Shinigami - Isao - MLW

[xdeadroninx]

Name: Isao Kastuo (honorable victorious son)
Age: 252
Gender: Male
Personality:

Isao is very soft spoken and seems peaceful from the outside. On the inside he fights with anger problems, and is quick to be irrational. He is especially quick to get enraged if felt betrayed or a loved one is in danger. A 180 degree turn can be seen, as Isao goes from calm and cool, to arrogant and enraged. Isao hopes to one day find his inner peace.
Integrity, grasped in his right hand, once his word is given it can not be broken. That is the way of the Warrior, that is Isao's way. Nothing steps above his word, even if it means betraying the Seretei. Isao would rather die than fail to follow through. This, of course, doesn't always work in Isao's favor.
Justice, being held firmly in his polar hand, growing up in the 80th Rukon district he noticed a strong sense of what was right and wrong. Isao despised to watch people getting wronged and always wished to defend the good against the unjust. He wanted to become a hand of Justice. Hence, his joining of the soul academy, and his biggest aspiration for becoming a shinigami.
Arrogance, everyone's least favorite quality of Isao's. This is not usually seen unless he has let his anger get the best of him, or he feels like being cocky in battle. Isao claims he isn't cocky at all, but instead just knows too well of his potential. Isao usually shocks people who thought they knew him the best with this arrogant side. Trash talking in battle is a side effect of Isao's thoughts on himself.
Isao's major weaknesses are woman and booze. A pretty set of eyes, and of course breasts, these certain assets seem to distract him. He prefers not to fight women as well, avoiding it at all cost. As for booze, put sake in front of him, and he'll take this as a challenge. He loves to drink till his face turns red. The only backfire to this is yet again his rage. Alcohol and anger problems have never mixed well in the history of ever. In his spare time Isao loves to draw, and tattoo, being one of the few tattoo artists in soul society, and a great one at that. Another personal interest is playing the blues harmonica, an item that he keeps hidden in his shinigami robes.

Appearance:

Isao stand about 5'10" tall, at 180lbs has an average shape, toned with muscles. His face is slender ended by a square defined jaw, which is covered with a five o clock shadow and a patch of hair that accompanies his dimpled chin. His hair is thin, shoulder length and a deep maple in color, complementing his slightly tan skin, usually worn down covering his stern features. His almond shaped eyes are brown tinted with gold and yellows, sunken beneath a sturdy brow.
Isao loves tattoos and piercings hence his 00 gauges (hollowed onyx stone rested in his ears) and darkly colored inked sleeves that connect to his shoulders over his chest and down his ribs. His left is done in full color. His shoulders are stained with black snake skulls, his left arm is covered in a beautiful red, black and gray shaded scene of shinigami fighting off hollow, as is his left rib cage and pectoral. His right side is completed with huge oni masks, representing his inner demon, done in the same colors as his left side.
Isao wears hooded shinigami robes, minus the sleeves in order to show his magnificent works of art. He wears no undershirt with this either and leaves the chest open to show that work also. Isao sports a black bandanna around his neck the he wears around his mouth while in battle. He keeps his hands in wraps due to his released zanpakuto. Isao wears his Zanpakuto to his left at his hip.

Zanpakuto Spirit:

Banshikon Hebitsukai (the great fanged snake charmer)

