Kenpachi Zaraki

• Pre-Timeskip
• Post-Timeskip
• Kid

“	You want a reason...for fighting? Why don't you just accept it already, Ichigo?! You seek out fights. You desire power. Isn't that right, Ichigo? Everyone who searches for power, without exception, searches for battle! Do you fight in order to become more powerful? Or do you want more power so you can fight? I can't tell you that. The only thing I know for sure is guys like us were born this way! We were born to fight, Ichigo! Your instincts will keep leading you toward new battles. It's the only way you have. The only way to become stronger. Fight, Ichigo! If you want the power to control your enemy, take that sword in your hand and cut him down! That's your only option! That's the road that continues in front of you and remains behind you, Ichigo!	„
	~ Zaraki to Ichigo

• Sealed
• Shikai
• Bankai

“	Not criminals? That's rich, coming from you. You know damn well that if we weren't so damn powerful, petty criminals is all the both of us would be!	„
	~ Zaraki to Unohana

“	Quiet down, kid. It ain't complicated. There ain't a damn thing I can't slice down.	„
	~ Zaraki to Gremmy

Summary

Kenpachi Zaraki (更ざら木き 剣けん八ぱち, Zaraki Kenpachi) is the current captain of the 11th Division in the Gotei 13. He is the eleventh Shinigami to hold the position and the name Kenpachi, branding him as the strongest Shinigami in martial combat. True to his title, Kenpachi is bloodthirsty and reckless, loving nothing more than a good fight and intentionally impairs himself to prolong what would otherwise be an overly swift battle. Despite this, he has some level of compassion for his subordinates, and is rarely seen without his lieutenant and closest friend, Yachiru Kusajishi.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 6-B, higher without eyepatch | 6-A, High 6-A without eyepatch, higher with Ryoudan | At least High 6-A, higher without eyepatch, far higher with Ryoudan | At least High 6-A, higher without eyepatch, far higher with Ryoudan | At least High 6-A, 5-C with Nozarashi, higher without eyepatch, far higher with Nozarashi and without eyepatch, even higher with Bankai | 3-C, higher with Shikai, far higher with Bankai

Key: Soul Society Arc | Nnoitra Fight | Yammy Fight | Post-SAFWY Novel | Post-Unohana Training | CFYOW Novel

Name: Kenpachi Zaraki

Origin: Bleach

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Shinigami, Captain of 11th Division

Powers and Abilities:

• Base Abilities
• Passives

• Soul Physiology & Shinigami Physiology (Soul: High-Tier/Shinigami: High-Tier)

• Master Swordsman & Adept Hand to Hand Combatant (As a captain of The Gotei 13, specifically the captain of the 11th division, which is the main combat unit of the entire military structure of Soul Society, Kenpachi's is extremely skilled and experience in all forms of full-frontal combat, be it with swords or with hands, having train countless decades on both alone and had countless battles against opponents, Kenpachi has become one of the most skilled swordsman within the entirety of Soul Society, allowing him to fight on part with and then eventually outskill the likes of Retsu Unohana, something with more experience then Kenpachi and someone who knows 8,000 different sword styles, this level of skill is enhanced by the fact Kenpachi has insane levels of reflexes and instinct, allowing him to dodge attacks through touch alone after having all of his main senses, alongside his spiritual pressure senses removed by Tosen's Bankai)

• Space-Time Manipulation (Kenpachi's battle with Cien caused a hole within space-time)

• Possible Enhanced Non-Physical Interaction (Elemental - Kenpachi is stated to probably be capable of cutting "Air", allow him to damage Azashiro who can phase through the attacks of captain-class shinigami who can interact with spirit ribbons which are intangible to regular shinigami who can interact with intangible souls like Pluses)

• Instinctive Reaction (Kenpachi reflexively reacts towards attacks that are comparable to him in speed, even after having all of his senses and ability to sense spiritual energy removed by Tosen's Bankai, Kenpachi was able to reflexively react towards his attacks through feeling his blade cross his skin and instinctively moving out of the way)

• Nozarashi:
  • Spatial Manipulation (Kenpachi can cut through space while in Shikai, this effect should extend to his Bankai as well)
  • Durability Negation (Kenpachi's Shikai allows him to cut through space itself, Kenpachi's sword while in Bankai should contain this effect as well)

• Bankai:
  • Berserk Mode & Enhanced Statistics Amplification (Bankai Only - While in Bankai, Kenpachi becomes a mindless monster whose only purpose is to cut and kill his opponent, his Bankai also greatly increase the speed and attacking power of Kenpachi, allowing him to cleave through opponents casually which were massively stronger then him previously while in Shikai)

Resistance to

• Durability Negation (Kenpachi's Reiatsu is able to harden his organs to protect against internal attacks)

• Space-Time Manipulation & Extreme Heat (Survived the after effects of Azashiro's Ittō Kasō, which can tear holes in space time)

• Passive Illusion Creation & Passive Pain Manipulation (Kenpachi's Reiatsu is stated to put people under illusions which feel like "you were being tripped over a mountain of needles")

