Saiko App Tracker

» Affiliation/Rank: For the time being, Saiko is an unseated member of the Earth affiliation in the Gotei United.

» Physical Appearance Description: Saiko is described as a slim-built woman that has oceanic eyes and long black hair, often in pig-tails. Depending on the day, her skin can range from pale ghost to a light milky pigment. She often wears an assortment of gothic-styled clothing that is black in color but will dress up if the occasion calls for it.

» The Personality Of Saiko:

Saiko considers this second life something of beauty, and she has a deep love for those within it. She tries her best to be kind, gentle, and caring toward others because you never know when this gift of life, good health, and well-being may be taken away. And because of that fact, there is a strong sense of will and conviction within the woman. After having lived parts of her life as a slave of war, she knows how important it is to use her strength to carry that burden other weaker spirits can't endure.

Therefore, she finds her time with the Gotei as grand and purposeful. To uphold the balance of souls, assist her comrades, and keep the earth in check is an incredible duty to her. It gives her a reason to wake up and redeem herself from the miserable acts of sin she committed while operating under Shadow Fall. No one is forcing the woman to change; she knows this desire comes from a gentle heart. So, because there is no external influence, it's hard to take away this aspect of will, passion, and love.

Having been through the fires of heaven and hell, all that matters to her now is spending time with those she adores, taking care of her duties as a member of the Gotei, and finding her inner happiness outside the work and the people she meets. Spending her free time learning how to play the guitar, spending time in nature, and traveling, there is a sense of joy in her heart for even these simple pleasures.

At the end of the day wants to feel loved, happy, secure, and have a sense of purpose, and she knows it's up to her to ensure that happens. So even if she may stumble over herself, be awkward in social conversations, and make mistakes, she knows she wants to be good and has to take her time to make that person come to reality.

Resources:

Wealth And Land: Being that she was previously one of Shadow Fall's top enforcers, there is a great deal of money, treasures, and other items that Saiko was given by Shadow Fall as part of her services to them. This allowed her to purchase a lot of various pieces of land across Europe. So she has different types of vacation homes, underground bases, and storage of equipment and weapons in these facilities. Saiko has stated that she doesn't need to work again if she doesn't wish to and often chooses to spoil her friends, allies, and those who need it.

High Battle IQ: Saiko never considered herself particularly smart academically, but when it comes to combat, her instinct is hard to match. After spending time researching the different styles of combat that exist, having real-world experience and time to perfect her judgments, Saiko's battle instincts are sharp. She is used to having to think on the fly and adapt to unpleasant situations as she has faced a variety of different fighters and combative situations. That means Saiko can create plans and strategies in the heat of a battle and overcome obstacles while fighting and still keep her focus on the objective at hand.

Dense Durability: Saiko didn't gain her durability overnight. It took many years of constant war in order to bring that durability to the level it is now. From constant training, war, and battle, the woman's body hardened, and understands how to take critical hits and still keep moving. These injuries have raged from having limbs torn off, holes in her body, bones broken, and being put near the edge of death by many powerful foes. Furthermore, with all the prior experimentation on her body, it can withstand many different poisons, and it takes a high volume or highly potent strain to really cease or bring her down. Therefore, together with her willpower, the woman is used to dealing with high amounts of pain and is near the apex of physical resistance to damage.

Speed: Saiko's speed is near the top of the game. She was trained to be an agent of war for many years, so she knew speed was of the utmost importance as it could determine many battles based on how swiftly you could react. So this means Saiko is able to perceive, think and react to attacks on a dime, and it takes effort or high skill to really catch her off guard. Furthermore, Saiko is capable of air travel speeds, which means she can easily break large gaps in distances without much strain, as she could travel a distance between New York and Chicago within two hours. So the woman's speed is insane, to say the least.

Verastile Martial Skill: Being that she was forced into war for decades, Saiko was trained in a variety of different styles of combat. That means she was trained in hand-to-hand combat but also how to utilize pure sword-based combat and how to use various types of guns, cannons, and other heavy artillery. However, given Saiko's aptitude, she feels swordplay and hand-to-hand are a lot easier given her tendency for brute force. With that being said, Saiko does have a flexible range of combat and is well-developed from years of practice and real-world experience. So whether she is armed or not, Saiko is a dangerous force.

Hohō: Saiko is considered to be an elite user of Hoho. As such, not only is she fast as one would expect, but she has developed a few techniques under her belt that can be of use in combat.

Blitz Strike: Arguably, this is one of the most basic Hoho techniques Saiko has. Typically, Saiko can use the kinetic force on any limb in order to augment the strength of her physical attacks if she activates her Hoho.

