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Axel Rover
Guest
Original poster
Done, besides 8 missing Kido Spells that I will add later today most likely.
Character Info
Name: Axel Rover
Age: Appears to be in his 60s
Position: Captain
Division: 3
Element: Fire (Explosions)
Appearance:
Accessory: The standard Shinigami Shihakusho and a Captain's Haori
Age: Appears to be in his 60s
Position: Captain
Division: 3
Element: Fire (Explosions)
Appearance:
Accessory: The standard Shinigami Shihakusho and a Captain's Haori
Zanpakuto name: Bakuhatsu no ōji (Prince of Explosions)
Zanpakuto Bankai Name: Bakuhatsu no ō (King of Explosions)
Zanpakuto sealed Abilities:
Bakuhatsu no ōji, when in sealed form, has no abilities, and can only deal as much damage as the user puts his power into it.
Zanpakuto Shikai Abilities:
"Level the skies, Bakuhatsu no ōji!"
Once this phrase is said, and if Axel has his hand on the hilt of his zanpakuto, his reiatsu levels will rise. It will grow and spiral around him like a tornado, but after just a few seconds a large explosion of intense flames with a 5 meter radius will occur with him in the center, created by his own spiritual power. Anybody with a power-level equal to a non-seated shinigami or lower will most likely receive fatal injuries, as the heat will be too intense for their reiatsu to defend against it, thus burning off their skin and possibly incinerating their bones as well. If it doesn't do this, then they will at least be heavily injured and in need of medical attention. Once the smoke generated from the explosion clears, Axel will be in the middle of the explosion, not harmed from it at all, with a great sword in his hand, which is his zanpakuto in shikai form.
Explosive Touch
Axel's Zanpakuto isn't just a regular great sword in this form. His reiatsu, which is the color red, surrounds it, flowing wildly. Anything that touches any part of the blade will cause and outward explosion in that location, the size of the explosion and power of it depending on the pressure that was applied to it by whatever touched the blade as well as the size of it. For instance, if someone threw a pebble at the sword, it would cause a very small outer explosion the size of the pebble since it probably couldn't get any smaller, and at the lowest explosive power possible, destroying the pebble. If an average human came at him with everything they had, hitting him with an aluminum baseball bat, the outer explosion would most likely be half the size of the human, being able to burn off the flesh of wherever the area of the sword that the bat hit was facing, possibly killing the human. If a shinigami used most of their reiatsu into one sword strike, the explosion would most likely prove fatal, however Axel has to watch out for this, since if someone much stronger than him in strength and reiatsu put their all into a strike, it would cause his strongest explosion to take effect, thus possibly causing his spiritual powers to drain significantly, putting him at a bad position, and the attack would possibly be enough to break his zanpakuto and slash through him as well, and on top of that if the enemy has a higher reiatsu defense, the explosion wouldn't even kill them, but just cause major injuries. This is why he has mastered the ability to increase and decrease the size of the explosion right before it happens if he needs to. The mastery in increase was to deal with someone of power just below him quickly if he didn't have the time to keep the fight going. Note that the force of explosion is also determined for when Axel decides to attack with the sword. The more force he puts into his attack, the bigger the explosion.
