[BITP:R2] Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
"They say that this isn't just a war anymore; it's the war. It's the last one that really matters, and the last one that will ever matter."
~ Anonymous Foot Soldier, KIA by Low-Level Hollow.
They say war brings out the best and worst in us.
That is wrong.
They say war gives us heroes and villains.
That is wrong.
War is not black and white, it is merely differing shades of gray. But not a normal gray, no - this gray is stained scarlet by blood, and remains uncleaned by necessity.
Fifty years ago, the Hollows retreated. Not a small retreat either; no, they completely vanished off the map. They did not attack the Mortal Realm, they did not enroach upon Soul Society territory. They disappeared, completely and totally, never to return, according to some.
Except that was wrong.
Seireitei should have never become so complacent.
For when the Hollows came, they did not hold back.
Blood spilled over the green grasses of the Outer Districts - one of them, Number 78, was nicknamed "The Scarlet Garden", for it had been a beautiful place until the blood poured over the ground, going so deep that it could never be truly free of the stench of death and decay.
Recruits poured in by the hundreds - even Mortals could feel the fray from across the veil of death, and those who could aid immediately jumped to action.
Welcome to BiTP:R2. This is a bit different, because we keep dying due to lack of action, lack of conflict, et cetera.
A few things before we begin.
You may be:
A Shinigami.
A Hollow.
A spiritually powered mortal.
But, keep in mind - this is a new war, that has occurred directly after peace. Even the captains are fresh, all the old ones either having been promoted to Zero Squad or retiring. In this war, there is no "Oh I don't like fighting" in the ranks that is loudly proclaimed. The higher ranks are oftentimes insane or fight so hard and often that they don't really consider others human anymore. Captains will make tough decisions all the time - send a favored subordinate to death, or doom a District to destruction? Kill one civilian to save a hundred, or try to save as many as you can?
It'll be pretty fun.
Here is an example of a low-powered foot soldier.
John Smith
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Age: Timeless. Gender: Male Height: Average. Weight: Average. Side: Seireitei.
Appearance
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The most generic of everymen.
Personality:
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As generic as generic can get.
Abilities:
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John is handy with a pike, and has some talent with Kido. Overall, he's pretty average.
[Write a bunch of stuff your character can do here. The more specific the better!]
Race Specific Add-ons:[spoiler] Shinigami
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Zanpakuto:
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Example
Name:Muramasa
Release Command: "March, Muramasa!"
Appearance: An average sized katana, with a blade as black as the night sky. It faintly glints in the moonlight.
Shikai:
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Appearance: The blade does not change, but the wielder gains a spectral cloak that floats around him/her.
Abilities: The wielder can now control up to eight nearby dead bodies, manipulating them to his/her will. The bodies retain full use of their abilities from life, and only stop when the wielder releases them from their tormented awakening.
Bankai: <NOTE: Most likely not applicable for anyone, even captains. You're a wartime Captain, a rapid promotion who has no real experience.>
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Appearance:
Abilities:
Arrancar:
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Zanpakuto:
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Example
Name:Carpe Jugulum
Release Command: "Strike, Carpe Jugulum!"
Appearance: A small but sinister looking dagger.
Resurreccion:
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Appearance: The wielder is covered in armor, his/her eyes only barely visible beneath their new, three horned mask. They grow to a massive size, and their hands and feet can now work in unison in order to strike an opponent.
Abilities: The wielder has an exceedingly keen eye, able to strike with uncanny accuracy. They most often focus on the throat.
Segunda Etapa: <NOTE: Rare Rare Rare. Very few people can have this, unless they justify it really well.>
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Appearance:
Abilities:
Da Rules:
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Firstly, no godmodding (or godmoding). A far better explanation of godmodding than I can give is here.
Second, please remember that we plan to have a far more directed plot than Nexus. Please run any major spanners in the works past guys on this thread first.
Third, don't ruin anyone else's fun. I can't stress this enough.
Fourth, have fun!
New and Improved (but loose) Rules v.1.1!
These "rules" are more loose guidelines that serve another FFRPG very well so I adopted them into this one, because they work.
Consider asking to join in fights before jumping in.
Please respect that all plots might not be open. Alternatively, if you yourself want to keep a fight cordoned off from other participants, say so in the OOC, at the beginning of your post, or both.
TALK major fights over with your opponent!
This is to keep arguments about who's the better fighter, who should win, blablablablabla, out of the OOC. Of course, talk these things over in PM, or some kind of IM service. While arguments might break out over said PM/IM... It keeps it out of the OOC. Which is what we're trying to do here. On that note...
