Name: Ikkimaru Shurajou
Age: Approximately 2700 years old, looks to be 36.
Gender: Male
Race: Shinigami
Weapon: Zanpakuto (A katana named Rikikaji and a wakizashi named Kumasei)
Weapon Info/Abilities: When released from their unawakend form into Shikai form using the incantation "swipe with symmetry and might, Rikikaji and Kumasei", these two blades become both longer and wider but still remain proportionate. Rikikaji becomes slightly serrated at the tip and the blade is sharp on both edges at the tip but becomes dull on the reverse side after about three inches from the tip followed by dull grooves and square peg-like projections all the way down toward the tsuba. When released, Rikikaji and Kumasei begin to resonate with Ikkimaru's reiatsu and, when swung, three blades of reiatsu appear on either side, two on the right and one on the left of Rikikaji and two on the left and one on the right of kumasei. The blades are as long as the metal blades themselves. They do not form when stabbing and only when swung, fading as soon as the the swords stop moving. These will not clash with anything dense like metal, but will cut through flesh and bone. If by some chance Ikkimaru is able to break someone's weapon with his sword, it will split as if cut by all four blades.
Bankai form:
Yaju Rikikaji: This sword is extremely heavy but wielded as if as light as a feather for Ikkimaru. Its shape provides a great offensive defense, allowing him to attack while blocking. When this blade strikes an opponent a pulse of his Reiatsu is sent into the wound, destroying platelets in the blood causing the wound to bleed excessively and not seal for some time. This is only half of this sword's bankai form, designed for close range. The rest of the Bankai form is a massive brown bear that fiercely defends Ikkimaru. It's thick fur makes it difficult to cut and its roar is enough to knock someone over if they aren't already braced for it. Powerful jaws and claws arranged much like the reiatsu blades from the shikai form make this beast a force to reckon with, but it is pretty slow, hence the reason for sword part.
Kumasei: This full-arm gauntlet is unbreakable due to being enhanced with reiatsu, but it also forms five razor sharp claws at the finger tips.
Tatebutai (element shield): When not attacking Ikkimaru can use Kumasei as a defensive shield against elemental based attacks (but of course everything has its limits).
Kouyou (amplify): When Ikkimaru uses Kido he casts with his left hand. Kumasei amplifies the spell five times what his reiatsu would allow (one for each finger).
Personal Abilities: Ikkimaru specializes in physical strength, but is also a master of high level Hadou (way of destruction) spells. He's not quite as skilled with Bakudou, but can perform most of them as long as he uses the incantation. He is also skilled in the forbidden arts. He dabbles a bit in Shunpo, but doesn't pride himself in his speed. Another thing that he hasn't mastered but is certainly strong enough for is Fukyuu Jinniku: this is the same as Kenpachi's ability. He continuously releases his Reiatsu which gives his body the ability to nullify and to an extent reflect any force inflicted on him if the energy applied is weaker then his own. This is the equivelent to the Arrancar's steel skin ability, though it may be to a slightly lesser effect. The thing is that Ikkimaru is not quite as adept at using this ability as Kenpachi so it isn't quite as powerful. Along with his fighting abilities he is also an adept leader with many ambitons to drive him forward.
Character Bio: Ikkimaru was born as a pure soul in Soul Society and has never been human. His family was considered to be Noble, but was not held as highly as say the Kuchiki family. Surprisingly enough he was the only person in his family to show great prowess as a shinigami thus far and so he was trained by the Captain of the first squad in the original seven squads and founder of the original Shinigami Academy Cato Novius Longinus. He was trained to be adept at all aspects of being a shinigami, but showed most prowess with physical strength, swordsmanship, and hado ability. Pretty soon he was deployed to take part in the Great Hollow Wars. He fought in his fair share of battles and became stronger as the years went by. Eventually the wars ended with Commander General Yamamoto's destruction of the final Vasto Lorde that lead the hollow army. Soul Society began to rebuild and Ikkimaru was there to help out. Then the new 14 Protection Squads were formed with Yamamoto as the Captain of the first, his two students Ukitake and Kyoraku taking the position of Captain of the 13th and 8th squads respectively, and lastly Ikkimaru was recognized for his prowess and training and was granted the right to be Captain of the 14th squad.
