Full name of Character: Morioka Ritsuka
Nickname: Tsuka
Race: Shinigami
Occupation/class: Taichou of Juunibantai
Social class: Middle class
Age: 415
How old they appear: 19
Eye Color: Violet
Weight and height: 130lbs, 5’7”
Type of body (build): Slender
Distinguishing marks: He has a light scar across his neck
Predominant feature: His oddly colorful hair
Appearance:
Favorite color: Green
Food: Souba noodles, yakitori, and sushi
Hobbies: Reading history books, creating new things, listening to music, and sitting in his garden watching the birds
Hates: Paperwork, sour foods, overly serious individuals, and alcohol
Overview: Ritsuka is very persuasive, which allows him to get his way most of the time, except with his fukutaichou. Despite his relentlessly cheerful attitude, he is very clever, able to work his way out of problematic situations. Ritsuka is curious, which tends to get him into trouble more often than not. He is very expressive, both vocally and physically.
Habits: Being overly talkative, talking with his hands, expressing himself whether he should or not, fiddling with the ring on his thumb in nervous situations
Greatest Strength: His ability to put a smile on someone’s face
Greatest Weakness: Kidou
Soft spot: Homeless animals
Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: yes, because Ritsuka always goes out of his way to buy food for stray animals that he sees, even though he knows that he cannot house them himself.
Biggest Vulnerability: Ritsuka is still rather young and innocent, which makes him naïve. He trusts in people fully, which enables people to manipulate him rather easily.
Background: : Born as a human, Ritsuka lived a rough life, dying of cholera on his 16th birthday. His soul was ferried to Rukongai, where he grew again, wanting to become like the shinigami that brought him to Soul Society. During his life in Rukongai, he met a thief named Michiki, who he became fast friends with, spending every moment with him. The two became very close over the years. Time flew by quickly for them, and their relationship was starting to bud when tragedy struck- Michiki was brutally murdered by a gang that he had stolen something from. Distraught at losing his only friend, Ritsuka had tried committing suicide, but found that he didn’t have the courage in his moment of weakness. This fueled him to become stronger, not just for himself. He enrolled in the Shinigami Academy for which he was an average student in, excelling in swordsmanship and his studies. He graduated and joined the Gotei 13, ending up in 6th division, biding his time until he achieved bankai and was made Taichou of Juuniibantai.
Type of childhood: An average childhood, rough with the occasional misfortune.
Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: The death of his best friend Michiki.
Why? Ritsuka and Michiki had been friends for as long as either could remember; Michiki was even starting to become a love interest until he was brutally murdered by a gang. Michiki had given Ritsuka the plain silver band he wears around his thumb as a promise ring the day before he was killed.
Most at ease when: Sitting in his garden
Most ill at ease when: In the middle of an argument or experiment
Priorities: Making sure his subordinates are taken care of as well as his work, Keeping the peace as much as possible, and scheduling relaxation into his day.
Philosophies: Life is far too short to be worrying about the future; live in the now and enjoy yourself, for you may regret not living while you have the chance.
How they feel about themselves: Insecure
Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: When he was still in the Academy during a training session, he stumbled and fell in the back of the line, causing a domino effect to the rest of his group.
Drives and motives: Being the best that he knows how and leaning something new. He feels that if he thinks he knows everything, he still has a long way to go. He strives to be as good as the hard-working shinigami around him so that he can carry his own weight as well as that of others.
Extremely skilled at: Baking cookies, sword fighting, reading aloud, public speaking, experimenting
Extremely unskilled at: Cat’s Cradle, being stealthy in any environment,
Good characteristics: His ability to put a smile on people’s face, his good-natured attitude, positive, friendly
Character flaws: Gullible, naïve, he’s a ‘yes man’, being a scape goat
Peculiarities: He tends to end a lot of his sentences with ‘no da’ (which roughly means ‘ya know’), fiddling around with his ring when nervous or in thought, roaming around barefoot, sitting out in a rainstorm, making silly sounds when he’s doing paperwork, apologizing for things he thinks he is to blame for
Biggest regret: Not being able to have a life with Michiki and not being able to adopt all of the stray animals
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a taichou
Darkest secret: (Adding onto this, does anyone know, and how did they find out?)
One word they would use to describe themselves: Amiable
What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: His eyes because of their unnatural color; much the same as his hair.
The worst one? Why?: No muscles to speak of. He’s toned, but has not a lot of physical strength.
How they think others preserve them: Weird or unwanted
What four things would they most like to change about themselves: The inability to say ‘no’ to anyone; believing that everyone is good at heart; being as friendly (it tend to lead to misfortune); Apologizing for nothing
How do they relate to others: Ritsuka tries to be everyone’s best friend
How are they perceived by strangers: Strange and over-bearing personality
Friends: Anyone that he can get along with
Wife/husband/lover: None, though he is looking for a potential lover.
How do they react in a crisis: Generally he reacts levelheadedly at first, since he has those he is in charge of
How do they face problems: He deals with them as they come, not worrying about the future or the ‘what if’s’
Kind of problems they usually run into: Taking on more than he can handle and apologizing for it
How they react to new problems: accepting them and trying to make ‘their’ problem his own
How they react to change: He tries to remain upbeat about changes, regardless if they’re good or bad, unless he deems the situation serious.
What do they do too much of, why: Eating candy. He has an overactive sweet tooth.
Most prized possession, why: The ring he wears on his thumb. His best friend gave it to him when they lived in the slums. That friend was later killed, so it is precious to him.
People they secretly admire, why: He openly admires anyone that is able to come over an obstacle in themselves
Person they are most influenced by, why The people he has met throughout his lifetime. He feels that small encounters shape a person’s self.
Zanpakuto name: Siren Maiden (Keikokubiki)
Zanpakuto sealed Appearance: A wakizashi which has a guard in the shape of a star. Its wrap is a dark blue in color and the blade’s metal has a blue hue to it.
Shikai Appearance: In this form, Keikokubiki keeps its same shape, only small holes appear in the hilt, making it look almost flute-like.
Shikai Release Command: Play your song, Keikokubiki
Shikai Abilities:
Siren’s Song: Because of the holes in the hilt, air is sucked into the zanpakuto and pushed out in a beautiful melody whenever the blade hits anything solid. The ‘music’ that comes out puts Ritsuka’s opponents in a trance-like state, making them drawn toward the blade.
Siren’s Cry: This melody is more haunting than the first, the blade screaming out whenever hit, sending powerful vibrations into whatever it touches.
Bankai Appearance: http://media.photobucket.com/image/water sword/x__NightWhisper/Roleplay/Weapons/SwordofWater.png?o=22
Bankai Release Command:
Bankai Abilities: Final Song: This attack is quite powerful, and quite dangerous, as it requires Ritsuka to give his soul to Keikokubiki. In this form, though, his agility, stealth, and speed are increased. The song places him in a trance which allows his zanpakuto’s powers to flow through him. Whenever the blade touches anything, it emits a blood-curdling scream of rage, which makes the matter around it shatter. The reverberations alone would be something to fear, as the melody still hangs in the air even after the damage has been done. If Ritsuka were to stick his blade into the ground, all of the remaining melodies hanging in the air would create a song which could drive Ritsuka’s opponent to commit seppuku.
