Name: Jake Otsuka
Aliases/ Nicknames: N/A
Physical Description: Lightly tanned skin, Athletic build, Crew cut hair, clean shaven, brown eyes, a long scar on the right side of his neck. A tattoo of his Family's last name on his right arm, and a tattoo of a Chevron
Zanpakutou: (All the forms please, if your character hasn't achieved all three then describe them and put "Not yet accomplished" in red so we all know what he/she can and can not do. When they do accomplish a new form please be so kind as to update your profile, that's what they are here for.)
Special Accessories: Wears his dog tags, and a small inch long black stainless steel cross. Remnants from his old life which he keeps to remember his past mistakes and joys of life. Also owns multiple 1:1 replica's of real life weapons in the form of Rubber band guns and is always seen carrying one on him, slung on his shoulder as if THAT were his Zanpakutou. Is also known to sometimes FORGET his Zanpakutou. (Has been punished multiple times for this).
Skills: Decent at Basketball. Okay at Baseball. Excellent at Football. (Played Football in High School, played the other two for fun with friends). Wood carving. US Army training. Zankensoki trainig. (see Biography/History for details). Also a decent Angler.
Abilities: Excellent eyesight. Has a sixth sense of knowing that someone is watching him (or them if in a group). Sometimes can pinpoint the general direction of the observer.
Personality: Jake is the sort of guy that everyone likes. He'll lead if he has to but following and supporting are his strongest attributes. He's also the sort of person who would do anything for the ones he considers friends. Slightly less than anything for the ones he calls associates. And less than that for the ones he calls rivals/"enemies". What's more he has a strong sense of what's right and what's not, and will back it by force if unavoidable. He's also the sort of person to help others before helping himself even if it would cost his life...again. Isn't like others and will openly flirt with any and all females that catches his fancy...Captain's included.
Biography/History: Born and raised in Hawaii, Jake was a pretty average young man growing up in the world. Average to say that he could see spirits, talk to them, and loved to make rubber band guns out of wood and shoot people/things with them...yeah...average. He gained many friends, very few enemies, and fought for the bullied (ghosts included). Excelling at Football he was offered many chances to go to multiple College's on a full ride scholarship, but at the age of 18, he enlisted.
The US Army training in Georgia was a challenge he tackled head on and was granted in being the Machine Gunner of the squad. In 2001 after the September 11 tragedy, Jake and his unit had been assigned to the US military base out in Iraq and was one of the first to see combat.
In that time one of his main unofficial duties was to stick with the Japanese Medic assigned to their unit. The two had become good friends that ends tragically when the team is ambushed. The Medic was killed immediately, and Jake was mortally wounded.
After recovering from his wounds and proving he could still be of use to his country, he was transferred to another unit based in Japan.
One day, while on leave, he was out for a walk in the rain, talking with a young girl that no one else could see. Suddenly a driver lost control of his vehicle and it catapulted towards a young couple who were too shocked to move.
Not having much time Jake shoved the two out of the way...and perished.
When his body was moved from the sidewalk floor back to base then eventually shipped back to Hawaii, he couldn't help but feel obligated to follow and see himself off.
He watched as his Will was fulfilled, and he was buried properly during a Military ceremony...despite the annoying babbling of his Grandmother who kept going on and on about how his organs should have stayed with the body and cremated so that he would be whole in the afterlife.
Sheesh...His Grandma and her Mahikari beliefs...
He watched as his friends and family mourned for him. Watched how his sister clutched to her boyfriend.
-.-
Jake made a mental note to haunt him before he left. Make sure he wasn't going to do anything stupid.
He watched his mom and dad, and his annoying a** grandma...before being chased by a Shinigami hellbent on sending him to the other side.
Jake gave the Shinigami a good run for his money and almost succeeded in at least scaring his sisters boyfriend but was tagged and sent to the other side.
Once there however he was infuriated with what had happened. He had a list of stuff he wanted to do but now he couldn't.
Finding out about Soul Society was easy.
Who could miss the giant wall around the nice looking community of sword wielding assholes?
Getting in was hard. But he wanted his revenge and tried to get in using multiple methods, day after day, night after night, through hunger and beyond until he finally couldn't take it anymore and had come down with a cold.
Still...he persisted, even if it was just sitting/sleeping next to one of the doors.
Then one day, when a fever started to set in, he woke up to find himself in a bed. A clean bed, with a clean looking room, a pillow, blanket, new clothes, hot tea set on the side.
He was in the 4th Squads care.
Jake had recovered quickly and with no problems. The tea helped, the food helped a lot more. And when he was completely recovered, he was admitted into the Shinigami Academy.
It was like High School and US Army training combined minus the loud automatic weapons, and the 18+ weeks.
Powers: Zankensoki, and basic Kidou (to be edited upon receiving extra...stuff)
Theme Song: "God's gonna cut you down" -Johnny Cash
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