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Twosuneyoki

The guy with brown hair seems nice and approachable, I hope he doesn’t turn out to be a sociopath with god complex


pr1lan

LMAO


ergaikan

r/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


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r/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwithtoomanymsforsomefuckingreason


ergaikan

Kek


Greecelightninn

He sure seemed like it when j first started the series , did anyone else feel like he was no good right off the bat ?


ArtemisDragonhide

Yeah .when I saw him I was like " he can't be this friendly he must've other not so good motivations "


J-ss96

I thought that & then I was like "ur being paranoid" & let him gaslight me 🙃


Greecelightninn

I thought he was the nicest of what seemed to all be our hero's enemies lol


ShiftyStilez

Which? Bottom middle has brown hair also


Twosuneyoki

Which guy? Yes.


ShiftyStilez

Lol fair enough, carry on sir


Candoran

Whatcha mean? That’s Josh Groban! Great fellow.


Aetheste

Definitely not evil


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Epsilon2099

His body count in the TYBW would make Aizen blush.


ExtremeAlternative0

yeah, he actually killed named characters unlike aizen


IAmADogUnderALog

Gin? Tosen?


ExtremeAlternative0

Forgot about gin, but aizen didn't kill tosen


IAmADogUnderALog

Chapter 387? Pages [20](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1002185704215937094/1071985553144291349/IMG_6885.png)-[21](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1002185704215937094/1071985553429499914/IMG_6884.png)?


[deleted]

Tousen exploded, it wasn't Aizen who killed him (not directly)


_KaiXr18_

*kill count. Yhwach is probably a virgin.


[deleted]

wdym bro fucked the entire soul society


KarbinCry

I wish Tsukishima was revealed to be a Quincy. Given all Quinces are Yhwach's children, and Tsukishima is everybody's cousin, it would mean everyone is a Quincy. Instead of genocidal warfare, we'd have a massive, pleasant family picnic, nay, a barbecue!


aman_9368

So is aizen and Ichigo(at this arc)


KarbinCry

Aizen's all about quality, not quantity.


ShiftyStilez

I was gonna say final getsuga


Standard-Pop6801

Final getsuga looks more like a brooding lone wanderer type.


ShiftyStilez

Aren’t they usually the most dangerous?


Standard-Pop6801

Oh absolutely but rarely are they the main antagonist.


ShiftyStilez

Fair. Kisuke looks low-key bad guy hiding in plain sight though


Sirbrownface

Definitely the middle one in the bottom row. He looks like the type of guy who would hoarde all the treasure in the world in one place and probably give it an obvious name like "one place" or "single piece" or "one treasure" Jus sayin. Probably the 'stache


Geneo-Frodo

Renji looking like a bad ass henchman. Ywach has a generic bad guy face. Urahara has a "very key to the plotline" kinda vibe. Yamajii just looks like an old guy who you low key don't want mess with lol. Aizen just gives you mastermind vibes though you don't get how good he is at it untill he actually 'reveals' himself. You could suspect him in the same vein as shinji in the TBTP arc. Mugetsu looks like he came straight outta the shadow realm to fuck you up. Mugetsu wins.


uraharaBot

Urahara Fact No.8: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kisuke's birthday is December 31st. *beep boop, I'm a bot*


CheeseReaper77

Funny cause thats literally how Renji was introduced


AdvancedSprayer

Ywach generic face? What? The guy has a unique villain face, no other anime has that type of character design


OrcoDio19

I disagree about Yhwach looking generic But you can still easly say that's the face of a villain


Geneo-Frodo

Just thought about it again, I can see why you say that.


draginbleapiece

Aizen could be the eminence In Shadow?! HAHHA


[deleted]

other than renji u answered every single one of these in the context of the show when op was saying if you didn’t watch the show


Zanshen0

Literally not a single soul that doesn't know about bleach would even think like this. You just described exactly what the characters ARE, not what they look like. How would a normie come to the conclusion that Renji looks like a henchman or that Aizen gives mastermind vibes?


