Sosuke

Sosuke is a B-tier general-progression ability with clean mid-range damage — solid for grinding from level ~50 to first Mythic roll, but eventually outclassed by the S-tier kits.

IP attribution — pending Discord confirmation

The in-game name Sosuke is widely assumed to reference Sōsuke Aizen from Bleach (the deuteragonist captain who orchestrates the Soul Society arc), but this is not yet directly attested in the Discord channels reviewed for this site (❔ faq, Best Traits on Abilities, Title Database).

The Foong Ability Base Damage thread (2026-05-12) documents Sosuke’s complete 6-slot stat profile, but does not pair the in-game name with an explicit anime IP. This page treats the Aizen attribution as inferred until a Discord-attested IP confirmation appears.

Base damage (Foong, 2026-05-12)

Sosuke’s g (33×11 = 363) sits comfortably above Nen Prodigy (300) and Zorro (200) — confirming the B-tier consensus placement (above starter abilities, below the A/S-tier offensive kits like Destructive Fists/Pride/Coyote).

Recommended loadout

• Mid-game progression: Trait Hunter or Reaper · Pet Igris (Mythic) · Cosmetic Battle Suit when farmed
• Title: World Five > themed bonuses

When to roll past Sosuke

Use Sosuke through Mastery 50–75, then transition to S-tier Mythic rolls (Pride / Shadow Monarch / Coyote) once you start farming for them. Sosuke is not a long-term main but is a clean stepping stone past starter-tier Zorro.

Meta positioning

docs/04-tier-list.md §2.3.1 lists Sosuke as B-tier with the note “Reliable main” and verification from Beebom + FRVR + Tier 1 base dmg. Foong’s three Meta Build tables (docs/04-tier-list.md §1.1.1 / §1.1.2 / §1.1.3) — Raid, Survival, Infinite — never name Sosuke in any mode’s optimal weapon column. Rolasyum’s trait-pairing matrix (docs/04-tier-list.md §1.2) does not assign Sosuke to either the Reaper Raid slot or the Flash Survival/Infinite slot.

The conflict log in docs/04-tier-list.md §3 explicitly separates Sosuke (Bleach Aizen ability, g = 363) from “Sasuke” (a trait named under the Per-Trait Upgrade Path in §1.6, where Foong / AE recommend “Goku & Sasuke: full damage upgrade”). Tier 2 sources sometimes write the names interchangeably; Tier 1 is consistent — Sosuke is an ability, Sasuke is a trait. Per docs/04-tier-list.md §5, the post-SBR+AOT meta has pushed Spin / Cid / Naoya past the B-tier band, so Sosuke remains a progression piece, not a long-term endgame slot.

Trait synergies

The Tier 1 weapon-upgrade table (docs/04-tier-list.md §1.3, Lunatic 2026-05-05) flags Sosuke as one of the two high-CD abilities that retain a CD-leaning upgrade path even when traits are stacked:

Per §1.3 Tier 1 regularity-extraction notes, “Nen Prodigy / Sosuke 始终偏 CD” — these two abilities are the only ones where the Reaper allocation tilts further toward CD (not damage) than the base allocation. The mechanism: Sosuke’s kit relies on the c-slot (35 + 20 = 55) and z-slot (50 × 2 = 100) bookending the g-slot rotation; with CD bottlenecks unresolved, the high g-slot (363) sits idle. Flash’s -20% CD baseline lets you afford a 5 DMG / 2 CD allocation; Reaper without enough CD slots is wasted on Sosuke.

Synergies & comparison

• Versus King of Curses: Sosuke (g = 363) edges King of Curses (g = 350) on the g-slot but lacks the title +5% DMG match. Both are roughly equivalent in raw output; King of Curses spams CD faster, Sosuke hits harder per cast.
• Versus Nen Prodigy: Sosuke beats Nen Prodigy (g = 300) on the g-slot and on the c-slot too. Same upgrade profile (Reaper CD-leaning, Flash DMG-leaning).
• Versus S-tier upgrades: when you roll Pride (g = 910), Shadow Monarch (S via summon DPS), Coyote (g = 550 + Mastery 100 Cero), or Saiyan (g = 1170 + revive passive), retire Sosuke.
• Pet pick: Colossus Titan (Foong’s universal pick per docs/04-tier-list.md §1.1.4) provides +20% DMG and +25 HP — the DMG line directly multiplies Sosuke’s g-slot.
• Trait + title combo: Flash trait + the ability-spin title for whichever Mythic you eventually roll. Sosuke does not have its own +5% DMG ability-spin title (the +5% list in docs/04-tier-list.md §1.4.2 names six abilities; Sosuke is not one of them).