| “ | I wanted strength. I always, always wanted the strength to protect people. I remembered that when I lost my power. Rukia gave me the power to protect when what I wanted was power. Everybody helped me regain my power when I lost my power. That's why I'm going to protect them and fight you. | „ |
| ~ Ichigo to Ginjo |
Background
Ichigo Kurosaki is the main protagonist in the Bleach manga series and its adaptations created by Tite Kubo. He's the son of Masaki and Isshin Kurosaki, a Quincy with the powers of a Shinigami. Years after the death of his mother, Ichigo uses his innate spiritual awareness to help local ghosts, and unlocks his potential as a Shinigami when Rukia Kuchiki comes along in pursuit of a Hollow. Ichigo then protect and befriends Rukia and then has got her powers who then receives Soul Reaper powers and since then takes on the responsibility of patrolling Karakura Town or Soul Society for any hollow or other hostile spirits that threaten the peace.
Powers and Stats
Keys: Fullbring Arc | Power Restored | Post-Squad Zero Training
Tier: At least 6-C in Fullbring Stage 1, 6-B in Fullbring Stage 2, higher in Fullbring Final Stage | At least 6-B, High 6-B with Fullbring Bankai | Low 1-C, higher with Hollowfication and Bankai, even higher with Gran Rey Cero Getsuga Tenshō
Dimensionality: 3-D
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 4. Every being within Bleach abides by a reincarnation process through the Soul Cycle), Weapon Mastery (He’s skilled with his Zanpaku-Tô and has been able to beat master swordsmen, was trained by Kisuke Urahara, he trained with Yoruichi Shihōn and Zangetsu, he trained with the Visoreds), Supernatural Willpower/Pain Tolerance (Type 3. He was able to get impaled in his torso by a massive spike and continued fighting after, he could fight while having the power of his Bankai crushing all his bones), Martial Arts (He’s skilled at karate and was able to beat Tatsuki until junior high), Accelerated Development (After multiple failed attempts to form a sphere out of his reishi for the orb was able to not only create the reishi in the orb but also get it under control easily after just one tip, he could conquer his inner Hollow, Ichigo is able to keep mask on for a longer amount of time, he quickly began to understand Fullbring), Acrobatics (He displayed some skill in acrobatics), Precognition (Type 1. He analyzed Renji’s attack pattern to find a break in his attacks so he could land an attack, he was able to analyze and predict Ulquiorra movements), Possession-Negation/Limited Soul Manipulation (He can use the Soul Reaper badge to force a soul from a body), Statistics Reduction (The Soul Reaper badge will seal a portion of the person's power while in their possession), Instinctive Reactions (He instinctively used a Getsuga when Ulquiorra blitzed him), Resistance to Memory Manipulation (After Senna wiped everyone's memories Ichigo was the only one to retain his memories of her and even certain events such as him visiting The Valley of Screams before[1]), Soul Manipulation (His soul could withstand him breaking out of the Kido which would’ve destroyed it), Limited Corruption (Type 1. He could fight the effects of Hollowfication for a limited time allowing him to gain his Soul Reaper powers back which hollowing corrupts a human soul), Possession (He could fight back Zangetsu possessing him).
All previous abilities, Weapon Mastery (He trained with Jackie Tristan), Weapon Creation (He can utilize his Fullbring to create a spiritual guard), Limited Flight (He can use his Fullbring to propel himself), Energy Projection (He can launch blasts from the spiritual guard), Statistics Amplification/Soul Manipulation/Light Manipulation (He can use Bringer Light to increase his speed by utilizing the soul within an object), Surface Scaling (He should be capable of using the soul within water top walk on it), Reactive Evolution (Ichigo's Fullbring will continue to evolve in combat and could grow to higher stages while fighting), Resistance to Extrasensory Perception (He uses Fullbring powers which can't be detected due to the lack of spiritual particle fluctuation).
All previous abilities, Transformation/Forcefield Creation (He forms a Shihakushō out of his Fullbring which acts as armor for himself), Weapon Creation (He can create a unformed blade out of his Fullbring), Pseudo-Flight (He can use Bringer Light on the air to fly), Reactive Power Level (He was getting stronger while fighting Tsukishima), Extrasensory Perception/Precognition (Type 1. He could sense Ginjō's movement by sound and his presence, he could see the spiritual energy within Ginjō to make shape of him while blinded).
