Name:
Maguda Shivedul (mah-GOO-dah SHE-veh-dool)
Number:
13
Aliases/ Nicknames:
'Mercury'
Physical Description:
Maguda is an Arrancar of average height who wears nothing but a white lower-body wrap that looks as if it were blasted all along the edge with a shotgun. He goes barefoot, and his chest is uncovered, exposing the large Hollow hole through his sternum. Strangely, there is no sword in the sheath at his hip, and aside from his blood-red waist-length hair and the smooth white knife-shaped mask fragment covering his lower jaw his entire body is smooth and mirror-reflective, as if coated in mercury. His posture is impeccable and when standing still he stands up straight with his hands clasped behind his back, his heels together and his toes facing slightly apart, and his head slightly inclined.
Zanpakuto & Resurreccion:
Ojos de Dios - Maguda's Zanpakuto is in its natural state a liquid that coats his flesh, making it seem as if he were made of mercury, or more accurately encased in a human-shaped mirror. The sword is unable to enter a blade-shape, though the coating is as hard as steel while at the same time being as flexible as cloth. Due to its high level of reflectiveness it can be used as a mirror, albeit a warped one, and any energy-based attack (such as fire, wind, et cetera) that is not corporeal has a small chance of being reflected back at the attacker. The stronger the attack the lower the chance of it being reflected, and without releasing his Resurrección it is impossible for Maguda to 'reflect' Bankai attacks or a shikai attack by a Captain or Lieutenant. Any purely light-based attack of any strength is automatically reflected, as well as blinding anyone in the immediate vicinity. This ability also functions automatically whenever Maguda is in direct sunlight unless he has applied his special salve.
Resurrección - "Reflect the eyes of man, Ojos de Dios!" - Maguda must have eye contact with his opponent for this to function. In his original Hollow state Maguda's form would change to perfectly match the outward appearance of any other Hollow he could see. This ability now functions with any spiritual being he makes eye contact with when activating his Resurrección. If the target is smaller than he is the mirror coating around his body flows away from it and into the hand his opponent is using to wield their weapon, forming an exact and perfect physical copy. If the target is larger it explodes as his body grows beyond the constraints of the shell, and then re-forms as an exact perfect physical copy of their weapon.
There are restrictions on this ability, however. Maguda's mask fragment grows to cover half his face if he shrinks in size, though it shrinks to a mere scratch if he grows, and his red hair remains no matter his form, though the style of it will change to match his opponent. Also, and importantly, Maguda can copy only the physical appearance and abilities of a weapon, not its Kido abilities. Were he to copy, for example, Wabisuke, he would wield only a rather oddly-shaped sword, being incapable of duplicating Wabisuke's weight-doubling. However, Zabimaru's Shikai extension and retraction abilities would transfer perfectly, since they are a characteristic of the weapon construction itself and not a Kido spell.
Resurrección: Segunda Etapa - "Calm yourself, Infinitos Ojos Deífica" - Similar to Ulquiorra Schiffer, Maguda can enter a secondary Resurreccion state. This state allows him to copy not only the appearance and voice of the target but also their memories, reiatsu, and any abilities they may have. However, Maguda has never used this ability for extended periods, and using his Segunda Etapa for more than a very few seconds would be certain suicide. (0% chance of survival, if he uses this I really will have him die afterwards.)NOT YET ACHIEVED
Special Accessories:
Maguda's Zanpakuto makes him an extremely noticeable being, and in direct sunlight a blinding one as well. To counteract this disadvantage Maguda carries a small bottle of salve with him. One drop on his 'armor' will spread over the whole thing like an oil slick over water, dulling his appearance until the coating seems to be made of slightly tarnished steel instead of polished platinum. Its defensive and offensive characteristics are unchanged, only its reflectiveness is altered. One bottle contains fifty doses of the salve.
Abilities:
Advanced Resurrección - Maguda can activate his Resurrección at will and without speaking its release phrase. However, if he does this he cannot change his size, copy any weapons, or change his eyes, which remain as silvery mirrors. This ability is also difficult to maintain and he cannot keep it up for more than a few minutes on the hour.
