Axel

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Just so it's known in the OOC, my chars have been approved over pm. Also, my chars are up for relationships if anyone wants to have and...goodnight America!!! xD

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My character is also open for relationships, just incase anyone wants to be in a form of relationship with him already o3o

@AbigailTenshi

My squad 10 lieutenant Reila Ryuga and your char could have that awkward older brother, younger sister relationship.

@malmshodes
Whether you want it now or later, your lieutenant is going to think of you as a smarty pants. This may be a bad or good thing however, as she begins respecting Jynmi far beyond the average person. Just imagine Momo being massively obsessed with Sosuke Aizen's intellect rather than him as a person and you've nailed her on the spot. The only major difference is that she wouldn't be as blinded by her obsession as Momo was. That's just what I thought of based on his personality anyways so it could be different.

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@Zero Hex

"Okay so, considering you haven't actually responded to much of anything, and I'm trying to work with you here seeing I've pointed out a myriad of shortcomings and heavy disadvantages my character is subjected to as well as provided justification for powers you thought lacked ground to stand on based on thematic, story, personality and even real life examples of similar skills:"

Let's get one thing straight, you're not trying to work with me nor is this some type of debate. I reviewed your char, and re-reviewed it after hearing your rebuttal before giving my final verdict. With that said, I'm not going to go back and forward with you on this matter. Either do as I instructed or don't bother getting accepted at all, it's simple as that. This is non-negotiable.

"How do you suggest balancing out a man whose thing is being a skilled actual swordsman with the low key powerset of "can sword real good despite being unable to powerblast", without being immediately rendered moot by the people summoning reiryoku-stealing, crushing bodies of water, creating poisonous clouds and a poison-on-touch armor, summoning and controlling magical shadows etc, all of them armed with a magical weapon as well, often with a higher level of proficiency in other skills to boot over my extremely overspecialized guy. Should I just scrap it and just have a samey powerset? Let go of an actual gimmick in favor of regular lieutenant levels of power?"

I thought the point of making an underpowered char was to be underpowered? You chose to make your character that way so you can't get mad cause of the competition you have to face because of it. If I put a new game on the hardest difficulty without having any experience beforehand then I must endure the end result, same thing with your char. This isn't Burger King. Either your char is going to be strong or he isn't, you can't have the best of both worlds...or maybe you can? Awhile ago for a story I made, I created the most underpowered naruto character that turned out pretty well. He wasn't naturally strong nor could he really compete with anyone except for those no named npcs. Despite that, he managed to beat some of the strongest people with very unorthodoxed tactics(And I'm the type of person who won't even hesitate to kill my main char in order to make it realistic). What I'm saying is that you can make anything work if you're creative enough but if you can't think of anything other than similar stuff then maybe you should broaden your horizons a little more. Also, like I mentioned, you can always ask me or one of the gms for help and we can try to provide some innovative stuff for you char.

Now I'm going to catch some zzzz's cause I have a Final in the morning.

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@Kurisa @Axel @AbigailTenshi @Phobos

Considering the wide scope of other lieutenant shinigami's powers and the presence of much higher proficiencies across the board when compared to my character, I feel my application is being unfairly judged. Hence, why I just typed this out. It is what it is.

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People no one notices are more likely to slip through the cracks and wind up retaining more individuality than someone who is at the forefront and therefore scrutinized, hence why he would’ve been able to get away with it at the start. Furthermore, squads tend to be defined by their current captain save for the few that come with an ingrained gimmick, which leaves the door open for quirks they'll allow. Skills aside Toshiro was also promoted because he seems very normal and laid back.

In a division that can easily be seen as strange what with the christian captain and the seated members in nun's clothing or the glam rocker, both of whom happen to be long time high ranking shinigami to boot, having a more normal person act as a representative to ease others into it all would gel better with recruits. Him wearing what amounts to a shinigami uniform except for a lighter colored, more personal robe would be seen as part of the image. Similar in structure, yet more relaxed and approachable.

