Kuchiki, Rukia *FINSIHED*

B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N

Name: Rukia Kuchiki (朽木 ルキア, Kuchiki Rukia)
Gender: Female
Age: appears to be early twenties in age.

Height: 144 cm (4'8½")
Weight: 33 kg (73 lbs.)

Short
and petite, Rukia has pale skin, violet-colored eyes and black hair,
with one strand of hair always hanging between her eyes. Byakuya has
said to Rukia that she strongly resembles Hisana Kuchiki. As a Shinigami
of the Gotei 13, Rukia wears a standard Shihakushō.

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History: Credit to Bleach Wiki

Rukia
and her older sister, Hisana, were brought together to Inuzuri, 78th
District of Rukongai after they died in the Human World. Unable to live
there while caring for a child, Hisana abandoned Rukia when she was
still a baby. Rukia grew up on her own for a considerable amount of
time. One day Rukia tripped an adult that was chasing Renji Abarai's
group of friends and urged them to follow her to avoid losing the water
they had stolen. Rukia joined their group, becoming their spiritual
leader and they lived together as a family. They all hated Inuzuri and
the people there. Rukia exhibited some spiritual power during this time.
Ten years after Rukia joined the group, with all of their friends dead,
Rukia proposed that they become Shinigami and live in Seireitei, noting
that she had heard it was pretty there. Renji agreed with her. As they
were quite gifted with spiritual powers, they entered the Shinō Academy
with ease, where they struggled to prove their worth among those from
noble families. The night before the welcoming ceremony for the new
students of the Academy, Renji slept in a tree, against Rukia’s advice.
The following morning, he fell out of the tree and landed on a headstone
where a startled Izuru Kira had been praying, for which Rukia scolds
him.

Two months after entering the Academy, Renji scolded Rukia
for still not fitting in and informed her that he was going to the Human
World for field training to practice Konsō for the first time. Rukia
complains about this being unfair, but Renji retorts that it is about
talent and that he will get stronger. Rukia replies that she will show
him that she is the stronger one, but trails off. One day, while meeting
with Byakuya Kuchiki and his entourage, Renji entered the room to tell
her that he had passed an important exam. Disappointed with the
interruption, the nobles left and told Rukia that they were eager to
hear her answer. After they had left, Renji asked her what they wanted.
He congratulated Rukia when she told him that they want to adopt her
into the Kuchiki family, have her graduate immediately and assigned to
the 13th Division. Rukia thanked him and left. Rukia was told that
Byakuya adopted her into the Kuchiki family due to her similarity to
Hisana, whom he had married.

Rukia was admitted to the 13th
Division without taking their entrance exam. On her first day in the
Division, she is shown into a room by a fellow Shinigami, whom she tells
to treat her like any other new recruit. After he leaves, she hears him
and others talking about her and the favoritism shown to nobles. Rukia
is disappointed that it is like that there as well. Lieutenant Kaien
Shiba entered the room, introduces himself and scolds her for her weak
reply. Rukia was deeply happy that she could have a normal relationship
with her superior, rather than being treated as special. That evening,
Rukia reported to Byakuya that her first day had ended peacefully and
that she did not attain a Seated Officer position. Byakuya then told her
to leave. Rukia soon became Kiyone Kotetsu's assistant and went on a
mission to the Human World.

During her time in the 13th Division,
she became friends with Kaien. One day, seeing that she was gloomy,
Kaien told her that as long as she is in his Division, he would stand by
her even if he died. They were interrupted by the drunk Kiyone and
Sentarō Kotsubaki who tried to encourage her. Kaien mentored Rukia,
teaching her how to fight. Their first training location was Mount
Koifushi of Hokutan, the 3rd district of West Rukongai, where Kaien
taught her about the concept of the heart. He was present when she
learned her Shikai's first two "dances".

Rukia greatly admired
Kaien's wife, 3rd Seat Miyako Shiba. She aspired to be like her one day.
When Miyako was killed by a Hollow, Rukia, Kaien and Ukitake went to
its lair. She offered to go first in order to scout out its abilities,
but Kaien asked to face the Hollow alone. When its special ability
destroyed Kaien's Zanpakutō, Rukia attempted to help but was stopped by
Ukitake. He told her that Kaien's fight was one of honor rather than a
fight for his life. If she were to help, Kaien's life would be saved but
his honor would be forever damaged. After protesting about this, Rukia
reluctantly obeyed his order. However, the Hollow entered Kaien's body
and possessed him.

The Hollow attempted to attack Rukia, but
Ukitake blocked it and sent Rukia away as he fought it. Afraid to fight
it, she obeyed, but she came back because she wished to help Kaien and
was afraid to face her cowardice in future. As it leapt at her, she
noted that it was no longer Kaien. Unable to bear seeing him like that,
she stabbed Kaien. He thanked Rukia and apologized for dragging her into
it. Kaien then died in Rukia's arms. Rukia brought the corpse to the
Shiba family estate but was afraid to apologize since she felt guilty
about her role in Kaien's death.

Forty years after her adoption
into the Kuchiki family, Kiyone and Sentarō informed Rukia that she had
been assigned to the Human World. Rukia thought this was a transfer
order, which Kiyone denied, reminding her of her previous mission to the
Human World, which Rukia still failed to remember. Ukitake told her
that she was being assigned to Karakura Town for one month, which should
be easy for her. Rukia thanked him for telling her. Ukitake asked if
she had told Byakuya about it, but she replied that he would not wish to
be bothered with such a minor thing. Ukitake offered to tell him for
her, for which Rukia thanked him.

In Karakura Town one Friday
evening, Rukia feels a strong presence. Rukia enters the room of Ichigo
Kurosaki, who mistakes her for a burglar and kicks her. Surprised that
Ichigo can see and touch her, Rukia tells Ichigo that normal Humans
cannot see her and informs him of the existence and purpose of
Shinigami. Ichigo refuses to believe Rukia's explanation of Shinigami,
insulting her. Incensed, Rukia binds him with a Kidō spell. She explains
what Kidō is and returns his insults.

Rukia reassures and
performs Konsō on a nearby Plus. She explains about Konsō and the duties
of Shinigami to Ichigo with the aid of some drawings, drawing on his
face when he complains about their quality. She then reveals that she
has been unable to sense the Hollow she had been tracking anymore, as a
great power is hindering her senses. Ichigo tells her that he can hear
something howling. Rukia realizes that it is a Hollow, but notes that
something is still impeding her senses and is confused by how Ichigo
heard it before her. She rushes out of the room to confront the Hollow,
refusing to free Ichigo. She spots Karin Kurosaki lying in the corridor
and listens as Karin tells Ichigo what happened. When she collapses,
Rukia reassures Ichigo that she is just unconscious. She is shocked when
Ichigo breaks free and rushes to stop the Hollow, Fishbone D.

