Post by zero on May 3, 2010 5:14:54 GMT -5
Josen Van Hicks
Age: 269
Appearing age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: African
Rank: Privarion Espada
Number: N/A
Appearance: Josen is 5 feet 2 inches tall, has a lot of muscle for a small guy his size, one could say that he is on the ripped side. He has no bodily hair except for his eyebrows, because he hates havign hair anywhere on his body. The remains of his hollow mask are in the form of two horns above his head, attached together by a row of teeth. He wears a pair of jeans, and a long blue trench coat that covers his whole body, and comes up to his jaw. He wears sunglasses during the day time, and when he enters certain dark areas, or structures, he removes them. His zanpakuto hangs on a wire behind his back, attached to his body and his arms, for ease of access. Because Josen's sword is longer than his body, it drags on the floor, and has scratches all over the tip because of this. He sometimes pulls it to the side to prevent scratches, but other times gets lazy and lets it drag, sending sparks off when he runs. He also wears a thick bandage wrap around his left arm to hide his hollow hole, which is on his left forearm. He usually is seen wearing tank tops, and never a full shirt, for temperature reasons. Josen all around wears the same outfit all of the time, and gets fully naked to clean it of dirt or blood, or any other stains.
personality: Josen is a very calm person, who is silent on his views of fighting, but upon being challenged, holds nothing back when fighting. Josen does not fight at the drop of a hat, and usually has to be provoked in the same way a wasp would have to be. Josen plays a calm role to hide his very cruel and unforgiving nature, and cares little about someone unless they prove themselves to be worthy to him in some way. Josen is not however cruel to women or people he deems young without hearing their cases first, due to memories of his past. Sometimes one would think that Josen does not have emotions, or is not even alive for that matter, because of how silent he is. However when he speaks up, he has a lot to say, and generally says things without remorse. Even though Josen is always sure he will win a fight, he never treats his enemy any lower then an equal match for himself. Always assuming that his enemy has a trick or two up their sleeve, so they can not slip anything past him.
Josen has a soft spot for women, usually teen or pre-teen women, or older middle aged women. Women of these ages remind him of his family, so when fighting a woman, he will not kill them. Josen hesitates to fight women at first, to see if avoiding the fight is possible, but if it is not, then he will gladly fight with a woman. Josen is also very self conscious of his hollow hole, thus the bandage over his left forearm to conceal it. He also gets offended when someone makes fun of his sword's scratches on its tip, thus causing him to be even more eager to fight with someone. Josen though he is not hesitant to fight, prefers that his opponent provoke or start the fight. Josen feels that if the person starts it, he gains an upper hand, being the one who had time to collect himself. Josen usually likes to have his opponent start fights with the exception of hollows, willingly attacking them and consuming their bodies, still finding the taste to be pleasing.
The one thing that Josen loves to do is go to malls in the human world, because they remind him of his daughter. Or he loves to visit the department stores his wife used to go to. If these places do not suffice for him then he loves to go back to his old office when eh was a lawyer, refilling that void in his heart. Being in Hueco Mundo reminds him of the grim parts of his past, bringing him to the reality that they have died, and probably become hollows, sealed to a fate that he suffered, except worse. He also loves to visit the zoo, because it was a place that him and his family visited often. His daughter had wanted to be a zoologist and being at the zoo puts him in a good mood. However when he has to return to Hueco Mundo it can be very depressing for him, even make him angry.
History: Josen was a man who had lived a life of happiness. He lived with his wife of eighteen years and daughter aged sixteen happily, as a up and coming lawyer. Being a lawyer was taxing on his life at home, and everywhere in general however, because he dedicated all of his time to his job. Time after time, dinner after school performance, he always missed his life with his family. But at the same time, he would put off his job for long periods of time to spend time with his family. Some months his family would see him, while others they would not. Through it all he was happy, and so was his family, because he was able to humanly provide both great wealth and quality family time.
One day however, his home was invaded by mysterious robbers, who killed him as soon as they got in. Josen before fully slipping into death was only able to witness the robbers attack his house and family. Once he had made it to the other side, he was instantly consumed by a hollow, not being giving the chance to experience death. Josen himself became a hollow, and went around consuming other hollows one after the other endlessly, even earning a name as the empty void hollow. No matter what he felt the only way to fill the void in his heart was to eat other hollows, to repress his memory of his dead family. Once Josen consumed enough hollows, he underwent shinigamification, evolving into an arrancar.
