Scarpa Desmos

[Seimenk]

Name: Scarpa Desmos
Age: Approx. 350 (Appears very late 20's or early 30's)
Gender: Male
Personality:

He is highly energetic, and in his own words "Sleep is for the weak!". His energy shows through all of his emotions; through his good moods in the form of manic exuberance, and through his bad moods in the form of veritable panic attacks. He can be quiet if need be, but is visibly jittery and on edge. He seems to have a manic-depressive bipolar personality, easily swinging between the two extremes of This-is-a-triumph-a-real-success! and We're-all-going-to-die-now-lets-just-give-up-now-and-hope-it-doesnt-hurt-too-much!

At his core, Scapra is a coward, he would rather save himself than walk into anything he sees as "actually dangerous", unless ordered to by someone more powerful and charismatic. He is attracted to such people and latches on to them and them like a parasite, attempting to include himself in whatever prestige or power they have. He is sycophant and will support any ideas or actions a leader proposes claiming they are "-a real genius, truly brilliant, truthfully. The only one more genius than myself!" He is not loyal however, albeit he can suck up and pay lip service like the best of them. He will betray or abandon anyone if his life depends on it or they no longer seem so powerful. He is however, willing to pick fights if he feels he is clearly stronger, or has allies that outnumber the opposing forces -albeit, only for the sake of acquiring new research subjects.

Scarpa is highly intelligent, and has an analytical mind well suited to science, his passion.

"It's sooo exciting, its even better than sex! Oh look at me, prattling on when theres sooo much work to do. It's fun tiiime! Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah!"

Though Hueco Mundo has no degrees or qualifications, he insists on being respectfully called "Doctor Desmos", by all, even his superiors. Most people dont seem to remember and so he frequently corrects them. His calculating mind however, does not often take into account the feelings or needs or needs of his "colleagues" as he refers to anyone working with him. He is extremely cruel, and seems to take an inordinate joy an almost perverse pleasure in the pain of his enemies. If he is able to, he will put adversaries through excruciating "tests" of physical ability, mind games, and sometimes morality by making them choose between two or more terrible options.


Fighting Style:
When unable to run and forced to fight an equal or stronger opponent, he will annoy with hit and run tactics, making up for his short reach and average weapon combat with extremely high speed. His natural Hollow and evolved Arrancar powers are focused not on being a killing machine, but on being a machine hard to kill.


Add. Info:

-Has become fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and English. The latter most of which he speaks with a strong Spanish accent.
-He is ambidextrous.
- Gained a strong knowledge of chemistry derived from fragmented memories from the past lives of the souls within him as a side effect of his shinigami-fication.
- Has enough knowledge of mechanics and electronics to make simple devices based in spirit world technology.
- [OOC His name is a reference to Italian designer and architect Carlo Scarpa]
-[OOC: His Theme is "Mutant Messege" by Juno Reactor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjR03z0_Ho ]

Appearance:

Eye Color: Black, with Red-brown Sclera (Blood Red, with Blood Red sclera no pupils after transformation)
Height: 5'4" (8ft standing upright after transformation)
Weight: 110lbs (230lbs after transformation)
Unique Marks: Vein like purple lines that cover his face

He appears as a short, scrawny man of spanish descent. His hair is short and spiky, with unusually stiff bristle like hairs. He has facial hair in the form of a well groomed moustache, a rare trait amongst arrancar. His hollow mask fragments form two circular tubes that sit on the top of his head, giving the appearance of wearing old fashioned aviator's goggles. His hollow hole is located on the far left side of his chest. His eyes are insect like with deep reddish brown sclera. Aside from his inhuman eyes, he has very sharp, interlocking triangular teeth and fingers that are twice normal length. These latter features are not natural to his Arrancar form, but rather engineered in experimentation with his own body. His face is covered in dark purple, vein like lines. He typically wears an open white labcoat over his bare chest, with matching pants. He is a bit sensitive about his height, so wears platform shoes to make himself look taller.

Arrancar Powers:

Advanced Regeneration - An ability most gave up for more offensive power, it became his forte. He is capable of healing even the most grievous wounds (Sword through the chest and out the back) over the course of 8 hours, and the most minor or moderate (Cut on his cheek/arm) in 4 hours. Though weapons may become stained with his blood, he rarely experiences bleeding out in typical or 'normal' fashion except from the most severe gashes. He is capable of surviving wounds that would kill most, due to a having redundancy of organs, albeit enough severe or even minor injuries can still incapacitate him. His healing is not "active", and he cannot use it while engaged in a battle. To use his regeneration he must be at rest (laying or sitting) for the duration of the healing period. Though he may speak, he cannot do much else if he is to regenerate.

If any of his limbs or faculties are severed, they turn to useless mundane ash in a few seconds, making it hard for other hollows to eat any of him without consuming him whole. He can regrow a full limb in about 16 hours.

Pervertir o Purificar? (Pervert or Purify?)- This power is a demonstration of his advanced technique, and allows him to spit large fist sized mosquitoes from his mouth. These mosquitoes are not real creatures of any sort, but merely advanced guided projectiles formed from his reishi. They can be used to heal or to harm. Latching onto to the intended patient, they stab them at the sight of injury with their 4in long mouthparts. Converting into crackling purple energy, they enter the targets body, infusing them with his special regenerative reishi. This energy accelerates the healing process of their cells and reconstructs the damaged area. Under its effect, they can heal mild or moderate injuries the same way he can. The healed areas will leave scars however, and the process is painful. Although it cannot repair to the degree his own regeneration can, it can prove a great boon. He could use this method on the battlefield, but doing so would be ineffective, as people under its effect cannot heal as long as they are still physically active or sustaining further injuries.