As
Ichigo futility attacks the Hollow, Rukia injures it, freeing Yuzu from
its grasp. She explains to Ichigo that she has never encountered a
Human like him and that he is likely the Hollow's target. Ichigo thinks
this means that it is his fault that his family is in danger. Distracted
by this, Rukia is struck by the Hollow and forced to shield Ichigo with
her body, causing her severe injuries. Realizing that she is unable to
continue fighting it and seeing that Ichigo is truly determined to
protect his family, Rukia offers to temporarily turn him into a
Shinigami by piercing his chest with her Zanpakutō and transferring half
of her power to him. However, Ichigo absorbs almost all of her power
and becomes a Shinigami. As she watches the transformed Ichigo making
short work of the Hollow, Rukia realizes that it was Ichigo who had been
confusing her senses earlier, leaving her wondering just who he is.
After defeating Fishbone D, Ichigo collapses and Rukia goes to his side,
where she is approached by Kisuke Urahara and offered a Gigai by him.

The
following day, Rukia shows up at Karakura High School as a new student,
telling people that her family had just moved there. She greets Ichigo
in class and quietly threatens to kill him if he reveals anything about
her identity. Later, Rukia explains that because she has lost her
Shinigami powers, she cannot return to Soul Society. She tells the
confused Ichigo that her power is still inside him and explains that his
"soul" has become Shinigami, rather than his body. She reveals that she
is using a Gigai to recover, enabling normal Humans to see her. She
then tells Ichigo that until her powers return, he will have to take
over her Shinigami duties, which he refuses to do. Rukia forces his
Shinigami form out of his body and takes him to a park where she has
received word via her Denreishinki that a Hollow is about to appear. As
the Hollow attacks a young Plus, Rukia successfully manipulates the
situation to persuade Ichigo to perform her duties.

Rukia
arranges for Ichigo to undergo some rudimentary training to improve his
combat tactics. Explaining that sneaking up and defeating Hollows in one
hit is a basic tenant of fighting them, she urges him to attack the
head, noting that he is yet to defeat any Hollows in one blow. Ichigo
spurns the idea of attacking from behind, but Rukia tells him to save
such ideals for fighting Humans, otherwise he may be killed. As he
trains, she studies modern speech by reading a horror manga. They are
interrupted by Orihime Inoue, whom Rukia initially does not recognize.
Rukia notices a mark on her leg left by a Hollow and asks Ichigo about
her, before leaving, refusing to reveal that she has been staying in
Ichigo's closet and wearing Yuzu's clothes. That night, Rukia receives a
message about a Hollow on her Denreishinki. She tries to warn him of a
Hollow attack just as a large hand bursts through the floor. Rukia uses
her Gokon Tekkō to force out Ichigo's soul and at her behest; Ichigo
slashes the Hollow's head. He only manages to slice off part of its
mask, revealing it to be Orihime's brother, Sora. The Hollow flees and
Rukia reveals to Ichigo that all Hollows were once Human.

As
Ichigo and Rukia rush to Orihime's home, Rukia explains more about
Hollows, revealing that they often attack their relatives. When Ichigo
is thrown through the apartment’s wall and knocked out, she wakens him,
warning that if he loses, Orihime's soul will be eaten. Rukia scales a
drain pipe and enters the apartment as Orihime is badly injured.
Revealing that she can save her with Kidō, Rukia tells the lucid Sora to
move out of the way and treats her. When Sora decides to purify himself
with Ichigo's Zanpakutō, Rukia says that it is the right thing to do
and explains that his sins will be washed away by the sword. When
Orihime awakens and starts to ask Ichigo questions, Rukia erases her
memory.

When Ichigo remarks that his wounds have healed very
well, Rukia tells him that she excelled at Kidō in the Academy before
changing the subject by asking him how to open a juice box. Mizuiro
Kojima interrupts, noting that Rukia and Ichigo are together again,
saying that they get along well. Rukia calls him by name, surprising
Mizuiro who formally introduces himself to her for the first time.
Ichigo says that his hobby is womanizing, especially older girls,
warning Rukia to watch out for him. Keigo Asano arrives and introduces
himself to Rukia. As Reiichi torments the group, Rukia ignores him and
continues to struggle with the juice box until Yasutora Sado arrives
with a talking parakeet. Rukia tells Ichigo the spirit inside of it is
just a lonely Plus, which they should send to Soul Society that night.
She notes to herself that Ichigo is now caring for other people's
safety. When an injured Sado is brought to the Kurosaki Clinic Rukia
tells Ichigo that the wound on Sado's back was inflicted by a Hollow.

The
next morning, Sado disappears and Rukia searches for him. She later
tells Ichigo that she did not find him nor has she received any word
about Hollows from Soul Society. After she explains that Hollows can
hide in the space between the Human World and Soul Society, Ichigo tries
to track the parakeet instead. Rukia claims this is impossible, as she
can only sense it when it is close and the spirits of the Plus and
parakeet are intermingled. To Rukia's shock, Ichigo finds the Reiraku of
the parakeet and begins to follow it. Just as they find Sado, they also
come across a weakened Karin. Rukia orders Ichigo to bring her home, so
he is not distracted while fighting. Brushing off Ichigo's concerns
about her fighting a Hollow, she runs after Sado. Unable to catch up to
him due to the restrictions of her Gigai, she curses the SRDI. Rukia is
attacked by a Hollow. The Hollow, Shrieker, is left surprised that she
survived. Rukia uses Sōkatsui against him, but to no avail, realizing
that her powers have not recovered enough. When she is pinned by the
Hollow, Sado punches it, freeing her. Realizing that he cannot see
Shrieker, Rukia is surprised by his calmness and directs his attacks
towards the Hollow.

After they are briefly caught by Shrieker's
artillery, Rukia has Sado throw her up to the airborne Hollow. However,
she is knocked down by his artillery and injured. Shrieker holds the
parakeet hostage and demands that she run. Rukia tells Sado what is
happening and runs, dodging attacks from more artillery before being hit
again. When Ichigo arrives, she transforms him into a Shinigami and
warns him about the leeches. She moves his body away from the fight and
tells Sado to hide Ichigo and the parakeet in a safe place. The parakeet
says that it is his fault she was injured, as he wanted to bring his
mother back to life. Rukia questions him about this. When Ichigo defeats
Shrieker, the gates of Hell open to claim the Hollow. Rukia explains
about Hell to Ichigo. After examining the parakeet, she determines that
he cannot be returned to his body and reassures him about going to Soul
Society. She then erases Sado's memory.

