Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I am not sure how often people are throwing out Kenpachi vs. Akuma. But I do have a personal connection due to myself requesting those two to fight on One Minute Melee. Then people wanted more of it getting two more episodes. I honestly couldn't be any happier. So why not what if these two fought against each other on Death Battle, who would win?
Kenpachi Zaraki
Every division within the seireitei has different characteristics. The 11th division is filled with warriors but none of them puts fears in enemies as close as much as their captain. Kenpachi is the eleventh Kenpachi to hold the position. Widely known for his insane spiritual pressure as well as his tedious fighting style.
Akuma aka Oni
Akuma wants to be the strongest by pushing against his very limits. He quickly became a master with Satsui no Hado. But not many opponents can push this man in battle. His fighting skills alone doesn't have many rivals that can keep up. Akuma is even willing to push even further removing the rest of humanity to become Oni.
Powers and Abilities
Kenpachi Zaraki
+Eyepatch Power Seal
+Master Swordsman
+Kendo
+Ryodan
+Immense Spiritual Power (It gets even crazier than it actually sounds)
+Unruly Reiastu Control
+Damage Resistance (has greater tendency than most soul reapers)
+Shock Wave
+Energy Wave
+Specialized Combat (lacks the basic training due to how he became a captain)
+Highly Perceptive Combatant
+Supernatural Strength
+Enhanced Speed
+Supernatural Endurance
+Supernatural Durability (being incredibly difficult to cut)
+Nozarashi is his zanpakuto
+Shikai
+Shikai Special Ability (capable of cutting anything)
+Unnamed Bankai
+Bankai Special Ability (greatly increases his physical strength & striking force)
Akuma
+Uses Satsui no Hado fighting style
+Superhuman Strength
+Superhuman Speed
+Superhuman Durability
+Superhuman Endurance
+Can push himself to becoming Shin Akuma
+Can push even further to become Oni
Weaknesses
Kenpachi Zaraki
Due to no learning Kido leaves him only with direct attack methods for battle. Also lacks Shunpo relying exclusively on his naturally enhanced speed. His zanpakuto was only meant for close quarters combat. If Kenpachi's Bankai releases more power than his body can handle, his body will start breaking under the pressure.
While in Bankai, Kenpachi will be a mindless berserker that will attack allies & enemies regardless. Considering his spiritual pressure usually high even among soul reaper captains. He holds back while wearing an eye patch limiter to give his opponents a chance. Also due to his position, when in the human world will have a limiter placed on his spiritual pressure.
Akuma
Although Akuma is a master combatant that can handle anyone. It is possible to dodge the Raging Demon by pure luck or something that prevents it from destroying one's soul. Oni isn't much a strategist. His level of power doesn't have many rivals that could work as a double edge sword. Akuma is incredibly arrogant even towards worthy challengers.
Surprisingly follows a few moral codes. He doesn't like fighting at an unfair advantage surprising I know. Akuma prefers to fight an worthy opponent at their strongest. If an opponent isn't worthy, he won't use much of his power during combat. Also could lose some of his control while being Oni. Akuma also risking his very existence pushing too far within the Satsui no Hado.
Advantages
Kenpachi Zaraki
+Superior speed
+Up til a point won't be seen by Akuma
+More likely to notice stuff during a fight
+Due to his own self taught fighting style will be harder to predict
+His zanpakuto packs a lot of force
+Bankai greatly increases his strength & raw power in strikes
+Can move through the air
Akuma
+Superior physical strength
+More notable power increase
+Even as Oni can still think to a degree
+The Raging Demon is game over
+Enormous chi supply
+More confirmed combat experience
Disadvantages
Kenpachi Zaraki
-His Bankai can cause his own body to rip apart
-Relies heavily in using his zanpakuto
-Lacks some basic stuff most soul reapers get taught
-Bankai acts like a mindless monster
-Used to fighting with limiters
-Lacks middle to long range attacks
-The Raging Demon can kill him
Akuma
-Sometimes allows his opponent a chance to see if they're worth of his time
-More arrogant out of the two
-Not as fast as Kenpachi
-Isn't able to fly
-The Raging Demon could fail
-Doesn't use weapons in combat
-Will have a harder time predicting Kenpachi during combat
I am just letting you know I'm going all out with the verdict. Yes it will be lengthy but filled with my best arguments. Yes like my previous prediction blog, I will be showcasing some feats that match up to why I think this person would win. Please take breaks I don't want to be the reason you're in an hospital.
