Talk:Visoreds

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Something that editors may want to consider is how this page reads to people with no prior knowledge of the subject. I have none and the article makes no sense to me as currently written. More context would be useful...86.30.12.1 11:40, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I was assuming that's what all the wikilinks in the first line were for... Anaraug 15:10, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Ichigo's "Half and Half Status"

The page says Ichigo became a shinigami and hollow at the same time, however he was a Shinigami long before he was a hollow (first chapter of the manga/episode of the anime). Even though those were "borrowed" powers, the zanpakuto he received was genuine and most likely (not sure if this has been mentioned/discussed or not) a sealed form of Zangetsu (as shown when he releases it during his training with Urahara). So I'm fixing the part that mentions him being half and half, as it's sort of obvious that he is a Vizard.

Thanks for discussing the edit before making it, but I have reverted it. It is not entirely clear that Ichigo is a vizard, and he did not awaken hollow powers while being a shinigami like the other vizard supposedly have. The clarification is not harmful to the article in any case. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 11:01, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

We actually have no information whatsoever about how the vizard other than Ichigo gained their powers. So it will basically be speculation no matter what we write about the issue. --tjstrf 18:50, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

In fact, this whole statement is incorrect. Ichigo was running on borrowed power andlost it. He then became a hollow n the pit, and forced it down by becoming a shinigami. If he had become a shinigami first, he would never have gained hollow powers in the first place. For those of you who do not remember this part of training so well, here's what happened: Ichigo's chain of fate was cut, and Urahara threw him in a pit that increased the speed on encroachment. Ichigo had three days to become a Shinigami (therefore not having a chain of fate) or the chain would encroach fully, turning him into a hollow. He missed the deadline and turned into a hollow. Luckily, however, as Urahara and company prepared to kill Ichigo, he forced down the hollow and became a shinigami. So through this logic, Ichigo is actually an arrancar. I suggest, therefore, that you change the emphasis of the article, which is that arrancar are hollows first and vizard are shinigami first. Ichigo is clearly a vizard. I think arrancar depends on who you side with. iriseyes ~

If Ichigo had been an arrancar he would permanently have a broken mask on his face as well as his zanpaktou would release his sealed hollow powers. As Ichigo instead has all of the characteristics of a Vizard he is a Vizard. -- freedomnow6 —Preceding comment was added at 13:56, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I say Ichigo is indeed a Vizard, he had semi-dormant shinigami powers all of his life due to being the son of a shinigami. Meeting with rukia/taking rukia's powers just gave him the ability to use a zanpakto and when he lost rukia's powers and awakened his own he got to keep his zanpakto the same exact zanpakto. He learned to control his hollow side the same as any Vizard and a mask forms over his head the same as any vizard --Bushido Brown 02:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

(WARNING: PERSONAL OPINION AHEAD! This is merely an attempt at explaining on of Bleach's deeper plot points to one of the numerous confused readers I hear ask about this constantly, and while I think it's correct, it's based on connecting the dots, not explicit series canon.)

Plotwise, the defining characteristic of an arrancar vs. a vizard is apparant in their names and the state of their masks: Arrancar rip their masks off, Vizard wear theirs when they choose. Symbolically, do you remember what the mask of a hollow represents? It's the guard that keeps their raw instinct protected from civilization, and judging by what happened to Orihime's brother who partially regained his reason upon having his mask broken, it's what keeps their instinct in control. Arrancar break their masks apart, melding their reason and their instinct, and similarly destroy the wall between their shinigami and hollow powers. When an arrancar breaks their mask, their killer instinct absorbs their reason, which is why they all act somewhat insane.

In a vizard, the two parts of their personalities and powers are seperate, intact, and fighting within them. This is why they have both fully shinigami, fully hollow, and masked forms. If you recall Ichigo's battle with his inner hollow, his moment of victory was when he met "Zaraki" within him, and grasped the importance of, and how to use, raw fighting instinct. A masked vizard is initially one in which the hollow and shinigami sides are fighting for dominance. However, when a vizard puts on their mask voluntarily after subduing their hollow, they are using raw instinct as a tool, but maintain control over it, and do not lose their reason.

