Shock! The True Characters of the Fathers

 is the one hundred and eleventh episode of the Bleach anime.

Isshin Kurosaki reveals that he is a Shinigami and fights Grand Fisher.

Summary
With the top half of The Menos Grande flailing in anger and pain in the air behind Uryū Ishida, Ryūken Ishida tells the former to shut up and fires a Heilig Pfeil from his Heilig Bogen that completely obliterates its head and upper shoulders, leaving the rest to fall to the ground and begin disintegrating as Ryūken observes that he does not need to worry about The Menos Grande's High-Speed Regeneration if he kills it before The Menos Grande can use the technique.

Astonished by this, Uryū demands to know why Ryūken has Quincy powers and recalls the latter claiming that he hates the Quincy because they are not profitable, but when Uryū asserts that he believed Ryūken had discarded his powers long ago due to his hatred of the Quincy, Ryūken simply counters that this is why he insulted Uryū's intelligence and reminds Uryū that he said he had no interest in being a Quincy and Uryū had no talent in being a Quincy, leaving Uryū shocked and speechless.

Lamenting that his powers will not disappear as easily as Uryū's did, Ryūken concludes that he is the successor to all the powers and skills of Sōken Ishida whether he likes it or not and consequently the only person who can be officially designated the Last Quincy while taking his Quincy Cross out of his suit's inner pocket to show Uryū. In the past, a young Uryū hits a bullseye on a target board with a Heilig Pfeil and excitedly informs Sōken, who nods affirmingly at him in turn. When Uryū declares that he wants to become a Quincy just like him, Sōken acknowledges this and warns Uryū that doing so is no easy matter while wearing his Quincy Cross around his neck.

In the present, Uryū recognizes Ryūken's five-pointed Quincy Cross as being the same one Sōken once used before the bottom half of The Menos Grande falls through the air behind him and attempts to devour Uryū, only for Ryūken to fire another Heilig Pfeil between its eyes that sends the bottom half flying back into the air and causes it to explode. As a stunned Uryū observes that Ryūken killed the bottom half of The Menos Grande in a single strike while he could only scratch it, Ryūken admonishes him for being inexperienced enough to lose his fledgling power in Soul Society and ultimately accomplish nothing in the process solely because he was compelled to by his pride.

However, Ryūken reveals that he can restore Uryū's lost power, and when Uryū expresses disbelief at this, Ryūken promises him that it is the truth prior to ordering Uryū to swear that he will not involve himself with Shinigami from now on as the one condition for this, leaving Uryū surprised. Meanwhile, Kon frantically runs through the streets of Karakura Town in Ichigo Kurosaki's body from Grand Fisher, who punches the ground where he was located just after Kon runs over it. After jumping to the top of a tall office building, Kon continues running as Grand Fisher embeds his fist in the corner of the rooftop and turns around with his arms crossed defensively.

Despite Kon pleading with him to not fight in the middle of Karakura Town, Grand Fisher simply wonders why Ichigo is running away from him and pursues Kon into the air by crashing through the roof of a nearby building while demanding that Ichigo return to his Shinigami form. With Kon tearfully questioning why this always happens to him, Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba clamber onto a rooftop multiple blocks away and are shocked to see Kon fleeing from Grand Fisher, who destroys part of a building with a single punch. Assuming that Grand Fisher is a massive Hollow, the three Mod-Souls are left perplexed by Kon being in Ichigo's body as he lands on the ladder of a water tower.

When Kon informs Grand Fisher that he is not Ichigo, Grand Fisher assumes Kon is trying to deceive him and angrily throws a punch that punctures the water tower following a frightened Kon letting go of the ladder and screaming as he falls to the street far below. Suddenly, with Grand Fisher following him downward, Kon finds himself suspended in a black void and inquires if he has been eaten, only for Ririn to berate him for sleep-talking while he is awake as Noba, having returned to his Gigai alongside Ririn and Kurōdo, teleports Kon to them on an outdoor stairway, where Ririn questions why Kon is running around in Ichigo's body like this.

Though Kon points out that a gigantic Hollow is following him around, Ririn calls him pathetic for doing so when he is a Modified Soul, and when Kon asserts that Grand Fisher is not a normal Hollow, Ririn smugly confirms that he is fast enough to keep up with Kon running away. Upon being called annoying by an enraged Kon, Ririn pretends to see Grand Fisher nearby, causing Kon to shriek and cower on the ground before bolting up in irritation when Ririn reveals that she was lying. Still smirking at Kon, Ririn decides that they will help him if he is in trouble and turns to Kurōdo, who muses that chance meetings are the result of karma and that those who are kind to others will be rewarded.

