Kira Izuru

Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:09 am

S H I N I G A M I

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

Name: Kira Izuru

Gender: Male

Age: 230

Appearance:

Izuru has blue eyes and shoulder-length blond hair that is combed into three points, with two in the back of his head and a third combed to cover his left eye. He also wears the standard Shinigami robes and the 3rd Division's lieutenant armband on his left arm. When he was a student at the Shinigami Academy, his hair was shorter and shaggier, and he wore the standard blue uniform for the males.
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P E R S O N A L I T Y

Personality:
Izuru is a gloomy and introspective person, not easily given to
socializing with others. He generally appears weak and indifferent, leading many to believe he lacks ability as a leader. As an officer, he does not tend to inspire confidence or boost morale the way other lieutenants do. It should be noted that Izuru's current personality greatly differs from his days in the academy where he was shown to be much happier and slightly mischievous after noting that Shūhei Hisagi had failed his entrance exam twice, whereas Izuru passed at the top of
his class, giving him the idea that, in a sense, his talent was greater.
His personality flaws are also assets: his introspection coupled
with his tendency to worry makes him indecisive, but it also makes him sensitive to unusual behavior. His loyalty to his comrades inspires him to great efforts in their defense, as seen when Momo Hinamori attacks Gin Ichimaru and again in the anime when Makoto Kibune's attacks endanger other members of the 3rd Division.

Izuru is loyal to both his friends and his duties, perhaps to a fault. Despite the close friendship he shares with Momo Hinamori, Izuru shows that his loyalty knows no boundaries when he defends his captain while she is in a grief-induced rage from her own captain's apparent death.Despite this, he calls himself a "monster" afterwards for raising his sword against her

During his fight with Abirama Redder, it is revealed that Izuru
considers the essence of war to be despair, as exemplified by the symbolof his division, the marigold. He also hates to fight unless prompted or given orders. However, in combat he shows ruthless determination.
Izuru has shown himself remorseless with this, beheading an opponent that was pleading for mercy.

It is known that he likes to write haiku, and he was also awarded for one of his pieces by Seireitei Communication, which is as follows: "The persimmon tree bears fruit. Aaah, the persimmon tree bears fruit again this year."His dislike for dried persimmon (a huge difference between him and his former captain) sheds some light on the background of the poem. He likes agar-agar instead. He also writes a serial novel titled "I Want to Apologize to You." It runs in Seireitei Communication and every new chapter begins with a haiku piece. He is also the author of Kira Izuru's Haiku Time.He is on good terms with fellow author Shūhei Hisagi, and in their free time, they participate on gatherings of haiku lovers. Izuru also gives a special lecture of poetry on the Shinigami Academy. It is also known that he is skilled in playing cat's cradle.
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B A C K G R O U N D

History/Background:
Izuru Kira was born into a family of lesser nobility, his parents
having been dead since he was young. On the day he first entered into the Shinigami Academy he visited his parent's grave. It is there that hemet fellow student Renji Abarai when he fell out a tree onto his parent's burial marker. Renji was scolded by his friend Rukia Kuchiki for falling asleep in the tree.Upon entrance into the academy Izuru was placed in the special accelerated class alongside Renji and Momo Hinamori.Later that day the students engaged in using Hadō in their Kidō class, with Izuru excelling over the rest of his class. However, he was
only able to defend against the aggressive nature and fighting style of Renji in their swordsmanship class. While the two were resting underneath a tree Renji and Izuru introduced themselves and struck up a friendship with each other; it was also on this day that 5th Division captain Sōsuke Aizen and his lieutenant Gin Ichimaru came to the academy to inspect the freshman class.
Two months later the class was given leave to go to the world of the living for a training session in Konsō.The training session was to be lead by 6th year student Shūhei Hisagi and two of his classmates, Kanisawa and Aoga.
The fact that Hisagi was leading the mission caused a ruckus which prompted Izuru to explain to Renji why Hisagi was so famous. Izuru then noted that he himself, as that year's top student, probably had more talent than Hisagi. The various students were then placed into three-person teams, Izuru and Renji were placed with Momo. The class then set out for the world of the living to begin their training mission.As the training session was coming to a close, the class was surprised when a Hollow attacked them and killed Kanisawa. When Aoga saw this he went to fight the Hollow, but was also killed. Hisagi then called for all the studentsto fall back and run for their lives, while he held the Hollow off.When Momo stopped running Izuru asked her why, to which she responded that she didn't understand why they were fleeing, despite Izuru and Renji trying to reason with her she went back to attack the Hollow and save Hisagi. Realizing there was no getting through to her, Izuru and
Renji decided that they had to try and help her. Much to the surprise of Hisagi the three of them appeared just in time to block the attacks of the Hollow. Izuru asked for forgiveness in not following Hisagi's ordersand then congratulated Momo when she used Hadō #31 Shakkahō.But to their surprise the small victory was cut short by the arrival of many more Hollows. They were then saved by the timely arrival of captain Sōsuke Aizen and lieutenant Gin Ichimaru, who effortlessly took out all the hollows, while the three students stood amazed.
After graduation, Izuru, along with Renji and Momo, was sent to the 5th Division, where he stayed until Gin Ichimaru became captain of the 3rd Division. It is known that Izuru spent some time in the 4th Division, as noted by Shūhei, and the fact that he carries medical implements like shinten, a trait virtually exclusive to members of the 4th Division.

