Board Thread:New on Bleach Wiki/@comment-27120311-20151025235010/@comment-26475399-20151227195834

Coolishy777 wrote: His mask would form or save his life to protect him and itself. When he learned how to use the visored mask i think it was allowing him to access more of his true zanpakuto power than normal. This means his visored mask functioned totally different than the rest of them. Think of it like his normal state is the sealed zanpakuto and the mask is him accessing his shikai (bad analogy maybe).

I was reading through your comment again, and i didn't skip over anything before, but this part just now clicked and fully processed in my second reading, hahah. This is a very good thought; i believe you may be onto something. It's a great way to look at how the mask likely channeled Ichigo's true Zanpakuto powers, breaking through the deception of what he believed was his actual Shikai and Bankai. I really like this analogy. :D