a 10 foot long, slim, wide jawed, female light-gray viper. She has deep purple eyes that seem to glow depending on her mood. Her back is covered in black Japanese tribal tattoos(similar to Samoan tribal), half of her face is shadowed in a black tattoo resembling a skull. She has a big smile that goes from "ear to ear" if she had ears, that is. Strange black feathers protrude from the back of her diamond shaped head.
She likes to be called Kenbo (wise mother) when Isao is talking to her, she is very motherly to Isao and talks with him often. She tends to come out at night, and from the shadows. Hebitsukai, much like Isao is, has a horrible hidden temper. She is lovely and magnificent when she is in a good mood, but do not knock the chip off her shoulder, at that moment she will strike and strike hard. She scolds Isao a good bit. She loves cuddling up to Isao, wrapping her body around his, to the point that it would almost seem as if she was in love with him. She speaks with a lisp(as a huge snake should). She is very head strong, and always tries to push Isao to battle to show his "Kenbo" how strong he is.
She also takes the form of a female human, with snake like features(ie sharp jaw, and high cheek bones) and the same eyes as her snake form. The tattoos stay as well. She has long purple hair that ends at the small of her back. Her attire is a ripped up gray tank top, showing off her cleavage, and baggy black pants. She always walks around shoeless. She takes this form knowing that Isao's weakness to certain female features.
Hebitsukai's inner world is a beautiful lush garden. In the middle of this garden is a strong fire, rested in a large metal bowl. The outskirts of this world is gated by huge trees draped in vines. Fireflies flutter about being the only other light than the warm fire settled in the middle of this world.

Sealed Zanpakuto:

Banshikon Hebitsukai appears to be a damascus style katana, the blade sits at 33 inches in length. It has a long hilt being 13 inches over all, covered in black ray skin wrapped in a plum purple silk, her sheath is black. Hebitsukai's tsuba is silver, oval in shape, with a viper engraved into the face of the metal.

Shikai Description:

Isao points his katana towards the ground and mutters the words " Slither among the wicked, Banshikon Hebitsukai", the beautiful katana begins to glow, and flows up his arms. The light forms into a 7 foot black chain that wrap around his knuckles and move around to his elbows(almost like a form of fingerless gauntlets made of chains), the chain connects behind his back. At one end of this chain, to his right hand, is ended by a serrated dagger, curved halfway to the top(reminiscent of a snake's fang) about 8 inches in length, that sits on a 6 inch purple wrapped handle. The blade is engraved with the profile of a viper. In his left hand sits a black cylinder shaped metal weight about 7 inches in height, and about as round as a soda can. The weight is hollowed out on the inside, noted by it's 5 inches glass window on one of it's rounded sides.

Shikai Abilities:

*Hand speed increases*

Illusion Based Zanpakuto
"Wise split tounge demon, give them your gaze, inflict upon their darkness, show your wrath, thousand snake nightmare"
Shikai Ability:
Whipping the weighted end of his weapon Isao builds reiatsu up, filling the weight with purple smokey energy. Once filled he stops it's motion and crushes the cylinder into the ground breaking the glass window and releasing this built up energy. A perimeter is set by the energy. the diameter of this is 25 feet. Within this circular perimeter the illusion of purple snakes are seen, and hissing is heard. These snakes move and strike but inflict no damage. The area is lite dimly, Isao can be seen.

Limitation: Can only be used once during a shikai release. If the weight is removed from the ground the effects disappear. Energy must be built up by whipping the weighted end of the weapon. Once the weight is lifted or the spell is broken, his shikai reseals itself.



(defensive/ offensive move)"Protect the gates, slither to their rescue, and destroy which stands in your path."- Isao's whips the dagger end of his modified kusari-gama around him, creating a gyro like protective sphere. From the end of the dagger purple spiritual energy forms into resembling a viper heads, creating the illusion of 3 circles. Each segment being about 6 inches wide, that surround Isao. Isao can discharge his dagger from any point of these circles. The lighted paths that surround Isao are harmful if touched even to Isao, they can take weak attacks well, and even medium attack to an extent.

Range: 20 feet.

Damage: Each discharge of his dagger, if the hit is successful, does a moderate amount of damage.

Limitation: Isao must have have his chained dagger flowing at top speed in order to be able to activate "protect the heavens". It takes 5% of his spiritual energy to start this attack. The projectile takes about 2% of his reiatsu. Isao must start the process of "protect the heavens" over again after 10 shots have been fired from the lines of energy, or an object has stopped the movement of the weapon, or slows Isao's rate of movement with the weapon.

