Kuroike Jiro

[Jiro]

"You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic."
—Kuroike Ai

Kuroike Jiro

138
Male
Vacuo Real
Rank 0

• Obrero Non-Specialist
  
• Corte Non-Specialist
  
• Velocidad Specialist [4 Sonido]
  
• Ánimo Specialist

"Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only."
—Mr. Mikami

Appearance:

Hollow:
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Jiro's Hollow stages very much represent his increase in power and intelligence through his appearance. His original, Hollow state is more bestial and ravage in appearance than any of his coming forms. While his intelligence over other Hollow is somewhat represented through the Hollow's humanoid shape, it is otherwise unrepresented.

This form has a muscular, fairly humanoid body, standing at around 15 feet. The telltale Hollow hole places itself at the center of his chest. More bestial qualities begin to emerge, in the form of thick, long claw-like nails reaching out from the ends of his fingers and the extended bone which erupts from his elbow in a blade-like fashion, extending past the actual join and outside of his Hollow skin. A strong, thick tail whips about at his backside, nearly as long as his body and providing excellent balance and offensive power. His white mask is bestial, with an extended maw-like shape and mouth, and two extremities which extend at an angle downwards from the side of his mask. Wispy black lines are placed across the mask, over the maw, upon the extensions, and upon the horn-like structures at the top of the mask. These swept-back horns continue to extend until they form a tail-like limb which travels back from the mask and down the length of the back.

Gillian:
Jiro's Gillian form is nearly the same as all other Gillian. He has a fairly humanoid, but very lanky body. His arms are covered by a black "cloak", and his Hollow hole is placed up high, near his mask. While he stands shorter than many Gillian at 60 feet tall, his mask is the true sign of his intelligence over other Gillian of his level. As opposed to the standard Gillian mask, Jiro boasts a mask which is somewhat of a combination between his Hollow and Adjuchas forms. The long, horn-like extension from his previous form remains, traveling only about a quarter down the way of his back. The mask, instead of having two downward angled extensions, has extensions backwards on either side, each of which is wavy in design, and ends in points. These additions are a bit reminiscent of fur, and have a 'V'-shaped gray design on them. The maw of the mask is also much shorter and thinner, and the eyes are extruded above the maw as opposed to being indented in it.

Adjuchas:
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At this point, Jiro's form takes a massive leap. His shape condenses down into a size even smaller than his first Hollow form, standing at around four and a half feet. It represents his jump from a beast to something more worldly, more intelligent, more powerful. It is now canine-like in appearance, with four legs and a mask reminiscent of a wolf or dog, and a muscular body. Jiro's tail is no longer near his own body length, but instead about a quarter of its length and is spiky and jagged, creating a fur-like appearance. With this new appearance comes a new mask. Much like his Gillian stage, the two extensions on either side of his maw remain, this time returning much more fur-like and still boasting the 'V'-shaped marks, only this time they are curved slightly to flow with the mask. The maw is thin and has gray coloration at the tip, much like a nose. The most noticeable addition to the mask are the ear-like forms atop his head, with a gray backside. Most of his joints, such as his neck, shoulders, knees, and where his tail connects to his body, all have a sort of spike extruding upwards.

Vasto Lorde:
As most Vasto Lorde's are, Jiro's Vasto Lorde form is extraordinarily humanoid. His mask has become less dog-like, though its mouth and nose are still slightly extended. It's teeth are bared at all times, though the gray nose coloration has disappeared. The gray 'V'-shaped designs remain, though the fur-like pieces of the mask have gone entirely. Instead, the 'V'-shaped designs find themselves just beneath his surprisingly humanoid, yellow oculi. Two Vasto Lorde-esque horns sweep back from his forehead and continue on in a straight line back. His body is still rather muscular, and he stands at an average Human height of five feet, eleven inches. Another surprisingly humanoid feature presents itself upon his new form--the addition of dark blue, fairly long hair which falls out from beneath the mask, traveling down the expanse of his neck and just short of his shoulders.

