the What If series (tho idk if you made it already) Kenpachi vs Yamamoto

[@BirdsBestAnimal]

Imagine being so strong the villains need plot armor to even stand against you

[@manuelacosta9463]

Truth. It a wonder why the worlds haven't imploded from all the power, I know Squad Zero are forbidden from going all out at the same time for that reason. Perhaps it's for the best that humans do not know about these OP entities........

[@TAUJH]

Facts

[@Billabongbabalog]

And the author even acknowledges that

[@badrsokni4452]

This fits yamamoto and gojo perfectly

[@Billabongbabalog]

@badrsokni4452 Nah not Gojo. Y'all just gassed him up.

[@gremmythoumeaux2393]

I imagine the reason why Yamamoto didn’t go Bankai against Aizen instead of sacrificing himself is because if he did, it would be too powerful and undo the pillars that connect the Fake Karakura Town which would expose the real Karakura Town. He may have been prepared to sacrifice himself as well as the Captains who would be caught in the crossfire, but he wasn’t going to let innocent people from the World of The Living die.

[@ember-evergarden]

Not really, his Bankai didn't destroy his surroundings until he decided to flare up his West ability. The pillars would have been fine as structures that far away from Yama don't explode or catch fire.

[@pyramidkingbrandon9282]

⁠@@ember-evergardenActually the West ability is the one that is always active and can be used in conjunction with the others. In the end of Chapter 507, he tells Royd “I’ll make it so you can see it too.” That means he can choose to show his opponent the fire-looking Reiatsu. For some reason, the anime cut out this dialogue. That’s why Royd’s sword melted when it came in contact with Yama’s body before we saw the Reiastu West ability.

[@strider_hiryu850]

the reason is because it would have destroyed the world.

[@gstvntt]

I don't think this train of thought is consistent, as much as I want to believe it's true, since we all want to see him as this defender. You gotta keep in mind he gives zero shits about executing hundreds of souls in soul society, just to keep the balance more stable. He has no problem in sacrifing others for the greater good of the soul society.

[@taserface598]

@@gstvnttThat was a long time ago when he was more ruthless and Yhwach told him he got more soft and peaceful as time went on. The Soul Reapers are prepared to lay down their lives to defeat greater evil as Yamamoto stated. One of the biggest responsibilities of Soul Society if to protect the World of The Living and maintain the balance. Remember, that Yamamoto’s Bankai gives off the same temperature as the core of the sun and unlike the Soul Society which is mostly condensed of Reishi, the World of the Living wouldn’t be able to handle continuous exposure to that Bankai temperature.

[@drama-addictic6462]

Yamamoto in bleach is the definition of raw power. No hax, No deception, No manipulation, and no law manipulation type abilities. Just straight up raw frontline direct power. In that regard, he truly is the strongest.

[@etorty_dev]

Absolutely! Tite was afraid of him lol

[@xenoemblem7]

His power itself is a hack lol

[@saketmeena9581]

Fire power. From a physical raw power perspective, I consider Zaraki as the strongest.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Yeah, far as destructive power via his zanpakuto, his zanpakuto was the strongest out of the regular shiningami

[@matthias4037]

​@saketmeena9581 maybe Kempachi after that Unohana fight but Yamamoto was a menage in physical fight as well. I think he's like Aizen where they maxes out all stats of what a Shinigami can do and even Aizen was not sure he would stood a change which is why he created Wonderweiss to counter Yamato.

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Aizen and Yhwach against Yamamoto both basically are the epitome of the quote: "No doubt about it. In a fair fight, you'd beat me...but that's not how I got where I am."