With her supplies running
low, Rukia visits the Urahara Shop. She stops Jinta from bullying Ururu
outside the shop before being shown in to Urahara. She orders various
goods and pays for them with the bounty from Ichigo's defeat of
Shrieker, shrugging off Urahara's concerns. She also collects a
previously ordered Soul Candy dispenser. At school, she gives him the
dispenser, explaining that it will allow him to transform into a
Shinigami without her help, while placing an artificial soul in his
body. She ignores Ichigo's unease with the idea and makes him use it.
When she receives an order, she drags him off to deal with it, leaving
the artificial soul, Kon, in Ichigo's body. After dealing with the
order, they rush back to find that the artificial soul is causing mayhem
in their classroom. They attempt to confront it, but he escapes,
leading Rukia to believe that it is a Mod Soul.

As they search,
Ichigo and Rukia argue until she explains about Operation Spearhead,
revealing that according to Soul Society's laws, all Mod Souls must be
destroyed. As Rukia naively asks a shopkeeper if he saw Kon, she
receives an order. When they find the Hollow, Kon is already fighting
it. After it is defeated, Urahara arrives to reclaim Kon. Rukia tells
him that she is content with her purchase and tells Urahara not to worry
about it. Later, Rukia and Ichigo see a news report about the incident
on TV. Ichigo asks what they should do, but Rukia stays silent. Rukia
and Ichigo search for a dead animal to put Kon into, but eventually
settle for a stuffed toy animal. On the sixteenth of June, Rukia notices
that Ichigo is very distracted. After a family meeting that night,
Ichigo tells the confused Rukia that the following day is the
anniversary of his mother's death, adding that she was killed.

The
following day, Rukia is waiting for Ichigo near Masaki's grave. She
questions Ichigo about his mother's death, asking if a Hollow had killed
her. Angered, Ichigo tells her that he was responsible for Masaki's
death. Horrified by this and what she had said to him, Rukia quietly
watches Ichigo's family visit the grave. Kon crawls out of her backpack
and asks to go home, but Rukia insists that they must be nearby in case a
Hollow attacks. When Karin and Yuzu are attacked by Grand Fisher, Rukia
senses the Hollow, but is surprised by the lack of any orders on her
Denreishinki. She rushes towards them, meeting up with Ichigo on the
way. She tells Ichigo that she will not ask about Masaki any more. She
transforms him into a Shinigami and carries his body. She finds Ichigo's
sisters and sees Ichigo being confronted by Grand Fisher. Rukia tells
Ichigo about this infamous Hollow and berates him when he recklessly
attacks it. Realizing that Grand Fisher killed his mother, Ichigo stops
her from helping him with Kidō and tells her to stay out of the fight.
Rukia puts Kon in Ichigo's body and they bring the girls to safety.

When
she honors Ichigo's request to stay out of the fight, Kon asks her to
save Ichigo. Rukia rushes back to watch Ichigo's battle. Thinking to
herself that she cannot interfere as Ichigo is fighting for himself, she
remembers the events of Kaien's death and decides not to interfere.
When Grand Fisher escapes, Rukia tries to calm the heavily wounded
Ichigo, insisting that the fight is over. Ichigo collapses and she sets
about healing him and Kon thanks her. Rukia uses up most of her strength
to heal Ichigo's major wounds, so she returns him to his body before he
is fully healed, reassuring him over the outcome of the battle. Rukia
listens as Ichigo talks with Isshin. Afterwards, Ichigo asks Rukia if he
can remain a Shinigami for a while longer.

One Sunday morning,
Rukia stops Ichigo as he beats Kon clean against a wall, revealing that
she has arranged for an implement to clean him with and starts using the
school's toilet brush on Kon. Ichigo orders her to take it back. At
school, Keigo invites Rukia to the live broadcast of Don Kanonji's TV
show and encourages her to do his pose. Rukia declines, politely saying
that she is too shy. The following Wednesday evening, Rukia accompanies
several of her classmates to the broadcast at an abandoned hospital. She
tells Ichigo that he must be tired from his dual life and instructs him
to relax. She then reveals that she does not know what the "festival"
is about. Ichigo explains it to her, but she still does not understand.
He asks Rukia if there really is a spirit there, thinking that the
Shinigami would have dealt with it. She replies that it is likely to be a
Jibakurai, which can be difficult for Shinigami to detect and begins to
explain what this is.

When the Jibakurai screams, Rukia tells
him that it is a Demi-Hollow. As the show begins filming, Rukia turns
her attention to the events unfolding; she is impressed with Kanonji's
entrance. Ichigo asks her if they should perform Konsō on the Jibakurai,
but Rukia tells him that it takes months to years to turn into a
Hollow. Believing that it would be trouble if there was a struggle with
some many people there, she states that they will do the Konsō after the
show and seeks to reassure him. However, Don Kanonji jams his staff
into the hole in the Demi-Hollow's chest. Rukia condemns Kanonji's
actions. When Ichigo is pounced upon by security after attempting to
stop Kanonji, Rukia tries to change him into a Shinigami, but is caught
too. Urahara frees Ichigo, prompting Rukia to ask what he is scheming.
Urahara claims to be there because Ururu and Jinta enjoy the show and
frees her. Rukia gives out about him using Soul Society's tools so
freely. When the spirit disappears, Rukia realizes that its body is
about to reform into a Hollow and searches for it with her Denreishinki.
She yells at Ichigo to look above him, attracting the attention of some
security guards.

The following day, Rukia and the others are
called before the school principal over their appearance on the show.
Rukia subdues Kagine by claiming responsibility, allowing the others to
flee. When Kagine notices the others are gone, Rukia escapes as well.
Keigo thanks her, but Ichigo tells him not to as she was going to sell
just him out. Rukia retorts that she was just acting and that she would
not sell out a friend. That afternoon, Kanonji invites Rukia for a drive
in his car. He gives her loads of sweets and she tells him where
Ichigo's home is. As Ichigo is trying to evade Kanonji, an order arrives
and they leave the house. As they bicker, they pass Uryū Ishida. Later
that week, Rukia and Ichigo arrive at what they believed to be the site
of a Hollow attack, but find a Plus cowering in a corner and no Hollow.
Ichigo asks her how many times such a thing has happened in the past
week, suggesting that her Denreishinki is broken. The two bicker and
Rukia insists that it is working and rebuke's Ichigo's suggestion that
there is another Shinigami defeating the Hollows before him. Rukia is
unable to get the Plus to reveal who saved him, but determines that
somebody did in fact save him.

Unable to contact him by phone to
see if he can determine if the Denreishinki is broken, Rukia complains
to herself about Urahara. Upon receiving an order, she drags Ichigo off,
causing him to complain about the rumors about them. Rukia tells him
she does not know about them and to complain later. After school, as
they fail to find another Hollow, Ichigo complains about the missing
Hollows. As Rukia drags his body from its hiding place, she tells him to
shut up and return to his body. The pair is approached by Uryū, who
states that a new Hollow has appeared. Rukia confirms this when she
receives an order and is surprised when Uryū kills it. He then
introduces himself as a Quincy. The next day, Rukia removes Kon from his
plushie body and tells Ichigo to keep the Mod Soul with him in case
Uryū tries to contact him again. Later, she visits Urahara, scolding him
for not answer the phone. She asks about the Quincy and Tessai and
Urahara inform her of their history and destruction. As they talk, Rukia
is confused by the repeated appearance and disappearance of Hollows on
her Denreishinki. Seeing a large number of Hollows, Rukia goes outside
and notices a spiritual disturbance in the sky.

