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Rukia's guilt over Cain Shiba's death made her turn to fate and feel responsible for giving her power to a human.
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Kain Shiba, a victim of Aizen's Hollowfication experiments, was connected to Ichigo through Isshin Kurosaki.
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Rukia's decision to give Ichigo her power was emotionally driven by the similarities between Ichigo and Kain Shiba.
Rukia Kochiki's biggest regret bleach The story of his inability to save, and the subsequent murder of, the lieutenant of the 13th squad, Cain Shiba, whose loss is largely reflected in the future of the story. His guilt about his role in her death, even though it wasn't his fault, is why he surrendered to fate when he was captured and prepared to be executed for giving his powers to a human.
When Ichigo arrives at Soul Society, the pale skin of Yukitake, captain of the 13th Joshirō, becomes paler when he sees him, and Bakuya Kuchiki interjects that he is not what Okitake might think. So how is Ichigo Kurosaki related to Kain Shiba?
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Bleach: Ichigo and Rukia's relationship explained
A deep dive into the various mechanics that informed Ichigo's friendship with Rukia throughout Bleach (and why they were never meant to be a couple).
Who was Cain Shiba?
The former head of the Shiba clan
When Rukia first enrolled in the Gotei 13, Kain Shiba was the 13th Platoon Lieutenant and had a positive influence on the rest of the team. His personality is eerily similar to Ichigo's in that they can be stubborn, but despite their hot tempers, they are incredibly friendly. At first, Rukia feared that she would have to resign herself to being treated differently than the rest of the team because of her connection to the Kuchiki family, but Cain treated her like anyone else.
He was admired by his teammates and captain. However, he would be one of the countless victims of Sousuke Aizen's Hollowfication experiments, falling victim to a hollow known as Metastacia, which can take over its target's body and eat them from the inside out.
Cain's battle against Metastacia was difficult as the Halo had a special ability to dematerialize and consume Zanpakuto, meaning that Cain had to fight it barehanded, thus forcing his opponents to touch the tentacles above their heads. They are the channel of its ability to kidnap the body.
As the possessed Kain lunged at Rukia, his held sword impaled him and killed him, the moment he was severely injured. The halo absorbed Kain's personality, and was eaten by a stronger halo, and Kain was “revived” as a character who was able to pass through the Legion and the body of Noveno Espada, Aaroniero Aaruruerie.
The connecting point is Ishin Kurosaki
Ichigo's father was originally Isshin Shiba before he married Quincy, Masaki Kurosaki. However, as revealed in the episodes “Everything But the Rain”. Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood WarIsshin was only a member of a branch of the Shiba family, so he was indirectly related to Kokaku, Ganjo, and Kain, but his connection to them is still blood. They most likely refer to each other as cousins, which would make Kain Ichigo's uncle, though somewhat removed since they're just one extended family, and it's unclear how many standard deviations from the main branch Ishin's family is far away.
Regardless of how removed Isshin is from the main branch of the Shiba family, Ichigo's striking resemblance to Kain Shiba indicates a blood connection between him and Isshin, as it often happens that a person's child looks like siblings or even cousins. They once seemed Children, or even like a carbon copy of distant grandparents.
It can be theorized that Rukia's willingness to risk the death penalty to grant Ichigo powers was more than just a pragmatic decision made in desperate times, but an emotional one stemming from the shock of seeing a young boy look like someone. who respected him very much. He died with his sword.Instead of actually using Ichigo as bait in the first encounter with the Halo, Rukia jumped between him and the Halo, sustaining serious injuries. Rukia, Hogyoku's unwitting host, wished to escape the guilt she felt over Cain's death and saw in Ichigo a respected friend who had died at her hands, and thus was ready to make amends for what she had lost. give up his life he did When he was on death row, after recalling the worst night of his life, he somewhat came to terms with his impending death, he could not forgive himself for what happened to Cain, he believed that his execution was just dessert.
Based on Tite Kubo's shonen battle manga, Bleach centers around Ichigo, a high school student who is drawn into the world of the Soul Reapers. The original anime ended in 2012, but was revived in 2022.
