Shiro Crow [Approved, A-1]

Subject: Shiro Crow [Approved, A-1] Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:39 pm

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» Name: Shiro Kigakunai-Crow
» Titles: The Scarred Vizard, Dragon of the East
» Appearance Age: 19
» True Age: 137
» Gender: Male
Affiliation/Rank: Co-Leader of the Crow Clan; Dragon of the East; Lieutenant Colonel of the Combat Division (Vizard Corps)

» Appearance Picture:

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» Personality:
To summarize Shiro's personality, he is a very solemn individual who also happens to have a bit of a lighter side, depending on the occasion. Now, on to specifics. Overall, Shiro is usually very quiet as he is a man who prefers to only speak when spoken to. This personality trait tends to be very apparent when it comes to interactions between Shiro and other people, as he will usually only speak in short sentences, and would much prefer sticking to one-word replies than delving any deeper into a conversation. Even if they are his superiors, Shiro is very likely to try and talk the least amount that is possible. Even in dire situations where his own life is on the line, he is more likely to stay quiet than yell out or anything along those lines. It should be noted, however, that when he gets angry or upset, he will begin speaking more and louder, such as when one of his friends or allies is in danger in front of him.

Going off of his extreme quietness, Shiro is a very, very calm individual. He has been known to shrug off minor inconveniences, and very rarely reacts negatively, or positively for that matter, to news or events he is caught up or interested in. This aids him in combat, as when other people are freaking out or getting extremely upset or annoyed, Shiro is there standing calmly, and as such is able to devise a battle strategy with little worry. However, he, like all individuals, has a breaking point, granted his is much more difficult to reach than that of most people. The primary way to reach his point of boiling over is to attack one of his friends in front of him, as he is a natural protector, and never wants his allies to get injured. Once this point is reached, Shiro is very likely to go off the deep end in order to try and assist and protect his allies and friends from any and all danger. While many would consider this a weakness, Shiro prefers to think of it as a strength: the strength to help his friends no matter what happens.

Shiro is also a rather serious person, in both personality and speech. While he may not talk much, when he does he always has something very important to say and should thus be taken very seriously at all times. This especially transitions to how Shiro acts and behaves during combat as well, as he is the type to not speak during combat, but if he has allies he usually warns them about various things, as well as provide information regarding their opponent(s), the terrain, or anything along those lines as well. In terms of body language, he is usually prepared for anything and thus takes a loose, yet easily-mobile stance at all times, even when he is in the middle of Soul Society or the Vizard Corps base. This usually means that when major battles, events, or anything along those lines occur, Shiro is one of the first people to the scene, as he would much rather deal with an issue before many of his allies get involved and thus become endangered.

Shiro is a fiercely loyal member and ranking officer of the highly esteemed Vizard Corps. Seeing every single one of his allies as his friends, whether or not he actually knows them well matters not to him for that is just how he is, Shiro is willing to put his life on the line to protect any and every single one of them from any danger they may come across, no matter just how ridiculously outgunned or out manned he may be at some point in time. If Shiro's commander or another high ranking officer was in danger, Shiro would be willing to use his own body as a shield in order to protect them; however, unlike many people, this applies to both his subordinates and his fellow officers as well, no matter what division they work in. This also seems to apply to the Thirteen Court Guard Squares, as he sees them as just extended family of the Vizard Corps, and thus treats them as such. Shiro has been noted to be one of the most caring and loyal members in all of the Vizard Corps, as well as being the most protective of his allies and others.

Shiro also possesses a truly extraordinary level of sheer willpower. When he is determined to accomplish something, he is willing to go to any lengths (that is, with the exception of committing crimes, unless it has to do with saving allies or friends) to accomplish his goals. However, this doesn't just apply to long term goals. This also happens to apply to 'spur of the moment' goals, or anything he wants to achieve in combat as well. If his goal is to protect his friend from getting hit by an attack, he is completely willing to jump in the way and take the attack himself, even if he knows it would most likely cause major damage to himself. In this sense, Shiro's own willpower and determination is so stunningly great that when his comrades are in danger, he loses all sense of self-preservation in order to help and/or protect them from said danger. No matter what the cost is, he is willing to throw himself into danger's path in order to protect his comrades, his friends, and even random civilians and innocents. Such willpower is also extremely useful in combat, as he is willing to push himself to, and even past his own limits in order to accomplish what he has set out to do. It should also be noted that if he were hit directly by an energy attack for instance, he would push himself past his limits and take the damage, and then still force himself to fight even after something like that happens, and is thus very difficult to actually take down.

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» Zanpakutō Name: Zanbatsu

» Zanpakutō Spirit Appearance:

» Zanpakutō Spirit Personality:

Zanbatsu's appearance says a lot about his personality. He appears to be, essentially, an older Shiro, except without the facial scarring. He is a very mature individual, and just as quiet as Shiro himself is, except he is perhaps a little bit more talkative during conversations between him and his wielder. He is extremely wise, as he seemingly always knows exactly what to say, and when to say it. This leads to him giving Shiro advice both in and out of combat, and as such helps make decisions for and with Shiro. Overall, Zanbatsu is a very intelligent individual as well, always picking up on even subtle hints and consistently noticing what many others may not, as well as just in general being rather smart.