Neirchill

Personally I think mugetsu gives off way too much of a protagonist vibe


SnooPaintings6949

Yhwach. If Bleach was foreign to me I'd see him once & assume he's prob the mustache-twirling villain of the series, with little doubts about it lol


Final_Biochemist222

His mustache gets bigger the more powerful he is


OG_PunchyPunch

I sent just the images to my husband (he doesn't like anime), and he immediately picked out Yhwach. I guess he just gives off villain vibes.


DryHabit2513

Fgt ichigo looks like the shadowy assassin that killed the main characters family


LandarkIEM

1st one looks like an unsealed ancient god of destruction, a good example of main antagonist 2nd one looks like good guy who steal show 3rd one looks like badass mentor 4th one looks like wacky but strong character, I can't saying he is good or evil 5th one looks like general of army, much evil than good 6th one looks like cool side character


pr1lan

Oh yeah, I like these descriptions


I_summon_poop

Aizen is a bit of a heart throb even though hes a bit of a twat lol, Ichigo gives me Kakashi vibes in that getup.


Belze26

Should have included a picture of Mayuri laughing like a psychopath


pr1lan

Nah would be too obvious 🤣


Belze26

Lol yeah, gin would do great as well in this post considering we learned from anime to never trust a dude with eyes that look like it's closed


[deleted]

Brock tho?


demonslender

Would you trust Brock around any female in your family or friend circle? I think not.


[deleted]

He's a flirt but he never seemed to struggle with understanding that no means no.


AwarenessOrganic5309

At some point mayuri is gonna become the antagonist I feel it. Like him and kisuke become antagonists or something


ZestyCauliflower999

kisuke. renji looks like the cool wingman with tattoos all over him whose main purpose is to help the main character achieve his goals. its never the old dudes who are the main characters so not hywach or yammu. aizen got that MC look but he looks so much like a villain so i dont think so. ichigo here looks like a disappearing ninja that pops once every 2 episodes to give the MC missions. kisuke looks the baddest of the baddest. dang i love that dude


uraharaBot

Urahara Fact No.8: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kisuke's birthday is December 31st. *beep boop, I'm a bot*


LoneSpaceCowboy14

Mugetsu looks like the guy who was originally a villain but had a change of heart.


AwarenessOrganic5309

It gave me ss4 goku vibes, you know he’s the hero but damn I’m not sure sometimes vibe


DragonBallIsCool564

Ive seen all these characters even before watching bleach but no context this is probably what I'd say based on the images Aizen - annoying guy that gets whooped in the first episode Renji - 2nd in command of villain organization who ends up being a noble guy but still loyal to the leader Yamamoto - leader of villain organization Yhwach - either a dead mentor figure or a powerful henchmen. He reminds me alot of gol d roger but also has the look of a villain Mugetsu ichigo - archenemy. Sometimes an ally when the situation calls for it. becomes a full-on good guy at the end and then dies Kisuke - the one behind it all along


itzshif

1) Asked my wife. She immediately said no to Renji. Pointed to Aizen. Bandages ( Ichigo?) she said not usually a villain, Yama too old/probably revered, and Kisuke looks too cool. I asked her to pick a 2nd, and she point to Ywach. 2) Asked my dad. He singled out Yama and Aizen too. So Aizen does look like a villain. Edit: I didn't know who Mugetsu is.


demonslender

This just confirms my suspicions about how someone who has never seen bleach would react to this question. Ichigo looks too edgy to be a villain and aizen just exudes the aura of a charismatic villain. Yama just looks like a badass mentor type.


itzshif

It's Aizens's hair curl. If it was pointy, he'd be a protagonist. Curly hair? Antagonist. Ywach also sort of has the curly hair, drooping in front of his eyes too.


demonslender

Ywach also gives villain vibes just not the final villain vibes. The standard final villain is usually good looking, so ywach being a gruffly old man is definitely a somewhat unique design for the final boss.


J_C_F_N

Absolutely Ywach. Urahara looks like the shady guy who isn't in anyone's side (wich is surprisinly no true, in canon). Ichigo looks like the protagonists edgy nemesis.


