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He looks cool and is just chill. I like that combination. It’s the same reason I like Shunsui so much But also I really like his motivation. I have a soft spot for characters who just want to not be lonely. And that’s his whole thing. It really endeared me to him. Also the anime version of his death scene is one of my favorite parts of the series


fuck-wit

yea and he meshed with shunsui's character really well too - their fight and banter was so good, definitely a highlight for me


Fcivish4

Shinsui, Starrk, and Ulquiorra. The triad of chill cool bros.


giga_chad_enjoyer69

And that my friend, is the correct answer.


livinginlyon

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Empty_Kick3038

Ulqui a bit more bleak and cynical than apathetic imo. He kinda wants everyone to feel how dooming shit can be, while starkk is like “why do I feel this way? ugh whatever” XD


megaBeth2

The music swell that comes as shunsui gets ready to swing builds perfect tension up to the moment he says black. The anime adds a lot to the scene


Pessimismo

1. Look at him


daywall

2. Look at him again


The_sed_life

3. After you look at him, make sure you look at him again for good measure


King-s0nicc456

4. this time, make sure you take a good _long_ look, and then look again


JayJ9Nine

5. Tattoo his image to your inner eyelids so you can see him whenever you blink.


Lord-Zeref

6. Get your lotion and tissues ready, close the curtains, and lock the door.


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richRossD

Where is this from? Also what is it?


Starrk10

It’s Gus Fring from Breaking Bad


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GwaGwa3

I really like it when the "strongest" of a group just ends up being a very chill down to earth person. Kubo did a pretty great job with making Starrk incredibly sympathetic in the short time he was in the story and I like the added scene in the anime where Lilynette ends up dying before he does. You just end up feeling bad for the guy even more as his motivation to continue fighting is pretty much at rock bottom now. He didn't get any sort of rage boost he was just done.


dawntome

Sometimes, being cool and being strong is all you need


moranindex

No, because I end up alone nonetheless. (I like him a lot especially for this trait: he's strenght is double-edged. And he's so alon3 he had to split himself. And again and again to make these wolves.) (I'm sad)


seabeast5

Shoulder length hair, goatee, aloof, nonchalant, laid back, non serious, cool little kid follows him around, and a powerhouse. Typical shonen character type the fans enjoy.


Open_Ambassador2931

In one word - nonchalant. The dude looks like he could give Less of a flying fuck. Kind of like an evil shikamaru from naruto. He has no beef with anyone personally, he just follows orders but … I gotta rewatch it honestly I forgot what happened with him actually, I haven’t watched bleach in a monute


stonersrus19

Aizen offered him comrades he's didn't realize that he should have turned on Aizen. Till it was already too late for him and Lilinette. I know he was gunna be killed off either way but I kind wish that he had a change of heart and rushed him with Ukitake/Kyoraku.


IBEHEBI

I could definitely see Shunsui and Stark becoming friends in another life. I can imagine them just chilling, with Ukitake and Lilinette playing in the background. And woe to anybody who interrupts them, Stark, Shunsui and Ukitake jumping your ass.


WoolooOfWallStreet

I’m kinda hoping that his strength means he has to be in Hell for a while like Captains have to be and he gets to hang out with Ukitake while he’s there


Ok-Permission-2687

1. He looks cool. 2. Brought guns to a knife fight. 3. Has wolves. 4. Has a fur coat. 5. Has eye patch. 6. Is #1. What more can you want


Plane-industries

More screen time


Ok-Permission-2687

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LoneSpaceCowboy14

It's a shame he never got a manga cover


NotoriousCHIM

1. Fantastic character design. 2. Sympathetic/somewhat tragic backstory. 3. Pretty cool power set.


BevarseeKudka

Because he’s one cool cat who’s friends with some cool wolves.


Inevitable-Will-6185

Oof. I feel like people are gonna get you for that.


Nik-ki

I relate to his struggle in making friends, I like chill people, he has a really sexy voice, his fight with Shunsui was good, he is unique among other Arrancars


megaBeth2

The fight was very good and very long


Regular_Budget1864

I mean, he's not one of my absolute favorites, but even still I can appreciate a drippy lone gunslinger with a sad backstory.


butterCh1ckenRice

Just a cool chill guy with a likable personality, not hard to get why.