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As for the shikai, here's the way I see it: my character's essence, so to speak, is "sword" and the skilled use thereof. He is defined by his ability to use a sword, an actual sword, and has specialized in this one thing so much that he can use it to step above what his station should be. There's a few reasons for this. First, it plays into the "peasant to samurai" archetype seen in jidaigeki fiction, around which my character was patterned. Also, Bleach places a lot of importance on the sword, but rarely actually displays them as swords. They morph into strange oversized weapons coupled bizarre abilities and that's fine and all, but I happen to like swords and their use and I find there's plenty of depth and fun to be found in an actual blade.

So, my guy focuses entirely on the sword. Compared to being able to control the weather, create and control magical shadows or water or glass and the multiple wide scale applications of these powers, you have to admit swinging a sharp piece of metal around is rather subdued and limited. Next, Bleach is pretty much defined by flat powerlevels. The idea behind my character was one who could overcome being born average through practiced skill with a good if simple weapon, and his reiryoku and reiatsu are never made out to be astonishing as with other characters. He wasn't born powerful, he simply employs what he has well. You'll notice his backstory means he's spent at least a couple centuries of anonymity almost entirely focused on swordfighting in such a way as to overcome his low level of reiatsu, which would logically account for ways to fight the many things a shinigami would run across.

His skills and character all have one clear thematic: the idealization of the swordsman, rising in life through the application of martial skill and ensuring he can ply his lone trade. How else do you suggest balancing out a character that is generally outmuscled, can't use the many powers related to sheer reiatsu volume, lacks the wide scale applications and highly destructive abilities of many other zanpakuto, can't do Hakuda barrages, can't spam Hoho afterimages or engage in a long distance shupo chase, and who is armed with one of the most basic of weapons, whose lone active skill is simply "cut harder"? If I'm willingly limiting myself to a very, very narrow scope compared to others I would expect at least the ability to actually engage in it to a very good level.

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Comparing this ability to Askin’s is rather unfair considering Askin can also immunize himself to direct means of destruction via reiatsu blasts and had a healing factor to boot. Askin also has the ability to lethally poison anyone with an attack or two, practically an instakill, and to set up giant inescapable poison deathzones. He also had high levels of reiryoku, the ability to catch a shunpo expert by surprise with his hirenkyaku, extremely high damage tolerance, the ability to compete with Yoruichi in hand to hand and his quincy weapons, all of which contribute to him being able to fight against those two.

My character has none of that and could still be handily overpowered by Askin just on powerlevel alone. Toshiro's sole advantage would be that hey, you have to actually fight him to kill him. Yes, it counters a number of ability types, but not in such a way that they cannot actually do anything. He still has to get in sword range to fight, which in something like Bleach is hugely limited. Other lieutenants and captains have advantage on reiatsu which has a number of applications, ability to use Kido, they can stay well out Toshiro’s range with shunpo and proficiency with Hakuda means their level would be more advanced than his in that area.

Thematically, this and other skills of his relate to the ideals of a honorable means of combat and death for a samurai. Poison and firearms would be seen as weapons beyond contempt. To be felled by such would be a great disgrace. Tying to Toshiro desperately wanting to be a samurai, if he could he would most certainly develop the means to try and ensure that his death happens blade to blade, something the zanpakuto he's imprinted upon would bring manifest on the boost that Shikai signifies. It carries no great release of reiatsu, no grandiose power, instead as it strengthens the blade it also seeks to strengthen the man in what ways it can.

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It’s tied to his personality and story, as are all his abilities, but I’m honestly not seeing how training himself so he doesn’t rely solely on his eyes isn’t an actual skill. Here’s a fun fact: the Bujinkan, a real life organization with legit demonstrable links to both samurai and ninja schools of martial arts, has this one test for rank where you have to dodge a (wooden) sword strike from behind while in a seated position. It is a commonly exaggerated trope in martial arts fiction but training for attack awareness is one of the most important things in any martial pursuit, from boxing to karate to military and self defense CQC.