Arrancar:
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After finally removing his mask, all that remains is a set of canine-like teeth and a small amount of mask beneath it, just beneath his eye. He attains sharp, strong features and determined, light blue eyes. A mop of dark blue hair sits upon his head at a medium length, reaching only down to the base of his neck. His bangs are fairly short and kept out of the way of his eyes. Though he has fair skin, his body is a bit bulky and rather muscular.

Wearing the traditional colors of the Arrancar uniform, Jiro boasts a white top lined with black. It has a long V-neck and buttons at the center, before extending outwards again to reveal his abdomen. Though it has a long, somewhat baggy sleeve about his left arm, it is generally kept rolled up to his forearms. The right sleeve is a simple, short sleeve. The top is generally kept tucked into the black garment wrapped about his waist which falls low on the left side, to about his mid-thigh. Jiro wears the traditional, white, split-leg hakama to cover his legs, and black socks with white tabi sandals as is the norm. The Arrancar wears few accessories--only a thin, black cloth necklace and a blue-and-black beaded bracelet around his left arm.

"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."
—Mikami Hitomi

Hollow Skill:

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[li]Name: [Original Hollow Trait]
Level: Average
Description: This is the base ability of all Jiro's abilities. It allows him to manipulate the friction his own body creates against other objects, but only generally. He can either increase it so much his body is forced to almost completely stop abruptly, or decrease it so that he almost never stops moving (causing him to slide/skate). Of course, he can also return it to normal. This ability to manipulate friction can provide a number of tactics for combat, if used creatively (such as causing his body to create an abnormal amount of friction during a high speed movement (not sonido), causing the incredible amount of fricton to create sparks/flames/heat).
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

[/li][li]Name: [Hollow Trait Upgrade #1] [LOCKED]
Level: High
Description: The first upgrade allows Jiro to use his Hollow Trait on anything (objects, other players, etc.) that he touches. The effect only lasts for three turns. Expending large amounts of reiatsu can counter the effect (obviously, the more reiatsu that's spent, the more the effect is countered, until it is eventually completely rendered ineffective at the cost of a shunpo of approximately 25 meters, and +/- 5 meters for every rank Jiro is above/below his opponent, respectively).
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

[/li][li]Name: [Hollow Trait Upgrade #2] [LOCKED]
Level: Average
Description: This upgrade allows Jiro to effect the friction of an inorganic (and non-reiatsu based) object that he has touched, even after it has left his touch, for up to three turns after.
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

[/li][li]Name: [Hollow Trait Upgrade #3] [LOCKED]
Level: Average
Description: This upgrade allows Jiro to create small, non-moving domes which alter the friction (either increasing or decreasing) of anything inside. The ability has a range of 30 meters, and the domes that he creates (only 2 can be active at a time) are only 2 meters in diameter. Each dome only lasts for three turns. Each dome seems almost obsidian from the outside, and within it, everything is colored black and white. Expending large amounts of reiatsu can counter the effect (obviously, the more reiatsu that's spent, the more the effect is countered, until it is eventually completely rendered ineffective at the cost of a shunpo of approximately 25 meters and +/- 5 meters for every rank Jiro is above/below his opponent, respectively).
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

[/li][li]Name: [Hollow Trait Upgrade #4] [LOCKED]
Level: Average
Description: This upgrade simply increases the amount of time either an object or person is effected, or the length of time a dome lasts, to five turns.
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.





Note: None of the Hollow or Resgarvida abilities can be stacked onto a single person/object. If something is effected by one of the abilities and comes under the effect of a new ability that alters the friction in the same fashion, the object/person is not effected. If the new ability that has come into effect has the opposite effect, then the new effect takes place. Furthermore, every time the friction alteration on a person changes, the reiatsu "shield" (to counter the friction change) must be reapplied.

