"You can't lose like this! Mister! Misteeeeeer!! Please get back up, SUPERSTAAAAAAAAAR!!!" |
James (ジェイムズ, Jeimuzu) is a Quincy and a member of the Wandenreich's Sternritter with the designation S: The Superstar to manifest his hero and fellow Sternritter, Mask De Masculine;[2] the latter with whom he could empower with his cheering.[1]
Appearance
James is short, chubby, and bald. He wears a polo shirt and overalls. He also wears sunglasses, bowler shoes, and holds a hammer which he uses to ring a bell to start the Mask De Masculine matches.
Personality
James seems to have an immense amount of respect for Mask and enjoys cheering him on during his battles, as well as becoming immensely upset when Mask appeared to lose to Kensei Muguruma.[3] He also has a habit of referring to Mask as "mister" (ミスター, Misutā).[4]
Plot
The Thousand-Year Blood War arc
James is present as Mask ambushes Shūhei Hisagi, Ikkaku Madarame, and Yumichika Ayasegawa and rings his bell to signal the start of the fight.[5] After Mask is overpowered by the three Shinigami, James cries out to him, activating Mask's Schrift and giving him the strength to defeat his opponents.[6] Shortly afterwards, two burning lights burst through the clouds and descend into the city several miles away, causing Mask and James to wonder what it is.[7]
At James' recommendation, Mask attempts to rush to the landing zone to figure out what's going on and potentially find more foes to defeat. Before they can leave, they are stopped by Captains Kensei Muguruma and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi and James spectates and is disheartened when Mask initially loses. However, James once again uses The Superstar to revitalize Mask, allowing him to overpower Kensei.[8] James is shortly afterwards bifurcated by Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi in order to prevent his cheers from further empowering Mask.[9] After revealing he can still cheer even while bifurcated, James is quickly cut to pieces by the newly-arrived Renji Abarai.[10]
However, James reveals he possesses amazing regeneration abilities by growing a new copy of himself from each piece of himself as he continues empowering Mask with his cheers.[11] After Mask fires his Star Flash: Super Nova at Renji, James is caught in the blast, incinerating him while crying in disbelief as Mask tells him not to worry as he will be reborn as long as Mask still lives.[12] However, with Mask's death at the hands of Renji soon afterwards, James is also dead.[13] With his death, James' soul was absorbed by Yhwach.[14]
Equipment
Bell: James carries a small bell around with him, which he rings as a way to show his support to Mask whenever the latter fights.[15]
Powers & Abilities
Great Spiritual Power: As one of the Sternritter, James' spiritual power is on a level comparable to that of a captain-level Shinigami.[16]
Reishi Manipulation: As a Quincy, James primarily absorbs spiritual energy from the atmosphere, and combines it with his own spiritual energy to form weapons.[17] He has an easier time collecting this energy in environments with higher concentrations of Reishi such as in Soul Society or Hueco Mundo.[18]
Schrift
The Superstar (
- Immortality: As long as Mask is still alive, James is immortal and will remain active no matter how much damage or injury he suffers because of his fan status.[20]
James creates several duplicates of himself after being cut to pieces.
- Body Division: If the original body is incapacitated in battle, The Superstar will allow James to form small nude copies of himself from the severed portions to rapidly increase the potency of his praise for Mask, allowing the latter to enter an empowered form in the process.[21]
Weaknesses
The Superstar
Mutual death: If both James and Mask are simultaneously dead, they cannot revive each other and will both permanently die.[13][14]
Trivia
Klub Outside Trivia
- According to Q&A #185 by Tite Kubo on his fansite "Klub Outside", James was the true holder of The Superstar, and Mask De Masculine was a manifestation of what James considered to be his "ideal hero".[2]
Quotes
- (To Mask De Masculine) "If you take care of that pair who have flashily fallen from the sky like shooting stars, it’ll make a star out of you too!"[22]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://bleach-anime.com/character/?chara=70
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Klub Outside official site
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 560, page 17
- ↑ Bleach manga, chapter 559, pages 19-20
- ↑ Bleach anime; Episode 382
- ↑ Bleach anime; Episode 383
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 554, pages 15-17
- ↑ Bleach manga, chapter 560, pages 1-11
- ↑ Bleach manga, chapter 561, pages 1-11
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 562, page 17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 563, pages 5-6
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 564, page 3
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bleach manga; Chapter 564, page 19
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Bleach manga; Chapter 565, pages 5-6
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 560
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 499, page 5
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 49, page 3
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 547, page 11
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 560, pages 16-17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 562, pages 5-7
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 563, pages 4-5
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 560, page 1
| Organization | Sternritter • Schutzstaffel • Jagdarmee • Soldat |
| Headquarters | Silbern • Schatten Bereich • Wahrwelt |
| Members | A: Yhwach (Sovereign) • Other associates: Asguiaro Ebern • Luders Friegen |
| Schutzstaffel | A: Uryū Ishida • C: Pernida Parnkgjas • D: Askin Nakk Le Vaar • M: Gerard Valkyrie • X: Lille Barro |
| Sternritter | B: Jugram Haschwalth • E: Bambietta Basterbine • F: Äs Nödt • G: Liltotto Lamperd • H: Bazz-B • I: Cang Du • J: Quilge Opie • K: BG9 • L: PePe Waccabrada • N: Robert Accutrone • O: Driscoll Berci • P: Meninas McAllon • Q: Berenice Gabrielli • R: Jerome Guizbatt • S: Mask De Masculine • S: James • T: Candice Catnipp • U: NaNaNa Najahkoop • V: Guenael Lee • V: Gremmy Thoumeaux • W: Nianzol Weizol • Y: Loyd Lloyd • Y: Royd Lloyd • Z: Giselle Gewelle • Ϛ: Shaz Domino |
| Related | Quincy • Arrancar • Medallion • Schrift • Special War Powers |