Full name of Character: Sanzo Kouryuu
Nickname: Non-existent
Race: Shinigami
Occupation/class: Soutaichou
Social class: Upper-middle class
Age: 740
How old they appear: 23
Eye Color: Violet
Weight and height: 141lbs, 5’10”
Type of body (build): Slender, yet muscular
Distinguishing marks: Crimson chakra on his forehead
Predominant feature: His piercing gaze
Appearance: Reference 1 / Reference 2
Favorite color: Orange
Food: Ramen, tea, pickled radish
Hobbies: Drinking beer and tea, reading newspapers, smoking
Hates: Rain, just about anything he finds annoying, cats, paperwork
Habits: Smoking too much, getting angry or annoyed for no reason, swearing
Greatest Strength: His ability to intimidate others, his power to lead
Greatest Weakness: Loyalty to the Gotei, hardheadedness
Soft spot: Victims of bullying
Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: If you’re being bullied and he sees you, then yes.
If not, how do they hide it: He hides this by being overly hard on everyone else so that they get stronger.
Biggest Vulnerability: His emotions. He doesn’t know how to handle them very well, so they can get the better of him.
Overview: Sanzo is not very open to anyone, and sees even the remotest thing as being annoying. He doesn't like children or animals. He is cold, short tempered, and a rational thinker; most of the time he won't fight unless absolutely necessary. He is most easily annoyed by Ryusei . Most of the time he solves this problem by threatening to punish him, and most of the time firing his gun at him or hitting him with his harisen. He cares a lot for his companions, even if he doesn't show it. While he never admits to it, he is still quick to defend others in need.
Background: Sanzo was born in the Rukongai and abandoned to die in a river, when monks pulled him from the torrent and brought him to live with them. He learned their ways, but was not impressed by the teachings, so he lived his life the way he wanted. When he was still rather young, he was determined to become a Shinigami when surrounded by the immense reiatsu. Leaving his home, Sanzo enrolled in the Academy, and trained himself so that he may one day surpass the shinigami's level that he had felt that day. While studious and at the top of his class, Sanzo started to pick up some of the habits that shaped his personality. Shortly before graduating, he was accepted into the Gotei 13, a seat already chosen for him. He started out in the 11th division and quickly rose through the ranks. After a few centuries of work, he became the Soutaichou.
Type of childhood: Lonely
Most important child hood event that still affects him/her: When he was a child living in the monastery, he watched his caretaker die and was unable to do anything.
Why? This childhood trauma still haunts him and it affects some of his decisions.
Most at ease when: Reading the newspaper enjoying some tea and a cigarette
Most ill at ease when: Sitting in a meeting or in battle
Priorities: Making sure his day is as stress free as possible, reading the daily paper, taking care of problems within the divisions
Philosophies: “ If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet your father, kill your father. Free from everything, you are bound by nothing. Live the life that is given to you. “
How they feel about themselves: Stressed out and over-worked.
Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: Shooting himself in the foot while he was learning to wield his gun.
Drives and motives: Sanzo did not want to become like one of the many in Rukongai who died with no merit or real purpose. He wants to live up to something his late caretaker Koumyou could be proud of. He wants to protect Seireitei just like Koumyou did for him as a child.
Extremely skilled at: Gun fighting, interrogation, reading different languages
Extremely unskilled at: Socializing, expressing emotions other than anger, forgiveness, healing kidou
Good characteristics: Loyal, protective, logical
Character flaws: Emotionally distant, hard-headed, careless, short-tempered, self-centered
Peculiarities: When off duty, Sanzo becomes lazy. He wears bicep-length black gloves which attach by a ring around his middle finger.
Biggest regret: Not being able to save his caretaker from death
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming Soutaichou
Darkest secret: He actually doesn’t hate cats as much as he protests
One word they would use to describe themselves: Pissed off.
What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: His ability to hold a gun
The worst one? Why?: Being left-handed
How they think others perceive them: As an a*****e
What four things would they most like to change about themselves: The fact that he’s left-handed, his inability to express himself, his extremely short fuse, his addiction to nicotine (though he will never admit this)
How do they relate to others: Not well, or at all. He generally keeps himself guarded.
How are they perceived by strangers: An a*****e
Friends: Unneeded
Wife/husband/lover: None
How do they react in a crisis: Calmly with a sense of extreme annoyance.
How do they face problems: Shoot first, ask questions later, and then shoot some more
Kind of problems they usually run into: Bickering between divisions
How they react to new problems: Depending on the importance of the problem, he generally takes it with a grain of salt.
How they react to change: He takes it in stride unless it pisses him off.
What do they do too much of, why: Smoking; it relieves him of his worries.
Most prized possession, why: Smith & Wesson handgun that has been modified. Using both old and new technologies, 12th Division was able to fuse Hollow reiatsu with the bullets in his pistol. The bullets only harm Hollows, firing their own energy against them. This particular weapon is one of a kind, and Sanzo happens to have the only one.
People they secretly admire, why: No one yet.
Person they are most influenced by, why His late ‘father’ Koumyou. Other than that, Sanzo has not met anyone so far that has gotten close enough to influence him.
Zanpakuto name: Megami
Zanpakuto sealed Appearance:
Shikai Appearance: In this form, Megami glows a brilliant white, emitting reiatsu in the shape of feathers.
Shikai Release Command: Jihibukai Megami (Merciful Goddess) Release command is "raise them to the heavens"
Shikai Abilities: In Megami's merciful stage, the blades are filled with holy energy, when cut, the wounds become exceedingly painful to shinigami, and to a Hollow, its effects are ten times worse.
Bankai Appearance: In this form, Megami is covered in flames, licking the edges.
Bankai Release Command: Mujihi Megami (Merciless Goddess) Release command is "drag them to the pits of hell"
Bankai Abilities: The atmosphere around his opponent becomes hot, almost unbearably so, and their movements become labored, almost as if walking through magma. They experience the pains of being burned alive, Sanzo's reiatsu making them feel as if their skin was melting, their lungs filling with smoke, leading to eventual death. (The severity of which will be decided by the roll of the dice. 1-50 being less severe, 60-80 being the most severe, 90-100 possibly ending in death. The role of the dice will be determined by the opponent.)
