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Yasutora Sado (茶渡泰虎, Sado Yasutora) is a teenager who studies in the same class as Ichigo Kurosaki. Because Ichigo first read Yasutora's name off a name tag, he pronounced his family name as Chad (チャド, Chado) due to the kanji, and Ichigo, as well as others continue to call him this throughout the series.

Appearance

Sado is a teenager of Mexican descent with wavy hair that generally hangs over his eyes. He is a muscular and extremely tall man and appears to be much older than he actually is. Sado has a tattoo on his left shoulder which reads Amore e Morte ("love and death" in Italian) and consists of a heart, a snake and angel wings around the heart.^[1] In the series, he is usually seen wearing either his school uniform or a tee shirt. At one point in the series, he is seen wearing a dark, long-sleeved shirt with a rose emblazoned on the left sleeve.

Personality

Sado is a quiet person and is sometimes the subject of jokes or bullies because he never fights back, against ordinary Humans at least, since he often engages Hollows and Shinigami only when necessary. Nonetheless, he is treated equally within his group of friends in Karakura (Ichigo, Keigo, and Mizuiro). Sado also has a soft spot for cute things, like small animals and Kon. He is one of the few characters that actually treats Kon with any dignity but for the most part he ignores him. Sado has also shown to be very intelligent; he ranked 11th out of 322 students where as Ichigo ranked 23rd.^[2]

Sado wears flashy shirts with open collars and his favorite food is tomatoes. He also likes music, but rarely watches TV. The only programs he likes are Carnivore Kingdom, which starts at 8 a.m. on Sundays. He likes it so much that he bought the DVDs for it.^[3] Not surprisingly, since Kon is a cheap knock-off plushie of the main character of Carnivore Kingdom, Sado finds Kon especially cute, including the fact he likes small animals. The other show is Don Kanonji's Ghost Bust. Sado also has a bass guitar, but has never been shown playing it. It has been shown in Sado's room in episode 69 and in the 8th anime ending sequence. It's also shown in episode 9 after a "band practice." He is also seen carrying it immediately preceding the appearance of the incomplete Arrancar.^[4]

Sado is shown to have a very loyal personality. He is quite loyal to his friends, especially Ichigo, who is one of his closest friends, even going as far as to try and defeat a Gotei 13 captain to go help him. In terms of luck, Sado can be considered unlucky as whenever the group splits up, he usually if not always ends up alone and encounters a powerful enemy who dispatches him quickly. He is also shown to be fearless and told so by numerous enemies such as the first Hollow he fights. He displays little emotion except when something he cares about is in danger.

History

Sado was born in Okinawa, Japan, but was taken to Mexico by his parents at a young age. After their deaths, Sado was adopted by Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa, a man believed to be his grandfather since Sado calls him Abuelo ("Grandfather" in Spanish).

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Ichigo risking his life to protect Sado's coin.

During his early years, Sado was extremely violent; exploiting his advantage in size, he intimidated and hit any other children who annoyed him. Oscar Joaquín tried to teach Sado to be gentle, but was initially unsuccessful. One day, the fathers of the children Sado fought, seeking to punish him, attacked Sado. Oscar Joaquín stepped in between them, taking Sado's punishment without retaliation. Sado was inspired by this example to become a decent person. Afterwards, Oscar Joaquín gave Sado a Mexican coin. The coin was minted sometime between 1823 and 1909, and has the words "Republica Mexicana" ("Mexican Republic" in Spanish) engraved on it, as well as the Mexican National Emblem. The monetary reform of 1905 minted Mexican coins with the words, "Estados Unidos Mexicanos’," are seen on the Mexican peso today.

Years later, when Oscar Joaquín had died, Sado made a vow that he would never fight unless it was to protect others, as instructed — even if his own life was in danger. The coin would come to symbolize this vow, which Sado now claims to hold more value than his own life. Many years later, this was used against him when some thugs captured him and threatened to destroy the coin. Ichigo saved him from them, and made a pact with Sado that they would fight for each other, because Sado wouldn't fight to protect himself.

When his Abuelo died, Sado decided to return to Japan, where he entered Mashiba Junior High School. Because of his constant involvement with gangsters, Sado gained a reputation as a ruthless gangster himself. Others were scared of him when he first entered Karakura High, though this later changed. He met Ichigo slightly before the school year started when he saved Ichigo from being injured by local thugs. Eventually, he and Ichigo graduated from Mashiba and entered Karakura High School.

Plot

Agent of the Shinigami arc

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Sado's original armored arm.

Sado first appears as a student in Ichigo's class. A few days after Ichigo becomes a Shinigami, Sado is offered a cursed cockatiel whose previous owners have all died horrible deaths. The bird is in fact the container for the spirit of a dead child, placed there by a Hollow who uses him as bait. Sado is forced to fight the Hollow despite not being able to see it, assisted by Rukia Kuchiki. Ichigo defeats the Hollow then performs a soul burial on Yūichi Shibata. Beforehand, Sado promises that he will carry Shibata around again if they meet in Soul Society.

Later on, when Uryū Ishida duels with Ichigo, Uryū unleashes a multitude of Hollows upon the town and Sado is pressed into battle with another Hollow in order to protect Karin Kurosaki. It is this event that awakens his spiritual powers, which manifest as armor on his right arm. He is later brought to Kisuke Urahara along with Orihime to have everything about the Shinigami world explained.

Soul Society arc

After Rukia is taken back to Soul Society, Sado and Orihime Inoue are trained by Yoruichi Shihōin to consciously call upon their powers when needed. After a week, Sado leaves for Soul Society with Orihime, Uryū, Yoruichi, and Ichigo. In Rukongai, Sado is reunited with Shibata, who has not yet found his mother but is living with a "family" of non-related people. At this point, Sado fulfilled his promise, carrying the boy on his shoulder for most of the day.

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Sado vs Kyōraku

Once entering Seireitei, the group becomes separated and Sado ends up alone. Sado easily fights his way through a fair portion of the Shinigami about Soul Society, and eventually finds his way into the quarters of the 8th Division. There he meets Shunsui Kyōraku, captain of the 8th Division, who makes a flashy appearance by having his lieutenant Nanao Ise sprinkle flower petals on him. After the flashy appearance, Sado proceeds to politely ask the captain to move out of the way as he would like to avoid fighting. Kyōraku sits down, telling Sado that he also dislikes fighting but cannot let him pass and asks if Sado would pull back instead. Upon hearing that Sado would not retreat, Shunsui offers him something to drink, something Sado responds to by an outraged "No" because it is illegal for minors to drink, something Kyōraku also realizes is a problem.

After hearing that other captains are also on the move, Sado tries asking Kyōraku to move aside one more time but is refused. Sado then attacks Kyōraku who simply redirects his energy blast with his bare hand. Sado launches a series of attacks to which Kyōraku easily dodges.^[5] Kyōraku tries to dissuade Sado by questioning him on his purpose and motives to continue fighting. Sado answers back, showing his determination and loyalty to his friend, Ichigo^[6].

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Sado's defeat by Kyōraku.

Realizing he is outmatched, Sado remembers his promise to Ichigo, and prepares to make a final move. As he runs towards the captain, Sado plans to hit him directly with a charged energy blast in his fist. Kyōraku however, having reluctantly drew his dual Zanpakutō, effortlessly defeats Sado, leaving him heavily injured.^[7] Nanao Ise notices that he is still alive and planned to finish him off but is stopped by Kyōraku because of the possibility of his involvement in the murder of Sōsuke Aizen, therefore necessitating keeping Sado alive for interrogation.^[8]

Following this, Sado, along with the rest of Ichigo's friends, does not actively participate in events. After being healed by the 4th Division and subsequently freed by Kenpachi Zaraki of the 11th Division, Zaraki's lieutenant, Yachiru Kusajishi, leads the group to the Sōkyoku where they wait as Ichigo and Byakuya Kuchiki fight. After Byakuya is defeated, the group tends to Ichigo. They then find out that the events at Soul Society were an elaborate plot masterminded by Sōsuke Aizen and confront him, but Aizen departs for Hueco Mundo. Uryū, Sado, Ichigo, and Orihime depart for the living world.

Bount arc (anime only)

Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

In the anime, after the Soul Society arc, Sado returns to school and helps Ichigo defeat the modified souls created by Kisuke Urahara. He is taken captive along with Orihime, and the mod soul Kurōdo impersonates him in front of Ichigo, who eventually identifies the impostor. Sado is let in on the plan before this point, and thus went along with it until Ichigo figures out what's going on.

When the war against the Bounts starts, Sado forms part of the group which aims to defeat them. He is paired with the mod soul Noba to seek out and destroy the Bounts. He encounters Sawatari and fights him along with Rangiku Matsumoto, Noba, and Ururu Tsumugiya. The battle ends undecided.

After the Bounts invade Soul Society, Sado meets up with Ichigo to fight Jin Kariya. However, the fight doesn't last very long, as their battle reveals the massive energy source Jōkaishō, which Kariya absorbs and uses its potential destructive power as a threat to keep them at bay.

Arrancar arc

After returning from Soul Society (for a second time in the anime) Sado's life returns to normal. He is first seen back in school along with Orihime and Ishida. He says hi to Ichigo and Keigo is confused as to why they're all friends.^[9] Later when Ichigo's Substitute Shinigami Badge goes off Sado asks if it's a Hollow. Ichigo leaves school to fight the Hollow and Sado follows along with Orihime with the excuse that they have to go to the bathroom.^[10]

Ichigo defeats the Hollow easily and he tells Sado and Orihime that they didn't need to come. Ichigo then asks why Ishida didn't come and Sado notes that he's more concerned about Ishida not showing up when he wants him to. Orihime says that Ishida isn't doing well and Ichigo asks Sado if he noticed anything and he says no. Orihime then states that he doesn't want Ichigo to know things like this and Ichigo points out that she shouldn't have said anything then. Orihime is worried about this and Ichigo says they'll just pretend they didn't hear anything.^[11]

Sado is later shown in class again and when Ichigo's Substitute Shinigami Badge goes off again and he leaves, Sado tells the new transfer student, Shinji Hirako, that that's just how Ichigo is. Shinji tells him that he pretty much expected him to be that way.^[12]

After school is over Sado is shown walking around the streets at night.^[13]

When Ichigo drags Shinji out of class Sado is shown with a serious look on his face.^[14]

Sado and Orihime later interrupt a fight between Shinji and a young girl. The young girl notices them and gets mad at Shinji for getting followed. Orihime asks Shinji what he wants with Ichigo and the young girl tells her that they won't say anything.^[15] The young girl then introduces herself as Hiyori Sarugaki and she tells them to introduce themselves as well. They do and Hiyori points out that their names mean princess and tiger and is jealous since their names mean Monkey and Hira. Shinji gets mad that he's the only one who doesn't get to be a living thing and tells her not to include him if it doesn't make sense, and Hiyori responds by hitting him. Hiyori then states that she's going to kill them and Shinji grabs her and runs away. Orihime attempts to go after them but Sado stops her stating they would never be able to catch up to them with their speed and even if they did they would get killed anyway.^[16]

Sado and Orihime later sense an enormous spiritual pressure around the area.^[17]They run to where it's coming from and Orihime attempts to help someone on the ground but Sado notes that the person is already dead and that the people around them have had their spirits pulled out of their body's. Sado then asks Orihime that if there are any survivors that she should save them and run away. Orihime notes that he'll be alone then and Sado tells her she has to do this since he can't heal anyone.^[18]

