Shinji Hirako

Basic Character Info
Name: Shinji Hirako
Age: n/a
Visual Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Ex-Division: 5th division
Appearance:
Shinji has jaw-length blond hair with a straight cut and many of his facial expressions reveal his upper teeth.
He wears a standard Karakura school uniform, though he usually wears a
gray long-coat, shirt and tie, a newsboy cap (though he commonly
forgoes wearing the coat and cap). Shinji appears to have a pierced
round ring in the middle of his tongue. When he was a captain, his hair was very long, reaching down
to the lower part of his back. He wore the standard Shinigami robes
with a standard captain's haori.
Personality:
Shinji is somewhat comical, adding a bit of levity to situations
that are otherwise serious. He has a flippant attitude under normal
circumstances and seems to like annoying his associate, Hiyori Sarugaki,
which usually earns him a slap from one of her sandals. She, in turn,
shows him absolutely no respect and frequently insults and attacks him;
although he is no better, frequently making faces or quick insults at
her expense. He also appears to have a history of referring to cute
girls he meets as his 'first love', complete with a deadpan look on his
face despite the obvious lie (he apparently never did this with Hiyori,
further annoying her). He also apparently enjoys listening to jazz
music, as he had a phonograph that played his vinyl records in his days
as a Captain. Underneath this, though, he is quite perceptive in terms of
regarding other people, and during his time as a captain, was one of
the few people who appeared suspicious of his then-lieutenant Aizen,
and could apparently sense or see through some of his illusions. He
also quickly notes parts of Urahara's personality. Aizen even admitted
to being somewhat intimidated by him. Whenever angered or in combat,
Shinji is fairly calm, serious, and level-headed. During a conversation
with Ukitake, it was implied that he had been a long-running captain.
However, he is not included in Shunsui Kyōraku's list of captains from 100 years before (now 200 years before, because that was said during the Pendulum arc).

Background/RP Sample
Background: Shinji Hirako is the former captain of the 5th Division, preceding his lieutenant Sōsuke Aizen.
He distrusted Aizen from the day they met, and thus made him lieutenant
so he could keep an eye on him. Because Shinji never socialized with
Aizen, however, he was easily deceived by Aizen's actions, culminating
to his conversion into a hollow.
RP Sample: (in due time)

Zanpakuto Information
Name: Sakanade (Counter Stroke)
Release Phrase: Collapse
Element/Family: n/a
Manifestation: n/a
Sealed Zanpakuto: In its sealed form, it resembles a normal katana. The hilt and sheath are red and its guard is shaped like an hour-glass.

Shikai: In its Shikai the pommel becomes a large ring that Shinji uses to spin his sword, which may be related to his Shikai Special Ability.
The ring is attached to a normal sword hilt with the first few inches
of the blade covered by an extension of the hand guard. Sakanade's
blade is straight and slim with the tip ending in a slanted razor-like
edge instead of being tapered to a point. There are five holes along
the swords length.
Shikai Ability:Sakanade's Shikai ability creates an inverted world. The
power is an optical illusion which is caused by the scent the sword
gives off upon its release. It inverts an opponent's sense of
direction. Shinji describes the release technique as something like a
trump card. Up and down, left and right as well as forward and backward
are opposite. It is not just the sense of direction that is changed;
the opponent's eyesight and where they get cut is reversed as well.
Shinji claims that countering the damage from the inverted directions
simply by processing it all within the mind is not possible. No matter
how powerful the opponent even if one is accustomed to fighting in that
particular way, their body will not adapt and will continue to fight by
reflex, which causes it to continuously succumb to the power's effect. The effect of the inverted world can be targeted at a specific opponent, making it ideal for use in group fighting.




Bankai: n/a
Bankai Ability: n/a

Hollow Mask
Name: n/a
Manifestation: n/a
Ability: While wearing the mask, Shinji's Hollow powers supplement his
Shinigami powers, giving him a vast increase in both strength and
speed.






Cero:
Shinji gathers energy that is displayed in a horizontal line at his
fist. He then releases a crimson Cero with an extremely wide arc and
devastating force. The power of the Cero from a distance is powerful
enough to cause grievous injury to an Espada of at least rank six, even
at minimal power.
Enhanced Strength: While wearing his Hollow mask, Shinji has shown that he has greater strength, which he uses to overwhelm Grimmjow.
Enhanced Speed: While wearing his Hollow mask, Shinji has shown that he can move much more quickly, which he uses to overwhelm Grimmjow.




Hollow Mask Appearance: Shinji's Hollow mask strongly resembles a pharaoh's mask, with a short,
flowing hood hanging down the back of his neck. When donning his Hollow
mask, Shinji's sclera turn completely black and his irises become grey.

Techniques
Name: Counter Stroke
State: Shikai
Description: inverts and reverses the enemy's perception of attacks.
Duration and/or cooldown:n/a

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