As for the mary sue bit, that's not what a mary sue is. A sue is an unrealistic attempt at a perfect character. A sue would be more like reaching this level of swordsmanship with less than a decade of practice, have huge stores of reiryoku and reiatsu or possibly a special unique type of spirit energy from birth, likely be from some sort of famous bloodline and also have actual high level skills in other areas beyond swordsmanship, as well as a highly overdone zanpakuto power while being greatly admired for all this. My guy has spent centuries in anonymity trying to overcome his weaknesses by overspecializing to a ridiculous degree.

Training in both peripheral vision and nonvisual cues for attack, as well as having developed a knack for a quick reaction after so many years of service fighting dangerous creatures while not being particularly powerful, does not a sue make. In fact you could argue that it's a sign of his weakness, as someone much more powerful wouldn't have to worry so much about these things. They could, much like Kenpachi et al, simply charge forth confident in victory.

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Oh, and being able to apply sudden, unappealable rulesets that can very well completely shut down abilities and not even allow their use isn't rather OP? You don't like my guy being able to see through illusions, but those characters could still, for example, target Toshiro's friends to make them think he's an enemy and still remain effective. Not so if confronted with an ability that establishes that, for instance, deception is not allowed. Something like playing truth or dare with Shunsui, he could do away with the deceptive attacks or at least force the opponent into an action. He could want to play red hands and do away with Toshiro's blade and then he'd be essentially be a step away from death. This just lets Toshiro continue to apply his one limited ability.

I thought the name and concept were self explanatory: You can't put rules on the battlefield, or rather he won't accept such rules. It's not for actual physical limitations, it's for theoretical powers such as magically trying to limit actions he can do. If someone can say "don't do this or that" and make others obey the command as a power, it stands to reason someone would be able to ignore such a command as a power. As a former soldier, a samurai wannabe and a student of an art meant to kill others in an effective manner when the situation presents itself, telling him he can't do this or that is meaningless. It also links to his story as a peasant rising above, his life has been spent confronting norms and trying to step outside their boundaries.

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It's something physical, technical and mental. Physical and technical because, with centuries of practice to focus on swordsmanship, Toshiro will have trained to deal with different battlefields. Much like how soldiers train to perform in all manner of settings and harsh weather conditions, as their lives depend on it. You adapt yourself to the battlefield, learn its make, learn what is necessary to be effective in it. If your life hinged upon this, wouldn't you? Mental because, much like how risk awareness is a trained skill, so is the ability to not freeze up when confronted with a dangerous situation.

The ability to quickly draw one's blade and strike even from a resting position isn't exclusive to japanese swordsmanship, it was preparation for having to deal with violence at any given time. That is also what this skill refers to. You're taking it too far and assuming I'd turn it into some sort of invulnerability. Why I'm getting this treatment when a different player’s ability to create new spells was completely fine, I couldn't say. I can say that just how he said he'd control himself and it was accepted, I'm telling you that this is about readiness to fight and a tenacity to overcome absolutely typical of the genre. He can take damage and truck on, but that doesn't mean the damage isn't there. The mind can be willing but the body unable.

Willpower is hardly the mark of a mary sue character. Attaining success through effort and mental fortitude is a basic trope of the type of fiction Bleach belongs to. It is a basic trope of mankind, of the general will to advance and overcome and succeed that has shaped us as a species. A mary sue character would, for instance, increase their reiatsu through willpower, or will themselves into a better shunpo or hakuda. Toshiro continues to be a man with a sword with all the shortcomings I've described before.

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It’s what you think it is, the idea is pretty simple. Gun > sword, unarguably so. As this is fantasy, Toshiro has trained himself so his melee skills aren’t completely and utterly trivialized by ranged attacks as they were in real life. He’s still at a considerable disadvantage, as anyone with solid shunpo and a willingness to play keepaway and pelt him from a range is bound to outlast him sooner or later, but at least he can defend himself with his lone skillset.

