Basic Information
Name: Yasuo Karukaze
Gender: Male
Age: 362 / 23
Race:Shinigami
Appearance: Yasuo is a tall, lithe man standing at 6'3. He has a lean but muscular body form, fair of skin yet tanned lightly from his days of training under the sun. Since his self-imposed exile from the Soul Society, he has foregone the traditional black Shihakkusho for something of his own taste [As shown in the picture]. His dark brown hair is very long and he keeps it up in a ponytail. He also has numerous scars in various parts of his body, most notably one across his nose. His eyes are dark brown as well.
Affiliation: Rogue [Though he will help those who are good against those who are evil]
Position/Rank: Formerly Lieutenant.
Fears:
- Fear of losing someone close to him.
- Fear of underground/tight spaces (Claustrophobia)
Personality: Yasuo is a bold individual, smart and very cool-headed. He was rash and hot-headed before but time and experience has taught him the virtues of humility and patience. He is quite patient, but he is also quite friendly and enjoyable, though he is not easy to trust someone else nor one keen on keeping someone's company for too long. He is also very bitter and resentful of his past. He is no lightweight to drinking either.
History: Yasuo was the lieutenant of a Squad once when he was a Soul Reaper. And he was a man who was praised by all of his squadmates, as he was the only one in his squad at that time who had powerful wind techniques. There was nothing of importance in his old history, aside from him being arrogant and rash, as a young man should be. His Taicho fell sick one day, and on that day, they were attacked while on patrol. Hollows, big and small, strong and weak, came at them from all sides. Yasuo was tasked with standing by his Captain, who was too sick to defend himself. But, after an hour of no-action, Yasuo got impatient and rushed out to fight alongside his squad members. He left before the battle ended, to check his master.
When they returned, he found their Captain dead, cut down by what was obviously a Wind Technique. The other members of the squad all accused him of killing the Captain and demanded he do the honorable thing by killing himself or letting himself be executed.
But Yasuo would not have it. He was prepared to die for failing his Captain, but he would not die for a crime he did not commit while the criminal ran free. So, with no other choice and a heavy heart, he was forced to kill his squad mates and friends and flee from the Soul Society. Now he wanders in places, with only the wind by his side.
Combat Information
Specialization: Zanjutsu
Qualification: Zanjutsu
Known Techniques:
Dash (Jikkō 実行)
Jump (Tobu 飛ぶ)
Air Slide (Kūki Suberu 空気 滑る)
Air Walk (Kūki Aruku 空気 歩く)
Wakehanasu
Soul Jump (Tamashī Tobu魂 飛ぶ)
Shunpo (瞬歩, Flash Steps)
Idou Senkou
Air Skate
Hōzuri (頬摺, Cheek Stroke)
Hōzan Kenbu (崩山剣舞, Fallen-Mount Sword Dance)
Senmaioroshi (千枚卸, Thousand-Page Wholesale)
Handstand Dash
Hado:
#1. Shō (衝, Thrust)
#4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning)
#11. Tsuzuri Raiden (綴雷電, Bound Lightning)
Bakudo:
#1. Sai (塞, Restrain)
Zanpakuto Information
Name: Kaze Suraisā
Sealed Appearance: A regular Zanpakuto with an ornate hilt and tsuba.
Release Command: N/A [Permanent Shikai]
Shikai Appearance: [As shown in the picture] A Zanpakutou with a 4 ft long blade, it has a very ornate and streamlined tsuba. The blade itself has visible folds within it's blade that give it a rippling watery effect when looked upon, yet it is smooth enough to reflect.
Shikai Power-Ups: Yasuo's speed is greatly increased.
Shikai Techniques/Abilities
- Wind Wall: Yasuo can slash at the ground/air infront of him to create a very dense wall of wind that is capable to blocking/deflecting most projectiles/ranged attacks. However, it is of little use against another person, who can simply walk through it or use a melee attack through it. The wind also puts limitations, as the wall requires the movement of the air around it to form, which disables Yasuo to use this move more than once at a given location. The wall deforms after a few seconds, although it may be kept active for a long time if Yasuo pours small amounts of his reiatsu into it.
- Steel Tempest: Yasuo thrusts his sword forward with a shout of 'Hasagi!', causing the wind around his sword to become dense and fire forward, extending his thrust's range by a few meters. Yasuo can use this very easily, meaning he can consecutively use it if needed.
Additionally Yasuo can slashed upwards from the ground with the same shout to fire a small Tornado in the direction of his slash. The Tornado will travel in the direction of his slash for about 20 meters and it will suck in anyone who gets caught inside and fling them into the air, as well as sucking the air out of their lungs, making them falter to take a breath. It also disrupts movement techniques for a time, so victims cannot use air-walk or related techniques to stabilize themselves after they have been thrown up by the tornado. It does not do much damage, but it is meant to be the set up for his last technique. Yasuo also needs a few seconds to prepare this spell as well, and requires some time after he has used this once.
- Last Breath: If his opponents have been struck and thrown up by the Tornado of his Steel Tempest, Yasuo can follow up by instantly flashing to their position. He will then slash at the target twice, his slashes empowered and extended by the wind, forming an 'X' before slashing them from top to bottom, which will also cause a powerful blast of wind to slam his targets down into the ground. As this is his strongest technique, but uses low amounts or reiatsu, it will tire him and he requires quite a gap between consecutive uses. This move takes advantage of the disarray that is caused by the tornado of his previous technique and is easy to block/dodge without that.
Bankai Status: Not Achieved
Bankai Name:
Bankai Appearance:
Bankai Power-Ups:
Bankai Techniques/Abilities ((Limit of 3 including upgraded Shikai abilities for captains unless one shows great literacy. Veteran Lieutenants and characters that just earned Bankai start with 1 unlocked. The rest must be earned through training))
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Other Information
He always carries his flute as well as a small bamboo-bottle which contains sake.
