Atsuhiro Sumeragi [Approved; 2-1]

Name: Atsuhiro Sumeragi
Nicknames: Hiro
Appearance Age: Early 20s
True Age: 120
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10
Weight: 167 lbs
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Personality:
Hiro is a nice guy. He tries to set things up for his Division. Things like parties (there's always alcohol), sporting events (he likes volleyball and swimming), and training sessions (usually also involving alcohol) are what he normally does. Hiro is more of the type to say 'get up, and try again' when someone fails rather than scold them. The 13th Division and Shinigami Academy both want him, but he says that teaching all the time is boring and too much work. There's another reason too, but that will be explained later. He's a friendly guy, and he tries to remember names and faces—but he does have a habit of mixing the two up. Hiro doesn't like it when people call him 'Lieutenant Sumeragi,' so he makes sure to tell new recruits to call him 'Lieutenant Hiro' or simply 'Hiro.'

Hiro might be a nice guy, but he's lazy. The guy will do all of his paperwork in one big rush, and then go play. This has led to errors (such as the time the 8th Division got 1,000 staplers instead of 10), but he doesn't mind. He's gone on record as saying he only works to get paid. He'd much rather be a rich guy and just not have to do anything. But that's not entirely true. He knows he has power, and someone's got to do the job. Off-the-record, Hiro keeps himself where he is so 'some cute girl doesn't get hurt.' He has no desire to become a Captain, even though he could easily get the approval. He says that 'the only cute female Captains scare the hell out of me, so I don't have to take a bullet for them.'

Hiro loves women. His office has swimsuit calendars, and there's even a stash of swimsuit model magazines in his desk. He says the greatest things in life are 'the right and left mounds of love on the female body.' In the academy, he was nearly kicked out for peeping in on the girls' shower room. Hiro has a habit of hitting on and just outright flirting with just about every cute girl he sees. If he finds out that she has a boyfriend, he immediately backs away and books it before the boyfriend notices. This is one reason he's good at Shunpo. Hiro does eventually want to find 'the one,' but he sorta has high standards. Well, not really 'high,' but he's just really picky.

Hiro doesn't like the 6th Division. He respects its Captain, but he and the rest of his Division are just so stuck up. Except for the Lieutenant. Hiro and the 6th Division's Lieutenant get along great. Frankly, the 11th Division seems to be the Division he likes more than the rest. They're so relaxed that it's great to have them as a guest—so long as he's not footing the bill for damages. Hiro also doesn't like dealing with the 2nd Division, but that's just because of their job. Hiro likes the Captain of the 2nd Division and some of its personnel, but overall, the Division itself isn't something he likes. Hiro is also afraid of the 12th Division after hearing the horror stories of some of the lab experiments.

Character Background: Hiro is part of a lesser noble family, and he is the current heir to the family. That is the reason he doesn't like people using his surname. He feels that if they know that, they'll think he's loaded. The fact is, Hiro isn't. Winding back the clock a bit, Hiro was actually the second son of the Sumeragi family. He was raised as a noble should, but he didn't like it. His brother, Yoshimori, was a handsome man. And he would have been the current heir had an illness not taken him. When Yoshimori passed, Hiro was the one that had to take on that responsibility. Unfortunately, Hiro was a bit of a playboy at that time too. He was infamous for how many women he attempted to woo.

Instead of doing the 'right and noble' thing of doing what the family did, Hiro instead went and joined the Shinigami Academy. His father told him then that if he continued down that path, he would recieve no support from the family. And so, Hiro had no support from his family while he attended classes. He only got out of expulsion by being a fantastic student—he says it was his good looks. He did not do anything extraordinary besides being top of his class in Hohō. His was middle-of-the-road in everything else. If he had excelled in something else, he would have been placed in the 3rd Division. However, he was put into the 8th Division. This was originally meant to be a placeholder until he got better at something else.

Fortunately, that didn't happen. Well, he got better at all of his skills. But Hiro didn't transfer out. He instead rose through the ranks of the 8th Division. He made himself a name for being "the fastest playboy in the Soul Society." There were a few times that he was caught with porn magazines in the barracks, which just got him janitorial duty. He didn't care—they didn't get confiscated after all. When he attained Shikai, he was a bit weirded out by it. Initially, he hated using it because it was 'creepy.' But then he trained more and realized how it could be used. After mastering his Shikai, he began to train for Bankai and has been doing so ever since.


Unreleased Abilities: No notable special abilities. Hiro is about average with all skills, save for Hohō. Hiro excels when it comes to Hohō.
Other Weapons: N/A


Zanpakutō Spirit Appearance:

Zanpakutō Spirit's World: Atsuhiro's inner world looks like an old castle. It is well-worn, and would have been beautiful in its hayday. Unfortunately, that seems to have been centuries ago. Although no walls have fallen, the entire castle is covered in cobwebs, dust, and moss. The only windows are stained glass, and they all show scenes of pretty women. None of them are broken, but they are all dusty. In the 'throne room' there is a massive web that Kumo no Rensa calls home.
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Zanpakutō Release Phrase: Spread About


Shikai Name: Kumo no Rensa (蜘蛛の連鎖; Spider's Chain)
Shikai Appearance: Kumo no Rensa takes the form of a pair of axe-like weapons. They still have a sharpened edge on the haft, allowing them to be used like a sword.

Shikai Abilities: Kumo no Rensa gives Hiro a few small passive abilities. Hiro can now walk upside-down. He also can not be immobilized by Kidō or abilities that use ropes, chains, etc. He simply slithers out of the restraints like nothing happened.

Kakudaisu: (拡大巣; lit. Expanding Web) When Hiro swings Kumo no Rensa, tiny webs are shot out and attach to the nearest object. There are five webs per axe, and each one leads back to one of the points on Kumo no Rensa. After he finishes swinging, the webs snap free from the axe. They then attach themselves to the nearest web that isn't attached to the same object. Initially, the webs do nothing. But after about three posts of swinging, there are enough threads that movement is hindered (-10 to speed and agility for anyone other than Hiro). Every three posts after, that increases by 5. These threads are flamable, and lighting a single one on fire can set the whole thing ablaze.

Tsutsumu: (包む; lit. Encase) If Hiro is able to get all ten of Kumo no Rensa's knife-like prongs into a single target with a single blow, Hiro can call out the name of this technique. When used, the prongs break free from the axe and web encases the target. This is similar to Bakudō 63: Sajō Sabaku, but it encases the entire body tightly. This lasts for three hours, until Hiro dismisses it, or the opponent breaks out (can be done immediately with a strength of 80). If Hiro uses Tsutsumu, he can not spread any more webs until Tsutsumu is dismissed.

Hi no Su: (火の巣; lit. Web of Fire) If Hiro has six posts' of webs up, he can use Hi no Su. Hi no Su immediately ignites all of the webs. They burn for three posts while Hi no Su is active. After using it, Kumo no Rensa returns to its sealed state.


Bankai Name: Not Yet Achieved, yet he is close to achieving it.
Bankai Appearance: NYA
Bankai Abilities:  NYA

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Comments/Notes:
Tier: 2-1
Natural Skill Points: 200
Racial Skill Points: 200