Shunsui Kyōraku

Name: Shunsui Kyōraku
Age: Late 20's Early 30's
True Age: Unknown
Apparel:
He wears a straw hat and a shoulder draped pink flowered ladies kimono over his captain's uniform, that is rose pink on the inside and he has a thin lined facial hair around his mouth and on his cheeks and chin. Although his haori and obi sash are cheap, his pin-wheel hairpins are very expensive. He also doesn't wear tabi with his sandals
Personality: Kyôraku is a laid back and flamboyant man, evident in his style of dress and general attitude and he is rarely seen without a smile on his lips. In his off time, he can be seen drinking sake in bars and napping. He likes steamed buns that go with sake, but dislikes powdered green tea. Other times, he likes to chase after women, particularly his lieutenant, Nanao Ise, whom he calls "my Nanao-chan". Nanao will often respond by hitting him with whatever she has on hand. He would have done this also when Lisa Yadômaru was his lieutenant, so it shows that teasing is a part of his personality. Kyôraku tends to use a more familiar speech style than most other characters. He generally refers to his fellow captains and Shinigami by their first name followed by an honorific. Kyôraku is a peace-loving man who will always try to talk his way out of a fight, though he doesn't wish to insult opponents by refusing to fight. The slightly eccentric Kyôraku also seems to like making an impression on opponents.

Captain Kyôraku also wrote a romance novel titled "Rose-colored Path", which ran in Seireitei Communication, but was very unpopular. His photo collection, on the other hand, titled "Using Arms as My Pillow", became widely popular, and was quickly sold out, partially because it came out in lesser number of copies than similar collections by the other captains. Kyoraku also doesn't seem to care that his autobiography, "My Kittens Are So Shy," is the absolute worst-selling book.

Though Kyôraku tries to talk his way out of a fight, He is one of the most proficient combatants in Soul Society, and maintains a level of honor and integrity when engaging in battle, much like his best friend Jûshirô. He refuses to fight in the presence of a child or even with a child. He always maintains a semblance of respect for his opponent and is polite in combat situations and prefers to fight one on one.

Despite being one of the the strongest and oldest captains, Kyôraku retains a level of humbleness and isn't overly arrogant about his strength. Kyôraku has shown a great distaste for fighting, telling Love Aikawa that it doesn't matter whether you owe someone or they owe you, as soon as you start fighting, you are in the wrong either way.

Division: Former 8th Division
Seat:

Captain

Zanpakutou Name: Katen Kyōkotsu (Flower Heaven, Crazy Bone)
Zanpakutou Apparel:

His Zanpakuto is unique in that it exists as two completely separate swords, existing as a daisho sword pair, consisting of a katana and a wakizashi. Their cross guards are rectangles, with the corners cut off, decorated by a pattern of cherry petals and lines, and each sports a dark-blue handle
Zanpakutou Spirit:
Sorry... Had to go with Zanpakuto Arc Spirits
Zanpakutou Inner World: N/A


Call Out Phrase: "Flower Wind Rage and Flower God Roar, Heavenly Wind Rage and Heavenly Demon Sneer".
Shikai Apparel:
Kyôraku sets the two blades against each other in a cross, then pulls before uttering the poem-like command. When the flash clears, Katen Kyôkotsu has become a pair of huge, heavily-curved, black Chinese scimitars with silver edges. The hilt and cross guards of each are still the same as they were in Katen Kyôkotsu's sealed-form, but they now sport long red tassels dangling from the end
Shikai Abilities: The power of Katen Kyôkotsu is to "make children's games real". The Zanpakutô makes the rules and anyone who steps within the boundaries of its spiritual energy is forced to play by those rules, including Shunsui himself. According to Shunsui, if you win you live, if you lose you die.

Bushô Koma (Lazy Spinning Top): This technique causes tornado winds to flow from Katen Kyôkotsu to envelope the target. This move originally gave the impression that Shunsui's Zanpakutô was wind-based. However, this too is a game. In this case a spinning top game.

Takaoni (Mountain Demon): This move was also used in Shunsui's battle with Starrk, but Starrk's attack hid the nature of the attack. However, in a later chapter, Shunsui explains that with this "game" whoever is higher up "wins."

Irooni (Colorful Demon): This is a color-based game where you say the name of the color you want to cut with your sword and you cannot cut anything else. If the color that you call does not exist on your body then the damage is minimal, even if normally the attack would inflict a much more severe wound. To maximize damage, you have to use a color that maximizes the risks to your person as well as your enemy.
For example, by wearing black robes and calling "black," one would inflict massive damage on a enemy if struck even if the actual blow itself was minimal or minor, but the caller would also suffer serious damage if he/she is struck by the enemy in return.

Shunsui using KageoniKageoni (Shadow Demon): The rule of this game is that whoever steps on a shadow "loses." The game itself allows competitors to manipulate shadows to their advantage.
For example, Shunsui has demonstrated the ability to hide himself in shadows by using this technique, and he can also control the shadows and use them to attack an opponent by attacking the shadow they are currently standing upon

Bankai

Call Out Phrase: N/A
Bankai Apparel: N/A
Bankai Abilities: N/A


Background: Shunsui is the second son of the high-ranking noble Kyôraku family. Despite being of such old and prestigious lineage, he disliked studying and training, and preferred to chase the ladies, although being told by General Yamamoto that he was able to see the truth and was wise for his age. Because of this, he was sent against his will to the Shin'ô Reijutsu Academy (Shinigami Academy). While there he came to know Jûshirô Ukitake, who would become his best friend and fellow captain. He, along with Jûshirô Ukitake, was one of the first Shinigami to become a captain through the Shinigami academy. Furthermore, he was personally trained by Yamamoto.

He is shown to have a unique relationship with his Lieutenant Lisa Yadômaru, though in contrast to his relationship with his current Lieutenant Nanao Ise, Lisa is more outgoing and perverted in a way much like his own personality. But he finds that his position requires him to be the "adult" in the situation. He is also the one to first mention casually to a inquisitive Lt. Sôsuke Aizen that the previous 12th Division Captain was promoted to the Royal Guard. He is shortly present at the promotion ceremony waiting in line with the other captain's as the newly appointed 12th Division captain Kisuke Urahara arrives to the meeting.

9 years later Shunsui is present at a emergency meeting called by Captain-Commander Yamamoto. When he decides to create a investigation team to locate the missing 9th Division squad members. When he gives out orders, Yamamoto orders him to guard the Seireitei. When Yamamoto decides to send both Kidô Captain Tessai Tsukabishi and Kidô Lieutenant Hachigen Ushôda of the Kidô Corps. Shunsui instead advices him to send only Hachi and replace Tessai with his own lt. Lisa. He tries to cheer up a shaken Kisuke Urahara, telling him not to worry about his Lieutenant, Hiyori Sarugaki, who was sent to help the 9th Division, because she is strong, though not as strong as Lisa.

Side notes: The cake is a Lie!!

RP Sample: [Show us what you're made of.]

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