Shinji Hirako

○ Name: Shinji Hirako ○ Other Names: ᴉɾuᴉɥS oʞɐɹᴉH ○ Age: Roughly 500 ○ Birthday: May 10 ○ Gender: Male ○ Race: Vizard ○ Affiliation: Vizard Gotei ○ Alignment: Neutral Good ○ Height: 5'10 ○ Weight: 132 Lbs ○ Hair Colour: Blonde ○ Eye Colour: Brown

Shinji on the surface is a jokester, who speaks in a laid-back tone, seemingly casual about most things, overly talkative, and prone to tease and crack jokes, though he never does this to be malicious. Shinji is direct and speaks his mind bluntly. Compared to his fellow Shinigami, Shinji is very “human”, spending so much time in the real world rubbed off on him. Video games and jazz music are among his special interests.

Despite how he presents himself, Shinji is calculated making sure to stay aware of his surroundings. Additionally, due to the tragedy of the initial Visard, Shinji has developed a lot of sympathy for his fellow vizards, doing his best to instruct them to keep them from losing control of that inner Hollow. Though when it comes to teaching Shinji can come across as a tough teacher, pushing someone as hard as they can.


Joining The Gotei
Shinji has been a bit of a weirdo since he was a child. His strange look and carefree attitude always made him stand out. Regardless, he lived in the Rukongai before he finally joined the Shin’o Academy. He wanted some spice in his life; after all, the Runkongai was just so boring…

After graduating from the Academy, Shinji joined the Tenth Division of the Gotei Thirteen. During his time in the tenth, he trained up his abilities in Kido, Shunpo, and Zanjutsu. Eventually getting his Shikai and was promoted to Lieutenant.

Sakande was his Zanpakuto, a woman who was the complete opposite of Shinji, Short, with long dark hair and dark skin, and wore a vine dress dotted with flowers. She challenged Shinji to a battle of endurance, inside each of the pyramids was a mirror, Shinji needed to endure the beating heat of the desert and climb each pyramid to find this mirror. It took him a few tries, but eventually, he was able to earn the respect of his Zanpakuto.

Even after his Shikai Shinji didn’t slow down, he kept it up. Years later achieving his Bankai, this Bankai was restricted by Central 46, only allowed use inside the Soul Society by permission from the Captain Commander.

After achieving his Bankai, Shinji was promoted to Captain, moving to the Fifth Division, a division that would curse Shinji for the rest of his life. Shinji was a bit of a controversial captain due to appearing not focused on his duties. However many appreciated his blunt and laid-back nature.

During his time in the Fifth Shinji gained a Lieutenant named Rōjūrō, a man who would become a lifelong friend of the Captain. At first, they had a bit of a rocky relationship, Rose was arrogant in his abilities, likely just wanting to show off his skills to his new captain. Shinji made sure to humble him, during training and putting Rose in situations he knew he couldn’t handle. Of course, this wasn’t malicious, it was more of a way to make Rose get better.

However once they really learned about one another, they became fast friends, despite how opposites they were. Truthfully, Shinji was a little upset to see Rose promoted to Captain of the Third. However, he did push for Rose to take the position, wanting his friend to be able to use his abilities.

Canon Material

After the defeat of Aizen, the Vizard were welcomed back to Soul Society after the misunderstanding, was cleared up. Many of them made their own decisions, with Rose deciding to take his place as captain back. Shinji was close to taking the spot but decided against it. In his short time on earth and High School Shinji decided to stick it out. Something about human life was just so alluring to him.

He experienced High School and university (but dropped out after a year), and worked MANY MANY earth jobs, such as a mailman, music producer, and personal training just to name a few, it was hard for Shinji to HOLD a job, but freelancing wasn’t something he hated. He spent this time really understanding the culture of humans, mainly sticking to Japan, but he did visit other parts of the earth.

When it came to more major conflicts, Shinji left it up to the Gotei to deal with it, staying rather isolated, and enjoying his human life. Currently, Shinji remains on Earth, keeping tight communication with Rose to get updates on the Soul Society.



○Hakuda: Hakuda is Shinji's weakest area as a Shinigami, he was always average at it compared to his fellow Captains, not that he's bad at it, but it was just never the first skill he focused on while training.

○Hohō: Shinji was a speedy fighter before becoming a Vizard, using his Shunpo often around the Soul Society and during his time on earth, being faster than many of his peers. Using it more during the battle against Aizen to battle his Espada, who were masters of Sonido.

