Who Can Actually Beat Aizen? Black Clover’s Strongest Magic Knight From Every Squad, Ranked

Because the internet refuses to stop booking fantasy fights, here is a particularly spicy one: Bleach boss Aizen versus the heaviest hitters from Black Clover. There are nine Magic Knight squads in Clover, each with a captain, and a handful of these folks are scary enough on paper to make even Aizen sweat. I pulled the strongest rep tied to each squad and ranked them from most to least likely to actually put him down. And yes, the math lands at 11 names because the Crimson Lion has two monsters and the Wizard King used to wear an Aqua Deer cloak.

Who from Black Clover actually has a shot at Aizen?

1. Julius Novachrono (Wizard King; formerly captain of Aqua Deer)
   Julius is the one I would bet on. His Time Magic lets him speed up, slow down, freeze, or flat-out rewind time, and he can lock opponents in a loop where the clock never moves. He lives ten steps ahead, which is exactly what you need against a schemer like Aizen. If Julius boxes him inside a repeating moment, Aizen's Hogyoku basically has nothing to do.

2. Asta (Black Bulls)
   Asta's Anti-Magic cuts through spells, curses, and any magical trap like they are wet paper. If you treat Aizen's toolkit as 'magic' for the sake of the matchup, Asta can cancel out the hypnosis, ignore the smoke and mirrors, and hit him for real. He also has multiple Anti-Magic modes that give him different ways to pressure Aizen. It's not easy, but the matchup math works in his favor more than most.

3. Yami Sukehiro (Black Bulls captain)
   Dark Magic that can draw in other magic, plus the ability to carve open space itself, makes Yami a problem for anyone. He even has a pseudo-black hole move that eats magical attacks. He reads 'ki' to sense and preempt attacks too. The catch: we've seen him dragged into Dorothy's dream world before, so he is not immune to mind or perception tricks. Against Aizen and Kyoka Suigetsu, that gap looms large.

4. Dorothy Unsworth (Coral Peacock captain)
   Dream Magic is nasty on concept alone: she can pull you into a dreamlike domain and shape every inch of it however she wants. That said, she cannot actually shut off your powers once you are in there. Which means if Aizen gets a foothold, the manipulator probably becomes the manipulated. Strong, but the wrong opponent.

5. Yuno Grinberryall (Golden Dawn vice captain; William's successor)
   Wind Magic for whirlwinds and tornadoes. Star Magic for light beams, barriers, and, crucially, teleportation. Yuno's mobility can turn lethal fast. The issue is defense against Aizen's shikai or the Hogyoku's nonsense. He has none. He likely gets hypnotized before he understands the board has changed.

6. Fuegoleon Vermillion (Crimson Lion captain)
   Fire Magic powerhouse with the fire spirit Salamander in his corner. He is fast, he is ferocious, and in a straight brawl he cooks. But he brings no protection against Aizen's hypnotic blade. Expect a valiant start, then a quick collapse once the illusions take hold.

7. Mereoleona Vermillion (Crimson Lion temporary captain)
   Mereoleona is a walking inferno who can become flames themselves and overwhelm most people by sheer presence. Unfortunately, Kyoka Suigetsu triggers the moment she sees the sword drawn. She has zero tools to counter full-on hypnotism. If she could swing blind from the bell, maybe. But that is not how this works.

8. Nozel Silva (Silver Eagle captain)
   Mercury Magic gives Nozel a flexible offense and defense: he can shape mercury on the fly, pierce Steel Magic, and even push back Blood Magic. In a straight scrap he is trouble. The second Aizen shows the Zanpakuto, though, Nozel has no answer for the hypnosis and the fight skews one way.

9. Charlotte Roselei (Blue Rose captain)
   Briar Magic lets Charlotte bind, restrict, and even dull an opponent's senses with thorny constructs. Her big weakness is fire, and her toolkit is almost entirely physical. Against mental manipulation, she is wide open, which is a terrible place to be versus Aizen.

10. Jack the Ripper (Green Mantis captain)
    Jack's mana blades adapt to what they cut and can slice Spatial and Gravity Magic. It's cool and it works on a lot of problems. It does not cut through hypnosis. If he cannot perceive what is real, those blades never get their upgrade cycle going. He is done before he can adjust.

11. Kaiser Granvorka (Purple Orca captain)
    Vortex Magic creates whirlwinds that erase incoming magic, which is great against most mages. The gap here is just massive. Aizen is operating on a different level and likely speed-blitzes Kaiser before the wind even spins up.

Agree, disagree, want to reshuffle the middle of the pack? Tell me who from Clover you think actually clears Aizen.

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