Vizard - Shinji - MaLS

[Stour]

Name: Hirako Shinji
Age: ?
Gender: Male
Personality:

Shinji is somewhat comical, adding a bit of levity to situations that are otherwise serious. He has a flippant attitude under normal circumstances and seems to like annoying his associate, Hiyori Sarugaki, which usually earns him a slap from one of her sandals. She, in turn, shows him absolutely no respect and frequently insults and attacks him; although he is no better, frequently making faces or glib insults at her expense. He also appears to have a history of referring to cute girls he meets as his 'first love', complete with a deadpan look on his face despite the obvious lie (he apparently never did this with Hiyori, further annoying her).
Underneath this, though, he is quite perceptive regarding other people, and during his time as a captain, was one of the few people who appeared suspicious of his then-lieutenant Aizen, and could apparently sense or see through some of his illusions. He also quickly notes parts of Urahara's personality. Aizen even admitted to being somewhat intimidated by him. Whenever angered or in combat, Shinji is fairly calm, serious, and level-headed. During a conversation with Ukitake, it was implied that he had been a long-running captain. However, he is not included in Shunsui Kyōraku's list of captains from 100 years before (now 200 years before, because that was said during the Pendulum arc).

Appearance:

Shinji has jaw length blond hair with a straight cut and many of his facial expressions reveal his upper teeth, a trait also seen in Nnoitra Jiruga. In the past, Shinji wore normal captain robes and had considerably longer hair. As a Vizard, Shinji has been seen in standard Karakura school uniform, though he usually wears a long brown coat, shirt and tie, a newsboy cap, and shorter hair. Shinji appears to have a pierced round ring in the middle of his tongue.

Hollow Mask:

Shinji's Hollow mask strongly resembles a pharaoh's mask, with a short, flowing hood hanging down the back of his neck. When donning his Hollow mask, Shinji's sclera turn completely black and his irises become grey. Shinji is quite skilled with his Hollow powers, using his increased speed and strength to overwhelm Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in a short amount of time before catching him in a powerful Cero blast, which the Espada barely defended against with a Cero of his own (Although, Grimmjow's was hastily fired and not very powerful).

Hollow Powers:

At least capable of Cero.
Of ridiculous size.
Ridiculous.
Seriously.

Inner Hollow:

?

Zampakuto's name:

?

Zampakuto Spirit:

?

Un-released Zampakuto's Appearance:

Not much has been revealed about Shinji's Zanpakutō, as he rarely uses or even visibly wears it. The hilt and sheath are red and its guard is shaped like an hour-glass. None of his release states have been shown, and the times that he does seriously fight he seems to rely more on his Hollow mask.

Shikai Release phrase::

Possibly Sever, but, ?

Shikai Appearance::

?

Shikai Abilities::

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Bankai Description:

?

Bankai Abilities:

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

Shinji was the captain of the 5th division approximately 100 years before the main storyline, with Sōsuke Aizen serving as his lieutenant. Unlike the other members of the Gotei 13, Shinji was aware of Aizen's immoral nature and appeared to have some knowledge of the true abilities of his subordinate's Zanpakutō. Believing the seemingly friendly, soft-spoken intellectual was a threat to Soul Society, Shinji decided to choose Aizen as his lieutenant so he could monitor him closely. One night, approximately 99 years before the main storyline, a group of Shinigami out on patrol mysteriously disappeared. Kensei Muguruma and Mashiro Kuna who were respectively captain and lieutenant of the 9th division at the time were sent, along with other members of the division to investigate the disappearance. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto decided to send him, his fellow captains, Love Aikawa and Rōjūrō Otoribashi, and Lieutenants Lisa Yadōmaru and Hachigen Ushōda to the site with Hiyori Sarugaki already heading there.|

At the site of the disappearances, Shinji and the rest of his teammates were forced to fight Kensei and Mashiro who were unable to control their new Hollow abilities. Heavily injured by the fight, the remaining members were easily subdued by Kaname Tōsen and were unwillingly subjected to Hollowfication by Aizen, who used some sort of infectious agent to trigger the change. This agent caused Shinji and his comrades to rapidly transform into Hollows.
However, before Shinji could attack Aizen, his Hollowfication progressed even more, paralyzing him. Gloating over his now helpless captain, Aizen stated that although it was wise of Hirako to keep an eye on him, he made a critical error; He refused to socialize and get to know his lieutenant, which made it easy for Aizen to deceive him. Satisfied with the results of his experiment, Aizen prepared to kill the high ranking Shinigami, but was forced to retreat after the arrival of Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi.
Urahara quickly takes Shinji and the rest of the victims to his lab and tried to use the Hōgyoku to reverse the damage, but failed. After they were sentenced to be executed as Hollows, the Vizard were given untraceable Gigais by Urahara for their escape to the Human World.