"Midnight oil play your tricks, joke their hearts, snatch their last breath"- When the dagger is thrown Isao may speak this incantation. The Blade begins to glow and 5 bolts of plum violet spiritual energy parts from the blade/chains. One of these snakes actually has the blade contained within it. The other viper heads are just illusions, and can not be told apart from the other snakes, other than it has a slightly larger head, and the longest fangs among the snakes. The actually attacking viper also is the only one that hisses. The "vipers" come in from separate angles.

Range: 12 feet.

Damage: The bladed attack is considered a strong attack. The other viper heads dissipate into purple smoke.

Limitations: The attack cost Isao 10% of his spiritual energy.

Bankai Description:

N/a

Bankai Abilities:

N/a

Skill Level: Kidou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Advanced
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:

Isao was born to a shinigami couple, and loved their son very much. The two Shinigami were killed by a horde hollows while on a mission. Strict orders were given in case of such an emergency. Isao was given to an old swordsman, by the name of Takeshi Michi, under those orders.

Isao was brought up with Michi in the 80th Roukon district. The man raised Isao in the ways of the warrior. Isao aspired to be the calm centered gentleman that raised him. Michi was a huge influence on Isao's life The only lesson, ironically, that he never grasped was how to be tranquil with himself.

Always quick to get frustrated Isao was. No matter his teachings, when a fight was picked Isao would fight back, tooth and nail. His rage would overcome him and he wouldn't know where to stop. He tried everything to attain inner peace. Isao tried the meditation Takeshi had taught him, when it failed this only did the opposite of it's purpose. Isao even tried good deed, but to much avail, no inner peace.

So he sat one day and observed the 80th district. He noticed through out the day the way people were bullied and wronged, and how this was all so unjust. The thought of attaining power to right these wrongs made Isao feel peaceful inside. Isao went home to speak with his foster father, and asked for stories of his parent. They spent hours, Takeshi would talk, and Isao would listen. This made things even more clear, this knowledge of his parents. This sparked the inner fire Isao is known for. It became his backbone his greatest decision, to join the academy, to pick up where his parents had begun.


A month before Isao was accepted into the academy, a horde of hollows attacked his district. Isao watched as the shinigami ordered to take care of this problem destroyed hollow after hollow. The battle lasted forever, and as it moved Isao moved with it, running fast than he had ever imagined he could. Isao had run too far, or perhaps just far enough. Isao turned back and ran to Takeshi, he had forgotten the old man. Upon arrival of his home, his heart was torn from his chest. Takeshi had been murdered by one of the giant beasts that had attacked. Isao swore to avenge his foster fathers death. His anger began to take over, but his sadness weighted his hands heavily. After a bucket of tears, and several sessions of cursing the world, Isao could see things clearly. All things to that point had pushed him towards the academy and in less than 30 days he was to leave for the academy.
As soon as he hit the academy he began to read books on kido (specifically bakudo), and honed more into his swordsmanship skill hoping to become his dreams. He particularly became interested in the Art of Shunpou. In turn he was very interested in stealth, and deepening his view of bladed combat mixed to shunpou. Reading day in and day out, carefully studying his days away, oh and the occasional drinks and nights with the ladies, of course! His records in the academy were acceptionally high, his highest markings in shunpou and swordsmanship. He happily graduated a respected student at the age of 195, with hopes of becoming a great, just shinigami.

Isao joined the sixth division hoping to learn great things from the great Byakuya Kuchiki. He also joined knowing of the types of missions Byakuya's division was given. Isao was always quick to volunteer for a mission. On a mission he had volunteered for, he was ordered to destroy hollow that had somehow gotten into the mountains and were coming towards the city. Isao smirked his left sided smirk and hurried off. While in the mountains Isao began to hear hissing all around him. He thought he must have been imagining things. Night fell and it was time to rest. That night Isao fell into a deep sleep. He dreamed of a place he had never seen, a grassy feilt surrounded my trees. The center adorned with a fire set in an onyx fireplace. Isao walked around looking at the trees and flowers that surrounded him. He felt a tickle in his ear, and turned as quick as he could. There sat a tattooed 10 ft. viper, ready to strike. Isao fought the snake not knowing what was going on. He used all his skills he had honed on through the years. Then after what seemed to be hours of fighting Isao struck the gray viper to the ground, her purple eyes closing. Isao sighed, and stared closely at the serpent. The viper's eyes opened and she spoke to Isao and told him of her nature. Isao smiled. He knew this was good, now he felt like a true shinigami.

