Respect Ichigo Kurosaki

[Aku Shinigami]

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Ichigo wields a sword known as a zanpaku-to aka, the soul slayer. A zanpaku-to directly reflects the power of its wielder,and can be considered a shinigami's reiatsu given physical form. While they mostly look like any other katana an old-time samurai might carry around, zanpaku-to's are far from normal. The foremost difference is the zanpaku-to ability to harm shinigami. Since shinigami are spirits, normal blades and weapons can't touch them. In fact, "zanpaku-to" literally means "soul cutting sword."

The other major point that separates them from plain ol' swords is a zanpaku-to's ability to transform. Each blade has up to three distinct forms which its wielder can access according to their strength and skill. The first one that doesn't take any effort to attain, is the blade's normal form. With a few exceptions, a zanpaku-to's normal form is indistinguishable from that of a plain katana.

The second form is called "Shikai", or "first release". The key to Shikai is learning the zanpaku-to's name. Discovering it is not the easiest thing in the world; some Shinigami never do manage it (for example, Kenpachi). But for those that do, they gain a whole new level of power. Easily triggered by an incantation unique to each sword, a shikai zanpaku-to changes immensely, often becoming a weapon far removed from a sword. Also, shikai zanpaku-to usually has special powers a shinigami can use, such as poisons, illusions or power blasts.

"Bankai", the third form, means "full release". Only shinigami that are at a Captain's level, or highly powerful Vice-Captains can acquire bankai. Increasing the zanpaku-to's power by as much as a factor of ten, it takes many decades of intense training to learn bankai (or three days of cheating courtesy of Urahara and Yoruichi. ^^) Triggering a zanpaku-to's bankai needs only a one-word incantation: Bankai.

Bankai zanpaku-to get additions to their names, indicating it is New and Special, and it changes even more drastically, usually (presently with only 1 exception) becoming something far, far larger than the wielder.

SHIKAI:
Shikai Zangetsu looks more like an elegant cleaver than a formal "katana" (looks like a huge arabian sword). He has no crossguard and no proper hilt; what Ichigo holds is the cloth-wrapped tang. Zangetsu is as tall as Ichigo, but the blade is hand-width only at it's base. From there it tapers in one long arc into a sharp, pointed tip. The cloth wrapping on the tang seems to react to Ichigo's will, changing length at a thought or twining about the blade in an impromptu sheath. Instead of the heavy belt for Zangetsu's sheath, a red chain of interconnecting triangles (one that looks a lot like a spinal column if you look right) runs from Ichigo's right shoulder to left hip. There's no connection or anything, he just puts Zangetsu across his back and the blade sticks. Shikai Zangetsu's power is simple but deadly. He can translate Ichigo's spiritual pressure into tangible energy. The resulting crescent moon of light is called "Getsuga Tenshou" (Moonfang Skyshock) and it can slice cleanly through anything; rock, buildings, people.

Ichigo's Bankai:
The one exception to the "bankai is big" rule, Tensa Zangetsu is actually very small. In fact, this is the only form in which Zangetsu looks anything like a normal sword. He is still as long as he always was, but he now has a formal hilt, crossguard and blade. Instead of the cloth his Shikai form had, a short length of chain dangles from the base of the hilt. He finally gets a crossguard, though it isn't normal. Four prongs bend out to form the kanji for "ban", with the base of the blade at it's center. And every last square inch of him is dead black. Even his Getsuga Tenshou is pitch black. As for Tensa Zangetsu's ability, he takes everything that most bankai's put into being big and translates it into speed boosts for Ichigo. Like Renji, Ichigo himself also changes appearance, albeit very slightly. The top half of his shinigami blacks becomes a sort of suit topcoat instead of a kimono, pinned together at one spot, then left to flare out into ragged ends.

Vaizard:
Vaizard is ichigo's most powerful current form and results from him harnessing the power of the hollow that grew within him due to an accident in his training. In vaizard form Ichigo's power, speed, durability, and strength increase at the same amount with the increase comparable to the difference between Shikai and Bankai.

[Aku Shinigami]

Ichigo's capabilities as a base level shingami(no shikai) with his sword in the unreleased form.

