Hanzei Kurokami

"After dwelling in the darkness for so long, even a tiny speck of light became visible to me. I forget when it was I realized the light came from another person inside the darkness. Just like fireworks, when a man dies... a beautiful flower blooms for that one moment. However, there are the few who emit this light even as they draw breath. Their light is unstable, aggressive... and is tinged with sadness. Wittingly or unwittling, the people attracted by this light gathered. I could no longer return to the darkness once I saw this light. I'm a wonderful moth too, just like them. A moth that is afraid of losing the flame it has found. A moth that desperately struggles to avoid the fiercely burning flame. A moth that dances around, guided by the light. I'm surrounded by moths. However, there is a strange one among us. He is not a moth. Even though it's difficult to tell... he too, emits a tiny speck of light. Yes, just like a blade. A steel blade that has been drawn from its scabbard. A bright and sharp light. Silver in color. But it is unusual... Even from the light he emits, just like the moon itself, I can tell... there lies true darkness in his mind."

- Hanzei's thoughts during his first encounter with Seireitou Kawahiru.


 * "He who stands at the forefront of the moon's light." - Seireitou-shishō

Hanzei Kurosaki (黒崎反正, Kurosaki Hanzei) is a powerful member of the Kurosaki family, having fought in the First Shinigami-Arrancar War, catching word of the exploits of the White Demon, Seireitou Kawahiru. After the war, Hanzei was said to have become a wanderer in the spiritual world. By Hanzei's own claim, the Kurosaki family was split off into separate branches because of his "lecherous past actions". Because of this, it is presumed that Hanzei is an ancestor in both Ichigo Kurosaki's family tree and also Ahatake Noriko Kurosaki's family tree. However, such claims have not been confirmed.

He is revered as the master of the moon-type Zanpakutō, claiming to have both mastered and refined the "final secret to the Moon Zanpakutō." It is also presumed that he was the one to have developed the "Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō" (最後の月牙天衝, The Final Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer), having taught its usage to Isshin Kurosaki.

Zanpakutō
Tsukutenshū (月神, God of the Moon) is the name of Hanzei's Zanpakutō, held in regard by all who have faced Hanzei and lived to speak of it as a legendary weapon, rumored to be the strongest of all "moon-type Zanpakutō." It is said that this Zanpakutō was once held by the founder of the Kurosaki family, Jinmu Kurosaki, implying that Hanzei is the reincarnation of Jinmu. However, this claim is all but proven. When sealed, the sword seems to have a rather simplistic look to it, having only a wooden handle without a crossguard, the blade curving slightly like most katana.


 * Shikai:


 * Bankai: Not Yet Revealed