Byakko (Zanpakuto Spirit)

Byakko ((白虎, White Tiger) is the manifested spirit of Ren Takeuchi's Zanpakuto.

Appearance
Byakko takes the form of a young woman with fair skin, dark yellow eyes, and long black hair. Her hair reaches down to her waist with bangs covering her forehead and two long strands framing her face. She has a flowery headdress on top her head. Her attire is a decorative white kimono, with pink frilled edges on the sleeves, secured at her waist by a gold corset-like piece with a red obi on top of that as well as a purple string. Underneath that, she seems to have a red skirt with some sort of black cloth over it, which is frilled. Byakko has lace stockings up to her thighs and red footwear. Around her neck is a frilled, black ribbon with a small red jewel hanging down.

Personality
Byakko comes off as a rather mild-mannered woman, opting to stay calm and not blow things out of proportion. While she chooses to stay calm and level-headed, Byakko can show emotions, though under certain situations. She tends to be there to comfort and support Ren, or any of the other squad officers, when they are troubled or upset. This has given her a reputation of something like an older sister to the squad. Byakko is loyal to Ren and believes in his ability which is why she offered her full strength when they first met. A favorite past-time of hers is playing shogi with Ren, when's she's not wandering the barracks, both are something she tends to do quite often.

History
She first appeared to Ren in his subconscious after he was knocked out in a class training exercise.

Powers and Abilities
Immense Spirit Power: Being the Zanpakuto of a powerful captain, Byakko possess a large amount of reiryoku. Her reiatsu is white.

Swordsman: She is rather skilled in using a sword, being able to hold off Ren during their many battles in his Inner World.

Enhanced Speed: Byakko is a considerably fast combatant. She can effortlessly kept up with Ren.