Sado arrives and blocks a kick that was meant for Tatsuki from a giant Arrancar named Yammy. Sado thinks to himself that this is too dangerous for Orihime and tells her to run away with Tatsuki. Yammy yells at another Arrancar named Ulquiorra and asks if he's "the one". Ulquiorra states that he's trash and Yammy attacks Sado causing his armored arm to break in half. Sado then falls down unconscious.^[19]

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Ichigo appears to save Sado from Di Roy

Sado is later shown looking out of a window and healing from his injuries.^[20] He decides to get up and leave but a nurse tries to stop him since his treatment isn't done yet. He leaves anyway and is immediately confronted by a lone Arrancar called Di Roy Linker. He goes to stab Sado's chest claiming that he's lost but Ichigo grabs his arm and tells him that the winner is determined after the actual battle.^[21] Sado realizes that he would have died if Ichigo was even a second slower and Ichigo tells him to run away. He does so and as he's running Rukia spots him and is glad to see he's okay, but Sado simply runs past her and thinks to himself that he'll never be able to help Ichigo anymore.^[22]

Sado goes to the Urahara Shop and begs Kisuke Urahara to train him when he realizes he is too weak to protect anyone. Urahara initially refuses but then decides to have him fight against Renji Abarai and has Renji continually use his Bankai against him.^[23]

Hueco Mundo arc

When Orihime is captured by Sōsuke Aizen, Sado and Uryū offer their services to help Ichigo rescue her. When Ichigo hesitates, Sado demonstrates the power of his improved arm, quelling any fears he might have had.^[24] The trio then depart to Hueco Mundo. Upon their arrival, Uryū and Sado engage two Arrancar named Iceringer and Demōra, telling Ichigo to watch them. After initially struggling against Iceringer, Sado switches opponents with Uryū and easily defeats the slower and less intelligent Demōra with his new attack, El Directo.

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Sado vs. Gantenbainne Mosqueda.

After making their way to Las Noches, joined by Rukia, Renji, and a group of friendly Hollows, the group splits up and Sado eventually runs into the Privaron Espada Gantenbainne Mosqueda. Initially outmatched by the former Espada, Sado is severely beaten around until he realizes what his powers truly are alike and reveals to Gantenbainne that ever since coming to Hueco Mundo his powers have been uneasy but taking the beating from him has calmed them down. Revealing a third form of his arm, he calls it Brazo Derecha de Gigante' (巨人の右腕ブラソ・デレチャ・デ・ヒガンテ, 'Spanish for "Right Arm of the Giant"), saying that it is the true form of his right hand.^[25]

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Sado's two armored arms while in Hueco Mundo.

Sado is finally able to keep up with the Arrancar and begins giving Gantenbainne a beating. Gantenbainne however releases his Zanpakutō and thinking he has the upper hand attacks Sado with a huge energy blast. Sado however reveals the true armor form of his left arm, calling it Brazo Izquierda del Diablo (悪魔の左腕, (ブラソ・イスキエルダ・デル・ディアブロ), 'Spanish for "Left Arm of the Devil"') and easily blocks it.^[26] With his true powers finally awoken, he easily beats Gantenbainne with a new attack, "La Muerte", in turn also crushing the armor of his release form. He thanks Gantenbainne for helping him grasp his power by fighting with his full strength and decides to spare him. His victory is short-lived, however, as the 5th Espada, Nnoitra Jiruga, severely wounds him and leaves him for dead.^[27] To Nnoitra's surprise however, Sado manages to get back up, gravely wounded, and attempts another attack but he collapses after being stopped by Nnoitra's Fracción, Tesla.^[28]

Sado and Gantenbainne are eventually found by the Exequias, who plan to finish them off, but Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu interrupt. He later attacks the Exequias who are fighting Ichigo along with Renji and Rukia.

Fake Karakura town arc

Sado is seen fighting Hollows alongside Renji. He comments after Renji complains about the number of Hollows saying, "let them come." At that moment, after he destroys a Hollow, both of them notice Yammy, along with Rukia coming down from the ceiling and Sado doesn't recall Yammy being such a giant. The group then notices Ichigo's spiritual pressure. He, along with Rukia and Renji, sensed Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure fading away from the dome of Las Noches and wonder what has happened. The group notices an enraged Yammy, who Sado says is a lot bigger than when they last met. The group then judges that Yammy is the 10th Espada. Upon noticing this, Renji tells them that together they can defeat him because he is #10, but upon hearing this Yammy decides to release his Zanpakutō. Sado, Rukia, and Renji realize in shock that Yammy's number changed into #0. Now transformed into a giant monster, Yammy says that the ten Espada are ranked from 0-9 and introduces himself to them as Espada Zero Yammy Riyalgo. Sado is later seen on the ground unconscious, having obviously been knocked out by Yammy.

Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc (anime only)

Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

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Uryū and Chad appear to stop Muramasa

Muramasa arrives in Karakura Town after learning that his master was sealed there. Sado and Uryu arrive after Orihime heals him.^[29] Sado and Uryu both fight Muramasa together, but Senbonzakura interrupts the fight and separates Uryu from the battle. Muramasa subsequently invades Sado's mind and manages to subdue him. Sado later recovers to fight off Muramasa's Hollows in order for Rukia to go after Muramasa.^[30] When Muramasa transforms into a Hollow and goes on a rampage, Sado goes to protect his friends, his armored arm barely able to repel Muramasa's attacks. When Muramasa's power rises again by drawing in more Hollows, Sado joins Uryū in destroying the Hollows.^[31]

As Ichigo continues to fight Muramasa, the rogue Zanpakutō goes through another transformation; this time into a dome-like structure that engulfs Ichigo. While Sado and his friends are unsure what to do, several Shinigami arrive to help. After the Shinigami destroy the hollows and Muramasa's dome collapses, Ichigo emerges with a defeated and dying Muramasa, who apologizes for his mistakes before fading away.^[32]

Powers & Abilities

Enhanced Strength: Even while unarmored, Sado possesses a remarkable amount of strength, being capable of destroying large objects with a single punch. Sado is strong enough to break a telephone pole and swing it like a bat. He was even able to battle a normal Hollow that he couldn't see with his bare fists, a remarkable feat. His strength is further enhanced with his armored arms, allowing him to take on those bigger them himself with relative ease as a single punch was shown able to knock a giant Gillian-class Menos down. His strength also becomes great enough to block incoming attacks and blasts.

Enhanced Endurance: He is resilient enough to be hit by a falling steel girder, be clawed on the back by the Hollow Shrieker, and take a head-on collision with a motorcycle (and the driver was actually hurt worse than himself) and only suffer minor wounds. When his arms are armored he seems to attain an even greater level of endurance allowing him to take relentless beatings as well as being thrown into structures without showing any signs of injury. In the anime, he is also shown to be highly resilient mentally, able to endure a powerful attack to his psyche and continue fighting. ^[33]

Spiritual Awareness: After his encounter with the cockatiel containing the soul of Yūichi Shibata, he started to detect the approximate locations of spirits and Hollows, but could not fully see them. Only after saving Karin Kurosaki from a Hollow, during the Hollow-slaying match between Uryū and Ichigo, did Sado begin to fully see spirits. Even so, he was still able to battle a Hollow that he couldn't see.

Enhanced Speed: During his fight with Gantenbainne Sado develops a level of speed that can easily keep up with that of Sonído, even capable of appearing behind his opponent and attacking. Even without the armor's speed, he can still run faster than most normal humans.

High Spiritual Power: At the same time that he became able to clearly see spirits, he also awakened his latent spiritual ability, which manifests as armor on his right and left arms. He commonly uses spiritual energy to augment the strength of his punches. During his basics training in spirit energy with Kūkaku Shiba, Sado was shown to have intensely strong and high levels of spiritual energy that the Shiba Clan cannon orbs had difficulty handling.

Hand-to-Hand Combatant: While never officially trained, Sado has shown himself a powerful fighter even when outnumbered. During the assault on Soul Society, Sado was able to effortlessly defeat countless Shinigami before being defeated by Shunsui, who was impressed by Sado’s raw might.

Armored Arms

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First Form of Sado's arm.

Brazo Derecha de Gigante (巨人の右腕 (ブラソ・デレチャ・デ・ヒガンテ), buraso derecha de higante; Spanish and Japanese for "Right Arm of the Giant") (Brazo Derecho del Gigante in the English dub and English manga).^[34] Sado says that "the soul of his Abuelo flows through his right arm," speaking metaphorically of his grandfather's teachings. In the scene where his grandfather protects him from his childhood victims, the coin he receives is put onto his right hand.

First Form (formerly): He covers his right arm all the way up to his shoulder in a liquid which then solidifies into a form of armor. The shoulder fans out a bit into an upward extension parallel to his height. It has an indentation at the top in the middle of the extension stopping just where his shoulder begins separating the upward extension into two. There are two wing-like protrusions on either side of his wrist. The arm is black with a dark magenta strip running down the middle of the arm tapering down towards a point that stops at the wrist. The dark magenta strip is outlined by a thin white line. These patterns are both on the top as well as the underside of his arm.

Spiritual Energy Blasts: He is able to fire powerful energy blasts from his fist. After receiving advanced training from Yoruichi Shihōin, Sado learns to activate his powers at will and gains enough stamina to fire multiple blasts. These spiritual energy blasts have become more powerful with each form taken.

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Second Form of Sado's arm as he uses El Directo.

Second Form: He covers his right arm all the way up to his shoulder in a liquid which then solidifies into a form of armor. The shoulder extension becomes pointed as well as slightly longer making it a little bit taller then Sado. The arm maintains its black color but the magenta becomes slightly lighter and the design becomes more intricate, while the white is lost altogether.

El Directo (巨人の一撃 (エル・ディレクト), eru direkuto; Spanish for "The Direct", Japanese for "The Strike of the Giant"): A powerful special attack learned upon attaining the second form. The ends of the extension on Sado's shoulder opens up and charges up, appearing somewhat like the flaming exhaust from a car engine, and then he releases a huge blast of spiritual energy that he can use to augment his punches or simply as a long or medium-range attack.^[35]

While in Hueco Mundo, Sado's powers were disturbed by the environment, which hindered his abilities. It was not until being beaten for some time by Gantenbainne Mosqueda that Sado's powers settled. With this, Sado realized that his powers were more at home in Hueco Mundo since they resembled Hollow powers. When Sado was attacked by Gantenbainne, the arm felt it like an attack from its own kind and regained its composure, allowing Sado to finally admit to himself the truth about his power. This allowed him to fully tap his powers, which manifests as armor on both arms, instead of just his right.

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The Third Form of Brazo Derecha de Gigante.

Third Form: He covers his right arm all the way up to the shoulder in a liquid which solidifies into a form of armor. Brazo Derecha de Gigante becomes a shield that extends from his hand to some distance beyond his forearm with the same intricate pattern as before, surrounding what appears to be Hollow-like teeth in the center and what appears to be a rose like pattern or skeletal nose and eyes near the end. He also loses the wing-like protrusion which extended from his shoulder, replaced with an hexagonal plate sitting over his shoulder. In this form it is used for defense instead of offense (though it's still more powerful offensively than his original arm).

Enhanced Strength: It gives him an even greater increase in physical might. This augmentation is evident as it increases in each form.

Enhanced Agility: For some reason, this recent furtherance of Sado's powers seem to augment his natural agility to the point where his reaction time became sufficient enough to anticipate high-speed attacks and counter them.

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Sado's armored left arm, Brazo Izquierda del Diablo.

