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Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:34 pm

Name: cofang

Age of Death/Rebirth: 18

Age of Appearance: 23

Real Age: 4,697

Blood Type: A+

Fighting Style:
Rio’s fighting style can be summed up in a word. Aggressive. When
possible, Rio prefers to simply rush and overwhelm an opponent’s
defenses with a series of vicious hand to hand attacks. Indeed, he
prefers hand to hand fighting to his zanpakuto. His hand to hand
fighting features traits of Muay Boran, judo and Jiujitsu. There is also
an underlying theme of Pankration in his moves. That is to say, his
punches are not just powerful, but focused and devastating. When
attacking, he will often rush quickly into a clinching position, and
begin devastating opponents with crushing knee blows and headbutts. As a
Muay Boran master, he is also capable of performing crippling leg
kicks, and even powerful opponents may find it difficult to stand after
receiving a full leg kick from Rio. If an opponent suddenly begins
holding their own in such a fighting position, which is often unfamiliar
to most shinigami, he will utilized judo like throws to take his
opponents down, and then crush their bones, using various locks. His
jiujitsu is primarily used against armed opponents. As Rio prefers a
close quarter’s battle, he will often use throws, disarms, and locks to
disable an armed opponent. Indeed, when sealed, Rio is actually a
powerful anti-close quarter’s fighter. But he is an Espada, so he has
not often deprived himself against ranged combat.

When
confronting an opponent at a distance beyond a quick rushing distance,
Rio will often use Sonido in rapid succession and combine it with Balla
and Cero’s. This onslaught of brutal attacks will often disrupt
opponent’s enough that they will be unable to mount an efficient or
effective counterattack as he rushes in, and he will often catch them
just as they begin to recover from his distance fighting, giving him an
upper hand in the ensuing close quarter combat. However, this area of
combat is where he is notably the weakest, and so the most effective
strategy against Rio is to steer well clear of him and attempt to take
him down from outside the range of his powerful physical blows.

Perhaps
his weakness, would be either a well trained master of kido, though the
skill level of someone who could adeptly hold him at a distance, would
be an extremely high ranking member of the former kido corps, or one who
is extremely adept at distance fighting, and maintaining distance (such
as a high level Quincy). One way to at least level the playing field is
to be an adept hand to hand combatant, and have more than a passing
knowledge of clinches, throws and grappling in general. This would allow
a foe to potentially escape Rio’s grasp and escape back to a safer
distance. Nonetheless, it cannot be stressed enough how bad of an idea
it is to try and fight Rio in a head-on confrontation unless his
opponent vastly outclasses him.

Rio's greatest strength, however,
is in combating weapon users, particularly fighters of sword, axe and
spear disciplines. He is an expert in disarming opponents whether
barehanded or using his Sai, though he greatly prefers the latter
method, due to the damage he can inflict on his opponents as he does so.
As such, unless one is highly trained in defending against disarms, Rio
will likely be able to disarm his opponent even if they were a higher
level than himself, stressing the importance of having a good knowledge
of hand to hand combat when facing this Espada up close.

As a
result of his affections towards CQC, Rio’s zanpakuto takes to form of
dual Sai. And when he pulls them out, he is no less deadly than when he
was barehanded. Instead, he becomes far more dangerous. He is still best
oriented against weapon wielding foes, as he is able to use the Sai to
completely trap an opponent’s weapon, and even disarm them. He is fond
of using stunts with the Sai to mix them with his hand to hand. For
example, he may flip the Sai in the air to momentarily draw a foes
attention, then punch them or slam them to the ground. He uses various
stunts like that to momentarily distract a foe. But to a fighter of his
caliber, a moment’s distraction is all he needs. When using the Sai he
moves to quickly finish an opponent. If the opponent’s defense is too
strong, he will move on to weakening the defense. He may do this by
aiming to disable an opponent’s legs or arms, or striking at their eyes
to blind them. His Sai strikes are lightning fast, and absolutely
devastating. Although his Sai’s center prong is relatively dull, his
superhuman strength enables him to produce far more force with it, and
can punch holes in foes with them, regardless.

