Post by chrollo on Jun 21, 2012 6:38:30 GMT -6
Identification
Character Name:Nakamura Koike
Classification: Shinigami
Alias/Titles:Youkou Nohara(Crimson field)
Gender:male
True Age: 195
Birthday: april 27
Division:1st
Rank: vice captain
Appearance Information
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}Apparent Age:16
Height:5'3
Weight: 120
Eye Color: olive green
Hair Color: white
Physical Description:
Koike is short in build. He is one of the shortest members next to hitsugaya and Yachiru. He has a very thin body to match his vertically challenged body. He would almost resemble a twig if he wasn't so energetic.Even though he looks like a skinny kid he has plenty of muscle where it counts. Koike as a soft rounded face and bright white teeth that he constantly flashes in front of everyone. Koike has an almost permanent smile on his face when out in public. However, he shows a more somber look on his face when he remembers his former sempai.
His eyes are a rich olive green that are accented by his white pupils. He has often been told that his eyes are hypnotic. Koike's hair falls just past his neck and barely rests on his shoulders. His hair is a thick, but smooth curly chalk white. He has cut his bangs shorter than the rest of his hair and they sit just over his eyes. His haircut matches well with the bone structure of his face. Koike sports a dark natural tan that contrasts well with his hair. Aside from his head he is almost completely hairless.
Koike usually wears a shorter version of the shihakusu;, so the leggings sway around above his ankles showing of his shins. Likewise his arm sleeves stop at his elbows. He wears a white belt with a blue stripe down the middle that he ties and lets hang on his right side. He is almost always barefoot unless xiao taicho forces him to wear sandals. When he fights he likes to wear his Lt.s armband over his head like a hair band so his bangs stay out of his face. When in gigai form he likes to wear a long white sleeve shirt that has a hoodie attached to the back. He rolls his sleeves up during the summer. He also wears tan capri pants and sandals.
Koike could be described as cute. Despite his many battles he has no scars and his skin lacks blemishes. He walks with charisma and as the energy to back it up. He is good looking but sorta childish at the same time. He looks often make it hard for others to accept him. His voice is loud and a low alto. Its a bit deeper than about young boys but quite a bit higher than a mans. Overall he very well liked because of his natural charisma and good looks.
Personal Information
Personality Overview:
Koike is a straight up little devil. He loves pulling pranks around Sekirei. His reasoning is, its just to boring without a little action. He is usually smart enough to not get caught while screwing around. However, every now and then he will cross the line. He's is also a bit of a sore loser. Koike is rather intelligent and somewhat of a strategist although he may not be what some call a genius. He's not the greatest leader but he's able to do his job.
While he has a great deal of respect for his captain it doesn't stop him from teasing them at every turn. Despite his trickster-like nature hes actually rather cool headed. Some people even refer to him as rational. He may appear to be an out going social chap on the surface, but it is merely a means to keep people at a distance and from knowing his true self.
Koike has no problem with killing and always acts fast with his target. Even though he acts quickly when dispatching his foe, he actually takes a bit of pleasure in killing. His pleasure is amplified even more when the foe targets his captain. It is a rare pleasure, however it brings unimaginable joy when it this miracle occurs.
He is often called by the title of Youkou Nohara. When asked why, he sometimes tells new recruits that hes called that for his unique battle style on open fields, but they usually find out the truth with in a few months. Unlike his normal cheerful, talkative, and out going persona, when fighting Koike is the complete opposite. He quietly stares down his enemies from afar. Hardly ever indulging them in conversation, instead he tries to end the fight as quickly as possible. He quickly changes back to his normal self after fighting, a feat that frightens his underlings even more.
Koike holds a deep grudge against Hitsugaya Taicho. He can never forgive him for killing Ito-sempai. Hoshi one day dreams of taking revenge on hitsugaya and becoming the captain that Ito couldn't.
Character Time-line:
Who Is It That You Stand Next To
The boy on the dirt road.
He had no memory of his life or how had ended up in this dingy old town. He hated it here. Everything felt so wrong. What was the point in this he wondered as he watched the residents of 65th district in Rukangai. There was no point in their existence he thought. They were just waiting to go back down to the world of the living only to come right back up in a few decades if they were even lucky to last that long. He couldn't understand why they weren't just as broken as he was by this endless cycle. Perhaps it was because they remembered what it was like.
