Post by Mikhail Rost on Oct 5, 2011 18:46:58 GMT -5
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General Information
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Name: Toshiro Hitsugaya
Actual Age: 130
Appearing Age: 13
Gender: Male
Appearance
Tôshirô Hitsugaya is short, has turquoise eyes and short, spiked, white hair, which tends to draw attention in the Human world. He wears a standard sleeveless captain's haori with a green sash around his shoulders, held together by a round star-like clip. The sash holds his Zanpakutô's sheath in place on his back and is tied to it at either end. He sometimes walks around in his tabi. He is relatively young by Shinigami standards and has the appearance of a child. In the Human world, he wears a black, short-sleeved, golf shirt and gray pants. He also wore the uniform of Karakura High School.
A year and a half after Aizen's defeat, shortly after Ichigo regains his Shinigami powers, Tôshirô appears sporting a hairstyle similar to that before he became a shinigami, and a long scarf. His green sash is also changed to a thin chain, but it still retains the star-like clip.
Personality
Hitsugaya is generally mature and serious, in contrast to his free-spirited lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto. Despite their personality differences, he and Rangiku seem very close. Tôshirô is shown to be easily annoyed by others goofing off or drawing unneeded attention to themselves, as shown when he leads a team of Shinigami into Ichigo Kurosaki's school.
Hitsugaya hates anything that he deems childish as well as being described as something close to a child, such as an elementary school child, a further contrast to his appearance. This is shown more in the omake chapters of Bleach, such as the short comics in VJump and the sand castle contest chapter released along with Chapter 238. He is also mistaken for a kid in several of the omake chapters, much to his annoyance. During the ending credits of the Sealed Sword Frenzy, he is in the human world and dressed in a young boy's school uniform, and Hinamori has to pull him out of hiding. He is overly protective of Momo Hinamori, due to the fact that they were old childhood friends. Hitsugaya dislikes summer and warm weather in general.
It is also known that Tôshirô's favorite foods are watermelon and amanatto. He does not like dried persimmons, a difference between him and his lieutenant. Back in his childhood in West Rukongai, he was so skilled with spinning tops that he became the local undefeated champion. He works very hard, but his motive seems to be that if he finishes quickly, he can return to his afternoon nap. He believes in the saying "children who sleep well, grow well," and hopes to grow quickly, a wish shared by his subordinates. Naturally, they do not voice this fact in front of him, for even regularly practicing this adage for so long, he didn't really grow in height.
Hitsugaya is usually joked about by many of the other Shinigami in Soul Society as well as by his enemies. Despite these jokes, or perhaps because of them, Hitsugaya has developed a cold attitude toward most people; he tolerates these jokes and goes on with his duties. Although he has shown anger towards jokes, he doesn't take action against whomever insulted him unless they are his enemies, but has never overreacted because of them. The only thing he can't tolerate is not being addressed as "Captain Hitsugaya," or an inappropriate use of his name, as he worked very hard for the title so he gets angry when not addressed as such. Coincidentally, though, he does not address any other officer with their title, only their last names. The only people that actually call him by his given name are Ichigo, who is constantly reminded to address him properly, and Hinamori, who is the only person allowed to get away with it. Hinamori tends to call him "Hitsugaya-kun" and both she and Ukitake occasionally use "Shirô-chan" — a nickname meaning "Whitey" (Snowy in the English manga) in reference to his hair — in both cases without any repercussion. In addition, Karin and her friends call him by his first name and they are never given any rebukes for it. In the Shinigami Illistrated Picture Book sketches (omakes found at the end of episodes of Bleach), Jushiro Ukitake comically gives Hitsugaya candy and other food because "Jûshirô" and "Tôshirô" sound similar and because they both have white hair, making them both "Shirô-chan."
During his duel with Gin Ichimaru, Ichimaru remarks that Hitsugaya is the embodiment of a heavenly guardian that would be reincarnated every few centuries.
History
Hitsugaya comes from the province of Junrinan in the 1st District of West Rukongai. There, he lived with his grandmother and Momo Hinamori. As a young child, Hitsugaya was a bit of a brat who likes to eat watermelons and poke fun at Hinamori. She calls him "Shiro-chan" (Little Shiro in the English dub) and he retorts by calling her "Bed-wetter Momo." The two are close friends and Hitsugaya, despite being younger and much shorter than his friend, always feels that he needs to protect her.
Even at a young untrained age, Hitsugaya could hear the calling of his Zanpakutô spirit, Hyôrinmaru. Despite this he never told anyone and couldn't accurately determine what was happening other than to assume it was an ever recurring dream.