Later, Rukia is
attacked by a Hollow. When her Byakurai‎ spell has no effect against
what she regards as "small fry", she is annoyed that her power has not
recovered despite being in a Gigai for two months. Kon knocks back the
Hollow and the two argue about Kon forgetting what he was supposed to
ask her about. Uryū interrupts them and Rukia deduces that he is
responsible for the large amount of Hollows. Ichigo then arrives and
argues with Kon. Rukia interjects when Kon claims to be able to find her
by scent alone, insisting that she does not smell that bad. The group
continues arguing until they notice that the Hollows are gathering at
the disturbance in the sky. When Uryū leaves, Rukia tells Ichigo about
the Quincy and their extermination by the Shinigami. Ichigo chases after
Uryū, leaving her alone with Kon. She fends off his advances and goes
after them.

Rukia watches in shock as a Menos Grande appears near
her. Seeing Ichigo charging towards it, she tries to stop him but is
cut off by Urahara. When she insists that Ichigo will be killed if she
does not stop him, Urahara binds her with Kidō and tells her to watch
the battle, which he claims will be crucial for her and Ichigo. When the
Menos prepares to fire a Cero, Rukia urges him to run or he will be
killed. She is left stunned when Ichigo severely injures it and it
flees. Rukia realizes that news of this event will reach Soul Society.
When Uryū turns up at school heavily bandaged, Rukia tells Ichigo not to
pay attention to it as it is not his fault. Mahana Natsui invites Rukia
to lunch with the girls of the class and asks Rukia what her
relationship is with Ichigo. She replies that they are just friends,
despite Chizuru's and Orihime's encouragement. Realizing that she has
become too attached to the Human World, she ties up Kon and writes a
coded note for Ichigo telling him not to look for her and to go into
hiding. She then leaves the Kurosaki Clinic.

Lost in thought as
she runs, Rukia is surprised by Renji who attacks her. He complains that
she has become too soft in the two months that she has been missing and
demands that she summon the Human she gave her powers to. When Rukia
denies this happened, Renji asks why she is acting like that. Byakuya
appears behind Rukia, surprising her. As Renji prepares to attack her
seriously, Uryū intervenes. Despite Rukia's attempts to protect him,
Uryū is attacked and defeated by Renji. As Rukia notes Renji's increased
strength, Ichigo arrives. Angry that he came after her, Rukia watches
Ichigo and Renji fighting.

Hoping that Ichigo will run away,
Rukia leaps on Renji to distract him. However, Ichigo continues fighting
and is heavily wounded by Byakuya. Rukia tries to run to him, but Renji
stops her. She tells him that it is her fault that he is dead and asks
to go to him, prompting Byakuya to say that Ichigo resembles "him".
Ichigo grabs Byakuya's leg, relieving Rukia. However, she quickly kicks
his arm away from her brother to prevent Byakuya from attacking again.
She tells Ichigo to know his place and accepts her arrest, saying that
there is no point in finishing off someone who is clearly about to die
anyway. She tells Ichigo that she will not forgive him if he tries to
follow her. Renji then opens a Senkaimon and they leave for Soul
Society.

Rukia is imprisoned in the Sixth Division’s barracks.
Renji visits Rukia in her cell. She refuses his instruction to eat
something and makes fun of his eyebrows and new rank. Rukia asks if she
is going to be executed. Renji replies that Byakuya is reporting to the
Central 46 and that he will most likely appeal for her sentence to be
commuted. Rukia disagrees, saying that she knows what type of person he
is and that he has not truly looked at her once since her adoption.
Byakuya later informs them that Rukia will be executed in twenty-five
days’ time and tells Rukia that they will not meet again until the
execution, insisting that it is their final conversation. After Byakuya
leaves, Rukia tries to cheer Renji up by saying that she is alright, as
it only makes her more determined to escape and making fun of his
tattooed eyebrows, angering him.

While Rukia is in the 6th
Division's prison, Hanatarō Yamada, who is assigned as a janitor there,
regularly talks to Rukia. Hanatarō states that during this time her face
is gloomy and sad. She asks him not to address her with the "-sama"
suffix and tells him of Ichigo, expressing her faith in him and
mentioning how it is her fault that his life changed and that he
suffered a lot of pain. 14 days before Rukia’s scheduled execution,
Renji escorts a group of Onmitsukidō guards as they transfer her to the
Senzaikyū. Once there, he points out to her that they can see the
Sōkyoku, which will be used for her execution, from the windows. Before
leaving, Renji tells Rukia that there was an unconfirmed report that
five Ryoka invaded Soul Society and that one of them matched Ichigo’s
description.

While in the Senzaikyū, Rukia notices the sky
becoming brighter when Ichigo and his companions break into Seireitei.
While Ichigo fights Kenpachi Zaraki, Rukia hears and senses the reiatsu
from their battle. When the battle ends, Rukia wonders who died, noting
that the Sekkiseki made it difficult to determine. She asks Kaien if she
is worth spilling blood over. Shortly afterward, Hanatarō and Ganju
Shiba open the door to her cell. She recognizes Hanatarō, who urges her
to hurry so they can escape. However, Ganju realizes that Rukia is the
person who killed Kaien. Rukia confirms this and as Ganju grabs her, she
urges him to kill her, saying that she will not regret it if she dies
at his hands. As Hanatarō tries to reason with Ganju, Byakuya arrives on
the bridge that provides access to the cell. As Ganju dismisses
Hanatarō's plea to run, Ganju insists that he will not throw his life
away for Rukia. Hanatarō decides that he will face Byakuya by himself in
a bid to allow Rukia to escape. Rukia tries to stop him, but Ganju
restrains her and then goes out to fight Byakuya.

As Ganju
confronts Byakuya, Rukia tries to stop the fight but falls to her knees,
unable to handle the reiatsu due to the effects of the Sekkiseki. When
Rukia realizes that Byakuya is about to use his Shikai, she shouts at
him not to do so and yells at Ganju to run away. However, Ganju is
defeated and Byakuya turns his attention to Hanatarō. Rukia tries to
protect him, but he is stopped by Captain Ukitake, who notes that Rukia
has lost weight and asks how she is. As Byakuya and Ukitake converse,
Ichigo lands on the bridge. Initially shocked, Rukia becomes angry with
him for attempting to rescue her. Ichigo ignores her protests and begins
to fight Byakuya. When Byakuya tries to release his Shikai, Rukia warns
Ichigo to run. However, Yoruichi Shihōin arrives and stops him.
Hanatarō asks who she is and Rukia tells him about her. Yoruichi escapes
with Ichigo and Byakuya leaves. Rukia falls unconscious when the
reiatsu is suddenly lifted and Ukitake orders Sentarō Kotsubaki to take
Rukia back into the Senzaikyū, which he does despite Hanatarō's refusal
to allow him.