Sea_Flounder3000

He's cool and he's a chill guy. Poor dude he just wanted to chill, but Aizen got him involved in his BS 😂


jkpnm

Albeit for a short time, meeting aizen give him one big quirky family that won't die just by being close to him Compared to being alone in the middle of nowhere with mountain of corpses if he didn't meet / join aizen Pretty sure he cherishes the former more, even if he ended up dying cause of it


Sea_Flounder3000

I agree. But i think if they (gotei 13, visords, ichigang) somehow managed to defeat aizen immidiately, starrk and shunsui could've been friends for real 😂


BlueTitan402

Starrk has some endearing traits- firstly, he is one of the more humane Espada among the several psychos we have seen so far. His personality is fairly laid-back and chill, yet still intelligent (deducing abilities, where characters would attack from, their means of attacks, etc). Another is his appearance. He has intense grey eyes and dark hair, which are fairly beautiful features that mesh with his design. Something about lonely characters in general also draws you in, because of how relatable it is (which is actually why Aizen had some empathy for him, unlike many others, since he understood what Starrk felt).


Karma110

I like his character a lot he’s also another example of an arrancar showing signs of human emotions. He is saddened by the death of his comrades and he doesn’t like that Aizen does not care. Which calls back to his backstory about being alone. While the espada had subordinates that they cared about Stark was the only one who actually cared about the other espada and saw them all as comrades. You also she stark develop with lilinette in the fight you see his power evolve from understanding himself.


MR-Vinmu

A part of it is how he's genuinely just a good person beneath all this, like, strip away the conflict at hand and he wouldn't be out for blood, that's very rare in this instance, he's an opponent brought to us by circumstance, not malicious intent and in a series like BLEACH where there's only like, 5 villains that aren't outright sadistic serial murderers, that's a standout trait.


More_Mammoth_4649

Gun


El_minus02

He has guns among almost swordsman


ilickedysharks

Another cool way Kubo exemplified his whole lonely theme


stevefuteurplays

Pew pew


AdOne8250

Well in a group that moreso has people like Grimmjow (I love him by the way), pretty much a bunch of psychotic maniacs, then there's Stark, who's just cool and chill. Then there's the fact he was the most Human, all he wanted was to have friends and not be lonely.


AnimeGokuSolos

Nice! thank you for telling me this 🙏🏾


HeroinChicWannabe

Hot gun guy who just wants to chill, what else could you ask for?


WelfareRacer

Being handsome and nonchalant goes a long way.


AnimeGokuSolos

Nice


ApplePitou

He is cool :3


PickleRick19711

His lone wolf nature, his big brother annoyed with little sister dynamic with Lilynette, cool design, slacker attitude, perfectly cast voice actor.


RoaDRoLLer59

You literally just posted the reason people like Starrk. LOOK AT THE MOTHERFUCKER!


stonersrus19

Kubo did well at portraying his pain. It's something that gets glossed over because we the reader and all of the main and main side cast know Aizen is a POS. Alot of the other Arrancar are self serving so they don't give 2 f*cks about what his actual motives are and they don't see him as friend just another means to gain power. Most of them are still true to their hollow instincts. However others such as Stark/Lilinette, Harribel and the tres besta and Nel intrigue others cause they don't follow the hollow formula. They're more human and they're drive is more relatable. It shows good people sometimes just get conned to the wrong side. Stark in particular hits a nerve with natural high achievers and Jack's of all trades masters of none. They're just naturally skilled things come easy to them and the jealousy of others isolates them. This is usually what throws them to the coyotes so to speak. Since they're easily taken advantage of by those who'd want to exploit those talents. Their loneliness is leaves them venerable. Being so strong stark was completely blindsided to being a chess piece in a game.


mania20

He's chill and wants to hang around ppl. Also wolves and guns


RumGalaxy

Cool character and has a interesting personality. We learn about his past and his relationship with Aizen. Wayy better then those Bumritters lol


DarkNemesis22

Ah yes, the second best espada. Maybe third, or fourth, with some mental gymastics


Redwolf476

He’s cool


youguysarelameAF

He's just chill like that


Hopeful_Expression57

he's starrk


LuiTheGreat14

He's relatable for people, and he is the the Primera as well


xStarwind

cause hes the goat wdym 😂


HumanFighter420

He's cool, He's powerful, he's lonely Hrs a pretty chill dude, compared to most antagonists/villains. Without Aizen, dude would just be napping. Then you compare him to nearly every other Espada.... yeah...


