Jin Hōsō [WIP]

Name: Jin Hōsō (his last name translates to Broadcast in Japanese)

Alias: While broadcasting on the Shinigami Underground Radio, Jin goes by the alias King

Gender: Male

Age: About 510 years old, appears to be in his early 20’s

Personality: Optimistic: probably the best word you can use to describe Jin’s personality. Compared to some of the other Shinigami he serves with, Jin is an energetic and determined person. Even though he may be considered young to many of the other Shinigami, Jin has shown a natural aptitude for combat and critical analysis, making him a valuable asset to any team. However, his true skills shine when he is put into a position of authority. Born with the charisma of a true leaded, Jin has shown the ability to cope well with ever changing situations and always seems to encourage anyone around him to give their all. Because of this quality Jin has befriended many of his fellow Shinigami, inspiring them to push themselves to higher goals.

When it comes to his persona created for the Shinigami Underground Radio, King, Jin is a different person entirely. Although he is still very charismatic, Jin created the persona of King to be able to get the truth across to people. Because of this, King has a slightly authoritative manner of speech and is able to break past many preconceived notions to get the truth across. King was also created to be serious voice that you could trust to bring you the truth; no matter how bad it is. Because of this, King is slightly more cynical and cold than Jin himself actually is; all done as a way to make his words have more meaning. Whereas Jin likes to use his innate charisma to befriend others, he created the persona King to use that charisma to make people truly think about what he said. Because of the nature of some of the information Jin broadcasts on the Shinigami Underground Radio, he had to create his alternate persona to protect himself from any who might seek to keep such information hidden.

When it comes to battle, Jin will show a more serious side, using his innate charisma to inspire all who fight on his side. While fighting, Jin actually uses his words as a weapon in addition to his Zanpakuto, often making his opponent question exactly why they are fighting in the first place. Of course, Jin is quite the capable fighter, and is easily capable of dispatching enemies that might even be seen as slightly stronger than himself. While he doesn’t like to see his friends hurt, Jin is always open to any support that they are willing to give. This, of course, stems back to his ability to inspire those who are fighting on the same side as he is. In the end, Jin has shown the ability to fight well while alone and while in a group, often leading to him being in control of the squad he is in for a mission.

Of course, battle isn’t the only way to determine one’s personality; there’s also how they act outside of their duties. While off duty, Jin enjoys such hobbies as reading, debating, and training; all along with spending time with friends. Of course, Jin also has the Shinigami Underground Radio to run; meaning that even when not on duty for the Gotei 13 he is still probably focusing on some type of work. Despite this, Jin has been able to lead this sort of “double life” quite well over the years, mostly thanks to the others he has recruited to help him run the SUR. Because he wants to tell people the truth and not just opinions, Jin has made sure to recruit a wide variety of races for his “pirate broadcast.” This, of course, means that he is always kept up to date on any event taking place; sometimes even before the captains of the Gotei 13 know what is going on.

Finally, Jin can also be defined by his interactions with others; mainly with the opposite gender. When it comes to girls, Jin is obviously interested, but he tends to keep a type of “cool” aura around them. It’s not as if he is trying to push anyone away or something like that, but as he is the creator of the SUR he has to be careful who he lets get close to him. Of course, this doesn’t mean that he is a cold person and pushes everyone away. Quite the contrary, Jin is a very friendly person and is friends with many of his fellow Shinigami. Still, when Jin is actually attracted to a girl, he may show it in a few subtle ways. For example, he might become slightly shy around a girl he likes, or even become slightly clumsy. Jin might also pay more attention to a girl he likes than he normally would; although catching on to this would require a good amount of knowledge about Jin himself. In the end, Jin is still a guy, and like all guys, he knows the kind of girl he is looking for.

Appearance:



Zanpakutô Name: 謎 Nazo (lit. Enigma)

Zanpakutô Spirit: (Nazo is shown in both pictures for Jin’s appearance) Although not implied by name until Bankai, Nazo takes on the form of a large, pitch-black wolf; wearing a chain around its neck similar to a collar and eyes glowing with a dark purple energy. While standing on all fours, Nazo stands roughly at Jin’s waist which is quite tall for a wolf. If Nazo were to stand on his hind legs, he would even stand taller than Jin, although only slightly. All of these factors together give Nazo quite the intimidating appearance; and that’s before even factoring his deep, almost growl-like voice. In fact, sometimes Nazo will simply growl instead of talking to get Jin’s attention; although this would suggest that whatever is going on is very serious.