Zanbatsu is also a very kind and caring individual, always worrying about whether or not Shiro is OK or not, and constantly checking up on him during battle. This is probably why he is so willing to lend Shiro his power en masse, as he feels with it Shiro would be much better off, and have a higher chance of surviving all possible conflicts and confrontations. Shiro is very respectful as well, trying to be as calm and collected as possible while also treating Shiro without insult or arrogance. Though he won't hesitate to correct Shiro when he does something wrong, or berate him for doing something stupid and/or foolish, Shiro doesn't actively try to put his wielder down, which is in stark contrast to what his Inner Hollow does and acts.

» Inner World:

Sealed Zanpakutō Appearance: N/A

Sealed Zanpakutō Powers/Skills:

Physical Strength: Shiro has taken it upon himself to specialize in the physical characteristic of sheer strength, very much preferring it over speed. However, that isn't to say he is by any means slow, as Shiro also skillfully uses momentum he gains from his physical speed to enhance the power of his blows tremendously. Though he already has an immense level of strength to be completely honest, and if push comes to shove, he doesn't need the added momentum all that much. Having pushed himself through decades of training, as well as a natural affinity for combat, Shiro has developed a very high level of strength, leaving even many captain-class opponents in the dust when it comes to sheer power. Without even considering the power boost from his Shikai, Shiro truly has a tremendous amount of power he can place behind his attacks, and an example of such would be him being able to crush a Gillian-class Hollow's mask with his bare hands. With his Zanpakutō, however, Shiro can do much more damage; he has displayed enough strength to cleanly slice through multiple skyscrapers from a rather large distance away.

Sonic-Speed Combatant: While Shiro does prefer to specialize in physical strength over speed, he understands the necessity of both, and instead has preferred to be a specialist of both, though speed is clearly on a lower level. Shiro has developed his speed through decades and decades of relentless training in order to become the best that he can be, and as such is indeed very fast and quick on his feet. This is further aided by the physical strength in his legs that he has been building up for over a hundred years as well. Shiro has been noted to be able to outpace captain-class shinigami who happen to be rather fast as well as proficient in shunpo, a testament to how quick this Vizard actually is. Opponents are usually surprised and taken off guard by Shiro's speed, especially after he displays his vast physical strength, making him a dangerous foe indeed, especially for fighters who are very powerful physically, but are also very slow, as he has an advantage over them.

Durability and Defense: Shiro possesses a naturally high level of durability that is greater than many other shinigami and vizards alike. Through relentless and difficult training for over an entire century, Shiro's entire body is covered in calluses, as well as it being just more durable and difficult to damage overall, making it already difficult to injure him. However, that doesn't include many other factors as well. Like many spiritual beings, Shiro has the ability to utilize his spiritual pressure, aka reitsu, for defense. To do this, he passively hardens a layer of it over his entire body, increasing his body's defenses considerably. Considering he possesses an above-captain-class level of energy and reitsu, his hardened layer of spiritual pressure is extremely powerful indeed. This is only further enhanced by the fact that Shiro has a vast amount of additional reitsu from his Inner Hollow, thus improving upon and enhancing his defenses considerably. Shiro is easily capable of catching and tossing aside Cero-level attacks bare handed with little trouble.

Swordsmanship: Shiro is a highly skilled swordsman, being able to best many members of the combat division of the Vizard Corps in the use of the sword rather easily, and even though he is a lieutenant colonel, he possesses enough skill to make even commanders look unskilled in comparison. While Shiro is an adequate fighter will all types of weapons, he specifically specializes in the use of swords, particularly zweihänder-esque weapons. It should be noted that there are strict requirements to enter the Combat Division, especially the higher the rank is, so that right there is a good hint as to how skillful and deadly with a blade Shiro is. However, that's not the only way to measure his skill. The Crow clan is a group of extremely gifted individuals who are all very skillful swordsmen or swordswomen, and not only is Shiro one of the clan's two leaders, but he also holds the rank of Dragon of the North, which can only be held by the best of the best within the clan. Shiro's skill is a result of decades upon decades, even over a century, of relentless and high-level training in order to make himself as strong and skillful as he possibly can, as well as the fact that he is a natural battle genius.

Immense Spiritual Power: Despite holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Vizard Corps, Shiro naturally possesses a truly immense level of spiritual power. As a matter of fact, he makes some of the commanders and colenels, as well as quite a few gotei captains, look tame in comparison. However, it should also be noted that combat division members tend to naturally possess larger amounts of spiritual power than most other people, as it is what they are supposed to specialize in: sheer power. Shiro's unadulterated spiritual pressure is enough to bring normal lieutenant-levels to their knees as well as make it difficult for them to breathe. Those that are enemies effected by Shiro's spiritual pressure tend to feel despair and a sense of hopelessness when confronted by him, which has caused many foes to simply give up before even fighting him. Due to his powers and the way his Shikai and Bankai work and utilize said powers, Shiro has an unnaturally high amount of spiritual energy at his command, making him a formidable foe for even very powerful fighters. It should be noted that he also possesses a high level of skill when it comes to his spiritual pressure as well, being able to focus it into his gaze, and thus bring lieutenant-class fighters to the ground by simply looking at them.

