User:Perchan/SandboxZans

The sandbox is a page where I'mma be submitting ideas for my Zanpakutō. As a result, I'd ask you not to copy whatever you see on this page without permission. Please note that these ideas are works in progress as well.

Water-Type
Koikawa (恋河, "Oceans of Love"): Eiji's Zanpakutō is sealed in an average katana.

Shikai:

Shikai Special Ability: Koikawa's ability lies in the manipulation of water. It should be noted, to Eiji, the water around him is similar to an extension of his body as in he possesses the ability to manipulate its movements and structure, subjugating it to his will. In many cases, he is able to nullify and prevent any water, ice, or fog-manipulation abilities, or turn said abilities into his own.


 * Water Pressure Manipulation: With Koikawa, Eiji is able to have absolute command over water molecules to make water 'solid'; this is done by spreading his spiritual energy out and injecting it into the water, acting as a 'stabilizer' of sorts to transform the liquid into a solid. This is most useful whenever Eiji utilizes water to splash above his foe; utilizing water pressure manipulation to transform the crashing water to enable it to grasp other objects or cut through without simply splashing down angrily; Eiji's absolute limit on this ability is to make the water cleave through seki-sekki, and by pointing Koikawa into a patch of water while he is standing into it, it enables him to completely evade sinking in water, allowing him to walk on water with relative ease.
 * Water Temperature Manipulation: By thrusting Koikawa in any body of water, Eiji infuses the water with his spiritual energy; interacting with a foreign substance, the spiritual energy causes the water to shift between any of the triad of physical states -liquid, solid, and gas- at will. This ability can also apply to the water she herself generates. Keeping this in mind, this allows Eiji to superheat and boil water and other liquids with relative ease. This ability grants him ice, steam, and fog manipulation, which are described in more detail below.
 * Dehydration: Plunging Koikawa into a body of water or his foe, he sends spiritual energy coursing down the weapon, which synergizes with the water manipulation to drain the water from the struck object. There, Koikawa absorbs the water, giving Eiji two choices; to leave it to waste or atomize it which completely destroys the water. However, he has shown he is able to use the absorbed water to augment his water-based attacks drastically. After this process is finished, the target usually shrivels and turns to dust.
 * Viscosity Control: Viscosity control is the the capability to psychically control and manipulate the volume and thickness of liquids. With this ability, Eiji is able to thicken water to allow flotation. This ability can also be used to thicken liquids into a thick glue to prevent escape or to cause the rain drops generated by Koikawa's rain manipulation to contain the force and impact of large icicles. This ability enables Eiji to trap foes underwater in order to be rendered in suspended animation.
 * Ice Manipulation: By plunging Koikawa into a body of water, Eiji is able to reduce the kinetic energy of atoms and reduce temperature, combined with the ability control, generate, or absorb ice. With this, Eiji is capable of generating and sending forth various freezing effects and transform moisture or water into varying forms of ice and control, manipulate and move it as he wishes. Eiji is also able to generate ice from Koikawa and use it in the exact same manner as water manipulation once even a single drop of water has been released from the trident. Unlike Hyōrinmaru, it is necessary to have even a single drop of water in the vicinity near Eiji in order to utilize Koikawa's ice manipulation.

Fire-Type
Harusame (春雨, "Spring Rain") is the name of Gai's true Zanpakutō. After absorbing the Infernox Core that Mitsuru entrusted him with, Harusame refused to invoke; a direct reflection of his shattered state of mind. It wasn't until he was able to gather resolve after hearing of a way to save Yuu Kimitsu that he was able to awaken Harusame. The Zanpakutō shares a symbiotic relationship with Gai's body. When sealed, Harusame appears as the Infernox Core, a phoenix-wing-shaped shard embedded in the back of his left hand, which causes his entire left arm to appear black, scaly, and deformed, which white flames scatter off of. The absoprtion of the Infernox Core sparked the single part of what was left of Gai's Awakened Form within his soul to re-emerge, absorbing the Infernox Core and replacing the core's golden purifying flames with its own all-devouring silver hellfire, as the Envoy of Destruction's hold over him grows tighter with battle, leaving Gai wrestling with wanting to destroy everyone and everything whenever he utilizes Harusame, as the Envoy of Destruction was born with the single purpose; to destroy, leaving the Mototsu struggling with the fact that he is both savior and potential destroyer of all life whenever he invokes Harusame.

Shikai: Harusame is activated with the creed, "Become hope! Invoke! Realize your true form...A weapon I can use to set right what once went wrong! Let's do it!" (希望になろう！起動する！あなたの本当の形を実現する...私はかつて何が悪かったのか右の設定に使用できる武器を！やってヤルゼ！, "Kibō ni narou! Kidō suru! Anata no hontō no katachi o jitsugen suru... Watashi wa katsute nani ga warukatta no ka migi no settei ni shiyō dekiru buki o! Yatte yaruze!"). It should be noted, that the creed was only used to invoke Harusame the first time, and afterwards Gai always releases Harusame with merely the phrase, "Let's do it!" (やってヤルゼ！, "Yatte yaruze!"). Harusame's flames expand, swirling around and enveloping Gai's left arm, before erupting in a flash of light, forcing the shard embedded in the back of his left hand to resonate with the flames, configuring his left arm into a monstrous adamantine claw with a singular, stark-white wing composed from purgatorial flames at Gai's scapula-joint. Gai can configure the arm further into the form of a massive arm-cannon, with his fingers becoming a sort of reishi spikes. Its unique construction creates a tremendous concentration of reishi, giving Harusame undeniable power.