[@kakashihatake1029]

Mabye for Aizen but Yhwach was robbed of his power before even facing Yamamoto. But I understand people love Yamamoto and want to ignore the facts. Both at their full power, Yamamoto gets dusted

[@Riqq44]

@@kakashihatake1029nope 😂 yama smokes both of them

[@kakashihatake1029]

@@Riqq44 Yhwach beat him even with his true power sealed. If yhwach had the almighty, Yama gets 1 shotted worse than Ichibei

[@Riqq44]

@@kakashihatake1029 nope yama still slams. Now obviously if we talking sk ywach then he one shots

[@kakashihatake1029]

@@Riqq44 that's ridiculous. Your human rights are revoked on the basis of severe stupidity.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

Yamamoto fell under the category “ too op to have in the story “. This isn’t even a coincidence, it constantly happens in media that a op dude who can seemingly end the series has to be nerfed, distracted or just removed from the occasion. And when he was weak enough, Kubo gave him a fight he couldn’t win anymore

[@LuciusHoseen-zr7xw]

Like gojo. The author of jjk said so himself.

[@eliasmagus5086]

Tbh Yama would've beaten Ywhbach at that point in the story too bad he was already outta steam by then

[@talhaansari62]

He was out of steam and yuha still played it safe and stole his bankai. You can tell Yama was built differently considering it was without one hand.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@eliasmagus5086 Bleach characters have crazy stamina. Yamamoto survived his most powerful attack of his Shikai and preformed a level 90 kido spell. The loss of one arm makes you weaker. He wasn’t out of steam

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@LuciusHoseen-zr7xw Gojo was so freaking op that he was banned for years from the story and it was the characters objective to bring him back.

[@darknesswave100]

I love how Aizen made Wonderweiss to seal Yamamoto's bankai yet he was like I can still throw hands 😂

[@Chronoflation]

Yeah, you think Aizen may have wanted to step in when he saw that, but knowing Wonderwiess was a nuke, it retroactively made sense that Aizen just let Yamamoto beat him to death, lol. I remember when I first saw that, I was like "wait, wonderweiss is your trump card, why are you letting the old man wreck him?" Until that final reveal. Too bad Yamamoto never got his arm properly healed after

[@darknesswave100]

​@@Chronoflationsad part is Orihime could have healed it for him in an instant but his stubbornness and pride got in the way. Hell Ywhach even gets on him for it. Would it have made a difference in that fight? Maybe but having both arms couldn't hurt

[@Chronoflation]

@@darknesswave100 Yeah. Didn't Ywhach even say he didn't consider Yamamoto a war potential just because of the fact he didn't heal his arm? It really may have been the thing that decided that fight. He may have beat the false Ywhach much faster with both hands and had the energy to face the real deal in some form of combat if he had the power of both of his arms. Not sure it really would've made a long-term difference, but it could've possibly saved his life

[@randomdude6446]

​​@@ChronoflationThat might make things even worse by making yhwach steal his bankai and than actually use it

[@Chronoflation]

@@randomdude6446 True, but it would've been cool

[@jrgenvellesen7800]

I really enjoyed seeing Yama utterly destroy Wonderweiss. It really cemented the Old man as a true powerhouse. And I quite like that Kubo always made a point out of Yama being taken out via some kind of underhanded methods. It allowed the series to show of that the villains were more then just a OP force, they were clever and willing to cheat to win. Which makes the fact that Yama used to be the same way, and he lost because he grew too complacent, a great way of showing why someone like Shunsui was the leader the Soul Reapers now needs.

[@AzenHawke1995]

Everything Yamamoto did was spectacular, but to this day, NOTHING is better than the single line he says " I AM HERE, THERE IS NO GREATER SECURITY THAN THAT"

[@madderred7853]

Peak fiction is always stuff like Antagonist: "hah! We have planned fo-" Old man: "Square tf up, scrub"

[@SinHurr]

Yamamoto. Roshi. That one guy from One Piece. Master Splinter.

[@savvivixen8490]

Denki "You're a man, aren't you?" from Frieren

[@zen849]

Saw the comments, had to partake! Hayato Fūrinji from History's Strong Disciple Kenichi! Also Known as "The Invincible Superman", Removed from most of the ending, just to show up, Punch a missile and glide away safely.

[@manuelacosta9463]

It was a good strategy on Aizen's part, he knows what Yamamoto is capable of and enacted a contingency. Yamamoto ultimately is that OP character that breaks all.

