Runuganga (SCB)

"I am the ruler of the storm, lord of the wind, and god of the white sand."

- Runuganga

Runuganga (ルヌガンガ, Runuganga) is an and the Sixth (Sexta) Espada under Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. He was once a giant Hollow who served as the Guardian of the White Sands in ’s army.

Appearance
Runuganga possesses a tall, deep-chested and imposing figure. He wear short vest that leaves the large hole in the center of his chest exposed. His skin is dark tan, and he has spiky red hair that hangs to his neck. Runuganga wears a scarf that can double as a turban and thick wraps around his wrists that make his forearms appear to be wider than his upper arms. He wears the traditional white hakama and sandals of an Espada with a low-slung black sash across his waist, and has bangles with an angular design around his upper arms.

The remnants of his are a thin ring of teeth around the base of his neck. His Espada’s tattoo is located on the left side of his forehead.

Personality
Arrogant, sadistic, and brutal. He likes shiny things, apparently.

History
Runuganga blocks the passage of Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions during their journey to rescue Orihime Inoue from Las Noches. They attack the guardian relentlessly, but to no avail as Runuganga can simply reform after being attacked. When Rukia Kuchiki arrives and uses her Shikai’s second dance, Hakuren, she succeeds in defeating Runuganga. However, despite being shattered into crystals of ice, he survives and regenerates. As a last act of spite, he opens a sinkhole that sends the group tumbling into the.

Runuganga laid in wait beneath the sands of Las Noches until the battle for the Hogyoku subsided. When he finally emerged it was to an abandoned Las Noches: Aizen was gone and so were the Espada. Without fear of retribution, and no longer the servant of Aizen, Runuganga seized his chance and attacked the other Sand Guardians (creatures similar to him and . He feasted on their massive amounts of Reiatsu, consuming every living thing around him. His own powers started to evolve, and with it his form began to change. As his Reiatsu continued to grow his body began to shrink, becoming more stable and humanoid. But he never reached the level of a Vasto Lorde.

When the Quincy invaded Hueco Mundo they began a mass-extermination of Hollows. Runuganga was among the numbers that were being led to their deaths. However, he managed to escape. But in the process he was attacked by a Soldat, who shattered his mask with a Heilig Pfiel. In the explosion of Reishi that followed, out of immense pain, Runuganga tore at his own mask until nothing but a few jagged teeth around his neck remained. He emerged as an Arrancar, gaining immense power. After the Wandenreich Invasion, Runuganga is wandering the sands when he stumbles across ___. They fight and the latter recognizes that Runuganga possesses abilities that could aid the Espada. So he is taken back to Las Noches where he joins the new Espada under Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.

Plot
To be revealed.

Equipment
 (反膜の匪 (カハ で ネガシオン), kaha de negashion, Spanish for "Negation Box," Japanese for "Anti-Membrane of Negation"): An item given to the Espada by Aizen, which is meant to punish their Fracción, if necessary. This cube, when used on a subject, traps them in an alternate dimension from which there is no escape (when used as intended and not on more powerful Arrancar). Runuganga acquired the box when was cut down by  in the sands of Hueco Mundo. However, so far he has been unable to come up with a good use for it and hung on to it simply because he likes shiny things.

Natural
Immense Spiritual Power: Runuganga possesses a huge ammount of spiritual energy, and this is perhaps his greatest asset. His Reiatsu is orangey in color, probably.

Master Bojutsu Practitioner: He can slap the living daylights out of opponants with his spear-thing.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: When he does not use his Resurección he does not use his sword, opting instead to fight hand-to-hand. (Which he fondly, and rather obviously, calls his "mano a mano" style). He is very proficient in combat and does not use one set "style" of martial arts (although because of the throws and maneuvers may most closely resemble Krav Maga) which makes him an unpredictable fighter.

Proficient Swordsman: He usually prefers hand-to-hand combat, but is also an effective fighter when using his Zanpakutō.

Enhanced Resiliency: He's pretty durable. Mostly because he's made out of sand.

Enhanced Flexibility: Or whatever you call it. He can morph into a bunch of different things because he is made out of sand, so that's pretty flexible.

Hierro: His Hierro is unique in that he can manipulate the density of his skin at will as he is made out of sand. He can harden his skin like a rock, which is strong enough to block the sharp edge of a released blade, or make it so that the blade cuts right through him with no damage.

Special Abilities
Expert User: Runuganga has combined Sonido with his natural sand-like qualities, which allows him to disperse and reappear almost instantly into sand and what not. He can even travel through the ground! Using the wind he can turn into sand and fly!

Pesquisa: He is able to detect targets from a considerable distance using radar for Reishi.



Cero: He uses both palms to fire his Cero. When used at point-blank range it will obliterate an opponent. He can also cancel out other Espada's Cero with his own.
 * : As an Espada, he is able to use this exclusive Cero variant, which produces a much larger and more powerful version of the normal Cero. This Cero is strong enough that Aizen banned it from Las Noches, as it could potentially cause great damage to the fortress. In order to fire it, he must first mix his blood with the Cero as a catalyst, which he does by cutting his tongue on his blade.

Zanpakutō
Tábano (Spanish for "sandfly")

Resurrección
His release command for his Zanpakutō is "trague" (Spanish for "swallow") His abilities while released include:
 * Enhanced Speed:
 * Enhanced Strength:
 * Resurrección Special Ability:
 * Sand Manipulation: Runuganga has the innate ability to manipulate the sand. He can use this ability to create massive pits in order to trap the group of Humans, Shinigami and Arrancar trying to infiltrate Las Noches. Runuganga can also create multiple tornadoes. Runuganga also has the ability to use this to regenerate lost body parts and wounds, making him immune to most physical and Kidō attacks.
 * Sand Clones: Runuganga is said to have many bodies as he is basically just sand. Killing his individual bodies does not kill him as a whole.

Trivia

 * Runuganga's name can mean "whirring bird" (koetori) as "runrunear" or "runrún" means "to whir" and "ganga" can mean "bird" (grouse).