○Kidō: Kido is never Shinji's first option, but it is a skill under his belt, able to use various Kido spells, such as inducing sleep on weaker targets and firing energy blasts. Able to use mid-level spells with an incantation and low-level ones without.

○Zanjutsu: As a Captain Shinji was very skilled with a blade able to fend off his fellow Vizard, Mashiro during her Hollowification without his Shikai. Even after being banished from the Soul Society, Shini stayed on top of his sword training, able to clash with figures like Ichigo and during the battle against Aizen, Kaname Tosen. Additionally, during the Arrancar’s invasion, he overpowered Grimmjow with his Zanpakuto (with the help of his mask).

○Power Augmentation: While using his Mask, Shinji gets a significant boost to his physical attributes, his strength, speed, and endurance are all increased. He also gains access to Hollow techniques, such as firing a Cero. Using his mask he was able to completely overpower (a one-armed) Grimmjow.

○Hollow Control: “Don’t let it consume you. Consume it instead.”
Since Shinji’s initial transformation into a Visard was swift and forceful, the Visard had to focus on controlling the Hollow within him as soon as possible. He did this among his fellow Visards developing training regimens to gain control over their Inner Hollows. Shinji believes to master control over your Hollow you must defeat it in an internal battle, a long and grueling one. Shinji was among the first of his group to control his Hollow, using his experience to help his fellow Visard dominate their Hollow.




○ Zanpakutô Name: Sakanade (逆撫, Counter Stroke)

○ Zanpakutô Spirit : Sakanade appears as a woman with long dark hair and dark skin. The polar opposite of her master. Short, and wearing a dress made of vines, dotted with flowers. Additionally, she wears a traditional Egyptian headdress. Acting in opposite to her master as well, she is serious and stern.

○ Inner World: Shinji's inner world appears as a wide open desert, with large Egyptian pyramids built upside down. Scattered around floating around the sands are objects from the human world Shinji enjoys, Video Game Consoles, Record Players, and Vinyl records just to name a few. These objects typically reflect Shinji's current feelings and mood.


○ Sealed Zanpakutō Appearance:

Spoiler:

○ Shikai Release Phrase: Collapse.

○ Shikai Release Action: As he releases his Zanapkuto, Shinji places his hands inside the ring and begins spinning the blade as his Shikai transforms.

○ Shikai Appearance: In its released state, Sakande grows a large ring on the end of the pommel, Shinii can stick his hand inside this pommel and hold his Zanpakuto without making contact with it. The blade’s crossguard grows large and becomes a straight sword with a razor edge instead of a taper, along the blade are five small evenly spaced holes in the blade.

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○ Shikai Ability:

○Sakasama no Sekai: When Sakande is spun around by its ring, a pink mist is dispersed from the holes in the blade. This aroma smells sweet, similar to the bubblegum, this gas extends out in a sphere around Shinji roughly 50 feet in length. Anyone who smells this aroma will be affected by the Zanpakuto’s illusions. The target’s sense of direction will become reversed. Up becomes down, left becomes right, forward becomes back, ext. Eyesight is also affected as if looking through a mirror. This ability can cause nausea, and vertigo, heavily disorienting the target. The last sense directly changed by the mist is hearing, the target will hear all words spoken backward. This disorientation lasts as long as Shinji keeps his Shikai in its released state.

Shinji can alter who and what is affected by Zanpakuto even if they smell his mist. He can also disable certain parts of the illusion. For example, he can cause the target to hear normally or perceive left and right normally.

○ Shikai Weaknesses:

○ Area Of Effect: If the target has an ability that simply attacks from all directions, for example, a bomb, it obviously would be unaffected.

○ Sense Of Smell: Sakande requires the target to smell. If they don’t smell the mist they’re immune to the effect.

○ Bankai Name: Sakashima Yokoshima Happōfusagari (逆様邪八宝塞, Reversed Evil Eight Treasure Blockade):

○ Bankai Release Phrase: Bankai, Sakashima Yokoshima Happōfusagari

○ Bankai Release Action: Shinji raises the ring to his face, putting his index finger on his mouth.

○ Bankai Appearance: Shinji releases his Bankai, large yellow petals roughly twice the size of himself. These petals feel like flower petals and are slightly more durable than Shinji. They rise and eventually close up around Shinji for the duration of his Bankai. As for the blade, it remains similar; however, the tip is instead replaced by another rin.

Spoiler:

○ Bankai Ability: Sakashima Yokoshima Happōfusagari releases the same pink mist as his Shikai, however to a FAR wider scale, reaching. The ability expands roughly 500 feet. Instead of inverting the sense of direction, this mist inverts the perception of friend and foe, making you few allies as enemies and enemies as allies. Unlike his shikai, this ability is indiscriminate, and cannot be disabled by Shinji.

