| “ | You really are a crude one. First you have the nerve to set foot in the Spirit Palace, then you invade even the body of a member of Division Zero, the retainers of the Spirit King. Filthy human, it's time you learned your place. I shall deliver your divine punishment. | „ |
| ~ Ichibe to Yhwach |
| “ | Shin'uchi. Shirafude Ichimonji. Or to use the latest terminology... I suppose you would call this a 'Bankai'. After all... Long before the concept of a Bankai was born into this world this was the first Zanpakutō ever to take on an evolved form. This blade has the power to carve a new name into anything that has been painted over by Ichimonji. ...Now, then. How do you feel? You who were once called Yhwach and are now called Black Ant. Your power right now is equal to that of a single ant crawling upon the ground. A frail life, all too easily destroyed | „ |
| ~ Ichibe to Yhwach |
Summary[]
Ichibē Hyōsube is the leader of the Royal Guard, known as the Monk who Calls the Real Name thanks to his ability to identify the true names of any being. It was he who named all things in the Soul Society, including Zanpakutō, Shikai, and Bankai, and his own Zanpakutō was the first to reach a second released state.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 3-C, higher with Secret Hado, far higher with Shirafude Ichimonji
Name: Ichibē Hyōsube, Monk who Calls the Real Name
Origin: Bleach
Age: At least 1,000,000 years old
Gender: Male
Classification: Shinigami
Powers and Abilities: Soul Physiology and Shinigami Physiology (Soul: High-Tier/Shinigami: High-Tier), Weapon Mastery and Martial Arts (As a member of the Zero Squad, Ichibē is a highly skilled spearman and martial artist. He is one of the wisest and most experienced warriors in the soul society, capable of going toe to toe with Yhwach in weapon combat), Cosmic Awareness (Can see and tell what is going on in all realms even in dimensions within dimensions), Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 - The life essence of each Royal Guard member is linked to the Reimyaku of the Soul King Palace and therefore they are able to be revived by calling their name as long as the Soul King Palace itself continues to exist, can survive fata injuries without regenerating), Regeneration (Low-Mid - Ichibē can regenerate from the utter destruction of his torso, though he needs someone to call his name to do this), Soul Crush (Reiatsu's pressure, especially characters with high Reiryoku are so immense that it feels like suffocation, leading to death if the exposure continues), Power Absorption (Stole Yhwach's Almighty in the past), Paralysis Inducement, Danmaku, Weapon Creation and Limited Sealing (Hyapporankan allows Ichibē to create hundreds of glowing rods that he can throw at a target to immobilize them), Air Manipulation and Energy Manipulation (With Ura Hadō: Sannodō — Teppūsatsu, Ichibē creates a large dragon of energy that fires a large gust of wind strong enough to destroy the barriers of Yhwach), Telepathy (Ichibē can telepathically communicate with a person and can use this power to convince someone to say his name so that he can be revived), Creation, Shockwave Creation, and BFR (Ichibē can create spiritual limbs for combat purposes that mimic his movements to attack with great force. These limbs hit hard enough to create massive Shockwaves. Using Senri Tsūtenshō, the limbs can additionally knock a target 1000 Ri away from the battlefield), Text Manipulation (Type 1 - As a highly skilled calligrapher, Ichibē can use Ichimonji to write characters that hold the literal power of their meanings), Perception Manipulation (Ichimonji can write the character "Conceal" to hide an area from view of those he chooses), Forcefield Creation (By writing the character for "Seal', Ichimonji can create a boundary to prevent anyone from passing through), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2 - When being used as a weapon, Ichimonji can cut the name and thus powers of anything it touches in half), Conceptual Power Nullification and Memory Manipulation (Type 2 - Ichimonji releases ink that strips anything it touches of its name and powers. When Ichibe strips something of its name, no one retains any memories of that name), Breaking the Fourth Wall (Ichibē can blot out names from speech bubbles using his Shikai), Conceptual Power Modification (Type 2 - By changing someone’s name with his Shinuchi, Shirafude Ichimonji, Ichibē can change their power into whatever