Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-12611839-20130718170314/@comment-26134850-20150222104204

IlanZSchor wrote: I've been thinking a bit and there are a few things that got my eye. 1 - When Ichigo was about to fight Aizen, in order to become Ichigo-boss-mode he had to become Zangetsu. 2 - Ichigo's powers were being held under control of Ywatch-Zangetsu, who was suppressing it as much as he could. 3 - When forging his new Zanpakuto the control YZ had over him was lifted.

So with this 3 things in consideration, when fighting Aized was Ichigo's Mugetsu his real power? Was becoming Zangetsu the same as not having YZ controlling him? And losing his Shinigami powers was YZ doing? I think it was, because it would fit what he said about not letting Ichigo become a Shinigami or he would have to kill him, so he took his powers away.

Was Mugetsu the true manifestation of Ichigo's powers or we'll see more now that he has also Fullbring + a real Zanpakuto and the lack of control from YZ? If you pay close attention to the wording when Ichigo uses Mugetsu he becomes Getsuga not Zangetsu. Mugetsu is still just another Getsuga technique. I think that the form he takes when he first emerges from the Dangai may be closer to his Bankai without the interference of YZ. He had to be able to tap into more of Zangetsu's true power in order to obtain the final Getsuga. I still don't think we've seen his final Bankai though because he's just now made peace with all the parts of his soul and accepted both Hollow Zangetsu and Ywach Zangetsu as his power/himself.