Diablo Cortar [Approved 0-3-]

B A S I C S //
Laying down the bricks //

• Nickname/s | Diablo/El Diablo, The Cutting Devil
• DOB | 1-11-1478 (the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition)
• Age | 962 Years Old
• Sexuality | Straight
• Ethnicity | Spanish
• Occupation | wtf? Arrancar, what else? lol
• Loyalty | To the Espada, at least at the moment

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Zanpakutō

• Zanpakutō Name | Sangrar (lit. To Bleed in Spanish)
• Zanpakutō Appearance |


Aside from the general shape of a katana, Diablo’s Zanpakutō is anything but normal. Unlike the sheath of many arrancar’s Zanpakutō, Diablo’s is black, a large contrast to his white robes. Then, there is the blade. Instead of being a smooth straight edge, it is serrated, making it much more lethal and painful to be cut by.

• Overall ability | While he was alive, and even after his death, Diablo had a rare congenital disease known as CIPA - or congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis. Because of this, Diablo is literally unable to feel any physical pain. After becoming a hollow, this rare disease manifested itself in a very unique power, the ability to “control” blood. Now, what this means is that Diablo can use his own blood as a weapon. The main way this is used is by forming his own blood, once he has been cut, into sharp spikes of blood that can easily impale his opponent. It is also because of this that Diablo held onto the High Speed Regeneration that is possessed by Menos Grande and even Adjuchas class hollows have. Because of this, however, his defense is much lower than it would be if he did not posses this skill. Then again, a weaker Hierro is beneficial when your powers revolve around the spilling of your own blood.

As to how he can use his blood, Diablo has many clever ways to injure his opponent with it. The main way is to make a large spike of blood stab out of any wound inflicted upon him, an almost perfect counterattack. Then again, to do that, he actually must be hit, and although he does not feel pain, he is still damaged. Another way to use his blood is to literally rip off a specific body part, either a finger, his forearm, or his whole arm, and toss it at the opponent. Because of his High Speed Regeneration he will quickly re-grow the limb, but first, he makes the limb he threw at the opponent explode into multiple blood spikes. This is quite dangerous to the opponent, as who would expect anyone to throw their own arm at you?

Reglamentar: The only real named technique of Diablo's, reglamentar is more of a passive ability. It's effects are simple enough; it allows Diablo to passively control the rate at which his body creates new blood. Basically, he can either cut off production if his body has full blood, or put it into overdrive when his body needs more blood. In battle, however, his body is always on overdrive for producing new blood. While this does allow for him to use his abilities for longer, it does not mean that he has an unlimited source of blood, and he can still bleed to death during battle.

Resurrección

• Resurrección Appearance |


Unlike the Resurrección of some other Arrancar, Diablo’s is quite simple in comparison. The first thing noticeable is that his mask fragment has come down and now covers a larger portion of the left side of his face. The sclera of his left eye also changes in color to black. The two horns on his head, another fragment of his hollow mask, also grow larger and curve back, much like ram’s horns. Diablo also gains a smaller pair of horns just above his forehead. His hollow hole remains in his stomach, but it too grows in size. He also grows two spike-like protrusions from his elbows, accompanied by long, sharp claw-like nails. Oh, but probably the most noticeable change is the growth of a large, white scaled tail, resembling that of a lizard.

Like most Arrancar, Diablo does not have a Zanpakutō in his Resurrección, but that is because he does not need one. Along with his now claw-like nails that can easily shred flesh, both of his arms and his tail have a special kind of Hierro, known as Dentado, or serrated in Spanish. This not only increases its defensive strength, but also makes his arms and tail as sharp as any blade, making a Zanpakutō unnecessary for his fighting style. In his Resurrección, Diablo’s personality also changes slightly. In it, he becomes more sadistic, and is seemingly un-swayed during battle, there being almost no way to get through to him. Although this may seem like the personality of any other Arrancar, it is still a bit different than Diablo’s own personality.

• Call out phrase | Corte Limpio (lit. Cut Cleanly in Spanish)

• Resurrección ability | The abilities in his Resurrección are the same as when he is sealed. The main difference being their power, as they become much more lethal. The one key difference is his own specialized Hieero, called Dentado, or serrated in Spanish. This Dentado is only active on both of his arms and his tail, but it not only increases their defensive power, it makes the three limbs as sharp as any blade. The defense of the rest of his Hierro, however, remains about the same, being weaker in return for the ability to use High Speed Regeneration. Because of the Dentado, Diablo can now add a new attack to his arsenal. Once again, he can rip off his own arm, but instead of exploding it, he can throw it almost like a bladed boomerang. If used this way, it will fly through the air much more quickly than throwing it to explode as he is throwing it like a blade and the serrations that make it sharp help it cut through the air. Once again, although quite an odd attack, it can be very effective, as who would expect Diablo to rip off his own body parts and use them as weapons.

