Kenshin Yamagato [APPROVED, 3-3]

BASIC INFORMATION
Upfront Details about this character

Name: Kenshin Yamagato
Gender: Male
Age: 431
Appearance:

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PERSONALITY
Who are they on the inside?

Personality: Kenshin is a well-mannered man. He is quiet most of the time but when words are spoken, they are direct and truthful. Most of the time, he is compassionate, except when it comes to his enemies. Compassion, respect, and truth are the three main things Yuusen worries about. He respects power figures and is an extremely loyal person. He is also very refined.

Kenshin's drive comes from law, order, and truth. He mainly wishes to find truths where they are not to be thought of. This along with his respect for authority and law makes him stronger, in his own mind of course. His fear of loneliness does not stop him. Other than that he has no fears, and no regrets. He only looks forward.

Kenshin is a proficient fighter, but because of his history, he becomes dark when he fights. He starts a fight as himself, but the longer a fight lasts, the further back he goes in history in his mind. He becomes dark, and he slowly loses his sense of compassion. He also smokes whenever he's bored or uninterested. Most meetings he'll smoke too, guess why. When he's not planning to fight seriously, he smokes in a battle too, and when does, he normally doesn't go dark.

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BACKGROUND
What is there past like?

History/Background: Kenshin was born under the given name Shinta Yamagato. He was born to Shiroichi Yamagato and Mitsuki Kazuki. When he was 20 however, his parents were killed by hollows in the forest. From then on he was an orphan. He lived life freely though. No boundaries. He lived in his parents' home and was funded by his neighbors, who were close with his parents. One day, when he was 90, a Shinigami appeared to him when he was picking herbs in the forest. "Hey, did you see a Hollow around here?" He asked, to which Shinta answered negatively.

The shinigami looked around and was sure the reiatsu came from close-by. Just then, he noticed that it wasn't a Hollow's reiatsu. It was the boy that had the unusual amount of reiatsu. He adressed the boy and asked "Could you come with me for a second?" Shinta complied and the shinigami took him to the Academy, to the headmaster. "Sir, this boy has an unusual amount of reiatsu for a Soul his age. If he accepts, i'd like to enroll him in the Academy, but i need your consent first." The headmaster looked Shinta over. "You know what a Shinigami is and you know their task, do you not?" Shinta replied "Yes, they slay hollows and grant Souls stuck in the Living Realm access to Soul Society. It's my dream and goal to become one sometime." The headmaster nodded and pulled a form out of his desk drawer. "Good then, this might be your lucky day." He gave the form to Shinta. "Fill this in and i will enroll you in the Shinigami Academy. After that, it's up to you to make your dream come true."

Shinta filled the form in truthfully, with one exception. On the form, where it asked for a name, Shinta filled in 'Kenshin Yamagato'. And from that moment, Shinta was known as Kenshin. He made 2 good friends in the Academy. Hiro Seiko and Kaoru Shintama. They were both his roommates and his best friends all throughout Shinigami Academy. Hiro and Kenshin were both rivals and friends. Both creating their own Zanjutsu styles. Hiro created the Mitsurugi Style and Kenshin created the Hiten Style. Kaoru had fallen for Kenshin, and in a month's time, became his girlfriend. But not only Kenshin had fallen for Kaoru. Hiro had too. On a field trip, both Kenshin and Hiro were fighting with Zanjutsu, while Kaoru was in the background reciting Bakudou spells to bind the Hollows for Kenshin and Hiro to slay. At one point however, a Hollow went after Kaoru. Hiro noticed this and defended Kaoru, but died when Kenshin killed it, and accidentally killed Hiro with it..

In memory of Hiro, Kenshin renamed his own sword style to Hiten Mitsurugi Style. A mix of his own sword style and that of Hiro. Kaoru had stayed Kenshin's girlfriend, but in honour of Hiro who died saving her life, she wanted to stop risking her life. So she dropped out of the Academy. Out of the 3 friends, 1 had died, 1 had resumed life as your average Soul and Kenshin...

Kenshin had finished Shinigami Academy. His Zanpakutō reflected his desire to never hurt anyone accidentally again. It was a Sakabatou. A reverse-bladed sword. He could kill Hollows with the inner curve, but would use the outer-curve to fight, as to not kill anyone he didn't mean to. He could also, using enough reiatsu to sharpen the blade, kill Hollows with the outer curve, if the occasion called for it. In honour of his late friend, he trained extra hard in Zanjutsu. In honour of his girlfriend, he trained extra hard in Kidō use. And of his own preference, he trained extra hard in the use of Shunpo. This made Hakuda the only way of fighting that he mostly neglected.

