fucking hilarious that they created ANOTHER k9999 replacement when Nameless was right there
Actually he incorporates plenty of Nameless's aesthetic and moves in his moveset.
And in KOF All Stars...
They haven't forgotten about him, dude was OP as fuck when he showed up for a long ass time and still is decent after his buff even with the bullshit the game has jumped into since.
Ichigo actually being normal and having friends in school without any real trouble was one of the few original things about him compared to most shonen protags in school settings. At best he got into fights but it never went to Yusuke's level of being a delinquent which is the polar opposite of a loser.
It's weird as fuck because:
1. He is a consistent Top 10 Student in his entire school and continues to do so despite the bullshit he gets into precisely due to coming off like a delinquent
2. He legit had Keigo, Mizuro, Tatsuki and Chad as friends even BEFORE Orihime, Uryu and their friends buddied up with him(Fuck, they would have become the squad if Kubo wasn't rushed)
3. ALL of the Clubs wanted him to the point he exploited them for cash in the Timeskip. And it was most likely that even before the story shit but to a lesser extent.
Like the entire thing is bad because it really misses the point of the character.