Dragon Eyes: There are specific attributes and abilities that are connected to the highly esteemed Crow Clan, and this happens to be one of them. While many members in the Clan are able to, and usually do, unlock a low-level and basic form of these eyes, Shiro, due to both harsh training as well as possessing a natural affinity for power, and thus these eyes, has not only pushed them farther than the vast majority of Crow Clan members, but has also unlocked a derived ability for them. The primary use, as all Clan members are eventually capable of using, is to give the user a much, much more precise level of vision that allows one to pinpoint specific things, and enhance their vision so much to the point where they can actually see what average people cannot. Shiro's Dragon Eyes have advanced to such a level that he can actually see molecules and even individual atoms, as well as focus his body to move in such a way that he can even cut through a person's molecular bonds, thus destroying them on an atomic and microscopic level. These eyes also allow Shiro to mimic the physical movements of an opponent at an exact speed, thus making it seem as though he is mimicking the intended target instantly, giving him a major advantage in combat. Physical moves can then be copied completely, allowing Shiro to use them some time in the future as well, making them essentially 'copy eyes'. However, despite their strength, these are just the normal Crow Clan eye abilities, and as stated before, Shiro has unlocked a new form of them.

This new form is always active, and is essentially just a list of new abilities for the eyes. The first ability gives Shiro a perfect, three hundred and sixty degree field of vision, even while his eyes are closed, thus making it nearly impossible to sneak up on him. This field of vision is also extremely large; normally it has a diameter of fifty meters, however he can manually extend it to up to two hundred meters, thus giving him a vast range of eyesight. The second ability of these eyes allows Shiro to see through essentially all barriers, including high-level Kidō barriers, and it also let's him see invisible people and objects as well. This allows him to tell the difference between clones and the real target as well, giving him an advantage many people don't usually have against clone-type fighters. These eyes also give Shiro the ability to see the energy within an opponent, and can thus accurately gauge the level of power each individual has, even if they try and suppress their reitsu or power. Though powerful, Shiro's advanced Dragon Eyes do happen to have drawbacks to their usage, with the primary drawback having to due with the amount of strain they place on him. By rapidly using the mimic ability, or keeping his eyesight extended for relatively long amounts of time, Shiro's eyes would quickly begin to cause a few things to occur. First off, they would put strain on his body relative to how much he is using their special abilities, so the longer he uses them, the worse off he is physically and mentally. Second, they also require a good bit of energy to keep using so rapidly, and is thus draining in that way as well. Finally, overuse of these abilities can result in blurred vision, which may not start out too badly, but could eventually lead to Shiro only being able to see vague outlines of objects.

» Release Phrase: N/A, as Shiro's Zanpakutō is constantly in Shikai

» Shikai Appearance:

» Shikai Abilities:

Enhanced Strength: Like all Shinigami and Vizards, Shiro sees a boost in overall power when he has his Shikai form of his Zanpakutō active. However, as he is one of the few people with a constant Shikai, his power is always enhanced. Also, it should be noted that due to his Zanpakutō being a physical-type, and the fact that its strength has developed based on what Shiro himself is good at, this Vizard actually sees a humongous boost in his physical characteristics from his Zanpakutō, including his already-high level of strength. Thanks to his Shikai, Shiro is an extremely powerful physical fighter, capable of cutting straight through a normal Arrancar's Hierro, even when said Hierro is rather powerful, rather easily. He can do the same when it comes to the natural defenses of other species as well, with ease. Also, Kidō barriers have to be extremely powerful in order to slow down this Shiro, and even then they most likely won't stop him in his tracks due to his titanic strength. Shiro has been known to be able to break through even some Bankai-level defenses while in his Shikai form as well, due to his terrific physical strength.

Enhanced Speed: Despite preferring strength over speed any day of the week, Shiro's Shikai Zanpakutō still enhances his physical speed tremendously, to the point where occasionally he can confuse an opponent simply by moving as he instead seems to be using shunpo when not actually using it. On that note, Shiro's shunpo also increases in overall speed extremely as well, allowing him to generate well over twenty temporary 'speed clones' at once rather easily, making him a dangerous individual to try and go up against without being a speed specialist. With the very high increase in speed, Shiro is able to build up even more momentum for his attacks, so when he swings his sword he is very likely to do tremendous damage, even without considering his base level of strength while in Shikai. This also means he can dodge much more than he normally could, making him rather difficult to hit as well. If a Quincy were to fire a barrage of arrows at him, he is likely to come out unscathed, even if the Quincy fired arrows numbering in the hundreds, or even thousands. He is also likely to dodge even extremely quick attacks, especially because Shiro prefers to just barely dodge enemy attacks in order to maintain energy and thus sustain himself for longer.

