Tensa Zangetsu (Heaven Chain Slaying Moon): To activate his Bankai, Ichigo places the two blades of his Shikai side by side, causing a surge of energy to engulf him and the swords. Tensa Zangetsu takes the form of a khyber knife variation; the smaller black blade comprises the inner part of the sword and has the handle, which resembles a normal Katana’s with black wrapping, much like the original Tensa Zangetsu, fixed to it, while the base of the sword is slanted and the blade continues with a section jutting out from the underside as a guard, with a chain attached to it that loops over the top and attaches right before the point of the blade. After Yhwach tries to destroy Tensa Zangetsu a second time during his final battle with Ichigo, only the outer white portion of the sword breaks off instead, revealing a blade matching the original form of Ichigo's Shikai, Zangetsu, underneath.