Don't argue in the OOC!
They make the atmosphere oppressive, they make things less fun, and generally unpleasant and maybe even make the arguments larger than they need be. So, if you have a problem with someone, try to talk it out in PM or IM before using the OOC.
These guidelines/loose rules might be viable to change or be added on to as issues come up, but the bases are covered pretty well.
Shamelessly stolen from the Railgun OOC write-up, which you should all go check out and play.
Let's go~
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
I'm definitely up for this. The way it seems to be going, though, Myojin may be a bit OP... cries but I do have a spiritually aware human that I didn't do much with. And he's pretty low-power. Would Higure still work for this scenario?
EDIT: Actually, Nabaaru hardly got used at all for what he was intended, and could probably work in this scenario with some tweaking.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
All right, posting a rough draft of a character, if for no other reason than to facilitate movement.
Feedback is, of course, appreciated.
I have a Soul Reaper and possibly a Hollow if they're needed I'll start working on too.
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Name: Hakuto Kenzan Age: 17 Gender: Male Occupation: Part-time student with full-time boredom. Race: Human
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Not really. Kenzan is actually a Zanpakuto spirit who was given a gigai and then his memory was erased. He used to be the Zanpakuto of a prominent shinigami who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Perhaps she was the casualty of some conspiracy in Soul Society she found out about.
Appearance:
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Kenzan stands tall at about 6’2’’, more with his hair which naturally comes to singly spikey-point. Despite being muscular and fit, he doesn’t appear to have a scratch or scar on him. He almost never wears the school uniform even when told to. Instead, he wears a slightly oversized navy jacket, black t-shirt, and loose slacks as his usual outfit. He dresses for convenience rather than comfort or fashion. His features aren’t unattractive, though he rarely smiles and his stare is initially intimidating to those who don’t know him.
Personality:
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Kenzan is usually reserved, and sees little point to most aspects of his current ‘mortal’ life (having no knowledge of his true origin). He skips school most of the time and often just explores his surroundings, wandering through city streets and parks, counting rocks or stars, drawing sketches or writing blurbs in quickly discarded notebooks. He’s polite enough to strangers, though he usually answers in short, one-word answers when he’s bored, which is often. He doesn’t seek out fights, nor does he avoid them, but then again he’s never really been in a situation he couldn’t handle before. Only recently is he able to see ghosts, hollows, etcetera, and that subject fascinates him to the point where he’ll seek it out. Once such things are a greater part of his life, who knows?
History:
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Kenzan’s led a boring life from childhood until now. He doesn’t remember his father, who works overseas, at all, and he only barely remembers his mother. He lives in student-provided housing alone, and doesn’t have many personal possessions. He skips school almost all the time and doesn’t see much of the point in going. The topics taught leave him mindlessly bored. Only recently has he been able to see ghosts and hollows, and he has the vague sense there’s something else not quite right about his life…
[b]Real History:
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Not even Kenzan is remotely aware of his true origins. How he’s not even human. How his entire life including his parents were fabricated. The woman he recognizes as his ‘mother’ is a long-dead shinigami who died under mysterious and suspicious circumstances, possibly stumbling upon some sort of conspiracy. Sensing her death approaching, she took her Zanpakuto to ((insert Urahara-esque person here)) and placed the spirit in hiding. Kenzan was given a special, modified gigai that would grow and have its own life. Only now are powers starting to show.
Powers:
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Kenzan has an intuitive sense of fighting. Despite never having taken a martial arts class or any formal training, there are few humans who could pose any significant threat to him. Kenzan’s wanderings regularly have him taking on groups of armed hoodlums and he takes them all down without a scratch. His strength and agility are certainly abnormal, especially for a human. Although he’s never had to try until now, he could probably take most common hollows without too much trouble.
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Kenzan’s unique origin comes with unique abilities. When fighting people or things native to the world of mortals, his attacks, while strong, are otherwise normal. When fighting anything of the spirit world, be it shinigami or hollow or something else, his attacks interact differently. His punches leave sword-stab wounds, his chops and kicks become slashes. His entire body is as durable and in fact has the same properties of a well-tempered Zanpakuto, despite looking perfectly human, granting him a certain level of invulnerability. Attacks that do manage to hurt him do not leave traditional wounds. He doesn’t even bleed so much as “break.” Wounds from a spiritual source look like dents or cracks in metal. Fortunately such wounds do naturally heal over time. A few days rest can even repair a literally broken arm.
