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Fatdude wrote: Explanation for Ichigo's Shinigami powers. Quincy manipulate Reishi. Rukia put Shinigami Reiatsu in Ichigo, though it was temporary. Maybe Ichigo subconsciously used Quincy techniques on the Reiatsu that Rukia gave him? He normally wouldn't be able to manipulate it, but that could be different in his case since Rukia basically shoved the Reiatsu down his throat. Then maybe his powers adapted to the process of manipulating Reiatsu and Reiryoku, and Ichigo started doing the same to his own Spiritual Power? Hence, making a "Spirit Weapon" out of his own Reiatsu = making a zanpakuto, without an Asauchi base. I think it's safe to say Ichigo's Quincy powers had been asleep all his life, until he met Yhwach (how the **** do you pronounce that?!), because Ishida would've been able to identify him as a Quincy otherwise. Remember the red ribbon thing every Soul Reaper has? That's how Ishida recognized Ichigo was one. A Soul Reaper, not a Quincy. Ichigo definitely has Soul Reaper powers that were his own since he was born. They are the ones Byakuya failed to destroy when they first met - they are Zangetsu. How he can NOT be a Soul Reaper while he definitely has that eludes me. Well, Ichigo's case is rather unique itself. If it does really turn out he unwittingly used Quincy powers to shape a zanpakuto, I'll be very disappointed.