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- Kushina Tsukuda
Alias/Title:
- The Desert Fox
Nickname:
- Shina
Kushi [call her this and she'll kill you]
Gender:
- Female
Date of Birth:
- March 11th
Actual Age:
- 1552
Appearance Age:
- 24
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- Height:
- 5' 7"
Weight:
- 129 lbs.
Eye Color:
- Gold
Hair Color:
- Ivory
Reiatsu Color:
- Ivory
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- Occupation:
- Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō
Head of the Tsukuda Family
Affiliation:
- Central 46
Likes:
- Friends
Comrades
Warm Places
Fashion
Technology
Bakeries
Hot Drinks
Beaches
Running
Gambling
Cards
Dislikes:
- Traitors
Water
Seafood
Slimy Stuff
Personality:
- Mature and confident, Kushina acts with excellent leadership skills. Sometimes she acts with a stiff decorum, but she knows that there is a time to be serious, and a time to mess around. Though calm and collected, she has a short temper that usually leads to physical violence. Never one for being subtle, she speaks her mind when she agrees or disagrees with something. She can be passionate to a fault, and this often leads to her wondering whether she made a right decision or not. Nevertheless, she always takes the responsibility for herself, and chooses to live with the consequences of her actions. Sometimes Kushina will show herself to be cold and detached, due to compartmentalizing with reality and her job.
Around other people, Kushina is witty and sly, going out of her way to tease others. Charming and charismatic, she shares close bonds with her friends and comrades. Being the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō, she is updated on the happenings around Soul Society before anyone else. Her sources are far and wide, and there are few things about social happenings she doesn't know about. Due to this, she is prone to blackmailing people and gossiping. Of course, she would never gossip about Seireitei internal affairs, but she loves finding secrets about other people. Even though she is curious, she knows when to give people their privacy, and will never step over boundaries out of respect. When having time off, she is known to notoriously gamble in Rukongai, or have a few drinks too many. Her work personality and her every day personality are starkly different, even going as far as being bi-polar, as a part of her compartmentalization.
Sexual Preference:
- Heterosexual
Family:
- Agito Tsukuda [Mother] [Deceased]
Airi Tsukuda [Mother] [Deceased]
Background:
- Kushina was born into the Tsukuda noble family. The family was strictly militaristic and Shiki was taught the ways of the Shinigami and how to fight at an extremely young age. She was a natural Shinigami prodigy, having several useful talents. A natural born leader, she outclassed many of the older and more experienced Shinigami in Zanjutsu, Hakuda and Hohō. Not only was she an expert in all the aspects of the Shinigami, but was also disciplined, tactical, strong, loyal and a quick learner. Her parents would only let the best raise their daughter. And Kushina did, indeed, deliver everything and more of their expectations. But her parents had plans that differed from her's. They wanted her to become the idealistic soldier that lead the Kiyomizu family. A person that stirred souls, lead legions, impassioned people, instilled fighting spirit. A soldier she was, that would follow any order from her superiors, but her life wasn't some kind of footsoldier enslaved in the army. Her life was her own, and not even her parents could give orders about her future. As any teenager would, she rebelled and joined Shinō Academy without her parent's permission. It was only a rebellious symbol, saying that she would become the next Head of the Tsukuda family, but she would only do it on her terms. If her parents fought her terms, she would graduate from Shinō Academy and join the Gotei 13, in which her parents would have to find another head for the Tsukuda family. However, if they agreed to her terms, she would drop out of the academy and nobly lead the family while still attaining her freedom. Her parents finally consented to her terms and life went on.
Years later, no longer was she the young prodigy, but a grown soldier. Now the Head of the Tsukuda family, her parents no longer bothered with her. They were much too busy running the affairs of the family, and with Kushina fully grown, she no longer needed their attention anymore, now that she was independent. With her newly found freedom, Kushina began going beyond her boundaries. All her life, she had known nothing but the militaristic atmosphere. There were so many things in life that she had never known or seen before. Eventually, she took up an interest in the mercenary business. Keeping it a secret from her parents, she traveled the world doing odd jobs for people who needed a hired sword. Whilst traveling abroad, she learned new skills that were foreign to what she had learned in the Soul Society. She would later use these skills to create a sword style that was unique to her.