Used offensively, they fly at a target at high speeds. Unlike normal Bala they do not move in a straight line but in a zig-zagging pattern designated by the user that makes them harder to avoid. They can only be fired (1) at a time, and another cannot be fired nor controled until the last one has been used. The duration or lifespan of each projectile is only 6 seconds limiting its range (90 meters). Impacting a target they burst in a purple crackling, electric energy that gives a painful shock. It is in fact similar to his healing energy but more chaotic. It accelerates cell division without any sense of order and without any programmed cell death, forming large marble sized, welt like tumors on the skin. These tumors cannot spread, but are painful, and excruciatingly itchy. During battle they serve to distract and annoy, creating openings for his high speed melee attacks or making it harder for an opponent to focus on him in his escape. If a target were to sustain a sufficiently large number of these, they would become fatugued as the tumors use inordinate amounts of resources and blood compared to normal tissues. These masses do not heal normally, and must be removed using some sort of healing technique or simply cut off. Even though they do not create open wounds, or make an opponent bleed, it satisfies Scarpa to see his opponents deformed and disfigured.

Natural Arrancar Powers:

Pesquisa: His Pesquisa is among the best, and has been developed over years not so much because of combat experience, but in order to analyze the reishi of subjects in his experiments which he more often than not had to conduct without proper instruments or equipment.

Acidic Touch: (From bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hollow) Many hollows, like Shrieker and Acidwire, have displayed this ability, although Rukia implies that all hollows possess this power. When a hollow grabs a human with their hands, the spot where the person was grabbed is shown to get burned as if acid were poured onto it. This was shown when Orihime was grabbed in the leg, and on the wound on Chad's back. These wounds seem to allow the Hollow's reiatsu to seep into the person, causing great pain to the victim.

Garganta

Zanpakuto's name:

Cryptica Autopsia (Cryptic Autopsy)

Un-released Zanpakuto's Appearance:

Scarpa's Zanpakuto appears as a mundane scalpel, It has a palmar grip and a standard #22 blade, which is a larger version of the #10 used for cutting skin and muscle in surgery, and for general carving. About 6 inches long, it is extremely small for a zanpakuto. Typically he keeps it in the pocket of his labcoat. It has a watch fob like chain attached to the end of it, the other end of witch passes under the skin of his chest where it is bolted to one of his ribs as a precaution should he drop it or lose one of his hands. As long as he wields it the blades edge glows slightly, leaving a light trail in the air in addition to producing a low hum when swung. Because it is so small, so compressed, the spiritual pressure emmited from the blade is quite high. In addition, the blade vibrates, increasing its cutting power. Once, a fly landed on Scarpa's scalpel while he was doing some "work" on a subject, and was instantly split in half.

Resurrección Release phrase::

Mystify, Cryptica Autopsia!

Resurrección Appearance::

Scarpa transforms into a giant mosquito like creature with a tough carapce and sharp spines on its back. Arcs of snapping and popping reishi constantly dance between the spines. From these protrusions he fires Pervertir o Purificar? stronger than those in his pre transformation state. Though he has wings in this form, he does not need them to fly, instead they serve a different purpose. Because he has the barbed mouthparts of a blood sucking insect, he cannot form sounds or words. Mosquitoes are generally known for having very quiet wings. Nonetheless, he is able to buzz his wings to simulate a voice. In this form he can move on six legs, but can also rear up on just four to use his foremost legs and their claws as arms and hands. In this form, he attacks with his claws and makes fly-by attacks with his spear like proboscis. Attacks with the latter bleed more than such wounds would normally, because his saliva contains an anti-coagulant to reduce clotting. Should he successfully kill an opponent in this form, he is likely to eat them by draining their corpses of the blood, then injecting acid to dissolve their insides, before drinking the rest. In this form his reishi changes from purple to pale blue-white.

Resurrección Abilities::

CRN: Cerebro Radiodifusión Nexia (Brain Broadcast Network)- This technique allows Scarpa to take a support role by acting as a communications hub. Like some Shinigami kidou (Bakudo #77), it allows him to transmit his speech, that of people next to him, and ambient sound to others. He is capable of sending these messeges by broadcasting them over a 5 mile radius with him at the center. These communications are sent on a specific reishi frequency that can be heard by anyone that knows to listen. In order to listen, they must have been informed of the frequency before hand.

Those that know the frequency are within the network, and are capable of sending audio through altering the vibration of their reishi force of will, which can be picked up by Scarpa, then relayed outwards to all listeners OR at the senders request, be sent specifically to one person or specific people only.

No one can accidently radio messeges unintentionally, and the speech of a person who does not know the frequncy cannot be transmitted unless they are within 5ft of a someone who does and that someone must intentionally transmit it.

Anyone who is listening to an audio transmission cannot be overheard. The reishi vibrations stimulate the nerves of the inner ear only in people who properly tuned themselves to recieve it. Participating in this group technique as a listener or transmitter requires that one have at least Intermediate kidou ability.

The technique requires that his feathery antennae are intact, the network can be brought down if they are broken off or damaged. Transmissions can be intercepted by a person who does not know the frequency if they are Advanced in kidou and they are aware if such communications are even going on. It is not simple and takes time, because one will have to scan a vast number of possible frequencies or channels.