Shikai:(Not achieved yet)
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Release command unknown.
Kenzan is covered from neck to toe in a strange, edged, armor, actually an extension of his own body. Besides drastically improved strength, speed, and durability, the ability of his Shikai is to literally cut anything. From flesh and steel to energy and kido to even abstractions like illusions or willpower. Though he has to think about what he wants to cut. The stronger or more unusual the target, the more training and focus he would need. This is a Shikai that would have to develop over time.
Plans for Character:
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Nothing too specific. Obviously he needs to learn more about the spirit world and train to unlock his abilities. When more of his past surfaces, he’ll definitely be interested in that. He’s good at heart, so being forced to choose a side he’d likely go with the shinigami or whoever’s not eating people.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
I have an idea for three characters. I don't have the time to write them all up now, but I'll post the basic concepts to see if people have objections.
1. Extremely high level Hollow, one of the oldest and most powerful in the war. Uses an aquatically based Resurrección. I'm planning for him to have a Segunda Etapa.
2. "Blind Swordsman" archetype Shinigami. Heavily injured in the war, but still dangerous after vigorous training.
3. Empowered mortal. A student, and the result of a Quincy program to create a biological weapon. Has no idea about his origins, but can eventually learn to use raw spiritual power to form destructive blasts.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
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Originally Posted by Dorizzit
I have an idea for three characters. I don't have the time to write them all up now, but I'll post the basic concepts to see if people have objections.
1. Extremely high level Hollow, one of the oldest and most powerful in the war. Uses an aquatically based Resurrección. I'm planning for him to have a Segunda Etapa.
2. "Blind Swordsman" archetype Shinigami. Heavily injured in the war, but still dangerous after vigorous training.
3. Empowered mortal. A student, and the result of a Quincy program to create a biological weapon. Has no idea about his origins, but can eventually learn to use raw spiritual power to form destructive blasts.
Ha, yeah, it's been a while since I was able to use Myojin. He's been through a lot though, including Bleachitp and Bleachitp Reborn. And yes, I based just a tiny bit of him on Tousen.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
Here's a rough draft of my shinigami character.
I originally built this character for a universe with canon characters, so some adjustments had to be made.
Still willing to co-op on backstories and beginning plots with this guy and my other character.
Name: Kiba Age: Unknown, has the appearance of about 19 to 20 years old by human standards. Gender: Male Occupation: Shinigami, 11th Squad Vice-Captain
Appearance:
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He stands at 6'4'' with a lean but very muscular build. He has medium-length naturally gray hair, constantly shaggy and unkempt, but by far his most noticeable trait are two gray furry canine ears replacing his normal ones. His hakama has the sleeves and leggings ripped off for maximum movement. Despite his feral appearance and mannerisms, he's not bad-looking. If he was cleaned up, he could even be describes as bishounen. All of Soul Society knows about his ears, but that doesn't stop him from routinely hiding them with various headwear.
Personality:
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Kiba operates almost completely off of feral instinct. He fights like a wild animal with savage ferocity. When he "joined" Soul Society, he was a complete wild animal and had to be forced through the training. Fortunately, since then, he's at least adapted to the point of speaking, walking upright, and wearing clothes, though it's all still relatively new to him. While he seems to go berserk in battle, he still has a fight-or-flight instinct and a pack mentality. Thing like pride and honor don't matter as much to him though. Most of Soul Society remembers the eventful time when he first arrived, so many members of Soul Society rightfully fear him, even though nowadays, the only time Kiba attacks a fellow Soul Reaper is if he feels he's being challenged. He even reluctantly puts up with teasing from other Soul Reapers unless they're his subordinates. Although he'll never openly admit it, Kiba recognizes and respects those more powerful than him. If a Shinigami regularly beats him in a straight up fight, he'll follow orders. When it comes to any subordinates under his command, his choice of discipline is straight up physical violence. "Training sessions" with Kiba usually involve a quarter of his "students" so brutalized they have to be taken to 4th Squad, and the rest of the students usually suffer minor injuries.
