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horn of alvation and 'true bankai' were clearly designed to be used in conjunction
>Ichigo gets a white horn and black streak down half his face
>this is triggered by using his quincy powers to get his hollow powers to respond in direct proportion
>his new shikai is a black blade and a white blade
>his new bankai is a white shell covering a black blade
>the whole thing is color coordinated with his the white armor with red highlights he's wearing over his black shinigami robes he got from the palace guards
It's easy to envision a more intense and gruelling battle was planned when he came up with the designs and the ending where Ywach is damaging Ichigo and his gear bit by bit without any pause in the battle until at the moment of the final blow, all ichigo has left is an unsheathed getsuga