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Next in the ring: Yoruichi from Bleach
Willie: If you don’t know who Yoruichi is, she’s one of the top fighters in the Bleach universe. A universe filled with beings and entities who can straight up alter reality without a second thought. These beings have swords with powers that can instantly freeze you to death. They can create impenetrable armor, or harness the energy of the universe and create an unstoppable killing machine. You know what Yoruichi says to these astronomical entities? “Catch these hands.” Yoruichi is faster than the human eye can see. Faster than any magical bullets or appearing and disappearing weapons. Even if her opponent can’t be killed, she can incapacitate them quicker than they can say “Bankai”. She once appeared to get hit by the fastest squad captain and then she just popped up on his arm like “What’s up, you good? I picked up some food on the way here”. Yoruichi’s most prominent weapons consist of her fists (which is really all she needs) and a special armor designed to withstand blasts. She also has beams that can level an entire city in seconds. She can easily punch through these devastating attacks while still looking fresh to death and taunting her opponent. She’s never been hit by any bullet no matter how fast or powerful. Even if a bullet somehow got to her, she’s fast enough to look at the bullet, look back at her opponent with a smile, and dodge. Swift and clean. BRS can take some heavy hits. She can even be impaled and keep on trucking,…
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