Yhwach
Yhwach is a male anime and manga villain who features in Bleach.
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Biography
Yhwach (Japanese: ユーハバッハ, Hepburn: Yūhabahha) was a male spiritual being born as the son of the Soul King whose existence created the Soul Society.
He was said to had been born over a thousand years ago where he emerged into the world being unable to see, hear, talk or even move.
Eventually, Yhwach sent out two of his personal guards, Hubert and Argola, to inform nearby villages in the Lichtreich of the Sternritter's formation. While Bazz-B was confronting Hubert, Yhwach arrived and pinned almost everyone present to the ground with his Reiatsu. Declaring his intention to find a right-hand man, Yhwach selected Haschwalth, whom he recognized as his 'other half'. Yhwach declared that Haschwalth was to join the Sternritter as his imperial adviser before preparing to leave. However, when Haschwalth claimed that Bazz-B would be a better right-hand man to him, Yhwach noted that this was just as he had foreseen before revealing that Haschwalth, like himself, shared his ability to grant power to others. After explaining how this was the catalyst behind Bazz-B's prodigal powers, Yhwach told Haschwalth that he needed the latter at his side before being defended from Bazz-B's Heilig Pfeil by Haschwalth. At some point between then and 1,000 years ago, the Royal Guard Commander Ichibē Hyōsube learned of the Lichtreich planning to invade Soul Society and personally traveled to the Human World to negotiate a truce with Yhwach. Ichibē proposed that the Lichtreich be allowed to unify the Quincy race in peace if they agreed to let the Shinigami maintain the balance between realms, but Yhwach knew that the world's current state was not its original state and pressed Ichibē for information about the one responsible for leaving all living things with a fear of death, becoming disgusted upon learning that the Soul King arranged it as such. When Yhwach refused the truce due to wanting to disrupt the balance so that he could create a world without death, he attacked Ichibē using The Almighty, but Ichibē revealed that he had taken the Soul King's Left Arm as his own and used its powers to disable The Almighty, though Yhwach claimed the arm in the process. Ichibē thereupon left, proclaiming that Yhwach shall never again be able to use The Almighty until his death, and Yhwach decided that it was for the best since he would not have to see the worlds becoming a gravestone.
About 1,000 years ago, Yhwach and the Lichtreich engaged in battle with the original Gotei 13. In that time, he was noted to had fought Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, with Yhwach witnessing the capabilities of Yamamoto's Bankai, Zanka no Tachi. As he prepared to battle Yamamoto one-on-one, he was stabbed from behind by Chōjirō Sasakibe, allowing Yamamoto to deliver the finishing blow. After his battle with Yamamoto, Yhwach supposedly lost his powers. Quincy folklore spoke of him as the Sealed King where it was said that after 900 years of being sealed, he would regain his pulse; after another 90, he would regain his intellect; and after 9 more years, he would absorb the power of every 'impure' Quincy to make their abilities his own.
Seventeen months after the defeat of Sōsuke Aizen, the Wandenreich conquered Hueco Mundo, and Yhwach personally defeated its ruler, Tier Harribel. Imprisoning her, he claimed the territory of Hueco Mundo for the Wandenreich, regarding it as another foundation stone for the invasion of Soul Society. Upon Luders Friegen's return to the Wandenreich base, Yhwach states he dislikes conflict and severs Luders' arm as punishment for arguing with Asguiaro Ebern. After Luders declines his offer to lie down before him in exchange for his legs, Yhwach questions his estimate of five days being required for them to prepare for the war with Soul Society. Asking Luders if he is a prophet, Yhwach listens to Luders' denial of this title and asks him why he had been talking about the future, for he only wanted to know about what was happening at the present point in time, before killing Luders. Turning his attention to Ebern, Yhwach admits he has no reason to praise or blame Ebern, for he effectively delayed Ichigo Kurosaki, and states his role is over before saying Ebern will be a foundation stone for peace in death. When Ebern is decapitated, Jugram Haschwalth asks Yhwach if it is alright to kill the Arrancar, for they do not need to be taught how to fight. Dismissing this, Yhwach climbs newly-formed stairs to a room behind his throne and states they can acquire as many as they need, thanks to Hueco Mundo already being their dominion, as he looks at the imprisoned Tier Harribel. When told Ebern's medallion was used, but was unable to seal Ichigo's Bankai, Yhwach cites a special plan would be needed to do so. Declaring "hot-blooded fools" could be useful at times, he instructs Haschwalth to have the Jagdarmee of Hueco Mundo collect "a few idiots" alive.