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MUSE: SHUSUKE AMAGAI

OVERVIEW

Name: Amagai Shūsuke Nicknames: Ama-Ama Gender: Male Height: 6'3” Eye-Color: Amber/Yellow Orientation: Bisexual Residence: Soul Society / Karakura Town (Verse Dependent) Occupation: Gotei 13 Captain / Ex Gotei 13 Captain (Verse Dependent) MBTI: ENFP-T ENNEAGRAM: 3w2 ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

PERSONALITY

Amagai is deceptive and ruthless at his core, and is no stranger to manipulating events and people to further his own desires. Amagai can also at times be stubborn, occasionally to his own detriment, and when encountering enemies, he can be haughty (again, occasionally to his detriment), believing himself to be all-powerful in light of his Zanpakuto and Bakkoto, and when it comes to combat in general, he is prone to taunting.

When interacting with non-enemies and non combatants, however, Amagai is friendly, confident, laid back, fun-loving, jestful, and if you are truly on his good side, he can be fiercely caring, loyal. Amagai can also be quite serious when the situation calls for it, has no shortage of charisma either, or brains (even if he can sometimes come off as goofy), and while he doesn’t strictly obey the law, often breaking or bending it on the sly to help others or suit his needs, openly he is ethical and law-abiding enough to be seen as responsible and principled. Though make no mistake, Amagai does truly have standards, and morals, and looks down upon those society would dub ‘evil’.

Another thing to note is that, for as haughty and ruthless as Amagai can be he doesn’t hate people easily, even enemies, unless of course you are one of the people he believes is involved with his father’s death, his hatred runs deep for those people.

Furthermore, while Amagai is not quick to anger, when he is pushed too far his rage is often insurmountable, with it being very hard for him to calm down or be calmed by those around him, outside of him being knocked out cold. Apart from all that, Amagai has something of an… alcohol problem, in the sense that his tolerance for it is hilariously low, to the point where even smelling alcohol can make him a little tipsy, let alone drinking any which will likely leave him sloshed beyond reason after just a few sips, regardless of the drink in question’s strength!

STORY

Amagai was born Shuu Kisaragi, and was son to a 1st Division Shinigami by the name of Shin'etsu Kisaragi. Amagai would go on to change his name after his father’s suspicious death, going forward as Shūsuke Amagai from then on, an identity he kept when he eventually joined the Onmitsukido and the Gotei 13's 2nd Division himself to learn the truth behind his father’s fate. Throughout his formative years in the Gotei 13 and Onmitsukido, Amagai gathered all the information he could surrounding his father’s death, eventually learning that items known as ‘Bakkoto’ were somehow related.

After learning about the Bakkoto, Amagai intensified his investigation over the next few years, balancing his duties in the 2nd Division and Onmitsukido with his search for the truth. Amagai's ceaseless search would inevitably pay off, however, when he learned that the Bakkoto were being produced by the Kasumioji Clan, and also that his father, Shin'etsu, had investigated them and attempted to bring their crimes to light.

Sadly, as Amagai learned, Central 46 went on to ignore said crimes and barred Shin'etsu from investigating further, and when Shin'etsu continued their investigation anyway, they were reported to have been 'killed in action'. Further research would eventually reveal that it was Yamamoto who had stuck his father down, due to what Amagai assumed was a cover up on behalf of the Kasumioji and Central 46.

With this knowledge in hand, Amagai would go onto swear revenge upon those responsible for his father’s death, and more than that, endeavor to seek justice for anyone ever wronged by the corruption within the Soul Society. Amagai was no fool, however, he knew that his quest against the Kasumioji, Yamamoto, the general nobility, and the verminous Central 46 would not be easy– Amagai needed to become stronger, and gain more influence, and so he did, rather swiftly at that.

On top of honing his skills in Kido, Hakuda, and Zanjutsu, Amagai would go on to steal a powerful Bakkoto from Gyōkaku Kumoi (caretaker of the Kasumioji Clan), a tool that would assist him in becoming a rising star, or in the words of others, an anamoly within the 2nd Division and Onmitsukido. Through all of his efforts, Amagai would wind up being appointed as the leader of a special unit within the Onmitsukido that was tasked with hunting down especially dangerous Hollows and Arrancar, and it was during this time that he would see the achievement of yet another milestone of his growing power; his Bankai.

After Gin Ichimaru’s defection from the Soul Society, Amagai would be chosen to head the 3rd Division, fighting Kenpachi Zaraki during his captain exam and passing said exam with both Yamamoto and another Captain present, with it being noted that someone from the Patrol Corps attaining Captaincy in Amagai’s fashion was most unheard of, and that gave his reputation something of a headstart….

ABILITIES,SKILLS

Master Swordsman: Amagai was well known for his swordsmanship even while serving in the Patrol Corps, and as a captain, his skill with the sword, both offensively and defensively, is among the best– and that is with just his Zanpakuto alone. If Amagai wishes, he can easily wield both Zanpakuto and Bakkoto at once, becoming even deadlier and more effective with his swordsmanship than he was before.

Shunpo Expert: Amagai is not the fastest captain of the Gotei 13 but his Shunpo is nothing to balk at, as he can easily keep up with or outpace most captain-level opponents, even despite his size or when wielding the larger, bulkier form of his Zanpakuto.

