User blog comment:Tinni/The Espada rank thing/@comment-1454424-20091107093745

I don't know about that. Yammy tanked what Ichigo said was an attack at full power with bankai + mask. So I guess at this point in time, mask or not, Ichigo's power level is at an all time low because of his emotional state. He seem to be less angsty since the captains showed up but we'll see how he hold up in the fights to come. In the meantime, let's see what Yammy can do. Right now he's just getting cut-up by Kenpachi but I don't think that's going to last but we'll see.