History FanFic / NotQuiteAsPlanned

* Soifon flips when she realizes that [[spoiler:she's inadvertently leaked the location of the ryoka to Aizen.]]

--> ''Upon seeing Urahara, Yoruichi and a bunch of teenagers surrounding a tied up Arrancar'' "I give up. What's the punchline?"

** [[spoiler:Aizen]] loses his left arm to [[spoiler:Orihime]], [[DidntSeeThatComing much to his shock.]]

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Thanks to his rather potent {{HealingFactor}}, Ichigo has a rather blasé view to most of his injuries - up to and including having both his legs chopped off at the knee.

--> '''[[spoiler:Senna]]''': "Just a scratch? [[AnArmAndALeg Your legs are off!"]]

* ScrewTheWarWerePartying: An unintentional example. The [[spoiler:Visored]] spend the last third of the invasion throwing a victory party over [[spoiler:Aizen's]] defeat. They are ''very'' displeased to find out that their celebrations are a tiny bit premature.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Aizen did ''not'' account for Ichigo becoming an Arrancar. Not that he'd ever tell anyone this, through.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Aizen did not account for Ichigo becoming an Arrancar. Not that he'd ever tell anyone this, through.

* HystericalWoman: Rukia, after Byakuya reveals to her that she caused Ichigo to become a Hollow.

** Before that, Ichigo and Ishia's timely appearance is what prevents Aaroniero from beating what's left of the Thirteenth Division into a bloody pulp.

* BigEater: Ichigo, who not only manages to clear out Ukitake's entire kitchen of food in under thirty minutes, but also eats most of the utensils as well!

* BloodKnight: Once Rukia is rescued and he doesn't need to worry about his friends lives, Ichigo is actually pretty eager to fight Kenpachi in a death match.

* BoomHeadshot: Attempted but outright failed against Aizen (He dodged). [[spoiler: Done by having a arrow fired by Ishida and powered by both Ichigo and Kenpachi. [[BeyondTheImpossible It punches through the indestructible Negacion.]]]]

** When Ukitake first sees Arrancar!Ichigo, he immediately assumes that he's a hollow that has possessed Kaien's body. Cue Aaroniero several chapters later...
* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of the Invasion, Ishida manages to defeat Renji by making a roof collapse on him. Much later on, Ichigo delivers [[spoiler:what he thinks is]] the final blow against [[spoiler:Aizen]] by causing the Sokyoku Hill to fall on him.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The whole Rukia rescue plan has more holes in it that Swiss cheese, with the most gaping one being the fact that the gang had no clue how they'd get out of the Seireitei afterwards. This is lampshaded mercilessly.

* {{Expy}}: WordOfGod says [[spoiler: Ulquiorra's]] Zanpakuto spirit looks like Thailog from {{Gargoyles}}.

* DonLaFontaine: Provides narration for the Season II trailer. Fortunately, being dead is no handicap in a story like this.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Mayuri]] is the first Captain to die. Just to make doubly sure he's dead, [[spoiler: Ichigo eats him, then he gets assimilated into Zangetsu]]. The scene is both awesome and mild NightmareFuel.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When Rukia tells Ichigo that eating [[AssholeVictim Grand Fisher]] would also mean he would (by proxy) be eating his mother's soul, his reaction is (understandably) more or less this.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Mayuri]] is the first Captain to die. Just to make doubly sure he's dead, [[spoiler: Ichigo eats him, then he gets assimilated into Zangetsu]]. The scene is both awesome and mild NightmareFuel.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When Rukia tells Ichigo that eating [[AssholeVictim Grand Fisher]] would also mean he would (by proxy) be eating his mother's soul, his reaction is (understandably) more or less this.]]

* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Aizen to Ichigo after the latter implants his incomplete Hogyoku. Both of them have to feed on souls, but their motivations are completely opposite. Aizen does it to preserve his own life. Ichigo does it to protect others from himself.]]

* ScrewTheWarWerePartying: An unintentional example. The [[spoiler:Visored]] spend the last third of the invasion throwing a victory party over [[spoiler:Aizen's]] defeat. They are ''very'' displeased to find out that their celebrations are a tiny bit premature.

* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: Senna's [[EntertaininglyWrong misconception of what Ichigo and the Vizard want with her]] is pretty funny. Then you realize that as the Memory Rosary, she probably has memories of exactly that happening to her.]]

* IHaveTheHighGround: In chapter 4, Zangetsu introduces himself to Ichigo [[spoiler: and Mayuri]] while standing on a lamp post.

* BigEater: Ichigo, who not only manages to clear out Ukitake's entire kitchen of food in a few hours, but also eats most of the utensils as well!

* BoomHeadshot: Attempted but outright failed against Aizen (He dodged). [[spoiler: Done by having a arrow fired by Ishida and powered by both Ichigo and Kenpachi. It punches through the Negacion.]]

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of the Invasion, Ishida manages to defeat Renji by making a roof collapse on him. Much later on, Ichigo delivers [[spoiler:what he thinks is]] the final blow against [[spoiler:Aizen]] by causing half Sokyoku Hill to fall on him.

* FieldOfBlades: Ichigo can create one in his released state.

* GroinAttack: [[spoiler: Senna]] attempts one on Ichigo during their first meeting. It fails thanks to his [[NighInvulnerable Hierro]].

* IHaveTheHighGround: In chapter 4, Zangetsu introduces himself to Ichigo while standing on a lamp post.

* NoOneCouldHaveSurvivedThat: [[spoiler: Aizen gets his arm sliced off by a Koten Zanshuun (along with cutting one of his lungs in two), blasted ''through'' Sokyoku Hill by a Gran Rey Cero, and then has a third of Sokyoku Hill collapse on him.]]. Ichigo is understandably upset when it doesn't take.

* StormOfBlades: Usually the follow up to Ichigo's FieldOfBlades.

* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler: Ichigo's Gran Rey Cero, which both distorted the atmosphere and caused the mountain-sized Sokyoku Hill to collapse on Aizen's head.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The author has stated numerous times that what he had planned isn't always ends up happening.