He founded the training academy and his best students were Captains Kyouraku and Ukitake, whom he regards as being like sons to him. His Zanpakutou is the most powerful offensive sword in history but when it's taken away from him, all he does is show case his mastery in all the other Shinigami Arts as well, displaying insane punching speed and strength, extremely fast Flash Step movement, and Kidou battle spells so powerful that they're matched solely by the specialist Kidou Captain and Aizen. Bleach: Yamamoto has been the captain-commander for a thousand years because no one in that time has been strong enough to challenge his position.Ryu's sempai Kitagata has the skills, gives off the "seen-it-all" vibe and has the world-weary attitude and disrespect for the "young whippersnappers" of an Old Master, but is in his mid-thirties at the oldest. Kaze Gorou from Bartender was the undisputed master of Tokyo's cocktail bars, and proves to not have lost anything, even with age and the after-effects of a severe stroke taking their toll.Baki the Grappler has several: Doppo Orochi, Gouki Shibukawa, Kaku Kaioh and Ryu Kaioh.and not one of them stands a chance against Yujiro.Don't be surprised if he's The Patriarch in a Badass Family. In the Caper Crew makeup, he is the Legendary Thief. In martial arts movies, especially, the Old Master tends to be a Magical Asian. Retired Gunfighter is the western, weaponized version of this. They are likely to be Weak, but Skilled but that is an age-less trope. See also Old Soldier and When Elders Attack. Heavily overlaps with Hermit Guru and Stronger with Age. In short, this character can be of any moral alignment or ethnicity whatsoever. Crueler or Good Is Not Soft classes of Old Masters, on the other hand, function as the Drill Sergeant Nasty, and those who study under him had better be prepared for Training from Hell. To do so, the character typically prefers the Wax On, Wax Off approach to education and the When You Snatch the Pebble approach to final exams. The Old Master is often the sensei to one of the main characters (often the name they give him), training them so they can pass on the torch to the new generation (and maybe earn themselves a break). Often the Old Master will be more dangerous in his twilight years than he was at his physical prime because of this.īreak out the ^ sign on your calculator when this trope is applied to seasoned adventurers of any type anyone who's managed to survive to a ripe old age while performing inherently dangerous work is obviously really damned good at it. Any physical decline he's suffered from advanced age simply won't matter, because he learned long ago how to defeat enemies who are physically stronger and faster than him. He might also have been a Badass Bookworm on the way there. Obfuscating Stupidity comes as naturally to this guy as breathing. They may rely on years of training and deceptive strength, or cunning, but they get the job done. Despite being at least sixty years old, he (or she) is a formidable fighter who can take on several younger opponents at a time, clean the floor with all of them, and barely get winded. Don't let his age (or his size) fool you this guy is a force to be reckoned with.
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