Infiltration - Maguda has very little skill in combat, but the defensive abilities of his Zanpakuto more than make up for that. Its surface is semi-frictionless, allowing him to move with perfect silence over any surface, and in any monochrome room its reflectiveness is such that he becomes all but invisible. To be clear, his combat skills are deficient only in open-combat situations. Assassinations are perfectly within his range of specialization.
Personality:
Maguda shows no emotion at any time or under any circumstances. When using Ojos de Dios he will show emotions that the target of his ability has displayed.
Due to his advanced age among Arrancar, Maguda has ceased to care what happens when he carries out his orders. He will carry them out, avoiding confrontation when it is possible to do so, and will then return to his room in Las Noches.
Biography/History:
Maguda Shivedul was a unique Gillian-class Menos who survived one of their feeding frenzies and became stronger than average. Over the years he ate more and more of his kind, retaining more and more memories, until he evolved into an Adjucha-class. However, his appearance was different from the other Adjucha. While most of them had body-wrap-esque skins his was mirror-reflective and smooth, at least until he saw another Adjucha. When he did his body changed into theirs, and he gained all of their physical abilities. Over time he consumed so many Hollows that he evolved into a Vasto Lorde. However, his bad luck came with his timing: he eventually found Las Noches, where he willingly submitted his body to the Shinigamification process, becoming an Arrancar only a few months before Aizen came with the Hyogoku. With the new artificially-created Arrancar he became a Numeros, granted the number 12. He did not protest this, as he knew he had been lucky to survive the Hollowfication process with his mind intact. Now he serves Aizen as an envoy to the Hollows who have not yet undergone Shinigamification.
NOTE: Maguda Shivedul is infamous among the Numeros for having killed the most opponents without being detected. Despite his skill in assassination and stealth (not to mention advanced age) he has specifically requested that he not be promoted to Espada, since he has said, "I do not have the physical prowess to become one of the Espada, and if I were promoted to one of those lofty positions I would undoubtedly be targeted by Numeros seeking to make a name for themselves. I am content to keep my number 12 as the second-oldest Arrancar left in Las Noches." Despite this, he has said that he will relent if Aizen (or one of the other Lords of Las Noches) presses him on the matter, but that he would prefer as low a number as is possible, again to avoid ambitious assassination attempts.
Powers:
Basic powers - Maguda has mastered all basic Hollow techniques and several advanced techniques thanks to his advanced state (Vasto Lorde-class Menos) upon Shinigamification, to wit:
Gemelos Sonído - A technique that he copied from Zommari Leroux, Maguda's semi-frictionless armor allows him to use this ability to create up to three afterimages while not in his Resurreccion state. When using Ojos de Dios he is unable to utilize this technique. This is very physically draining on him, and he risks breaking his legs if he uses it more than once in a battle.
Hierro - Maguda's armor provides total-coverage protection against sword strikes and most any other attack, though it is not invincible. He has never bothered to learn how to use Hierro, since he does not often face an opponent who can break his armor. As a side-effect of his overreliance on his armor, Maguda's skin burns if exposed to direct sunlight if he is not using Ojos de Dios.
He also has several other abilities that are not traditionally associated with Hollows:
Swordless Armor - Maguda's Zanpakuto manifests as a sheath without a sword, since the 'sword' is spread over his skin, forming a clothlike material that is roughly as strong and as reflective as polished steel.
Reflectivity - When not in his Resurreccion state, Maguda's skin is so reflective as to be blinding, causing acute ocular pain to anyone who can see him when he stands in direct sunlight. this also confers a chance to reflect any noncorporeal energy-based attack (fire, light, wind, or other energy-based attacks) back to the sender. The stronger the attack the worse his chance of reflecting it, and at his current power level he is unable to reflect any attack as strong as or stronger than a Shikai or stronger attack from a Lieutenant or any attack from a Captain.
Weakness - Maguda's skin, having been covered for so long by its reflective armor, is harmed by the slightest exposure to light of any kind. If the armor is broken by an attack (entering his Resurreccion state doesn't count, as the armor merely changes shape) the area of skin exposed will immediately burst into flame unless the fight is in absolute darkness.
Constant Copy - One distinct downside of Maguda's Resurreccion is a voodoo-like effect: His Resurreccion constantly copies the appearance of whomever it is targeted at. As a result, any wounds sustained by the target are immediately added to the appearance of the armor. This does not work in reverse, and any wounds Maguda incurs while in his Resurreccion state stay unique to his form. copied wounds do not hurt him, being as it were a part of his body.