Enhanced Durability: Thanks to the overall power boost from his Shikai, Shiro's base durability is increased by quite a bit, making it even more difficult to injure him than normal. In comparison, Shiro is as difficult to cut as an Arrancar with a Hierro is, and that is not even considering his layer of spiritual pressure that covers his body. Due to the extreme increase in Shiro's spiritual power, and thus spiritual pressure, his reitsu defenses are increased tremendously as well, furthering his durability by quite a bit. Even power-based fighters would have a difficult time even scratching him, even with very sharp weapons, especially considering Shiro has been known to catch his enemy's weapon barehanded in order to give him extra time to strike his opponent. This applies to energy-based attacks as well, as his 'reitsu armor' and base durability allows him to block and even repel even some moderate-level energy techniques and attacks sent towards Shiro.

Enhanced Spiritual Power: Considering Shiro normally has an amount of spiritual power that surpasses even captain-level fighters, it should come as no surprise that when his Zanpakutō is in its Shikai form (aka all the time), his spiritual power is increased enormously, dwarfing that of a captain-class shinigami or vizard. Also, Shiro already has an unnaturally high amount of spiritual energy, especially considering his powers require such a vast amount of energy, and so with his exponential increase in power that comes along with his initial Zanpakutō release, he can be considered to be that much more powerful. A side effect of having even more spiritual energy is a further increase in his spiritual pressure as well, which as stated previously, means the defensive layer of reitsu on his body is made that much more powerful. Also, this means even more powerful adversaries can be tremendously effected by his spiritual pressure, giving him the ability to bring even some captain-class fighters to their knees just by being near them, as well as making it nigh-impossible for them to speak.

Pressure Waves (Atsuryoku Taihō): This is the signature, as well as singular, technique Shiro has access to while his Zanpakutō is in its Shikai release stage. As the 'Pressure Vizard', it makes sense that his only specific power has to do with pressure. Alright, let us break this ability down now. To start, this ability begins by Shiro concentrating a mass amount of energy in his body and then forcing it into his Zanpakutō, similar to Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsguga Tenshou, especially considering what the energy looks like when it leaves his weapon. This energy that Shiro amasses within his Zanpakutō changes the color of said Zanpakutō from its normal coloring to a very brilliant and bright red, though this only remains like this for a moment. In one quick motion, Shiro can then swing his Zanpakutō, releasing a very large, as well as explosively powerful, wave of pure energy that rips through even very powerful defenses, spiritual or otherwise. As a matter of fact, so much energy is released that Shiro is able to destroy a relatively moderate portion of a town with a single use of this ability, making it terrifyingly powerful. However, to separate this ability from Ichigo's, as well as make it a tad bit less generic, Atsuryoku Taihō possesses another special trait that does, in fact, make it even more dangerous. Essentially, the area around the energy used to fuel this technique has its overall 'pressure' increased tremendously, which allows Shiro to crush the areas surrounding the remains of what the energy itself came into contact with. This means that even when opponents attempt to dodge these waves, they can still be impacted with an invisible, yet extremely powerful, blast of pressure, which can either send them flying if they are only slightly hit by it, or cause tremendous blunt force trauma all over their entire body if they aren't far enough away. Also, when using this ability, Shiro usually yells out the name of the technique (Atsuryoku Taihō).

» Bankai Appearance:

» Bankai Abilities:

Immense Physical Strength: By activating his Bankai, Shiro unlocks much more of his latent power to be used in combat, and the vast majority of this power is a physical strength boost of untold levels. As a matter of fact, his new level of strength easily dwarfs that of his previous form, making him extremely powerful indeed. Shiro is able to swing his Zanpakutō with crippling power, allowing him to shatter even some of the strongest of defenses with a simple slashing motion. Even if he only holds his Zanpakutō with a single hand, he is able to put enough force behind his swings that even an Arrancar with Ressureccion activated would be eviscerated, as Shiro can tear straight through even Ressureccion-level Hierro with relative ease. Shiro's strength while in Bankai allows him to fend off and even overwhelm multiple captain-class opponents without him breaking a sweat, something many other Vizards need their special Bankai abilities to do, or come near to. Though not a hakuda fighter, Shiro's physical strength alone makes him extremely dangerous in a fight where he does not have access to his Zanpakutō, or any weapon for that matter. This means that simply disarming him isn't really all that disastrous for him, and also usually results in him plowing through his opponent in a bare-knuckled brawl.

Immense Speed: After activating his Bankai, Shiro becomes exponentially faster than he usually is. This boost in speed is extremely great, much more than the vast majority of people can obtain by unleashing their Zanpakutō into its second stage. This is due to Shiro's power condensing into his body, empowering him by an extreme amount, thus putting him on the level as some of the fastest people alive (or dead, for that matter!). This intense boost in speed means that by simply moving at a moderate pace, Shiro can not only leave behind multiple speed clones, or afterimages as they are sometimes called, but these so-called speed clones also remain in place for quite some time, making it difficult to keep up with his movements when it comes to the sense of eyesight. He also breaks the sound barrier when he moves around relatively often, which makes it essentially impossible to keep up with him as far as hearing is concerned as well. Not only that, but he could hit an opponent multiple times with his devastating power before his intended target even feels the sensation of pain from such attacks. Also, this means his shunpo and flash steps are sped up as well, making him even more difficult to keep up with when he truly tries to move quickly in a fight.

