User blog comment:Godisme/Shades of the Bond/@comment-1268838-20111130213818

I personally find Ichigo's new form pretty awesome looking. The Dangai form seemed to be more representative of Ichigo's mastery of the Final Getsuga Tensho, given that Zangetsu was fused to his arm. This... seems to be something different. I personally wouldn't be able to fathom the idea that at any time, Ichigo could just whip out Mugetsu and end things on the spot.

As for Ichigo's fluctuating power level, wasn't it implied that the badge had something to do with it?