Sanmiittai

This article is about the manifested spirit of Kenji Hiroshi's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Kenji's Zanpakuto.

Sanmiittai (さんみいったい, lit. The Trinity) is the manifested spirit of Kenji Hiroshi's Zanpakutō that is manifested during his Bankai training. Sanmiittai portrays himself as a wise and honorable individual, whose only goal in life is teaching and protecting his master.

Character Outline
Sanmiittai appears as a young man wearing ceremonial samurai armor with a purple tunic worn over the top. His hair is colored violet and spills down his back in a long ponytail. On his armor are inscribed the words Kousei (こうせい, Justice), Yousha (ようしゃ, Mercy) and Adauchi (あだうち, Vengeance), the same words which appear on Kenji's various Shikai forms. In his right hand, Sanmiittai often carries a katana very different from the hook swords Kenji favors.

In terms of personality, Sanmiittai maintains a mysterious air and even Kenji knows little about his true character. In all his appearances, however, the spirit has shown great loyalty and attachment to his master and often helps whenever Kenji calls. He is proud, honorable and wise and gets on rather well with Kyoaku; as the two converse often and trust one another completely.

Powers and Abilities
Immense Spiritual Energy: Sanmiittai is a powerful zanpakutō spirit with strength in terms of spiritual energy to rival his owner. His energy takes a distinct mix of black, aqua-marine and yellow and is potent enough to make even Kenji sweat when he first encountered the spirit.

Master Weapon Specialist: Sanmiittai's skill in wielding the three forms of his Shikai are advanced enough to make Kenji's usage in all but swordsmanship mediocre in comparison. During their initial meeting and brief battle, Kenji was repeatedly knocked down, with Sanmiittai landing critical strikes. Only in swordsmanship could Kenji compete against Sanmiittai's skill.

Amazing Speed: Sanmiittai has shown to move at tremendous speeds. He is able to surprise and outmaneuver Kenji during their battle, a further testament to his skill considering Kenji's skillful speed. Kenji has said that Sanmiittai doesn't use in form of high-speed movement when moving at speed, suggesting a currently unnamed ability alluded to by Kenji himself.

Zanpakutō
Sanmiittai (さんみいったい, lit. The Trinity) is the name of Kenji Hiroshi's zanpakutō.


 * Shikai: Sanmiittai is released with the phrase Let the God’s Run Free. In terms of shape and design, Sanmiittai can have three distinct and very different forms that he can wield. The first is that of a hawthorn staff with a worn appearance slightly larger than Sanmiittai's full height and is used predominately for defense or when facing more than one opponent. The top and bottom of the weapon are decorated with steel ends for added force when a blow is dealt and the wood making up its shaft has been noted to be extremely resilient against attacks; being fit to block other zanpakutō without being cut or broken in any way. About halfway up the staff’s length, the word Kousei (こうせい, Justice) is clearly visible. The second weapon is that of a trident with an aqua-marine shaft and a steel weight at the end to add balance and counter the weight of the tridents three prongs. Blade-wise, the tridents three pointed prongs are incredibly sharp and deadly and can easily be used to disarm swordsman and maintain a relatively safe distance to strike from. Sanmiittai often uses this trident in a manner similar to his usage of the hawthorn staff, though his form is much more aggressive than the defensive form used with the hawthorn staff. Like the staff, the word Yousha (ようしゃ, Mercy) is labelled just below the three prongs, engraved into the steel. The third and final form Sanmiittai can make use of is that of an average hand-and-a-half-sword approximately 4.5ft long in length and incredibly sharp. The weapon is plain with no notable decoration, though the upper section of the hilt is black leather while the lower half is colored metallic silver with the word Adauchi (あだうち, Vengeance) cut into the hilt, resting against the palm of Sanmiittai’s hand when he wields it. These three forms can be shifted through at will, though the destruction and reconstruction takes a timespan of approximately five seconds.


 * Shikai Special Abilities: Sanmiittai, in terms of powers and abilities it is quite unique in that it offers Kenji three distinct forces he can control at a whim. These include Lightning, much like that of his previous zanpakutō Aoi Inazuma, the forces of Water and those of darkness. Kenji compares his powers to that of the Greek Gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, because he can control the lightning of Zeus, the water of Poseidon and darkness which is often attributed to Hades as the God of the Underworld. Although he has access to all his Shikai abilities regardless of what one of the three forms his Shikai takes, the strength of each force at his command is increased drastically should he use the weapon designated to each individual force. The hawthorn staff’s nature is attuned to the force of lightning, the trident to that of water and the hand-and-a-half-sword to that of darkness.


 * Bankai: Not yet Revealed.

Quotes

 * "You will find Kenji, that ones opinion of good and evil depends greatly on their point of view."
 * No matter what you think, my purpose is not to play nursemaid to you. Mine is to protect you and make you strong, or have you forgotten the entire point of a zanpakutō? It would appear so... Such a pity."