He was jealous that they could remember their lives when the oldest Memory Koike had was the sight of blood spraying across the flowers of a meadow. The white lily's stained a deep scarlet as the blood soaked through their petals.He can't recall what happened after or how he had gotten there. It was a memory he hated more than any other. Yet it was perhaps his most cherished. To Koike, it was the moment that he had been born.
He could only assume he must have fainted. The only thing he could remember after that was being woken up by a hard knock to the stomach. Koike remembered how he had opened his eyes to see a dark shadow partially blocking out the suns light. He had watched as it came hurdling towards him. Koike threw his arms forward covering his face as a foot came smashing down on them. Koike turned over on his back protecting the back of his neck with his arms. He can't recall how long they continued beating him as he lay curled in a ball. Luckily, they must havve grown bored with him and left him nearly beaten to death on the street but he was at least still alive. That memory was from six months ago when he awoke in the 65th district.
Since then nothing much had changed about his situation. He had no family and no place to live. Even the street urchins refused to take him in. He spent his days sitting alone on the streets with a constant pain haunting his stomach. At first he thought it was the kick that was responsible. However, there wasn't a single bruise left from the kick. Each day he just sat watching the resident's enjoy their existence. He wished he could forget the stories he overheard of their past lives , loves, and deaths.. Why is it so important to remember who you were before you died Koike wondered with a tad bit of jealousy.
The Meeting
“Nee, sorry. Are you okay?”, a gentle voice asked. Koike had never once heard such a sweet voice directed towards him in the past six months, so naturally he assumed it was directed at someone else and stared silently at the ground. However, when he felt the gaze of a stranger standing above him he realized that they had been talking to him. Koike's voice broke crackled as he replied in a bitter tone,"Hmpf. That’s none of your business."
He wasn't trying to shun the stranger,but he couldn't believe the fellow had good intentions. Koike's attention was still turned to the dirt ground that he sat on. He was too afraid to look up at the stranger. He feared if he did his suspicions would be proven correct. He felt it would be best to let them linger on until either the stranger left or showed their true colors. However, the fellow did neither. He just continued to watch Koike.
Koike felt a irritating discomfort from being watched by the stranger, and moved towards a wooden box across the street. As he sat down on the box he noticed that the stranger had followed him. The fellow knelt down in front of him. When Koike saw the strangers long blue hair and his golden eyes he couldn't help but admire his beauty.
“Nee... Don’t make such a sad face. It’s okay. Whatever it is, it is okay. Aww... C’mon, just smile a bit. I believe there are some people somewhere who would be very sad if they saw you looking like this. Actually, it makes me sad, too. Do you know? Everyone has meaning it just depends on who there standing next to.”
The boy's words reverberated in his mind. He was shocked by the strangers soft words. They were words he had been longing to hear no matter how much he had tried to deny it. All he could do was stare into the strangers beautiful golden orbs as he patted his head. He quickly continued ,“Listen! I’m gonna be a student at the Shinigami academy. If you ever want to talk or something... Just visit me! By the way, I’m Nakashima Ito. Call me whatever you like.”
Koike watched in silece as ito stood up and turned away. "Ito," Koike called out as the stranger turned around, "Can I call you Ito-sempai?" he asked in a nervous voice. He laughed and replied,"Only if you tell me your name." "My names, Nakamura Koike , Ito-sempai." he shouted out as a smile covered his face. "Ah how bout I call you Koi-chan then," Ito-sempai said coyly. Koike blushed as he said it. Even though the nickname was extremely embarrassing Koike nodded in agreement to Ito-sempai's request. "Hey if I stand next you will my life have importance?" he asked Ito-sempai as if he were confessing. Ito-sempai simply laughed and threw him an apple he fetched from inside his sleeve."If you ever feel weak or your stomach hurts for no reason eat this. If it makes you feel stronger then maybe you will one day stand next to me." Ito stated as he turned his back away and left for good.