The 14th squad became famous for being the most efficient squad in the group, as well as being the strongest. They were known for being good with kido, swordsmanship, and effectiveness as a team. What made this squad so unique was that every member had a Bankai form of their Zanpakuto, making their group the most powerful force in Soul Society. They were responsible for carrying out missions with perfect precision and lost very few members. Things had been going well up until around 600 years ago. Things just didn't seem right with the way things worked, at least in Ikkimaru's eyes. He noticed several things about the legislation of the Central 46 that simply bothered him. Then there were the souls in Soul Society that did not live in Seireitei. They seemed unhappy and that wasn't how it was supposed to be. Ikkimaru tried to change things but he was simply seen as someone who was trying to disturb the peace. Those in charge of things viewed him as a threat since the shinigami in his squad were all so powerful and they all were loyal to him more than the Commander General or even the King of Soul Society. They acted quickly and decided that the 14th squad would be disbanded. Not wanting to give up without a fight Ikkimaru and his men resisted, but even with their might they could not stand up to the 13 other captains and their Lieutennants. Ikkimaru lost his eye in the final skirmish and all the members of his 14th Squad were banished to live in Hueco Mundo for the rest of their existance. All record of them that ever existed was destroyed and the other captains are supposed to deny that they ever even knew them. This explains why Yamamato said that there were only two sets of dual Zanpakuto (belonging to Ukitake and Kyouraku) when really Ikkimaru owns the third.
The time came to rise back up, and Ikkimaru lead his squad from Hueco Mundo back to Soul Society. He began an attack to make a point: that Soul Society had become weak since its founding. They waged war, and just when things were looking to be in their favor Shunsui Kyouraku stepped forward with his Lieutenant to inform Ikkimaru that Aizen had a hand in his betrayal. Ikkimaru lead his squad to obliterate Aizen and his Espada. After a successful assault on Las Noches Ikkimaru lead the remains of his squad (minus Nagaharu, who sacrificed his life to defeat Aizen) back to Soul Society to finish up what they started. Ikkimaru fought with Yamamoto in single combat, and in the end claimed victory, and the title of Soutaichou.
Additional Info: Ikkimaru is Yoruichi Shihouin's uncle on her mother's side, and was good friends with Kisuke Urahara and Kurosaki Isshin, as well as friends with Jūshirō Ukitake and Shunsui Kyōraku. He hopes that his ties with them have not faded away just yet. While in Exile in Hueco Mundo, Ikkimaru picked up a bit of a drinking habit.
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Age: Approximately 2700 years old, looks to be 36.
Gender: Male
Race: Shinigami
Weapon: Zanpakuto (A katana named Rikikaji and a wakizashi named Kumasei)
Weapon Info/Abilities: When released from their unawakend form into Shikai form using the incantation "swipe with symmetry and might, Rikikaji and Kumasei", these two blades become both longer and wider but still remain proportionate. Rikikaji becomes slightly serrated at the tip and the blade is sharp on both edges at the tip but becomes dull on the reverse side after about three inches from the tip followed by dull grooves and square peg-like projections all the way down toward the tsuba. When released, Rikikaji and Kumasei begin to resonate with Ikkimaru's reiatsu and, when swung, three blades of reiatsu appear on either side, two on the right and one on the left of Rikikaji and two on the left and one on the right of kumasei. The blades are as long as the metal blades themselves. They do not form when stabbing and only when swung, fading as soon as the the swords stop moving. These will not clash with anything dense like metal, but will cut through flesh and bone. If by some chance Ikkimaru is able to break someone's weapon with his sword, it will split as if cut by all four blades.
Bankai form:
Yaju Rikikaji: This sword is extremely heavy but wielded as if as light as a feather for Ikkimaru. Its shape provides a great offensive defense, allowing him to attack while blocking. When this blade strikes an opponent a pulse of his Reiatsu is sent into the wound, destroying platelets in the blood causing the wound to bleed excessively and not seal for some time. This is only half of this sword's bankai form, designed for close range. The rest of the Bankai form is a massive brown bear that fiercely defends Ikkimaru. It's thick fur makes it difficult to cut and its roar is enough to knock someone over if they aren't already braced for it. Powerful jaws and claws arranged much like the reiatsu blades from the shikai form make this beast a force to reckon with, but it is pretty slow, hence the reason for sword part.
Kumasei: This full-arm gauntlet is unbreakable due to being enhanced with reiatsu, but it also forms five razor sharp claws at the finger tips.
Tatebutai (element shield): When not attacking Ikkimaru can use Kumasei as a defensive shield against elemental based attacks (but of course everything has its limits).
Kouyou (amplify): When Ikkimaru uses Kido he casts with his left hand. Kumasei amplifies the spell five times what his reiatsu would allow (one for each finger).