Initially refusing to accept help from Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba, Kon is alerted by Grand Fisher searching for Ichigo on the street above them and seeing Kon on the stairway, causing the four of them to begin running away while Kon observes that this is no different from what he was doing before. However, Ririn proclaims that this is just the beginning, and with Grand Fisher pursuing them down the street, Ririn has the group turn right onto another street and modifies the area with her Illusions, causing Grand Fisher to stop in shock when he turns around the corner and finds himself staring at a moonlit desert prior to turning and seeing Kurōdo disguised as Ichigo on a rock.

Believing this to be the real Ichigo who has finally entered his Shinigami form, Grand Fisher vows to take Ichigo's life and grips his Zanpakutō while Kurōdo readies his copy of Ichigo's Shikai, Zangetsu, and welcomes the challenge. Nearby, Kon hides behind another rock with Ririn and Noba, whom he asks about Kurōdo's safety. After assuring Kon that they can handle one or two Hollows, Ririn runs off with Noba as Kurōdo leaps forward and slashes down at Grand Fisher, who partially unsheathes his Zanpakutō to block the strike and pushes Kurōdo back by slashing it through the air. When Kurōdo lands back on the rock nearby, Grand Fisher slices through it vertically.

As Kurōdo jumps off the crumbling half of the rock he was standing on once Grand Fisher's Zanpakutō horizontally severs the top portion of it, Grand Fisher slams his free hand into Kurōdo and moves to smash him into another rock, but Noba teleports him away to a rock behind Grand Fisher at the last second, leaving Grand Fisher to look back at them in confusion. Thanking Noba for saving him, a yelling Kurōdo leaps into the air to attack Grand Fisher once more, only for the latter to extend his hair tendrils and wrap them around Kurōdo before swinging him around and sending him flying into a startled Ririn and Noba, where Kurōdo returns to his normal form upon hitting the ground.

With the desert fading to reveal the Karakura Town street around them, a bemused Grand Fisher realizes that the Mod-Souls tricked him, and upon seeing Kon running away down another street, Grand Fisher continues to presume he is Ichigo and resumes his pursuit as he wonders if the latter believes that he can escape, leaving Ririn to express concern for Kon. Grand Fisher slams down into the road behind Kon, who jumps high into the air and recalls Grand Fisher refusing to believe he is not Ichigo even when informed of this. When Grand Fisher follows him into the air, Kon looks back and notices that he can see Grand Fisher's face because the latter's mask is partially removed, to his confusion.

Suddenly, Grand Fisher grabs Kon and asserts that he has grown impatient with running around and waiting for Ichigo to enter his Shinigami form prior to slamming Kon into the ground below and accepting that this is not going to happen. While Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba run up behind him in fright, Grand Fisher promises to turn Ichigo's bones to dust while he is in his Human body and raises his right hand above Kon, who mentally notes that he can no longer move his legs from Grand Fisher gripping him so hard previously. However, before Grand Fisher can smash his hand down onto Kon, a white Kidō barrier forms around Kon, who sees it is being created by the protective charm from Ichigo's shirt.

Walking up from behind Kon, Isshin Kurosaki states that this is why he told Ichigo to wear the charm at all times, and with Ririn expressing astonishment at his appearance, Isshin approaches Grand Fisher while wearing a Shinigami shihakushō with a Zanpakutō on his hip and requests that the latter play with him instead since Ichigo is currently busy. As Grand Fisher demands to know who he is and the barrier created by the protective charm fades, which causes it to fall to the ground, Isshin apologizes and introduces himself. Elsewhere, Ichigo and Shinji Hirako are startled by the intensity of the Reiatsu they are sensing, with Ichigo assuming one is a Hollow's.

Despite being unimpressed by Ichigo only just detecting Grand Fisher's Reiatsu, Shinji mentally admits that he does not recognize the Reiatsu of the Shinigami who just appeared, but is startled when Ichigo leaps away from their confrontation. Though Shinji protests that he was not done talking to Ichigo yet, Ichigo counters that he is passing on this, to Shinji's further irritation, and declares that he is not planning on joining the Visored no matter what kind of organization it is. After concluding that he is a Shinigami and not one of them, Ichigo turns around and departs, leaving Shinji to express exasperation at how difficult he is prior to pulling out a cellphone and dialing a number on it.

