Post by Arashi Raiyate on Aug 13, 2007 10:04:11 GMT -5
Name: Arashi Raiyate
Nickname: Yate
Occupation: Shinigami Captain Fifth Division
Species: Shinigami
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 141
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Yellow, Spiked
Age: 360
Apparent Age:18
Appearance: Arashi's physical appearance is one that not many Shinigami can say they haven't seen within their occupation as agile soldiers. Arashi stands at 180 cm (5' 11") tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs), a figure that goes well with his overall body structure and age. Arashi, with his thin and agile figure, is someone who sacrifices greater endurance and strength for the benefits of greater speed, moderate strength, and the added benefits of agility, flexability, and maneuverability that comes with having the build he does. Arashi's body, at first glance, looks to be scrawny due to his baggy clothes but in reality that isn't the truth, his boy is long and slim for his age, with defined and lightly toned arm, chest, and abdoman muscles and very well defined leg muscles which make him a perfect candidate for anything requiring speed and agility.
He has a almost pale skin-tone that accents his pin straight straw-colored hair, which is unique in it's own right. His hair is an interesting thing within itself, often worn in an unusual spiked style that resembles urchin spikes, with his hair having long, thicker spikes, at his hairline, that come smaller and thinner the furthe back the go until they end at the nape of his neck. This particular hairstyle of Arashi exposes the fact that he has unevenly cut hair, being long nearer his forehead and progressively becoming shorter the further back over his head you go. But this feature alone is one of Arashi's more distinctive ones, as it is his personal mark for his innate talent for lightning and Shunpo.
His hair does well to highlight his facial features and do them justice. His face is slim with little to no baby fat, which often leaves at the but end of jokes regarding he amount of space left within for his brain. He has a smooth, crisp complextion that helps to highlight his pale face better and has a slim jawline that extends down to a stub of a chin with absolutely no facial hair to be spoken of. His eyes are a not small yet not large either, are slightly oval in shape, and are home to twin sapphire blue orbs that tend to exude whatever emotion Arashi is feeling, and are marked by thin straw-colored eyebrows that go well with them. His nose is small and slim, with a stubby end and his lips are thin with a small dimple over the fulcrum of his top lip, bear little color that makes them seem just as pale as his skin-tone. Because of how his mouth appears to be smaller from the way his thin, small lips appear, it is a common joke about how they hide a monster, in reference to his rather loud mouth.
Attire: Arashi choice and style of dress is one that tends to be found slightly unusual in both color and sensibility. Unusually colored because of the bright mustard yellow coloration of several articles of clothing he wears, and unusually sensible because of how loose and bright his clothing is. But if you were to approach Arashi and inquire personally about his clothing, he would reply in the only arrogant way he knew how before feigning ignorance.
On his upper torso Arashi wears a thin black mesh tee-shirt made of a simple cotton fabric, designed for maneuverability and comfort, with sleeves that reach roughly half-way down his biceps and end in a thick black hem. Over his mesh shirt he wears a simple and thin protective armored vest made of kevlar, that straps around his body underneath his armpits and over his shoudlers. It is worn to grant him some decent protection for his chest and upper abdoman from physical blows and sharper weapons while in combat, but leaves his stomach completely unprotected. Over his vest and mesh shirt, Arashi wears a very distinct white shirt, one that is unique to him and him alone throughout all of The Soul Society. The shirt is loose upon his frame, is a opaline white color, and is made from a durable and thick cotton-like fabric that is designed to protect Arashi from harsher winds and mildly colder weathers without needing extra clothing for warmth or protection.
But those are not the only features that make his white shirt unique, the left sleeve is long and loose, long enough to hang just past his hands while his right sleeve is shorter, much shorter as it only comes down to about a quater of the way down his bicep and exposes the mesh sleeve beneath it, it also has a extended collar that is about two inches in length and is sniff enough to make it stick up around Arashi's neck and makes it hard to see anything around his neck unless he leans over or you look down upon him. As a last layer of clothing for his upper torso, Arashi wears a thin, cotton jacket that comes down to just below his chest in length and leaves the middle of his chest open and exposing the white shirt beneath. This jacket of his is a mustard yellow collor, with the inside being a charchaol grey color, and has no sleeves at all, leaving much of Arashi's white shirt still exposed and is only worn for visual appeal. Arashi also wears bandage wrapping around both his hands and wrists to protect them from getting scraped or cut up when fighting performing jutsus, he also wears a charcoal grey bracelet on his right wrist with a three Peridot gems attached to it that each bear the Kanji symbol for thunder on them.
