Forum:Anyone else miss Ichigo's Fullbring powers?

I dunno, while his new appearance as a Shinigami is cool, I honestly rather liked Ichigo as a Fullbringer. It was more interesting to see him have powers in his human body, and the entire concept of Fullbringers just sort of fitted for his character. Am I the only one that's kind of disappointed they gave him cool new abilities just to take them away and give his old ones back with a different look? Bloodtom1 (talk) 23:19, August 31, 2011 (UTC)

Nope it couldn't be gone fast enough. Look at Fullbrings in general they are unique and different and thats nice to have in the story for some change but over all Fullbrings are weak. Prime example look at Chad through the series while he was a good fighter he barely made it through his fights. If its an Arrancar or Shinigami they essentially dont stand a chance we know that much. Ichigo having one didn't really even make any sense considering the description on how someone attains a fullbring. They never explain how Ichigo can even have one so it really doesn't fit him, it actually makes no sense that he even has one. Mostly what we see of it is the look it really wasn't used enough for it to be missed. Also humans bodies arent as durable its easily to get killed, thus why Quincy powers are ranged they stay as far away from the opponent as possible cause of this very reason. I also would say what cool new abilities he didnt do anything but move a bit faster then normal as a human, get some body armor and shoot a little getsuga tensho there was really nothing there. Whatever his fullbring was its not enough to fight on par with the opponents he has to face.--Salubri (Talk)  23:44, August 31, 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I myself liked it. I can see Salubri's points, but I feel that Ichigo's Fullbring was gone too quickly, and we didn't get to see how he would adapt to fighting with Fullbring powers in his Human body. It's too bad that it's gone, but even so, it's still good to have his Shinigami powers back. Arrancar109 (Talk)  23:55, August 31, 2011 (UTC)

Fullbrings arent exactly weaker - bare in mind, Ichigo underwent giant leaps in power, so naturally he dwarfed Chad pretty fast - he similarly outpaced many Shinigami who've been training for hundreds of years. That being said, while Chad may not have grown in power as much as Ichigo did, neither did anyone else - everyone else's power was pretty constant, with the most any of them did really becoming a new way to use existing powers (the only exceptions to this rule seem to be the Shinigami who learned Bankai through the course of the series and Tosen after hollowification.) Fullbrings may not be quite as strong as Shinigami powers, but I think that was part of the charm - Ichigo was no longer so powerful that he could beat anything. He was no longer weighted by what I like to call Dragonball's Folly - where characters become so powerful through the course of a series that there's really nothing that can challenge them without making it even more inhumanly powerful, at which point they'd just become even stronger, beat that, and the problem is born anew. There is evidence in what I say, as in the recent chapter, Kugo states that stealing Ichigo's powers has allowed him to survive an attack that normally would have killed him, showing that Ichigo's powers are acceptionally strong - even his Fullbring. This is, perhaps, why Xcution was focused on stealing his powers, because it would let them take advantage of something that is apparantly unique to Ichigo himself. Bloodtom1 (talk) 00:25, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

What your referring to is Ichigo as a Shinigami as a human he is gonna be limited, there is no gauge of how much powerful he is compared to to other fullbringers. Also Shinigami are more likely to constantly grow in power due to a number of factors they are consistent in that regard. Chad has become a bit stronger and Orihime learned a new technique so they have advanced as well though slower then a shinigami most likely would have. There is a great inconsistency in Ichigo's power in the show at times he seems greatly powered and at others he is average, his power in the series is consistently inconsistent. While different his fullbring wouldnt be sufficient for the opponents that he would have fight. I also dont recall Ginjo saying that him being able to survive the attack was because of ichigo's power that he took either. Xcution was after power in general, its never explained why they target ichigo for that purpose, maybe cause he was a former shinigami at the time. --Salubri (Talk)  00:42, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

