Bankai strength

[5aru - ‰Ž]

How strong should a bankai be? Stronger than hollow masks stat triple? if so give me a scale of how long it can be for a certain amount of time, and if it is stronger how long?

Thanks alot, 5aru

[Faust Zsalamel]

A bankai is definitely not too comparable to a vizard's mask. First, is because bankai is simply a stronger version of the shikai, which allows the user to command stronger techniques.. A Vizard mask simply augment's the user's fighting abilities through allowing the user stronger stats.

So to answer your question, a Bankai should be stronger than YOUR shikai, not to a hollow/vizard's mask.

Bankai lasts 10 of the user's post.

[Zieg Revolver]

And stat wise, if you are going to have your bankai amplify one or more of your character's stats, then remember that you also have to have a disadvantage to that. Normally for me, i had a few stats increase and about one or two decrease.

[Zou ۞]

The vizard's mask, which amplifies only stats, can't be put next to a banksi, which is all about strong techniques. Bankai is just stage 2 of your zanpakutou. While some bankai don't resemble shikai, the similarity is in the connection to the overall ability. However, if your bankai is one that augments stats, it will always be inferior in stat augmentation to the mask. At most, a bankai with that kind of ability would double stats. If the increase is just a secondary ability, the increase should be 25% or less, depending on the strength of the primary ability.

[5aru - ‰Ž]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't going to amplify stats, but I needed to scale it.

[Zou ۞]

Well if you're going to be scaling your Bankai, you should first be scaling your Shikai. Both of them should be measured against Kidou, rather than a Vizard Mask. Your Zanpakutou is your main weapon, so the uses for it should far outweigh those of any singular Kidou. I can't deny that some Kidou may be stronger than someone's Zanpakutou, but averagely a Shikai should be stronger than a Kidou 60 or below, and a Bankai should be stronger than a Kidou 61-120.

[Seikatsu Raito]

Kinda off topic:
I'm thinking there is a next form for Shinigami, from the latest chapter I read. Maybe Shinigami have powers beyond Bankai? Isshin said something about "Jinzen".

[Zou ۞]

I'm thinking that he's referring to a power specifically for himself or Ichigo. He IS teaching Ichigo the 'ultimate getsuga tenshou.' But, if there is a power beyond Bankai, I'll be sure to add it. It will settle the balance between Shinigami and Arrancar a lot better. Segunda Etapa just brutally magnifies Arrancar strength.

[Seikatsu Raito]

Yea, that's what I was thinking either it's specific for Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou, or it's another form beyond Bankai to use the Tenshou. Man... can't wait until the chapter that explains all this... I hate mysteries.

[Zou ۞]

I hate one thing about manga. Always leaves cliff hangers. EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER. It answers some of the previous chapter, and then suddenly BAM. Another cliff hanger. It makes me impatient. They're good at what they do, but it annoys me.