@Zero Hex

Hmm...you executed your rebuttal with impressive flair and as such, I respect it. With that being said however, my decision still stands as it wasn't sufficient enough to change my views on the matter. I've carefully read everything you said, so in case you think that I may have overlooked something when reconsidering your cs...I assure you that I didn't(I even watched the go dan video which was funny to see since most of the students were nothing shy of being scaredy cats). If you can't accept my decision, then you are free to leave at anytime. Though we as gms want you to travel along this journey side by side with us, we don't need you, as someone will be sure to come along to act as your replacement. Now if you decide to stay and revise the sections of your char that is required, then I have a few more things to say. First:

"In a division that can easily be seen as strange what with the christian captain and the seated members in nun's clothing or the glam rocker, both of whom happen to be long time high ranking shinigami to boot, having a more normal person act as a representative to ease others into it all would gel better with recruits. Him wearing what amounts to a shinigami uniform except for a lighter colored, more personal robe would be seen as part of the image. Similar in structure, yet more relaxed and approachable." After thinking about it I'm going to give this some more thought and I'll have a response to you sometime tomorrow.

Second:

"Gunto (lit. military sword): A shinigami version of the Quincy’s Seele Schneider created by the 12th division. It’s geared towards being used as a blade rather than a projectile and, as a reverse engineered reproduction, lacks the original’s ability to loosen and absorb spiritual matter and energy. It still makes for a handy sidearm that can be carried around unnoticed. Developed to better equip lower level shinigami or those who have lost their zanpakuto in some way, it is rather rare because most reapers scoff at wielding such a weapon." This is a no no as well.

And lastly: I see nothing wrong with nothing else so re-do the parts mentioned and you'll be on your way to being accepted ^-^

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My lieutenant character still needs to be approved, co-gm.

@Zero Hex

Sorry for the wait :( But without further adu, let me jump into it:

Hider

Your Zanapakuto needs to be completely re-done honestly. Yes, I know, waiting all damn day for me to give you that bad news sucks but I apologize for it. Regardless, almost literally every single skill that you have is op to the point that you might as well scrap it and start from scratch again. Your char's backstory is pretty solid but him not wearing the correct Shinigami uniform due to personal preferences is not acceptable. Being that the Gotei 13 is a military organization, disobedience wouldn't be tolerated. Even if they did make exceptions for a select few, Toshiro wouldn't be one of them since as you said it best,"He was, truth be told, rather entirely average and hardly rank material, not at all gifted with the significant power of many of his peers, and so he went by mostly unnoticed." Also, the skills he possess basically contradicts the preceding sentence because how can he be remotely close to being an average Shinigami if his shikai ability allows him to fight toe to toe with people far superior than him?

If you're questioning to yourself,"How are my skills op?" let me do a quick break down for you:

Shikai Skill 1: I have no complaints with this technique.

Skill 1: Rendering all ailments ineffective is undoubtedly op cause it means that no one can harm you through those specified methods. This basically means that any Shinigami(Regardless of rank) who only specialize in illusionary, curse, poison or other similar type techniques have no choice to use something else and for a lieutenant to have such a thing is a definite no no. The Sternritter that fought Kisuke and Yoiruichi had a very similar power, and he basically put them to shame as result.

Skill 2: Honestly, this seems more like a personality thing rather than an actual skill. With that said though, this sounds like it would give him some type of mary sue like power, where he would be able to see behind his back and react to stuff that would be otherwise impossible.

Skill 3: Becoming naturally impervious to something without a sufficient reason to why is op. Another thing is how is he unaffected to something he doesn't even know about? Like if I'm Shunsui Kyoraku or Kaname Tousen and your has never fought them, how can he even have a counter for any area of effect move they employ? I could see if a water type character was going up against a fire type and had a counter to it or vice-versa but I can't see a grass type having a counter for a fire type without a legit explanation. Or better yet, if someone attempted to punch your char but he blocked it without having to defend himself...like how is that possible? I doubt this skill would be accepted anyway but at least have it make some sort of sense cause Toshiro's not even emitting some type of field to protect him from that sort of thing...it just is.

Skill 4: Like skill 2, this is more like a personality thing rather an actual skill. But just like it though, Toshiro's unwavering willpower is one of the main symbols of a mary sue like char. I beat your ass with a bat, you get up. I hit you with a thousand rpgs, you get up. I force you to your knees by increasing the gravitational pull, you get up. Like what? It's like the only way someone can incapacitate you is by killing you but doing that is hardly ever the case since we try to refrain from doing that except in the most dire scenarios. If you've seen Kimmimaro fight in Naruto despite being in the condition he was in, you'll see why this is problematic(Provided that he was extremely skilled but still). Unless you have some legit reason as to why, if your char gets beat to the utmost extreme, then he won't be able to get up like any other person.

