Post by dragonz7 on Jul 26, 2009 14:52:53 GMT -5
Name: Ikkaku Madarame
Age: Unkown appears about 19
Gender: Male
Personality:
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Advanced
History/Background:
Age: Unkown appears about 19
Gender: Male
Personality:
Ikkaku has a strong will to fight which got him his 3rd seat in the 11th division. He doesn't reveal his true power in front of others due to the fact he doesn't want to be placed in another division as a higher ranked shinigami. His loyalty goes to the point he wishes to die serving his captain kenpachi. He is self concious and can be easily pushed into starting a duel. He is not lazy unlike his Bankai and considers himslef lucky if he doesn't die when he loses a fight. A qoute he says that displays his attitude is when he says "I got no intentions of becoming a captain. Becoming a captain would mean that I can't fight under Captain Zaraki. If your wish is to surpass Kuchiki Byakuya... then I just have one wish: to fight and die under that man's command. That's all. " This qoute talks abotu Ikkaku's attitude toward life. It shows he has a goal like Ichigo, but they differ. Ikkaku wants to die and fight under Kenpachi rather than surpass him in power. He would love to fight him once more but not to kill him or prove he's stronger but rather for the fun and enjoyment it brings him to do so.Appearance:
Ikkaku was born on November 9 and is 6 feet tall and 168 pounds. He is slightly pale skinned and slightly muscular as well. Ikkaku wears the typical shinigami outfit. He wears open toed sandles as well. He however does not the traditional socks along with it. He is bald and made fun of due to his shiny head. He gets called cue-ball by his vice captain. He wears faint makeup under his eyes and has peircing eyes that tell you if he's enjoying the fight or not. He has very thin eyebrows and somewhat small ears. He cracks a long smile every time he gets into a serious fight. He is ambidextrous when fighting. When his sword is not in it's sheath he carries it on his back hanging his arms over it.Zanpakuto Spirit:
His zanpakuto's name is "Hôzukimaru." His name means "Demon Light" in English and msot likely resembles a dragon/demon cerature but is unkown from the Manga. His inner world is most likely a world of constant fighting and voilence but again this is not confirmed by manga. When he goes into Bankai its name becomes "Ryûmon Hôzukimaru" meaning "Dragon Crest Demon Light."Sealed Zanpakuto:
Sealed, Madarame's zanpakto seems average. He contains ointment in the base of the hilt. On it are three tear drops on the top and on the bottom. He uses his sheath, the cover of the sword, as a weapon as well. The sword is red with gold/yellow diamond shapes. The sheath is purple. He sometimes carries his sword on his back and is respected among others for his sealed zanpakuto fighting skills.Shikai Description:
The command to unleash his shikai is "Grow Hozukimaru" or in english "Extend." As well as saying the command to unleash his shikai he does the action of smashing the sword's hilt to the sheath and a wind comes around and transforms it. The new appearence of his shikai is a long staff/spear that at the bottom has a red tassel. The staff seems to be wooden and has a chain connecting it's three sections. His shikai gives him more versitality because now he has reach and can use his weapon in diffrent ways. For example in up close situations he can use it as nunchucks but when the opponent is far he can use it as a throwing spear.Shikai Abilities:
"Split, Hozukimaru"Bankai Description:
Using the command "Split" he can unattatch and reattatch the three peices the spear breaks into. He can use these peices to throw at his opponents and cut them or real them in. If he is left with two pieces of his shikai he can use them as nunchucks, which is what he does versus Ichigo. Ikkaku can also use the chain itself as a weapon.
His Bankai is Ridicoulously over-sized but also quite powerful. He uses the command Bankai and slaps halfs of his shikai together creating another gust of wind. Unleashed is an easily damaged blade that does not provide him with no speed, hado, or defensive abilities. However he gains a plethora of power. He gains two oversized blades that get larger at the end. that he easily wields and an axe that drifts behind him that faces toward the sky connected by one gaint chain. On the middle blade is imprinted a dragon that fills up with red reaitsu as a fight duration becomes longer. The left and right blades have red tassels and at the bottom they ahve wiegthed pommels. He believes his zanpakto is lazy so he says he has to stir up the slumbering dragon.Bankai Abilities:
Charging TwisterSkill Level: Kidou: Beginner
Ikkaku rotates all his blades in a circle charging his dragon crest faster.