The following day, Rukia is informed that her
execution has been brought forward to the next day. Rukia notes that
while she was shocked, she is not sad because of it. She attributes this
to the dream she had the previous night about Kaien's death and
reflects on her role in his death, wondering why she did not stop him.
She states that she does not deserve to be rescued or have anyone stand
by her.

On the morning of the execution, the guards tie up Rukia
and escort her out of the Senzaikyū. As she is being moved onto Sōkyoku
Hill for her execution, Rukia senses Renji falling in battle against
Byakuya, only recognizing his spirit energy after it began to drop.
Although she mourns for her fallen friend, it is cut brief as Gin
Ichimaru arrives. Gin teases her over how she greets him and points out
that Renji is still alive. After telling her that he was trying to
rescue her, Gin offers to save her friends for her. Reflecting on how
much she has hated Gin since first meeting him, Rukia briefly wonders
what he would have to gain from such an act, only to learn that he was
joking. After he leaves, Rukia is then disgusted that Ichimaru was able
to make her want to live again.

She is brought to the base of the
Sōkyoku and tied up there. After witnessing Byakuya's arrival and being
ignored by him, Rukia asks Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni
Yamamoto to let the Ryoka leave after the execution. Yamamoto tells her
that he would grant her request, pleasing her. Yamamoto then orders the
execution to commence. As she watches the release of the Sōkyoku, Rukia
notes that her heart is at peace once again following the desire to live
that Gin reawakened in her, wondering if it was because of Captain
Yamamoto agreement or Byakuya ignoring her. Rukia is carried up into the
air as the Sōkyoku's release is completed. She reflects upon her life,
saying that she is content with it and that she has no regrets. As she
says goodbye, the Sōkyoku advances towards her. However, Ichigo arrives
and manages to stop the Sōkyoku.

Rukia overcomes her initial
shock and becomes upset that Ichigo has attempted to free her again, but
he ignores her protests. The Sōkyoku prepares for a second attempt,
prompting Rukia to tell Ichigo to stop. However, Ukitake and Captain
Shunsui Kyōraku destroy it and Ichigo then destroys the Sōkyoku's stand,
freeing Rukia. He dismisses Rukia's protests, but she refuses to thank
him. As she question what his next move is, she notes that he has become
stronger. Renji arrives moments later, which relieves Rukia greatly.
Ichigo throws her to Renji. After they scold him for being reckless,
Ichigo orders Renji to run with her to safety, which he does.

While
they are escaping, Renji refuses Rukia's demands to release her and
help Ichigo. Insisting that they have to run, he tells her that Ichigo
feels that he owes her for allowing him to protect everyone. He tells
her that Ichigo believes in her and that she blames herself too much,
that she should depend more on him and Ichigo. They are eventually
confronted by Kaname Tōsen, who brings them back to Sōkyoku Hill, where
Sōsuke Aizen and Captain Ichimaru are waiting for them. Aizen demands
that Renji hand Rukia over to him. Renji refuses Aizen's order and is
attacked by the captain. Telling Rukia to be quiet when she expresses
concern, he continues to resist Aizen and attacks Aizen while still
holding Rukia, but he is quickly overwhelmed. Rukia offers to surrender
herself, but Renji silences her. Ichigo returns to defend the pair, but
Aizen is able to defeat them both with ease and grabs Rukia.
.
Rukia
listens as Aizen talks about Ichigo's role in his plans and about how
to overcome the limits of a Shinigami. Aizen reveals the existence of
the Hōgyoku and that Urahara had buried it deep within her soul. He
states that Urahara gave her a Gigai in a bid to turn her into a Human
and hide the Hōgyoku forever. Aizen is then attacked by Sajin Komamura
and Gin takes custody of her. Aizen quickly defeats Komamura and takes
Rukia back. He reveals that he killed the Central 46 and orchestrated
the events of Rukia's execution. Wanting the Hōgyoku for himself, Aizen
hoped that her death would give him access to it, but settles for a
non-fatal alternative, once the execution is halted. Aizen removes the
Hōgyoku from Rukia's body and tells Ichimaru to kill her, but a
battle-worn Byakuya grabs Rukia and is impaled by Ichimaru's Zanpakutō
instead. Rukia asks him why he saved her, but Aizen advances on them.
Before Aizen can kill them, the remaining captains arrive to subdue
Aizen, Ichimaru and Tōsen.

During the aftermath of the battle,
Rukia is restrained by a member of the 4th Division as she tries to go
to Byakuya's side while he is being healed. Captain Retsu Unohana takes
over the treatment of Byakuya and tells Rukia that Byakuya is calling
for her. Byakuya tells her about his deceased wife, Hisana, revealing
that Rukia is actually Hisana's younger sister. He recounts to her Rukia
how Hisana had regretted abandoning her and had kept searching for her
while they were married. He reveals that she asked him to find and
protect her, as well as why he had sworn to always abide by the rules.
He apologizes to Rukia for his actions.

During the following
week, Rukia visits Kūkaku Shiba's home and apologizes to both Kūkaku and
Ganju for her role in the death of their brother, Kaien. Kūkaku cuts
short her apology, saying that she forgives Rukia. She reveals that
Ukitake had told her what had happened. Ichigo and Orihime then arrive
looking for Rukia. She tells Ichigo that she wishes to stay in Soul
Society. Ichigo tells her that if it is what she wants then it is for
the best. The next day, Ichigo and the others gather at a Senkaimon to
return to the Human World. Orihime gives Rukia a dress that Uryū made,
insisting that she take good care of it. The group then says goodbye and
leave.


Tōshirō Hitsugaya and an advance team of Shinigami
that includes both Rukia and Renji are sent to protect Karakura Town
from the treat of Aizen's Arrancar army. Upon arrival, Rukia greets a
stunned Ichigo and then assaults him. Removing his Shinigami form from
his body, Rukia drags Ichigo to fight a Hollow and tells Ichigo not to
fear his inner Hollow, but to rise up and crush it. She then forces
Ichigo to apologize to Orihime for not being able to protect her.
Orihime thanks them both and welcomes Rukia back.