Rio appears most
fond of grappling attacks, compared to striking ones, and is well versed
in takedowns and throws deriven from Judo, Jiujitsu and Pankration. Rio
enjoys taking battles to the ground and breaking an opponent's bones.
He is not above fighting dirty either, quite free to eye gouge, throw
sand, strike at the groin, fish hook, bite or even pull his opponent's
hair if he feels it will give him an advantage in battle. As well as
aggressive, the word "brutal" also suits his fighting style. Rio gives
no mercy to most of his opponents and will pound them into a quivering,
bloody mess if given the opportunity.

His fighting style has a
final edge to it. His released state. This state is enormous, and often
works best for intimidation, but Rio still possesses ample bite to back
up his bark (no pun intended). In his released state, his policy of all
out aggression does not change, however, even the best of hand to hand
fighters will find it almost impossible to even hurt him, and likewise
for weapon wielders. Generally, he attacks with powerful body blows in
his released state, using his newfound strength to simply clobber anyone
unlucky enough to get hit. He operates on the idea of a single hit win
in his released state, and is capable of it as well. Because of the vast
increase in mass, Rio is capable of hitting foes with enough force that
even one blow may be enough to end a battle. He becomes fond of using
Cero to create massive waves of destruction, obliterating any
opposition.

Rio is not much a team player though. Fighting in a
tag-team fight with Rio is not very adviseable, as he will attack
without discretion, paying minimal mind to keeping his allies out of the
line of fire. As such, the safest place to be when fighting alongside
Rio is long range support, staying as far away from the Espada as
possible, lest you be caught by accident. Rio really wouldn’t care if he
hit his ally instead of his enemy, though he’ll at least not make an
effort of attacking his ally. As mentioned above though, this doesn’t
mean he’ll make an effort not to not hit them either.

An
important factor to take into account with Rio, however, is his
"fascination" if not outright fear of fire. Depending on the strength of
the foe he faces, if his foe were a fire wielder, Rio will take one of
two approaches. A weak fire user will see even less mercy from Rio than
usual, and against such a foe, Rio will ignore any and all attacks
directed at his person in an attempt to obliterate this foe as quickly
as possible, attacking wildly,desperately, but viciously like a cornered
beast. However, if the foe proves to be more powerful than Rio, he will
likely tuck tail and run away as quickly as he can. Fire is his
greatest fear, and his approach to dealing with them shows this very
clearly. The exception to this rule would be the Captain-Commander that
instilled this fear in him originally, to which he would attack with a
vicious abandon and an insatiable bloodlust-- but alas, that man is no
longer alive (though regrettably, it was not by Rio's hand that he left
this world).

-Appearance-

Height: 6’1

Weight: 196 lbs

Eye Color: Violet

Overall Appearance:

Spoiler:

This
arrancar stands roughly 5’9 in height. He has a medium build, but one
that does not resemble that of a fighter, often causing others to
underestimate him. Rio usually wears the usual arrancar garb, with a
number of alterations. He wears a white jacket, like all Arrancar, with a
closed front, and black socks with the white sandals. His only
alteration to the outfit is that he has removed the sleeves. This can
cause him to appear almost feminine at a distance, although this
misconception is quickly cleared up once one gets close enough to him,
fortunately. His Espada tattoo is located on his stomach.

Rio is
left handed, but likes to trick opponents by fighting in a stance more
familiar to right handed people. He wears his zanpakuto; dual Sai, at
either side, on the hip, in leather “sheaths” of sorts. His sheath,
however, is actually just three leather loops that the Sai blade and
prongs fit into neatly. The Sai themselves are well displayed, and
hardly concealed. Anyone that looks at Rio will see them clearly. Each
Sai is about 20 inches in length. As they don’t have a full sheath, the
Sai gleam a marvellous Chrome steel, glinting in the light as Rio moves.
The loops are fairly loose, allowing the Sai to be drawn very quickly.