Kidō Master: Amagai has an immense understanding of Kido and can employ an interesting and effective array of powerful, high level spells to assail his enemies, protect himself and his allies, or manipulate time & space, all without the need for incantation and the drawbacks that usually entails. Amagai’s understanding of Kido is so advanced that he has managed to create unique spells as well, one such being able to completely hide his presence and spiritual energy, preventing him from being tracked, and another granting him true teleportation.

Hakuda Master: Being a former high ranking member of the Onmitsukidō, Amagai is highly proficient in this skill. Amagai is particularly skillful in the handling of enemy weapons bare-handed, and its not rare to see him grab a blade or other dangerous instrument mid fight and knock it aside, stop it altogether, or even use it against the original wielder in some temporary fashion without hurting himself in the process.

Immense Spiritual Power: Amagai’s Spiritual Power is massive, and can catch the attention of onlookers by just releasing his Shikai alone, not to mention his Bankai. Amagai’s Spritual Power is so much, in fact, that he can unleash his Bankai and the second form of his Bakkoto at once and wield both without the latter affecting his body or psyche almost indefinitely.

Masterful Reiatsu Control: Amagai both possesses powerful Reiatsu and has great control over that Reiatsu. Amagai’s Reiatsu is elemental as well, being naturally fiery. If exerted heavily enough, Amagai's Reiatsu will not only cause pain and confusion to those of weaker Reiatsu, but can also scorch them.

Immense Endurance and Durability: Amagai’s endurance is a sight to behold, being able to endure or shrug off intense blows that would usually deal great damage to others, while also being able to continue fighting at peak performance with serious injuries over extended periods of time. During Amagai’s years in the Patrol Corps, and later during his Captain's Exam duel with Kenpachi Zaraki, he was known to have suffered serious injuries multiple times but continued on regardless as if wholly unimpeded.

Enhanced Strength: Amagai possesses great physical strength, even for a Captain of the Gotei 13, being able to hold or fend off both bladed and Reiatsu based attacks with sheer force alone, sometimes without any visible stress.

Genius Strategist & Tactician / Highly Perceptive Combatant: Amagai possesses a highly capable intellect, being far smarter than he may first appear to others. There are a few others within or associated with the Soul Society who may be better with strategy, or who can think more quickly and more adequately on their feet than Amagai, but even so his intellect is a force to be reckoned with– especially in battle, he is often able to see through his opponents' attack patterns and battle methods, and he can adjust quickly to new developments, and act accordingly to them.

ZANPAKUTO & TECHNIQUES

Raika (雷火, Lightning Flash)

In its sealed form, Raika resembles a kodachi. It has an olive-green hilt, with a bronze bow-shaped tsuba. Amagai carries it in a red scabbard attached to a strap hanging on his waist.

SHIKAI

Raika’s release command is Sever (断ち切れ, tachikire). Amagai holds his Zanpakutō upside down behind his back and calls out the release command. In its Shikai, Raika takes the form of a white long-sword, with a hook at the end and curved, shell-like pipes that form the hilt. Upon transformation, the pipes emit flames, in both Shikai and Bankai form. The flames emitting from the holes produce a sound similar to a trumpet. The release of Amagai’s Zanpakutō is followed by an extreme release of Reiatsu that can be felt for miles.

SHIKAI TECHNIQUES

SPECIAL ABILITY: The pipes of Raika emit fire, heating the blade and causing it to take on a more fiery color. By heating the blade, it becomes strong enough to resist and repel attacks on the level of a fully powered Getsuga Tenshō. In addition, Amagai can freely manipulate any flames that are emitted from Raika, granting a number of useful, and deadly applications.

Learned during the events of the TYBW, a special quirk of the flames emitted from Raika is that they deal increased damage to opponents who harbor great amounts of 'bad' karma.

— FIREBALLS Amagai can focus fireballs into the crux of Raika’s hook, and by swinging forward, he can quickly launch large fireballs through the air at his targets. Its attack power is great enough to counter the Shikai of Hyōrinmaru, the most powerful ice-based Zanpakutō. The blast radius of these fireballs, large or small, is also great.

— GEYSERS OF FIRE Amagai can focus fireballs into the crux of the hook and, by slamming it into the ground, quickly create large fissures of flames that travel to the enemy at high speeds. — FLAMING STRIKES After focusing flames around Raika’s blade, Amagai can unleash flaming, blade-like blasts at foes, with varying strength and intensity depending on how long he initially ‘charges up’ the attack.

BANKAI: Raika Goen Kaku (雷火・業炎殻, Lightning Flash: Karmic Flame Shell)

Amagai holds out his Zanpakutō in front of him as fire swells around him. Raika becomes a large and more detailed version of its former self. Raika Gōen Kaku takes the form of an enlarged sword, and turns the edge of the blade a crimson red color, with a hook at the end. The inner side of the hooked blade sports several jagged edges. A large white shell with a light-purple trim covers the hilt. A massive hollow pauldron/shield with the handle is hidden behind it. The sword is just a little taller than Amagai in this form.

BANKAI TECHNIQUES

Special Ability: In this form, Raika’s blade becomes fiery, and fire sprays from the pauldron when its abilities are being used, with the Zanpakuto’s overall Fire Manipulation becoming greater. The sword’s fire-based techniques are much quicker, more potent, larger, and powerful in this form, and the pauldron on his sword can be used for defense. The general vicinity around Amagai also becomes incredibly hot, to the point where those who are merely standing near him can be severely burned depending on their defenses durability, and how much of his Reiatsu he is exerting.

