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| Name | God of Chaos and Anarchy |
| Kanji | 異分子 |
| Romanji | Ibunshi |
| Race | Lesser Tenjin |
| Age | Appears Middle Twenties |
| Gender | Male Personality |
| Height | Appears 5'11 |
| Weight | Appears Slim |
| Affiliation | The Mother The Son |
| Base of Operations | Amenokai |
| Family | The One (Ex-wife/Sister) Michael (Son) |
| Status | Active |
| Signature Skill | Chaotic Magic |
"What am I you ask? I am Existence. I am Nothing. I am the Darkness and the Light. I am Order yet I bring Chaos? Too many questions and answers exist in this world. But neither one is truly true nor false." |
The Outsider (異分子, Ibunshi), often referred to as Teki (敵, The Enemy), was a Lesser Tenjin of the Amenokai and was one of the many children between the Greater Tenjin The Son and The Daughter, the twin brother of The One, and the father of Michael, Lucifer, Yuu Hoshiko and Shiawase Kōhai. He was the first amongst the Lesser Tenjin to be referred to as an Akujin (悪神, Evil God) and was often regarded as the progenitor of chaos that plagued the Lower Realms. Through his machinations, The Outsider corrupted the Original Hueco Mundo into its current state and created the first Hollows, earning him the title, Father of Hollows.
After the downfall and subsequent imprisonment of the four Greater Tenjin, The Outsider sought to conquer the Amenokai to facilitate their release. However, the combined forces of the Lesser Tenjin prevented Him from achieving his goal. Defeated, The Outsider was cast into the Void Ocean surrounding the Amenokai. Despite their efforts, The Outsider managed to regain enough of his strength to escape into the Lower Realms, where he would continue to enact his vengeance against his kin for millennia by sowing the corrupting seeds of evil and chaos into their creations.
Appearance
The Outsider's Primary Form
As a Tenjin, The Outsider was not confined to a single gender like the other races, allowing him to pick and choose his desired appearances. As such, The Outsider can assume both a male and female form but primarily preferred to identify as a male. The Outsider generally appeared as a youthful man who moved with a divine and authoritative air around him.
Personality
Synopsis
Reikon Kyuuban Saga
History
Creation
Before time was recorded and the Amenokai was in its infancy, The Outsider was born to The Son and The Daughter and was given the name, Teki. Ilasha was Teki's twin sibling and Regalus, the Soul King and strongest amongst the Lesser Tenjin, was regarded as His older brother. Despite being the younger sibling, Teki rivaled Regalus in intelligence and power. However, Teki was unpopular amongst the Lesser Tenjin due to his steadfast loyalty to the Greater Tenjin. This led to great consternation between Teki and the rest of his siblings since many believed he served as the eyes and ears of the Greater Tenjin and could not be trusted. This eventually culminated into a hate filled jealousy of Regalus for his position as beloved and respected Leader of the Lesser Tenjin and often attempted to subsume his authority over their kin.
When the Greater Tenjin began to exert their right to rule over their children, Teki was one of the few Lesser Tenjin to join his parent's side.
First Theomachy
Considered as one of the most powerful amongst the Lesser Tenjin besides his brother, the Soul King, The Outsider was loyal to the Greater Tenjin and oftentimes served as their Herald and Messenger. However, The Outsider was powerless to prevent the imprisonment of the Greater Tenjin into the Shusso and feigned loyalty to the Lesser Tenjin to escape prosecution during the First Theomachy.
The Greater Tenjin were defeated by Regalus yet they were not slain. Their lives were spared by what many considered to be a merciful act from Regalus but the truth in the matter was that the Greater Tenjin served as pillars of reality and could not be killed. As a result, Regalus did the only alternative he could think of and used the combined powers of the Lesser Tenjin to enact a great spell to seal their parents into the Shusso, where they would be forced into a state of perpetual slumber for all eternity. As the Greater Tenjin slept, their powers would be used to maintain the Amenokai and the balance of realities. However, the Lesser Tenjin victory came at a great cost, as many of their kin had permanently lost their lives in the Theomachy. The Lesser Tenjin who sided with the Greater Tenjin also faced great punishment and were either stripped of their sacred name and banished into the Void Sea or were sealed into the Shusso as well.
