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Old 2012-06-21, 06:07   Link #42
sayde
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Originally Posted by Knjaz View Post
Actually, you people are not quite right about Soifon's bankai here.
And it was totally stupid for her to lose it like that, because she's the only one who can actually use her bankai under current conditions - just do it in "unhonorary" way from long distance. (unless there's someone else with Long Range bankai) And then move in with shikai against a weakened opponent (if it won't die from that kind of blast).
The blast radius of her bankai is so huge, that there's hardly ever going to be an ideal situation to use it in. It'd be one thing if they could take the battle high into the sky, like they could in Karakura Town, but within soul society, they're more or less limited to fighting on the ground. So if she uses it within the seireitei, she going to cause further destruction to the place they're trying to protect alongside with possibly wiping out other shinigami/allies in the process. So if she uses it from long range, its a dangerous move, and if she uses it from close range, its still a dangerous move. Its just an all around awful weapon on its own. Without a skilled Kido user to back her up, there's no way to effectively control the blast.
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