Yasutora Sado

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Yasutora "Chad" Sado
Bleach character
Chad as illustrated by Tite Kubo
First appearanceBleach manga chapter 7
Created byTite Kubo
Portrayed byYu Koyanagi
Voiced byJapanese
Hiroki Yasumoto[1]
English
Marc Worden
(Episode 2–85)
Jamieson Price
(Episode 86–366 and animated films)[2]
Kaiji Tang
(live-action film)
Alain Mesa
(Episode 367–present)[3]
In-universe information
NicknameChad
NationalityJapanese-Mexican
WeaponBrazo Derecho de Gigante
Brazo Izquierdo del Diablo

Yasutora Sado (茶渡 泰虎, Sado Yasutora) is a fictional character in the Japanese

family name as Chad (チャド, Chado) due to the variable pronunciations of kanji
, and Ichigo continues to call him this throughout the story.

Conception and development

Kubo stated that he began creating the characters "from their faces." According to Kubo, Chad "looked like he was of Mexican heritage" so he decided to make him half-Japanese and half-Mexican.[4]

Character outline

Personality

Chad is a tall teenager of Japanese and Mexican descent, and appears to be older than he really is. He has a tattoo on his left shoulder that consists of a winged heart and a snake, with a ribbon that reads 'Amore e Morte' ("love and death" in Italian) and has a very big mouth. During his early years, Chad was extremely violent. Exploiting his advantage in size, he intimidated and hit any child who annoyed him. Oscar Joaquin de la Rosa, his grandfather, 'Abuelo' inspired Chad to be gentle. Afterwards, Oscar gave Chad an old Mexican coin, which he treasured after Oscar's death.[5] Since then, Chad vowed that he would never fight unless it was to protect others, as instructed — even if his own life was in danger.[6] However, because of his constant involvement with gangs, Chad gained a reputation as a ruthless gangster.[5]

Chad is a quiet person with a very kind heart and is sometimes the subject of jokes or bullies because he never fights back, against ordinary humans, or often hollows and Soul Reapers until necessary. Nonetheless, he is treated equally within his group of friends in Karakura (Ichigo, Keigo and Mizuiro). As he and Ichigo have a longtime relationship, having met each other while fighting off a group of bullies. Since then both decided to fight together, Chad becomes determined to train and get stronger in order to aid Ichigo in his fights as Ichigo and his enemies start becoming much stronger than Chad along the series.

Kon, and is one of the few characters that actually treats Kon with any dignity but for the most part ignores him. In a recent omake, when Orihime is trying to catch Nozomi with a plush cat, she captures Chad instead, who begins to cuddle with it.[7] Besides his physical strength being able to lift 400 kg with ease, Chad has also shown to be very intelligent; he ranked 11th out of 322 in school, while Ichigo is ranked 23rd.[8]

Abilities

Chad's armored arms.

When first introduced, Chad had no special powers aside from his unusual strength and endurance. After his encounter with the cockateel containing the soul of Yūichi Shibata, he starts to detect the approximate locations of spirits and hollows, but cannot fully see them. Only after saving Karin Kurosaki from a hollow, during the hollow-slaying match between Uryū and Ichigo, does Chad begin to fully see spirits. This also awakens what Chad later learns to be his latent powers as a Fullbringer, a human who manipulates the soul of an object to its full potential as the result of absorbing residual spirit pressure from a Hollow while unborn. Having been raised by his grandfather to take pride in his skin and Mexican heritage, Chad's Fullbring manifests on his body in the form of armor on his right arm called the Brazo Derecho [sic] del Gigante (巨人の右腕（ブラソ・デレチャ・デ・ヒガンテ）, Buraso Derecha Del Higante, Spanish for "right arm of the giant". Japanese for "giant's right arm").[6][9] Chad's armor increases his strength beyond its already impressive level, and enables him to fire powerful energy blasts from his fist.[10] After training with Renji, Chad gains an improved version of his armored arm. He also gains a new special attack called El Directo (巨人の一撃（エル・ディレクト）, Eru Direkuto, Spanish for "the direct", also a Spanish boxing term for 'jab'. Japanese for "giant's strike".) To perform it, the flanges on Chad's arm open up and he punches the enemy.[11]