Shikai Special Ability: In Shikai, Harusame's ability, designated Shisetsu no Honō (使節の炎, "Envoy's Flames"), allows complete control over the element of fire. They are the exact same silvery-white purgatorial flames Gai utilized in his Envoy of Destruction/Awakened Form, and they are comparable in intensity to the prominences that jet out during a solar eruption. The material he creates with these white flames defies the Laws of Physics. Gai's ability is focused around utilizing flame attacks with powerful aftereffects to quickly gain an advantage. Gai also uses several trick abilities with his Zanpakutō to protect himself from being hampered and negated so he can continue his onslaught. It is noted that while Harusame's fire abilities are powerful, utilizing them in conjunction with each other increases their lethality and potential expotenitally.

Bankai: Kagerō Harusame (陽炎春雨, "Heat Haze, Spring Rain"): When in Bankai, Gai wears an orange fur-hooded cowl which covers his shoulders and right arm, and is always open, with two protrusions coming out of his hood. The cape of the cowl has multiple fleur-de-lis on the trim, in addition to a white flame pattern on the sides. The monstrous adamantine claw becomes slender and golden, clad in armour with razor sharp claws, giving it a more streamlined appearance. This transformation also changes Gai's usual hairstyle from flat to a spiky rear. Kagerō Harusame is able to manipulate Gai's entire body like a marionette when incapacitated, or simply assisting in evasive tactics. Kagerō Harusame's attacks are an offensive form of reiatsu nullification. The claw "purifies" souls and spiritons which means it does no physical damage.
 * Shining Onslaught (炯然躍進, "Keizen Yakushin"): A variant of Gai's signature technique. Gai amasses purgatorial flames on his left palm and compresses them, in the process forming a constantly rotating self-preserving sphere of white flames. The compacted nature and moving speed of the flames allows this Shining Onslaught to grind into whatever it comes in contact with to inflict major damage. This tends to launch Gai's opponent backward after being hit or, if his opponent is knocked to the ground or being launched towards the ground, the destructive force is enough to form a crater. When utilizing Harusame's arm-cannon form, Gai can launch Shining Onslaughts out of the barrel like an actual cannonball at a rapid pace, compared to a carpet bombing or a gatling gun. The Shining Onslaught forms within the barrel in arm-cannon form, and it forms almost instaniously, reiatsu is channeled into the barrel, which then rapidly spins which creates the spinning sphere. A line of reiatsu is sent through the barrel, which causes the rotating reiatsu to form around that point, as it accelerates through the barrel, before it is released. In addition, Gai can shape the Shining Onslaught into many different weapons and the like by decompressing the flames and forcing it to take on a new form through mere thoughts.
 * Funshutsu no Tsume (噴出の爪, "Claw of Plume"): Gai is able to form ethereal arms of white flames from his scapula joint, which are able to strike at an opponent at incredible speed. Gai can vary the blazing arms' use from grappling hooks, to either grab onto objects or enemies from great distances, to offensive means. Gai, the arms, or any part of his body can divide into two or more fully operational appendages. Gai can release flaming arms in a small or large scale and they have the strength to shatter steel with just a grip. With the aid of Funshutsu no Tsume, Gai can force the arms to grasp his Shining Onslaughts and with a singular command, launch the arms at his foes at incomprehensible velocities at his foes, allowing for a bombardment of destructive spheres to be unleashed.
 * Hyper-Speed Combat: Gai's Shikai can perform high-speed combat by amassing massive amounts of purgatorial flame on his back and forming gigantic wings of flame; also granting him the ability of flight. His new speed is so great, that it also enhances his Kōshinho prowess and allows him to create dozens of afterimages to confound his opponent. Unlike regular afterimages, these images still contain mass, allowing Gai to pull off numerous blows to his opponent from all angles. At a single thought, Gai can disengage the mass, reverting them to normal afterimages. These afterimages can also be utilized in a similar manner to Utsusemi. With the aid of Zankaen Ningyō, Gai's hyper-speed is given a fiery twist, giving the foolish opponent who attempts to attack one of Gai's afterimages minimal chance when it comes to dodging the incredible burn contact damage of a Zankaen Ningyō.
 * Zankaen Ningyō (残火炎人形, "Lingering Blaze Puppet"): Gai is able to shape a large amount of purgatorial flames into his exact likeness, which function as if they were Gai himself, even able to bleed. After sustaining enough damage, they become miniature phoenixes and rise to the heavens before turning to ash. Gai often makes use of these puppets to utilize some of his stronger attacks and to act as diversions or support in the heat of battle. Zankaen Ningyō is by far, Gai's most useful technique.
 * Byakuya Senmetsuken (白夜殲滅剣, "Midnight Sun Annihilation Sword"): Gai amasses purgatorial flames from the arm-cannon's barrel, forming a solid gigantic white flame in the form of a lance from the barrel, thus giving Harusame the ability to cut through anything. He often uses this as a series of seven consecutive blows, called "Kanki Tenshōku" (喚起天翔駆, "Evocation Soaring Drive") where Gai slashes his opponent several times from different angles at incomprehensible speeds, with each slash causing a fiery explosion, before blasting through them. While Byakuya Senmetsuken is in effect, Gai can utilize Shining Onslaught in a similar manner to that of when he utilized it with Kakusei. Byakuya Senmetsuken is Gai's strongest attack in Shikai and the Mototsu only utilizes it when facing an opponent he cannot defeat by any other methods.