All previous abilities, Transformation/Forcefield Creation (He forms a complete set of armor out of his Fullbring), Weapon Creation (He can create a complete blade out of his Fullbring), Weapon Mastery (He trained with Kūgo Ginjō), Accelerated Development (He could quickly evolve his Fullbring, he was able to fuse his Fullbring and Shinigami powers), Energy Projection/Damage Boost/Energy Manipulation (He can use Getsuga Tensho).
All previous abilities, Shinigami Physiology, Immortality (Type 2. Soul Reapers can survive fatale wounds as long as they have enough Spiritual Energy as it’s connected to their life force), Longevity (Soul Reapers have extremely long life spans), Enhanced Senses (He can see spirits, Soul Reapers and Hollows which are normally invisible, He can sense murderous intent, could hear Kenpachi’s Zanpaku-Tô), Extrasensory Perception-Negation/Enhanced Senses-Negation (His overwhelming Spiritual Energy is able to block Rukia from sensing and hearing a Hollow, when she could it was being filtered by his energy), Holy Manipulation/Purification (Type 2. The Zanpaku-Tô cleanses a Hollow’s soul of it sins and purifies it so it may enter the Soul Society), Extrasensory Perception/Information Analysis (He could sense the presence of a soul possessing a bird and the presence of a hollow, He can sense a beings Spiritual Pressure and can gauge their level of power from it, The Soul Reaper badge can detect a Hollow before Ichigo can even sense it), Reactive Power Level (Reiryoku is most quickly increased when a Soul is in a life-or-death situation increasing their power, Ikkaku stated that Ichigo’s strength was growing, Grimmjow states that Ichigo’s mask can be maintained longer due to getting stronger because of his previous fights, After his fight against Grimmjow grew strong enough to fight Base Ulquiorra without his mask), BFR (Via Konsō, he can forcibly send a spirit to the Soul Society or Hell), Chi Manipulation (He can convert Reiryoku into Reiatsu), Non-Physical Interaction (Soul Reapers are able to interact with ghosts who’re intangible), Invisibility (He’s invisible to normal humans), Aura (Ichigo's spiritual pressure can induce many different ailments such as Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, can make the air feel like it's burning or crush someone's soul under the pressure), Power Bestowal (Ichigo's lack of control and strength of his Spiritual Energy allows him to enhance the Spiritual Energy of beings or spirits around him helping them to awaken their own powers, Soul Reapers can give a portion of their Spiritual Energy to a human creating a Substitute Soul Reaper), Pseudo-Flight, Limited Instinctive Reactions/Limited Forcefield Creation (His body could instinctively react to Soul Reaper powers and subconsciously gain traction on air by solidifying reishi under his feet, Zangetsu can create Ichigo’s hollow mask to protect him from damage he may receive), Attack Reflection/Invulnerability (When two Spiritual Forces Collide the weaker of the two absorbs the impact and the stronger of the two won't even have a scratch as the spirit energy unconsciously being released from their body is superior), Multiple Personalities (Ichigo and Zangetsu are two separate personalities and souls but are still one being), Shockwave Creation, Empowerment (Zangetsu can increase Ichigo’s power), Statistics Amplification (He can use Shunpo to increase his movement speed, he can use Bankai which’ll increase his power up to 10x, Hollowfication increases Ichigo’s power for 11 seconds), Damage Boost/Energy Manipulation/Energy Projection (Zangetsu will absorb Ichigo’s energy then amplify it with Getsuga Tenshô, He can use Black Getsuga Tenshôs), Transformation/Limited Shapeshifting (When he uses Bankai his Shihakushō will transform and his Zanpaku-Tô will change shape, when possessed by Zangetsu his hollow mask will form), Afterimage Creation (He can move fast enough to create afterimages of himself), Limited Healing (Souls that reside in Reishi-rich area's restore their Reiryoku quicker), Summoning (Shinigami can summon their Zanpakuto Spirit into their world), Resistance to Power Absorption (Ichigo's Bankai couldn't be stolen by the Medallions), Poison Manipulation/Statistics Reduction/Death Manipulation/Corruption (Type 2. Shinigami possess antibodies against the Hollows toxic nature and can even intake the power of a Hollow without suffering its effects. He could fight the effects of Hollowfication for a limited time allowing him to gain his Soul Reaper powers back which hollowing corrupts a human soul), Matter Manipulation/Deconstruction/Matter Absorption (Souls with Reiryoku can resist the effects of Quincy's ability to deconstruct, manipulate and absorb matter), Sleep Manipulation (Souls that are strong enough can resist Shinten which causes those affected by it to feel dizzy and eventually pass out).