their new name becomes. For example, if he changes their name into “Black Ant” all of their powers will be comparable to that of a black ant), Conceptual Sealing (Type 2 - Ichibē can manipulate names to seal people away, such as when he sealed Ikomikidomoe away by manipulating its name. He sealed Ikomikidomoe away for hundreds of thousands of years), Curse Manipulation (Due to the status of his name, if someone "unworthy" speaks Ichibē's name they lose their voice), Information Analysis (Due to naming all things, Ichibē innately knows the true name of all things), Darkness Manipulation (He can control all that is the color black across the Bleach world), Time Manipulation, Void Manipulation, Existence Erasure, and Immortality Negation (Type 4 - With Futen Taisatsuryō, Ichibē gathers and consumes all of the darkness within his surroundings and performs a ritual to create a mausoleum of darkness. By stealing 100 nights from the Soul Societies future, Ichibē uses the darkness on someone's person to crush them into nothingness, destroying them so utterly that they cannot even reincarnate)
Resistance to Mind Manipulation and Emotional Manipulation (Has an Oken, which allows those who possess it to resist Pepe's Love Schrift), Corrosion Inducement and Body Puppetry (Escaped the effects of Yhwach's Blut Vene Anhaben by flexing his muscles), Power Absorption (Yhwach's Sankt Altar failed to steal his powers, as all of the universe's blackness is under his control)
Attack Potency: At least Galaxy level (Tenjiro hypes up Ichibe as in a different level compared to himself, Ichibe believes he could defeat the full power of Yhwach. Fought a stronger version Yhwach as Sternritters powers will return to Yhwach once they died. Yhwach states him as the pinnacle of Shinigami, who has fought Yamamoto twice and having killed him in the second time and possessing Bankai at the same time which would put him above than any shinigamis. As the leader of Squad 0, he's much powerful than the rest of the members and the the true power of Squad 0 surpasses the combined strength of the Gotei 13, can casually shake the heaven and earth of the 3 realms of existence), higher with Secret Hado (Shattered Yhwach's Blut Vene), far higher with Shirafude Ichimonji (Completely crushed Yhwach and sent him falling from the palace), can ignore conventional durability with Ichimonji.
Speed: At least Massively FTL+ (Kept up with Yhwach, and almost immediately caught up to him after knocking him a thousand ri away)
Lifting Strength: At least Class G (Clashed with Yhwach), higher with Senri Tsūtenshō (Sent Yhwach flying)
Striking Strength: Galaxy level (Physically clashed and overpowered Yhwach), higher with Shirafude Ichimonji (Comparable to his Attack Potency)
Durability: Galaxy level (Tanked an attack from Yhwach. As Shinigami, Ichibe must be capable of withstanding his casual reiatsu which can shake the realms), higher with Shirafude Ichimonji (Comparable to his Attack Potency)
Stamina: Superhuman (Lesser characters can fight for days, and Tōsen can continue fighting even through severe injuries)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with Ichimonji and Kido spells, Stellar with Futen Taisatsuryō (Steals 100 nights from the worlds day and night cycle), Universal with Darkness Manipulation (All darkness within the "world" can be manipulated by Ichibē), Interdimensional to Low Multiversal with reaitsu (His Reiatsu would be able to shake the three realms of existence as it is comparable to Senjumaru's)
Standard Equipment: His Zanpakutō, Ichimonji
Intelligence: Genius in Full Scale Intelligence and Shinigami Knowledge (Ichibē's greatest asset is his wisdom, which is so great that it was enough to have him ranked as one of the Soul Society's Special War Powers. It is because of this that he is the leader of the Royal Guard, as millions of years of experience have left him with a vast capacity for insight and understanding, allowing him to act optimally after judging any given situation. Combined with his ability to see and comprehend the true names of all things, this makes Ichibē an incredibly skilled tactician and combatant, rendered even more dangerous by his deadly abilities)
Weaknesses: His True Name Manipulation does not work on the Soul King, or anyone with a piece of the Soul King (Yhwach undid his new name made by Ichibei after triggering The Almighty, while Ikomikidomoe restored his true name after eating Hikone's Soul King Fragment).
