#Final Getsuga Tensho

[raredust]

Now you may be seeing something right? FGT Ichigo looks kinda a lot like Yhwach.

Now we know Ichigo is a Quincy and all Quincy have Yhwach's blood running in their veins but only Ichigo looks like him to this extent when in his Final Getsuga Tensho.

Both have long dark hair.

Red crimson eyes.

And a handsome fac-

Ahem, I mean this leads me to believe that Ichigo may have been using his Quincy powers while in that state. Hey look, this is just a theory and Kubo may have just thought it's a cool design choice before the Yhwach twist and all but just let me have fun with this one okay!

Now what is Final Getsuga Tensho specifically? Some believe it's Ichigo absorbing all of Zangetsu's powers but I disagree. I think FGT is more of a fusion between them. Getsuga Tensho is a technique using Zangetsu's powers and only Ichigo can call upon the technique, it cannot be used by Zangetsu without its wielder or Ichigo without his weapon. And my proof is this line by Ichigo:

He is fighting with Zangetsu, not using him.

And there's also the fact that Zangetsu was literally fused to his hand.

Now then that we established that, let's get to this point.

Final Getsuga Tensho is not just a final technique. It's also a combination of all of Ichigo's powers. Both Shinigami, Hollow and Quincy. And why is that?

When Ichigo was fighting Zangetsu he was fighting both his Quincy (in Young lad Zangetsu) Hollow/Shinigami (In white Ichigo) in a fused state. And achieving FGT is him basically accepting both powers, and making himself a weapon for a short time, becoming Getsuga itself.

Heck we talked about his design resembling Yhwach why not talk about how his design resembles a Hollow in how the mask wraps around half of his face with little teeth and how the black spirit energy is like his Tensa Zangetsu's Getsuga Tensho (shinigami power) only strengthening my thought about it not just being a final technique/attack but a fusion of all of his powers, both mastered and latent (which is why Ishinn had Ichigo do it, not him. His wouldn't probably match Aizen)

And the nail in the coffin is what Aizen says here.

Aizen here is beyond Quincy, Shinigamis, Hollows and humans, no one can stand up to him. He's on a higher plane than all beings except Ichigo. Who overpowered him with ease, who's on a higher plane than he is.

There's only one being that can be on a higher plane than the Quincy,Hollows,Shinigami:

Yhwach, the Quincy King, the Almighty. He's the only one who could over power aizen that much and without even trying.

Now I am not saying that Ichigo is somehow using the Almighty powers, that's stupid. I am saying that he was using his Quincy powers which are from Yhwach himself. Fusing it with his other abilities to make Aizen look like a joke.

And even then, FGT is probably just an imperfect version of Ichigo's final form he used against Yhwach. Because FGT is used when Ichigo didn't fully realize and unlock his Quincy powers/Blood. And that it's a one shot weapon where he can use it only once and lose all his powers after whereas his final form where he realizes and mastered all of his powers he uses to its fullest potential and doesn't just disappear.

And that it looked like how Zangetsu looks like when he was fighting him for the Final Getsuga Tensho.

And all of this leads me to believe that Ichigo was using his Quincy powers there and that's how he overpowered Aizen that easily, especially in base.

TL;DR FGT is just an imperfect Final form that Ichigo uses against Yhwach in chapter 676.

Good night or Good morning 👍.

NaruHina 4ever

Petition to call Tensa Zangetsu YoungMan Zangetsu.

But remember. That's just a theory, a game theory. Thanks for watching.

[distinguishedshoeduckdonut]

いちるきさんの話 🤍🩵💙🖤

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[rayshippouuchiha]

So I’ve seen ‘soulmate’ aus in Bleach where you basically marry someone by giving them a piece of your soul and then giving a piece in return

And I really like it. It’s cute

But I keep imagining in Rukongai people don’t have families in the same way people born into soul society do and so they started making families of their own

And they accidentally started adopting people by giving them a piece of their soul because it’s all they could give and eventually that became how you adopted people

And then I started imagining an au where between the soul society arc and the fake Karakura town arc that Ichigo spent his time getting ‘tutored’ essentially by someone in the Gotei (maybe Shunsui and Juushiro or Unohana) and then ends up getting adopted

And maybe that keeps him from losing his powers post final getsuga tensho and he ends up so much stronger

And maybe he beats Aizen and Ywach’s asses seven ways to Sunday while barely breaking a sweat

(I also really enjoy the idea of Kurosaki ‘godkiller’ Ichigo getting adopted by an ancient, powerful Shinigami who decided that since he won’t take care of himself, they will)

(And maybe Isshin gets his ass kicked and whatever love interest has to get the adopted parents approval)

Idk I just think it’s fun

Oh I do love that!!

