Groups of the Bleach Universe:
In many BLEACH© guilds many people seek to join a squad within the Gotei Thirteen Protection Squads. All of which within this guild have been fleshed out loosely so that every squad is able to perform a special and unique job within the Protection Squads. Though Tite Kubo has not release all information on all thirteen of these squads, members of this guild have agreed on what each squad practices. Here, the descriptions of each squad are based primarily on what we’ve seen in both the Anime and Manga; the titles are arguable but until further information is released we are playing off of what we know completely.
Apart from the Thirteen Protection Squads there are several different groups that reside on Earth:
VIZARD
The Vizard is a group of outcastes that illegally obtained hollow powers and abilities by performing a Hollofication process. Though details of how Shinigami (A Plus) acquires a hidden inner hollow (A Minus), a few guesses have been made on how the inner hollow is either triggered or created within the Shinigami but no details have been given away as of now…
To become a Vizard a member must have achieved Bankai, because normally the Inner hollow already knows the extent of the users powers and abilities. Taming and gaining control over this beast normally takes a great deal of training by multiple people, but when it comes down to it; the fight becomes nothing more than a battle between the inner hollow and yourself.
BOUNT
The Bount is a group of humans that acquire the blood from mortals and gain in-human strength; they utilize this new found power by summoning Dolls which work much like a spirit of a Shinigami’s Zanpacto (Weapon Spirit). These Dolls reflect the users own strength and inner power, but it takes more than just summoning the Doll, the user must first either conquer or tame the Doll before they can achieve even greater power.
There is only one known way any person can become a Bount; and that is simply the natural birth where the initial creator decided if the child would be Bount or not. Since the ancient times Bount where a set number of beings, now they have dwindled down to a handful comparatively to the numbers they once reigned. As long as they continue to feed from the souls of the living they can continue to live forever.
QUINCY
The Quincy is a group of humans that summon a power resembling a particular holiness. Claiming that they are the soul protectors of Earths Humans; they summon a “righteous” bow that shoots bolts of energy made up of pure destructive energy that has the potential to destroy any hollow with one shot. Though when they destroy a hollow they are eliminated from existence permanently…
Like the Bount, Quincy are also natural born beings that where created initially by a powerful being. Unlike the Bount though, they can reproduce to create more, but the genes do not always transfer over into the child. This entire group is considered Royalty amongst each other, and often time have massive amounts of intelligence.
LAS NOCHES
The lead group that targets both Earth and Soul Society are the powers of Las Noches, operated by a seemingly cold hearted man that once served Soul Society loyally. This character has the ability to make hollows even more powerful and to give them an added intelligence. By performing Shinigamification Hollows are altered much like Vizards in the way that they turn more human gaining shinigami powers and able to wield a weapon in which they store their access power. The creatures cannot perform Kido but they match the Shinigami’s diverse fighting technique with raw power.
These creatures where once hollows, taken in by Sosuke Aizen. With the Orb of Distortion he is successfully able to transform Hollows into humanoid hollows capable of fighting shinigami equally. Like the Vizards they are far more powerful than the common Shinigami, almost naturally being able to challenge seated members of the Gotei Thirteen.
Now that you have a brief idea on how these groups work, take a look at the separate groups for further details and instructions on how you can join them.
Apart from the Thirteen Protection Squads there are several different groups that reside on Earth:
VIZARD
The Vizard is a group of outcastes that illegally obtained hollow powers and abilities by performing a Hollofication process. Though details of how Shinigami (A Plus) acquires a hidden inner hollow (A Minus), a few guesses have been made on how the inner hollow is either triggered or created within the Shinigami but no details have been given away as of now…
To become a Vizard a member must have achieved Bankai, because normally the Inner hollow already knows the extent of the users powers and abilities. Taming and gaining control over this beast normally takes a great deal of training by multiple people, but when it comes down to it; the fight becomes nothing more than a battle between the inner hollow and yourself.
BOUNT
The Bount is a group of humans that acquire the blood from mortals and gain in-human strength; they utilize this new found power by summoning Dolls which work much like a spirit of a Shinigami’s Zanpacto (Weapon Spirit). These Dolls reflect the users own strength and inner power, but it takes more than just summoning the Doll, the user must first either conquer or tame the Doll before they can achieve even greater power.
There is only one known way any person can become a Bount; and that is simply the natural birth where the initial creator decided if the child would be Bount or not. Since the ancient times Bount where a set number of beings, now they have dwindled down to a handful comparatively to the numbers they once reigned. As long as they continue to feed from the souls of the living they can continue to live forever.
QUINCY
The Quincy is a group of humans that summon a power resembling a particular holiness. Claiming that they are the soul protectors of Earths Humans; they summon a “righteous” bow that shoots bolts of energy made up of pure destructive energy that has the potential to destroy any hollow with one shot. Though when they destroy a hollow they are eliminated from existence permanently…
Like the Bount, Quincy are also natural born beings that where created initially by a powerful being. Unlike the Bount though, they can reproduce to create more, but the genes do not always transfer over into the child. This entire group is considered Royalty amongst each other, and often time have massive amounts of intelligence.
LAS NOCHES
The lead group that targets both Earth and Soul Society are the powers of Las Noches, operated by a seemingly cold hearted man that once served Soul Society loyally. This character has the ability to make hollows even more powerful and to give them an added intelligence. By performing Shinigamification Hollows are altered much like Vizards in the way that they turn more human gaining shinigami powers and able to wield a weapon in which they store their access power. The creatures cannot perform Kido but they match the Shinigami’s diverse fighting technique with raw power.
These creatures where once hollows, taken in by Sosuke Aizen. With the Orb of Distortion he is successfully able to transform Hollows into humanoid hollows capable of fighting shinigami equally. Like the Vizards they are far more powerful than the common Shinigami, almost naturally being able to challenge seated members of the Gotei Thirteen.
Now that you have a brief idea on how these groups work, take a look at the separate groups for further details and instructions on how you can join them.