Immense Spiritual Power: While in his Bankai state, Shiro maintains such a level of spiritual power and energy that it seems unrealistic to even try and fathom in the grand scheme of things. First off, the insane increase in the amount of spiritual pressure Shiro can output while his Bankai is active is truly incredible; he can very easily bring captain-class level fighters to their knees, and can eliminate even some powerful Hollows by simply focusing his reitsu on them, which usually causes them to explode from the sheer amount of pressure pushing down on them. Shiro's spiritual pressure has been said to be able to destroy and bring to ruin some cities if his Bankai is released long enough while he is inside said city, which is why he very rarely, and only under the most dire of circumstances, releases his Bankai within the vicinity of populated areas. His pressure alone makes it difficult for allies to fight with him in battle as they are usually weaker than him, and thus affected by said spiritual pressure. In terms of energy, Shiro is very nearly overflowing with it, which is why he can continuously use his pressure waves for very long stretches of time without feeling fatigue, or being tired out in the slightest. This also means he can pump a lot of energy and power into his pressure bombs as well, making them extremely dangerous. If a Quincy were to use him as a source of power, it is likely they would either be completely overwhelmed, or would gain enough power to one-shot even Ressureccion-level Arrancar without even using a lot of his power.

Enhanced Pressure Waves (Atsuryoku Taihō): While in his Bankai form, Shiro can still utilize the use of his pressure waves, except now he can use them to both a much greater extent, as well as maintain the usage of them for very much longer. While in Shikai they were pretty strong, his Bankai-level pressure waves are absolutely devastating to the point where even some of the most powerful, most skillful, and most knowledgeable Kidō users would have a very difficult time trying to stop even a single one of Shiro's energy waves, as they have been shown to rip straight through even multilayered and high-level Bakudo with relative ease. These waves of pressure and energy can even match very high level Hadō in power, and can thus be used to easily overwhelm lower level and moderate offensive spells if and when they are used against him. In appearance these waves haven't really changed much, except now they are much more akin in color to a dark shade of crimson due to the increase in power, and are also much, much larger in size. Despite being multiple times larger than the waves he can generate while in Shikai, Shiro's Bankai-level pressure waves also happen to be more condensed, thus giving them a much more explosive level of power as well. The amount of pressure that comes along with the energy waves has increased dramatically as well, allowing Shiro to devastate opponents, even of he misses them. This also means the pressure affects an area outside of the energy that is much larger than his Shikai equivalent, allowing him to bring to ruin much more than he usually can. Also, he can do more with the energy he usually uses to form his Atsuryoku Taihō while in his Bankai state. First off, he can condense the energy and leave it remaining within his Zanpakutō, allowing him to cause much more damage with his swings than without the energy, and it also allows him to do more damage to opponents who are resistant to physical damage, but not as resistant to metaphysical damage, giving him an upper hand against even more potential enemies. Also, he can use them for defense by purposely swingining his sword in a circle, which causes the powerful energy to spread out in a circle shape, thus acting as a shield against powerful enemy attacks.

Pressure Bombs (Atsuryoku Bakudan): When Shiro activates his Bankai form, his spiritual energy forms to large arms that are attached to his back. These arms are formed by manipulating his own spiritual energy with the vast amounts of pressure he can cause and create, which gives shape to the arms and hands connected to them. These arms can extend up to fifteen feet, and can make contact with both physical and metaphysical entities and objects, and possess the same amount of physical force as Shiro himself does, except condensed into two arms. When you combine that with the fact that they are made up of pressure equal to that of the bottom of the Marianas Trench, you'll be able to realize just how powerful these arms are. They allow Shiro to fight multiple opponents with little stress, and can do quite a bit of damage to an opponent by simply punching them. However, that isn't their real power. Their real power lies in the ability to create 'pressure bombs', which are small, bowling-ball sized spheres of pure, absolute pressure. These spheres, which are extremely, extremely condensed, can then either be thrown at an opponent, or the arms can push the spheres into people or objects. After doing so, these bombs would then erupt into massive explosions of force and pressure, which appear as absolutely gigantic spheres of red energy that can bring destruction to entire sections of cities in one go. However, these arms are capable of creating an even more powerful version of the pressure bombs by working together and in unison. By creating a pressure bomb as powerful as Shiro possibly can in either one of the hands, he can then have said hands push against each other, which actually works to combine the power of the bombs into one, super-condensed, as well as rather unstable, ultimate pressure bomb. This bomb can then be sent at an opponent, and must be thrown or else Shiro may be mortally wounded as well. This bomb possesses the same amount of destructive force as a very powerful nuclear hydrogen bomb, allowing Shiro to bring devastation to entire cities, and thus take them off of maps entirely. If a single one of these bombs were to be dropped on Manhattan, that entire borough would be caught in the absolutely massive sphere of pressure that the bomb would expand into, and the surrounding boroughs would be ripped to shreds as well due to the tremendous amount of pressure that would radiate from the sphere. Due to the immense amount of energy needed to create each bomb, only a few can be made in quick succession before he has to take a break from making them for a while, assuming of course he doesn't push himself to his absolute limits.

