Forum:Ichigo and his attack types...

I was wondering, because i have never seen Ichigo use this other then when his hollow does it, but does he ever utilize the rope on the end of his Zanpaktou to attack like the hollow does? or has he yet to actually take advantage of this feature to it's fullest? and if yes when? if no why not? i think that way of attacking is pretty powerful. Bk1217 07:49, October 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * He has not used it, sadly. It is a spectacular move alright, but it seems to require a great deal of confidence and control over the sword. Which Ichigo hasn't achieved yet. It is part of the Hollows unique fighting style, and its instinctive understanding of how to use Zangetsu. I think that Ichigo just hasn't reached that point in his development yet. Ichigo desperately needs to start using his shikai in battle again though, and it would be nice to see him learning this (as well as how to better use his sword in general). Then again, if Ichigo does ever start doing that, it lessens the appeal of the Hollow. So from that point of view, it may never happen. --Yyp 10:12, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Argh I wish he would! It would have made his fights so much better and he wouldn't have to rely on bankai so much if he could use Zangetsu properly. Oh well, I suppose that's just the way it is, it's not like his current opponents are going to be fazed by anything he does in shikai, as half the time his bankai seems to do crap all anyway. You're right, it makes his hollow entertaining to watch but we don't see enough of him really to get enough of Zangetsu's shikai awesomeness. BollyW 10:43, October 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * True, the story doesn't allow him to use it at this point. He tried not to use bankai against Dordonii, but in the end he had to. And that was one of the weaker opponents he has had in this arc. Barring any inner world encounters, I don't think we'll see his shikai again until the story moves on to something else. But his bankai has that chain - maybe he could do some twirling with that. Maybe the Hollow could change the length of it at will so that it could be flung like his shikai is. That would be a great addition, imo. --Yyp 11:09, October 26, 2009 (UTC)