[@gammafrost]

I’m curious if Aizen would still be willing to seal his flames after evolving into his 1st form with the hogyoku.

[@quietguyjosh4643]

​@gammafrost there is a strong possibility his bankai is on equal terms or even greater than the final getsuga

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

He didn't know, and that's why Yama said what he said. Aizen thought it was sweet when he took Yama's bankai, but it wasn't.

[@willdiesel8431]

Aizen has a contingency for most things. Outside of his ultimate tech that is why most of y'all gas him up. His smug attitude and contingencies.

[@_5ive6]

@@quietguyjosh4643it’s not greater or even close to equal but 1st form hog aizen isn’t touching Yama

[@strider_hiryu850]

unquestionably the strongest archetypal old man in anime history. none can, have, or ever will surpass his sheer might and presence.

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Roshi 😅

[@papasheev8924]

if Yamamoto unleashed his Bankai here with Aizen then he likely would've nuked the Earth.

[@austin9568AuraMasterDX]

"When you're out of Flames, but not out of options" ✊️👴✊️

[@WI-FI_GOD]

Those fist don’t phuckin play 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@AJ-kt5zo]

​@@WI-FI_GOD Call me dumb or crazy but you the shinigama fallen slashed banished to hellverse are / have uniquely changed or demonified zanpukatos

[@krissjames7276]

That whole fight was so badass and an amazing showcase of Yamamoto's power. I do however wish that Hadou 96 had actually seriously injured Aizen, it seems outright bizarre that it didn't given what it cost Yama to pull off, not to mention that such an injury would have explained Aizen's poor showing against Isshin, and have given him a really good reason to pull off his first transformation.

[@ceeso7978]

I agree with both points but seeing everything that happened after with ichigo catching him off guard and isshin slowly him down he should have appeared visibly more damaged before he regenerated and transformed

[@0eyes]

He didn’t have a poor showing, Aizen and Isshin barely fought 1v1 in the manga with Aizen damaging Isshin with kido.

[@1001011011010]

He is so strong he cannot show his strength (as in literally, the world couldn't handle it and also story-wise since he'd just beat the villain in a head to head)

[@willgazlay5711]

I firmly believe Yama was asked to be a Zero Squad member for his creation of the Gotei. He served as the glimpse into what that level of divine power truly looked like and I could see him turning the role down to be the linchpin between the Gotei 13 of the Soul Society and the Soul King.

[@0eyes]

Why would they ask him when he’s the leader of the Gotei 13?

[@willgazlay5711]

@@0eyes Same reason they asked literally every other member of the Zero Squad. They said it themselves, their only concern is to guard the Soul King. They have no allegiance to the Soul Society.

[@OmegaZeroX28]

I believe I read somewhere he's in Hell with Unohana and Ukitake

[@willgazlay5711]

@@OmegaZeroX28 Well yeah, he’s dead now

[@OmegaZeroX28]

@@willgazlay5711 I mean they were already dead before lol I was just saying I believe that currently their souls are in Hell so who knows it might still happen 😶

[@taxationistheft9441]

FINALLY THANK YOU for making this point. You could make this video for every arc. He had his powers sealed or stolen in every arc, even filler. It got repetitive and felt like we were being robbed. Every time we thought it was Yama time, his appearance was always resolved within just 1 episode. Honestly, Yamamoto is both my favorite character and greatest disappointment in all of anime.

[@gammafrost]

It would have been way more epic to see ywach beat yamamoto even after using his Bankai. That would have emphasized even more how big of a threat ywach was. This isn’t to say he would win easily.

[@cheesetomeetyou]

@@gammafrost Ywach would have gotten bodied at that point in the story

[@etorty_dev]

Tite just couldn't handle all that power 😅

[@ibreezy13]

@@gammafrostif you do that then you lose that opportunity for the hell arc

[@0eyes]

@@gammafrostHe would have if he had the Almighty

[@Frstypwngaming]

Yamamoto CANT release Bankai right there because he'll destroy the planet they're on simply by having 15,000,000C* flames that have a universal range

[@SinHurr]

They do not, in fact, have unlimited range.