Rojo Blanco (White Heat) - This technique allows him to spray his foamy white digestive fluids at an enemy. Charged with his spiritual energy, the fluid attempts to first overcome the targets spiritual pressure, and then burn the targets skin. The more dense the targets spiritual pressure, the more acid is able to be blocked or neutralized. Targets with no spirtual pressure have no resistance, and are subject to being melted into a bloody pile of goo in seconds*. Targets with extremely high spiritual pressure may even be able to resist it entirely. The acid is extremely effective against mundane materials and substances, especially metals. Most Zanpakuto appear to be exempt from this. This attack can only be used every other post, as it takes time to secrete enough for each new attack.

[*One calls to mind the famous scene in The Fly II. Its no longer on youtube due to FOX being the bums they are, but here's my own screencap! Ouch. >

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Cero Tolerencia Exterminador (Zero Tolerence Exterminator) - A form of Cero, this is Scarpa's most advanced and intensive technique. It uses his reishi tuned to take on qualities of electrical energy. Despite its fearsome name, It is different from most techniques of this caliber in that it does not damage structures or inanimate objects, not even glass, nor does it kill. It is not a tool to kill directly, but to disble making it eaiser for others to kill or gain tactical advantage. This technique is so intensive, that afterwards Scarpa has no choice except to withdraw from battle via Garganta to a secure location where he will be safe, in which he must go dormant for 72 hours.

1. [Charge Step] If on the ground he must dig his 6 clawed feet into the ground, OR if in the air -manifest reishi platforms and firmly root himself in place. He cannot use the technique while moving. The contents of his abdomen will undergo digestion, consuming his own bio-mass and breaking it down into reishi particles. His abdomen will glow with a swirling light. Simultaneously, he will unsheath his sharp proboscus and it will begin to draw in reishi particles, gathering from the air into an expanding sphere at its tip. This takes an entire post to itself, and Scarpa is vulnerable to attack. Any significant attack will cause disruption at this point, and the Cero will be lost. If he is to be defended, it will have to be done by someone else.

2. [Firing Step] Having completely converted the contents of his abdomen into reishi, he throws up the contents, and injects it into the reishi sphere gathered at the tip of his proboscis, causing it to swell immensely. Having reached critical levels the sphere bursts, spraying its contents in a beam that has a maximum range of 1 mile, provided it has no obstructions. The beam then widens into a 120 degree cone or wave. Flowing like a flood of liquid, the energy washes over everything without damaging anything. Those who are inside any completely closed structures (cars, buildings, phone booths, etc) are not subject to its effects, provided windows are closed, and there are no significant openings.

* Those with No Spiritual pressure at all (mundane humans or Spiritual beings with no powers like typical Rukongai residents) have no resistance, and are incapacitated for 24 hours.

* Those with even Low Spiritual pressure are only incapacitated for 5 minutes

*Those with Average Spiritual pressure are paralysed for whatever amount of time is the equivalent of 1 post.

* Those with High Spiritual pressure collapse in a brief moment of excruciating pain. Having been stunned, as action during their next post they must get up, slightly reducing the maximum number actions they can perform during that turn.

* Those of Extreme Spiritual pressure, can exert enough resistance to shrug off any effects entirely. They suffer no ill effects except briefly not being able to see whilst in the middle of it.

When the wave dissipates, Scarpa's abdomen goes dark, drops off from the rest of his body and turns to ash and then reishi particles. He then immediately opens a Garganta beneath him, and withdraws to his lair where he goes into a death like dormancy for 72 hours.

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

Scarpa does not remember much of his past life, before becoming a menos. However, from what fragments he can remember, he suspects that in some past life he may have been an alchemist or proto-chemist in service to an aging king; when the king demanded an elixir of eternal life, he believes he gave him tinctures of mercury and arsenic that eventually killed him. And so for his failure, he was executed by the Kings men.

As an adjuchas, Scarpa allied himself with various "gangs" or groups of adjuchas who stuck together for their mutual defense. These groups were made up of ambitious adjuchas, who all envisioned themselves becoming Vasto Lorde. They never lasted long, however, as they frequently lost members in battles or broke down through infighting over leadership. Scarpa never tried to lead anyone to any goal, always taking a supporting role. Being a leader seemed like too much responsibility. And a few times, he sold out his gang for a new one, believing some new group to be more powerful, or more influential.

Then, Sosuke Aizen arrived in Hueco Mundo. To Scarpa, the Espada and Aizen seemed to be the most powerful group he had ever seen; with their great white palace Las Noches and respect from most all Hueco Mundo. Not everyone was pleased with Aizens prescense, and some groups tried torebel. Amongst them, was the last group Scarpa belonged to. They had been together for decades, and their leader believed Scarpa to be his right hand man, someone he could count on. However, the powers that Aizen offered were too delicious to throw away. Leaving the Forest of Menos for the sands above, Scapra reported his old "friends" to the Exequias, and even watched them as they were destroyed. Seen as a suitable candidate for shiigami-fication, he was selected to undergo the transformation along with many others. With the removal of his mask he gained many new abilities, and an innate knowledge of the sciences. With a newfound passion for knowledge, and the desire to use that knowledge to further his lords bidding, he set out to become the best (and one of the few) Arrancar researchers.

RP Sample:

Scarpa had captured two Shinigami as a research subjects, one male one female. He had recently theorized anyone could be made to abandon their notion of friendship and save themselves. Placing a small rat hollow in a special glass cylinder, he postitioned the device over another subjects stomach. One open end was tightly pressed against the subjects abdomen, while the other was closed with a metal plunger charged with a destructive reishi. As the plunger descended, the rat hollows anxiety increased, and increased, until its survival instinct kicked in. To escape what it knew would be death, it clawed its way into the subjects stomach to escape. He explained to the two of them, "Your bonds? They are lie, they are foolish notions that you have been indulging in for yeeeears. How long have you known each other? Hundred, hundred-fifty years? Long time, no?! Rejoice! Your friendly Dr. Desmos, will kindly strip you of your delusions. It'll be fun and I'll even get you home in no more than two pieces!"