○ Bankai Weaknesses:

○ Indiscriminate: The biggest downside of Shinji’s Bankai is that, unlike his Shikai, it cannot be disabled for specific people. It will target friends and foes alike, and the only person untouched is Shinji.

○Situational: In a one-on-one battle Shinji’s Bankai does nothing since he is immobile, and inverting one person's sense towards him would only stall the battle. In a fight where Shinji has no allies, it is also ill-advised as they’d view him as their enemy. The Bankai is best used against fodder opponents when alone.

○ Sense Of Smell: Same as his Shikai, it requires the target to smell. If they don’t smell the mist they’re immune to the effect.

○ Hollow Mask Appearance: Shinji’s Hollow mask takes the appearance of an Egyptian pharaoh’s mask. A white hood flowing down the back of his head down to his neck. His eyes turn a dark black while his irises become grey.

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○ Vizard Powers:

○ Power Amplification: The main purpose of Shinji’s mask is to greatly boost not only his general attributes but also his Shinigami skills. Additionally, it allows Shinji to access the techniques of his inner hollow.

» Roleplay Sample:
Twenty-five years felt like a blink of an eye for most Shinigami, but Shinji? So much had happened, living with humans like this warped your perspective of time, and seconds became more valuable. It had been almost twenty-five years since the defeat of Aizen and twenty since Shinji had returned to Karakura Town. A feeling of nostalgia filled him, to most Shinigami they’d get that feeling after hundreds of years, not just two short decades. As the man walked through the skies of Karakura he looked down at the town below, earphones running from his pocket to his ears. A phone call was taking place

“If you ask real nicely I’ll send you some photos, I just hope it’s not demolished and replaced with some tacky gift shop. I’d much prefer it if it was a vinyl store, that fit the ol’ warehouse the best.” Whoever was on the phone with Shinji would swiftly hang up, unamused by his jests.

In that short time, Shinji had finished high school, attended college, and worked three jobs. Most of the friends he made in High School were pushing their late thirties. Karakura was a small town but was still constantly evolving, hell it looked different than it did when Shinji lived here. He and the other Vizord traveled a lot, but this was the place they fought to protect Aizen.

Finally, after some wandering above the city he spotted the exact location he had been searching for. That old warehouse… as his feet touched the ground, the Vizor slowly removed his hat, a wide grin present on his face as usual. The old Visore hangout, the place they stayed in Karakura, an abandoned warehouse, the training facility underneath long locked away.

“My oh my… This old place hasn’t changed a bit…” The Visor softly exhaled to himself as he began walking towards the large doors. As his head peaked inside, he was suddenly hit with the thrill of nostalgia. Inside was pretty much exactly how he remembered it, though, of course, the personal items of the Visord were long since taken with them or thrown out.

As he walked around he took notice of some things that showed this place was inhabited, a few sleeping bags, a folding table, backpacks and board games, school students. Shinji counted four bags. Seems some Karakura kids were using this place as a clubhouse, and honestly it felt reassuring to Shinji, that while he didn’t live here anymore, it was still being used, for a similar purpose.
“Suprised the power still works…” he noted to himself as he saw a few electoral appliances scattered around the place, a microwave, a blender, even a treadmill. “These kids sure got a setup, we never bought a blender…” his mind scattering off to various memories with the Vizord.

Without saying anything Shinji would Shunpo up towards a tiny platform on the rafters, it was dusty and creaky, but there was a small shoe box, and as he opened it, a devilish smirk formed from the previous Captain. “Lisa Lisa Lisa… She always acted like we didn’t know she hid them up here.” Scooping one up, Shinji slipped it into his jacket. “I don’t think Lisa would mind if I were to… pawn it off” He slowly spoke as he thought about it for a few moments.

After retrieving the treasure he would return to the ground floor. He understood it when the humans around him talked about the good ol’ days, he finally understood it, he needed to pay a visit to the seven, to catch up, and enjoy the human experience alongside them.


» Character Intent: My intent for Shinji is to fill a race I haven't played yet being a Vizard. As for his story, I've always felt that Shinji was the most human of the Gotei, and could bring some interesting different views to the Gotei, as well as assisting new Visords, teaching them how to control their Hollow so that they don't suffer a similar fate that could have befallen Shinji. Despite that he won't directly rejoin the Gotei, instead probably serving neutral and joining in should they need his help.



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