Fai said:
hungry_bunny said:
I just thought that it was strange, why destroy a person's bankai when it's easier to just kill him from behind while he's eating bread in his room with his friends...
We had a huge focus on Ichigo's powers for quite some time and we learned that he can literally break through the dimensions with his attack in the previous arc.
Most likely his power is crucial in some way of hampering the badguy plans or something IF Ivan is on the side of badguys.
Most likely I am betting that we will have TWO badguy teams just as in world war II - German and Russian sides.
World war, german speaking soldiers in uniforms, a russian named Ivan, and a hero with the opposite (mirror) of the corrupted swastika on his hilt. The metaphor is almost perfect.
Just needed to leave another funny thought here... If Yamamoto is missing/killed next chapter, then somehow Ichigo has a chance of becoming the new commander (no lieutenant), then Bleach's main character will become Hokage before Naruto's...