Kon’s role as a mascot significantly decreased as the plot progressed, although we know that he survived the events of the Quincy Blood War and is alive, often playing with Ichigo’s and Orihime’s son.

At the beginning of the series, Kon is accidentally put in Ichigo’s body and wants to take over it, but is eventually stopped. Ichigo and Rukia decided to keep him and put him in a plushie lion, which is his most famous “body.” Seventeen months after Sōsuke Aizen's defeat, having been experimented on by the 12th Division, Kon's stuffed animal form can become much larger, though his head remains the same size. In this enlarged form he sports large and well-defined muscular physique. Kon can also be reverted to his original appearance via a remote. [7] Personality [ ] When Rukia and Rangiku Matsumoto arrive at the Kurosaki Clinic, Kon enthusiastically greets them, but is violently put down [47] before being studied by Rangiku and Renji Abarai. [48] When Ichigo leaves to train with the Visored and causes Yuzu to cry over his disappearance, Kon comments Ichigo is a bad brother for making her cry. [49] Fake Karakura Town arc [ ] He is also quite perverted and likes girls, especially those with large breasts; just seeing a nice-looking girl can make Kon go completely crazy. Because of this, he liked Rangiku and Orihime a lot and always looked for an excuse to be with them.Kon is short for Kaizō Konpaku, which in turn means Modified Soul in Japanese. This is how we started the article because Kon is a Modified Soul. Although he has been a mascot-like supporting character from the beginning of the series, as the plot progressed, Kon became less and less present. However, he did get some time to shine in the anime filler arcs, especially the Gotei 13 Invading Army filler arc, which could easily be described as Kon’s arc. In this article, we will tell you all about Kon and his story. At the start of Bleach it is undeniable that Kon was popular with fans, as he was ranked 4th on the series' 1st popularity poll, raking in 2962 votes from Bleach fans. Despite this initial popularity, Kon's rank dropped to 11th in the 2nd poll, and then to 23rd in the 3rd poll. In the 4th and final character popularity poll Kon's rank dropped to 40th, only receiving 135 votes. Despite the decline, Kon's initial popularity is a testament to his charm as both a comedic relief and a tragic character.

Two-Way Holographic Communicator: Through modifications to his plushie form by Kisuke Urahara, the top of Kon's head is able to emit a display that can allow communication between Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. The eyes are switches for it. [69] Appearances in Other Media [ ] Video Game Appearances

His theme song, as chosen by Tite Kubo, is "Tanaka-san, Nichiyōbi Dansu" by the band Kūkikōdan (Kon Theme #1) and "Bushman" by Rip Slyme (Kon Theme #2). [6] Spiritual Power: Being a Mod-Soul, Kon possesses some spiritual power, though not as much as spiritually aware Humans, such as Yasutora Sado or Orihime Inoue. As she flees from the Kurosaki Clinic, Rukia tapes Kon to the bathroom to keep him from telling Ichigo of her departure. He is eventually found by Ichigo, whom he helps to decipher the coded note she left. [31] Urahara frees Ichigo's Shinigami form and puts Kon into Ichigo's body so that his family will not be suspicious. Kon later lies in bed with his stuffed animal form wondering about Urahara's motives. [32] When Ichigo and his companions depart for Soul Society to rescue Rukia, Kon wishes to come along, but instead Ichigo leaves him in charge of his body and asks him to take care of his family. [33] Soul Society arc [ ] In this way, he ended up in a Gikongan donor model Yuki and, as a result, in Ichigo’s hands. He enjoyed his freedom with Ichigo’s body but was soon challenged by it. When Ichigo learns that Kon is destined to die again on the day he was born, as soon as he is found, he takes pity on him and gets Kon a plush body in the shape of a lion. Ichigo decides to give him a name that is part of the name for the Mod Souls, Kaizō Konpaku. At first, Ichigo wanted to call him Kai but decided against it and chose Kon because Kai sounded too cool. And this is how he ended up with Ichigo.