[derekscorner]

Quincy Ichigo Ideas

I mentioned once how much of a fun AU it would be to see Ichigo be a Quincy instead of a Substitute Soul Reaper. I do not say that in the sense that I would alter his backstory or even the main story all that much either.

I mean, Ichigo as we know him, training to rescue Rukia. In my mind, the best place to do this change is for Ichigo to emerge from Keisuke's Shattered Shaft training but with his quincy powers active instead.

I'd be curious to see how the stories and battles change this way. Of course, there are two major hitches in the story I do not know how to rectify with this premise.

Namely, I do not know how I would do the Final Getsuga or Zangetsu reforging moments.

As for how Ichigo would learn and develop powers in this story I actually no need to alter it. Old Man Zangetsu is the Yhwach that resides inside Ichigo and he's shown to be fully capable of using powers Ichigo shouldn't know due to lack of quincy training.

He could easily impart those skills. That may even make the reveal of the true Yhwach much later that much stronger for Ichigo himself.

Hollow Ichigo also still exists. You could easily do a Quincy Vizard Ichigo in this set up. Imagine how terrifying a Quincy with a Hollow mask would be.

Of course, given his mixed heritage I would still like to include the latent Fullbring and Reaper qualities. In fact, the reaper qualities could be used to make him a bit more unique than a typical quincy.

For example, my base power set up for a quincy Ichigo would be as follows;

Reaper Related Powers:

Spiritual body. Like a Soul Reaper Ichigo has a spiritual form. In fact, just like when he borrowed Rukia's powers, he can only use his powers when outside his body. (at first anyway)

Shunpo (flash step). Just like in canon Ichigo learns this prior to the Byakuya battle.

Hollow Purification. Due to his Soul Reaper heritage and, due to borrowing Rukia's powers for roughly two months, Ichigo's quincy arrows actually purify a hollow.

^ This fact in particular I would make a highlight and headache for the Soul Society because soul erasure was the Reaper's justification for the Quincy genocide two hundreds years prior to the story.

They quite literally do not know what to do with him but observe.

Quincy Related Powers:

Purification Arrows. When Ichigo emerges from the Shattered Shaft he discovers that he can make a crude bow and arrow. To Urahara's shock, they purify hollows just like a zanpakuto would.

Blut Vene. If the canon story showed us anything it's that Ichigo has a knack for Blut as he mother did. However, he can only use the defensive variant.

Spirit Swords. Usually quincy form weapons from reishi but I thought it'd be a fun idea if Urahara does this for him. He even makes it a fun hobby to make better swords that compliment Ichigo.

Getsuga Tensho (arrow). This version of Ichigo has the Getsuga ability but it manifests as a massive arrow. With the black variant bordering on being a Cero outright.

There are other powers you could possibly give him throughout the story but this is what I imagine he'd have at start. I also chose to give him swords produced by Urahara because it'd be a fun way to have variety.

Plus, canon Ichigo has a zanpakuto so it'd feel pointless to do this kind of thing if I gave him one as a quincy.

Hollow Related Powers

Hollow Mask. As in canon Ichigo gains his mask.

Black Getsuga. As seen in the Bleach Brave Soul images I'm using, Ichigo's arrows and overall power would take on the black & blue coloration.

This one changes the least in functionality. The major difference here is that Hollow Ichigo didn't manifest as a Zanpakuto, it did not become Zangetsu.

However, that hollow power is still in there and just like in canon the Vizards intervene to help him control it.

But this also means you can have more fun with it since Hollow Ichigo isn't working on the logic of a zanpakuto here. It'll lend Ichigo power if he earns it's approval but it's all the more willing to break free if he messes up.

I left this alone because I just enjoy Hollow Ichigo's appearances. I also think it'd be even more horrifying/amazing to see when hollow Ichigo takes on Ulquiorra only to start forming swords out of pure reishi.

Just imagine the shared shock of Ulquiorra and Uryu in that moment to see a hollow of all things using quincy powers.

That's it for now

That's all the ideas I've had for this AU so far. I focused more on powers than story because I would like to see how people react in the story similar to how it is now but with a quincy running around unburdened with a physical body and a hollow mask.

