Human Name: Keiji Fukushima
Arrancar Name: Zankairou Den'Jaron
(Pronounced: Zan-kai-row Den-ga-ron)
Number:
90
Aliases/ Nicknames:
Zan
Physical Description:
Zankairou stands at 10" tall as something of a tall-giant. With pure black hair that looks something in similarity to a lion's mane, instead of covering around his head however it has been pushed back and only furthers out behind him until ending in a point around waist length. His eyes are a light blue colour across dark-tanned skin.
Zankairou's body is fairly buffed up and his appearance seems to want to flaunt off having muscles as indicated by his upper clothing being nothing more than a vest fashioned in the style of the Arrancar uniform - the vest is white across the most of the vest with black outlining the main details would the golden embroidery of two dragons making there climb up from the bottom of the vest to the shoulders where the heads stop - embroidered in a motion as if they are going to jointly bite Zankairou's neck - the back of the vest is completely plain for whatever reason, the vest length stops just after Zankairou's chest leaving the lower part of his upper body completely revealed (probably to flaunt the muscles on his body as said above).
Zankairou wears wrapped up bandages on his hands as makeshift fingerless gloves which stretch over his hands, covering his wrists and stopping a short ways up his arms. While the remains of his hollow mask sits on the left side of his chin going around to just below his ear. Although none of the teeth from the mask are present a large fang (in resemblance to a Saber-tooth Tiger's fang) reaches off of the mask coming below Zankairou's chin by a few centimeters. Zankairou's Hollow hole is located at the center point of his chest easily pointing out that part of his spinal cord should be missing even though it doesn't effect his physical functioning in any way.
For his lower body Zankairou's garments are something most would consider unconventional, wearing armoured leggings and boots that is white with black out-linings and golden links passed through the chain mail that bears itself visible on the back of the knees of the leggings and at the crotch area - as underlay for the rest of the armour. On the back of his lower body he wears a kama following the same white and black motif with more golden embroidery this time the embroidery is in the shape of Kirin with smoke coming from it's nostrils.
Zankairou is always seen standing or sitting up right, commonly with his arms crossed or his arms folded over his back with his Zanpaku-tou being held in between his arms and the back of his neck. When in combat Zankairou always wields his Zanpaku-tou with his right hand regardless of which state it is in, in some cases when his Zanpaku-tou is in Resurreccion he will wield the halberd with both hands at the bottom end as if it is a rather-lengthy sword, he usually does this when he wishes to ensure the attack will have some range and that both his hands can be used to put force on the attack.
Zanpaku-tou & Resurreccion:
Lámina Vacía (Empty Blade)
Release Command: Wake up, Lámina Vacía
Lámina Vacía in it's sealed form takes the form of a normal katana. With a squared guard that is black and outlined in a dull-gold colour, the sheath and hilt are a bright red with links of chain attached to the bottom end of the sheath that is re-connected at the top end. The Zanpaku-tou is usually worn on Zankairou's back from the left side with the links of chain worn diagonally across Zankairou's chest.
When Lámina Vacía is released the weapon becomes a large Chinese Halberd. With the shaft being a bright red like the hilt and sheath in it's sealed state. The blade comes out in a sort-of box like appearance the center blade being where the other parts extend and return from. At the starting of the blade it crosses out much like a cross-bladed spear the two crossed blades fold around up-words and and then fold inward to meet the center blade once again - where the blades folded into meet the center continue up for a final bend in meeting the blade just before it's peak at the tip.
On his body the bleached-white bone-like Hollow material that makes up the mask of a Hollow covers his entire right arm. On his hand and wrist it looks an armoured-gauntlet while the rest of the arm looks pretty plain up until it reaches the shoulder where it extends out as a pauldron with two spikes protruding from it. Four thin curved points extend out from the arm and onto the chest curving around and stopping near the stomach area.
The reformed mask covers up Zankairou's entire face with right-angled triangle openings for the eye holes. The teeth on the mouth area are mainly rectangular except for the two lengthy fangs from the upper row that come down and pass by the jaw for a few centimetres. Up above the eye where the eyebrows should start is a group of three triangles in a deep green colour that form a larger triangle with noticeable spaces in between each of the three triangles. The top of the mask comes up over Zankairou's head stopping just after passing over the top of his forehead.