Bankai Special Abilities:

Anteishi Setsura: Avuārāku (アヴァラーク, "Avalark"): During the final stage of the battle with Kakusa re Shisha, Kagerō Harusame transformed further, Gai's right arm begins glowing golden, as a golden phoenix emblem appears on the back of his hand. Gai then transmutes his entire right arm into an exquisite broadsword the length of a surfboard with a large golden cross emblazoned on the face of the silver blade, which he declares "Avalark". This form is referred to as "Anteishi Setsura" (安定し雪羅 lit. "Stabilized Second Shift") due to have finally assumed control of the highly deadly Setsura state; obliterating all the hazards associated with the Mototsu's state of "surpassed limits" by freeing himself from all the fears and doubts in his mind and his heart. In releasing Anteishi Setsura, Gai's right shoulder is capped with a cross-shaped emblem, and his cowl usually forms a cloak to cover the missing arm. The's sword's hilt is golden with phoenix wings at on the sides, and the pommel is shaped like a small golden cross with a green gem in the middle. The end of the cross has a red ribbon tied to it. Along the cross emblazoned on the blade, there are several interesting symbols. Avalark can cut what cannot be cut, such as deities or planets. Gai is shown with the ability to telepathically recall Avalark to himself, should it be separated from his body.
 * Ultra-Speed Combat: Gai takes all the power of his flames and amasses them further, forming six sets of wings upon his back. Then, he uses the power of the Bankai to perform astoundingly high-speed combat and even faster flight. His newfound speed is so tremendous, that it also greatly enhances his Kōshinho prowess drastically and allows him to create hundreds of afterimages to confound his opponent.
 * Enhanced Shining Onslaught: In Bankai, Gai can still utilize Shining Onslaught, however, he utilizes it in the same way he used to when he possessed Kakusei a spinning, 'X'-shaped blast of purgatorial flames from a single talon. However, the attack is flawed. The blast's power is inconsistent, as its appearance varies from jagged and threatening, to frail and laughable. If fired in succession, the 'X' becomes more cracked, with the attack becoming more fragile with crack it gains. If the attack has anything less then seven cracks, it can be shattered with ease. Gai came to the conclusion that if he fires seven shots in row, he leaves himself wide open to attack. Gai can also unleash five Shining Onslaughts at the same time from his full hand.
 * Enhanced Zankaen Ningyō:
 * Enhanced Fushutsu no Tsume:
 * Enhanced Byakuya Senmetsuken: In Bankai, Byakuya Senmetsuken is drastically enhanced, though it is now so powerful and destructive that it has been shown to slice through dimensional barriers- specifically, the dimensional barriers which Kakusa re Shisha generates with its ability, which are known to have extremely tremendous endurance capabilities.
 * Enhanced Bankai Duration: Furthermore, the fact that all of his energy is "compressed" means that usage of his Bankai doesn't expel as much spiritual power as other Bankai from the point of activation; thus allowing him to use Kagerō Harusame at a much longer duration than any other Bankai users of his level.
 * Hanahikari Kagayaku Ken Kissaki (華光耀劍鋒, "Blossom Light Shining Sword Point"): Gai's usual finisher. Focusing five Shining Onslaughts upon his talons, absorbing the spheres into his claws, Gai unleashes a swipe of raw destructive power, which is drastically enhanced by the white purgatorial flames flowing from the talons. The swipe itself is powerful, and capable of tearing through enemy defenses to deal tremendous damage. Upon making contact, Hanahikari Kagayaku Ken Kissaki's impact upon Gai's opponent results in a widespread chain of destruction that reduces anything caught in its wake to remains that explode after a few seconds, to where the explosive effect persists and transfers to anything said remains come into contact with, obliterating them in return. This means that abilities such as regeneration are effectively negated. The downside to this seemingly almighty attack is that it is extremely short in it's range, requiring Gai to utilize a Zankaen Ningyō to distract his opponent before dealing the blow, thus usually ending the fight.

Anteishi Setsura Special Abilities: While in Anteishi Setsura, Gai can presumably utilize all of his former abilities; though on a greater scale, on the one occasion he is seen accessing this form, he has only utilized a single ability. However, his flames also gain the ability to devour offending Zanpakutō and Kidō, even that of Harafumei's ultimate attack Sekishiki Tenryōha.


 * Jōshō Hinotori (上昇火の鳥, "Rising Phoenix"): Gai condenses stray reishi into his body, before converting it into flame. After several seconds, the flames expand into the form of phoenix wings which unleash an explosive burst of flame to launch Gai at his target at near light-speeds. Upon making contact with his opponent, Gai unleashes a powerful thrust with Avalark which "purifies the very soul". The flames released during this technique resembles that of a phoenix rising from the ashes. Gai makes use of this ultimate attack during his final battle with Harafumei. Jōshō Hinotori is most useful when activated towards the end of a battle between high-level opponents, since the area will be saturated with excess energy from their attacks. It is a recycling of the reishi just used and spread over the battlefield. Therefore, even though Gai has been exhausted from reishi, the ability can still be invoked. This is also described as Gai's strongest attack, as not even Hanahikari Kagayaku Ken Kissaki was able to defeat Harafumei's strongest attack, Mu no Sekai, however, Hanahikari Kagayaku Ken Kissaki focuses upon mass destructive damage instead of piercing penetration.

Raika (雷火, "Lightning Flash"): In its seal form, it resembles a small sword such as a kodachi. It has an olive-green hilt with a bronze bow-shaped tsuba.

Shikai: Raika's release command is Sever (断ち切れ, tachikire). Eiji holds his Zanpakutō upside down behind his back and calls out the release command. In its Shikai, Raika takes the form of a white longsword with a hook at the end and curved shell-like pipes that form the hilt. Upon transformation, flames emit from the pipes, in shikai form, the flames emitting from the holes produces a sound similar to a trumpet.

