Gin Ichimaru

[Gin Ichimaru]

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Gin Ichimaru
Captain of Squad 3, Commander of Aizen's Arrancar Army, "Hundred-span"

Basic Details

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<sup>Age: 110

Species: Soul

Personality: Gin is a mysterious and enigmatic sort. Ever hiding behind his smiling facade, no one can really tell what Gin is thinking at any given moment: even those that know him best. Constantly obfuscating himself between veneer after veneer, lie after lie, it's no surprise the real Gin Ichimaru is the most elusive sort to spot. Ruthless and cold one moment, a smiling prankster the next, not a single one of his peers ever truly know what his game is at any given time until after the cards are down. Unsettling many of those he comes in contact with with merely a smile, subordinates of Gin report him as equal parts friendly and malevolent, and has forced people into psychological breakdowns with the same smile he chuckles kindly with.

Prankster. Killer. Trickster. Fiend. Gin is all of these things and more. But above all else, he is determined and unbending in his actions, and will stop at nothing to pursue his mysterious agendas, for the good or ill of everyone else involved.</sup>

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Powers & Abilities

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--Powers and abilities taken from the Bleach Wikipedia---

Genius Intellect: When Gin was younger, he was hailed as a child genius. He was highly proficient in his classes at the Shinigami Academy, and he graduated in one year. His skill was already evident at a young age when he gained a seated position in the 5th Division shortly after graduating, ultimately surpassing the previous child prodigy Kaien Shiba, who was already an adult and had taken five years to become a seated officer. Gin has shown himself to be highly manipulative and deceptive. He comes out unscathed due to the calm confusion he plays at, which is a testament to his overall strategy. In his battle with Hitsugaya, Gin was able to manipulate the positions of three people so Hitsugaya would have to choose between saving his own life or Hinamori's without any visible effort. He is capable of simple deception by having his opponent focus on one thing while hiding the true threat.

Master Swordsman: Gin is a highly proficient combatant. In combat, he doesn't seem the least bit taken back by the abilities of his opponent, even when they seemingly have an advantage. He fights with seemingly no effort behind his attacks, as he always wields his sword with one hand. His combat skills were evident even when he was a child. He easily defeated and killed the former third seat of the 5th Division, who by rank and age should have been more powerful and skilled than him. Gin was able to effortlessly keep the upper hand against Hitsugaya, a Shinigami known for his intellect and skill in Zanjutsu, during their battle. He is commonly seen using his Zanpakuto's special ability, which is capable of killing multiple targets in one shot, allowing him to be quite deadly at a distance. He is able to mix extreme speed with a calm composure and precise attacks.

Great Spiritual Power: Gin possesses captain-level Reiryoku. Gin, without any visible effort, easily incapacitated Chad, Orihime, Uryu, Makizo, and Ganju with his Reiatsu just by facing their general direction.

Shunpo Expert: Though never actually shown using this in combat, after his battle with Hitsugaya, Gin used an impressive Flash Step to retreat. He was also able to fight on even grounds and keep up with Ichigo while the latter was using his Bankai.

Enhanced Durability: Gin is durable enough to withstand a direct hit from Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai-enhanced Getsuga Tenshp, only suffering a light wound to his forehead as a result.

Kido Practitioner: Gin's actual skill level in Kido is unknown, but he was able to teleport himself and Aizen a considerable distance using "Sentan Hakuja". He was also able to cast "Hakufuku" on Rangiku Matsumoto, preventing Sosuke Aizen from perceiving her Reiatsu.

Zanpakuto

Shinso (神鎗, God Spear; Viz "Sacred Spear"): It looks like an ordinary wakizashi. The hilt is light-blue with a tsuba made of two slim swirls of metal looping around the blade to make an open oval, resembling an "S".
Shikai: It is triggered by the phrase "Shoot to kill" (射殺せ, Ikorose). In the English Dub, however, he uses a command related to piercing/stabbing and ends the phrase with a personal pronoun (him, her, it) defining who he wants to hit.

Shikai Special Ability: In its Shikai, Shinsō's blade glows white and extends at high speed to impale Gin's opponents from a distance. The blade also carries tremendous force when extending, as seen when Gin pushes both Ichigo Kurosaki and the giant Jidanbō out from under the Seireitei gate, despite the latter being firmly braced under it. In addition, Gin can maintain the extension and swing the activated Shinsō in wide arcs, attacking multiple targets quickly and simultaneously. Shinsō's maximum length is equivalent to one hundred times its original length, earning it the nickname Hyapponzashi (百本差し, Hundred-span) when Gin was younger.

Bankai: Kamishini no Yari (神殺鎗, God-Killing Spear): In its Bankai form, Gin's Zanpakutō does not change in appearance at all, retaining its small wakizashi form.

