Shinkadan Shunkō

Shinkadan Shunkō (進化段瞬閧, "Evolved State Flash Cry") is an advancement made upon the technique in which  is proverbially driven into the  release of an "Evolved " (進化した斬魄刀, Shinkashita Zanpakutō) rather than into one's own self. It was created by, which serves as his trump card, though it is a heavily guarded secret.

Overview
According to, even after extensive training to perfect the form, there is a high probability of failure in which he could potentially cause a greivous strain on his Zanpakutō spirit and his own soul. As such, it is still incomplete. The standard operates by utilizing ; turning the martial spirit into a means of gathering  and driving it into the soul in order to completely dominate the energy, turning it into the martial artist's own power. As they take in the worldly energies and incorporate it as their own, their spiritual power adopts a natural aspect of the world that manifests into the form of an elemental power. For Suzaku, this element was "lightning".

In contrast, the Shinkadan Shunkō instead drives these worldly energies directly into the itself. By doing this, the so-called "Evolved Zanpakutō" temporarily evolves further as the Shunkō takes hold, producing a far more enhanced form of the original Bankai state. Suzaku's Bankai, in particular, which dictates decisions made by both himself and the opponent during battle, instead becomes a power which manifests every possible decision Suzaku can make in a given situation and allows the latter to choose the route of which he wishes to take. While a normal Bankai is said to enhance the wielder's power by a factor of five to ten times after acquiring it, the use of Shinkadan Shunkō produces a similar effect. Although he isn't entirely sure, Suzaku claims that the power increase can be thirty to fifty times greater, if not even more once the technique is fully completed.

Behind the Scenes
This article was inspired by the Super Kaiōken and the Super Saiyan Blue Kaiōken forms in the respective anime and manga series, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super.