Verdict
I am not going to lie this was much closer than I thought it was going to be. WOW this really came down to picking the tiniest details to determine who would win out of these two. Obviously they're both widely known to fight strong opponents with some strong similarities in how they do things. It is no question why I love this particular fight so much indeed.
But after much needed thought I have to give this to Kenpachi. Before Street Fighter fans start going wild please allow me to show you why in full details. I warn you some of what I'm about to show you is going to be difficult to take in. Up til the final story arc of Bleach, Kenpachi didn't even know how to properly use his own zanpakuto.
In fact, how he became a captain is unusual. Regularly either you do a paper test or you get recommended by some of the captains. But there also exists defeating your old captain in combat method. Kenpachi challenged him to a duel to quickly become the new captain of that division. Keep in mind, soul reaper captains are very powerful characters yet he done this with little to no training.
Now it's time to start dropping some huge bombs folks. If you were unlucky enough to read the final story arc like me. My next point will start making sense how I'm viewing this fight would go. Akuma is clearly a skilled fighter whose among the most powerful in his universe. He is also widely known for using The Raging Demon that can destroy souls.
Sadly Kenpachi doesn't directly have protection from that. But he can easily avoid this move due to being able to move fast or simply moving into the air. But that's not the point I'm here to make. Kenpachi fought Gremmy who was a quincy with the power of imagination.
Death Battle in Ryu vs. Jin episode brought up the asteroid Akuma destroyed.
To be honest it is impressive that by himself he destroyed an asteroid from outer space. So how does Kenpachi top that? Believe it or not, he actually destroyed an even bigger one in one strike.
I am not great at giving calculations but just judging these two feats side by side. Akuma was roughly one third of the size of the asteroid he destroyed while Kenpachi was a little dot to a much bigger asteroid.
Oh wait this gets more interesting than it actually sounds. I will show another direct part from the same section that occurred before both of those.
Regularly something like this is treated as it could do that or not at all. But Gremmy can do anything just by thinking it. In this particular case, he created an asteroid powerful enough to destroy the seireitei. This by itself could be measured to be country level destruction. So Kenpachi destroying this in one attack technically puts himself on country level or greater.
Basically if this asteroid hit the seireitei, it would've destroyed it among impact. Obviously Akuma done the same feat with just his fists while Kenpachi done it through his zanpakuto. But both of them have proven to be ridiculously powerful characters.
Would you believe me that Kenpachi actually topped that level of force?
Gerard is a god like being with the power of miracle. Essentially the strongest physical quincy that's broken. Keep in mind, this quincy tanked a lot on his own during combat & wasn't slow down or injured. Until he fought Kenpachi that led to a few impressive feats. Like cutting off his arm like the picture above in one slash.
I should mention that feat was done by Shikai Kenpachi with the next one being by Bankai Kenpachi.
Shortly after that Kenpachi cut him mostly in half. Due to being a god like being that's connected to the soul king in his own way. Kenpachi had to possess a ridiculous amount of spiritual pressure that could've killed him during bankai yet still survived long enough to do this.
Oh wait I'm not even done talking about this fight yet. Kenpachi tanked this punch while in the air from Gerard.
Also Kenpachi by himself was to hit him hard enough to send him flying backwards over a cliff while in Bankai.
Prior to that while in Bankai, Kenpachi cuts off his entire arm in one slash.
Thanks to Toshiro Hitsugaya, another soul reaper captain froze Gerard long enough for Kenpachi to lift one of his feet off the ground. He done this entirely by himself proving he has ridiculous physical strength. I should mention this occurs later than the related Gerard fight feats to prevent some confusion.
Sure Oni can still think to a degree while Bankai Kenpachi is a mindless monster. But I just proven Kenpachi does pack a lot more force in comparison. It is even possible for Oni to last long enough to kill Bankai Kenpachi since having too much power can rip his own body apart. Obviously Akume in general does have a more solid combat record.
Yet sticking to just Street Fighter universe, doesn't have much experience dealing with beings from another plain of existence. I should mention that Akuma may not be able to see Kenpachi until Oni comes out. Thus giving Kenpachi a massive advantage that could easily go to waste against Akuma. Sure there was the time Akuma destroyed an island while Ryu was there feat.
