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Don Kanonji The Soul King
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Yo, sorry for the late reply! Great response as always
Anyway, a Fraccion is Espada's right-hand men, it's not unusual to throw them on battlefield. If Nnoitra treats his like his own long lost heart, that's another (romantic) story
I have noticed this parallel since a long time. Of course, why would anyone use their full power to defeat a small fry? I remember one thing, Nnoitra used to torch villages to recruit VL, right? Isn't that the same thing as "wasting your strength on small fry"? I wonder what changed him like that? I guess Tesra has humanized Nnoitra for decades
Sorry for the short responses, I'm not used to write wall of text
Edit: Oh Minerva, congratulations for your 2000th post Nnoitra badge! I wonder if it was intentional
IMO comparing Harribel with Szayelaporro is a bit harsh. Why would Harribel devoured her Fraccion if she gains nothing out of it? In my mind they're just... really, really different. That reminds me, the databook said Harribel appreciated Starrk's relationship with Lilynette and detested Szayelaporro for selfishly devouring his Fraccion. From this, I think it's clear that Kubo is trying to show us Harribel's maternal attachment towards her pseudo-daughters. The main difference between her and Nnoitra is that the latter is very vocal about his own feelings.Harribel may not be devouring them, no, but she doesn't precisely show her care either. Commenting after their defeat is not the same as trying to protect them. Her heart still weeps for those she lost in the first place.
Any female Hollow could stand in for the daughters she lost initially. Her girls are replaceable, and so she does not need to protect them. She can always find more. It's a nicer version of Szayelaporro's statement that he can make a replacement for the Fraccion he devoured. So long as he can make another, he doesn't need to protect the ones he has.
Characters protect what is valuable to them: their hearts. Hollows are Hollow precisely because they lack that which they want to protect. Yet we see Nnoitra protecting someone. So where does Nnoitra's heart lie?
It's a different bond than the other Espada have with their Fraccion. Nnoitra found what he lost in the first place. Whatever that might mean in the bigger context of the story, of course.
Anyway, a Fraccion is Espada's right-hand men, it's not unusual to throw them on battlefield. If Nnoitra treats his like his own long lost heart, that's another (romantic) story
I don't recall that bolded part. Nnoitra scolded Tesra for shielding him and kicked Tesra for letting go of Orihime, so I suppose it wasn't truly a planned strategy.I don't know about that. They sat together to watch Ichigo and plan the attack, and it seems likely that they did same prior to attacking Chad since Tesra didn't pop up until after the initial attack. Was the plan always that Nnoitra would keep any prey, or was Tesra supposed to take over after a certain point? He didn't seem surprised that Nnoitra handed the kid off to him, and we just saw the Vulture Girls tag-teaming to deal with Zaraki in a perfectly-parallel situation.
Tesra was beating a battered Ichigo after all, he was OHKO'd by Zaraki upon their first meeting.Especially in HM where the one who makes the kill get the prey, I am inclined to say it was always the plan for Tesra to finish Ichigo (or any other likely strong target) off. He had asked about Chad, after all (essentially repeating Nanao's actions toward Chad one arc earlier).
The whole situation with Chad came down to: "Don't waste your strength on small fry like that."
I would say there is a heavy implication that Tesra probably could have handled Ichigo sooner if need be, that he probably is close to if not equal to Nnoitra's strength (like the situation with Ikkaku&Yumichika or Yamamoto&Sasakibe). Nnoitra did choose someone suitable for Tesra to fight, after all.
Battlefields are a dangerous place; Ichigo always pushes his friends aside when it's time to fight. Tesra certainly worries about something happening to Nnoitra even though he does know that under normal circumstances nothing can possibly damage Nnoitra. It goes both ways; Nnoitra doesn't want anything to happen to Tesra either. It's something unique to them out of the antagonist roster. Hero and nakama worry about each other; villains don't (normally).
I have noticed this parallel since a long time. Of course, why would anyone use their full power to defeat a small fry? I remember one thing, Nnoitra used to torch villages to recruit VL, right? Isn't that the same thing as "wasting your strength on small fry"? I wonder what changed him like that? I guess Tesra has humanized Nnoitra for decades
Then what was the difference between his other four seniors?Power levels are irrelevant around here. Even if there were four others ranked above him, I don't think there was a real difference in power there. The only thing that is important is the strength of one's bonds, a strong heart (as per vol 54 poem).
If Nnoitra has the strongest bond, that is all that matters as far as power goes.
Sorry for the short responses, I'm not used to write wall of text
Edit: Oh Minerva, congratulations for your 2000th post Nnoitra badge! I wonder if it was intentional
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