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Kamishini no Yari is arguably one of the most fearsome bankai there is. For its namesake, the bankai can literally kill someone beyond shinigami level. Someone like pre-Butterflyzen, a stronger version of the form that singled Isshin, Yoruichi, and Urahara. Not to mention the Gotei 13. It has been mentioned by Gin in the manga that he lied about his bankai's real powers. However, we can't also tell Gin was telling the whole truth. Nonetheless, this review will tackle about what his bankai can do with the assumption that everything stated were true.
Gin stated, with his fight with Ichigo, that Kamishini no Yari is the fastest bankai. Given that the bankai can extend up to 13km, we surely can't think of any bankai revealed so far that can extend farther than that. It is only logical to say that Kamishini no Yari is also the longest bankai (for now?). Yes, the speed property is the fearsome part but the length is not something to be set aside. If you were to be shot, rather peirced, from several meters away beyond your normal range of vision - that is enough surprise attack. With 500 times the speed of sound, is Kamishini no Yari performing close to or more than the speed of basic shunpo? With that kind of speed, Gin may no longer need to even move his feet unless there is an attack he can't block and requires evasion.
Having decided to deliver the killing blow to Aizen, the same extending blade was able to pierce the heart of a being beyond normal shinigami. Gin reveals the true power of Kamishini no Yari - the ability to turn its blade into dust in an instant (reminds me of Haineko's dust blades, coincidence?). No wonder the magical speed of Shinso's extension and contraction. In addition, the blade carries a poison that breaks down all types of cells. This poison, I believe, is the deadliest of Kamishini no Yari's abilities. This is what further sets it apart from the other bankais.
Kamishini no Yari is arguably one of the most fearsome bankai there is. For its namesake, the bankai can literally kill someone beyond shinigami level. Someone like pre-Butterflyzen, a stronger version of the form that singled Isshin, Yoruichi, and Urahara. Not to mention the Gotei 13. It has been mentioned by Gin in the manga that he lied about his bankai's real powers. However, we can't also tell Gin was telling the whole truth. Nonetheless, this review will tackle about what his bankai can do with the assumption that everything stated were true.
Gin stated, with his fight with Ichigo, that Kamishini no Yari is the fastest bankai. Given that the bankai can extend up to 13km, we surely can't think of any bankai revealed so far that can extend farther than that. It is only logical to say that Kamishini no Yari is also the longest bankai (for now?). Yes, the speed property is the fearsome part but the length is not something to be set aside. If you were to be shot, rather peirced, from several meters away beyond your normal range of vision - that is enough surprise attack. With 500 times the speed of sound, is Kamishini no Yari performing close to or more than the speed of basic shunpo? With that kind of speed, Gin may no longer need to even move his feet unless there is an attack he can't block and requires evasion.
Having decided to deliver the killing blow to Aizen, the same extending blade was able to pierce the heart of a being beyond normal shinigami. Gin reveals the true power of Kamishini no Yari - the ability to turn its blade into dust in an instant (reminds me of Haineko's dust blades, coincidence?). No wonder the magical speed of Shinso's extension and contraction. In addition, the blade carries a poison that breaks down all types of cells. This poison, I believe, is the deadliest of Kamishini no Yari's abilities. This is what further sets it apart from the other bankais.
Abilities
Kamishini no Yari (神殺鎗, God-Killing Spear) : In its Bankai form, Gin's Zanpakutō does not change in appearance at all, retaining its small wakizashi form.
Gin's Bankai's abilities are essentially the same as his Shikai's, but its force, cutting power, length and speed are vastly amplified to the point where Gin is capable of swiftly cutting an entire town in half with a single slash while standing a great distance away. As Kamishini no Yari, Gin claims that his sword can extend itself up to 13 km (8.1 miles) at 500 times the speed of sound: exactly 171,500 meters per second in order to arrive at its full length in under 0.08 seconds, which makes it not the longest Zanpakutō, but the fastest. The blade can also retract to its normal size at the same rate. Because the blade's extension and contraction speed is a highly dangerous ability, Gin tends to downplay its speed whenever he talks about his Zanpakutō, and instead focuses on the length and power of the blade in order to gain a psychological advantage over his opponent. However, Gin has also stated that his Bankai is not as fast or as long as he originally claimed, but he hasn't elaborated on this statement further to determine what he is specifically referring to.
source: http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru
edited by: BleachView
Kamishini no Yari (神殺鎗, God-Killing Spear) : In its Bankai form, Gin's Zanpakutō does not change in appearance at all, retaining its small wakizashi form.
Gin's Bankai's abilities are essentially the same as his Shikai's, but its force, cutting power, length and speed are vastly amplified to the point where Gin is capable of swiftly cutting an entire town in half with a single slash while standing a great distance away. As Kamishini no Yari, Gin claims that his sword can extend itself up to 13 km (8.1 miles) at 500 times the speed of sound: exactly 171,500 meters per second in order to arrive at its full length in under 0.08 seconds, which makes it not the longest Zanpakutō, but the fastest. The blade can also retract to its normal size at the same rate. Because the blade's extension and contraction speed is a highly dangerous ability, Gin tends to downplay its speed whenever he talks about his Zanpakutō, and instead focuses on the length and power of the blade in order to gain a psychological advantage over his opponent. However, Gin has also stated that his Bankai is not as fast or as long as he originally claimed, but he hasn't elaborated on this statement further to determine what he is specifically referring to.
- Korose, Kamishini no Yari (殺せ, 神殺鎗, Kill, God-Killing Spear): Kamishini no Yari's true ability, as well as its deadliest aspect, is not based on its length or speed, but rather its ability to turn into dust for just a second when it expands and contracts. There is a deadly poison inside the blade that dissolves and breaks down cells. He can leave a sliver of his Zanpakutō in an opponent when he retracts Kamishini no Yari, allowing him to kill an opponent at any time he chooses to. He does so by uttering the technique name while placing his hand up to the target, which causes the target to completely break down and dissolve at the cellular level from the inside out.
- Butō (無踏, No/Null Step): By adopting a stance where he firmly grips Kamishini no Yari with both hands and places the Zanpakutō's hilt squarely on the center of his chest, Gin is able to utilize the tremendous extension and contraction properties of his Bankai to an even more terrifying extent than its normal state. This occurs in the form of a piercing maneuver where the extension and contraction of the blade becomes almost completely unseen to even the most diligent of observers.
- Butō: Renjin (無踏連刃, No/Null Step: Serial Blade): This ability repeats the action of extending and subsequently contracting Kamishini no Yari, as observed within the technique Butō, multiple times in rapid succession. The entirety of this process is completed in a mere moment, resulting in the individual steps involved in this technique becoming virtually indistinguishable from each other, generating an apparent mass of blades that leave little opportunity for the intended victim to evade successfully.
source: http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru
edited by: BleachView
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