Explosive Orb
Axel can focus his spiritual power on the tip of the great sword, which will quickly cause an orb to form in that location, floating above the great sword. The size of the orb always stays the same, being 1 foot in diameter. With a great and fast swing of the sword towards the target, the orb will be thrown at speeds rivaling that of an average captain's, exploding on contact with something heavier than 10 pounds. Or while it is shooting in the direction it was hurled, Axel can cause it to explode at will. The radius of the explosion can be from 1 meter to even 30 meters. The power of the explosion is determined by the color of the orb before it explodes. If it is the lightest red can get, then the explosion probably wouldn't even be able to kill an average human with it, but just cause mild injuries. Going up to the regular color red, it will be the power of Axel's initial explosion-release which was followed by his shikai transformation, meaning that it would prove fatal for most people who are at the level of a non-seated shinigami, as well as cause mild injuries to those higher. A mildly dark red would be able to cause major injuries to a person of lieutenant level, and something close to that if used on a captain-level person with a weak reiatsu defense. Then going further along, at the darkest of reds, the explosion would be able to prove fatal for anyone below captain level, and leave major injuries towards those at captain level and slightly above. If Axel were to release anything higher than average explosions, he would begin to pant heavily and lose some speed, as well as drain his spiritual power reserves a ton. The larger the explosive radius will also do this, so attempting to launch an orb with the highest explosive power, and having the explosive radius be 30 meters would possibly cause him to faint and require at least an hour of sleep. He could fight this, but further exertion when he is supposed to be getting rest could possibly result in his death.
Reign of Explosives
Axel puts whichever hand is hold his great sword straight up into the air, with the sword pointing in that direction as well. An orb is created at the tip, just like with his previous ability. The size is 1 foot in diameter just like the previous ability as well. When Axel fires it off at will into the sky however, once it is about 40 meters above, it expands to the point of being 10 meters in diameter. After a few seconds, dozens of orbs 1 foot in diameter will be shot from the larger orb, going in all directions. All of the explosions are average explosions, the same as Axel's initial explosion release that was follow by his shikai transformation, as well as being 2 meters in radius. Explosions will occur almost everywhere within an 80 meter radius. By the time it is done, everyone within that radius would have at least had to defend themselves against two of these explosions, even more if they moved around a lot during this time. Lasts 20 seconds in real time. Also, Axel will nearly be out of enough spiritual power to keep up his shikai if he uses this, so he can't use it more than once each time he transforms.
Zanpakuto Bankai Abilities:
If he has either of his hands on the hilt of the zanpakuto, and by will allows his bankai to activate, Axel's reiatsu levels will rise. It will grow and spiral around him like a tornado, but after just a few seconds a large explosion of intense flames with a 10 meter radius will occur with him in the center, created by his own spiritual power. Anybody with a power-level equal to a lieutenant(with a spiritual pressure lower than average) or lower will most likely receive fatal injuries, as the heat will be too intense for their reiatsu to defend against it, thus burning off their skin and possibly incinerating their bones as well. If it doesn't do this, then they will at least be heavily injured and in need of medical attention. Once the smoke generated from the explosion clears, Axel will be in the middle of the explosion, not harmed from it at all, in the form of his bankai. Yes, he is wearing the bankai since it is a suit of armor, and though it looks like an old model that was used in medieval times, the power emanating from it is very deadly.
Enhanced Explosive Touch
Axel's bankai isn't just a regular suit of armor. His reiatsu, which is the color red, surrounds it, flowing wildly. Anything that touches any part of his armor will cause and outward explosion in that location, the size of the explosion and power of it depending on the pressure that was applied to it by whatever touched the armor as well as the size of it. For instance, if someone threw a pebble at the armor, it would cause a very small outer explosion the size of the pebble since it probably couldn't get any smaller, and at the lowest explosive power possible, destroying the pebble. If an average human came at him with everything they had, hitting him with an aluminum baseball bat, the outer explosion would most likely be half the size of the human, being able to burn off the flesh of wherever the area of the armor that the bat hit was facing, possibly killing the human. If a shinigami used most of their reiatsu into one sword strike, the explosion would most likely prove fatal, however Axel has to watch out for this, since if someone much stronger than him in strength and reiatsu put their all into a strike, it would cause his strongest explosion to take effect, thus possibly causing his spiritual powers to drain significantly, putting him at a bad position, and the attack would possibly be enough to break through his armor and slash at him as well, and on top of that if the enemy has a higher reiatsu defense, the explosion wouldn't even kill them, but just cause major injuries. This is why he has mastered the ability to increase and decrease the size of the explosion right before it happens if he needs to. The mastery in increase was to deal with someone of power just below him quickly if he didn't have the time to keep the fight going. Note that the force of explosion is also determined for when Axel decides to attack. The more force he puts into his attack, the bigger the explosion. Also, mini explosions even occur when Axel moves his feet.