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Zanpakutô Spirit Name: Wabisuke

Appearance: Kira Izuru Wabisuke4

Inner World: Unknown

Sealed Zanpakutô Apperance : Wabisuke is very simple and plain in design. Its normal form is indistinguishable from a plain katana. The cross guard is a normal rectangular one, with only an omega design on the top and bottom half.

Sealed Zanpakutô Abilities: None

PhatomTech: None
Release: Its Shikai command is "Raise Your Head" (面を上げろ, omote o agero).
Shikai Description: When activated, the blade loses its curve and straightens, and where a normal katana would end, Wabisuke's blade makes two 90 degree angles, forming three sides of a square reminiscent of a hook. Even more interestingly, the cutting edge of the blade is on the inside of the angles, not the outside.

Shikai Abilities: In this form, Wabisuke doubles the weight of any object it strikes. The ability can affect both inanimate objects and living beings, and is cumulative. For example, the first strike on an opponent wielding a 10 lb sword doubles the opposing sword's weight to 20 lbs. If Izuru strikesthe sword a second time, the weight of the sword doubles to 40 lbs.
Izuru can continue doubling the weight of his opponent's sword
indefinitely. After about eight or nine strikes, most opponents would be unable to lift their swords and are brought down to their knees by the weight of their own weapon. Though the potential of this ability is limitless, a small number of strikes to an opponent's blade is usually all that is needed to render them immobile. Its ability makes it look like he is forcing his opponents to bow their heads in apology for a past decision since it brings his opponents to their knees before him.With them immobile, the hook end of his blade can now show its gruesome function: Izuru can decapitate a fallen opponent by holding the square hook beneath his opponent's neck and lifting, like a reverse guillotine.

Bankai Description: (This does not apply until you learn Bankai)

Bankai Abilities: (This does not apply until you learn Bankai)

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R P S A M P L E

Roleplay Sample:
Izuru, along with the captains and other lieutenants and surprisingly
other Shinigami who had at least access to Shikai, were called to the Sōkyoku Hill under the belief they were called by Yamamoto. It was revealed that a rogue Zanpakutō spirit named Muramasa had called them. He revealed to have captured Captain-Commander Yamamoto and released all the Zanpakutō of the Soul Society from their spiritual bonds to their Shinigami partners. This was then proven true when all the Zanpakutō spirits appeared in a manifested and humanoid form.
Later, Izuru's timely arrival saves Hisagi from being killed by the latter's Zanpakutō, Kazeshini. Izuru opts to retreat with Hisagi after momentarily incapacitating Kazeshini with Bakudō #37, Tsuriboshi. He is later seen healing Hisagi.Later, when Captain Suì-Fēng surrounds a group of Zanpakutō Spirits, in addition to Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, Izuru joins her and the Onmitsukidō
and resumes his battle with Kazeshini. Izuru is surprised at the fact
that Kazeshini is Hisagi's Zanpakutō, commenting that he believes that
Kazeshini was born of the negative thoughts Hisagi was trying to
suppress. Kazeshini denies this. Izuru then tells him that Hisagi helps
Izuru out a lot, as such Izuru will avenge Hisagi.
Izuru holds Kazeshini at bay using a combination of Kidō and Shunpo,
dodging Kazeshini's attacks. He then asks Kazeshini if he is certain
that he wishes to continue to attack him directly given the Shikai
ability of Wabisuke. Kazeshini hesitates for a moment but decides
that Izuru is bluffing. However, Izuru takes advantage of Kazeshini's
hesitation and the subsequent doubt Kazeshini developed about whether
Izuru could or could not perform Shikai to put him down using Hadō #58, Tenran. Izuru proceeds to tie up Kazeshini using Bakudō #63, Sajo Sabaku. He then tells Kazeshini that he had indeed been bluffing. As Izuru considers who to assist first, Wabisuke
sneaks up behind him and quickly incapacitates him. Izuru is then seen
with Wabisuke bringing his hook down to Izuru's neck and saying "It's
over".^[60]. At that very instant a massive explosion of spiritual energy evidently emitted by Kenpachi Zaraki saves him from evident death. Izuru is then seen being engulfed by Kenpachi's overwhelming spiritual power.
Later, Izuru is caught in the poison mist of Ashisogi Jizō. After the Zanpakutō attack on the 6th Division barracks is over, he is discovered in the rubble by members of the 4th Division. Captain Retsu Unohana orders them to heal him.
After Izuru recovers he joins the Shinigami and Zanpakutō spirits
in the living world, where they battle the Gillians created by the
Hollow transformation of Muramasa. Upon realizing that the number of
Gillian will not decrease so long as the Garganta is open, Izuru and the
others combine their Reiatsu to seal the Garganta, preventing more
Gillian from arriving.After Izuru and his allies defeat the remaining Gillians, Ichigo emerges from the destroyed dome with a defeated Muramasa.

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S K I L L S H E E T

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