Fudo Shōdo/Alternate

Fudo Shōdo (焦土フドウ, Scorched Earth Fire God) is a Shinigami and the Captain of the Fifth Division. His Lieutenant is Ryū Suijōki.

Appearance
Fudo is a relatively tall, dark-skinned man. He is quite muscular, but slightly overweight at the same time. He has black crew-cut hair and brown eyes.

He wears a sleeveless variant of the standard Shinigami Shihakushō and similarly customised haori on it.

Personality
Shōdo is a brave and bold warrior. He does not hesitate to fight in order to protect, his family and comrades. Moreover, he has a strong sense of justice and loyalty, and he is very attached to his colleagues.

He is rather hot-tempered and violent in combat. He can be friendly, but is quite easily irritated.

Powers and Abilities
He has eventually achieved a master-level skill common among the more seasoned Captains of Gotei 13.

Great Strength: When his Zanpakutō is released, he often strikes the ground to perform his techniques, literally blowing it up due to the sheer force of impact.

Great Endurance: Fudo is known to be able to take substantial punishment without it hindering his combat capability in a significant manner.

However, while their power is considerable, they are rather risky to use and sometimes backfire due to his lack of control.



It is unrefined and tends to slip out of his control when overly exerted. It is dark red in colour.

Zanpakutō
Nenshō Kanetsu-ro (加熱炉を燃焼, "Burning Furnace"): When sealed, it is a nodachi with a triangular tsuba and burgundy hilt.
 * Shikai: Its release command is "Flare Up!" (燃え上がる, Moeagaru). Fudo grabs the handle with both hands and slashes vertically. Subsequently, his sword morphs into a big sledge-hammer. It has a furnace-like head outfitted with an exhaust pipe on its back, and flames erupt from it with a loud roar upon activation.
 * Bakuhatsu (爆発, "Explode!"): Shōdo strikes the ground with his Zanpakutō. A single crack of glowing, scarlet energy surges through the earth toward the enemy and when it reaches them, they are engulfed in a violent fiery explosion.
 * Ryūsei (流星, "Meteor"): Fudo and his Zanpakutō are enveloped with flame-like Reiatsu, and Nenshō Kanetsu-ro's exhaust pipe emits flames to gain momentum. He strikes the opponent two-handed, causing an outburst of fire and a strong shockwave on impact.
 * Bankai: Ōkina Chikaku Kanetsu-ro (大きな地核加熱炉, "Great Earth-core Furnace"):