Rawk's Band of Merry Men (Women Also)

Age: 221 (as of 2124), but it’s complicated.
Race: Half-Zanpakuto Shinigami.
Affiliation: Gotei United, Captain Commander.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Alastor de Maris (Long-term Boyfriend)
Conviction: Cut Through Your Limits.
Abilities: Master of zanjutsu and exceptional one-on-one combatant.
CV: Juri Nagatsuma (Asuka Koukawa, Taimanin Series)

Character Summary: Captain Commander of the Gotei United, Murasaki is driven, confident, and will never accept anything but the best from herself. She will always help others to improve in turn, but she is quick, to the point, and refuses to accept half-measures. People who get on her bad side will rarely leave it.


Age: ~290
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Gotei United Second Division Captain
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Shiro (Boyfriend)
Conviction: I’m Not Through Yet.
Abilities: Master Kido practitioner, exceptional spiritual power, lots of ice.
CV: Fumiko Orikasa

Character Summary: Rukia is certainly not the same young woman that she was 100 years ago, and this is quite apparent in her actions and in her words. She feels rather old, despite her relatively young age among shinigami, and she wonders occasionally if there is any more place for someone like her in the world. Despite this, however, she strives to do whatever she can to better things around her, even if this occasionally means that she has to bend the rules. Perhaps, in that sense, she hasn't changed so much at all.


Age: 1082 (as of 2124)
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Koizumi Family Head, Shino Academy Instructor, Gotei United Seventh Division Vice Captain
Sexuality: Makoto Arima
Relationship: See Above
Conviction: I Can’t Keep Holding It Back.
Abilities: Exceptional hakuda and kido mastery.
CV: Toa Yukinari (Rose Aleon, Birdie Wing)

Character Summary: Having abandoned her facade as simply a reserved and elegant noblewoman, Shishiyuki nevertheless remains a composed and confident individual. She has chosen to live her life as she sees fit, but this does not mean she will let any harm befall her family. The Koizumi, for all of their faults, are her family, and she will bring them into a new age even if she has to drag them there herself.


Age: 23 (as of 2124)
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Sawachika Family, Gotei United Eighth Division 20th Seat.
Sexuality: Bisexual.
Relationship: Dating Mizu Morikawa
Conviction: Ambition is a Man’s Passion.
Abilities: Physical strength, excellent architectural prowess.
CV: Hiroki Yasumoto (Masakazu Togo, School Rumble)

Character Summary: To call Kyo "to the point" would be a tremendous understatement of just how forward this man really is. Kyo will always speak his mind to the absolute fullest. He isn't afraid to make mistakes in his speech, or to embarrass himself, as he firmly believes it's better to simply make a mistake and correct it than to operate under a mistaken assumption. He's boisterous, proud, and perhaps overbearing, but loyal and a good man through and through.


Age: About 350.
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Unaffiliated.
Sexuality: Bisexual.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: It’s No Use Torturing Oneself.
Abilities: One of the greatest practitioners of hakuda to ever live, and a stellar all-around combatant even outside of that.
CV: Houko Kuwashima

Character Summary: Having been burned by both her former master and by the organization to which she would have given everything, Shaoling has chosen instead to wander the Earth with her students. Some might think that this life could be unfulfilling, but Shaoling loves her students as if they were her own flesh and blood, even if she expresses that in her own way. Their growth means far more to her than anything else she could accomplish.


Age: 120 (As of 2124)
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Gotei United 6th Division, 8th Seat
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: Peace In Our Time.
Abilities: Well-rounded and skilled shinigami, with notably high energy reserves.
CV: Makio Inoue (Harlock, Space Pirate Captain Harlock)

Character Summary: The son of Momo Hinamori and Sosuke Aizen, Toki is a well-meaning man who intends to be the best shinigami he is capable of. Dutiful, polite, and generally well-mannered, Toki's pleasant demeanor is typically only broken up if someone chooses to speak ill of his mother. He believes all too strongly in the safety and security of the Soul Society, and he would protect those who need it without hesitation.


