【BLEACH】Soul King / Reio Thorough Explanation!!

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This is an explanation of Soul King, King of Soul Reapers that appears in the anime "BLEACH". We will also explain the details, Zanpakutou's abilities, and the gap between Japan and overseas that you can't understand in anime and manga. A must-see for anime fans.

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What kind of person is Soul King/Reio?

(Quote : BLEACH anime)

Reiou literally means Soul King, and is the existence that reigns at the top of the Soul Reapers. Its existence was first hinted at at Arrancer Arc, where few people actually met it, even the captain of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads didn't know about it, and only Squad 0 knew about it. The full story was finally revealed in The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc. He was sacrificed to divide the correct answer into three parts: Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and this world, and he works to stabilize the three parts of this world, hell, and Soul Society. Yawach had doubts about the situation and was thinking of defeating Reiou and becoming the new king.

Reiou lives in the Reiou Palace as shown in the image below, and is trapped in a crystal with his limbs severed and his heart taken.

Reiou Palace

(Quote : BLEACH anime)

Reiou only appears in name in many parts of the story, and since he cannot speak or move, he doesn't have much of an opportunity to play an active role, and was killed by Yawach. The details of Reiou were discussed in detail in the novel version of BLEACH, 「BLEACH Can't Fear Your Own World」.

Reiou in the crystal

(Quote : BLEACH anime)

Reiou was born before the world was divided into three worlds (this world, hell, and soul society), and at that time there was no boundary between life and death for humans. He uses the three powers of Soul Reaper, Quincy, and Fullbringer to save humanity from a monster called Hollow that has started eating people.

It has been found that in a world without the concept of life and death, the balance of the world will collapse and it will slowly decline. For this reason, the later Soul Reaper nobles, known as the Five Great Nobles of the time, decided to ask Reiou, who had tremendous power, to create life and death. The person who tried to convince Reiou at that time was the Shiba family, who are the ancestors of Ichigo's father, Isshin Shiba/Isshin Kurosaki.

However, during that time, the Tsunashiro family, another of the five great aristocrats, sealed Reiou in crystal and cut off Reiou's right arm, which controlled his advance, and his left arm, which controlled his stopping. Furthermore, they gouged out Reiou's internal organs and stripped him of his powers, making him a convenient presence for the Tsunashiro family. In other words, this world, the Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo were made possible by the sacrifice of one person, and Aizen, who knew this, tried to free Reiou, although he did not know the true intentions. If you know the circumstances, Aizen might not really be a bad guy.

Ichibe Hyousube is a primordial Soul Reaper who has lived for over a million years. Ichibe said he was once Reiou's best friend. The members of Squad 0 have the power of Reiou in their bodies, and even if they die, they will be revived if the Reiou Palace is not destroyed. Instead, they seem to be able to understand Reiou's intentions even though they cannot speak because Reiou's power resides in their bodies.

Reiou's tragic past. With this, it's only natural that Aizen and Yawach hate Soul Reaper's bloody history.

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What was the Reiou thinking in order to protect Soul Society? Only the Squad 0 knows the truth..

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Where are the parts of Reiou's body?

The table above describes people who have Reiou's body parts or possess in their bodies them.

Two Quincies, Gerard Valkyrie and Pernida Parnkgjas, have parts of their bodies possessed by Reiou, and are quite strong among the Quincies.

By having Reiou's right arm in his body, Ukitake was able to strengthen his originally weak body and prolong his life. When Ukitake saw Reiou killed by Yawach and cut into two, he released Reiou's right arm, which was in his possession, and connected Reiou's body together. Although Ukitake lost his life due to his actions, he saved Soul Society and the current world from collapsing.

Also, although it didn't appear much in the story, Rangiku Matsumoto has Reiou's claws, which led to him being targeted by Aizen.

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Reiou's body is so powerful that someone takes advantage of it.

I can't imagine my body being used by someone! !

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Reiou Death scene

(Quote : BLEACH anime)

Reiou was skewered by the advancing Yawach with a sword and died, but Ukitake's actions saved his life. However, he was later killed by Ichigo, who was controlled by Yawach's will. The destruction of the world was stopped by Yawach's complete assumption of Reiou's power and role.

Yawach, who was defeated by Ichigo in The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, was sacrificed in place of Reiou, and the world regained stability.

It's a little sad that Yawach is replacing Reiou.

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It's ironic that Yawach ends up becoming Reiou when he tries to free Reiou.

This article summary

Thank you for reading！！ That was Soul King's explanation. I hope that you will enjoy watching anime more by reading this article.