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» Inner Hollow Description:

» Inner Hollow Personality:

Hollow Shiro's personality is essentially the exact opposite of Shiro and Zanbatsu, in nearly every possible way and aspect. While Shiro is rather quiet, not speaking any more than he absolutely has to, even in dire situations, Hollow Shiro is rather loud and speaks quite a bit more than his host does. While he doesn't necessarily speak just to hear himself speak, nor does he necessarily speak just to speak or because he likes to talk, he does talk quite a bit. Hollow Shiro is also rather sadistic, as he enjoys taunting Shiro himself, and should he ever take over Shiro's body, taunts his opponents as well. He has a noteworthy maniacal laughter, as well as a near-constant sadistic grin splattered across his face. While Hollow Shiro does see Shiro as weak, he still desires to have Shiro's powers for himself one day.

Unlike Shiro's major desire to protect his friends and allies no matter what the cost or consequences may be, Hollow Shiro's entire purpose of existence is to destroy anything and everything he comes across, which goes along perfectly with his sadistic and a bit psychotic personality characteristics. If he had his way, he would hold complete control over Shiro's body, and would just attack and destroy everything he could see, which is a major reason as to why Shiro fights so hard for control, unwilling to let his Inner Hollow make such decisions. When Hollow Shiro controls their body, he fights much more animalistically than his Shinigami counterpart, instead preferring to battle like a berserker. Hollow Shiro has told Shiro that he looks forward to the day when he is able to take control of the body, but at the same time he seems to hold at least a small amount of respect for Zanbatsu, enough to where when all three of them are in the Inner World, Hollow Shiro never interrupts nor attacks him.

» Inner Hollow Powers: Hollow Shiro has all of the same powers as Shiro himself, except to a much greater degree.

» Hollow Mask Appearance:

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» Vizard Powers:

Enhanced Physical Power: Shiro's Hollow Mask has the benefit of taking a good sized portion of his Inner Hollow's power, and then giving it to Shiro and allowing him access to said power. Due to his Inner Hollow actually being more powerful than Shiro himself is, he gains quite a bit from using his Hollow Mask, and as such is very dangerous just by activating it and gaining only a portion of his Inner Hollow's power. While the Hollow Mask is active, Shiro gains a rather large boost in strength, building upon his already immense amount of physical power. While in Shikai, Shiro can use the added power from his mask to overpower even Bankai-level opponents when it comes to physical strength, which allows him to fight without using his Bankai for quite some time before he actually has to release his Zanpakutō again, which also serves to preserve more energy for Shiro in the long run as he doesn't have to use nearly as much energy as his Bankai requires in a fight. However, if his Bankai is already active when he puts his mask on, Shiro gains yet another boost in power, allowing him to surpass an opponent's third-tier transformation or release with his physical strength alone, which, again, allows him to preserve more energy in fights against extremely powerful individuals.

Enhanced Speed: By taking quite a bit of his Inner Hollow's power, Shiro is able to utilize it himself, and can thus increase all of his physical traits while his Hollow Mask is active. This happens to include his overall speed as well. If Shiro were to put his Hollow Mask while his Shikai is active, he would gain a tremendous amount of speed that would allow him to keep up with non-speed-specialists while they have their Bankai or an equivalent form active with just his Shikai and Hollow mask, which is a testament to his extreme level of speed indeed. This speed is accentuated further by the fact that his Hollow Mask also increases his overall skill in shunpo and flash steps, which makes him even more difficult to keep up with. However, this is just a fraction of what Shiro can potentially gain by equipping his Hollow mask while his Bankai is active. The combination of Shiro's Bankai and his Hollow Mask is extraordinarily devastating in terms of speed, allowing him to easily keep up with the best of the best in this department, and because his endurance is so high, allows him to maintain such high speeds for a rather long amount of time.

Enhanced Spiritual Power: While donning his mask, Shiro experiences a sharp increase in overall spiritual power and spiritual energy that he has access to. This spiritual power comes as a result of more access to Shuiro's Inner Hollow's strength while his mask is equipped, and the increase is especially high because his Inner Hollow's powers compliment his own pretty much perfectly. This also means his spiritual pressure is enhanced immensely, allowing him to affect opponents even more. His reitsu while his mask is equipped has been noted to be 'terrifying', and extremely hollow-like, more so than many other Vizards. Also, when he first gained access to the mask and used it in a training session with his old teacher Jaeden Crow, he was able to surprise the then-much stronger Vizard with the sheer amount of reitsu that Shiro gained from it. After taking control, Shiro himself noted how remarkable the amount of power he gained from his Hollow Mask was, and since then he has been able to increase the amount of power he gains from it by quite a lot, to match his own growth.

