Saiyo Sobiru

OOC: Hoping to gain the Espada Leader position IC.

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Name: Sobiru Saiyo
Alias/Nicknames: Kenpachi Sobiru, the second Kenpachi.
Age ~1000
Visual Age: 45
Appearance:

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He wears an Espada uniform and his old captain haori, a symbol of his status as a hybrid.


Personality: Most of the time, Saiyo has an uneasy rationality and politeness to him. Over the years, he has turned hiding his true feelings into an art. His anger is rarely shown, he keeps a smile and a slow, easy voice throughout most times. It is when most people's faces turn to anger that those around them become worried, but when Saiyo's face becomes emotionless it sends a cautious feeling through both his allies and enemies.

Saiyo refuses to admit defeat in battle, choosing victory or death. He is constantly looking for his opponent to make a mistake. If his opponent doesn't make any mistakes, then he'll be sure to make him make one. He is analytical of attacking patterns and speed movements, using his knowledge to interrupt the enemy's preferred methods of attack.

Saiyo enjoys witty banter with those around him, though some may take it as him insulting them. He's a fairly funny person, a vestige of his old personality that still remains. He can draw a crowd, entertain, and have everyone laughing. That is, until something sets him off. In a split second, a laughing group can become a pile of charred corpses purely because Saiyo got a little mad.
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single... kinda.
Birthday: August 20th
Family/Relatives: Solis Idasson - Son
Ex Division/Rank: Former 11th Division Captain/Former 4th Division Lieutenant

Likes: Battle, becoming stronger, destruction.
Dislikes: Peace, shinigami, Solis Idasson.
Hobbies: Fighting.
Quirks: Saiyo is oddly gallant and even gentlemanly when it comes to his interactions with women.
Other Information: Because of all the absorbed reiatsu from his shikai, Saiyo's reiatsu is around Captain-Commander level.

History:

Saiyo Sobiru was born in Rukongai District 10 with no memories of his human life. He was taken in by a wealthy family named the “Sobirus”, raised lovingly as if he was their child by blood. Because the Sobirus couldn't have children and Saiyo didn't have a name yet, he was deemed Saiyo Sobiru. He showed great talent with reiatsu even from a young age, forming balls of reiatsu while barely even trying. He showed skill with a sword, learning from a young age to use a sword with both hands. He trained hard for the shinigami academy and got in on his first attempt.

He was in an advanced class at the academy and graduated in three years. He aspired to help people instead of hurt them, so he was placed into 4th squad. After two hundred years in 4th squad, he became lieutenant under Unohana Retsu. He remained lieutenant for a hundred years before he finally got fed up with 11th squad's constant torture of his squad. He talked to Unohana asking her if there was anything she could do to stop. Her exact words: “No, but you can.”

For the past two hundred years, Saiyo had been training for bankai. That day was actually the 50th anniversary of the first time he performed it. Ever since then, he had been trying to perfect it. He didn't know how Unohana knew, but it didn't matter. The young, golden haired boy knew what he had to do. He was going to challenge the first Kenpachi.

In the week before the battle, he was constantly mocked and berated. Everyone thought that he was insane, but everyone in 4th squad realized how powerful he was. Even at that point, his reiatsu was at captain level and he got stronger every day. He trained hard every day, and when the day finally came, he was so confident that he started off the battle by releasing his shikai and blowing a hole in his own shoulder with kido.

The battle was long and hard, but it turned out that he didn't even need bankai to win. He used the absorbed reiatsu to heal himself in the heat of battle, and walked away from the fight without a scratch. When the first Kenpachi fell at the hands of a lowly 4th squad lieutenant, Saiyo was sure that he had just changed the relationship between 4th and 11th squad forever.

Saiyo was challenged several times by angry 11th squad members, and he defeated every one of them. He replaced the seated ranks of the squad with members that he found trustworthy and powerful. During this time, he refused to stick to the unspoken rules of 11th squad, he often came to victory because of doing so. For four centuries he remained captain, until he met the arrancar that he would never forget.