Shikai Special Ability: The pipes emit fire, heating the blade and causing it to take on a more fiery colour. With Raika, Eiji is able to create, control, and become fire. With this in mind, Eiji is able to create fire-based attacks which can be used both in melee and as a ranged form of offence and is immune to being burnt. The generated flames can be manipulated in a wide variety of ways, their "type" can be changed at will, and they can even be given a material consistency by manipulating the spiritual particles in the air. Raika's flames have a "blunt" effect to them, causing impact damage alongside burnings. By heating the blade it has shown to be strong enough to resist and repel even Gai's weakest Shining Onslaught. Raika's ability gives Eiji immunity to most types of flame-based attacks, and he can even use his flames to create a propulsive effect.


 * Heat Control: Raika grants Eiji the ability to control heat; with it, he is able to heat a wide range of liquids, heat metal to scalding temperatures, or melt ice.
 * Pressure Control: This ability enables Eiji to superheat the air around him, causing a rise in air pressure in small, enclosed areas which has explosive implications. Eiji is able to grant his regular attacks this property in small areas so that when they make contact, they explode violently.
 * Majinken (魔神剣, "Demon God Sword"): By gripping the handle near the base of his sword's blade and focusing fireballs into the crux of the hook and slamming it into the ground, Eiji is able to generate large amounts of flame which sheathes itself over the blade. When he swings the sword at his desired target the energy produces an enormous fireball followed by a massive explosion upon impact. This ability is useful for when Eiji needs to stay away from his foe temporarily and damage them from a distance, while waiting for healing or support from an ally. Suffice to say, Majinken is a powerful technique with great force, capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction. Eiji has used this technique in several different manners, such as striking the ground to create an omnidirectional blast to knock away incoming attacks or slashing at the ground to upturn it and crush everything in its path. At full power, Majinken is able to destroy an entire skyscraper.
 * Waremefunka (割れ目噴火, "Fissure Eruption"): Eiji can then focus fireballs into the crux of the hook and, by slamming it into the ground, he creates a mix of smog and fire to cover the area to mask the area; meanwhile by slamming Raika into the ground once again, fissures erupt in the ground in random places. From these fissures, geysers of red-orange fire erupt from the ground; if there is no fissure near his foe, then regardless at the moment of these eruptions, flaming rocks fly in all directions.

Kidō-Type
The Zan causes an opponent to experience every wound they have ever suffered in an instant. AS it was used against an Espada, who are actually a conglomerate of souls, each of those souls felt every wound they ever suffered. Suffice to say, the Espada were disintegrated into dust.

Sounokouya (始の荒野, Desert of Creation)

Shikai:

Shikai Special Ability: With Sounokouya, Guren has the ability to manipulate sand, either released from her body or gathered from the surrounding environment, and shaping it into a variety of forms for different purposes, with the most prominent being combat, with sand-made bullets or waves being the most common attacks. The sand inflicts damage due to the sheer blunt power granted it by the amount of material used each time. Guren is capable of using many spiritual energy-taxing sand-based techniques, sometimes in quick succession, before becoming exhausted. The amount of sand she can control at one time is immense. If sand is lacking in abundance, Guren can break down the earth minerals in the ground to create more sand. While she can control any dry sand, ordinary sand requires more spiritual energy to manipulate, tiring her at a rapid rate. Because the sand generated by Sounokouya is already infused with her spiritual energy, Guren has a great deal more control over it, enabling stronger and faster attacks with it.

Unclassified-Type
Taikyokuhōō (太極鳳凰, "Supreme Ultimate Phoenix"), "Nickname" Karuraki (迦楼羅騎, "Garuda Knight") is the name of Kachihi's Zanpakutō. Kachihi refuses to call his blade by its true name due to its similarities in both abilities and naming to his father's blade, Kōshinhōō. As Taikyokuhōō despises being compared to a mere deity of Buddhist myth rather than the majestic king of birds, the Zanpakutō complains and doesn't activate its true power for its wielder, though it knows that Kachihi has his reasons for doing so.

Shikai: Not Yet Revealed.

Shikai Special Abilities: Taikyokuhōō is known as the "Zanpakutō by which quintessence, the fifth essence of the universe, flows," in reference to how quintessence's natural form is a divider between spaces of the universe. By utilizing Taikyokuhōō's special ability, Kachihi can emit quintessence in its most natural form causing air space or matter to split and eliminate natural forces. Kachihi can also focus quintessence in a way that it takes a physical essence, appearing like pure energy. From there, the energy can take on a variety of functions, in a similar manner to projectile reiatsu techniques. As well, the techniques aren't just limited to the physical, as Kachihi has shown that he can create "voids" in an enemy's harnessing of their reiatsu, though this is temporary. As a supplement, Kachihi can eliminate the adverse effects of Soul Society's natural forces upon himself in order to move around more freely, the concept being used in one of his techniques as quintessence spiritual energy flows from Kachihi's eyes being the source, to void him of the limits created by outside forces. Taikyokuhōō's ability is also able to allow Kachihi to absorb quintessence from around him, to a very minor extent, to gradually accelerate healing and reiatsu rejuvenation.