Brazo Izquierda del Diablo (悪魔の左腕 (ブラソ・イスキエルダ・デル・ディアブロ), buraso isukieruda deru diaburo; Spanish and Japanese for "Left Arm of the Devil") (Brazo Izquierdo del Diablo in the English dub): ^[36] He covers his left arm all the way up to the shoulder with a liquid which solidifies into a form of armor. The arm is white, with a red stripe running down the length of the center. His fingertips of red diamond shaped marks on them. A spike protrudes from the shoulder and two more resembling claws extend over his chest.

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Sado using La Muerte.

La Muerte (魔人の一撃 (ラ・ムエルテ), ra muerute; Spanish for "The Death", Japanese for "The Strike of the Demon") (El Muerte in the English manga):^[37] A powerful special attack. His finger tips charge in the forms of five disks of crackling spiritual energy, then he forms a fist and punches his opponent. The blow is devastating and upon contact a huge skull-shape is created upon the surface behind the target. The power can easily defeat a Privaron Espada, and is most likely Sado's strongest attack, as it comes from the arm formed from Sado's will to attack, rather than defend.

Relationships

Ichigo Kurosaki

Main article: Ichigo Kurosaki Sado is one of Ichigo's best friends. They first met when Sado saves Ichigo from being beaten. They also once fought together against a group of bullies, and after that, promised to protect and help each other in any situation that calls for it. Ichigo mispronounced his name wrong as "Chad" instead of Sado when they met, but he continues to call him Chad afterwards. Sado has shown that he is willing to help Ichigo in any situation, even after Ichigo received his Shinigami powers. When he is attacked by Di Roy Linker, Ichigo saves him, but Sado feels that he is not strong enough to help Ichigo and resolves to get stronger after this by training under Kisuke Urahara.

Censorship

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Differences between the anime and manga.

Sado's injuries from his first encounter with Yammy Riyalgo were drastically toned down in the anime. In the manga, his armored arm was torn off and broke into two ^[38], while in the anime, his arm merely had several deep cuts in it.^[39]

Appearance in Other Media

Sado appears in most of the Bleach videogames, having appeared in every installment of the Bleach: Heat the Soul series as of Bleach: Heat the Soul 6.

Trivia

His theme song according to Tite Kubo is "No Song Unheard" by the Hellacopters.
Although their interaction is never shown in either the manga or the anime, in the Bleach Bootleg it is stated that Sado gave Hisagi instructions on how to play the guitar.
In the Bleach popularity polls, Sado was ranked 6th, 14th, 31st and 18th.

Quotes

(About Uryū Ishida) "The more complex a person, the weaker they are." ^[40]

(About Rukia Kuchiki) "Ichigo wants to save her. Ichigo went all out for her, and that's enough. That's all the reason I need to put my life on the line for anything." ^[41]

(About the coin his Abuelo gave him) "That's right. Very important. Maybe even more important than my life." ^[42]

(To Demōra) "Sorry. The truth is, I don't like doing things like dealing the deathblow to opponents who have lost the will to fight. But this time, it seems I can't even say such naive things." ^[43]

(To Gantenbainne Mosqueda) "This power of mine seems to be less like a Shinigami or a Quincy and more like you Hollows." ^[44]

(To Gantenbainne Mosqueda) "Because you fought me with all your might, I was able to grasp my power. Thanks. Because of you, I'll be able to tough it out ahead. I'll spare your life and pray for your good fortune." ^[45]

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Karakura Town
Karakura High School	Ichigo Kurosaki • Uryū Ishida • Yasutora Sado • Orihime Inoue • Tatsuki Arisawa • Keigo Asano • Mizuiro Kojima • Chizuru Honshō • Michiru Ogawa‎ • Ryō Kunieda‎ • Mahana Natsui • Misato Ochi • Kenichirō Nanbu • Kagine • Tetsuo Momohara • Reiichi Ōshima • Keisuke Sorimachi • Mizuho Asano • Shouko Kusama • Satoshi Terasawa • Jinpei Nagase • Satoda • Shinji Iijima • Kyōko Haida
Kurosaki Clinic	Isshin Kurosaki • Masaki Kurosaki • Karin Kurosaki • Yuzu Kurosaki · Kon
Urahara Shop	Kisuke Urahara • Yoruichi Shihōin • Tessai Tsukabishi • Ururu Tsumugiya • Jinta Hanakari • Ririn • Kurōdo • Noba
Visored Warehouse	Love Aikawa • Hiyori Sarugaki • Lisa Yadōmaru • Hachigen Ushōda
Bount Mansion	Jin Kariya • Sawatari • Yoshi • Yoshino Sōma • Ugaki • Gō Koga • Mabashi • Ryō Utagawa • Hō and Ban
Others	Don Kanonji • Haru • Haruko • Harutoki Ide • Gitano Shigeo • Midoriko Tōno • Yama-Bro • Mit-Bro • Toshi-Bro • Hashigami • Kaneda • Ino • Ryūken Ishida • Heita Toujoin • Kei Uehara • Kazuya Usaka • Ryohei Toba • Yokochini • Obuta • Ikumi Unagiya • Kaoru Unagiya • Miyuki (Shintarō) • Mai Suzuki • Moe Shishigawara • Shūkurō Tsukishima • Kanae Katagiri
Related Articles	Arrancar Invasion • White Invasion • Karakura Superheroes • Karakura-Raizer Team

