History Headscratchers / BleachIchigo

*** Actually it doesn't has to be the mother, they said one of the parents was attacked by hollows, but the mother has to have the hollow's essence trace in her body which the baby absorbs during pregnancy (why women in labor should stay away from hair dye and masked demons) so maybe the father is able to pass the essence to the mother.

* When I first read chapter 474, it surprised me that Ginjo would say [[spoiler: Ukitake]] was a villain, but his statements [[NightmareFuel make sense]]. Reading back, he and Aizen had an... interestingly suspicious conversation, and his comment that it was good that Yamamoto was going to live because there was no-one strong enough to replace him yet was... eerily disturbing. That Ginjo said that Rukia and Renji, who Ichigo trusts with his [[JustForPun (after)life]], knew all along that he was a disposable pawn to Soul Society is worse.

*** Wait, ''13 times'' his power fighting Aizen? [[PersonOfMassDestruction Then his sword swings would blow up, what, cities?]] Kubo wouldn't do something that [[WhatAnIdiot stupid]], would he? Maybe they didn't give all their Reiatsu. I mean, if they did, wouldn't ''they'' lose all their powers?

* What are the actual forms of Zangetsu's Shikai and Bankai by the time of Ichigo's adulthood?

*** [[spoiler: That wouldn't have worked for two reasons: in the manga Aizen said he wouldn't have control over what someone like Ichigo would see were him to use his shikai against him (and he said that to an Ichigo who only had shinigami powers, that wouldn't have worked at all against Dangai Ichigo), secondly it's said in the newest novel he is unable to use his bankai against people who hasn't seen his shikai previously).

* Does Ichigo still have his hollow powers, or was a note made of him losing those completely? I mean, he certainly hasn't used them since his re-empowering, but Ichigo never liked those powers anyway, so I'd see that as being in character.

** Everyone also knows who hollowfied out of complete rage and completely obliterated an enemy he was facing. IMO though, Bleach follows Ichigo. Bleach is Ichigo's story, not Facebook's.
* How did Super Hollow Ichigo's cero (Or the ensuing explosion) do such a piss-poor job at eradicating Ulquiorra when it was fired at point-blank range? It's not like the super hollow was holding back, and Ichigo didn't weaken it or stop it by willpower because he was dead before the hollow even took over. [[http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/351/18-19/ Here]] you can see how big the explosion was and [[http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/352/06/ here]] you can tell that it was so powerful that it sent spiritual pressure down to everyone else.

*** That really isn't a good enough excuse when you consider how Hollow Ichigo aimed the cero [[http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/351/16/ so close above where his head is]], and [[http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/352/08/ how huge the explosion was]]. It should have AT LEAST blown off Ulquiorra's head seeing how it got his innards, left arm, and left leg blown away (Which were all farther away from the cero than his head).

*** Ginjo who attacked Uryu has stolen shinigami powers before, other than that, only Ichigo with a power raining from zero has battled the Xecution. I thought it would had been more of an asspull if the humans with powers (who probably haven't battled anything more than normal hollows since Menos Grande are very rare in the world of the living) were stronger than the [[Really700YearsOld centuries old shinigamies]]. So when Ichigo and Ginjo went for their final fight so soon, I thought it was clear this was just a short arc to show how Ichigo got his powers back. Plus Reji (who thanks to Kisuke and Mayuri can now travel to Hueco Mundo to fight stronger hollows and arrancar) reveled that they've been training to fight Aizen (foreshadowing that he will escape and that they already expect it) so of course they're [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] them.

* Why hasn't Ichigo gotten Tensa Zangetsu to teach him the final getsugatensho again, so he can get the upgraded bankai?

** In fact, if "Zangetsu" isn't Ichigo's real zanpakuto, then why does he change appearance when Ichigo activates his bankai?

* [[spoiler:So Ichigo's second fight with Yhwach, he gets his ass kicked, his Bankai broken, and Old Man Zangetsu and the Inner Hollow absorbed by Yhwach. Then Tsukishima "repairs" his Bankai. Okay, but if the Hollow is the main Zanpakto spirit, what is the Bankai then if he isn't around? Is there a new, completely purified Zangetsu? And why does the Bankai break again, only to have Ichigo's shikai inside of it?]]