You may even add funny moments like Ichigo harassing Uryu for basics or just the general shock and confusion of both Ichigo and Urahara himself once he emerges from the Shattered Shaft as a quincy.

Ichigo has no idea of his heritage at that point and while Urahara does he wouldn't tell Ichigo nor would he comprehend why he'd emerge a quincy when his "foolproof training regiment" was meant to make Ichigo a soul reaper.

Small things like that and all. Bye now~

[fanfictions-i-cant-write]

What if it was a temporary fix when Ichigo was given his powers back? Final Getsuga Tensho irreparably broke his soul and the Reiatsu given to him is pouring out of him. Getting stronger helps Ichigo hold on for longer, but he knows that soon he’ll be just as weak and powerless as he had been after the Winter War. Would his friends abandon him again? Could he survive losing his powers again with his humanity intact because it's not just Reiatsu he's losing but also Zangetsu and his very soul?

He has enough power to defeat Yhwach in the Thousand-Year Blood War but in the moments after, he’s got the only Soul Reaper strong enough to kill him at his current power level nearby. Does he want the slow agonising torture of living the rest of his life without his soul, without Zangetsu?

[henlp]

The many forms of Kurosaki Ichigo

References down below.

.Original Substitute Shinigami/sealed Zanpakuto;

.Shikai, Zangetsu v1;

.Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu v1;

.Hollowfication, first form;

.Hollowfication, second form/Vasto Lorde;

.Post-Dangai training:

.Final Getsuga Tensho, Mugetsu;

.Fullbring;

.Shikai Zangetsu v2;

.Bankai Tensa Zangetsu v2;

.True Shikai, Zangetsu v3;

.True Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu v3;

[seireiteihellbutterfly]

6, 13 and 19 for Bleach game :3

6. Favorite bankai?

Visually, it's Byakuya's because the way those cherry blossoms move is incredible. I love how they took such a feminine color and flower and made it so lethal and masculine for someone like Byakuya.

Ability-wise, it's Shinji. I mean, his bankai was freaking banned in Soul Society because of how dangerous it could be. It's slightly sinister and I love that.

13. Favorite manga panel?

I think it has to be when Ichigo attains final Getsuga Tensho. I mean whew, the art was stunning.

19. If you’re a fic writer, who do you write for?

For Bleach, I pretty much write for everyone except the Arrancars/ Espada (not including Grimmjow and Coyote Stark). I feel like I wouldn't characterize them very well and a lot of them just don't hold a lot of interest for me. My faves though, would be Ukitake, Byakuya, Shinji, and Hisagi. Writing them comes easily to me.

[sunflowersandcherryblossoms]

What if the reason why Engetsu refused to teach Isshin the Final Getsuga form wasn't because he would lose his powers, but because there was a chance he might destroy everything and everyone around him while doing so?

Isshin's Shikai is already a fire type with the added cost of his blood making it even more powerful.

His Bankai is supposedly way too powerful, even costing him immense reiatsu/vital force.

What if the Final Getsuga Tensho turns him into a goddamn nuclear deterrent?

[mayoiayasep]

me personally i just think that ichigo shouldve kept the longer hair from the final getsuga tensho

[distinguishedshoeduckdonut]

いちるきの夢

[aizensamasuggestions]

Do any of the other denizens of Muken ever try to communicate with you via reiatsu "morse code"? It seems like at a minimum Azashiro probably could have done so if he so desired.

Could have?

Kenpachi Azashiro and I have exchanged words.

He was, if I remember correctly, under the mistaken impression that I lost to Kurosaki Ichigo. Azashiro, in fact, mocked me for it. I kept my own council--difficult though that was for me--because it seems that there there must be some benefit to the Soul Society that this lie is perpetuated.

Everyone seems to believe that Kurosaki Ichigo not only stood a chance against me, but somehow actually won.

Is the Ryoka boy too proud to tell the story accurately?

I realize we were alone on the battlefield, but, surely, someone else saw what truly transpired that day.

But in case it is somehow not known, let me tell you the truth. It was not Urahara's child solider who defeated me, but Urahara Kisuke himself. I was still standing, unaffected, when the last of Kurosaki's so-called Final Getsuga Tensho faded. In a moment, he would have been completely powerless in front of me. In fact, I would have won the day were it not for the trickery of Urahara Kisuke that finally ensnared me.

People are always so quick to accuse me of being a liar, but this lie is repeated to me over and over. Why? Who first told the story this way? Why is the truth being kept from the world? And, why, by all the Gods, did a Kenpachi repeat it to my face?

