Bleach Hakusho 2 Round 6: Tier Harribel vs. Mukuro

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Welcome back to another installment of Bleach Hakusho where I pit the worlds of Bleach & Yu Yu Hakusho (YYH abbreviated). I do apologize that there was a delay in this week's post, I've been quite busy with school & work. However, like I've said, it'll be posted on the weekends if delayed. So far, YYH leads against Bleach 3-2, but within September, anything can happen. Bleach Hakusho 2 Fight Night posts will be on Mondays & Fridays all throughout September. Without further ado, let's start off the 6th Matchup ~ Tier Harribel vs. Mukuro. Take into account that Storyline & Powers/Abilities are the deciding factors in these Fight Night posts. Let's jam! 

Storyline (Harribel)

Before Harribel was the 3rd Espada under Aizen's tutelage, Harribel was trying to stay alive in Hueco Mundo as a Vasto Lorde-class Menos. When Apacci (later would be one of Harribel's fraccion) is being attacked by 2 male Adjuchas, Harribel steps in to save her. Afterwards, Apacci introduces Harribel to Mila Rose & Sung-Sun ~ a fated meeting of the 3rd Espada and her underlings. Harribel brought up the idea of working together as a group not only to survive together, but to defend themselves from any threat that may come to them. Harribel's philosophy on power is that she'd rather work in a group than to sacrifice others for her own benefit (this means she's a team-player). It wouldn't be long before Harribel & her new comrades were faced with a new terror - the King of Hueco Mundo, Barragan Louisenbairn. Her refusal to yield to the King only made things worse as Baraggan's underlings, one by one, attacked Harribel & her new comrads. Baraggan personally was tired of Harribel's rebellious attitude and refusal to yield to him. Since then, Harribel & her comrades had to stick close since Baraggan was after them. A henchmen of Baraggan's appeared and tried to do away with Harribel only to have her own life saved....by Aizen Sousuke. Aizen gave Harribel a choice to join his ranks ~ to protect not only herself, but the lives of her own comrades. Hearing Aizen's concept of sacrifice, Harribel & her Fraccion joined him.

Harribel isn't formerly introduced as of yet, but is briefly seen at the birth of Wonderweiss Margela and at the debriefing of Ulquiorra & Yammy's visit to Karakura Town. She is rightfully seen and introduced when Aizen summons the Espada about the intruders in Hueco Mundo (Ichigo, Uryu, & Chad). She is seen bickering with 5th Espada, Nnoitra, about the intruders. Just as Nnoitra asks her if she was scared, Harribel was quick to turn angry, but is stopped when Grimmjow decides to leave the meeting in order to pursue the intruders. When Grimmjow & Ichigo finally have their anticipated match, Harribel & her Fraccion are seen watching from a distance, but Harribel notices something? The opponent Grimmjow was fighting, to her, didn't feel human ~ it felt like it was an Espada vs. Espada fight. She is in shock of how Ichigo's strength was on par with Grimmjow's & that it was, as I said before, inhuman. Tier Harribel shows up later on alongside Starrk & Baraggan to fight the resistance in Fake Karakura Town. She, alongside her Fraccion, fight the 10th division. Hitsugaya, Captain of the 10th Division, is surprised that Harribel is strong and is only the 3rd Espada. An expert iswordsman and being highly perceptive & tactical in battle, she was able to discern all of Hitsugaya's attacks. It wouldn't be long before Harribel releases her Resurreccion - Tiburon (Imperial Shark Empress). However, she didn't ascertain the full extent of one of Hitsugaya's abilities and is frozen-in place temporarily by this attack (Hyoten Hyakkaso). However, it seems that Harribel has yet to face defeat as Wonderweiss appears and breaks Harribel from the ice that imprisoned her ~ ready to face Hitsugaya once more. All seemed to be in Harribel's favor up until the Visored showed up to back the Shinigami in their confrontation against the Espada. Lisa, Hiyori, & Hitsugaya triple-teamed her, but Harribel was able to tactically and carefully maneuver her way out of each and every one of their attacks. As Starrk & Barragan fell, Harribel is seen being the only remaining Espada. Seeing that it was futile and that they served their purpose, Aizen betrays and mercilessly cuts down Harribel. Angered by this sudden betrayal from her savior, she retaliates only to be struck down by Aizen & his Kyoka Suigetsu. After Aizen's imprisonment, she becomes the new ruler of Hueco Mundo. However, a new threat shows up known as the Wandenreich and Yhwach quickly dispatched Harribel. Harribel is last seen being held captive.

Storyline (Mukuro)

Mukuro, in YYH, was responsible for retrieving Hiei to serve under her empire in attempts to thwart Raizen & Yomi's ambitions. She helped trained hiei to eventually reach S-class by giving him rigorous tests of endurance and patience. She & Hiei developed an affinity for another as they share a history of displeasure, loss, and humiliation during their upbringing. She, alongside Hiei, sided on Yusuke's proposed Demon Tournament for all out control of Demon World. In this, she fought against Hiei and won, garnering the respect of Hiei as well as her freedom from the shackles that bound her to the past. She goes on to face Natsume and winning narrowly, but eventually lost to Enki, who would then be the Ruler of Demon World. Mukuro remains alongside Hiei, patrolling Demon World's program to ensure that any humans who accidentally walk into this realm are sent back home unharmed. She lives with Hiei in her castle and is heavily hinted in wearing the Tear Stone Necklace that Yukina gave to Hiei. 

