You Insulted the Chief Strategist and Think You Can Leave? / Boy, How Many Kenseis Can You Take On?

A legendary figure.

The unit of measurement for combat power in the Bleach universe.

The first thing Shinigami said when they met was, "How many Kenseis can you take on?"

Though he possessed Captain-level strength, Kensei Muguruma had never won a fight against anyone. That's right, not even once!

His only shining moment was blowing up a Gillian's head during the final battle against Aizen.

That's right, you didn't read that wrong. After watching the entire series, that was Kensei Muguruma's only shining moment.

After that, he was beaten down by his enemies in all sorts of ways.

From then on, Kensei Muguruma never won another battle he took part in.

Right after he blew up the Gillian's head, Prince of Fire Extinguishment made his entrance.

Kuna Shiro of the Visored Army had been far too reckless, causing her Hollowfication to end, and Prince of Fire Extinguishment took her down in one combo.

Kensei Muguruma swore to avenge his companion. After activating his Bankai, he charged straight in and unleashed a barrage of attacks on Prince of Fire Extinguishment.

As for the outcome...

Neither the anime nor the manga ever showed the outcome of that fight. Halfway through, Prince of Fire Extinguishment returned to seal Ryūjin Jakka, but Kensei Muguruma was gone!

That's right!

He was gone!

Whether it was Aizen's later battle against multiple Captains or the battles that followed, Kensei Muguruma seemed to have vanished from the World of the Living.

Prince of Fire Extinguishment had beaten him out of existence!

If only he had been just a little stronger. No one was asking him to defeat Prince of Fire Extinguishment—if he could have just held him off, the Captain Commander might not have lost so miserably.

Aizen's battle with the Captain Commander could only be described as