All previous abilities, Immortality (Type 3 and 4. Zangetsu could resurrect Ichigo after he’d died), Regeneration (Low-Mid; He can instantly regenerate large cuts and lost limbs), Resurrection, Shapeshifting (He slowly starts to change the shape of Ichigo’s body into a hollow), Natural Weaponry, Body Control (He can create a large mouth monster from his body, He can form his fingers into claws making them stronger), Energy Projection/Light Manipulation/Explosion Manipulation/Heat Manipulation (He can fire Ceros which are light based attacks that can burn the target if hit), Limited Telekinesis (He’s able to bring Zangetsu back to his hand), Statistics Amplification (He’s able to use Sonido which increases his speed similar to Shunpo), Soul Absorption/Statistics Amplification/Fusionism (Hollows can consume each others souls fusing into a new being and becoming stronger. Hollows passively absorb the Reishi within Reishi-enriched environments), Spatial Manipulation (Hollows can tear holes in reality and the opening have shown to cause space around them to distort), Poison Manipulation/Statistics Reduction/Death Manipulation/Corruption (Type 2. A Hollows very existence is poisonous to a being who doesn't have the proper antibodies. This will later cause the afflicted becoming weak and losing spiritual power. It will also let to their soul to start decaying away and it'll ultimately kill them), Sealing/Soul Manipulation (Hollows are capable of ripping a soul from a body and they're also capable of sealing it within another person or object), Resistance to Extrasensory Perception (He could slip through Ulquiorra’s Pesquisa when he used Sonido).
All previous abilities from Shinigami, Regeneration (Low; Zangetsu was able to stop the bleeding from his wound Kenpachi gave him but only for a limited time), Limited Blood Manipulation/Limited Body Control/Damage Boost/Statistics Amplification (He can passively use Blut Vene which's a Quincy ability that increase is offence of defense by injection Reishi into the user's veins), Absorption (Quincy can absorb Resishi from their surroundings), Limited Existence Erasure/Immortality-Negation (Type 4. Quincys erase evil souls like Hollows from existence, completely destroying their soul and removing them from the cycle of reincarnation), Resistance to Absolute Zero (Via Blut Vene, due to being more powerful than As Nodt, he should be able to replicate the same level of resistance as showned to Rukia Kuchiki's Shikai).
All previous abilities, Instinctive Reactions (He could reflexively countered and fractured Kirinji's fist when he attacked him by surprise), Weapon Mastery (He trained with Squad Zero such as Ichibē Hyōsube, Senjumaru Shutara, and trained in dual wielding), Aura (As a Transcendent Being his spiritual pressure should be similar to Aizen’s which would disintegrate objects, people or souls that got too close to him), Damage Reduction/Forcefield Creation-Negation (He wears Ōken Robes which protects against damage and allows Ichigo to force his way through barriers), Transformation (He can transform into his Merged Hollow gaining a Hollow horn and the color of Zangetsu changes), Limited Shapeshifting (Zangetsu will change in shape when he uses Bankai), Limited Blood Manipulation/Energy Projection (Via Gran Rey Cero Getsuga Tenshō, he merges his Gran Rey Cero and Getsuga Tenshou utilizing his blood), Limited Spatial Manipulation (Via Gran Rey Cero Getsuga Tenshō, which distorts space), Resistance to Heat Manipulation/Corrosion Inducement (He was able to bathe in Kirinjo's hot spring, and without protection the water can cause the spiritual being's bodies to erode and rupture from exposure to the waters), Empathic Manipulation (Via the Ōken Robes), Fire Manipulation (He was fine after plunging his arms into flames capable of immediately vaporizing a large portion of Nimaiya's sea), Gravity Manipulation/Space-Time Manipulation (He could withstand Aizen’s Kurohitsugi which warps space and time), Extrasensory Perception (As a transcendent being he cannot be sensed by inferior opponents unless he allows it).