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+{{Bleach Wiki:Character Template (Human)
-== Repetition ==
+          | title = {{PAGENAME}}
-{{Discussion Closed
+          | image = [[File:Chad.jpg|290px]]
-|result=Repetition was unnecessary.
+          | name = Yasutora Sado
-}}
+          | kanji = 茶渡 泰虎
+          | romanji = Sado Yasutora
+          | race = [[Human]]
+          | birthday = April 7<ref name="profile">''Bleach'' manga; Volume 2, Sado's character profile</ref>
+          | age = 15<ref name="profile"/>
+          | gender = Male
+          | height = 197 cm (6'5")<ref name="profile"/>
+          | weight = 112 kg (247 lbs)<ref name="profile"/>
+          | eyes = Brown
+          | hair = Brown
+          | blood type = A<ref name="profile"/>
+          | affiliation = Ichigo's Group, [[Karakura Town]]
-Is it really necessary to repeat the information on his Arrancar research appearances twice? It is explained twice, with the exact same words. I removed it once, but it was replaced. I will remove it once more now i have this here to let you know the info is still there even if i remove it, it is just in a different section. [[User:Acacia Akiyama|Acacia Akiyama]] 16:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
+          | occupation = High School Student
+          | team = Ichigo's Group
+          | base of operations = Sado House, Minamikawase, [[Karakura Town]], Japan, [[Human World]]
+          | marital status = Single
+          | relatives = [[Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa]] (Grandfather, Deceased) <br> Unnamed Mother (Deceased) <br> Unnamed Father (Deceased)
+          | education = High School Level
+          | status = Incapacitated
+          | signature skill = Brazo Derecha de Gigante & Brazo Izquierda del Diablo
+          | manga debut = [[The Death and the Strawberry|Volume 1, Chapter 7]]
-== An Ability of his Shikai left out. ==
+          | anime debut = [[Episode 2]]
+          | video game debut = [[Bleach: Heat the Soul]]
+          | media appearances = Manga, Anime, Movies, and Video Games
+          | japanese voice = Hiroki Yasumoto
+          | english voice = Jamieson Price
+          | spanish voice = Rafael Oriol (Spain)<br> Diego Armando Nieves (Latin America)
+          }}
+{{translation|'''Yasutora Sado'''|茶渡 泰虎|Sado Yasutora}} is a teenager who studies in the same class as [[Ichigo Kurosaki]]. Because Ichigo first read Yasutora's name off a name tag, he pronounced his family name as {{translation|'''Chad'''|チャド|Chado}} due to the ''kanji'', and Ichigo, as well as others continue to call him this throughout the series.
-I went back to the Soul Society arc chapters and noticed something. When Aizen orders him to kill Rukia, Gin uses his Shikai but instead of hitting Rukia he hits Byakuya. When Gin retracts his Shikai it is shown slithering and bending back like a snake instead of just coming straight back to him. This should be noted that Gin's Shikai can also bend like a snake.. Here is the chap and page to where this happens, http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/177/03/. I have also noticed that his that his Shikai phrase changes depending on the gender of his target. When he targets a female, he replaces him with her and vice versa. Heres the pages to that. http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/176/22/ http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/132/11/ http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/75/14/ Also another thing I noticed it that sometimes when he use his Shikai the cutting part of his blade is sticking up, like a reverse blade sword. Heres more links. http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/75/17/ http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/177/04/ noted this this instance if you look at where his blade connects to the hilt you see whether its upside down seeing as the rest of the blade is covered in Byakuya's blood. Here's an instance when it's not upside up or however you say it, http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/132/11/. [[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 04:59, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
+==Appearance==
-Well having looked at what you have provided there are some issues. The snake thing is not consistent in what we have seen of his Zanpakutō ability it commonly shoots straight, its never been seen in that instance but one time. Ill list that much about him changing the pronoun for a specific target. Its not really noteworthy whether its upside down or not because its a simple action he can hold it up side down for a upward cutting action or the right way for a downward or either way if its just shooting straight, its depending on his preference, but its no more then rotating his wrist or holding it a certain way like anyone else with a sword can do. [[User:Salubri|Salubri]] 16:25, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is a teenager of [[Wikipedia: Mexico|Mexican]] descent with wavy hair that generally hangs over his eyes. He is a muscular and extremely tall man and appears to be much older than he actually is. Sado has a tattoo on his left shoulder which reads ''Amore e Morte'' ("love and death" in [[Wikipedia: Italian (language)|Italian]]) and consists of a heart, a snake and angel wings around the heart.<ref name="profile"/> In the series, he is usually seen wearing either his school uniform or a tee shirt. At one point in the series, he is seen wearing a dark, long-sleeved shirt with a rose emblazoned on the left sleeve.
+==Personality==
-I see what you mean but I looked at the one instance its not upside down or whatever but when it hits Matsumoto blade its upside down again, http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/132/13/. I think its worth mentioning that when ever he uses his Shikai it ends up upside down at some point. Snake thing should be mentioned as well seeing as it is apart of Shinso's abilities even if rarely done, its like saying Byakuya's white sword thing from his Bankai shouldn't be mentioned because it was only used once. [[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 22:16, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is a quiet person and is sometimes the subject of jokes or bullies because he never fights back, against ordinary Humans at least, since he often engages [[Hollow]]s and [[Shinigami]] only when necessary. Nonetheless, he is treated equally within his group of friends in Karakura ([[Ichigo]], [[Keigo Asano|Keigo,]] and [[Mizuiro Kojima|Mizuiro]]). Sado also has a soft spot for cute things, like small animals and [[Kon]]. He is one of the few characters that actually treats [[Kon]] with any dignity but for the most part he ignores him. Sado has also shown to be very intelligent; he ranked 11th out of 322 students where as Ichigo ranked 23rd.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 35, page 13</ref>
+Sado wears flashy shirts with open collars and his favorite food is tomatoes. He also likes music, but rarely watches TV. The only programs he likes are ''Carnivore Kingdom'', which starts at 8 a.m. on Sundays. He likes it so much that he bought the DVDs for it.<ref>Weekly Shōnen Jump interview; Issue 42</ref> Not surprisingly, since Kon is a cheap knock-off plushie of the main character of ''Carnivore Kingdom'', Sado finds Kon especially cute, including the fact he likes small animals. The other show is [[Don Kanonji]]'s ''Ghost Bust''. Sado also has a bass guitar, but has never been shown playing it. It has been shown in Sado's room in episode 69 and in the 8th anime ending sequence. It's also shown in episode 9 after a "band practice." He is also seen carrying it immediately preceding the appearance of the incomplete Arrancar.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 184, page 15</ref>
-Why should it be mentioned what i already said about it. Its cause he chooses to do that it doesn't necessarily mean anything as well the snake thing was shown once in one panel of an entire page and never again its not relevant at all and the white sword is not a good comparison because we know that's a definitive ability of that particular Bankai technique. Not only in manga and anime but even in official books it's recognized the same can't be said for either of Gins. [[User:Salubri|Salubri]] 22:50, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is shown to have a very loyal personality. He is quite loyal to his friends, especially Ichigo, who is one of his closest friends, even going as far as to try and defeat a [[Gotei 13]] captain to go help him. In terms of luck, Sado can be considered unlucky as whenever the group splits up, he usually if not always ends up alone and encounters a powerful enemy who dispatches him quickly. He is also shown to be fearless and told so by numerous enemies such as the first Hollow he fights. He displays little emotion except when something he cares about is in danger.
-Fine, I'll just leave it as is. However if Gin's Shikai snakes appear again in the upcoming battle, I will be adding it. However where in the article does it mention his tendencies to using his Shikai upside down?[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 22:55, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
+==History==
-:You are reading way to much into it, the snake thing is most likely the trail of blood he drew from Byakuya. As for and the the sword, upside is nothing more a flick of the wrist any one can use their sword blade facing up or blade acing down at any time so is not really an ability is just swordsmanship. [[User:WhiteStrike|WhiteStrike]] 23:14, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
+Sado was born in [[Wikipedia: Okinawa|Okinawa]], Japan, but was taken to Mexico by his parents at a young age. After their deaths, Sado was adopted by [[Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa]], a man believed to be his grandfather since Sado calls him ''Abuelo'' ("Grandfather" in Spanish).
+[[Image:Chad and Ichigo.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Ichigo risking his life to protect Sado's coin.]]
-Right like it common for blades to bend like that, don't think, its his sword that bending like that. I'm just asking that his tendencies to have his sword upside down when his Shikai is released to be mentioned.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 23:21, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
+During his early years, Sado was extremely violent; exploiting his advantage in size, he intimidated and hit any other children who annoyed him. Oscar Joaquín tried to teach Sado to be gentle, but was initially unsuccessful. One day, the fathers of the children Sado fought, seeking to punish him, attacked Sado. Oscar Joaquín stepped in between them, taking Sado's punishment without retaliation. Sado was inspired by this example to become a decent person. Afterwards, Oscar Joaquín gave Sado a Mexican coin. The coin was minted sometime between 1823 and 1909, and has the words "Republica Mexicana" ("Mexican Republic" in Spanish) engraved on it, as well as the Mexican National Emblem. The monetary reform of 1905 minted Mexican coins with the words, "Estados Unidos Mexicanos’," are seen on the Mexican peso today.
+Years later, when Oscar Joaquín had died, Sado made a vow that he would never fight unless it was to protect others, as instructed — even if his own life was in danger. The coin would come to symbolize this vow, which Sado now claims to hold more value than his own life. Many years later, this was used against him when some thugs captured him and threatened to destroy the coin. Ichigo saved him from them, and made a pact with Sado that they would fight for each other, because Sado wouldn't fight to protect himself.
-: Umm... I took a look at your links, and I must say that I'm with Salubri and WhiteStrike with this one. I didn't really get the blade tipping/turning/whatever thing since I didn't see it change position, unless gin himself did something. Both in manga and anime. And the snake thing... same thing as well as the fact that his Zanpakutō Shinsou, has been translated as divine spear, sacred spear or spear of god depending on the translation. Nevertheless, no snake in any translation. --[[User:Cyberflame|Cyberflame]] 15:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
+When his Abuelo died, Sado decided to return to Japan, where he entered Mashiba Junior High School. Because of his constant involvement with gangsters, Sado gained a reputation as a ruthless gangster himself. Others were scared of him when he first entered Karakura High, though this later changed. He met Ichigo slightly before the school year started when he saved Ichigo from being injured by local thugs. Eventually, he and Ichigo graduated from Mashiba and entered Karakura High School.
-I realise that this topic is a bit old, but Saimaroimaru is correct about the snaking of the Zanpakutō. We see it happen on two separate occasions. When Gin stops Ichigo & gang at the gate, and attacking Byakuya. Both times he withdrew his sword, it noticeably curved (snaked) quite a bit. Bottom right panel (through the gate): http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/75/17/ and here: http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/177/03/. It is not an isolated incident. I think it should be noted in the article. Something to the effect of "When returning the blade to its normal length, it has been seen to curve, rather than returning in a straight line." would be fine. No need to go into detail on it. Just add those two links in as a reference. I think the upside down thing is either a drawing error (KT does make them often enough) or just Ichimaru moving his wrist around, flipping it --[[User:Yyp|Yyp]] 15:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
+==Plot==
-The snaking is bound to just be how it returns to it's normal form. [[User:Medrike14|Medrike14]] 01:31, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
+===Agent of the Shinigami arc===
+[[Image:180px-Chad arm2.JPG|right|thumb|190px|Sado's original armored arm.]]
+Sado first appears as a student in Ichigo's class. A few days after Ichigo becomes a ''Shinigami'', Sado is offered a cursed cockatiel whose previous owners have all died horrible deaths. The bird is in fact the container for the spirit of a dead child, placed there by a [[Hollow]] who uses him as bait. Sado is forced to fight the Hollow despite not being able to see it, assisted by [[Rukia Kuchiki]]. Ichigo defeats the Hollow then performs a soul burial on [[Yūichi Shibata]]. Beforehand, Sado promises that he will carry Shibata around again if they meet in [[Soul Society]].
+Later on, when [[Uryū Ishida]] duels with Ichigo, Uryū unleashes a multitude of Hollows upon the town and Sado is pressed into battle with another Hollow in order to protect [[Karin Kurosaki]]. It is this event that awakens his spiritual powers, which manifest as armor on his right arm. He is later brought to [[Kisuke Urahara]] along with Orihime to have everything about the Shinigami world explained.