When Hinamori left to become a Shinigami, he portrayed himself as happy to see her go, though it was more of an act than his true feelings. Her next door friends were scared of him, even though he had never done anything to them. His grandmother, "Granny", and Hinamori were the only ones in the district that weren't afraid of him. His personality was supposedly "cold as ice" or at least thought to be, and he often wondered if it was due to his appearance or attitude. When Momo had been in the Shinigami Academy for 5 years, he began to notice how he hadn't grown an inch. He noticed that Hinamori's hair grew longer and she visited less often, seemingly having a goal in her life now. He also noticed that "Granny" was getting skinnier.
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto first meet arguing. While out at the market one day, a shopkeeper whom he was buying items from, was treating him disdainfully. He then meets Rangiku Matsumoto, who yells at the shop keeper for being rude to Hitsugaya and reproached him for his poor customer skills. When Hitsugaya turns around, he is knocked down by bumping into Rangiku's bosom. She then yells at him for "lying there and crying about it and not standing up like a man", although it was she who had knocked him down in the first place. He then shakes her off and runs away.
Later that night, he has a vivid dream of a gigantic, icy blue, serpentine dragon with large wings and an echoing voice. This dream is markedly different from the previous ones, where he had only experienced sensations but nothing substantial to what the meaning might be. This time, however, the reason behind the dreams not only materializes, but tries to tell him its name. Hitsugaya cannot hear him, however, as his voice is muffled by strong winds. He then wakes up in a cold sweat. Upon waking up, he sees Rangiku and is surprised to see her in his home. She immediately tells him to stop leaking his reiatsu everywhere and to get some sleep. She further explains that his grandmother looks pretty cold, which causes Hitsugaya to notice for the first time that the room is exceedingly cold and affecting his grandmother. Rangiku then tells him he should become a Shinigami, stating that kids with power as strong as his need to learn how to bring their power under control. She explains that if he stays the way he is, his power will end up killing his grandmother. At first, Hitsugaya isn't sure what she is talking about but she calmly places her hand on his chest and asks him if he hears a voice calling out to him. She explains to him that once he has found that voice, he'll understand how to control his power. She then notes that for that to happen he must become a Shinigami.
Soon after, he tells his grandmother of his intentions of becoming a Shinigami. Much to Hitsugaya's surprise, she is happy for him. She tells him that she had always felt that he holds everything in because he didn't want to leave her, but doing so was only hurting him and in turn seeing him that way, hurt her. Hitsugaya then leaves to follow his own path with his grandmother's blessing.
With Hitsugaya's natural talent, he quickly entered the Shinigami Academy and graduated early despite his age. Hinamori continued to call him "Shirô-chan" out of habit and felt she needed to protect him. Because of a promise she had made, she only began to call him "Hitsugaya-kun" after he had achieved his Zanpakutô's Shikai and was recognized as a Shinigami. Highly capable and knowledgeable, he quickly became the youngest of the captains within the Gotei 13 in the entire history of Soul Society.
He is also a friend of Jidanbo Ikkanzaka, the West Gate Keeper, who taught him the "city rules."
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Skills/Attributes
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Skills
- Swordsmanship- Advanced
- Kidô- Intermediate
- Hohô - Advanced
- Hand to Hand - Intermediate
Attributes
- Speed - Advanced
- Power - Intermediate
- Stamina - Intermediate
- Intelligence - Advanced
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Zanpakutô
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Name: Hyorinmaru
Translation - "Ice Ring"
Unreleased Appearance
When sealed, Hyôrinmaru looks like a normal katana with the exception of the guard, which is in the shape of a four-pointed bronze-colored star. Its hilt is light blue and sheath dark blue. The sheath completely dissolves when he draws his sword. The sword is somewhat longer than most Zanpakutô, at about 1.4 meters long, making it taller than Hitsugaya, preventing him from wearing it at the hip. Instead he carries it on his back by his green sash over his right shoulder.
Hyôrinmaru is the strongest of all ice-element Zanpakutô in Soul Society. As such, Hitsugaya doesn't need water to be present in order for him to use its abilities. Hitsugaya's control over Hyôrinmaru's power has been shown great enough to use any of its Bankai attacks (with less control) with Shikai
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Zanpakutô Spirit
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Name: Hyorinmaru
Gender: Male
Spirit Appearance
The true form of the spirit Hyôrinmaru is that of a gigantic, ice blue, serpentine ice dragon with large wings and an echoing voice.
Hyôrinmaru's human form appears as a tall, young man with long, wild, teal green hair, an icy blue X across the center of his face, and gray eyes. In his human form, Hyôrinmaru appears as a stoic and silent man dressed in loose samurai-like garments that consist of a dark green and purple chestplate underneath a light purple kimono with a chain around his waist (similar to his Zanpakutô form) and a dull gold adornment on his chest (similar to the design on Hitsugaya's sash). His arms and legs are covered in ice, similar to Tôshirô when using Bankai, and he has a prehensile tail with an icy tip.