After performing some minor surgery on the male of the pair, he placed them in a "test" chamber. On the female of the pair he locked a collar around her neck with a timer. The male of the pair was chained to a wall by manacles with similar timing mechanisms. "Now, this will be a timed test, so keep an eye on the clock. When you hear what you're going to be doing, it'll sound like foreeeever, but you'll find time'll fly when you're having fun! When I start the test, you with the shiny necklace? You'll have exactly 10 minutes before your body's over there..", he said pointing at her. "...and your heads right here, in the palm of my hand. Remember?! I promised you no more two pieces!", Scarpa reminded. "Noooow, you sir! You know about your lady friend but you must be asking yourself 'Oh, but Dr. Desmos, what gets to happen to me?!' In the same 10 minutes, your fetters will unlock, and you'll be free, you can even leave, alive. Isn't that wonderful? Well, you might. In order to leave alive, all your lady friend has to do, is die for you. Isn't that what you two kept saying you'd do for one another when I first brought you into clinic?", he reminded. "And I know what sheee's thinkiiing...", he said in a sing song voice, " 'But Dr. Desmos, how the hell do I get out of here?'. Frankly, you cant and you're basically the one being screwed in all this, you're probably very, very disappointed right now...sorry...", he said, hanging his head in mock disappointment. Seeing the woman's heart sink, he suddenly perked up again. "GOTCHA, I'm just fucking with you! See, if you had no control over your own fate, this wouldn't be any fun and no one would learn anything. All you have to do is eviscerate the man and remove the special deactivation mechanism from his insides. You'll be looking for a metal cylinder with a button. Its like a scavenger hunt! Ooooh, I remember scavenger hunts when I was a boy! You know how your mother says '-its all fun and games until someone loses an eye' ? Well, when someone loses the eye they all get to look for it and- oooh lets just get start already! You'll see!"


For the first 5 minutes of the test, both vehemently claimed they would die for one another. They were very close, having known each other for more than a century. After the 5 minute mark, the woman asked how she was expected to remove it, provided no instruments, deprived of her Zanpakuto, and to drained to perform Kidou. "Finally! You finally asked and thats a sign, its a sign! It is the first sign of your desperation. Feeling it now? You have all that you require, look at your own hands. Those talons you keep so well manicured in your vanity, shall prove quite utilitarian! And I've made it easy for you, if you look under his robes you will find the surgical stitching has not fully healed. I also chose you specifically to do this not only because it saved me the cost of 'instruments', but because I seek to disprove the notion that females are not capable of extraordinary violence." Another minute went by. Then, the debate between the subjects began. Where before each argued they should sacrifice themselves, they now began to fight, each listing all the reasons they should live. As the timers met the 1 minute 45 second mark, the woman opened his robes and began to scratch, tearing at the stitching and reopening his wound. Scarpa watched as she shoved her fingers in, searching the mans insides with a clinical focus even as he screamed, rather than with the animal panic Scarpa had been hoping for. None the less, the survival instinct was there. He could see in her eyes the raw demand that was life. As the timers neared the 20 second mark, she extracted it at last, frantically jamming the button now. Click-click-click! The collar did not release. She looked at Scarpa, staring into the souless eyes that studied here through the slot in the heavy metal doors. 3...2...1... There was loud click that made the woman jump and even startled the man enough to make him cease screaming. The collar came aloose clattering to the floor, the man simply hit the floor.

"Happy New Year! Where's the champagne?!", he exclaimed in mock celebration. "Congrats, you're not dead! In fact, you never could have been! Surprised, I'm sure. I've learned a lot about you by watching you endure this, did you?", he asked, creating a creating a vortex of ripped up space in the chamber that consumed the floor beneath. "Now go home and think about that- Try to live with yourselves now! Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah!", he laughed as they disappeared into the Garganta, and were dumped at some random point in the human world.
----
4 hours later

"DAMN IT SCARPA, get in my office!", the Director of Research roared. Shaking, Scarpa stumbled in holding the stump where his arm had been."What the hell were you doing?"

"It was j-just a little, liiittle, tiny, tiiiny...", he said gesturing with thumb and forefinger, " itty, bitty ex-"

"Dont you dare say 'experiment' Scarpa.", the director interrupted, " You were-"

"-Desmos", he corrected, "Doctor De-"

"DONT TELL ME YOUR NAME, I'll call you whatever I want.", the director said sternly, "And dont call what you did work, you were just having fun. Scarpa, you're a freak. Granz, he was a freak too, but he got things DONE. That made him the best researcher we ever had. Wheres the report on Shinigami medicines? The analysis on that Underworld tech we acquired? Wher-"

" Director-sama, those are all on my to do list! It'd only take-"

"BULLSHIT!", the director cried, making Scarpa jump and suddenly huddle, sitting with his heels on the edge of his seat with his one arm wrapped around his knees. "You're wasting time, your wasting money, every damn thing. You're costing me an arm and a leg, and I collected your damn arm!", he yelled, shaking Scarpa's severed ashen limb before tossing it on the desk between them where it finally disintegrated into a pile of dust."Now look.", he said calming a little. "We all like to fuck around with test subjects, some figuratively, some more literally. But we do that on our own time and we never let it get it in the way of our work. And even when we do screw with them, we test some new weapon or see how things work. Why, Scarpa? This isn't rhetorical, I'm asking you."