For the lower half of his body, Arashi wears a pair of loosely-fit charcoal grey pants. His pants are made of a durable yet light fabric that helps protect from harsh enviroments and weather while granting the wearer a comfortable and maneuverable fit, and feels much like cotton to the touch yet isn't. It is also worth noting that Arashi's pants bear no zipper or regular pockets on them. Over his pants he wears a thick, durable charcoal grey waist wrap, made of a leather-like material that is still as light as cotton, that sits snuggly over his waist and extends in length to just two inches below his knees, leaving an upside-down v-shaped opening in in the middle of his front that exposes the inside of this legs. To hold his waist wrap to his body, Arashi wears a simple mustard-yellow obi, made of cotton, that is tied tightly directly over his groin region.
Over his ankles, he wears a pair of tan shin guards, made of a heavy, durable fabric much like leather but without the rough inflexable texture, which his pants are tucked into loosely. Though they are thick and heavier then just about everything on his person, Arashi's main purpose for wearing the shin guards is not for protection but for training as he keeps roughly twenty pounds of weights sewn into each of them. His shin gaurds are the only real articles of clothing that Arashi wears that are not loose-fitted and are actually snug to his ankles and shins. For footwear he wears a pair of common charcoal grey sandals that bear a great resemblence to normal shoes with the exception that the there is no zipper, laces, and the toe of it is removed to expose the toes. His sandals are snuggly fit to his feet, made of a durable faux-leather and bear a wide mustard-yellow stripe upon it that extends from the toe all the way to the ankle of the sandals.
Arashi also wears several other articles on his person that are worth noting even if they are not clothing or armor. The first of these articles being the twin small, silver hoops that he has peirced in both his ears, to accent his features. Next is the long katana that he has tucked into his obi behind him at a forty-five degree angle toward his right side over his rear, easily within reach of his grasp should he feel inclined to swiftly draw it from it's saya. strapped to his left thigh, partly concealed by his waist wrap, and his often too-thin wallet. On his opposing thigh, he has his Zanpaktou sheath strapped, also partly concealed by his waist wrap.
Weapons: Zanpaktou: Raikiri (Lightning Edge)
Sealed: Arashi's sword resembles a Japanese samurai sword (or Katana). The blade, however, is tinted slightly yellow, and the hilt of the sword goes out in four directions; shaped like lightning bolts. Each of the bolts is made of gold, giving the sword a pretty flashy look to it. The blade itself extends about four feet, and the hilt is ten inches long. The whole sword measures 4'10".
Shikai: "Seiteki" (Electricute)
Using the above phrase, Raikiri is awakened into its Shikai form. The sword turns all silver and the hilt spirals out into a wing-like shape. At the center of the hilt is a green jewel that comes out from either side of the sword. The blade itself extends to about 6 feet long (so the entire sword is 7'10" in Shikai form).
[ Sheathed | Sword | Hilt ]
Shikai Abilities: In its Shikai form, Raikiri has the ability to weakly manipulate electricity. Raikiri can create a small charge around the blade. Lightning sparks up and down the blade after it is activated and shocks anyone it touches. When Arashi swings his blade, small waves of lightning shoot from the blade and advance towards the target. Upon impact, they will shock the victim. Arashi can also connect Raikiri with himself by making a thread of electricity between the two. This way, Raikiri can fight without Arashi being within striking distance of the enemy. Raikiri's final ability allows it to transform completely into electricity and fly back into Arashi's hand. This is only used when Raikiri is knocked from Arashi's hand, and rearms him with his sword. After using this technique, the sword gains its original Shikai form.
Bankai: Shougekiha Raikiri (Shock Wave Lightning Edge)
The sword loses its shape and becomes completely electricity. That electricity swells around Arashi, creating a sort of electric armor around him. The lightning stays close to his body.