Personality
He is portrayed as calm and silent, only speaking when it is something of importance, as shown when talking to Ichigo. His composure is great enough to even put up with the juvenile antics of his fellow Zanpakutô spirits, even when he is caught in the middle of it. Unlike the other manifested Zanpakutô spirits, Hyôrinmaru does not remember his name or his master. His reason for rebelling against the Shinigami is to find the place where he and his power can be understood.
He seems to have a slightly humorous side to him as well. During one of the anime omakes, Isane Kotetsu steps in to check up on Tôshirô while he was still recovering from his battle only to find the flowers, the basket of fruit, the curtains, and his blanket frozen. Also, there were two statues of Tôshirô and Hyôrinmaru bowing down to him, while he asks Isane casually if something was the matter. After being scolded by her, and having all of the ice removed, Hyôrinmaru simply says his release command and freezes the room again, this time completely, shocking Isane.
Relationship to Master
After Hyôrinmaru explained his only desire was to find the true place he belonged, this prompted Hitsugaya to get his partner back more then ever as he could relate to such loneliness from his childhood. Once Hitsugaya unleashed his Zanpakutô's power, he was finally able to make Hyôrinmaru remember everything, and convince Hyôrinmaru they truly belonged together, prompting Hyôrinmaru to return to Hitsugaya.
Saddened by the pain he caused his partner, Hyôrinmaru brings Hitsugaya back to the 4th Division headquarters to recover, during which he keeps a watchful eye on him. When Hitsugaya awakens and attempts to rejoin the fight, Hyôrinmaru convinces him to let his wounds heal and trust in his allies' strength, just as Hitsugaya had convinced Hyôrinmaru to have faith in his young partner's strength.
Inner World
Hyôrinmaru's inner world is seen as an icy landscape
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Zanpakutô Shikai
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Call Out Phrase: sôten ni zase
Translation - "Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens"
Shikai Appearance
In its Shikai, Hyôrinmaru extends slightly in length, and gains a crescent-shaped blade attached to its hilt by a long metal chain, which can extend greatly if necessary by force of will. The chain itself can be used as an attack or to entangle a target.
Shikai Abilities
Hyôrinmaru allows Hitsugaya to control water and ice. His slashes create an immense amount of spiritual power which overflows from the tip of the blade, creating a flow of ice shaped like a Chinese dragon. The dragon flies towards opponents and instantly freezes anything it touches. Hyôrinmaru can create multiple ice dragons to attack an opponent from various angles.
Hitsugaya can also direct his slashes towards the ground and form a wave of ice which rushes over his opponents, overwhelming and freezing them. The chain-blade also freezes anything Hitsugaya traps with it. The power it expels is so overwhelming that in Soul Society (where Hitsugaya is not placed under a limiter), its mere release affects the weather within the immediate vicinity, creating a thunderstorm or a blizzard.
Tenso Jurin (Subjugation Of The Heavens)
- Description of Attack - One of Hyôrinmaru's basic powers, as well as its strongest. It allows him to control the weather in the immediate vicinity, or more specifically, control the water in the surrounding atmosphere. The ability is usable in both Shikai and Bankai modes. However, Hitsugaya states that this aspect of his powers is not fully mature and that he doesn't like to use it in Bankai mode, as he is unsure of whether or not he could control it and keep it from killing everyone in the vicinity.
- Type - Weather control
- Range -
- Limitation -
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Zanpakutô Bankai
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Name: Daiguren Hyorinmaru
Translation - Grand Crimson Lotus Ice Ring
Bankai Appearance
Ice flows from Hyôrinmaru onto Hitsugaya, starting at his right arm which ice forms onto in the shape of a dragon's head around his sword hand, encasing the sword up to the hilt; which also changes from the shape of a four-pointed star to that of eight-pointed star. The ice continues forming up over his shoulders with two large wings sprouting from his back and a long tail. The ice forms down his left arm encasing his hand which ends in a claw. Hitsugaya's feet are encased in ice in a similar manner to his left hand which as they to end in claws. These new ice limbs are movable and can be used as an extension of himself to aid in battle.
During some appearances of his Bankai, three flowers of ice form floating behind him, each consisting of four purple petals shaped like diamonds. These petals melt away petal by petal as Hitsugaya's battle progresses, leading Shawlong Kufang to speculate that Hitsugaya's Bankai will fade when all twelve petals disappear, assuming that the captain's Bankai was incomplete due to his young age. During his fight with Luppi, these petals were noticeably absent; however, during his fight with Tier Harribel, they were present once more and they also appeared once again with his fight with Aizen.
Bankai Abilities
Bankai Regeneration
- Description of Attack - During his battle with Luppi Antenor, Hitsugaya's Bankai was damaged. However, it regenerated, and Hitsugaya stated that as long as there is water in the air his Bankai can be revived indefinitely.