"F-for science?", he aksed timidly, jagged teeth chattering.

"FOR SCIENCE!", the director cried triumphantly.

"Yes Director-sama!", Scarpa shouted in agreement, smiling now.

"And who do we do it for?"

"Aizen-sama?", Scarpa asked questioningly.

"And who else?", the director asked, "C'mon?"

"Gin-sama too.", Scarpa said confidently.

"Besides them I mean -and dont say Tousen-sama either."

"Uh...uh...err...Hueco M-mundo?", he said nervously, not sure where the director was going with this.

"RIGHT! We do what we must because we can, for the good of ALL of us! Except the ones that are dead. Thats why science gets done, you make a neurotoxin or torture device for those who are still alive. I'm not even angry at you, I'm being so sincere right now. For the good of all of us, you dont belong in this laboratory."

"N-No-no-no-noo Director-sama, y-you shouldn't do this! I don't know how to do anything else, I cannot leave. I have nowhere to leave to, p-please Director! I-"

" -Science doesn't happen in here", he interjected. "It happens...out there.", the director said vaguely.

"Whaaat are you talking about?", Scarpa asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm making you...a field scientist.", the director stated simply.

"B-but Director-sama, isn't that...", he gulped, "Dangerous?! I wanna stay here wi-"


"I know, I know you love me Scarpa. But go ahead and leave me, I think I’d prefer to stay inside.", the director said, smiling broadly. " You? You belong out there, on the cutting edge! It'll be stimulating, you'll experience so many Kidou first hand, you'll see so many bankai. Of course, its dangerous -but SCIENCE is dangerous, that's why its exciting!

The field tests that need to be run, the field research that needs to be done- it can only be done by the people who are still alive. And Doctor Desmos...", he said, using his preferred name for the first time, "Nobody's ever 'still alive' like you. Now get outta my office, and make us proud."

"Y-yes! Yes! Oh this is such a great opportunity! Th-this is AMAZING. Thank you Director-sama, thank you!", Scarpa exclaimed, bowing thrice before heading out the door.

"Wait! Dont leave this on my desk- its disgusting!"

[Rebel Raven]

His regenerative abiities are too strong. Odds are if he's in combat, he'll likely receive light wounds as the bulk of the damage received so that makes him virtually invincible there until it wears him out, and there's no notion of when that'll happen.

"Pervertir o Purificar? (Pervert or Purify?)" seems a little minion summon-ey, and considering the potential you mentioned in chat concerning your other character, I'd like to see more concrete limitations on the use of this ability.
I.E. How many can be deployed? How many at one time? Etc.
If a swarm can be created instantly, or rapidly, then it's simply too powerful.

How do people talk to him on the CRN?
Is it some sort of telepathy, or wha? It skirts the possibility that your character can read minds, or spy actively on a target.

The Firing step is too lethal to allow. Granted it won't kill most characters, there are more than a few characters on the board, some canon, that this move will likely kill, and thus, well, it won't be cool to have them dead.

[Seimenk]

Issues Addressed/Edits made:

His regenerative abiities are too strong. Odds are if he's in combat, he'll likely receive light wounds
as the bulk of the damage received so that makes him virtually invincible there until it wears him out, and
there's no notion of when that'll happen.

I've adjusted the healing rate so he can heal a body's worth of moderate/light wounds in 20 minutes, severe wounds in 2 hours, and regenerate limbs from a stump in 6 hours. BUT-his healing is no longer "active" healing. Thats to say he cannot heal while engaged in a combat. Instead of being fatigued from healing mid combat, he can now only heal out of combat by resting. If two fight scenes happen, he could take time to regerate in between scenes in the micro-time skip. Of course, I would still post in the meantime, probably converse with some other characters while laying down or even sitting in a chair. Active healing seems too hard to hammer out, or balance to me, so I done away with it.If 2 sides were in a fight and we both did heavy damage to one another, and the good guys chased us off and were like "GTFO" and we were like "We'll get you next time!" I could return 6 hours later in the storyline or even the next day and pay a surprise visit to one of the heroes. While they're still in laid up bandages/dressings (unless they have a healer/cleric) I could show up by their bedside late at night and be all like "Wazuuuuup?!", appearing as though I was never injured at all. Not to fight being the kind of character he is (unless I had a whole crew with me), but more just to scare the crap out of them and mess with their minds.

Advanced Regeneration - An ability most gave up for more offensive power, it became his forte. He is capable of healing even the most grievous bodily wounds (Sword through the chest and out the back) over the course of 2 hours, and the most minor or moderate (Cut on his cheek/arm) in 20 minutes. Though weapons may become stained with his blood, he rarely experiences bleeding out in typical or 'normal' fashion except from the most severe gashes. He is capable of surviving wounds that would kill most, due to a having redundancy of organs, albeit enough severe or even minor injuries can still incapacitate him. His healing is not "active", and he cannot use it while engaged in a battle. To use his regeneration he must be at rest (laying or sitting) for the duration of the healing period. Though he may speak, he cannot do much else if he is to regenerate.

If any of his limbs or faculties are severed, they turn to useless mundane ash in a few seconds, making it hard for other hollows to eat any of him without consuming him whole. He can regrow a full limb in about 6 hours. He has also proven able to survive the destruction or removal of his head, which can regenerate in about 3 days if his torso is not also destroyed. Unfortunately, his superiors enjoy using this ability as an excuse to blow his head off as a humorous means of punishing him if he fails or he becomes too annoying. He is not immune to poisons, toxins, or diseases, but he can lessen their effects and shorten their duration.