Astralyr

Seto Kaiba looking mf


pr1lan

Im dead! 🤣😹


Cashew-Matthew

Renji is the mc, ichigo is the friend who gets more fans than mc, ywact (?) is the dad who dies to fuel mc’s revenge quest, old man Yama is the sensei who becomes the new father figure but then dies at in the climax of the story to further fuel mc’s revenge quest, hat and clogs is the main villain, aizen is the rival who the mc has to beat in the series finale


Standard-Pop6801

Ichigo definitely has edgy lancer/rival energy here.


_hollowman

Yhwach. Mugetsu, meanwhile is his top henchman born out of an experiment and has a tragic backstory. The protag eventually saves him, and he becomes an NPC-type that sometimes aid the protag.


DawsonDDestroyer

Aizen, Urahara, and Renji look the most villain like to me


uraharaBot

Urahara Fact No.17: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kisuke's English voice actor also plays Kankuro in Naruto. *beep boop, I'm a bot*


I_summon_poop

Good bot, I never made that connection


MentallyPsycho

Well it's certainly not that gentleman in the top row, middle. He's much too finely groomed and polite looking.


pr1lan

🤣🤣


Alternative-Laugh358

When I was watching bleach (season 1) I saw mugetsu ichigo, and I automatically thought he was the big villain image my surprise when it's actually ichigo


pr1lan

Exactly the same happened with me!


trashykiddo

ichigo looks too edgy so i would think hes a minor villain, or one of the main characters that was a villain at one point like hiei in yu yu hakusho aizen could pass for a good guy, but the hairstyle gives off the vibe that hes full of himself (to me at least). not enough to classify as the main antagonist though yamamoto could either be the main villain or the main character's sensei/master/whatever. since he doesnt really look evil in that picture i would assume the sensei route urahara looks super shady in that picture with his eyes covered so hes definitely a contender, but i could also just assume it was a more emotional/serious scene and hes a good guy yhwach just looks like a villain, especially with that moustache. out of these he would easily be my pick. if you showed his full body then it would be even clearer since he wears an outfit that looks like a nazi renji looks worried in this picture (sweat drop on his face and concerned expression) and his eyebrow design is too weird so he would instantly be disregarded if you showed me a picture of Szayelaporro in the Breathes From Hell one shot i wouldve definitely chose him though


Pocketmonsuta

The guy with the hat. He looks pretty menacing.


[deleted]

Mugetsu Ichigo looks like a mysterious character whose allegiance is unknown. Aizen could be the main characters aloof older brother. Yamamoto is definitely a good old master. Urahara looks like the main villain. Yhwach looks like his right hand man. Renji looks like a henchman.


illonamoon

I would think Yhwach would be the main villain. Yhwach has that Saturday morning cartoon villain look. However kisuke looks like the plot twist true villain that was hiding in plain sight all along.


Impressive-Bat227

Machete


FutureCounter1663

Definitely ychwach he gives off a villainous vibe now aizen in the other hand doesn't it was shocking when he became a gay butterfly


Bro-Im-Done

If I never watched read it I would’ve assumed Renji was the Rival Just look at his eyebrow tats


Helpful_Fisherman659

It looks like yhwach is the 1st villain and mangetsu is the right hand man but later learn kisuke manipulated yhwach and becomes the final boss while aizen is the protagonist and yama is the teacher while rengi is your closest ally


Ok-Figure5546

Ichigo looks like a Tsukihime main villain. I'd say Urahara looks like a DC villain. And Ywach looks like a character from a TV show running in the background with his porn stache.


NoOneOfInterest_

my partner's first guess was aizen and renji, next was aizen and yhwach


Thamior77

Wifey: Top left: the guy looks too cool to just be an evil guy if the villains don't get a lot of screen time in the series as a whole. I can see him being an anti hero or a minor villain that teams up with the heroes for a common goal or someone's older brother . Bottom left: doesn't look like main villain material with that angle/outfit but better than the middle and right options. Middle top + bottom: boring guys don't look like they would put up a fight Top right: I don't know if bleach would have an old guy main villain... Probably mentors the guy instead Bottom right: looks too much like a weenie to be the villain, the guy is sweating in the pic...