[@thebk247]

@@SinHurrhis flames will destroy the soul society and we have absolutely no idea how big it is compared to the planet earth

[@aayushattri3238]

One of the pillars that prevented reiatsu from escaping fake karakura was destroyed in ikkakus fight, Im certain that was enough for him to decide not to use bankai as even a fraction of the heat that wouldve escaped into the real karakura wouldve destroyed karakura, if not more.

[@Frstypwngaming]

@@thebk247 We actually do. The earth is as small compared to the soul society as it is to our universe.

[@Frstypwngaming]

@@SinHurr Unlimited range was never stated, universal was; And its easy to prove the Soul Society is equivalent to our universe in size.

[@GNCD2099]

A character so powerful that only plot armor can defeat him.

[@0eyes]

Is it not due to plot that Yhwach doesn’t have the Almighty to fight Yama?

[@cameronclophus7998]

Yamamoto-"So you can catch flames. How about you catch these hands."

[@serge263]

Wait. Hold up. Did Yamamoto really say "Did you really think you could defeat me by merely containing Ryujin Jakka?" Dude...Anos Voldigoad's inspiration.

[@Matthew_Webster]

Considering while in bankai he's reiatsu cloaks him in flames, and those flmaes destroy anything that touches him. He has a similar feat to Muken Aizen in that his reiatsu is so intense that nobody below him can touch him.

[@MattanzaMafiaFedora]

With the benefit of hindsight, I really appreciate this battle as it gave us all the evidence of how Old Man Yama was truly on a different level from every other member of 13 Court Guard Squads. It made his death that much more impactful in TYBW.

[@raphaelceni]

Remeber Yama also touched Aizen zanpakutou to be sure he's was not in its illusion. Something Gin tells us in the Future it was the only way to scape Kyouka Suigetsu

[@MagicianSama]

If Yamamoto had the same mindset he had vs the Quincy Aizen, Gin, and Tosen and the rest of the Espada would’ve been toast

[@kanoreese1253]

My headcanon...I think all the scars on Yama were given to him by Unohana when he recruited her for the OG Gotei 13. I'm thinking she wanted to see if he had the power for such an undertaking.

[@Chronoflation]

He let her cut him to see if SHE was worthy. She did enough to pass, but nothing more, lol

[@kanoreese1253]

@@Chronoflation He let her cut him all over his body and leave permanent scars? Ok.🤔👍

[@kylemma33]

I could see him allowing her to cut him, just like he did with his lieutenant.

[@kanoreese1253]

@@kylemma33 There's a difference between Yama letting a lieutenant level shinagami test his bankai's strength on him as opposed to Yama allowing someone who is physically stronger than himself and a better sword fighter hit him on purpose multiple times.

[@sosa8549]

@@kanoreese1253 no, just no...

[@CaptainKotetsu]

When the author makes a character so strong that only he can defeat them. Come to think of it, Kubo did this a lot. And the opposite; some of his other characters literally can’t win.

[@thewarrior8497]

Yep like yama, Gerard, Barragan

[@quietguyjosh4643]

Even Aizen to a degree We never saw his bankai

[@TheSlammurai]

Reminds me of Madara. 😂

[@strider_hiryu850]

it's not that they can't. it's that they're forbidden

[@pkj2148]

@@TheSlammurai I knew someone would mention Madara. Only problem is that Kaguya was much more powerful, so it makes no sense to call Madara. I already know you will mention Kaguya having no battle experience. Had Kaguya not appeared, Kishimoto would've just made Naruto and Sasuke seal him like they sealed Kaguya.

[@Salman.khan786]

Yamamoto really said “I wanna be the very best like no one ever was! To smoke them is my real test to flex on em is my cause 🎶🎤

[@ramsesrendon2895]

I just think the fact that Aizen AND Ywach knew they had to find a way around fighting him is enough to say.. this man was just on another level. When the 2 biggest monsters the 2 most confident villains in a series say “I’d rather not” then you know we are talking about something special.