After-Image Bomb: This is somewhat of an off-shoot of Utsusemi. Essentially, Saiko is able to use Utsusemi in order to leave an afterimage. However, the trick here is that she is able to direct the kinetic energy that she gathered in order to make an explosion of energy that can surprise the opponent.

Kinetic Shield: This is only active as long as she is in shunpo, and it takes parts of her mental focus to utilize, but essentially she can use the kinetic energy that her body is generating through movement in order to shield herself from attacks. Often times one knows it's activated around her because a burst of white energy will erupt around Saiko's body.

Kinetic Shockwave: Kinetic Shockwave is a technique she uses if she is trying to do damage in a full 360-degree range. Effectively, she generates a large amount of kinetic energy by rapidly using her hono. Then, by stomping the ground or punching the air, she'll release a shockwave of this kinetic force in order to generate a large shockwave around her which can repel attacks and destroy the ground around her.

Murasaki: Saiko believes she owes her current life to Murasaki. If she hadn't given her an act of mercy and understood the circumstances of her being enslaved and forced to work for Shadow Fall, she was fully prepared to die on the first day she met her and go down with Shadow Fall. Instead, she was offered a chance at redemption. Through that opportunity, she was able to forge new relationships, have a new purpose in life, and eventually remove the demonic taint on her soul. And for that, she considers Murasaki a great friend and leader.

Yuuto: This is a relationship forged in familiarity. They both were cursed with the taint of demonic blood and could build a sense of connection through similar life obstacles and the nature of their initial powers. It's almost funny to Saiko that they were enemies at one point or another, as each of them was on opposing sides for a time. Still, she is glad she was able to meet him again as an ally and forge a deeper relationship, and she considers him someone close to her and can sense his fondness for her as well.

In some ways, she could almost see a romance bubbling between the two if the conditions were right. After all, she owes as much to Yuuto as she does to Murasaki because Yuuto was the one who took the risk of removing the demonic blood from her body and helped her become a pure shinigami. If it wasn't for him, Saiko would still be in that maddening hell, and she is forever loyal to him for that.

Cala: This is a perplexing relationship. The reason for that is that Cala initially reminded her of an ex-partner of hers, but she quickly came to find he was nothing like him. Still, it's not as if she dislikes him. On the contrary, they've been on a few adventures together, gotten to know each other, and she considers him a good friend. But, she is aware of his fondness for her in a romantic sense, as Saiko isn't a fool. It's hard to say at the current stage if she could return those feelings, but she is willing to at least be there for him as a friend. If anything else develops after that, that's up to fate and time, as she doesn't seem in a hurry to pursue that as she sorts her heart out.

Hime: This is a good friend of hers who she promises to get justice for. She could see that Hime was another person like her who was trying to eventually make the change to redeem herself from her past misdeeds. Perhaps she's too lost in that sentiment, but she believes there is still hope for her if she is willing to do the right thing. It almost angers Saiko that the woman is imprisoned and still vowes to figure out how to get her out of that situation. Not a day goes by where that isn't looming on her mind.

Arianda: Arianda was initially seen as someone Saiko despised because of her inaction to do anything when leading Shadow Fall at the height of its power. She was one of the Demon Queen's mates and felt that she could have done more to prevent the suffering she went through. Yet, despite that, she could see that at least this demon was trying to move on from that and didn't play as big of a role as she initially thought. In fact, she ran away in the war from what she heard and was trying to atone for her sins, much like Saiko. So, from that sense of redemption, Saiko held Arianda's feet to the fire and wants her to improve, do better and not make any mistakes. Hence, for now, she considers her a friend. After all, if Yuuto can see the good in her, Saiko can as well.

Mizu: Mizu is seen as a mentee, ally, and friend in the eyes of Saiko. At some point in everyone's lives, they need someone to mentor, guide and be there for them to see the seeds of greatness that lay within their potential. And in the case of their relationship, she was glad she was able to provide that initial push Mizu needed in order to see her own greatness. It makes her proud and happy to see one of her mentees becoming a Vice Captain, and it's a relationship she wants to differently continue to blossom.

Hono: Hono is another good friend of Saiko that she met through the Gotei. In some ways, she wants to guide her similarly to Mizu to keep pushing her to find her own potential. Yet, simultaneously, she believes the other woman will be there for her if push comes to shove. She enjoys her cooking and is definitely going to be in charge of cooking her many meals in the future. This is a friendship she plans to keep investing in. Good vibes from her.

