#when did komamura himself become captain for instance?

[recurring-polynya]

To follow up on my earlier Iba-posting, I remembered my rationale for why I think Iba can't have been a lieutenant for very long: namely the fact that Renji was the Sixth Seat of Squad 11 prior to transferring to the Sixth.

We know Yumichika doesn't want to be Fourth Seat, which is why Squad 11 doesn't have one around the time of the Soul Society Arc/Winter War, but I think one would still have to challenge him to get Fourth Seat. I assume that ranking in Squad 11 is based, at least partially, on beating the current occupant of the seat in a fight. It seems to me that Renji could have pretty easily gotten that Fourth Seat if he wanted it, and my best explanation for why he wouldn't is if he already had his eyes out the door. That is to say that I think he was already in the later stages of preparing for his Vice-Captain's Exam (or going in for his twelfth round of Squad Six vice-captain interviews, or whatever you headcanon that process looking like) at the time that Iba left.

Renji may have also not wanted to challenge Yumichika out of respect (or whatever passes for respect in Squad 11) for him. I do not think he would do this if it were say, years, but again, if he's already planning on leaving, I can see him just letting it go. I don't think this was intentional, but I think it worked to further enhance the mystique of the empty Fourth Seat Position, and explains why it stays open for years. If Renji, who goes on to become a vice-captain (and gets bankai a month later, no less), was hesitant to challenge Yumichika, I think the idea might give serious pause to the seats below. That seems like a big jump, considering the personalities that filled the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth seats.

#tetsuzaemon iba #renji abarai #squad 11 #i'd honestly like to know a little more about squad 7 #when did komamura himself become captain for instance? #one might assume in the aftermath of TBTP #but he wasn't even a vice-captain at the time #and it seems possible that it may have taken some of tousen's influence as a captain for him to get noticed #or maybe just encouragement! #anyway i kinda like the idea that other people were hesitant to become VC for this mysterious guy who hides his face #and then iba was like 'fuck that noise! i'll go work for that guy!' #and the rest was history

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KlubOutside QA591 | QA592 | QA593 [Translation]

Translated by @reikorun

Q591.

2024.03.11

In his KaraBuri profile, it is noted that the food Hisagi dislikes is sea urchin, but where did he eat it? Or perhaps he came to dislike it because he was teased about the fact that his hairstyle resembles a sea urchin?

A591.

He ruined it for himself after eating the cheap sea urchin he could afford on his salary.

Q592.

2024.03.11

When Rangiku woke up from Hakufuku, she said "this sensation… it's Hakufuku…" I don't think there were many instances of fellow Shinigami fighting each other in Soul Society before Aizen's rebellion, so it seems unlikely she'd recognize the sensation of being put under Hakufuku. Could it be that she is acquainted with the feeling because Shinigami experience it during their time at the Shin'ō Academy in Kidō classes?

A592.

They experience this in class, but Rangiku also has the experience of falling victim to it. 

Q593.

2024.03.11

In the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, I believe Captain Komamura takes on a human-like form through the Humanization Technique, however, did he suddenly turn into a wolf after the battle because the technique's time limit had expired? Or is it because Captain Komamura himself was consumed by a desire for revenge? If the reason is the latter, is it correct to assume that as long as Komamura had maintained good intentions such as "protecting Soul Society", he wouldn't have turned into a wolf?

A593.

You are pretty much correct. The "Humanization Technique" is a technique that allows him to maintain a human form while withstanding his great-grandfather's curse. The moment the purpose of Humanization becomes a selfish desire, the curse is forcibly fulfilled, and one transforms into a beast.

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