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@Muraki3777: You're beginning to think what I'm thinking dude... Excellent!!!! Ivan DRAGO's appearance and Arrancar traces look so evident of Hybrid Hollow traces, that it makes me think that the Fullbringers were not the only ones with Hollow affected parents. On the contrast... I think that the Vandenreich warriors have an even deeper connection to the Arrancar and Espada bloodline than the Fullbringers, to such an extent that it makes the Fullbringers look like little puppy dogs. So no wonder that the Fullbringers were so weak that People like Zaraki and even the rejuvenated Ichigo didn't even have to use their Ultimate Attacks to defeat any of them, with the exception of Byakuya who in contrast to others had the hardest fight with Tsukishima.

I think that Soul Society has all reasons to be prepared for the worst crisis of their lives since those Vandenreich Warriors seem so anxious to rip them apart. They will have to deal not only with any kind of opponent, but most likely with Ichigo's original bloodline, his mom's bloodline.

Let the new speculations begin!!!!

Wait, wait, wait, wait dear gentlemen. I think that on the End everything leads down to Ichigo's evolution as the Ultimate Human spiritual fighter from all category stages that he has surpassed until now. Such an enormous power boost was outrageous ever since Rukia had awakened his first ever Spiritual supernatural powers.

Like I said before I think that Ichigo's ultimate victories against Aizen and Ginjou Kuugo have reached the furthest boundaries of the spiritual galaxies around Soul Society and it's neighbor realms up until the Mysterious Vandenreich. They definitely have a reason to be interested on Ichigo's super-unnatural fast development in both good and evil body and soul. And they might be Ichigo's bloodline since I already mentioned to @Muraki3777 that I think it could be his mom' former clan AND Tensa Zangetsu's true origins. Or otherwise why wouldn't Tensa Zangetsu just vanish under Ivan DRAGO's ritual?

And the more I look at Tensa Zangetsu's true form combined the more I see that he resembles Vandenreich warriors somehow, and indeed has an immense amount of Vandenreich blood inside of him which will fuel his inner hollow up IF the wielder is not physically and mentally strong enough to ontrol it. But once Ichigo mastered Tensa Zangetsu's final Attack, it was all easier once Rukia reawakened his Shonigami powers in front of Ginjou Kuugo. Any more questions?... Go ahead.

EDIT: In the latest edition of Bleach, Yama-Gi's right hand advisor, Choujro Sasakibe-san dies soon after the Vandenreich warriors have severely injured him.

Down on earth, in Karakura town, Ichigo has returned home from his fight with Ivan DRAGO, and as the two young Shinigami-offsprings were ordered back to join the funeral of Saskibe-san, Ichigo went on patrol, with the overwhelming feeling that something big is gonna happen,... and LOOK WHO CRAWLED OUT OF THE HEAVENLY WOODWORK SKY FROM OUT OF NOWHERE........??????.......

Back in the Vandenreich, their leader is confronting Ivan Drago and his partner in some interrogation, which ended........

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.... if you liked my Rocky 4 hype until now......... okay I better don't tell.... you gotta see for yourselves, you guys...

Well, from what it looks like, it seems that we have seen the last of Ivan DRAGO... Too bad,... I just started to become his biggest fan, as I actually expected him to be one of the new main characters.

I think the Vandenreich warriors are keeping Halibel for a bait or just as an object of their affection. I think they know a lot about Ichigo because his family, or his mom probably was once one of them. And at that point I want to say, that I do not believe that Soul Society was all the way as clean as they seemed, as there was probably a lot of corruption going on between many realms including the Vandenreich warriors. They must have waited for the moment in which Ichigo has matured into such a power house as we know him today...

What do you think about Ichigo's reunion with an old little friend????

@elleztim: You're having such a scientific approach about the species connection, as usual, old friend, that I ask myself, take it easy my friend, and instead tell us about your feelings when Nell dropped out of the sky onto Ichigo's lap, as she was about to confess the terrible truth about what's happening in Hueco Mundo, ever since the day Aizen was defeated.

And besides that what do you think about the possibility of Ichigo's mom being a former Vandenreich warrior who just simply fell in love with Isshin, who was possibly a Shinigami captain at that time, both sides weren't happy for their own species and so the couple fled on earth to Karakura town, after they unleashed both their final attacks to become completely HUMAN and get rid of their powers and with Ichigo's mom possibly being the wielder of Tensa Zangetsu at that time..., and maybe somehow in the mix, the power of each of them was transferred into Ichigo when he was born, with maybe the help of either Urahara or even Aizen,...

I mean I think it could also be Aizen who has actually helped both of them to cover up the shame of both clans, as Aizen is also competent enough to pull of any scientific rituals... Aizen could have been an ally, but on the other hand I could be wrong about that, since he claimed he has observed Ichigo since his birth....

You see, old friend, my point is that if the Vandenreich WERE able to incooperate Arrancar/Espada powers with their own, Ichigo might have inherited both of them, as well as Tensa Zangetsu who might have been part of Vandenreich all along.

Take it easy, man, and give us your insight about those things instead, for a change, while we appreciate your scientific approach of species connections...

and besides, I think that the Vandenreich leader just simply lent Ivan Drago his bow in order to be able to use it, LOL... poor Ivan Drago, I would have hoped you wouldn't die so quickly.

Ginjou Kuugo and X-cution were no match for the rejuvenated Ichigo and the Shinigami squad. If they'd met anyone from the Vandenreich warriors they would instantly be killed in a second, LOL....

