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| “ | You think I... am similar to Kurosaki and the others? All this time I have always stayed calm and collected... balancing each decision on the scales that you speak of... but Kurosaki is a fool, he can't do that. When he wants to save someone, he goes to save them. Inoue-san is a fool too, and Sado is a fool, Kuchiki-san is a fool and Abarai is a fool. If I seem to you in any way similar to that bunch of a fools... that makes me very happy. | „ |
| ~ Uryu replies Haschwalth's mockery by tell his feeling toward Team Ichigo |
| “ | But, I saw Hollows... Hollows attacked people! I saw it, so I know that Shinigami can't take care of everything on their own! Why?! Father must have seen too... so why... does he still say stuff like that?! Sensei, I want to get stronger. I'll become a very strong Quincy and the protect everyone from Hollows. Then father will definitely agree with the way of Quincy. | „ |
| ~ A young Uryū vow with Soken that he will become Quincy to protect the innocents |
Uryū Ishida is one of the main protagonists in the anime/manga series Bleach. He is a Quincy that resides in Karakura Town and was believed to be the last of his kind. In the beginning, he and Ichigo met on unfriendly terms, but after a competition to see whom can slay the highest number of Hollows, Uryū became an ally to Ichigo and his friends.
He is voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama in Japanese and Derek Stephen Prince in English.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
In General[]
- Despite comes from rich family and always keep himself aloof and stoic, Uryū is humble and willingly being civil with his friend. He has no problem to befriended with a silly classmate like Keigo. He still accepts the help from anyone despite the person is the one who he doesn't like, such as Ichigo and even Mayuri.
- As a child, he already interested to be Quincy because he wanted to save the innocents from Hollows and fell that Shinigami can't do that all by themselves, so they need Quincy to protect humanity from Hollows attack. His disappointment towards his own father because he fell Ryuken is a selfish man who cares about his career rather than saving a people.
- After befriending Ichigo, he choose to not kill or torture his opponents.
- He's also friendly with women and he even decided to save Loly and Menoly from death by Yammy.
- Despite the initial hatred toward Shinigami, he choose to abandon it completely and begin following his Grandfather wish to working together with Shinigami to protect the innocents.
- After knows everything the truth of his race, judging from recent official art from Tite Kubo, an adult Uryū Ishida who now a pediatrician, still hold his Spirit Weapon. Meaning Uryū is not yet retired and continue to be a Quincy as a protector of innocents.
Main Story Arc[]
- After being called out by Ichigo about his hatred toward Shinigami is irrational and against what his Grandfather teaching on him, Uryū decide to saved Ichigo's life by shooting his arrow to Menos Grande.
- He attempted to save Rukia from being forced drag by Renji and Byakuya.
- He accept Orihime and Chad's offer to help them go to Soul Society to save Rukia from execution.
- He protect Orihime while separated from his teammate. This include he defend her from Jirobo attack and Umesada attempted to molest her. When meeting Mayuri, he order Aramaki to runaway with Orihime after realizing that Mayuri intended to make her into his experimental subject.
- After fight against Mayuri, he decide to spare Nemu's life and accept her offer to cure Mayuri Bankai's poisoning.
- In spite of his words that he and Ichigo "always" enemy, he still befriended with him and his other friend.
- Realizing that Orihime is being kidnapped by Ulquiorra, Uryū decide to broke his promise with his father to never involve himself with Shinigami. Initially, he want to go alone to saved her. But after knowing Ichigo also wanted to save Orihime, he choose to go with Ichigo and Chad to save Orihime.
- He decide to help Renji fight against Szayelaporro Granz.
- After being healed by Mayuri, Uryū rushed to help Ichigo and saved Orihime from Ulquiorra.
- After seeing Hollow Ichigo rampage, Uryū risked his own live to stop Ichigo from mutilating Ulquiorra and reminding him that he already won.
- After Ulquiorra's death, Uryū choose to stay with Orihime and led Ichigo to save their comrade from Yammy.
- After Ichigo loses his power, Uryū accepts Urahara's offer to become a substitute guardian of Karakura Town.
- As Student Council President, Uryū defendz Ichigo from the school thugs who challenge Ichigo to fight them.
- Despite being hospitalized, Uryū still finds the one who attacked him and responsible for brainwashing their comrades to screw with Ichigo's mind.
- After being healed by Orihime, Uryū quickly goes to reach Ichigo, telling him that he always on his side and Kugo Ginjo is the one who attack him all along.
- Along with Ichigo, Chad and Orihime, he saved Shino and Ryunosuke from Hollow attack.