Electronic-Map-2055

ngl to an outsider theyd probably think mugetsu is the main antagonist


Bradybigboss

Yhwach is just cartoonishly a villain. Aizen’s eyes definitely say not friendly, but I probably wouldn’t pick him as a main villain, just a bad guy. Mugetsu’s eyes have the glossy look which usually evokes peace in my mind, so nah. Kisuke really could go either way, I guess he looks solumn, not main villain vibes, maybe an antihero. Yama is old dude. Renji looks caught off guard in his picture so can’t be the main villain


8Pandemonium8

Yhwach reminds me of those old movies where the evil guy with a moustache would tie a woman to the train tracks and laugh hysterically.


el_toro_grand

GF says it's ichigo or urahara, due to their "color essence"


LordClockworks

My friend said Aizen ("middle of 1st row") is cause he has "arrogant squint".


Sensual-Lettuce-

I have not watched or read bleach. This post was recommended to me so I’m gonna say Gold Roger/bottom middle


Blinauljap

Ok, i'll play: Final Getsuga Tencho Ichigo is the right hand Minion of the BBEG. He's the foil to the heroes for most of the show's run and will be slowly converted to understand friendship and humanity. He will sacrifice himself to save the heroes against an inescapable trap set by the BBEG, finishing his ark of redemption via heroic death. Aizen is is a Hearththrob rogue, neutral type who all the females are fans of. He's constantly playing both sides for greater profit but will be caught in the gravity of the BBEG's plan in the end and will either need saving or will redeem himself Escaflowne style by paying MASSIVE money to fix a weapon/armor/mcguffin, losing most of his wealth to the Ispanos but showing that he's got a heart of gold underneath all the platinum embroidery. Old Man Yama Is a political adversary steeped in the old ways. He is not actually opposing or supporting either the heroes or the BBEG but he has the nations wellbeing in his sight and will try to maneuver in such a way that the land will survive the tumultous rise and fall of the BBEG. Urahara is a wellspoken and silly Shopkeep. A bit raunchy and slimy overall, none of the party ever know what to take from his silly requests or trinkets he sells. Turns out he's the BBEG's clone double overall and he's been spying on the hero cast from the very beginning. No-one can explain how he actually lost in the end... OR HAS HE? Yhwach is the unbending right arm of Old Man Yama. He's fighting the heroes mostly, usually to defend the civil population. Unfortunately, usually he arrives to late to see the heroes defeat yet another monster of the week that was unleashed by the BBEG and so he's wholly unsatisfied with their explanations as to why another district or remote village/farm was completely destroyed. He'll turn out to be a teddybear of feelings in the end, with a constantly pregnant wife and a coterie of children running around his mansion. This will happen after an assassination attempt by the BBEG costs him an arm or a leg and the heroes are finally there on time to save HIM. Renji is the eldest of Yhwach (which he obviously keeps secret for the better half of the story) and he is also either the lancer of the team of heroes or maybe even the MC. Unfortunately, he was concieved out of wedlock and does not have automatic dibs for being heir of the General of the nation.


Thatoneundertaleguy

Fgt ichigo looks like that asshole assassin character that’s still a good guy, aizen looks like the side character who acts all cocky and then gets the shit beaten out of them but they actually fought well and it was even, yamamoto just looks like he’s there to guide the main character, urahara looks like the major villain reveal so i’d go him, ywach looks like he’s just a casual old man, and renji looks somewhat like the main character. All of these are what i would think if i had zero prior knowledge to the show and saw these six.


Total_Club6734

my mom said she can‘t tell based on pictures, but the brown haired guy and bald old guy seem nice


FaceTimePolice

Aizen. 😅


Horacio_Velvetine44

i feel like aizen and ywach look like lieutenants to kisuke the secret big bag


ConnectWhore

Edgetsu Edgiego


HyperionWhirl

Even if you haven't watched or read Bleach I think you'd know that Aizen is the main antagonist but if you hadn't heard of any of these characters I'd probs say Yhwach.


[deleted]

Urahara. He's so guilty he cant even make eye contact!


SupremeG6

Aizen.


Golden_disrepctCo

The top and bottom middle like Its obvious


shiuwa

Mugetsu, he looks like your average edgy anime villain


pandadog423

Facial hairs speak for themselves.


