Welcome, keitoz!Glad someone else joined. Why do you like Nnoitra?
Cool fanart!
Yes. If Nnoitra wants to express something, it comes out in the end. He's a bundle of emotional nerve endings waiting for a place to happen. We normally think of Hollows as being heartless and emotionless, but really, I think it's just that most of them won't allow their emotions to show. As Ulquiorra had said, emotions cause pain for humans. Most Hollows would rather set aside their emotions because that is what got them in this mess in the first place. In Nnoitra's case though, it is like his poem, that he remembers there's something better than the state he is currently in and that is why he is so miserable in HM. He won't allow himself to forget what he lost. He may try to drown his sorrow in battle but he still remembers that it wasn't always like this for him.
I love the little flips in his old hairstyle too. It reminds me of Rukia's previous hairstyle for some reason. So cute.
Depends on the timeline. Nnoitra is one of the older Arrancars; he was in Las Noches already during the time Baraggan ruled HM. Remember, he made that comment about how he no longer needed to be respectful to Szayelaporro once he was no longer an Espada. He was #8 when Szayelaporro was Cero. I guess the question is, was everyone under Baraggan's rule a Hollow -- or did some manage to Arrancarize themselves already? We could make the argument that Baraggan with his axe was an Arrancar who preferred that form instead of a human form; we do not see Hollows wielding a separate weapon normally -- or wearing clothes.
We do know about the rain falling when he appears -- and Kubo has been hammering that symbolism in since we found out about how Masaki supposedly died. I would like to think there's some connection there, that there's a reason Nnoitra got Despair instead of one of the other Aspects. It's not like Kubo has expounded at great length about Old Age or Madness in the manga.
You don't think Nnoitra is a bit emo with his hair over one eye?
He's like Kira in that respect, and there is that in-manga character comment about Kira being emo from his FKT battle. Nnoitra is cuter though. He was supposed to figure out why he should be fighting. I doubt Kubo dropped the thread entirely, he never does. He will pick it up at the proper time. It probably would have ruined something to show at that point where Nnoitra's heart is; not yet enough build-up or general humanizing of the Arrancar species. We didn't really get that information for any Arrancar until Ulquiorra turned to ash forty chapters later.
Depends on the timeline. Nnoitra is one of the older Arrancars; he was in Las Noches already during the time Baraggan ruled HM. Remember, he made that comment about how he no longer needed to be respectful to Szayelaporro once he was no longer an Espada. He was #8 when Szayelaporro was Cero. I guess the question is, was everyone under Baraggan's rule a Hollow -- or did some manage to Arrancarize themselves already? We could make the argument that Baraggan with his axe was an Arrancar who preferred that form instead of a human form; we do not see Hollows wielding a separate weapon normally -- or wearing clothes.
We also have three other figures on the dais with Baraggan who are also wearing clothes:
The page with the ewer, the tall figure with the white cape (my crack theory is this is Nnoitra since it looks like the collar of his uniform), and a third figure with a heavy cape. Two of Baraggan's Espada, perhaps? So I believe there were some Arrancar under Baraggan already before Aizen arrived.
Hopefully we'll get an answer since Isshin definitely knows about the "mock-Arrancar" that were in HM a while back. I would like to see that information included in this flashback.
We do know about the rain falling when he appears -- and Kubo has been hammering that symbolism in since we found out about how Masaki supposedly died. I would like to think there's some connection there, that there's a reason Nnoitra got Despair instead of one of the other Aspects. It's not like Kubo has expounded at great length about Old Age or Madness in the manga.
You don't think Nnoitra is a bit emo with his hair over one eye?
I hope he's still alive too. I mean, if Kubo can confirm Gin dead, I would think he would have said something to confirm Nnoitra by this point if that were the case. He seems to dodge on certain characters, especially those he likes. He still hasn't explained what happened to Nnoitra's zanpakutou that it changed; that may be relevant considering Harribel's girls managed to get a power-up as Arrancars. If they did much the same feat as Nnoitra, it should be explained in-story even if the cause of their power-up is obvious.
I would make a correction though about being tied to Nel. Much like the situations of Ichigo fighting Grand Fisher and Byakuya, Nnoitra had to fight to work out his issue with Nelliel, and that issue is IMO related to Zaraki holding himself back in hopes of fighting Unohana again one day. Once his battle with Nelliel ended, he like Zaraki could finally move forward for a higher calling in battle. Zaraki finally communicates with his zanpakutou as a true Shinigami, and Nnoitra ... well, we don't know.
Also for Nel's part, the one for whom she regained adult form last time was Ichigo -- with intent to kill Nnoitra for hurting Ichigo. It is Ichigo who gives her the impetus to wield her old powers for a short time; it is for him that she (temporarily) regained her heart and will to protect. She is happier not fighting, according to her brothers, but would certainly run to Ichigo's rescue if needed. In Kubo's pattern though, Nnoitra would probably never fight Ichigo again, so there's no reason for Nel to need her old powers to fight Nnoitra again.
Nah. If Nnoitra is still alive, he will have changed enough to not be randomly attacking everyone he meets. That is one of the criteria for his survival as I see it. If he hasn't changed, he would still be an antagonist and we know antagonists get killed off left and right. Gin is truly dead despite his love for Rangiku because really, Gin went about things the wrong way.
In that case, yes, it wasn't Nnoitra per se triggering the change (she was cowering behind a rock from the time Nnoitra appeared), it was her desire to protect Ichigo overriding her fear of Nnoitra. If she had been conscious while Tesra was busy shredding Ichigo, she probably would have changed again at that point to resume protecting Ichigo. She is a knight, after all. All knight-protectors need someone to protect. I hope she doesn't get herself killed trying to protect Ichigo from someone she can't handle.I figured if he was a human now, he would be the kid in the corner of the library writing gloomy poetry and getting picked on.
He's not exactly the most cheerful person, but certainly some of that is an artefact of being trapped in HM. Maybe he is a happier person when he has what he lost? "Over the moon" and all, similar to his tagline.I find it funny that we don't know when/how he met Tesra. We have that information for the other Espada who have Fraccion. I wonder if Tesra was already with him under Baraggan's rule, or was it not until later? I can't tell from Aizen's numbering system. Tesra is only a few numbers older than Harribel's girls, and Harribel is one of the (relative) newcomers. I want a real timeline for HM, is it obvious?
That still doesn't explain Baraggan's axe, though. Hollows don't carry weapons. We have a lot of Hollows who don't have a real weapon besides their actual claws, etc., and now our new Hollow friend has his "attached" blades like Ichigo and Aizen ended up with. That is why I think Baraggan is probably already an Arrancar at that point, because we have seen Arrancar releases with separate weapons like Nnoitra's scythes.