Frictionless Material - The armor that coats Maguda's body is semi-frictionless. When traveling he makes no sound unless he wants to and cannot be tracked by any physical means unless he wishes to be tracked. His reiatsu, however, is twice as easy to sense as any other being's, since his entire body is covered by what amounts to a constant-release Kido-type zanpakuto.
Perfect Recall - Maguda has a flawless memory and can instantly quote any words he has ever heard.
Perfect Mimicry - Maguda's voicebox is constructed in such a way that he can alter his vocal patterns to imitate any voice he has ever heard. This does not allow him to reconstruct their vocal cadences (the unique patterns of microvocalization that naturally enter any person's voice) and so is only perfect if he quotes someone, in which case his perfect recall allows him to also duplicate their vocal cadences. Thanks to this ability Maguda is sometimes called upon to give evidence in a judgement against an accused Arrancar in Lase Noches.
Multilingual - Maguda can speak most languages commonly spoken in Seireitei, Hueco Mundo, and Earth.
Combat Weakness - Maguda is more suited to infiltration and assassination than sustained combat. While he can kill almost literally any opponent if he has long enough to study them and find weaknesses, he describes himself as 'piss poor at real-time combat reasoning.' The highest Shinigami rank he would be able to hold his own against in a sustained fight would be a third-seat.
Assassination Expertise - Maguda is an expert assassin. Studying opponents for weaknesses is what takes up most of his combat time, and he rarely if ever fails an assassination. He prefers not to kill if he can help it, being essentially pacifistic by virtue of his age. He will always go for paralyzing/knockout/otherwise disabling attacks if he can, killing only as a last resort. He will kill without pause if ordered to do so, but in combat to repel intruders (for example, during the Las noches invasion) he will either knock opponents out or hit a paralyzing nerve and then drag them outside the walls.
Role-Play Example:
The Captain finally slid to a halt after crashing through a dozen walls, her opponent appearing in front of her in a buzz of Sonido, his waist-length red hair flowing out to one side in the wind generated by his rapid movement. The Captain's Shikai wavered at her side, the air blade sputtering fitfully as her strength waned. "Your name, Shinigami."
The Captain spat out a glob of blood and cocked her head to one side. The latest attack from her opponent had busted one of her eardrums and seriously damaged the other. "What?"
"What is your name, Shinigami? I wish to know the name of the one whom I am about to kill."
The Captain gritted her teeth and charged at the Arrancar. "Die at the hands of Captain Araki Mikotsuwa, Arrancar!"
The Arrancar held up his hand as the air blade soared towards him. "On the whole, I rather think not, Mikotsuwa Araki-san."
The mirror-like material stopped the air blade, which was visible as a thin blue line in the air, as if it were nothing more than a pinprick. The blade glinted as it wavered, then a blue line appeared across Captain Araki's chest, the reflected slice cutting through her shishakusho and into her skin, severing some of the muscles in her chest and ruining her left arm. "It is not I who will die here, Mikotsuwa Araki-san. It is you."
There was a buzz of Sonido and he appeared behind her, his white mask mocking her with its blank expression, his guard down as she swung at his neck. "Incorrect, Araki-san."
As her blade impacted his neck it glowed again and a blue line appeared across the neck of Captain Araki Mikotsuwa. "There is armor there, as well."
As her lifeless corpse fell to the ground it shattered into millions of pieces, quickly followed by the setting itself. Maguda turned to face the white throne of Las Noches and its inhabitant, whose Shikai was only now re-sealing itself. "A weak opponent, Aizen-sama, makes for a weak battle. She would not have earned her Captain's seat were she real. Perhaps a third-seat, maybe less. I could have beaten her even after releasing Ojos de Dios."
Aizen's lips curved upward in something that no-one would ever mistake for a smile. "Whoever said she was not real? Araki Mikotsuwa is your next assassination target, Shivedul."
Maguda bowed to Aizen, acknowledging the command, and disappeared in a buzz of Sonido. as the small plume of dust from his departure cleared, Aizen sat back and mused. Shivedul had completed that illusion's test, and he had meant for it to kill the Arrancar. No Numeros should have survived...
Perhaps he was what was needed.