However even that doesn't hold up against the feats Kenpachi himself done to Gerard. The fact he even defeated Gremmy is proof he could survive the most ridiculous Akuma can dish out. I'll go out of my way to show some of what Gremmy does to Kenpachi during their battle to help give you an idea.
As stated before Gremmy can make anything he thinks of become reality. I'll show off the time he creates an opening that's actual space. I mean outer space to clarify while Kenpachi tanks it well. This attacks does damage some of his organs.
During this fight takes on multiple Gremmy's at once. Thus greatly increasing the possibility of imaginations by each Gremmy added. This by itself is flat out ridiculous lol.
Yes this actually happened during this fight. Gremmy imagines all of these firearms then fires at Kenpachi. He also fires a few missiles at him shortly afterwards with one of them getting cut in half.
My point of showing this is Gremmy can virtually do whatever he wants but must focus on one person at a time.
This fight is so ridiculous that I suggest you watch this video on it in color.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6QtxD76eU
If Kenpachi can handle a guy like this then he could take on something like Shin Akuma or Oni. Trust me go look up this fight, it's pretty ridiculous.
I should mention something else critical that not a lot of people will point out.
Usually he fights with one hand wielding his zanpakuto. But he was forced to learn how to properly fight with one by Head Captain Yamamoto himself. During his fight against Espada Nnoitra, he uses this technique with both hands on his zanpakuto that greatly caught Nnoitra off guard. This was done to prove how using it has a different level of force.
The real question is how Kenpachi take on enough punishment from Akuma/Oni to survive? Surprisingly yes he can folks.
Kenpachi has defeated Nnoitra, several quincies including Gremmy and even Ichigo early on. He is even willing to risk tanking a lot of damage that could kill him. This is his biggest reputation among all the soul reapers since no one is that level of craziness.
Also Kenpachi has his own unique fighting style. It is true Akume has fought Oro to a stalemate before. So that wouldn't be much of an advantage. But depending in which plain of existence, Kenpachi is in. Like in the human world, all lieutenants and captains will get their spiritual pressure lowered down enough for balance reasons.
Earlier in Bleach stated by Lieutenant Renji Abarai to Ichigo Kurosaki in the soul society. At the time said I'm five times stronger in the soul society than in the human world. He was confirming all powerful soul reapers at high ranks must agree to a limiter placed on their powers in order to keep the balance.
Yet we never actually seen Kenpachi in the human world. Keep in mind, by default he has his personal eye patch limiter that's meant to help him hold back. It turns out Kenpachi has a serious problem maintaining how much power he puts out during combat. It is likely that Kenpachi will be even weaker there because of that eye patch.
For Akuma this will give him a chance to win. The problem however is Akuma loves being able to fight to his heart's desire. So he would likely find a way to go to another plain of existence through Kenpachi in order to fight him at his most powerful. It is difficult to believe Akuma can be patient enough for that but if he sense Kenpachi being a worthy opponent.
I do see that happening which also likely removes Kenpachi being invisible to his eyes in the process. Although Akuma can actually push himself hard enough to be able to see spirits. Kenpachi himself stated on a few occasions of having a durable body like when he fought Ichigo or Nnoitra. In his fight with Ichigo told him about something he didn't know about spiritual pressure.
He allowed Ichigo to strike him intentionally to prove a point. The force of Ichigo's own attack was actually hurting his own hands rather than harming Kenpachi whose clearly fine. This happened due to the massive power gap between the two. Sure after a quick training section, Ichigo got right back up to barely win against Kenpachi.
Kenpachi also has a few feats where he easily defeated multiple buildings in one strike. Like the time he attempted a blow at Yhwach. Yes it does confirmed to be the real him. When fighting Ichigo, he cut through several small buildings with ease. Yet I'm still not done yet because I haven't even brought out a reason not a lot of people know about.
Yes this was Kenpachi as a kid holding his own against soul reapers. He later fought former captain Retsu Unohana of the 4th division. Keep in mind, she was vastly different than she was in most of the series. Kenpachi has confessed to be terrified of her. In fact they decided one final fight between each other.
She was the original Kenpachi as well as one of the longest to serve as a soul reaper captains for little over a century. This was done for Kenpachi to finally learns how to properly use his zanpakuto. Which led to having getting Shikai as well as Bankai. Prior to this battle, most of his feats was mostly done on raw power as well as amazing endurance.