Rio
also, from time to time, wears a black satin cloak. He quite likes the
look of it but he doesn’t wear it only for looks. It also helps to
suppress his reiatsu, making it more likely that foes will want to fight
him, instead of running away. He also wears a black scarf around his
neck to go with the arrancar uniform. This can double as a defense
against gas if he needs it to be. He may also wear elbow length black
gloves as well, making his arrancar outfit highly customized, though it
may occasionally be mistaken as girlish. Alternatively he may wear arm
sleeves instead, that span from his wrists to just below his shoulders.
As a result, Rio’s wardrobe is vastly different from that of other
arrancar, giving him a most distinct look.

Anyways, on to actual
features of his person. Rio is Caucasian in color, and his eyes are
narrow and a shocking violet in color. There doesn’t appear to be a
reason for this, it’s just how it is. His face is usually set in either a
bored or amused expression, and his mouth is actually lined with canine
like fangs, rather than normal teeth. His hair is medium length and
black. It is often slicked back, but occasionally Rio will let it run
free. Despite being a fight monger, his hair is surprisingly soft and
silky when it isn’t gelled, though you wouldn’t realize it, looking at
it. His skin is actually relatively pale, even for a Caucasian. This is
because of all the time Rio has spent under the sunless sky of Hueco
Mundo.

Rio’s only other real defining feature is that he has a
red dragon tattoo on his arm. It is located on his bicep, a bit below
the shoulder, and is quite pronounced against his pale skin. His Hollow
hole his located just below his neck. His mask fragment takes the form
of a jagged shard just above his right brow, though it is often covered
by hair, enabling him to actually appear almost human at a glance,
though the strength that he flaunts so proudly may reject such a view.
Amazingly, despite all his battles, Rio bears relatively few scars on
his body. It is an amazing feat, but he somehow has healed from any scar
he may have received in combat, though bruises and minor cuts may often
be seen on him.

-Personality-

Dislikes:

-Defeat:
Rio’s defeats have been few, but each one weighs on him heavily, a
burden to his conscience. He does not handle losing well.

-Shinigami: Rio absolutely despises shinigami, and has for most of his existence.

-Weakness:
While he “accepts” weakness in others to a degree, as others aren’t as
strong as he is (in his mind), Rio hates to show any level of weakness,
even if nobody is there to see it.

-Fire: Rio really doesn’t like
fire, as it reminds him of the first time in his life as a hollow that
he was defeated. It remains a point of abject terror for him.

-Persians:
This is a grudge that Rio cannot explain, though it stems from his
mortal life, and the longtime enemy of Greece, the Persian empire.

-Vizard:
Stemming from his hatred of shinigami, Rio's hatred for Vizard is
slightly lesser-- afterall, they appear to have tried to compromise
their shinigami roots. Nonetheless, they are still shinigami at heart,
and for this, Rio sends his finest curses.

- Sonken Kouhai: Rio's
hatred of this man is vast enough that were it given physical form, it
could crush the entirety of the Seireitei and Los Noches at once with
ease. His hatred is held only in check by his fear of dying before he
has realized his dream.

-A peaceful death: To Rio the greatest
insult would be this. The idea of a warrior passing away peacefully in
bed, or perhaps succumbing to a disease horrifies and disgusts him. The
only resting place for a warrior should be on the battlefield, in Rio's
mind.

-Cowardice: Those who turn tail and flee in battle are the
most disgraceful of people, and Rio has no patience for them at all. The
hypocrisy can be staggering, I know.

Likes:

-People
who are strong: Rio has a great admiration for others who have managed
to find strength, and he may go so far as to tell them this.

-Being strong: Of course, Rio himself loves being more powerful than others, since he values strength so highly.

-Winning:
Rio despises losing. When he does anything, winning is the only option
for him and he revels in victory when it is attained.

-Crushing
those weaker than him: In relation to winning, Rio absolutely loves to
completely crush his foe and destroy them, if not physically than
mentally. He’s a bit of a bully that way.

-Raw meat: Rio has a
taste for raw meat. He will rarely cook any of his food, preferring to
eat it raw, perhaps a tendency drawn from his resurrection.

-Battle: Rio is a fightmonger, always looking for a good brawl. He wears his battle scars like badges of honor!

-A
warrior's death: It was the death Rio died in life, and it is the one
he wishes to suffer in the afterlife. Rio gives his finest respects to
the warriors with strong enough resolve to spit at the face of Death,
and hold their ground on the battlefield to their last breath.

