Ichigo Kurosaki

> "*The difference in strength...what about it? Do you think I should give up just because you're stronger than me? I've always known you were strong. Nothing I see now will change my mind. I will defeat you, Ulquiorra.*"
> ― Ichigo Kurosaki
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## Ichigo Kurosaki

* Pseudo-Shikai
* Pseudo-Bankai
* Visored
* Hollow Ichigo
* Mugetsu
* Fullbring
* True Shikai
* True Bankai

### Age

15 (BoS)17 (Post-Timeskip)

27 (EoS)

### Weight

66 kg (145 lbs.)

**Ichigo Kurosaki** is the protagonist of the *Bleach* series.

## Background

Ichigo was born on July 15th as the son of Isshin Kurosaki and Masaki Kurosaki, 15 years before he became a Shinigami. His sisters Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki were born a few years later. When he was four, Ichigo joined a karate dojo, where he met and befriended Tatsuki Arisawa. Though Tatsuki beat Ichigo in every match they had, she would help Ichigo if he was being picked on by bullies and cheer him up if he was upset.

Ichigo was able to see spirits for as long as he could remember. This resulted in him appearing to other people to be looking at deserted places and talking to himself. This caused people to say he could see ghosts, though when Tatsuki asked him about this, he denied being able to see them.

On June 17th, when Ichigo was nine years old, he and his mother were walking home alongside one of Karakura Town's rivers, which was swollen from heavy rain. Seeing a girl near the river, Ichigo thought she was about to jump into it. Unable to tell the difference between ghosts and living people, Ichigo ran towards her to stop her, unaware the girl was the lure of the Hollow Grand Fisher. Masaki tried to stop him, but he did not listen. After failing to grab hold of the girl, Ichigo lost consciousness for a time. When he awoke, Masaki was lying on top of him, covered in blood.

When he was 15, Ichigo's life changed when he met Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami who taught him about the afterlife and spirits, such as Hollows, and eventually had to give him her Shinigami powers. This event led him to a life of adventure and hardship, where he fought all sorts of foes along with his friends while learning truths about his life.

## Stats

**Hax:** Invisibility and Spiritual Perception (Part of his Shinigami biology), Soul Manipulation and minor resistance to it (All Zanpakuto are capable of this), Regeneration (Hollow Form only)

**Intelligence: Above Average** (One of the most skilled Shinigami. Has been able to defeat geniuses like Sosuke Aizen. Received training from Kisuke Urahara.)

**Stamina: Very High** (Has an incredibly high level of tenacity that has allowed him to continue fighting many consecutive battles after receiving grave wounds.)

## Powers, Techniques, and Equipment

* Thousand-Year Blood War Arc (Current)
* Fullbring Arc
* Pre-Timeskip

### Powers

* **Shinigami Biology:** Just like all Shinigami, Ichigo's Shinigami form appears as invisible to those without spiritual awareness, and he is able to resist strikes from Zanpakuto blades, which are able to cut through souls and spirits. His body also emits a great spiritual pressure, which can immobilize and even disintegrate weaker foes. All Shinigami have the ability to levitate or fly.
* **Shunpo:** Ichigo is able to make use of Shunpo, a technique that allows Shinigami to move faster than the eye can track. With it, he's capable of leaping several miles in a single step.
* **Blut Vene:** A Quincy power that allows Ichigo to harden his veins in response to oncoming attacks. He lost this ability when Yhwach stole his Quincy powers.
* **Hollow Powers:** Due to his inner Hollow powers, Ichigo can access various abilities. His control has improved enough that he doesn't need to use a Visored Mask. He can fully merge his human and Hollow sides in order to greatly increase his power and abilities.
	+ **Cero-Enhanced Getsuga Tensho:** Ichigo can use Gran Rey Cero alongside his Getsuga Tensho technique in order to fire an incredibly powerful blast of Reiatsu, capable of harming even an enhanced Yhwach with the Soul King absorbed.