• Passive Deconstruction (Molecular - Kenpachi's Reiatsu is stated to causes Reishi to burn and crumble away)

• Passive Spatial Manipulation (Kenpachi's Reiatsu causes the walls of the Garganta to crack)

Attack Potency:

• Soul Society Arc
• Nnoitora Fight
• Yammy Fight
• SAFWY Novel
• Post-Unohana Training
• CFYOW Novel

At least Country level (Possesses a combined Attack and Spiritual Pressure stats above Byakuya, Zaraki obliterated Tosen's Bankai in a couple strikes), higher without eyepatch (By removing his eyepatch, Zaraki gains access to all the spirit energy it had consumed, thus increasing his stats)

Continent level (While fighting Nnoitora, he evolved to the point where he could cut through Nnoitra's Hierro, and prior to that he could clash evenly with Nnoitora), Multi-Continent level without eyepatch (Zaraki obliterated Nnoitra's base form and was able to clash evenly with Resurreccion Nnoitra before killing him with Kendō), higher with Ryōdan (One shot Resurreccion Nnoitra, and this technique amplifies Zaraki's destructive power by several levels)

At least Multi-Continent level (Lopped off Resurreccion Yammy's leg and fingers, and cut into Yammy's neck), higher without eyepatch (Killed Maximal Resurreccion Yammy), far higher with Ryoudan (Amplifies his power by at least 3x)

At least Multi-Continent level (Zaraki's strength has been drastically increasing all throughout the events of Spirits Are Forever With You, and he one shot an enhanced Giriko who believed he was the strongest of the Fullbringers. Zaraki kills three Stern Ritter, surpassing himself in the process), higher without eyepatch (He had gotten so strong that his raw spiritual pressure was nullifying all of the attacks from Bankai Azashiro), far higher with Ryoudan

At least Multi-Continent level (Consistently has the upper hand against Gremmy), Moon level with Nozarashi (Zaraki obliterates a meteor), higher without eyepatch (Zaraki begins to catch up with Unohana while she trains him, eventually matching her, and then killing Bankai Unohana. During the process of training with her, Zaraki removed many limiters which are strongly implied to be the reason he lost against Royd Lloyd. This would mean Kenpachi is capable of defeating him without them. Furthermore, he regains his past strength, which is stronger than Unohana's power. That strength is deemed worthy of the title 'Kenpachi' by Unohana, which means he is worthy of being called the strongest shinigami. He is stated to be capable of fighting evenly with Fullbring Bankai Ichigo and fighting to his heart's content with the real Yhwach), far higher with Nozarashi and without eyepatch, even higher with Bankai

Galaxy level (Fought against a Resurrección Hikone with their Gentei Kaijō released), higher with Nozarashi (One-shot Ikomikidomoe who absorbed a fragment of the Soul King and was also absorbing a large amount of Reishi), far higher with Bankai

Speed: High Hypersonic (Kept up with Tōsen and Sajin. Far superior to a 4th seat Shinigami who could react to and block an attack from Orihime) | Massively Hypersonic (Kept up with Nnoitra Gilga), higher with eyepatch off (Kept up with Resurrección Nnoitra) | Massively Hypersonic (He can keep up with Byakuya), higher with eyepatch off | At least Massively Hypersonic (Superior to his Pre-Timeskip self) | At least Massively Hypersonic (Faster than before), higher with Bankai | At least Relativistic+ up to Speed of Light, possibly FTL+ (Kept up with Hikone), higher with Bankai

Lifting Strength: Class M (Casually clashed equally with Shikai Ichigo even before taking his eye-patch off, simultaneously blocked a combined attack from Sajin Komamura and Kaname Tosen, is implied to be one of the physically strongest captains within the entire Gotei 13) | Class M (Comparable to Komamura, stopped Nnoitra's attack, able to force him back even with 4 arms) | Class G (Stronger than Rage form Yammy) | At least Class G (Stronger than before) | Class T (Held back Gerard's stomp and tripped him), higher with Bankai (Bit and ripped off Gerard's arm) | Class T

Striking Strength: At least Country level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as the databooks imply all his power comes from his physical strength), higher without eyepatch | Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he physically cut through Nnoitra), Multi-Continent level without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he was able to wound Resurreccion Nnoitra with his physical strikes), far higher with Ryoudan (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as two-handing his Zanpakuto amplifies his power 3x) | At least Multi-Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he physically chopped up Resurreccion Yammy), higher without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he was able to kill Maximal Resurreccion Yammy alongside Byakuya), far higher with Ryoudan (Comparable to his Attack Potency) | At least Multi-Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as Zaraki strictly fights with his physical strength), higher without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency), far higher with Ryoudan (Comparable to his Attack Potency) | at least Multi-Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he physically beats down Gremmy), Moon level with Nozarashi (Cut through a meteor with enough force to make it explode), higher without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency, Zaraki is capable of defeating Royd Lloyd without his eyepatch and trading blows evenly with Fullbring Bankai Ichigo and Yhwach), far higher with Nozarashi and without eyepatch (His Shikai amps his striking capabilities), even higher with Bankai | Galaxy level, higher with Nozarashi, even higher with Bankai

