Tenma Suiwana

"A lesson without pain is meaningless."

- Tenma

Tenma Suiwana (水罠-天馬, "Water Trap of the Heaven's Steed") is a Shinigami in the Gotei 13 and the 5th Seat of the 9th Division, under Captain Hajime Ryūmonki.

Appearance
Tenma is a youthful shinigami with an unusual similarity to the late Gin Ichimaru, in terms of facial appearance anyway. He is normally seen with his eyes slit, contrasting with his rather distinct blue hair with part of it being a much darker, almost black color. He wears the standard shihakusho and adds a grey scarf to it as his personal touch, similar to that of the Kuchiki's, but far less expensive. Furthermore; he holsters his zanpakuto at the left of his waist, with a light blue obi keeping it secure.

Zanpakutō
<!--Hōraimeiraku' (崩雷冥烙, The Crumbling Thunder which Brands Darkly) is the name of _'s Zanpakutō. When sealed, it takes the form of a katana with two reinforced parallel blades, set a small distance apart from each other. The design's intent is to trap an opponent's Zanpakutō between them and disarm them. In addition, the blades of the Zanpakutō can be split apart, enabling _ to dual-wield with frightening ease.

Shikai: Activated with the phrase Armour-sleeved single hit (鎧袖一触, gaishū isshoku; referring to eliminating a foe with a single blow), the Zanpakutō takes the form of an enormous broadsword. From tip to handle, it is approximately five to six feet long, with a single-edged, enormous blade approximately one foot wide. It sports a bolted steel base and blade, and there are two holes on the blade near the hilt, which conduct electricity and enable it to course through the blade and increase its power, as well as activate its actual Shikai ability.

Shikai Special Abilities: In Shikai, Hōraimeiraku has the ability of absolute dominance over the element of lightning; that is to say, it is touted to be the most powerful lightning-type Zanpakutō in Soul Society, bar none. This means that with the Zanpakutō, _ can control even the lightning of other Zanpakutō and opposing Kidō. The lightning that is produced is easily the most powerful there is; but even so, the lightning can be redirected by metallic objects, such as a Zanpakutō in it's sealed state acting as a lightning rod of a sort, but in the case of that, the person holding the sword will receive triple the damage due to their blade acting as a conductor. Due to _'s mastery over the Zanpakutō, Hōraimeiraku's lightning can be utilized for all sorts of purposes. The lightning produced by Hōraimeiraku has a charge of 1,500,000,000 KW and a voltage of 100,000,000 V.

Shichiyō Raigō (七曜雷迎, Thunder Greeting of the Seven Luminaries): Hōraimeiraku's basic attack, where _ condenses reiryoku on the blade of the Zanpakutō, using it to fill the twin holes until the amount of reiryoku is positively overflowing. There, _ activates the Zanpakutō's special ability, changing the reiryoku into that of the lightning element before thrusting it towards the foe, releasing a blast of thunder that has the potential to pierce through almost any and all defenses; this drilling effect is formed by the reiryoku spinning around the bolt of lightning at high speeds, giving it the appearance of a drill. Because naturally, speed increases the power of an attack, it is nigh-impossible to evade this technique; and one could only defend against it indirectly. "Raigō" is the term used for the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead, but here the "Rai" stands for thunder.

Raijū (雷獣, a beast that descends from the sky): Hōraimeiraku's supplementary technique, where the Zanpakutō infuses _'s nerve endings with electricity, which can rapidly increase _'s motor abilities, resulting in an phenomenal increase in speed in both _'s movements and reactions. This is done by pumping reiryoku into _'s nerves and then transmuting the energy into that of the lightning element, sending a hyper charge through his body and even his brain, granting a positively enormous boost to his speed, strength, and even thinking speed. This gain in speed is so great that _ is able to overpower even high-leveled foes, moving so quickly that he seems to teleport, and the blows he unleashes are even left unseen by the naked eye.

Hakasō Issen (八火葬一閃, Eight Cremations in One Flash): Hōraimeiraku's close-range attack; _ amasses enormous amounts of reiryoku onto the tip of the blade and then transmutes it into that of the lightning element. There, he dashes forward and releases an overwhelming and swift sequence of exactly eight slashes, with each inflicting stunning damage upon his foe, causing an powerful blast of lightning to erupt upon his foe's helpless body with every hit. To finish up the attack, _ slashes downwards, unleashing a huge explosion of thunder in the shape of an extremely large, vertical sword's blade, which can strike a single target out of others nearby.

