User blog comment:Godisme/Welcome To Our Execution 3/@comment-1351982-20101216020816

Yea I kinda knew that Kūgo was going to have something to do with Ichigo's powers. From what we have seen with the badge and everything, I think he might possibly be another substitute Soul Reaper, but I think we need more evidence before we come to any conclusions. I had a not really a theory, but it would be cool if Kubo did this idea. What if there was a previous substitute team, and it included Kūgo, Isshin, Ryūken, and a few others. I think that would be a very interesting dynamic to the story.