“Reveal all, Memoria.” she said, though she didn't change a bit even in resurreccion. Instead his memory changed, bringing forward his human life. He was shown the tragedies that had happened to him and the horrible things that he had done. “Your son is well known in Hueco Mundo... in fact, he's the king. Don't you think you two should meet?” She showed him a mental picture of him, opened a garganta and disappeared.

Saiyo clutched his sword, his veins pulsing, but she was gone and she had only left a giggle behind. He chased her through the garganta, but she had disappeared completely. Saiyo lived in the Menos Forest for 250 years, abandoning 11th squad without a second thought. He kept his haori only to show his power to those who were too stupid to realize that there was a reason that he was a shinigami alive among incredibly powerful hollows. He became trusted by and very close to some of the hollow there, leading the fight against both Barraggan and Solis' armies. Saiyo never once fell in battle even though he couldn't hide behind clones as his son did. He was, truly, the very icon of 11th squad and its policy of never giving up.

“Aizen-taichou... it's the second Kenpachi.” Gin said. Aizen's head turned with immediacy, a light smile upon his face. “Is it really... we had heard of a shinigami living in the forest, but we didn't imagine it would be you.”

“Who the hell are you?” Saiyo said, Aizen and Gin being too young for Saiyo to remember them. Saiyo rose and clutched his sword. “Stop. I'm not here to fight. I'm here to offer you an opportunity.” Aizen said, not even bothering to defend himself. “I am 5th squad captain, Aizen Sosuke. I need a man to look after my army.”

It was as simple as that. Saiyo left the forest to defend Las Noches and seek out those that would become Espada. Once Aizen stole the hogyoku and officially defected, Saiyo became the second perfect hollow-shinigami hybrid. Saiyo always remained the natural defender of Las Noches, looking over the castle at all times even after the Exequias was created. His inner hollow slowly took him over though, further distorting events from his past and even his personality itself. It convinced him that he was all loyal to Aizen and only Aizen, that he was nothing compared to him. Kyoka Suigetsu wasn't even necessary to be used on Saiyo, his own greed conquered his mind. Slowly, he lost the ability to do bankai or even manifest his zanpakuto spirit. But that was ok with him, because his resurreccion was a more than adequate replacement.

By the time that Solis came to be an Espada, Saiyo was long gone, saddened by Aizen's failure. Saiyo lives in Hueco Mundo now, honing his skills against any hollow or arrancar stupid enough to act as a blade sharpener for him. Currently, he has an agenda against Soul Society itself. His inner hollow has distorted his memory to make him think that he was framed of murder by members of both 11th and 4th squad and subsequently sentenced to death.

Mask Information

Name: Fénix
Manifestation: She is a woman with long hair the color of fire, orange eyes, a temptress that has completely robbed him of his good natured personality. She gets along well with him purely because she has distorted images from his past and changed who he is. She is a master of deception, a succubus hiding in the body of the bird of eternal rebirth.

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Unique Ability: Saiyo gains cero and enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and vision when masked. He also gains the ability to morph his hado and cero into swords that explode and release their destructive force on contact with the enemy. If Saiyo is caught in the explosion, he takes damage as well, but can also absorb the reiatsu to enable Kousei. He can only create one sword every five posts.
Hollow Mask Appearance:

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Duration: 6 posts on, 6 post cooldown.


