Dante Kiminoko

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Dante Kiminoko is the 10th Squad Lieutenant under his father, Daisuke Kiminoko.

Appearance
Dante is a slender yet fairly muscular Shinigami of average height. He wears the standard Shinigami attire and has shoulder length blonde hair that bangs over his right eye. He has blue eyes.

Personality
Dante is an exceptionally lazy individual that sleeps throughout most of the day. When asked to grab a bottle that is a mere foot away from him he groans and says "Too far..." which results in the person asking him for the object to yell at him. Despite his laziness his attitude does not transfer into a battle as he views protecting his friends very highly. Also, Dante is very fond of nature. Usually Dante is laying on grass and watching the sky or listening to birds. He takes an instant dislike to those who destroy nature.

History
Dante was born to Daisuke and Aimi Kiminoko 170 years ago and was instantly nurtured by his father in Soul Society. Upon reaching 120 Daisuke enrolled Dante in the Shinigami Academy where he met his current best friend, Mitsuaki Saisei. The two bonded quicky and graduated in 10 years. Upon graduating Dante was invited to the 10th Squad by his father and was made Lieutenant in 30 years due to rigorous training with his friend Mitsuaki.

Powers & Abilities
Master Swordsman: Dante is a skillful swordsman, being able to hold his own against the likes of Demetri and the 8th Espada. In addition to this, he was also able to take on the combined might of Jackie, Riruka, Giriko and Shishigawara using just his sword skills.

Enhanced Speed: Due to his Zanpakuto's element, Kūgo can increase his speed significantly. Dante has shown to be quite fast, able to dodge successive attacks from Demetri and land several surprise attacks on Demetri as well as the 8th Espada. He is also able to keep up with the Captain and Lieutenant of the 2nd Division who are known for their impressive speed.

Enhanced Endurance: Dante has shown a large amount of endurance, being able to take a deep wound in his abdomen, enduring a battered leg and surviving an explosion from one of Phoenix's techniques with only minimal burn marks.

Great Spiritual Power: His spiritual power has been stated by his father, Captain of the 10th Squad, to be "Great" and very well could surpass his own some day. His Reiatsu is yellow.

Zanpakutō

 * Arashi is a regular katana. It has a lightning-shaped cross guard with yellow hilt-wrapping.


 * Shikai: It is triggered by the command Final-Fantasy-XIII-font-b-Lightning-b-font-Gunblade-font-b-Sword-b-font-1-5.jpg


 * Shikai Special Ability: Upon entering Shikai a lightning bolt strikes Dante (harmless), creating a puff of smoke that eventually vanishes.


 * Dante crosses his blades and then does a 'slashing' motion which releases a wave of lightning in the form of an 'X'.


 * There are two variations to this technique: In one variation Dante augments his body with a lightning aura which boosts his speed, in another he shrouds his Zanpakuto with the aura which boosts the damage given.


 * Dante swings his Zanpakuto rapidly, unleashing waves of small electrical attacks.


 * Dante commands storm clouds to appear and rumble in thunder as he strikes down his Zanpakuto in direction of his enemy for them to get struck by lightning. Dante has shown distaste for this technique because it takes long to prepare.


 * Bankai: : Storm clouds gather as lightning strikes Dante (harmless) which creates a puff of smoke that clears overtime which reveals Dante's Bankai state. Dante now wears a blue karate suit-like attire (minus the belt) with vertical yellow lightning bolts extending from his upper back, over his shoulders and resting above his chest. Dante's Zanpakuto takes two forms in his Inner World, one of which this Bankai represents and is also the 'calmer' side to his Zanpakuto. Dante's attire is the attire for this form of his Zanpakuto.Lightning-sword-other-3.jpg


 * Bankai Special Ability: In this Bankai as long as Dante's swords are not touching anything then they actively controlling lightning. Eg: If Dante targets an enemy from a distance and swings in their direction lightning will follow the motion of the sword and strike the enemy. If Dante is slashing an enemy's abdomen then no lightning will appear. A drawback to this ability is that if an enemy dodges a physical attack from the sword (which means they are not touching anything) then Dante or nearby may be hit by lightning. Dante retains all his Shikai moves.


 * This is the only physical attack that is able to control lightning in Dante's Bankai form. Dante stands in front of his opponent, raises his Zanpakuto and strikes his enemy from above accompanied by lightning following the swords and striking the opponent.


 * Bankai:: This is the true form of Arashi. Arashi takes the form of a lightning dragon in Dante's Inner World (interchangeable with a more human-like form) in which he expresses his immense anger (Anger towards pollution, criminals, cheats, etc). This anger manifests itself in the form of Dante's second and true Bankai where he merges with his Zanpakuto. In this form Dante is semi-unconscious and inside the dragon (the insides are flowing with electricity which is constantly shocking Dante every second). The dragon is actually controlled by his Zanpakuto and since this form unleashes the Zanpakuto's rage the power of this Bankai surpasses the average Bankai. However, the Bankai struggles to tell the difference between friends and foes due to it's constant rampage. This Bankai causes an immense strain on Dante's body both while he's using it and after the mode finishes. Dante has stated he cannot last long in this Bankai because of the physical burden it is, "being stung by thousands of electric shocks while using it", it is only a matter of how much he can endure that tells how long he can last in the mode. When the Bankai finishes Dante falls to the ground with half of his Shinigami outfit torn and burned off along with his skin displaying burn marks and shock marks; he cannot move after using it for at least a few hours.

Quotes

 * "Ugh... So far..."
 * "That sounds like a lot of work... No thanks."
 * (To Mitsuaki Saisei) "Thanks for being my best friend."
 * (To Demetri) (about Artemis) "Touch her again and I will kill you where you stand."
 * (To Artemis) "I love nature so much because it makes me calm and it symbolizes peace, unity and friendship... That makes me happy."
 * (To the 8th Espada) "It's really low when you sacrifice a subordinate just to save yourself."