[@0eyes]

Yhwach had to find another way to fight Yama when he couldn’t access his power

[@ramsesrendon2895]

@@0eyes access his power as in the Almighty? Because before the Almighty teach was still the strongest in the verse, Yama was old with one arm and he still avoided him.

[@davidalejandrogomezfernand2730]

The allmighty was sealed by ichibei, if not, yama would be dead in the 1 fight ​@@ramsesrendon2895

[@saiken811]

Villains: Crap! It's Yamamoto! Where's my deus ex machina? Get it out! Now!

[@generalobesity763]

Yes, but we never got to see Yamamoto with two arms

[@crusadercard8307]

Great video fam, really nice. I like these

[@Evan_Floyd]

I don't understand why he discards his zanpakuto after it gets extinguished. He can still use kendo to fight

[@royalreptile923]

Because his Hakuda was too badass to pass up to show.

[@josue1996jc]

@@royalreptile923 and we already saw a glimps of his kendo when he was teaching zaraki how to use a sword (yeah i know, the sentence itself is wild)

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

​@@josue1996jc My question when I recall the kendo scene with kenpachi and Nnoitra is can every captain do that and have the same results? Or is it just Kenpachi? And if Yama taught Kenpachi, he should be able to do that, right? If so, why wasn't he literally cutting a path thru everything until his zanpakuto had to be used??

[@1001011011010]

He didn't need it

[@IppoX90]

He starts throwing hands like a badass, honestly this was much cooler option than him keeping swinging with his sword so I don't question it.

[@thewarrior8497]

You should make videos like these for Toshiro. Also a Toshiro vs Rukia video was be dope. As well as Starrk vs Ulquiorra

[@gammafrost]

We all know toshiro would ultimately win but I do think it would still be an interesting battle. Rukia just got Bankai so she was still very inexperienced.

[@aarons6935]

@@gammafrost They make it pretty clear Rukia and Toshiros zanpaktous are different, Rukias is the pure cold while Toshiros is ice.

[@DarkYuy]

I think the ability to reduce your temperature and the temperature of areas nearby to absolute zero would be snow and ice. Give Rukia a decade or so to master her abilities and she would likely crush Hitsugaya. Now in terms of Zanjutsu he would win, kido I think could go either way. As for hakuda we don't really see Hitsugaya use it and we only see Rukia use a little and only ever really in her gigai.

[@insanemakaioshin]

Given that he was 1,000 years out of practice, he was very impressive. Makes you wonder how strong he was in his youth when he fought Yhwach.

[@christopherg2347]

Bleach Villian checklist: 0: A way to deal with Yamamoto. 1: A better way to deal with Yamamoto. 2 A good way to deal with Yamamoto, for when 0+1 invariably fail. Even Aizen didn't fully prepare for him. 6:26 "So, could you make that barrier of yours resistant to my bankai?" "Haha, nope." "..." "Oh, and remember that the living world full of fragile people lasts a lasts a _lot_ shorter then the Sereitei full of Shinigami would." "Well, I guess Aizen picked his battleground well." - I just wish there had been some fight left after Yhwach sealed his Bankai.

[@t-the-bawnbawn2663]

“Haha, i’ve made someone SPEFICIALLY to seal and extinguish your flames! You’ll never win!” “Bet. Can you seal these hands, tho?”

[@bqw2094]

Yamato when he fought wonderweis " you think that you could defeat me just because you neutralized my zanpakto, how naive , there is a reason I've been the captain commander all these years !" Yamamoto after losing his bankai " oh shit , what do I do now ?" Cripes kubo 😔.

[@sugoidonia2420]

Kubo just really needed and wanted him gone then and there. I wished the anime had given him an extended fight, but alas

[@gammafrost]

@@sugoidonia2420same here!!! I was so disappointed that he just gave up after that. He should have gone out fighting even with just his shikai.

[@quietguyjosh4643]

Instead of stealing his bankai he should've been defeated while using it

[@trisertricordoh2127]

On that, it was more along the lines of: "Oh shit, I have to do another round and he is fresh, and he took the one thing that could have even the odds."

