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Ichigo Kurosaki is the main protagonist of the Bleach anime and manga.
Sarcastic and grumpy, Ichigo originally attempted to cultivate a tough guy image to hide his sense of powerlessness at being unable to protect either people or the spirits he can secretly see. When Rukia gives him Soul Reaper powers, she's shocked by how quickly his abilities eclipse her own and forces him to assume her duties while she's powerless. When Soul Society retrieve the AWOL Rukia, Ichigo learns she will be executed due to it being illegal for Soul Reapers to imbue humans with their power, so he begins an assault on Soul Society to save her.
In the AWA fics, Ichigo is a student of the AWA Academy and is part of Class 1.
In the XP4 fics, Ichigo debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries.
In the TWA fics, Ichigo is one of the major characters. Ichigo is part of the Honor Fighting Force and is a member of Team Furious.
Appearance[]
He is a tall handsome, young adult with spiky orange hair, peach skin and brown eyes. He occasionally wears casual clothings. In his Shinigami form, he is wearing a black gii, hakama pants, white socks and brown slippers.
Personality[]
Ichigo's personality is much more complex. Stubborn, short-tempered, occasionally confrontational, determined, outspoken, strong-willed and impulsive, he attempts to maintain a detached and "cool" image, despite claiming to not care about what other people think about him. He generally keeps his face set in a permanent scowl with his eyebrows drawn together. Ichigo carries the burden of the real world and the spirit world (Soul Society), a task quite difficult, especially for a teenager like Ichigo, who has his own worries and problems. Also, Ichigo is quite smart; he was ranked 23rd in his high school. He does this partly to prove to his teachers and classmates that just because he's unique, or somewhat punkish, that he can still succeed.
XP4 Fanfics[]
Ichigo is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is the part of the Bullet Kingdom(formerly known as New Age Avengers). He also attends at the Vanguard Academy as a student.
XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries[]
In Chapter 9, Ichigo, alongside Duncan Nelson and Taro Yamada, are seen hanging out in a row of lockers inside the Vanguard Academy when Amelia Sainthearts and Duke Armstrong interviewed them about the Unification Ceremony, much to their annoyance.
In Chapter 12, Ichigo, alongside Kagura Mikazuchi and Erza Scarlet, is seen honing their sword skills at the Training Camp.
In Chapter 21, Ichigo is seen with Anna Maymorie and Duncan Nelson having a conversation on a bench somewhere at the Training Camp in Neo-City.
In Chapter 23, Ichigo, alongside Duncan Nelson and Taro Yamada, are seen sitting on top of a row of lockers inside the Vanguard Academy but got down when Kiyotaka Ishimaru walks by them.
In Chapter 28, Ichigo is seen inside the Training Facility of Neo-City and later took part of a rope climbing exercise which ended in chaos.
In Chapter 30, Ichigo, alongside Duncan Nelson and Taro Yamada, are having lunch inside the cafeteria of the Vanguard Academy when they spotted Cody Emmett Jameson Anderson trying to steal Duncan's lunch and later witnessed Duncan tossing Cody to the trash.
DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within[]
Ichigo is a student in the City Saints Academy.
Biography[]
In Chapter 5, Ichigo, alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Ryuuko Matoi, met up with Tenma Daytona Romeoford, Eddy Skipper McGee, Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall, Eddward "Edd & Double D" Marion Vicente and Rolf Von Olsson on the seventh floor of the Corona House and decided to invite them for a party which they accepted.
In Chapter 6, Ichigo is present at the rooftop party of the Corona House.
In Chapter 7, Ichigo, alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Ryuuko Matoi, were disturbed from their slumber when they head someone running across the halls of the Corona House, much to their annoyance.
In Chapter 8, Ichigo is present in the dining area of the first floor when she took notice of the arrival of Tenma Daytona Romeoford, Eddward "Edd & Double D" Marion Vicente, Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall, Rolf Von Olsson and Shizuka Kasagi in the room. He then witnessed Eric Cartman demanding the identity of the noise maker to which Shizuka declined.
In Chapter 12, Ichigo, alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Ryuuko Matoi, are seen walking in the streets when then passes-by Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall while sharing fist bumps with him at the same time.
In Chapter 17, Ichigo, alongside the rest, are seen inside the lobby area of the Corona House where they are getting ready for that night's patrol with Shizuka Kasagi seeing them off.
