IC Information | Application
Out of Character Information
player name: Ri
player livejournal: marika_ikeda
playing here: Roy & Sai
where did you find us? rpsecrets, over a year ago
are you 16 years of age or older?: almost twice that!
In Character Information
character name: Ichigo Kurosaki
Fandom: BLEACH
Timeline: Chapter 421, page 23
character's age: about 16 (You'd never know by looking at him :/ Kid is WAY too ripped for a 16 year old.)
powers, skills, pets and equipment: First and foremost, because of where he is from, there WILL be Mist augmentation for him, which I’ll explain that at the end. In the past, I’ve written this in paragraph and list form, but because I always have to be a pain in the proverbial ass, I’m gonna do something new this time around: TABLES! This might get a little hairy and for that I apologize.
Basic Equipment
Red strap
The red strappy thing that somehow holds the giant cleaver that is Zangetsu on his back without breaking. Bears a resemblance to the Shinto Shimenawa which is believed to act as a ward against evil spirits.
Shihakusho
General shinigami attire consisting of kimono, hakama, waraji, tabi. In Bankai, his shihakusho changes to a fitted coat with a flared bottom and ragged edges. How much of the coat there is is an indicator of how much reiatsu he has left.
Zanpakuto: Zangetsu / Tensa Zangetsu
Normally appears as a giant cleaver with no real hilt, just a wrapped tang. The cloth that wraps the tang lengthens and conceals the entire blade, and can be used for just about everything, from makeshift bandages in a hurry to a "chain" which turns the sword into a giant flail. In Bankai, it becomes an insanely long katana-like sword with a manji-shaped guard and a black chain dangling from the hilt with a broken link at the end.
Basic Abilities/Powers
For anything marked with a ** please see the notes following the table.
Fighting skills
Ichigo's been trained in the martial arts since he was a child, and when he wasn't doing that, he was (unbeknownst to him) being 'trained' by his father who is the world's most loving and caring daddy... and has the strangest way of showing it. Physically speaking, he's in peak condition and is not afraid to use his skills to stand up for those who can't defend themselves for whatever reason.
Strength
Without his Shinigami augmentation, Ichigo is still quite strong, owed to the fact that he's been training for how long in martial arts and Daddy Attacks. With his Shinigami augmentation... he’s that character in a fighting game that you never want to play against because they’ll kick your ass in seconds.
Intelligence
Yes, you heard right. He has a brain! And he uses it, though sometimes it really doesn't seem like it. He's usually near the top of his class in terms of grades (and he keeps them up even while running around town as a Shinigami), and he's able to come up with his own tactical and defensive concepts as well as plan and adjust for attacks on the fly during combat.
Reiatsu**
>9000. NO sense-able reiatsu. He's now something of a conglomeration of his Hollow and his Shinigami, which means his reiatsu has more than likely increased beyond people’s ability to sense it.
Swordsmanship**
He was taught a little by Urahara, but the majority of it comes from the idea of "if they hit me, they'll kill me, so get them first". He learns it by doing, not by instruction.
Shunpo
A technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The fewer steps taken to cover the same amount of ground, the faster one is and the harder it is to follow their movement. How he learned it is unknown, but most likely through his own experimentation. He's rather good with it, able to keep up with stronger Shinigami, but he's no Byakuya or Yoruichi.
Shikai: Zangetsu
Because Zangetsu is a constant release type, there is no command to enter its shikai state. All zanpakuto have some sort of ability in this state and Zangetsu is no exception. Its signature shikai ability is the Getsuga Tensho which releases a highly concentrated slash of reiatsu in either a crescent moon shape or a wave. It's also the only ability Ichigo has, but he's grown rather adept at utilizing it, using it for everything from blocking incoming blasts of reiatsu to offensive attack.
Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu
Unlike other zanpakuto who get bigger and flashier when their bankai form is released, Tensa Zangetsu shrinks. This compression of reiatsu allows him to remain in his bankai state for longer because it uses less energy to maintain. It also enhances both his strength and speed as well as his reiatsu itself which is reflected in the strengthened Getsuga Tensho.
