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Old 2007-10-31, 12:58   Link #121
Sabaku Kyu
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Originally Posted by JackRydden224 View Post
Isshin could very well be the former 10th squad captain, not because Hitsugaya is relatively new captain but because Ryuken knows him. If Ryuken knows Isshin, that means Isshin left SS quite recently.
Good point. It's also interesting that Ryuken knows him as a shinigami and not just a medical colleague. That pretty much implies that their relationship goes back to the days before Isshin had lost his powers

I don't know if this has already been speculated, but maybe Isshin's friendship w/ Ryuken is the reason he left SS. At one time, the shinigami made it their business to exterminate the Quincy. Even though the war eventually ceased, they still remained enemies somewhat. Maybe Ryuken did something that put him at odds with SS and they decided he had to be dealt with. But Ryuken, obviously being a very powerful Quincy would need a powerful shinigami to take him down. Probably someone at least captain level. Maybe Isshin was the one sent to deal with Ryuken, but couldn't go through with it, whether it was the disgust of aiding in genocide or some other circumstance. If Soul Society found out Isshin had spared a Quincy or worse, he had befriended one they'd find him guilty of treason and Isshin would have to escape and go into exile.

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Originally Posted by maqi View Post
That would explain why isshin treats him the way he does and treats his girls better, because they are his biological children. I never thought of it that way. Maybe that means ichigo has a key to the king inside him?
Isshin treats Ichigo that way because he's the oldest and he's a boy (we couldn't have Ichigo growing up to be a man without knowing how to take some licks right?). He doesn't care for him less than his other children.

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