-Uh no, we decided if we see more it then bring it up, just leave it for now.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 03:17, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
+===Soul Society arc===
-Shinso is at it again, this time on release, rather than when returning. Middle panel: [http://manga.bleachexile.com/bleach-chapter-390-page-13.html]. I won't add it, as I want to see other peoples opinions first. --[[User:Yyp|Yyp]] 22:42, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
+After Rukia is taken back to Soul Society, Sado and [[Orihime Inoue]] are trained by [[Yoruichi Shihōin]] to consciously call upon their powers when needed. After a week, Sado leaves for Soul Society with Orihime, Uryū, Yoruichi, and Ichigo. In ''[[Soul Society#Rukongai|Rukongai]]'', Sado is reunited with Shibata, who has not yet found his mother but is living with a "family" of non-related people. At this point, Sado fulfilled his promise, carrying the boy on his shoulder for most of the day.
+[[Image:Chad vs Kyōraku.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Sado vs Kyōraku]]
+Once entering ''[[Soul Society#Seireitei|Seireitei]]'', the group becomes separated and Sado ends up alone. Sado easily fights his way through a fair portion of the ''Shinigami'' about Soul Society, and eventually finds his way into the quarters of the [[8th Division]]. There he meets [[Shunsui Kyōraku]], captain of the 8th Division, who makes a flashy appearance by having his lieutenant [[Nanao Ise]] sprinkle flower petals on him. After the flashy appearance, Sado proceeds to politely ask the captain to move out of the way as he would like to avoid fighting. Kyōraku sits down, telling Sado that he also dislikes fighting but cannot let him pass and asks if Sado would pull back instead. Upon hearing that Sado would not retreat, Shunsui offers him something to drink, something Sado responds to by an outraged "No" because it is illegal for minors to drink, something Kyōraku also realizes is a problem.
+After hearing that other captains are also on the move, Sado tries asking Kyōraku to move aside one more time but is refused. Sado then attacks Kyōraku who simply redirects his energy blast with his bare hand. Sado launches a series of attacks to which Kyōraku easily dodges.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 106, page 6-14</ref> Kyōraku tries to dissuade Sado by questioning him on his purpose and motives to continue fighting. Sado answers back, showing his determination and loyalty to his friend, Ichigo<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 106, page 15-17</ref>.
-:Are u talking about it looking curved? I'm sorry, but I don't think I fully understand you're question/statement. [[User:Minato88|Minato88]] 00:57, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
+[[Image:Chad vs Kyōraku defeat.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Sado's defeat by Kyōraku.]]
-How about we put a line that says, "Shinsou has demonstrated the ability to curve" and reference it to that page from the latest chapter and maybe the one in the SS arc and be done with it. However, I do not support actually using the word "snake" or "snaking" because it has implications towards Shinsou's zanpakuto spirit and frankly we don't know anything about said spirit. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 04:03, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
+Realizing he is outmatched, Sado remembers his promise to Ichigo, and prepares to make a final move. As he runs towards the captain, Sado plans to hit him directly with a charged energy blast in his fist. Kyōraku however, having reluctantly drew his dual Zanpakutō, effortlessly defeats Sado, leaving him heavily injured.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 107</ref> Nanao Ise notices that he is still alive and planned to finish him off but is stopped by Kyōraku because of the possibility of his involvement in the murder of [[Sōsuke Aizen]], therefore necessitating keeping Sado alive for interrogation.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 108, pages 1-11</ref>
+Following this, Sado, along with the rest of Ichigo's friends, does not actively participate in events. After being healed by the 4th Division and subsequently freed by [[Kenpachi Zaraki]] of the 11th Division, Zaraki's lieutenant, [[Yachiru Kusajishi]], leads the group to the ''Sōkyoku'' where they wait as Ichigo and [[Byakuya Kuchiki]] fight. After Byakuya is defeated, the group tends to Ichigo. They then find out that the events at Soul Society were an elaborate plot masterminded by [[Sōsuke Aizen]] and confront him, but Aizen departs for [[Hueco Mundo]]. Uryū, Sado, Ichigo, and Orihime depart for the living world.
-:Sigh. Snake is being used as a verb here. It in no way implies anything at all about Gin's zanpakuto spirit, it describes the way in which the blade moves, the word's not an issue. However, in this specific instance, it looks to me like we're just seeing the natural curve of Gin's blade from an angle, not that the weapon was actually bending itself. Katana and wakizashi traditionally have a natural curve, after all. Furthermore, it looks like Gin's blade bending is just when it retracts; it always (so far) shoots forward straight like there's immense force behind it, and reels in like a ribbon. [[User:Magugag|Magugag]] 19:39, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
+===Bount arc (anime only)===
-I sorry guys, but it is not curved or snaking or anything else!! In that one pic it only looks curved because Gin is swinging it. Kubo had to draw it looking curved in order to symbolize this.IF this is added I WILL REMOVE IT. [[User:Minato88|Minato88]] 21:29, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
+<small>''Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material''.</small>
+In the anime, after the Soul Society arc, Sado returns to school and helps Ichigo defeat the modified souls created by [[Kisuke Urahara]]. He is taken captive along with Orihime, and the mod soul [[Kurōdo]] impersonates him in front of Ichigo, who eventually identifies the impostor. Sado is let in on the plan before this point, and thus went along with it until Ichigo figures out what's going on.
-*facepalm* have you ever look at the pics? Look at the first one, do just look at the tip of the blade if you look at the whole thing its moving back to its owner unnaturally like a snake, the way its bending its not natural to a sword.Thats my smoking gun right there. Use the bottom panel is you wanna show ii in the article.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 22:54, November 13, 2009 (UTC)
+When the war against the Bounts starts, Sado forms part of the group which aims to defeat them. He is paired with the mod soul Noba to seek out and destroy the Bounts. He encounters Sawatari and fights him along with [[Rangiku Matsumoto]], [[Noba]], and [[Ururu Tsumugiya]]. The battle ends undecided.
-::Facepalm, Smoking Gun(Dude What)? In the first one i'll give it to u, but it was the only time it ever happened & even though the Manga does take precedence, it never did that in the Anime. As far as the tip thing I just don't see how its different. When he hits Ichigo & Jidanbo, it looks like his sword was actually bending from their weight. With Toshiro; Well, u have to remember that Gins sword is a Wakizashi, which is a smaller version of a Katana, & the last time I checked Katanas are not completely straight. Another thing u have to remember is that the Manga is a book & when u want to symbolize someone swinging something it has to look bent.
+After the Bounts invade Soul Society, Sado meets up with Ichigo to fight [[Jin Kariya]]. However, the fight doesn't last very long, as their battle reveals the massive energy source ''Jōkaishō'', which Kariya absorbs and uses its potential destructive power as a threat to keep them at bay.
-:::In regards to u'or first pic where it snakes. I would put that in his Trivia saying something like; In the Manga, Chapter 177, Page 3, Gins Zanpakuto was shown bending & snaking after having stabbed Byakuya. It has never been seen doing this since. If the other users & admins think this might be acceptable in the trivia u can put it in, but i'd wait to hear what they have to say. [[User:Minato88|Minato88]] 19:02, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
+===Arrancar arc===
-I don't really think that it is worth mentioning, it's basic physics, really. Despite being shot out so fast, an object as long as Shinso wouldn't remain completely straight. Metal swords are flexible, especially if they are as ridiculously long as Shinso. If I am correct, the blade's own weight causes it to bend. Hence, when it bends while returning to Gin, it appears to be waving back and forth, causing the so-called "snake" effect. At least that's the way that I see it - but for all intents and purposes, I very much doubt that it is an actual ability. [[User:Mohrpheus|Mohrpheus]] 20:18, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
+After returning from Soul Society (for a second time in the anime) Sado's life returns to normal. He is first seen back in school along with Orihime and Ishida. He says hi to Ichigo and Keigo is confused as to why they're all friends.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 183, pages 6-7</ref> Later when Ichigo's Substitute Shinigami Badge goes off Sado asks if it's a Hollow. Ichigo leaves school to fight the Hollow and Sado follows along with Orihime with the excuse that they have to go to the bathroom.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 183, pages 12-13</ref>
+Ichigo defeats the Hollow easily and he tells Sado and Orihime that they didn't need to come. Ichigo then asks why Ishida didn't come and Sado notes that he's more concerned about Ishida not showing up when he wants him to. Orihime says that Ishida isn't doing well and Ichigo asks Sado if he noticed anything and he says no. Orihime then states that he doesn't want Ichigo to know things like this and Ichigo points out that she shouldn't have said anything then. Orihime is worried about this and Ichigo says they'll just pretend they didn't hear anything.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 183, pages 15-17</ref>
-So because it only happened once its not true, in that case we should go get rid of abilities used by the other characters just because they only used them once. Yes a sword is bendy but not that bendy, show me a real world example of a sword bending like what we have seen in that page or its bs.I'm gonna contact Salubri on this.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 00:24, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is later shown in class again and when Ichigo's Substitute Shinigami Badge goes off again and he leaves, Sado tells the new transfer student, [[Shinji Hirako]], that that's just how Ichigo is. Shinji tells him that he pretty much expected him to be that way.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 184, page 7</ref>
-Ok im not really sure why this conversation is still ongoing you would have thought a consensus would have taken place by now. There has apparently been been alot of questioning the panels where this was shown and the probable physics of it and so forth. My basic view on this is that seeing as it was shown in the manga it should be listed that should appease those wanting it added. Though seeing as it has only happened once and its neither consistent nor likely to continue to be shown its not notable enough to be considered important. No matter what side your on the basic fact is snaking or bending really isn't important to its function. If it shot out and had the bend-ability of a ribbon it wouldn't be an effective weapon. Seeing as we know it is a effective weapon for killing be it stabbing or cutting through opponents at a distance its questionable what the debate really is at this point. It may possibly loose some of its sturdiness as it retracts back to normal we havent seen it in that light really. So what I propose is that it be mentioned in the trivia section with a understanding that it has only taken place once and only in the manga. As well that it may be simply a error in drawing design. But for all those reasons as well as the fact that its not a important mention to the functionality of shinso it should just be mentioned in the trivia section as it simply not clear as to its importance besides what is possibly done in when it retracts. [[User:Salubri|Salubri]] 02:10, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
+After school is over Sado is shown walking around the streets at night.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 184, page 15</ref>
-Thank you I'm fine with that, all I wanted was for it to be mentioned somewhere on this page. Please mark this as resolved.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 02:29, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
+When Ichigo drags Shinji out of class Sado is shown with a serious look on his face.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 189, page 8</ref>
-Will someone add it, sorry I suck at writing trivia.[[User:Saimaroimaru|Saimaroimaru]] 02:36, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
+Sado and Orihime later interrupt a fight between Shinji and a young girl. The young girl notices them and gets mad at Shinji for getting followed. Orihime asks Shinji what he wants with Ichigo and the young girl tells her that they won't say anything.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 189, pages 15-17</ref> The young girl then introduces herself as [[Hiyori Sarugaki]] and she tells them to introduce themselves as well. They do and Hiyori points out that their names mean princess and tiger and is jealous since their names mean Monkey and Hira. Shinji gets mad that he's the only one who doesn't get to be a living thing and tells her not to include him if it doesn't make sense, and Hiyori responds by hitting him. Hiyori then states that she's going to kill them and Shinji grabs her and runs away. Orihime attempts to go after them but Sado stops her stating they would never be able to catch up to them with their speed and even if they did they would get killed anyway.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 190, pages 1-4</ref>
-== Child Prodigy?? ==
-{{Discussion Closed
-|result=It has been confirmed that Gin was in fact a child prodigy.
-}}
+Sado and Orihime later sense an enormous spiritual pressure around the area.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 191, page 3</ref>They run to where it's coming from and Orihime attempts to help someone on the ground but Sado notes that the person is already dead and that the people around them have had their spirits pulled out of their body's. Sado then asks Orihime that if there are any survivors that she should save them and run away. Orihime notes that he'll be alone then and Sado tells her she has to do this since he can't heal anyone.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 192, pages 1-3</ref>