Desatado (Unbound):
Desatado is the only ability of Lámina Vacía. In truth it isn't really an ability and is more of a released lock. When Zankairou enters his Ressureccion he gains no special abilities or physical ability increases, he simply gains access to all of his Spiritual Energy. While in his sealed state, Zankairou can only utilize around half of his full Spiritual Energy, Lámina Vacía allows him to use it all as he sees fit.
Special Accessories:
All of Zankairou's clothing can be considered outside of the norm from the normal Arrancar uniform especially because his entire lower body apparel is armour, the alloy for the armour however is very light making the weight gain on Zankairou quite a bit less but this also makes the durability of the armour fall short on practical terms making the armour seem barely anything than more for appearance.
Abilities:
Physically Zankairou is all about upper body strength, He often "tests" his enemies by seeing how the with stand attacks from his fists before using his weapons, giving him abnormally strong hands.
Personality:
Zankairou is something of a wild animal. Being reckless and hot headed, he is always seen with a toothy grin on his face, while he eagerly awaits the next time he gets to partake in battle. Despite being an Arrancar he does have some degree of fairness against his opponents and even in his own abilities often disregarding the fact he could absorb the power of his enemies to further his own growth as well as holding back his full strength unless he's sure his opponent has the ability to kill him in an equal standing. Even though he seems to only live for the next battle he is severely loyal to those he calls friends and will forsake his own safety to protect them - this is only made a more sturdier part of his personality by the fact he doesn't care about other opinions degrading or otherwise.
Biography/History:
Born as Keiji Fukushima, Zankairou was a member of a Yakuza group that operated within the Edogawa Special Ward within the Tokyo Prefecture. Life was pretty stable for the man, working as a "tax" collector for those who did business with the Yakuza. Granted brushes with law enforcement every now and again made his life dangerous, but exciting.
During one of their routine "tax collections", Keiji and his partner Toyohisa Ukita were caught by Tokyo police officers. In the ensuing gun battle Toyohisa and Keiji were gunned down. Keiji's anger filled soul at what he believed to be a life he'd had no control over transformed him into a Hollow. Keiji killed the police officer who had ended his life before being woken up to the spiritual world where he began to hunt souls. Things quickly began to go down hill when he was found by Shinigami, robe clad swordsmen with much more power than himself.
Keiji was able to escape the beings that tried to cut him down, and continued growing in power by consuming souls for over a month. He was found again, but this time he was able to defeat his opponents, although he was left in a severely damaged state afterward. It was at this time that Keiji met another Hollow, one which consumed him as lunch. But his life didn't simply end there. Keiji's mind became part of an amalgam of Hollows known as a Gillian-class Hollow, where tens, if not hundreds, of Hollows tried to become the dominant mind of a stronger physical body than they alone possessed. Keiji was the victor, but at the cost of most of his identity. Motivated only by an unusual desire to devour fellow Hollows, Keiji eventually became an Adjuchas-class Hollow.
He continued on his path of devouring fellow Hollows, before leaving the Forest of Menos for the desert above. He travelled for what seemed like years, finally happening on another Hollow that he attacked in a savage attempt to sustain himself. This Hollow turned out to be a fellow Adjuchas and the two beings nearly slaughtered each other in an attempt to devour the other. In the last moment Keiji gained the upper hand, allowing him a victory. It was then that he found an outside observer who offered him a chance at even greater power. That outsider, was Sosuke Aizen.
As an Arrancar the collective of Hollows that made up his mind became one solidified personality. While Keiji Fukushima was the dominant mind, he had lost his identity to gain such a position. The combined mind became the being known as Zankairou Den'Jaron.
Powers:
Cero: (sero; Spanish for "Zero," Japanese for "Hollow Flash," "Doom Blast" in the Viz translation) are high-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers. Only Gillians, Adjuchas, Arrancar, and the Vizards have so far been shown to use Cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently.
Colour: Light Blue
Firing Point: Left Palm
Bala: (bara; Spanish for "Bullet," Japanese for "Hollow Bullet") Bala is an Arrancar alternative to Cero. The technique hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet. Although it is weaker than a normal Cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same. Stronger Arrancar can also fire a more powerful Bala, while retaining its twenty-fold speed.