[@SinHurr]

It's one thing to have his Zanpakuto "neutralized." His flames were sealed. Bachi stealing his Bankai completely cuts him off from his Zanpakuto spirit. It has to be at least a little demoralizing losing both of his oldest, closest allies in the span of like a day. Plus he 100% absolutely misjudged the criteria for stealing a bankai so that was a huge L on his part right there. Triple compounded Ls.

[@25i428]

What I love about Yamaji vs wonderweiss is that its not the sealing of ryujinjakka that does yamaji in, its the threat of his flames potentially injuring innocent humans that does him in. He can only be defeated by himself and he proves this even further by only going down after sacrificing his own arm and using a incantationless hado 96 which causes the untouchable Aizen to back away

[@akumaking1]

I met Neil Kaplan today. He’s cool.

[@epdnd1210]

Behold the power... OF TWO HANDS!!!!

[@Y0G0FU]

"you cant let the cat out of the bag a second time" Kubo: Watch me do it again.. "Bankai" :P

[@Dylan-f2e]

Kubo: Want to see me let the cat out of the bag? ...wanna see me do it again? 😃

[@demonslayer9016]

What a video of old man Yama, I clicked like.

[@rmeddy]

I remember when this came out for the first time, and my neighbor in the other apartment yelled, "Ay boy, old man fighting boy!" You could hear everyone in their rooms shuffling toward their screens to look up the chapter. This fight was an instant classic for me, firstly it's straight up Kame Sennin from DBZ just for that alone it gets points and secondly what preceded it was great with Yama actually having answer to Kyoka Suigetsu in the most metal way possible. Kubo basically said you need to cheese this Dark Souls boss, go on Gamefaqs I remember in an earlier video, you brought up an interesting observation that Aizen replicated Yamamoto's journey when looking for the OG Gotei when he was looking for the Espada, so Aizen had to have studied Yama a lot in the design of Wonderweiss, like seriously how did Aizen know that Wonderweiss would work against Ryujin Jakka? or what is just a natural product of the hogyoku and the "wish fulfillment" thing? Another query, what exactly happened to the blade itself? was it also absorbed by Wonderweiss or was flung off somewhere?

[@commiecomrade2644]

Yamamoto is right up there with Netero for me. Love the way their characters are handled. They left us wanting more and that is how it is done.

[@dougla517]

I loved this part. The idea that while his flames are legendary, he's not spent the last thousand years neglecting every other aspect of combat he can access.

[@HOLDENPOPE]

The 'punch to Aizen's head' part makes me kinda wish that *that* was how Aizen was revealed to have fused with the Hogyoku.

[@rks1n1ster79]

I remember watching the anime as it was airing, and being blown away with how dope yamamoto was without his sword.

[@Puckanm]

Love your videos dude! Not sure if you are ever going to break into other Stuff but Id love a review on of course ONE PIECE like so many people. You just have that personality that I think would make it so good.

[@HOLDENPOPE]

He ranked his favorite JJK characters recently.

[@wolfkingraiden4455]

To sum up yama Fear the old man in a profession where men die young”

[@LeoLikesLamb]

Your videos butter My biscuits thank you

[@chanceromance7120]

This comment tickles my fancy

[@Riqq44]

Yama is arguable the strongest. For sure top 3 in all of bleach. Every time someone says the zero squad beats him or aizen or ywaach i simple bring up the fact the both aizne and ywach was willing to fight anyone and everyone straight up except yama 😂 both had contiguous just to deal with him.

[@thebk247]

I dont think squad zero has any real chance against Yamamoto. Not even Ichibe

[@DarkYuy]

​@@thebk247squad zero was so disappointing and they were such assholes when they came in too. I'm pretty sure from what we saw Kyoraku could kill all of them with his bankai.

[@loveDRAGONCON]

Excellent :)

[@noahdanugget975]

Is this video currently unlisted?

[@MrTommo2304]

Yep! But not for long...

[@HOLDENPOPE]

Rare footage of a comment people won't call an example of KZbin being glitchy.