During the events of the TYBW, the latter effect becomes even more pronounced on account of Amagai furthering his potential with Raika, and the 'Karmic' aspect of the flames generated by Raika are increased even further as well.

— Flamethrower While in this form, Raika’s pauldron acts as a high intensity flamethrower when it is turned toward an opponent, incinerating all in it’s path.

— Enhanced Fireballs Like in his Shikai, Amagai can fireball both medium-sized and large fireballs from Raika’s Hook. He can fire the smaller fireballs in rapid succession by spinning the blade above his head, to terrifying effect. Fireballs launched when Amagai’s Bankai is active are much more powerful than those loosed by his Shikai, with the larger ones having an especially large blast radius and force behind them, capable of wrecking great devastation to opponents over a wide area.

— Enhanced Geysers of Flame Amagai can thrust his heated blade into the ground and generate spouts of fire that erupt from the ground a short distance away from him. Amagai is able to perform this form of the technique in rapid succession, forcing the target to quickly evade the flames, or risk being incinerated. — Enhanced Flaming Strikes The flaming strikes Amagai can unleash with Raika have their power enhanced significantly, and they can be charged up and unleashed much quicker than their Shikai variant.

— Fissures of Flame Amagai heats Raika, engulfing it in fire, and by slamming it in the ground, it creates a massive wave of flame that swiftly rushes forward and incinerates any enemy that stands in it’s way.

— Sea of Flames As Raika heats up, Amagai holds it vertically and slams his sword into the ground, generating a massive wave of fire that heads toward the enemy.

— Goen Ryuga (業炎龍牙, Dragon Fang’s Karmic Flame) Amagai twirls Raika sword above his head, and the blade is engulfed in fire while flames shoot from the pauldron and lightning builds. He then slams the blade into the ground, accompanied by a lighting strike. The earth begins to shake over a wide area, and a multitude of powerful flaming spears shoot from the ground at lighting speed in various angles to trap opponent’s in a prison of flames, or conversely, to impale and burn them. It is quite possibly Raika’s deadliest attack, though also it’s most costly in terms of the energy it requires to utilize do to the sheer area it covers. Friendly fire is very likely if Amagai uses this technique with allies nearby.

— Gōen Ryūga: Homura (業炎龍牙・焔, Dragon Fang’s Karmic Flame Blaze) Amagai lifts Raika over his head and covers its entirety in flames. He then slashes at his opponent, launching a massive fireball at them. The Fireball that is launched with this attack creates an intense explosion that can cover an extremely wide area, but more than that, the concentration of flames that this fireball consists of is immense, and any target caught within its radius of impact will likely be incinerated on contact. Friendly fire is very likely if Amagai uses this technique with allies nearby.

— Raiendan Amagai points Raika forward, and its blade begins to glow red hot. Condensing at the tip of the blade, a moderately sized fireball grows before splitting apart into multiple smaller fireballs, which are all launched toward a target. Though initially spread out in a line, these fireballs converge on the target as they approach it, quite literally seeking them out.

These fireballs only seek the target out until they get close enough to them, however, meaning an opponent who is observant and swift enough can dodge them at the last second, but those who are unfortunate enough to be struck will suffer grave burns, along with massive internal injury, as the force behind these fireballs is strong enough to shatter stone.

BAKKOTO & TECHNIQUES

Base Form: Tuning Fork

In it’s base form, Amagai’s Bakkōtō is shaped like a tuning fork, with the sides curving inward and the tip of the blades curving outward. Amagai keeps the Bakkōtō sheathed in a wide white scabbard, which hangs on the right side of his waist. This Bakkōtō is unique among other Bakkōtō in that it can eat other Bakkōtō (to gain strength, and has consumed numerous Bakkōtō already), and shares a special bond with Amagai, increasing it’s effectiveness above other Bakkōtō dramatically.

BAKKOTO: BASE FORM ABILITIES & TECHNIQUES

— Energy Blast’s (Ranged-Mode) Amagai can fire an energy blast from the Bakkōtō in this form. This blast resembles a sound wave, and is incredibly powerful, being strong enough to destroy the Kōtotsu in the Dangai (a feat that has only ever been achieved by one other person,Sōsuke Aizen), meaning this blast poses a serious threat to anyone or anything it’s aimed at.

— Energy Blade (Melee-Mode) By tapping the Bakkōtō against the hilt of his Zanpakutō, Amagai can produce a large blade of green, concentrated, plasma-like Reiryoku from the Bakkōtō , increasing it’s melee range and effectiveness though weakening the power of it’s energy blasts considerably. The Bakkōtō’s blade burns at an extremely high temperature, however, and any flesh, clothing,, armor, or surface it touches will be melted, scorched, incinerated, or ignited on contact.

— Communication Field By stabbing the Bakkōtō’s Energy Blade into the ground, Amagai can engulf himself in a large pillar of green energy. While doing this, Amagai can communicate with others within a over a wide area. The more of his Reiryoku Amagai pours into the Bakkōtō , the greater a distance he can communicate through.

Second Form: Dragon's Blade

The eye nucleus of this Bakkōtō is hidden within the bottom of the hilt. It is unique in that it feeds on the nuclei of other Bakkōtō. By tapping the Bakkōtō while holding it upside down, the nuclei releases by extending itself like a tendril up and around Amagai’s right arm, transforming into a armored black gauntlet shaped like a dragon.