RP Sample:

"I see you, but can you see me?", calls a gravely voice from the darkness.

A bulky, horned hollow looks around, wondering what is to come at any moment. "I do not see you, but I shall reap you", the corrupted spirit calls into the shadow.

For a moment nothing is heard, followed seconds later by a grim laughter.

"Murder me, dear hollow you must be mistaken, do you know who I am?" Isao calls back, arrogance in his voice.

"Then show yourself shinigami, so i can see the face of my newest victim" hisses the reptilian looking hollow.

"So be it" the shadowed warrior calls, whipping his gorgeous weapon into the light. The blades wrap around the hollows legs, soon after dragging the hollow into the shadows. "I am Isao, and this is my friend Banshikon Hebisukai, she will take care of you and your arrogance"

The hollow stares Isao down, hurrying to break free from the chains. The hollow stands many feet taller than Isao, looking down on him as if he were a child, "You are an ant and I shall crush you and your rinky dink child's toy"

The silence become unbearable, as the two stare each other down. Isao grips his jagged blades tightly in his hands, only to release them into the enemies chest. The hollow gasps in disbelief of the speed Isao shows with his weapon.

"Are you ready for some fun, Adjuncas? Are you ready to never wake, because demon child, you are a long way from home, and I plan on sending you back", Isao smirks, his confidence high.

The hollow tries to free himself, but realizes that this blade is much too deep, that this warrior is much too strong. He wiggles and writhes in pain, trying to escape his already sealed fate.

" You, shinigami, you may beat me, but you shall never win the war to come", snarled the dark soul, "If you smite me more will come, and that will be the end of you."

"Is that so, then let them come and they shall see the same fate as you". Isao's smirk grows larger, he pulls back his impaling blade, and whips it quickly around the hollows body. Isao flash steps from in front to behind the towering hollow.

"Make them Sleep Banshikon Hebitsukai", calls Isao. The chains connected to his blades begin to constrict the hollow raping him of his breath.

"For your arrogance I shall make you suffer", Isao lets the chains tighten to the point of destruction. Isao raises his left fist, still slightly covered by chains.

"And here is your fate dear fiend", Isao laughs maniacally, slamming his fist through the hollows mask. The mask shatters beneath the strength of the chains. Isao falls safely to the ground letting the hollow dematerialize behind him.


sample 2

It was cold that night, Isao stood guard shivering to his bones. The night had been quite, so he thought she should take a rest. He walked to a nearby lamp post and rested his back against it slumping down into a crouching position. He thought to himself, that this was much to quiet of a night. Something had always happened while he was on guard, it seemed to be his luck. He pulled out his harmonica out of boredom and began to pay a tune, something bluesy, all in hopes of someone or something hearing it, he loved the attention. Snow began to fall, oddly enough it hadn't been called for, Isao looked upon the snow with disgust. That's when he felt a certain reiatsu, something evil, something hollow. Isao not knowing what was to come readied himself concealing his harmonica and moved his right hand towards the plum wrapped handle of his nodachi. He gritted his teeth as he waited for trouble. A young boy, chain hanging from his chest ran by, nothing more than a young boy. Isao sighed and laughed in his head, how could he have gotten this feeling wrong? It wasn't wrong, not even two minutes after the boy had ran by a hollow strolled through, a huge beast of a creature. The lumbering hulk resembled a clown with it's semi friendly mask.

"You hollow, you interrupted my music, what do you suspect your punishment should be" he muttered to the giant.

The hollow without hesitation swiped a giant claw at the already angered shinigami. Missing it stared him down trying to intimidate the stern man. Isao backed his right leg up posing to draw his sword.