Skill 5: See? Now this is one of the skills that is pretty solid but like 2 and 4, this is more like a personality trait. Of course since I'm only judging by face value, I'll have to see how this one is actually used before I can pass a final verdict on it.

Overall, your char needs a complete re-do in the Zanapakuto department. Outside of that, everything looks solid(Outside of the stuff that I've already mentioned) but I'm still looking over Toshiro's combative abilities(Like Hoho, Hakuda Etc) and some minor aspects of the char so I'll get back to you in the morning. Word of advice, look at all the approved chars' skills in order to get a sense of how powerful his Zanpakuto(And overall char) is supposed to be. If that doesn't work, ask me or one of the other gms for help and we'll get to you as best we can.

@Axel
Happy to have you on board :)
Uh. Random question though. Shouldn't Reila's shikai ability be classified as illusion instead of kido?

@malmshodes

Edited and thanks ^-^ I'm surprised I missed that xD

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@malmshodes Oh that's fine and glad to be working with you Captain ^-^

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I'll add everything else in over the course of the rp. Now who still needs a Lt?

My main

Name: Hayato Ryuga

Appearance:

Age:27

Gender: Male

Height: 5'10

Weight: 75 kg

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Refer to pic

Birthday: August 29th

Clan/Family: Ryuga

Race: Soul

Rank: Captain of the 8th Division

Spiritual Energy Color: Dark purple

Personality: Hayato Ryuga is not your everyday captain. Going into specifics, he can be characterized as being either serious or flat-out crazy depending on the time of day. Certain events have shown that even though the time of day has an influence on his personality, it is not the direct cause for them. Being subjected to the trials of war at an early age has also given him an enormous amount of experience in 1 on 1 bouts as well as in tactical warfare. As such, most of his old friends refer to him as "The imperfect weapon"

History: Will be updated as time goes on. (Separated into segments for proper organization)

Prologue 1: Propheized as being the savior of his clan, Hayato was born into the Ryuga bloodline as the 3rd oldest of seven children. Around the time of his birth, the Ryuga's were heavily in debt but managed to pay it all off with funds borrowed from another clan(????). Of course, the exchange for the funds did not come without a hefty price however. ???? would acquire the Ryuga's next offspring which happened to be Hayato. This was because the Ryuga clan was widely known for producing heirs with naturally high spiritual pressure, while they were not. ????

Prologue 2: Years after being adopted by the ????, Hayato was trained to become better than the best Soul Reaper that had ever lived. ???? centuries of being thought of as pushed overs when it came to fighting had greatly infuriated them. They needed to have strong individuals that could represent them, and through Hayato and a few other adopted children, they could. Each child possessed something that the other did not. Sophia was very proficient in using projectiles, Timaeus was very skilled in the art of Hakuda styled techniques, Kagari had the most potential, and Hayato was overflowing with Reishi. ????

Prologue 3: Eventually these five exceptionally skilled children were sent out on their first mission. They were tasked with eliminating Hollows in various districts before any Soul Reapers could respond to the threat. Things turned out well initially but as time passed, the children realized how suicidal the mission actually was. Hollows beyond their wildest imaginations stood before them and they could do nothing but bear witness to the true power of a Hollow. ????

Prologue 4: Hayato was accepted into the Gotei 13 as the Eight Divison's seven seated member. ????

Prologue 5: Hayato became the Lieutenant of Squad Eight with Saichiro's death.????

Prologue 6:????

Prologue 7(Final):???

Relationships/Friendships/Rivalries/Siblings

Previous Eighth Division Captain:????