Maguda Shivedul (mah-GOO-dah SHE-veh-dool)
Number:
13
Aliases/ Nicknames:
'Mercury'
Physical Description:
Maguda is an Arrancar of average height who wears nothing but a white lower-body wrap that looks as if it were blasted all along the edge with a shotgun. He goes barefoot, and his chest is uncovered, exposing the large Hollow hole through his sternum. Strangely, there is no sword in the sheath at his hip, and aside from his blood-red waist-length hair and the smooth white knife-shaped mask fragment covering his lower jaw his entire body is smooth and mirror-reflective, as if coated in mercury. His posture is impeccable and when standing still he stands up straight with his hands clasped behind his back, his heels together and his toes facing slightly apart, and his head slightly inclined.
Zanpakuto & Resurreccion:
Ojos de Dios - Maguda's Zanpakuto is in its natural state a liquid that coats his flesh, making it seem as if he were made of mercury, or more accurately encased in a human-shaped mirror. The sword is unable to enter a blade-shape, though the coating is as hard as steel while at the same time being as flexible as cloth. Due to its high level of reflectiveness it can be used as a mirror, albeit a warped one, and any energy-based attack (such as fire, wind, et cetera) that is not corporeal has a small chance of being reflected back at the attacker. The stronger the attack the lower the chance of it being reflected, and without releasing his Resurrección it is impossible for Maguda to 'reflect' Bankai attacks or a shikai attack by a Captain or Lieutenant. Any purely light-based attack of any strength is automatically reflected, as well as blinding anyone in the immediate vicinity. This ability also functions automatically whenever Maguda is in direct sunlight unless he has applied his special salve.
Resurrección - "Reflect the eyes of man, Ojos de Dios!" - Maguda must have eye contact with his opponent for this to function. In his original Hollow state Maguda's form would change to perfectly match the outward appearance of any other Hollow he could see. This ability now functions with any spiritual being he makes eye contact with when activating his Resurrección. If the target is smaller than he is the mirror coating around his body flows away from it and into the hand his opponent is using to wield their weapon, forming an exact and perfect physical copy. If the target is larger it explodes as his body grows beyond the constraints of the shell, and then re-forms as an exact perfect physical copy of their weapon.
There are restrictions on this ability, however. Maguda's mask fragment grows to cover half his face if he shrinks in size, though it shrinks to a mere scratch if he grows, and his red hair remains no matter his form, though the style of it will change to match his opponent. Also, and importantly, Maguda can copy only the physical appearance and abilities of a weapon, not its Kido abilities. Were he to copy, for example, Wabisuke, he would wield only a rather oddly-shaped sword, being incapable of duplicating Wabisuke's weight-doubling. However, Zabimaru's Shikai extension and retraction abilities would transfer perfectly, since they are a characteristic of the weapon construction itself and not a Kido spell.
Resurrección: Segunda Etapa - "Calm yourself, Infinitos Ojos Deífica" - Similar to Ulquiorra Schiffer, Maguda can enter a secondary Resurreccion state. This state allows him to copy not only the appearance and voice of the target but also their memories, reiatsu, and any abilities they may have. However, Maguda has never used this ability for extended periods, and using his Segunda Etapa for more than a very few seconds would be certain suicide. (0% chance of survival, if he uses this I really will have him die afterwards.)NOT YET ACHIEVED
Special Accessories:
Maguda's Zanpakuto makes him an extremely noticeable being, and in direct sunlight a blinding one as well. To counteract this disadvantage Maguda carries a small bottle of salve with him. One drop on his 'armor' will spread over the whole thing like an oil slick over water, dulling his appearance until the coating seems to be made of slightly tarnished steel instead of polished platinum. Its defensive and offensive characteristics are unchanged, only its reflectiveness is altered. One bottle contains fifty doses of the salve.
Abilities:
Advanced Resurrección - Maguda can activate his Resurrección at will and without speaking its release phrase. However, if he does this he cannot change his size, copy any weapons, or change his eyes, which remain as silvery mirrors. This ability is also difficult to maintain and he cannot keep it up for more than a few minutes on the hour.
