Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20131130185522/@comment-5398287-20131208022614

Xero22390 wrote: Xilinoc wrote: Thing is, Kazeshini isn't two swords - it's two kusarigama, which are always attached to chains and frequently to each other. Shunsui and Ukitake, on the other hand, have Zanpakuto whose Shikai are two swords, with Ukitake's being attached to each other by a rope. Yamamoto's comment still holds true because Shunsui and Ukitake were the only Shinigami with two swords in their Zanpakuto's Shikai - after all, Senbonzakura gives Byakuya thousands of blade petals upon release, and yet you don't see Yamamoto counting those because they're not swords.

There's a slight discrepancy here, though. Katen Kyokotsu, even before its shikai release, rests as dual swords. Sogyo no Kotowari rests as a SINGLE sword before its shikai release, so by that logic, Kazeshini COULD be considered as a dual-type zanpakuto, although it's never been officially confirmed. From what we've seen thus far, dual-type zanpakuto have two spiritual embodiments. The most accurate canon example would be Zabimaru, with the baboon and the snake acting with two separate consciousnesses. Even though what we saw in the Zanpakuto arc may not necessarily be canon, you see more examples with the materialization of Sogyu no Kotowari and Katen Kyokotsu. But, as per that arc's constituency, Kazeshini only has one embodiment materialized. But it's not legit canon, so we may truly never know whether or not Kazeshini is in fact a dual-type or not.

As for Ichigo, he's had a majority of his shinigami powers withheld by his Quincy powers, so it could be debated back and forth that his zanpakuto has always been a dual-type, given that both his Quincy and his Hollow powers both make up his spirit energy, thus two different forms for two different aspects.

Just my two cents, but yeah. That's not the comparison I'm making. Katen Kyokotsu is two swords, joined by a rope, in its Shikai; Kazeshini is two kusarigama, joined by a chain, in its Shikai. That's what Yamamoto was pointing out, and also the reason why he didn't include Byakuya in that listing, since Byakuya makes thousands of blade petals.