Kuchiki Byakuya

Byakuya first appears on a mission with his lieutenant, Renji Abarai, to capture Rukia Kuchiki and kill Ichigo Kurosaki.

They succeed in retrieving Rukia, and would have easily killed Ichigo, if not for Rukia's intervention, pleading for Byakuya not to give the finishing blow.

Byakuya later interrupts Ganju Shiba and Hanataro- Yamada's attempt to rescue Rukia and, later on, Renji's attempt to do the same.

Byakuya then fights Ichigo for the third time.

Following Ichigo's inner hollow's forced submission, both use their remaining power into one final attack, resulting in a tie.

At the end of their battle, Byakuya realizes that Ichigo had truly been fighting against Soul Society's laws instead of him.

After this realization, Byakuya gives Ichigo his word that he will not attempt to capture Rukia for her execution again.

Later, when So-suke Aizen orders Gin Ichimaru to kill Rukia, Byakuya intervenes and shields Rukia from Gin's attack.

While being treated, Byakuya tells Rukia why she was adopted, apologizes to her, and thanks Ichigo.

Afterwards, Byakuya's attitude toward Rukia changes significantly.

He is seen to care for Rukia in an indirect manner and displays a new view on the idea that the law is never perfect.

When the Bounts' threat to harm Soul Society becomes serious, Byakuya uses the Kuchiki Clan's records to gain information on the Bount for General Yamamoto.

Byakuya, aiding Rukia in her battle with Yoshi, attempts to seek out the Bount leader Jin Kariya.

The two meet, and engage in a battle that is interrupted by Ichigo and, later, Rantao.

In the anime-exclusive Zanpakuto- Unknown Tales arc, Byakuya betrays the Soul Society and sides with the rogue Zanpakuto- Muramasa, who had set the Soul Reapers' Zanpakuto-, including Byakuya's own Senbonzakura, free from their control and was influencing them.

He states his reasons for doing so were to maintain his pride; however, it is later revealed that Byakuya's true intentions were to stay close to Muramasa so that he could locate and kill Muramasa's Soul Reaper Ko-ga Kuchiki for dishonoring the Kuchiki clan.

Byakuya reappears to retrieve To-shiro- Hitsugaya's team on General Yamamoto's order near the end of the Arrancar Arc, but he secretly allows Rukia and Renji to assist in Orihime's rescue.

He reasons that he was only ordered to bring them back to Soul Society and that what they chose to do afterwards was none of his concern, though Ichigo and Rukia suspect otherwise.

Byakuya appears later in Hueco Mundo to save Rukia from the 7th Espada, Zommari Leroux.

He later appears with Kenpachi Zaraki to save Ichigo in his fight against the Cero Espada Yammy.

Seventeen months later, Byakuya and several other high-ranking Soul Reapers appear before Ichigo in the Human world after Ichigo is robbed of his Fullbring.

It is revealed that he and the accompanying Soul Reapers channeled their power into the blade that stabbed Ichigo to restore his lost Soul Reaper powers.

Byakuya subsequently fights Shu-kuro- Tsukishima.

Byakuya attends Lieutenant Cho-jiro- Sasakibe's funeral after he is killed by Vandenreich Soldiers.

During the Vandenreich's invasion of Soul Society, Byakuya arrives to assist Renji in his battle with Stern Ritter F, Äs Nödt.

Byakuya activiates his Bankai, and tells Renji to observe Äs Nödt and find out a way to unseal it after it is sealed.

However, Byakuya soon realizes that his Bankai was not sealed, but stolen by the Quincy.

Byakuya clashes with Äs Nödt, but is easily overwhelmed by Äs Nödt's manipulation over fear.

Äs Nödt finishes Byakuya off by using his own Bankai against him and smashing him into a nearby wall.

When Ichigo breaks free of his imprisonment in the Dangai and arrives at the spot where Byakuya lays wounded, Byakuya asks Ichigo to forgive him for his failure to defeat his enemy and begs him to protect the Soul Society as his dying wish.

After the Vandereich leave, the Royal Guard arrive in the Soul Society, bringing Byakuya with them so that he can be healed.

At the end of the latest chapter "Here, Fear, Here 2", Byakuya returns, disrupting Rukia's fight with Äs Nödt, even though he still seems to be wearing a bandage on his head.

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