Full name of Character: Kotsuke Echigo
Nickname: Echi Sama
Race: Shinigami
Occupation/class: Captain of the Gotei
Social class: Commoner
Age: 368
How old they appear: 21
Eye Color: gray
Weight and height: 198 lbs, 5'1"
Type of body (build): Lean
Distinguishing marks: He bares no distinguishing marks aside from his eyes.
Predominant feature: A handsome face, that often seems sad.
Appearance:
Birthdate: 9/ 28
Favorite color: he is Blind, therefor, color has no meaning
Food: Sukiyaki
Hobbies: Meditation, Bathing in hotsprings.
Hates: People who underestimate him because he is blind, Drunkeness
Overview:
Habits: He often tends to frown when he thinks, whether hes upset or not, and he often sits in meetings, to keep from swaying.
Greatest Strength: His hearing and sense of smell have been heightened by his blindness.
Greatest Weakness: He cannot see, since he has been blind since birth
Soft spot: For those who are struggling through desperate times
Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: Yes, because he often wanders the Rukon, searching for people He could help
If not, how do they hide it: no
Biggest Vulnerability: He refuses to raise his blade against women and children.
Background:
Type of childhood: He lived a very hard childhood, as young people do not know that discrimination is wrong, and he was often excluded by the other children because he could not see.
Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: When his mother died.
Why? she was the only one who truly helped him, and showed him kindness, that is why he is a kind person.
Most at ease when: Meditating, or resting.
Most ill at ease when: Walking around an unusual terrain.
Priorities: To make sure the Innocents are evacuated first from any fight. He does not like civilian casualties.
Philosophies: Wanton destruction is the wish of an unlearned soul.
How they feel about themselves: Echigo treats himself with the same respect he shows to everyone, be they beneath him or not.
Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: When he was a student, He impaled himself on his own Zanpaktou, as a result of poor training.
Drives and motives: To protect those not strong enough to protect themselves
Extremely skilled at: Kidou, his kidou abilities flow naturally through him.
Extremely unskilled at: Fighting. He can hear the sound of a sword moving, and move to avoid, or block it, and he can tell by scent where his opponent is. he can fight efficiently, but it is hard for him.
Good characteristics: he is kind and generous and very loyal to those who need him.
Character flaws: He is often Late, because he finds it hard to navigate crowded areas.
Peculiarities: if he stands still, he sometimes sways, as iff the breeze is blowing him like a tree
Biggest regret: Letting himself be pushed around as a child.
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a skilled captain of the gotei.
Darkest secret: He once killed another child for going to far in his taunting of the blind. No one has found out, as the child was believed to run away.
One word they would use to describe themselves: Quiet
What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: he does not have any consideration of physical features.
The worst one? Why?: see above
How they think others preserve them: Not as capable as the other captains.
What four things would they most like to change about themselves: Echigo would only change his blindness, it is the one thing he feels to be holding him back.
How do they relate to others: Echigo is very quiet, and does not socialize very often, but he is often agreeable.
How are they perceived by strangers: A Blind man
Friends: a young man named Katsu Soshino
Wife/husband/lover: None.
How do they react in a crisis: With a serene calm, almost chill.
How do they face problems: Gently, rushing blindly kills you, in his opinion.
Kind of problems they usually run into: Having to feel out his battle field.
How they react to new problems: he tries to analyze as best he can, to gain as much ground as possible.
How they react to change: he accepts it, change is the foundation of nature.
What do they do too much of, why: Paperwork, he is notorius for having his paperwork done a week in advance.
Most prized possession, why: the grey scarf given to him by his mother. he wears it everywhere.
People they secretly admire, why: anyone who can overcome their own personal weaknesses.
Person they are most influenced by, why His mother, because she taught him to be kind to others, even if it pains yourself.
Zanpakuto name: Shigemitsu
Zanpakuto sealed Appearance: a Simple gray-hilted zanpakuto, with a crescent moon shaped hilt.
Shikai Appearance: Shigemitsu
Shikai Release Command: Illuminate my path by night.
Shikai Abilities:
Tranquility- a false sense of security no matter what you see
Silence- a series of quick slashes that leave distracting trails of light that fade after a few seconds.
Gravity well- an odd ability, that increases the weight of sword blows against materials.
Bankai Appearance: The sword does not change, But Echigo gains a set of simple white armor plates on his shoulders, chest, and legs.
Bankai Release Command: Show the true strength of your light.
Bankai Abilities: Gravity increases by three times normal gravity, but Echigo can move freely.
Darkside- The battle field becomes drenched in absolute darkness, Similar to Tosen's Suzumushi, effectively blinding his enemies.