Bankai Special Ability: Gin's Bankai's abilities are essentially the same as his Shikai's, but its force, cutting power, length and speed are vastly amplified to the point where Gin is capable of swiftly cutting an entire town in half with a single slash while standing a great distance away. As Kamishini no Yari, Gin claims that his sword can extend itself up to 13 km (8.1 miles) at 500 times the speed of sound: exactly 171,500 meters per second in order to arrive at its full length in under 0.08 seconds, which makes it not the longest Zanpakutō, but the fastest. The blade can also retract to its normal size at the same rate. Because the blade's extension and contraction speed is a highly dangerous ability, Gin tends to downplay its speed whenever he talks about his Zanpakutō, and instead focuses on the length and power of the blade in order to gain a psychological advantage over his opponent. However, Gin has also stated that his Bankai is not as fast or as long as he originally claimed, but he hasn't elaborated on this statement further to determine what he is specifically referring to.

Korose, Kamishini no Yari (殺せ, 神殺鎗, Kill, God-Killing Spear): Kamishini no Yari's true ability, as well as its deadliest aspect, is not based on its length or speed, but rather its ability to turn into dust for just a second when it expands and contracts. There is a deadly poison inside the blade that dissolves and breaks down cells. He can leave a sliver of his Zanpakutō in an opponent when he retracts Kamishini no Yari, allowing him to kill an opponent at any time he chooses to. He does so by uttering the technique name while placing his hand up to the target, which causes the target to completely break down and dissolve at the cellular level from the inside out.

Butō (無踏, No/Null Step): By adopting a stance where he firmly grips Kamishini no Yari with both hands and places the Zanpakutō's hilt squarely on the center of his chest, Gin is able to utilize the tremendous extension and contraction properties of his Bankai to an even more terrifying extent than its normal state. This occurs in the form of a piercing maneuver where the extension and contraction of the blade becomes almost completely unseen to even the most diligent of observers.

Butō: Renjin (無踏連刃, No/Null Step: Serial Blade): This ability repeats the action of extending and subsequently contracting Kamishini no Yari, as observed within the technique Butō, multiple times in rapid succession. The entirety of this process is completed in a mere moment, resulting in the individual steps involved in this technique becoming virtually indistinguishable from each other, generating an apparent mass of blades that leave little opportunity for the intended victim to evade successfully.

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Main/Important Equipment

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Shinso: Gin's Zanpakuto, Shinso takes the appearance of a small wakizashi with an 'S' hilt. When manifested into it's Shikai form however, it grows to one hundred times that length. When in Bankai, the blade becomes 'Kamishini no Yari', and while it doesn't obviously change, the blade, when fully extended, ostensibly grows to over 8.1 miles. As a Zanpakuto, this sword purifies the souls of those it slays, and can send souls to the afterlife.

Weaknesses

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^{Psychological Flaws...}

Snake Tongued Beast: Gin is a master of deception: but that comes at a price. Few people find him anywhere near trustworthy, and he generally exudes a "creepy" quality to others he encounters. In addition, Gin will rarely be entire straight with someone, and, especially in his current state, will likely move off and leave before anything resembling "close" attachments form, unless he feels inclined to take advantage of a person.

Forgotten "Heart": Ichigo Kurosaki claimed that when fighting Gin, he could remember his sword, but not his heart. Gin conceals his true feelings, passions, motivations and the like so well that is becomes a weakness. In short, unless Gin has formed any sort of attachment to you, and in some cases, even if he has, one can expect him in a way completely "heartless".

Turn Back the Pendulum: Gin, for whatever reason, seems to have a history with the Lieutenant of Squad Ten that stretched back to his unrecorded past. Should Gin's past be uncovered, it could be used against him by the right people.

^{Physical Flaws...}

Whoops: Gin's fighting style is a very casual, seemingly effortless affair, even when in a duel to the death. While Gin's style could hardly be called "sloppy" because of it, when facing off against someone he underestimates, he can be caught off guard and holes in his movements can be found, as seen in his fights against Toshiro Hitsugaya and Ichigo Kurosaki: though in both cases, he immediately recomposed himself and went on to gain the advantage.

Master of None: Gin is far above average in every facet of being a shinigami. However, he has never taken on one skill as something he is unrivaled at, and as such, is commonly outmatched in at least one facet of combat by an opponent of similar skill.

Ghost Stories: As a soul, Gin can only be seen, heard, and all that jazz by someone spiritually aware when not inside of a gigai. So that's a thing.

^{Other Flaws...}

Persimmons: His favorite food is Dried Persimmons. Bribe him with them if you run out of ideas.

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History....

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Wiki Link

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In Character RP Sample

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gin was ryding in da wudz 1day when he saw a bby whaped in colth

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^{Theme Songs...?}
Hyori/Two Sides
Sekai Wa Sude Ni Azamuki No Ue N/The World Is Built Upon Deceit
Fuyu no Hanabi/Winter Fireworks
Snaked Tounged Beast -- Saybia

[Bobj1]

OKAY SO, although I would definitely have preferred a written-out abilities section for someone as powerful as Gin, it isn't ~against the rules~ to copy from the wiki and the rest of this app is pretty gr8

sO accepted!