Post by Dai on Oct 19, 2009 3:27:02 GMT -5
Name: Izuru Kira
Age: Appears about 21
Gender: Male
Personality:
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Beginner
History/Background:
Age: Appears about 21
Gender: Male
Personality:
Izuru is a gloomy and introspective person, not easily given to socializing with others. He generally appears weak and indifferent, leading many to believe he lacks ability as a leader. As an officer, he does not tend to inspire confidence or boost morale the way other lieutenants do. It should be noted that Kira's current personality greatly differs from his days in the academy where he was shown to be much happier and slightly mischievous after noting that Shûhei Hisagi had failed his entrance exam twice, whereas Kira passed at the top of his class, giving him the idea that, in a sense, his talent was greater.Appearance:
His personality flaws are also assets: his introspection coupled with his tendency to worry makes him indecisive, but it also makes him sensitive to unusual behavior. His loyalty to his comrades inspires him to great efforts in their defense. He also hates to fight unless prompted or given orders. However, in combat he shows ruthless determination.
Izuru has blue eyes and shoulder-length blond hair that is combed into three points, with two in the back of his head and a third combed to cover his left eye. He also wears the standard Shinigami robes.Zanpakuto Spirit:
(Would the Hidden Zanpakuto Tales version count?)Sealed Zanpakuto:
Wabisuke's spirit takes the form of an emaciated, shirtless man. He carries a large metal ball on his left shoulder and a blade that resembles Izuru's Shikai in his right hand. His pants resemble those of a Shinigami's shihakushô but tied with chains instead of an obi. He is always seen with his head bowed down, letting his hair completely cover his face. The spirit also has a large stone tablet chained to his body that seems to weigh him down; this is reflective of Wabisuke's abilities of doubling the weight of those struck by his blade. He seems to communicate by shaking the chain attached to his metal ball.
Wabisuke is very simple and plain in design. Its normal form is indistinguishable from a plain katana. The cross guard is a normal rectangular one, with only an omega design on the top and bottom half.Shikai Description:
"Raise your head, Wabisuke" (omote o agero, Wabisuke)Shikai Abilities:
When activated, the blade loses its curve and straightens, and where a normal katana would end, Wabisuke's blade makes two 90 degree angles, forming three sides of a square reminiscent of a hook. Even more interestingly, it looks like the cutting edge of the blade is on the inside of the angles, not the outside.
In this form, Wabisuke doubles the weight of whatever it strikes. The ability can affect both inanimate objects and living beings, and is cumulative. For example, the first strike on an opponent (whether it's a hit or is blocked) wielding a 10 lb sword doubles the opposing sword's weight to 20 lbs. Izuru then strikes twice more. The weight of the sword doubles to 40 lbs then 80 lbs. The opponent is now very slow, holding a sword that weighs 80 lb, so to be sure Kira strikes again, doubling its weight to 160 lbs, then again to 320 lbs. By this point, most opponents cannot lift their swords and are brought to their knees by the weight of their own weapon. The potential of this ability is limitless, though a small number of strikes to an opponent's blade is usually all that is needed to render them immobile. This is perhaps a poetic effect of Izuru's weapon. Its ability makes it looks like he is forcing his opponents to bow their heads in apology for a past decision, as it brings his opponents to their knees before him.Bankai Description:
The hook end of his blade then shows its gruesome function: Izuru can decapitate a fallen opponent by holding the square hook beneath his opponent's neck and lifting, like a reverse guillotine.
Not Yet AchievedBankai Abilities:
N/ASkill Level: Kidou: Advanced
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Beginner
History/Background:
Izuru Kira was born to a family of lesser nobility, his parents having been dead since he was young. Upon entrance into the academy Kira was placed in the special accelerated class alongside Renji and Momo Hinamori. Later that day the students engaging in using destructive Kido in their Kido class, with Izuru excelling over the rest of his class. However, he is only able to defend against the aggressive nature and fighting style of Renji in their swordsmanship class. While the two are resting underneath a tree Renji and Izuru introduce themselves and strike up a friendship with each other, it is also on this day that 5th Division captain Sôsuke Aizen and his lieutenant Gin Ichimaru come to the academy to inspect the freshman class.RP Sample:
Two months later the class is given leave to go to the world of the living for a training session in soul burial. The training session is to be lead by 6th year student Shuhei Hisagi and two of his classmates, Kanisawa and Aoga. The fact that Hisgai is leading the mission causes a ruckus which prompts Izuru to explain to Renji why Hisagi is so famous. Izuru then notes that he himself as that year's top student probably has more talent than Hisagi. The various students are then placed into three-person teams, Izuru and Renji are placed with Momo. The class then sets out for the world of the living to begin their training mission.
After the training session is coming to a close, the class is surprised when a hollow attacks them and kills Kanisawa. When Aoga sees this he goes to fight the hollow and is himself killed, Hisagi then calls for all the students to fall back and run for their lives, while he holds them off.
When Momo stops running Izuru asks her why and she states that she doesn't know why they are running, but despite Izuru and Renji trying to reason with her she goes to attack the hollows and save Hisagi. Realizing there is no getting through to her, Izuru and Renji decide that they have to try and help her. Much to the surprise of Hisagi the three of them appear just in time to block the attacks of the hollows. Izuru asks for forgiveness in not following Hisagi's orders and then congratulates Momo when she uses Hadô #31 "Shakkahô". But to their surprise the small victory is cut short by the arrival of many more hollows. They are then saved by the timely arrival of captain Sôsuke Aizen and lieutenant Gin Ichimaru, who effortlessly take out all the hollows, while the three students stand amazed.
After graduation, Izuru, along with Renji and Momo, were sent to the 5th Division, where he stayed until Gin Ichimaru became captain of the 3rd Division. It is known that Izuru spent some time in the 4th Division, as noted by Shûhei, and the fact that he carries medical implements like shinten, a trait virtually exclusive to members of the 4th Division.
Kira slowly walked through one of the streets of Karakura town, keeping an eye out for any Hollows that may have been lurking nearby. He sighed. As boring as this may have been, he was at least sure that this was something for him to do. As he walked along the street, something caught his eyes. It was small at first, but then it grew. That's when Kira knew it. It was coming this way. It was coming towards him. He smiled, a rare thing for him to do.
That was when Kira simply... disappeared. In reality, he had flash-stepped towards the Hollow, preparing to take it out. He drew closer to the creature, nearer, nearer, nearer. He was right on top of it. He jumped, and brought his zanpakuto down in a sweeping motion, cutting right through the Hollow's mask, and making it disappear. Easy, Kira thoguht to himself as he re-sheathed his sword.
He sighed. Even the Hollows were getting to be bad company. He just couldn't be bothered socialising with the other Shinigami, and when he could, it was for an hour or two, before he just decided to leave. Was he really that introverted? He knew that he had been different once, at the academy, but that was long ago. Long before his former captain and role model, Gin Ichimaru had betrayed Soul Society and left with Aizen and Tousen for Heuco Mundo.
He sighed again. Had he really changed that much in those years? I guess that it's pretty easy for people to change after something like that happens...