I also sort of miss Ichigo's Fullbring powers, yea I also hated it at first but I actually sorta like the look of it and would like to see it reencorperated into Ichigo's restored Shinigami powers when this is all said and done. It would be nice for Ichigo to have something to fall back on in human form so he dosen't have to become a shinigami all the time so he can fight. I hate how it looks better on the Xcution members then it dose on him. Hopfully if it gets returned to Ichigo it will evolve into a better look. But like I said the spiderberry look kinda grew on me. I'd also like to see how it affects his hollow mask and bankai if it changed his shikai form that much. Also, love the new design for Zangetsu. On a side note I think that Yamamoto desided to restore his powers because either his dad somehow related to Soul King which is my friends theory or that Yamamoto isn't too long for this world and wants Ichigo to replace him which is mine. --Thunderstudent (Talk)  August 31, 2011 (UTC) 8:55 pm *can't remember what it is in military time*

Have you read the recent two chapters? Ginjo stated in today's chapter (I found it on Mangastream) that Ichigo's power allowed him to survive a Getsuga Tensho - he stated had he not taken his powers he would have been dead. Afterwards, he went on to share Ichigo's powers with the rest of Xcution, who's fullbrings all transformed into clad-types apparantly (he said they don't evolve by growth - never said anything about power-stealing apparantly.) This implies that Ichigo's fullbring was exceptionally powerful, and when paired with Ginjo's, gave him enough strength to stand up to a massive Getsuga Tensho. Also, Shinigami are probably more likely to become stronger, but that's cause a Shinigami's existence is heavily combat oriented - training and growing in power is a prerequisit. Bare in mind, Ichigo's growth is much greater than any known Shinigami - by the time he came to Soul Society, he could fight Renji on even terms, and by the time he left, he was very closely matched to Byakuya (probably would have been evenly matched if Byakuya's Bankai wasn't considerably more dangerous.) Fullbringers, likewise, probably don't do much in the way of training, as it is implied most, if not all, Fullbringers are born with their powers (Ichigo and Chad seem to be the acception to this rule, though it's hard to say if they werent born with Fullbring or if they just manifested it later.) Ichigo's power fluxuates - this is stated by Ulquiorra. Also, Thunderstudent, I agree, I would like Ichigo's fullbring to look a little less 'labored' but the concept, to me, is far more interesting than his original powers were. Bloodtom1 (talk) 01:17, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

Thats a leap to say that Ichigos power is so great it protected him. It could be that it acts like armor the insinuation isnt enough to state it was the greatness of the power but the fact that the power has obvious defensive capability. Once again its good storyline to make ichigo the great protagonists, but largely inconsistent thats what it is to be Ichigo. Chad is also not the acceptation he always had the power it just didn't awaken till later which apparently is true for all Fullbringers, it would be a whole different problem if they were born capable of using the powers instead of them awakening later. Ichigo is the only one that doesn't make sense, he shouldnt have it at all, he doesn't fit the criteria for how it develops. Also Thunderstundet you should read the speculation policy, your basically putting out fan fiction at this point. --Salubri (Talk)  01:26, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

One can assume this, true, but considering before the scene they had one of the traditional 'bunches of lines' effects that is usually used to express a massive reiatsu, shortly after, the reveal of Ginjo with his new armor, that it was an attempt to say 'he just got REALLY powerful.' Also, Ichigo DOES fit the criteria in a sense - remember, his Fullbring is actually an expression of his Shinigami powers - which may explain why his Fullbring was stronger. This is implied when Ginjo states that someone born of a Shinigami and Human can releive them of their powers, and seeing as it is implied one needs to learn Fullbring to do this (though I submit this could also have been a lie on Kugo's part, though this is unlikely as at the time he thought he was Ichigo's ally) so while a true Fullbringer may gain their powers from Hollows, Ichigo probably got his by way of his Shinigami heritage instead. Also, let Thunderstudent have some speculation - just because this is a discussion doesn't mean you can't let some occur once in a while. I say have fun with it if it's relevant. Bloodtom1 (talk) 01:37, September 1, 2011 (UTC)