Zangetsu

Zangetsu is highly psychopathic, demonstrating high brutality, egomania, and sadism. He exists only to take over Ichigo’s body and his powers, just so he can kill anything around him. Zangetsu calls Ichigo the “king” of their inner world and himself the “horse”, wanting to take the “crown” and become dominant. Zangetsu is also arrogant and has little respect for anyone, often calling Ichigo weak and a pathetic counterpart, though he does seem to respect Old Man Zangetsu. Despite his disgust for Ichigo, Zangetsu's nature as a Zanpakuto compels him to protect his wielder, in addition to the fact that he would die if Ichigo did. This aspect appears strongly while melded into Tensa Zangetsu.Originally, Zangetsu was virtually identical to Ichigo: a fairly tall and lean-built. However, the inner Hollow had white skin and hair with his eyes consisting of black pupils, white irises, and black sclera. He also wears an inverted version of the black Shinigami attire. Like Old Man Zangetsu, Zangetsu 's form changed while in the Bankai state: becoming an inverted version of Ichigo's full Hollow form.Zangetsu, better known as Hollow Ichigo or White Ichigo, is a supporting character in the 2001-2016 supernatural action manga series Bleach. In its two-part anime television series adaptation, he appears as a supporting character in 2004-2012's Bleach and a cameo character in 2022's Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.

Zangetsu was the spirit residing within the Zanpakutō of Ichigo Kurosaki, born from the amalgamation of the Hollow powers he inherited from his mother Masaki Kurosaki (after being bitten by an experimented hollow, known as White) and the Soul Reaper powers he inherited from his father Isshin Shiba.