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ZANPUKTO
What is this characters power?

Zanpakutô Spirit Name: Akinumaose (Devil Tornado Crest)
Appearance:

Inner World:

Akinumaose's realm is an endless forest.

Sealed Zanpakutô Apperance :

Sealed Zanpakutô Abilities: He has no abilities in his sealed state. Other than the fact that it's reverse-bladed, it is an average Zanpakutō.

PhatomTech: No


Release: Awaken From Your Slumber

Shikai Description:

Shikai Abilities:
- Flaming Dragon Slash: This attack converts Kenshin's reiatsu into flames, in the shape of a Chinese dragon. This flame dragon is controlled by Kenshin and follows the movements of his sword. This lasts until the dragon hits it's target or dissipates. (Between 2 and 5 posts, depending on the charging time for the attack.)

- Flaming Dragon Bullet: Kenshin holds his sword horizontally, with the tip aiming at his opponent. Then he shoots between 1 and 7 bullets. (Matter of choice, but he can only use 6 or 7 bullets every 10 posts. Else he needs to limit himself to 5. However, every new topic resets this.)

- Flaming Sword: The sword gets a flame surrounding it, increasing it's destructive power. (This lasts for 10 posts at most, although it can be deactivated at will inbetween that time. After deactivation, this requires a 10 post resting time, before second use. However, every new topic resets this.)


[strike]Bankai Description: Kenshin gets the same outfit as Akinumaose. His pants, however, stay his traditional Shihakushou pants. His sword also takes the same shape.

[strike]Bankai Abilities: The Bankai has the same abilities as the Shikai, except twice as strong.

(Flaming Dragon Slash can last up to 8 posts instead of 5)
(Flaming Dragon Bullet can fire up to 10 bullets at a time, no limits)
(Flaming Sword can last as long as desired, but can still be deactivated. And after deactivation, a resting time of 5 posts is required before a second use)

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RP SAMPLE
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Roleplay Sample: Kenshin appeared through a Senkaimon in a park in The Living Realm, followed by a Hell Butterfly. He looked at his surroundings for a while before pulling out his cellphone. "It's supposed to be here..." he said, before putting it back in his Shihakushou. Suddenly a horde of a dozen Hollows surrounded him. "That's just what i need..." He looked around as he grabbed hold of the handle of his Zanpakutō. He slowly turned his sheath, so that he could strike with the Edge on the inner curve of his Zanpakutō"Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." A hollow headed his way, screaming. Supposedly he was screaming orders, cause the other hollows followed soon after. "Sou Ryu Sen!" He shouted as he drew his Zanpakutō, striking it through the first hollow's mask. He turned around and jumped up "Ryu Tsui..." He struck the second hollow on his way down, also through his mask. Then he turned to the third hollow and jumped up from a crouching position, also striking through his mask. "Sho Sen!" He ended the technique's name.

He Shunpo'd next to the next Hollow's neck. "Ryu Kan Sen!" He shouted, as he struck the blade through it's neck, decapitating it. He jumped to the fifth hollow and stabbed his Zanpakutō through his mask, slaying it as well. Before it disappeared, Kenshin used it's mask to jump to the 6th one. "Kuzu Ryu Sen!" he screamed as he hit, not the 9 vital points of the body of the hollow, but 9 different points on it's mask, also slaying it. As he landed and turned around, he noticed that the hollows had formed 2, almost straight, lines, as they moved forward to attack him. He sheathed his Zanpakutō again and held it's handle as he put his right foot forward. As the hollows attacked him, he swiftly moved his left foot forward and drew his sword. "Hiten Mitsurugi Style! Secret Technique!" He struck the blade through every 6 of the remaining masks, costing him less than 5 seconds. As he landed he slowly sheathed his Zanpakutō as he stated the name of the technique he just used, while the slain Hollows dissipated. "Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki..."

He pulled out a pack of cigarettes and silently mouthed: "Byakurai..." as he held his finger to the tip of the cigarette. A small blue electric current surrounded the tip and lit the cigarette. As it disappeared, Kenshin took a drag and slowly exhaled as he pulled his cellphone out again. He texted his Captain 'Mission Accomplished. (and then some)' As he put the cellphone back, the Hell Butterfly from earlier returned and opened a Senkaimon for him. He walked through, taking another drag with a smile on his face. "That was surprisingly satisfying."

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SKILL SHEET
This characters strengths

General Skills

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

Racial Skills

• Hoho: Adept
  
• Kidō: Adept
  
• Zanjutsu: Adept
  
• Hakuda: Beginner
  

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