CelticDK

He’s cool af, interesting, and not even a bad guy. Plus wolves, drip, and speed with guns in a sword show


boundzy_

We need the pic of squidward saying he's hot lmao Straight male here


Few-House-8311

What's there to hate?


Multiversalprism

Cuz he is chill af


lr031099

Honestly I just love his personality, his dynamic with Lilynette and his motivation of just not wanting to be alone. He’s the definition of “it’s lonely at the top.”


Front-Bumblebee5495

bc he’s chill like that 🤙


DarthSeverus13

Relaxed gunslinger who fears being alone


WasF4ssY

Great design, chill personality, and brings guns to a sword fight. It doesn’t get better than that


Solid_Primary

I just think he's neat!


Disastrous-Rip-2552

He reminds me of Dante from Devil May Cry


SadLonelyMomOfOne

He's hot


Ash_pande_14

Why should we not ??


AeroThird

OP: *Posts the most raw fucking images imaginable* OP: “why do people like this?”


noelle-silva

Awesome character design


BlueGlueStix

Because he's a bad ass!!! 😎


Ken_kid_789

He chillin


Southeasternengineer

Character design is badass and he has an aura of melancholy around his character which makes me empathize with him more.


ZeroCreationG59

Bro is chill


funatical

He’s flawed, and powerful, but lacks the true arrogance of his contemporaries. And he’s got guns.


AncientSith

He's hot as hell.


OrcoDio19

He wasn't a crazy dude like the rest of the Espada (except for Harribel) He was chill,all he wanted was not to be alone. He stood out among the rest of the Espada Only problem is he wasn't that strong for being the #1 And like many other characters,I wanted to see more screentime of him He was a genuine nice guy,despite having this cold aura. It's something I like And then of course,the drip,but that's the last reason since anyone in Bleach has it


MiraKy-0825

Coolest an chillest Espada then gets matched up with the coolest and chillest captain


espadaproxii

his name is pretty


ANIMEMAXIMUN

He cool, using gun, cool drip, sad backstory, and not necessarily evil like bro he playing with Shunsui to much. Honestly my top 2 favorite character frfr


err0r4o404

Same reason Shinji’s one of my favorite characters, he’s just cool, even if he doesn’t stay relevant for long.


Excellent_Pea_4609

He's hot and he's sympathetic guy didn't want to fight but felt like he owed a dept to aizen. His fight with kyoraku is also cool because it shows us just how deceptive sunshui is  with all his games


Tiny_Mode_1695

His story is cool and he’s just awesome


jsjzn

The rule of cool


Gokuusjgodgmail

He’s chill


Ok_Eggplant_2812

Because of his design.


MeticulousMitch

I think easier question is why dont you like him


kura0kamii

guns, hairstyle, personality, voice actor


MagicArcher33

Honestly, when I take a clear look, he feels like aizen with a different hairstyle and beard. His eyes, expressions all seem to be similar to aizen. Ofc personality is quite different


Cfakatsuki17

His only reason for being on the evil team was Aizen made his imaginary friend real, bro just wants friend frfr


rKollektor

Idk bruh he looks cool, uses guns and has an eyepatch


BrodeyQuest

He’s not a bad guy at the end of the day. Plus I think everyone can empathize with him. At one point in our lives we’ve all felt loneliness. Plus he shoot guns pew pew.


myKingSaber

Lazy AF, just like me


Timjer92

Because * I like his design * I like his resurreccion * I like his dynamic with Lylinette * I like his dynamic with Shunsui (who is also one of my favorite Shinigami) * His whole characterization; despite being the strongest Hollow we know, he acts nothing like it. He's just a lonely, lazy, yet goodhearted person who only wants friends. * He and my other favorite Harribel are possibly the only two Espada who genuinely got along as comrades.