Bankai: Raijinhaō Shikkoku Mangekyōryū (雷神覇王漆黒万華鏡龍, Thunder God Dynast King's Jet-Black Kaleidoscope Dragon): When in Bankai, there is a powerful surge of lightning that jets forth from _'s body, which conjures dark clouds in the air to facilitate its powers.

Bankai Special Abilities: When releasing the Bankai, _ is able to even become his element. His elemental manipulation of lightning is bolstered to the point that he can manipulate the weather and even induce thunderstorms. In Bankai, Raijinhaō Shikkoku Mangekyōryū has four techniques which are began by the prefix "Takemikazuchi", which refers to the Shintō god of thunder "Take-Mikazuchi" (建御雷/武甕槌, Brave-Awful-Possessing or Thunder-God).

Takemikazuchi, Higashi: Futsu-no-Mitama (建御雷・東・布都御魂, Brave-Awful-Possessing, East: August-Snap-Spirit): One of the Bankai's most powerful techniques; with it, _ releases an enormous amount of lightning from his body which flows into the air, before _ freezes it and adds his own reiryoku into the mix, forming and shaping the thunder into an massive armoured warrior-like humanoid spirit which resembles a yamabuchi. It is a deep purple in colouration, but it's design contains demonic traces, including horns and an evil grin accentuated by jagged teeth around its hood and fang-like earrings, in addition to a secondary right arm. It wields a massive zanbatō and a mirror-esque shield which can reflect opposing element attacks. Due to being composed of lightning, anything the being touches is paralyzed.

Takemikazuchi, Nishi: Saji-Futsu-No-Kami (建御雷・西・佐士布都神, Brave-Awful-Possessing, West: Deity Thrust-Snap): _ draws lightning from his Bankai and releases it into the atmosphere, reacting explosively to the dark clouds in the sky, which release more thunder that the initial lightning that _ has generated, absorbing it into the clouds and then the bolts combine, pouring down from the heavens in the form of a demonic lightning creature with visible teeth and large claw-like hands. There, with a singular hand movement, _ commands the creature to shoot down from the heavens to bombard his foe, unleashing a trail of carnage carved by brute force that possesses enough strength to completely obliterate a mountain.

Takemikazuchi, Minami: Mika-Futsu no Kami (建御雷・南・甕布都神, Brave-Awful-Possessing, South: Deity Awful-Snap): The defensive technique; _ projects a string of disc-shaped shields of lightning with a crimson thunderbolt in the center in front of him. The moment that an offending attack impacts upon the first shield, it pierces through the other eight, before stopping at the last line of defense. There, the technique is forcibly modified into that of the lightning element and the attack's purpose is set in motion; the shields act like they were elastic and then rebound the foe's power back at them at twice the speed and force of the original attack, with an added kick of electricity. However, this technique disappears fairly quickly when used.

Takemikazuchi, Kita: Garyō Tensei (建御雷・北・画竜点睛, Brave-Awful-Possessing, North: Finishing Touch): The most powerful attack of Bankai. _ compresses the lightning and reiryoku generated by the release onto his blade and condenses it upon the tip of the sword. There, he hoists the blade into the air and swings it down with tremendous force, decompressing the energies and lightning, releasing a massive veil of lightning which erupts upwards and shoots towards the foe at incredible speeds, absolutely obliterating anything and everything which is unfortunate to be trapped within this attack. Upon the initial strike, the lightning persists in rising, dissipating into the skies. -->

Trivia

 * Tenma is born on March 1st, the day of Omizutori, or, Water Drawing Ceremony, mainly as a reference on his surname, which means "Water Trap".
 * Tenma authors Mundane Fascination, a serialized published in the Seireitei Communication, detailing things about the human world from their customs on various countries to their technology and interests. It is suprisingly popular amongs readers, as it helps Shinigami, who are notoriously terrible as passing as humans, blend in when on prolonged missions where Gigai are required.
 * Tenma's article quote is a nod to the same quote used by Gai Nagareboshi of the Rising Phoenix series, the former series of Darkrai's partner and best friend, User:Perchan.