Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-5651818-20150511162209/@comment-2089817-20150512035629

Honestly Brave, and I'm going to legit be straight here with you, I think you are getting way too ahead of yourself. You keep going back and forth between what you want Gekko to be, but honestly, there are certain things about Gekko that I don't think you'd need to change no matter what race you settled on; whether it'd be Quincy, Ashin, Tenshi, or whatever it might be. No matter what, at the end of the day, you will have him be a master of a combat craft, right? Not quite sure if you have chosen to make him a specialist or not, but whatever it might be, Gekko's strength and abilities coming from his race will only be a small part of him.

You should really focus on the core concepts of Gekko first; his level of power, his skills, his experiences, his abilities and overall combat prowess. Who is Gekko? Who is he as his own person? You need to define that first. Is he a martial artist? A Zanjutsu Master? A Kido Master? Is he a well-rounded type like Aizen? Or a specialist like Hiroya or Seireitou? Focus on the individuality first, before anything else.

If you want my personal opinion, then I think Ashin would make more sense given the direction you seem to want Gekko to go and the type of character Gekko is, but like I said, you need to leave that stuff for last. I know this sounds like a really smug lecture, especially coming from me, but trust me, you'll find this task to be a lot easier if you start like this. Gekko will become a far more fleshed out and unique character if you focus on his own traits and then worry about his racial traits. And one you can be really proud of too.