It was then that Koike's life changed. He no longer worried about the people of this town or whether anything about their lives were important. Now all his efforts were focused on making his way to Ito-sempai's side.
Choices
A year passed since the meeting and Koike's stomach pains grew everyday he could hardly move. He still carried the apple Ito-sempai had given him. It was his cherished gift from Ito-sempai and he couldn't possibly throw it away by eating it. Eventually he felt his time come in his moment of despair he thought about many things but one thing still remained firm in his heart. His wish to stand next to his sempai. He had found someone that gave him hope and he couldn't let that gift go to waste.
Koike stared down at the apple in front of him. He had heard that only special people needed food in soul society. He was a little surprised that things had ended up this way. He looked the red apple once over and dove in. He finished it with a few bites. he felt a small bit of warmth as the juices rushed down his throat into his empty stomach,but other than that the effects weren't immediate. He wondered if he would ever stand near his sempai as despair and anxiety started to unnerve Koike, but after an hour or two he noticed that pain had stopped. He was amazed at the feeling of strength he now possed.
School Days
A year later he found himself in the Shinigami Academy. He quickly became aware that he had exceptional spirit abilities when it came to kidou. However he was a terrible swordsmen at first. It wasn't until he thought of using Kusarigama's that his potential began to truly surface. In the academy he was once asked to join the Kidou Corps because of his kidou skill ,but he turned them down when he realized Ito-sempai had joined the 10th squad. Six years later he graduated as one of the top students. Most assumed he would go on to become a captain one day;however, he had already made up his mind. He would never learn bankai. As long as he followed that code he could stay with Ito-sempai.
It was during his six years at the academy that his personality became twisted. Most likely due to the acceptance from the other students and teachers furthered his ego. As well as the fact that he hardly ever found challenge in Academy life. He had always thought it odd how he could be bored now when before he had been able to sit on a dirt road with out so much a hint of boredom.
More Choices and bumps along the road
After graduation, he was able to instantly join the 5th squad as a non seated member. He understood he was choosing a path that might lead him away from Ito-sempai, he still felt he was too weak to protect his sempai. He was very much aware that all he could for now was watch his sempai move up in the tenth squad. However, he didn't choose the fifth squad at complete random. He had decided the fastest path to strength would be to study under squad 5's captain Xiao Demizu.
He continued to monitor Ito-sempai's progress. It was astonishing to Koike how fast his sempai was advancing through the seated ranks. A deep sense of depression began weigh on him as he wondered if he would ever be able to stand next to him with his strength. He soon realized their was only one thing to do. He asked his taicho for help.
Under her guidance Koike quickly mastered many higher degree bakudo. She also helped him master his zanpakuto's released form. In fact she was the first person to see his zanpakuto's released form. He was rather nervous that she would tease him after seeing it. Naturally she teased him when she saw a calm determined expression replacing his usual one. She was also the first to witness his Tenka Shiruetto's Tenka Yume. He still remembers the shocked expression on her face as she stared at the falling snow.
The Crimson Field
It was during his time in the 5th squad that he earned the nickname Youkou Nohara.
It was his first mission to the human world. He and his fellow squad member Fuyu Saki were chosen to eliminate a rogue shinigami that was now wondering the world of the living. The two were given support from squad 3 in the help of some unseated members. They were told that the rogue shinigami was last seen spotted near rural farming village in Hokkaido,Japan. The two young shinigami's left at once to pass to the human world.
It was obvious why the captain had chosen to pair the two. The village was located on mountain hill. Most of the Mountain had been deforested in order to crow crops. However, there was still a rather large forest to the side of the village. Which meant if their target was living in the village he was Koike's, since it would be a battle on an open field, but if he was hiding in the forest then he would be Fuyu's, the hand to hand combat specialist, target. The two seemed to understand the situation perfectly.