Zanpakuto Information

Zanpakuto Name: Fenikkusu (Phoenix)
Zanpakuto Looks: Fenikkusu looks just like an asauchi katana when sealed.
Zanpakuto Description: Reiatsu manipulation
Released Zanpakuto Description: Saiyo's abilities revolve around the use of his enemy's reiatsu-based attacks. An intelligent enemy is likely to quickly notice that using kido or cero around him is a death sentence because of his ability to absorb reiatsu-based attacks to heal his wounds. Saiyo's zanpakuto spirit is the phoenix, he uses its powers of healing and rebirth.
Zanpakuto Release Phrase: Hensen kokoro (Distort hearts)
Released Zanpakuto Looks:

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Techniques:

Name of Technique: Reiatsu absorption
Description of technique: Saiyo can effectively ignore 50% of a reiatsu based attack's damage by absorbing half of the reiatsu from the attack. He suffers no detrimental effects except for half of the attack's damage. The absorbed reiatsu is usually used by Kousei, but it also merges with his own reiryoku after a certain period of non-usage, explaining his massive spiritual pressure.
Preparation time: n/a
Duration: 1 post
Cooldown: Can only be used twice per battle, but no cool down (can be done back to back).

Name of Technique: Kousei (Regeneration)
Description of technique: By a mixture of healing kido and Fenikkusu's abilities to manipulate reiatsu, Saiyo heals his wounds by allowing an enemy's reiatsu-based attack to hit him. He absorbs enough of the reiatsu to turn it into healing energies within his body. He'll be injured by the attack during the preparation time (3 posts), but at the end of those three posts, all injuries (except broken bones or fatal injuries) will be healed. Saiyo can activate the regeneration at any time after the three posts are up, making it seem as if he regenerates instantly. It takes some of Saiyo's reiatsu to make this ability work, though it depends upon how bad the injuries are.
Preparation time: 3 posts
Duration: 1 post
Cooldown: Once per battle.

Name of Technique: Heki (Tears)
Description of technique: By bringing out some absorbed reiatsu and applying it to another person, he can heal all of their wounds after five posts. This ability can heal fatal injuries and broken bones, unlike Kousei. Using this ability weakens Saiyo's base strength to around half of what it usually is, making him about as strong as a shinigami 3rd seat. This weakness lasts for a week.
Preparation time: 5 posts
Duration: 1 posts
Cooldown: Once a month

~Resurreccion~

Name: Gritos del ave Fénix (Screams of the Phoenix)
Seal Description: Saiyo's mask itself is the seal.
Aspect of Death: n/a
Release Phrase: Suéltelo (Unleash yourself)
Element/Class type: Fire
Resurreccion Appearance: Saiyo becomes the phoenix itself, growing wings and a tail of fire reiatsu. All of his attacks now have the fire element, whether they're physical attacks, kido, or cero. His irises turn the color of fire as well. He also leaves a trail of fire wherever he walks. Saiyo's resurreccion only lasts four posts because of its large drain on his reiatsu.

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(Like this, but he only has the wings and tail.)

~Innate Techniques~

Name: Resurgimiento (Rebirth)
Usage: All forms
Description: Upon Saiyo's death, his inner hollow will sacrifice herself to keep Saiyo alive. This ability turns Saiyo into a normal shinigami once again. He must regain his bankai within a month or his zanpakuto spirit will turn on him and destroy him.
Duration:
Cool Down: Can only be used once.

Name: Fuego del Fénix (Flames of the Phoenix)
Usage: Resurreccion
Description: This is a passive ability that lasts throughout the entirety of his resurreccion. All of his attacks now have the fire element, whether they're physical attacks, kido, or cero. His irises turn the color of fire as well. He also leaves a trail of fire wherever he walks. The flames spread naturally after hitting any inanimate target, creating an atmosphere of intense heat and massive destruction with ease.
Duration: Three posts
Cool Down: Once per battle.

~Other Techniques~
Swordsmanship: Saiyo, as the former captain of 11th Division, is a master of sword-fighting.
Shunpo: When it comes to speed, Saiyo can hang with the best.
Hand to hand: Poor
Kido: Can use healing kido, bakudo up to 75, kido up to 63.
Others Ambidextrous.

RP SAMPLE: See Solis or Kyoraku

Before I look at something else, change the fact that he is in Las Noches. Having two persons within the ranks of the Espada is unacceptable.