Despite siding with the Greater Tenjin, Teki managed to escape most repercussion from Regalus and his supporters by claiming loyalty to the Lesser Tenjin. Teki stated that as a favored child of The Mother and The Son, he could not refuse their call to arms lest he be killed for rebellion.
Second Theomachy
sought to dole out retribution to his kin for the imprisonment of the Greater Tenjin into the Shusso, specifically that of The Mother. The Outsider was defeated by the combined forces of the Lesser Tenjin in the Second Theomachy, resulting in the destruction of his personal realm, The Outskirts, and was subsequently cast out into the seemingly inescapable Void Sea surrounding the Amenokai. However, The Outsiders exile to the Void Sea only allowed him to recuperate and bid his time until He was strong enough to escape into the Lower Realms.
Descent into the Lower Realms
While floating in the Void Sea, Teki was awoken from his rest by violent reverberations. Feeling the energy signature belonged to that of Regalus, Teki surmised that his brother had enacted his long desired plan of creating the Lower Realms with the help of several Lesser Tenjin. Taking an interest into the newly forged Lower Realms, Teki roused his body and forcefully freed himself from the Tenjin wards responsible for his exile as well as from the tendrils of the Void Ocean. With his newfound freedom, The Outsider would then forcefully create a path to descend into the newly forged Lower Realms without the Lesser Tenjins' knowledge.
Machinations
Corruption of Hueco Mundo and Kōhai Tochi
Infiltration of the Soul King Palace
Having become aware of The Soul King's recent loss of power, The Outsider broke into the Soul King Palace to search for the Kyūtai. At first, He attempted to corrupt the Royal Souls guarding the Soul King with promises of power to bring them to His side. However, the Royal Souls were firm in their loyalty and refused His whispers of temptation. When words and negotiation failed, The Outsider decided to use brute force and attacked the Royal Souls. The battle raged all throughout the Soul King Palace until The Outsider managed to reach the doors of the Kyutai Chamber. The Kyutai was almost within the grasp of The Outsider but the timely arrival of Janna Raikiri, Master of the Royal Souls prevented Him. The Outsider was successfully repulsed by the Royal Souls but at a great cost. The majority of the Royal Souls were either too maimed for duty or were killed in the battle, leaving only several dozen survivors to guard the slumbering Soul King.
Fall of Lucifer
Equipment
Powers and Abilities
Immense Strength:
Immense Durability:
Jigenikou (次元移行, Dimension Travel): The Outsider possessed the ability to travel to/from dimensions outside of the Amenokai, such as Hueco Mundo, Spirit World, and the Real World with apparent ease. However, The Outsider was unable to travel to the domains and home-realms of the other Tenjin unless specifically invited, such as Tougenkyou and the Hall of the Reaper. Despite this limitation, The Outsider was able to travel to the Soul King Palace uninhibited and Tougenkyou at one point.
Hollow Influence & Control: The Outsider possessed the ability to subtly influence Hollows to do his bidding.
- Hollow Summoning:
Taikoubutai (対抗部隊, Opposing Forces):
- Tanjou (誕生, Creation): The opposite of Zetsumetsu, Tanjou was the light in the darkness of the Tenjin's power.
- Saisei (再生, Rebirth):
- Kizou (寄贈, Gift): Like all Tenjin, The Outsider possessed the ability to give an individual a small portion of his Tenjin powers, granting them a number of advantages based on their desires. In addition, He can also choose what power to bequeath to his chosen champion. The Outsider's blessing was referred to The Outer Mark, which took on the appearance a highly stylized tattoo somewhere on the chosen's body. By extension, those blessed with Kizou were considered proxy Tenjin and were practically rendered immortal. However, the Blessed were subjected to all the weakness associated with the Tenjin, including the possibility of being killed by other Tenjin and God-Slaying weapons. Known possessors of The Outer Mark included Oda Kōhai and Averian.
- Zetsumetsu (絶滅, Destruction): The opposite of Tanjou, Zetsumetsu was the darker aspect of a Tenjin's power. Rather than create what was not there and rebuild what was lost like Tanjou, Zetsumetsu represented pure death and unhindered destruction on a scale some would call apocalyptic. Only a few of the Tenjin were proud of such power, but it was normal for them since it was already deeply ingrained into their jaded personalities. For others of their kind, it was a power the Tenjin reluctantly accepted, since it could potentially serve a noble purpose if used correctly. Zetsumetsu encompassed all that was deemed violent, especially abilities that dealt harm onto others.