Shinji calls and sardonically greets Hiyori Sarugaki, whom he apologizes to for failing to convince Ichigo. With Hiyori screaming at him so loudly that the transmission comes out as garbled static, Shinji holds the phone away from his ear and assures her that they simply need to be patient since it is only a matter of time. Back in the street, Grand Fisher picks up on Isshin's last name being Kurosaki, which prompts Isshin to confirm that he is Ichigo's father as he picks up the charm and tosses it to Kon. Addressing the latter by name, Isshin explains that he intended Kon to have the charm to begin with, leaving Kon startled by Isshin knowing his name and wondering when Isshin realized he was not Ichigo.

In response, Isshin reveals that he has known ever since he first saw Kon in Ichigo's body on the day that they visited Masaki Kurosaki's grave and reminds Kon that he has never once called him Ichigo while the latter was inhabiting Ichigo's body. After claiming that he is perceptive despite his looks, Isshin calls out Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba, who stand up behind a nearby row of bushes as Ririn deduces that he has known about them from the start as well, Kurōdo comments on this being an awkward first meeting, and Noba merely zips his hood shut. Suddenly, Grand Fisher slams his fist into the ground and observes that Isshin being a Shinigami means that Ichigo is a true blood.

While admitting that he now understands why he was defeated by Ichigo, Grand Fisher recalls his loss and asserts that he has no interest in Isshin because he came here to kill Ichigo. Though Grand Fisher claims that he must know where Ichigo is due to being the latter's father and demands that he bring Ichigo here, Isshin nonchalantly counters that Ichigo is no longer a child and that he has always been relaxed with his children, though Kon interjects that he is strict with the girls, leading a flustered Isshin to claim that this is a different thing since Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki are a special case due to being extremely different from Ichigo in his eyes.

Turning back to Grand Fisher, Isshin elaborates that he has come to kill the former regardless of his interest in Ichigo and that it would be a problem if Grand Fisher did not fight him. Amused to the point of maniacal laughter by this, Grand Fisher proclaims that this is brazen for a Shinigami to say and inquires if Isshin thinks he is a normal Hollow before growing drastically in size, shattering the top half of his mask in the process, to assume a more bestial appearance, which he calls the true form of his power. When a frightened Kon compares his size to that of the Menos Grande he saw before, Grand Fisher is displeased by being compared to them and begins to identify what he really is.

Suddenly, Isshin interjects and calls Grand Fisher an Arrancar, part of a group of Hollows seeking to attain Shinigami powers by removing their masks. After expressing surprised at Isshin's knowledge of them, Grand Fisher draws his enlarged Zanpakutō and declares that Isshin must know he cannot win against it, leaving Kon astonished by its size as Grand Fisher details how a Zanpakutō's size is proportional to its owner's Reiatsu and concludes that Isshin's normal-sized Zanpakutō cannot defeat his own. In response, Isshin simply grins and challenges Grand Fisher to go through with this while shifting his stance and grasping the handle of his sheathed Zanpakutō on his waist.

An unimpressed Grand Fisher assumes that Isshin lacks any understanding of Shinigami despite knowing the situation and proclaims that his death will give him understanding prior to rushing forward with a roar as Isshin leaps forward, draws his Zanpakutō, and slashes horizontally through Grand Fisher's stab. In the aftermath, a stunned Grand Fisher states that this is impossible as Isshin stands near the former's embedded Zanpakutō, sheathes his own, and explains that captain-class Shinigami consciously control the size of their Zanpakutō to avoid swinging swords the size of buildings like Grand Fisher is. With Grand Fisher being cut horizontally along his chest and falling over dead, Isshin concludes that an opponent's strength cannot be judged by the size of their Zanpakutō and warns Grand Fisher to not talk to him about Shinigami until he understands this.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
As he sits around a heater with 2nd Division Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda and 7th Division Lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba, 1st Division Lieutenant Chōjirō Sasakibe inquires about how they have been doing lately, prompting Iba to dejectedly note that no one has noticed how he changed his sunglasses recently. In response, Marechiyo calls this dull and brings their attention to the fact that he is now wearing his sideburns in a different style, though Chōjirō admits that it is hard to notice a difference. Suddenly, 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi lands nearby and cheerfully calls the three of them dull lieutenants, to their exasperation.

