The meaning of the Final Getsuga Tensho comes clear through a flashback: to wield it, Ichigo must become the blade itself. Reborn in a strange new form, he meets Aizen's charge with a technique that swallows the whole battlefield in black light.
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Summary
As Ichigo readies the technique, a stunned Aizen demands to know what he is turning into. Ichigo's thoughts drift back to his inner world, where the merged Tensa Zangetsu had beaten him down yet always refused to finish him, insisting the entire time that he would never teach the move.
Key Events
Puzzling over why nothing but grief poured from his sword, Ichigo casts his weapon aside and lets Tensa Zangetsu run him through, saying calmly that it brings no pain. He notices his opponent weeping, and Tensa Zangetsu confesses that the thing he wished to protect was Ichigo himself, promising the full answer will arrive alongside the technique.
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Notes
Back before Aizen, Ichigo explains that the Final Getsuga Tensho means becoming Getsuga, a change into a figure with long black hair and a body swathed in bandages that will strip away every last Shinigami power he holds. Aizen, still sensing nothing and realizing Ichigo now stands above him, screams in denial and charges, only for Ichigo to unleash a new move, Mugetsu, that drowns the field in darkness. Episode 309 adapts the chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Final Getsuga Tensho in Bleach?
As explained in DEICIDE 22, the Final Getsuga Tensho means becoming Getsuga itself, a change into a figure with long black hair and a body swathed in bandages. Using it strips away every last Shinigami power Ichigo holds.
What happens in Bleach chapter 420, DEICIDE 22?
In DEICIDE 22, a flashback shows that to wield the Final Getsuga Tensho Ichigo must become the blade itself. Reborn in a strange new form, he meets Aizen's charge with a new technique that swallows the whole battlefield in black light.
What is the cost of the Final Getsuga Tensho for Ichigo?
In DEICIDE 22, Ichigo explains that the transformation into Getsuga will strip away every last Shinigami power he holds, making it the ultimate sacrifice.
What new technique does Ichigo unleash at the end of DEICIDE 22?
At the end of DEICIDE 22, as Aizen charges in denial, Ichigo unleashes a new move called Mugetsu that drowns the entire field in darkness.
What did Tensa Zangetsu want to protect in DEICIDE 22?
In DEICIDE 22, Tensa Zangetsu confesses that the thing he wished to protect was Ichigo himself, promising the full answer would arrive alongside the technique.
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