User blog comment:Tinni/Ichigo/@comment-1454424-20091123170101

I know that but it took Frodo a lot longer to get corrupted then it would other people. In addition, Frodo resisted the ring long enough to get to the ledge in the first place. If the ring had its way, Frodo wouldn't be anywhere near the ledge. In fact, that was the whole premise of The Lord of the Rings. If powerful people like Gandalf, Aragorn or even Elrond put the ring on, they would be corrupted faster then you can say "the one ring to rule them all". Frodo was one of the few people who could be in physical contact with the ring for lengthy periods of time without losing himself.

Getting back on topic about Ichigo, I have no doubt that Ichigo's lack of training is a factor in why his power is so erratic. But it doesn't change the fact that it is erratic. Yet we have Ichigo fans claiming Ichigo can wipe the floor with Yama-jii and other senior captains. Not to mention the whole debate about the espada ranks being worthless because Ichigo struggled against Ulquoirra and other things that all go back to this notion that Ichigo is some sort of Super Shinigami.

Which is incidentally what prompted this blog post. I was looking to see if Spoilers were out and ran across a post where a Ichigo fan was trying to build-up Ichigo by dragging down the other Shinigami. IMO, this is terrible way of going about defending your favorite character. Ichigo shouldn't be pronounced great at the expense of other characters but by highlight Ichigo's strong points and his weakness to truly understand why he is the hero. Being the hero isn't always about being the strongest.