After both her parents passed away, Kushina took it upon herself to join the Gotei 13. The life of a noble wasn't for her, and she felt that her skills would be put to better use helping the Shinigami of the Seireitei. She was granted a position in the Onmitsukidō Patrol Corps as the Corps Commander. During this time, she earned her famed reputation during a hollow invasion of the Soul Society. When a large group of hollows attacked the Rukongai during a patrol, Kushina took the initiative and drove their forces back into Hueco Mundo. The feat proved her innate prowess as a Shinigami, and she was soon given high honors as an Onmitsukidō member and transferred into the Executive Militia.
Eventually, Kushina went on a month-long mission in the extermination of the rising numbers of berserking hollows in Hueco Mundo. There, she furthered her reputation by leading a blitzkrieg attack that wiped out an entire battalion of Menos. This would earn her the title of being "The Desert Fox", for her tactical skills of desert warfare. Years later, she would finally achieve Bankai and earn the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō. With her current position, she has restructured the Onmitsukidō into a more efficient Gotei Division, separating from their close ties with the Second Division. Though the two still work closely together, Kushina has concentrated more on teamwork within the militia branches. Though she does not take orders from the Gotei 13 or the Head Captain, she cooperates with their affairs when necessary, though she is loyal to Central 46.
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- Zanpakutō Name:
- Nogitsune [野狐: Field Fox]
Zanpakutō Type:
- Melee
Sealed Zanpakutō:
Zanpakutō Spirit:
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- Shikai Incantation:
- "Bark, Nogitsune!"
Release Appearance:
- Daggers and Scarf [in appearance pic]
Description:
- Nogitsune is a melee type Zanpakutō that controls sand and shockwaves. By combining these two forces, it allows the user a whole slew of hand-to-hand combat, as well as battlefield manipulation. Throughout the duration of Shikai, the end of the user's scarf trickles out sand like an hourglass.
Abilities:
- ➟ Sand Manipulation - This ability allows the user to create and manipulate sand. Over large areas, the sand is virtually useless, serving only to blind foes. In condensed forms, the sand can be shaped to form cutting blades, tornadoes, sandwaves, sandstorms, etc. The only sand that can be manipulated is the sand that comes from the user's scarf. Foreign sand is virtually useless, though it does give her a slight advantage. Her manipulative sand can use the battlefield sand to add volume to the larger mass, letting her utilize it in the midst of battle.
➟ Shockwave Manipulation - This ability allows the user to manipulate shockwaves. These waves have several different abilities and uses, broken down and explained in the sub sections below.
Offensive Ability - The user's shockwaves have a high offensive capability. They can cause a large amount of destruction over a wide area by using pure physical force, though its maximum range cannot exceed a fifty feet radius. However, as with all dispersing waves, the shockwave decreases in power as it expands out from its focal point. Its properties are most destructive at its focal point, and gets weaker as it expands out. Smaller shockwaves tend to have more power while sacrificing range, while larger shockwaves have more range while sacrificing power. These shockwaves have a high propulsion rate, are capable of having a cutting edge, and greatly increases the power capabilities of the user's attacks. Depending on the user, the shockwave's strength can either range from a simple propulsive force, or a highly destructive explosion. Combining this ability with her sand manipulation, Kushina is able to send powerful bullets of sand towards her opponent, or even turn the battlefield into quicksand.
Defensive Ability - By condensing the user's shockwaves, the user is able to create a shield of sorts. On contact with the condensed shockwave, the user can push away attacks by using its propulsive attribute. This is also effective in ricocheting attacks, or directing them in a different direction. However, a stronger force, greater than the propulsion rate, is able to break the condensed wave with ease. However, combined with her sand manipulation, she can create large shields of reinforced sand to block or mitigate damage.
Phasing Ability - As described in the previous abilities, the user's shockwaves have the ability of propulsion. By using a variant of this ability, the user can use these shockwaves to "phase" objects, or the user themselves. By centering a shockwave around the object's focal point through touch, the user may shift the object to a selected location within the shockwave, faster than the eye can follow. This is in similarity to teleportation, though the user leaves behind an afterimage of the phased object. This is highly effective for sneak attacks and skewing the opponent's vision. Creatively manipulating sand with this technique, she can quickly phase spears of sand at her opponent(s), resulting in omnidirectional attacks at lightning fast speeds.
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- Bankai:
- Nogitsune Sabaku [野狐砂漠: Field Desert Fox]
Bankai Incantation:
- "Tremor, Nogitsune Sabaku!"
