Sode no Shirayuki is the name of Rukia's zanpakuto. It literally means "Sleeve of White Snow".
It is considered to be the most beautiful ice-type zanpakuto in the Seireitei.
Command: Mae (Dance)
First Ability: Tsukishiro
Second Ability: Hakuren
Third Ability: Shirafune
The Zanpakuto later rebel against their shinigami owners, due to a spell cast by a strange man named Muramasa.
Living up to its name as the most beautiful ZanpakutÅ in Soul Society, Sode no Shirayuki manifests herself as a beautiful Yuki-onna dressed in white and light blue clothes. She has long, pale blue hair that is clipped at the left side of her head at the front, while on the right it hangs loose and is cut somewhat shorter. She wears a Furisode kimono: The top part of her clothing has long sleeves that reach the ground, and the bottom part is also long and covers her feet. She seems to draw her ZanpakutÅ from the palm of her left hand.
Her manner of speaking is soft and peaceful, but personality-wise, she is cold and somewhat apathetic, unlike Rukia, who is sometimes stern, but kind. Her reason for leaving Rukia is not feeling appreciated and respected by Rukia.
Sode no Shirayuki's abilities:
Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Despite her gentle demeanor, Sode no Shirayuki has shown great swordsmanship skill, great enough to easily push back her former partner Rukia. Fitting with her graceful appearance, her fighting style is swift and fluid with no wasted motion.
Enhanced Speed: Sode no Shirayuki has shown impressive speed, enough to surprise a Flash Step Expert like Ichigo.
High Spiritual Power: Her spiritual pressure was great enough to counter Ichigo while his Bankai was released (though he was holding back).
Ice Form: Sode no Shirayuki has the ability to turn into ice and reform herself.
Ice Generation: Sode no Shirayuki is able to generate ice and cold with a simple gesture of her hand.
Ice Breath: Sode no Shirayuki has the ability to generate ice and cold by blasting it from her mouth.
Sode no Shirayuki at any time can manifest a sword that takes the form of her Shikai release state, which is pure white with a hollow snowflake-like tsuba and a white ribbon forms from the pommel from the end of the handle. With this sword she uses the same abilities that Rukia is commonly seen using when but with greater control.
Some no mai, Tsukishiro (First Dance, White Moon): Sode no Shirayuki calls out the name of the dance while holding her katana upside down. The blade glows and then she makes a slashing motion when her target is in position. When she does this, a large ice circle forms around her intended target which freezes everything that touches it. The circle not only freezes the ground but everything within the circle's influence including anything above it up in the air, creating an extending pillar of light that then freezes all within in the circle. Shortly after being frozen, the victim then shatters along with the ice.
Tsugi no mai, Hakuren (Next Dance, White Ripple): Sode no Shirayuki calls out the name of the dance, and punctures the ground once creating a large ice circle similar to the first dance, then she punctures the ground in front of her four times in a semi circle. They build up and then fires toward the target in a massive, powerful pure-white wave of ice from her katana, in turn encasing the target in a block of ice
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Hello there (Please ignore the newbie avi), I believe we have not met before? My name is Autumn, or I'm called Sunny for my blonde hair. Your name?