From the initial release, the gauntlet can fully encompass the entire arm, creating a claw on the hand. A sash-like component comes over Amagai’s left shoulder and down to his waist, containing additional Bakkōtō nuclei. Attaching the armored right arm and the sash is something reminiscent of a dragon’s tail, which hangs freely from the upper shoulder area of the back.

BAKKOTO: SECOND FORM ABILITIES AND TECHNIQUES

Special Ability: Reiryoku Severing When in it’s Second Form, the Bakkōtō extends down and generates a spiritual energy blade from what resembles a dragon’s mouth. When thrust into the ground, it sends out a resonating pulse that severs a being's ties to their own Reiryoku, cutting them off from any supernatural abilities they may possess– for example, Shinigami are cut off from their special abilities like Kido and Hoho, and their Zanpakutō become useless.

Reiryoku Severing can also effect someone by striking them or their weapon directly, though it generally effects everyone in its general vicinity for as long as its active. However, the ability does not affect Amagai’s own Zanpakutō or Reiryoku. The Bakkōtō’s special ability has almost no affect on Hollow powers, however, and will only blunt them briefly at best.

— Enhanced Energy Blast, Blade, and Communication Field The Bakkoto’s base abilities in this form are enhanced and the weaknesses associated with it’s melee and ranged modes are erased, since it is now all-in-one, both ranged and melee.

— Altered Reiatsu / Reiryoku When fused with his Bakkōtō in this manner, Amagai's Reiatsu is altered-- while it retains its fiery nature, it changes to a neon green color, and begins to burn even hotter than before. In kind, the degree of Amagai's Reiryoku increases as well in this state, as the Bakkoto, which is fused with him (therefore joining its Reiryoku and his) begins to recklessly unleash all the Reiryoku it has ever absorbed from him up to this point, along with its own.

If Amagai has both his Bankai active and is fused with his Bakkōtō at the same time, his Reiatsu will fluctuate between neon-green and fiery-red depending on which he is utilizing at the moment (the two colors spiraling around but never mixing with each other when both instruments are used simultaneously), but more notably, the 'burning' that his Reiatsu is capable of will be increased exponentially in such a situation.

— Immense Durability, Strength, & Pain Tolerance When fused with his Bakkōtō, Amagai's durability, physical strength, and tolerance for pain skyrockets, with him being able to shrug off blows that would otherwise seriously maim people above a Captain's ranking, perform obscene feats of strength like effortlessly tearing off limbs or punching through solid steel structures, and allow him to function through pain that would typically cripple even the most ardent fighters. The longer Amagai stays fused with his Bakkōtō, the stronger his durability and tolerance to pain becomes, but of course it also comes with drawbacks (see caveats below).

BAKKOTO CAVEAT

— Amagai possesses more than enough spiritual energy to maintain his Bakkoto, and can even maintain both the Bakkoto and his Bankai simultaneously for a long time if need be, but at the end of the day he can still push himself too far and leave open the possibility that his Bakkoto will damage his body and mind.

The damage incurred on Amagai’s mind and body by the Bakkoto in those instances where he overextends himself can be reversed with proper healing Kido and rest, but there can come a point where either type of damage, or both, will simply go to far. In extreme cases, the Bakkoto could potentially kill Amagai on the spot, devouring his whole body and leaving him as a desiccated husk on the battlefield. A very terrifying way to go.

— Also, the Bakkoto, while increasing Amagai's own durability, and its own durable armor-like surfaces, is not as durable when it comes to the eye-nuclei it possesses, and if all of it’s eye-nuclei are damaged, the Bakkoto will enter a “repair state” and become useless for the duration of a battle.

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hi there! AMAZING blog and great bleach write-ups. u know the characters so well it rivals - if not surpasses - kubo himself. im just curious what ur thoughts were on the 20th anniversary special one-shot chapter? (i apologize if u already talked about this but im just living vicariously through some of ur old bleach posts and haven't caught up to the new ones yet. sorry!)

Hi, thank you so much! I *wish* I knew as much about the characters as Kubo... the only thing I don't like about the return of Bleach is that he keeps dropping info and ruining my headcanons/stuff I said in my fanfic. 😂

Here is my very personal and biased take on the one-shot: I loved it. To be honest, it was basically catered to my very specific interests: lore + my faves. Renji had more panel time than any other character (really, truly, someone on Twitter counted) and his DILF energy was off the charts. It was lieutenant-centric overall, my favorite group of characters. We got an Akon shikai tease, I love both the new lieutenants, Mayuri shot laser eyes at Hisagi, Shinji made a hilarious face. There is now canonically tv, Line, and videophones in Soul Society. Yumichika is a wine aunt. Rukia is a shitlord. It's perfect.

Beyond that, even, I actually like the new story arc that's being teased (I am working under the assumption it is going to continue, it just doesn't make sense otherwise). My primary complaint about late Bleach is that there are too many characters. Kubo feels the need to have all his mains get a fight and then he needs to let everyone they fight have a backstory and he tries to interleave things and it takes so long to come back around to the small subset of characters any given reader actually cares about.

Don't get me wrong: I really, really like Ukitake, Unohana and Kyouraku as characters, but part of what I like is that they are a) old as balls, b) have seen and done some gnarly shit, and c) enjoy the relative peacetime where they get to mentor young people and be kind and pretend like they haven't committed a ton of murders for the Good of Soul Society. Yamamoto is a special case because I don't believe he's remotely sorry for anything he ever did (see: that filler arc where he falls asleep while Amagai is screaming about how Yamamoto threw his dad under the bus). In any case, we never really got to see Ukitake go ham, and we only got glimpses of Unohana, and I'm honestly kinda into the idea of them becoming Lords of Hell, because they probably do deserve it. Also, I want to see Bankai Rukia vs Hell Yamamoto, that shit is gonna slap.

