Sōjirō Kusaka (Ash)

"I...am not a pawn for you to gain more power! Darn your schemes, Sōsuke Aizen! I am my own individual - not an imitation. Tōshirō might have been superior in his own way...but that doesn't define me! You...truly are despicable, aren't you? You look at things through their value as a tool to achieve your own goals, but don't consider the opinions of anything else. Don't you understand? Your judgement of the world has clouded you from seeing truth, just like your petty zanpakutō!"

- Sōjirō to Sōsuke Aizen before hiding in the Forest of Menos

Note: This is a fanonized version of Sōjirō with a completely different background and character construction based on the premise that he was a movie-only character. He may be used in RPs only with the permission of both authors.

Sōjirō Kusaka (草冠 宗次郎, Kusaka Sōjirō) is a Soul who was a prospective Shinigami prior to being exiled from Soul Society due to his possession of Hyōrinmaru alongside Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Soon found by Sōsuke Aizen under the promise that he would attain the "true" Hyōrinmaru, Sōjirō acquired Hollow powers, as well as the Ōin to further serve what was thought to be his own goals. However, Sōjirō finally understood Aizen's true intentions. Therefore, prior to his acquisition of all the Espada, Sōjirō escaped from his clutches. Diving to the lowest depths of the Forest of Menos, he eventually met the Hollow twins, Yin and Yang, and befriended them. He currently attempts to achieve his goal of proving his own identity through unexplained means.