Giving Ichigo an Espada rank (spoilers inside)

[Hexoskin]

the first picture is just sick, but also nice :P 2nd picture looks better

[toad moad]

Originally Posted by Mreaper

Well based on fanart he could be anything

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i wish that's what zangetsu would look like if he had another release it looks awesome. then how they mixed in the bankai clothing with the hollow. best yet.

[camo8ofrs]

I say 1 cuz Aizen is a noob at fighting because he has never fought at all but instead just used his cheap sissy magic trick and scared them with his Reiatsu that he stored up for the entire month and it was just one of those days =p

[Mreaper]

Yeah... and defeated a bankai Hitsugaya in one blow. Sure he tricked him first, but still, one blow.
Same goes for Harribel...

[toad moad]

Aizen's definitely a beast. without his shikai. he took down captain dogface with one kidou spell. stopped ichigo's bankai with one finger. and has the nuts to defy all them strong m f's in soul society. runs hueco mundo cause he's a hoss

[Mreaper]

Granted, it was a very powerful Kidou spell and he wasn't even able to get 1/3 of the damage output.

[toad moad]

i mean ok. lol he was only able to get 1/3 of the possible damage output, which is another reason he is a beast. 1/3 almost killed the captain, 1/2 and doggy woulda been gone. lolyou love comin with those small details that nobody ever thinks about again dont you reap?

[Mreaper]

Yeah, I find it lift the IQ of the conversation slightly
But while Aizen is a beast, he's definitely not infallible. That's all I meant with the Kidou part, that even he can't fully cast a 90+ level spell without incantation and get it to work completely.
Still more than we've seen other do though, I mean that attack was just... bankai level without going bankai.

[toad moad]

i feel you, there are only two so far that can definitely pull everything off correctly.

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even add new kidou

[pinzig]

My thought regarding the disparity in hollow appearance is that much like Chad's hollow based power was greatly filled and increased by time spent in Hueco Mundo so too would Ichigo's hollow half gain strength the more time he spent there, tipping the scales.