I do wish we'd gotten a little bit more of Orihime, Chad and Uryuu (and no one needs to tell me that was the back of Uryuu's head at the ramen shop-- I don't actually think it was and also the back of someone's head is not very exciting). As I said, I have every expectation that this story will continue and I am hoping they are all involved. I can't imagine that Orihime *wouldn't* be, but it is a strong possibility that Chad and Uryuu will get shafted. I am saving my rage for them. (Note: What if Chad got to fight Shrieker again?? That would slap!!) I'm not really concerned about other people not appearing much-- it was already an extra-sized one-shot, and it had a lot of cast members, it was enough for me.

Two last thoughts!

1) I liked the amount that the kids appeared. For a while, I was really concerned that they were gonna pull a Boruto and make some next-gen series (possibly with minimal involvement from Kubo) and it was literally going to make me hate Bleach the way the new Star Wars movies made me hate Star Wars, a thing I once deeply loved. Instead, the kids were there and they were relevant to the plot, but the action was carried by the adult characters. This is cool in my opinion because it lets use see our faves in their role as parents and it builds the kids' characters organically instead of asking me, the reader to care about them solely on the basis that I liked their parents.

2) I mentioned Kubo ruining my headcanons earlier, and probably the #1 thing I didn't like about the one-shot is that I had always assumed that Soul Society basically knew how Hell worked, and that they had some sort of treaty or natural division of responsibility between them. Tbh, that's on me, my expectations were far too high. From day 1, shinigami have consistently known jack-shit about how anything works and just blunder through the larger greater spiritual world, making stuff up as they go along. I used to assume that this was a Rukia thing-- she only had one year of shinigami school, she's a Kuchiki so she can just say things and no one disagrees with her, and she's Rukia. But, no, Kyouraku's out here performing insane rituals and sending his pals to Hell and he's like, "oh, man, I think I read something about this on Yahoo! Answers once but then I got distracted." Complete and utter buffoonery. I can't wait to see more.

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“It will never end,

not until my vengeance is achieved.”

OVERVIEW

Name: Shūsuke Amagai

Nicknames: Ama-Ama

Gender: Male

Height: 6'3”

Eye-Color: Amber/Yellow

Orientation: Bisexual

Residence: Soul Society / Karakura Town (Verse Dependent)

Occupation: Gotei 13 Captain (Third Division) / Former Gotei 13 Captain (Verse Dependent)

MBTI: ENFP-T

ENNEAGRAM: 3w2

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

PERSONALITY

Amagai is deceptive and ruthless at his core, and is no stranger to manipulating events and people to further his own desires. Amagai can also at times be stubborn, occasionally to his own detriment, and when encountering enemies, he can be haughty (again, occasionally to his detriment), believing himself to be all-powerful in light of his Zanpakuto and Bakkoto, and when it comes to combat in general, he is prone to taunting. When interacting with non-enemies and non combatants, however, Amagai is friendly, confident, laid back, fun-loving, jestful, and if you are truly on his good side, he can be fiercely caring, loyal. Amagai can also be quite serious when the situation calls for it, has no shortage of charisma either, or brains (even if he can sometimes come off as goofy), and while he doesn’t strictly obey the law, often breaking or bending it on the sly to help others or suit his needs, openly he is ethical and law-abiding enough to be seen as responsible and principled– though make no mistake, Amagai does truly have standards, and morals, and looks down upon those society would dub ‘evil’. Another thing to note is that, for as haughty and ruthless as Amagai can be he doesn’t hate people easily, even enemies, unless of course you are one of the people he believes is involved with his father’s death, his hatred runs deep for those people. To a lesser, though significant extent, Amagai also has a special hatred for Hollows.

For all of his confidence, and his laid back demeanor, Amagai is also prone to bouts of dejection and apathy stemming from the loss of his father (who was killed by Yamamoto), loss of friends during his formative years in the Gotei 13 (many who were lost to Hollows), and regret for mistakes surrounding the latter– Amagai is awful at hiding these feelings too when they come around, though he will often try to immerse himself in solitude until they pass.

Furthermore, while Amagai is not quick to anger, when he is pushed too far his rage is often insurmountable, with it being very hard for him to calm down or be calmed by those around him, outside of him being knocked out cold. Apart from all that, Amagai has something of an… alcohol problem, in the sense that his tolerance for it is hilariously low, to the point where even smelling alcohol can make him a little tipsy, let alone drinking any which will likely leave him sloshed beyond reason after just a few sips, regardless of the drink in question’s strength!

STORY

Amagai was born Kisaragi Amatsuki, and was son to a 1st Division Shinigami by the name of Kisaragi Shin'etsu. Amagai would go on to change his name after his father’s suspicious death, going forward as Shusuke Amagai from then on, an indenity he kept when he eventually joined the Gotei 13 himself to learn the truth behind his father’s fate. Throughout his formative years in the Gotei 13, Amagai gathered all the information he could surrounding his father’s death, eventually learning that items known as ‘Bakkoto’ were somehow related.