Other Hollow Skills

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"I shut my eyes in order to see."
—Kuroike Jiro

Resgarvida:

Name: Belladona ("Nightshade")

Appearance: has a simple design. The hilt is a simple katana hilt, with a rounded end and black cloth wrapped about the handle. The bottom has a small white piece of metal cupping its curved end, and a likewise white tassel which has a frayed end and a small, star-shaped tassel attached to one of the frays. The white handguard is a simple circular shape with a design carved into it. The design depicts two of Jiro's spirits circling the blade. The blade itself is single-edged, with the non-edged side black in coloration and the bladed end white. It ends abruptly as a squared-off end, as opposed to a point.

Release Form: After the release phrase is spoken, Belladona floats about a foot in front of Jiro before taking on a lavender light that moves to envelop Jiro. When the light has gone, Jiro is left with no weapon. The only part of Jiro's mask which returns is the other side of the teeth that are already shown in his unreleased state, forming a sort of mask over his mouth and nose. His shoulders grow large spikes which protrude upwards and even past his head, starting thick where it connects to the body, and ending in this points. White pieces of "armor" cover his triceps and bicep as small, white, curved plates. His thighs also attain this armor-like addition, and he also attains the elbow blades that he had in his original Hollow form. His hands, feet, calves and forearms gain grieve/gauntlet-like additions which cover his hands and feet, giving him slight claws, and which protect his forearms and calves as well. None of this "armor" is bulky, however, and is all rather thin, though very strong.

Release Phrase:

"Draw everything into your world,
Twist and corrupt, bend and break,
Belladona!"

Abilities:

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[li]Name: [Resurreción Ability #1] [LOCKED]
Level: Very High
Description: This ability allows Jiro to create a friction altering dome much like in his previous abilities, except this dome is centered around Jiro and is much larger, with a 20 meter diameter. It lasts as long as any other effect that can wear off (at this point)--5 turns. The dome appears almost obsidian from the outside--within it, everything is black and white. Expending large amounts of reiatsu can counter the effect (obviously, the more reiatsu that's spent, the more the effect is countered, until it is eventually completely rendered ineffective at the cost of a shunpo of approximately 25 meters and +/- 5 meters for every rank Jiro is above/below his opponent, respectively).
Restrictions:

[/li][li]Name: [Resurreción Ability #2] [LOCKED]
Level: High
Description: This ability allows Jiro to cause the dome to effect everything within it BUT himself.
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

[/li][li]Name: [Resurreción Upgrade #1] [LOCKED]
Level: High
Description: Allows Jiro to cause a disturbance within his large dome, causing random shifts every turn in friction alteration. The alteration always follows the increase, decrease, increase, normal, decrease, increase, decrease, increase, normal, decrease pattern. By expending a bit of reiatsu, Jiro can add in another phase to the pattern for one phase of the pattern.
Restrictions: Must be Kuroike Jiro.

Resurreción Ultima

Undisclosed.





Note: None of the Hollow or Resgarvida abilities can be stacked onto a single person/object. If something is effected by one of the abilities and comes under the effect of a new ability that alters the friction in the same fashion, the object/person is not effected. If the new ability that has come into effect has the opposite effect, then the new effect takes place. Furthermore, every time the friction alteration on a person changes, the reiatsu "shield" (to counter the friction change) must be reapplied.
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"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."
—Kuroike Katashi

History:

At Peace--1872



The Angels did not sing; the world did not rejoice--nothing was special about the birth of Kuroike Jiro. A simple birth for a simple child. Still, for the beginning of his life, there was peace. With gentle parents and a caring environment came a safe and peaceful child. Jiro was interested in art from a young age, and was always found drawing and painting. His parents, Kuroike Katashi and Kuroike Ai, supported him in all his artistic endeavors. From a young age he could, however, see those things in the Spiritual World--or at least, their "shadows". He had told his parents, but they hadn't believed him and life simply went on. Throughout school he hadn't been overly popular, but neither had he been totally rejected by his peers, either. Academically he wasn't on either extreme end of the spectrum, as well. Still, he performed well enough in school, and excelled at what he loved--art. His younger years were rather mundane and ordinary, save for the random Hollow sighting which occurred every so often.



