Kinenbuke

The Kinenbuke, a group/race of former and current Shinigami who have acquired memory of their past life as humans and have gained special powers because of it.

Overview
Having begun as Shinigami, the Kinenbuke appear entirely Human, and barring those times where they are using their powers are indistinguishable from ordinary Shinigami. To gain access to their powers, a Kinenbuke uses a special item that contains their former human soul. This allows them to augment their Shinigami abilities with double's powers, as well as giving them access to some new abilities. Their spiritual pressure likewise changes into a mix of human and Shinigami.

The current members of the Kinenbuke have been shown to be captain-class Shinigami. They are considered oddities by the Soul Society for somehow acquiring knowledge of their past lives. It is because of this that it can be presumed that the only side the Kinenbuke are on is their own. Regardless, they seem to be valuable allies in the battle. They prefer not to be allies of the Vizard or much of the Gotei 13 but rather Ryan's allies instead. The Kinenbuke have not shown any sort of hierarchy, seeming to prefer a loose-knit organization.

Creation Process
This process is based entirely on force of will by a normal soul, though with the intention of gaining powers beyond that of regular Shinigami it doesn't have access to or failing and remaining a normal Shinigami. Becoming a Kinenbuke is a extremely rare occurrence of this process. When Ryan's Memory Realm seal was completely eroded he underwent the normal transformation of a shinigami into a Kinenbuke. Ryan enters into an internal world where he is forced to find his past memories in a small amount of time, by sheer coincidence he does so, but in the middle of becoming fully transformed into a Kinenbuke. Therefore it is that singular moment that allowed Ryan to gain both higher Shinigami powers and acquire Kinenbuke powers at the same time.

Known Members
There are four known Kinenbuke aside from Seireitou Kuchiki. Three of these are men and the other is a woman. All Kinenbuke are Shinigami Captains or former captain from approximately 15-16 years after the main storyline. Seireitou is considered one of their number unofficially more or less by the group and his own admission.

Powers and Abilities
Kinenbuke Item: The Kinenbuke can shift control of their bodies to their human souls while wearing their items, unlike A Vizard. As suggested by Niban Ryan, the fusion of the two spiritual entities allows these Shinigami to reach levels of power far surpassing that of either Human or Shinigami.

The Kinenbuke use their powers to augment their existing Shinigami abilities, granting them massive increases in speed, stamina, and strength.

The only known side effects to using the body switch is the fact that if one soul dies, the other is left hollow making the remaining soul go insane. Every time the souls switch places, the Kinenbuke's voices echo as a consequence of both their normal voice and their Human soul's voice speaking at the same time.


 * Enhanced Speed
 * Enhanced Stamina
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Enhanced Spiritual Power

Kido: A Kinenbuke has a higher magical powers than regular shinigami. On some occasions they are greater in skill than those in the Kido corps. This is because they are able to come up with kido with far more dangerous effects. Instead of Bakudo or Hado, their spells are classified as Senzai' (Millennial).

Shielding: Bodily harm can seemingly be ignored while switching souls, as demonstrated by Niban Ryan during his unwilling transformations. The shield can only be maintained for a certain period before its effects wear off.

Power Augmentation: With the acquisition of the item via training with the soul of their past selves, a Kinenbuke gains access to a additional and separate source of power, in addition to the Shinigami powers one already possesses. The accumulation of both powers together greatly augments the powers of the Kinenbuke beyond what a Shinigami and/or Human alone would be capable of. The Kinenbuke's Zanpakutō function in the same manner as those of standard Shinigami; however, none of them have explicitly used their releases in combat yet, excluding Ryan and Seireitou. The Kinenbuke seem to prefer their new powers to their Shinigami abilities.