"Pervertir o Purificar? (Pervert or Purify?)" seems a little minion summon-ey, and considering the
potential you mentioned in chat concerning your other character, I'd like to see more concrete limitations on
the use of this ability.
I.E. How many can be deployed? How many at one time? Etc.
If a swarm can be created instantly, or rapidly, then it's simply too powerful.

I've specified the firing rate, he cant machine gun them or macross missle spam. He can fire and control (1) at a time. [Think Semi automatic, shotty firing rate] They cant hover or hang around because they cant last that long. They have just enough time to zip to a target (albeit in a non linear path.) and impact. I could fire more than one per post, but there would never be more than one projectile in flight, nor going towards more than one target at a time. The healing "alt-fire" of the technique works with the same heal rates as my revamped regeneration. However, it is not useful in mid combat because those being healed cant be actively sustaining wounds.

Pervertir o Purificar? (Pervert or Purify?)- This power is a demonstration of his advanced technique, and allows him to spit large fist sized mosquitoes from his mouth. These mosquitoes are not real creatures of any sort, but merely advanced guided projectiles formed from his reishi. They can be used to heal or to harm. Latching onto to the intended patient, they stab them at the sight of injury with their 4in long mouthparts. Converting into crackling purple energy, they enter the targets body, infusing them with his special regenerative reishi. This energy accelerates the healing process of their cells and reconstructs the damaged area. Under its effect, they can heal mild or moderate injuries the same way he can. The healed areas will leave scars however, and the process is painful. Although it cannot repair to the degree his own regeneration can, it can prove a great boon. He could use this method on the battlefield, but doing so would be ineffective, as people under its effect cannot heal as long as they are still physically active or sustaining further injuries.

Used offensively, they fly at a target at high speeds. Unlike normal Bala they do not move in a straight line but in a zig-zagging pattern designated by the user that makes them harder to avoid. They can only be fired (1) at a time, and another cannot be fired nor controled until the last one has been used. The duration or lifespan of each projectile is only 6 seconds limiting its range (90 meters). Impacting a target they burst in a purple crackling, electric energy that gives a painful shock. It is in fact similar to his healing energy but more chaotic. It accelerates cell division without any sense of order and without any programmed cell death, forming large marble sized, welt like tumors on the skin. These tumors cannot spread, but are painful, and excruciatingly itchy. During battle they serve to distract and annoy, creating openings for his high speed melee attacks or making it harder for an opponent to focus on him in his escape. If a target were to sustain a sufficiently large number of these, they would become fatugued as the tumors use inordinate amounts of resources and blood compared to normal tissues. These masses do not heal normally, and must be removed using some sort of healing technique or simply cut off. Even though they do not create open wounds, or make an opponent bleed, it satisfies Scarpa to see his opponents deformed and disfigured.

How do people talk to him on the CRN?
Is it some sort of telepathy, or wha? It skirts the possibility that your character can read minds, or spy
actively on a target.

Added further specification. Its essentially like having PTT (Push To Talk) radios [*Chirp sound* Where you at?] or the Codec from Metal Gear Solid without having physical radios. People who know the frequency he's chosen can deliberately and willfully transmit the sound of their voice and the sounds of
things immediately around them and he will hear them. Its like a variant on Bakudo #77 which can transmit the voice of a caster or person next to them, except my technique has a limit to its range and obviously cant be transmitted between planes, but allows formore than 1 person to be involved, and allows messeges to go back and forth, not just one way. If someone is next to you, and is sending you a messege, no one can eavesdrop on that messege because the reishi stimulates the nerves of your inner ear. But if they had suspicion, they could try to find the frequency by randomly searching. But doing so wouldn't be easy.

Hypothetically you could use it for spying, but it would have to work as thus: A dude working with me could go in a place and essential hold down the mental PTT button constantly. I could hear any of the sounds that could reach him as well as his voice. If he were the double agent/spy wearing the wire, I would be the dude in the van with the headphones writing stuff down, or sending it to other people. Now, I probably couldn't be
the due with the wire on account of the fact that while it would work in principle... I'm a giant mosquito, which is suspicous and not easy to hide.

CRN: Cerebro Radiodifusión Nexia (Brain Broadcast Network)- This technique allows Scarpa to take a support role by acting as a communications hub. Like some Shinigami kidou (Bakudo #77), it allows him to transmit his speech, that of people next to him, and ambient sound to others. He is capable of sending these messeges by broadcasting them over a 5 mile radius with him at the center. These communications are sent on a specific reishi frequency that can be heard by anyone that knows to listen. In order to listen, they must have been informed of the frequency before hand.

Those that know the frequency are within the network, and are capable of sending audio through altering the vibration of their reishi force of will, which can be picked up by Scarpa, then relayed outwards to all listeners OR at the senders request, be sent specifically to one person or specific people only.

No one can accidently radio messeges unintentionally, and the speech of a person who does not know the frequncy cannot be transmitted unless they are within 5ft of a someone who does and that someone must intentionally transmit it.

Anyone who is listening to an audio transmission cannot be overheard. The reishi vibrations stimulate the nerves of the inner ear only in people who properly tuned themselves to recieve it. Participating in this group technique as a listener or transmitter requires that one have at least Intermediate kidou ability.

The technique requires that his feathery antennae are intact, the network can be brought down if they are broken off or damaged. Transmissions can be intercepted by a person who does not know the frequency if they are Advanced in kidou and they are aware if such communications are even going on. It is not simple and takes time, because one will have to scan a vast number of possible frequencies or channels.