After learning about the Bakkoto, Amagai intensified his investigation, and soon discovered that they were being produced by the Kasumioji Clan, and also that his father, Shin'etsu, had investigated them and attempted to bring their crimes to light with Central 46, only for Central 46 to ignore said crimes and bar Shin'etsu from investigating further, and when Shin'etsu of course continued their investigation anyway, they were at some point killed by Yamamoto, due to what Amagai assumed was a cover up on behalf of the Kasumioji and Central 46. With this knowledge in hand, Amagai would go onto swear revenge upon those responsible for his father’s death, resolving to bring down the Kasumioji and all who enabled them, namely Yamamoto, and the corrupt Central 46. Amagai was no fool, however, and knew that his revenge against the Kasumioji, Yamamoto, and their Central 46 cohorts would not be easy– Amagai needed to become stronger, gain more influence, and plan accordingly, and so he did.

Amagai would go on to steal a powerful Bakkoto from Gyōkaku Kumoi (caretaker of the Kasumioji Clan), and by way of his deeds in the Patrol Corps, he would also swiftly rise in rank, eventually heading his own special expeditionary unit. After Gin Ichimaru’s defection from the Soul Society, Amagai would be chosen to head the 3rd Division, fighting Kenpachi Zaraki during his captain exam and passing said exam, with it being noted that someone from the Patrol Corps attaining Captainship in Amagai’s fashion was most unheard of, and that gave his reputation something of a headstart….

ABILITIES,SKILLS

Master Swordsman: Amagai was well known for his swordsmanship even while serving in the Patrol Corps, and as a captain, his skill with the sword, both offensively and defensively, is among the best– and that is with just his zanpakuto alone. If Amagai wishes, he can easily wield both zanpakuto and bakkoto at once, becoming even deadlier and more effective with his swordsmanship than he was before.

Shunpo Expert: Amagai is not the fastest captain of the Gotei 13 but his Shunpo is nothing to balk at, as he can easily keep up with or outpace most captain-level opponents, even despite his size, or when wielding the larger, bulkier form of his zanpakuto.

Kidō Master: Amagai has an immense understanding of Kido and can employ an interesting and effective array of powerful, high level spells to assail his enemies, protect himself and his allies, or manipulate time & space, all without the need for incantation and the drawbacks that usually entails. Amagai’s understanding of Kido is so advanced that he has managed to create unique spells as well, one such being able to completely hide his presence and spiritual energy, preventing him from being tracked, and another granting him true teleportation.

Hakuda Expert: Being a former high-ranking member of the Onmitsukidō, Amagai is highly proficient in this skill. Amagai is particularly skillful in the handling of enemy weapons bare-handed, and its not rare to see him grab a blade or other dangerous instrument mid fight and knock it aside, stop it altogether, or even use it against the original wielder in some temporary fashion.

Immense Spiritual Power: Amagai’s Spiritual Power is grand, and can catch the attention of onlookers by just releasing his Shikai alone, not to mention his Bankai. Amagai’s Spritual Power is so much, in fact, that he can unleash his bankai and second form of his Bakkoto at once and wield both without any noticable drawbacks to his body or psyche almost indefinitely.

Masterful Reiatsu Control: Amagai both possesses powerful Reiatsu and has great control over that Reiatsu. Amagai’s Reiatsu is elemental as well, being naturally fiery.

Enhanced Endurance: Amagai’s endurance is a sight to behold, being able to both deal and endure intense blows over extended periods of time during combat, and going further, Amagai is highly resistant to damage that would kill or incapacitate most others.

Enhanced Strength: Amagai possesses great physical strength, even for a Captain of the Gotei 13, being able to hold or fend off both bladed and Reiatsu based attacks with sheer force alone, sometimes without any visible stress.

Keen Intellect: Amagai, having been part of and then leading an Expeditionary Unit for nearly a century prior to becoming a captain of the Gotei 13, is a highly capable thinker, and planner. There are definitely other captains who can think more quickly and more adequately on their feet than Amagai, but even so he is no slouch– in battle, he is able to adjust quickly to new developments and act accordingly to them.

ZANPAKUTO & TECHNIQUES

Raika (雷火, Lightning Flash)

In its sealed form, Raika resembles a kodachi. It has an olive-green hilt, with a bronze bow-shaped tsuba. Amagai carries it in a red scabbard attached to a strap hanging on his waist.

SHIKAI

Raika’s release command is Sever (断ち切れ, tachikire). Amagai holds his Zanpakutō upside down behind his back and calls out the release command. In its Shikai, Raika takes the form of a white long-sword, with a hook at the end and curved, shell-like pipes that form the hilt. Upon transformation, the pipes emit flames, in both Shikai and Bankai form. The flames emitting from the holes produce a sound similar to a trumpet. The release of Amagai's Zanpakutō is followed by an extreme release of Reiatsu that can be felt for miles.

shikai techniques

SPECIAL ABILITY: The pipes of Raika emit fire, heating the blade and causing it to take on a more fiery color. By heating the blade, it becomes strong enough to resist and repel attacks on the level of a fully powered Getsuga Tenshō. In addition, Amagai can freely manipulate any flames that are emitted from Raika, granting a number of useful, and deadly applications, including but not limited to;

FIREBALLS: Amagai can focus fireballs into the crux of Raika’s hook, and by swinging forward, he can launch large fireballs through the air at his targets. Its attack power is great enough to counter the Shikai of Hyōrinmaru, the most powerful ice-based Zanpakutō. The blast radius of these fireballs, large or small, is also great.