**Reiatsu Note**
- Ichigo has no sense-able reiatsu because his Hollow and Zangetsu, which were separate up until it was all somewhat explained in Chapters 410, 411, and 420, merged together and then merged with him, which more or less doubled the already insane amount of reiatsu he had previously. Think Kenpachi without his eyepatch.
**Swordsmanship Note**
- I included it further down, in the section labeled “important development and/or events in your previous game”, but I’m going to state it again here. While Ichigo’s swordsmanship ability is generally something picked up throughout his various battles, he began to take part in training with Isley to refine his skills and maybe attempt to learn something a little more... solid.
AND SO!
All of this brings us to the Mist augmentations I mentioned at the beginning.
Ichigo is taken from Chapter 421, page 23. This is immediately AFTER using Mugetsu, the final Getsuga Tensho. This means he has essentially lost his Shinigami powers.
But while my entire decision to update him was based upon wanting to just get rid of the problems created by having the Hollow, it kind of left me in a bind because there were two options: either he ends up being a bigger cheat than God with his only weakness being an eraser or he is Average Joe. Since it’s more fun to not have Average Joe -especially in a city where things can crawl out of the mist and EAT YOU- the Mist is going to do a little... restorative surgery.
He won’t have his Hollow as a separate entity, nor will he have its abilities (Dying? It’s now like yoga. It kills.). He won’t have sense-able reiatsu because he approved the Hollow/Zangetsu merger, so it’s still >9000. He won’t be able to use Mugetsu... because the thing about “final” techniques is that they can only be used once. He won’t be able to destroy the scenery with a swing of his sword.
He will, however, be back in possession of the Shinigami powers he had previously. The abilities of the Hollow itself are no more, instead translated into maintaining his Shinigami abilities, which he IS technically losing, just at an incredibly slow rate. It’s like Ukitake’s long life with TB that technically should have killed him by now. Because of the snail’s pace maintenance, he’s now kind of stuck in his Mugetsu/bankai form until he figures out how to consciously lower it enough so that he can maintain his abilities without looking like he belongs in an '80s hair band (which is why his Shikai and general equipment is still listed).
He will also hate me forever because being stuck in that form means he’s in possession of the mullet from hell. Are there any hairdressers in Anatole? Or at least anyone good with braiding?
canon history: Canon History as it pertains to Ichigo. Nothing that contains "(anime only)", and ending with the sentence “The darkness dissipates as Ichigo touches down on the ground as the blue bands covering his face begin to crack and peel off.” in the section entitled "Fake Karakura Town Arc".
Before Rukia, Ichigo's life was similar to that of any other Japanese teenager with one teeny tiny difference: he could see and converse with ghosts. Not in the spiritual medium way, but in the "Sixth Sense" way that he saw them as clearly as he saw anybody else. That ability culminated in the death of his mother, and turned Ichigo from a sweet momma's boy into a secretly sweet momma's boy hidden beneath a tough guy image.
And then he met Rukia... and shoved her sword through his chest in a move that technically should have killed him but instead had him sapping her Shinigami powers dry and taking them for himself.
For a while, he was essentially her stand-in, taking out the enemy in her place and helping to make his hometown a better place for mankind and spiritkind alike. This didn't escape notice from the mothership, though, and it wasn't long before two Shinigami were dispatched to bring Rukia in. He tried to intervene, was run through twice, and left for dead on the premise that even if he survived, he would no longer have any sort of spiritual power.
Yeah, they were wrong.
After an insanely intensive "training" regime with Urahara in a massive how-does-this-fit-down-here chamber beneath his rinky-dink shop, Ichigo had his powers back and was on his way with a small army of four others to Soul Society: Home of the Shinigami in order to save Rukia from the clutches of Certain Death.