-Women:
There are two things to living a good life. Good wine and good women
and Rio appreciates both of these things quite highly, enjoying the
company of the opposite gender.

-Alcohol: While not exactly an alcoholic, Rio is fond of drinking and does so when he is able.

-Wolves:
Rio is quite fond of this animal. He thinks that they are strong, proud
animals and they have many traits that he admires.

Water: Water is very, very good. It puts out fires…. >>

The
color black—Rio quite likes the color. It’s his favourite color in fact
(well, lack of color, but don’t play that game with me!)

His
scarf—Rio really likes his black scarf. It’s the one “fashion-accessory”
he will allow himself to hold, and he has had it for a very long time,
often repairing any damage done to it by hand.

His cloak: Like
his scarf, Rio has a fond attachment to his cloak, though he insists
this is for practical purposes, as it lowers his reiatsu to make him
unnoticeable.

Flaws:

-Arrogance: Arrogance
is easily Rio’s greatest flaw. He sees himself often as much more
powerful than he really is, and often underestimates his opponents.

-Although
Rio can be devious, his fighting style has the flaw of being a bit too
straight-forward and he doesn’t often work very hard to vary it. Once
you’ve figured out his fighting style, assuming you’re still alive, you
don’t typically have to worry about it changing up very much if you can
adapt.

-Rio has a bit of a phobia concerning fire based abilities (See below).

-He’s also a bit of a bully. Rio loves to push around and mock those who are weaker than he is.

Habits:
-Rio has a habit of calling anyone under the level of Espada, or shinigami weaker than himself “trash” or “garbage.”

-Rio has a tendency to become much more volatile than usual when users of fire are either being discussed or in the vicinity.

Fears:

Due
to his past defeat at the hands of Ryuujin Jakka, Rio has an inbuilt
fear of fire-type zanpakuto, or abilities. Even in a rage, Rio will
single out opponents that use fire type zanpakuto, and relentlessly
target them. In Rio’s situation, his fear drives him to try and
eliminate such opponents as quickly as possible. Rio’s fear isn’t
entirely based on his defeat though, but what followed. Namely the
weakness. Seeing users of fire-based abilities reminds Rio of that time
in his afterlife in which he was so weak that he had to hide himself
from even the weakest of hollows, or risk destruction. The thought that
he could return to that time of his existence terrifies Rio, and he
associates that fear with fire-type abilities. He thus attacks them
whenever he can, believing himself to be more powerful than they are,
and desperately trying to kill them before they can gain the strength to
oppose his own strength. But as a result of his fear, it is these foes
above all others, that, should the battle begin to turn even slightly
badly for Rio, he will flee the battle in a panic.

Another
fear, as implied above, is the fear that Rio will die a peaceful, quiet
death. Rio knows that if he is to die, he wishes to do so in the heat of
combat, a bloodlusting grin plastered onto his face. Perhaps even dying
standing, his body dotted with battle scars, wounds, and maybe even the
occasional sword or two protruding from his body. Standing in the blood
and grit, staring his foe in the eye for some time before they realized
he's stopped breathing. To die any other such way horrifies Rio, and he
is oddly determined not to die this way.

Goals:
Rio’s foremost goal is to become the Primera Espada. Because he values
strength so highly, it is his greatest aspiration to become the most
powerful member of the most powerful race, casting aside all the
weaklings that don’t deserve their rank. 6th best isn’t good enough for
him. Even 2nd best wouldn’t be good enough for him. Rio wants to be THE
best, and doesn’t care whose head has to roll for him to reach that
level. He schemes and plans things out as well, to make things worse.
Although he values strength, for his goal, he would not be above
attacking an Espada when they were drastically weakened to steal their
rank. If they were weakened, they shouldn’t have been out in the open
where their rank could be stolen!

His second goal is much longer
term, and far more difficult. His secondary goal is to eradicate the
shinigami from existence. His hatred of them knows no bounds, and since
Aryuusai crippled him as a hollow, their destruction has never been far
from his mind. It is entirely likely that it is due to this goal that
his primary one has been to become the Primera Espada. Should he attain
such a rank, Rio is confident he will be powerful enough to make this
dream a reality.