Once he discovered his new powers, he trained endlessly to hone his skills as an arrancar. After a while word had spread around to weaker unknown hollows that Josen was the tireless glutton, never stopping until he had his fill of blood and seeing his enemies fall before him. Years went by in Hueco Mundo, and as each went by, Josen never once stopped killing other hollows, to continue his growing strength. He always challenged himself, fighting constantly to hone his skills, and become the arrancar he is now.
Skills: Sonido; Advanced
Hand to hand; Advanced
Swordsmanship; intermediate
Cero; novice
Attributes: Speed- advanced
Power- intermediate
Stamina- advanced
intelligence- novice
Powers:
Natural
Cero - (sero; Spanish for "Zero", Japanese for "Hollow Flash", 'Doom Blast' in the Viz translation) is a highly powerful and relatively swift energy blast that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers. Only Menos, Arrancar, and Vizard have so far been shown to use Cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently and forcefully. Cero also requires some time to be used effectively, so the enemy must be either not moving or busy with something else, or too badly wounded to even simply dodge it, with the exception of a few Cero techniques and users. Additionally, there exists quite a number of variations of Cero, which are usually unique to the Arrancar using it. (Sobek's Cero takes on a midnight blueish hue and this normal Cero is fired from his eyes.)
Garganta - (garuganta; Spanish for "Throat", Japanese for "Black Cavity") is how Hollows and Arrancar move to and from Hueco Mundo. Kaname Tōsen and Kisuke Urahara have also demonstrated the ability to use the technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.
Hierro - (iero; Spanish for "Iron," Japanese for "Steel Skin") is an Arrancar technique in which the user's reiryoku condenses, creating a steel-hard skin strong enough to block a Zanpakutō. This also allows them to fight some of the sword-wielding Shinigami barehanded.
*Máscara Espíritu* - (Spanish for "Mask Spirit") An ability that lets him hide his spiritual energy. Stronger beings will sense a presence but still have difficulty pinpointing its origin. The effect is weakened when using Sonido to the point that higher tiers will be able to detect him, and his level or lower, will sense the presence but be unable to pinpoint it. Thereby giving him the ability to hide until he strikes to those of his own or lower tier. Once any other ability is used however, the effect breaks until he renews it. It takes about 1% of his power per minute to use.
Arrancar abilities
name: dia de calor (hot day)
description: Josen takes his claymore, and it turns red, smoking from the heat that surrounds it by using his reiatsu. When he strikes anything with it, it will instantly melt some objects.
Type: Offensive
Range: close combat, fast, better at claymore's range. Ineffective at long ranges.
Limits: melting process is gradual, and does not burn quickly. The technique takes up 10% reiatsu, and can not be done more than three times. The heat also makes Josen uncomfortable, causing him to give up on it after two strikes. If one were to use purified ice water, then the melting process stops.
Name: aire muy caliente (hot air)
description: Josen's sword turns into complete fire, and is capable of shooting fireballs wherever he aims with his sword.
Type: Offensive
Range: close range, and 30 feet far. Any further and it disappears.
Limits: takes up 22% reiatsu, and firing more than five fireballs can cause a backlash and burn him. He won't use this unless he absolutely has to.
Zanpakuto's name: Morsa rey de Fuego (Fire King Walrus)
unreleased state appearance: When Josen has not released his zanpakuto, it is 6 feet long, and has scratches all over its tip. The handle ties into the blade, so that it looks like one long rod, but is actually a sword. The handle gradually turns black as it gets down to the lower part of the hilt, and gradually gets redder in color when going to the top. The handle itself has finger markings, so that Josen can know where to grab it in case he should be caught up in the middle of battle.
resurrection release phrase: “Morsa en llamas!” (Walrus on fire)
Resurrection appearance: Josen's hollow horns flip upside down, and turn into the lower and upper jaw of a walrus, covering his lower face, revealing only his eyes, which are now bright red. His large walrus incisors have smoke coming from them, and his arms and legs are turned into fire in the form of his limbs. He also grows a large walrus-like tail that is made from fire. He grows wider and larger resembling the figure of a walrus, and has breath that reeks so much it could cause paralysis or even death if sat next to for long periods of time by someone who was weak.
Resurrection abilities:
Name: Morsa escupir (Spitting Walrus)
description: allows Josen to spit wads of lava from any distance.
Range: close quarters, and longer up to 100 feet.
Limits: takes up 14% reiatsu. Lava also does not incinerate on contact, but rather melts, and can be solidified from further damage with the use of water.
Name: Gritando Morsa (Screaming Walrus)
description: by yelling loudly, Josen can send flames in any direction he wants, that will follow his enemy like a snake, and burns them on contact.