-"Gin is one of a handful of child prodigies in Soul Society along with Kaien Shiba and Tōshirō Hitsugaya."
+Sado arrives and blocks a kick that was meant for Tatsuki from a giant Arrancar named Yammy. Sado thinks to himself that this is too dangerous for Orihime and tells her to run away with Tatsuki. Yammy yells at another Arrancar named Ulquiorra and asks if he's "the one". Ulquiorra states that he's trash and Yammy attacks Sado causing his armored arm to break in half. Sado then falls down unconscious.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 191, pages 14-19</ref>
-In a way, it might be true... but since neighter gin or kaien have been confrimed to be child prodigies, I'll remove it for now. If something is confirmed, it can be put back. But for now it's really unconfrimed information--[[User:Cyberflame|Cyberflame]] 18:42, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
+[[Image:Ichigo saves Chad.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Ichigo appears to save Sado from Di Roy]]
-This is why there needs to be more awareness of what is happening in the storyline and more reading of the manga. It is explained in the conversation between Ukitake and Kaien when he is trying to talk kaien into becoming his lieutenant during turn back the pendulum arc. It is confirmed that kaien was a child prodigy and that at the time gin who was still a kid was also and had even gotten through the academy faster then kaien and had become a seated officer.[[User:Salubri|Salubri]] 18:58, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is later shown looking out of a window and healing from his injuries.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 198, page 23</ref> He decides to get up and leave but a nurse tries to stop him since his treatment isn't done yet. He leaves anyway and is immediately confronted by a lone Arrancar called [[Di Roy Linker]]. He goes to stab Sado's chest claiming that he's lost but Ichigo grabs his arm and tells him that the winner is determined after the actual battle.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 200, pages 16-18</ref> Sado realizes that he would have died if Ichigo was even a second slower and Ichigo tells him to run away. He does so and as he's running Rukia spots him and is glad to see he's okay, but Sado simply runs past her and thinks to himself that he'll never be able to help Ichigo anymore.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 201, pages 1-5</ref>
+Sado goes to the Urahara Shop and begs Kisuke Urahara to train him when he realizes he is too weak to protect anyone. Urahara initially refuses but then decides to have him fight against Renji Abarai and has Renji continually use his Bankai against him.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 223</ref>
-==Yeah, no it was Gin==
+{{Clear}}
-{{Discussion Closed
-|result=Gin was the unseen character making the comment about the Stench of death.
-}}
+===Hueco Mundo arc===
-In chapter 364 it's Gin makes the "Stench of death" comment not Aizen. Those were clearly his freakishly long fingers and in the Maximum 7 translation, the dialogue was in Gin's slang. Aizen just thought the "stench of death" was a splendid thing and commented on it being fitting for the scene before them. Aizen's creepy. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 11:46, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
+When Orihime is captured by Sōsuke Aizen, Sado and Uryū offer their services to help Ichigo rescue her. When Ichigo hesitates, Sado demonstrates the power of his improved arm, quelling any fears he might have had.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 239, pages 20-21</ref> The trio then depart to [[Hueco Mundo]]. Upon their arrival, Uryū and Sado engage two Arrancar named [[Iceringer]] and [[Demōra]], telling Ichigo to watch them. After initially struggling against Iceringer, Sado switches opponents with Uryū and easily defeats the slower and less intelligent Demōra with his new attack, ''El Directo''.
+[[File:Chadvsgantenbainne.jpg|thumb|left|190px| Sado vs. Gantenbainne Mosqueda.]]
-==Trivia==
+After making their way to [[Las Noches]], joined by Rukia, Renji, and a group of friendly Hollows, the group splits up and Sado eventually runs into the Privaron Espada [[Gantenbainne Mosqueda]]. Initially outmatched by the former Espada, Sado is severely beaten around until he realizes what his powers truly are alike and reveals to Gantenbainne that ever since coming to Hueco Mundo his powers have been uneasy but taking the beating from him has calmed them down. Revealing a third form of his arm, he calls it {{translation|'''Brazo Derecha de Gigante'''|巨人の右腕 ブラソ・デレチャ・デ・ヒガンテ|''Spanish for "Right Arm of the Giant"|}}, saying that it is the true form of his right hand.<ref>Bleach manga; Chapter 259, Pages 8-19</ref>
-{{Discussion Closed
-|result=Speculative trivia removed.
-}}
+[[Image:Sado arms.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Sado's two armored arms while in Hueco Mundo.]]
-"Despite being manipulative, Gin admits that he is pleased with his former lieutenant Izuru Kira after seeing him killing an Arrancar, this shows that there may be some good in him"
+Sado is finally able to keep up with the Arrancar and begins giving Gantenbainne a beating. Gantenbainne however releases his Zanpakutō and thinking he has the upper hand attacks Sado with a huge energy blast. Sado however reveals the true armor form of his left arm, calling it {{translation|'''Brazo Izquierda del Diablo'''|悪魔の左腕, (ブラソ・イスキエルダ・デル・ディアブロ)|''Spanish for "Left Arm of the Devil"''}} and easily blocks it.<ref>Bleach manga; Chapter 260, Pages 1-19</ref> With his true powers finally awoken, he easily beats Gantenbainne with a new attack, "La Muerte", in turn also crushing the armor of his release form. He thanks Gantenbainne for helping him grasp his power by fighting with his full strength and decides to spare him. His victory is short-lived, however, as the 5th Espada, [[Nnoitra Jiruga]], severely wounds him and leaves him for dead.<ref>Bleach manga; Chapter 261, Pages 7-25</ref> To Nnoitra's surprise however, Sado manages to get back up, gravely wounded, and attempts another attack but he collapses after being stopped by Nnoitra's [[Fracción]], [[Tesla]].<ref>Bleach manga; Chapter 263, Pages 1-9</ref>
+Sado and Gantenbainne are eventually found by the Exequias, who plan to finish them off, but [[Retsu Unohana]] and [[Isane Kotetsu]] interrupt. He later attacks the Exequias who are fighting Ichigo along with Renji and Rukia.
-I'm pretty sure that doesn't show the possibility of any good. It just shows that Gin is satisfied that Kira is strong enough and, if anything, shows that Gin is just a twisted man. This, to me, sounds like the writings of a hopeful Gin fan. [[User:ThePortalMan|ThePortalMan]] 16:46, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
+===Fake Karakura town arc===
-I agree and i tihnk that part should be removed[[User:One eyed king|One eyed king]] 22:08, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
+Sado is seen fighting Hollows alongside Renji. He comments after Renji complains about the number of Hollows saying, "let them come." At that moment, after he destroys a Hollow, both of them notice Yammy, along with Rukia coming down from the ceiling and Sado doesn't recall Yammy being such a giant. The group then notices Ichigo's spiritual pressure. He, along with Rukia and Renji, sensed Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure fading away from the dome of Las Noches and wonder what has happened. The group notices an enraged Yammy, who Sado says is a lot bigger than when they last met. The group then judges that Yammy is the 10th Espada. Upon noticing this, Renji tells them that together they can defeat him because he is #10, but upon hearing this Yammy decides to release his Zanpakutō. Sado, Rukia, and Renji realize in shock that Yammy's number changed into #0. Now transformed into a giant monster, Yammy says that the ten Espada are ranked from 0-9 and introduces himself to them as Espada Zero [[Yammy Riyalgo]]. Sado is later seen on the ground unconscious, having obviously been knocked out by Yammy.
+===Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc (anime only)===
-I concur, as it simply is one possible interpretation of what he means, and a single statement doesn't mean that he's good. As no one else said otherwise or provided an alternative in the past 11 days since you brought this up, I removed it. [[User:Twocents|Twocents]] 01:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
+<small>''Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material''.</small>
+[[Image:UryuandChad.JPG|thumb|right|190px|Uryū and Chad appear to stop Muramasa]]
-== Speed ==
+[[Muramasa]] arrives in [[Karakura Town]] after learning that his master was sealed there. Sado and Uryu arrive after Orihime heals him.<ref name="e248">''Bleach'' anime; Episode 248</ref> Sado and Uryu both fight Muramasa together, but [[Senbonzakura (spirit)|Senbonzakura]] interrupts the fight and separates Uryu from the battle. Muramasa subsequently invades Sado's mind and manages to subdue him. Sado later recovers to fight off Muramasa's [[Hollow]]s in order for Rukia to go after Muramasa.<ref name="e249">''Bleach'' anime; Episode 249</ref> When Muramasa transforms into a Hollow and goes on a rampage, Sado goes to protect his friends, his armored arm barely able to repel Muramasa's attacks. When Muramasa's power rises again by drawing in more Hollows, Sado joins Uryū in destroying the Hollows.<ref>''Bleach'' anime; Episode 253</ref>
+As Ichigo continues to fight Muramasa, the rogue Zanpakutō goes through another transformation; this time into a dome-like structure that engulfs Ichigo. While Sado and his friends are unsure what to do, several Shinigami arrive to help. After the Shinigami destroy the hollows and Muramasa's dome collapses, Ichigo emerges with a defeated and dying Muramasa, who apologizes for his mistakes before fading away.<ref>''Bleach'' anime; Episode 255</ref>
-During his battle with Toshiro, he had amazing speed, stabbing his sword wildly at the young genius. Shouldn't this be noted?--[[User:Kylecharmed|Kylecharmed]] 00:42, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
+{{clear}}
+==Powers & Abilities==
-:Anime padding. Don't get me wrong it was very cool and all but that particular move was not present in the manga so... no for now. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 01:37, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: Do not change 'Brazo Derecha de Gigante' and 'Brazo Izquierda del Diablo'! This may be incorrect Spanish, but it is what Kubo wrote and we're not here to correct his mistakes. -->
+'''Enhanced Strength''': Even while unarmored, Sado possesses a remarkable amount of strength, being capable of destroying large objects with a single punch. Sado is strong enough to break a telephone pole and swing it like a bat. He was even able to battle a normal Hollow that he couldn't see with his bare fists, a remarkable feat. His strength is further enhanced with his armored arms, allowing him to take on those bigger them himself with relative ease as a single punch was shown able to knock a giant Gillian-class Menos down. His strength also becomes great enough to block incoming attacks and blasts.
-::Doesn't this wiki take into consideration information from both the manga and the anime? [[User:Magugag|Magugag]] 16:31, October 26, 2009 (UTC)
+'''Enhanced Endurance''': He is resilient enough to be hit by a falling steel girder, be clawed on the back by the [[Hollow]] Shrieker, and take a head-on collision with a motorcycle (and the driver was actually hurt worse than himself) and only suffer minor wounds. When his arms are armored he seems to attain an even greater level of endurance allowing him to take relentless beatings as well as being thrown into structures without showing any signs of injury. In the anime, he is also shown to be highly resilient mentally, able to endure a powerful attack to his psyche and continue fighting. <ref>''Bleach'' anime; episode 249</ref>
-:::Powers and ability are strictly from the manga, or at least it's suppose to be. Anyway, in this case that particular ability of Gin has no basis in the manga. In the manga his fight with Hitsugaya lasted all of 3 pages. Hitsugaya activated what later was revealed to be Tensō Jūrin, Gin jumped upto the roof of Squad three, Hitsugaya captured Gin's hand, Gin activated his shikai and Matsumoto blocked it and then it was all over. We really don't know what his speed is like in the manga. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 16:49, October 26, 2009 (UTC)<br />
-<br />
-In the latest chapter, Deicide 2, this ability is shown while he uses his ban kai.[[User:Chasbene|Chasbene]] 20:17, April 15, 2010 (UTC)
+'''Spiritual Awareness''': After his encounter with the cockatiel containing the soul of Yūichi Shibata, he started to detect the approximate locations of spirits and Hollows, but could not fully see them. Only after saving Karin Kurosaki from a Hollow, during the Hollow-slaying match between Uryū and Ichigo, did Sado begin to fully see spirits. Even so, he was still able to battle a Hollow that he couldn't see.
-==Proposed profile image change==
+'''Enhanced Speed''': During his fight with Gantenbainne Sado develops a level of speed that can easily keep up with that of Sonído, even capable of appearing behind his opponent and attacking. Even without the armor's speed, he can still run faster than most normal humans.
-I propose a change to the image of Ichimaru that we use for this profile as it's very old and comes from the Soul society arc. What do you guys think of replacing the image with the new image from episode 232? [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 02:03, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+'''[[Reiryoku#Spiritual Power Levels|High Spiritual Power]]''': At the same time that he became able to clearly see spirits, he also awakened his latent spiritual ability, which manifests as armor on his right and left arms. He commonly uses spiritual energy to augment the strength of his punches. During his basics training in spirit energy with Kūkaku Shiba, Sado was shown to have intensely strong and high levels of spiritual energy that the Shiba Clan cannon orbs had difficulty handling.
-[[File:Ichimaru.jpeg|thumb|current image]]
-[[File:GinEpisode153 02.jpg|thumb|Gin Episode 153 Option 2]]
+'''Hand-to-Hand Combatant''': While never officially trained, Sado has shown himself a powerful fighter even when outnumbered. During the assault on Soul Society, Sado was able to effortlessly defeat countless Shinigami before being defeated by Shunsui, who was impressed by Sado’s raw might.