• Segunda Epta |


Just as his other "traits" seperate him from most other Arrancar, the fact that he is one of the few Arrancar to have a Segunda Epta makes Diablo a one of a kind Arrancar. However, to even enter his Segunda Epta, Diablo must have lost a certain amount of blood during any given battle. Although this may seem easy given Diablo's powers, if he loses too much blood before he is able to activate his Segunda Epta, he will simply pass out or die. Now, the effects of his Segunda Epta are quite simple, it reverses the effects of blood loss. To put simply, instead of being weaker for having lost X amount of blood, Diablo will actually get stronger. Diablo is also allowed to continue fighting even until after the point of fainting from blood loss. At this point, he cannot use any of his abilities, but he becomes immensely powerful. Finally, there is one new ability that Diablo gains in his Segunda Epta, the ability to absorb blood to restore his own blood. Now, to do this, he must be in physical contact with blood, and it is a 2:1 ratio, meaning that he needs to absorb twice as much blood as he has spent. Of course, since his Segunda Epta reverses the effects of blood loss, if Diablo absorbs any blood, he will become weaker, but he will be able to use his blood abilities for longer. To sum it up, his Segunda Epta is a double edged sword, but either side of the blade is just as sharp.

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• Height | 6’1” but he is 6’3” if you add in the height of his horns.
• Weight | 135 Because his powers require him to lose a lot of blood, Diablo maintains a lower than average weight.
• Hair color & Style | Red and wild
• Eye color | Red
• Overall Appearance | Even among his fellow Arrancar, Diablo is quite unusual in his appearance. The easiest thing to notice about him is that he is both tall and skinny. Despite this, Diablo is quite muscular; not to the point where it is disturbing, but you can tell that his body is well toned. The main differences in his appearance, however, are mainly his facial features. Just by taking one look at Diablo’s face you can easily tell that he is different than his arrancar brethren. He is usually seen with either a calm or calculating expression. Along with this, there is the remnants of his hollow mask. The largest and most noticeable part of his former mask would be the two White, curved horns, resembling a devil’s horns. There is also a small bone-like plate covering the left side of his face down to his left cheek; an eye hole in it of course. This too is a remnant of his hollow mask. Just like his hair, Diablo’s eyes are also red.

Moving along, Diablo’s skin tone is lightly tanned, paler than it would be due to the constant loss of blood associated with his powers. Despite this, he is in perfect physical fitness, there being no excess fat on his body. Diablo’s Arrancar uniform is also a bit different than the standard. He wears his top, or shirt open, revealing his chest and abdomens, the shirttails reaching just past his waist. The inside of his top is black, and Diablo may sometimes be found with his collar flipped up. His pants, however, seem to be standard, although they sagged just a bit. Diablo’s hollow hole is in the center of his abdomens. Many aspects of Diablo’s appearance, and not to mention his name, lend to the assumption that he is the devil, especially his mask fragments.

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• Favorite Color | Red, the color of blood. Really, what other color would be his favorite. To be specific, the blood red variant of red is his favorite color, but he would prefer to see blood over seeing the color blood red.

• Likes |

Blood § Most likely due to his masochism and sadism, not to mention his powers; Diablo loves blood, especially to see it flowing from himself or from someone else.

Art § Unlike many other Arrancar who only like to fight and kill, Diablo has a fascination with art, and can even be found making his own. Then again, he rips off one of his fingers and uses it like a pen/pencil to draw, so one can question weather or not it truly is art.

The Spanish Language § Having been born in Spain, Spanish was his primary language. Although he does not use it fully, he will often say certain words in Spanish, as well as introduce himself in Spanish.

Other’s Pain § As a sadist, Diablo loves to see others in pain. This, however, may be because of his congenital disease that prevents Diablo from feeling pain. Since he cannot feel pain, he enjoys to see others in pain.

• Dislikes |

Armor/Shields § Because he enjoys the sight of blood, Diablo dislikes it when his opponent has a shield or some sort of armor. He does not consider Hierro to be armor as it is literally an arrancar’s skin.

The Cold § Because of constant blood loss, Diablo is more susceptible to the cold, getting cold much quicker than others. Because of this, Diablo prefers warmer places.

