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 |  Subject: Ikkaku Madarame - 3rd Seat of the 11th Division of Soul Society Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:04 pm | |
| S H I N I G A M I B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N Name: Ikkaku Madarame Gender: Male Age: Unknown + 400 Appearance: | Spoiler: | | | 
Ikkaku is a tall and lean-built man sporting a bald head, and is in fact made fun of by a lot of people, especially 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi, who calls him either "cue ball", "chrome dome", or "pachinko-head" (as a result of her fondness for giving people nicknames or when he questions her direction skills). Ikkaku's bald scalp is very reflective when seen under the sun, causing the members of the 8th and 11th Divisions to mistake it for a full moon in one of the omake segments, much to his chagrin. He also has distinctive small red markings at the outer corner of his eyes. Ikkaku has a scar running down the left side of his chest that he gained while fighting Ichigo Kurosaki during the Soul Society Invasion. He wears the standard Shinigami robes with the exception of no tabi with his sandals. Seventeen months after Aizen's defeat, Ikkaku obtained a gold-coloured shoulder armor with a Kanji for "dragon" (龍) on it. |
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P E R S O N A L I T Y
Personality:| Spoiler: | | | In terms of his attitude, Ikkaku is a stereotypical 11th Division member — violent, fight-loving, and rude. This has been noted by Tetsuzaemon Iba, among others. He loves fighting so much that he is unwilling to travel anywhere without a sword, resorting to carrying a wooden one when posing as a student at Ichigo Kurosaki's School. Ikkaku is very self-conscious about his baldness to the point, often insisting that he's not bald and his head is "shaven" while it is obvious that it isn't. He will threaten anyone that points this out.
Ikkaku shares many personality traits with his division's captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, which explains why they have such for each another. Like Kenpachi, Ikkaku considers fighting fun, and tries to get as much fun as he can, even willing to take deadly risks to drag out the fight for as long as possible. He also shares Kenpachi's penchant for limiting his skills in order for fights to last longer (in his case, using his Bankai, or even his Shikai, as a last resort against his opponents). Ikkaku is even seen constantly smiling like Kenpachi when engaging in a fight with a formidable opponent.
Like all 11th Division members, he considers the only honorable battles to be those that are fought one-on-one. Even the threat of death is not a reason to ignore this fact, as they believe that the winner is only to be determined when the other dies. In his fight with Arrancar Chow Neng Poww, Ikkaku was losing poorly, yet refused to surrender.
However, Ikkaku does have a sense of loyalty and responsibility unlike many of the lower-ranked 11th Division members and is fiercely loyal to his captain, under whose command he wishes to die. He does consider surviving an otherwise lost battle good luck, as his captain taught him, and is also sensible enough to carry a blood-clotting ointment in the hilt of his Zanpakutō. |
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B A C K G R O U N D
History/Background: Not much is known about Ikkaku's history. Ikkaku came from the streets of Rukongai. At some point, he met Yumichika Ayasegawa, and the two became friends. The two would frequently go from village to village looking for opponents for Ikkaku to face in combat.
They would later have an encounter with Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi before they entered Seireitei. Yachiru warned him that messing with Zaraki while he was in a good mood was a bad idea, but Ikkaku did not take the warning seriously. When face to face with Zaraki, he immediately became alarmed by his reiatsu, but was happy to finally have a real challenge. Zaraki attacked with enough force to crater the ground under Ikkaku, which somewhat alarmed Yumichika. Due to Zaraki's strength, Ikkaku was on the defensive holding off Zaraki's relentless strikes. The two continued to battle with Ikkaku trying to overwhelm Zaraki though not able to wear him down, only succeeding in Ikkaku receiving wounds while Kenpachi remained untouched by his blade. When Zaraki mentioned he was having fun, he decided to finish Ikkaku with one quick strike resulting in Ikkaku's loss of the fight. Ikkaku became mad that Zaraki would just walk away without finishing him off. Zaraki plainly told him that he had no interest in weaklings who cannot fight. He noted that he did not have any obligation to finish Ikkaku off. Ikkaku thought he was toying with him and demanded that Zaraki kill him. Zaraki lost his patience, grabbed hold of Ikkaku and asked him that if he loved to fight so much, then why was screaming for death. Zaraki explained to him a philosophy to follow for people like them. "Don't admit defeat and seek death, die first, then admit defeat. When you lose, but don't die it just means you were lucky. At those times, think only about survival. Survive and think only about killing the guy who failed to kill you". Zaraki then smiled at him and stated that it was not like he went easy on him, he was just lucky to escape death. He expressed that Ikkaku should live and come back to kill him. As Zaraki left, Ikkaku asked him his name and was told he is Kenpachi from Zaraki.