Rukia
accompanies Ichigo to the Kurosaki Clinic, where she is greeted by an
excited Kon. She stamps on him and bickers with Ichigo. After Ichigo
shoes away the eavesdropping Yuzu and Isshin, Rukia remarks that his
family has kept its charm and watches as the other members of
Hitsugaya's team enter the room. As they explain to Ichigo why they are
there, Rukia assists with some drawings, throwing them at Ichigo when he
is critical. Rukia sees the others off as the leave and annoys Ichigo
by insisting that she will stay in her old spot. She tells Isshin and
Yuzu a false story to convince them to let her stay with them. She
shares a room with Yuzu and Karin, which disappoints her slightly.

When
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez invades Karakura Town with his Fracción, Rukia
and Ichigo sense their presence. Counting six of them on her
Denreishinki, Rukia expresses her surprise at their numbers and deduces
that they are combing the town, intent on killing anyone with power. She
tells Ichigo that Orihime is safe with Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, but
that one has targeted Sado. As she runs towards Sado's location, Ichigo
goes on ahead. Rukia passes Sado half-way there. She expresses her
happiness that he is safe, but he runs passed her. When she reaches
Ichigo, who has confronted the Arrancar Di Roy Rinker, she asks him what
he said to Sado. When he replies that he told him to step aside, she
orders him to do likewise and leaves her Gigai, saying that he runs the
risk of losing control again if things go bad so soon after his previous
fight. She tells Ichigo that Urahara's Gigai was responsible for her
powers never returning and that she has recovered. While the Artificial
Soul Chappy restrains Ichigo, she releases her Shikai and quickly kills
Di Roy.

Shortly after, Grimmjow confronts Ichigo and Rukia.
Sensing Grimmjow's incredible power, Rukia urges Ichigo to run away.
However, Grimmjow impales her with his hand. Chappy goes to her side and
after the battle, Rangiku takes her to Orihime, who heals her. After
Orihime is finished, Renji asks if she is fully healed while Chappy
fawns over her. Rukia states that she healed incredibly fast and thanks
Orihime, noting that her skills have improved. Ichigo asks how she is
and Rukia tells him not to blame himself for her injuries. She suggests
that he ask Urahara about his inner Hollow, but he declines. The
following day Isshin and Yuzu ask her if she has seen Ichigo and she
goes in search of him. Unable to find any trace of his reiatsu, she
returns to the Kurosaki Clinic, apologizing to Yuzu when she asks if
Rukia had found him.

At the Urahara Shop, Rukia encounters an
upset Orihime leaving the store. Rukia is angered to hear that Urahara
told her to stay out of the battle, insisting that it is not right for
her to be cast aside so easily. She tells Orihime, who is worried about
being in the way in battle, that the ones who get in the way are those
who lack resolve, not power. She also states that if any one of those
that came to rescue her where not there, then she would not be here
today. As she says that they should look for a way for her to help in
the battle, Hiyori Sarugaki suddenly appears and takes Orihime away,
leaving Rukia wonder who she was. Rukia later finds Orihime leaving the
Visored's hideout. When Orihime tries to explain, Rukia tells her that
she felt a bit of Ichigo's reiatsu when she arrived and is content that
he is safe.

Rukia and Orihime travel to Soul Society, where she
asks Captain Ukitake to open the training grounds behind the Division's
headquarters. They pair spend a month training. When the Espada attack
Karakura Town, Rukia receives notice of the attack from a Hell
Butterfly. Ukitake orders her to head to the Senkaimon in front of the
Division headquarters. Rukia tells Orihime that she cannot accompany
her, reminding the Human that she would end up in the Dangai if she
entered a Senkaimon. Ukitake tells her that the Kidō Corps will secure
the walls of the Dangai for her and Rukia tells her that she will wait
on the other side for her. As she rushes to the Senkaimon, Rukia wonders
why the Espada are attacking so soon.

Rukia arrives in Karakura
Town to find Ichigo losing in a battle against Grimmjow. She freezes the
Arrancar with her Zanpakutō and tries to free Ichigo from Grimmjow's
blade, which is pinning his hand to the ground. Ichigo comments on her
power, prompting Rukia to state that he was using a reckless power
himself. Grimmjow breaks free from the ice, grabs her head and charges a
Cero. She is saved by the intervention of Shinji Hirako, who takes over
fighting Grimmjow. The battle is cut short when Ulquiorra Cifer appears
and restrains Grimmjow and they leave with the aid of Negación.

After
the battle, Hachigen Ushōda heals Ichigo and tells Rukia to bring him
home, as he will recover better if he is not near people with
Hollow-like reiatsu like them. That night at Ichigo's house, Rukia is
unable to connect to Soul Society with her Denreishinki due to spiritual
interference. She wonders who Hachigen and his comrades are, as well as
what power Ichigo is trying to acquire. As she then ponders the
Arrancar's sudden retreat from battle, she decides to go outside to cool
her head. She finds Karin and Yuzu outside the door, who ask if it is
alright to have dinner with Ichigo. She tells the girls that Ichigo
would enjoy that.

The next day, Rukia is present when Hitsugaya's
team filters through the interference and contact Soul Society. They
learn from Ukitake that Orihime was taken by the Arrancar.
Captain-Commander Yamamoto orders them to return to Soul Society. Rukia
accuses him of abandoning Orihime and states that she cannot obey the
order to return. Yamamoto states that he expected as much and Captains
Kuchiki and Zaraki arrive via a Senkaimon to force them to return. Rukia
listens as Ichigo unsuccessfully pleads with Yamamoto to allow him to
go to Hueco Mundo on his own. She leaves with the others through the
Senkaimon.

Upon arriving in Hueco Mundo, Rukia and Renji find
Ichigo and his group under attack from Runuganga. Rukia freezes the
giant Hollow with her Shikai, defeating it. As Ichigo greets the pair,
they hit him and demand to know why he left for Hueco Mundo without
them. She questions why he did not have faith in them, saying that they
immediately planned to come back to help rescue Orihime. As the group
travels towards Las Noches, Rukia explains that Byakuya had allowed them
to do as they pleased and gave them cloaks to protect them in Hueco
Mundo's desert. She asks Ichigo who Nel Tu, Pesche and Dondochakka are.
They introduce themselves and Ichigo tells her they are Hollows.

Upon
reaching the walls of Las Noches, Rukia notes that it is not made of
Sekkiseki. Renji and Ichigo attack the wall and break through it. As the
group run through the thick wall, Rukia mocks Renji for trying to use
Kidō to illuminate the tunnel they find themselves in when his spell
fails to provide much light. Upon arriving at a crossroads, Rukia
proposes that they split up. When Ichigo objects, Renji backs her up.
Rukia insists that she did not come to Hueco Mundo to be protected by
Ichigo, telling him not to worry about her. After Renji leads them in a
chant about their safe return, the group splits up. As she explores Las
Noches, Rukia senses Sado's defeat. She hurries in the direction of his
fading reiatsu, intent on helping him. However, when she exits a
staircase she finds herself under a blue sky, confusing her. The 9th
Espada, Aaroniero Arruruerie appears behind her and leads her inside his
palace. When he removes his mask, Rukia is shocked to see the face of
Kaien Shiba.

