Ichigo Shiba mastered bankai by cicerondibuja on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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Published: Jan 30, 2022

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What if Ichigo mastered his first bankai? This is my thoughs on what a pure shinigami ichigo bankai might look like

Explaining Tensa Zangetsu

A Bankai is the true representation of the self made into a weapon, Ichigo bankai represents his will to fight any adversity sacrificing his own integrity and well being to protect his loved ones. Because of this Ichigo bankai eats not only his spiritual energy but also his blood as a sacrifice or prayer to the moon. The more power Ichigo takes from tensa zangetsu the higher the price he would have to pay to the point he can die of anemia and he feel weakened for a time after using his bankai which is the reason why he does not like to use it.

The Sacrifices/techniques

Trivia

I like to think that bankai are something sacred the increase in power or utility should be notable but Ichigo bankai has failed to deliver this which him having to rely on his hollow mask to win most fights. Of course his get´s an explanation later but I wanted to correct it by making this Alternate Universe Ichigo who is a pure shinigami and thus his blade properly reflects his hearth. Ichigo is the kind of dude that gives everything in himself to protect his loved one´s and thus I wanted to make his bankai revolve about it.

Whitout the old man Zangetsu and white influence "Zangetsu" look like a whitened version of his mother masaki dressing a godly attire. In the same vein that Ichigo wants to protect others his zanpakutoh wants to protect him and takes a motherly shape because of such desire which is the reason why she does not like him to learn how to use his powers as they will hurt him. Is only when Ichigo desire to protect makes zangetsu discover that he is willing to die for others that the blade starts to teach him her secrets.

The fact tht his bankai eats his life force and can kill him if he stays in it for a very long time also means that he cannot spam bankai to win and must thing of multiple strategies making it a trump card similar to shunsui and other captains who see their bankai as a last resource.

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