Before long they found themselves on the edge of the village. The two decided to split teams. Fuyu would search the forest and Koike would search the village. An hour passed with no sign. Then a yell for help came from the fields. Koike rushed towards the voice. The scene he saw is still burned into his mind. The rogue shinigami's zanpakuto was resting inside the body of one of the members from his search team. The rogue shinigami stared at him with an emotionless expression. Koike didn't loose his head as he watched the blood splatter on the ground. In fact he was rather calm as he drew his zanpakuto and quietly incanted ," Let your silence fall Tenka Shiruetto." He quickly followed with his zanpakuto's tenko yume technique. The blood splattered ground by his opponents feet was covered underneath a blanket of white snow. The Rogue shinigami stood silently with his sword still in place in the dead 3rd squad member. Koike flash stepped towards his opponent. Within 5 seconds the snow had disappeared leaving behind two corpses. Others members of his team had been there, but only Koike had seen the rogue shinigami's head fall off. The spot where the two had been was now dyed a dark red. Koike wiped the blood off his zanpakuto and once again stored them within his cloak. Koike withdrew from the sight ,and reported the completion of his mission.
After the mission rumors spread of the incident as well as the name Kureno.There was nothing he could do to stop the name from spreading. At first he was a bit upset that Ito-sempai might tease him about the name the next time they met. However after a while he realized it was a rather useful name to have for scaring new recruits. He sometimes wonders if he will be the only one to know how ironic it is to be born in a Youkou Nohara and then to be remembered as Youkou Nohara.
I want to stand by...
Within three years of joining the 5th squad Koike was promoted to the third seat position. It was then that he began to doubt whether he should stay or not. Initially when he joined he had never intended to stay a member of the 5th squad. He had always planned on to join Ito-sempai's squad. However, his heart had begun to waver. If he left he it would mean leaving his captain. When he thought about it, he felt a painful anxiety take hold. He honestly began to wonder if he might have falling for his captain, but as many times as tried to sort his emotions out he was never able.
It wasn't until he heard that Captain Hitsugaya had been challenged by his vice captain that the wheels began to turn. In the end he realized that his feelings Toward Captain were that of a son's love for his mother rather than that of a lover.
Koike was thankful that he had kept his distance from Ito-sempai. Now, it would be quite simple to seek vengeance on Ito-sempai's killer if he lost.
Koike was refused admittance to fight. All he could do now was wait and pray for his sempai's safe return. Relief swept over his body as he heard the news from his captain. Ito sempai was dead.That night Koike didn't cry. He couldn't cry as it hurt to much. He could barely move his depression was so bad. However, he promised himself he one day rise up and take revenge on Hitsugaya.
Over the next 50 years Koike trained along side his captain. He knew with her by his side to guide him he would one day reach his goal.
When his captain was promoted to first division he was quite surprised but understood. In his opinion there was no other worry of the title. He asked that he be transferred along with his captain. Upon proving his worth as a shinigami to the gotei captains he was awarded the title and reached his former dream of being a Vice Captain. He knew he was still far off from reaching his ultimate goal but for now he could at least stand beside the only other person who was worth standing by.
Zanpakuto Information
Zanpakuto Name: Tenka Shiruette
Ability Type:elemental
Release Phrase: Let your silence fall Tenka Shiruetto and bring forth Tsukikage Ame(Moonlights Rain) and Suta-raito Hi (Starlights Hail)
Sealed Description:
- Length:4 feet
Koike's zanpakuto in sealed form resembles a a normal katana except for the sheath and grip which are both made of white ivory and our decorated in a pattern describing the zanpakuto's inner world.
Inner World:
{The inner world of Koike's zanpakuto is very strange. To enter you must crawl through a small hole in a pitch black cave. The hole goes on for over a mile. After a while you find your self inside of a lighted room. It was here that Koike discovered the first of his shikai abilities. To proceed onwards you must be willing to slide feet first into another hole in a nearby wall at the end of the room. This hole is coated in ice and is also pitch black except for a small coming from the bottom. Once you are sliding down it feels like an hour before you reach the end.
Once you finally shoot out of the icy slide. You are greeted by a dark night sky illuminated by the moon and stars. Below is a large Ice lake and a small nearby village. If you wipe the snow off the frozen lake you will see the outline of a large troll. It was here that Koike gained control over the troll in a long fight that almost cost Koike his life. However, in the end he obtained his second shkai ability. Shiro no Yajyuu .