Personality wise, Nazo matches his appearance, to a certain degree. As a natural born hunter, Nazo often times relies on his instincts; something common among all animals. Of course, Nazo isn’t simply a beast driven by primal instincts; showing the ability to solve problems through critical analysis. Granted, being a Zanpakuto spirit, one would expect no less from him. Although his voice is rough and powerful, Nazo has also shown the natural leadership skills that come so easily to Jin; giving one the perception that Nazo is the “Alpha Dog” of whatever pack he’s in. Although Jin is also the leader type, Nazo has shown no hostility towards him; instead trying to teach him the instincts of a great leader. In the end, Nazo is slightly kinder than either his appearance or general personality let on.

As you might expect from the form that Nazo takes, Jin’s Inner World incorporates many elements of a forest. For starters, it is always night in his Inner World. However, it is also always a full moon in his inner World; the light from the moon enough to illuminate the surroundings quite nicely. Although his Inner World is located in a dense forest, it is actually a large circle, clear of any trees. The trees in the Inner World simply make up the perimeter of the area. In the center of the clearing, there is a tall boulder, flat at the top as if it is a type of throne. Normally, upon entering his Inner World, jin will appear in front of the large boulder, Nazo sitting on top of it.

Sealed Zanpakutô :

In its sealed form, Nazo takes the form of two wakizashi, or Japanese short sword. Each sword has a black sheath with a gold/tan-ish floral pattern on it. They each have a black wrap around their hilt and a silver pommel, along with a simple, circular Tsuba, or guard. As a wakizashi, each blade is shorter than a standard katana, making it easier to fight with both blades at once.

Shikai Description: (As seen in his appearance) Jin’s Shikai is slightly unorthodox when combaired to Nazo’s sealed state. While keeping two swords, Nazo’s Shikai takes the form of two double bladed swords. The size of each blade is slightly longer than that of his sealed wakizashi’s , making it seem as if his Shikai might be somewhat difficult to use. This, however, would be incorrect, as Jin is very skilled with the form his Shikai takes; able to catch an opponent off guard with slashes coming from seemingly every direction.

Shikai Abilities: Nazo’s main Shikai ability is the summoning and control of four wolfs made out of a sort of semi-solid energy (each wolf correlates to one of the four blades of Jin’s two swords). Each wolf takes the form of Nazo himself, and although they are made of energy, they are in a solid/physical state when taking on wolf form. This allows them to attack the enemy, using bites, claw attacks, and tackles to injure the opponent. This ability allows for Jin to easily overwhelm a single opponent or to take out a larger group of weak enemies. Although being physical while in wolf form, each wolf can revert back into black energy and return to the blade it corresponds to, allowing Jin to use a variety of abilities with the energy. He can also summon the wolf back to the field.

Getsu-Shikon (lit. Moon Fang) By calling back at least one of the wolves into their corresponding blades, Jin can fire off a large slash of energy towards his opponent. It is fired by slashing with the blade the wolf/energy is in, and becomes stronger if Jin says the attacks name. After Impact or cutting through an opponent (just in case) the black energy will jump back to Jin’s side and become a wolf again.

Kuro Ude (lit. Black Arm) this is an attack that each of the wolves can perform. The attack itself is quite simple; the wolf creates a large arm from its back made of black energy, which it can use for a variety of attacks. The simplest would be for one wolf to hold down the opponent with the arm while Jin or another wolf attacked the opponent. It can also be used to hurl large objects at an opponent; as well as simply hitting them.

Mayonaka no Shōheki (lit. Midnight Barrier) Unlike Nazo’s other abilities, Mayonaka no Shōheki is strictly a defensive maneuver. It is quite simple, in that once Jin says the name of the ability, any wolf that is close enough to him will revert into the black energy and then form a barrier in front of him. This, however, will only work if there is at least one wolf within a short distance from Jin and if that wolf is not currently attacking. Other than that, the barrier itself is quite strong, but will become stronger depending on how many of the wolves reverted into black energy to make it. Its summoning is also pretty much instantaneous, as once he says the command; the wolves that are within the parameters for using this ability will automatically revert to the black energy and appear in front of Jin. This barrier, however, is only practical against stronger, long-range attacks, like a cero.