Type: defensive
Range: close range to long distance, about 70 feet.
Limits: takes up 18% reiatsu, and does not burn unless target is within it's range. Target can escape range and get out of being damaged any further if they can get away without being damaged sufficiently.
Name: morsa caliente ponche (Hot Walrus Punch)
description: anything and everything Josen punches becomes engulfed in flame that burns over a period of time. Any attempts to put the fire out with water will make the fire burn quicker if it is unclean water, or hotter if its distilled/clean water.
Type: Offensive
Range: close range only
limits: takes up 16% reiatsu, and flames can be put out with dirt or sand. Flame also does not burn extremely hot unless left alone.
OOC info
Sample:
Josen was strolling along an empty vast land in Hueco Mundo, when weaker Hollows approached him. Each hollow seemed to be related in some form, for all of them had the same body type, but different masks. Each hollow resembled a large rat. The group did not waste time talking with him, and immediately attacked him. He vanished, displaying his skill of Sonido. He appeared before the smallest one, and cut it down with his sword in half, then ate a piece of it's body. The last two attacked him, and he easily fended off the weak hollows, who were probably still new to Hueco Mundo, giving into their inner needs to feed. “Maybe if you had come across an arrancar other than myself, you would not have had to face such a fate as this.” Josen then consumed the bodies of the dead hollows, like a savage animal. After having his fill, he went ot the human world, and viewed a zoo inconspicuously. He walked around all of the exhibits, and then went to his daughters favorite exhibit: the walrus pen. He looked at the Walruses, and saw a small family of Walruses.
There was a big burly male, with a fermale and a younger female, resembling his own family seeing the sight brought a tear to Josen's eye. He relieved moments in the past where him and his family would go to the zoo and have fun. But he had to return to Hueco Mundo almost immediately, time having past him by so fast. His desire to feed on more weaker hollows was growing more and more by the second. Returning to Hueco Mundo filled Josen with angst and sadness. Being in the decrepit wasteland angered Josen. He tirelessly searched for other hollows weak enough to eat, and once he found them, did not pay attention to detail, he just killed them, and ate as much as he could possibly stand. “These hollows and the nourishment they provide are the only thing that make living here bearable...” Josen said to himself softly under his breath as a piece of hollow dropped from his mouth.
Age: 269
Appearing age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: African
Rank: Privarion Espada
Number: N/A
Appearance: Josen is 5 feet 2 inches tall, has a lot of muscle for a small guy his size, one could say that he is on the ripped side. He has no bodily hair except for his eyebrows, because he hates havign hair anywhere on his body. The remains of his hollow mask are in the form of two horns above his head, attached together by a row of teeth. He wears a pair of jeans, and a long blue trench coat that covers his whole body, and comes up to his jaw. He wears sunglasses during the day time, and when he enters certain dark areas, or structures, he removes them. His zanpakuto hangs on a wire behind his back, attached to his body and his arms, for ease of access. Because Josen's sword is longer than his body, it drags on the floor, and has scratches all over the tip because of this. He sometimes pulls it to the side to prevent scratches, but other times gets lazy and lets it drag, sending sparks off when he runs. He also wears a thick bandage wrap around his left arm to hide his hollow hole, which is on his left forearm. He usually is seen wearing tank tops, and never a full shirt, for temperature reasons. Josen all around wears the same outfit all of the time, and gets fully naked to clean it of dirt or blood, or any other stains.
personality: Josen is a very calm person, who is silent on his views of fighting, but upon being challenged, holds nothing back when fighting. Josen does not fight at the drop of a hat, and usually has to be provoked in the same way a wasp would have to be. Josen plays a calm role to hide his very cruel and unforgiving nature, and cares little about someone unless they prove themselves to be worthy to him in some way. Josen is not however cruel to women or people he deems young without hearing their cases first, due to memories of his past. Sometimes one would think that Josen does not have emotions, or is not even alive for that matter, because of how silent he is. However when he speaks up, he has a lot to say, and generally says things without remorse. Even though Josen is always sure he will win a fight, he never treats his enemy any lower then an equal match for himself. Always assuming that his enemy has a trick or two up their sleeve, so they can not slip anything past him.