So, in conclusion, Vizard are both hollow and shinigami, seperately, and their masked form is a shinigami's reason tapping into a hollow's killer instinct. Arrancar are both hollow and shinigami, but together in a mix. And I just did a really lousy job of explaining my point but hopefully someone will get it. --tjstrf 03:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I think there's another point to consider that's been overlooked- the details on Ichigo's zanpakutou while he's still going on his power "borrowed" from Rukia. Specifically, there are two things to observe- first, the size of the zanpakutou, clearly that is being affected by Ichigo's own innate power and not Rukia's, and secondly, the design of the tsuba on the sword, which is, in fact, pretty unmistakably Sode no Shirayuki's tsuba. Now from here I reason thusly- the zanpakutou is obviously on the surface Rukia's, as the tsuba shows, however beneath the apparent surface, it's Ichigo's. As his inner hollow tells him in chapter 218, both he and Zangetsu are Ichigo's power, meaning that if the size of his zanpakutou is a manifestation of Ichigo's power, the zanpakutou is Ichigo's Zangetsu. So therefore, put together, Ichigo's zanpakutou when he's running on borrowed power is, as a friend of mine once put it, "Zangetsu hiding in Sode no Shirayuki". He has his own zanpakutou from the start, just initially only through the means of borrowed power. --ACDragonMaster 08:50, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Anonymous Ideas: if you remember when Ichigo turned into a hollow during his training, he tore off his hollow mask, and appeared to be shimigami, but the arranchar also had to tear off their hollow mask to attain their powers, so do you think Ichigo might be somehow a mix of both vaizard and arranchar? just an idea.

Ichigo is... Unique. While his powers are that of a vizard, how he got them is more like an arrancar (At least as I see it). However, if you must catagorize him, it would be in the vizard column. The reason for this is that Ichigo has the soul equivalent to Multiple-personalities. Hollow Ichigo is a seperate entity with in "normal" shinigami Ichigo. If you wanted to timeline it out, Ichigo starts as a normal human soul with the capability of becoming a Shinigami, which he does, by absorbing Rukia's powers. After those are removed, he goes back to being a normal soul, still with his previous dormant powers. During the attempt to find his own powers, Ichigo starts the process of becoming a hollow thus, forming Hollow Ichigo as an entity. Since he managed to hold his "normal" shinigami self together, he became, in effect, a vizard. At least, if all the vizard are like Ichigo in the respect that they have their hollow self embeded deep within them. As probable as that is, we can't say for sure yet, since we don't have any solid evidence. Ichigo isn't really anything like the arrancar, since his hollow is a different entity. In the end, if Ichigo wants to get even more possible power, he'll have to bridge the gap between vizard and arrancar (Much like he bridged the gap between hollow and shinigami), but that's probably a ways down the road. I'm going to end my personal thoughts on all this now, because I'm starting to loose the personal path of reason I was travelling on. SaviorEX 17:19, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I won't say much, so here goes. Arrancar have holes (like hollows). Vizards do not have holes (like shinigami). Ichigo does not have a hole, therefore the answer is obvious. Ichigo is not an arrancar, plain and simple, cut and dry. Silvie rob 05:42, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Overhaul

I'm putting this on top for emphasis, this article has a few(or more than few) outdated info and it's pretty much a mess, so I suggest for a overhaul of the article. Any suggestions on how we go about this? --Chemicalist 15:18, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Vizard or Vizards?

We should reach a consensus on whether the plural of 'vizard' should be 'vizard' or 'vizards'. I've seen both used so far. I vote for 'vizard', since it's standard in our articles to use the same plural as singular for Japanese words not used in English. On the other hand, 'vizard' is not really a Japanese word (while for example, shinigami is). -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 04:36, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

We sure about this- "While a vizard's inner hollow is nowhere near as powerful as a vizard's shinigami half..." I know there is not a consensus on whether Ichigo is one, but if he is, it would seems the Vizard's hollow side is incredibly powerful.