While there, he stormed the Seireitei, beat up some of the Shinigami Captains, was beat up by the same Captains, achieved Bankai, broke every bone in his body using said Bankai, started to Hollowfy for the first time, saved the girl, made new friends, and still lost the war because the Big Bad escaped by using a Hollow tractor beam. He hung around Soul Society with his new pals for a while until everyone was patched up, then went home . . . and left behind the girl he rushed into Soul Society to save.
But it was okay, because they were done trying to execute her.
Soon after he got home, he encountered Shinji who tried to recruit him for the Visored Army, but he didn't trust them because their 401K and pension plans left a lot to be desired and thus turned them down. Around that same time, Ulquiorra and Yammy showed up to check out Ichigo and because Yammy got hungry, Ichigo's friends got involved, and then he showed up and was beaten like an orangeheaded stepchild. More of their buddies show up later, and Ichigo was eventually pounded into the pavement by Grimmjow.
Ichigo decided that he needed help. Getting tossed around in battle like a ragdoll was all well and good, but it hurt and was a little counterproductive, so he sought out Shinji and the Visoreds to demand training. Needless to say, they take him and forcibly train him, first on the NordicTrack and then in actually using his little gift from Urahara: his inner Hollow who showed up once before in Soul Society. The result left him looking like an albino Godzilla on steroids, but he could control it.
When Grimmjow and crew came back, Ichigo STILL got pounded.
Apparently Orihime couldn't take it anymore and went with the enemy thinking she'd be more useful to her friends if she were with them for some reason, and when Ichigo found out, he was very much not happy. He tried to get the Shinigami to help, but they essentially disowned him... so he got a crew of two others together and they stormed Hueco Mundo: Home of Aizen and Friends.
There they met a snot-nosed brat, a giant tapeworm, a tiki mask with arms and legs, and Pesche (there is no other way to describe him). They also met up with Rukia and Renji who had snuck out with Byakuya's help and they all attempted to get into Las Noches.
Many fights later, Ichigo encountered Ulquiorra who told him that Rukia was dead, then showed him that he was Number 4, poked him in the chest, and ran off going Neener neener neener~!
Grimmjow, who wasn't content with his earlier victory, showed up to fight Ichigo and the two of them went at it... until Nnoitra appeared and tagged Grimmy out with his big double-bladed stick. Nnoitra and Ichigo fought for a while, then Ichigo was knocked down, and the snot-nosed brat turned into a hot, busty centaur and was going to finish it, but turned back into the snot-nosed brat before she could be useful. And then Kenpachi walked in and took over so Ichigo could go find Orihime, who started the whole mess by running away with Ulquiorra.
Ichigo eventually found Ulquiorra, who was probably torturing Orihime with his bad mime skills, and they fought. It ended -sort of- when Ulquiorra had to go into his SuperSecretSecondReleaseThatNobodyKnowsAboutCheatMode and blew a hole through Ichigo right in front of Ishida and Orihime who showed up to check out what was happening.
Ishida lost an arm.
Orihime did the only thing she was capable of doing by this point because of the botch job done to her character and bawled, begging the slightly dead Ichigo to save her because she had phenomenal cosmic powers but didn't want that itty bitty living space and thus refused to use them.
And lo and behold, Ichigo turned into a Wannabe Minotaur and mauled Ulquiorra. Then he fed Zangetsu to Ishida. And mauled Ulquiorra some more. He managed to come back to his senses though, and had no clue what he'd just done. In fact, he even commented on the fact that "Wasn't there a hole in my chest?" because he understood what was going on about as much as the reader did. After he bawled about not wanting to win by using his SuperSpecialAwesomeShonenHeroCheatModeThatOnlyGetsStrongerAsTheSeriesGoesOnUntilHe'sSoOver9000He'sPushing900000000 and Ulquiorra turned to ash grateful to not have to deal with the insanity anymore, Ichigo went to go fight Yammy because the other characters needed to get their obligatory panels in before the pay week was up. He didn't get to do much before Byakuya and Kenpachi arrived and threw him out by telling him to shut up, put on his man panties, and go home because Aizen wanted to trash his world so he'd better go protect it.