-Yes to the change, no to the one you featured. It does look like you edited the background heavily, but I think it's because you took it from an episode where Ichimaru was trapped within flames along with Aizen. '''Tinni''' already knows this, but I'm looking for images on numerous characters, and I'm including Ichimaru on this. While I do think the current image is a good image, Ichimaru's not a captain anymore, so I do see Tinni's point of view on this. Anyone who can supply an Arrancar/Hueco Mundo/Fake Karakura arc pic of Ichimaru are welcome to do it. [[User:Arrancar109|Arrancar109]] 02:18, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+===Armored Arms===
-I don't know if this would be feasible, or if it would be too much work in and of itself, but could we maybe make a list of characters that we'd like to update the profile images on, so that way, those who want to help can reference the list, make comments about proposed updates, etc? [[User:Twocents|Twocents]] 02:22, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+[[Image:Sado Second Form.jpg|thumb|right|190px|First Form of Sado's arm.]]
+{{translation|'''Brazo Derecha de Gigante'''|巨人の右腕 (ブラソ・デレチャ・デ・ヒガンテ)|buraso derecha de higante|Spanish and Japanese for "''Right Arm of the Giant''"}} ('''Brazo Derecho del Gigante''' in the English dub and English manga).<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 259, page 19</ref> Sado says that "the soul of his Abuelo flows through his right arm," speaking metaphorically of his grandfather's teachings. In the scene where his grandfather protects him from his childhood victims, the coin he receives is put onto his right hand.
+*'''First Form (formerly)''': He covers his right arm all the way up to his shoulder in a liquid which then solidifies into a form of armor. The shoulder fans out a bit into an upward extension parallel to his height. It has an indentation at the top in the middle of the extension stopping just where his shoulder begins separating the upward extension into two. There are two wing-like protrusions on either side of his wrist. The arm is black with a dark magenta strip running down the middle of the arm tapering down towards a point that stops at the wrist. The dark magenta strip is outlined by a thin white line. These patterns are both on the top as well as the underside of his arm.
-Well, like I said, it's on the top of my "To-Do" List now, after '''Tinni''' and I had a discussion about Aizen and Soifon's profile pics. Some may or may not be suitable, since I've seen the same Soifon edit attempt countless times, so some may not be accepted right away. Still, I think we can change many of the characters with little to no problems. [[User:Arrancar109|Arrancar109]] 02:31, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+:*'''Spiritual Energy Blasts''': He is able to fire powerful energy blasts from his fist. After receiving advanced training from Yoruichi Shihōin, Sado learns to activate his powers at will and gains enough stamina to fire multiple blasts. These spiritual energy blasts have become more powerful with each form taken.
-I did edit the background but the pic actually comes from the arrancar encyclopaedia segment of that episode. Completely unedited it looks like as shown to the left. Ichimaru pictures are however not a problem. I have a ton of them. How about this totally unedited one from episode 154, also shown on the left, then? [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 02:55, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+{{clear}}
+[[Image:El Directo.gif|thumb|right|190px|Second Form of Sado's arm as he uses El Directo.]]
-Not quite that one, but you're trying. I say keep at it. I'm looking throughout the eps for other characters at the moment, but if I come across a good Ichimaru shot, I'll display here. And yes, omake segments work too, which also might be helpful here. [[User:Arrancar109|Arrancar109]] 03:02, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+*'''Second Form''': He covers his right arm all the way up to his shoulder in a liquid which then solidifies into a form of armor. The shoulder extension becomes pointed as well as slightly longer making it a little bit taller then Sado. The arm maintains its black color but the magenta becomes slightly lighter and the design becomes more intricate, while the white is lost altogether.
+:*{{translation|'''El Directo'''|巨人の一撃 (エル・ディレクト)|eru direkuto|Spanish for "''The Direct''", Japanese for "''The Strike of the Giant''"}}: A powerful special attack learned upon attaining the second form. The ends of the extension on Sado's shoulder opens up and charges up, appearing somewhat like the flaming exhaust from a car engine, and then he releases a huge blast of spiritual energy that he can use to augment his punches or simply as a long or medium-range attack.<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 247, pages 2-3</ref>
-That's gonna be tough, because in the recent episodes Gin has only turned up in the arrancar encyclopaedia in a pose that's "profile" worthy. But I'll keep looking. Good luck with your mugshot hunt. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 03:10, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+While in [[Hueco Mundo]], Sado's powers were disturbed by the environment, which hindered his abilities. It was not until being beaten for some time by [[Gantenbainne Mosqueda]] that Sado's powers settled. With this, Sado realized that his powers were more at home in Hueco Mundo since they resembled Hollow powers. When Sado was attacked by Gantenbainne, the arm felt it like an attack from its own kind and regained its composure, allowing Sado to finally admit to himself the truth about his power. This allowed him to fully tap his powers, which manifests as armor on both arms, instead of just his right.
+{{clear}}
+[[Image:Chad_-_Brazo_Derecho_del_Gigante.gif|thumb|190px|The Third Form of Brazo Derecha de Gigante.]]
-Right, more images. This time from episode 153. Totally unedited or cropped or prettied up in anyway. If any of them are picked, I'll crop it and make it more focused on Gin and less on background and stuff. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 03:33, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
+*'''Third Form''': He covers his right arm all the way up to the shoulder in a liquid which solidifies into a form of armor. Brazo Derecha de Gigante becomes a shield that extends from his hand to some distance beyond his forearm with the same intricate pattern as before, surrounding what appears to be Hollow-like teeth in the center and what appears to be a rose like pattern or skeletal nose and eyes near the end. He also loses the wing-like protrusion which extended from his shoulder, replaced with an hexagonal plate sitting over his shoulder. In this form it is used for defense instead of offense (though it's still more powerful offensively than his original arm).
+:*'''Enhanced Strength''': It gives him an even greater increase in physical might. This augmentation is evident as it increases in each form.
-Well, I think that the current image should be changed, as it is an old pic. I like the "''Ichimaru pic from 154''" one, but feel it is a bit too close to his face (zoomed out slightly it would be perfect, imo). "''Gin Episode 153 Option 1''" is good too. Both have a better angle on his face than the existing one. --[[User:Yyp|Yyp]] 13:39, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
+:*'''Enhanced Agility''': For some reason, this recent furtherance of Sado's powers seem to augment his natural agility to the point where his reaction time became sufficient enough to anticipate high-speed attacks and counter them.
-Ok, "''Gin Episode 153 Option 1''" it is till we find something better. [[User:Tinni|Tinni]] 14:46, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
+{{clear}}
+[[Image:Brazo Izquierda del Diablo.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Sado's armored left arm, Brazo Izquierda del Diablo.]]
-I've removed the reject images, as they serve no further purpose now. --[[User:Yyp|<span style="color: #4CC552;">'''Yyp'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Yyp|<span style="font-size:95%; color: #4CC552;">('''Talk''')</span>]]</sup> 15:04, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
+{{translation|'''Brazo Izquierda del Diablo'''|悪魔の左腕 (ブラソ・イスキエルダ・デル・ディアブロ)|buraso isukieruda deru diaburo|Spanish and Japanese for "''Left Arm of the Devil''"}} ('''Brazo Izquierdo del Diablo''' in the English dub): <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 260, pages 18-19</ref> He covers his left arm all the way up to the shoulder with a liquid which solidifies into a form of armor. The arm is white, with a red stripe running down the length of the center. His fingertips of red diamond shaped marks on them. A spike protrudes from the shoulder and two more resembling claws extend over his chest.
+{{clear}}
+[[Image:Chad - La Muerte.gif|thumb|right|190px|Sado using La Muerte.]]
+*{{translation|'''La Muerte'''|魔人の一撃 (ラ・ムエルテ)|ra muerute|Spanish for "''The Death''", Japanese for "''The Strike of the Demon''"}} ('''El Muerte''' in the English manga):<ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 261, page 10</ref> A powerful special attack. His finger tips charge in the forms of five disks of crackling spiritual energy, then he forms a fist and punches his opponent. The blow is devastating and upon contact a huge skull-shape is created upon the surface behind the target. The power can easily defeat a Privaron Espada, and is most likely Sado's strongest attack, as it comes from the arm formed from Sado's will to attack, rather than defend.
+{{clear}}
+==Relationships==
+===Ichigo Kurosaki===
-I have the software to capture HD images as they appear on screen. How about I get a pic suggested by one of you guys. Just tell me the episode and I'll do it. [[User:BlazeUchiha|<span style="color: #C0C0C0;">'''BlazeUchiha'''</span>]] 09:46, April 7, 2010 (UTC)
+{{main|Ichigo Kurosaki}}
+Sado is one of Ichigo's best friends. They first met when Sado saves Ichigo from being beaten. They also once fought together against a group of bullies, and after that, promised to protect and help each other in any situation that calls for it. Ichigo mispronounced his name wrong as "Chad" instead of Sado when they met, but he continues to call him ''Chad'' afterwards. Sado has shown that he is willing to help Ichigo in any situation, even after Ichigo received his [[Shinigami]] powers. When he is attacked by [[Di Roy Linker]], Ichigo saves him, but Sado feels that he is not strong enough to help Ichigo and resolves to get stronger after this by training under [[Kisuke Urahara]].
+==Censorship==
-Okay I just uploaded this image of when Gin was trapped in Yama-jii's flame prison. Just wondering if it'd work as the profile image as the current looks kind of fuzzy and is from a while back. [[User:Prophet of Sanghelios|Prophet of Sanghelios]] 09:28, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
+[[Image:AnimeandMangainjuries.JPG|thumb|right|190px|Differences between the anime and manga.]]
+Sado's injuries from his first encounter with Yammy Riyalgo were drastically toned down in the anime. In the manga, his armored arm was torn off and broke into two <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 191, page 18</ref>, while in the anime, his arm merely had several deep cuts in it.<ref>''Bleach'' anime; Episode 113</ref>
+{{Clear}}
+==Appearance in Other Media==
-:Profile pictures must be front on, preferably with no foreign elements intruding (i.e. shadows, glow from a fire, dust, snow, rain, odd power glows etc) and they must show a good portion of the characters face and head. The image you uploaded failed all those things. So no, it won't work as a profile. [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 09:51, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
+Sado appears in most of the Bleach videogames, having appeared in every installment of the [[Bleach: Heat the Soul (series)|Bleach: Heat the Soul]] series as of [[Bleach: Heat the Soul 6]].
+==Trivia==
-You could've just said no :'( jokes okay then if that's how profile images need to be presented then I'll continue searching. [[User:Prophet of Sanghelios|Prophet of Sanghelios]] 09:56, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
+*His theme song according to [[Tite Kubo]] is "No Song Unheard" by the Hellacopters.
+*Although their interaction is never shown in either the manga or the anime, in the Bleach Bootleg it is stated that Sado gave Hisagi instructions on how to play the guitar.
+*In the ''Bleach'' [[Popularity polls|popularity polls]], Sado was ranked 6th, 14th, 31st and 18th.
+==Quotes==
-I know this might not work out but the pic used to depict Gin in the Arrancar Encyclopedia segments is a really good shot. He's facing the cam, grinning and all. Otherwise, can we get pics from the aforementioned segments? [[User:BlazeUchiha|<span style="color: #C0C0C0;">'''BlazeUchiha'''</span>]] 17:15, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
+*(About [[Uryū Ishida]]) ''"The more complex a person, the weaker they are.''" <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 69, page 17</ref>
+*(About [[Rukia Kuchiki]]) "''Ichigo wants to save her. Ichigo went all out for her, and that's enough. That's all the reason I need to put my life on the line for anything.''" <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 106, pages 16-17</ref>
-== Chpt 399 ==
+*(About the coin [[Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa|his Abuelo]] gave him) "''That's right. Very important. Maybe even more important than my life.''" <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 107, page 6</ref>
-Page is locked, so I can't do this myself. Chamges to be made: -
+*(To [[Demōra]]) "''Sorry. The truth is, I don't like doing things like dealing the deathblow to opponents who have lost the will to fight. But this time, it seems I can't even say such naive things.''" <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 243, page 18</ref>
-Opens eyes 3 times (third is when he acivates Bankai)
+*(To [[Gantenbainne Mosqueda]]) ''"This power of mine seems to be less like a Shinigami or a Quincy and more like you Hollows."'' <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 260, page 3</ref>
-Shikai extends 100 sword lengths
+*(To Gantenbainne Mosqueda) "''Because you fought me with all your might, I was able to grasp my power. Thanks. Because of you, I'll be able to tough it out ahead. I'll spare your life and pray for your good fortune.''" <ref>''Bleach'' manga; Chapter 261</ref>
-Bankai - Kami-Shini no Yari (God Killing Spear on initial translations) Blade extends 13km.
+==References==
-Could someone do the honours please. Thanks. Night all. TomServo101 00:39, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
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-Also could we change his status? it should be fighting ichigo, he's the only one of the 4 remaining fighters having his status as 'active'. [[User:Tensa Zabimaru|Tensa Zabimaru]] 02:43, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-==Lightly injured?==
-{{Discussion Closed|result=Speculative trivia removed.}}
