Kensei Muguruma (Kenji)

Kensei Muguruma (六車 拳西, Muguruma Kensei) is a and a previous Captain in the Gotei 13. He served as the Captain with his lieutenant,. Following his battle with during the Winter War he went back into hiding and eventually joined up with Kenji's Patrol Team, eventually joining the Ryū Order as one of its more experienced combat instructors at the Yuengiri Academy.

Appearance
Kensei is a tall, muscular man with sharp features, short light-gray/silver hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of the number "69" on his chest; the "6" represents his last name, "Muguruma," which uses the kanji for "6" in it, while the "9" represents the 9th Division, which he once led.

When he was a captain, Kensei had longer front bangs, which reached over his eyes. He wore a sleeveless Shihakushō that was open on the front, exposing his chest and tattoo, and tied it with a rope belt. He also wore a sleeveless haori and a pair of fingerless black gloves that covered most of his forearms. Following his membership of the Ryū Order he has reverted to wearing his Shinigami clothing once again and the haori he once wore, only it now sports the Yin and Yang on the back instead of the Gotei 13's symbol; showcasing the loyalty he now exhibits towards Kenji Hiroshi.

Personality
Kensei is a serious and decisive individual, though he is easily annoyed and is rather temperamental, often to a fault. He is greatly annoyed by immaturity, evident when Orihime infiltrates the Visored's hideout and jokingly asks where the bathroom is; Kensei is noticeably annoyed, only calming down when Lisa Yadōmaru and Love Aikawa remind him that it was only a joke. He is most frequently irritated by Mashiro's childish behavior, once noting that she has the uncanny ability to aggravate him even when she is asleep. His aggressive behavior is particularly evident in combat. At one point, he confesses that he is not mature enough to hold back, even against a child. Despite this, Kensei is at times a caring individual, though his attempts at being kind are often offset by his aggression. This is evident when he tries to cheer up a young, tearful Hisagi, albeit in a manner reminiscent of a military drill sergeant.

History

 * For the full list of Kensei's history and synopsis, see his article on the Bleach Wiki. . Thank you.

Synopsis

 * Main Article - Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi).

Powers and Abilities
As a Visored, Kensei can further enhance himself with his Hollow powers.



He has however shown himself able to effectively use both skills in unison. During Ichigo's transformation into a Hollow, Kensei is able to knock him a good distance away with just an elbow strike. He was then able to dodge all of the Hollowfied Ichigo’s attacks, despite the latter's use of Tensa Zangetsu, and manages to kick him. While fighting a large a group of Gillian-class Menos, he destroys several of them with his fists alone.

Enhanced Strength: Back when they were captains, Kensei's fellow Visored implied that he possessed great strength, even before his Hollowfication.[50] During his fight with Wonderweiss, Kensei is able to block the Arrancar's powerful punch and hurl him a great distance with considerable force, achieving both feats with only a single hand.[51]

Highly Perceptive Combatant: Despite his short-tempered nature, Kensei is a very perceptive fighter. He is knowledgeable of the abilities that Hollows possess, and knows how to counter them to gain the upper hand.[52]

During the Fake Karakura Town battle, Kensei is able to reach Mashiro in time to save her from Wondwerweiss.

Zanpakutō
Tachikaze (断地風, Earth-Severing Wind): When sealed, it is shown as a short katana with a rectangular guard in an 'H' shape and white hilt weaving.
 * Shikai: Kensei's Shikai is triggered by the command Blow it Away (吹っ飛ばせ, futtobase) in which air currents swirl around Kensei in a circle up to his Tachikaze. It then transforms into a survival/combat knife with a black guard and small ring on the hilt's blunt edge. He commonly keeps this released form active rather than sealed and keeps it in the pocket of his cargo pants.
 * Shikai Special Ability: In this form, Kensei has demonstrated the ability to manipulate wind while mixing it with his spiritual energy for devastating effects.
 * Air Blades: Making slashes allows him to release transparent blades of wind to cut enemies from a distance. It appears to be extremely powerful, easily severing and killing a giant hollow.
 * Energy Blast: Kensei charges spiritual energy in Tachikaze and fires white energy blasts from his hand with extreme force. This blast is quite devastating as it was shown blowing off the arm of Ichigo's Hollow form and blow up the heads of Gillian-class Menos.


 * Bankai: Tekken Tachikaze (鐡拳・断風, Iron Fist Earth-Severing Wind): Tekken Tachikaze transforms from a single combat knife to a pair of large knuckle blades that he holds in each hand. Each blade has a silver edge along the outer edge of the blade, tapering off into an outward point on both sides. A single segmented band wraps itself upwards around each of his arms, much like armor, extending up into an arch behind him. Two small flat protrusions appear beneath his shoulders.
 * Bankai Special Abilities: It appears that it highly augments his strength, as he is able to cause a large explosion upon attacking Wonderweiss.

Hollowfication
Hollow Mask: His Hollow mask resembles a flat hockey face guard with six slitted eye holes arranged in two columns. It has three extensions on either side which cover the sides and back of his head.


 * Power Augmentation: While wearing the mask, Kensei's Hollow powers supplement his Shinigami powers, giving him a vast increase in strength, durability and speed.


 * Enhanced Strength: With his mask on, Kensei's strength is greatly enhanced, as he was able to smash a Menos' mask using only his fists, with ease.


 * Enhanced Speed: With his mask on, Kensei's speed increases greatly, as seen when he dealt a rapid barrage of punches to a Menos Grande, effectively killing it.

Hollowfied Form: When transformed into a Hollow, he is a large, muscular and bulky humanoid with armored hands and skeletal feet, with a number of thick cylindrical protrusions on his back and forearms. The cylinders on his back seem to make him hunch over.


 * Enhanced Strength: In terms of physical might, Kensei's Hollow form possessed vast strength, evident from his ability to effortlessly punch massive craters into the ground. He was able to break out of a level 63 Bakudō using brute strength alone, a feat that is supposed to be impossible.


 * Enhanced Speed: His speed was highly increased, to the point of him being able to take his fellow captains by surprise when he attacked them.


 * Enhanced Durability: He was able to block a sword blow from Love in this form with nothing but his arm.


 * Energized Punches: He is able to sheath his fists with spiritual energy, augmenting the amount of damage that his punches inflict.

Behind the Scenes
Full credit to the guys and gals over at the Bleach wiki for the good majority of the content of this article, such as appearance, personality and general powers. I used the majority of the pictures previously posted by Ten because I didn't see the point in uploading the same image again.