It allows him to condense his spirit energy at the tip of the blade and blast it all at once at his enemies - a technique known as Getsuga Tenshou. His Zanpakuto is Zangetsu, which was originally a large blade created by his fusion of Hollow and Soul Reaper powers.

He has the ability to gain many different kinds of powers, but because they interfere with each other, his competence level fluctuates until he is able to resolve the issue.

His growth rate is phenomenal, quickly allowing him to surpass even talented veterans. When Soul Society retrieve the AWOL Rukia, Ichigo learns she will be executed due to it being illegal for Soul Reapers to imbue humans with their power, so he begins an assault on Soul Society to save her. When Rukia gives him Soul Reaper powers, she's shocked by how quickly his abilities eclipse her own and forces him to assume her duties while she's powerless. The hero of the series, sarcastic and grumpy, Ichigo originally attempted to cultivate a tough guy image to hide his sense of powerlessness at being unable to protect either people or the spirits he can secretly see.

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