TYBW — What Sternritter abilities remain unknown?

Summary

  • Three Sternritter in BLEACH are left with mysterious and undiscovered Schrifts at the end of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
  • The unique Schrift “Stigma – The Scar” belonging to Shaz Domino has interesting Christian symbolism referring to the creation of man on the sixth day.
  • Fans theorize that BG-9's Schrift may be related to knowledge, while Robert's Schrift may be linked to extreme speed based on their actions.



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The The Millennium Blood War arc off WHITEN features the return of the Quincies, who were believed to have been driven to extinction by the Shinigami over 200 years before the events of the series. Returning much stronger and more dangerous after hiding in the shadows of Soul Society, the Wandenreich became a powerful force with countless Quincies involved in realizing the vision of Quincy King Yhwach, who uses his rare ability to share parts of his soul to bestow special powers based on the letters of the alphabet, he carves into the souls of his most powerful minions, the Sternritter.

Given that there are 26 letters in the alphabet, the assumption is that there are at least 26 Sternritters, each with their own ability manifested by Yhwach's assignment of a “Schrift” to them, but that is not quite true, not to mention about the fact that there are many Sternknights whose abilities are never really identified or even seen at the end of the Quincy Blood War. So, as Sternritter Schrifts remains unknown at the end of WHITEN?


FAMILY

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Sternritter's K, N and two others are elusive

In total, of the 27 Sternritter we are introduced to in the final arc, three of them have Schrifts whose identities we still don't know and won't know by the end of The Millennium Blood War arc, while one, Uryū Ishida, has the designation of his Schrift A revealed towards the end of the series. Of these four, one of them, Shaz Domino, is in a situation where he either carries the same letter as another individual, such as the twins Royd and Lloyd Loyd; or he simply does not have a Roman letter assigned to him. The robot BG-9, who fought Soi-Fon during BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 – The Separation was introduced as Sternritter K, while the older gunslinger who fought Shunsui Kyoraku and lost his mind in a fit of despair when Yhwach activated the Auswählen, Robert Accutrone, carries the Schrift N.


Sternritter and their designations

Name

Script

Designation

Ability

Quincy: Totally

Yhwach

A

The Almighty

Soul Doling, near-omnipotence, future-change, near-omniscience

N/A

Uryu Ishida

A

Not yet revealed (in anime)

Seen, but yet to be explained/identified in the anime

stardust

Jugram Haschwalth

B

The balance

Redirection of accident

Unknown, possibly Michael, based on his position within the Wandenreich

Pernida Parnkgjas

C

The mandatory

Evolution control

N/A, Sentient Left Arm of the Soul King

Askin Nakk Le Vaar

D

The capital crime

Lethal dose manipulation

Hashein

Bambietta Basterbine

E

The explosion

Bomb Transformation

Never named in manga or anime, named Zofiel in WHITEN Ex. art exhibition

Eat Needed

F

The fear

Fear encouragement

Tatar Foras

Liltotto Lamperd

G

The Glutton

Consumption

Gagal

Bazz-B

H

The heat

Fire manipulation

Unknown, possibly Uriel

Can You

I

The iron

Skin hardening

Unknown, possibly Barziel

Quilge Opie

J

The prison

Prison

Piskiel

BG-9

K

Unknown, theorized to be “The Knowledge”

Unknown, the theory is information gathering

Unknown, possibly Zaphkiel, Agiel or Sophiel, based on the theory of its writing

Pepe Waccabrada

L

The love

Lime cleaning control

Gudoero

Gerard Valkyrie

M

The miracle

Miracle Manifestation

Aschetonig, Sentient Heart of the Soul King, or possibly just its host (as Ukitake hosted Mimihagi)

Robert Accutrone

N

Unknown, theorized to be “The Nimble”

Unknown, theorized to be high speed mobility/embodiment of Hirenkyaku

Unknown, possibly Grimaniel, based on the theory of his Schrift

Driscoll Berci

O

The Overkill

Empowerment through indiscriminate killing

Unknown, theorized to be Za'afiel, based on their ability

Meninas McAllon

P

The power

Superhuman strength

Pornipore

Berenice Gabrielli

F

The question

Objection to events

Unknown, theorized to be Salatheel, based on their ability

Jerome Guisbatt

R

Roaring

Sonic Scream

Unknown, possibly Ariel, based on his ability

James/Mask De Masculine

S

The superstar

Empowerment through Cheering

Unknown, possibly Gabriel, based on his ability

Candice Catnipp

T

The thunder ball

Lightning manipulation

Barbariel

NaNaNa Najahkoop

U

Lower abdomen

Reiatsu Weakness Detection

Unknown, possibly Raziel, based on his ability

Gremmy Thumeaux

V

The visionary

Realization of unimaginativeness

Unknown, possibly Ramiel, based on his ability

Nianzol Weizol

W

The wind

Attack Redirection/Aversion

Unknown, theorized to be Gadriel, based on his ability

Little Barro

X

The X-axis

Spatial Piercing/Fasing

Jilliel

Royd and Lloyd Lloyd

Y

You yourself

Mimicry of appearance and personality

Unknown, possibly Azazel, based on the use of his ability

Giselle Gewelle

Z

The zombie

Bokor/Zombie conversion

Azhalbiora

Shaz Domino

Ϛ

Stigma – The Scar, formerly V – The Viability

Uncontrollable regeneration

Unknown, theorized to be Raphael based on his ability


Fans have tried to figure out what the designations for both BG-9 and Robert are based on their brief appearances and behavior in battle, with one theory being that the robot Quincy is designated K – The Knowledge, because after throwing the 2nd Squad Captain with its needle-like extensions, it came to understand much about her abilities and was able to analyze the Reiatsu of О̄maeda's sister Marechiyo closely enough after impaling her to determine that she and 2nd Squad Lieutenant is family. For Robert Accutrone, fans on Reddit have theorized that it may have something to do with being extremely fast, as he is seen disappearing and appearing behind Kyо̄raku several times during their encounter, which is no small feat considering the fact that Kyо̄raku is a of the most talented combatants Soul Society has ever seen.

The most unique writing

The eternal wound

Bleach Best Dressed Quincy Shaz Domino Sternritter Thousand Year Blood War Arc


Shaz Domino, who is only briefly seen attacking Akon and other members of the 12th Squad before being immediately knocked down by Ichigo, is revealed in WHITEN novels have been a figment of Gremmy's imagination given the Schrift Ϛ, Stigma – The Scar, due to his initial ability V– The Viability which transforms him into a real person through his assimilation of real Reishi whenever he took damage. Schrift is a ligature, a combination of two separate glyphs, of the Greek letters sigma (Σ) and tau (Τ), and is also used to represent the number 6, which represents man in Christianity because of the creation myth where God (YHWH) created the “man” on the 6th day, which fits into Shaz's history as an imagined, thus created man.


Interestingly, the sickle-shaped ligature looks paralyzed (ל)the first glyph in the Hebrew transcription of the name “Raphael”; a glyth that looks like it could have been an upside down stigma. Even more interesting, paralyzed is representative of the number 12, and thus, like stigma, is a number less than a hugely significant concept: 7 represents perfection because it is on the 7th day that God rested in Christian myth, and in various superstitions, primarily Nordic myth, the number 13 represents misfortune. It is believed that the stigmata is a reference to the “stigmata”, the representation of the wounds suffered by Jesus Christ, with Yhwach giving him the unique writing due to the idea that his inability to die (hence “life force”) makes him a holy scar on this world as a Quincy that can never be erased. This would also explain the leopard-like markings (stigma) included in his design.

Bleach thousand year blood war poster

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

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