Attack Potency: At least Island level in Fullbring Stage 1 (He could fight and match a Jackie Tristan who stated she should've be stronger than Renji before training after teh Aizen fight), Country level in Fullbring Stage 2 (He was able to somewhat match Tsukishima but his Fullbring was incomplete), higher in Fullbring Final Stage (Fought on par with Tsukishima and cut off his arm) | At least Country level (Far stronger than before, as he has regained all of his Shinigami powers, on top of his Fullbring powers), Large Country level with Fullbring Bankai (Ichigo's Bankai multiply his stats by 7.5) | Low Macroverse level (Cut down the Weakened Soul King, capable of cutting through a casual Soul King Yhwach's darkness, is one of three people alive capable of defeating Hikone's full power, making him among the strongest in the entire verse, and was even fit to replace the Soul King), higher with Hollowfication and Bankai (Killed Soul King Yhwach with a Getsuga Tenshou and again with the Zangetsu that appears from within as Yhwach's power was coming back to him, Soul King Yhwach feared Ichigo's Bankai enough to go out of his way not to fight it, instead destroying it with his Almighty), even higher with Gran Rey Cero Getsuga Tenshō
Speed: FTL in Fullbring Stage 1 (He could keep up with Jackie Tristan), Massively FTL in Fullbring Stage 2 (Can keep up with Tsukishima), higher in Fullbring Final Stage (He could blitz Tsukishima) | Massively FTL (Faster than before), Massively FTL+ with Fullbring Bankai (At least 7.5× faster than before due to using Bankai) | Massively FTL+ (Able to hold his own against Yhwach, albeit Yhwach was holding himself back. Ichigo was regarded as one of the only individuals capable of combating Hikone. Overwhelmed Candice, Mennias, and Liltotto. Can casually redirect multiple Heilig Pfeil. Reclaimed the power he once had that he used to defeat Aizen), higher with Hollowfication and Bankai
Lifting Strength: Unknown in Fullbring Stage 1, Class M in Fullbring Stage 2 (Clashed with Tsuskishima and can send him back, his kick sent him flying), higher in Fullbring Final Stage | At least Class G (Stronger than before, regained his power and grabbed Ginjo and sent him flying), higher with Bankai | At least Class G (Held back Yhwach), Class Z with Bankai (Restrained Soul King Yhwach), higher with Hollowfication
Durability: At least Island level in Fullbring Stage 1 (He took hits from Jackie Tristan), Country level in Fullbring Stage 2 (He took hits from Tsuskishima), higher Fullbring Final Stage | At least Country level (More durable than before), Large Country level with Fullbring Bankai (Comparable to his Attack Power), higher with Blut Vene | Low Macroverse level (Comparable to his Attack Power, blocked an attack from Almighty Yhwach, and is capable of surviving a barrage from a casual Soul King Yhwach), higher with Bankai, Hollowfication and Blut Vene (They increase his power by 7.5x and Blut Vene increases Ichigo's defense)
Stamina: Extremely High (He could fight while being serverly injured, could handle the strain of regaining his powers for 5 days and was able to train for 5 days straight against Kisuke, He stated that after training with Kisuke that his stamina increased, He trained for 3 days to achieve Bankai and stated that his spiritual energy would last 5 days on Hiyori's exercise machine, He could train in the Dangai for nearly 3 months)
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range up to Tens of meters with Fullbring Stage 1 and Fullbring Stage 2, Tens of kilometers with Getsuga Tenshou | Standard melee range, Extended human melee range with Zanpakuto, Tens of meters Via Shockwaves, Tens of kilometres with Getsuga Tenshou | Standard melee range, Extended human melee range with Zanpakuto, Tens of meters Via Shockwaves, Tens of kilometres with Getsuga Tenshou and Gran Rey Cero
Standard Equipment: Substitute Shinigami Badge (Fullbring) | Zanpakutō (Zangetsu), Substitute Shinigami Badge | Zanpakutō (Zangetsu), Substitute Shinigami Badge
Intelligence: Gifted (Ichigo is analytical, perceptive, and deductive. Ichigo is deceptively intelligent, remaining among the top students in his class even when juggling his studies with his work as a Substitute Shinigami. Ichigo is able to adapt to battles such as when Ikkaku could change the form of his weapon, and essentially has a monstrous growth/learning rate (Able to learn a particular ability such as Bankai that takes decades to learn in just two days with a little help). In his high school, Ichigo's grades are almost always near the top, despite his work as a Substitute Shinigami.)