Durability: At least Country level (Should be comparable to his Attack Potency, Zaraki let's Tosen and Sajin take a free shot at him and isn't fazed at all), higher without eyepatch | Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he can withstand the force of his own strikes, batted away Nnoitra's Cero with his hand, and was capable of blocking attacks from Nnoitra early in the fight prior to getting stronger), Multi-Continent level without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he can withstand the force of his own sword swings) | At least Multi-Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he can withstand the force of his own sword swings), higher without eyepatch (Taking off the eyepatch releases Zaraki's spiritual pressure) | At least Multi-Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as Zaraki can withstand the force of his own strikes), higher without eyepatch (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as Azashiro's Bankai attacks couldn't even penetrate his spiritual pressure) | Multi-Continent level (Tanked attacks from Gremmy), Moon level with Nozarashi (Withstood the force of shattering a large meteor, higher without eyepatch (He is able to physically withstand the force of his own strikes, which can harm Royd Lloyd, and trade blows with Fullbring Bankai Ichigo and Yhwach), far higher with Nozarashi and without eyepatch, even higher with Bankai | Galaxy level (Tanked attacks from Hikone), higher with Nozarashi

Stamina: Superhuman (Is one of the physically hardiest captains in the Gotei 13. Vastly weaker characters can fight for days without rest and fight with injuries that should be fatal to even the hardiest of normal humans, such as crushed internal organs. Zaraki himself has showcased the ability to keep on fighting at his peak despite wounds such as multiple fist-sized holes in his chest, several deep lacerations, a deep cut to the neck that would have instantly put down anybody else, and even with two of his limbs being chopped off)

Range: Tens of Meters with his sword, Interdimensional with spatial cutting, Universal to Interdimensional with Reiatsu (His Reiatsu would be able to shake the three realms of existence)

Standard Equipment: His Zanpakutō, Nozarashi, and a limiter eyepatch, bells on his hair to allow his opponents to anticipate his movements.

Intelligence: Despite his seeming disregard for any strategy and his self-admitted aversion to thinking, Kenpachi has regularly displayed more understanding than one would expect. Even Byakuya was impressed by Kenpachi's ability to understand things he has no personal experience with. He is very adept at finding and exploiting weaknesses in his opponents' techniques, and likewise at adjusting to his opponent's attack patterns and battle methods to better counter them. This was demonstrated when he was subdued by Kaname Tōsen's Bankai, leaving him with only his blade and sense of touch, which prompted him to let Tōsen strike him simply so he could catch his opponent. He is also deceptively insightful, able to notice subtle traits in people and see what drives a person's actions; he correctly singled out Kaname Tōsen and Gin Ichimaru as the only captains who are afraid to die. He possesses sharp intuition towards incoming danger, which allowed him to repeatedly dodge Tōsen's assault while still affected by his Bankai. While claiming not to have any common sense, Kenpachi can still theorize, as he deduced that Gremmy Thoumeaux's The Visionary only works on one target at a time and all effects on a previous target will disappear.

Weaknesses: Kenpachi is dangerously overconfident, as he almost always holds back in combat with his energy stealing eye patch, braiding bells into his hair, uses his sword one-handed, etc. Kenpachi's Bankai leaves him in a berserk state who seems to be only capable of attacking the enemy. His Bankai is so powerful that his body cannot fully contain and control its power. Should Kenpachi use too much power, he will tear apart and damage his own body in the process.

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

Ryōdan Nozarashi Shikai Form Bankai: Zaraki's berserk state while his Bankai is active 1/5 Zanjutsu (斬ざん術じゅつ): Ryōdan (両りょう断だん): A Kendo technique which Kenpachi uses when he is gripping his sword with two hands. It allows one to split an opponent down the middle with a mighty shockwave. Shikai (始し解かい): The initial release to a Shinigami's Zanpakutō. It is activated by a command while declaring the name of the Zanpakutō Spirit. It changes the shape of the Zanpakutō and/or granting special abilities. Nozarashi (野の晒ざらし) Upon activation, Nozarashi's cutting power is greatly enhanced, allowing Kenpachi to effortlessly cut through the bodies of his opponents and even through space itself. Bankai (卍ばん解かい): When Kenpachi activates his Bankai, he becomes somewhat mindless and his strength increases exponentially. This allows him to overpower opponents who were previously capable of defeating his Shikai. However, this increase in power comes at a steep price: he risks destroying his own body in the process.

Notable Matchups

Notable Victories:

Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail) Zeref's Profile (They were both bloodthirsty)

Notable Losses:

Tōshirō Hitsugaya (Bleach) Toshiro's Profile (Matured Bankai Hitsugaya and Post-Gremmy Fight Zaraki were used. Both started in Bankai)

Uryū Ishida (Bleach) Uryū's Profile (Soul Society Keys used and speed was equalized)

Inconclusive Matches:

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