Zangetsu (Quincy Powers)

This article is about the manifested spirit of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Zangetsu.

Personality
Zangetsu is portrayed as wise and calm in most matters, and fond of testing Ichigo in unusual ways, many of which have a purpose completely contrary to the stated goal. While the inner world is one of tall skyscrapers, Zangetsu has stated to prefer more lush, natural surroundings like bright sunny skies and green forests. Zangetsu has displayed the ability to temporarily close fatal wounds during combat, though whether or not this is a unique ability is unclear, as it could be due to the massive amounts of spiritual energy, as demonstrated by Nnoitra Jiruga. Since first awakening his own Shinigami powers, Ichigo has had a strong connection to his Zanpakutō, as shown from how Zangetsu would regularly come to aid him with words of wisdom when Ichigo is in a difficult situation.

Character Outline
The spirit of Zangetsu resembles a tall, 30- to 40-year-old man with unkempt facial hair and long, ragged, brown hair. He dresses in tattered, all-black garbs with narrow sunglasses and a long, flowing overcoat that flares out into ragged ends. Because of the spirit's appearance, Ichigo calls him. While the Ichigo's inner world is one of tall skyscrapers, Zangetsu has stated to prefer more lush, natural surroundings, like bright, sunny skies and green forests.

Synopsis
While fighting Ichigo, Muramasa releases Zangetsu from within Ichigo to fight his former partner. Without access to his sword's former powers, Ichigo is quickly defeated by Zangetsu. Immediately afterwards, Hollow Ichigo takes advantage of Ichigo's weakened state and lack of Zangetsu's influence to take over Ichigo, possessing his body. This overwhelmed and proved too much for Zangetsu.

Powers & Abilities
Enhanced Speed: During his battles, Zangetsu was shown to be highly fast, able to outmanuever a number of relentless assaults from Hollow Ichigo.

Master Swordsmanship Skill: During his short battle against Ichigo and his inner hollow, Zangetsu demonstrated highly proficient skill in swordsmanship, enough to fight most of the battles with only a single hand. With well-timed manuevers, Zangetsu was repeatedly able to land critical hits on Hollow Ichigo (although they were quickly healed).

Zangetsu can summon a sword that takes the form of his Shikai release state: an oversized, elegant, black cleaver almost as tall as himself with no crossguard or proper hilt. It is instead held in a cloth-wrapped tang.


 * Zangetsu fires concentrated energy blasts from the tip of his blade in the shape of a crescent moon or in a shape of a wave.

Trivia

 * Zangetsu has stated that he hates Ichigo's inner world as there is no greenery and vegetation, to which Ichigo states he will change that by planting trees.
 * After Zangetsu left Ichigo, Ichigo's Zanpakutō reverts from Bankai to Shikai state, even though it should return to it's original state.
 * Out of all the spirits seen, Zangetsu is the only one known to exist with the same appearance both in his wielder's inner world and outside of it.