GRIMMJOW JAEGERJAQUEZ
GJ
Sixth Espada. Furious at being ranked below Ulquiorra and not particularly quiet about it. Wants to fight Ichigo specifically and keeps engineering situations where that can happen regardless of whether Aizen has authorized it. Grimmjow has no philosophy, no nihilism, no grand design. He wants to fight the strongest opponent available and he wants to win. That simplicity makes him the most purely kinetic presence in the Arrancar arc and the most fun villain Bleach produces. The fights are spectacular. His dynamic with Ichigo is the series at its most honestly shonen and the show is not embarrassed about that.
GRIMMJOW THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
ARRANCAR & HUECO MUNDO //
Open page →Episodes 145–167 · Las Noches
Hueco Mundo breaks the rescue team apart and gives each fighter an opponent that exposes a different weakness. Rukia confronts Kaien's face, Uryū and Renji are trapped by Szayelaporro, Chad reaches the limit of the strength he has built, and Ichigo's rivalry with Grimmjow becomes a fight over what protecting Orihime is supposed to mean. Aizen barely needs to be present because the Espada keep forcing the heroes to define themselves for him.