Of course, if it were true, Azashiro would be well within his rights to mock me. Defeated by a fifteen year old child? I would, indeed, be a joke.

But, that's not how it happened.

In fact, I would dare Azashiro to win against Urahara Kisuke, former warden of the Maggot's Nest, one of the Quincy War Potentials, a man whose bankai can restructure anything it touches including himself, and whose Kido capabilities match my own. THERE is man worthy of my "defeat." But let it be noted that there is defeat and there is death.

And no one has killed me yet.

[strawsoldier]

Getsuga Jujishou is such a funny move. You wait almost a decade for Ichigo to finally learn an attack besides Getsuga Tensho, he goes to train in the Royal Palace, and the best he could come up with is just...two getsuga tensho's

[the-narwhals-awaken]

Bloody Hearts Bingo Day 25

Prompt: Be Mine, Romance | Longing for someone so much they'll kill to have them

Zangetsu was a liar.

If one thought about it for a bit, it made sense- half of them was a creature of instinct, an apex predator, skilled in many things- including feints and luring and all the various ways one lied with their body, baiting in prey until they died or were injured; the other half was a warlord, politician as well as general, skilled in lying as a matter of fact and necessity. Even their wielder, their Ichigo, was a liar in his own way- not quite telling the same untruths, but presenting a facade and not bothering to correct any misconceptions that might arise from it.

It made sense, then, that Engetsu had believed them when they'd spoken of a grudging willingness- only if their Ichigo proved himself worthy, of course- to teach the final Getsuga Tensho. They were not.

Their Ichigo was theirs to keep safe. Had he not been so close to them- had any of the many who'd claimed to be teaching him succeeded in driving him away from them- they might have needed to, if only to remove the threat of Aizen. Instead, they'd spent battle after battle, skirmish after ambush, bleeding through into each other and into their Ichigo.

They were more one being than two, right now- Ichigo had called forth their Bankai, twisting Zangetsu no Yumi into Tensa Zangetsu and pushing Shiro Zangetsu into his next state of being, just barely not in Ressurecion. The two spirits had slid into each other, a bleached-pale semblance of the form Tensa usually found himself in, the weight of a partial mask a comfort even as they paced the now-flooded parts of their realm.

The Dangai had been unusual- learning how to integrate almost to the same degree that they'd have done so with Mugetsu, but being able to pull back before going too far. It had been a delicate balancing act- mirroring the expectations that Engetsu and the goat-faced sire had while not damning themselves to the long recovery that would cripple their Ichigo.

Still, hitting that perfect harmony was a high that Zangetsu knew would linger even after they separated, no matter how the crash would hit afterwards. They'd managed it just before Engetsu would have interfered (shoving them together and binding them with the remnants of the binding that had held the hollow White in place), sliding into place into the soul-flesh just as their feet hit the sand of Hueco Mundo.

Aizen's death at their hands is not certain- Yumi gave up all semblance to look to the future long before he settled as Zangetsu, and time was never in their reach regardless- but they will fight regardless. Perhaps they will kill him. Perhaps they will merely strike him down, leaving him within their Kisuke's reach. Perhaps he will manage a lucky blow, wounding them (not killing them, not with the amount of power keeping them together). Perhaps- but they will fight him with intent to kill. Aizen's fall will remove a weight off of their Kisuke and it will ensure that attention fades from them- time to increase their work, time to better prepare the body of mortal flesh to contain them and the soul-flesh to show exactly who they are.

The thought of killing brings no hesitation. Why would it? Ichigo is the softest, the gentlest of them, and even he will kill to keep those who are his safe. Shiro is a predator. Killing is part of the cycle of life. Yumi was a warlord, a conquering emperor- to shy away from killing when it was necessary was to invite weakness. To remove a threat, to allow those who are theirs safety and peace- there is no reason to hesitate.

Those who are theirs fall into step as they move towards Aizen. Ichigo-who-is-Zangetsu-who-is-Ichigo can feel their power wrapping around them, feeding into the blade he holds. She-who-bends-the-worlds-to-her-will brings stability, undoing the fine points of damage that come from channeling too much power through an improper vessel. Untouchable-redirection-life-and-twisting-strength ensures that those around them know no more than they need to, uncomprehending of the true power they bring. Opposition-in-nature-and-binding-in-craft keeps their power from vanishing too early, gathering it close and feeding it back in a feedback loop that only drives them higher.