Infiltration - Maguda has very little skill in combat, but the defensive abilities of his Zanpakuto more than make up for that. Its surface is semi-frictionless, allowing him to move with perfect silence over any surface, and in any monochrome room its reflectiveness is such that he becomes all but invisible. To be clear, his combat skills are deficient only in open-combat situations. Assassinations are perfectly within his range of specialization.
Personality:
Maguda shows no emotion at any time or under any circumstances. When using Ojos de Dios he will show emotions that the target of his ability has displayed.
Due to his advanced age among Arrancar, Maguda has ceased to care what happens when he carries out his orders. He will carry them out, avoiding confrontation when it is possible to do so, and will then return to his room in Las Noches.
Biography/History:
Maguda Shivedul was a unique Gillian-class Menos who survived one of their feeding frenzies and became stronger than average. Over the years he ate more and more of his kind, retaining more and more memories, until he evolved into an Adjucha-class. However, his appearance was different from the other Adjucha. While most of them had body-wrap-esque skins his was mirror-reflective and smooth, at least until he saw another Adjucha. When he did his body changed into theirs, and he gained all of their physical abilities. Over time he consumed so many Hollows that he evolved into a Vasto Lorde. However, his bad luck came with his timing: he eventually found Las Noches, where he willingly submitted his body to the Shinigamification process, becoming an Arrancar only a few months before Aizen came with the Hyogoku. With the new artificially-created Arrancar he became a Numeros, granted the number 12. He did not protest this, as he knew he had been lucky to survive the Hollowfication process with his mind intact. Now he serves Aizen as an envoy to the Hollows who have not yet undergone Shinigamification.
NOTE: Maguda Shivedul is infamous among the Numeros for having killed the most opponents without being detected. Despite his skill in assassination and stealth (not to mention advanced age) he has specifically requested that he not be promoted to Espada, since he has said, "I do not have the physical prowess to become one of the Espada, and if I were promoted to one of those lofty positions I would undoubtedly be targeted by Numeros seeking to make a name for themselves. I am content to keep my number 12 as the second-oldest Arrancar left in Las Noches." Despite this, he has said that he will relent if Aizen (or one of the other Lords of Las Noches) presses him on the matter, but that he would prefer as low a number as is possible, again to avoid ambitious assassination attempts.
Powers:
Basic powers - Maguda has mastered all basic Hollow techniques and several advanced techniques thanks to his advanced state (Vasto Lorde-class Menos) upon Shinigamification, to wit:
Gemelos Sonído - A technique that he copied from Zommari Leroux, Maguda's semi-frictionless armor allows him to use this ability to create up to three afterimages while not in his Resurreccion state. When using Ojos de Dios he is unable to utilize this technique. This is very physically draining on him, and he risks breaking his legs if he uses it more than once in a battle.
Hierro - Maguda's armor provides total-coverage protection against sword strikes and most any other attack, though it is not invincible. He has never bothered to learn how to use Hierro, since he does not often face an opponent who can break his armor. As a side-effect of his overreliance on his armor, Maguda's skin burns if exposed to direct sunlight if he is not using Ojos de Dios.
He also has several other abilities that are not traditionally associated with Hollows:
Swordless Armor - Maguda's Zanpakuto manifests as a sheath without a sword, since the 'sword' is spread over his skin, forming a clothlike material that is roughly as strong and as reflective as polished steel.
Reflectivity - When not in his Resurreccion state, Maguda's skin is so reflective as to be blinding, causing acute ocular pain to anyone who can see him when he stands in direct sunlight. this also confers a chance to reflect any noncorporeal energy-based attack (fire, light, wind, or other energy-based attacks) back to the sender. The stronger the attack the worse his chance of reflecting it, and at his current power level he is unable to reflect any attack as strong as or stronger than a Shikai or stronger attack from a Lieutenant or any attack from a Captain.
Weakness - Maguda's skin, having been covered for so long by its reflective armor, is harmed by the slightest exposure to light of any kind. If the armor is broken by an attack (entering his Resurreccion state doesn't count, as the armor merely changes shape) the area of skin exposed will immediately burst into flame unless the fight is in absolute darkness.
Constant Copy - One distinct downside of Maguda's Resurreccion is a voodoo-like effect: His Resurreccion constantly copies the appearance of whomever it is targeted at. As a result, any wounds sustained by the target are immediately added to the appearance of the armor. This does not work in reverse, and any wounds Maguda incurs while in his Resurreccion state stay unique to his form. copied wounds do not hurt him, being as it were a part of his body.