He jumped into the Garganta to leave Hueco Mundo with Unohana, who kissed his ass with "Oh! You're the only one who can beat Aizen!" and didn't believe him when Ichigo pieced together his own power gauge. She patched up what Inoue hadn't and he proceeded to show up and fail to make a sneak attack on Aizen.
And Momo was run through. And Hitsugaya was hacked up. And a lot of others were taken down, but not out because that would leave Kubo with fewer characters for the reader to get confused with. And Daddy showed up.
Ichigo fought Gin, who did a pretty good job at thrashing him, and revealed that Ichigo was too afraid to stand against Aizen. Then Aizen and Gin went to go to the REAL Karakura which was inside Soul Society and take out some lives.
Daddy took Ichigo and together they went through the Dangai where Daddy set up a hyperbolic time chamber so that Ichigo could train and force Zangetsu to reveal the final Getsuga Tensho. Which he did, but it took a while... sort of. Fortunately, DBZ had already worked out the time chamber's kinks and so only an hour passed in the real world, while in the Dangai, Ichigo was training for about 2000 hours (about 3 months).
When he came out of that, he looked the part. According to Keigo, he looked taller, though it might have just been that his hair was longer. And he got laughed at by Aizen who basically called him a moron for throwing his reiatsu away. Yes, you heard right. Ichigo couldn't be sensed by Aizen. Even Tatsuki said she couldn't sense him, though she COULD sense Aizen.
That little mention means that his SuperSpecialAwesomeShonenHeroCheatModeThatOnlyGetsStrongerAsTheSeriesGoesOnUntilHe'sSoOver9000He'sPushing900000000 was no longer the strongest move in the book. In fact, he went from being A Few Steps Below God to being Kubo’s Little Midlife Crisis. Not exactly a pretty picture, but at least he wasn't drowning in leather like Pesche's seiyuu's midlife crisis?
Then the fight between Ichigo and Aizen started when Ichigo grabbed him by the face and forcibly changed locations. They swung their swords, Aizen attacking, Ichigo defending, and mountains crumbled. Literally. And then we found out that it's Ichigo's sword that was breaking the place. And Aizen was all OMGWTFBBQ? And then Ichigo was all "I'mma gonna show you my move that we kinda pulled out of our collective asses! Uh... I mean, the final Getsuga Tensho!"
And he started to smoke. And then BOOM!
He got some armor plating, a Mortal Kombat-esque Sub Zero style mask, a physique that would make a lot of men jealous (though he still has those stupidly dainty ankles Kubo wtf he can’t walk on those... and is it just me or do his legs look WAY too long?), AND A MULLET! Apparently in Bleach, your level of power seems to have direct correlation to the length of your hair. When did this become a Bible story? I do not remember there being a Samson and Delilah in here :|
ANYWAY!
He got his new duds and then used AssPull... er, Mugetsu, and SOMETHING happened, but we don’t know what because apparently it was too hot to be shown in any explainable manner on tv (or in the manga). We don’t even get one of these while we wait! For all we know, Ichigo could have done a striptease or just poked him.
But whatever it was, it happened. And before he actually has a chance to know if he actually made a dent in Butterflaizen or not, he’s whisked off to a magical world where elves eat you, mist fucks with you, and Doors only go one way.
personality: Ichigo's entire being revolves around protecting others. He wanted to protect his family, so he ran himself through and became a Shinigami. He wanted to protect his friends so he jumped headfirst into danger and charged into two separate worlds with an army of five at most. He wanted to protect his town so he blindly jumped through an experimental Garganta that very possibly might not have entirely stable to get back in time. He wanted to protect that little girl along the river and rushed down to the water's edge... but he couldn't protect his mother when she went after him. Because of that, Ichigo also has a guilt complex.
Yes, Grand Fisher is no more, and yes, Ichigo knows that he wasn't the one who ultimately killed her, but he still sees her death as a failure and strives to protect others like he was unable to do for her.