Age: 40 (as of 2124)
Race: Human (Substitute Shinigami)
Affiliation: Gotei United, Medical Leave
Sexuality: Bisexual.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: Bomb The System.
Abilities: Kido expert, generally physical adept. Blows things up very well.
CV: Akari Kitou (Illnott, Granblue Fantasy)

Character Summary: Bambietta is an ex-convict currently going through the process of reforming. She has a great deal of explosive tendencies, and she understands that, if she wants to actually live a productive life, she has no choice but to rein them in and try to improve as a person. It's not especially easy for her, and she knows that her motivation is fairly selfish, but that doesn't change that she's giving it her all to be better.

HUMANS

Age: 31 (as of 2124)
Race: Human.
Affiliation: His family. Lives in the City of Lights.
Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship: Nelliel tu Odelschwanck (Wife)
Conviction: Too Hot To Hold Back.
Abilities: Extreme durability, and enough heat to burn himself anyway.
CV: Kunihiko Yasui (Iori Yagami, King of Fighters)

Character Summary: A man who was at one time a wild card and hedonist without aim, Alex has become a loving family man who cares deeply about those close to him. He understands that protecting the world creates a better life for his wife and daughters, however, and he has begun to throw himself earnestly toward self-improvement.


Age: 187, as of 2124
Race: Human
Affiliation: Princess of the Holy Roman Empire
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Single
Conviction: Embrace All Grief.
Abilities: Peak physical form and trained martial arts.
CV: Michie Tomizawa (Sumire Kanzaki, Sakura Wars)

Character Summary: The only child of the Holy Roman Emperor, Ada’s early childhood was marked by the death of her entire family by her father’s hands. However, even at that age, she understood that such an action was perhaps the only right course of action, and she has lived her life without regret of that, or indeed of anything. She has pursued heroics, modeling, professional fighting, and now she works as one of the arms of her father’s empire. All, as far as she is concerned, is another day to be lived to its fullest.

ARRANCAR

Age: ~140
Race: Arrancar
Affiliation: Unaffiliated.
Sexuality: Who cares.
Relationship: Not any time soon.
Conviction: Defeat Is Inevitable, But I’ll Lose Last.
Abilities: Brute force and raw energy reserves.
CV: Masakazu Morita

Character Summary: Ichigo has no hope left in the world, and no will left to carry on. His only motivation comes in the form of his search for the 12 Rings of the Dead, which he intends to use to heal Orihime Inoue. He currently travels with Tier Harribel, Lilynette Gingerbuck, and Ignacio Vega, and while he would never admit it openly, or even to himself, they are important to him.


Age: Unknown
Race: Arrancar
Affiliation: Works with Safira Aldrovandi.
Sexuality: Straight-ish.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: The Pinnacle of Evolution is Universal Domination.
Abilities: Adaptability and Cero mastery.
CV: Atsuko Yuya (Tsuruga Meisai, Katanagatari)

Character Summary: A woman who wants to see nothing more than change for its own sake, whether that be good or bad. Kizuna believes that evolution should never stop, and that stagnation is the absolute worst possible thing that can occur. If things aren't progressing, she'll make them progress. If they're going smoothly, she'll throw a wrench in the works. If it's all burning down, she'll save the day. She just wants to see the status quo change.


Age: 144 (as of 2124)
Race: Modified Arrancar
Affiliation: His own skin.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: Sometimes Cowards Survive.
Abilities: Unique Quincy-like abilities, profound intellect.
CV: Hiroki Touchi (Ferdinand, Granblue Fantasy); Small Mode - Ryou Hirohashi (Susumu Sazaki, Gundam Build Fighters)
Character Theme: Kyun! Weird Science Girl - Idolm@ster x Oingo Boingo

Character Summary: A selfish, narcissistic man with few redeeming qualities, Klein has no particular ambitions other than bettering his own life and seeing what he’s capable of accomplishing, simply for the purpose of knowing if he can do it. His ability to manipulate others is second only to his ability to simply create tools to accomplish his aims, and he has even turned other arrancar into more “ideal” forms for his purposes.