Eh, what does that have to do with my question? -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 18:52, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't believe I've seen a part in the manga where the word 'vizard' was used in a plural form; when they were referred to by the translations it was either "you guys", "us", or "vaizaado". So it's hard to tell.--Chemicalist 20:14, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be Visored, since they wear their masks like visors?

Yes, but Tite uses horrible spanish and english grammar, so we should just accept that. The japanese version does not puralize the word "vaisaado," so I don't think we should. iries ~

In that case, we just wait for an official romanization. Like the OST with the "Bounts" plural. --tjstrf 16:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Hirako

Is Hirako's surname Hirako or is it Shinji?

I keep seeing his name rendered as "Shinji Hirako" and "Hirako Shinji", but never consistantly enough for me to tell if it is in Western order (given name 1st) or traditional East Asian order (surname 1st). The context of when his name is mentioned is somewhat ambigiuous too.

His last name is Shinji. -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 18:52, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

No, no, wrong, Shinji is his name. Hirako is his surname. If you want a proof, this site Bleach Exile has the name of all characters with the order surname-name. Look Hirako Shingi (altough it's Shinji).

No offense, but the simple fact that they confused the name (Shingi vs. Shinji) doesn't say much about whoever administrates that site. My guess is that it's another casual clueless fan. -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 09:07, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

If you want more proofs: Bleach 7 and Chapter 184-05. Shinji's his name, Hirako's his surname.

The chapter you provided (and another, 189-17) does imply that his last name is Hirako; it's hard to tell for sure, since Hirako would be a much more likely Japanese first name and saying that Hirako is a last name is like saying that Yamamoto is a first name. However, I will for now accept the manga as proof because it does always use FN-GN. I will therefore edit the articles and move them accordingly. However, please do not provide fansites as evidence if we ever have another argument, because they are quite unreliable. Also, please register an account and sign your comments. -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 19:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

On the other hand, Shinji's a very common first name too.--Chemicalist 15:25, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

In the beginning of volume 21 of the Japanese manga his name is written "Hirako Shinji", so Hirako is the surname and Shinji is the given name. --ACDragonMaster 02:27, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

A surname ending in "-ko" is unusual, but not that improbable. For example, "Kaneko" is a common surname, but somewhat uncommon first name. A manga has a high chance of characters with uncommon names, so that probably surprised you. --Revth 07:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Whether they have control of themselves in Hollow form

it's been recently shown the Hiyori can control herself in Hollow form. should that part in the article be edited?

It should probably be in the article, but IMO first we need to re-organize the article into proper sections because it's somewhat of a mess. Also, please sign your comments next time (register an account first...) -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 17:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

That's me way back when. =P --Chemicalist 20:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Hollow-ka

Seems the name for the vizard transformation is called hollowization (虚化, horō-ka), if Dordonii is to be believed. Chapter 253, page 4. –Gunslinger47 05:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Why does Vaizād = Vizard?

Do we have an official source that romanizes vaizād (ヴァイザード) as "Vizard"? As it is, people will not be able to pronounce it correctly at first glance. Why did the vai get changed to vi? –Gunslinger47 13:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Just like no one tried to say Baunto, but used Bount, Bound, Bounto, Bountou, and variations, instead. It's natural for an English reader to read stuff in English. If we get an official transliteration we will of course use it. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 22:50, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, Ba'unt and Bount are much more similar than Vizard (as Wizard) and Vaizard (as Visored). –Gunslinger47 01:41, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