Bankai Abilities: In its Bankai form, Shougekiha Raikiri becomes an electric armor. That armor can repel any metal object that touches it (by reversing that metal's charge to the opposite of the lightning and magnifying it with the Bankai's power). From his back sprout two electric wings that allow him to fly, and have the same effect as the armor. Then, around each of Arashi's hands, lightning is focused into a long blade shape. When that blade is swung, the blade becomes jagged and turns into a long bolt of lightning. When swung horizontally, those blades become very long lightning bolt blades. The bolts can shock and cut. The bolt swords possess the same characteristics as the armor (reversing the charge to repel the object), so Arashi only needs to hit his enemy's sword once before it's effect against him is greatly weakened.
True Appearance:
True Apperance
Raikiri's true form resembles a human-dragon hybrid. The dragon is green and has lightning constantly swelling around it. Raikiri is roughly the same height as Kumo and possesses much wisdom. Arashi often relies on Raikiri to make decisions and how to fight. Raikiri is the source of all of the electricity created by Arashi's sword.
Personal Belongings: None
Personality: Arashi has a very hot-blooded outer persona, seeing that he tends to make rash decisions and have internal conflicts over becoming too emotionally involved in situations of all sorts. He has to struggle with the fact that despite his lonely upbringing, he tends to wear his feelings on his sleeve. being that he's such an extrovert, his heart is usually in the right place but keeping his temper back and his head clear is always an issue for Arashi and his biggest challenge in any social or combat setting.
But to look past his over-bearing outer persona and rugged Shinigami training, you could hope to see the defining features within Arashi that make him who he is. Arashi is a proud, constantly honest, and a warm-hearted person who is often enthusiastic and charismatic in his actions, even if they often lead to the exposure of his rigidity, intolerant side that tends to make things overly dramatic. He is always self-motivated, as outside sources of influence tend to have little to no effect on him when it comes to his actions and choices in life, and only a handfull of people have managed to get past that part of his personality. Notably, Arashi is also a vain person, often running to the nearest salon upon his return from missions yet doesn't complain when push comes to shove and things get down and dirty. It is also worth noting that he has a fondness for flowers, specifically the marigold and sunflower, and birds, and even owns a messenger sparrow he nicknamed "Yate".
Abilities Sealed, Shikaki, Bankai
Zanpakuto: ^ In Weapon Description.
Strengths: Agility and Attack
Weakness: Defense and Reietsu
Family: Father and Mother Deceased
Marital Status: Single
Legal Status: Shinigami Captain
Living Status: Military District
Most Commonly Used Saying: " More Paperwork..."
Nickname: Yate
Occupation: Shinigami Captain Fifth Division
Species: Shinigami
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 141
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Yellow, Spiked
Age: 360
Apparent Age:18
Appearance: Arashi's physical appearance is one that not many Shinigami can say they haven't seen within their occupation as agile soldiers. Arashi stands at 180 cm (5' 11") tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs), a figure that goes well with his overall body structure and age. Arashi, with his thin and agile figure, is someone who sacrifices greater endurance and strength for the benefits of greater speed, moderate strength, and the added benefits of agility, flexability, and maneuverability that comes with having the build he does. Arashi's body, at first glance, looks to be scrawny due to his baggy clothes but in reality that isn't the truth, his boy is long and slim for his age, with defined and lightly toned arm, chest, and abdoman muscles and very well defined leg muscles which make him a perfect candidate for anything requiring speed and agility.
He has a almost pale skin-tone that accents his pin straight straw-colored hair, which is unique in it's own right. His hair is an interesting thing within itself, often worn in an unusual spiked style that resembles urchin spikes, with his hair having long, thicker spikes, at his hairline, that come smaller and thinner the furthe back the go until they end at the nape of his neck. This particular hairstyle of Arashi exposes the fact that he has unevenly cut hair, being long nearer his forehead and progressively becoming shorter the further back over his head you go. But this feature alone is one of Arashi's more distinctive ones, as it is his personal mark for his innate talent for lightning and Shunpo.
His hair does well to highlight his facial features and do them justice. His face is slim with little to no baby fat, which often leaves at the but end of jokes regarding he amount of space left within for his brain. He has a smooth, crisp complextion that helps to highlight his pale face better and has a slim jawline that extends down to a stub of a chin with absolutely no facial hair to be spoken of. His eyes are a not small yet not large either, are slightly oval in shape, and are home to twin sapphire blue orbs that tend to exude whatever emotion Arashi is feeling, and are marked by thin straw-colored eyebrows that go well with them. His nose is small and slim, with a stubby end and his lips are thin with a small dimple over the fulcrum of his top lip, bear little color that makes them seem just as pale as his skin-tone. Because of how his mouth appears to be smaller from the way his thin, small lips appear, it is a common joke about how they hide a monster, in reference to his rather loud mouth.