Bankai: Chōetsu Taikyokuhōō (超越太極鳳凰, "Transcendency Supreme Ultimate Phoenix"): Not Yet Achieved.
 * Tanima no Konton (無秩序の全盛, "Chaos Vorago"): Kachihi amasses an extremely dense amount of quintessent energy upon his blade, condensing it to its utmost limit, compressing it upon his blade. In the arc of the sword's swing, Taikyokuhōō releases this quitessent energy at tremendous speeds in the shape of a crescent moon which is coloured black and gold. As it travels through the air towards its opponent at high speeds, obliterating anything it passes through until it reaches its target, the crescent moon makes it extremely difficult to cast forms of energy or plasma as its gravitational force would pull in the energy and it would be absorbed by the crescent moon. The arc then rips and creates an enormous explosion after attempting to pull in any opponents or upon impact.
 * Tenkū (天空, "Ether"): Kachihi brings forth quintessent spiritual energy to rapidly expand air particles. This will cause an opponent to have difficulty breathing. As well, due to the decrease in the scalar pressure of the air, all forms of matter held together by that pressure (which includes living bodies) will break apart.
 * Tengan (天眼, "Heavenly Eye"): Kachihi manipulates his quintessent spiritual energy and turns his eyes into an additional medium through which the power can flow, thus enhancing his speed, power, and perception. Kachihi can use this technique in order to utilize sight as a way of manipulating the scalar quintessent field and lower his opponent's internal energy supply, temporarily disabling their ability to use reiatsu.
 * Zettai Teki Sonzai no Subete (絶対的存在のすべて, "All in Absolute"): Kachihi summons a great amount of quintessence spiritual energy, which takes the form of an entity that surrounds and shields him from harm. The movement of Kachihi's limbs move the entity's limbs in the same fashion. As well, Kachihi can utilize other techniques through the quintessent entity. While it is powerful, it can be broken by a powerful attack directed at Kachihi.

Taikyokuhōō (太極鳳凰, "Supreme Ultimate Phoenix"), "Nickname" Karuraki (迦楼羅騎, "Garuda Knight") is the name of Kachihi's Zanpakutō. Kachihi refuses to call his blade by its true name due to its similarities in both abilities and naming to his father's blade, Kōshinhōō. As Taikyokuhōō despises being compared to a mere deity of Buddhist myth rather than the majestic king of birds, the Zanpakutō complains and doesn't activate its true power for its wielder, though it knows that Kachihi has his reasons for doing so.
 * Unnamed Attack: A variant of his clan's trademark Shining Onslaught and Gai's partner's Eisha Shūrai; this attack gathers and condenses spiritual energy into the tip of Kachihi's blade to its utmost limit, intensifying the kinetic energy that is about to be released by convergence and acceleration. In the arc of a massive, overhead swing the energy is released from the tip of the blade once the sword is swung. While the result is what looks like a pitch-black arc of energy, only the tip of the attack, which is a arc is capable of doing damage, as the arc is the result of the inversion of everything the attack destroys in its path. As it travels through the air towards its opponent at high speeds, obliterating anything it passes through until it reaches its target, the crescent moon makes it extremely difficult to cast forms of energy or plasma as its gravitational force would pull in the energy and it would be absorbed by the crescent moon. The arc then rips and creates an enormous explosion after attempting to pull in any opponents or upon impact.

Shikai: Not Yet Revealed.

Shikai Special Abilities: Taikyokuhōō's ability is said to be one-of-a-kind; possessing superiority over the abstract known as 'emotions'. Upon releasing, the blade sets up an unavoidable psychic link between Kachihi and his foes, synergizing their thoughts and feelings. While Kachihi is unable to read his foe's minds; he can however analyze their emotions. Upon determining their state of mind and the feelings which are coursing through their minds, Taikyokuhōō adapts and modifies its abilities to work well against the foe's state of mind. It has been said that it is near impossible to prevent this ability from occurring; however, those who empty their souls and discard their emotions are able to nullify such an ability. One thing of note is; Taikyokuhōō works as a double-edged blade- Kachihi himself is susceptible to this emotion detection and it can be used against him. Bankai: Reihasaiki Taikyokuhōō (霊破砕機太極鳳凰, "Soul Crusher Supreme Ultimate Phoenix"): The Bankai form of Taikyokuhōō contains many allusions to his father's Chōetsu Gaikaōtori and his grandfather's Onmyōshikō no Kōshinhōō in appearance and abilities; all three are the exact same type of Zanpakutō; the Nagareboshi-exclusive Psychic type.
 * Anger: As Kachihi's foe becomes more and more enraged, the psychic link formed between he and his foe transfers this anger to his blade, before changing and modifying it, converting it into raging crimson flames which spirals around the sword, augumenting its cutting power significantly. It could be said that Taikyokuhōō now becomes sharper than any other force in the world, as anything it attempts to slice will be cut through like wet tissue paper; however, the double-edged blade aspect of the overall ability comes into play now; if the foe is a bonafide berserker with no restraint for their rage, then Taikyokuhōō will possess the cutting ability of an old woman slapping someone.
 * Enraging: However, if Kachihi himself is the one to get all riled up, then Taikyokuhōō will cause an unusual reaction in the spiritual energy that composes his very being, which is only explosively augmented by his own psychic powers, filling him with nothing more than the desire to defeat his foe, shutting down his emotions, and even his reaction to pain, becoming a highly focused fighter. In this phase, all of Kachihi's parameters are enhanced, boosting him to Captain-level in strength. In addition, he ignores any sense of pain or threat to his life in order to defeat his target through sheer force of will; enabling him to shrug off even extremely powerful attacks.
 * Cockiness: Once the foe becomes incredibly smug, which they will most likely do due to Kachihi's general inexperience, Taikyokuhōō uses the psychic link between Kachihi and his foe to transform and convert that cockiness into a small forcefield which rapidly decreases the spiritual particles of the area where Kachihi stands; draining and dissipating the spiritual particles in the environment. This ability expands for a three meter sphere, as long as the spiritual particles are not released from the foes themselves. Unfortunately; the indiscriminate nature of this technique means that even support abilities utilized by allies are still rendered void, as long as they are kept within the limited area.
 * Sadness: If the foe is feeling the need to sit down and eat a big bowl of ice cream in depression, then Taikyokuhōō will feel this emotion through the psychic link and transfer it back to the blade, before transforming into spiritual energy which is projected outwards, releasing a wave of intoxication throughout the atmosphere, saturating the air with it and psychically causing the foe's own imagination to overact, resulting in paranoia and delirium; causing them to relive the same experience of what caused them to experience the sadness over and over until their mind...breaks.
 * Happiness: If the foe is feeling as if they're on top of the world and nothing could diminish their cheerfulness, then Taikyokuhōō will feel this emotion through the psychic link and transfer it back to the blade, before transforming into spiritual energy which is projected around Kachihi's figure, transforming into an entity that surrounds and shields him from harm. The movement of Kachihi's limbs move the entity's limbs in the same fashion. As well, Kachihi can utilize other techniques through the entity. At the moment of manifestation, the entity forms a spiritual link with the foe's Saketsu (鎖結, "Chain Binding") and Hakusui (鎖結, "Soul Sleep"); enabling Kachihi to dampen their power to the point that they will hit like a baby. This entity is only manifested for three minutes, as nobody who is happy would need tools for violence, which brings about despair.
 * Deception: If the opponent attempts to lie straight to Kachihi's face or otherwise deceive him, either by putting on a façade or trying to gain his trust any other way, then Taikyokuhōō, utilizing it's psychic link will inform him of this misdeed, before it uses the fabrication projected from the foe as fuel for it's next effect; using said spiritual energy, Taikyokuhōō projects it outwards towards the foe to give them a taste of their own medicine; a highly powerful illusion which intensifies the gravity around them to the point that they cannot even move, before forcing them to reveal their reasons for deception and any other information that could be valuable for Kachihi. Of course, the effect of enhancing the gravity can also be utilized for practical combat reasons; however, once the foe halts their lies, then everything will return to normal.