Speed: Ichigo has superhuman reflexes in this form, and easily blocks an arrow from ishida to his back with no warning.
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Now that is the level of speed he has when he initially begins fighting Renji in the human world and Renji easily beats him, and shows that he also has highly enhanced reflexes.
Renji showing he has superhuman reflexes by dodging Ishida's attack without any forewarning.
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Renji overpowering and showing superior speed to Ichigo.
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Ichigo releases his spirit energy and is able to overwhelm Renji in terms of speed and move faster than he can react to.
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Ichigo is then speedblitzed by Byakuya who is able to move 15meters, snap ichigo's sword, and move back, before ichigo can react.
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Icigo's base level power:
Able to block an powerful cero blast from a Menos Grande(it is stated that his spirit pressure is at it's LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL while doing so)
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Just to show that in bleach size really doesn't matter much, here's a pic of the size of the Menos(currently that just a footsoldier level creature in Aizen's army)
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Impressive slash by ichigo against the Menos when he releases a bit more of his energy.
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His jumping ability is pretty superhuman even at that point:
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[Aku Shinigami]

Ichigo's Shikai
Ichigo's speed at Shikai:

Renji states that in human world they are limited to 1/5th their power.
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Keeping up with Byakuya and Byakuya states that Ichigo has mastered shunpo and also states that he's still going easy. Also note the destruction caused by just the clash of their swords.
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Long distance shunpo
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Ichigo's Shikai power feats:
When Ichigo is forced to fight against Zangetsu he can can see the the force of the spirit pressure is literally vaporizing things around the blade, and that it makes a normal blade look like a stick.
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Ichigo blocks the attack of a giant shinigami who can probably lift about 5-10 tons with one hand.
Evidence of the strength of the attack:
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Ichigo blocks it easily with one hand:
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Takes repeated attacks like that with no strain at all:
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Easily shatters two giant axes and sends a giant flying backwards
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Just to give a sense how big that guy is:
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Getsuga tensho: ichigo's shikai ability. It's pretty freaking powerful.
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Shoots it at Byakuya and explains it(note that Byakuya barely dodges it)
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Ichigo's fight with Kenpachi:
Kenpachi shows the strength of his zanpaktou by casually slicing a building in half
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Ichigo's clash with that level of energy causes an explosion which topples most of the nearby buildings and snaps Kenpachi's sword.
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A very cool close combat feat by Ichigo while he's still in shikai. he beats 3 vice captains in close combat in a few seconds without using his zanpaktou. Note how in the case of one of the lieutenants he easily punches through about a foot of highly enchanted metal when he smashes the zanpaktou
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In this scan Ichigo blocks an attack that equal to 1 MILLION ordinary zanpaktou's with hs shikai.
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[Aku Shinigami]

Ichigo's Bankai Speed:

This is where he starts getting really fast. In the first scan we can see that Byakuya is standing around 25 meters away from Ichigo
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Yet Ichigo is able to move and put his sword at byakuya's throat before byakuya can react and he can't even track him with his eyes at some times in the fight.
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Another way to confirm this speed is if we examine the scans we can see that Senbonzakura is able to go at least as fast as Byakuya which can be seen from how ichigo is unable to esacape from it when in shikai, even though he can easily keep up with Byakuya in hand to hand combat.
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In bankai Ichigo is easily dodging it to the extent that Byakuya is forced to take an action which DOUBLES the speed of Senbonzakura and Ichigo still continues to easily dodge and block it, and he speed is so great that Byakuya is seeing afterimages.
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He literally bats away millions of blades in this scan
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Ichigo's Bankai Power:
In order to understand how truly powerful Ichigo's bankai is and therefore his vaizard form, it's important to understand how powerful his enemies are.
Here's an explanation of how the menos work. Note how all of the arrancar are ENHANCED MENOS'S, and the enormous menos Ichigo fought earlier was merely a footsoldier. If you want to get a sense of the difference in power levels, the difference between a gillian menos and adjuchas menos is about the same as between a shinigami lieutenant and a shinigami captain.
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Ichigo's main opponent for much of the later half of the series was Grimmjow, an arrancar espada created from a adjuchas. Aizen's 10 most powerful arrancar are formed into a group known as the Espada and are ranked based on their comba ability. It is also important to mention that their power levels continually increase exponentially as they go lower in the order. In Bankai Ichigo is able to slice off the arm of the number 10 espada yami with his sword in bankai. This is despite the fact that all of the espada are described as having enhanced skin that enables them to easily stop blades with their skin.(note that Yoruichi severely injured her hands by punching Yami)
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Now if we look at the fight with Grimmjow, we can see he's far above yami's level, showing the ability to catch Ichigo's sword with his bare hands and throw him.
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Now It is important to note that in Bankai the attack power level of a shinigami is between 5 to 10 times higher than in shikai. So while the Black Getsuga Tesnhou may do less damage to the physical surroundings, that is because it focuses it's power more. This can be seen from the way in which for example in the fight against Grimmjow, Grimmjow is able to shrug off all attacks as meaningless except for the Gestuga tenshou, and while he is in bankai form that only causes a surface wound.
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Just a cool general strength feat:
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[Aku Shinigami]

