User blog comment:Godisme/BORN IN THE DARK/@comment-5165918-20121030210249/@comment-1747976-20121030235218

What he gained was the memory or key to awaken the memory of untapped and hidden Quincy power inherited from his mother. It really is a NO-brainer and why no-one else is thinking of this, I don't know but here, listen, Ichigo's immense power was dormant until what? Rukia infused Ichigo with her own shinigami power. He was already oozing this power in a general fashion from the beginning but the shinigami side got 'awakened' first. That's all. Now, in the very same way, the Quincy side is now awakening although under different circumstances. Still, awakening nonetheless. I remember distinctly that Zangetsu said to Ichigo that his true power hid deep within his own soul when Byakuya stripped him of Rukia's power and that he had his OWN power. This wellspring of power has been a constant throughout this manga. None of us could actually place a finger on just why he is so special and has been blessed with these incredible abilities, undeveloped but incredible in their sheer scope. Now, we actually have a fix on it. We will just have to wait and see how it goes now. We were told that this arc would last for a few years and with the wholesale killing that was going on up until now, many did not believe that it would last that long. However now we see why it might. Its ALL good.