Afterwards, when he had rehabilitated from his wounds Ikkaku searched for Zaraki everywhere in order to challenge him but never could find him. Until one day when Ayasegawa came to him with some news, as he had heard that Zaraki had beaten the captain of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13 in a single blow, which made him the new captain of that division. Ikkaku was taken aback by this revelation as he saw that protecting others really was not Zaraki's style and set out to find his old opponent.
During an address to his division, Zaraki was greeted by Ikkaku and Yumichika, who had become Shinigami and joined the division. Ikkaku told Zaraki that he had come back just as he had suggested, which caused Zaraki to smile. Later they were present when the division battled a caterpillar-like Hollow. While initially the division lost several members, Ikkaku showed up to fight it but was stopped by Zaraki who decided to kill it himself. After the Hollow was dispatched, more came, which prompted Ikkaku and Yumichika to join in the fight. Though at first Zaraki was against it, he was persuaded upon realizing the two have similar fighting traits as him.
Sometime later Ikkaku, whilst walking around the 11th Division barracks is greeted by Renji Abarai a fresh transfer from the 5th Division. Renji asked that Ikkaku train him. The two battled and Ikkaku became impressed at his new student’s eagerness to excel. When he asked Renji why he wanted to become strong so badly, Renji explains that he has someone he wishes to surpass. They continue to train well into the evening, advancing as far as using their Shikai against each other. Ikkaku then tells Renji that they have finished training and if he wished to learn any more then he would have to figure it out on his own as Ikkaku did not want Renji to end up mimicking his style. Renji then asked him if he had Bankai and why he did not use it, to which Ikkaku commented that he had his reasons and he alluded that he was chasing someone as well. He then told Renji his name and instructs him to remember it as the next time they fight it will be to the death. He then explains to him why he gives his name to his opponent, as Ikkaku left, Renji thanked him.
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Zanpakutô Spirit Name: Hozukimaru
Appearance: Unknown
Inner World: Unknown
Sealed Zanpakutô Apperance : It appears like any regular Zanpakutō when sealed; however, the hilt is hollow to store a small vial of healing ointment that Ikkaku can access by removing the hilt's pummel. Hōzukimaru's tsuba is an oval, with what look like three small teardrops in relief on both the top and bottom end. Rarely wearing it at his side like most Shinigami, Ikakku usually caries Hōzukimaru's sealed form in his hand to enable him to quickly access it in battle and wield its sheath in his other hand to serve as a secondary weapon.
Sealed Zanpakutô Abilities:
PhatomTech:
Release: "Grow, Hozukimaru!"
Shikai Description:
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Shikai Abilities:
Hōzukimaru's Shikai is unusual in that Ikkaku slams Hōzukimaru's hilt (and sometimes its pommel) into its sheath to activate it when saying the command phrase. Once activated, Hōzukimaru takes on the form of what initially appears to be a naginata (spear) with a wax wood shaft. The pommel also has a red horsehair tassel. While able to deliver powerful blows, it is not very durable as it tends to break against particularly strong strikes.
- Shikai Special Ability: Ikkaku uses the command "Split" (裂けろ, sakero; "Split apart" in the English dub) to separate his naginata into its true form which is a Sansetsukon (Three Sectional Staff), after which the sections can independently reconnect and separate again at will. This special ability surprises one's opponents when they first attack. These chains are also able to extend a fair length, allowing Ikkaku to swing his weapon like a flail for mid-range attacks.