Ray Kagari: Bittersweet rivals

Other:
(Can include unique clothing items, side jobs, unique traits and such)

~Zanpakuto~

Zanpakuto name: Tsukanoma no hoshi(Fleeting Star) & Kizuato chikyū(Scarred Earth)

Type: Sand & Fire

Zanpakuto Shikai Release command: The land more barren than the hollow soul, Heed my call, Tsukanoma no hoshi, kizuato chikyū!!!

Spirit Appearance:(Kizuato chikyū)

(Tsukanoma no hoshi)
Inner world: A desert

Sealed appearance:

Tsukanoma no hoshi: Hayato's primary weapon. It is a green katana that is approximately 48 inches long.

Kizuato chikyū: It is a crimson red Katana that is nearly 12 inches long.

Shikai appearance:


Tsukanoma no hoshi(The sword) and Kizuato chikyū(The Sheath)

Bankai appearance:


Shikai special ability: At anytime, Kizuato chikyū can mimic the shikai form of Tsukanoma no hoshi for the entire duration of Hayato's Shikai. The downside is that it cannot revert back to its original state and Hayato cannot activate any fire based Shikai techniques during this time.

Shikai skills:

1. Sand Bullet: The user materializes a small but dense ball of compressed sand in front of him/her before firing it at the desired target with impressive speed. Cooldown 3 posts
2. ????
3. ????
4. Fading light: Hayato stabs his sword into the ground before sending reishi through it, causing the nearby ground to turn into a sea of quicksand that slowly pulls all those caught in its deadly web beneath the surface.

5. Descending Temple of Souls: Hayato slowly encases him and his targets inside a temple of sand that begins to descend far beneath surface level once it has fully formed(Forms after the second post after activation). Sand begins flooding the interior of the temple four turns after it has begun to sink underground until everyone inside it is buried alive(Takes 3 posts to fill the temple completely).

6. Collateral Damage: Rather than encasing him and his target inside a suicidal descending temple of sand, Hayato does the opposite. Hayato forms an extremely large pillar of sand that upon completion, explodes, which releases a torrent of sand in a near 360 degree angle of the pillar. Best used right before activating Bankai.

Bankai skills:
1. Land Depraved of life: Hayato seemingly generates a ferocious sandstorm from nowhere that lasts for 6 turns. Afterwards, the area usually resembles a desert. Often used right after Bankai to change the scenery and for ????. While Scarred Star is Active Creates a heat wave hot enough to form mirages but doesn't do much else.

2. Glass of the Hour: Shattered Sword: Hayato creates a sword made entirely out of thick glass(By superheating sand after it has taken a swordlike appearance). Though it is extremely sharp and can cut through skin like paper, its down side is that it can rarely sustain more than two blows from a normal sword without breaking. Another thing that should be noted is that the sword can be mentally triggered to explode at any time, which releases small shards of glass within the area. Becomes a fierce sword made entirely out of white flames while Scarred star is active. Can be thrown and triggered to explode into a sea of white flames at will.

3. Glass of the Hour: Shattered Mirrors: Hayato creates four cyclopean walls of sand(Typically around the target) that is superheated to the degree that they become glass. At any time, Hayato can mentally trigger them to explode(One at a time or all at once), naturally causing all targets in the area to be shredded by the flying glass shrapnel. Forms four cyclopean sized walls of flames(Generally white) around the target while Scarred star is active. Can be mentally triggered to explode into a sea of flames that devour them.

4 & 5: Scarred Star or Fleeting Earth(Takes up spaces 4 & 5)

Tsukanoma no hoshi: Fleeting Earth: Hayato zanpakuto begins to suck up all of the sand accumulated in the area like an enormous vacuum before releasing the sand at the target in the form of a heavily concentrated beam. Though seemingly simple in concept, this attack has enough power to blast most targets to pieces if their bodies aren't ripped to shreds from the aggressive force of the sand. Truly a devastating technique that leaves the user nearly drained of all their reishi(Especially if the area wasn't filled with sand prior to the activation of this technique)

Kizuato chikyū: Scarred Star: Hayato's body becomes embroiled in white flames so intense his actual body cannot be seen and for five turns, all Bankai techniques become completely fire based. After five turns, the flames dissipate and an overcooked Hayato collapses from major third degree burns and near reishi exhaustion.