Ichigo's Vaizard form:
In vaizard form Ichigo gains an enormous boost in power, durability, and speed comparable to the difference between his shikai and bankai. He also appears to have the ability to either ignore or heal wounds taken earlier, for example in the fight with Byakuya, Ichigo is able to pwn Byakuya in hollow form, having an impressive speed feat of appearing one both sides of byakuya, firing black getsuga tenshous on both sides and holding down byakuya before they can get there.
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This is despite the fact that a beam of lightning shot through his chest and his foot was stabbed through.
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In another strength feat by Ichigo when he is in incomplete vaizard form he is able to throw off 5 giant pillars of stone that were placed on him as a binding measure.
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Ichigo's getsuga tenshou attack is far more powerful when he is in Vaizard form:
Here's a good pic of about the size of damge it can do(that's by his inner hollow at bankai):
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Ichigo uses it to pwn Ichigo, not how much more powerful it is now compared to when he was in bankai:
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Sandwhiches Grimmjow with two kuroi getsuga tenshou's
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General showing of it's destructive power against Uliquorra( it should be noted that the building their blowing through easily is constructed from a type of quartz, which is extremely strong and is one of the hardest minerals)
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Ichigo's Durability: In vaizard form Ichigo is extremely durable and is able to block and withstand immense energy blasts and physical damage.
Survives being kicked through several pure quartz buildings the size of skyscrapers.
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Takes 5 powerful bolts in the back to shield Orihime.
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A single one of those bolts easily shatters a giant quartz pillar:
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Survives a higher grade grade cero blast that tears a hole in the subdimension they're in with no noticeable effect.
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Smashes Grimmjow's most powerful attack in Grimmjow's released form.
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[Aku Shinigami]

Reserved for later feats.

[Aku Shinigami]

Reserved for later feats

[Jackal]

lol, as if i didn't respect him before :awesome

[Aokiji]

Just a side note: He blocked yammy's full power punch, who raped chad, who a a mere human could survive a steel beam without a scratch.

[Tash]

Good job Aku.:thumbs

[Scum]

May I ask why you skipped shikai Ichigo's speed feat? he went from the execution poll to pretty damn deep in the woods, probably several hundred feet in between. This should be included in the section where he beats the VCs, probably his most impressive shunpo.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3324/15210dt0.jpg
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other than that good job

[Aku Shinigami]

May I ask why you skipped shikai Ichigo's speed feat? he went from the execution poll to pretty damn deep in the woods, probably several hundred feet in between. This should be included in the section where he beats the VCs, probably his most impressive shunpo.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3324/15210dt0.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/945/15211jv0.jpg

other than that good job

Thanks, I'll add it.

[Sagara]

Well done thread, lots of effort. :)

[Scum]

Thanks, I'll add it.

I meant for you to add it in this section

Ichigo's Shikai

A very cool close combat feat by Ichigo while he's still in shikai. he beats 3 vice captains in close combat in a few seconds without using his zanpaktou. Note how in the case of one of the lieutenants he easily punches through about a foot of highly enchanted metal when he smashes the zanpaktou
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e254/hitokiri7303/Aizen/152-12.jpg
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but I suppose if you're going to make a separate section for it, you can add in this part http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7031/5bmangarain5dbleachch15st8.png

[master bruce]

who doesn't respect IK?



we will fight right now, dude!

right freaking right,man!
Wa-taaaaaaaa!

IK is raw.


Respect IK.

Respect Bleachverse.

[Tranquil Fury]

You should make mention of his various GT variations, his Lizard form, his hollow, his current hollow form, his adaptability, high growth rate and how Ulquiorra comments about his riatsu being greater than his.Also that feat where he breaks Rukia's kido as a human being.

- He has moments where he uses strategy, you should mention them.You also forgot that Flail move he learnt from his hollow.

- You should post some filler,movie,ova feats.

Anyway, hope my suggestions help.

[Akatora]

Just a side note: He blocked yammy's full power punch, who raped chad, who a a mere human could survive a steel beam without a scratch.

He was bleeding from the head, but nothing serious for him.

[azngamer87]

You need to update this respect thread. A lot has happened in Bleach since you last updated.

[The World]

Nothing has happaned. Nothing at all.

http://lustrousrealm.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/op485-6.jpg

[Agmaster]

Do you fear me, Roxxas? *holds out hand*

[Elite Ace]

You need to update this respect thread. A lot has happened in Bleach since you last updated.

Nothing has happaned. Nothing at all.

http://lustrousrealm.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/op485-6.jpg


:lmao that was random

And yes this is a very good thread