There isn't an ounce of hesitation, only action and support, and they know they are loved and love in return. They can feel their Kisuke hiding just beyond Aizen's position, ready for any of his myriad of plans. Aizen is speaking, but they care not to listen- they know already that he is beyond their reaching, too drunk on his own illusions and the power of his broken Hogyoku.

They raise their blade.

"GETSUGA- "

[cc-ichigo-kurosaki]

Happy Birthday Rukia 2025 [from Ichigo]

cc-ichigo-kurosaki “Happy Birthday, Rukia.

Come with me, I booked an ice skating rink for us.”

@rukia-kuchiki-divided answered:

Rukia Birthday 2025 Ask | Accepting cc-ichigo-kurosaki

Rukia blinked, her eyes widening slightly as a soft blush crossed her cheeks.

"You.. an ice skating rink? Like we did that day before you-..." She stopped herself from finishing the rest of it, swallowing and clearing her throat. "Right now?!"

"Yeah," Ichigo admitted, not hiding the fact that he still remembered that day before he completely lost his powers from using the Final Getsuga Tensho. It was also to override that association with ice skating rinks with a better memory, it was all part of his planning.

"Well, it'll be just for the two of us too. Let's go," he added, a little amused at Rukia's excitement before he grabbed her hand to lead the way. As he said when they got there, he booked the rink just for them, and then he realised it felt more empty than he expected.

"You don't mind, do you?" Ichigo asked her sheepishly, maybe he should have invited some of their friends too.

[fostersffff]

Actually because I feel like this is the last time for a few years that I'll have anything to say about Final Fantasy XVI, let me just pick on two things about this latest DLC:

When they were showing off the preview for this DLC at PAX East, they made a point of hyping up how Jill was going to be much more involved in the DLC. It was a tacit acknowledgment of the fact that Jill was pretty underwhelming in the main story: she popped off at Drake's Breath, and then that was about it for ol' Jill. You even got a little Pixel Jill pin for attending the panel, rather than, say, a Pixel Shula.

And then you play the DLC and Jill's major contribution is not saying anything out loud about her suspicions that her heritage is intertwined with the Motes of Water via The Witch, and then when Shula says "OH FUCK I'M ABSORBING TOO MUCH MAGIC TRYING TO DEACTIVATE THE TIME BARRIER AROUND THE BABY!", Jill says "I can help!", and then she helps, and that's it for ol' Jill.

It's not quite "YOU WILL FEEL ASHAMED OF YOUR WORDS & DEEDS" tier, but Jesus fucking Christ. But the real ass kicker is that they elaborate just a teensy bit more on The Witch in a sidequest you can do after finishing the main story of The Rising Tide, where an NPC explains that The Witch died not long after and that's also when the Timekeeper first appeared. And Jill has nothing to say about any of this, despite the fact that The Witch is one of the few concrete things we know is directly associated with Jill's heritage, because she wasn't in my fucking party at the time because she had to occupy herself at the village!

The other thing is the Tonberry King fight. I do actually want to give it props for being like one of maybe two encounters in the entire DLC that is designed in such a way to encourage, but not require, the player to use Leviathan due to the way the Everybody's Grudge attack works. Everybody's Grudge summons a huge swarm of tonberries that toddle towards you with very low HP, but if you try to melee attack them, they charge up with super armor and stab you, as tonberries are wont to do. So, you can either use your magic, or if you have Leviathan set, you can just blow them up at range. Cool!

The rest, though? Like the tonberries in general in this DLC, they're just a little too animated. Like, they look like tonberries, with the cloak and the big knife and the lantern, and they will sometimes approach slowly with the knife, but otherwise they're kinda just lizardmen.

But what else could they do? The tonberry encounter archetype is "kill this thing before the timer runs out", so how can you translate that in an action game while still feeling true to the nature of a tonberry encounter in classic FF games?

Why, if it isn't Stranger of Paradise! The Final Fantasy action game that released over a full year before Final Fantasy XVI and two years before this DLC, where they had tonberry encounters with regular ol' tonberries who can only slowly toddle towards you... except they also get a teleport to close huge distances instantly, as well as very powerful effect spells that will slow or outright paralyze you, at which point they can slowly toddle towards you and kill you in a single hit with their funny knife.

To their credit, they let the Tonberry King teleport so he can lumber for some of his inbetween animations, but then to take away credit, the teleport will then be used to make the Tonberry King move like Vergil 3, doing three helmsplitters in a row, before doing a backflip and a fuckin' Getsuga Tensho.