Hana Aoyama Multi-Upgrade

» Character Name: Hana Aoyama
» Character Application: App Link

» Upgrade Details: History/Personality upgrade.

Old History:

New History:

Hana was born into a noble family. For the first few years, her life was as easy as one would expect. During a time that she was too young to fully recall, someone vanished from her life; an older brother that often cared for her. With his disappearance, Hana's family became strict and home became a prison. She had very little freedom, only allowed to exit the manor when escorted by one of her parents. As she grew older, she longed to have some semblance of independence, but she was always kept to a strict schedule and was heavily guarded. She soon learned the rigid rules were about keeping her in check, not about her safety.

Once Hana's family fell began struggling, they sold off what they could to keep their lifestyle. It became clear that the changes in noble authority were not going to slow down, so Hana's mother decided to marry Hana off. She had little freedom as it was, so when the idea was proposed, she whole-heartedly rejected it. She refused to meet with any suitors and sabotaged ones she was forced or tricked into attending. When her mother became aware of this, punishments became abusive. Hana was starved, slapped, humiliated, and was dragged around her home by her hair. During this abuse, Hana noticed that her father was nowhere to be found.

When she was growing up, Hana was always closer to her father than her mother. No matter how many times her mother claimed to love her, Hana could never shake the feeling that the woman was wicked. So, the only time that Hana’s abuse occurred was when her father was dealing with business away from home. When she tried telling her father what was going on, her mother blocked her way and intimidated Hana by threatening to put a snake in her bed the next time he was gone for more than a day. Not knowing any better, Hana kept her mouth shut for weeks more. However, her rebellion against their marriage plan never ceased.

Finally sick of her refusal to “help the family,” her mother created an ultimatum for Hana. Her first choice was to marry one of the men that had come forward with interest and enough money to keep the family wealthy. Her second choice was to be enrolled at Shino Academy and become a soldier and “likely die to a hollow on her first mission.” Since Hana had been sheltered from most of the world for all of her life, the dangers of being a Shinigami never truly sank in. Enrolling in school was the easy choice, but it astonished her parents. To Hana, going to school was a way to make friends and be free. Being a “soldier” was not truly considered.

Hana’s six years at the academy started extremely lonely. She had no friends and was “weird” to other people because she often stared off into the distance, daydreaming about something. She did not start paying much attention until her second year when she met Hiroe, whose excitement about becoming a Shinigami attracted Hana’s attention. Hiroe was also quite blunt with Hana and explained why other people found it difficult to interact with her, which gave her reason to try harder. While Hana and Hiroe became closer, Hana was hiding a few too many secrets about herself, but there was one that she was sure Hiroe was hate her for.

Hana’s time at the Academy was not the most honest. She found herself falling asleep for any written piece of work she needed to complete, so she had a hard time finishing any of it. Since she was failing her classes, Hana came up with the brilliant plan of bribing certain students to doing enough of her homework that she seemed like an above-average student. Since her performance scores were mediocre, it rounded out, and she never got caught. Now, Hana realizes what a stupid decision that was. After graduating and joining the Seventh Division, she’s found herself struggling to survive and must play catch up to keep herself alive.

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Zanjutsu Upgrade: (Beginner -> Adept)

1. Always in Training
Minor mention of zanpakuto communication attempts in the start of this thread, showing she has been trying this entire time.

2. Just A Flicker
A second mention of attempts to communicate with her zanpakuto at the start of this thread, but it turns into a fight with a hollow, while Yumiko challenges Hana to step up. With Yumiko leaving her to fend for herself, Hana is pushed to successfully utilizing her reiryoku in combination with her zanpakuto in order to defeat the hollow. During the battle, she’s badly hurt, but comes out alive.

3. Lazy Man’s Training
A full training thread with Josh, where Hana figures out the intricacies of utilizing her reiryoku within her sword.

4. ReEducation
A full training session where Hana utilizes her zanjutsu skills during a spar with Kimitski. The zanjutsu skill comes in the form of stronger communication with her zanpakuto spirit, who shows approval of Hana's personal growth in this thread.

5. The Pain and the Princess
Hana's first fight with a non-hollow, where she utilizes zanjutsu to attack and wound her opponent without failure with the skill.

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SHIKAI ADDITION: I was told to apply for shikai before allowing it to come out in thread, so if approved for zanjutsu upgrade, I’d like shikai in her app as well.


» Zanpakutō Name: Fukaorimiya (吹馨宮 , Windblown Fragrant Blossom)

» Zanpakutō Spirit: Fukaorimiya has two forms. The first is an young form that she takes when Hana’s zanpakuto is sealed. She takes on a feminine shape of whirling wind and glittery ice particles, and she is only about two feet tall. She flies around instead of walks and the only distinguishable features are her glowing white eyes and long blue hair constantly under the influence of wind. The second form is much larger, and she takes it on when Hana uses shikai. For now, she stands about ten foot tall, rushing winds outlining the same feminine shape she has when sealed. As Hana’s power grows, Fukaorimiya will become larger.

Fukaorimiya has a delightful personality when she’s not frustrated or angry. She is friendly, cheerful, and more patient than she needs to be. She’s the type to constantly be giggling. She does not like being restrained or forced to hold back. She encourages freedom, exploration, and relaxation. In this way, she mirrors a less insecure Hana. When frustrated, Fukaorimiya’s personality flips on its head. She becomes insulting, easy to irritate, and ready to knock someone on their ass. Like a breeze can be comforting, raging winds can be violent and terrifying.

» Inner World: Hana’s inner world is nothing but sky. There are no building and no land or water. Clouds are above, below, and all around. During times of happiness and contentment, the weather is calm and beautiful. During times of fear, frustration, or anger, the wind picks up and goes crazy, often creating hurricane-like weather or tornadoes that throw Hana around so she can’t get her footing.

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» Sealed Zanpakutō Power: N/A


» Shikai Release Phrase: Chill the Wind

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» Shikai Appearance:


» Shikai Abilities: Hana’s shikai uses extremely low temperatures to solidify water particles in the air to create hundreds of small ice fragments in the shape of Ume blossoms. The blossoms float harmlessly in the air until Hana utilizes them. Hana uses the fan that forms in her shikai to control the air, sending the ice-blossoms toward her targets. When utilized, they spin rapidly and their petals flatten with sharp edges to resemble the use of throwing stars or similar weapons.

Genbu (原風; Primary Wind): While her shikai is active, a constant very cold breeze blows the icy ume blossoms around like it would a feather or piece of paper, preventing the iced shape of her flowers from melting and chilling others around. Hana is immune to the temperature changes created by her own zanpakuto, and the range at which this cold air reaches is equal to her Spirit Class range.

Frigid Cyclone: Hana waves her fan to send a strong gust of swirling air toward an opponent. The cyclone this creates carries the sharpened blossoms of ice toward the target in an attempt to shred them to pieces. The wind moves at speeds and with a strength equal to her zanjutsu and reaches a distance equal to the effect range of her Spirit Class, or until it comes into contact with something solid or strong enough to stop it. She can use this technique two times in a thread.



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» Influence: X

» Resources: X

» In-Character Summary: X


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