I am showing this because he was unnaturally strong even as a child. He later defeated one of the strongest soul reapers there is in combat. Not only that finally capable of using his true potential. In other words, he already was one of the most powerful among his rank. Now giving him truly ridiculous power increases makes him even worse to go up against than Akuma.
Here's how I imagine Oni vs. Bankai Kenpachi in a nut shell. Obviously both of them are at their most powerful. Oni still maintains his impressive fighting skills. But Kenpachi just needs to land one fatal blow to win. I just backed up a clear idea how much force he can dish out. Of course this would be the perfect time to use The Raging Demon since Kenpachi at that time being like a mindless monster.
It still not clear if Oni would land his famous move or simply get destroyed by Bankai Kenpachi. After all, he held his own against Gerard whose kinda similar to Akuma in a few ways. Sure he couldn't defeat him with Byakuya and Hitsugaya. But he still serves as how high his potential truly goes.
Honestly Shikai Kenpachi likely has enough going for him to not use his Bankai. It is debatable how close Shin Akuma or Oni would be to Shikai Kenpachi in comparison. I felt Bankai Kenpachi could be simply too powerful for him to handle. Keep in mind, I am not using any non canon feats for both characters.
Simply bringing those in would greatly change this fight. Death Battle even states for anime characters to be mostly using the source material. Akuma does have a lot of moves he can use. He just doesn't have a lot of strength feats. Yes there's a difference between lifting & striking force. Kenpachi seem to have more of both feats in comparison.
I'll break this fight more down to clarify how truly close this actually is. Akuma does have a game over move that he just needs one opportunity to use. He also has a more impressive combat track record in comparison. He also has more confirmed combat experience as well. In just raw power feats, it really came down to whose slightly dealt more actual force.
Kenpachi has shown more raw power in just two intense fights in the final story arc. Also he was a shinigami possibly likely to have the experience advantage. There is even fewer light shine on this than when I covered Sosuke Aizen in another prediction blog. Even fighting with one limiter by default proves just how powerful he truly is.
Akuma does have some impressive reaction speed but Kenpachi can quickly move on the ground as well in the air at much greater speeds. Actually faster than majority of Street Fighter characters in general. This could even come down to the very last move that determines who wins the fight. Honestly their speeds are close enough for this to truly be a epic showdown.
Also there are more notable power gaps for Kenpachi in comparison. His body was technically more durable due to his combat experience & ridiculous spiritual pressure amount. Kenpachi doesn't respect moral code as much as Akuma does. Among those, Akuma will not fight an opponent at an unfair advantage.
To clarify this means for him to allow his opponents a fighting chance. Which could also help with him not being able to see Kenpachi. If given the chance or what I stated earlier about Kenpachi taking him to another plain of existence for a fair fight that will satisfy both characters. I should mention the time Akuma tanks an erupting volcano jumped to the moon but he was Oni during that.
Shikai Kenpachi easily cut through lavas during his fight against Gremmy. So clearly that wouldn't slow him down either. Kenpachi is even willing to risk his very life for a great battle. Which would mine he likely has greater endurance as well as determination out of the two. Neither has many defensive options making this a straight forward force fest.
With everything considered Akuma is truly the perfect opponent to take on Kenpachi Zaraki. Their advantages are even so close that anything could possibly happen in such a fight. But in the end, I believe due to showcasing more raw power, ridiculous physical strength, an original fighting style, more durable body and proven to hold his own in many ways.
I must respectively give this fight to Kenpachi Zaraki. After all, for a soul reaper captain not properly using his zanpakuto for the longest time. He also proven to be one of the absolute strongest soul reapers there ever was even before he officially gotten both his Shikai & Bankai. This also suggests some of these impressive feats were done using a notable fraction of his overall potential too.
Another way to think of this is Akuma transforming into Oni becomes a supernatural being. In this case becomes a demon which would be like a hollow in Kenpachi's universe. But Kenpachi is a shinigami by birth thus he already was a supernatural being. Soul reapers can reap souls even from hollows with plenty of proof backing that up.
Also Kenpachi or another soul reaper has to reap Akuma's soul before any hollows gets involved. In this case, they have to act fast since a powerful soul like this can even get the attention of Gillians. Like the duel Ichigo & Uryu done early on that caused one Gillian to appear. Only two hollow types are more powerful than those not including Arrancars due to being hybrids of several species.
Winner: Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
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