Shinigami - Yoruichi - [S-1]

[Shinigami Kyra]

Name: Yoruichi Shihōin
Age: Estimated over 200
Gender: Female
Personality:

She is intelligent and witty, and is intimately knowledgeable of Soul Society and its workings, as she was the former leader of the Onmitsukidō and the Second Division's captain. Although of noble birth, she acts differently from other nobles. For instance, she instructed Soifon to refer to her without using honorific suffixes, but reluctantly settled for being called "Yoruichi-sama" ("Lady Yoruichi" in the dub). She also transforms into her human form directly in front of Ichigo on several occasions just to see his reaction to seeing her naked, which she even teases him about. Another note of her eccentricity is that she speaks in a dialect that elders use, such as identifying herself as "washi" (a term that usually old men define themselves with) instead of more feminine terms like "watashi" in both her human and animal forms (though specifically for the Japanese version).

Yoruichi tends to avoid battles, preferring to help after a fight is over, but she will step in if she thinks her side cannot win. She was responsible for training Chad and Orihime Inoue prior to their entrance into Soul Society. She also supervised Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai training using the methods developed by Kisuke Urahara. Yoruichi prefers to drink milk, which fits with her practice of transforming into a cat much of the time.

Appearance:

Yoruichi Shihōin is an attractive, dark-skinned woman with golden-colored eyes and long purple hair. She also has fairly sizable breasts (as evident from one of her teasings to Byakuya during her days as a captain). While technically a Shinigami like any other, she can can transform into a black cat for long periods of time. Her standard attire is a backless black undershirt, an orange over shirt, black wrist-guards, occasional yellow wrist and leg warmers, black pants, and light shoes for the flash steps. When she was a captain, she wore the same sleeveless and backless Shinigami uniform that Soifon is wearing now, but had a black choker tied to her neck. She also wore a long-sleeved Captain's haori. 110 years ago, her hair was much shorter and cut in a style similar to Soifon's current hair-style without the braids.

Zanpakuto Spirit:

Unknown

Sealed Zanpakuto:

As a former captain of the Gotei 13, it is known that Yoruichi possesses a Zanpakutō and has achieved Bankai, but she relies nearly exclusively on hand-to-hand combat, Flash Cry and Flash Steps. Although she never carries it during the main storyline, it is shown during a flashback about how Soifon became Yoruichi's protégé and when she tells Ichigo about Kisuke Urahara's role as previous captain of the 12th division; It resembles a kodachi or wakizashi. It was kept sheathed horizontally behind Yoruichi's lower back. She briefly uses a sword of said size during the The Sealed Sword Frenzy OVA to dispatch a Hollow, though it is unknown if this was her Zanpakutō.

Shikai Description:

Unknown

Shikai Abilities:

Unknown

Bankai Description:

Unknown

Bankai Abilities:

Unknown

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

Yoruichi grew up in Soul Society with her friends, Kisuke Urahara, as he, along with Tessai Tsukabishi, lived at her manor and they played together daily under the Sōkyoku hill training space, which Urahara built when they were children.

Yoruichi was the once the 2nd Division Captain of the Gotei 13, Commander of the Onmitsukidō, and Corps Commander of the Corrections Corps. She was also the 22nd generational head of the Shihōin family ( (天賜兵装番, tenshiheisōban)), one of the four noble families, and the first female to hold that position. She earned much respect in Soul Society in all of her positions. While her age has not been revealed, she is considerably older than Byakuya Kuchiki and refers to him as "Little Byakuya" since he was a kid. She used to tease him and they used to play tag using flash steps, even when Byakuya was still a kid and she was already a captain. She was probably on good terms with his grandfather considering they both were heads of two of the most powerful noble families.

While Yoruichi was the Onmitsukidō commander, she took in Soifon, recognizing her talent, as a guard and became her mentor and friend. She taught Soifon most of the techniques she knew. As a result, Soifon succeeded her as head of the Onmitsukidō after Yoruichi's escape from Soul Society. During her time in Soul Society, she created many techniques that involve Flash Steps, as well as teaching some of them to Byakuya.

About 110 years prior to the current time, Yoruichi had recommended that Kisuke Urahara, then her 3rd Seat, to be appointed to the recently opened position of Captain of the 12th Division, after the former Captain Kirio Hikifune was promoted. She constantly coached Urahara in the best way to be assertive and confident in his new role. Her time as a Captain had shown her personality to be the same as it is currently, she is wise and serious as a leader but beyond that she is laid back and playful. Yoruichi was noticeably unperturbed about her former 3rd seated officer and current fellow captain waltzing into the Maggot's Nest despite needing proper permission, an attitude which Soifon appeared to reprimand her for, because she could not remember if she gave it.

She also spent her time teasing the young Byakuya, stealing his ribbon at one time to entice him into another game of tag, to which he would call her "Were-Cat".

When Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi were being trialed and sentenced for the Hollowfication of other Shinigami and the use of forbidden Kidō, Yoruichi appearing as a unseen ninja, beat up all the guards in Central 46 Chambers and spiriting them away from their trial to the underground training room beneath Sōkyoku Hill, where she had already brough all of the vizards, that was sentenced to be extermined as were they all hollows.

She revealed to Urahara that she also brough his new Gigai and ordered him to make 10 for himself, Tessai and the Vizards. Afterwards she decided it was best to disappear as it would only be a matter of time before they realize it was her doing. When she left Soul Society, she left behind her titles and positions and was thus relieved of her high status. She was succeeded as Captain and Commander by her protégé Soifon at a later date.

RP Sample:

The sound of another plate being placed rather harshly upon the over stacked pile on the table to her right seemed to be deafened by the chattering of chopsticks against a soup bowl. Despite her size, it seemed Yoruichi could eat for ten times the amount any other within the Urahara shop could hold. And, as the ninth serving of ramen was placed atop of a stack of seventeen or so dishes, she moved on to the next helping.

"Sheesh, you sure do eat al-"

A piercing gaze as her meal suddenly stopped forced Jinta to halt further discussion. The suddenly shocked and scared expression forced him to cower back a bit more against the wall. When that was settled, the violet haired woman continued on with the meal Urahara had set out for her.

"You know, if you ate while in your cat form, I would have to go to the grocery store before and after every visit of yours," a familiar, overly relaxed voice called out from behind and to the right. Yoruichi paused momentarily in her attempts to finish the meal in her fastest time yet, and her expression hardened when the dish was placed in front of her.

"I forgot how much energy I use up while in this form," the ex-Commander of the Secret Mobile Corps stated as she wiped her lips some. "Thanks for the meal."

"Don't mention it," Urahara stated with a wave of his fan as he took a seat to her right. "It's the least I could do considering I still owe you one."

Yoriuchi's head dropped a bit, as though in deep thought. After nearly a hundred years, Aizen had finally made his move. With a hand placed to her chin, she pondered exactly what would come next for not only them, but of Soul Society, and this world as well.

"Why the serious face?" Urahara asked. "We don't have to worry much until winter anyhow; we've got plenty of time to worry then."

"You're right," Yoruichi nodded, setting her worries to the back burner for the time being. "For now, though, I think I'm ready for desert; what's on the menu?"

At the sound of that, Urahara's face dropped.

[Ai]

Master Level Average