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So, this sounds like a stupid question I know but in the bleachverse 'names'
are very important and you can only unleash the power of your zanpakuto if you
can call out its name. Therefore, if a shinigami is _mute_ , will they ever be
able to achieve shikai/bankai? If so then how? Only one case that I know of is
for shinigamis who have already achieved bankai to be able to release their
shikais without a command.

Answers based on LN are welcome, but if you are citing from a dubious source
or a source whose canon status can be question, please specifically mention
it. I am mostly interested in an answer based on a canon source.


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Can you release your zanpakuto if you are mute?


# Yes.

Ichigo does it [here](https://youtu.be/gr9qc_MNGJ4?t=147) when he fights
Grimmjow

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EUnyF.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EUnyF.jpg)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O2bvO.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O2bvO.jpg)

And again when he fights Ulquiorra for the first time in Las Noches

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2CsBi.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2CsBi.png)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kzMoq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kzMoq.png)

So yes, you can conclusively silently activate your Bankai.

The only other disability I can remember reading of, is Tosen's Blindness. Not
only can he wield all of the blade's powers, but it actually adapts to him and
his Bankai blinds (among other things) his opponents. No canon source can
answer this question about a mute shinigami, none has ever been shown.

Names are important, yes, but it is more about knowing than actually yelling
them. **Otherwise, top-tier Shinigami fight strategies would be to silence
your opponents.**


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