Hollow Ichigo (虚 (ホロウ) 一護, Horō Ichigo), also known as The Hollow within Ichigo (一護の内面 (ないめん) の虚 (ホロウ), Ichigo no naimen no Horō) or White Ichigo (白一護, Shiro Ichigo)[2], is the manifested spirit of Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollow powers. He has stated himself to represent Ichigo's purest instincts.[3] Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the. Eventually, Ichigo was born, and White left Masaki to merge with him instead.
This means Ichigo inherited the Hollow White from his mother, Quincy powers also from his mother, and Shinigami powers from his father. White was finally able to merge with a Shinigami like he was supposed to, and so he did. 13 Both White Ichigo and Zangetsu are a part of Ichigo's being or soul.
Hence, they can freely communicate with each other. The most important thing about Bleach power-ups is that they follow the basic principle of "know thyself" and thus, Ichigo himself is unaware of their true capabilities until he pays attention to them by training. White was an experimental Hollow created using the Souls of numerous Shinigami in Bleach.
Sōsuke Aizen, the main antagonist of the first part of the manga, used White for his experiments years before Ichigo's birth. White also clashed with Ichigo's mother, Masaki Kurosaki, and infected her, almost turning her into a Hollow. Zangetsu appears to be virtually identical to Ichigo Kurosaki, except inverted in color.
He is a fairly tall and lean-built being possessing white skin, black lips, a blue tongue, black nails, and white hair. His eyes consist of black pupils, white irises, and black sclera. [4] While Ichigo wears a standard black Shinigami shihakushō, Zangetsu wears a white shihakushō with a black cloth belt.
Hollow Ichigo is the true form of Ichigo Kurosaki's zanpakutō, Zangetsu. He was born from the Hollow called White that merged with Ichigo's latent Soul Reaper powers to become his zanpakutō. I feel like too many people say 'passed down White to Ichigo' as if the entity 'White' by itself was passed down to Ichigo fully intact.
It is merely the hollow reiatsu of White that got passed down and fused with his Shinigami powers, together forming Zangetsu. He only inherited hollow reiatsu from White. The color of the moon is white, and the color of Wol -A -Chun is the opposite of Ichigo.
[10] Unlike Ichigo, he has a cocky and barbaric personality. The voice actor is the same, but his sharp voice has a strong modulation, and unlike the serious Ichigo, he has a cheerful and sly personality, and his trademark wild laugh is his trademark. Zangetsu, better known as Hollow Ichigo or White Ichigo, is a major character in the Bleach franchise.
He is 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. The introduction of White to the anime was one of the most intriguing parts of the backstory of Isshin and Masaki as we got to see a glimpse of the events that eventually led to Ichigo's conception and powers. Of course, White also has something to do with Ichigo's powers and identity.
Now, let's look at just how strong White was in Bleach.