Jin vs. Kensei Muguruma (The Wind Conjurers)

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The Conjurers of Wind are two completely different characters and, though they don't play much of a pivotal role in the story, they are renowned fighters known for their utilization of wind-based attacks. One is a Demon fighter and the other is Captain of the 9th Division. Though I admit this matchup seems unlikely, I am emphasizing the theme of their power - wind. Both are strong in their own right and are allies with our main protagonist, but Jin is more attached to Yusuke than Kensei is with Ichigo. Some of the Matchup(s) will seem odd at first, but remember - I have reasons for comparing characters. It can range from having similar backstories, attitudes, and, of course powers. Both have had their fair share of fights, but who truly is the master of the wind element? Today it is a matchup of  Yu Yu Hakushio's Jin & Bleach's Kensei Muguruma. I will be comparing the following: Role in Story, Strength/Power, & Fights (record). 

Role in Story (Jin)

In the Dark Tournament Saga, Team Urameshi (Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, & Genkai) fought Team Masho, renowned Shinobi from the Demon World (Risho, Toya, Gama, Bakken, & Jin himself). In the 4th Fight, Jin & Yusuke have their anticipated matchup and, much to the surprise of Yusuke's friends, ended in a tie (double loss) due to the corruption of the Dark Tournament Committee. Later on alongside Toya, Shishiwakamaru, Suzuki, Chu, and Rinku ally with Kurama, who has allied himself with one of the renowned Demons - Yomi. However, upon Yusuke's request for a Demon Tournament to determine the ruler of Demon World, Jin partakes in this tournament alongside his friends. He remains in Demon World, awaiting the next tournament - getting stronger than ever. 

Role in Story (Kensei)

Kensei Mugurama, alongside the other Visored, were introduced as soon as Aizen's defection (in the Anime, the Bount Arc follows after, but in the manga - it resumes). Kensei and the Visored helped trained Ichigo to harness and control his Hollow powers, hoping to recruit Ichigo as a Visored. It wouldn't be until later where we find out that the Visored were all previous Shinigami Captains and/or Lieutenants. Kensei & Mashiro were the Captain & Lieutenant of the 9th division, but were attacked by Aizen, Gin, & Kaname. Kensei (If I recall) is the very 1st Visored to be experimented on and eventually they all hid in the Human World to escape persecution. Kensei later would partake in the war between the Shinigami & Arrancar, but it is unconfirmed whether or not he lost to Wonderweiss. 

Strength/Power (Jin)

Jin is capable of manipulating wind through flight, creating tornadoes, and for shields. The flaw, however, with his power is that the speeds of his own wind are determined by his own accord and CANNOT exceed the actual speed of wind itself. With this, he is capable of flight, having control of the skies. Another interesting power of his is creating tornados from moving his arms in a circular motion at great speeds - creating devastating effects when inflicting damage on his opponents. He can do this with both of his arms and, shown later, an element of electricity is mixed in with the tornadoes he's made. Aside from that, he can also create a wind barrier capable of distracting his opponents or for protection from attacks. 

Strength/Power (Kensei)

Kensei is a Captain-level Shinigami, capable of using both Shikai & Bankai. His Shikai, Tachikaze, is capable of manipulating wind & energy. He demonstrates with by creating air blades & creating a bomb from his energy, capable of blowing up Menos Grande. In his Bankai form, however, all the wind is dispersed and he has two giant knuckles blades that create explosive results when inflicting damage on anyone or anything so long as the knuckles are impacting what is being hit. Apart from his Shikai & Bankai, what makes Kensei formidable is the fact that he has a hollow mask, A Visored's power, speed, and durability are amplified. 

Fights (Jin) - S-Rank Demon Level

Jin has lost all of his battles, but has done significant damage to his opponents and has gotten stronger. His record consists of 3 fights:

Jin vs. Yusuke - Tie

Jin vs. Chu (Training) - Unconfirmed? 

Jin vs. Souketsu - Loss 

Fights (Kensei) - Captain-class Level

Kensei has a even record. His record consists of 3 fights:

Kensei w/Visored vs. Hollowfied Ichigo (Training) - Win 

Kensei vs. Wonderweiss Margela - Unconfirmed?

Kensei vs. Mask De Masculine - Loss 

Verdict

And the winner is...

To be honest, Jin offered more in variety - flight, tornadoes (offense), barriers (defense), and harnesses electricity. Kensei has little to offer, going from wind-based attacks to pure offense hand-to-hand maneuvers. The main deciding point would have to be - offensive vs. defensive. Kensei is more of a offensive fighter, but Jin can be both. Jin is seen more as a defensive fighter because he tries to confused his opponents by combining his flight, agility, and, when possible, inflicting damage from just about every direction. Even if Kensei has his Visored mask on, he is limited. He is stronger with his mask on than he is without it. Jin has rigorously trained and is on par with S-class Demons whereas Kensei will always remain the same. And that is why I think Jin would beat Kensei, Captain or Visored. 

I hope you enjoyed this week's 7th Bleach Hakusho post. The following are up:

1) Hiei vs. Byakuya (Victory - Byakuya)

2) Kuwabara vs. Chad (Victory - Kuwabara)

3) Genkai vs. Urahara (Victory - Urahara)

4) Keiko vs. Orihime (Victory - Keiko)

5) Kurama vs. Uryu (Victory - Kurama)

6) Hiei vs. Sui-Feng (Victory - Hiei)

Look forward to Bleach Hakusho posts Monday, Wednesday, Friday, & Sunday from February-end of March. Feel free to leave a comment below on who you think should've won. Until then, you all stay classy now. WBCR is below.