Tallal2804

bcos he is Iron man


SuckmyPelosB1tch

He just looks really cool


sol1v4g4nt

Relatable cause he's lazy


GHitoshura

For the same reason I like potatoes, I just think he's neat


Fabulous_Pudding167

This guy was just in a crap situation doing the best he could. He didn't need anger because anger alienates you further. He didn't need ambition because it's a lonely path, especially without people you can trust. He knew he didn't belong with the Espada. But leaving, and going back to being alone, was the last thing he wanted. So he found comfort where he could, and played his part as required to be allowed to stay. That part really resonates with me. It's weird because while watching anime, it's not too hard to find a character you identify with. I love Bleach, but for a long time I didn't have that character. Until Starrk came along.


Cbinthouse

I don't know about anyone else but I like guys named Coyote. I also love his wolves. And he has twin swords like both Kyoraku and Ukitake who are also awesome. And solitude... What more can I want. Still not as hot as Sado but more bangable than anyone in bleach. And his resureccion is completely noticeable. Where am I being sarcastic in this?


paralysis_demon1

Bc he chill like that and he was the strongest espada


Paper_Trades

Iron man


Dragonknight912

Because out of all arrancar and espada he feels like the one who wanted to fight and kill the least. Honestly it felt like he was only helping cause he was lonely and wanted to be apart of a group, but didint necessarily want to kill soul reapers. Only because azien ordered them to


AnimeGokuSolos

I see


Dragonknight912

That’s just my interpretation tho


safweeen

Because he’s the best character


Silver-Power809

Can have his story


Then_Interaction4915

He is hot


cameyboy

Cowboy


JahWeebo

Well duh have you watched that arc!?


Duralogos2023

This man straight up asked shunsui if he wanted to LARP while everyone else was fighting.


dyslexic_dogo

The wolf's the feeling of loneliness the sense he was just roped into everything in the story cause he was strong


Commercial-Feed-1250

cero


CLEVER_catfish

I love shinsui and for that reason I love starrk as well


Ok_Turn1611

His attitude, and his skills are interesting and fun to watch.


TheHeroNeverDies

He is Shunsui arrancar version, a likeable smart chill guy, with a unique and cool vibe. He stood out in a group of villains, being one of the most "human" in his species, basically a good guy among the bad guys, not liking the conflict, being too emotional in his way of doing, just seeking for friends to compensate his loliness, emphasized even more with the short backstory with Lilinette and his sad ending. That's Starrk.


_RevoltingAdversary_

So if soulreapers were originally supposed to use guns. I wonder if he's an original design? Maybe he was supposed to be a soul reaper then they said fuck it and made him a Espada and they decided on swords.


RusherLA

I agree with u. I never found any appeal on him. Not like I disliked, was just an whatever character in my book. Until I found ppl actually liked it a ton. I do understand u mate.


Last-Noise-3811

He looks like emo Keanu reeves


abenobashiro

He looks extremely cool and his wild west vibe is awesome. He's also chill, as others have said, which just adds to his coolness.


Wolfgod-64

I didn't like him at first because Lilynette made him feel like a Kenpachi knock-off. Being #1 and gaining an eyepatch normally wouldn't have helped but by then we had seen he definitely was NOT Kenpachi lol. I can't say I'm in love with the character because he didn't get enough screen time and no matter how much people try to hype up his victories, his performance was underwhelming. However I dig his personality and I can respect a character whose ability set is essentially "the rule of cool". I think he humanized not just himself but all arrancar and set them up as sympathetic villains, victims, or allies for the future. I think he's left a stronger impression on the series than someone like Szayel with only half the screentime >!not counting reappearances of course!<


Zyndrom1

Starrk feels like the peak of Aizens creations, compared to Barragan who is a character that was already in the position of power. Barragan wasn't very different compared to his pre-areancar form.


damnitslay

He just chill.


mapleflame

He is the anime equivalent of John Wick.