[47] Later, when told of Ichigo's ongoing battle with Quilge Opie, Yhwach notes this is the perfect opportunity to invade Soul Society before ordering all of the Sternritter to be notified. Later, Yhwach appears in the air above Ryūnosuke Yuki and members of the 13th Division as they ready themselves for battle and states thinking they will attack from one of Seireitei's gates makes sense before saying war is always a bitter affair. When the group loses their composure in the face of Hidetomo Kajōmaru's defeat, Yhwach permits Haschwalth to spare the others if he thinks it is the benign choice.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Yhwach was a tall man with a long face, broad chin, and pronounced cheekbones who had long black hair that reached his lower back, and had reddish-brown eyes with thin eyebrows. His long black hair reaches to his lower back and is paired with well-kept mutton chops plus a connected mustache, apart from which he remains clean-shaven. Yhwach's standard attire consists of a white, double-breasted trench coat that has the Wandenreich symbol on the middle, with large buttoned cuffs and lapels, white trousers, and trench boots. Over this he wears a tattered, ankle-length, maroon-black cloak that has a red ribbon near the neck and is fastened to the left with a single large button. He was referred to as being the Father of the Quincy (滅却師 (クインシー)の父, Kuinshī no Chichi) and held the epithet of A: The Almighty (全知全能 (ジ・アルマイティー), Zenchizennō (Ji Arumaitī), Japanese for "All-Knowing"), . As emperor of the Wandenreich, he was addressed as "Your Majesty" (陛下, heika) by his subjects.
He was a self-proclaimed lover of peace with him stating that he hated conflict and believed painful battles should be ended as quickly as possible. In front of his subordinates, Yhwach was a man adamant in his disapproval of infighting, though he did not hesitate to stop the conflict using the most brutal methods possible
Yhwach despised values like justice and honor. He also disliked blind loyalty, and was glad that his Sternritter showed outspoken discontent with his choice of successor.
To his Quincy, he treated some of his subordinates fondly calling them his sons. In such cases, he put great effort into forcibly recruiting them into his empire. After his awakening, Yhwach heartlessly robbed 'impure' Quincy of their powers, causing many to die. Yamamoto had stated this same disregard extended to all of his underlings, regardless of species or position, with him stating that this was an attitude Yhwach had always possessed in him.
Yhwach's contempt for Arrancar is apparent, mercilessly wounding and slaying even those who have sworn allegiance to him when he deems them to have fulfilled their use.
It was noted that he held a great deal of respect for the first generation of the Gotei 13 as he believed that those Shinigami who could strike fear into his heart. He especially admired Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, whom he called a demon for treating his subordinates as expendable ashes. It was for this reason that he was disappointed in the Gotei 13 after a thousand years since his last conflict with them as he found them far weaker.
Powers and abilities
As the son of the Soul King, Yhwach was a spiritual being of great power. From the time he was born, he demonstrated supernatural abilities through infusing a part of his soul in other people to heal them of injuries and disabilities.
His nature as a Quincy meant that he primarily absorbed spiritual energy from the atmosphere, and combines it with his own spiritual energy to form weapons. He has an easier time collecting this energy in environments with higher concentrations of Reishi such as Soul Society or Hueco Mundo. Yhwach can collect Reishi and solidify it at will. He created an intricate throne, which he later deconstructed with ease, and reconstructed it into a set of steps in order to ascend to a higher level of Silbern.
As a Quincy, he was a version of the Quincy Cross, consisting of five points, which forms part of an elaborate, circular medal featuring a number of stars and a descending striped ribbon. This is attached to the left breast of his trench coat, so it is often concealed beneath his cloak. Among the weapons in his possession was a Medallion (メダリオン, Medarion) that was a round device which is roughly the size of a person's palm and has the Wandenreich insignia etched onto its surface. When activated, the device can steal a currently released Bankai in the immediate vicinity.
He was the emperor of the Wandenreich (見えざる帝国（ヴァンデンライヒ）, Vandenraihi, "Invisible Empire") that was an empire consisting of Quincies.
Notes
- Yhwach was created by Tite Kubo and featured in the setting of Bleach.
In other media
Television
Video games
- In Bleach: Brave Souls, Yhwach appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Takayuki Sugō.
Appearances
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