Kei Hirata

Kei Hirata (敬平田, Hirata Kei), is a and the Sixth Seat Officer of the Thirteenth Division of the Gotei 13. He serves under Captain Tamiko Iwasaki.

Appearance
Kei is a young man in his mid 20's, he has a tall, but lean and toned build. He has short, relatively messy matte black hair which has a fairly long, spikey fringe which goes off to one side of his face, making it look slightly windswept. He has sharp, grey eyes and overally sharp, lean facial features, he also has a natural scowl, which makes him seem annoyed or angered, even when he's not.

He wears the typical standard Shinigami Shihakushō, with no actual modifications of any sort, however, he does wear black arm warmers which extend to his elbow at all times.

Personality
Kei typically displays a distant and dismissive demeanor to most people he interacts with, preferring not to converse with others if it can be avoided, while he is able to form bonds with others to a certain degree, they rarely go past being a professional relationship, and anyone who is able to become his friend in any sense is often strained by his personality. Because of his disposition towards being solitary, he isn't liked that much by his comrades, which Kei also reciprocates towards them, often making snide remarks towards his allies if he is sufficiently provoked, despite his constant friction with his teammates though, he is able to work with them when need be.

Kei is surprisingly tolerant of any annoying or anger inducing behaviour, being able to shrug off any aggravating behaviour for a short while before finally becoming angry with the individual at hand. He is also normally relatively cool headed because of this also, and rarely becomes overly heated in battle, however due to this he is also rather amoral in his actions in battle, caring little for whether he is doing the right thing, despite this amorality he does carry a sense of justice and actively tries to uphold it.

While distant towards most, Kei has a oddly warm friendship with Chiyoko Mori, instead of the typical professional relationship he normally has with his squad, he finds Chiyoko to be a true friend, and one of the very few people he isn't completely cold too.

History
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Powers and Abilities
He is able to effectively battle with just his swordmanship, and is able to string together certain techniques in powerful combo's, despite them draining him a fair deal. His preferred sword fighting style is a mix of simple sword slashes and irregular jabs and cuts which are meant to distract opponents.


 * Agitowari (顎割, Chin/Jaw Splitting): The user bisects an opponent from the jaw down the length of the body with a single sword strike. Kei can perform this move effectively, however the power needed to perform the technique often strains Kei's body.

Due to him not having much official training in Hakuda, Kei's fighting style is rather rough and unorthodox, using a variety of unrefined punches and kicks which are slow, but sufficiently powerful.

Keen Intellect: Kei's distant nature allows him to be very observant of his surroundings and the situation at hand, as such, he can formulate plans of actions in a decent amount of time and execute them efficiently.

Enhanced Speed: While his skill in Shunpo is lacking, Kei makes up for it with his impressive natural speed, he is able to effectively keep up with other opponents without the use of Shunpo, and can perform even complex maneuvers quickly.

However, he is still skilled enough to utilise low level spells effectively in battle without any need for incantations, he does however, need to use incantations for mid level spells at all.

However, Kei is still able to use Shunpo to travel significant distances in a short period of time, he can however become slightly fatigued if he uses it for an extended period.

It is Teal in colouration when Kei exerts his Spiritual Power.

Hyōjin (輝く刀, Glistening Sword): When sealed, Kei's Zanpakutō takes the form of a normal Katana with a mostly hollow Tsuba, with only a strip of metal connecting it to the hilt, which is green in colour.


 * Shikai: It's release command is "Rend" (引き裂く, Hikisaku). Kei's Zanpakutō's form only slightly changes in overall shape, the blade becomes longer and wider, likening it to a Nodachi, the back of the blade is coloured black and the the front of the blade has large serrated spikes for it's blade.

Shikai Special Ability: Hyōjin is a melee Zanpakutō, and as such, it naturally performs better in melee combat, as it's increased size allows Kei to increase the overall range of his attacks. The main ability that Hyōjin has is that the serrated spikes that are on the blade's edge can be used for a number of attacks, be it in melee range or at longer ranges. These techniques are activated when the name of the technique is called out.


 * Nokogiri (のこぎり, Saw): The serrated spikes on the edge of Hyōjin's blade edge start to rotate extremely quickly, thus making the blade more akin to a chainsaw than an actual blade. This ability is extremely efficient at tearing through durable attacks and armour rather than directly damaging.


 * Hanokiba (刃の牙, Bladed Fang): With a horizontal or vertical slash, Kei can "fire" the spikes from his blade at an opponent in order to attack them from a distance. The attack, while versitile, is relatively weak in power and the spikes do not return to the blade, however, new spikes regenerate a little while after the previous ones are fired.


 * Mekai no Kiba (冥界の牙, Fang of the Underworld): By stabbing his blade into the ground, Kei can release the spikes on Hyōjin's blade into the ground, where they then can travel anywhere and can be used to immediately attack the opponent from under their feet or be used as landmine traps of sorts. The spikes however are grounded, meaning it's only feasible to use on solid ground.

Trivia

 * Kei is an ever developing character, due to him being a relatively weak character at first and growing in power and personality throughout his journeys.