This:
Ichigo is constantly outputting the maximum amount of spirit energy that his physical body is capable of handling. This is the amount of power that totally eclipses Ishida's own. This is the power equivalent to a veteran Second Seated Officer. The power that you would need to actually shear through and hurt Kenpachi.
This is Ichigo's power in it's absolute lowest possible state of existence.
Ichigo says that his power only has two settings: off and on. But Ishida knows better. There's no such than as "all max all the time," which means that the only possible explanation is that this is actually Ichigo's 'off' state.
Think about that. This is Ichigo when he's NOT using his power.
Ichigo has unconsciously, reflexively blocked off his real power to it's lowest possible state, and only when placed into situations of real pressure can those blocks be lifted. Superficially, Ichigo seems like an abnormally powerful individual. But that is not actually the case. He is clearly being pitched, canonically mind you, as a sleeping titan, possessing a vast ocean of spiritual power that is being bottled up and suppressed out of sheer reflex. That bottled up, suppressed state is "Ichigo as he normally is."
So. We can clearly establish that Ichigo is a slumbering monster. But the question the becomes, just how much power does he have?
Well. . .
Ichigo is constantly outputting the maximum amount of spirit energy that his physical body is capable of handling. This is the amount of power that totally eclipses Ishida's own. This is the power equivalent to a veteran Second Seated Officer. The power that you would need to actually shear through and hurt Kenpachi.
This is Ichigo's power in it's absolute lowest possible state of existence.
Ichigo says that his power only has two settings: off and on. But Ishida knows better. There's no such than as "all max all the time," which means that the only possible explanation is that this is actually Ichigo's 'off' state.
Think about that. This is Ichigo when he's NOT using his power.
Ichigo has unconsciously, reflexively blocked off his real power to it's lowest possible state, and only when placed into situations of real pressure can those blocks be lifted. Superficially, Ichigo seems like an abnormally powerful individual. But that is not actually the case. He is clearly being pitched, canonically mind you, as a sleeping titan, possessing a vast ocean of spiritual power that is being bottled up and suppressed out of sheer reflex. That bottled up, suppressed state is "Ichigo as he normally is."
So. We can clearly establish that Ichigo is a slumbering monster. But the question the becomes, just how much power does he have?
Well. . .