Josen has a soft spot for women, usually teen or pre-teen women, or older middle aged women. Women of these ages remind him of his family, so when fighting a woman, he will not kill them. Josen hesitates to fight women at first, to see if avoiding the fight is possible, but if it is not, then he will gladly fight with a woman. Josen is also very self conscious of his hollow hole, thus the bandage over his left forearm to conceal it. He also gets offended when someone makes fun of his sword's scratches on its tip, thus causing him to be even more eager to fight with someone. Josen though he is not hesitant to fight, prefers that his opponent provoke or start the fight. Josen feels that if the person starts it, he gains an upper hand, being the one who had time to collect himself. Josen usually likes to have his opponent start fights with the exception of hollows, willingly attacking them and consuming their bodies, still finding the taste to be pleasing.
The one thing that Josen loves to do is go to malls in the human world, because they remind him of his daughter. Or he loves to visit the department stores his wife used to go to. If these places do not suffice for him then he loves to go back to his old office when eh was a lawyer, refilling that void in his heart. Being in Hueco Mundo reminds him of the grim parts of his past, bringing him to the reality that they have died, and probably become hollows, sealed to a fate that he suffered, except worse. He also loves to visit the zoo, because it was a place that him and his family visited often. His daughter had wanted to be a zoologist and being at the zoo puts him in a good mood. However when he has to return to Hueco Mundo it can be very depressing for him, even make him angry.
History: Josen was a man who had lived a life of happiness. He lived with his wife of eighteen years and daughter aged sixteen happily, as a up and coming lawyer. Being a lawyer was taxing on his life at home, and everywhere in general however, because he dedicated all of his time to his job. Time after time, dinner after school performance, he always missed his life with his family. But at the same time, he would put off his job for long periods of time to spend time with his family. Some months his family would see him, while others they would not. Through it all he was happy, and so was his family, because he was able to humanly provide both great wealth and quality family time.
One day however, his home was invaded by mysterious robbers, who killed him as soon as they got in. Josen before fully slipping into death was only able to witness the robbers attack his house and family. Once he had made it to the other side, he was instantly consumed by a hollow, not being giving the chance to experience death. Josen himself became a hollow, and went around consuming other hollows one after the other endlessly, even earning a name as the empty void hollow. No matter what he felt the only way to fill the void in his heart was to eat other hollows, to repress his memory of his dead family. Once Josen consumed enough hollows, he underwent shinigamification, evolving into an arrancar.
Once he discovered his new powers, he trained endlessly to hone his skills as an arrancar. After a while word had spread around to weaker unknown hollows that Josen was the tireless glutton, never stopping until he had his fill of blood and seeing his enemies fall before him. Years went by in Hueco Mundo, and as each went by, Josen never once stopped killing other hollows, to continue his growing strength. He always challenged himself, fighting constantly to hone his skills, and become the arrancar he is now.
Skills: Sonido; Advanced
Hand to hand; Advanced
Swordsmanship; intermediate
Cero; novice
Attributes: Speed- advanced
Power- intermediate
Stamina- advanced
intelligence- novice
Powers:
Natural
Cero - (sero; Spanish for "Zero", Japanese for "Hollow Flash", 'Doom Blast' in the Viz translation) is a highly powerful and relatively swift energy blast that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers. Only Menos, Arrancar, and Vizard have so far been shown to use Cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently and forcefully. Cero also requires some time to be used effectively, so the enemy must be either not moving or busy with something else, or too badly wounded to even simply dodge it, with the exception of a few Cero techniques and users. Additionally, there exists quite a number of variations of Cero, which are usually unique to the Arrancar using it. (Sobek's Cero takes on a midnight blueish hue and this normal Cero is fired from his eyes.)
Garganta - (garuganta; Spanish for "Throat", Japanese for "Black Cavity") is how Hollows and Arrancar move to and from Hueco Mundo. Kaname Tōsen and Kisuke Urahara have also demonstrated the ability to use the technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.
Hierro - (iero; Spanish for "Iron," Japanese for "Steel Skin") is an Arrancar technique in which the user's reiryoku condenses, creating a steel-hard skin strong enough to block a Zanpakutō. This also allows them to fight some of the sword-wielding Shinigami barehanded.
*Máscara Espíritu* - (Spanish for "Mask Spirit") An ability that lets him hide his spiritual energy. Stronger beings will sense a presence but still have difficulty pinpointing its origin. The effect is weakened when using Sonido to the point that higher tiers will be able to detect him, and his level or lower, will sense the presence but be unable to pinpoint it. Thereby giving him the ability to hide until he strikes to those of his own or lower tier. Once any other ability is used however, the effect breaks until he renews it. It takes about 1% of his power per minute to use.
Arrancar abilities
name: dia de calor (hot day)
description: Josen takes his claymore, and it turns red, smoking from the heat that surrounds it by using his reiatsu. When he strikes anything with it, it will instantly melt some objects.