Bankai Description: | Spoiler: | | | 
Ryūmon Hōzukimaru (龍紋鬼灯丸, Dragon Crest Demon Light): It keeps the three-section theme but loses its naginata properties. Instead, it is merely three over-sized weapons connected by an equally large chain. To activate it during his battle with Edrad, Ikkaku slams the two broken pieces of his Shikai back into the spear-form and says Bankai. Ikkaku's two main weapons are a Chinese Monk's spade and a standard Guan dao. Both have a traditional horsehair tassel at the hilt and a long cylindrical weight for a pommel. The pommels are connected by a heavy chain to the center section, which resembles an axe-like blade with a parallel handle forged into the blunt end and a dragon crest on one side of the blade. Despite all three weapons being of near-ridiculous proportions, Ikkaku wields them easily. Ikkaku usually holds one blade in each hand and lets the central portion "float" behind him, though he will occasionally spin the entire configuration about using the center handle as a pivot. |
Bankai Abilities: Ikkaku's Bankai, like his Shikai, is quite unusual. Aside from the increase in power, his Bankai offers no special abilities and no special defense properties. It releases some reiatsu which starts to grow in strength. Ikkaku treats Hōzukimaru a lot different than others (as they just let theirs slumber and use it when they want to do Bankai). But if he forces it to awaken suddenly, cutting the enemy and not getting cut becomes a lot harder to handle than it should be. Thus Ikkaku's Bankai gets increasingly more powerful as the fight drags on. After he performs his Bankai, the dragon crest will slowly fill in with crimson dye as Ikkaku's Spiritual Pressure rises. It fills faster when he spins Hōzukimaru with the center handle. Ikkaku comments that his Zanpakutō is actually very lazy in battle (in stark contrast to Ikkaku himself) and needs to be woken up through causing or receiving injury; which would explain its ability to accumulate attacking power the longer the fight extends. When the crest is completely filled, Hōzukimaru is at its full power. However, the force of unleashing so much power can leave his Zanpakutō's edge brittle under excessive stress.
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R P S A M P L E
Roleplay Sample:
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Enter
3rd Seat of 11th Division
Ikkaku Madarame
3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame was sitting on a rooftop in Soul Society, sipping on a bottle of sake. A few birds flew past and a cat meowed somewhere. Voices, as angry as a tidal wave washed over his ears. The sun blazed hotly against his back, and he ran his finger down his chest, tracing the scar he had gained four hundred years ago in his fight with Ichigo Kurosaki, back when the man was weak, and his hair was short. Ikkaku watched lazily as Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi flew past, like a fleeting memory.
Sighing as he drank the last drop of sake in the small wooden container, he tossed it halfheartedly over his shoulder and got up. Brushing off the dust and drops of sake he disappeared into a shunpo and followed the Captain and Lieutenant, action was always bound to follow them. Ikakku's wish proved true as a hollow was ravaging the higher numbers of Rukongai. Smiling silently to himself, Ikakku took Hozukimaru from it's sheath and sliced down across the mask of the hollow, but wasn't quite fast enough. The hollow barely deflected the razor sharp sword, and instead lost it's hand and screamed. It regenerated a moment later and fired a barrage of deadly acidic missiles at the three sudden Shinigami. Kenpachi flashed over and slashed the hollow across the mask and it was doomed to the Void.
Hours later, Ikkaku had gotten another container of sake. This time, however he was sitting in a tree overlooking Soul Society. The 3rd Seat felt like fighting somebody, but there was nobody who wanted to spar. He went to the arena and fought some Shinigami in training who was sent there for training with the Way of the Sword. The two shinigami circled around each other in the arena, each one matching the other's movements.
A moment later, the nameless shinigami charged, and Ikkaku sidestepped then slashed him across the back. The student screamed in pain and turned around, a new hatred burning in his eyes. He charged, making sand fly up into the air. Ikkaku watched as the shinigami student came closer and closer, the wild wolf-like grin on his face getting larger and larger. After the student was within a half a foot, Ikkaku finally moved and ran forward, positioning his Zanpakutō to pierce the heart of the man, but it ended up piercing the shoulder instead, though the job was done. The shinigami was incapacitated.
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S K I L L S H E E T
{Please do not fill out the following until your character has a tier}
General Skills
- Durability: Adept
- General Speed: Adept
- Strength: Advanced
- Weapon Skill: Advanced
Racial Skills
- Hoho: Adept
- Kidō: Adept
- Zanjutsu: Advanced
- Hakuda: Advanced
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| | Subject: Re: Ikkaku Madarame - 3rd Seat of the 11th Division of Soul Society Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:25 pm | |
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| Inactive. __________________ I envy because of the heart.
I glutton because of the heart.
I covet because of the heart.
I am prideful because of the heart.
I sloth because of the heart.
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