The Firing step is too lethal to allow. Granted it won't kill most characters, there are more than a few characters on the board, some canon, that this move will likely kill, and thus, well, it won't be cool to have them dead

As I originally wrote it, I considered that and basically said that muggles who were canons or NPCs always
luckily ended up in the 1% that survived (unless the person that owned them said otherwise) while the other
99% who were nameless mooks/muggles were killed straight off.

BUT, I've adjusted it so that muggles who dont have cover are only Incapp'd for 24 hours.

Cero Tolerencia Exterminador (Zero Tolerence Exterminator) - A form of Cero, this is Scarpa's most advanced and intensive technique. It uses his reishi tuned to take on qualities of electrical energy. Despite its fearsome name, It is different from most techniques of this caliber in that it does not damage structures or inanimate objects, not even glass, nor does it kill. It is not a tool to kill directly, but to disble making it eaiser for others to kill or gain tactical advantage. This technique is so intensive, that afterwards Scarpa has no choice except to withdraw from battle via Garganta to a secure location where he will be safe, in which he must go dormant for 72 hours.

1. [Charge Step] If on the ground he must dig his 6 clawed feet into the ground, OR if in the air -manifest reishi platforms and firmly root himself in place. He cannot use the technique while moving. The contents of his abdomen will undergo digestion, consuming his own bio-mass and breaking it down into reishi particles. His abdomen will glow with a swirling light. Simultaneously, he will unsheath his sharp proboscus and it will begin to draw in reishi particles, gathering from the air into an expanding sphere at its tip. This takes an entire post to itself, and Scarpa is vulnerable to attack. Any significant attack will cause disruption at this point, and the Cero will be lost. If he is to be defended, it will have to be done by someone else.

2. [Firing Step] Having completely converted the contents of his abdomen into reishi, he throws up the contents, and injects it into the reishi sphere gathered at the tip of his proboscis, causing it to swell immensely. Having reached critical levels the sphere bursts, spraying its contents in a beam that has a maximum range of 1 mile, provided it has no obstructions. The beam then widens into a 120 degree cone or wave. Flowing like a flood of liquid, the energy washes over everything without damaging anything. Those who are inside any completely closed structures (cars, buildings, phone booths, etc) are not subject to its effects, provided windows are closed, and there are no significant openings.

* Those with No Spiritual pressure at all (mundane humans or Spiritual beings with no powers like typical Rukongai residents) have no resistance, and are incapacitated for 24 hours.

* Those with even Low Spiritual pressure are only incapacitated for 5 minutes

*Those with Average Spiritual pressure are paralysed for whatever amount of time is the equivalent of 1 post.

* Those with High Spiritual pressure collapse in a brief moment of excruciating pain. Having been stunned, as action during their next post they must get up, slightly reducing the maximum number actions they can perform during that turn.

* Those of Extreme Spiritual pressure, can exert enough resistance to shrug off any effects entirely. They suffer no ill effects except briefly not being able to see whilst in the middle of it.

When the wave dissipates, Scarpa's abdomen goes dark, drops off from the rest of his body and turns to ash and then reishi particles. He then immediately opens a Garganta beneath him, and withdraws to his lair where he goes into a death like dormancy for 72 hours.

[Ai]

I was going to approve this app and move it on its way, until I started reading the Arrancar Powers. I get weary when I read "regenerative powers", and in this case, I'm very much glad I read over it before deciding just to pass it on by. It really needs to be more simplified and be far less potent. Especially, this:

He has also proven able to survive the destruction or removal of his head, which can regenerate in about 3 days if his torso is not also destroyed.

So, say your character decides to mouth off to one of the Espada, for example, the Primera, and he tears your character's head off, which he's strong enough to just outright do. You want to survive that while no one else can? I don't think so. And then combining that ability with "Pervertir o Purificar?", you're basically setting yourself up to never die, do whatever you want but never having to truly face the consequences of facing off someone more powerful than your character. That's what it comes across as having two strong regenerative abilities that you can use in unison, it strongly borders on godmode.

I can tell you're trying to get this whole mosquito theme going, but bear in mind, when a mosquito drinks blood - they don't regenerate wounds, they just sate their hunger - that's it. In fact, they don't regenerate at all, you pull a leg off, it's gone for good, you pull a wing off, it's gone for good. If you were going for more of reptilian Arrancar, like a snake or lizard, regenerative abilities I can see, but even then they'd still need to be toned down with what you have here just for the sake of some modicum of balance. Yes, I know, he can't use "Pervertir o Purificar?" while "physically active", but all that means is your character just needs to move to a safe area to hide for 20 min, suddenly he can be damn near good as new with his advance regeneration.

Now, like with your previous character, you have this thing where you got extremely overly elaborate with what his abilities do and how he preforms them. But, as a player, look at this character, are any of his abilities anything remotely close to something you would wish to deal with, while in the midst of numerous other posts, especially in a very large scene? When they start to get incredibly detailed and elaborate - in the larger scenes where lots of action is happening and people are playing multiple characters at once and they're doing each of those characters actions in detail as well - things get confusing very fast. On top of which, think about playing this character while simultaneously playing Seimenk in a scene doing all of their antics and actions, and then add to that what other characters you may have or might be playing not to mention possible Canons you may want to play. It's something to put into perspective as it gets overwhelming to keep track of all at once. Simple abilities - but clearly explained is what tends to be ideal.