Type: Offensive
Range: close combat, fast, better at claymore's range. Ineffective at long ranges.
Limits: melting process is gradual, and does not burn quickly. The technique takes up 10% reiatsu, and can not be done more than three times. The heat also makes Josen uncomfortable, causing him to give up on it after two strikes. If one were to use purified ice water, then the melting process stops.
Name: aire muy caliente (hot air)
description: Josen's sword turns into complete fire, and is capable of shooting fireballs wherever he aims with his sword.
Type: Offensive
Range: close range, and 30 feet far. Any further and it disappears.
Limits: takes up 22% reiatsu, and firing more than five fireballs can cause a backlash and burn him. He won't use this unless he absolutely has to.
Zanpakuto's name: Morsa rey de Fuego (Fire King Walrus)
unreleased state appearance: When Josen has not released his zanpakuto, it is 6 feet long, and has scratches all over its tip. The handle ties into the blade, so that it looks like one long rod, but is actually a sword. The handle gradually turns black as it gets down to the lower part of the hilt, and gradually gets redder in color when going to the top. The handle itself has finger markings, so that Josen can know where to grab it in case he should be caught up in the middle of battle.
resurrection release phrase: “Morsa en llamas!” (Walrus on fire)
Resurrection appearance: Josen's hollow horns flip upside down, and turn into the lower and upper jaw of a walrus, covering his lower face, revealing only his eyes, which are now bright red. His large walrus incisors have smoke coming from them, and his arms and legs are turned into fire in the form of his limbs. He also grows a large walrus-like tail that is made from fire. He grows wider and larger resembling the figure of a walrus, and has breath that reeks so much it could cause paralysis or even death if sat next to for long periods of time by someone who was weak.
Resurrection abilities:
Name: Morsa escupir (Spitting Walrus)
description: allows Josen to spit wads of lava from any distance.
Range: close quarters, and longer up to 100 feet.
Limits: takes up 14% reiatsu. Lava also does not incinerate on contact, but rather melts, and can be solidified from further damage with the use of water.
Name: Gritando Morsa (Screaming Walrus)
description: by yelling loudly, Josen can send flames in any direction he wants, that will follow his enemy like a snake, and burns them on contact.
Type: defensive
Range: close range to long distance, about 70 feet.
Limits: takes up 18% reiatsu, and does not burn unless target is within it's range. Target can escape range and get out of being damaged any further if they can get away without being damaged sufficiently.
Name: morsa caliente ponche (Hot Walrus Punch)
description: anything and everything Josen punches becomes engulfed in flame that burns over a period of time. Any attempts to put the fire out with water will make the fire burn quicker if it is unclean water, or hotter if its distilled/clean water.
Type: Offensive
Range: close range only
limits: takes up 16% reiatsu, and flames can be put out with dirt or sand. Flame also does not burn extremely hot unless left alone.
OOC info
Sample:
Josen was strolling along an empty vast land in Hueco Mundo, when weaker Hollows approached him. Each hollow seemed to be related in some form, for all of them had the same body type, but different masks. Each hollow resembled a large rat. The group did not waste time talking with him, and immediately attacked him. He vanished, displaying his skill of Sonido. He appeared before the smallest one, and cut it down with his sword in half, then ate a piece of it's body. The last two attacked him, and he easily fended off the weak hollows, who were probably still new to Hueco Mundo, giving into their inner needs to feed. “Maybe if you had come across an arrancar other than myself, you would not have had to face such a fate as this.” Josen then consumed the bodies of the dead hollows, like a savage animal. After having his fill, he went ot the human world, and viewed a zoo inconspicuously. He walked around all of the exhibits, and then went to his daughters favorite exhibit: the walrus pen. He looked at the Walruses, and saw a small family of Walruses.
There was a big burly male, with a fermale and a younger female, resembling his own family seeing the sight brought a tear to Josen's eye. He relieved moments in the past where him and his family would go to the zoo and have fun. But he had to return to Hueco Mundo almost immediately, time having past him by so fast. His desire to feed on more weaker hollows was growing more and more by the second. Returning to Hueco Mundo filled Josen with angst and sadness. Being in the decrepit wasteland angered Josen. He tirelessly searched for other hollows weak enough to eat, and once he found them, did not pay attention to detail, he just killed them, and ate as much as he could possibly stand. “These hollows and the nourishment they provide are the only thing that make living here bearable...” Josen said to himself softly under his breath as a piece of hollow dropped from his mouth.