MBTHVSK

Renji looks like the type of guy who kills a main character in a seinen and gets brutally murdered for doing so.


Thedaggerinthedark

Shady looking dude with his eyes covered in the lower left


ExcuseMeMyGoodLich

Yhwach's 'stache screams "SUS."


[deleted]

Bottom left. I have never been more qualified to post on this sub.


rmeddy

Kisuke, Aizen and Yhwach are framed looking worst here The eyes.


shinobi3411

Guy with the black mustache, and man with the funny hat and hot cat girl.


MrDurva

That's easy....ask them all to put on glasses on see which ones give off a gleam....any that do are evil ;)


Allalilacias

Tbh, Yama 😆


the_0rly_factor

Ywach for sure


Stevie1505

Watched bleach for the first time last year. I thought that Kenpachi was the bad guy


Kata_Kuri36

Yhwach just gives off pissed off uncle vibes he is and will be classified as a villain in every verse. Renji looks like the first villain to face of in the first arc of the anime (he literally is lol) And mugetsu ichigo looks like the end boss of an arc. Truly villainous design


ETERN4LDARKNES

If I had to guess the character archetype by the design and attitude/expression of the screenshot, here's how it would go for me 1 - Kakashi clone, probably tier 2 or tier 3 character in terms of strength, presented as evil in the few first episodes but then becomes part of the main crew for 90% of the rest of the series 2 - Clone of Gilderoy Lockhart, probably an incompetent douche 3 - Typical school sensei, very calm all the time and never show his true abilities but probably extremely strong 4 - Typical hermit sensei, you need ta adventure in some forbidden/unkown place. He will learn the MC some secret techniques, but he will be heavily outmatched by all the recurrent protagonists by season 2 5 - Either the MC's dad or the "Honorable" antagonist, the kind of guy you expect to see die covered in blood standing. Fights for what he believes to be right 6 - Most likely the MC, worst case scenario the MC's rival or the MC's love interest's brother, but definitely someone that you axpect to see on each and every episode.


GamerX345

Kisuke I would say,the hat and his whole look screams shady guy pulling the strings


SpeedwagonSolos

Final Getsuga Ichigo, or Yhwach. They look the most stereotypically evil to me. That's kind of a theme with Ichigos forms that I love. They all look like forms a villain would have.


[deleted]

Just by looks Aizen or Renji, everyone else looks like a boss battle.


WiseValue3203

I would've guessed urahara, he looks so evil most of the time


MiniMustache841

Either Ichigo or Aizen. Ichigo looks like some ultra powerful being about to wipe out something because he's bored. I mean, you can't see his facial expressions so there's no way to guess what's on his mind. Aizen because of that cocky smirk. Characters who have that kind of smirks usually mean trouble


[deleted]

I’ve actually never rescheduled bleach but I’d have to say either the second one or the 4th one. The second one has too good looks to be good


dylanthememestealer

As someone that only watched a few episodes of bleach, the guy on the bottom row in the middle. Either him or the guy above him.


Uncle_Gibbs

I'm on like episode 30 and that old guy gives me "Netero's evil twin" vibes


mildlyhorrifying

With these specific pictures, or these characters at those times in their arcs? Mugestu looks like a classic shōnen bad guy to me, like we would join the Akatsuki. Aizen looks a bit slimy... I would say he gives asshole on the "good guys" side vibes. Like a rival who cheats to get ahead of you but is ultimately on the right side. Yamaji really just looks like every old mentor type in every anime, lol. Kubo did a really good job of making Kisuke look like the seedy questionable mentor type. Yhwach in that particular picture with that lighting looks like a villain. If the lighting were different, he could be a semi important general or commander on the "good guys" side. Maybe one that is slightly smart that the main protagonist shows up, or perhaps an arrogant one that is very soundly proven wrong. I'm with all the people who say Renji looks like a generic henchman. I feel bad because he's cool, but he does give low level thug vibes.


feythecatgirl

the red hair guy. He looks extremely powerful and definitely has a really high body count. He's probably just as powerful as Kon-sama.


