Forum:Zanpaktou updates

i was looking at the Zanpaktou page, and thought of a few things.

- Chōjirō Sasakibe's Zanpaktou should probably be switched to Lightning type due to the filler arc's representation of his Gonryōmaru

- Hisagi's zanpaktou Kazeshini i don't think qualifies as a dual-blade type, since Captain Commander said that Shunsui's and Ukitake's zanpaktou are the only ones of their kind in all of Seireitei

- Isane Kotetsu's zanpaktou Itegumo would probably classify under frost type, due to it's name/translation "Frozen Cloud"

- Kira's zanpaktou Wabisuke probably classifies under melee type

just some things i thought of /shrug

Bk1217 05:07, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Seeing as your new you may not know that we have had these conversation before. 1 filler arcs arent canon so chojiro's zanpakuto wont be changed until he himself is shown using it, until then that information will only be reflected on the zanpakuto spirits actual page. 2 Hisagi's may not have been mentioned at the time for a number of reasons, besides that he rarely uses, the captain commander probably doesnt care to much about knowing the details of lieutenants, the abilities of zanpakuto are rarely known by others unless they see them in action or are told what the abilities are. As well as Kubo probably didnt think of it until he created in the fake karakura town arc while the dual blade concept was first mentioned only in the soul society arc which was 2-3 arcs ago. 3 Unless Isanes zanpakuto is shown using abilities associated with ice we go by more then a name. 4 melee zanpakuto are classified as such because they are only for actual combat, Wabisuke is used physically but its use is centered around an ability unlike melee weapons.Salubri 06:03, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

interesting, thanks =) Bk1217 07:15, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Just to expand on what Salubri said about Isane's Zanpakuto: it would be best not to make assumptions about a Zanpakuto's powers based on either their name or release command. While they are often an accurate reflection on the abilities, this is not always true. Hisagi, Ukitake & Shunsui are good examples of this. Kazeshini means wind death, but (to date) it has not shown any wind based abilities. It may do so in the future, but until that day arrives, it is just speculation to say that it has such abilities. Shunsui was believed to have wind based powers for a long time, while Ukitake was thought to have water & lighting powers. This was due to their release commands containing references to the said elements. But that turned out not to be correct. The same could happen with Isane. Thus, we only add things that they have been shown to do (or it is said that they can do in the story). --Yyp 11:03, October 26, 2009 (UTC)