Cielo Nocturno/Alternate

Cielo Nocturno (Spanish for Night Sky) is an, was previously Arrancar #19 of Aizen Sōsuke's affiliated army and is a patrol soldier of the. His partner is Redención Mandíbula.

Appearance
Cielo is a man of average height and of a lean, but relatively unassuming physique. He has short, jet black hair which is extremely unkempt.

The remnants of his hollow mask are located on his chin and jawline, the remnants look like the mouth of his hollow mask.

He wears a modified hakama, wearing a long sleeved jacket instead of the traditional hakama.

Personality
Cielo is rather unpredictable with his personality, he is surprisingly well spoken and mindful, and he is able to normally act orderly, however he still shows the archetypical rage and arrogance of his kind, often loosing his temper if he is mocked. His true self is that of a psychotic maniac who craves ultimate violence, his attitude being more extreme than his allies.

He is unruly to the Wandenreich, still referring himself as the 19th Espada of Aizen's army, he also doesn't wear the Wandenreich uniform, keeping his original hakama. This trait is also shared with his ally, however he still loyally follows orders, albeit with some annoyance.

He can be rather intimidating, especially to his allies, as he managed to stop Redención Mandíbula's lust for violence with but a glare, however, he can also be intimidated rather easily also.

He has a tendency to act smug and talk trash to the opponent, usually as a way to gloat or distract them, however he tends to leave himself open to surprise attacks when doing so.

Powers and Abilities
His fighting style tends to rely on one handed techniques paired with unarmed attacks.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Cielo shows exceptional skill in hand-to-hand combat, with it being his most preferred form of combat, along with his hierro, he is able to hold his own against opponents of equal power to him easily.

Enhanced Strength: Due to his reliance on unarmed combat, he has an above average amount of strength.





His knowledge is good enough for him to be able to create a variation of Cero by mixing the properties of Bala and Cero.

His knowledge is good enough for him to be able to create a variation of Cero by mixing the properties of Bala and Cero.
 * Cero Fuerte: A Cero variation which has the potency of a Cero and the speed and force of a Bala according to Cielo. While clenching his hand, Cielo charges a ball of red energy, which resembles Bala, however when fired, it looks like a small, Cero-like beam. This cero is extremely fast and has a tremendous knockback effect. The weakness of it however are that while extremely forceful, it lacks the full destructive power of a normal cero while also lacking the full speed of a normal bala, however, due to it having elements of both techniques, it is extremely good at penetration, being able to punch through people easily and being able to damage even hardy weapons.





Zanpakutō
Navaja (ゴリ, Spanish and Japanese for razor): When sealed, Cielo's zanpakutō looks like a standard katana with a blue hilt and a square tsuba.
 * : His release command is Sear. He raises his zanpakutō into the air before releasing it. When released, Cielo's forearms are replaced with the forelegs of a praying mantis, his mask now covers his mouth and the sides of his head and he has light, bony armour on his chest.

Resurrección Special Ability: When in his released state, a number of Cielo's abilities are augmented.

Enhanced Speed: Cielo is drastically quicker while in this form, being able to match and potentially out-speed Ikiryō Kuragari's speed.

Enhanced Strength: Cielo is slightly stronger in his Resurrección form, his strength is around the same as Ikiryō Kuragari's strength.

Blade Arms: Cielo's forearms are particularly sharp and dangerous, being able to clash with Kuragari's bankai.

Stats
Sealed

Resurrección