History:
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Kiba has a strange history among Soul Reapers. He was first found when an internal investigation led to one of the noble families in Seireitei being exposed for capturing hollows, mortals, and other creatures and having them fight for amusement. When the highly illegal gladiatoral matches were busted, Kiba was one of the few specimens not immediately put down. At the time, Kiba was completely feral, not responding to language, completely naked, and understanding nothing except bloodlust and killing to survive. The captain ((or vice-captain or whatever works in the context of the RP. When I originally made this character it assumed canon characters and Kenpachi and Yachiru took a shine to him.)) He became an unofficial mascot for the 11th squad, and even seated members had a difficult time keeping him in line. Eventually, the Captain Commander found out and forced 11th Squad to either put him down or actually train him to be a Soul Reaper. Kiba didn't take to the training well at all, but sheer discipline eventually got him to wear actual clothes, train, and follow orders. Most of Soul Society that was around at the time remember Kiba running naked around the grounds trying to evade capture by his trainers. Now, Kiba is more or less civilized, though definitely feral and beastlike compared to anyone else. During a training session, when his trainer tried to force him to use his zanpakuto to fight instead of his bare hand, Kiba broke the handle off in protest so it would be impossible to use. The issue wasn't pressed after that, and the blade remains broken to this day. Attempts to repair it have failed, as if its broken state is now its natural state.
Abilities:
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Kiba is extremely strong and fast, has a natural instinct for combat, and is one of the best hand-to-hand fighters in Soul Society. He doesn't ever use his zanpakuto, and barely knows which end of the sword to hold, but very few people in Soul Society can beat him in a straight up physical fight. In live combat, Kiba is routinely on the front lines, tearing apart hollows with his bare hands. His biggest kill so far is a manos grande he shunpo'd up to the mask and pounded into a bloody mess in the ground. Because he doesn't use zanpakuto in combat, to purify a soul requires someone to finish off his work. He works best when someone more tactically minded is directing him in a particular direction, causing said direction to be quickly destroyed. He is technically proficient with Shunpo, though true Shunpo masters would argue that. Kiba's Shunpo is fast, but it's also loud, noisy, and difficult to manuever mid-dash. But his raw speed is difficult to beat. Kiba has never learned a single Kido spell, and he has a definite weakness Kido spells that can't be overpowered through sheer force. Overall, despite not using his zanpakuto or any kido, Kiba can hold his own with the best of Soul Society's lieutenants, and depending on the captain he can last maybe a minute before the sheer power difference overwhelms him. He gets stronger every day though. Kiba also has heightened physical senses, especially a sense of smell that can somehow detect differences in reiatsu, able to distinguish between shinigami, hollow, or other spiritual beings by scent alone. This makes him an excellent tracker as well.
Zanpakuto: Shirokami.
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Appearance: Shirokami's scabbard is loosely strapped to Kiba's back. The hilt is broken off, the blade itself permanently stuck in the scabbard, and it's remained that way ever since Kiba intentionally broke it, refusing to be repaired. Spirit and Spirit World:
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Shirokami's spirit world is a dark forest lit by a campfire with a single cave where Shirokami resides. Shirokami is an old white wolf, missing an eye and a leg. Shirokami and Kiba do not get along, and actively fight whenever they meet, Kiba always losing.
Shikai: (Not Unlocked)
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Release Command: "Howl at the Moon!" Silver tendrils sprout from the blade and scabbard of Shirokami and pierce Kiba's back. Then a portion of his body is covered in what looks like metallic fur, but is actually millions of tiny blades sprouting from his skin. His physical attributes are greatly increased, and it helps that his body has millions of tiny but strong blades to give his attacks extra strength. Exactly how much of his body is covered in this "fur" is determined by his relationship with his zanpakuto, and the two are not likely to get along any time soon.
Bankai: (DEFINITELY not unlocked yet)
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"Berserker Moon." His blade shoots up into the sky and becomes an artificial full moon, blocking out the sun. All who come into contact with its lunar rays are affected, becoming physically stronger, faster, and more bloodthirsty. Kido spells are completely negated, and kido-based zanpakuto are either negated or weakened depending on the strength. Kiba basically creates an environment where brute force and physical combat are greatly enhanced, but those who rely on Kido or similar tactics are at a great disadvantage.
EDIT: Removed the lunar phase bit because as Tebryn pointed out it is wonky for an RP. In the generic abilities section I also added heightened physical senses, including a sense of smell that can distinguish between different types of reiatsu.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
I'll probably stick to one character at first though I was thinking of taking a different take on the Sixth Division what with this being a rather interesting state for Soul Society to be in. I was thinking perhaps the Sixth Division could be in part a Penal Military Unit, the Maggots Nest opened to all but the most deranged and violent of inmates and rolled into a Division which would more or less be tasked to keep an eye on them.
Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
Since no one's voiced concerns, I'm going to do a write up for the Sixth and a bit of history on their involvement in the war. Hope more people submit characters. Really want to see this get off the ground.
Re: Bleach in The Playground: Note to self: I have too many female characters
I haven’t seen a lot of Bleach manga for a couple of years, so I’ve [obviously] forgotten a lot. Also, I haven’t added all the details into their descriptions yet.
But, here’s going to be my main characters!
I apologize, though, since I don’t remember any cool Japanese names.
Appearance: Miya is the average student at [Random Japanese School] who loves Martial Arts. In fact, she does it in her spare time. She also trains with the katana. Her black hair reaches down to her shoulders, but she rarely lets her hair down.
Personality: Miya is extremely loyal to her friends, and greatly dislikes anyone who talks bad about them, often getting into a shouting match with anyone she doesn’t like. At the moment, she She doesn’t enjoy talking about her family, which is perfectly understandable, considering. Despite going even to yelling at those who she doesn’t know, Miya doesn’t like to impose on her friends, and usually won’t pry into what they do unless they invite her. This is because she had recently moved back to Japan, and doesn’t know anybody very well. Whatever friends she has made in these short months, she is very loyal to them.
Backstory:
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Miya grew up here in Japan. Her mother was always sick. Her father lost his job, and, while Miya was still fairly young, they all moved to [somewhere in] Latin America with her mother’s uncle’s house. While there, Miya’s mother slowly got sicker and weaker, and mysteriously passed away. Things became awkward, but luckily Miya’s father got a new TOP SECRET SCIENTIST JOB in Japan. They both moved back to Japan, and Miya’s father is never at home. He is always away doing this TOP SECRET RESEARCH, which involves an organization which does research on Hollows. Miya is unaware of this, and only thinks that he does something for the government.
Her mother was, during the last war, 'called' to become a Substitute Shinigami to . She survived, obviously, got married late in life, and was already [oldish] by the time she had Maiku. (That explains why Maiku is an only child.) Maiku's father harbored a grudge against the Soul Society, for various reasons. One day, while they were still in Japan, Maiku's mother was attacked by a hollow. Unfortunately, the regular Soul Reapers arrived just a little too late. After defeating the Hollow, Maiku's mother seemed perfectly fine, but the Hollow had some ability to slowly infect its victim and slowly turn them into a Hollow. Maiku's father noticed this, but kept it hidden from the Soul Society. When it became really apparent that something was wrong with her, he took his wife and his daughter to Latin America, where she 'died' and slowly became a Hollow. He managed to keep this all a secret from his daughter, explaining that it was just an uncurable sickness. Just before she became a Hollow, she went to Hueco Mundo because she knew that she would attack her family first thing. Maiku and her father immediately went back to Japan. When Shinigami came to her father to find out what happened (they suspected that she became a hollow) to the old Substitute Shinigami, he told them that he personally killed her after she hollified. They seemed to believe him. As time went on, Maiku's father (irrationally) blamed the Soul Society for Maiku's mother's death. He found a human-based organization that does research on hollows. (I thought of this because it helps explain lots of her backstory - it explains how her mother died, it explains why her father is doing a Top Secret Hollow Research, and it explains how Maiku develops Hollow-type Spirit powers. It also gives a good early-on conflict in the Mortal Realm, with Maiku's Hollified Mother coming and attacking Maiku and anyone else nearby.)
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Scene 1: In which Hikari gets infected
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Eight years ago
Character: Miya (9 years old)
Father: Haro (57 years old)
Mother: Hikari (62 years old)
Mother's 2nd cousin: Saburo (27 years old)
Shinigami 1: Umeko
Shinigami 2: Akemi
*Note1: This all is very skimmed over. I plan on adding more as I have more time*
Hikari and Haro were sitting on their front porch, reminiscing about the "Olden Days" when Hikari used to sneak off to fight hollows, and all sorts of stuff. Miya was playing in the back of the house with dolls. Haro mentioned how he doesn't want Miya to get involved with the whole Soul Society, saying it would completely destroy her life. Hikari agrees that it's dangerous, but disagrees saying that it's helping people.
Haro doesn't think very fondly of the Soul Society because Hikari's secret Hollow-fighting life made them break up just before their wedding day when Haro always saw Hikari sneaking off, this misunderstanding delaying their wedding for several years until Haro finally found out what was actually happening (stupid and selfish reason, I know). Ever since then, he made a new hypothesis about how the world works, and, despite his dislike, worked with some Soul Reapers to make a couple of devices that benefit Soul Reapers on the mortal realm (such as pendants that can mask Spirit Energy). Being a scientist, he loves to learn new things about the universe, even though he doesn't like dealing with things "already dead and gone, like it should be", says he.