- Type - Regeneration
- Range -
- Limitation -
Zanhyo Ningyo (Lingering Ice Puppet/Doll)
- Description of Attack - Upon activating his Bankai, Tôshirô is able to create and shape a large amount of ice into his exact likeness. It is very life-like as it can appear to bleed. He stated that he can usually only trick an opponent once with it, so he usually saves it for towards the end of a battle.
- Type - Diversion
- Range -
- Limitation -
Shield of Ice Wings
- Description of Attack - Hitsugaya is capable of wrapping his wings around himself like a sphere protecting him from any attacks.
- Type - Defense
- Range -
- Limitation -
Ryusenka (Dragon Hail Flower)
- Description of Attack - When Hitsugaya stabs his opponents, a huge burst of ice erupts from the point of contact between Hyôrinmaru and the opponents, encasing and freezing them. Hitsugaya can then proceed to shatter the ice and his opponent with it.
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
Sennen Hyoro (Thousand Years' Ice Prison)
- Description of Attack - Hitsugaya creates many ice pillars which encircle him and his enemy. At his command (when he turns his sword 90 degrees counter-clockwise), these pillars then move towards the enemy, enveloping and crushing it. Though this technique is very powerful, Hitsugaya infers that it takes a considerable amount of time to prepare, and therefore the distraction of his enemy is crucial in successfully completing this attack
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
Hyoten Hyakkaso (Frozen heaven Hundred Flower Funeral
- Description of Attack - This ability is an extension of Hyorinmaru's Tensô Jûrin power. However, because Hitsugaya dislikes using Tensô Jûrin while his Bankai is active, he rarely uses it. The ability opens up a huge hole in the clouds through which a large amount of snow falls down on to his opponent. As the snow comes into contact with the opponent, ice flowers sprout all over their body, instantly trapping them in a pillar of ice. Hitsugaya claimed that when the last of the 100 petals falls, the life of the one who touched it will be over.
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
Guncho Tsurara (Icicle Flock)
- Description of Attack - Hitsugaya can transform water into ice and then swing his Zanpakutô in an arc which fires an array of ice daggers at his target.
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
Hyoryu Senbi (Ice Dragon Swirling Tail)
- Description of Attack - With this technique, Hitsugaya swings his sword in a linear direction and creates overflowing ice from his blade in the form of a crescent.
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
Zekku (Void Sever)
- Description of Attack - This ability allows Hitsugaya to control his Hyouryû Senbi technique and send it up into the air.
- Type - Attack
- Range -
- Limitation -
OOC Information
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Sample Post
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Captain Hitsugaya walked to his quaters with the usual serious expression as he read over a report held up near his face. His foot hit something outside the door to his room.
He stopped and lowered the paper from in front of him to look down. "Hmm?" On the floor in front of his door was a basket of snacks and sweets from Captain Ukitake waiting for him. For a while Captain Ukitake had been giving him gifts and treats reasoning that the two needed to stick together because they were both 'Shiros'. Hitsugaya sighed and sidestepped the basket to go into his room, the door shut, but then moments later opened again and the basket disappeared inside.
He took it to his desk and set it behind the desk. Sitting down to find that many reports that were supposed to be waiting on his desk by now, were missing. Immediately he figured it was his lazy Lieutanant's fault.
"Matsumoto..." He grumbled.
"Hello Captain!" She said enthusiastically as she seemed to spring up from nowhere behind him.
His turquise eyes widened in surprise and he was about to ask where she came from when she pushed a stack of papers onto the desk in front of him. He blinked even more confused and asked.
"Y,..you finished all this?" Toshiro said stuttering out the question in shock.
"Of course, Captain." She said with a smile.
"Eh, good work." He said and raised an eyebrow skeptically. She was being overly responsive and he couldn't help but worry that something was going on. He took the papers and added the one he had brought with him.
Matsumoto failed to tell him that she had gotten another to help her finish the work. She leaned over his shoulder, her breasts obscuring his vision, causing great frustration.
"What are you working so hard on?" Rangiku asked him curiously.
There was a muffled sound as he attempted to push her out of the way and gasp for air.
"Ugh,...These are status reports from scouts in the world of the living. We're to be assigned there starting next week, we need to collaborate with Kurosaki on a matter of great import..."
"SHOPPING!" Matsumoto exclaimed excitedly interrupting his sentence..
"Matsumoto, I need you to focus on the task at hand while we are there."
"Don't worry Captain Hitsugaya, there will be plenty of time for catching up with Ichigo and the others. ...If we take them shopping."
"What was that?" Hitsugaya asked as his Lieutanant bolted for the door.
"Nothing captain gotta run. Need to get ready for the sales, I mean important mission."
Toshiro clenched his teeth and made a fist, but then only smacked the stack of papers. He breathed an exasperated sigh and headed over toward the couch to lay down for a short nap.
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