Board Thread:Fanon Canon - Espada Applications/@comment-3030647-20141128035119


 * Name: Claude Guimmard
 * Race: Arrancar
 * Skill & Power: Claude is, overall, an extremely powerful Arrancar as a result of his age and experience. Having lived for thousands of years and accumulating several thousand souls in order to improve his own powers prior to his natural evolution into an Arrancar has allowed this. Claude is noted for his vast spiritual power which surpasses the majority of the previous Espada and can keep him on-foot with almost any combatant. In addition to this, Claude is an extremely refined combatant due to his dedication to himself, possessing attributes within his core skills that most Arrancar in this day and age would severely lack; an example being unique variations on virtually every Arrancar ability and exceptional proficiency in swordsmanship.
 * Fighting Style: Whenever engaged in combat, Claude is noted to be an exceedingly precise and elegant combatant. He does not move more than necessary and can quickly disable any opponent with a combination of his impressive swordplay and use of natural Arrancar abilities. He boasts fine control over his own reiryoku and reiatsu, which is projected as unique variations of his Cero and Bala, as well as his ability to naturally manipulate his own pheromones and, to some extent, his opponents, which is naturally enhanced in Ressureccion. He boasts highly capable physical abilities, as noted by his conditioned Hierro and mighty reflexes, all as a result of his indulgence in his self-preservation as a result of his narcissism. Likewise, his hearing is particularly augmented due to his lack of a right eye, being replaced by the mask fragment he retained as an Arrancar.
 * Reason for Position: Security. That is the simple reason why he obtained a position within the Espada, and specifically the fifth position. Noting that being too low in spectrum would make others consider him weak and even targeted, he opted for his own sense of security that it would be better to have a higher position. However, too high a position could also lead him to be considered an extraordinary danger and invite conflicts with opponents he does not wish to waste his time with. Hence, by being just lower than the top four, he is left as an ambiguity of sorts, with very few approaching him as a result. Besides this, the position of Quinto Espada also grants him enough influence to obtain subordinates who are dedicated to his every need, which is highly useful for a man whose only goal and love is the perfection of his self.
 * Obtaining the Position: Noting that the positions for Espada would be beneficial to him, Claude purposefully sought out Grimmjow within the most common region of Hueco Mundo - the area closest to Las Noches. Claude offered his own power to the man in exchange for the reconstruction of the destroyed Las Noches if he desired, something completely within Claude's powers and interests, while also assisting in Grimmjow's endeavor. 