Generic Arrancar § Despite being an Arrancar himself, Diablo has a dislike of many of the other “generic” arrancar. By this, I mean that he dislikes the over confident, loud mouthed, show-offish Arrancar. Unfortunately, many Arrancar seem to have these traits.

Bandaging § Well this one should be obvious, if you like to see blood flowing, then you would dislike anything that stopped the flow of blood.

• Flaws |

Weaker Hierro § Because Diablo kept the High Speed Regeneration skill, he has a much weaker Hierro than other Arrancar. Considering his powers, however, this might be a good thing.

Abilities § Although his overall ability is very strong, it’s downfall is that it uses Diablo’s own blood. Because of this, it is much harder for him to fight consecutive battles, and his body, despite the High Speed Regeneration ability, needs to take time to produce more blood to replace what Diablo has lost. Diablo is also slightly more susceptible to the cold due to constant blood loss during battle. The one good thing is that having to constantly make new blood; Diablo is highly resistant to many toxins.

• Habits |

Using Spanish Words § Seeing as his first and major language, it is not really all to hard to believe this habit. When speaking, Diablo may accidentally, or even purposefully, use a Spanish word instead of an English/Japanese word.

Spanish Accent § Although there’s not much he can do about it, Diablo has a slight yet distinct Spanish accent in his tone.

• Aspect of Death | Masochism/Sadism

• Fears | Because he is incapable of feeling physical pain, it is really hard to say that Diablo has any “fears”. He doesn’t care if he is cut a thousand times, nor does he fear death, as he has a sort of attraction to it. There is one fear that he has, although it is quite an odd one; it is that when he dies, he will have died too soon to have bled out enough or have made his opponent bleed. This can show a bit into his personality, and his obsession with blood.

• Goals | Although there is the ever constant goal of becoming stronger in all Arrancar, Diablo is not motivated by this goal as much as others. His main goals are slightly disturbing, but almost hinted to by his personality. For starters, in any battle, his goal is to cause the most blood loss possible to his opponent. Diablo also dreams of one day drawing a large scale work of art in both his own blood and the blood of others. Because he cannot feel pain, Diablo also hopes to cause enough pain and suffering to the point that he can understand pain. All in all, Diablo’s goals are quite macabre, but actually do differ from those of other Arrancar.

• Overall Personality | Cool, Collected, and Macabre, Diablo’s personality is…wait, is this really an Arrancar? Yes, unlike most other Arrancar, Diablo is usually quite calm, usually not being affected much by any event. Diablo is also quite calculating, easily able to solve complex problems. Despite this, he usually allows himself to be hit during combat, enjoying the sight of his own blood; not to mention that it is also beneficial to his abilities. Because of these traits, many other Arrancar tend to stay away from Diablo…well, that and another aspect of his personality.

Hidden behind his calm demeanor is the mind of a blood-loving sadist with a macabre sense of humor. Although one might also think of him as a masochist because he enjoys bleeding himself, you really can’t label him as such. Due to his congenital disease, Diablo cannot feel any pain, he merely enjoys spilling blood. Along with this, however, a slightly artist side of Diablo is uncovered. Many times, when bored, Diablo can be found drawing on a random wall in his own blood. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that he is using his own finger, which he tore off, as a stylus.

Now, by seeing these two sides, you may think that you know all about Diablo, but, then you’d be wrong. You see, unlike most other Arrancar who are so overconfident in their own powers and abilities, Diablo is lacking in this arrogance. Now, it is not that Diablo views himself as weak, but something about the nature of his powers holds back this arrogance. When fighting, however, Diablo will not hold back or doubt his own powers; he merely does not boast about them. Although, when he is pushed to the limit in battle, Diablo will show a more bloodthirsty side, especially in his Resurrección. Now, with all of this in mind, you can see how, despite some similarities, Diablo is quite different from most other Arrancar.

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NOTE: Must include human death, hollow life, and transformation into Arrancar.
• Birthplace | Madrid, Spain
• Mother | Name Unknown
• Father | Name Unknown
• Siblings | None
• Other Relations | None
• Companion | None
• Overall history |
Although Diablo’s true name, at least while he was a human is unknown, there are quite a bit of oddities surrounding his life. Being born during the year the Spanish Inquisition officially began, actually being born on the exact day, it was clear that Diablo would not be any ordinary soul. Being born with the very rare and poorly understood congenital disease CIPA - or congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis; Diablo was set apart at birth. When the doctors slapped him, a common practice in olden days to make sure a baby was able to breathe; he showed no signs of pain, not crying at all. Although somewhat disturbed by this, the doctor put it aside; maybe if it were a few years into the Inquisition they would have killed Diablo at birth, but it could only be luck that he was born during the beginning.