Final Release- When the dragon crest fills up with red reaitsu Ikkaku unleashes a powerful blast of red reaitsu that has unimmaginable power.
(Not much is known due to the fact he only once has shown it in the manga.)
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Advanced
History/Background:
(Due to his ability to use Bankai and experience, I believe three of his abilities deserve to be advanced and his hado should be begginer. If this is a problem I can rework it.)RP Sample:
Rukongai:
Not much is known about Ikkaku before he was in the rukongai. Ikkaku was a natural born fighter. Uknown when he gained this passion, it grew to a new level when he reached near adulthood were he would fight from town to town. At each town he would yell and ask any villager to a duel. Sometimes he would fight multiple people at once even. When he met Yumichika is currently unkown but one can assume the two fought and Ikkaku felt that Yumichika was strong enough to be his companion. Ikkaku learned to fight on the streets and fought using both the sword and sheath, but also gained high leveled hand to hand combat skills. One day he went to a town and yelled if anyone wanted to fight he heard a chuckled from the distance and ran at the opportunity. He was suprised to see a little girl drawing with chalk. "I wouldn't get Kenny mad if I were you he'll beat you up," the girl said with a big smile. Ikkaku replied with a smirk, "He's gonna beat me up because he's in a good mood, that doesn't make sense." Ikkaku raised his sword at the girl and a man in a cloak warned him to stop. The man took the sheet off his head and a long haired man with a sword was revealed. A burst of reaitsu was shot out and Ikkaku fell back. A long scar ran down the towering man's right eye. Ikkaku was sweating hard but still held his sword with a firm grasp. Kenpachi was the first to make a move and Ikkaku reacted by raising his sword and sheath to block. Kenpachi kept swinging and striking while Ikkaku thought to himself, "What the Hell is he?" Right before Kenpachi swung a deadly overhead smash Ikkaku retreated by taking one big leap backwards. Ikkaku was now the first one to make his move and used agility to strike at his opponent. Kenpachi revealed a smile and Ikkaku matched that smile quickly. This was their fun, their entertainment. The little girl sitting next to Yumichika laughed and said, "Too bad it's almost over." Yumichika looked very closely and waited for this final attack. Kenpachi took a few steps back and then propelled hismelf forward directing his sword at Ikkaku's stomach. Ikkaku was slow to react and quickly raised is sword to strike first. Ikkaku's sword did not even scratch Kenpachi, it simply stopped as if it hit silver. Kenpachi's sword went right through ikkaku and he let out a raging scream. He fell to the floor and Kenpachi turned away. "Why don't you finish me off?" He weakly said on the floor. "Becasue then I wouldn't get the fun of fighting you once again. You lost without dying, consider yourself lucky. Live to kill the one who couldn't kill you." Kenpachi replied grabbing Ikkaku off the floor. He dropped Ikkaku on the floor and told Ikkaku his name, "Kenpachi of Zaraki." After the fight Yumichika gave Ikkaku healing ointment. Yumichika explained the soul society to him. "I don't care if he is in hell, I will follow him," Ikkaku said after being lectured. "Him protecting the soul soceity that's just not his style. It's the fighting he likes," he also commented.
Soul Soceity Accademy:
Ikkaku and Yumichika were fast to learn the basics. Ikkaku was behind when it came to hado but no one made fun of him for it, because everyone was scared of his fighting spirit. He won sparring championships every year with and without using his zanpakuto. Everyone kept their distance, even instructors. Instructors were in fear so much that they allowed him to train alone and put him in many kendo classes which made him very happy. When the Soul Society decided it was time for him and Yumichika to be placed into one of the 13 gotei protection squads he wanted to be in squad 11, not taking no as an answer. "You will be put into squad 5 Ikkaku and that is final," the shinigami said. Ikkaku grabbed him by the collar lifted him up and said, "Squad 11 is were Kenpachi will be. If I'm not there my life is useless. I need to figth him again. I need to train under him. I need to die under him." "Uh....Please let me go...You and Yuuumm...chika can be placed in ssssquad 11...ok?" he said slowly. Ikkaku dropped him and smiled.