[Seimenk]

I was going to approve this app and move it on its way, until I started reading the Arrancar Powers. I get weary when I read "regenerative powers", and in this case, I'm very much glad I read over it before deciding just to pass it on by. It really needs to be more simplified and be far less potent. Especially, this:


So, say your character decides to mouth off to one of the Espada, for example, the Primera, and he tears your character's head off, which he's strong enough to just outright do. You want to survive that while no one else can? I don't think so. And then combining that ability with "Pervertir o Purificar?", you're basically setting yourself up to never die, do whatever you want but never having to truly face the consequences of facing off someone more powerful than your character. That's what it comes across as having two strong regenerative abilities that you can use in unison, it strongly borders on godmode.

The Primera, #1? Firstly, being who he is, he wouldn't nor anyone else in leadership. But that details irrelevant, because it could easily be somebody, lets say anybody else. I am capable of surviving that first attack, but after my head is gone I am 100% helpless. [If he were a cockroach, this might be different.] All anyone needs to do, is to divide my torso in half, assplode it to pieces too which would end me. As I stated, he cannot survive the dismemberment of his torso. Albeit, you can punch some holes in it.

BUT because this particular feature, is such a point of contention, I have removed this specific ability as part of his healing. (And admittedly, even badass Ulqiorra admitted he couldn't do that. Albeit, I swear somebody or something in the manga did. I just cannot remember who/what)

Next thing to realize, is that there's no combination of those techniques. One gives me the healing abilities I have (20 min light-moderate/ 2 hours severe/ and 6 hours for (1) whole part like an arm) , the other lets me temporarily give that to over people, and neither will work mid battle. I cant use those 2 techs in combination, there's no way they can stack; Using the latter on myself, would not make the first faster.One is likened to having lost blood, which can be recovered if your body is allowed to make more. Using the other ability on yourself would be like taking your blood out of yourself.... and then putting it back in yourself for some reason? It literally does nothing, helps nothing.

Now I will say- on the mention of blood, some sort of healing of 3rd parties by giving (his/others?) blood comes to mind, as well as the offensive draining of blood [but that's some form of absorption, see the response to your next point immediately below] and converting of that drained/stored blood into Type O for transfusion. But before I go any further on that, lets get to the end of this.

I can tell you're trying to get this whole mosquito theme going, but bear in mind, when a mosquito drinks blood - they don't regenerate wounds, they just sate their hunger - that's it. In fact, they don't regenerate at all, you pull a leg off, it's gone for good, you pull a wing off, it's gone for good. If you were going for more of reptilian Arrancar, like a snake or lizard, regenerative abilities I can see, but even then they'd still need to be toned down with what you have here just for the sake of some modicum of balance. Yes, I know, he can't use "Pervertir o Purificar?" while "physically active", but all that means is your character just needs to move to a safe area to hide for 20 min, suddenly he can be damn near good as new with his advance regeneration.

You know, that first paragraph in the quote above? That's was exactly the first thematic ability that came to mind. But understand, I have seen a handful of people try to apply for it, and I have not seen any absorption/draining tech approved. If I am not mistaken, the ones I have seen were flatly denied because they were absortion/draining. I wanted him to take a supporting role of some sort. I took the mosquitos feeding method and turned that thematically into a guy that likes "playing with syringes*", or in other words a mad doctor/med specialist.

[ tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayingWithSyringes
As you may see listed, Mayuri fits this trope, but probably does Granz too.]

Both of my arrancar powers do the same thing, (Albeit the one you're bringing immediately above can only heal other people). Now, since the time is the problem you're bringing up now, I have greatly extended it to (4 hours light-moderate/ 8 hours severe/ and 16 hours for (1) whole part like an arm)

Now, like with your previous character, you have this thing where you got extremely overly elaborate with what his abilities do and how he performs them. But, as a player, look at this character, are any of his abilities anything remotely close to something you would wish to deal with, while in the midst of numerous other posts, especially in a very large scene? When they start to get incredibly detailed and elaborate - in the larger scenes where lots of action is happening and people are playing multiple characters at once and they're doing each of those characters actions in detail as well - things get confusing very fast.

On top of which, think about playing this character while simultaneously playing Seimenk in a scene doing all of their antics and actions, and then add to that what other characters you may have or might be playing not to mention possible Canons you may want to play. It's something to put into perspective as it gets overwhelming to keep track of all at once. Simple abilities - but clearly explained is what tends to be ideal.

To be absolutely honest. I think I could. BUT bear in mind that I have never been such a combat, and so I do not know what it would really be like, or how difficult could be. And while I would like to believe that it would not be difficult for I or anyone as you say, I must put your veteran and staff experience under the very absolutely strongest consideration. Because firsthand, that's experience that I don't have.

On a side note- bear in mind also, as the person who devised these things, I ought to know how they work, and work in tandem better than anyone. But also realize, that gives me an inevitable unavoidable bias because even If I try to imagine other people trying to understand these and other things, I will always understand them as I do and as well as I do* when I look at them.. That's why you and others are here, that's why we have review.

[*BUT I only know how they should work. Only 3rd parties know how they can work. In bringing up possible abuses of abilities, you reveal ways they can be used that the people who created them never thought or never imagined.]

So....

1. Would you approve of this, as it has been altered now?

2. If you would not: Would you find powers whose trappings and/or effect like I talked about in White to be more appropriate in comparison to what I have now? Obviously, I must write out all their specifics, but before I go down that route, I want to know that the revisions I have already made are not acceptable and that in concept at least, the alternatives I propose are more acceptable or more apropriate.

[Ai]

Mid Level Strong