Looking back on the date of his birth, it can be seen almost as an omen, representing Diablo’s own love of pain. Growing up, Diablo never seemed to cry; something his parents thought a blessing. This, however, was because of his inability to feel pain, and he had no reason to cry. Once he reached the age when one begins to walk, he never had any problems when he fell down; once again unable to feel the pain associated with it. Because he was growing up when the Spanish inquisition was gaining power, his parents tried to keep Diablo hidden from any suspicion. This meant that Diablo’s life was quite sheltered, not in a privileged way, but limiting his interactions with the outside world. It was because of this that Diablo first developed his love of blood.

Everything about the day seemed normal, save for the slightly cloudy skies. Because the “search parties” who would constantly search for any signs of heresy or of “signs of evil”, Diablo had been hidden inside for the day to keep him safe. While hidden, Diablo stumbled upon a sharp knife, the object quickly catching his attention. Upon obtaining the knife, Diablo began to cut himself, enjoying it as the blood flew from his wounds. Of course, it was not the pain that he liked, as he could not feel any pain at all, but the sight of blood. Although seemingly innocent at first, this would eventually lead the way to his demise.

Although Diablo began to remain calm and collect while doing such things, his parents found it quite disturbing. After many years of this, his parents finally decided to look for help. Around the time Diablo was 17, his parents brought him to a catholic priest, asking the priest to exorcise whatever demon it was that “possessed” their son. Unfortunately, the priest had other thoughts, and soon Diablo was arrested upon charges of heresy, and was tortured and killed. All throughout his torture, however, Diablo could not feel any of the intended pain, forcing them to take it to the limit and kill him early. With this begins his life as a hollow.

Even after death, Diablo was still unable to feel any pain, although this really wasn’t as useful for a spirit. Quickly, however, because of his love for bringing pain, Diablo quickly became a hollow, his chain of fate deteriorating at a much faster rate than the average pluses. His first hollow form was quite simple; he had two horns that were much smaller versions of his current ones. His hollow hole was in the same place as it is now, and he grew a bit larger, although not by much. He also gained bladed appendages on both of his arms and the typical devil’s tail. Because of this, the humans that he preyed on often thought that the devil had come to collect their soul, and were usually to frightened to run. This made it much easier for Diablo, and also explains where his name comes from.

Although he still wasn’t able to feel any pain, he did not run into any shinigami during his time as a weak hollow, mainly because there were too many people being killed during the Spanish Inquisition for them to keep track of every hollow. Despite this abundance of human souls to feast on, Diablo began to feel a craving for more power, power he could only obtain by cannibalizing his fellow hollows. Now, unlike now, much of Diablo’s personality had degraded, leaving a beast that loved the sight of blood and felt no pain. Acting on this craving, Diablo kept to Hueco Mundo, cannibalizing other hollows and gaining more power. Of course, after a while of doing so, he began to evolve into the next class of hollow, Menos Grande.

Like all Menos Grande, Diablo started off with no personality of his own, struggling for power against all the other hollows he had consumed. Of course, because of his unique personality, he had a much easier time gaining control over the consciousness. As he did so, two distinct horns began to grow from the top of his mask, very similar to the horns on his mask fragments today. Of course, this once again aids in his current name, Diablo, and his nickname, El Diablo. However, as a Menos Grande, although he still did not feel any pain, he really didn’t have any of his abilities.

This, however, would soon change, as after cannibalizing other Menos Grande, he gained enough power to become the second strongest class of hollow, the Adjuchas. His transformation was complete with a new look and the beginnings of his abilities today. Following his devil-like appearance, his form slightly resembled his Resurrección today. He also opted to keep the power of High Speed Regeneration, which would allow him to cause massive injuries to himself to spill his own blood, and then heal himself. Of course, he is not able to regenerate every single wound, at least instantly; it is still a very valuable skill. He also began to regain some of his personality, developing to how he is today. This is also when he first took on his current name; Diablo Cortar. Despite having his own personality back, Diablo still felt the need to feast on other hollows, and quickly, the rumor of “the devil coming to eat the souls of hollows” began to spread through Hueco Mundo. However, this stage did not last for long; as given both the power of his own self as well as his "hunger", it did not take long for Diablo to reach the final stage of the hollow's evolution; Vasto Lorde.

