
He can fire the typical Quincy arrows, the Heilig Pfeil. Yhwach wields a Quincy spirit bow, called Sankt Bogen. These powers go straight to Yhwach, who ultimately used this technique to revive himself after his slumber. Meaning Holy Selection, this ability strips the powers from any non pure blooded Quincy. However this is false, as he just needs to see it to fully counter it. The main function of this ability is that it allows him to "know" everything that he sees.This means every ability he observes is no longer able to hurt or effect him in any way.Ī common misconception is that Yhwach needs to fully understand a power before he nerfs it. Yhwach can see into the future and see everything that it holds. Powers & Abilities The Almighty Yhwach using the Almighty Later, Yhwach tells Ishida that he named him his successor in order to restrict his movements and keep the Vandenreich's focus on him, preventing him from formulating plans against them in secret. Yhwach later announces the arrival of Uryu Ishida to the members of the Vandenreich and names Ishida his successor, much to the Stern Ritter's confusion and dismay.

Following his skirmish with Ichigo, Yhwach is forced to retreat back to the Vandenreich's headquarters, as his time outside of the "Schatten Bereich" is over. After giving an order to the soldiers of the Vandenreich to raze Soul Society to the ground, Yhwach is stunned by the arrival of Ichigo Kurosaki, who engages Yhwach in a brief conflict. After Royd's death, Yhwach arrives and finishes off the injured Yamamoto by slicing his body in half before incinerating the remains into oblivion. Posing as Yhwach, Royd defeats Kenpachi Zaraki but is killed in battle with Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Yhwach as he appears nowĪt some point during the invasion, Royd Lloyd replicates Yhwach's physical appearance and memories and takes his place on the front lines of the conflict. During the invasion, Yhwach watches as Jugram Haschwalth killed Hidetomo Kajōmaru before giving Haschwalth explicit permission to leave the other members of the 13th Division alive if he saw it fit. He defeated Las Noches' new ruler, Tier Harribel, and took her as a prisoner to the Vandenreich's headquarters.Īfter sending Luders Friegen to Soul Society to make a formal declaration of war, Yhwach hastily leads an invasion force into Soul Society, ignoring the five day ultimatum he had Luders issue to Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Some time after Sosuke Aizen attempted to become a god, Yhwach resurfaced with his army and took over Hueco Mundo in preparation for their war against Soul Society. Despite his reckless disregard for his petty subordinates, Yhwach claims to hate seeing those under him fight one another in public.

He has a callous disliking for his lower-ranked underlings, believing them to be little more than disposable fodder. Yhwach is a formidable warrior and can take down even incredibly powerful opponents using his immense strength and array of abilities.

A thousand years before the start of the events of BLEACH, he and Captain-Commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto came into conflict, and Yamamoto failed to kill Yhwach. Yhwach is a Quincy and the Emperor of the Vandenreich. Yhwach as he appeared a thousand years ago