GEYSERS OF FIRE : Amagai can focus fireballs into the crux of the hook and, by slamming it into the ground, create large fissures of flames that travel to the enemy at high speeds. FLAMING STRIKES: After focusing flames around Raika's blade, Amagai can unleash flaming, blade-like blasts at foes, with varying strength and intensity depending on how long he initially 'charges up' the attack.

BANKAI: Raika Goen Kaku

Amagai holds out his Zanpakutō in front of him as fire swells around him. Raika becomes a large and more detailed version of its former self. Raika Gōen Kaku takes the form of an enlarged sword, and turns the edge of the blade a crimson red color, with a hook at the end. The inner side of the hooked blade sports several jagged edges. A large white shell with a light-purple trim covers the hilt. A massive hollow pauldron/shield with the handle is hidden behind it. The sword is just a little taller than Amagai in this form. The release of Raika Goen Kaku increases Amagai's Reiryoku dramatically.

bankai techniques

Special Ability: In this form, Raika’s blade becomes fiery, and fire sprays from the pauldron when its abilities are being used, with the Zanpakuto's overall Fire Manipulation becoming greater. The sword’s blasts of fire are much more potent, large and powerful in this form, and the pauldron on his sword can be used for defense. The general vicinity around Amagai also becomes incredibly hot, to the point where those who are merely standing near him can be severely burned depending on their defenses durability, and how much of his Reiatsu he is exerting. Post TYBW, the latter effect becomes even more pronounced on account of Amagai furthering the potential of his Bankai.

Flamethrower: While in this form, Raika’s pauldron acts as a high intensity flamethrower when it is turned toward an opponent, incinerating all in it’s path.

Enhanced Fireballs: Like in his Shikai, Amagai can fireball both medium-sized and large fireballs from Raika’s Hook. He can fire the smaller fireballs in rapid succession by spinning the blade above his head, to terrifying effect. Fireballs launched when Amagai’s Bankai is active are much more powerful than those loosed by his Shikai, with the larger ones having an especially large blast radius and force behind them, capable of wrecking great devastation to opponents over a wide area.

Enhanced Geysers of Flame : Amagai can thrust his heated blade into the ground and generate spouts of fire that erupt from the ground a short distance away from him. Amagai is able to perform this form of the technique in rapid succession, forcing the target to quickly evade the flames, or risk being incinerated. Enhanced Flaming Strikes: The flaming strikes Amagai can unleash with Raika have their power enhanced significantly, and they can be charged up and unleashed much quicker than their Shikai variant.

Fissures of Flame: Amagai heats Raika, engulfing it in fire, and by slamming it in the ground, it creates a massive wave of flame that swiftly rushes forward and incinerates any enemy that stands in it’s way.

Wave of Flame: As Raika heats up, Amagai holds it vertically and slams his sword into the ground, generating a massive wave of fire that heads toward the enemy. The attack itself is devastating, but if one is quick enough, they can move through the flames with minimal damage.

Goen Ryuga (業炎龍牙, Dragon Fang’s Karmic Flame): Amagai twirls Raika sword above his head, and the blade is engulfed in fire while flames shoot from the pauldron and lightning builds. He then slams the blade into the ground, accompanied by a lighting strike. The earth begins to shake over a wide area, and a multitude of powerful flaming spears shoot from the ground at lighting speed in various angles to trap opponent's in a prison of flames, or conversely, to impale and burn them. It is quite possibly Raika’s deadliest attack, though also it’s most costly in terms of the energy it requires to utilize do to the sheer area it covers.

Gōen Ryūga: Homura (業炎龍牙・焔, Dragon Fang’s Karmic Flame Blaze ) : Amagai lifts Raika over his head and covers its entirety in flames. He then slashes at his opponent, launching a massive fireball at them. The Fireball that is launched with this attack creates an intense explosion that can cover an extremely wide area, but more than that, the concentration of flames that this fireball consists of is immense, and any target caught within its radius of impact will likely be incinerated on contact.

Raiendan: Amagai points Raika forward, and its blade begins to glow red hot. Condensing at the tip of the blade, a moderately sized fireball grows before splitting apart into multiple smaller fireballs, which are all launched toward a target. Though initially spread out in a line, these fireballs converge on the target as they approach it, quite literally seeking them out. These fireballs only seek the target out until they get close enough to them, however, meaning an opponent who is observant and swift enough can dodge them at the last second, but those who are unfortunate enough to be struck will suffer grave burns, along with massive internal injury, as the force behind these fireballs is strong enough to shatter stone.

BAKKOTO & TECHNIQUES

Base Form: Tuning Fork

In it’s base form, Amagai’s Bakkōtō is shaped like a tuning fork, with the sides curving inward and the tip of the blades curving outward. Amagai keeps the Bakkoto sheathed in a wide white scabbard, which hangs on the right side of his waist. This Bakkoto is unique among other Bakkoto in that it can eat other Bakkoto (to gain strength, and has consumed numerous Bakkoto already), and shares a special bond with Amagai, increasing it’s effectiveness above other Bakkoto dramatically.

Base-Form Abilities

Energy Blast’s (Ranged-Mode): Amagai can fire green energy blasts from the Bakkoto in this form. These blasts take three forms, with varying degrees of effectiveness– the first resembles a sound wave, and is quite powerful, being strong enough to destroy the Kōtotsu in the Dangai, meaning this blast poses a serious threat to anyone or anything it’s aimed at, though it’s blast radius and range is not very impressive. The second type of blast is a more concentrated beam of energy that has exceptional range and can be fired rapidly, but is not as powerful as the former. The third type of blast breaks apart into numerous smaller energy-projectiles that then spread apart as they travel in a given direction, covering much more of a target area than the former two blast’s, with this blast lying somewhere inbetween the former two in terms of strength and range.

