Hikari Rei - Squad 11

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Name: Hikari Rei

Race:

Shinigami

Squad:

11

High Concept Aspect: “You can't judge a book by its cover.”
Rei’s character is often misinterpreted by others due to her appearance masking her true personality. Though Rei attempts to prove people otherwise, she struggles to accomplish this due to her lack of experience with people skills.

Trouble Aspect: “Curiosity killed more than one cat.”
Rei possesses an easily intrigued mind, which subsequently leads her to face troublesome outcomes as a result. Those around Rei are often dragged to face such outcomes along with her (though this is unintended by Rei) and when hurt, Rei perceives this to be a result of her inadequacy to protect innocent victims.

Appearance:
Often chided by her seniors for her lack of “proper clothing”, Rei prefers to adorn her wardrobe with rather revealing but light-weighted garments which she argues “won’t drag me down in a fight”. She is often seen wearing a black bikini top, matching shorts and knee-high boots, as well as a long black coat. Her scars, however, are more notable as a result of her “bold” fashion sense. Arguably her most prominent feature, other than her mismatched eyes (her left one being blue and her right being purple), is the massive scar across her abdomen. She also bears the birthmark “0169” at the nape of her neck. (This is explained further in the biography.) Her hair is almost always tied in twin-tails, one much longer than the other. On special occasions, she wears her Shinigami uniform.

Personality:
Though many tend to see Rei as the “silent type” with a stoic expression, she is in fact simply shy and has troubles expressing her true feelings - too much trouble in fact. Her supposedly cold demeanour often hides her concern for her close associates. She is always trying to be kinder to those around her and struggles to make friends. She has a complex about her small bust size.

Character Relations

Personal Effects: A spare set of clothes, tightly folded into a small pouch inside her coat.

Essential Equipment: Survival food pills (which diminish hunger as well as provide sufficient nutrients needed by the body to function), bottle of water, small and portable first-aid kit as well as a switchblade.

Unique Items: A silver ring on her middle finger (left hand) engraved with the word “Hikari” - is a memento of her deceased brother.

Your Stories

Background: Where Did You Come From?
Prior to awakening in Soul Society, Rei was forced to partake in a human experiment since birth. Her real name is unknown – she was simply referred to as “0169”. Dying at the age 17 as a result of drug overdose, Rei physically cannot mature beyond this age due to her strong emotional attachment to her past life (possibly resentment though this is never specified). Though she has no recollection of it, her strange birthmark often leads her to question her past in the Human World.

Born in District 52 of West Rukongai alongside her older brother of 5 years, Rei grew up experiencing the harsh difference between those living an elite lifestyle compared to those in the slums (as living standards in Rukongai decline sharply beyond the 50th district). Despite the fact that Rei and her brother would struggle to obtain their basic needs at times, especially due to Rei’s hunger as a result of her high spiritual power, Rei held no distaste towards her life. Though her “cold” demeanour, which she possessed even as a child, was hard to approach, Rei grew up appreciating the comfort of her older brother’s presence.

Aspect: “So long as I have you, nothing else matters.”

Rising Conflict: What Shaped You?
Rei’s first encounter with a hollow on the outskirts of the District 64 was a careless one – just the slightest stumble upon a hungry Hollow was enough for the monster to bare its sharp fangs at Rei. Her brother’s subsequent death, a noble sacrifice in exchange for her safety but soon followed by a gruesome death, was what strongly encouraged her to become a Shinigami. The obvious scar on Rei’s abdomen serves as a reminder of her past, of her brother’s death and of her powerlessness. Rei deeply regrets her inability to have saved her brother, and blames herself for the outcome of the event.

Aspect: “A chip on the shoulder… and had I only been stronger to remove it.”

The Story: What Was Your First Adventure?
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Zanpakutō Information

Sealed Form

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Zanpakutō Spirit

Zanpakutō Spirit High Concept: “I’ll protect you no matter what.”

Spirit Appearance:
Akahime has no true human form (more explained in Bankai) and his appearance is but a reflection of Rei’s memory of her real older brother. He therefore bears a striking resemblance to Rei, with medium-length sleek black hair and amethyst coloured irises. When in his human form, he possesses a toned but slim body and likes to wear a black military uniform.

Spirit Personality:
Contrary to his name, Akahime is neither “red” nor a “princess”. As a result, he is often teased for this, with much thanks to his counterpart’s poor naming skills. But given his carefree and almost lazy attitude, he tends to pay no heed to such comments. Or at least he tries not to. Beneath his nonchalant behaviour, Akahime is very protective of Rei and shares a brother-sisterly bond with her. He also bears a deep hatred for Hollows (as he is a mirror of Rei’s true self) and will not hesitate to eliminate a single one.

Shikai

Shikai Name:
Shikai Aspect: "The bigger they are, the harder they fall."
Shikai Release Phrase: “Devour, Akahime."
Shikai Appearance:

Akahime grows into a large, crimson death scythe with a smaller blade at the tail of a long chain. Rei prefers to wield Akahime for close combat as she is very flexible and has best control of her attacks and defenses when her weaponry is within a close proximity to her body. However, the long chains that wind along her arms allow her to extend her reach if necessarily (for example, for long range attacks). Despite its heavy weight, Rei’s small build places a moderate balance on her speed.

Shikai Powers: Provides immense physical damage to opponent and is capable of breaking some barriers (depending on its strength) with its sheer power. When both blades are used (the large scythe and the small knife) simultaneously together and are synchronized to aim at the same target at the same time, the electrostatic repulsion between their metallic surfaces create a moderate to immense knock back on the opponent - this depends on how much spiritual power is applied.

Bankai

Bankai Name:
Bankai Aspect: "When it rains, it pours."
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Bankai Appearance:

Upon her Bankai release, Rei’s eyes are no longer mismatched and are instead both purple. The second indication of her use of Bankai is the physical disappearance of her Zanpakuto. This is as, in their Bankai form, Akahime materialises as Rei’s blood – this is why Akahime has no true physical form and may shape shift his human appearance if desired (though he would rather not as he finds it too troublesome). However, Rei must first draw her blood before initiating any kind of Bankai-based skill, for example, by cutting or sharply bitting her skin.

Bankai Powers:

Rei's control over her Bankai powers is telepathic. Given it is her own blood, she can manipulate its shape, size (this varies depending on the volume of blood drawn; the greater it is stretched, the thinner it becomes) and movements according to her will. She may also choose to crystallise or liquefy her blood.

However, this is also why Rei cannot maintain Bankai for a long period of time. There is a limit as to how much blood she can use as she will, like any other being, grow weak with increasing blood loss – death is a possible outcome. Akahime is also aware of this and thus withdraw from his Bankai form in order to fend Rei from self-destruction.

Specific skills:
- Togainu no Chi; Rei manifests a dark red hound with her blood as an aid her battle. Is often use as a diversion.

Inner World:  

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Other Skills

Skills: [Total 30 points]

Superb [+5] Bladed weapons, Athletics
Great [+4] Alertness, Might
Good [+3] Endurance, Discipline
Fair [+2] Stealth, Investigation
Average [+1] Survival, Lore

Stunts:

Kido Known

Bakudo

Hado

Chiyudo


Shunpo

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Character Advancement

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