The point is that an English pronunciation is assumed instead of a Japanese, as in Bount (which is pronounced like Baunto in Japanese would be, not Bōnto). Same with Vizard, which is pronounced in English as Vaizādo in Japanese would be. Vaizard, similar to the Dattebayo spelling Bounto, is wrong, because it presumes English pronounciation at the start of the word (ou = au, not ō), and Japanese in the end (short o instead of the long o that would be used in English). Same with Vaizard, which presumes Japanese pronounciation at the start (ai = ai, not ey), and English at the end (the letter combination rd doesn't even exist in Japanese). Therefore either a complete English variant should be used (Vizard or Visored), or a complete Japanese variant (V(B)aizādo). The word vizard meaning a mask in old English is also a good indication that Vizard is correct. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 14:46, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Right, hence we get to the reason for my asking. Some people think it should be Visored. Why's that wrong? –Gunslinger47 15:26, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't think there is a good argument against Visored, but there also isn't a good argument for. Vizard also means mask so it's not like it's a random word vs. the more known word visor. In other words, there is simply no good reason to switch, even though both are valid IMO. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 16:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I would think that it's "Vizard" because [vizard] means "a mask or visor" in English, and Japanese, like all living languages, borrow words from other languages.

You know the different anime translations, since now they have started the arrancar arc, show the name to be viazard. And they pronounce it vi-zard. So if the original, not translated anime is calling it that way then should that be the official way of saying it? Bearing in mind that they call Chad Chado but we know its Chad.--Noman953 5:36, 11 Feburary 2007

I don't know. I keep hearing people suggest that it's supposed to be "Visored" and I wish I had a good reason to tell that they're wrong. –Gunslinger47 11:30, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

People don't pronounce wizard "whyzard", so I don't think this is the right spelling. --Nate3000 05:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

If I might try to summarize the "vizard" vs "visored" vs "vaizard" with reasons going for and against both...

"Vizard"

On the minus side, the pronunciation of the word "vizard" does not correlate with the katakana adaptation here. Specifically, the pronunciation of the first vowel should be identical to that of the word "wizard" (consult a dictionary of in doubt), and as such typical katakana-adaptation convention would dictate an output of ヴィザード "vizaado" (although actual pronunciation of a voiced bilabial fricative is somewhat uncommon) or ビザード "bizaado" (cf. wizard > ウィザード "wizaado").

On the plus side, it is a bone fide English word, albeit archaic. The meaning also fits well with the context. It being an archaic word does cast some doubt on to the probability that Kubo found and chose to use the word, although it's still not outside the realm of possibility.

"Visored"

On the minus side, the use of "visored" as a verb or, more likely in this case, an adjective is somewhat uncommon in English.

On the plus side, while perhaps uncommon as an adjective, it is still far from unattested and is still used in modern-day English. Next, the word "visor" is used as a loanword in Japanese currently and fairly commonly, having been adapted as バイザー "baizaa". In terms of probability, it seems much more likely that this is were Kubo picked up the word, as opposed to somehow coming across the archaic "vizard". Also, semantically speaking, the assumed meaning of "visored", that is "to be covered with a visor", is not particularly in anyway at odds with the context. Lastly, the choice of katakana adaptation in this case correlates perfectly with the expected output of "visored", that being either ヴァイザード "vaizaado" or バイザード "baizaado".

"Vaizard"

On the minus side, it isn't an English word (or a word of any other language, best I can tell, though correct me if I'm wrong).

On the plus side... to be frank, I don't see any pluses supporting that this is what Kubo intended, unless it was just intended to be a random foreign-esque word chosen purely for its sound and not based on any actual word. But honestly, I can only see this as being the result of people without much imagination and/or experience with Japanese attempting a reverse adaptation of a word written in katakana.