Their reminiscing is cut short when a large Hollow leaves the Spirit World, looking for a good meal, and finds Miya first, thinking she'll be easy and delicious prey. Hikari hears this, and leaves her body to be a Shinigami to fight off the Hollow. Normally, she would quickly destroy the Hollow but it was so close to Miya that Hikari had to throw herself between the two to keep the Hollow from hurting her daughter. This left an opening, which the Hollow took advantage of, getting a single attack in.
The local Shinigami, Umeko and Akemi, came just in time to see the Hollow getting cut in half by Hikari. They notice her wound, but she brushes it off saying she's had worse before, and it'll just heal up sooner or later. They left to take care of another threat, promising to come back to check up on her.
This Hollow had a unique ability similar to that one in the manga, when it takes over the Shinigami. However, instead of immediately taking over the body of the victim, it slowly corrupts the victim's spirit unless healing Shinigami stuff is used.
Haro started using some of his pseudo-science tools (like the Spirit-Energy masking pendants) on his daughter and his wife to keep them safe from further Hollow attacks. Days later, Hikari's wound made passing out become steadily more common. The two Shinigami returned, and noticed a small growth, as well. Haro noticed it as well, and said it was cancer - something "a dumb non-mortal wouldn't care about". They cut out a little sample, to run research on it back in the Spirit Realm.
Haro found out that it matched Hollow Spirit Juice, and let his own pride and stupidity take advantage of him, and he finally let his dislike for the Soul Reapers cloud his vision. He wanted to prove that he could reverse Hollowfication without the help of the Soul Society, so he masked his own Soul Energy as well, and took his now-sick wife and his daughter off to visit Saburo, a far-away relative of Hikari.
Haro managed to convince Hikari that it really was just cancer (it helped that she was blacked out most the time), while he thought he was going through breakthroughs in curing it. The Soul Energy-blocking amulet actually slowed the rate at which the infection progressed. Finally, Haro told Hikari what was actually happening, and said that he almost has a cure. Yes, she was mad, but she soon realized that if she took off the pendant (to be able to use her Shinigami abilities and go to the Soul Society), she would completely lose control of herself and turn to a Hollow there, devouring a whole lot of innocent Spirit-people before the Shinigami could stop her. So she ended up just waiting for her unthinking husband research a cure
Without the equipment and research notes he left back in Japan, he hit a huge roadblock. He realized that he wouldn't discover a cure in time without his equipment and research notes, so he instead made another alteration to the Spirit Energy-masking amulet to make a connection between the one he had and the one his wife had. This was the only way his frenzied mind could think of: send her to Hueco Mundo, him return to Japan, then use the bracelet to 'call' her, as a hollow, back to the lab after he arrives, and finish. He's fairly confident that this will work, as his wife still wasn't 100% Hollow. Probably only 74% Hollow, which he sees as a chance to get her back and prove to the Soul Society that he's better than them. Breaking two sticks with one rock.
He kept this all a secret from Miya, who still couldn't see Spirit Peoples, except maybe with a little fuzziness, like looking through bad glasses.
He let her think that her mother died peacefully, when, in fact, they both agreed (her with reservations) to send her to Hueco Mundo.
They returned to Japan, and a Shinigami by chance noticed him, despite his masked Spirit Energy. They told him that the tested growth was, in fact, emitting Hollow Juice. He said that he found that out, and personally saw to it that she was cleansed before she completely became hollowfied.
Abilities: She is good at Martial Arts, and also using the katana and other cool things of the like. I’m planning on her soon being able to see Spirits. At the very very beginning of the story, she won’t be able to, though, but she'll quickly gain that power
Vetoed Name: [to be decided] Eriko
Age: Looks to be in his lower 30s, if he were human
Gender: Male
Race: Spirit Unnatural Shinigami/Hollow mix,
Previously Vice Captain-level before he went MIA
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Appearance: A man wearing traditional Shinigami clothing. Short spiky hair and a smirk on his face. He also has half of a Arrancar mask, symbolizing his dual personality. The white mask half is sorta on his forehead, almost covering an eye. He has a Hollow Hole in his chest. Looks like he would make a good Persian prince, or something.
Personality: He sort-of has a dual personality: the Shinigami half and the Hollow half, fighting for dominance. The Hollow half has more dominance, though.