3rd Seat:
Ikkaku went up the rankings quickly only to show Kenpachi how far he had come since their last duel. He became eighth seat in a matter of days because when he told them he wanted to become a seated officer no one dared to get in his way. Seated officers subdued their spots quickly in order to save their own lives. When he challenged the 5th seat officer to a fight, the man accepted ready to die for his squad. "Your wierd...Why not give me your spot you know how strong I am...Forget it I haven't had fun for a while...let's fight," Ikkaku told the man. The man did not speak but drew his sword quickly and made the first move. "For the honor of Squad 11 I'll kill you," the man spoke his first words. Ikkaku smiled and kept blocking untill he saw an opening, the man's left arm was slightly positioned too far forward. Ikkaku slashed at his arm and he noticed the man had dissappeared. He had used Shunpo. Ikkaku was stunned at the man's speed. The man then used Shunpo to be behind Ikkaku and raised his sword and slashed Ikkaku's right shoulder. A fountain of bright blood gushed into the air and Ikkaku screamed in pain. Ikkaku's instincts told him to turn and slash the man back and so he did. The man was gone once again. "You are too slow, too weak," he said pointing his sword at Ikkaku's head. "You have no reach give up." Ikkaku focused everything he got into his hands, feet, and his sword. The room shook. He smashed his sword and sheath together and a gust of wind filled the room. Ikkaku had heard these words before but he was not concious of what was going on, when the words "Shikai- Grow Hozukimaru" slipped his tounge. A spear with red tassel was in his hands. He was in an enraged state and laughed hard. "Split Hozukimaru" he said feeling a deep connection with his zanpakuto as if it had the same fighting spirit he had. The spear was in three and Ikkaku through one straight at the 5th seated offcier and blood poured from his neck. The sword peirced his neck all the way through and stopped his breathing. The officer was lifeless on the floor. He looked peaceful and peices of blue reaitsu covered his body. The reaitsu broke off and flew away out the window. As each peice broke off a peice of that man's spirit, soul was gone. This was the most respected way to die in the soul society. The peices flew like petals out the window. When officers fight the loser dies this way. Expert hado users create this duel to the death where the loser's soul breaks away. Ikkaku's zanpakto went back to it's sealed form and Ikkaku let out a long breathe of relief. By the next month Ikkaku had fought the third and fourth seated officers and had won. This was partly due to his intensive shikai training with Yumichika. A few days however before Kenpachi's arrival he witnessed Byakuya's bankai when Byakuya was sparring with a rival captain. It was so intense and filled with power that Ikkaku desired one. Ikkaku trained for years with Yumichika and one day when he pushed his shikai beyond limits he felt that same rush of power and that word slip out of his mouth "Bankai." After that day Ikkaku did nto use his bankai in fear that someone would see and make him a captain in another squad. He wanted to be under Kenpachi.
Kenpachi:
Ikkaku had waited for years for Kenpachi to come and one day he arrived. Ikkaku did not know the details because he was training, but he was called along with the rest of the corp gaurds for a special announcement. There was a new 11th division captain. Zaraki Kenpachi had defeated the old Captain in a matter of seconds and Kenpachi named his pink haired friend his vice captain. That day Kenpachi entered the 11th squad barracks and Ikkaku watched from a distance in a corner. Kenpachi said commandingly, "All I want from you is strength." "I came like you said," Ikkaku said from the distance. Kenapchi smiled. That night a giant powerful hollow was in the world of the living and squad 11 was assigned to fight it. The hollow killed 15 shinigami and Kenpachi ordered the shinigami to retreat and he took on the hollow himself. Ikkaku could not let him have all the fun and invited himself to the party along with Yumichika. They spent all night killing a regenerating hollow and even made a contest out of who could kill the most.
Renji teacher:
Renji asked Ikkaku to train him noticing his immense power during the third seat officer battle. "Fine. I will teach you more than advanced shikai techniques I will teach you Bankai. Renji laughed at him, "Bankai are you crazy?" "Yes...yes I am," Ikkaku replied. From that day on every day th two trained together and had long shikai battles. After months of training Renji awakened his Bankai. With no one around, his life threatened, and Renji out of control Ikkaku for the second time unleashed Bankai. Ikkaku fought and learned the extent of his Bankai. After the training Renji wasked, "Tommorow?" "Ikkaku said, "No, you figure out the rest...just remeber my name Ikkaku Madarame and dont' forget it." With that Ikkaku walked away.
