When do ichigo become hollow

While Ichigo tries to figure out how to escape, Jinta looks down into the Shattered Shaft , before running down the side with a platter of fruit, which he presents to Ichigo while mockingly noting that he thought Ichigo might be getting hungry by now, prompting Ichigo to laugh this off as unlikely while pointing out how many links are left on his Chain of Fate. However, Jinta stops smiling and notes that it cannot be helped if Ichigo cannot tell time down here as he sets down the platter.

While Ichigo picks up on his mention of time, Jinta reveals that 70 hours have passed since Ichigo first came down here, which is usually how long it takes Souls to transform into Hollows in this pit, and informs Ichigo that the final Encroachment is nothing like the others. Suddenly, a stunned Ichigo sees all the remaining links on his Chain of Fate grow tiny mouths, and while he futilely begs them to stop, the links devour each other and the base of the chain on his chest, leaving Ichigo with a medium-sized hole in his chest.

A Hollow mask begins forming on Ichigo's face. As Ichigo stares in horror at this, white fluid begins leaking from his eyes and bursting out of his mouth, causing him to scream while a mask starts forming itself over the right side of his face.

Watching this as he climbs over the side of the Shattered Shaft , Jinta realizes that Ichigo is actually going to become a Hollow, prompting Ururu to hold out her left fist and brace it with her right arm as she declares that she is going to take preventative measures. However, Urahara orders her to stop and points out how Ichigo's body is remaining intact while the mask is forming instead of exploding and recomposing itself as a Hollow like other Souls do.

Ichigo meets Zangetsu for the first time. Urahara explains that this is proof of Ichigo resisting and asserts that there is still a chance of him becoming a Shinigami again before requesting that Jinta and Ururu wait just a little longer to see if he truly becomes a Hollow. Meanwhile, within Ichigo's inner world, Zangetsu inquires if Ichigo can hear him as Ichigo wakes up on the side of a skyscraper.

As a confused Ichigo looks around in the dead silence and wonders where he is, Zangetsu draws his attention behind him to where he is standing on a pole, and when Ichigo asks him who he is, Zangetsu states that he should know and says his name, only for Ichigo to be unable to hear it.

Expressing disappointment that his name still cannot reach Ichigo, Zangetsu questions how many times he must cry out before Ichigo hears him because he knows Ichigo better than anyone else in the world does. As Zangetsu begins to step onto the side of the pole, Ichigo wonders what he is talking about and claims he does not know anyone as depressing as Zangetsu, only to be shocked upon seeing Zangetsu standing on the side of the pole.

When Zangetsu asks him how he can be sitting in a place like that, Ichigo realizes he is sitting on the side of a skyscraper with the ground behind him and begins to fall down while screaming, leading Zangetsu to join him in falling. After mockingly noting that Ichigo has time to spare if he can scream and assuring him that this is a good sign, Zangetsu tells him to not worry because Shinigami control many spiritual phenomena, including death, only for Ichigo to point out that he is not a Shinigami right now.

However, Zangetsu reveals that the Shinigami powers which Byakuya destroyed were merely the ones given to Ichigo by Rukia, as this was all he was targeting under the assumption that destroying them would end Ichigo's life as a Shinigami, before criticizing Byakuya as being careless because he overlooked the fact that Ichigo has Shinigami powers of his own, stunning Ichigo. Zangetsu details how Ichigo's Shinigami powers, which were awakening due to Rukia's own, hid themselves in Ichigo's soul an instant before Byakuya attacked him with Senka before flipping over to stand in midair while Ichigo continues to fall.

As the skyscraper behind him begins to dissolve into hundreds of boxes, Zangetsu commands Ichigo to find his Shinigami powers now because this world has begun to collapse and explains that one of the boxes falling around them contains Ichigo's Shinigami powers.

Though a confused Ichigo tells him to stop speaking nonsense, Zangetsu refuses to accept excuses due to how little time is left and reiterates his command to Ichigo. Ichigo uses Reiraku to find his Shinigami powers.

