Ryūken Ishida
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| Ryūken Ishida | |
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| Occupation | Hospital director |
| Birthday | March 14 |
| Height | 178 cm (5'10") |
| Weight | 68 kg (149.6 lbs) |
| Seiyū | Ken Narita[1] |
Ryūken Ishida (石田竜弦 Ishida Ryūken?) is a character in the manga and anime series Bleach. Ryūken is the son of Sōken Ishida and father of Uryū Ishida. The Director of Karakura Hospital, he is also known as The Last Quincy, a status contested by his son.
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[edit] Character outline
Ryūken appears to be a cold, work-oriented man, and is apparently estranged from his father and son. He detests his status as a Quincy on the grounds that it does not enable one to make a proper living, and focuses on saving the living rather than the dead. He even goes so far as to state that the Quincy would become extinct once Sōken's generation died out, urging Uryū not to follow in his grandfather's footsteps.[1]
Although the manga depicts Ryūken as having very light-coloured hair, the anime shows him with dark brown hair. As Ryūken has only been seen in the anime in flashbacks to Ishida's childhood, this is not necessarily inconsistent.
However, he later rescued Uryū, who had lost his spiritual energy, and agreed to restore his powers on the condition that he never associates himself with shinigami again, even if they were his friends. To this end, he constructed a secret chamber underneath Karakura Hospital which hides spiritual energy.[2]
Strangely enough, Ryūken also shares a relationship with Isshin Kurosaki not unlike that of their sons. He comments on Isshin's newly regained powers when the latter pays him a visit, and the two exchange banter about their sons and parenting styles.
[edit] Powers
Despite his disavowment of the Quincy lineage, Ryūken is an extremely powerful Quincy even compared to his son Uryū, who is considered a genius by avid Quincy researcher Mayuri Kurotsuchi.[3] In fact, he knows all the skills and techniques known to the Quincy. He once commented that he lacked interest in being a Quincy, while Uryū lacked talent. In his debut as a combatant, he defeated what appeared to be 2 incomplete arrancar with three shots, demonstrating his strength and skill.
As a Quincy, Ryūken uses a bow as his primary weapon, but is capable of changing its size, and can fire multiple shots at once. His bow is also white, rather than blue.[4] Ryūken uses a pentacle to create his bow, although the artifact is still called the Quincy Cross (滅却十字 mekkyaku jūji).[5]
[edit] Trivia
- He seems to be materialistic, as Uryū assumes his money is the thing he wants to protect most.
- Even though Ryūken scorns his status as a Quincy, his tie has crosses all over it, an obvious reference to the Quincy cross.
- Kisuke Urahara is also aware of his identity.
- During the anime Bount arc, in Ryūken's hospital there are blue crosses on the floor similar to the Quincy cross Uryū had put on Kon. There are similarly colored blue lines on the wall.
[edit] References
- ^ Bleach manga; chapter 123, page 06-07.
- ^ Bleach manga; chapter 186, page 11.
- ^ Bleach manga; chapter 124, page 4
- ^ Bleach manga; chapter 186, page 1 (sidetext).
- ^ Bleach manga; chapter 186, page 8.
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| Karakura High Schoolers: | Ichigo Kurosaki | Orihime Inoue | Uryū Ishida | Yasutora "Chad" Sado | Tatsuki Arisawa | Keigo Asano |
| Shinigami: | Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai & Chōjirō Sasakibe | Soifon & Marechiyo Ōmaeda | Gin Ichimaru & Izuru Kira | Retsu Unohana, Isane Kotetsu, & Hanatarō Yamada | Sōsuke Aizen & Momo Hinamori | Byakuya Kuchiki & Renji Abarai | Sajin Komamura & Tetsuzaemon Iba | Shunsui Kyōraku & Nanao Ise | Kaname Tōsen & Shūhei Hisagi | Tōshirō Hitsugaya & Rangiku Matsumoto | Kenpachi Zaraki, Yachiru Kusajishi, Ikkaku Madarame, & Yumichika Ayasegawa | Mayuri Kurotsuchi & Nemu Kurotsuchi | Jūshirō Ukitake, Kaien Shiba & Rukia Kuchiki | Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihouin, & Isshin Kurosaki |
| Vizard: | Shinji Hirako | Other Vizard |
| Arrancar: | Ulquiorra | Grimmjow Jaggerjack | Yammy | Wonderwice Margera | Other Arrancar |
| Other characters: | Ganju Shiba | Kon | Ryūken Ishida | Jin Kariya | Other Bounts |