Events

 * The Cold War

Powers and Techniques Used
Zanjutsu Techniques:

Hollow Techniques:
 * (flashback)

Arrancar Techniques:
 * Grand Fisher's transformation
 * Grand Fisher's transformation

Quincy Techniques:

Zanpakutō released:

Shikai:

Other Techniques:
 * Mod-Soul Teleportation
 * Illusions
 * Shape-shifting

Anime Notes
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 * The top half of The Menos Grande attempting to regenerate its severed tongue.
 * Kon wondering if Grand Fisher is really a Hollow due to his strange mask.
 * Kon being startled by Grand Fisher slamming his fist into the ground.
 * An extension to the flashback of Uryū discussing Ryūken's hatred of the Quincy with him where they repeat part of their dialogue.
 * A flashback to a young Uryū training with Sōken Ishida, who learns of his desire to become a proper Quincy and warns Uryū that it will not be easy.
 * Uryū expressing shock at Ryūken destroying the bottom half of The Menos Grande with a single Heilig Pfeil while he could only scratch it.
 * Flashbacks to Uryū fighting Yoshi and saving Ran'Tao at the cost of his Quincy Bangle.
 * Ryūken criticizing Uryū for accomplishing nothing when moved by his small pride.
 * Kon running frantically down the street in Ichigo Kurosaki's body as Grand Fisher punches the ground where he was formerly located.
 * Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba seeing Grand Fisher chasing Kon despite being told that he is not Ichigo and assisting the latter by teleporting him to safety and creating an illusion of Ichigo fighting Grand Fisher in a desert landscape, only for Grand Fisher to inadvertently break out of the illusion and continue pursuing Kon as Ichigo while the latter complains that the Mod-Souls were not very helpful.
 * Ririn reacting with shock to Isshin Kurosaki's arrival.
 * Isshin noting that he is perceptive despite his appearance and calling out Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba, who are surprised that he has known about them as well.
 * A flashback to Ichigo tearing his Zanpakutō through Grand Fisher's side to end their battle.
 * When killed by Ryūken, the top half of The Menos Grande does not bleed as profusely from its destroyed head and shoulders, and its blood is light gray instead of red.
 * When killed by Ryūken, the bottom half of The Menos Grande does not have a chunk of its body torn off by the former's Heilig Pfeil and spurt blood from the wound.
 * Isshin performing Agitowari on Grand Fisher is changed from the latter being vertically cut in half to receiving a deep horizontal cut through his chest that releases much less blood.
 * In the manga, when killed by Ryūken, the top half of The Menos Grande retained the remnants of the shawl covering its head and shoulder in the aftermath; here, the shawl instead bursts apart and flies off in pieces, leaving the top half completely bare.
 * In the manga, when it attacks Uryū, the bottom half of The Menos Grande is upside-down; here, it is instead right-side up.
 * In the manga, when killed by Ryūken, the bottom half of The Menos Grande is thrown into a copse of trees by the impact of the former's Heilig Pfeil; here, it is instead thrown high into the air.
 * In the manga, when lecturing Uryū on having lost his powers in Soul Society before he could fully develop them, Ryūken is referring to his battles against the Gotei 13; here, he is instead referring to his battles against the Bount.
 * In the manga, when Ryūken reveals that he can restore his powers, Uryū reacts with silent shock; here, he instead verbally expresses his disbelief of this.
 * In the manga, when ascending a nearby office building to escape Grand Fisher, Kon runs up one of its vertical sides and Grand Fisher pursues by swiping his arm through the corner of the roof while Kon is in midair; here, he instead jumps to the rooftop from the ground below and Grand Fisher pursues by punching his arm into the side of the roof while Kon is still on the rooftop.
 * In the manga, while chasing Kon from the first rooftop he moves to, Grand Fisher swings his arm through the corner of the second rooftop Kon had leapt to; here, he instead simply propels himself toward Kon and smashes through the side of the roof with the mass of his body.
 * In the manga, Kon lamenting the unfortunate events that frequently happen to him is mental; here, it is instead verbal.
 * In the manga, Kon realizing that Grand Fisher's mask is partially removed to reveal his face is mental; here, it is instead verbal.
 * In the manga, when recalling Kon first inhabiting Ichigo's body while the latter's family was visiting Masaki's grave, a flashback to Isshin briefly speaking to Kon without calling him Ichigo is shown; here, since the anime did not adapt that portion of the manga, Ichigo being attacked with Transcribe and Kon sitting next to Isshin in his body are shown instead.
 * In the manga, Grand Fisher's true form retains his three thick hair strands at the back of his skull; here, they instead disappear during the transformation.
 * In the manga, when agreeing to fight Isshin, Grand Fisher simply accepts that he is apparently does not understand their power difference; here, he instead proclaims that Isshin's death will make him understand.
 * In the manga, after Isshin lethally wounds him with Agitowari, Grand Fisher expresses disbelief as his body crumbles and disperses into shreds; here, he instead dies and falls over to lie motionless on the ground with his body remaining intact.