Bleach
Bleachas a series is n’t broadly speaking make love for its prefiguration , but looking back at central scenes with the information lover have now , there were in reality some extremely clever hints at Ichigo ’s privy inheritance . One such prospect happen during the Soul Society discharge , hundreds of episodes before his heritage would be revealed .
InBleach : Thousand - Year Blood War , it ’s revealed thatIchigo ’s female parent , Masaki Kurosaki , was a Quincy , making Ichigo part - Quincy as well . This is first demonstrated with Ichigo subconsciously using a proficiency love as Blut Vene while battle Yhwach for the first clip . The Blut Vene proficiency is a Quincy ability which allows them to control the rate of flow of their blood for defensive applications , and many of the Stern Ritter are check using it throughoutThousand - yr Blood War . Once Ichigo find out the truth of his heritage , he gains some controller over the power , but it turns out he actually used it for the first meter long before .
Bleach Hinted at Ichigo’s Quincy Heritage Way Back
The Soul Society Arc Teased Ichigo’s Quincy Ability Early
During the Soul Society arc , where Ichigo and friends invade to save Rukia from carrying into action , Ichigo comes across the grotesquely powerfulSoul Reaper Captain Zaraki , who lock him in conflict . As Ichigo struggles against this muscular enemy , the spirit of his Zanpakuto , Zangetsu , comes to him , and explains that he has been stem the flow of Ichigo ’s bleeding for help him stay in the fight longer , but he ’s come on his boundary . Ichigo admit this and prepare to terminate the battle quickly , but Zaraki does n’t make it gentle for him .
No other Soul Reaper has ever shown the power to see to it the flow of their blood . While the Blut Vene technique had not yet been used in the anime , since Uryu was the only Quincy and was n’t mindful of the proficiency , there ’s no question that this is the ability that Zangetsu is using to help oneself Ichigo here . Furthermore , it ’s revealed inThousand - Year rip Warthat Zangetsu is not actually the reflexion of Ichigo ’s Zanpakuto ; instead , he ’s the manifestation of Ichigo ’s Quincy powers , and the " interior Hollow " White Ichigo is actually the spirit of his Zanpakuto . It urinate arrant good sense that " Zangetsu " would have this power .
Bleach Teased Zangetsu’s Truth in Other Ways
Ichigo’s “Old Man” Was Hinted to Be More Than He Let On
Ichigo often called " Zangetsu " the " Old Man,“rather than by his name . However , the " Old Man " never actually told Ichigo his name was Zangetsu ; when the " Old Man " tells Ichigo his name in the anime , it is concealed with static , while in the manga , the name is blotted out with black ink . This powerfully suggests that Kubo already screw that the " Old Man " was n’t actually Zangetsu at this stage of the writing , and that he had a very unlike role to play in the write up than that of a Zanpakuto spirit . While many fans will swear the " Old Man " says his name is Yhwach , in truth there ’s no distinguishable name stated at all .
Fans also wish to repoint out that Ichigo ’s bedsheet in episode 3 of the anime features a five - point Quincy Cross , perhaps suggesting that Ichigo ’s Quincy heritage was plan from the very beginning . It ’s worth noting , though , that the Quincy Cross has been through a few variations ; the rendering initially used by Uryu was four - direct , and resemble a Celtic Cross , while the five - pointed hybridization only come out later on .
Was Ichigo’s Heritage Already Decided?
The Foreshadowing May Be Convenient Retcons
It does seem unlikely that Kubo would have already develop the Quincy ’s Blut Vene technique hundreds of chapter before it became relevant , so it ’s possible that this was merely a co-occurrence that fits well with Ichigo ’s altered inheritance . However , there is no other explanation for what the " Old Man " is using . It ’s clear that the " Old Man " was always meant to be something clear-cut from Zangetsu , soperhaps when Kubo was train Yhwach and his Stern Ritter , he looked at some of the ability that the " Old Man " had demonstrated , andretroactively made them into Quincy techniques .
Whether Ichigo was intend to be a Quincy from the outset or not , this view certainly makes for an interesting moment during a rewatch of the serial , and hits very differently for those who are aware of Ichigo ’s status as part - Quincy . The " Old Man " even uses a proficiency similar to the shadow teleportation that Wandenreich Quincy are capable of at another point . It all fits very well with whatBleachwould eventually unveil inThousand - Year Blood War , so Kubo ’s writing art is certainly beyond doubt .
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