Attire: Arashi choice and style of dress is one that tends to be found slightly unusual in both color and sensibility. Unusually colored because of the bright mustard yellow coloration of several articles of clothing he wears, and unusually sensible because of how loose and bright his clothing is. But if you were to approach Arashi and inquire personally about his clothing, he would reply in the only arrogant way he knew how before feigning ignorance.
On his upper torso Arashi wears a thin black mesh tee-shirt made of a simple cotton fabric, designed for maneuverability and comfort, with sleeves that reach roughly half-way down his biceps and end in a thick black hem. Over his mesh shirt he wears a simple and thin protective armored vest made of kevlar, that straps around his body underneath his armpits and over his shoudlers. It is worn to grant him some decent protection for his chest and upper abdoman from physical blows and sharper weapons while in combat, but leaves his stomach completely unprotected. Over his vest and mesh shirt, Arashi wears a very distinct white shirt, one that is unique to him and him alone throughout all of The Soul Society. The shirt is loose upon his frame, is a opaline white color, and is made from a durable and thick cotton-like fabric that is designed to protect Arashi from harsher winds and mildly colder weathers without needing extra clothing for warmth or protection.
But those are not the only features that make his white shirt unique, the left sleeve is long and loose, long enough to hang just past his hands while his right sleeve is shorter, much shorter as it only comes down to about a quater of the way down his bicep and exposes the mesh sleeve beneath it, it also has a extended collar that is about two inches in length and is sniff enough to make it stick up around Arashi's neck and makes it hard to see anything around his neck unless he leans over or you look down upon him. As a last layer of clothing for his upper torso, Arashi wears a thin, cotton jacket that comes down to just below his chest in length and leaves the middle of his chest open and exposing the white shirt beneath. This jacket of his is a mustard yellow collor, with the inside being a charchaol grey color, and has no sleeves at all, leaving much of Arashi's white shirt still exposed and is only worn for visual appeal. Arashi also wears bandage wrapping around both his hands and wrists to protect them from getting scraped or cut up when fighting performing jutsus, he also wears a charcoal grey bracelet on his right wrist with a three Peridot gems attached to it that each bear the Kanji symbol for thunder on them.
For the lower half of his body, Arashi wears a pair of loosely-fit charcoal grey pants. His pants are made of a durable yet light fabric that helps protect from harsh enviroments and weather while granting the wearer a comfortable and maneuverable fit, and feels much like cotton to the touch yet isn't. It is also worth noting that Arashi's pants bear no zipper or regular pockets on them. Over his pants he wears a thick, durable charcoal grey waist wrap, made of a leather-like material that is still as light as cotton, that sits snuggly over his waist and extends in length to just two inches below his knees, leaving an upside-down v-shaped opening in in the middle of his front that exposes the inside of this legs. To hold his waist wrap to his body, Arashi wears a simple mustard-yellow obi, made of cotton, that is tied tightly directly over his groin region.
Over his ankles, he wears a pair of tan shin guards, made of a heavy, durable fabric much like leather but without the rough inflexable texture, which his pants are tucked into loosely. Though they are thick and heavier then just about everything on his person, Arashi's main purpose for wearing the shin guards is not for protection but for training as he keeps roughly twenty pounds of weights sewn into each of them. His shin gaurds are the only real articles of clothing that Arashi wears that are not loose-fitted and are actually snug to his ankles and shins. For footwear he wears a pair of common charcoal grey sandals that bear a great resemblence to normal shoes with the exception that the there is no zipper, laces, and the toe of it is removed to expose the toes. His sandals are snuggly fit to his feet, made of a durable faux-leather and bear a wide mustard-yellow stripe upon it that extends from the toe all the way to the ankle of the sandals.
Arashi also wears several other articles on his person that are worth noting even if they are not clothing or armor. The first of these articles being the twin small, silver hoops that he has peirced in both his ears, to accent his features. Next is the long katana that he has tucked into his obi behind him at a forty-five degree angle toward his right side over his rear, easily within reach of his grasp should he feel inclined to swiftly draw it from it's saya. strapped to his left thigh, partly concealed by his waist wrap, and his often too-thin wallet. On his opposing thigh, he has his Zanpaktou sheath strapped, also partly concealed by his waist wrap.
