"The king that only desires freedom"—Joseph Kaito Kurosaki (黒崎固体, Kurosaki Kaito) is the physical manifestation and reincarnation of Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollow spirit. He was born along with Zangetsu when Ichigo was born, and then brought into Ichigo's inner world when Zangetsu first took over Ichigo. He was fully born shortly after Zangetsu took over Ichigo during his fight against Ulquiorra Cifer, thus part of the Hollow's soul split itself and manifested itself into Kaito. Originaly, he was nameless, though after quite a while he named himself with his own name. Shortly after discovering that the original Hollow spirit was actually Ichigo's Zanpakutō, Kaito was temporarily disabled and destroyed, though after Zangetsu was reforged, Kaito reincarnated himself once more. Unlike Zangetsu who