Release Phrase: “Show your mystery, Nazo!”

Skill Level: Kidou: Beginner/Adept/Advanced/Master
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Beginner/Adept/Advanced/Master
Skill Level: Shunpo: Beginner/Adept/Advanced/Master
Skill Level: Hand-to-Hand: Beginner/Adept/Advanced/Master

Bankai Name: 悪いウルフ謎 Warui Urufu Nazo (lit. Bad Wolf Enigma)

Bankai Description:

Although large in size, Jin’s Bankai is actually quite simple in its appearance. Once again, it takes the form of two weapons; a large curved sword and a spear-like weapon with a claw for its blade. Each of the weapons is attached to the other by a chain, allowing him to toss a weapon and then quickly pull it back. His outfit also changes, becoming easier to move around in. Although it is large, because of its simplicity, Jin is able to move quite quickly in Bankai. His attacks also seem to be wild and varied, his two different styled weapons allowing him to perform a wide variety of attacks. Finally, Jin’s hair also changes slightly, becoming a bit shorter.

Bankai Abilities: While Jin still has the four wolves from his Shikai (albeit they are much stronger now), he also summons a fifth, even larger black wolf; Warui Urufu Nazo himself. Nazo is much stronger than any of the four other wolves, and can use all of their powers much more effectively. Nazo, however, cannot be reverted into energy, so he is always present on the field during Bankai. For fighting at full power, Jin can revert all four of the weaker wolves into the black energy and condense it within himself, increasing his power by all of their power combined.

Getsuga Araarashii (lit. Wild Moon Fang) While it is basically an enhanced form of Getsu-Shikon, this ability is much stronger as well as having a few new properties. First off, when the wolves revert to energy, they all go back to the same blade; the sword in Jin’s right hand (at least for this one ability). Second, depending on how many of the wolves reverted into energy, Jin can fire off multiple slash-blasts (one per wolf). Of course, each of these attacks are now larger as well as much more powerful. Finally, if the slash-blast doesn’t hi the opponent at first, its direction can be changed only once to go after the opponent one more time. After impact, however, the black energy will still jump back to Jin and form back into a wolf.

Enhanced Kuro Ude Carried over from Shikai, each of the four wolves can still create a large arm made of the black energy from their body. Nazo himself, however, can create multiple large, black-energy arms; allowing him to claw an opponent with the clawed arms.

Enhanced Mayonaka no Shōheki In Bankai, Jin still has to call out the name of this ability to make the wolves revert back to energy and form the barrier. Now, however, the barrier itself is much stronger, and the distance the wolf can be from Jin is also extended.

Mayonaka Kagi Tsume (lit. Midnight Claw) This ability is just one of the other ways Jin can use the energy that the wolves can revert back into. Just like with Getsuga Araarashii, X number of wolves will revert into energy, but instead of going to the blade, they will go to the claw-spear. To use this ability, Jin then uses the claw-spear to slash the air in front of himself; creating a large slash of the black energy in the shape of a claw scratch in front of the enemy. This attack is quite powerful, and he can link together multiple claw slashes, the number depending on how many of the wolves reverted into energy. After slashing, the energy will return to Jin and form back into a wolf. Jin can also combine this attack with Getsuga Araarashii, allowing for a devastating combo.

Urufuraidā (lit. Wolf Rider) The name of this ability pretty much describes itself. First, Jin makes all four wolves revert back to energy and return to him; condensing their power within himself. Next, he jumps up on top of Nazo, riding on top of him. Because of this, their powers are combined; giving them the vast speed of a wolf and Jin’s own strength. While in this form, Jin is still able to use his other abilities, but to use it more than once, he has to wait until the energy returns to him.

Kami Bātourufu (lit. Bad Wolf god) The only ability that changes Nazo himself, this is probably Warui Urufu Nazo’s strongest attack. While Jin does revert the four other wolves back to energy, all of their energy goes to Nazo instead. Because of this, Nazo becomes extremely powerful, gaining all the powers of his own Bankai form. With all of this power, Nazo grows to twice his riginal size. Utilizing this power, Nazo moves incredibly fast, almost literally appearing right in front of the opponent. Nazo then grabs the opponent with multiple of the arms created by the Kuro Ude ability. With the opponent incapacitated, Nazo finally bites down on them, inflicting an enormous amount of damage. If used against a weaker opponent (which is highly unlikely) it might literally rip them in two.

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