Stubborn, hot-headed, short-tempered, and impulsive, though also caring and compassionate, he's a lively kid but can be serious and even downright depressed at others. It isn't the norm, though. Usually when his mood changes, there's something big causing it, and the moment he's over that hurdle, he's back on track as his usual self. He's generally seen with a scowl in place, but it's part of the tough guy image he's worked hard to acquire and perfect, and doesn't reflect what he's really like.
He doesn't buy into the popular crowd. In fact, he doesn't care what someone is, he cares who someone is. His closest friends are pulled from the ranks of the "odd" kids, from the freakishly tall gentle giant Chad and the standoffish sewing machine Ishida to the quirky and bubbly Orihime and the dead-and-loving-it Rukia, even Keigo and Mizuiro. And when he considers someone a friend, they immediately fall into the category of "people I want to protect". He doesn't really discriminate at all, and even if the person happens to be an enemy, he tries to see the reason behind why they would do whatever it is they're doing. This does NOT apply to actual battle times, though.
In battle, nicety goes out the window. If his friends are injured, he will go for blood and exact revenge on their behalf. The closest thing his personality can be likened to in these times is "an eye for an eye". He will trash-talk an opponent if that opponent displays any behavior that Ichigo sees as deplorable, and will fight for all that he's worth, however, he draws the line at cheating. If a fight can't be fought in a fair and legitimate manner, he wants no part of it. He'd even refused aid from his inner Hollow because it would tip the scales unfairly in his favor. If he's going to lose, then he wants to lose by his own power and if he's going to win, he won't accept aid that will be seen as an unfair advantage.
There are times when he falters, though. If he loses a major battle, he has a tendency to fall into a depression and self-loathing (usually stemming from his guilt complex because he failed in protecting whoever it was he was trying to help) and his performance suffers. In those times, it takes a strong push to get him back on track, but it can be done.
He fails hard when it comes to remembering names and faces, is incredibly shy and a little uncomfortable when it comes to sexual situations and scantily clad or naked women, and really doesn't have much love for authority figures -he refers to them just like he refers to everyone else: by name/nickname. There are no titles with him. He's also incredibly bad with names and faces when it comes to people he isn't familiar with.
And yes, his hair is orange. He insists it's natural.
why do you feel this character would be appropriate to the setting? He worked fine before? Ichigo is the insanely overpowered main character of his series, which has strong supernatural ties and is decidedly shonen in a DragonBall-esque manner: everything is solved by beating up the other guy. He's almost fearless in that he has no qualms about taking on the world and will go out of his way to help others in any way possible. He's seen more 'horror'ish things in his young life than most other characters and still has yet to back down, throwing himself into the fray whenever he can. He's no shrieking violet, this boy.
Previously Played Information
previous game: Scorched
length of time there: Oct. 14, 2010 - Aug. 22, 2011
important development and/or events in your previous game:
- Trained with Isley in swordplay
- Had a little bit of a crush on Jennifer
- Got infected by a hellcat and unleashed a Hollow
- Inherited Red and Blue Odd Jobs from Zack
- Often related to Priscilla about things
- Was trolled by Aizen
notes: Nothing really. He's gotten a little better with actual swordplay?
Writing Samples
Network Post Sample: You want network posts? I got twenty!
Third Person Sample: One, Two
Anything else? There are a few little random stupid things about him to note that really don't fit anywhere else in the app, but are kind of important with him:
1. he has a heavy scar over both shoulders from Renji, one in the middle of his chest over his heart from Rukia's zanpakuto, and two in the middle of his chest from Byakuya. These are only really evident on his human body.
2. he hates fortune-telling, feng shui, psychics, and any other occupation that involves having people pay for things they can't see... most likely because he can see ghosts and spirits.
3. for all intents and purposes, he's still human despite being a Shinigami and despite his lack of body in Anatole, and he considers himself as such.
4. DO NOT EXPECT HIM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIGHT WITH AIZEN! Out of respect for Aizen as an opponent, Ichigo won't be sharing that information. More to the point, he can’t. In exchange for giving his Shinigami powers back, it set up a mental block that isn't coming down anytime soon.