-Ummm, dude, a portion of his head and nearly his entire right hand is gone...how does that...[[User:Kaihedgie|Kaihedgie]] 01:35, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-As far as the panel shows, he's just bleeding from a wound that seems to be above his right eye. I don't know where you got that his hand is gone, that's just smoke covering it. [[User:Lia Schiffer|Lia Schiffer]] 02:36, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-Kaihedgie, I have labelled your forum post crack and closed discussion on it. I am going to do the same there. That panel does not remotely show the damage you are describing and therefore, there is nothing to discuss here. [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 12:25, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-== Trivia ==
-Gin's trivia looks pretty messy now, i think that the "times he opened his eyes" part should be removed to make it more presentable. it doesn't really add anything to the article. and we don't have the same for Yama-jii (at least not anymore).
-chances are he'll open his eyes again several times in his (last?) fight against ichigo and this will keep extending.
-if you don't want this removed please let me know. [[User:Nick D Wolfwood|Nick D Wolfwood]] 11:45, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-I am taking the above as translating to "Tinni, o great Trivia nazi, please be merciless with Gin's trivia section!" Well if that's what the people want, that's what the people shall get! [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 11:57, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-The following trivia points has been judged to be junk. If you have a compelling reason as to why they should not be so, please make your argument here. Do not put any of the trivia below back without discussion. [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 12:07, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-*So far Gin has fully opened his eyes only six times throughout the entire series:
-*:*In the flashback, when Momo, Izuru, Shūhei, and Renji were attacked by large Hollows.
-*:*In his battle with Tōshirō.
-*:*In the [[Houkiboshi#Third_Division |captains' tribute ending]] to him and Izuru.
-*:*In the [[Tonight, Tonight, Tonight|opening sequence]] of the [[Episode 91|91st episode]].
-*:*Twice during his battle with Ichigo.
-*:He has also opened his eyes twice in other media, albeit showing different eye colors:
-*:*On the cover of Volume 20 of the ''Bleach'' manga, showing blue eyes.
-*:*In a cut scene in [[Bleach: Dark Souls]], showing golden yellow eyes.
-''This trivia has become rather long and while it is true that it is rare to see Gin with his eyes open, it is no longer as rare as it once was. I think for now it is best to leave the trivia out. Once Gin's role in the series is finished, we might revisit this trivia. But right now this trivia is borderline junk.''
-*Gin is one of a handful of child prodigies in Soul Society along with [[Kaien Shiba]] and [[Tōshirō Hitsugaya]].
-''This should already be in the history section. In addition, it was determine sometime ago that while Kaien was a prodigy, we do not know if he was young enough to be considered a child when he graduated from the academy.''
-*The last of the two kanji that forms the name of Gin's Zanpakutō (sō) also means "harpoon" or "gun" (written in another way). In Chinese, "sō" means "lance" or "fire weapon."
-''These language type trivia are of very limited appeal and we have removed them from other articles.''
-== Question... ==
-Which reading of this symbol 殺 would allow for it to be spoken as ''shinu'' in its default form? Or is it something that hasn't been done before that the... hiragana? furigana? whatever!... was included in the article like that?
-Plus, why wasn't the symbol usually used for "of" (の, ''no'') included in the kanji for Gin's bankai? Were those exact symbols there in the raw? --[[User:Reikson|Reikson]] 12:53, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-Explanation so far is found at the bottom of the [[Translation Corner]] page.[[User:Salubri|<font color="4169E1" size="2px">'''Salubri'''</font>]] [[User talk:Salubri|<font color="4169E1" size="2px">('''Talk''')</font>]] 13:01, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-Hm. --[[User:Reikson|Reikson]] 13:26, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
-== On Gin's eyes ==
-[[File:Bleach_cover_20.jpg|thumb|190px]]
-I was just watching the Gin and Hitsugaya fight, I noticed in the brief moment that Gin opened his eyes that they were red, not blue. Do his eyes change colour? [[User:NeroDynamic|NeroDynamic]] 06:54, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
-No; actually, what happened is that Ichimaru's eyes were depicted blue in the original manga, while they appeared red in the anime during that fight scene. Many fans get confused on the topic, but this is the actuality behind why we have his eyes listed as blue-colored instead of red. [[User:Arrancar109|<font color="teal" size="2px">'''Arrancar109'''</font>]] [[User talk:Arrancar109|<font color="teal" size="1px">(Talk)</font>]] 06:57, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
-I would like to add that the reference that goes with the "blue" in the info box is actually to the cover of Volume 20 (shown to the right). It is very frustrating when people just change his eye colour to red without taking note of the reference. Not to mention listing red as his eye colour invalidates the reference! Look, Gin has very beautiful blue eyes! The anime team got it wrong (wouldn't be the first time). But when Kubo coloured his eyes, he made them blue and that's what we will be listing. [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 09:14, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
-Alright Tini dont pop a blood vessel... [[User:NeroDynamic|NeroDynamic]] 10:03, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
-Remember Tinni is Gin fangirl. Besides, Gin looks awesome with blue eyes, it sucks that the anime gave him red eyes, even if they look cool too, blue looks more awesome because it suits him better. And that's what Kubo drew period. Besides, repeating the same over and over again gets annoying at some point. Gin has blue eyes in the manga, that's all there is to it, and that's what we're going to reference [[User:Lia Schiffer|<span style="color: ##008000;">'''Lia Schiffer'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Lia Schiffer|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: Arial; color: ##008000">(Talk)</span>]] 19:51, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
-I never said his weren't blue I was just curious about why they were red in the anime and blue on the cover of vol. 20 [[User:NeroDynamic|NeroDynamic]] 22:10, April 12, 2010 (UTC) {{unsigned|NeroDynamic|21:49, 12 April 2010}}
-May I cut in, while Kubo made them blue, they appear to be red throughout the anime and many fans tend to write him with red eyes. I think we should say his eyes are red in the anime and blue in the manga when listing descriptions of Gin. I don't see why we can't say both. Hallibel has half her chest out in the manga but she's almost completely covered in the anime and they but both down for her, we can put both eye colors for Gin.[[User:Mimi-soutaicho125|Mimi-soutaicho125]] 17:08, April 18, 2010 (UTC)
-There is already a picture that shows Gin's red eyes in the anime, I don't know if any more reference to the difference is really necessary. [[User:Lia Schiffer|<span style="color: #008000;">'''Lia Schiffer'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Lia Schiffer|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: Arial; color: #008000">(Talk)</span>]] 17:27, April 18, 2010 (UTC)
-This just brings up something that has been on my mind, because I love this wiki. We should use not only manga information, but also anime information, just specify between the two. For instance, Gin's eyes, or his incredible speed in his fight with Toshiro. A lot of anime fans visit this wiki, too. I am a fan of both, so I think its necessary.--[[User:KyleFanatic|KyleFanatic]] 20:44, April 18, 2010 (UTC)
-Firstly, there are couple of problems here. While we still have the image of Gin's red eyes in the appearance section, I noticed we no longer have the text that goes with it. Unsurprising as nothing that lead to out of universe language and so was clearly removed when the page went through regular edits. As such, I propose that we drop the picture of Gin's eye down to the trivia section, where we can address his eye colour issues in out of universe language. However, I see no reason as to why we need to clutter the infobox with his anime eye colour. In all good honestly, Gin is not the only person whose eye colour was messed up by the anime team. Yumichika is another person who had a different eye colour in the anime. Gin is just the one person whose eye colour everybody remembers. Secondly, we do have a [[Bleach_Wiki:Anime_Policy|Anime Policy]] that dictates how to incorporate anime based information and to the best of my knowledge, Gin's article as it currently is conforms to the policy. Some of the things [[User:KyleFanatic|KyleFanatic]] is suggesting might not be possible under the policy as the simple rule underpinning the policy is manga > anime. As such, the wiki regards Gin's eye colour in the anime as nothing more then an inconsistency and like all inconsistencies it will only be noted in the trivia section. [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 01:02, April 19, 2010 (UTC)
-:I think this is a much better solution. [[User:Yyp|<span style="color: #4CC552;">'''Yyp'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Yyp|<span style="color: #4CC552;">('''Talk''')</span>]]</sup> 12:43, April 19, 2010 (UTC)
-==Gin's Bankai Speed==
-Gin reguards his bankai's speed by the time in which it takes two forces-his hands-to make impact, not sound. He references vision in the next page "[[500 times what you just saw|500 times what you just ''saw'']]." Despite the obvious factor you can't see sound, I don't believe he would reference sound with his hands when he is infact speaking too him as well. It would be mere assumption to claim he was reffering to anything but the clap.
-Nonetheless verbly telling Ichigo his sword is 500 times faster than sound would be far more dramatic on Kubos behalf, desipte anything being 500 times the speed of sound remaining about as redundant as the phrase "tweleve noon." [[User:Whewts|Whewts]] 20:19, April 16, 2010 (UTC)Whewts
-:There may be an issue with the translation, as a different scan suggests otherwise. When we get a more reliable translation (from Cnet and Ju-Ni), then it will be updated to reflect their translation, as they are the most reputable and reliable translators for Bleach. Hopefully we'll have Cnet's translation by tomorrow. --[[User:Yyp|<span style="color: #4CC552;">'''Yyp'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Yyp|<span style="color: #4CC552;">('''Talk''')</span>]]</sup> 21:25, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
-::I'm pretty sure that Gin was indeed referring to the speed of the sound. In the panel where he's clapping his hands, Gin is distant and to the side in the image - most of the space is taken up by the onomatopoeia of the clap. He then asks if "it" reached Ichigo; this would only make any real sense if he were referring to sound. Like Yyp said, it could be a translation error, but judging by the visual context, I really doubt it. [[User:Mohrpheus|Mohrpheus]] 00:03, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
-Cnet translation is out. ''Gin: Five hundred times... // ...that speed. // Kamishini no Yari isn't the Zanpakutou with the "ultimate length". // It's the Zanpakutou with the "ultimate speed". // But even now you know... // ...you still don't stand a chance.'' [[User:Tinni|<span style="color: #DA70D6;">'''Tinni'''</span>]] [[w:c:Bleach:User talk:Tinni|<span style="font-size:95%; font-family: courier new; color: #DA70D6">(Talk)</span>]] 00:08, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
-All of which aren't evidence but mere observation, thus leading to asumptions Mor. And yes, he asks if it reached Ichigo, which could mean various things. It's clear "did you hear" would obviously be the elaboration on sound, he could possibly be reffering to comprehension as well. Which is a great possibility considering he then elaborated after stating so. Visual context and written context are two different things. To suggest even Ichigo would be able to block then dodge a bankai that moves at even the speed of light is a tad far fetched; nonetheless, 500 times that speed requires it's own word. Granted his bankai increases his speed, it's still not light speed.
+==Navigation==
-Moving on to Tinni, it still seems to be sketchy, but I think that translation makes it a bit more clear by "that speed" he's reffering to the clap. [[User:Whewts|Whewts]] 02:35, April 20, 2010 (UTC)
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-First off 12 noon is not redundant, if you know what's the context behind it. (12 o'clock is either 12 noon or 12 midnight, as it is meant to differentiate between two separate times with in the 12-hour clock). Secondly this is a matter of simple logic and whats written and the context. The argument your making is based on personal belief. The context is clear Gin is talking about his zanpakuto as he had been before its release. It is also clear that the conversation is about speed. He states that he will show him how fast it can reach him and claps. Then asks Ichigo if it had reached him. Then states its five times that. There is no other meaning in the context of the conversation on the zanpakuto and speed. Gin wouldn't need to question Ichigo's comprehension he already knows he knows its about the speed not the length. He's showing him how fast, how can anyone measure the speed of a clap its different for every individual and that ridiculous to base a explanation on something so simple it has no bearing on accuracy. He obviously was making a reference to sound asking him if it reached him (from the distance ichigo was at) after stating he would show him how fast it could reach him. Clapping his hands has no other connotation than making sound in this instance. He elaborated because this is Bleach, they always seem to elaborate on things they explain, it wouldnt be the first zanpakuto we learn about this way. As shown the swing he can block as any other sword but not the extension ability from the point. Hence why Ichigo noticed and was worried about it. Besides the fact this isn't Ichigo where talking about, so it doesn't matter how fast he moves. The only question is from the translation we need to find out if the number is given correctly. As 500 doesn't properly register under speed of sound.  5 or 5.00 would make more sense, making it hypersonic and full plausible in fantasy/supernatural fiction as an ability just as it is for planes in the real world.[[User:Salubri|<font color="4169E1" size="2px">'''Salubri'''</font>]] [[User talk:Salubri|<font color="4169E1" size="2px">('''Talk''')</font>]] 03:31, April 20, 2010 (UTC)
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