The Multiverse Adventures While Riding On A Bus[]
Ichigo is a member of the Multiverse Rescuers.
History[]
In Chapter 6, Ichigo, alongside Fate Testarossa Harlaown, Kaoruko "Kaos" Moeta, Monkey D. Luffy, Nanoha Takamachi, Naruto Uzumaki, Natsu Dragneel and Rumi Usagiyama, are seen walking inside a forest when they came across dead bodies of ninja-monkeys and samurai-monkeys. They then witnessed Edd the Sockhead's gigantic holographic projection whom advised them to follow the gem in the sky to their location. After the large projection vanished, everyone decided to follow the gem.
In Chapter 8, Ichigo, alongside his group, Yuna's group, Yami Sukehiro and Mereoleona Vermillion, arrives in the area where the fort is located and managed to get inside. After introducing themselves to each other, they witnessed the arrival of a large mysterious creature and everyone decided to flee by getting inside the multiverse-travelling bus and then escaping through a portal.
In Chapter 9, Ichigo, alongside everyone, are seen crammed inside the bus after escaping the dangerous world before proceeding to enter the backdoor of the bus which led them to the rather grand base operation in the Watchers' Realm, much to their awe. After meeting with Konata Izumi, Tsukasa Hiiragi, Kagami Hiiragi and Miyuki Takara, they all decided to get some rest.
In Chapter 10, Ichigo is present in a conference-like room inside the main base of the Multiverse Rescuers where Jason the Watcher explained to everyone the details about the next mission in the island of Elsaragozademontelban.
In Chapter 12, Ichigo, alongside his fellow Multiverse Rescuers members, are seen searching around a rain forest somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban where they came across Chopper Tony Tony, Chouji "Marucho" Marukura, Iori "Cody" Hida, Jeremie Belpois, Kon and Usopp. After introducing themselves to each other, everyone decided to head towards the source of a loud explosion.
In Chapter 13, Ichigo, alongside the rest, made their way across a rain forest somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban while searching for the source of the explosions when they came across an open area where they saw Julie Makimoto, Miyako "Yolei" Inoue, Odd Della Robbia, Sanji Vinsmoke and Uryuu Ishida being troubled by a group of bomb-tossing imps. After helping them and driving away their enemies, everyone decided to group together and made their way back to the bus.
In Chapter 20, Ichigo is mentioned to have reunited with Kon, Orihime Inoue, Renji Abarai, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryuu Ishida and Yasutora "Chad" Sado.
Abilities[]
He had the ability of a Shinigami. He can wield and fight using a gigantic sword and fishes out powerful spiritual energy at his opponents and he moves really fast.
Physically, Ichigo's Human body is in top form. Ichigo has been trained in martial arts since he was a small child, both professionally and by his father. He has repeatedly shown great agility and coordination in his attacks. In addition to having powerful kicks and punches, Ichigo is proficient in counterattacks, takedowns, and body locks.
In terms of fighting style while in his Shinigami form, Ichigo relies mainly on swordplay. Aside from his initial training with Urahara, he is essentially on a "learn as you go" training regimen; thusly, his skill has developed by fighting rather than formal instruction, becoming even more capable with every fight.
When he is in his Shinigami body, Ichigo's already impressive strength is greatly enhanced. He has knocked out three Shinigami lieutenants with a single punch each, one of which shattered one of their Zanpakutō at the same time.
Zanpakuto
His sword is called Zangetsu.
- Shikai - After his Bankai's sword is broken, Ichigo discovers he does not possess a true Zanpakutō, but instead wields one formed from his inherited fusion of his Shinigami/Hollow powers.
- Getsuga Tensho - At the instant of the slash, Zangetsu, absorbing Ichigo's spiritual energy, releases highly condensed spiritual energy at the tip of the blade, which, magnifying the slash attack, flies forward.
- Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu - To activate his Bankai, Ichigo places the two blades of his Shikai side by side, causing a surge of energy to engulf him and the swords. 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 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.
Trivia[]
- Ichigo claims his name comes from ichi for first prize and go for guardian angel, though his fathertold him his name means "he who protects". Using certain kanji, Ichigo's name can mean "strawberry," which led Jidanbō Ikkanzaka to comment that Ichigo has a cute name and Mashiro Kuna to nickname him "Berry-tan".
- In the XP4 fics, Ichigo is dating Orihime Inoue.
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