- Despite his role as Yhwach Successor, he still protecting Team Ichigo by telling to the other Schuztaffel to not chasing them and said that they will not survive from falling the high place. Which is miraculously worked to convince them to not kill Team Ichigo.
- After learning the truth behind Ryuken, he accepted the Silver Still arrowhead and quickly to help Ichigo to kill Yhwach.
- After the war ended, despite how busy he is as a doctor, he still find a spare time to spend a time together with Team Ichigo.
- During his battle against Haschwalth, when being mocked Haschwalth by said that Uryū being too stupid for trusting and siding with Team Ichigo, Uryū isn't offended with his statement and answered that he has no problem with that while admitted that he is happy being friend with them.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- His role as antagonist in the "Agent of Shinigami" and "Thousand Years Blood Wars" arcs are the reason why he can't be qualified as Near Pure Good. Despite his noble intentions, as an antagonist, he still a threat:
- He was introduced as an antagonist, challenging Ichigo to hunting a Hollow by using a Hollow Bait to show that he is better than him. And since he's a Quincy, he can destroy Hollow instead of purifying them which could endanger the balance of the world if he kills too many Hollows.
- In the "Thousand Years Blood Warc" arc, he effectively becomes an anti-villain. After learning about Yhwach and Wandenreich, he decide to join them for sake to avenge his mother death. Despite his motivation and ultimately help Ichigo to kill Yhwach, he actively join their quest to invaded Soul Palace, including stopping Team Ichigo intention to reach Yhwach, who ready to absorb Soul King. Leading Soul King (along with Mimihagi and Ukitake) is killed and endanger the balance of the world.
- While we know his real motive to join Wandenreich is for revenge, thanks to the modification in anime adaptation, Uryu fell into Adaptational Villainy in anime adaptation of "Thousand Years Blood Wars" arc. The modification in anime make his betrayal feel genuine since he has no problem to fighting against Shinigami, killing one of Royal Guard and allow Yhwach to absorb Soul King. Both the manga and anime adaptations clearly show that he knows what exactly Yhwach do and no one in Wandenreich, not even Yhwach or Haschwalth (although the latter gave him a warning to not betray their side in the manga) forcing or manipulating him to do their dirty action.
- In Anime adaptation, He has fight against Ichigo in Soul Palace and Renji in Warhwelt. Although Uryu know both Ichigo and Renji relucantly attack him, with Uryu clearly is not happy to fight and give Ichigo and Renji a fatal blow, he still choose to do this with no hestitation or worry if his attack potentially killing his friend. Even Uryu possibly do this to prevent them get killed or faced more brutal fight from other Schuztaffel, his action can consider as cruel and unwise.
- Although he's against torturing or killing his opponents, Uryū will still choose lethal methods to finish his battles if necessary. While they all survived, this still resulted in them suffering really grusome injuries. Examples of this include his fights with Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Szayellaporro Granz, Senjumaru Shutara, Ichigo Kurosaki and Renji Abarai.
- Although he is cordial toward women and has no problem to saved the minor antagonist like Loly and Menoly, he still has no problem on fighting the female opponent and give them a fatal injuries at them. He did spare Curruci's live but still leave her alone and ended being executed by Exequias. In TYBW arc, while he trapped Shutara in her own Bankai and kills her with single shoot of his arrow, CFYOW light-novel confirmed that Shutara and other Zero Squad members are in proceed of regeneration in their base.
- While no longer being antagonist, Uryū remains with his antiheroism. He believe that Quincy is better than Shinigami and their enemies should fear with them, while he has no problem to help Team Ichigo to protect the innocents and believe in camaraderie.
Trivia[]
- Sugiyama Noriaki, his Japanese voice actor, also known to be voiced Sasuke Uchiha. Both he and Uryū served as rival and then best-friends for respective Main Character (Naruto Uzumaki and Ichigo Kurosaki), have black hair, were believed to be the "last member" of their clans, and became sympathetic anti-villain in last arc.
- While Sasuke did kill several Samurai during chased Danzo at his sanity slippage and had intention to kill five kages as part of his revolution, he never kills any important characters on-screen despite almost killing Naruto and Sakura. Uryu, however, while subverting the corrupting element, is succeed kills 2 important character like Senjumaru Shutara and a main antagonist Yhwach. (He directly kills the former while the latter actually killed by Ichigo although Uryu still responsible to nullified Yhwach for temporary thus allow Ichigo able to kills him for good).
- He and Gin Ichimaru are the only Bleach characters to be Inconsistently Admirable.
External Links[]
- Uryū Ishida on the Heroes Wiki
- Uryū Ishida on the Villains Wiki
- Uryū Ishida on the Bleach Wiki