Rukia asks if he really is Kaien before reminding
herself that Kaien died at her hands. Aaroniero manages to convince her
that he is Kaien and the two talk for some time, explaining how he is
alive and took the place of an Espada. As he is about to propose a
strategy, Aaroniero asks Rukia to change locations and attacks her as
she approaches him.[ He reminds her that she killed Kaien and asks if
she is prepared to offer her live to atone for that action. Rukia
replies that she would do so, but she must rescue Orihime first.
Aaroniero then tries to manipulate her into killing her friends. She
demands that he stop insulting Kaien and insists that Kaien was not like
him. She releases her Shikai[ and they begin fighting. Aaroniero has
little difficulty in dealing with her attacks and releases Kaien's
Shikai, Nejibana.

Rukia notes that as much as she tries to deny
it, everything that she is seeing points to Aaroniero being Kaien. She
urges herself to believe that it is not him. Using Kidō, Rukia binds him
and destroys part of the palace wall. The sunlight shining on Aaroniero
causes his true face to be revealed. Finally at ease now that she knows
he really is not Kaien, Rukia prepares to continue fighting.
Remembering Kaien's death, Rukia is saddened that she had not saved her
mentor from the control of a Hollow as she had previously thought.
Aaroniero releases his Zanpakutō and impales her, breaking Sode no
Shirayuki. Rukia reflects upon her training with Kaien, remembering his
warning not to die alone and that he left her heart with her. She kills
Aaroniero with her Third Dance, Shirafune. She is determine to go to
Orihime's aid, but loses consciousness soon after.

The 7th
Espada, Zommari Rureaux, arrives to finish her off, stating that he will
rip off her head. However, Byakuya Kuchiki appears and challenges
Zommari. When Hanatarō Yamada arrives, Byakuya uses Shō to free the
frozen Rukia from the ice and Hanatarō tries to move her away from the
battle. However, Zommari uses his Zanpakutō, Brujería, to take control
of Rukia's body and she slashes Hanatarō. She then holds her blade to
her throat to stop Byakuya from doing anything. Byakuya binds her with
Kidō, which prevents Zommari from further controlling her. Byakuya then
kills Zommari and requests that Isane Kotetsu heal Rukia and Hanatarō.

When
Rukia wakes up, she is surprised to see the 4th Division members there.
She is also surprised to see that Byakuya is injured, but he insists
that she lie there until she is fully healed. Later, Rukia hears via
Tenteikūra Aizen's announcement that he is leaving to attack Karakura
Town and that he is leaving Orihime in the Fifth Tower. He reveals that
they have been trapped in Hueco Mundo. Byakuya explains the Gotei 13's
preparations for battle in Karakura to Rukia.

Rukia comes to
Ichigo's aid at the five towers at the center of Las Noches. She freezes
Rudobōn's arm as he tries to attack Ichigo and tells him to hurry and
rescue Orihime. Rukia defeats Rudobōn's underlings fairly easily. The
Arrancar releases his Zanpakutō, Árbol, commenting that simply defeating
his subordinates is not enough to beat him. As she battles Rudobōn,
Rukia notices the battle between Ichigo and Ulquiorra Cifer above her.
Rudobōn continues to spawn new Calaveras with which he fights Rukia, but
she is eventually able to overpower him by freezing his "branches".
Rudobōn is knocked out of the way by Yammy Llargo, who bursts through a
nearby wall, ending their battle. Yammy confronts Rukia, Sado and Renji.
When a Cero comes through the roof of Las Noches, Rukia notices
Ichigo's reiatsu.

As Rukia wonders if Ichigo defeated Ulquiorra,
an enraged Yammy curses the fact that they are all he has to fight and
increases in size, causing his jacket to tear and revealing his Espada
tattoo. Renji then tells Rukia and Sado that together they can defeat
Yammy, as he is only the 10th Espada. However, Yammy releases his
Zanpakutō. As he towers over them, Yammy is revealed to be Espada number
0, much to the trio's horror.

After Renji and Sado are defeated,
Rukia is caught by Yammy. She uses Hadō #33: Sōkatsui against him, but
to no avail. He hurls Rukia to the ground. She realizes she cannot
recover because of the strength of the throw and the air pressure. She
hits the ground in an explosion of sand but when it clears she realizes
that Ichigo saved her. She asks where Orihime is, to which Ichigo says
that she is tending to Uryū's wounds. Ichigo moves her to safety and
begins to battle Yammy. She then watches Ichigo as he fights, wondering
what had happened to Ichigo above the dome. Rukia notices that his eyes
did not look like those of someone victorious in battle or about to cut
down his enemy. After seeing Ichigo's attack on Yammy, she realizes that
his Hollow mask has changed from its previous form

With Ichgo now in the Soul Society, after a couple years later she had become his captain. Much to her brothers displeasure. Over time they both accepted that she had gained power and was able to take care for herself.

(Addition to adept to plot of site)

After 400 years of helping Ichigo adjust to being officially under her leadership, he has adjusted nicely and they would do their assignments together as they have done so in the past.

RP Sample:

Looking
around, Rukia sat on a grassy hill in the Soul Society . Only recently she had returned from the human realm and was recovering from losing most of
her spirit powers. After the os of the battle with a
hollow, her energy found home in young boy named Ichigo.

For the moment,
Rukia was content looking out into a lake and thinking about how and for
what greater purpose the loss of her powers held for the future for her and Ichigo. The one thing that bugged her the most was the issue thatthe person
who now held on to said powers was an egotistical, rude, incompetent jerk.

While thinking these words, she felt her hands clench
and she slowly started to calm her tone her thoughts down to a more
respectable level. After about 10-20 minutes of trying to
figure out possibilities she heard footsteps walking over to where she
was. Looking behind briefly, Rukia saw it was another member of her
squad. Inquiring as to what they needed, Rukia heard that the captain
wanted to see her. Sighing Rukia picked herself from the ground and
brushed off her robes and walked with her squad member and returned to a
familiar vicinity.

Once they arrived at the captains office, she
went in by herself. Rukia had tried to object to the order her captain had
given her but it was no use objecting to a direct order. Looking down, Rukia heard that she was to go back to the human realm and become Ichigo's teacher and mentor.As he would be the temporary Soul Reaper.

Looking at her captain, she was dumbfounded as to what he was asking her do do. She had tried to argue and tried to state her point that she wasn't up for
the job that he was giving her.

Once he turned down her request
to not take the job, Rukia reluctantly accepted the order to become Ichigo's teacher. Walking out she prayed that the captains were
making the right decision. But inside, she knew they had, inside she knew
they were right, due to the fact that they couldn't' let a human boy with
reaper powers go lallygagging around in the streets misusing his new
found powers.