There is a small path frozen on the lake that leads into the quiet village. The village is surrounded in the dim light candles from windows and streetlights. They are powered by the light from the stars and moon and never burn out. When one enters the town they can sense a strong magical barrier protecting over the town. It was here that Koike fought and protected the town from a bandits raid. The raid lasted a full month. By the end half the village had been destroyed, but Koike was able to discover his third shikai ability, touji.
The icy blue path continues on to the outskirts of the town where a crimson field awaits Koike. Koike has yet to visit that deep into his shikai's world. }
Zanpakuto Spirit:
{Tenka Shiruette is a quiet but ill minded snow rabbit. It has deep licorice eyes that are similar too Koikes own in terms of how hypnotizing they can be. Tenka Shiruette tends to get on Koike's nerves since he represents the serious side of Koike. Its a side he doesn't like to show to others. Of course Tenka Shiruette won't release unless he acts serious. Which is rather annoying to Koike.
Tenka Shiruette is cloaked in short pure white fur. For a rabbit he is a bit on the small size. This is a fact that Koike wont let go. He often uses it to tease poor Tenka-chan. For a tiny rabbit he has a very loud baritone voice. As much as the two don't get a long, both have gone through a great deal of pain and this pain is what bonds them together.
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Shikai Description:
Unlike the pure white of his zanpakuto's sealed form the Tenka Shiruetto's sickles and weights are a solid licorice black. Koike has created a name for each kusarigama. The left hand Zanpakuto is called Tsukikage Ame. The right handed kusarigama is called Suta Raito Hi. Each kusarigama has a distinct design regarding their weights.
The weight on Tsukikage Ame turns into the shape of a bladed crescent moon, while Suta Raito Hi becomes an extremely sharp five bladed star. Each sickle has a matching licorice orb right above the grip on the sickle. The only other alteration is that the normal chains of the kusarigama are altered into snow white ribbons that dance as they are thrown. The weight of the Tsukikage and Suta are still the same as before when they were chains. However, the ribbons are very slick and hard to cut.
Functionality:
The long white ribbons dancing in the air distract and hide the contrasting black weights and blades of the kusarigamas. It is a very deadly attack in and of its self that doesn't require Koike wasting energy on special ability. It is especially effective at night when the blades and weights are completely hidden. Koike named this fighting style the Tenka Shiruette Kujiku ( or snow's silhoutte crush)
Abilities:
Name:Gousetsu(snowstorm)
Class:offensive
Range: 30 feet/30 meters
Description: Koikes first attack summons a giant snowstorm surrounding him in a radius of 30 meters. However, this is only a side effect. It real abilitiy is to summon giant icicles from the snow storm. Koike can aim each icicle at any target within a 30 foot radius. Each icicle is made of kido energy and will explode into shrapnel when it makes contact with something. A high level reiatsu can block the technique. The shrapnel also affects Koike if he his caught in the blast. The shrapnel has a radius of five feet.
Name:Shiro no Yajyuu (white beast)
Class:offensive / defensive
Range: personal
Description:Koike's second ability summons the giant white Troll from the inner world of his zanpakuto. The troll, named Kureno, obeys Koike. Kureno Is about the size of an elephant. He has a large ivory horn on his head. His eyes are bright blue. He is also covered in a thick white mane. Otherwise he is hairless. He walks similar to a human but has a hunch in his back,
Kureno has a tremendous amount of strength and resilience. He can easily defend against a zanpakuto of a seated member with his horn. While he is extremely strong he is also quite slow. However, once he sets into a charge it would be almost suicidal to try and stop him head on. Koike can also ride on top of Kureno in battle and use him as a shield. The inital summoning requires a lot of focus on Koike as well as a lot of energy.
Name:Touji (winter solstice)
Class:Offensive
Range: 50 meters
Description: Touji is a follow up ability to Sougetsu. After 6 minutes of falling snow from sougetsu Koike can use Touji. Touji is an ability that pulls all the stored kido energy from the snow into the weights on his kusarigama's. Once the excess energy is stored inside Koike can unleash a small burst of reiastu similar to a quincy arrow, with each swing. Koike can fire off 100 shots. Each burst has a reach of around 50 meters. The the actual shape of the Touji is similar to that of the weight of which ever kusarigama he swings with. Its similar in size to a normal quincy arrrow as well as the speed of the attack.