QUINCY

Age: 36 (as of 2124)
Race: Fullbringer, Quincy-in-Training.
Affiliations: Vandenreich, Todgestalten Coordinator (MIA)
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Alastair Eisfluch (Boyfriend)
Conviction: Run Until You Can Fight Back.
Abilities: Guerilla warfare specialist and very powerful energy absorption.
CV: Sayaka Ohara (Milly Ashford, Code Geass)
Character Theme: Write This Down - George Strait

Character Summary: A widow that lost everything in World War 4, Reida’s whole being has been consumed by bitter hate and a need for revenge. Her time in the Vandenreich reminded her of what it was like to be alive, and she found love and friendship in her time there. But, when shown the chance to get vengeance, she nevertheless took that road, and faked her own death to walk that doomed path.


Age: 30 (as of 2124)
Race: Quincy
Affiliation: “Wandering Knight of Nartia”
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Single
Conviction: My Sword For Her Honor
Abilities: Exceptional practitioner of quincy arts, in particular steigen.
CV: Hideo Ishikawa (Ryoma Nagare, Getter Robo Armageddon)
Character Theme: Veliki Sili Dobra (Great are the Forces of Good) - Neuromonakh Feofon

Character Summary: A former leader of one of the great Cossack hosts, Mikhail’s personality shifted markedly after his younger sister fell into a coma in the course of World War 4. He wanders the world as Sir Mikhail, Knight of the Dance, claiming that he seeks a cure for the young princess of Nartia. He seems only to ever engage with the world as if it were simply a book of knightly romance, a tale from a storybook rather than anything resembling the real world.


Age: 24 (as of 2124)
Race: Quincy
Affiliation: Loose affiliation with Safira Aldrovandi
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Single
Conviction: And All For Love, And Nothing For Reward
Abilities: Corrupted quincy abilities, with exceptional focus on gebet. Several major modifications.
CV: Ruriko Aoki (Air Groove, Uma Musume)

Character Summary: At one time a kind-hearted young woman who wanted to save others, Lucia suffered an existential crisis during World War 4 and has become completely disillusioned with the very nature of Quincy. She believes that her own kind are not just a plague, but rather a fundamental evil so horrifying that it is morally necessary to completely annihilate all Quincy. This belief does not come from hate for Quincy; it comes, rather, from an optimistic view of reincarnation.

FULLBRINGERS

Age: 30 (as of 2124)
Race: High-Spec Human
Affiliation: Reichsritter of the Holy Roman Empire
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: Larger Than Life.
Abilities: Exceptional physical prowess and wild, unrefined energy.
CV: Asami Tano (Fediel, Granblue Fantasy)

Character Summary: A bold, bombastic presence everywhere that she goes, Rafaela is a girl that has never once let her small demeanor get in the way of her goals or ambitions. She makes sure that everyone knows her name, and she has a confident swagger about everything she does. However, her overall aim in all of this is not to aggrandize herself, but to inspire others. If a tiny girl like her can be strong, anyone can.


Age: Functionally 25, actually 5 (as of 2124)
Race: Mongrel
Affiliation: Vandenreich prisoner, employee of South Pacific Logistics Inc.
Sexuality: Ascetic
Relationship: Focusing on herself for now.
Conviction: Put the Pieces Back Together.
Abilities: Chimerism
CV: Maaya Sakamoto (Lisa Hamilton, Dead or Alive)
Character Theme: It's a Sin - Pet Shop Boys

Character Summary: Created to be a bodyguard for Claudia Duvalier, Eliane was genetically engineered specifically to relish the suffering of others, and to find joy in little else besides hurting people. In spite of that, she desperately seeks to build connections with the people in her life in ways beyond that cruelty, and she lives a life that avoids any joy simply to avoid the potential of falling back into the one thing she knows can make her happy.

PLUSES

Age: ?
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Gotei United, Seventh Division Substitute
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Yugiri (Girlfriend)
Conviction: Paint Over The Past.
Abilities: Highly skilled swordsman and passive manipulator of spiritual energy.
CV: Kaneto Shiozawa (Rei, Fist of the North Star)

Character Summary: Fuuen is, fundamentally, a very flighty man, one who resembles a gentle breeze simply passing through. He is a kind soul, and a pacifist through and through, but one who shows surprising attachment to his convictions. He abhors violence, and appreciates the finer things in life. Nothing is greater, so far as he is concerned, than a life well-lived.