"Ha, shinigami, what do you expect to do, you're so little. Once I am done with you I will consume that tasty morsel of a soul you wish to protect", the hollow said with confidence.

Isao smirked, to the left like always, his signature,"You are highly mistaken then demon child" he calmly told the lumbering beast,"And you're starting to piss me off, you won't like it once I'm pissed off."

The hollow threw another giant fist at Isao. The shinigami quickly dispensed his sword to the over sized fist.

"That's your second strike dear fiend, would you like to try agian?", Isao was beginning to show a more arrogant side as his anger had begun to consume him.

A third swipe was administered too quickly for Isao to think about. This strike sent Isao flying into a building. Isao wondered where that speed had come from.

"Time to send you home, demon child, I have had enough of your games"

Isao stood back up on his feet, blood dripped from his mouth. He bowed his head raised his nodachi above it and whispered, "Slither among the wicked, Banshikon Hebitsukai", the sword began glowing as it ran down Isao's arms forming chain like gauntlets, ended with shard fang like dagger.

"Now, now shinigami, do you think that intimidates me" the hollowed howled out in laughter.

Before another word could be spoken the hollow found his body wrapped in chains.

The shinigami spoke agian "Make them sleep", he exclaimed a cowl marked his face.

The chains begun to constrict the Hollow, the sound of bone crushing could be heard. The evil soul began to howl in pain.

"Do you think this will keep me death god?", snorted the giant, "This is nothing, you must have underestimated me"

Isao quickly used his flash step skills to appear behind the lumbering mass. Pulling the two dagger up above his head, then plunged them down into the collar bones of the beast. The pain must of awoken something in the demon, it suddenly had broken free from the grip of Banshikon Hebitsukai, a feat not easily done.

Astonished Isao jump another flash step away, taking the time to think out the situation. He had the idea, he knew how to defeat this bastard. He began to whip his shikai around his body creating a circle of blades around him. The headstrong hollow ran into battle not knowing what he had charged for. Once it was two feet away from the chains another command was spat from evilly curled mouth.

" Puncture the Gates of Evil", shouted the gravely voice that belonged to the chain master.

A shot of purple spirtual engery in the shape of a viper head shot from one of the chain rings. Being so close the hulk of a spirit had no way out. It took the blow of the attack dead on, destroying it's mask completely. Isao exhaled deeply as the hollow dematerialized infront of him.

"They'll never learn Kenbo" he muttered to his sword.

"You shall teach them, Isao" Hissed a faceless feminine voice.

[Shinigami Kyra]

Okay, a few things...

First, the sample post, as well as all posting, should be done in past tense. You sort of stick to present, but kind of go back and forth in some points. The reason we stick to one tense is to reduce confusion for other players. Not only that, but third person, past tense seems to be the easiest route to write with, as well as understand.

Secondly, the 'Puppet' ability... I'm not too keen on the idea of one person controlling the actions of another, seems a bit too easy to abuse, God-mod wise. While yes, it would leave him completely vulnerable to attacks, he can pretty much win any battle with this technique by striking the shoulders, then making the enemy slit their throat =\ Aside from the tier mentioning, you don't really add any sort of limitation to it.

[xdeadroninx]

O.k. so would you like the change to the move to be more specific? Delete the move completely? Whatever needs to be done, and would you like for me to put a move in it's place?

Should i redo my rp sample?

[Shinigami Kyra]

To make things easier for yourself, I suggest replacing the puppet technique with something else.

Redo the sample post; third-person, past tense.

[xdeadroninx]

fixed.

[Rebel Raven]

I'll be taking over the reviewing of this application.

The light forms into a 10 foot black chain that wrap around his knuckles and move around to his elbows(almost like a form of fingerless gauntlets made of chains), the chain connects behind his back. At each end of this chain is a serrated blade, curved halfway to the top(reminiscent of a snakes fang) about 5 inches in length, that sit on 3 inch purple wrapped handles that rest in Isao's hands.