Weapons: Zanpaktou: Raikiri (Lightning Edge)
Sealed: Arashi's sword resembles a Japanese samurai sword (or Katana). The blade, however, is tinted slightly yellow, and the hilt of the sword goes out in four directions; shaped like lightning bolts. Each of the bolts is made of gold, giving the sword a pretty flashy look to it. The blade itself extends about four feet, and the hilt is ten inches long. The whole sword measures 4'10".
Shikai: "Seiteki" (Electricute)
Using the above phrase, Raikiri is awakened into its Shikai form. The sword turns all silver and the hilt spirals out into a wing-like shape. At the center of the hilt is a green jewel that comes out from either side of the sword. The blade itself extends to about 6 feet long (so the entire sword is 7'10" in Shikai form).
[ Sheathed | Sword | Hilt ]
Shikai Abilities: In its Shikai form, Raikiri has the ability to weakly manipulate electricity. Raikiri can create a small charge around the blade. Lightning sparks up and down the blade after it is activated and shocks anyone it touches. When Arashi swings his blade, small waves of lightning shoot from the blade and advance towards the target. Upon impact, they will shock the victim. Arashi can also connect Raikiri with himself by making a thread of electricity between the two. This way, Raikiri can fight without Arashi being within striking distance of the enemy. Raikiri's final ability allows it to transform completely into electricity and fly back into Arashi's hand. This is only used when Raikiri is knocked from Arashi's hand, and rearms him with his sword. After using this technique, the sword gains its original Shikai form.
Bankai: Shougekiha Raikiri (Shock Wave Lightning Edge)
The sword loses its shape and becomes completely electricity. That electricity swells around Arashi, creating a sort of electric armor around him. The lightning stays close to his body.
Bankai Abilities: In its Bankai form, Shougekiha Raikiri becomes an electric armor. That armor can repel any metal object that touches it (by reversing that metal's charge to the opposite of the lightning and magnifying it with the Bankai's power). From his back sprout two electric wings that allow him to fly, and have the same effect as the armor. Then, around each of Arashi's hands, lightning is focused into a long blade shape. When that blade is swung, the blade becomes jagged and turns into a long bolt of lightning. When swung horizontally, those blades become very long lightning bolt blades. The bolts can shock and cut. The bolt swords possess the same characteristics as the armor (reversing the charge to repel the object), so Arashi only needs to hit his enemy's sword once before it's effect against him is greatly weakened.
True Appearance:
True Apperance
Raikiri's true form resembles a human-dragon hybrid. The dragon is green and has lightning constantly swelling around it. Raikiri is roughly the same height as Kumo and possesses much wisdom. Arashi often relies on Raikiri to make decisions and how to fight. Raikiri is the source of all of the electricity created by Arashi's sword.
Personal Belongings: None
Personality: Arashi has a very hot-blooded outer persona, seeing that he tends to make rash decisions and have internal conflicts over becoming too emotionally involved in situations of all sorts. He has to struggle with the fact that despite his lonely upbringing, he tends to wear his feelings on his sleeve. being that he's such an extrovert, his heart is usually in the right place but keeping his temper back and his head clear is always an issue for Arashi and his biggest challenge in any social or combat setting.
But to look past his over-bearing outer persona and rugged Shinigami training, you could hope to see the defining features within Arashi that make him who he is. Arashi is a proud, constantly honest, and a warm-hearted person who is often enthusiastic and charismatic in his actions, even if they often lead to the exposure of his rigidity, intolerant side that tends to make things overly dramatic. He is always self-motivated, as outside sources of influence tend to have little to no effect on him when it comes to his actions and choices in life, and only a handfull of people have managed to get past that part of his personality. Notably, Arashi is also a vain person, often running to the nearest salon upon his return from missions yet doesn't complain when push comes to shove and things get down and dirty. It is also worth noting that he has a fondness for flowers, specifically the marigold and sunflower, and birds, and even owns a messenger sparrow he nicknamed "Yate".
Abilities Sealed, Shikaki, Bankai
Zanpakuto: ^ In Weapon Description.
Strengths: Agility and Attack
Weakness: Defense and Reietsu
Family: Father and Mother Deceased
Marital Status: Single
Legal Status: Shinigami Captain
Living Status: Military District
Most Commonly Used Saying: " More Paperwork..."