Personally I'd have to say that "visored" seems like a significantly more likely candidate than either of the others, although an official source of some kind would certainly be preferred in this case. Not that it should dictate what term is used in this article in the end, but conducting google searches using one of the three terms with "bleach" and "shinigami" added to focus the results seems to indicate that "vizard" is most commonly used on the net, followed by "vaizard", and then "visored" a very distant third. As much as I'd like to suggest we change the title of the page to "visored", it is arguably prudent to submit to the dominate fanbase convention until something more official surfaces.67.189.77.106 21:37, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Arrancar page

How come there's a different page for shinigami and vizard but the arrancar and hollow are on the same page? --Noman953 5:36, 11 Feburary 2007

Bad coordination on the part of the editorship. It needs to be fixed at some point. --tjstrf talk 10:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Soft redirect: Talk:Hollow (Bleach)#Arrancar page –Gunslinger47 11:30, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Inner hollow

Is there any information on what happens if a vizard fails to control his/her inner hollow? 71.203.209.0 21:08, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

It's not stated explicitly, but shinigami are souls just like everyone else. Losing yourself to your inner hollow means you become a hollow; a simple non-menos. Likely a rather strong one due to the strength of the spirit body, one can speculate.–Gunslinger47 02:15, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Vaizard: Do they have a bankai?

It's clear that the vaizard are previous death gods and have the abilities of that kind. So the question that remains is can they or do they have bankai or even shikai for that matter? Both Manga and the anime has not been clear on this topic. 202.52.237.74 13:28, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Zangetsu seems to be working well enough. –Gunslinger47 17:18, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

But that is specifically for Ichigo only, and might not be applicable to all. I was wondering the others have their own 'Zangetsu's as well. 202.52.237.74 10:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, of course they do. All shinigami have sword spirits, all vizard are shinigami. All vizard therefore have sword spirits. We've seen a couple of them change their zanpakuto as well, just never with the full release ritual. --tjstrf talk 10:45, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

We don't know whether the Vizard have the power and skill with their shinigami abilities to achieve the final release (it's clearly stated that bankai is quite rare), but since they are shinigami it's at least theoretically possible. 71.203.209.0 21:16, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

They are also shown to be quite strong, an unmasked Shinji held his own against GrimmJow and most of them were able to figth against Hollow Ichigo. So their Reiatsu should be high enough for them to know Bankai.

They still might not have enough zanjutsu potential though. Reiatsu alone isn't enough to grant bankai, otherwise Kenpachi would have gotten his ages ago. --tjstrf talk 06:13, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

For a direct answer to your second question, Kensei Muguruma has been seen using an initial release in both the manga and anime. His zanpakutō turns into a knife. –Gunslinger47 21:10, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

As long as they know they Zanpakutō's name, and have enough reiatsu. Then they might have the abiluties needed to use banki, but never learn the steps to use their banki. I hope that make sense. thedarklonewolf

Current image

The current image for this page is not the cover of a single issue of a comic book, as claimed by the licensing template, and no further source is given. It's also decidedly not a low-resolution image, and there's no specific fair use rationale. I am hoping that these problems can be easily corrected, but if not, it may be necessary to discuss deleting the image. Thoughts? Dekimasuよ! 17:20, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Characters Data

Should there be some info on the individual members of the Vizard beside their name, maybe even a picture of them, just a thought WhiteStrike 18:14, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

See the article Characters in Bleach. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 18:48, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

This articel should be in the same way as Bounts in Bleach and Hollows in Bleach in which the info for the class is in the article and it will also help make characters in bleach smaller taking from the discussion of that article beign to big WhiteStrike 03:24, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

When the roles of the individual vizard members expand, then we'll do so. The only one of significance so far is Shinji. As for now, all that we can really include is what's present at the Characters in Bleach page. Sephiroth BCR 03:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Should Hiyori have her own page

She has been shown with her hollow mask, and her Zanpakutō. We seen her fight. We have enough info for a page, so should she have her own page. thedarklonewolf

Not enough information on her history, background, etc. We need more information and suffice third-party sources. σмgнgσмg 09:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

True, just because we've seen her fight doesn't make her notable enough for a page. If you are really interested, you should have seen how all our stub articles were merged.--Hanaichi 09:54, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

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