Using Gin's statement is complete nonsense.
- There are numerous feats that are significantly faster than Mach 500 both pre and post time skip
- Gin is literally a ******* snake and nearly everything out of his mouth shouldn't take seriously, especially when he admits to lying about something
- And no, just because Ichigo thought Mach 500 was an insane speed, doesn't mean it is - why the **** would he know if he is numerically faster than some arbitrary speed like something being hundreds of times faster than Gin clapping his hands? Do you calculate and compare your speed like that exactly? Do you think anyone in the Soul Society does? All he knows is that he's faster than those he is faster than, there are no numbers involved.
I know, that if I wasn't on the wiki, I wouldn't know the speed of lightning for instance; And wouldn't think that dodging lightning would be as impressive of a speed feat that dodging a Mach 500 expanding sword is because one of those has a comparison to something I know (Gin clapping his hand) and adds a big multiplier to it.
Also, are we really upscaling an Orihime reaction calc to some no named fodder character for
the entire cast? Jesus, how is this community's decision making on these speed feats this ******?
What about the Senbonsakura feat, Ichigo dodging Byakyuga's lightning kido (which is called, acts, moves, and looks like real lightning, just like how all elemental kido take on the features of their element, and to assume that this randomly isn't the case for lightning kido is pure headcanon that goes against Occam's Razor), dodging the Negación, Aaroniero dodging sunlight is literally apart of his character and has a direct feat of this on panel, Candice's lightning (which is faster than real lightning IIRC), Mask's light beam, Lillie in his entirety.
And I am probably forgetting like 4 other feats and statements all faster than Gin's statement or that Orihime calc.
But no, that calc is obviously the only legit speed feat in the series until the top tier level statement of Mach 500 which comes from only the most reputable of sources and clearly overwrites all other feats and statements in the series, how could I forget?
God, I am so done with this shit. Just remove the speed section from Bleach character's profiles entirely and just always equalize speed in fights. It's not even worth debating at this point.