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Kidō: A branch of Shinigami magic that can be used to cast spells used in combat and support situations drawing upon the user's Reiryoku, and one of the primary branches of Shinigami combat. Ichibē is an expert in its use, allowing him to use mid-level spells to brutal effect without any incantation.
- Bakudō #62: Hyapporankan: Ichibē conjures a glowing rod of energy in his hand, which he throws at his opponent. As it moves through the air, it splits into hundreds more, falling all around his target and pinning them to the ground. He can also manifest these rods around his body before firing them at his opponent.
- Ura Hadō: Sannodō — Teppūsatsu: With a chop of his hand, Ichibē creates a dragon-shaped aura that roars, blowing up a powerful wind.
Shunpo: An application of Hohō used by Shinigami, allowing for high-speed movement, much faster than the eye can follow, to be used in combat and travel, typically in short bursts. The skill can be summarized as taking the least amount of steps to reach point B from point A.
Spiritual Appendages: Ichibē can manifest giant, spiritual replications of his limbs that copy his movements with greater strength thanks to their size.
- Senri Tsūtenshō: Ichibē manifests a large, spiritual hand to slam into his opponent palm-first, sending them flying 1000 ri, or 3,927 kilometers away.
True Name Manipulation: Ichibē can control the true names of all things and all beings, the metaphysical embodiments of what they are, and he has the innate capability to determine the true name and nature of anything he beholds. It was he that named all things in the Soul Society, including Zanpakutō, Shikai, and Bankai, and he knows the names of every Zanpakutō. In addition, anyone who speaks his name without being worthy of doing so will lose their voices.
- Reconstitution: If badly injured, Ichibē can heal himself completely by having someone else speak his name, allowing him to steal a little bit of their power.
Ichimonji: Ichibē's Zanpakutō, an unusual thing that takes the form of a large calligraphy brush that he uses to write, doing so to write characters with the power of their meaning. For example, the character for "Conceal" (隠) can be used to hide an area from view, while "Seal" (封) can be utilized to create a boundary that cannot be passed. When used as a weapon, the brush does not cut flesh, but names, such as, if Ichibē strikes his opponent's arm, reducing its name to "Ar" and halving its strength.
- Shikai: After it is released with the command of Blacken, Ichimonji transforms into a glaive similar in structure to a brush. With every swing of the blade, Ichimonji releases ink that strips anything it touches of its name, causing it to lose its powers. The true extent of its power covers all that is black, and each time Ichibē releases his Shikai, all of the color black from all beings, all the black in the universe, becomes his own power. Because of this, his power cannot be stripped from him.
- Futen Taisatsuryō: Ichibē draws upon a massive amount of black from his surroundings, pouring it into a cup from which he drinks, chanting an incantation. While he does so, he swings Ichimonji about, drawing ritualistic circles of darkness before he stabs it into the ground, creating a large mausoleum and massive, shattered gravestones, stealing a hundred nights from the Soul Society's future. This technique draws upon all the darkness in his target, consuming their blood, bones, flesh and return them into nothingness, making it so that they cannot even reincarnate, destroying them forever.
- Shin'uchi: Shirafude Ichimonji: Ichimonji's second release, the first Zanpakutō to have unlocked one, before they were even named Bankai. Once released, Ichimonji's blade becomes a long white thread that creates a circle around him. Ichibē can utilize this power to change the name of anything that was splattered with the ink of Ichimonji's Shikai, changing their nature in the process. For example, by renaming an opponent "Black Ant", that opponent would become as helpless as an ant.