It's been pretty obvious to me. Ichigo talks about protection, but for the most part, he doesn't really follow through on that. Mostly, it's just looking for excuses to fight Grimmjow and Ulquiorra: Two people who humiliated him in the past. Grimmjow was right when he observed that Ichigo wasn't really there to rescue Orihime or protect his friends, he was there to fight.
That lust for fighting is more subtle than being pulled into his inner world and being taunted and stabbed by Shirosaki, sure, but the type of bullhead lust for violence he's shown for most of the arc is going to get him into trouble. When he's faced with a power like Ulquiorra, It may be that he'll be pushed over the edge again.
At the least, he's obviously due for a Shirosaki resurgence, from my point of view. He cut his Vaizard training way short, and Shirosaki specifically said that he'd always be waiting in the wings to take over. Both of those really feel like they're chickens that need to come home to roost soon.
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Date: 2008-05-18 03:29 pm (UTC)That lust for fighting is more subtle than being pulled into his inner world and being taunted and stabbed by Shirosaki, sure, but the type of bullhead lust for violence he's shown for most of the arc is going to get him into trouble. When he's faced with a power like Ulquiorra, It may be that he'll be pushed over the edge again.
At the least, he's obviously due for a Shirosaki resurgence, from my point of view. He cut his Vaizard training way short, and Shirosaki specifically said that he'd always be waiting in the wings to take over. Both of those really feel like they're chickens that need to come home to roost soon.