[@azguardian8156]

Yamamoto was truly a well done character i love and hate him at the same time....but its interesting to how even among some of the busted character in the series he still feels op...mighty

[@mikeysullivan408]

Yama really used a forbidden technique and sacrificed his arm just to burn aizen’s clothes🤡

[@TimCarter1]

Thank you

[@devondorseyart]

I remember reading this in the manga for the first time and was totally shocked at how powerful Yamamoto was. Seeing this fight in the anime was awesome too. One of my favorite characters 🔥🔥

[@ZenoSega]

Bro got "Yama" in his name, the king of hell or judgment of hell.

[@gammafrost]

I really did wish we saw an all out battle between Bankai yamamoto and ywach using his own vollstandig. That would have been so much more epic and you still could have done it in such a way that ywach got desperate enough to steal it. I’m begging you Kubo please allow ywach to use the stolen power in cour 3 and 4 of the anime🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@rf7182]

How strong is Yamamoto? Aizen: Strong enough for me to use plot armor Arrancar

[@AJ-kt5zo]

❤😂

[@mistertaz94]

The only character I see getting this same treatment was Seijuro Hiko XIII from Ruroni Kenshin. Dude was so busted the writer said he couldn't get involved in the main story because the story wouldn't have happened because he'd curbstomp everyone if unleashed. He got ONE fight in the main story and it was against a literal building sized giant and he still one shot them.

[@luthfi1008]

That man has same voice VA as Shanks

[@robertcespedes1671]

One of the Coolest old men in anime

[@animanco6833]

Considering how Yamamoto was able to beat an 80 percent Ywach, I can't imagine any pure soul reaper surpassing him in raw power and strength besides Kenpachi. NO in fact Kenpachi is literally the only pure soul reaper that could equal or surpass the former head captain.

[@Dante49218]

what does it mean that Zaraki in shikai killed Ikimonzi with 1 shot when Ichibei couldn't do it

[@BelMarduksBizarreBazaar]

not convinced Kenny is properly a shinigami, a lot of demonic imagery i considered foreshadowing before we ever saw his bankai.

[@residentevil2928]

He absolutely dog walked 80% ywach.

[@NJ-ss5bc]

@@residentevil2928yes one without the almighty

[@deaggravv]

@@NJ-ss5bc so? besides ichigo no one is even close to almighty yhwach lmao you are talking like that's a small feat

[@desicus9689]

Can we get a what if aizen versus captains using their full known powers?

[@7ANKOUCH]

I cant wait to see Old mman Yama in Hell arc 😍 imagine his head being a burning skull ( like ghost rider ) while his body is wrapped in hell chanis 🤯

[@kingdavid8657]

People were disappointed he lost and I'm like that man went crazy and showed nobody could stand up against him at all

[@breloopharos1919]

I view yamamoto the same way people look at whitebeard. Old dudes in shonen anime are not to be messed with.

[@naman2203]

Yamaji is the reason for peace & order in soul society for thousands of years and why noone dared to go up against soul society. I really hope to see him unleased in hell chapter.

[@ZShenlong1]

Out of all the shounen mangaka Kubo is one of the best at "show don't tell" if not the best when it comes to the overall story.

[@3am866]

Yama may just be my favourite bleach character

[@resonantdock]

Yamamoto trembling in his shoes looking at the Zero Division:

[@kayp89]

It makes sense. Make a character whose so immensely powerful, focused and honest/straight forward so the only real.way to defeat him is trickery.

[@available_line]

...but he was defeated, twice. And outsmarted and overpowered, both times. Aizen sealed his sword and turned his own flames against him, knowing he'd jump on the grenade, then he didn't even have enough power left in him to deal damage to Aizen with a spell that cost him his own arm to cast. He only survived becasue Aizen refocused on Ichigo and didn't finish him. And then Yhwach also outsmarted him with a clone, had him expend all his power on it, and then cut him down with a single strike and atomized the body. He knew Yamamoto's anger towards him and his arrogance in his own power, and used it against him. Sure he could deal a lot of damage and his flame shield was a problem to get through, and then the summons, but those don't make someone strong. Aizen and Yhwach were strong, they had strong convictions and wanted something real hard. Yamamoto didn't. He got old and tired. His powers were strong powers, but he himself wasn't a strong person anymore. I mean the villain literally monologues about this after he kills him, you can't get less subtle than that.

