Board Thread:Fanon Canon - Gotei 13 Applications/@comment-8621178-20141126125127

Name: Ginkōgo Kusahara VII (Urara Kusahara)

Race: Soul

Level of Skill and Power: Ginkōgo's power exceeds that of an average Captain by a slight margin. Regarded as a prodigy in her academic years, Ginkōgo is an exceptionally versatile fighter who can adapt to many different scenarios, but particularly excels in Hakuda and offensive Kidō whereas her Hōho seems to be slightly lacking. Her most dangerous trait, however, is arguably her tremendous durability and stamina, honed by strenuous endurance exercises of her own design. With her hardened body, Ginkōgo can battle for very lengthy periods of time and even shrug off inferior blunt attacks and kidō spells without the need to defend against them.

Fighting Style: Fully utilizing her exceptional constitution, Ginkōgo employs a very aggressive method of fighting which prioritizes dominating opponents in a battle of attrition; she is especially effective at close-range but can hold her own in long-distance exchanges with a palpable arsenal of offensive Kidō. When fighting at a close distance against aggressive opponents, Ginkōgo primarily utilizes explosive hand-to-hand strings interlaced with faints and lethal counters while applying Kidō to catch her opponents off guard; she is capable of using combination attacks to devastating effect. Her Zanpakutō, of whose special abilities she rarely uses, is often reserved as a spontaneous finisher through the use of Iaido; likewise, she rarely uses Hōho. As a pacifist, Ginkōgo's style is centered around simply brutalizing her opponents to submission even when using the full brunt of her abilities rather than killing them outright.

Reason for Promotion: Ginkōgo obtained Bankai and ascended to Captain-level not long after graduating from the academy, which did not go unnoticed by her peers. Aside from her prodigal talent, Ginkōgo is a fairly effective leader with a powerful sense of responsibility. Her adventures in the Human World have also granted her a significant degree of experience as well as knowledge regarding spiritual activity in said realm.

Obtaining the Position: While Ginkōgo's capabilities quickly became known throughout the 11th Division when she was still an unseated officer, fragmented memories of a certain woman eventually prompted her to depart to the Human World of her own accord in search of an answer, denying her any chance of a promotion. Following the war with Wandenreich, Ginkōgo became aware of Soul Society's deprived state and thus returned to once again lend her strength to the Gotei 13. She was pardoned of her actions and eventually earned the position as Captain of the 10th Division (becoming head of her family and earning her new name at around the same time). 