User:Suigetsu/Grimmjow Jeagerjaques
| Grimmjow Jeagerjaques | |
|---|---|
| Bleach character | |
| Created by | Tite Kubo |
| Voiced by | Junichi Suwabe (Japanese) David Vincent (English, Shattered Blade) |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | 6th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army |
| Zanpakutō | Pantera |
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques or Jaegerjaques (グリムジョー・ジャガージャック, Gurimujō Jagājakku) is a fictional character and antagonist in the anime and manga series Bleach, created by Tite Kubo. He is an arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army, and the 6th Espada. He was recently voted the 4th most popular Bleach character in the latest Shonen Jump polls after receiving 4987 votes. [1]
Conception and development
[edit]Grimmjow's name stems from Nicholas Grimshaw, an architect.[2] His character design draws heavily from Gamma Akutabi, a character in Tite Kubo's earlier manga, Zombie Powder. Gamma has prosthetics in the same area where Grimmjow has his remnant hollow mask. They both share a missing arm, although both on different sides. Grimmjow's released form makes the resemblance even more apparent with similar long spiky hair. The two have also been identically posed for volume covers.
Character outline
[edit]Grimmjow has light blue hair and eyes, which have blue/green lines below them similar to the eye markings on the Panthera genus of cats as well as the red marks on Ikkaku Madarame's eyes. Grimmjow's attire consists of a white hakama and a black sash; his white jacket is ragged with an upturned collar. The inner lining is black, the sleeves are rolled up, and Grimmjow wears it open, leaving his chest revealed. The remains of his hollow mask consist of the right jawbone, and his hollow hole has moved to his abdomen.
Grimmjow appears to be a laid back and irreverent individual at first glance, but this scruffy exterior hides an impulsive, excessively violent personality and a lethally short temper. He displays little respect for authority and says whatever is on his mind, regardless of whether or not it is appropriate, applying no Japanese honorifics in conversation except when addressing Aizen. This attitude leads to conflicts with Kaname Tōsen, who holds Grimmjow in the same low regard as he did Zaraki. He also has conflicts with Ulquiorra Schiffer, the 4th Espada, usually because Ulquiorra interrupts his battles or otherwise clashes with Grimmjow's ideals, and confidently believes Ulquiorra's powers to be weaker than his, a point he is eager to make clear to him.
Grimmjow is the Sexta Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army of arrancar, meaning he is ranked sixth in terms of strength. A crooked number 6 is tattooed on his back just above and to the right of his hollow hole, personally placed on him by Aizen as a mark of his rank and ability among the Espada. After Kaname Tōsen cuts off and burns his arm, Grimmjow is demoted and quickly replaced by Luppi, much to his annoyance. After Orihime Inoue heals his arm, he brutally butchers Luppi to regain his rank, impaling him on his newly restored arm and then vaporizing Luppi's torso with a cero blast.
Abilities
[edit]Grimmjow is the Sexta Espada, making him the sixth most powerful arrancar under Aizen's control. Aside from his zanpakutō, he has demonstrated no unique personal abilities, but makes liberal use of the generic hollow abilities, such as cero, which he fires from his palm, when in combat. As an Espada, he is able to use the Espada-exclusive attack, Gran Rey Cero, which produces a larger and more powerful version of the normal cero. He is fairly powerful for his rank, able to at the very least fight on par with and subdue Ulquiorra, two ranks higher than he.
Pantera
[edit]The name of Grimmjow's zanpakutō is Pantera (豹王（パンテラ）, Spanish for "panther," Japanese for "panther king").[3] His zanpakutō's tsuba resembles a crooked "S", while the sheath and handle are light blue. The release command for his zanpakutō is "grind" (軋れ, kishire, referring to grinding one's teeth).[4]
After releasing his zanpakutō, Grimmjow's appearance becomes feline and predatory, taking on features such as jagged teeth, clawed hands, paws for feet, and a tail that can be used as a powerful whip.[5] His hair becomes long and flowing, and his eye markings enlarge, extending to the tips of his ears, which also become cat-like. He loses his trademark jaw mask, which is replaced by a sort of crown on his forehead. His clothing changes to a form-fitting white outfit covered in stripes, similar to his original hollow form.
Aside from his already impressive speed and power, Grimmjow's released state augments his speed drastically and gives him animal-like agility and movements to match. When released, he can roar loudly enough to create shockwaves in the air. He can also fire a large number of "darts" from his elbows with enough force to demolish large buildings, as well as creating long energy claws called Desgarrón (豹王の爪（デスガロン）, desugaron, Japanese, "panther king's claw"; Spanish, "laceration") from his fingertips, which is his strongest attack.