Of course, as any rumors of a powerful being like this spread, others who wished to control that power would no doubt show up. For Diablo, however, it was none other than Sougetsu, the rouge Shinigami who was building an army of Arrancar found him. At first Diablo was reluctant, not because he didn’t want more power, but because, as always, the only thing he really enjoyed was the sight of blood. Knowing this, Sougetsu told him that he would be able to shed more blood as an Arrancar in his army. Being bored of killing other hollows, as they didn’t bleed much, Diablo accepted the rouge Shinigami’s offer, and with that, was turned into an Arrancar. With this, the Diablo that is here today was born, his powers fully realized and still unable to feel any pain. In the years to come, his disease that keeps him from feeling any pain would become a valueable asset to Diablo, and is easily seen in his fighting style.

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RP SAMPLE //

As his Kidō collided with Artix's Zanpakutō, Ravana was able to catch a glimpse of Artix's features; it seemed that the alcohol might be wearing off, and his clouded judgment may be defogging. Watching as the kid flew off into the ground, Ravana stood still, waiting to see what he would do next. Although that hit did seem to jog the kid's memory a bit, Ravana knew that these feelings the kid had were quite strong. Then again, if his judgment was now clear, the kid could still try to attack him and continue the battle, as he was a member of squad 5.

As all of these thoughts were swirling around in his head, Ravana was disrupted from his thoughts as he saw Artix rising to his feet. Judging by the kids grin, he was able to see things clearly, but by listening to his tone, Ravana could tell that things weren't over. "Well, you're finally gonna man up, eh?" he said before Artix had finished. Hearing the second part of the kid's sentence, he sighed a bit. Sure, although he had not taken any damage, he was still feeling the effects of having fought Artix, whereas it seemed that Artix was almost unaffected. Even if they were both roughly at the same level, Artix had a slight advantage in his moral, having just faced his inner demons.

As Artix made his way closer, Ravana stood his ground. That was, until the kid lunged at him, seemingly putting all of his might into the attack. As it seemed that the attack was going to make contact, Ravana sidestepped it, circling around to be behind Artix. Sure, the attack, although strong, was made slightly easier to dodge due to the distance between them, but still, it was close. Knowing that he would have to up the ante now that Artix was going all out, Ravana sighed a bit, and raised his Zanpakutō up in front of himself "Cut them all down, Ikusen Kireme!"

With that, a blast of spiritual pressure came from Ravana and his Zanpakutō, strong enough to push away any opponent that happened to be standing too close to him. The spiritual pressure took on the form of swirling winds, but it was a pale silver in color. As the pressure continued to swirl around him, an almost transparent pale silver aura enveloped the blade of his Zanpakutō. With that, the swirling spiritual pressure dissipated, leaving Ravana standing there in his shikai. Now, to the untrained eye, it would seem like nothing had changed, and even people who could sense the increase in his spiritual pressure would not be able to notice much of a difference. In fact, the only visible difference was the semi-transparent aura surrounding the blade.

"Now, let's see how much you can take" Ravana said before using shunpo to appear behind Artix. Quickly and fluidly, Ravana slashed across his opponents back, followed by another slash to bring the sword back, creating a two-combo slash. This, however, was not all; as soon as Ravana had slashed his Zanpakutō each time, ten more slashes were created, making twenty in total. Now, the slashes were as quick as Ravana had slashed his actual Blade, and they all seemed to converge upon his opponent at the exact same time as Ravana's Zanpakutō. Not even someone who had trained their body to feel the slightest of differences would be able to tell any difference in the timing. Following Ravana's will, the slashes hit his opponent from all four sides, five in front, five to the right, five to the left, and five from behind.

This was the true power of Ravana's Zanpakutō, or at least the power it showed in it's Shikai form. Anyone foolish enough to try and take Ravana out by head on attacks would be met by the multiple slashes he could conjure up with only one swing of his sword. This ability seemingly left no openings for head on attacks, so his opponent would either have to devise a way to fight at a distance or suffer multiple wounds before even being able to lay a finger on Ravana. Then again, since his opponent was one of the fight loving members of squad 5, it seemed overtly obvious that he would rush in to close range without a single care for what injuries he might receive.

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

• Perquisa: Advanced
  
• Sonido: Master
  
• Cero/Bala: Advanced
  
• Regeneration: Grand Master
  

Seeing as blood powers aren't appearing banned, I'll check this later when I have time...

--Reserved for checking by Frost or Moose--