Vanyel: Saiko considers Vanyel a good friend. Both of them were working under Shadow Fall and were turned by an Asthavon. However, she believes he had it rough, given the interactions between himself, Algos, Calypso, and the horrid story he told her. She wants to give him someone in his life that he can rely on, and, by extension, she herself will have an increasingly larger circle of people that she cares about in turn. They both could learn and help each other heal from the past traumas they experienced form their former lives with the demons. So she is happy they met as they both can hold a good conversation and she wants to keep investing more into this relationship.

Hisana: Initially, they started off as enemies in the wild, but it seems as if Hisana was able to redeem herself and find a footing in the Gotei training those in the academy. So it was by chance that Saiko ran into her, and they were able to mend this relationship and see eye to eye with one another. It's good to make another close friend and ally, and she still wants to invest more in this relationship. So, she may pop more in Hisana's future to get a deeper bond going between the two considering their both trying to find their footing in this world from what she gathered.

Tenmarin: This relationship is definitely more antagonistic. This spirit seems to believe that Saiko will bring about her own ruin. It makes her uneasy, but she feels spiteful and stubborn toward her for believing that and wants to prove her wrong. So, for now, she's not a big fan of Tenmarin but is still willing to work with her since they are both on the same team, and Saiko believes personal feelings shouldn't get in the way of their duties.

Mastered Zanjutsu: The bound between Saiko and Tansouji runs deep. Through all the years she has had her zanpukto, she considers it a friend that never leaves her side. Even on her darkest days, Tansouji was there to console her, guide her and push her through the abyss to keep seeing her strength, potential, and a better tomorrow. So because of this deepened relationship, she can summon Tansouji to fight alongside her in battle, and many can often feel dual energy signatures radiating from her body. Saiko is more than capable of summoning his pool of energy to help her last longer in combat.

Kido: There is a sense of familiarity that comes with using kido for Saiko. For a great time, it was infused with demonic magic when she was a hybrid, so without its influence, she has noticed it has weakened in potency without that demonic influence, but her kido still is formidable. She typically uses it to either constrain or seal opponents as she can generally neutralize her opponents without using kido and uses it as a means to subdue them after force is applied.

Hakuda: Saiko has a great grasp of Hakuda. Every strike she makes utilizes her speed and is designed to knock an opponent's breath out, neutralize them, and swiftly end any resistance if possible. Working for Shadow Fall forced her into many situations where she needed to use this strength to knock out or kill her targets.

Limiter: Like with most Captain-level shinigami, Saiko has a limiter placed on her. Typically, she tries to make sure 95% of her power is suppressed at any given time. However, she can adjust how much she releases of her own will as long as it does not threaten the soul society at large.

Realm Travel: As a hold-over from her days in Shadow Fall, Saiko does have her own means to travel between the Soul Society, Earth, and Hueco Mundo if push comes to shove. These are small, red spherical devices no larger than a cellphone that she can input coordinates and create her own pocket portals if there isn't any type of seal, barrier, or power that is preventing travel.

» Zanpakutō Name: 嘆総児 [Tansouji, "Child of Grief in Entirety"]

» Zanpakutō Spirit Appearance Written: Tansouji appears to take on an appearance akin to a male version of Saiko. The primary difference between them is that he seems a lot more toned than Saiko in nature and is much taller than Saiko. So, with that said, Tansouji stands at around six feet even compared to her five foot four stature. Additionally, he has much shorter hair than her and typically has some type of baggy clothing. Otherwise, one might mistake them for twins.

Tansouji's Personality

You'd imagine the spirit of Melancholy would be a depressed bastard, but that's far from the case. Tansouji has a more lively personality than Saiko in some aspects. For starters, he often is a lot louder in how he carries his voice. Usually, you can hear him cracking off jokes, making observations of characters, and never being afraid of confrontation or upsetting someone's feelings. Since he often protected Saiko in the past, it makes sense why he'd have a more aggressive personality than her.

At the same time, however, he respects the people Saiko trusts and holds close to her heart. So, while he may give them grief and some jokes, he still has the same amount of care and respect as Saiko would since he still considers himself an extension of Saiko's soul. At the end of the day, he still is trying to make his wielder happy, as she would do much the same for him.

Furthermore, he has a strong sense of conviction and will when it comes to dealing with unpleasant tasks, obstacles, and challenges. He isn't afraid to get hurt, to make himself stronger for a task, and to see things through to the end.

As if he is supposed to fight with Saiko, then he needs to be able to uphold his end of the deal and kick ass. And you can't exactly kick ass with a limp-dick level of will. This is why he makes sure to call out Saiko's own hesitations and mistakes and motivate the girl to recognize her strength if she ever lets her more feminine feelings or thoughts get in the way of things.