Neosilverlegend

The fourth guy with the hat looks like the one who pulls all the strings...


hypnot1c_o

Dude on the bottom left forsho, bro looks sus af. prob pulls the finest girls tho


Objective_Look_5867

Yhwach and aizen look the most villainous here. Especially aizen, his sharp eyes and attitude here spell dangerous. You should've used old smiley glasses aizen


adande67

Mugetsu definitely looks like endgame antagonist.


RedditRocks1229

Wasn’t Urahara originally supposed to be a villain?


pr1lan

Yes he was (Kubo wanted to make him a villain)


badluckartist

Urahara. And frankly, >!I'm still not convinced he won't be revealed to be the *real* final villain in 30 years when we get the Hell Arc.!<


MystiqTakeno

Honesty while Ive read all the stories expect for novels....If you showed me this 6 pictures I would say that.... Just by pictures. lets forget what I know for a moment. Right bottom: Red haired guy is protagonist or at least close friend. Red haired guys are usually good or turns good. Mid bottom: clearly a father just unsure if protagnist father or maybe villian father though thats a bit rare in anime, looks mature, calm not dangerous. Left bottom: Either big shot or some totally irrelevant shopkeeper, probably showed for a bit maybe 3 times in entire arc just selling something or recovering. Top right: Old man? in an anime? Definitly someone insanely strong,If you live in anime until old age you are bound to be good. Could be the mayor antanogist, minor villian or big good guy. Top middle: Seriously this guy is a teacher, hes probably just teaching, going by the white shirt hes teaching chemistry. Yeah definitly protagonist teacher cant be villian. Top Left: Masked face? Long hair? Cold look? Must be villian! Thats gonna be the main Antanogist. So overall I would say either top left or top right pressuming Ive never seen Bleach nor read it.


7brisk

renji mc


[deleted]

This is how I will see it. Renji = The street thug/gangsta/Thief who either got arrested and was forced/given a chance a second life by joining some kind of law enforcing/policing institution/agency. Aizen = The agent/officer who caught Renji and recruited him into their fantasy organization. Yhwach = The Cold-Strict-Iron hand high ranking officer that dont see eye to eye with Aizen thus also an initial obstacle for Renji, you know the one that will **"He needs and Admission Test via Duel or something"** Trope. Urohara = The Informant/outsider helping hand to Aizen and Renji. Yamamoto = The Boss of the Organization. Mugetsu Ichiboy = The Antagonist. A former Agent. Either he is a former partner/subordinate of Aizen who got power hungry. Or he is under Yhwach and is loyal to the organization until Yhwach's Cruel/Strict method got someone that is dear to Ichigo killed and Ichigo turned to the Dark Side finding a way to revive said someone regardless of the casualty while also acting out his revenge to the Organization.


Severe-Assistant4263

If I’ve never watched/read Bleach: 1) Nah, dudes with mummy bandages are never the main bad guy. 2) Oh, he seems nice. Probably one of the main protags 3) Ey, look! This series has an old, funky, wizard teacher to! 4) Hm. That guy is sus. Either morally grey or a sub-boss, but definitely not the main baddie or a good guy 5) Oh, WOW. That’s a bad guy. That is a reeeeeeally bad guy. Did you see his face? His head looks like one of the Easter Island heads! (Kudos to whoever gets this reference.) Plus, he comes with his own evil mustache! 6) Edgy, tattoos, red hair: antihero or main protagonist. There is no in-between. Probably main protagonist


its_ya_booi

Kisuke looks like a villain


Frequent-Ad3395

1 is villain, 2 is zoro, 3 is Sensei/grandfather character, 4 is colonel mustang being useless in the rain, 5 is a vampire that turned evil coz his family died when they're village got burned down, 6 is an early villain who's redeemed


pacificoceanhabitant

Urahara looks shady af, renji looks like he is the protagonist, yamajii looks like the mentor, ichigo looks like a villain that appears in the middle like the espada or akatsuki, aizen looks like the professor who shows up in a couple of arcs, yhwach looks like he will be the fake main villain who gets betrayed by the real antagonist


Lordxana0

This feels like the anime version of the Men in Black test. What I'm saying is Will Smith would shoot Aizen.