Weaknesses: Ichigo is brash and can rush into fights without thinking, and he can also be too merciful or have his powers limited by his lack of fighting spirit
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Shunpo: An application of Hohō used by Shinigami, allowing for high-speed movement, much faster than the eye can follow, used in combat and travel, typically in short bursts. The skill can be summarized as taking the least amount of steps to reach point B from point A. While he makes skillful use of Shunpo, Ichigo is not particularly well-versed in the specifics of the technique and his use of it is fairly straightforward.
Fullbring: Ichigo's Fullbring is dependent on his Substitute Shinigami Badge, which, when first activated, emits energy from its four sides in the shape of Tensa Zangetsu's tsuba. He uses it for primarily defensive purposes, but after he advances his control over it further, it covers him in black reiatsu and gives him a simple, black blade. Once completed, Ichigo's Fullbring covers him in white, bone-like armor and a black bodysuit, and in this form, he can create tsuba-shaped bursts of energy that he can use similar to a Getsuga Tenshō.
- Bringer Light: Ichigo uses the soul within an object to increase his speed or walk on an object.
Shikai: Ichigo's True Shikai takes the form of not one, but two blades, one in the shape of his original Shikai and a hollow portion, while the other is smaller, more akin to a knife. The larger blade represents his inner Hollow, and the smaller blade his Quincy powers. When Ichigo merges with his inner hollow, the larger blade turns white.
- Getsuga Tenshō: Ichigo's signature attack, a highly condensed blast of spiritual pressure released from the tip of either blade with a slash, taking the form of a crescent as it rushes forwards, or even an omnidirectional burst. Though Ichigo uses this ability several times before finding out its name, once he does, its power is greatly enhanced.
- Getsuga Jūjishō: By firing a Getsuga Tenshō from both blades at once, Ichigo can create a cross-shaped explosion of energy with immense power.
Bankai - Tensa Zangetsu: To activate his True Bankai, Ichigo brings both the blades of his Zanpakutō together, fusing them into a massive blade similar to that of his original Shikai, with the smaller blade occupying the hollow inside of the larger. Yhwach regarded Ichigo's bankai as too powerful and destroyed it instantly before we could see its godly power. After Yhwach absorbs Ichigo's powers, the exterior of the blade shatters to reveal the True Zangetsu.
- Enhanced Getsuga Tenshō: Ichigo can fire a massively powerful Getsuga Tenshō. When this technique was used against a Soul King-empowered Yhwach, Ichigo bifurcated him with the force of the blast and would have killed him were it not for The Almighty allowing Yhwach to reverse his death.
- True Zangetsu: Ichigo shatters the white outer shell of Tensa Zangetsu to strike with the True Zangetsu.
Merged Hollow Form: After discovering the true nature of his Zanpakutō, Ichigo can enter into a more powerful state by merging with his inner Hollow. In this form, the left side of Ichigo's face and neck change to resemble the form his inner Hollow took on while fighting Ulquiorra Cifer, as well as his former Hollowfication; his left eye inverts in color with a black sclera and yellow pupil, he has dark marks running down his face and along his neck, and he gains a long, forward-pointing horn on the left side of his head. While in this form, the larger blade of Zangetsu turns white.
- Gran Rey Cero Getsuga Tenshō: By using the longer sword of Zangetsu as a substitute second horn and with his blood as a catalyst, Ichigo can fire a Gran Rey Cero; moreover, he can combine it with a Getsuga Tenshō to create a massive slashing attack powerful enough to wound a Soul King-empowered Yhwach; though the latter quickly brushed it off, he noted that it was nonetheless a potent technique and proof that he had to begin taking Ichigo seriously.
Blut: An advanced Quincy technique that works by pumping Reishi into the user's blood vessels, reinforcing either their strength or durability to exceptional levels. There exists a defensive and offensive form of Blut, but only one can be used at a time; Ichigo seems to make subconscious use of these.
- Blut Vene: Blut's defensive form, which makes its use clear in the form of a glowing trail that traces the user's blood vessels, which appears only when the enhanced area is struck. When consciously maintained at full power, Blut Vene can even negate the attacks of a Bankai user. It can also be used to stop the user's blood flow if they are badly injured, preventing them from bleeding out.
Others
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References
- ↑ Bleach: Memories of Nobody