Kusagi Kōta

Kusagi Kōta (小唄 臭木, Kouta Kusagi; Literally "Ballad of the Harlequin Glorybower") is a Quincy of great power. Only a child when the genocide of the Quincy occurred, Kusagi escaped death due to a series of accidental events. Placed onto a train to see his Aunt and Uncle, it would be during the train ride that his fellow Quincy would be slaughtered.

Left orphaned, Kusagi was taken in by his Aunt and Uncle who were Quincies who chose not to follow the Hollow-exterminating lifestyle. Deciding to take vengeance on the Shinigami whom killed his people, Kusagi became the first Quincy Gunman (クインシーガンマン, Kuinshī Ganman), trained in the Mercenary-art and master of anti-Shinigami warfare.

Personality
Very hard and stubborn, Kusagi is strong on his goals to avenge his fallen brethren. He believes that since he was to young to fight back then, it is up to him to fight back now. Kusagi is mentally emotionless, training himself to only be interested in his goals. He has little care for anyone but himself, but catches himself on occasions helping people for good reasons. While he has a great detest for Hollows, he doesn't find himself following the footsteps of his fallen brethren when it comes to their job of Hollow extermination. His hatred for Shinigami is something he keeps under control, taking a calm approach when fighting one.

Kusagi is an intellectual and strategic man, mastering the art of both anti-Shinigami warfare and the array of Quincy techniques on his own. He is noted at being skilled in many arts, ranging from standard academics to modern warfare. His ability to make up strategies on the spot, in order to outwit his opponents is something noted by many to be unique and scary. Kusagi has shown to be rather cruel as well, taking down Shinigami in deceitful and cryptic ways such as firing point-blank to the head.

Appearance
Kusagi's attire differs from the standard Quincy ware, consisting of a blue leather jacket with several straps along the arms and waist and a pair of long blue pants. He wears a pair of black boots up to his lower calf and black fingerless gloves. He wears a modified belt, fit to carry gintō tubes by the dozens. He is often seen wearing his signature blue hat and goggles along with a long white scarf. He carries his revolver, Kumabachi (熊蜂, Hornet), in the holster around his right thigh.

Kusagi is also often seen draped in a long black cloak with the hood down. He prefers to use this cloak when spying, performing reconassaince or when he is in pursuit of a Shinigami.

Abilities

 * Reiryoku Manipulation and Absorption: As a Quincy, Kusagi generally absorbs s spiritual energy from the atmosphere, and combines it with his own spiritual energy to form weapons. Kusagi is unique in the fact that he absorbs the spiritual energy differently, transferring it into the barrel of Kumabachi. The specially made gun, enhances the spiritual particles separately augmenting them to astonishing levels. This allows Kusagi to fire explosive blasts of spiritual energy, in the form of narrow "bullet-esque" shots. He has an easier time collecting this energy in environments with higher concentrations of spiritual particles, such as Soul Society or Hueco Mundo.
 * Quincy Bow & Arrow: Despite his use of manipulating the spiritual energy into the barrel of his gun, Kusagi is also capable of forming a bow and arrows out of gathered spiritual energy which have shown to be of the same destructive level.
 * High Spiritual Power: Boasting above-average spiritual control and energies then an average Quincy, Kusagi has shown to have mastered the ability absorb spiritual energies along with his own natural reserves. During a battle with Keigai Honrui, it took him a week to finally reach a point where he couldn't muster another spiritual round.
 * Enhanced Stamina & Endurance: Capable of great physical feats, Kusagi has shown to have a large amount of stamina, enough to keep him battling for a week straight. He doesn't tire quickly and is capable of keeping intuitive even in near-death situations. His pride in achieving his goals allows Kusagi to keep fighting, despite the wounds dealt to him. He has shown to be quite durable as well, catching a Zanpakutō in his hand at full force.
 * Enhanced Speed: Shown to be naturally fast, Kusagi can keep up with an Espada-leveled by manipulating spiritual particles with his muscles. He has shown to be fast enough to leave afterimages in his place, capable of throwing off his opponents.
 * Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat: Kusagi is a fully capable close-ranged fighter, capable of using spiritual energy to strike down on his opponents with great force. He has shown to be on equal terms with several powerful Shinigami, capable of overpowering some in certain situations. His unique style of gathering spiritual energy in his muscles, then exerting it, allows Kusagi to strike down with great force onto his target(s).

Techniques
Banryoku (万緑, Myriad of Green Leaves): An ancient Quincy-technique that focuses on manipulation of the spiritual particles in the air. Reflecting one's own image off the spiritual particles, it allows the user to give the appearance that their are hundreds of them while in actuality its just the exertion of spiritual energy reflecting the image of the user. Kusagi has mastered this technique for "deception-purposes".

Licht Regen (光の雨 (リヒト・レーゲン), Rihito Rēgen; German/dutch for "Light Rain", Japanese for "Rain of Light"): Gathering a large amount of spiritual energy within the barrel of Kumabachi, Kusagi will press down on the trigger and fire a volley of compressed reishi bullets towards his opponent(s) at insane speeds. He is capable of firing up to 1,265 reishi bullets in one shot.

Godō (悟道, The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment; Literally "Path of Enlightenment"): Manipulating spiritual energy at the palm of his hand, Kusagi will place his hand onto a target's forehead and release the spiritual energy. This technique allows Kusagi to read the mind of the target and is normally used on targets Kusagi has defeated. He uses this technique to purge a dying Shinigami of information regarding another's location and possibly details surrounding the Quincy Genocide.

Equipment


Reinō Motorcycle (霊能 単車, Spiritual Ability Motorcycle; Literally "Spiritually Capable Motorcycle"): His signature motorcycle, Kusagi is nearly always shown riding it. Its unique build allows Kusagi to manipulate spiritual energy through its engine and tires allowing him to move across thin air. It is incredibly durable, capable of taking the full blunt of a Kidō without stopping. It is outfitted with a special Kidō Cannon that can absorb spiritual energy and can fire it as a large blast. Kusagi calls it his Black Hornet (黒蜂, Kurohachi; Literally "Black Bee") due to his signature imprint on its face.

Kumabachi (熊蜂, Hornet; Literally "Japanese Carpenter Bee"): As opposed to the standard, Kusagi has shown to carry a specially made Revolver capable of storing large amounts of spiritual energy within its barrel. Compressing the spiritual energy into "Reishi Bullets", Kusagi can fire them in large amounts. He often holsters it on his right thigh, allowing him to quickly draw it if the situation calls for it. When angered, which he rarely is, Kusagi's gun becomes rather unstable and can fire a pressurized blast of spiritual energy rivaling that of a Gran Rey Cero.

Quote

 * (To Hyōsube) "I have no idea why I don't want to kill you, so be lucky"
 * (About Keigai Honrui) "He's unstable, are you sure its alright to keep him alive?"