Enhanced Durability and Endurance: Shiro also gains a tremendous boost in both his overall durability, as well as his general endurance. Without using his mask, Shiro would tire out much quicker during combat than if he actually had his Hollow Mask equipped. While his mask is on, he can fight for quite some time, despite being thrown through buildings repeatedly as well as being hit multiple times by an opponent. The first time he equipped his mask, Shiro was able to keep on fighting Jaeden Crow, his teacher, who at the time was much more powerful than Shiro was, for quite some time, and despite receiving multiple heavy wounds. This gives him an advantage in fights where either he is outnumbered from the beginning, or fights where he must do combat with multiple opponents, one right after the other, as he can last much longer before he really becomes exhausted. However, Shiro also gains a rather large boost in overall durability, allowing him to take very powerful attacks from his opponents, and then come out unscathed. Shiro has also been noted to catch his opponent's weapons or energy-based attacks barehanded.

Cero: By giving himself access to his Inner Hollow's power, by equipping his Hollow Mask, Shiro also gains access to some techniques that usually only Hollows and Arrancar have access to. One such technique is the Cero ability, which is essentially concentrated energy fired out at an opponent while the user is standing in a specific pose, or from a certain point of their body. The Cero is a very powerful and dangerous technique, and as such Shiro doesn't usually use it in combat. Shiro's Cero is jet-black in color, with a very vibrant and bright violet outline, which goes along with the general color his Hollow is associated with. Also, his Cero is very, very large, as it spreads out from the original firing point in a cone shape, as it just gets wider and wider, and it can also be charged up and fired in a relatively short amount of time as well. Shiro's Cero is extremely powerful, able to inflict gracious injuries upon even Espada-level opponents, and it should be noted that it doesn't even have to be at maximum power to do so.

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Ressureccion Strength: First, it should be noted that while Shiro is in his Ressureccion form, he is at his absolute peak in power in every aspect, dwarfing every single other form he has access to in terms of raw strength, speed, energy, etc, etc. This form is equivalent to, if not even greater than, the combined power of Shiro's Bankai while at maximum output, as well as every single bit of power his Inner Hollow has access to, which is even greater than the maximum amount of power Shiro has without his Hollow. To put this into other terms, at this point Shiro is equivalent to a full-power Shinigami in their Bankai release state, and a full-power Arrancar in their Ressureccion form, both of whom would be on a much greater level of might than even a captain-class fighter. As such, Shiro's physical strength is brought to demigod-like levels, giving him the strength and physical force of an Olympian god, or even a Greek Titan, essentially making him nigh-impossible to overcome in terms of strength. Shiro is one of the few people in existence who is next to impossible to overpower with physical force, so while in this form, which is his absolute maximum level of might, he is even more unrealistically powerful. Many who witness his strength in this form come under the impression that they are just dreaming. Even Zanpakutō in their Shikai release form can be easily shattered by Shiro, and Bankai-level Zanpakutō can be damaged quite a hit by him.

Ressureccion Speed and Sonido: While in his Ressureeccion state, Shiro gains an absolutely tremendous boost in overall speed, to the point where his basic movements are invisible to even the most trained of eyes. This means his basic, raw speed is enough to overwhelm even shunpo and flash step users, allowing him to outpace very fast opponents with relative ease. This speed is a result of him gaining complete and total access to his Inner Hollow's strengths and powers, as well as maintaining his Bankai-level strengths and powers, essentially making him exponentially faster. However, he doesn't just gain a simple, yet powerful, boost in speed, as he also gains access to an Arrancar-only movement technique: Sonido. While this form is active, Shiro immediately stops using flash steps, but to replace and make up for it, he begins using a much, much faster and quicker Sonido. Through the use of Sonido, Shiro appears to essentially teleport from place to place due to his immense raw speed coupled with a faster-than-normal Sonido technique, which even for normal arrancar is more akin to teleportation than anything else. Also, Shiro's Sonido is so terrifyingly fast, that it is absolutely silent, which is, in itself, a very incredible feat.

Ressureccion Durability and Endurance: A major appearance change as far as Shiro's Ressureccion form goes, actually does impact how well he can fight. While in this Hollowfied form, Shiro, like all Vizards, gains white Hollow-esque armor that covers his entire body from head to toe. This armor, which is extremely condensed and solidified reishi that takes shape because of his Inner Hollow's powers, is exceedingly durable and difficult to damage to the point where most Bankai-level techniques and abilities are worthless when used against Shiro in this form, even from very powerful individuals and opponents. This armor is also set above his usual spiritual pressure-based defenses, as well as his very durable skin. And because this armor is more like a second skin than anything, it doesn't restrict his movements in any way shape or form. Also, Shiro also gains a boost in overall endurance, as his Hollow-like behavior essentially ignores pain, even if it is extreme. This covers injuries as well, as Shiro could sustain massive, potentially fatal, injuries, and still go on fighting as though nothing had happened. This means that even if you were to do enough harm to him that would bring down even some of the most resilient fighters, Shiro would keep going at you like a crazed beast. Shiro also feels much less pain than normal, due to this form essentially being his Inner Hollow becomes his body.

