Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31283382-20140717030109/@comment-5398287-20140717202846

MilanVukas wrote: And now for the Shikai; how do you explain the fact that Suzumushi has two Shikai, if it was only owned by one person; I trust that the Asauchi inside the what will become Suzumushi, was only partially imprinted with Suzy's soul before her unfortunate demise, and that Tosen obtained it after her death, and finished imprinting. That would explain how Tosen obtained a Soul Slayer before enrolling on Academy fo Spiritual Arts, AND why it was laying on her "grave". Also, Suzumushi Nishiki: Benihikō, goes against Tosen's "path of least bloodshed" philosophy SO MUCH that I must presume that it is not his, but rather Suzy's Shikai. The "two Shikai" stems from Tosen's personality; he claims to follow the path of least bloodshed for peace, but actually wants revenge and is perfectly willing to kill in order to take it. Thus, his two Shikai releases; one simply knocks out the target without physically injuring them, and the other releases a swarm of blades to impale the enemy.

I don't see why Tosen can't naturally have two Shikai releases corresponding to his hypocritical philosophy, especially since neither release actually changes the shape of the sword. We've seen stranger things regarding Shikai, such as Nozarashi and Ruri'iro Kujaku.

And as for your claim of partial imprinting by "Suzy"...I don't think that's how it works. As I recall, when Tosen took her sword from her grave, it already had a unique hilt; as such, it had likely already finished imprinting her soul, so Tosen couldn't just magically use it.

Is it really so hard to believe that Tosen just has a unique type of Zanpakuto with two Shikai release commands, and that he wasn't using a stolen Zanpakuto the whole time? Honestly.