Mikado Sayaka (FC)

Mikado Sayaka (三門 沙耶香, Sayaka Mikado) is an unseated of the 9th Division of the Gotei 13. Shortly after her graduation Mikado was subsequently assigned as an understudy of Kenji Hiroshi, whom she often shadowed even on difficult assignments.

Appearance
Mikado is an attractive young woman whom Kenji has described as the opposite of her sister, with a slim figure. She sports long silver-coloured hair which is usually tied up in a long ponytail. In addition to the standard sleeveless kosode favoured by the majority of the 9th Division's members, Mikado wears a fur-lined cloak draped over his shoulders.

Personality
Unlike her confrontational and confident sister, Mikado is quiet and reserved; though she is highly analytical, but tends to be noncommittal. Kenji was impressed by her investigative ability and noted that she see's a situation in a much broader sense than either Kichō or Ace did, and actually compared her to himself.

After two years as an understudy to Kenji her self-confidence improved greatly, to the point she confidently addressed her Lieutenant and requested her addition to a task-force that included Kenji and Van. This improved confidence seemed to extend only to members of her own Division however, because she was notably shy when she performed initial healing on Captain Ōtoribashi of the 3rd Division following the battle between himself, Hisagi and the Kensei Muguruma.

Of the members of the 9th Division, with the exception of her sister, Mikado gets on the best with Kenji; she feels safe and calm in his presence, and respects his teaching abilities more so than Van.

History
Mikado was in her last year of study at the Shinō Academy when The Coven launched their initial attack on the. In the weeks following the attack Mikado, alongside Momoko, Ace and Kichō where placed on the fast-track and subsequently took on as unseated officers by acting-Captain Shūhei Hisagi. Prior to being placed in the 9th Division Mikado was touted as a future member of the Kidō Corps, with marks in her classes that where exemplary.

Synopsis

 * Main article -- Bleach: The Coven War.

Prologue

 * Towards the Future: Human World Investigation
 * Towards the Future: Answers and Questions
 * Towards the Future: Finalisation

Blank period

 * Blank period: The Noble Art
 * Blank period: The Jaws Close

Act I

 * Back From the Dead: Kensei Muguruma!?

Powers and Abilities
Van noted that her abilities around-the-board where greater than her contemporaries, and she was known to possess advanced control of her reiatsu.

Kidō Expertise: Mikado is a skilled Kidō practitioner who achieved the highest marks at the Academy, with Momoko being her only rival to speak of. She is capable of changing the shape and consistency of spells, notably altering into a fluid stream of flames which she streaked through a dummy before slamming them down on top of it. In addition she is skilled in healing Kidō and was trusted to see to Captain Ōtoribashi's wounds by Kenji.

Hohō: Mikado possesses enough speed to keep pace with Kenji.

Alternate world counterpart

 * Main article -- Mikado Sayaka.

Behind the scenes

 * Mikado was originally intended to remain a minor character in the grand scheme of the Fanon Canon alongside her sister Kichō and friend Ace. As the stories told in Towards the Future and Blank period developed, the author decided to incorporate her more into the story.