Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24499616-20140203040252/@comment-1268838-20140210155916

I think the better question is whether Ichigo even needs Hollowfication anymore. Hollow Ichigo - particularly the transformation that more or less destroyed Ulquiorra - has always represented Ichigo's latent potential, which his Quincy powers had suppressed up till now. The peak of Ichigo's power has always been at an insane level, surpassing even Aizen's power. The problem has always been that he could not control it, but evidently, that is no longer an issue. Assuming that he can fight on levels similar to that of his post-Dangai self, or his second Hollow form, he probably does not even need Quincy powers.