Powers/Abilities (Harribel)

Being the 3rd Espada, she possesses incredible spiritual power. As said previously above - Harribel is a master swordsman, being able to perceive and tactically maneuver her way from Hitsugaya's attacks. With any Hollow, she is capable of performing Cero, Sonidl, & Descorrer (this allows her to move freely between worlds). However, she is most proficient in her Zanpaktou ~ Tiburon. In her Resurreccion form, not only is her power, agility, and durability enhanced ~ but she has a onslaught of attacks that prove to be devastating on Captain Hitsugaya & her main basis of attacks is based on water manipulation. By garnering her spiritual power onto the tip of her blade, she is able to fire a yellow-colored projectile called Ola Azul (Blue Wave Gun). Harribel is able to fire tridents (infusing her sword with her spiritual power that fires high-force slashes in a series of three shots ~ being able to cut through anyone at ease). Her attack, Hirviendo (Burning Current) ~ she can control and manipulate her boiling water just by pointing her blade in any direction. La Gota (War Drop) allows Harribel to condense large amounts of water around her blade before firing it as a blast that resembles much like a shark tooth (this attack alone was enough to destroy houses). And her last attack, Cascada (Cutting Waterfall) ~ allows Harribel to launch a surge of water at her opponent which is large enough to cover several town blocks.

Powers/Abilities (Mukuro)

As seen in the picture, Mukuro, being an S-class dmon & one of the Three Kings of Demon World, is incredibly powerful. Despite her horrible upbringing, her powers are no laughing matter as it defies the very foundation of all demons - being able to slice through the 3rd dimension. This God-like ability allows for possibilities as it limits her opponents from coming into contact with the dimensional slashes as well as create a barrier for herself where her opponents can't touch her. Aside from this impressive ability, she is able to perform telekinesis and create deadly energy blasts at the palm of her hand. Going back to the picture, she effortlessly beats down Hiei despite his relentless training by her side. She was even able to completely destroy Hiei's Black Dragon technique. She truly is someone you don't want to F with.

Verdict

And the winner is....

Reiterating once again in the beginning, I do apologize that this post was delayed. I'm balancing out school, work, and spending time with family/friends. So if a post if delayed, it'll be posted on the weekends before midnight. Going back to this Match, I took a better look into these two pasts. Both are tragic to say the least ~ one was damaged physically, sexually, and psychologically whereas the other was damaged physically. Mukuro's upbringing definitely was more of a tear-jerker and it's all the more satisfying to see her grow into a woman who'll one day be free from her shackled. However, the main concern is that she ascended into power whereas Harribel was saved by Aizen and became only his underling in courtesy for being saved. Later, Harribel would ascend to power only to be beaten by the Wandenreich. So in terms of storyline, Mukuro's is much more tragic. Then, there's powers/abilities where I think there's more layer to Harribel's powers/abilities than there are Mukuro. Mukuro can slice through the 3rd dimension, a god-like power that is unrivaled within the Demon World. Harribel's power is focused on water in all its shapes and forms. So it's obvious that Mukuro's powers/abilities are much more eye-catching, right? Well, not in this case. Mukuro barely scrapped the surface of what she is capable of whereas with Harribel, she went all out. She was a threat before she even released her Resurreccion and even her opponents were either matched or weren't on par with her skills. These were the points I got out of the Match

1) Mukuro's upbringing is much more tragic with Harribel's, Although Mukuro's ascension into power is fascinating to see, Harribel, from the start, has always been lying under the shadows. It took a betrayal to realize that she was destined for greatness, but was quick to be beaten by an unknown enemy. 

2) Mukuro's abilities are unrivaled to anyone else in the Demon World, but she mainly utilized her enhanced strength, durability, & durability to overcome the odds against Hiei. With Harribel, she definitely threw more punches & was more bite than bark when it came to displaying what she could so in her Resurreccion form.

I'm giving this victory to Harribel on the basis that I think there's more potential to her character. She was saved by Aizen, served under him, and was betrayed by him. She herself has been beaten & left broken many times and now, it seems that she potentially could be a possible reason why there'll likely be a truce between the Soul Society & Hueco Mundo. I felt really bad for Harribel from the beginning whereas with Mukuro, I felt bad for her upbringing, but she seemed perfectly content afterwards. Even with God-like powers, she didn't demonstrate much. Harribel threw in much more punches & had a large assortment of attacks that all proved devastating. I want to see Harribel alive and more importantly, what she is capable of now after the time-skip. Sorry Mukuro, I know you're a bad@SS that can cut dimensions & sh*t, but with a very minor appearance in comparison to Yomi & Mukuro ~ Harribel takes the cake just on the basis that there's room for potential/improvement. 

So who do you think won this matchup? Mukuro from YYH or Tier Harribel from Bleach? Comment below & let me know. Look forward to BH 2 posts on Mondays & Fridays all throughout September (will be posted on weekends if and only if there is any delay). Until then, you stay classy. Here's the current score:

1) Sojiro Kusaka vs. Shinobu Sensui ~ YYH

2) Aaroniero Arruruerie vs. Elder Toguro ~ YYH

3) Renji Abarai vs. Kazuma Kuwabara ~ Bleach

4) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez vs. Younger Toguro ~ YYH

5) Rukia Kuchiki vs. Yoko Kurama ~ Bleach

6) Tier Harribel vs. Mukuro ~ Bleach 

YYH and Bleach are tied 3-3.