Frictionless Material - The armor that coats Maguda's body is semi-frictionless. When traveling he makes no sound unless he wants to and cannot be tracked by any physical means unless he wishes to be tracked. His reiatsu, however, is twice as easy to sense as any other being's, since his entire body is covered by what amounts to a constant-release Kido-type zanpakuto.
Perfect Recall - Maguda has a flawless memory and can instantly quote any words he has ever heard.
Perfect Mimicry - Maguda's voicebox is constructed in such a way that he can alter his vocal patterns to imitate any voice he has ever heard. This does not allow him to reconstruct their vocal cadences (the unique patterns of microvocalization that naturally enter any person's voice) and so is only perfect if he quotes someone, in which case his perfect recall allows him to also duplicate their vocal cadences. Thanks to this ability Maguda is sometimes called upon to give evidence in a judgement against an accused Arrancar in Lase Noches.
Multilingual - Maguda can speak most languages commonly spoken in Seireitei, Hueco Mundo, and Earth.
Combat Weakness - Maguda is more suited to infiltration and assassination than sustained combat. While he can kill almost literally any opponent if he has long enough to study them and find weaknesses, he describes himself as 'piss poor at real-time combat reasoning.' The highest Shinigami rank he would be able to hold his own against in a sustained fight would be a third-seat.
Assassination Expertise - Maguda is an expert assassin. Studying opponents for weaknesses is what takes up most of his combat time, and he rarely if ever fails an assassination. He prefers not to kill if he can help it, being essentially pacifistic by virtue of his age. He will always go for paralyzing/knockout/otherwise disabling attacks if he can, killing only as a last resort. He will kill without pause if ordered to do so, but in combat to repel intruders (for example, during the Las noches invasion) he will either knock opponents out or hit a paralyzing nerve and then drag them outside the walls.
Role-Play Example:
The Captain finally slid to a halt after crashing through a dozen walls, her opponent appearing in front of her in a buzz of Sonido, his waist-length red hair flowing out to one side in the wind generated by his rapid movement. The Captain's Shikai wavered at her side, the air blade sputtering fitfully as her strength waned. "Your name, Shinigami."
The Captain spat out a glob of blood and cocked her head to one side. The latest attack from her opponent had busted one of her eardrums and seriously damaged the other. "What?"
"What is your name, Shinigami? I wish to know the name of the one whom I am about to kill."
The Captain gritted her teeth and charged at the Arrancar. "Die at the hands of Captain Araki Mikotsuwa, Arrancar!"
The Arrancar held up his hand as the air blade soared towards him. "On the whole, I rather think not, Mikotsuwa Araki-san."
The mirror-like material stopped the air blade, which was visible as a thin blue line in the air, as if it were nothing more than a pinprick. The blade glinted as it wavered, then a blue line appeared across Captain Araki's chest, the reflected slice cutting through her shishakusho and into her skin, severing some of the muscles in her chest and ruining her left arm. "It is not I who will die here, Mikotsuwa Araki-san. It is you."
There was a buzz of Sonido and he appeared behind her, his white mask mocking her with its blank expression, his guard down as she swung at his neck. "Incorrect, Araki-san."
As her blade impacted his neck it glowed again and a blue line appeared across the neck of Captain Araki Mikotsuwa. "There is armor there, as well."
As her lifeless corpse fell to the ground it shattered into millions of pieces, quickly followed by the setting itself. Maguda turned to face the white throne of Las Noches and its inhabitant, whose Shikai was only now re-sealing itself. "A weak opponent, Aizen-sama, makes for a weak battle. She would not have earned her Captain's seat were she real. Perhaps a third-seat, maybe less. I could have beaten her even after releasing Ojos de Dios."
Aizen's lips curved upward in something that no-one would ever mistake for a smile. "Whoever said she was not real? Araki Mikotsuwa is your next assassination target, Shivedul."
Maguda bowed to Aizen, acknowledging the command, and disappeared in a buzz of Sonido. as the small plume of dust from his departure cleared, Aizen sat back and mused. Shivedul had completed that illusion's test, and he had meant for it to kill the Arrancar. No Numeros should have survived...
Perhaps he was what was needed.
