Ichigo claims his name comes from ichi for first prize and go for guardian angel,although his father told him his name means “he who protects.”

The pride

黒崎 一護 Kurosaki Ichigo → “I’m not superman, so I can’t say anything big like I’ll protect everyone on earth. I’m not a modest guy who will say it’s enough if I can protect as many people as my two hands can handle either. I want to protect a mountain-load of people.”