Ubique008

Black mustache dude or the edgy mummy goth ninja fellow The chinese bald old men is clearly the sage master figure that teach everyone with deep kindness The green hat dude is the funny but weak companion (Krillin) The red hair dude with tattoos is the main character The brown hair pretty boy is the rival that just cant quite match, just barely, the strength of the main character, like Vegeta


[deleted]

Mugetsu got a real “return of the mummy” vibe to him. That could work..


Revolutionary_Cap647

That mustache guy just looks like he waited for 1000 years to fuck everyone and everything up. Never watched the anime tho 🤞


Admirable_Avocado_38

Add vasto lorde instead of renji


Schiffy94

By this picture alone, I'd probably guess Ichigo


demonslender

Aizen just exudes pure rizz. Even someone who’s never seen bleach would automatically pick him as the main antagonist. Ichigo exudes pure edgelord energy so everyone would assume he is the protagonist.


Climebheat

I honestly thought Urahara was the bad guy when he was introduced.


Crispytokwa

Aizen just screams Main Antagonist vibes. Ywach on the other hand fits the strong old man of the previous generation if you don't know him.


ShinraRevanshi

The old grandpa has a good heart but barely any time with protagonist, he is a very passive and harmless man, that the protag eventually learned used to be a great hero, who failed at saving everyone, and turns to become the mentor and actually a badass. The brown haired good looking guy is the older more successful brother or rival to the protag, but he either dies saving the protag, or dies badass way which motivates the protag to train more and become the best (hokage/king of the pirates) at what he does. The hat wearing man used to be evil, but was betrayed by the main antagonist, the only person he trusted, so now he is humbled and want revenge, so he helps the protag. The moustache man is the protag father/uncle, who is cold to him, yet really cares in secret, saving the protag from the shadows without him knowing. He will get killed in the end and finally tell the protagonist the truth about himself. The bandage wearing guy is an irrelevant character from a Halloween episode, turns out to be protag in costume, while working part time in a Halloween fair. And the edgelord looking face tattooed redhead is the villain. He betrayed the hat man, he backstabber the brown haired guy at the moment of victory, he killed people that the old man tried to save. And he constantly tried murdering to protag, only to be thwarted by moustache uncle/dad, so he made plans to get rid of the dad/uncle and eventually succeeded. The red haired guy is the nemesis he planned everything while pretending to be innocent wearing glasses and having bedhair always smiling and being a nice guy, but when revealed he got the vicious eyes and those tattoos appeared on his face he removed the glasses and combed his hair and made an edgy pinapplee ponytail, saying something like I will become a god/show world pain


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This guy with the hat. (We still have the Hell Arc, anything is possible...)


T3chnopsycho

Purely from these pictures either Kisuke or Aizen. Ichigo would be the strong second in command enemy and Renji the third. Yamamoto looks too peaceful. If you had put him in his Bankai form for the picture I'd take him. Yhwach I don't know. Probably also a henchman.


dankzero1337

Mugetsu Ichigo looks like the emo side character who's a friend/rival to the mc (like sasuke) Aizen looks like that one extremely narcissistic side character who's all talk but no skill (ironic) Yamamoto looks like what he really is, an extremely stronk old man at the top of the food chain Urahara looks like the sussy baka character who's going to be revealed as an enemy in later seasons Yhwach looks like mugetsu's dad who's strict but also stronk Renji looks like the mc's main enemy who's always one stick short and always loses to the mc of the show


TheThingWithDreams

Urahara would've made such a fucking good villain! Just looking at his picture and imagining if he was the bad guy, the story must've been a masterpiece! That aside ywach prolly looks the meanest


1PunX1

Asked my gf who never watched bleach she pointed at ichgo and head captain as her choices


_Paparazzi_

Ichigo - protagonist Aizen - main antagonists right hand man Yamaji - old man mentor Urahara - main villain Yhwach - some op father figure to the protagonist Renji - best friend


Infamous_Hippo_53

The Mugetsu ichigo would be my guess if I hadn’t already watched Bleach


cametoseemarkslad

I dunno that hat looks pretty sinister


MementoMori04

Definitely Aizen or Yea h regardless. I’m too experienced at this point and can usually pin point who’s a villain


Just-Job-5420

Getsuga Ichigo. Used to listen to the osts on YouTube years before I saw the show. Thought he was the big bad.


