Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27565137-20160415174609/@comment-27565137-20160420020928

Xilinoc wrote: Wri-El wrote: I still believe that only now in this final arc, we're gonna get to know, Ichigo's true Shikai and Bankai. [...] Which at this point, for Ichigo to stand any chance to beat Yhwach, his Shikai would've to have a power surpassing that of Yamamoto bankai, and his Bankai would've to go way past that. And who knows... Maybe throw a Resurrección/Letzt Stil combination his way. Well, we've already seen his new Shikai, so...no duh.

As for beating Yhwach, no matter how powerful having the abilities of multiple races makes Ichigo, I cannot possibly justify his Shikai being more potent and destructive than the heat of the sun itself, not to mention Zanka no Tachi's other abilities (cut through anything forever, summon the dead, obliterate something in front of the wielder). I don't even think Yhwach's gonna be beaten through brute force like Ichigo's previous opponents, given his current position as the lynchpin of existence.

Also, I really doubt Ichigo possesses the capability for either Resurrección or Letzt Stil - the former because that's a technique exclusive to Arrancar due to how they seal their powers within their Zanpakutō, the latter because that requires a Sanrei Glove and Ichigo has barely anything Quincy on or about him right now. What part of Ichigo being a shinigami/hollow/quincy hybrid that you still haven't understood. For all we know he has it all, or something that's a combination of Shikai, Bankai, Resurreccion and Letzt Stil.

Has for his Shikai. Please tell me where's the proof he's using it or has use it? Byakuya and all the others also assumed Zaraki was also using his zanpakutou real form until he surprised them with Nozarashi.

At this point we can't assume anything. And what would be the point of having his powers fully released if now his Shikai is simply limited by the use of Getsuga Tenshou. A technique both his father and Urahara were also able to use in one form or another. Until now we haven't really seen anything that resembles a Shikai. And until I see him really fight. Or he goes directly to bankai. I'm gonna keep believing Kubo is saving the best for last.

Because lets face it. If you're betting all your chips on bankai. Then Ichigo is gonna lose without even being able to land a strike on Yhwach. And since is Quincy side released his hold over Ichigo shinigami/hollow side, Ichigo was supposed to have gain this massive power, that even Oetsu and his assistants never saw before. So my question to you is this... Where's all that power? Have you seen it? Because I haven't.