* What bugs me about Bleach is that Ichigo is, for all practical intents & purposes, dead, and yet he still lives in the real world. (Rukia stated back in the early chapters of Bleach that anyone who had their chain of fate cut was dead as a human, and couldn't be revived. We know that Tessai cut Ichigo's chain of fate, in order for Ichigo to become a soul reaper again) Why? Why wouldn't he join the Gotei 13, and really help the soul reapers/shinigami out? Also, why has Kubo "forgotten" Tatsuki again??? We get some really great interaction between the two after Ichigo returns from the soul society, and shortly before the HM arc, but now it's like she's vanished. Why? Also, for those of you who have the Bleach Book of Souls, you'll notice a picture of Tatsuki as a soul reaper/shinigami. Why not go ahead and make her a soul reaper/shinigami or vizard like Ichigo already? Plus, what about making Orihime a soul reaper/shinigami too? Or have her as a vizard also?
** Because Ichigo has a life, family and friends he's not willing to give up. And he's not that good with the whole authority thing (see him disobeying Yamamoto and going to rescue Orihime). As for why Tatsuki disappeared: Because she's not that important and is probably asleep with the rest of Karakura Town. And for turning her or Orihime into Shinigami or Vizards: WHY? Why would Kubo even want to do that?
*** Ichigo has twin sisters to help take care of. Leaving them would be downright irresponsible on his part. I really want to see Tatsuki become a Shinigami. She's been around Ichigo long enough (ever since she was four years old), and has been there when Ichigo fought the Arrancars, and he was using Bankai. She's probably going to be training with Urahara, and she'll be as strong as Ichigo. Make Orihime a Shinigami...? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST IDEA EVER!!!
*** Why? She'd fit right into squad 4. Can't fight, is wimpy until pushed far enough, healing power.
* I assumed that because he now had a true shinigami form, he was able to use his body like other shinigami use their gigais. He just stayed because he was still able to have a life, and was assigned to Karakura Town by Soul Society as a Shinigami Representative. Now, what really bugs me is that after [[spoiler: he loses his shinigami powers he shouldn't be able to remain in his body/decaying corpse at ''all'', and should have been sent to Soul Society or become a hollow. Not to mention that he should still have reiatsu and see ghosts. I mean, he did before he was a shinigami.]]
** Now, repeat with me. Rukia stabbed him in the chest to give him his powers, IN HUMAN FORM!!! So, it's possible that his body has a little spiritual energy in it tied to Ichigo. TO WILD MASS GUESSING!

* I'm pretty sure somebody have mentioned this, but this is kind of a complaint to the Shounen genre in general- how Ichigo, even though he is [[spoiler: a shinigami's son]] and spent years being around ghosts, but come on; he did that for like 15 years, but how the hell is he the same level has captains and Espadas who are at least few centuries years old and spent those years fighting Hollows? I enjoy the fight scene and characters and all, but that aspect always bugs me.
** Actually, it's been explicitly stated that Ichigo's rapid growth is extremely unusual and is in fact his greatest strength. Yes, it's a HandWave and it doesn't provide much explanation as to ''why'' he is able to grow so quickly, but it has at least been acknowledged.
** Natural growth talent is just one factor. There are two others; firstly, it's easier to level up your reiryoku when you're in mortal danger. Ichigo throws himself into that a LOT, in case you haven't noticed, and your average Shinigami ain't quite that insane (the stronger ones, however, are quite nuts). Secondly, his reiatsu (energy output) has been incredibly restrained by multiple forces from the very start, sometimes successive and others simultaneous ([[spoiler:Isshin's reishi strings, the Substitute Badge, failure to bond with his REAL Zanpakuto, the Yhwach side of Zangetsu holding it all back when it can, his own psychological weaknesses]]). That's some serious "weight training" going on, so he NEEDS to level up to insane lengths just to survive all these fights. Moments like when he faced that Gillian, his Hollowfication, his all-at-once Mugetsu, that's what happens when his output FINALLY gets the mileage his actual level deserves.
* Considering Tosen's recent little surprise, does this mean that Ichigo is going to get [[spoiler:a Resurrección]] too? Or does the uber-hollow form already cover that? Just asking because it now seems kind of obvious that a Vizard can now have one. So, anyone want to guess if that is going to be Ichigo's next upgrade?
** I'd presume he can, although I'm not sure it's the Uber-Hollow form [[spoiler:because he still had his sword.]] Which means Ichigo may possibly [[spoiler: have another form that's even MORE Goddamn powerful.]] I also wonder whether [[spoiler: the Vaizard can use Resurrección. Aizen said they were 'second-rate arrancar wannabes' or something to that effect, suggesting they're incomplete or something... they've had their Hollow forms for over 100 years and there's never been a hint that they can do anything other than go first-stage hollow. On the other hand, none of them seemed particularly surprised when Tosen Rezzed, and this IS Bleach, where IAmNotLeftHanded is like a law of physics or something.]]

** Huh, I thought that the attack from Grand Fisher awoke his Fullbring. {{Ass Pull}}, anyone?

* Is it just me, or has Ichigo become a whole lot more comfortable with killing after the Fullbringers messing with him? Okay, yeah, war and all that, but let's look at his victories for a second:
- Random hollows which he purifies.
- Ikkaku: Spared, -healed- and went on his way.
- Renji: Spared, became friends with.
- Kenpachi: Only tried to kill when there was no other option.
- Byakuya: Spared, could have killed him but didn't.
- Grimmjow: Spared, was going to let Orihime heal him.
- Ulquiorra: Probably would have been willing to spare.
- Gin: Attempted to incapacitate.
- Aizen: Didn't finish him off when he had the chance, let Urahara take him away.
- Ginjo: Regretfully kills.
- Kirge: Tries to furiously murder.
- Random Sternritter guy: Out right kills without a second thought.

** To be fair, Ichigo got Reiatsu from [[{{Badass}} Kenpachi.]]