Get To Known Ebern in Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War anime

The final season of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, we were introduced to a new antagonist, Ebern. The anime has returned more than ten years later to adapt the final arc of Tite Kubo’s manga. Who is he? Read on to know more.

Asguiaro Ebern’s identity explained

Asguiaro Ebern made quite an appearance in episode one of Bleach’s new and final season, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. He first appears uninvited in Ichigo Kurosaki’s bedroom in Karakura Town and is kicked out the window; then, after a chase scene, he fights with Ichigo in which things do not go well for him. Ebern then attempts to steal Ichigo’s Bankai with a Quincy medallion and narrowly escapes after failing. Finally, he is shown kneeling before Quincy King Yhwach, thus revealing his alliance.

In the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, there is also a war between the Quincy and the Arrancars. The Wandenreich, ruled by Yhwach, conquers Hueco Mundo, the dimension where Hollows and Arrancars usually reside, along with Tier Harribel, their ruler. Halibel is imprisoned in order to instill fear and obedience in the minds of Arrancar.

Why did Asguiaro Ebern join the Quincy?

The Quincy are recruiting Arrancars as troops for their army, according to Chapter 487 of the manga. They take their swords and replace them with Quincy crosses. This provides some context for how Ebern came to work for the Quincy. There is also another reason for the recruitment of Arrancars. The Quincy medallion, which can steal Bankais, is useless against Ichigo because his Bankai is imbued with Hollow power. However, because Arrancars are partly Hollows, Yhwach most likely gave Ebern the medallion, hoping that Ebern will be able to steal Ichigo’s Bankai. Otherwise, Ebern or any other Arrancar is not important to Yhwach, as evidenced by his ruthless killing of Luders Friegen.

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