Release Appearance:
- Two arm attachments with blades going from knuckles to shoulder.
Description:
- An enhanced version of Nogitsune, Nogitsune Sabaku can now use soundwaves, in addition to Shikai abilities. A hybrid of all three manipulative abilities, Kushina now becomes a well rounded veritable force on the battlefield, able to take on multiple enemies with a destructive force.
Abilities:
- ➟ Soundwave Manipulation - This ability allows the user to manipulate soundwaves. These waves have several different abilities and uses, broken down and explained in the sub sections below.
Offensive Ability - The user now has the ability to emit high piercing shrieks that can temporarily deafen the opponent. At higher frequencies, this can even knock targets unconscious. Combined with her sand manipulation, she can shoot powerful rings of sand at her opponent, or even screech out a tornado of sand. Like shockwaves, the soundwave's effect dissipates over a given area. Its properties are most destructive at its focal point, and gets weaker as it expands out. Smaller shockwaves tend to have more power while sacrificing range, while larger shockwaves have more range while sacrificing power. The maximum range of the user's soundwaves cannot exceed thirty feet.
Stealth Ability - They can also redirect soundwaves, making sounds come from a different direction to confuse the enemy, or catch them off guard. By creating a sound barrier around oneself, or an object, the user can completely soundproof the target, allowing for stealthier moves. Combined with her Phasing Ability, Kushina becomes a flash of movement, even leaving behind a conical burst of sand as an aftereffect of her speed. This allows her to blind and attack the opponent, even while escaping from danger.
Sonar Ability - By sending out a soundwave through the user's focal point, this wave acts like a sonar. It enables the user to detect and scope out objects and their movements, in similarity to a bat. The soundwave hits any objects within range, bouncing a soundwave back at the user. The responding signal is immediately utilized into the user's brain, allowing them to keep up with high speed movements, detect hidden objects, and reconnaissance the area of the field.
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- Hadō:
- 1. Shō (衝, Clash)
4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning)
11. Tsuzuri Raiden (綴雷電, Bound Lightning)
12. Fushibi (伏火, Lain Fire)
31. Shakkahō (赤火砲, Red Fire Cannon)
32. Ōkasen (黄火閃, Yellow Fire Flash)
33. Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Firefall)
54. Haien (廃炎, Nullific Flames)
58. Tenran (闐嵐, Swelling Storm)
63. Raikōhō (雷吼炮, Thunder Roar Sear)
73. Sōren Sōkatsui (双漣蒼火墜, Twin-Wake Blue Firefall)
88. Hiryūgekizokushintenraihō (飛竜撃賊震天雷炮, Flying Dragon Marring Heaven-Shaking Thunder-Sear)
90. Kurohitsugi (黒棺, Black Coffin)
91. Senjū Kōten Taihō (千手皎天汰炮, Thousand-Hand Bright Heaven Culling-Sear)
Bakudō:
- 1. Sai (塞, Block)
4. Hainawa (這縄, Crawling Rope)
8. Seki (斥, Repulsion)
9. Geki (撃, Strike)
9. Hōrin (崩輪, Disintegrating Circle)
21. Sekienton (赤煙遁, Red Smoke Flight)
26. Kyokkō (曲光, Bent Light)
30. Shitotsu Sansen (嘴突三閃, Beak-Thrust Tri-Flash)
37. Tsuriboshi (吊星, Hanging Star)
39. Enkōsen (円閘扇, Round Lock Fan)
58. Kakushitsuijaku (摑趾追雀, Trace-Catching Pursuit Sparrows)
61. Rikujōkōrō (六杖光牢, Six-Staff Light Prison)
62. Hyapporankan (百歩欄干, Hundred-Step Rail Parch)
63. Sajō Sabaku (鎖条鎖縛, Chainlink Chain Bond(s))
73. Tozanshō (倒山晶, Inverse Mountain Crystal)
75. Gochūtekkan (五柱鉄貫, Five-Post Iron Weights)
77. Tenteikūra (天挺空羅, Heavenly Void Net)
79. Kuyō Shibari (九曜縛, Nine-Daylight Bonds)
81. Dankū (断空, Severing Void)
Other:
- Master Zanjutsu Combatant
Master Hakuda Combatant
Hohō Master
Kidō Expert
Senka
Utsusemi
Shunkō
Hanki