Energy Blade (Melee-Mode): By tapping the Bakkoto against the hilt of his Zanpakutō, Amagai can produce a large blade of green, concentrated, plasma-like Reiryoku from the Bakkoto, increasing it’s melee range and effectiveness though weakening the power of it’s energy blasts considerably. The Bakkoto’s blade burns at an extremely high temperature, however, and any flesh, clothing,, armor, or surface it touches will be melted, scorched, incinerated, or ignited on contact.

Communication Field: By stabbing the Bakkoto’s Energy Blade into the ground, Amagai can engulf himself in a large pillar of green energy. While doing this, Amagai can communicate with others within a over a wide area. The more of his Reiryoku Amagai pours into the Bakkoto, the greater a distance he can communicate through.

Second Form

The eye nucleus of this Bakkōtō is hidden within the bottom of the hilt. It is unique in that it feeds on the nuclei of other Bakkōtō. By tapping the Bakkoto while holding it upside down, the nuclei releases by extending itself like a tendril up and around Amagai’s right arm, transforming into a armored black gauntlet shaped like a dragon. From the initial release, the gauntlet can fully encompass the entire arm, creating a claw on the hand. A sash-like component comes over Amagai’s left shoulder and down to his waist, containing additional Bakkōtō nuclei. Attaching the armored right arm and the sash is something reminiscent of a dragon’s tail, which hangs freely from the upper shoulder area of the back.

Second Form Abilities

Special Ability: When in it’s Second Form, the Bakkoto extends down and generates a spiritual energy blade from what resembles a dragon’s mouth. When thrust into the ground, it sends out a resonating pulse that severs a beings ties to their own Reiryoku, cutting them off from any supernatural abilities they may possess– for example, Shinigami are cut off from their special abilities like Kido and Hoho, and their Zanpakutō become useless. This reiryoku-severing can also be done by striking a person or their weapon directly. This ability affects everyone in its general vicinity for as long as its active. However, the ability does not affect Amagai’s own Zanpakutō or reiryoku. The Bakkoto’s special ability has almost no affect on Hollow powers, however, and will only blunt them briefly at best.

Enhanced Energy Blast, Blade, and Communication Field: The Bakkoto’s base abilities in this form are enhanced and the weaknesses associated with it’s melee and ranged modes are erased, since it is now all-in-one, both ranged and melee.

BAKKOTO CAVEAT

Amagai possesses more than enough spiritual energy to maintain his Bakkoto, and can even maintain both the bakkoto and his bankai simultaneously for a moderate amount of time if need be, but at the end of the day he can still push himself too far and leave open the possbility that his bakkoto will damage his body and mind. The damage incurred on Amagai’s mind and body by the Bakkoto in those instances where he overextends himself can be reversed with proper healing kido and rest, but there can come a point where either type of damage, or both, will simply go to far. In extreme cases, the Bakkoto could potentially kill Amagai on the spot, devouring his whole body and leaving him as a desiccated husk on the battlefield. A very terrifying way to go.

Even if Amagai does not push himself too far with this weapon, the Bakkoto can still be a pain to deal with after battle is done, if it’s Second Form has been released. When released to its Second Form, the Bakkoto deeply attaches itself to Amagai’s body, and while it can be removed, and returned to it’s baser form, doing so is very painful at this point and will likely lose him the use of his right arm for a day or two afterward, even with the use healing Kido.

Also, the Bakkoto, while durable on it’s armor-like surfaces, is not as durable when it comes to the eye-nuclei it possesses, and if all of it’s eye-nuclei are damaged, the Bakkoto will enter a “repair state” and become useless for the duration of a battle. In the Bakkoto’s base form, it’s eye-nuclei is hidden on it’s hilt, and in it’s second form, it gains five additional eye-nuclei ontop of the one on it’s hilt, which are displayed going across Amagai’s chest like a sash. The nuclei in the Bakkoto’s second form are far more durable than it’s base, and would require extremely powerful, direct strikes from Zanpakuto to break, but should all six of them be damaged, the Bakkoto will forcefully remove itself from Amagai, inflicting serious injury (as mentioned in the previous paragraph) and will become useless for the duration of a battle.

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MUSE DIRECTORY

quick rundown:

main = muse(s) i have the highest energy for atm, they will be the more actively posted one in regards to threads and general content, or rather, they are the one's on my brain the most lmao.

secondary = muse i have a bit of energy for but their content / threads will be more sporadic compared to my main(s)

tertiary = muse i have very little energy for who’s content / threads may only pop up once in a blue moon, if that (think of them as being hiatus-ish lmao)

test = a muse i am currently feeling out / testing the waters with and who may or may not wind up having a permanent spot on my roster. might be very selective with them while i try and find their voice.

‘’CANONS’’

JIN KARIYA (MAIN)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

RUDBORNN CHELUTE (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE]  / [VERSES HERE]  / [PLAYLIST]

SHUSUKE AMAGAI (SECONDARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

SŌJIRŌ KUSAKA (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

OC’S

BANSUI / PARCA (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE]  / [VERSES HERE]  / [PLAYLIST]

SAIZO FUJIBAYASHI (TEST)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

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