Age: 35
Race: Plus
Affiliation: CEO of Trestrellas, Ltda.
Sexuality: Asexual
Relationship: Single
Conviction: Burn The World To Ashes.
Abilities: Wealth, corporate power, and spiritual parasitism.
CV: Maaya Sakamoto (Olivia, Granblue Fantasy)

Character Summary: Above everything else, Claudia loves nothing more than to know that she has caused someone else to suffer. This is not some sort of sexual interest in pain, but rather an earnest joy found in the knowledge that the lives of others have been made worse, or simply ended outright. However, Claudia knows that she cannot simply create a world which is filled with nothing but violence; and so, instead, she has built up a corporate empire which can always fund warfare and strife, all while she builds nations up simply to see them fall.




Age: 519
Race: High-Spec Human
Affiliation: Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Married to Himiko Shikimura.
Conviction: Regret Is The Foundation Of Progress.
Abilities: Peak physical specimen, master of martial arts.
CV: Sho Hayami (Yakushiji Tenzen, Basilisk)

Character Summary: Erchanhardt is a man who believes that anyone is capable of change if they are willing to put forward the effort to do so. Of course, this is born of his own regrets in life, and it can perhaps be said that much of what pushes him forward in life is to simply make up for the sins he has committed in the past.




Age: 32
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Heir to the Kyoraku Family.
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Kazuya Koga.
Conviction: I Will Change The World.
Abilities: Self-control, exceptional knowledge of diplomacy and negotiation, and having powerful friends.
CV: Miyuki Sawashiro

Character Summary: A staunchly legalistic woman who has, over time, softened at least somewhat marginally. It is difficult to contact her outside an official capacity, due simply to the amount of duties she maintains for herself.


Age: 151
Race: Quincy
Affiliation: Grandmaster of the Vandenreich.
Sexuality: Heterosexual (technically).
Relationship: Arcadia (Girlfriend)
Conviction: I’ll Carry The World On My Shoulders.
Abilities: Charisma. Basic Quincy capabilities.
CV: Male - Jouji Nakata (Kotomine Kirei, Fate Series); Female - Masayo Kurata (Fasalina, Gun X Sword)

Character Summary: Former leader of the Vandenreich, and a former bearer of the power of the Soul King, Cyrus is finally content in his retirement.



Age: Functionally 25.
Race: Powerless Human
Affiliation: Vandenreich business affiliate.
Sexuality: Irrelevant.
Relationship: Single.
Conviction: I Am Me.
Abilities: Significant wealth and connections.
CV: Maaya Sakamoto (Haruhi Fujioka, Ouran High School Host Club)

Character Summary: A woman born with nothing and still robbed of everything, Arlette has become an individual despite the wishes of her creator. She is vengeful, spiteful, and above all driven to become her own woman.



Age: Old.
Race: Danava of Social Order
Affiliation: Vandenreich, Albedochiffren Director.
Sexuality: Theosexual
Relationship: Betrothed
Conviction: Everything Belongs In Its Place.
Abilities: Binding supernatural contracts and laws.
CV: Yumi Touma (Cecily Fairchild, Gundam F91)

Character Summary: More friendly than one might expect for a woman defined by order and legalism, Ninsianna believes in the value of structure at all times. Being the Danava of Social Order certainly informs her personality to a stunning degree, and it is rare that she allows much of anything to occur in her life without a contract to ensure that it is handled in a particular way. Despite this, she is well-meaning, someone who believes in the benefit of this order rather than one who wishes to enforce it as a tyrant.



Age: 15
Race: Human-Demon Hybrid
Affiliation: Her family.
Sexuality: Homosexual
Relationship: Inanna Kishar (Best Best Friend Forever)
Conviction: I Believe In Miracles.
Abilities: A magical girl with the power of sparkle, pizzazz, and explosions.
CV: Chinami Nishimura (Reika Aoki, Smile PreCure)

Character Summary: A soul untainted by the realities of the world, Vegas is an optimist in the truest possible sense, someone who will always support her friends and who genuinely believes that, in the end, everything will be okay. She doesn't simply think these things will happen out of nowhere, however, and because of this she is willing to always do her best in everything she does. She's not particularly intelligent, nor is she especially strong, but her desire to do the right thing is enough to carry her through.



