Zangetsu, The Side of Shinigami (Bleach)

## Description:

**Zangetsu** (斬月, *Slaying Moon*): When Ichigo first becomes a Shinigami, his As a result, the sword itself was rather weak, since very little spiritual power was used to create it. Nevertheless, it was powerful enough to subdue a Gillian-class Menos and lesser Hollows, completely blocking a Cero from the former. It could upturn the ground with a single strike. Because of the weak nature of its spiritual energy, Byakuya Kuchiki easily cut off most of the blade during his first encounter with Ichigo, and Kisuke Urahara subsequently sliced it down to the hilt during their training, forcing Ichigo to learn the name of his Zanpakutō in order to release its true form. This sword is a result of Rukia's deprived spiritual energy and not a result of Ichigo's own power

## Appearance:

### At Base Power:

Zanpakutō was very similar in appearance to Rukia's sealed Zanpakutō  but oversized, with an equally-oversized brown sheath hung by a strap across his back and over his right shoulder. It had a rectangular bronze tsuba with gently inward-curved edges, a stylized flame pattern on the long sides, and a simple decorative slit on the short sides. The hilt's handle had a red wrapping and two light blue tassels attached to the handle's base, which was decorated with a flame design on its short sides. The large size is due to the unfocused but immense amount of Ichigo's spiritual power, which he did not know how to control.

### At Shikai Form:

Shikai form of Zangetsu resembles an oversized khyber knife instead of a formal katana. It has no tsuba and no proper hilt; what Ichigo holds is the cloth-wrapped tang. The sword is about as tall as Ichigo is, and has a black blade with a silver edge. The cloth wrapping on the tang seems to react to Ichigo's will, changing length at a thought or twining about the blade in an impromptu sheath. When in combat, the cloth falls away when necessary, shrinking back to a manageable size. The cloth can be used to swing the weapon like a flail and to toss it at opponents for mid-range combat, as well as bandage wounds, but these are done rarely. Ichigo has, on more than one occasion, used Zangetsu's wide blade as a shield from incoming attacks, and for deflecting energy attacks

### At Bankai Form:

Ichigo's Bankai shrinks his sword down to a daitō (Japanese long sword) with a black blade instead. The cross guard has four prongs bent out to form the shape of the manji. Instead of the cloth his Shikai form had, a short length of chain with a broken link at the end dangles from the base of the hilt. In addition to his sword, Ichigo's robe is replaced with a long-sleeved, ankle-length black coat (or shihakushō) with red lining, which is closed at his chest and left to flare out into ragged ends, much like that of Zangetsu himself. This coat is part of Ichigo's Bankai, and the damage it can take is directly proportionate to the remaining strength and level of Ichigo's Reiatsu.

### At Shikai Reformed Form:

Zanpakutō takes the form of two separate, purely black blades. One is the size of his previous sword, once again in the shape of a khyber knife, with the grip at the base of the blade and a handle extending back from this about roughly the width and length of Ichigo's forearm. There is a thin, hollowed-out portion running along the back edge of the blade from the base to the middle of the blade. The second blade is relatively small, about the size of Ichigo's arm, and is similar to the first blade, but resembles a trench knife more than a sword. Unlike its counterpart, it has an enclosed handle, with a portion acting like a hand guard. Both blades represent a different facet of Ichigo's powers: the larger blade represents his inner Hollow (the manifestation of his Shinigami/Hollow powers) and the smaller blade represents "the old man" (the manifestation of his Quincy powers). After gaining his new Zanpakutō, Ichigo wraps the hilts of both swords in cloth, and now carries the larger blade on his back and the shorter blade on his right hip

### At Bankai Reformed Form:

**Tensa Zangetsu** takes the form of a khyber knife variation; the smaller black blade comprises the inner part of the sword and has the handle, which resembles a normal Katana’s with black wrapping, much like the original **Tensa Zangetsu**, fixed to it, while the base of the sword is slanted and the blade continues with a section jutting out from the underside as a guard, with a chain attached to it that loops over the top and attaches right before the point of the blade.

### **Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō**

For the duration of the ability, Ichigo's hair becomes waist-length and turns black. Light bluish-gray bandages form around his body, tightly wrapped around his torso, right arm, and face, ending just beneath his eyes. Black flame-like markings spread across his chest and wrap around his left arm, and the remains of a tattered black cloak cover his lower body. In this form, Ichigo's body constantly emits smoky black Reiatsu, most of which is focused around his right arm

## Abilities:

At the Base Form, the Zanpakuto is a normal oversized sword that can conduct Reiatsu easily. The sword can be infused with Reiatsu to become stronger and more durable.

### By calling upon a distorted True Name, the below abilities will happen.

When the Shikai Form is released, the Zanpakuto becomes more powerful and gains the unique ability of **Getsuga Tenshō.** The sword will absorb Ichigo's power to release a blast of energy that takes the form of a crescent moon or wave.

When Bankai Form is released, Ichigo's robe is replaced with a long-sleeved, ankle-length black coat (or shihakushō) with red lining, which is closed at his chest and left to flare out into ragged ends. The sword condenses Ichigo's power and give him an insane speed boost and further enhanced his strength. It will also buff his Getsuga Tensho greatly and changing the color to black.

### By calling upon the True Name, the below abilities will happen

When Shikai Reformed Form is released, the sword effects will be similar to the original Shikai Form but is more powerful. But these mode features a Resonance with his Hollowification, The Side of Hollow Noble Phantasm allowing him to use The Finale of Ichigo Kurosaki.

When Bankai Reformed Form is released, it will be similar to the original Bankai but more powerful. But these mode features the same effect as the Shikai Reformed Form.

### By using **Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō**

When using this mode, Ichigo becomes the living embodiment of Getsuga Tensho. In this form, Ichigo gains extreme amounts of power that can almost guranteed he can kill anything.

However upon usage, Ichigo will become a normal human meaning other Servants can kill him easily.