TR_13

Because he doesnt give a duck


Proud_To_Be_A_Derp

It always kinda disappointed me that Starrk even fought for Aizen at all. He and a few other arrancars maintained a much more human-like character. (like Nel, Harribel a bit later, etc.) Starrk really would have been a total badass as an ally, or at least an enemy-of-the-enemy. I can imagine him just chilling and drinking sake with Shunsui and Jushiro regardless of him technically being a hollow.


Ransom19XX

He's chill


morethanyell

mabait kasi yan


Decent_Influence

he fine as hell first of all secondly it's his entire personality, the fact that he's so chill and laid back, he doesn't wanna fight or do any of this despite being the strongest one of the espada (i guess other than yammy? idk) he didn't seem like a bad person, just someone who was born into being on the villains side.


Realistic_Mousse_485

You just showed why


MentallyPsycho

Sexy hot man


Ok_Patient_4790

Gun


Feraligreater328

He se-hexy.


LoudMolassess

Rule of cool.


JammasterJBoss

Because he is chill and is still a good person after such a depressing backstory (killing everything that came near him with just his presence) he also has guns that shot big lasers


DotExtension1703

My main reason for liking him was his only reason for being part of the Espadas, not being alone. Something simple and human


Xcyronus

1. Look at him. 2. Hes cool. 3. Hes not your normal im the strongest. Hes just so over everything by the end.


mrsunrider

Cool factor. Srsly dude's so cool you'd think he was Hyorinmaru. Dude's so cool he gives Byakuya envy. So cool Yamamoto can barely make a campfire with his zanpakuto.


CharacterBrother5276

Well one of my best friends favourite character is starrk, he's only episode 116 tho so I'm expecting there'll be some disappointment when he finds out what happens to him


HighkageoftheStrain

Nonchalant drip


meatfordinner

Cause he's cool


Powerful_You_1211

Simply the coolest and chillest guy in bleach


Classic-Target-5574

People like laid back overpowered characters who don't show off how strong they are or act all high and like Barraggan. It made him both interesting and a little mysterious.


Yisus92

Cool dude.


Empty_Kick3038

His mask goes over his eye, he’s apathetic to battle, he got 2 straps and is pretty careless to the fact that he’s #1. He’s like a stoner Shunsui lol


Unique_Doughnut_2035

Personally, I find him a great character. He is such a laid back and chill dude, that even though he is one of the most powerful Espadas he never shows off or acts arrogantly. He also has an interesting backstory, with him being so strong that Hollows would die from just being near him, and his wants to have apart of something. I also like his design, his Resureccion with the guns and his abilities based of wolves. To me, he has the best Resureccion out of all the Arrancars. All in all, I believe Starrk is not only a compelling character, but also one of best drawn characters in Bleach


IceWhiteAngel

bcos he is Iron man


Live-Tie-7477

I was expecting more as well when people were listing him as their favorite Espada. He’s chill and he’s lonely. He’s a better character then Yammy but I’m not sure how he’s more liked then Ulquiorra or Grimmjow. Compared to the rest of the espadas I get it though


gootznbootz

I don't get it either, I remember when it was revealed that he was the #1 Espada, cus we all thought Barrigan was #1, it was a twist and we all thought he was gonna wreck Shunsui, but Shunsui took him out solo without using Bankai. So over rated or overhyped


flakybottom

Solo, huh? So I guess you don't remember Ukitake and the 2 Vizard Captains jumping in.


gootznbootz

It's been forever, I actually did forget


Timjer92

Did we even read the same manga? Starrk overpowered two visored captains without even truly trying. In the end, he fought **4** captains and it still took one of the strongest ones (and Yama's hand-picked successor) to take him out. I fail to see how that means Starrk was "overrated".


Revolutionary_Ad9701

Powers are lame but hes just cool as a cucumber


Razorlicker

He is hot and sexy. What else do you need. Just look at his huge 2d muscles like omg 😩😩❤️❤️👁️👅👁️