[@Warcrime247]

Would I have liked to see more of his zanpakto of course. But I like that Kubo made villains have to make a work around for him and Kenpachi. It's solid writing when it comes to wanting overpowered characters .

[@Sanci777]

One of my favorite fights. The fact that wonderweiss defeated kensei who was using bankai means that yamamoto without ryujin jakka is stronger than kensei in bankai. Very nice video, an eye opener for all the yama doubters

[@muriok2474]

Old man yama: no Zanpakto? Alright, let's throw hands

[@jacobparry177]

If I had a pound for every time Kubo threw out a weird little twink* to try to counter strong characters out of nowhere, I'd have £2, which isn't much, but it's fun that he did it twice. *Wonderweiss and Nianzol

[@kazekagekid]

fire in anime is typically only good for setting things on fire, not even burning people’s hair off.

[@willwhite6110]

Would love to know Yama’s backstory. If there are so many prodigies in Bleach, he had to be the ULTIMATE prodigy.

[@lordazrielxiii7731]

When you disarm your senile grandpa and he gives you the hands

[@Okkotsu86275]

Kubo made Yamaoto too Like That for the series.

[@rasberrydefender1930]

And we still didnt see the full power of him, since when we saw his bankai he only had 1 arm

[@alvinpope1027]

🔥🔥🔥🙌

[@jg7747]

"there is no greater security" oh he was so cold 😭

[@benjiago6800]

Oh my God, thank you for making this video. I am very tired of arguing with Bleach fans and other fan groups about how strong this character is. you have idiots in the Bleach fandom who think Yamamoto’s weak or that like Lele borrow could beat him and I stupid shit like that. It annoys me to no end.

[@TimCarter1]

He is trash simple

[@TheThomasAaron]

Its nice to know Im not the only one who's obsessed with Bleach.. (Hi my names "Aaron" I am addicted to Bleach"

[@potatoskeli]

Kubo did once say that Yamamoto couldn't release his bankai in the fight against Aisen because it would have destroyed the pillars and karakora town completely negating the point of switching it out.

[@maliksanders2409]

Nice hair cut bro

[@eherden2169]

I think in various shounen anime when somebody is too strong the only way to beat him is with something very convenient or an asspull ability that was never alluded to until now or not well explained power systems.

[@Cheesy_Garlic_Bread]

This kind of reminds me of hellsing abridged. “I killed him!”, “oh? Well what about steps two through ten?”

[@skyrogue1977]

Every powerful character gets bamboozled to make sure they don’t just end everything in a minute, just ask Gojo.

[@princecheck11]

Julius Novachrono

[@IveBeenWithBruma]

Always remember that Unahana was bfr'd from both points of the invasions.

[@primary2630]

*Wonderweiss seals Ryujinjakka* *Yamamoto: I didn't hear no bell*

[@otiztisa]

Clearly Kubo loves playing with fire

[@sergiomoreno6861]

Yamamoto vs Bankai Kempachi is a fight a would pay to watch

[@vastolorde6194]

Could you make a video about Arthur Plateado?

[@mikeysullivan408]

Bleach is this guys life but he doesn’t comprehend simple implications. Yamamoto becomes the sun while in bankai. Aizen’s invasion tactics would see the final battle take place on earth. The earth would be instantly disintegrated on bankai activation. Everyone would die, the balance of souls would be destroyed and the 3 worlds will collapse. THE REASON YAMA DIDNT USE BANAKi, ON EARTH, WHILE FIGHTING AIZEN. IS BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE ENDED THE BLEACH UNIVERSE

[@tomimn2233]

Out of zanpakutou but not out of options. Denken from the series Frieren embodies this type of tenacity as well. I guess old veterans know full well that when push comes to shove you just gotta work with what you got.

[@EclipseN7]

Just realized rhat art work makes him look like the sun during a cme