With Zangetsu promising that Ichigo will become a Hollow if he fails, Ichigo falls into a rift opening behind him and plunges into a body of water as the boxes surround him. As he stands behind Ichigo, Zangetsu praises his performance in finding his Shinigami powers and expresses hope that Ichigo will hear his name next time, which leads Ichigo to realize who he might be.

Back in the real world, Urahara, Jinta, and Ururu continue watching the mask form on Ichigo's face as he screams. Bankin by plunging his hands into the ground, which causes a white mass to burst from the point of contact. The white mass wraps itself around Ichigo in the form of long strips of fabric, which are subsequently punctured by numerous metal bolts around Ichigo's head and shoulders, prompting a shocked Jinta to warn Tessai that this will kill Ichigo.

Urahara shields Jinta and Ururu from a torrent of Reiatsu. Tessai asserts there is no other way because he can no longer restrain Ichigo and must destroy him before he becomes a Hollow while concluding the spell by summoning a gigantic iron cube, which hurtles downward.

However, as the cube reaches Ichigo, the fabric covering his chest and face is destroyed, revealing a Hollow mask underneath, and Urahara pushes Jinta and Ururu to the ground in order to shield them with his body while a torrent of golden-yellow Reiatsu erupts from the Shattered Shaft. After failing to defeat Yhwach and having his bankai sliced cleanly in half by Haschwalth , Ichigo travels to the Royal Realm, where swordmaster Oetsu Nimaiya teaches him how to really commune with Zangetsu.

Here, he discovers that both his Quincy and his Hollow powers belong to him, neither of them being an unwanted side-effect as he once believed. Nimaiya forges his new zanpakutos, and after a blinding flash of light, Ichigo is left holding two black Zangetsus, one short and solid, the other long and hollow. At this point, Ichigo can perform a double Getsuga, known as Getsuga Juujishou, with devastating effect. With his dual zanpakutos, Ichigo merely has to combine them together to form his new bankai: the smaller zanpakuto filling the hollowed out space in the larger.

The outer section of his bankai turns white, and a chain appears, connecting the hilt with the edge of the blade.

Since Ichigo has achieved the full power of his bankai, his appearance changes as well. A horn juts out of his left temple, one of his eyes glow yellow, and two black stripes run down his face. This form mirrors that of the Tensa Zangetsu he fought during Jinzen, an obvious foreshadowing of his true nature. In the final battle, Uryuu plays his trump card, the arrowhead forged of Still Silver that halts Yhwach's powers for a few seconds. In that moment, Ichigo rushes at him with his broken bankai, and Yhwach tries to stop it with his hands, breaking off the white rim.

The sword revealed underneath is identical to Ichigo's original shikai, which cuts Yhwach in half, ending his reign of terror for good. The orange-haired hero never fights again. Ajay's natural habitat is his bedroom, which means that his time is spent staring at his TV screen in a hypnotic coma.

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Byakuya calls another sword to his hand and prepares for another attack. He uses Shunpo to move behind Byakuya and fires another one then appears directly behind the Shinigami captain before the two attacks meet. They both survive the explosion with Byakuya making note that the spiritual pressure and the mask are akin to a Hollows and asks what he is. Hollow Ichigo tells him not to worry about it as he will soon disappear but before he can finish his sentence Ichigo regains control and rips the mask off.

Before Hollow Ichigo leaves he tells Ichigo that he cannot win without him, but is pulled into Ichigo's inner consciousness as the fight nears it's conclusion. Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material. Ichigo did feel Hollow Ichigo's influence growing over him. Ever since the fight against Byakuya, the mask didn't keep coming back and eventually disappeared.

However, from that point on, Ichigo could hear his inner Hollow calling out to him, and about time of Arrancar invasion , he felt its influence dangerously growing over him. This interruption cost Ichigo the fight and most of his friends got seriously injured. As that attack was one of Hollow Ichigo's moves, Ichigo made him easier to take over, causing one of his eyes to turn black. However, he was overcome by Ichigo. Ichigo then found the Visored and as he fought Hiyori Sarugaki , Hollow Ichigo started to take control again and would have killed her if not for her fellow Visored subduing him.