So no wonder that new leader and his warrior breed are so strong that they could even capture a Vasto Lord like Halibel and *****her up down to shreds. I think the leader knows A LOT about Soul Society's real schemes and motives, as well as secrets about personalities such as Yama-Gi, Urahara, Aizen, Isshin, Masaki, Kai-en, and the entire development of Ichigo...

This smells like a whole new scenario to be prepared for. Ichigo's Bankai not vanishing, means that Tensa Zangetsu is indeed something special, as well as it may indicate that Tensa's true bloodline belongs to the Vandenreich warriors...

Haha,.... now we're talking, after all that Ivan Drago hype, we're finally talking about the key,... THE KEY to the upcoming "Kriegserklaerung" (declaration of war, BTW. I AM German, so I understand it, hehe....)

To make it short, you two have tapped into an interesting point, by mentioning that Tensa Zangetsu has a very different connection to Ichigo unlike the other Zanpaktou-brothers have to their Shinigami Masters like Renji and Toushiro, and in addition to that I found it very interesting that you two mentioned about that Arrancar part of Ressureccion and Ichigo becoming a Vasto Lordo... I mean, mentioned it in such an explicit way and I can more than agree with you and emphasize again that Tensa Zangetsu is no ordinary Bankai, Vasto Lordo, nor anything Soul Society has ever known....

In my short summary I would say that Tensa Zangetsu somehow shares a deep and special, unnatural bond with Ichigo since birth, or other wise,... how would you explain that after all these years, ever since their first encounter in the Byakuya battle, resembles Ichigo's appearance exactly. We have yet to see how Tensa Zangetsu officially encounters Ichigo in his unconscious state and say "Thank you for resurrecting me..." But I think for that to happen, Ichigo needs to fight someone superior than Kuugo, the battle in which he didn't even have to use his upcoming Ultimate Attack, which especially I am so anxious to see...

Maybe the Vandenreich leader can remedy for that.... what if he's the one to whom Tensa Zangetsu once originally belonged, and he just wants it back and intended to test how well Ichigo has handled Zangetsu throughout the years....

In the latest edition of the Bleach Manga:

While Soul Society is holding the funeral for Yama-gi's most loyal right hand vice captain, Ichigo, his peers along with Team Nel, but with the exception of Ishida are getting ready for take off to Hueco Mundo as a resilient Urahara already awaits the two squads to take them to the gates.

In the mean time in the Vandenreich the warriors were discussing once again about Ivan DRAGO's efforts in his misadventure quest efforts to capture Tensa Zangetsu, as they realize that Ichigo needs special treatment under the watchful eye of the mysterious Vandenreich leader.

As far as I understand from the last chapter, when the Vandenreich leader sent Ludger Friegels into oblivion prior to Ivan DRAGO, he apparently wanted to take action and start the war NOW, when he punished Ludger Friegels for "being a prophet" and declare a war on Soul Society in "5 days" instead of "NOW". Obviously the Vandenreich leader was pissed about that as he burns with desire to rule the Soul society galaxy along with Hueco Mundo.

That says everything. If even Halibel can be defeated that easily by the Vandenreich, Soul Society has all reasons to be afraid of them. And if they have a planned agenda with Ichigo and Tensa Zangetsu, that would definitely something like an evil surprise.

Let's see if Shinigami warriors like Zaraki Kenpachi still have that confident arrogant laughter and passion for a fight to the death once he encounters such vicious kick-ass old school Vandenreich warriors who could be the first once who could make someone like Kenpachi cry.

I mean when Kubo-san notified that Aizen will eventually return, I think that smells somewhat fishy,... the only thing we know from the surface was that he betrayed the Shinigami of Soul Society, conducted experiments with Hirako Shinji and others, and pushed Ichigo to the limit until he got owned by the Final Getsuga Tenshou...

If Aizen knew about the Vandenreich warriors and Tensa Zangetsu's origins all along before he even thought about creating any Hogyouku, he might have been involved in their business...

... while on the other hand it seems like that the Vandenreich leader knows everything that has been going on since the day Ichigo was born, as he discussed with his minions about him and his Bankai, and the future measurements to be taken, to take care of him and Tensa Zangetsu. Could he be Masaki's father???

Ichigo's legendary battles have reached the furthest ends of the galaxy... remember???

DEAL!!!!! I wonder how Ichigo will respond to the Vandenreich leader once he encounters him for the first time. I think it could become a very emotional scene, if those Vandenreich warriors were once a fearful species, and banned for a long time by Genryu Yam-Gi and the Shinigami Squad, who obviously wanted the power over all realms, the Quincy, Hueco Mundo and Soul Society. So the Vandenreich warriors were probably wiped out, except a few of them including their current leader who could be a distant relative from either Masaki or elsewhere...

... as Ichigo grew up with all powers, they probably waited for the right time until he matured and when the time was right, they have tripled their skills by far and are back with a vengeance...

... if Ichigo is the key, the Vandenreich warriors have all reasons to pursue him....

@neverlanq: If you intend to post here more regularly and join our discussions, welcome aboard from my part. that makes it a more entertaining International round table discussion, with us 4. Yes, you bring in good points about the qunicy clans. This information could be relevant for some serious future speculations.

Talking about Ishida's family. I think Uryuu Ishida is gonna go through a lot, IF something happens to his father, when the last two remaining of the Ishida Quncy clan get involved with the Vandenreich schemes...

Well we found ourselves a Quincy expert in @neverlanq...

Thanks for your insider review @elleztim, my new boss was making me work overtime for 3 days in a row, resulting in me getting too drowsy to summarize the latest chapter as I was flying over it yesterday past midnight, as we witness familiar faces of Arrancar under class warriors looking forward to be engaged in battle along with the Germanistic Iacto Army who are under the supervision of the Vandenreich clan.