Damnation Growing-1888



It wasn't until his teenage years that things began to change. Though his parents were still gentle and caring, they began to gradually care less and less. Jiro was sometimes left to fend for himself at night--for food and such. Though he saw an increase in friends, he truly felt he had no close friends and still often spent time alone. The boy worked hard at home and in school, and painted especially during his free time. His closest friend was easily his teacher, who did much with art as well--Mr. Mikami.


Jiro often found himself over at Mr. Mikami's home, helping out with small tasks and learning more about painting and art. At school he was inspired to try harder in Mr. Mikami's class and his grades began to rise significantly. Things in his life began to look as if they were traveling uphill, instead of monotonously straight forwards at all times. His parents even began to pay more attention to their now very successful boy. Jiro's art even began to develop into an entirely new level of expertise and suddenly Jiro became happier than he ever had been. Still, the boy continued to see the same strange shadows he had at night, sometimes of humanoid beings, other times of monstrously sized creatures.



Mr. Mikami also had a daughter named Hitomi who Jiro became close with. Like Jiro and her father, she was an artist and a talented one at that. Though a bit younger than Jiro, she was rather close to his age and they often painted together in their free time. Jiro found that these were easily the happiest years of his life, yet the years he would soon regret most of all.



Of Forgiveness and Newfound Grievances - 1890



Jiro's relationship with Mr. Mikami and Hitomi continued to grow exponentially. A single moment would tear the relationships he had created down, however. Mr. Mikami, being an older man, required help in moving his furniture to his new home. Enlisting his daughter and Jiro to aid him in this endeavor, Jiro and Hitomi were assigned to move the piano. The difficulty of moving the piano had come both in its size and in the path which they had to move it, which included a full flight of stairs. Hitomi took the bottom of the piano as they moved down the stairs, and a single mishap on Jiro's end spelled disaster. Having accidentally let the piano slip from his hands at the top of the stairs, the piano soared down the steps, taking the girl with it and smashing her lifeless body into the wall at the bottom of the steps.


Mr. Mikami fell into a state of grief, as well as Jiro. Though Mr. Mikami did not blame the young Jiro, Jiro blamed himself enough for the both of them. Over the next year, Jiro's visits with his instructor grew shorter and shorter and occurred less and less. This was partially due to Jiro's own continued guilt, and Mikami's own grievances--seeing Jiro simply reminded him of Hitomi and her death.



The Value of a Life - 1891



Jiro's art gradually became darker and darker; more and more macabre and morbid. Soon he grew farther from his parents and left his place with them, instead finding his own place as an artist in society and he continued to live on his own, although he was only able to scrap by. His personality even began to change, to become warped and crazed. He thought of the murder he had committed every day without fail, and it drove him mad.



Things took a turn for the worse when Jiro received word that his mother had passed away. He made way for home and attended his mother's black funeral. Little contact with made with his father and relatives, and he simply made his way back to his home to finish a final piece of artwork. It depicted a massive, black creature with a completely white mask devouring a woman that appeared to be his mother. Afterward, his body was found bloody and dead at the bottom of his high balcony, with the picture sitting upon the balcony.



In Death



Jiro was left staring at his own dead body and the chaos around it. For a long time, he stared at it. Days, he figured. Until he finally began to move about, watching those he had been close to--his father and mother, and Mr. Mikami. He even visited Hitomi's grave. At times, he would see those creatures he had before, only this time they were completely visible--monstrosities. He narrowly escaped many encounters with such beasts, until nearly a year after his death, he finally fell victim to the powerful jaws of a Hollow.

Jiro found himself crazed and wielding an insatiable hunger for . . . something new. He couldn't tell what, exactly, but it drove him to devour other creatures like himself . . .

It wasn't until nearly two days after his Hollowfication that he had realized that his shape was different. This caused his insanity to spill over the edge and drove him to devour more Hollow souls. This continued on for many years until he finally found the Real World once more--a place of irresistable delights.

He didn't encounter a Shinigami until many years in the future--but when he did, he found himself limping away into a Garganta, injured and confused. A threat was something new--something he had never felt. But . . . something was completely irresistable about the Shinigami.

His soul.






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[Takuya]

Approved.