Zange'en (Zanpakutō spirit)

Tenshi no Kōu (天使の'降雨, Angelic Rain) is the manifested spirit of Nojiko Kuchiki's Zanpakuto spirit. She is usually referred to as Tenshi (天使, Angel).

Appearance
Tenshi no Kōu's appearance is that of a young looking girl with long brownish black hair, and deep blue eyes. She is always dressed in a pink kimono with big patterns of flowers, and a deep blue obi. She is very fond of bells, and always has a pink fan with bells hanging in silken threads from the handle in her hand. She always wears the quaterstaff, bearing her name, on her back.

Personality
Tenshi is not as calm and collected as her appearance may lead people to believe. She is just as brash, immature at times, and uncouth as Nojiko can be, not to mention that she also has great confidence in her sex-appeal, which is confirmed when she hits on Byakuya after she has manifistated for the first time much to the amusement of Kenpachi Zaraki and Jushiro Ukitake who both were present while it happened.

Tenshi often acts as the sister figure in Nojiko's life, since her master never had any siblings, and she can be mature and calm if it is needed.

She has declared many times that Nojiko ought to be thankful that she continues to aid her, since even Tenshi has a desire to meet the man Nojiko can call father. She also has an obsession with shopping, and often sneaks over to Rangiku Matsumoto for a "girls talk" which often has both Nojiko and Toshiro Hitsugaya fretting constantly over the trouble they make.

Powers & Abilities
Master Combatant: Tenshi's abilities in fighting has developed since Nojiko obtained Shikai, and the name of her Zanpakuto. While Nojiko often thinks more about logic in battle, Tenshi is more impatient and often urges Nojiko to go out full strength, but she normally never gets a reaction.

Enhanced Strength: Being the spirit of an always released Zanpakuto has given Tenshi tremendous strength, and she often uses this to her advantage against weaker foes but as her Master's enemies starts growing in strength, she quickly realizes that she needs to think more about her strategy, rather than using her raw strength.

Vast Spiritual Power: Tenshi has just as big a Spiritual Power as Nojiko, and is able to manipulate it into a wet and heavy atmosphere around her.

Zanpakuto
Tenshi no Kōu (天使の'降雨, Angelic Rain)

The Zanpakuto, Tenshi no Kōu, is always released and takes the form of a quarterstaff as long as the wielder, and has small, blue flowers spread all over it. The flowers is connected by delicate threads, and can produce a lethal poison.
 * Shikai: Tenshi no Kōu always stays in its released form because of Nojiko's immense Reiatsu. Both Byakuya and Rukia has a theory that because Nojiko inherited Ichigo's huge Reiatsu, her Zanpakuto is unable to get sealed no matter what. The Zanpakuto looks like a long grey quarterstaff with small blue flowers wrapped around it, which produces poison.
 * Shikai Special Ability: While primarely used for melee combat, the quarterstaff posesses a few special abilities.


 * Mizu no Hari-kyuu (水の針球, Needle Sphere of Water): Nojiko - or Tenshi - calls out the name of the attack, while holding Tenshi no Kōu above her head in one hand. Then with her other hand she points at the enemy she wishes to attack, and a sphere of water surrounds the target. The water will spind around the target, while cutting up the person because of the needles hidden in the water.
 * Doku ga Saku (毒が咲く, Blooming Poison): Nojiko - or Tenshi - spins Tenshi no Kōu before her, while whispering or shouting the name of the attack. The flowers spread around the quarterstaff then starts emanating a white, seethrough mist that starts poisoning her opponents. A protective shield envelops her before the use of this attack.