I don't think so, really. Ulquiorra has now essentially killed Kurosaki (I find it amusing how it's more natural for me to refer to him as Kurosaki now than Ichigo because I've been playing Ishida so long) twice. If anything, JUST removing Ishida's hand is relatively merciful. Either that, or he sees Ishida as so far below him that he's not worth actually killing, like Kurosaki is.
At the same time, though, I wouldn't rule out that Aizen knows about it anyway. He may have been sacrificing Ulquiorra, knowing there were at least 5 captain-level shinigami in Las Noches, and that Yammy probably couldn't even win against one of them-- as evidenced by Yammy's brutal beating at the hands of just Bankai!Kurosaki. Or he could have known about this, and have counted on Ulquiorra to use it to crush all of them. Byakuya and Mayuri would probably be crushed by him, just by sheer weight of statistics. Unohana and Kenpachi are probably the only ones on par with Ichigo in Vizard form.
That said, Aizen also knows that the Captains' concern will be getting back to Karakura, while doubtless he anticipated that Kurosaki and the other ryoka would go after Hime and confront Ulquiorra on their own.
Still, Ulquiorra doesn't know that Aizen probably knows. Which leads to an interesting development, I'm sure. The question of WHY he's hidden it from Aizen will be an interesting story, doubtless.
That said, even if he does turn coat and eventually join the ryoka, I've got a feeling he won't see much screen time. Hopefully he won't be as badly off as Renji happens to be, but at the same time, the alternative is becoming like Byakuya, who almost never shows up, but kicks serious ass when he does.
Also, we have to consider the balance of the forces of good and evil.
Tousen is powerful, but not overwhelmingly so. Kenpachi beat him, and I doubt that was part of Aizen's plan, which means that right now, Aizen has four major pawns left in play (Gin and the top three Espada), and the ryoka, the Captains, and possibly Ulquiorra against him. Assuming the captains against the top three lose but don't die, he's still in a damn tight spot.
Unless the Vizard join his side, rather than attacking BOTH sides and becoming the new villains, Aizen can't afford to lose Ulquiorra storyline-wise unless we're approaching the end of Bleach more rapidly than I think, or at least the end of Aizen being the main villain.
Kubo won't let this end without showing off the Vizard's abilities, if we know him at all. Heck, he still has a couple lieutenants he's probably got fights planned for. So just from a storytelling perspective and the balance of the sides, I'm not sure Kubo can afford to have Ulquiorra switch sides.
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Date: 2009-03-11 09:01 pm (UTC)At the same time, though, I wouldn't rule out that Aizen knows about it anyway. He may have been sacrificing Ulquiorra, knowing there were at least 5 captain-level shinigami in Las Noches, and that Yammy probably couldn't even win against one of them-- as evidenced by Yammy's brutal beating at the hands of just Bankai!Kurosaki. Or he could have known about this, and have counted on Ulquiorra to use it to crush all of them. Byakuya and Mayuri would probably be crushed by him, just by sheer weight of statistics. Unohana and Kenpachi are probably the only ones on par with Ichigo in Vizard form.
That said, Aizen also knows that the Captains' concern will be getting back to Karakura, while doubtless he anticipated that Kurosaki and the other ryoka would go after Hime and confront Ulquiorra on their own.
Still, Ulquiorra doesn't know that Aizen probably knows. Which leads to an interesting development, I'm sure. The question of WHY he's hidden it from Aizen will be an interesting story, doubtless.
That said, even if he does turn coat and eventually join the ryoka, I've got a feeling he won't see much screen time. Hopefully he won't be as badly off as Renji happens to be, but at the same time, the alternative is becoming like Byakuya, who almost never shows up, but kicks serious ass when he does.
Also, we have to consider the balance of the forces of good and evil.
Tousen is powerful, but not overwhelmingly so. Kenpachi beat him, and I doubt that was part of Aizen's plan, which means that right now, Aizen has four major pawns left in play (Gin and the top three Espada), and the ryoka, the Captains, and possibly Ulquiorra against him. Assuming the captains against the top three lose but don't die, he's still in a damn tight spot.
Unless the Vizard join his side, rather than attacking BOTH sides and becoming the new villains, Aizen can't afford to lose Ulquiorra storyline-wise unless we're approaching the end of Bleach more rapidly than I think, or at least the end of Aizen being the main villain.
Kubo won't let this end without showing off the Vizard's abilities, if we know him at all. Heck, he still has a couple lieutenants he's probably got fights planned for. So just from a storytelling perspective and the balance of the sides, I'm not sure Kubo can afford to have Ulquiorra switch sides.