Soul Society:
A few days after that 11th squad was put on notification that ryoka had invaded the soul society. Ikkaku was bored and did not wnat to go search for them. Kenpachi pushed for him to go and to please his captain he went. He walked slowly with Yumichika. He luckily or unluckily found the ryoka. They split up and Ikkaku went after the oranger haired kid. He thought the fight would be a bore and yawned. "Halt...or something," he told the ryoka. The ryoka drew his sword and revealed a huge zanpakuto without a hilt. "The name is Ichigo." "Pleased to meet you I'm 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame," Ikkaku relplied. The fight began when Ikkaku tried to end things quickly with an overhead smash. He realized the ryoka was quick when he dodged so fast. Ikkaku had to increase his speed to keep up. Ichigo and Ikkaku were slashing at each other being blocked by the other's zanpakto until Ikkaku pushed Ichigo into the air and they tried to attack at the same time. Ikkaku's strike hit and Ichigo's did as well. Ichigo was left with a bloody right eye. It streamed with blood down to his chin. Ikkaku was left with a bloody right eye as well making the term an "eye for an eye" seem true. His blood was more wavy and trickeld rather than bled. As the fight went on Ikkaku felt that this fight needed to get some more power. He unleashed his shikai. As his hits seemed to put more and more intimidation in the boy's eyes his smile got longer and longer. The boy then said something that puzzled Ikkaku. "It's over. I can react to your speed now," he said. Just then Ichigo jumped and unleashed his shikai onto Ikkaku making his bald head blead and his staff break. Ikkaku thought if he should use Bankai. His head was a fountain of blood that seemed to not stop gushing this red liquid of life. He convinced himself not too, so others do not see. Ikkaku desperately ran towards Ichigo flailing his zanpakto and Ichigo unleashed one final blow that put Ikkaku down. His last words he remembered were "Was it worth not using Bankai?"
Arrancar:
Sent to the real world Ikkaku hasn't seen much action at all. He tought kendo for a few days but quickly got bored of that. When he heard about an invasion of powerful arrancars he was the first at site. He immediantley challenged the first arrancar he saw which was #13 Edorad. Ikkaku quickly started the fight using shunpo while his opponent matched him with sonido. Edorad had one advantage he could strike with his sword making Ikkaku have to block and then he could use bala at the wide open Ikkaku. Ikkaku retaliated by increasing his energy and breaking the right of his mask. Edorad then went into his ressurection form. Edorad blasted Ikkaku with a raging firey punch that forced Ikkaku to use his shikai to survive. Yumichika did not dare involve himself because Ikkaku was having so much fun. Shikai was not enough. Edorad shot a blazing fire out of his fist once again even stronger than the first. Ikkaku was sent shooting down. When the smoke cleared Ikkaku thought to himself that only Renji, Matsumoto, and Hitsuguya will know and they won't tell. He unleashed Bankai. He knew from his fight with renji every time he cut his opponent the red dragon crest above him would fill. He did not know what would happen if it was full. He wanted to test this theory so bad he immediantly started cutting Edorad up. First he cut his arm and then his body. He told Edorad that Hozukimaru was lazy and needed to wake up. He spun his bankai and red reaistu bursted. When the crest was completely red he smiled. "The end is near. My name is....Ikkaku Madarame." With that he blasted Edorad with high amounts of reaitsu and blew off most of his body. His whole right side was gone. "Madarame...Ikkaku ehhh?" With those last words Edorad fell from the sky.
