mother at a young age, Uryū mostly interacted and trained with his grandfather Sōken before witnessing him being killed by Hollows right in front of him. This is one of the reasons he hates Soul Reapers as they knew of the attack but did nothing to stop it. As a Quincy, Uryū uses the most common power and ability of the Quincy: a bow named composed of spiritual energy. During the Arrancar arc, Uryū uses a new Quincy cross, and a variant of his original bow called . Unlike his original bow, it is shaped like a spiderweb and can fire up to 1,200 shots at once. After Ichigo Kurosaki gains the Soul Reaper powers of Rukia Kuchiki, Uryū confronts him in an attempt to prove that Quincy are superior. Using a special bait, Uryū attracts a swarm of Hollows to Karakura Town, so he and Ichigo can compete to see who can kill the most Hollows in three days. However, this attracts too many Hollows than Uryū expected. During their competition, Uryū learned the reason Ichigo fights, which is the same reason his grandfather fight as a Quincy, leading Uryū to see Ichigo in a new light. He and Ichigo work together to fight a Gillian-type Menos. A few days later, Uryū is defeated by Renji Abarai when he attempts to stop him and Byakuya Kuchiki from capturing Rukia Kuchiki. Intent to save Rukia by joining Ichigo's group, Uryū trains to better equip himself for the next time he needs to battle a Soul Reaper. Their group is split up soon after their arrival, leaving Uryū with Orihime Inoue. The two attempt to avoid other Soul Reapers, but they are caught by 12th Division captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who played an indirect role in Sōken's death and experimented on him after he was sent to the Soul Society. As their battle progresses, Uryū removes his sanrei glove, invoking the Quincy: Letzt Stil. In this form, he unknowingly sacrifices powers to defeat Mayuri. Uryū is later captured by Kaname Tōsen. He is soon reunited with other members of his rescue team that have also been imprisoned, and they are freed by Kenpachi Zaraki. Upon reuniting with Ichigo and saving Rukia, the rescue team returns to the human world. In the anime, during the Bount arc, Uryū used the last of his Quincy powers to defeat the Bount Yoshi. Back in Karakura