While in Hueco Mundo, stating that his powers are closer to that of a hollow, Chad's Fullbring is strengthened by the environment to the point of manifesting armor on both arms instead of just his right. In addition, he also gains the ability to move at high speeds in a manner similar to flash steps and sonido. Chad's full-powered right arm is still called the Brazo Derecha de Gigante but is now used for defense instead of offense (though it's still more powerful offensively than his original arm). Brazo Derecha de Gigante becomes a shield that extends from his hand to some distance beyond his forearm with the same intricate pattern as before.[12] Chad's armored left arm, used for attack, is known as the Brazo Izquierda [sic] del Diablo (悪魔の左腕（ブラソ・イスキエルダ・デル・ディアボロ）, Buraso Isukieruda Deru Diaboro, Spanish for "left arm of the devil". Japanese for "Devil's left arm").[9][13] With this arm, Chad gains a special attack known as La Muerte (魔人の一撃（ラ・ムエルテ）, Ra Muerute, Spanish for "the death," Japanese for "devil's strike"), a powerful fist containing energy from all his fingers.[14]

Plot overview

A few days after Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, Chad accepts a cursed

Uryū Ishida's duel with Ichigo unleashes a multitude of hollows upon the town, Chad is pressed into battle with another hollow. It is this event that awakens his spiritual powers, which manifest as armor on his right arm.[6]

After Rukia is taken back to

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques commences, Chad is attacked by an arrancar but is saved by Ichigo.[21] Noting that he is unable to fight alongside Ichigo, Chad turns to Kisuke Urahara for help, asking for training.[22]

After Orihime is captured by

Isane Kotetsu interrupt, and the former heals him.[25] He later appears with Rukia and Renji to aid Ichigo and fight off the Exequias,[26]
but is defeated by the Cero Espada Yammy.

Seventeen months later, Chad appears as an ally of Xcution, a group of humans with supernatural powers called Fullbring. Having learned that he is a Fullbringer himself, Chad agrees to help restore Ichigo's Soul Reaper abilities for Xcution's needs. However, unaware that Xcution was using him for their plan to attack the Soul Society, Chad is attacked by Shūkurō Tsukishima and falls under the influence of his Fullbring to serve as an enforcer. But when he and Orihime experience a mental breakdown after Tsukishima attempts to "add" more details to their fake memories, Chad is knocked out by Urahara and Isshin before his mind is restored after Tsukishima's eventual death. Not too long afterwards, Chad accompanies his friends (sans Uryu) to Hueco Mundo in order to save the Arrancars from the Wandenreich. When Ichigo departs to assist the Soul Society against the Wandenreich invasion, Chad, Orihime and Urahara are grievously injured by Quilge Opie and fall to his arrows. They are then saved when Opie is killed by Grimmjow, whom they later join forces with.

Ten years later, Chad is now a professional boxer and challenger to the WBO World Heavyweight Title.

Reception

Readers from the manga have liked Chad's character, with him appearing in the characters popularity polls from Bleach. In the first poll he ranked 6th with 2,109 votes.[27] However, in following polls he did not appear in the top ten, being replaced by other characters.[28] His character has also been featured in several types of merchandising from Bleach such as action figures, key chains and plush.[29][30][31]

Various publications from manga, anime and other media have commented on Chad's character, adding praise and criticism. Popcultureshock.com writer Carlos Alexandre praised his character as, like each character, he is very convincing and particularly liked his pacifist attitude despite his appearance.

Complex magazine named him tenth on a list of "The 25 Most Stylish Anime Characters," and stated, "Sado gets this spot because of his amazing burgundy motorcycle jacket. He's also not afraid to rock cream-colored pants, nor does he stray from patterned shirts."[37]

See also

References

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  2. ^ TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot (September 15, 2006). "A Shinigami's Work". Bleach. Episode 2. Cartoon Network.
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  29. ^ "Bleach Chibi Chad key chain" (in Russian). www.superheroes.ru. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
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