Backstory: Now, it’s time for why he is the Shinigami/Hollow mix, and why it’s so unusual. Fifty years ago, during the previous war, him and his squad of 20 Shinigami were sent to Hueco Mundo on a Special Rescue Mission. There, they were ambushed and many of the large squad died. In order to give time for the survivors to escape, Jerico leapt into the battle, fighting the remainder of the Hollows. Somehow, he managed to defeat most of the Hollows, but just barely. He didn’t finish off the last foe, because his own Spirit Power was running up. His last foe was dying, as well. Due to some unexplained coincidence, the dying Shinigami and the dying Hollow’s Spirit stuff aligned and they both fused together. He has been stuck, wandering in Hueco Mundo, half hollow and half Shinigami, for the past 50 years, until war starts! Then, the game starts.
Abilities: Eriko is fairly good at the Demon Arts, but his forte was in his swordsmanship and in his fighting with his Zanpakuto.
Shinigami
Zanpakuto: Eikou no Bara (I hope I spelled/Googletranslated that right)
Release Command: "Dance, Eikou no Bara!"
Appearance: [undecided]
Shikai: [undecided]
Bankai: Does not, and probably never will, have.
Arrancar:
Zanpakuto: Rosa de Gloria (Much easier)
Release Command: "[undecided], Rosa de Gloria"
Appearance: [undecided]
Resurrección: [undecided]
Segunda Etapa: Does not have, and probably never will.
Plans with him: I don’t really have any plans for him yet.
Name: Valentina
Age: Appearance of mid-20s years
Gender: Female
Occupation: Arrancar
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Appearance: Has the classic de-masked Hollow Humanoid look. She looks pretty human.
Personality: Dislikes those who are more powerful than her, because it makes her feel weaker in comparison. She prefers to be with those who are weaker than her. Valentina treats them as if they were equals…unless they disrespect her.
History: [undecided]
Abilities: [regular Arrancar abilities]
Arrancar
Zanpakuto: Mandíbulas dela Tinieblas
Release Command: [undecided]
Appearance: [undecided]
Resurrección: Valentina looks more panther-like. She has a dark red tail, she walks more hunched. Her eyes go catlike, and her skin looks a dark red color, with occasional white bone armor on her. Her whole right arm becomes black, like a mouth with large sharp black teeth. Literally, Jaws of Darkness which like to ‘bite’ and pierce things. They can even crush rocks in these jaws. She can also launch destructive spirit energy from the mouth.
Her left hand is completely different. It looks more like the brush of a giant paint brush. Her whole arm is black, as well. The ‘brush’ is about the same size as the jaw on the right hand – a half meter across (about 1 ¾ feet?) diameter.
Whenever the ‘brush’ side touches something, it leaves a black inky substance. This inky substance is incredibly foul-smelling and repulsive to Hollows, able to deter even a weakened soul from a hungry hollow. It also blocks out spirit Reitsu (?Is that how it’s spelled?) and spirit energies.
Name: Suou Nicole
Age: Has appearance of 17, if she were Human
Gender: Female
Race: Spirit
Occupation: Shinigami of 11th Division/Joint Gotei Combat Division; Noble
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Appearance: Young Shinigami Spirit girl, dressed like a Shinigami.
Personality: Her greatest motivation is revenge. Isn’t a stuck-up Noble.
History: Last living family member of a Noble Clan. The clan’s house was in Outer District 78, now known as the Scarlet Garden. They were all massacred in the Hollow attack, except her. She was left alive because she had snuck away from the ‘Tedious Duties’ of being a Noblewoman, in order to visit a ‘commoner’ friend.
This noble clan was known for their special Spiritual Abilities.
Because everyone she knows died, she decided to join the Soul Reapers in order to exact revenge.
Unranked, and looking for revenge. Her power level grows faster than her ranking.
Abilities: She knows the magic basically, is fairly good at swordplay and so on. She has a natural ability (from being a member of said Noble Clan). These natural abilities are stronger than her Soul Reaper powers, and many of her progress as a Soul Reaper is due to this. One of these is that she can temporarily use her opponent’s abilities against them, if she manages to touch them. (I was thinking of Rogue from X-Men).
Zanpakuto: Kixyuuketsuki (Once again, I hope I spelled/Googletranslated that right.)