In Bankai, his blade transforms into a unusual-shaped weapon of golden colouration which has two forms; a rocket club, which he can open exhaust ports of, adding an 40 additional tonnes to his blows, and an enormous blade which is as large as he is tall which possesses tremendous cutting power. Kachihi's attire also changes drastically; he wears a black fur-hooded cowl which covers his shoulders and is always open, with two protrusions coming out of his hood. The cape of the cowl has multiple fleur-de-lis on the trim, in addition to a flame pattern on the sides. A masquerade-style mask is always affixed to the cowl, which takes on various configurations and appearances. The cowl is able to manipulate Kachihi's entire body like a marionette when incapacitated, or simply assist in evasive tactics. He wears a black tube top which exposes his midriff, with a zipper down the middle. He wears black jeans which have fur on the cuffs, and they have three golden chains attached from the belt-holder to the left pocket. He wears a pair of black shoes with red flames on the sides and a green gem at the back on each side.

Bankai Special Abilities: Unlike a majority of other Bankai, Reihasaiki Taikyokuhōō doesn't really enhance his Shikai abilities except for a few notable exceptions, neither does it keep the same theme and power scheme as his Shikai, but rather, it evolves his power into something which represents Kachihi's emotions and overall soul.

Kokuhotaru (剋蛍, "Victory Firefly") is the name of Zakura's Zanpakutō. When sealed, it takes the form of a large broadsword.
 * Eternal Starlight (永遠星空, "Eienhoshizora"): Eternal Starlight is a technique akin to Gai's Shining Onslaught and Agito's Wolf Fang Buster, in which Zakura charges reishi upon his blade, charging it to its utmost limit, as the energy coats Kokuhotaru to the point that it appears as if it is made up of pure, solidified reishi. Zakura condenses the reishi, relocating it to the tip, before thrusting forward, releasing it all in the form of a pure drill of spiritual energy which moves with ever-hastening speed, piercing through almost anything, moving in a straight line. However, the actual purpose of Eternal Starlight is seldom used, as Zakura prefers to use its energy as the power source for a flying kick, where he either jumps or flips towards his opponent and finishes with a side kick.

Shikai: Kokuhotaru's Shikai is activated with the phrase, "Let's do it!" (やってヤルゼ, "Yatte yaruze!"). In Shikai, Kokuhotaru manifests as an odd blade. The blade has a curved motorcycle handlebar on each side, and it has a shield with red wing shaped decorations with golden feathers and a green crystal in the middle on both sides of the cross-guard. The pommel looks like an odd shield, with a golden 'Y' shape engraved in the middle, with a green gem in the center. Two small shields with an eagle's claw are just above the pommel. The blade has a red crystal at the tip, and the cross-guard is coloured blue and orange.

Shikai Special Abilities: Kokuhotaru's ability is the "integration of comradeship" into Zakura's own physical being. Through interactions with a said individual, Zakura is, through a particular incantation and method, is able to transform into said individual or assume a "hybrid state", where he takes on certain characteristics of the certain individual. For example, if Zakura took on Hizashi’s form, he would likely gain a few of her features, such as rose hair and large bust size, although his appearance would not change drastically. While in this state, Zakura is able to momentarily gain access to a singular particular ability of that individual that he has either, seen multiple times, or has been given to by the individual. While Zakura gains access to that person's full power, he can still utilize his own power at any time. Generally, Zakura releases within one person's forms. However, Zakura does not have to be a particular person to transform into that person's released states. In addition, Kokuhotaru's special ability allows Zakura to perform any of his own attacks, or a signature attack of whatever person he has transformed into. Once this transformation has worn off, Zakura has permanent access to this ability, no matter if he is transformed or not, due to the ability being integrated into Kokuhotaru's very soul, changing the Zanpakutō spirit after every transformation. As a result, Zakura's Zanpakutō is highly versatile and he is able to utilize multiple abilities in combinations or use his ingenuity to modify them and give him a little "spice". For some reason, Zakura's personality gains elements of the person whose form he has taken on. In addition, this ability allows Zakura to perform the signature attack of the person he is transformed into. This ability is referred to as the "direct evolution of Anki", as it goes a step beyond merely replicating target's abilities.