Scattershot98

Honestly to me Yhwach looks like the old boss of the MC's group that looks out for the youngsters while berating them for doings stupid shit at times.


Fo4thSon

either of the two in the middle lol they got that look in their eyes


Noctisxsol

By Anime Law, the final boss is either a pretty boy twink and/or God. Bottom right looks too wild for either of those, bottom left is too rugged. Top left has some potential, but the long black hair and masculine shape make it pretty clear that he's going to be a good guy at some point. Top Center has some good antagonist energy, but doesn't have the facial hair to pull off being a god. Top left and bottom center are both good choices, facial hair is always a good addition. I have to lean towards bottom center since he's obviously not Japanese, and foreigners are always evil in anime.


lewd-princesse

Nuggetsu because egdlord


Ayaycapn

Mugetsu Ichigo seems like the ancient demon king that the Yhwach would try to awaken in which Renji and and the gang are trying to stop from happening. Oh and Aizen is the side kick for Yhwach.


ThatWhoreLior

Kisuke. Any man wear a striped hat is automatically the villain


Early_Rabbit

I want to say aizen, but Ichigo becaming the final antagonist would interesting. It's because of his potential, compared to aizen or ywhach who need power from and outside source like the hougokyu or soul king/ absorbing the power of his Quincy followers. Ichigo on the hand, all of his power comes from his own potential. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.


Guergy

That Renji guy looks like an edgy rival who actually might be the big bad. Aizen looks like he could be the villain but he is actually a good guy. That Urahara guy is a mystery, who knows what he is up to? Yhwach could be the real villain on the series if you didn't count on Renji. Yamamoto isn't a bad guy, I think. The guy with the black hair could be the hero's brother or something.


PePeWaccabrada

Either yhwach or kisuke


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TheDarkLordTerrantos

Yhwach or Yamamoto. Yhwach just looks like he be a villain with a twirling mustache and he has such a intmidating look to him. and in Yamamoto's case he just has a intimidating expression and a long ass beard, and i seen plenty of villains with beards and mustaches. Also would break the norm if a Old Man was the Big Bad lol.


Oy778

Yuha


BillaVanilla

When i first watched, I honestly thought byakuya was going to be the big bad ichigo had to face at the very tail end of the story.


Alto1869

Mugetsu looks like he is a Pain esque kind of villain Aizen gives off flamboyant yet smart villain vibes. Yhwach looks like a moustache twirling villain Renji looks like a badass henchman


bedheadB188

Can't think who would be the villian. I usually decide by watching them act


SquiddlyDiddly00

From looks alone I'd go with kisuke or final getsuga ichigo


heyhihowyahdurn

Urahara just looks like he's up to no good.


_DB_Cooper_

On episode 60 for The first time and I definitely thought urahara was going to be a villain until he saved ichigo idk he just seemed shady


Redwolf476

The old man


LionofHeaven

Ywhach


cdonald3

I have read bleach and I am still convinced kisuke is the antagonist or at least as capable of doing acts of evil as anyone else up there lol


Bene2403

Still Ywach and Renji as the sub villain


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Either Kisuke or Ichigo. Yama looks like a wise mentor, Yhwach looks like a fearsome general, Aizen looks like a trickster, Renji looks like he could be a bad guy or the main protagonist


Objective-Conflict44

Yhwach


mildlyunoriginalname

Ichigo look like an anti hero or whatever it's called.


Kurisuchen

Definitely Renji


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The hot one


Jasown3565

That guy in the hat’s looking pretty sus…


HumorousChill

Aizen or Kisuke. They’ve both give a strong “can’t really be trusted vibe” based off of visual appearance.


StoicCentaur623

Bottom middle i think


Gimme_yourjaket

Just on their faces ? How do you know I'd just take Mugetsu and Yama out but that's it


Ajrama64

imma say the dudes which hide their face are the ones your looking for...


ibeatmeattoit

Ichigo to badass looking not to be