Aspect of Death: Destruction

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Overall Personality:
There are a few words that define Rio quite accurately. Rio is selfish,
violent and short tempered. A terrifying combination. The Espada is
constantly on the lookout for himself. Almost anytime he does anything,
it will likely have some ties to a benefit for himself, and he almost
never does anything for free. Rio doesn’t particularly care for the well
being of others, though he will certainly help someone if he feels that
they’re better to him alive than dead. Often he will actually spare his
opponent’s lives, so that they can grow in strength and challenge him
again.

Speaking of which, let’s talk a bit about violence. If
your problems aren’t being solved by it then you’re clearly not using
enough of it. That alone sums up Rio’s stance on violence. He is
incredibly violent when enraged and he is VERY easily enraged. His
violent personality, coupled with this trait, has meant that many
unfortunate people have met a most unpleasant end due to fairly minor
transgressions against Rio. He loves inflicting violence on others, and
takes any violence done to him as a challenge. He revels in combat, and,
as mentioned above, often takes it upon himself to spare the life of
his opponent for the opportunity to fight them again, particularly if
they should prove some degree of potential. Weak foes however are often
dispatched without a second thought.

Rio hates the idea of
servitude. He will only serve others as a means to an end. In this case,
the reason he will not debate most orders given by higher ranking
Espada, is because he understands that they are stronger than him, and
therefore he is much less likely to be killed backtalking them. This
forms a curious little tier, with Rio gradually becoming more and more
belligerent towards orders as the gap in power narrows. In fact, Rio
will outright ignore any command given to him by the Quinta or lower.
This said, he is still respectful to the other Espada, acknowledging
their feats of power, and even if they are weaker than him, will give
due credit to the impressive accomplishment of becoming one of the ten
strongest arrancar—which Rio sees as the most powerful of all races.
Just because he does not take orders from them doesn’t mean he doesn’t
respect them. Rio respects strength no matter who wields it, shinigami,
human or arrancar.

Rio is well known for having an extremely
short temper, which complements his violent personality. Although he is
normally in a state of either perpetual amusement or boredom with what
goes on around him, the smallest of things can trigger his temper, such
as someone bumping into without apologizing. At this, Rio can fly into a
rage. If hell hath no fury like a woman scored, then scorned women
ought to flee in terror from an angered Rio Demoniogalgo. If enraged,
Rio typically doesn’t use any tactical planning or the like. He simply
becomes a force of wanton destruction, not caring if what he destroys is
ally or enemy. Everything dies. It’s a short trigger, and when it’s
pulled, everyone dies. Thinking of taking advantage of this rage can be
foolhardy, as one may attempt an attack, only to be hit by a far more
devastating blow from Rio who is no longer caring about defence.

But
Rio’s not always a hilarious murdering psychopath. As previously
mentioned, his default state of being seems to be consistently that of
either perpetual boredom or amusement, as Rio is both easily amused and
easily bored. If that seems contradictory, it’s because it is. Rio flips
between the two with such frequency that one would be amazed to learn
that he is not, in fact, bipolar. When he is amused, it is slightly
harder to cause Rio to become angry, though saying this is equivalent to
saying that hanging is a slightly less pleasant way of dying that
decapitation. It doesn’t say that much. However, when he is not able to
do anything, Rio’s boredom will reach a peak that he may go out and kill
something just to try and cure it. He doesn’t seem to acknowledge any
other form of recreation. He even foregoes training, though he kills and
fights so often that he gains experience consistently regardless.

Rio
has a very sadistic sense of humor. He finds death, blood and violence
absolutely hysterical, even if he’s on the receiving end of it. Get
angry at him and cut off his ear? Hilarious (by the way, start running,
you’re about to die). Impale him through the belly? Hysterical (Again,
start running, he’s gonna be on you in ten seconds or less). Have him
smash your face through solid concrete? Well, now you’re on your way to
comedic gold. Rio can’t understand when others don’t get his sense of
humor.