One hundred years after Shinji was captain of the 5th division, Shinji appears before Ichigo Kurosaki in an attempt to recruit him to become a Vizard. While his initial attempts fail, he promises that no matter what his decision, Ichigo would eventually need to contain his inner Hollow to prevent it from devouring his own soul. Shinji then departs for the time being, receiving some physical abuse from Hiyori when he tells her that Ichigo has refused to join them. Hoping to learn how to contain his inner Hollow, Ichigo eventually comes to Shinji and the rest of the Vizard. While he initially attempts to get the information out of them by force, Shinji half-heartedly battles Ichigo. The other Vizard watch close by, noting that Shinji was not even taking the latter seriously.
After Ichigo suddenly leaves to fight Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Shinji pursues him and saves both Ichigo and Rukia from Grimmjow's Cero attack after Grimmjow defeated both of them single-handedly.[1] He claimed that he otherwise hates to interfere in such fights, but he justifies his coming by saying that he can't ignore it when one hears the sound of fighting so close by. Having a small discussion with Grimmjow, he is then suddenly attacked by the Espada, who declares his intentions of killing him. Dodging all of the attacks, Shinji realizes how violent Grimmjow is and the fight is destroying everything around them. Thus, Shinji dons his Hollow mask and engages Grimmjow. Shinji immediately gains the upper hand and forced Grimmjow to release, but Ulquiorra Cifer comes and retrieves Grimmjow before he can do so.[2]

Around the same time when Sōsuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, Kaname Tōsen and the top three Espada invade the fake Karakura Town, Shinji reminisces about how Kisuke Urahara became a captain and how the Vizard would were subjected by Aizen's Hollowfication experiments. He then claims that they are in debt to Urahara and, surprisingly, to Aizen. Afterwards, Shinji and the rest of the Vizard leave their compound, armed and ready for battle, simply saying: "Let's go."

Shinji and the rest of the Vizard later arrive at the fake Karakura Town, just when Aizen and his forces begin to gain the upper hand and confronts the latter with his usual grin. Shinji asks his fellow Vizard if there is anyone in the Gotei 13 they would like to speak to and ends up in a short argument with Hiyori, followed by the rest of his teammates expressing their disinterest in speaking to their former comrades (with the exception of Lisa, who flash steps away).[5] Shinji then approaches Yamamoto to greet him, to which the captain-commander asks if he has come for revenge. Shinji plainly tells him that against Aizen, "Yes." As for the Gotei 13, he could care less; if he was mad at the Gotei 13 it would be for "making the barrier around the fake Karakura Town so hard to get through." He also points out that if he hadn't found Lieutenant Chōjirō Sasakibe outside the barrier, he and the Vizard would still be outside. Yamamoto then asks Shinji if he is right to assume they are allies, to which Shinji tells him that it's too obvious they aren't. They are not on the Gotei 13's side, but they are against Aizen and they are Ichigo's allies.[6] He returns to the other Vizard who ask him if he is done talking. He simply replies "No," but that now is not the time as the enemy is growing impatient.[7] The Vizard then proceed to bring forth their masks when the giant Hollow creature spews forth a huge amount of Gillian-class Menos from its mouth.[8]. As the rest of the Vizard engage in battle with the Menos Grande, Shinji confronts Aizen face to face and tells him that "it's time to finish this," as he partially removes his mask, he attacks Sōsuke Aizen, and appears to speak the command, sever.[9] Unfortunately, his attack is blocked by Kaname Tōsen, who manages to make a small cut above his left eye. When he was about to receive another attack from Tōsen, Sajin Komamura steps into the battle, saying that he has decided to help the Vizard and that "[he] won't accept a no as an answer".

RP Sample:

Shinji's eyes darted over the scene. It was becoming troublesome, the amount of time he had to devote to attempting to recruit Kurosaki. He stopped dead, floating in the air, looking at the city below him. A small smirk crossed his face, as he saw a familiar face perched on a rooftop, this, indeed, would prove entertaining.

He softly floated upside-down above her, trying extremely hard to mask his reiatsu, and slowly lowered his body down, just in front of her. When she saw him, he had put his tongue out as far as he could, and was pulling up on his eyes with his hands. Apparently, he had failed to mask his reiatsu, as a small sandal thwacked him just below his eyes, knocking his concentration off and sending him falling towards the sidewalks below. He impacted with a soft thud, but got up quite quickly.

"Hey," Shinji yelled, quite loudly, "What gives ya the right to smack me 'round like that?"

Hiyori didn't so much respond, as taunt him. "Who the hell flies around makin' faces when they're supposed to be lookin' for people!?"

The argument could've gone on forever, luckily, they were saved. The roof Hiyori was perched on was of the school Ichigo attended. And said school had just let out. Though they did not notice him in the crowd, he had been the one Shinji was looking for, as he really needed to try to convince him to come join them. Regardless of whether or not the kid accepted then, Shinji needed to make the offer. The kid'd come sooner or later, when he realized how dangerous he was. Shinji waited 'til the crowd dispersed, and took off behind the school, floating back up to a good height.

"Well, s'pose we gotta try again tomorrow, then," Shinji said, to himself, as Hiyori had not followed. He looked around, wondering where she had gone off to. When he turned behind him, the sandal caught him square in the ear this time. Shinji heard her yell something about orders, and how he shouldn't be just assuming she'd go. As the ringing cleared up, he prepared a retort, opened his mouth to let fire, and was hit again, right in his other ear. Their screaming rang down to the city all their way back to the warehouse.

{I didn't do a fight scene, or integrate a fight at all. I hope that's acceptable, seeing as there's really little to develop upon, his style is pretty straightforward, without ever having released, and only showing use of Cero. If necessary, I'll do a fight scene as well, however.}

[Ai]

Master Level Strong

[Arja]

Archived due to updated application.