Combat Information
Reiryoku Level: {Leave this blank}
Character Dynamic:
Koike evokes a very serious side to himself when fights. To him any fight that lasts more than a minute is a failure. He loves a quick fight and the clean death of his opponent. He is very resourceful when fighting. He makes sure he knows his surroundings as well. Koike's strength is fighting in an open area where he can freely wield his zanpakuto.
Koike's main weakness is his ineptitude at fighting with without his zanpakuto, and fighting in closed quarters. However, Koike would never turn down a fight when the odds are against him. He fights with a serious calm on his face. Behind is his cold face is the anticipation of ecstasy upon killing his target. While he constantly feels this desire in his consciousness he does not let it affect him in a fight. He doesn't rush recklessly and keeps his cool against a taunt.
Fighting Style:
Koike is extremely skilled at Binding Bakudo and has mastered quite a few to the point that he can say them with his own personal shortened incantation. He can use a shortened incantation of Bakudo spells up to the 10's so far. One of his goals is too master every Bakudo spell up to 99 to the point that he can use them without an incantation like the healing spell. While he is quite skilled at bakudo and generally all arts of Kidou(in order to make up for his less than dazzling offensive abilities with his zanpakuto) he has so far only mastered a handful of destructive Kidou spells. The reason being is he felt it too long too long to recite the incantation in a battle, and even if he mastered a shorter incantation he would have to concentrate on casting the spell rather than on his opponent. However, despite these set backs to hado he still managed to learn a few in case he was ever disarmed, or came across an opponent that was resistant to his attacks
How he fights with his sealed zanpakuto: Koike uses the Kusarigamajutsu and the Houten Ryu discipline of Kusrigamajutsu. With Moon Lights Rain he swings the weighted end horizantally over his head with the left hand to disarm, subdue, or immobilize his opponent( the traditional method). With his right hand he swings Star Lights Hail's blade vertically on his right side. After he has successfully used Moon Lights Rain he quickly finishes off his target from afar with a swift strike of Star Lights Hail using the Houten Ryu discipline.
Koike isn't weak but he would have a hard time fighting anyone without his zanpakuto.He has yet to master let alone study any form of Hakuda.While he does not posses physical strength Koike does have quite a bit of stamina. Koike also has verily decent control of his Reiatsu around the same as any other vice captain.
Reiryoku/Reiatsu Abilities:
Name: Shunpo (Flash Step)
Class: Utility
Range: Personal
Description: The shinigami’s signature movement technique, using extreme speed and acceleration to overcome the eye’s capacity to trace movement. This ability can be used to travel quickly from one place to another, or in combat by a skilled practitioner to get a jump on the enemy. Using this skill repeatedly over the course of a battle is ill-advised, as it does not take long for the opponent’s eyes to adjust to the high-speed movement.
Name: Konso (Soul Burial)
Class: Utility
Range: Touch
Description: Shinigami use this skill to transport Plus spirits, forcefully or otherwise, to Soul Society. This is a derivative of the zanpakuto’s natural ability to purify hollows by splitting their masks.
Known Kido:
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Byakurai(Pale Lightning)-By using this spell, the user may shoot a weak bolt of lightning out of his/her index finger.
Bakudo -
[/li][li]1 Sai (Restrain)-By pointing their index & middle fingers at the target, the caster binds the target's arms behind his/her back.
[/li][li]9 Geki (Strike)-"Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!"
In addition to the incantation the caster must draw the kanji for this spell using their finger. As they draw the kanji their finger will glow with a red aura. Once the kanji has been drawn, the victim's body is engulfed the same glowing red light. This light causes complete paralysis.
[/li][li]39 Enkosen(Arc Shield)-By holding the palms of their hands, or zanpakutou in front of them, the caster may generate a disc of yellow reiatsu. This disc serves as a shield, and can block a variety of attacks. It will last as long as caster feeds it reiatsu.
[/li][li]61 Rikujokoro(Six Rod Prison of Light)-"Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!" The caster generates a spark of yellow energy at the tip of his index finger. This energy transforms into six identical beams of light. The beams slam into a persons mid section, making it impossible for them to move.
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