Since, as far as he is concerned, he doesn't have much hope in things outside of his master. So, for Tansouji, that gives him a sense of freedom. If the world is a place filled with glum, disappointment, and all that other angsty shit, why waste time worrying about it? It's like a matter of logic and fact: are you going to be angry all the time at reality? Are you going to let it ruin the essence of who you are and spend every waking moment in pain? No. You are going to live your life the best way you can, and that's what Tansouji tries to do for himself and Saiko regardless of whatever happens to the two of them.


» Inner World: When corrupted by demonic blood, this inner world lived up to its name as a depressive place filled with an endless, plum night sky. Yet, after turning into a pure shinigami, Saiko's inner world is filled with a large meadow. There is still a great sense of grief, melancholy, and woe felt here, but that is because Saiko now sees this place as a containment for the pain that exists in this world. Her heart feels more clear to take on the burdens of others, to help the world, and find her place.

Hence, Tansouji accepts this world and relaxes with a sense of familiarity in his element. He often spends most of his days chilling in the sun, meditating and waiting to spend time with his wielder or training himself to deal with whatever threat will come next. Even in this period of peace in her soul, he knows this world will inevitably change when more pain is brought into her life, but for now, he seems content to enjoy the moment. There is no sense in dealing with despair that hasn't come yet, even if it is inevitable in his mind as long as you exist in this reality. So, for now, he wants to keep the sunshine in their heart.

» Sealed Zanpakutō Appearance: There are two states that her sealed Zanpakuto can take. The first state is considered a dormant state; as in this form, her sealed Zanpakutō resembles a sword (As seen in her appearance picture). Then, there is a second activated form it can take when there is an active threat she wants to dispatch. When this happens, she drenches it in her spiritual essence, and it becomes engulfed in her infamous blue flames. While in this state, she can more freely control its shape and length and extend flames from it.

Sealed Zanpakutō Power

Zanpakutō Shifting: As mentioned in the appearance of Saiko's Sealed Zanpakutō, Saiko is able to control the shape of her Zanpakutō to a weapon of her choice when it's in a fully offensive state. Typically, when it's engulfed in fire, she mends it into a sword shape as it's the most familiar. However, she is capable of shifting it to chains, a cannon, brace knuckles, or a gun if she wishes. It's also possible for her to wield dual blades as well from the flames of her Zanpakutō.

Inferno Of Melancholy: The flames of Saiko's right eye and Zanpakutō are a reflection of both her and Tansouji's will and spiritual energy. Being that Tansouji has a strong sense of will, he shares that with Saiko when the flames are active, and he views it as a way to enforce his ambitions in the material world. So, typically when they use these flames, it's used as a means to throw their excess power around in the form of waves of fire and energy-based attacks.

It's typically also used as a vehicle to infuse the effects of her melancholic powers and increase the potency of her attacks. So it is possible for characters to begin to feel the effects of melancholy start to wear down on them if they get hit with too many of these flames, which makes it harder as this attack targets their focus if they take moderate damage from these flames. However, these influences can be fought against with strong willpower or by treating the burns the flames leave you. So, none of these effects are ever permanent and go beyond the thread (unless the character/owner wants them to be for narrative/story purposes.)

Absolving Grief: When Saiko amplifies her Reiatsu, she is capable of absolving mental blocks from others around her if they are on the same level of willpower or below her. It works by feasting on the negative aspects of their mind and soul and Tansouji consuming it within Saiko's inner world. This will typically allow for their willpower or focus to be augmented. However, it is only a temporary effect for as long as they are within five hundred meters of her presence or they are coated in her energy. (I.E. If Saiko created a shield around them) Additionally, characters can reject this influence if they have an ability that allows for it, or they resist it with their own reaitsu. And the augmentation effects last for only four posts before resetting back to baseline.

Grief's Hand: The inverse of Absolving Grief, Grief's Hand is when Saiko amplifies her reaitsu and tries to lower the focus or will of an opponent by using her willpower and reaitsu to crush them under the weight of their minds own grief. It attempts to sedate them into a state of depression, doubt, or trauma by bringing the conflict of their soul to the forefront. It can be fought against if they have an equal or higher willpower than Saiko's own, but shields and barriers also work against it so long as you can figure out a way to avoid making contact with her reaitsu.

» Shikai Release Phrase: Grieve, Tansouji

» Shikai Release Action: N/A

» Shikai Appearance: There isn't a major difference to Saiko when she releases her shikai. The primary difference is that her right eye will have an eruption of aqua fire extending from it. Along with that, the energy around Saiko may grow brighter, and the flames will feel more intense around her body, with a deeper sense of melancholy and woe pulsating from her aura. In fact, this powerful influence may even change the weather to darken and rain in some instances of her release.