Hideaki Hoshiame

Hideaki Hoshiame (星雨秀明, Hoshiame Hideaki; English for "Shining Star Rain") is a Shinigami of the Third Divison.

Appearance
Hideaki is a quite thin man of average height. He has very pale skin, in contrast to his incredibly dark eyes. His hair is black and ubeliveably messy, pointed in many dirrections, which got him quite a few laughs from his comrades.

Hideaki wears the common Shihakushō with the exception of thekosode, which he prefers being white, unlike the mostly used black one.

Personality
Hideaki is often described as a quite weird person by other Shinigami. He tends to be introverted, and not share many details with people unless he really gets to know them. He is generally laid back, and doesn't seem to be surprised by anything. He is said only to observe what others do, and rarely interact with them, which could make some think of him as a stalker.

Although he wouldn't seem like it in the first place, Hideaki hates rules, laws or anything that limits him. This doesn't mean he would break them, but would simply show great dislikeness them. He says this is because he feels controled by others. However, there are exceptions to which Hideaki can accept and follow. These are mostly composed of the most common rules or rules to some specific challenges or games. A noticeable trait of his is that he gets mad whenever people treat persons of noble heritage with special care, which would make him feel discriminates. A few times, this led to fights.

Additionaly, Hideaki adores challenges, and constantly likes testing himself, up to his limits. He would constantly train and like to become stronger. He likes the thrill of the fight and wouldn't take loosing as an option.

History
Not much is know about Hideaki's early life. His parents died when he was quite young, and the only person that was related by blood to him was his sister, Hitomi, which he feels hardly connected to. At some point, his sister became a Shinigami, and, at some point, so did he. He joined the Third Division and stayed there up to now.

Powers & Abilities
Vast Spiritual Power: Hideaki posseses incredible amounts of spiritual power, on par with those of a captain's, but, sadly, he isn't totally aware of this.

Master Hand-to-Hand combatant: Quite unusual for a Shinigami, Hideaki pursued training his hand-to-hand abilities, up to the point of a real master. Most of his attacks would rely on agility and swiftness. Upon concentrating spiritual pressure in his hands, he can create devastating punches he would use to fight strong enemies.

Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Although not a master, Hideaki is very skilled wielding a sword of almost every kind.

Kidō Practitioner: Hideaki is not very efficient when it comes to Kidō. However, from the tree most common types he excels in Bakudō, and is his most commonly used way of Kidō. His Hadō spells are the average, but not up to the level of his Bakudō. He doesn't use healing spells.

Shunpō Expert: Hideaki is very skilled when it comes to Shunpō and is able to travel great distances in unbeliveably small time periods, but still not up to the extent of a master. Hideaki noted that Shunpō is his favorite move when it comes to mobility-type of techniques.

Genius Intellect: Hideaki is undoubtely a genius. His perceptive powers are incredible and he can analyze an opponent's technique seeing it only a few times. He easily adopts to new surroundings and can make incredible plans in minutes.

Zanpakutō
Hideaki's Zanpakutō in sealed state looks like a normal katana with a long blade and a dark handle.
 * Shikai: Not yet achieved.
 * Bankai: Not yet achieved.

Trivia

 * Hideaki is left-handed, like his author.
 * Hideaki's theme song is Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day.