Before walking out of the office she turned briefly
to her superior and nodded, "Yes sir, I had already accepted "She said to him as she turned
again and closed the door behind her leaving the captain to his thoughts
and his work.

The following day, she returned to the realm of the
living and she went undercover as a transfer student to Ichigo's school.
The reason she got a temporary body and the uniform, was to fit in
and be seen by the rest of the world, not just Ichigo and spirit beings.


S K I L L S H E E T

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General Skills

• Durability: Adept
  
• General Speed: Advanced
  
• Strength: Beginner
  
• Weapon Skill: Adept
  

Racial Skills

• Hoho: Adept
  
• Kidou: Advanced
  
• Zanjutsu: Adept
  
• Hakuda: Beginner
  

Natural Powers:

Expert Swordsmanship Specialist:
Rukia knows the basic-levels of Zanjutsu, of which she seemed to have
only mastered the rudimentary skills. By her own admission, she has less
talent in swordsmanship than Kidō. However after much training by her
former mentor, Kaien Shiba, her skill drastically improved. She has
shown herself to be capable enough to hold her own in a battle, most
notably defending herself from attacks from the 9th Espada, while he was
using the expert swordsmanship skill of Kaien Shiba.

Kidō Expert:
Rukia's greatest strength is her knowledge of Kidō, amongst her known
skills are those for binding, healing and destruction. However, as she
said herself, while her Kidō skill at the Shinō Academy were the highest
of her class, the sheer power of them were just average when she joined
the 13th Division. Through continuous training, she has greatly
developed this skill. She is able to switch from Zanjutsu to Kidō
without delay upon losing her Zanpakutō. She has shown she is able to
use several high-level Kidō in rapid succession without incantations and
still have considerable control and power. She has also shown great
skill for using various spells in unique combinations, even using
multiple spells simultaneously. Rukia has shown that she is capable of
using a level 61 Bakudō spell and a level 73 Hadō spell consecutively,
though she needs to chant the incantations for both to perform them.

Enhanced Durability:
As a Shinigami, Rukia has a great amount of durability. She was able to
withstand being impaled by Aaroniero's Nejibana, in conjunction with
his Glotonería and finish him off before losing consciousness.

Enhanced Strength:
Despite her size, she is actually powerful enough to defeat a superior
opponent. Even without the aid of her Zanpakutō, she is still a
considerable opponent. Her strength is displayed when Ritz is
controlling her and she picks up Orihime with her own two hands, able to
throw her in the air, despite her size.

Hakuda Combatant:
She was also seen in a Gigai fighting enemies with her physical
strength (kicking, punching, etc.). She is also capable of having
hand-to-hand combat while in her Shinigami state, with augmented
strength.

Keen Intellect: Repeatedly in missions, Rukia
has shown herself to be very intelligent, as seen from her ability to
compensate against stronger opponents with combination attacks. During
her forced stay in the living world after losing her powers, Rukia
proved herself very resourceful in assisting Ichigo with his new
Shinigami duties. Rukia is also very knowledgeable, as shown from her
knowledge of the Soul Society's history.

High Spiritual Power:
Although Rukia is an unseated officer in the 13th Division, her skills
and power is equal to those of a seated officer and is capable of
exerting large amounts of reiatsu when needed.

Shunpo Expert:
Renji says that Rukia is also helpful and effective because of her high
speed. During her battle against the Adjuchas of the Menos Forest, she
skillfully dodged multiple attacks from several enemies.

Zanpakutô Spirit Name: Sode no Shirayuki (袖白雪)
Appearance:



Living up to its name as the most beautiful Zanpakutō in Soul Society, Sode no
Shirayuki manifests herself as a beautiful Yuki-onna dressed in white
and light blue clothes. She has long, pale blue hair tied into a partial
bun in the back that is clipped at the left side of her head at the
front, while on the right it hangs loose and is cut somewhat shorter,
pale skin and dark blue eyes. She wears a Furisode kimono with a large
pale purple bow in the back attached to a pale yellow obi: The top part
of her clothing has long sleeves that reach the ground, and the bottom
part is also long and covers her feet. She seems to draw her Zanpakutō
from the palm of her left hand.

Inner World: Unknown
Sealed Zanpakutô :

In
its sealed form, Sode no Shirayuki is a normal katana with a
rectangular tsuba with inward-curved corners with curved slits above and
below the blade and a series of curved lines embossed on either side of
the blade. It has a reddish-brown hilt.

PhatomTech: No


Release: Dance, Sode no Shirayuki!

Shikai Description:



Rukia
holds her Zanpakutō out in front of her and turns it in a circle
counter-clockwise. While she is turning it, the blade, hilt and tsuba
turn completely white. The tsuba becomes a hollow snowflake-like circle
and a white ribbon forms from the pommel. Sode no Shirayuki is regarded
as one of the most beautiful Zanpakutō in the Soul Society. The
transformation comes along with a rush of cold air in all directions.

Shikai Abilities:

Sode
no Shirayuki has control over ice, much like Tōshirō Hitsugaya's
Hyōrinmaru, but uses it in a different manner. Like Kaname Tōsen's
Suzumushi and Kisuke Urahara's Benihime, Sode no Shirayuki possesses
more than one ability in Shikai. Sode no Shirayuki's abilities are
labeled as "dances" by Rukia.

Some no mai, Tsukishiro (初の舞・月白, First Dance, White Moon):

Rukia
calls out the name of the dance while holding her Zanpakutō upside
down. The blade glows and then she makes a slashing motion when her
target is in position. When she does this, a large ice circle forms
around her intended target which freezes everything that touches it. The
circle not only freezes the ground but everything within the circle's
influence including anything above it up in the air, creating an
extending pillar of light that then freezes all within in the circle.
Shortly after being frozen, the victim then shatters along with the ice.

Tsugi no mai, Hakuren (次の舞・白漣, Next Dance, White Ripple):

Rukia
calls out the name of the dance and punctures the ground once creating a
large ice circle similar to the first dance, then she punctures the
ground in front of her four times in a semi circle. She takes a battle
stance as the ice particles begin to flow up from the punctures she made
in the ground. They build up and then fire toward the target in a
massive, powerful pure-white wave of ice from Sode no Shirayuki's blade,
in turn encasing the target in a block of ice.

San no mai, Shirafune (参の舞・白刀, Third Dance, White Sword):

Rukia
calls out the name of the dance, which allows her to reforge her
Zanpakutō with ice particles if it is broken, piercing through objects
in its path. After piercing its target, it continues to freeze any
surrounding objects, including the battlefield.

Juhaku (樹白, White Tree):
Rukia stabs the ground which creates a trail of ice in the direction of
her intended target. The ice then freezes the target from the base up
in a continuing freezing process, as it transforms the target into ice.