Personal Abilities: Ikkimaru specializes in physical strength, but is also a master of high level Hadou (way of destruction) spells. He's not quite as skilled with Bakudou, but can perform most of them as long as he uses the incantation. He is also skilled in the forbidden arts. He dabbles a bit in Shunpo, but doesn't pride himself in his speed. Another thing that he hasn't mastered but is certainly strong enough for is Fukyuu Jinniku: this is the same as Kenpachi's ability. He continuously releases his Reiatsu which gives his body the ability to nullify and to an extent reflect any force inflicted on him if the energy applied is weaker then his own. This is the equivelent to the Arrancar's steel skin ability, though it may be to a slightly lesser effect. The thing is that Ikkimaru is not quite as adept at using this ability as Kenpachi so it isn't quite as powerful. Along with his fighting abilities he is also an adept leader with many ambitons to drive him forward.
Character Bio: Ikkimaru was born as a pure soul in Soul Society and has never been human. His family was considered to be Noble, but was not held as highly as say the Kuchiki family. Surprisingly enough he was the only person in his family to show great prowess as a shinigami thus far and so he was trained by the Captain of the first squad in the original seven squads and founder of the original Shinigami Academy Cato Novius Longinus. He was trained to be adept at all aspects of being a shinigami, but showed most prowess with physical strength, swordsmanship, and hado ability. Pretty soon he was deployed to take part in the Great Hollow Wars. He fought in his fair share of battles and became stronger as the years went by. Eventually the wars ended with Commander General Yamamoto's destruction of the final Vasto Lorde that lead the hollow army. Soul Society began to rebuild and Ikkimaru was there to help out. Then the new 14 Protection Squads were formed with Yamamoto as the Captain of the first, his two students Ukitake and Kyoraku taking the position of Captain of the 13th and 8th squads respectively, and lastly Ikkimaru was recognized for his prowess and training and was granted the right to be Captain of the 14th squad.
The 14th squad became famous for being the most efficient squad in the group, as well as being the strongest. They were known for being good with kido, swordsmanship, and effectiveness as a team. What made this squad so unique was that every member had a Bankai form of their Zanpakuto, making their group the most powerful force in Soul Society. They were responsible for carrying out missions with perfect precision and lost very few members. Things had been going well up until around 600 years ago. Things just didn't seem right with the way things worked, at least in Ikkimaru's eyes. He noticed several things about the legislation of the Central 46 that simply bothered him. Then there were the souls in Soul Society that did not live in Seireitei. They seemed unhappy and that wasn't how it was supposed to be. Ikkimaru tried to change things but he was simply seen as someone who was trying to disturb the peace. Those in charge of things viewed him as a threat since the shinigami in his squad were all so powerful and they all were loyal to him more than the Commander General or even the King of Soul Society. They acted quickly and decided that the 14th squad would be disbanded. Not wanting to give up without a fight Ikkimaru and his men resisted, but even with their might they could not stand up to the 13 other captains and their Lieutennants. Ikkimaru lost his eye in the final skirmish and all the members of his 14th Squad were banished to live in Hueco Mundo for the rest of their existance. All record of them that ever existed was destroyed and the other captains are supposed to deny that they ever even knew them. This explains why Yamamato said that there were only two sets of dual Zanpakuto (belonging to Ukitake and Kyouraku) when really Ikkimaru owns the third.
The time came to rise back up, and Ikkimaru lead his squad from Hueco Mundo back to Soul Society. He began an attack to make a point: that Soul Society had become weak since its founding. They waged war, and just when things were looking to be in their favor Shunsui Kyouraku stepped forward with his Lieutenant to inform Ikkimaru that Aizen had a hand in his betrayal. Ikkimaru lead his squad to obliterate Aizen and his Espada. After a successful assault on Las Noches Ikkimaru lead the remains of his squad (minus Nagaharu, who sacrificed his life to defeat Aizen) back to Soul Society to finish up what they started. Ikkimaru fought with Yamamoto in single combat, and in the end claimed victory, and the title of Soutaichou.
Additional Info: Ikkimaru is Yoruichi Shihouin's uncle on her mother's side, and was good friends with Kisuke Urahara and Kurosaki Isshin, as well as friends with Jūshirō Ukitake and Shunsui Kyōraku. He hopes that his ties with them have not faded away just yet. While in Exile in Hueco Mundo, Ikkimaru picked up a bit of a drinking habit.
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