Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5218928-20140305213023/@comment-5218928-20140306001703

Mohrpheus wrote: Well, I don't think you're wrong per se, but I think that this whole thing goes much broader than that. The phenomena are related, in a way. In the end, the Shinigami can only gain as much power from their Zanpakuto as their Zanpakuto allows. Knowing the names of things is important - that has been emphasized by both Zangetsu and Ichibei, among others. Exactly. And Renji's situation opened up the possibility that the Zanpakuto can lie to its wielder: before, all we knew is that they had to be submitted by force in order for a Shinigami to obtain his/her Bankai and they would never lie ... they just could make it as hard as possible to comply with their owner -- Ichigo training in the Dangai experienced that.