[quote=@Zero Hex] I most certainly did not. She neither lists a lesser reiryoku nor reiatsu, in fact she is naturally tougher and stronger than average. As a regular hakuda expert you can most certainly do the type of hand to hand combat Bleach typically engages in, bolstered by your character's superior physicality to boot. Mirja is a master in Hoho as well, meaning that yes, yes she can do afterimages and engage in shunpo contests. Your zanpakuto also most certainly has more applications than being a standard weapon. You can further buff your naturally tough and strong character, granted buffs are the thing I'm trying to do here as well, and you can also force others to fight in a sphere of darkness, blind them with eye-searing shafts of light within it and fire out a Photon Cross Blast, which would be a cool name for a giant robot weapon. [/quote] Actually, while she is very skilled at Hoho, her incredible weight slows her down considerably. So it's physically impossible for her to create afterimages. And her Zanpaktou can create a light, and shoot Heat Beams, but she rarely, if ever, actually uses it because it doesn't feel natural to her. It was more, what her Shikai can do, rather than what it does do. And she also has Zero Reiatsu, due to the total inability to extrude in any way. So let's break it down. 'Can't use the many powers related to sheer reiatsu volume' Yes, she has zero Reiatsu. 'lacks the wide scale applications and highly destructive abilities of many other zanpakuto' yes, her bubble of darkness is only about eleven foot, and her most destructive technique is basically heat beam cross, which has a very limited hitbox and is pretty dam overt. 'can't do Hakuda barrages' She's pretty slow compared to most Lieutenants. 'can't spam Hoho afterimages or engage in a long distance shupo chase' yes. She's skilled with Hoho's usage, but physically can't built up much speed. 'and who is armed with one of the most basic of weapons' Fists are one of the most basic of weapons. So yes. I removed the part about being outmuscled, because yea, Mirja has a hell of a lot of muscles. But that's her trick. One trick pony. Punch things.