Yusuke Sasakibe

Yusuke Sasakibe is the Captain of the 3rd Division and the younger brother of Chōjirō Sasakibe.

Appearance
Yusuke has long silver hair and golden eyes. Instead of wearing the Captain outfit, he's dressed in rather flamboyant outfits under his sleeveless haori. Most of which he designs and tries on. His casual clothes seem to reflect a Chinese design, a shirt and a modified hakama, whose legs tuck inside his boots, similar to Nnoitra Gilga. He also has one for each color he wears. His extravagant clothes seem to attract the women's attention, being one of the most popular men among the Seireitei.

Personality
He is extremely flamboyant and overconfident, often speaking of himself in a much brighter light than others. Even though he is bad to others, they seem to understand him and are accustomed to him.

He has an aristocratic look and appeal to things, as well as a gentleman manner to the women. But he can also be hot-headed and very annoying, as when he is softly insulted by Jun Fukushima. He is gifted on getting in one's nerves, choosing his insults very well. He dislikes someone that speaks poorly of his style and manners.

He enjoys english tea, introduced to him by his brother. He is the autor of the article in the Seireitei Communication Tears from the Tea.

Powers and Abilities
Great Spiritual Power: Being a Captain, he boasts a great deal of spiritual power and pressure. His spiritual power is pink.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: His skill with his rapier seems to be very good, as expected from a Captain-level Shinigami. He is very fast managing it, being able to strike a Captain (during a brawl) several times in a few seconds. He is capable of performing flawless hits and with lethal precision.

Hakuda Practitioner: Even though he isn't very good at it, when disarmed, Yusuke can hold himself into a battle with his physical strength, although he constantly complains about getting his hands dirty.

Kidō Expert: He has shown to be very good at Kidō, using level 60's Bakudō spells, as well as Destructive spells up to level 58. He showed to be able to cast them one after another, some with incantation.

Shunpo Expert: Yusuke knows his way around the Flash Steps. He is good and fast enough to be able to attack an Espada, because of the surprise caused.

Immense Speed: As a former friend and apprentice from the "Goddess of Flash", Yoruichi, he developed a very fast speed, although his Flash Steps were never good enough to catch her. He got this skill by training during short periods of time with extreme effort.

Zanpakutō
Higanbana (彼岸花, Spider Lily): A different Zanpakutō than usual; a rapier with a golden hand guard with wavy prints on it. Its handle is emerald.
 * Shikai: Its release command is "Wilt" (しおれる, Shioreru). In this state, Higanbana's handle turns red and the hand guard silver.
 * Shikai's Special Ability: No special ability was revealed, but the fact that if he cuts the ground, flowers blossom.


 * Bankai: Not yet revealed...