As they placed Ichigo in a spell, Ichigo's body went completely out of control and began to turn into a Hollow. If his inner Hollow could not be defeated in time, they would be forced to kill him. During this time, Ichigo journeyed to his inner world to confront Hollow Ichigo.

Hollow Ichigo asks him if he is already carrying Zangetsu , revealing that he had his own white Zangetsu , and making the claim that he is Zangetsu referring to the fact that now it is his subjugation he must battle for.

In the inner world, Ichigo is persistent in asking Hollow Ichigo where Zangetsu is. To which Hollow Ichigo explains that he is Zangetsu, that he and Zangetsu were originally one being, as both are the source of Ichigo's power and Hollow Ichigo was part of Zangetsu. Although they both share one physical body, if the master and servant exchange roles, the form changes as well. As Hollow Ichigo's power grew control was transferred to him and Zangetsu became a part of him.

Therefore the more Ichigo tries to draw out Zangetsu the easier it gets for Hollow Ichigo to take over Ichigo's soul. When Kensei uses his Shikai 's special ability, Ichigo's body begins to undergo serious Hollowfication, becoming a reptilian looking Hollow. He then moves close up to Ichigo and grabs his Tensa Zangetsu, turning the blade white while telling him he can't use Bankai, destroying his sword. He then stabs Ichigo in the stomach with his Tensa Zangetsu and tells him he will no longer be the servant of someone weaker than him and that now he will be in control.

Ichigo resolves to pull out the sword and use it to attack the now defenseless Hollow Ichigo by impaling him through the stomach. Hollow Ichigo's clothes become black like Ichigo's and he begins to disintegrate into the wind. Before Hollow Ichigo totally disappeared he reminds Ichigo that he concedes to his control only for now and that one day given the smallest opening he will take control and destroy Ichigo. He tells Ichigo if he truly wants to master his power, he must stay alive. As Love Aikawa now begins to fight the fully Hollowfied Ichigo, he realizes the battle is going to be tough.

Then Hollow Ichigo prepares to charge up a Cero , but before he can unleash it, his body begins to break apart, resulting in an explosion of spiritual energy. When the smoke clears, Ichigo is seen coming out of the husk of what is left of the full Hollow form, wearing his Hollow mask.

As the husk falls to the ground and shatters. Shinji has Hachi bring down the barrier and Ichigo falls and his Hollow mask falls off. Shinji asks how he feels, to which Ichigo simply responds; "Not too bad, actually. He is seen grinning in Ichigo's mind, but it is unsure as to what exactly this signifies.

During Ichigo's battle with Ulquiorra Cifer , the latter seemingly kills him with a pointblank Cero Oscuras into his chest. However, she fails to notice Ichigo's hair growing longer, which begins to resemble a mane.

This is a new transformation, as Ichigo's mask changes shape. Shocked at his enemy's unexpected revival, and believing Ichigo to be dead, Ulquiorra demands to know who he is. Hollow Ichigo summons his sword to his hand without touching it and answers with a roar.

Believing words are useless, Ulquiorra fires a Cero Oscuras. To his surprise, Hollow Ichigo fires a Cero powerful enough to counter it. Ulquiorra refuses to believe a Human could release a Cero, especially one capable of blowing away his own.

Hollow Ichigo appears behind him and effortlessly takes off the Espada's left arm. Ulquiorra tells Hollow Ichigo to stay right where he is, because he doesn't want to risk using it at close range.

The attack misses, creating a massive explosion in the desert and causing Ulquiorra to state to himself that it is a difficult technique to control. Hollow Ichigo throws the detached arm at him, but Ulquiorra slashes it away and thrusts the spear. Hollow Ichigo catches it with a single hand and breaks it. Ulquiorra is left dumbfounded, allowing Hollow Ichigo to slice him down the torso and slam him to the ground.

Ulquiorra states he can't believe he was defeated by a Human turned Hollow. Hollow Ichigo steps on Ulquiorra's head and begins charging a Cero.