Dual wielding. no. Daggers connected by a chain are still a pair of daggers.

Further the "daggers" can be launched as stated in the powers.

Illusion Based Zanpakuto
"Wise split tounge demon, give them your gaze, inflict upon their darkness, show your wrath, thousand snake nightmare"
Shikai Ability:
Isao's chains and daggers glow a deep purple emitting purple reiatsu. When Isao's fist are put together a purple viper head forms around them, the daggers being top two teeth of the snake. When the both teeth of Banshikon Hebitsukai are impaled into an opponent it releases a "poison" that attacks the opponents vision and hearing. The infected begins to hear the hissing of snakes and the illusion of vipers all around him/her.
Effect: Visual and Audio illusions, and slight blurring of sight.
Limitations: For one this does not effect whether or not the opponent fears snakes, but it still affects their hearing and sight. This attack can not be used as a range attack, it is for close melee. The chains must be wrapped around Isao's arms and his fist must be together, they can not go more than 6 inches apart once the incantation has been called, and the blades must face down. Foes of the "High" level tier usually do not get blurred vision, but do still see the snakes and hear the snakes. In order to have this attack work on master level characters Isao, in most cases, must leave the blades impaled into the foe. This ability takes about 5% of Isao's spiritual energy.
How to heal:Being knocked unconscious, sleeping of any form, or when Isao's zanpakuto is resealed.

This affects people stronger rather potently, there's no way to fight the effects once poisoned. Basicaly this forces a potent effect with no way to defeat it once administered short of being a higher tier.

(defensive/ offensive move)"Protect the gates, slither to their rescue, and destroy which stands in your path."- Isao's whips one or both daggers around him, creating a gyro like protective sphere. From the end of the daggers purple spiritual energy forms into resembling a viper heads, creating the illusion of 3 circles, with one dagger used, and 6 for both. Each segment being about 6 inches wide, that surround Isao. Isao can discharge his dagger from any point of these circles. The lighted paths that surround Isao are harmful if touched even to Isao, they can take weak attacks well, and even medium attack to an extent, But a couple high level attack, or one master level attack, will get through the defenses.

Range: 20 feet.

Damage: Each discharge of a dagger, if the hit is successful, does a moderate level of damage.

Limitation: Isao must have have one of his chained daggers at top speed in order to be able to activate "protect the heavens". It takes 5%(15% to activate both) of his spiritual energy to start this attack. The projectile takes about 2% of his reiatsu. Isao must start the process of "protect the heavens" over again after 10 (20 shots for both) shots have been fired from the sphere, or an object has stopped the movement of the weapon, or slowed Isao's rate of movement with the weapon.

Allows for fighting above tier. no.

"Midnight oil play your tricks, joke their hearts, snatch their last breath"- When a dagger is thrown isao may speak this incantation. The Blade begins to glow and 5 bolts of plum violet spiritual energy parts from the blades/chains. One of these snakes actually has the blade contained within it. The other viper heads are just illusions, and can not be told apart from the other snakes, other than it has the longest teeth of them all. The "vipers" come in from all angles.

Range: 15 feet.

Damage: The bladed attack is considered a strong attack. The other viper heads barely have enough strength to push a mid level character.

Limitations: The attack cost Isao 10% of his spiritual energy. Master level characters and above, this attack only seems to push them, that is if they are tricked by the illusion.

Again, this seems to readily affect people of a high level which means you're fighting above tier. No.

[xdeadroninx]

ok, so no duel weilding zanpakuto, is there a way around this? what if i had it be more kasuri gama like? a dagger on one end and a ball connected to the other? i reallly like the ideas i've had, if i make this all less effective against higher tiered opponents can i still keep these abilities (ie more limitations)? thank you for looking over my app hope to hear back soon.

[xdeadroninx]

fixed?

[Shinigami Kyra]

Do not bump your application/post a reply to your own reply in an application.

[xdeadroninx]

sorry kyra, didn't think about the fact that it would do that. I also apologize for all other rules i shall break in the future.