Age: 25
Race: Shinigami (Half Shoiki)
Affiliation: Third Seat of the Gotei's Sixth Division.
Sexuality: Bisexual-ish
Relationship: Divorced
Conviction: Catch What Can’t Be Caught, Hold What Can’t Be Held.
Abilities: Expert grappler and stellar practitioner of hoho.
CV: Yui Horie (Naru Narusegawa, Love Hina)

Character Notes: Kokoro is not a particularly complicated woman, and if anything, her intellect leaves a great deal to be desired. However, what she lacks in academic intelligence, she more than makes up for in emotional understanding and sheer drive to improve and succeed. She is an accomplished shinigami, both in her career and in her talents for the zankensoki, and should never be underestimated just because of her airheaded exterior.



Age: 70 (as of 2124), but 19 physically.
Race: High-Spec Human
Affiliation: None at present.
Sexuality: That's a great question.
Relationship: Kasha Koizumi (Boyfriend)
Conviction: Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission.
Abilities: Pretty good at martial arts.
CV: Narumi Hidaka (Kei, Getter Robo Armageddon)

Character Summary: Ira's current situation in life is not one that he would ever call preferable, but he isn't one to just idle around and be sad about it. The body he currently inhabits is that of his deceased granddaughter, and as such, he will do anything and everything to protect it. He's cocky, and not the brightest, but he has plenty of advice to give and all the time in the world to give it. Just don't expect him to share all his secrets for free.



Age: 58
Race: Vizard
Affiliation: Gotei United, Third Division Vice Captain.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Relationship: Married to Minerva St. Vendemiaire.
Conviction: Pity Is Treason; Treason Is Unforgiveable.
Abilities: Exceptional understanding of zanpakuto and kido, and possessor of a guillotine which can completely obliterate souls.
CV: Kenichi Suzumura

Character Summary: Julian is a man of absolutes, a believer in justice and righteousness for the people at any cost. Though he once put forward every last bit of his effort into a revolution to destroy the Gotei United, their reforms to the Rukongai and change in policies have led him to ally himself with them, and to enforce their law so long as it continues to benefit the people of the Rukongai.



Age: 281 (as of 2124)
Race: Shinigami
Affiliation: Unaffiliated. Listed as KIA with the Gotei.
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship: Single
Conviction: Carry The Weight.
Abilities: Well-rounded shinigami, exceptional hollow-hunter.
CV: Jurota Kosugi (Jotaro Kujo, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure OVA)

Character Summary: A shinigami who might have had an illustrious career one day, Gendo’s time with the Gotei was cut short by way of having a Hollow sealed inside of his arm. This has not infected him, but even so, he has been forced into exile for a long while to avoid return to the Gotei. The nature of the Hollow means that he cannot exert himself without the Hollow being empowered to burst forth, and so much of his former strength has been functionally lost.




Age: ?
Race: Divine
Affiliation: Love for all mankind.
Sexuality: The sun's warmth touches all.
Relationship: Santa Estallar, my dear moon
Conviction: The Sun Will Never Set.
Abilities: Divine intervention.

Character Summary: Mazda holds himself above all things, believing that his word and his existence are both of the most absolute importance. There are only a tremendously small handful of people whose words have any value in his eyes, and all others are considered nothing more than sheep to be watched over and cared for. To his credit, he is not a malicious being per se, and he will protect what he perceives as his children. His methods, however, are often extreme, and he is not a forgiving god.

Having ascended and merged with the Soul King, he is gone forever.



Age: 253
Race: Sueki
Affiliation: Listens only to himself.
Sexuality: ???
Relationship: Alpha Male
Conviction: Everything To Fear, Even Fear Itself.
Abilities: High physical prowess, predatory fear manipulation.
CV: Hidenobu Kiuchi (Merkava, Under Night)

Character Summary: To call Cresimir "deranged" would only be to drastically downplay the sheer degree of madness that he displays. Cresimir borders on the incomprehensible to anyone who is not himself, and his motives are nothing more than to cause others as much fear and misery as he is capable of inflicting upon them. He has no greater purpose, no higher aim. To him, fear is in itself a worthwhile aim.