Big boy upgrade

» Name Of Character: Kyoraku Shunsui
» Link To Character: https://www.platinumhearts.net/t18507-kyoraku-shunsui-approved-0-4-absentee

» Upgrading: Tier to 0-3, 0-3++ in Bankai, 0-2 in Shikokai, adding Shikokai.

» Why:

Tier: I haven't put in an upgrade for Shunsui in the entire time I've had him, so I think it's about due now. He's been in multiple high level events, and is forwarding site plot. In addition, he's in a position which almost necessitates a higher level of power than he currently has. Threads included below. Oh, one last thing. He's lower tier than some other canon characters despite the fact that he was initially stronger, and his history is mainly about his time after the end of the series, while those character's histories are almost entirely focused on their time during the series.

Shikokai: The only reason I haven't put in for this up until now is because it was difficult to imagine what I wanted to do with it. Having resolved that issue, I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to say that Shunsui would possess it. Below I will write a summary of Shunsui's entire Zanpakuto, and then expand upon the Shikokai.

Shikai - Children's games become reality. The children play in the forest, as the hours go by.

Bankai - Children listen to stories that their young ears are perhaps not ready for, as day turns to dusk.

Shikokai - Night has fallen. The children sleep. On the outside all is well, yet how do their young minds fare?

Katen Kyōkotsu: Osoroshioni

Reality fades away and is replaced by nightmare. Shunsui and his opponent enter an area which is entirely unaffected by anything happening around them, and are equally unable to effect, or even sense the surroundings that were previously before them. All becomes devoid of light or shadow, and the only things that are visible to either of them are each other. While within this nightmare, both Shunsui and his opponent are afflicted by all but unbearable pain. Their strength and stamina are drained as time goes on. Every inch of their bodies is constantly bombarded with winds that act as razors. Their internal organs are crushed, and burned with a fire that simply won't end. All damage they inflict upon each other is amplified ten fold, and time passes thousands of times more quickly. Their limbs slowly begin to rot away, and their mind is beset by illusions of heinous acts and incomprehensible terror. They can no longer breathe, and their lungs burn as if coated with acid, but they do not die. No, they will never die, not while they exist with this world of nightmares.

(This lasts for six posts. Keep in mind that Shunsui has the option to not enable this affect, in which case he simply gains the normal benefits of a Shikokai, namely increased speed, energy, etc. Mainly etc.)

» Extra:

https://www.platinumhearts.net/t18521-northern-raid-assault-of-the-hollows

https://www.platinumhearts.net/t18732p10-kings-advent-gotei-shinigami-open

https://www.platinumhearts.net/t19980-when-the-levee-breaks-ww4-start-event (bit short, but still shows his ability.)

https://www.platinumhearts.net/t19787-the-booze-2-electric-boogaloo (not so much a combat thread, but there is a bit of sparring involved)

I believe there are more, but I couldn't locate them.