Forum:Ichigo's new form, Barragan's release

Could be (and probably is) pure coincidence but ive been wondering about something since Barragan's released form was recently revealed... I remember reading a comment somewhere about how strange/unique Ichigo's mask was in his 2nd hollow form (looks like a skull, has a jaw joint, etc) and how this differs from your basic hollow mask. Then i noticed how Barragan dons a similar appearance (at least in terms of his head) in his released form. Maybe i'm way overthinking it, but Ichigo, his hollow, and the relationship between them are all pretty unique as far as we can tell... maybe Ichigo discovered a weird equivalent to an arrancar's release? or something.. idk sounds loopy now that i'm writing it down, but i'm gonna throw it out there anyway XD Smoke1337 08:19, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

The common mistake people make is assuming to for some reason that Ichigo is an actual hollow. There are many reasons which all you have to do is read the profiles on hollows, arrancar, vizard and shinigami to explain them in detail. Anyhow if you watched closely the form of his hollow mask does change but just the look, as far as having a jaw joint and all that, ichigo has that even with his regular mask. Barragan on the other hand is an arrancar and is not wearing a mask released but completely changes into a actual skull. As far as we know the relationship between ichigo and his inner hollow (which is subconscious by the way) is not unique as the rest of the vizard may have had similar dealings with theirs. Also Ichigo is a Vizard it has been stated multiple times and he even says so himself. So really all the Arrancar discriptions are getting a little tired just because thats all the beings people see alot of and we know so little about the vizard. But even with the little bit of knowledge its hard to justify him being anything else even though thats the direction people wanna go. Also similarities between hollow, vizard and arrancar masks are bound to happen which depends on various factors but if they exist it would only be look wise. Salubri 19:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)