- Kamishini (神殺, God-Killing): Due to their mysterious origins, the Tenjin were considered immortal and were able to survive the most severe of injuries. Tenjins never suffered from permanent death and could easily revive and reform back in the Amenokai. In order to protect themselves from other Higher Beings of Power, the Tenjin developed the ability to permanently slay Divine Beings through unknown means. However, the power consequently extended to themselves as well, meaning a Tenjin could permanently end the existence of another Tenjin. The Tenjin were also highly susceptible to God-class weaponry and those blessed with immortality from Tenjin Gifts also become susceptible to Kamishini.
Soul Consumption & Absorption: Tenjin possessed the ability to consume the energy and essence of any entity for empowerment and sustenance, Tenjin included. In addition, they gain the memories and knowledge belonging to the victim. Generally, the ability was considered taboo by the Tenjin due to their small population. However, The Outsider ignored the decree and used this ability to consume the essence of fellow Tenjin, The Joker, killing him.
Kamigi
Kamigi (神技, God Art):
Quotes
Gallery
Notes
Trivia
- Amongst the Tenjin, The Outsider represented Anarchy and Chaos, whereas The One represented Order and Statism. The Soul King, whose true name was The Balancer, maintained the balance between two Tenjin. With The Soul King in continuous dormancy however, The Outsider constantly attempts to subvert the balance by spreading chaos throughout the Real World and the Spiritual Realms.
- Due to the actions undertaken by The Outsider, it can be considered to be the true mastermind and antagonist of Bleach: Tribulations and Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi), having been either responsible (indirectly & directly) for all major events in his quest to return the Greater Tenjin, namely The Mother, to power.
- At one point, The Outsider assumed a female form called Lilith to seduce and corrupt his son, Tenshi God-King Lucifer, becoming his "concubine" and convincing him to rise up against Michael and The One so that he could fully ascend into Godhood and become the Supreme Ruler of Tougenkyou. This ultimately resulted in the Great Tougenkyou War.
- The Outsider was directly responsible for the creation of the Hollows of Hueco Mundo, and the Fallen Realm of Kōhai Tochi. He was also the Creator of the First Arrancar, Averian, one of Kenji Hiroshi's most infamous rivals and enemy.
- The Outsider was the creator of three Tenjin Artifacts: Heart of Hueco Mundo, Heart of Atlantis, and Heart of Soul Society.
Behind the Scenes
- The Outsider was eventually revealed to be the mastermind behind many of Averian's actions upon the spiritual world at large, albeit his presence was more implied than felt; despite this he became one of two primary antagonistic forces in Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi). Despite this The Outsider was seen just once by the main protagonists, and this occurred near the very end of Bleach: Sun and Moon Chronicles, which was otherwise referred to as Part I. And even then his identity was a mystery until the events of Part IV. The chapter he appeared in was Kickoff of the First Spiritual War, and in this appearance he defeats Tadashi Kori and Shin Nagakura with swift ease, whilst releasing Averian from Shisō Kekkai. He disappears just as quickly however without uttering a word, whilst appearing amused.
- The Outsider masterminded many of Averian's schemes; to the point that, sometime following The Collapse in-story, Kenji Hiroshi referred to Averian as little more than a side-show attraction. The Outsider, for example, was responsible for Averian's interest in Sōjirō Kusaka. Per the beginning of Bleach: Cataclysm Kenji no longer considered Averian his primary opponent and instead allowed his son, Kentaro Hiroshi, to deal with his old nemesis for the most part. Kenji shifted his focus almost completely from Averian to The Outsider, in order to protect Kei Yume.
- The Hollowfication that plagued Kentaro was long thought to be caused by Averian, as explored in Averian Strikes Back: Kentaro attacks Kenji!?, though it was soon discovered otherwise. His Hollowfication was in fact caused through Averian's connection to The Outsider, which even the latter was unaware of for many years. Kentaro would later put this connection to use as it allowed him to land the killing blow against the Tenjin.