Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20131130185522/@comment-11477779-20131208043124

Xero, I think you hit on the key there with the spiritual embodiments of the particular Zanpakutos. While Kazeshini is a dual-wield weapon, it's a single spiritual being. What's interesting when approaching things from this angle is Renji's Zanpakuto. His weapon in both Shikai and Bankai is a singular weapon yet he has two spiritual components. (That's only true if Kubo signed off on the Zanpakuto Rebellion arc. I remember the Zanpakuto spirit that visited him in the hospital after Ichigo defeated him being a singular baboon creature with a snake for a tail.) Ichigo, Shunsui, and Jushiro's Zanpakutos also have two spiritual components but they all also manifest as dual-wield weapons now. (that being said before we've seen Ichigo's Bankai in its latest state)