Only one of these can activated per a Bankai usage naturally as each move takes an enormous toll on his body.

Non-lethal Zanpakuto Skills:

Sand Shot: The user fires a ball of sand that explodes upon impact. Though not very impressive offensively(Not at all really), it is capable of creating a moderate sized dust cloud that can shroud the user's movements or simply act as a diversion.

Protection of the Burning phoenix: Hayato's body is enveloped in a fierce crimson red aura that immediately cauterizes all the open wounds on his body.

(Skills that do not cause harm to an opponent)

Skills & Masteries

Zanjutsu Master

Kido Master

Hakuda Expert

Hoho Master

My second main

Provoking me was a mistake...

Name: Reila Ryuga

Appearance:

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height: ????

Weight: ????

Hair Colour: Refer to pic

Eye Colour: Refer to pic

Birthday: May 27th

Clan/Family: Ryuga

Race: Soul

Rank: Squad 10 Lieutenant

Spiritual Energy Colour: Gold

Personality: ????

History: ????

Relationships/Friendships/Rivalries/Siblings:????

Other: ????

~Zanpakuto~

Zanpakuto name: Boido no hebi(Snake of the void), Tamashī no hebi(Snake of the soul, Bankai Form only)

Type: Poison/Illusion

Zanpakuto Shikai Release command: My mind and body is at your command, Boido no hebi

Zanpakuto Bankai Release command: Forever trapped no longer!!! Come out, Tamashī no hebi!!!

Spirit Appearance(Optional):

Inner world: A world covered entirely in darkness. ????

Sealed appearance: Just an ordinary Black and blue katana

Shikai appearance:

Bankai appearance:
(Captains and select Lieutenants only)

Shikai special ability: Kido trick: Every time Reila prepares to fire a Kido in her Shikai state, an illusionary imitation of the kido fires off prematurely. Though the illusionary imitation has no effect on the target whatsoever, it is likely to trigger some sort of reaction.

Shikai skills:
1. Stab of the seven seas: Reila's zanpakuto glows bright blue as she swings it at her target. If hit successfully, the target begins to believe that they are trapped under a large wave of water, causing them to unintentionally suffocate themselves in the real world.

2. Twist of Gaia: Reila's zanpakuto begins to shine bright green as she swings at her. If hit successfully, the target begins to have hallucinations about one of their limbs turning into a tree. If nothing is done about the afflicted limb in three posts, then the disease will spread to the rest of the target's body, subconsciously immobilizing them for two turns.

3. Death by fire: Reila's zanpakuto begins to turn glow crimson red as she swings at the target. If successfully hit, the target will began to think that their entire body has been lit on fire, naturally triggering the average person to attempt to put it out while in a frenzied state. Can incite death in extremely uncommon cases.

4:????

5.????

6.????

Bankai skills: Not yet reached

Bankai Special Ability: Ending an Era: Upon activation of Bankai, her Zanpakuto dissipates and an enormous dragon like snake comes in its place. This snake lasts for several turns(Five to be exact) but after that, the fourth skill must be activated or else the dragon will swallow her whole.????

1. Breath of Tamashī no hebi: Tamashī no hebi exhales golden miasma at the target as if it were fire. Warning, the golden miasma slowly breaks down anyone or thing that comes in contact with it.

2. Will of Tamashī no hebi: Tamashī no hebi fangs turn pitch black before attempting to sink its teeth into the opponent. If successfully hit, the target will begin to sense spiritual pressure ten times stronger than they've ever sensed emanating from Tamashī no hebi, usually inciting pure fear in most foes.

3. Tribute of Tamashī no hebi: Reila rips out one of her eyes before tossing it into Tamashī no hebi's mouth, causing it to not only double in size but to grow several wings from out its back. Postpones "End an Era" Bankai deadline by another four posts. Using it again will cause her to go blind and will postpone "End an Era" by four more posts but will have no direct effect on the winged snake.