Haisukiri (絶霧, "Fog of Extinction") is the name of the Zanpakutō. When sealed, it takes upon the form of a katana which possesses black markings.

Shikai: When released, Haisukiri excretes a smoggy black mist, which has dimension distorting properties. The mist appears as if it were nothing but pitch-black smoke that leaves ones drenched within it very little to see. Visually, Haisukiri only changes ever so slightly; gaining four holes situated upon the blade; three on the blade, one on the hilt that continuously emit the mist at an alarming rate.

Shikai Special Ability: Haisukiri possesses the ability to nullify many an attack with the mist it creates, and can transport anything to any location. The user can convert the mist into a barrier to trap the opponents in a different space. Once the mist envelops the target, it opens a rift to a different dimension, intending to push and trap their opponents inside to wander forever after they have covered them in smog. An added fact about this particular move is that the user can launch this at great distances, coupled with a very vivid illusion of themselves, the user thwarts the opponent into believing that they are in the given location performing the move, when in reality they might be miles away from the actual fighting ground.

Bankai: Ankoku Kirito (暗黒霧都ザ, "The Darkened Misty Metropolis"):

Bankai Special Abilities: As the user thrusts their blade into the ground, they generate a smoke-like mist from the ground. The mist, formed with their spiritual energy, manifests a barrier around the area that has a negative effect on all those who enter within the perimeter. Normal Souls will quickly faint from pain upon coming in contact with the dense cloud of enveloping smoke, as simply breathing it in burns the throat and direct contact with eyes causes them to fester. They start to suffocate due to being unable to breathe, and they are unable to see anything as they spasm in pain. The user can easily use this time to selectively kill them, or they can simply wait for them to be inflicted with death within an hour. The user is able to command this mist as they wish in order to select which targets within the barrier are affected, allowing them to be perfectly fine. The user is also able to limit it to only a specific area, allowing them to activate it merely inside a building. It also affects the sense of direction of those within the perimeter, making them lose their baring of the area. This ability will be nullified the moment that the user is knocked unconcious or killed.

Tenseiga (天星牙, Heavenly Star Fang) is the name of Gaikou's Zanpakutō. When sealed, it takes the form of a large broadsword. It has a gear-hilt that can slide off the blade and be used as a flailing weapon. It has an ornately etched based, but its most unique feature is that it has been specially customized with a motorcycle-like gear shift. The sword is somewhat longer than most Zanpakutō, at about 1.7 meters long.

Shikai: Activated by the phrase, "Let's do it!" (やってヤルゼ, "Yatte yaruze!"), Tenseiga becomes a unique broadsword, having a magenta blade, with golden trim around the blade. The hilt and cross-guard are a brilliant white, and the cross-guard has two purple crosses sticking out from the sides. There is a triangle sticking out from the cross-guard, making a sort of triangle as seen from the side, slightly covering the cross-guard. This 'triangle' has a green gem in the middle and golden sides with air vents, similar to a knight's helmet. The grip is red and the pommel has three purple spikes on it. Gaikou's left hand becomes covered by a crimson glove and the chain at the base of Tenseiga's hilt extends out further than it previously did, spiraling up the length of her sleeveless left arm with the additional portion of the chain hanging down freely from her upper arm. On her left shoulder, there is a crimson pauldron that has three curved fins of metal jutting out from her left shoulder blade, each progressively larger as they near her shoulder. The fins can break apart to propel Gaikou forward at great speed and increase the power of her strikes. Tenseiga also gains a crescent-shaped blade attached to its hilt by a long metal chain, which can extend greatly if necessary by force of will. The chain itself can be used as an attack or to entangle a target. The chain can also be used to swing the weapon like a flail and toss it at opponents for mid-range combat. Tenseiga's wide blade can be used as a shield from incoming attacks.

Shikai Special Abilities: Tenseiga's special ability enables Gaikou to manifest the power of the stars- though this only counts in the World of the Living, as in Soul Society, the power is greatly diminished. This power makes it possible to alter the nature of weak compositions, from destroying massive collections of weak spiritual energy to stopping the movements of weak collections of spiritual energy. Gaikou is capable to burn the power of the stars and increase it, until she makes it explode. Being able to burn the star power gives her superhuman abilities like breaking rocks or hitting faster than sound, shooting up to 100 blows per second, but the more the the power is increased, the more the powers become extraordinary and far from the skills of a normal spiritual being. Despite all that, doing so is extremely bad for her already frail health.