Ressureccion Spiritual Power: With this transformation into a more Hollow-like form, Shiro also gains an absolutely tremendous amount of additional spiritual power, energy, and pressure. The sheer amount of power that this form contains is miles and miles past that of even a captain-class Shinigami in Bankai, or an Espada-level Arrancar in their Ressureccion. As a matter of fact, Shiro could relatively easily bring both of these types of opponents down to the ground forcibly with just his simple spiritual pressure. Shiro's spiritual pressure while in this form has been noted to feel like an ocean or a gigantic mass of land pushing down on everything with extreme force. If you were to just consider how large his energy reserves are at this point, it would seem even more extreme than this. Even someone like Jaeden Crow has remarked how massive Shiro's reitsu seems while he is in this form, and coming from Jaeden, that is definitely saying something. His reitsu is also said to feel as though it is constantly fluctuating, though not so much in size as more like motion; it feels similar to an ocean current in that regard. Shiro's reitsu usually incites fear or an immense sense of danger in those around him, which usually is enough to make people get away from him while he is in this form. The increase in energy also means all of his energy-based attacks are powered up quite a bit while he is in this form as well.

Enhanced Cero: Due to both an increase in overall spiritual power, energy, and reitsu, as well as a general increase in power and becoming much more Hollow-like, Shiro's Cero technique also experiences a drastic increase in overall power. While in his Ressureccion form, Shiro's Cero technique is so powerful it can rather easily overwhelm even an Espada's Cero Oscuras, as well as keep going even after the two attacks clash and go on to inflict grievous wounds upon his intended target. While usually Shiro can form a Cero from his finger tips, in this form he creates a Cero by opening his mouth wide and charging and concentrating it just outside the entrance to his mouth. The charging of his Cero is usually accompanied by a very loud shriek, or scream, from Shiro due to his Hollow's personality taking over in this form. Shiro's enhanced Cero is also very much larger than his standard Cero is, capable of consuming well over half of Los Noches just from its sheer size. It also possesses more concentrated energy, making its explosion that much more destructive when it hits. Like his normal Cero, this one is jet black and has a bright and vibrant violet outline.

High-Speed Regeneration: When Shiro activates and unleashes his Ressureccion form, all of his previous wounds are essentially instantly healed from the transformation due to both the sudden and immense increase in spiritual power, as well as the fact that the body he changes into is much more Hollow-like, and Hollows are known for possessing a natural level of regeneration. This regeneration can vary greatly in terms of what level of injury it can heal, and how fast and quickly it can heal said injuries. Shiro's Inner Hollow gives him a Hollow-like form of extremely quick regeneration while he is in this form, essentially allowing him to quickly and easily come back from grievous and potentially-fatal wounds or injuries, including, but not limited to, missing limbs, deep lacerations, and extreme blunt force trauma. As just stated, even if one of Shiro's arms is ripped right off his body, or just destroyed, he can simply regenerate a new one at a rather quick pace. However, like an Arrancar'a regeneration, Shiro does not possess the ability to properly regenerate major organs, including his heart and brain, and as such if his chest was ripped open, he would have a very difficult time recovering from such an injury. The primary difference between this regeneration and that of an Arrancar's is that to regen injuries, Shiro must concentrate on them, and so he can't fight at the same time. Also, this form requires quite a bit of energy to use, especially for more serious injuries. He usually screams loudly while he regenerates.

Gatsu no Ōda (ルナーストライク, "Lunar Strike"): While Shiro has access to his Pressure Waves and Pressure Bombs with his Shinigami powers, aka his Shikai and Bankai Zanpakutō release forms, he trades those techniques out for a brand new one while he is in his Ressureccion. This newer, Hollowfied technique is most certainly similar to his Pressure Waves, but this form lacks the added 'pressure', and instead switches that out for much more power and speed than his usual energy waves. Essentially, Shiro forms these the same way as his shikai and bankai energy waves, by concentrating and condensing a massive amount of volatile energy into his Zanpakutō, and then unleashing it in a gigantic wave of pure energy by swinging said Zanpakutō. However, this form is different in appearance as well. Instead of being a bright crimson, Gatsu no Ōda is instead more similar to his Cero technique as it is completely jet black, except with a vibrant violet outline. Also, this technique is exponentially more powerful than even his Bankai-level pressure waves, easily bring stronger than even his Ressureccion's Cero, which can overcome an Espada's Cero Oscuras. This means that this technique is easily as monstrously powerful (if not more so) as some very high level Kidō spells and techniques of that level. A single use of this technique can be enough to bifurcate even an Espada-level opponent while they are in Ressureccion. During his training with Jaeden Crow, when Shiro first tested the Gatsu no Ōda, he forced his then-much more powerful opponent and master to dodge instead of trying to block it due to Jaeden being able to sense just how powerful this technique was, even back then. This technique should also be noted for its pure speed, as even Shiro has a difficult time outpacing it after unleashing it, which is proof in and of itself of just how quick this technique is, especially if Shiro swings his Zanpakutō faster. Like his pressure waves, Shiro can condense this energy with his Zanpakutō and then leave it there, which serves to increase both the overall power of his swings and attacks, but also increases his sword's cutting power immensely, as well as the overall amount of damage the intended target received should they be hit directly. These energy waves take a rather large amount of energy to use each time.

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