Firing Point: Either hand
Garganta: (garuganta; Spanish for "Throat," Japanese for "Black Cavity") is how Arrancar and Menos-class Hollows move to and from Hueco Mundo. Kaname Tōsen and Kisuke Urahara have also demonstrated the ability to use the technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.
Hierro: (iero; Spanish for "Iron," Japanese for "Steel Skin") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutō bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar generally have proportionally stronger skin than usual.
Pesquisa: (pesukisa; Spanish for "Inquiry," Japanese for "Probe Circuit") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. It functions very similarly to sonar.
Use: Zankairou's use of Pesquisa is created by touching the bottom of his Zanpaku-tou's hilt to a surface where a blue line shoots forth from it to the target in question.
Sonido: Sonído (Spanish for "Sound," Japanese for "Sound Ceremony") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami Flash Steps and the Quincy Hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonído is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps. Zankairou's Sonido is a little slower than most as his forte doesn't exactly lie in speed.
Role-Play Example:
Standing at the center of the main hall, was a tall giant of a man. Staring down on this man was Aizen, sitting on his throne high above the giant. His Arm rested on the arm-rest while his fist leaned into his cheek, Aizen's posture gave it away that he was more than likely very bored but even so the glare in Aizen's eyes looked as if they would peer into the depth's of a mans soul. "Who might you be?" Aizen asked even his tone carried the weight of how bored he seemed but the tall man that was being questioned had yet to stop grinning his toothy grin. "I am Zankairou Barragielle Den'Jaron, but other than names I'm more interested in that glare of yours. It's like your peering deep into my very core - it gives me goosebumps" The giant identified as Zankairou started his voice was rough and gritty but none the less it carried the tones of an excited barbarian. "Those goosebumps, there making me all excited. All you have to do now is point me in the right direction and I'll slaughter it!" Zankairou spoke his tone lifting in height as his excitement grew. Fear with Zankairou didn't often work well, fear only served to garner excitement within the tall built man as he knew it was a sign of someone who could easily provide him the greatest of challenges. "So wha'dya say?! care to let the beast loose on your enemies?" Zankairou asked in response at last which only served to garner a laugh from Aizen. "Very well, show me what you can do" Aizen waved his hand as a large group of Hollows poured into the chamber - ranging from your average Hollow to Adjuchas-Class Menos.
"With pleasure Aizen-sama" Zankairou turned to face the horde of Hollows with no signs of drawing his weapon. As Zankairou let out a deep roar he leapt forward launching himself at the lower class Hollows with nothing but his fists. Once he had closed in Zankairou's feet landed on the floor and skidded across the ground the metal alloy of his boots creating a deep screeching sound as sparks flew out. Following this was the echo of Zankairou's fist meeting with the first Hollow's face sending it flying into other members of the horde. The Hollows instinctively moved to attack Zankairou now, this hadn't changed his stance however and he simply started pushing into the groups of Hollows with his large fists. Grabbing one of the Hollows by there throat he used it as a makeshift weapon while beating into the other Hollows - but recklessness and brute strength would only get him so far and one of the Hollows had got Zankairou from behind. The pain didn't seem to matter more over it was the principle that he was injured by one these weaklings that annoyed Zankairou enough to used his Zanpaku-tou. Spinning around he crashed his fist into the Hollow that had attacked him while throwing the Hollow he was using as a weapon away.
Pulling out his Zanpaku-tou from it's sheath on his back. "No more holding back, you all die!" Zankairou roared as he slashed a swathe through a group of the Hollows. Out of the space created by the now dead Hollows was an attack from an Adjuchas, Zankairou easily blocked the attack with his blade and quickly counter attacked smashing his head against the mask of the Adjuchas which proved Zankairou's head was stronger - no doubt the strength of his head was a metaphor for something he was lacking in. After headbutting the Adjuchas, Zankairou followed up the attack with a vertical slice from his Zanpaku-tou. The battle would continue for several more minutes but by the end of it the horde was decimated and Zankairou had barely even broken a sweat. "Got anymore I can kill?" Zankairou asked his grin had never left his face during the fight and was still apparent now. Aizen slowly clapped a few times in approval but spoke no words.