 * Senshōkudaki (戦勝砕き, "Victory Smasher"): Gaikou flares up her spiritual energy to it's fullest extent before compressing it upon Tenseiga, concentrating it and transferring it's power to all the joints in her body before channelling it into the tip of the blade and releasing it in the form of a truly enormous and exceedingly powerful sphere of pulsating spiritual energy that moves at incredible speeds once it leaves the blade of Tenseiga, blasting into her foe and causing incredible damage, and upon impact, it tends to launch the target backward after being hit or, if the target is lying on the ground or being launched to the ground, the destructive force is enough to form a crater.
 * Senshōkudaki Sōga (戦勝砕き・双牙, "Victory Smasher: Twin Fang"): An upgrade of Senshōkudaki; Gaikou releases two Senshōkudaki created by the central and smaller ones spinning in different directions, interact with each other to form a massive and turbulent cone-shaped vortex of star energy which possesses great destructive power.
 * Hoshikudaki (星砕, "Star Destroyer"): Gaikou focuses her spiritual energy into the tip of Tenseiga and projects it outwards into the form of a flower-shaped shield of golden spiritual energy, which defends him from many spells- its defensive powers are unmatched amongst even some Kidō spells, and only very few have ever shattered it; Gaikou has stated that it is almost hard as diamonds; though it is entirely possible to shatter the shield by tricking Gaikou into hitting it herself- therefore, it is weak to attacks initiated by Gaikou herself, and will shatter if she merely touches the shield.
 * Ryūseizan (彗星斬, "Meteor Slash"): Gaikou amasses spiritual energy on her sword and delivers a series of fierce slashes, which move at speeds which they can no longer be seen, leaving only jet streams in their place. They are capable of hitting the opponent over ten times a second, like meteors, and may even hit the opponent over long distances. If Gaikou still has spiritual energy, more slashes may strike, until they reach high speeds. The slashes land so fast that, after a volley, they seemingly connect simultaneously. The massive circles of air bursts from the slashes surrounding Gaikou resemble actual meteors. However, due to the large amount of energy it uses, Gaikou cannot sustain it for long, although the time it is used is considerably high.
 * Ryūseizan Shōsuiseigeki (彗星斬翔彗星撃, "Meteor Slash Soaring Comet Attack"): Gaikou concentrates the strength of Ryūseizan into her feet and blade; and in a split second she shoots forwards at high speeds with her sword pointed forward, giving off the visage of a comet; suddenly, she smashes into the foe with incredible force, knocking them completely off balance and causing a large amount of damage.

Bankai: Hangontei no Tenseiga (反魂帝の天星牙, "Reverse Soul Empress of the Heavenly Star Fang")

Bankai Special Abilities:


 * Majin Rengazan (魔神連牙斬, Demon God Connecting Fang Slash)
 * Hyper-Speed Combat
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Enhanced Durability
 * Enhanced Bankai Duration
 * Kogahazan Agito (虎牙破斬・咢 Outspokenly Rendering Murder by the Tiger Fang)
 * Bakuenryūjin Zakura (爆炎竜陣・座蔵, Explode Flame Dragon Formation Tip Godown)
 * Kūzanshōhōō Gai (空斬昇鳳凰・牙偉 Sky Slash Rising Phoenix Fang Greatness)
 * Majin Rengokusatsu (真神煉獄刹/魔神煉獄殺, True God Purgatory Temple/Demon God Purgatory Kill)

Quincy Abilities
Zerfall (崩壊 (ゼーパル), zeparu, Japanese and German for "Decay"): An advanced Quincy technique; Asamu uses the spiritual particles he has absorbed, and infuses them within one of his Seele Schneiders. Converging the energy to the tip of the blade, he swings his blade forward, releasing a pitch-black wave of spiritual particles in the shape of an arrow; similar to Heilig Pfeil. Because of the sheer amount of spiritual particles absorbed by the Seele Schneider before unleashing this ability, the wave struggles to purge itself of the overwhelming energy, releasing short bursts of corrupt spiritual particles as it travels through the atmosphere—the properties of which manage to work similar to a unique type of acid, dissolving anything it makes contact with short of actual spiritual beings. It should be noted that unleashing Zerfall slows the absorption of the spiritual particles in the atmosphere for a Quincy.

Gewehr Sklave (銃の奴隷 (ユアー スクレーブ), Jyuaa Sukureibu, Japanese and German for "Gun Slave"): Yet another advanced Quincy technique; Asamu absorbs a large amount of spiritual particles in the atmosphere, before manifesting it, converging it together as a series of weapons that flight using bat-like wings. They can work together to bombard an opposing force with spiritual blast attacks from multiple directions, and can attach themselves to objects and fire at point blank range.

Höllenfeuer (業火 (ホレンペウアー), Horenpeuaa; German and Japanese for "Hellfire"): Manipulating the spiritual particles in the atmosphere, Asamu manifests horrific azure flames which are actually condensed spiritual particles. These flames are powerful enough to set rocks and sand ablaze, and usually manifest as enormous blazing columns. It should be noted that Asamu is able to stand inside these flames, disappearing and reappearing in an instant for quick, swift surprise attacks. He can also use the flames as a source of spiritual particles if there's very little where he is. Asamu is the creator of this technique, something he's very proud of.

Flammende Sperrfeuer (弾幕を連射 (フラメンヅ スペーペウアー), Furamendu Supepeuaa, Japanese and German for "Blazing Barrage"): Focusing more spiritual particles, Asamu transforms his normal arrow into missiles. Each missile contains the properties of targeting and propulsion, always condensing the spiritual particles that compose it, before spreading them out to the tip, coating the outer surface of the missile, enhancing its penetrative qualities. Firing his bow, Asamu unleashes a vicious onslaught of missiles at his opponent; upon contact with the foe, each of the missiles release all of the spiritual particles that compose it—the foe's own spiritual pressure serves to contain and amplify the destructive power of each missile; before warping the surface and exploding, dealing tremendous damage.

Vormund (守護, (ボーマンド), bomando, Japanese and German for "Guardian"): Focusing more spiritual particles, Asamu shapes and expands his spiritual energy utilizing his bow as a medium to force the spiritual energy contained in his body to spiral around him, using the spiritual particles in the air to "solidify" and stabilize, hardening and forming, taking the form of an entity that surrounds and shields him from harm. The movement of Asamu's limbs move the entity's limbs in the same fashion. As well, Asamu can utilize other techniques through the spiritual entity. While it is powerful, it can be broken by a powerful attack directed at Asamu. Harnessing the spiritual particles in the atmosphere, the guardian can manifest a sword and shield to do battle with; each of which possess incredible capabilities.