Release Command:
Appearance:
Shikai: This amplifies her natural power-stealing abilities: Nicole doesn’t need to personally touch the opponent – she just needs her sword to strike them. When the sword hits, she not only gets to use (a weakened form of) her opponent’s abilities (which is more powerful each strike), but she also drains the opponent’s spirit pressure and powers – making them weaker, slower, their powers less controlled, weaker…etc. But only by very small degrees – say, 0.5% weaker/slower/etc each hit. After a lot of hits, yes, this racks up, but the first several hits won’t have much effect.
She can temporarily use her opponent’s abilities against them, if she manages to touch them. (I was thinking of Rogue from X-Men). If her sword hits them, then it 'steals' a bit of their Spirit Pressure - makes them a little weaker (but only slightly. Only will be noticed in really long battles, because it is such a low rate.
Bankai: Does not have.
Plans with her: [undecided]
Last edited by Mahonri Violist : 09-14-2012 at 12:39 AM.
Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
Eriko is vetoed on the "lolwat" principle.
After the catastrophic failure that occured because of combinations, why would you try to make Shinigami/Hollow? In the middle of an all-out war? I'm hesitant about letting Vizards play, let alone someone who can achieve both Bankai and Segunda Etapa.
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Originally Posted by Mahonri Violist
Name: [to be decided] Nicole
Age: Has appearance of 17, if she were Human
Gender: Female
Race: Spirit
Occupation: Shinigami; Noble
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Appearance: Young Shinigami Spirit girl, dressed like a Shinigami.
Personality: Her greatest motivation is revenge. Isn’t a stuck-up Noble.
History: Last living family member of a Noble Clan. The clan’s house was in Outer District 78, now known as the Scarlet Garden. They were all massacred in the Hollow attack, except her. She was left alive because she had snuck away from the ‘Tedious Duties’ of being a Noblewoman, in order to visit a ‘commoner’ friend.
This noble clan was known for their special Spiritual Abilities.
Because everyone she knows died, she decided to join the Soul Reapers in order to exact revenge.
Unranked, and looking for revenge. Her power level grows faster than her ranking.
Abilities: She knows the magic basically, is fairly good at swordplay and so on. She has a natural ability (from being a member of said Noble Clan). These natural abilities are stronger than her Soul Reaper powers, and many of her progress as a Soul Reaper is due to this. One of these is that she can temporarily use her opponent’s abilities against them, if she manages to touch them. (I was thinking of Rogue from X-Men).
Zanpakuto: Kixyuuketsuki (Once again, I hope I spelled/Googletranslated that right.)
Release Command:
Appearance:
Shikai: This amplifies her natural power-stealing abilities: Nicole doesn’t need to personally touch the opponent – she just needs her sword to strike them. When the sword hits, she not only gets to use (a weakened form of) her opponent’s abilities (which is more powerful each strike), but she also drains the opponent’s spirit pressure and powers – making them weaker, slower, their powers less controlled, weaker…etc. But only by very small degrees – say, 0.5% weaker/slower/etc each hit. After a lot of hits, yes, this racks up, but the first several hits won’t have much effect.
Bankai: Does not have.
Plans with her: [undecided]
The other two characters who weren't addressed look fine really. Though the bolded on this quote should be part of her Zanpakuto. That's a Shikai level ability if I ever saw one.
Re: Bleach in The Playground: Note to self: I have too many female characters
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Originally Posted by Terry576
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Eriko is vetoed on the "lolwat" principle.
After the catastrophic failure that occured because of combinations, why would you try to make Shinigami/Hollow? In the middle of an all-out war? I'm hesitant about letting Vizards play, let alone someone who can achieve both Bankai and Segunda Etapa.
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The other two characters who weren't addressed look fine really. Though the bolded on this quote should be part of her Zanpakuto. That's a Shikai level ability if I ever saw one.
I concur with both of these evaluations.
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Re: Bleach in The Playground: Renewed Revolution (Setup And Discussion)
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Eriko is vetoed on the "lolwat" principle.
I have no idea what the "lolwat" principle is...
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Originally Posted by Tebryn
The other two characters who weren't addressed look fine really. Though the bolded on this quote should be part of her Zanpakuto. That's a Shikai level ability if I ever saw one.
There; I edited those two characters. Eriko is now deleted and Nicole's ability has been put completely onto her Shikai sword thing. (I had actually written Eriko and Maiku for a completely different non-animé setting, and I knew that some things wouldn't transpose very well. Like his name, for one.)
Thanks for the critics!
During the weekend, when I have more time to think up the rest of their information, I'll clean up the characters and will probably repost it if I make large enough changes.
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