Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio

Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio is Ichigo Kurosaki's first battle upon entering Las Noches. It takes place in an area called Tres Cifras in Las Noches.

Prologue
Dordoni sneaks up on Ichigo Kurosaki and Nel Tu when they enter an area called Tres Cifras in Las Noches. However, he is quickly found out by Ichigo, who tells Dordoni to reveal himself. He does so, but only because he ends up tripping and falling off the beam he was standing on. Dordoni reveals himself, but Ichigo doesn't take him seriously due to his appearance. Dordoni says that they simply have different styles and that it doesn't really matter since he will be defeated soon anyway. He then introduces himself to them and reveals that he's the 103rd Arrancar. Ichigo is surprised at this since all Arrancar are supposed to only have 1-2 digits for their numbers. Dordoni asks him why he has a look of pity in his eyes and Ichigo tells him it's because he seems incredibly weak. Dordoni is shocked by this and tells him to test him if he's weak or not, but not to come crying to him later.

Battle
Dordonii decides to get serious and is able to cut Ichigo's left shoulder and appear behind him. Ichigo fires off a Getsuga Tenshō against Dordoni but he easily destroys it by simply kicking it and tells Ichigo not to judge people by their appearances. He then tells Ichigo that he's a Privaron Espada, someone who used to be an Espada in the past. He then goes to attack Ichigo by kicking him, but he blocks the blow with his Zanpakutō. Dordoni attacks him again and knocks him through a wall into another room of Las Noches.

Dordoni immediately attacks once more and knocks him into one of the pillars in the room. He mocks Ichigo by telling him that his reactions are slow, his defense is weak, and he can't even adapt to changes in footing. He suggests to him that he use his Bankai since as of right now there is no way for him to win. Ichigo explains to him that he won't since he will only use his Bankai against the actual Espada. He then attacks Dordoni but his Zanpakutō is easily blocked by Dordoni's leg. Dordoni then warns Ichigo not to underestimate him and goes into his Resurrección, Giralda. He tells Ichigo to prepare himself and charges at him by spinning and forming a cyclone. Ichigo barely dodges the technique and Dordoni appears behind him. He then forms multiple cyclones around him and sends them after Ichigo, who can't keep up with the cyclone's speed. The cyclones then attack Ichigo while he's on the ground and the battle turns towards Dordoni's favor. Ichigo is completely overwhelmed by Dordoni, who tells him to use his Bankai yet again. Ichigo reiterates that he needs to save his Reiatsu for stronger opponents and Dordoni tells him that he shouldn't be thinking like that and attacks Ichigo with one of his cyclone's and is able to hold him in the air with it. He then tells Ichigo to use his Bankai but he uses Getsuga Tenshō instead to destroy the cyclone holding him in the air. Ichigo then appears behind Dordoni and attacks him but his blow is easily blocked by his arm. Dordoni then attacks Ichigo and fires off a Cero at him. However, Nel gets in the way of his Cero and ends up sucking up the Cero in her mouth. She then fires the Cero back at Dordoni and tells him not to do anything bad to Ichigo. However, this barely does anything to Dordoni as he uses a cyclone to attack Nel. He then attempts to finish her off with another Cyclone but Ichigo goes into his Bankai and stops the blow while at the same time cutting Dordoni's left shoulder. He apologizes to him for making him wait, and Dordoni states that he's been waiting for this.

Ichigo picks up Nel and apologizes to her for being foolish and thinking that he could only use Bankai against the Espada. However, Dordoni tells him he was smart to restrain himself since it's important for people who seek strength. Ichigo tells him that it's not something you should take to the point where your allies end up getting hurt and Dordoni tells him he reminds him of a saint. Dordoni then reveals that he knows about Ichigo's Hollowfication and that it's something he wants to see as well. He sends a cyclone towards Ichigo but he easily destroys it. He commends Ichigo on his Reiatsu but states that he wants to see his full strength and that he'll use any means necessary. He then appears behind Ichigo and attempts to kill Nel but his blow is stopped just in time. Dordoni states that since Ichigo's objective is to protect his friends and his own objective is to see him at full strength, he will simply attack his friends to get what he wants. Ichigo asks him if he's ashamed of this and Dordoni says that he is, but not being able to see him at full strength is a shame that outweighs all other shames. Ichigo decides to bring out his Hollow mask and puts Nel down. He tells Dordoni that he will only see it for a second and brings out his mask. As Dordoni begins to happily laugh at finally being able to see him at full strength, Ichigo easily makes a very large cut across Dordoni's body causing him to fall to the ground unconscious. Ichigo then takes off his Hollow mask and reiterates that he would only see it for a second.

Aftermath
As he's unconscious, Dordoni thinks to himself that he knew that he would be kicked out of the Espada once Sōsuke Aizen got the Hōgyoku but he still decided to serve under him. He is suddenly woken up by Nel, who is drooling on his face. Dordoni gets away from Nel and asks her why she's doing that. Ichigo explains that her saliva has healing powers and Nel demonstrates by putting her finger down her throat and throwing up. Dordoni tells her that it's vomit but she insists it isn't. Dordoni then tells Ichigo that he was badly beaten by him and that all throughout the battle he felt that he could win. He then states that he only wanted to fight him at full strength so he might get recognized by Aizen and be able to return to the Espada. He then admits that his feelings haven't changed and gets back up to fight. Ichigo tells him he's too injured to fight but Dordoni ignores him and goes to attack. Ichigo simply slashes across Dordoni's body while breaking his Zanpakutō as well and leaves the room he's in along with Nel to get further in Las Noches. Dordoni then says that your just in time, and a bunch of people with skulls as their faces appear. He welcomes them as the Exequias and they tell him they are under orders to kill the wounded intruders. Dordoni asks who ordered them too and they say that they cannot tell him. The Exequias then tell Dordoni that since his Zanpakutō is broken and his body is in bad shape, there is no way for him to fight them off. Despite this, Dordoni still tries to battle them. As he does this he thinks to himself about Ichigo and thanks him for using his Hollow mask despite not needing to. He then thinks about things that Ichigo should do further in Las Noches before getting cut down and killed by the Exequias.