Amazingly, despite all of these tendencies Rio’s a social
character. Because he gets bored easily, he is constantly seeking the
company of others to alleviate that boredom. Often times he will refrain
from killing people when socializing with them so that he won’t return
to that state of boredom. Rio’s life really seems to always be about
keeping himself from being bored, and entertained. So if someone is able
to keep the Espada entertained for awhile, than they’re more than worth
keeping alive, in Rio’s mind. What entertains Rio aside from violence
varies, though as a social drinker, a bit of sake on hand never hurts.
Really, if you give him sake, you can probably keep his interest through
almost any topic.

However, Rio should never be taken as simple.
While certainly straight-forward and looking to the easiest solution,
Rio is fully capable of planning things out, and can be quite
manipulative. He is aware he comes off as simple and brash to others.
This is because he wants to come off that way, and so he makes use of
this at times, allowing him to manipulate those around him without them
suspecting. He will often go far to propagate his image as a simple
minded, fight-hungering psychopath because it means others are much more
likely to underestimate him. That said, it doesn’t mean he isn’t a
violent psychopath, because he is. But there’s a fine line between a
rampaging violent psychopath, and a calculating one, and Rio is
undoubtedly the latter.

-Ressurection-not done yet

-History-

Birthplace: Andromache
(Rio’s former name) was born in Sparta (not Sparta, Greece, because it
was not recognized as a Greek state at that time).

Current Residence:Rio currently resides in Los Noches

History: (see next post)

Rank: Sexta Espada

RP Sample:
There it was. He felt it now. One of the shinigami had unveiled
himself. He felt the surge of reiatsu and a dull roaring sound. He
turned his head, to see a powerful blast of kido decimate the other four
arrancar that had been stationed with him. Well... two of them. A third
one had ended up with his arm blown off but had been perceptive enough
to shout a warning and try and escape the blast. The fourth one had
gotten the warning in time and evaded it just in time, and was now
fleeing. Perhaps for reinforcements. The third one drew his zanpakuto
and prepared to attack the shinigami.

But Rio was grinning. He
recognized the technique used. He'd seen it when he had fought his own
battles with the shinigami forces all those thousands of years ago.
"Raikoho, huh?" His savage grin returned. He raised one hand towards the
shinigami and a green light formed in it. "CERO!"
A blast of red reiatsu shot from his palm at the shinigami, capturing
both the shinigami and the surviving arrancar in its scope. It was clear
Rio didn't value the arrancar's life very much. However, it became
clear the shinigami had avoided his blast using Shunpo. Then Rio quickly
used Sonido, rushing to engage the shinigami.

He used Sonido to
rapidly close the distance between himself and the shinigami and then
threw a hard right punch at his chest, followed by a hard uppercut as
his chin with his left. But this shinigami was a smart one, and managed
to dodge both by a hair, his eyes widening as he sensed the power behind
each blow.

I've been waiting for this moment. For a very... very.... long time.
Rio thought. Now that the shinigami was here, he no longer needed to
suppress his reiatsu, and allowed it to course freely, revealing that
his power was indeed, as the shinigami suspected, FAR greater than had
been previously let on.

The shinigami appeared to be a kido user,
as his arm flashed up. He performed his attack, a basic kido
spell—Byakurai. However it was surprisingly massive, a gigantic bolt of
lightning nearly as large as Rio was. Rio used Sonido, hurtling himself
out of the way of the attack, into the air above his opponent’s head,
hand outstretched. A powerful shockwave erupted from his palm, hitting
the shinigami in the shoulders, smashing him down to the ground. Rio
descended, drawing back his arm, and then put his fist directly through
the shinigami’s torso, creating a fist shaped indent in the rock below.
The shinigami gagged on his own blood, and slowly stopped moving. He’d
been a tough one though. Rio grinned at him. ”Not bad shinigami. You earned my respects. Take ‘em to your next life, huh?”
He hissed with glee, as he lifted the body up. A green glow appeared
under his palm, and he opened his hand, obliterating the shinigami’s
body. Rio stood there for a minute, basking in the glow of his reiatsu
and then began howling with laughter, the sound echoing in the vast
expanse of the desert….

Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:19 pm

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