What is up with Ichigo mask?

Mask Shielding: Because Ichigo's body is necessary for his very existence, Zangetsu protects it with his mask. During Ichigo's more difficult battles, he manifested the mask to block attacks on Ichigo's body from within his shihakushō, serving as a shield to stop or lessen attacks on him, sometimes saving his life.
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What's the deal with Ichigo's mask?

The mask used as a shield in the fight against Kenpachi. Mask Shielding: Because Ichigo's body is necessary for his very existence, Hollow Ichigo would protect it with his mask.
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Why is Ichigo's mask change?

The red/black stripes on Ichigo's Hollow mask changed in thickness after he subjugated his Hollow, covering almost the entirety of the mask's left half during his third battle with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. 3rd Mask: During Ichigo's fight with Ulquiorra, it changed to a mask that resembles a Human skull with two horns.
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Why does Ichigo have a hollow mask?

While Ichigo Kurosaki underwent training to gain his own Shinigami powers, Kisuke Urahara puts Ichigo's soul through a process called Encroachment, where if Ichigo does not gain Shinigami powers on his own, he will become a Hollow.
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Why didnt Ichigo use his mask?

The simple truth is that Ichigo doesn't use his hollow mask because Kubo simply did not care about it or forgot after a while. There is no point in speculating whether he has it we will probably never see it again, and if we do the question is answered.
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Why is Ichigo's Hollow so strong?

To be fair, Hollow Ichigo is so powerful because he has all of Ichigo's raw, untapped power to freely use. Including Ichigo's Quincy and Shinigami powers, which are normally surpressed by the old man. If he was just a pure Hollow, he might likely be a lot weaker.
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Can Ichigo Hollow anymore?

He doesn't have them anymore. His fullbring combined into his normal shinigami powers, as did his hollow power. He has no hollow powers. He lost all his power from FGT, which included his hollow and Shinigami powers, so he was nothing but human at this point and didn't have a trace of either.
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Is Ichigo a Quincy or Soul Reaper?

Ichigo is the offspring of a pure-blood Soul Reaper from a noble clan. Not only is his Soul Society lineage pristine, but Ichigo's father was even a Captain in the Soul Society. As for his mom, Ichigo inherited pure-blooded Quincy gifts - but that is not all.
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What is the strongest form of Ichigo?

Most Powerful Ichigo Form
  • Ichigo. Visored Bankai.
  • Ichigo. Hollow mask.
  • 6.5 Ichigo. Fullbring Bankai.
  • Ichigo. Ichigo's second Bankai. Vasto Lorde.
  • Ichigo. Full Hollow form.
  • 4.5 Ichigo. Dangai.
  • Ichigo.
  • Ichigo. Final Getsuga Tensho. True Shikai.
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Is Ichigo dad a Soul Reaper?

Isshin was a Soul Reaper before Ichigo was ever born, and he knows the ways of zanpakuto and hollows as well as any Captain. Secretly, he rebuilt his old Soul Reaper powers bit by bit until he was ready to take on hollows once again, and even teach Ichigo a thing or two about fighting.
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Is Ichigo a Vasto Lorde?

However, he had zero control over it, so I don't think you could really call it Ichigo's. That wasn't a Vasto Lorde though. It was an artificial tracking Hollow called "White". The reason it was so strong is because it was made from Shinigami souls rather than human souls, which are much stronger on average.
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What race is Ichigo?

Racial Status

Quincy: A sub-classification of a human. His father is a "pure-blood" soul (member of a noble clan, born in Soul Society) with captain-class Shinigami status, and his mother was a pure-blood Quincy. This makes Ichigo rare, for he is a mixed-blood Quincy with Shinigami powers.
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How many transformations does Ichigo have?

Despite Ichigo Kurosaki being incredibly popular among the Bleach fanbase, not everyone knows about all ten of his transformations.
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Who is the strongest in Bleach?

The Son of the Soul King, Yhwach, is the most powerful character in Bleach. He is the progenitor of Quincy. He was sealed away for thousands of years, half-dead in a crystal prison of the Soul King Palace. Yhwach, along with his undeniable strength, also held supreme intelligence.
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What is Ichigo mask form called?

Zangetsu (斬月, Slaying Moon) is the manifested spirit of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō as well as his inner Hollow.
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Why do Hollows have masks?

Appearance. All Hollows wear masks, which are formed from the hearts they had lost as Humans. This mask protects the naked instinct which is left in a being after the loss of its heart, and obscures the original identity of the Hollow.
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What level is Ichigo?

STRENGTH. Ichigo's strength level is multi-star level to solar-system level because he broke Aizen's Black Coffin which distorts space-time in a manner akin to a black hole. Aizen is also of a similar level because of destroying The Cleaner in the Dangai.
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What is Ichigo final form?

Ichigo's final form gave Hollowified-Aizen the shocks. This form, by the way, was seen on Ichigo and Aizen's final fight.
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Is Ichigo a hybrid?

Ichigo Kurosaki is a half-Shinigami/half-Quincy hybrid whom later became a Vizard.
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Is Ichigo immortal?

Although Ichigo has an ability to endure combat situations that nearly no other soul reaper could, mainly because of the hollowfied Ichigo living within him. That being said it seems that Ichigo may have more than one life but he is not immortal yet.
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What is a death god in Bleach?

Shinigami (死神, death god(s); Viz "Soul Reaper(s)") are guardians of the souls who are going through the circle of transmigration. In ancient times, they were known as Balancers (調整者 (バランサー), Baransā; Japanese for "Regulators").
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How Long Can Ichigo hold his mask?

Ichigo becomes able to keep his mask summoned for eleven seconds.
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Did Ichigo become captain?

he is the son of the former captain of the tenth and the control of his vast power is the same as kenpachi he couldn't but he did learn after becoming a captain.
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