### Equipment

* **Zanpakuto:** A type of weapon used by Shinigami to cut through spiritual bodies and exorcise Hollows. In Ichigo's case, it has no unreleased state, and it spends most of its time in its Shikai form.
	+ **Zangetsu:** Ichigo's True Shikai. It takes the form of a massive Khyber knife that is accompanied by a short sword, which Ichigo dual-wields with ease.
		- **Getsuga Tensho:** Ichigo's signature technique. He charges up Zangetsu with Reiatsu and releases it in the shape of a crescent moon.
		- **Getsuga Jujisho:** A variant of the Getsuga Tensho that makes use of his True Shikai's two swords. Ichigo releases two blasts out of each sword in a cross shape.
	+ **Tensa Zangetsu:** Ichigo's True Bankai. It takes the form of a massive Khyber knife covered by a sharp white guard with a chain attached to it. It greatly boosts the power of his attacks, as well as his speed. It is normally used alongside the Hollow Merged form.
* **Oken Clothing:** A special uniform received during his training in the Soul King's Palace. It's a highly resistant uniform that can endure the friction from breaking through the 72 barriers between Soul Society and the Soul King's Palace.
* **Substitute Shinigami Badge:** A badge that allows Ichigo to separate his human body from his Shinigami form.

### Powers

* **Fullbring:** By bringing out the "soul" out of a precious item, like his Shinigami Badge, Ichigo can slightly recover some of his Shinigami powers. He can manifest them as a brand new uniform.
* **Energy Blasts:** By using his Badge, he can shoot out large crosses made out of his Reiatsu.
* **Bringer Light:** A Fullbringer technique equivalent to the Shinigami's Shunpo, which allows him to move faster than the eye can see.

### Equipment

* **Substitute Shinigami Badge:** A badge that allows Ichigo to make use of his Fullbring powers.
* **Zangetsu:** After mastering Fullbring, Ichigo recovers his Shinigami abilities and his Zanpakuto. It still has all previous abilities it had before, including his Getsuga Tensho.
	+ **Tensa Zangetsu:** Ichigo's Bankai. It alters the shape of his clothes and turns the blade into a thin katana with increased power.

### Powers

* **Shinigami Biology:** Just like all Shinigami, Ichigo's Shinigami form appears as invisible to those without spiritual awareness, and he is able to resist strikes from Zanpakuto blades, which are able to cut through souls and spirits. His body also emits a great spiritual pressure, which can immobilize and even disintegrate weaker foes. All Shinigami have the ability to levitate or fly.
* **Shunpo:** Ichigo is able to make use of Shunpo, a technique that allows Shinigami to move faster than the eye can track. With it, he's capable of leaping several miles in a single step.
* **Hollow Powers:** Due to his inner Hollow powers, Ichigo can access various abilities. In order to manifest them, he needs to use his Hollow Mask.
	+ **Hollow Form:** In desperate situations, Ichigo's Hollow body can fully take over him and greatly increase his power at the cost of his humanity. In this form, he can regenerate himself.
		- **Cero:** Like all Hollows, Ichigo can fire off Cero from his horn. This is a highly potent blast of energy.
* **Mugetsu:** Ichigo's most powerful form, where his Spiritual Pressure becomes so great at it creates the illusion of not existing. It greatly enhances Ichigo's power to an insane degree. It allows him to use the Final Getsuga Tensho, an enhanced version of his signature technique that sacrifices all his power for that one attack. This leaves him unable to use his powers afterwards.

### Equipment

* **Substitute Shinigami Badge:** A badge that allows Ichigo to separate his human body from his Shinigami form.
* **Zanpakuto:** A type of weapon used by Shinigami to cut through spiritual bodies and exorcise Hollows. In Ichigo's case, it has no unreleased state, and it spends most of its time in its Shikai form.
	+ **Zangetsu:** Ichigo's Shikai. It takes the form of a massive Khyber knife that Ichigo wields with ease.
		- **Getsuga Tensho:** Ichigo's signature technique. He charges up Zangetsu with Reiatsu and releases it in the shape of a crescent moon.
	+ **Tensa Zangetsu:** Ichigo's Bankai. It takes the form of a black katana that is much slimmer than the Shikai. It also alters the shape of Ichigo's clothes. It greatly enhances all of Ichigo's physical attributes and turns his Getsuga Tensho into a burst of black spiritual energy, known as Kuroi Getsuga.
* **Hollow Mask:** A special mask that allows Ichigo to tap into his Hollow powers, greatly enhancing his attributes. This mask can only be used for a few seconds, and it can make Ichigo go completely berserk, but it can regenerate and be reused multiple times.

## Weaknesses

* Quite hot-headed and impulsive.
* Lost most of his powers.
* Hollow Form rids him of his human instincts.
* His visored form can make him go berserk.
* Cannot regenerate when not using Hollow powers.

## Versus Compendium's Conclusions

**Notable Wins:**

* None.

**Notable Losses:**

* None.

**Inconclusive Matches:**

* None.