4. Yami no joō(Queen of darkness):????

Non-lethal Zanpakuto Skills:

Glass barrier: The user stabs her zanpakuto into the ground before creating a nearly transparent barrier of reishi to defend against attacks. Any reiatsu based move that makes contact with the barrier is seemingly absorbed and re-fired in the direction it came from but with triple the power(This only happens if the barrier can withstand the initial attack). In reality, this re-fired attack is only an illusionary imitation that is incapable of harming anything.

Mind Bender: Through use of her almighty zanpakuto, Reila can bend time and the physical space around her. While it seems as if the preceding sentence is true to the naked eye, she is only creating a short distance illusionary domain in reality(10 feet radius). This occurs automatically after Shikai activation and lasts for only two posts. Can only be activated once per a a Shikai.

Hitotsu no jidai no owari(End of an era): After activating the fourth skill, an erie figure hovers around Reila for the remaining time she is in Bankai. Though it rarely does anything, it is said to signify Reila's complete mastery over her Zanpakuto.



(Skills that do not cause harm to an opponent)

Skills & Masteries
(Note: Remember that a GM can help you with the skills as it'll likely be faster and easier)

Zanjutsu - Expert

Kido - Expert

Hakuda - Expert

Hoho - Expert/Master

Bleach: Endless Abyss (Open)

Well I'm going to be working on a second char after I add the finishing touches to my captain, so if anyone is still in need of a lieutanant then you're in luck.

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@Axel
An intellectual discussion of characters can serve to improve both those involved and those who witness it. This site seems to always expect the worst outcome from a discussion where two parties disagree. I have one question:

Why?
[/quote] History, simple as that.

@Axel
Nothing good can come from shying away from chances for growth. Discussion and the exchange of ideas is the easiest way to grow intellectually. If discourse is discouraged, the only outcome is stagnation. I've seen faaaaaaaaaar too many games die out simply because nobody could bear to say something that another disagreed with, which led to everyone internalizing their disagreements and eventually just leaving because the joy of the game was gone.

@Sodium

Yes and nothing bad can happen as well. Also all experiences are different so just because something happened to you doesn't mean it will happen to everyone else. I've seen faaaaaar too many games prosper because of the very reasons you said your games die out and I've also seen some crash and burn because of what you desire to happen had happened. Regardless, you do make some solid points and as such, I respect them. On the flip note however, I cannot say I agree with the proposal poses since it carries a larger risk than the alternative.

@Ganryu @Celaira
I don't see a personal attack here. What I see is a serious discussion, and a group of unrelated people blowing it out of proportion in order to save their silly conversation space. I could just as easily ask the silly one-line-that-doesn't-really-contribute-anything-to-the-discussion posters to keep those to PMs and have just as much, if not more, grounds for the request.

@Axel
Telling people to carry out discussions privately essentially tells them their discussion isn't wanted. It does more damage than you'd expect, as there's an implied "your discussion isn't important enough to hold where everyone can see it" message, and even if those involved don't realize it, the message gets across. In this case it's especially bad, as now a co-GM is telling players that a discussion that SHOULD be important to the GMs should not be handled in a place visible to the GMs.

@Sodium

Unless you can read minds, you'd probably want to refrain from saying such things as each person's way of thinking is completely different from yours or mine. Another thing, you should pay more attention to what I wrote before responding to them since I clearly told both parties to include either me or one of the other gms as well in order to resolve it. Lastly, a big portion of your response is mostly based on how you perceive people to think rather than how they actually do so it really made it pointless for me to respond to it when you have no real evidence to support it. For all I know, what you're saying about people interpreting things a certain way could be correct but without bringing nothing to back it up, you're just as believable as the next person. With that said, I hope my response was adequate enough and even though you could perceive this as anything you want sumthin sumthin(xD), I hope you attain something constructive from this response. :)

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@Zobozun@yoshua171

Also, include me or one of the other gms as well so we can help resolve it.

@Sodium Even though the OOC is filled with classic small talk, allowing a minor dispute to possibly escalate into a heated argument is foolish since it'll disrupt the atmosphere of things. Remember we're here to have fun and to escape our real world struggles, so anything of this nature should be resolved somewhere else rather than having it here in which it could possibly affect someone else's day unnecessarily.