Aizen's invasion:
Captain Commander told Ikkaku to gaurd this pillar with his life. Ikkaku was faced with the challenge of facing Poww the giant arrancar. "I am ready to kill you," Ikkaku said drawing out his sword. "HaHaHa," the gaint said laughing hard enough to shake the ground. Ikkaku dashed forward to strike Poww but he kicked Ikkaku with his giant foot before Ikkaku had a chance to strike back. Ikkaku was sent flying through three buildigns each one reminding him of his mission. "Protect the tower with your life," Yammamoto had said to him. Ikkaku stood up and blood trickled down his left leg like a river. Ikkaku smashed his sheath and sword, and said, "Shikai-Grow,Hozukimaru." Poww laughed at the weak power Ikkaku was still at. Ikkaku blindly charged at Poww and tried to cut his arm with his spear. When he struck Poww's arm his blade shattered. He was left with a staff-like rod. Poww grabbed him and tried to punch him with his other hand. Ikkaku desperately used his rod to stop him. Poww easily broke the rod and then grabbed Ikkaku by his feet. He threw him up and fired a savage green cero. Ikkaku was sent flying and then crashed back down. Ikkaku thought to himself, "Should I use Bankai? No, there are too many captains around." With that Poww crushed the pillar in one punch. Ikkaku looked as the original Karukura town was revealed. It was too late for Bankai. He got up and ran towards Poww who greated him with another cero blasting Ikkaku back once again. Poww raised his fist toward Ikkaku's lifeless body and right before he hit him, Konomaru blocked it. Ikkaku was now knocked out. When Ikkaku regained conciousness, he saw the 7th division leuitendant. "You were holding back Ikkaku, you did not use Bankai," he said quietley. "You know...?" Ikkaku replied. "It does not matter. You failed your mission. I dont' care if you die without using Bankai, but I do care if you put the seretei in harms way by not using your full power," he harshly said. Ikkaku felt defensive and grabbed a broken peice of Hozukimaru and attacked the man. The man blocked it with his hand and then kickd Ikkaku right in the gut. "You need to get stronger and to get stronger you can't hold back," the man said before he began to walk away. "I won't tell anyone of your Bankai," were his last words.
It was a dusty afternoon, and the sun had a vibrant ornage glow. Leaves danced in the winds as the two swordsman locked gazes. Ikkaku was faced with a grueling challenge. A duel with high stakes, his life. Ikkaku had only been in the Rukongai for 13 years. He was sweating. His pride, his life, his soul was on the line. He was about to fight the abusive kendo teacher, Ryoma. Ikkaku wiped the sweat off his face and picked up the sword his friend Yumichika had gave him. Yumichika was Ikkaku's only friend, only companion. "I'll teach you a lesson stealing my food at the market," the man roared. It was true that Ikkaku had stolen the man's food but it was only becuase Ikkaku had no money. Ryoma unleashed his sword and used a kendo stance. Ryoma was in his street clothes, but he always carried a sword. Ryoma dashed and decided he wanted the first hit. Ikkaku reacted and blocked with an istinct almost unreal.
Ikkaku was smart so he devised a plan he grabbed the sheath and wacked Ryoma on the right side of his head. Ryoma took a few steps back not because of the power but because of shock. Ikkaku smiled. He smiled the largest smile he ever had. He was enjoying himself. It was the thrill, the excitement, the chance. He realized then and there he loved fighting.
Ikkaku decided it was his turn to attack but from then on there was no strategy. From there on it was rage and fighting spirirt. Ikkaku blocked Ryoma's sword with his sheath pushed it to the left and struck a clean slice to Ryoma's right side. Ikkaku took a few steps back. Ryoma's blood was thick. He was somewhat of a thick man. He had balck long hair and a beer belly. He wore a tight, tan shirt and unbuttoned black pants that were kept from falling off with a giant belt and buckle. He wore a cowboy hat that was white. He weighed about 235 pounds and had some muscle to him. Ryoma's blood trickled down to the ground. The sight of the blood made Ikkaku even happier.
Ikkaku took his sword and tried to strike Ryoma's neck. It was not fast enough. Ryoma parried it and put his weight on his sword pushing Ikkaku back. With Ikkaku off balance he stabbed Ikkaku's left shoulder. He pulled the sword out and laughed as he put it back in the sheath.
Ikkaku was far from dead or giving up. Ikkaku got up and touched his wound. He looked at the blood and gave it a quick lick. It tasted like pain should. It was the best taste he ever tasted. He took his sword and peirced Ryoma's heart. Ryoma was too slow to react because he was sure Ikkaku was near death. The feeling of taking another's life is unique. Your ending someone's life; there goal to get stronger in life is no more. Does it matter that he deserved it? Does it matter if it matters? These are the questions you ask yourself. This was Ikkaku's first real fight and where he gained his passion for fighting. There are two types of people. Those who fight and those who are to scared to fight.
