Zangetsu (Quincy Powers)

This article is about the manifested spirit of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Zangetsu.

Character Outline
The spirit of Zangetsu resembles a tall, 30- to 40-year-old man with unkempt facial hair and long, ragged, brown hair. He dresses in tattered, all-black garbs with narrow sunglasses and a long, flowing overcoat that flares out into ragged ends. Because of the spirit's appearance, Ichigo calls him. While the Ichigo's inner world is one of tall skyscrapers, Zangetsu has stated to prefer more lush, natural surroundings, like bright, sunny skies and green forests.

Synopsis
While fighting Ichigo, Muramasa releases Zangetsu from within Ichigo to fight his former partner. Without access to his sword's former powers, Ichigo is quickly defeated by Zangetsu. Immediately afterwards, Hollow Ichigo takes advantage of Ichigo's weakened state and lack of Zangetsu's influence to take over Ichigo, possessing his body. This overwhelmed and proved too much for Zangetsu.

Powers & Abilities
Enhanced Speed: During his battles, Zangetsu was shown to be highly fast, able to outmanuever a number of relentless assaults from Hollow Ichigo.

Master Swordsmanship Skill: During his short battle against Ichigo and his inner hollow, Zangetsu demonstrated highly proficient skill in swordsmanship, enough to fight most of the battles with only a single hand. With well-timed manuevers, Zangetsu was repeatedly able to land critical hits on Hollow Ichigo (although they were quickly healed).

Zangetsu can summon a sword that takes the form of his Shikai release state: an oversized, elegant, black cleaver almost as tall as himself with no crossguard or proper hilt. It is instead held in a cloth-wrapped tang.


 * Zangetsu fires concentrated energy blasts from the tip of his blade in the shape of a crescent moon or in a shape of a wave.

Trivia

 * Zangetsu has stated that he hates Ichigo's inner world as there is no greenery and vegetation, to which Ichigo states he will change that by planting trees.
 * After Zangetsu left Ichigo, Ichigo's Zanpakutō reverts from Bankai to Shikai state, even though it should return to its original state.
 * Out of all the spirits seen, Zangetsu is the only one known to exist with the same appearance both in his wielder's inner world and outside of it.