Enhanced Explosive Orb
Axel can focus his spiritual power on the tip of the great sword, which will quickly cause an orb to form in that location, floating above the great sword. The size of the orb always stays the same, being 1 foot in diameter. With a great and fast swing of the sword towards the target, the orb will be thrown at speeds rivaling that of an average captain's, exploding on contact with something heavier than 10 pounds. Or while it is shooting in the direction it was hurled, Axel can cause it to explode at will. The radius of the explosion can be from 1 meter to even 60 meters. The power of the explosion is determined by the color of the orb before it explodes. If it is the lightest red can get, then the explosion probably would only be able to kill an average human as well as basic hollow with it. Going up to the regular color red, it will be the power of Axel's initial explosion-release which was followed by his bankai transformation, meaning that it would prove fatal for most people who are at the level of a lieutenant(with a spiritual pressure lower than average) or lower, as well as cause mild-to-major injuries to those higher. A mildly dark red would be able to cause major injuries to a person of captain level, and something close to that if used on a person above captain level with an average reiatsu defense that would be equal to an average captain's reiatsu. Then going further along, at the darkest of reds, the explosion would be able to prove fatal for anyone captain level and below, and leave major injuries towards those above captain level. If Axel were to release anything higher than average explosions, he would begin to pant heavily and all of his skills would be decreased greatly, as well as drain his spiritual power reserves a ton. The larger the explosive radius will also do this, so attempting to launch an orb with the highest explosive power, and having the explosive radius be 60 meters would absolutely cause him to faint and require at least an 8 hours of sleep.
Enhanced Reign of Explosives
Axel puts whichever hand is hold his great sword straight up into the air, with the sword pointing in that direction as well. An orb is created at the tip, just like with his previous ability. The size is 1 foot in diameter just like the previous ability as well. When Axel fires it off at will into the sky however, once it is about 60 meters above, it expands to the point of being 20 meters in diameter. After a few seconds, dozens of orbs 1 foot in diameter will be shot from the larger orb, going in all directions. All of the explosions are average explosions for his bankai's power, the same as Axel's initial explosion release that was follow by his bankai transformation, as well as being 4 meters in radius. Explosions will occur almost everywhere within an 120 meter radius. By the time it is done, everyone within that radius would have at least had to defend themselves against two of these explosions, even more if they moved around a lot during this time. Lasts 20 seconds in real time. Also, Axel's zanpakuto will revert back to it's sealed state, and when his zanpakuto is forcibly reverted back, he won't be able to use it again for several hours.
Zanpakuto Bankai Name: Bakuhatsu no ō (King of Explosions)
Zanpakuto sealed Abilities:
Bakuhatsu no ōji, when in sealed form, has no abilities, and can only deal as much damage as the user puts his power into it.
Zanpakuto Shikai Abilities:
"Level the skies, Bakuhatsu no ōji!"
Once this phrase is said, and if Axel has his hand on the hilt of his zanpakuto, his reiatsu levels will rise. It will grow and spiral around him like a tornado, but after just a few seconds a large explosion of intense flames with a 5 meter radius will occur with him in the center, created by his own spiritual power. Anybody with a power-level equal to a non-seated shinigami or lower will most likely receive fatal injuries, as the heat will be too intense for their reiatsu to defend against it, thus burning off their skin and possibly incinerating their bones as well. If it doesn't do this, then they will at least be heavily injured and in need of medical attention. Once the smoke generated from the explosion clears, Axel will be in the middle of the explosion, not harmed from it at all, with a great sword in his hand, which is his zanpakuto in shikai form.
Explosive Touch
Axel's Zanpakuto isn't just a regular great sword in this form. His reiatsu, which is the color red, surrounds it, flowing wildly. Anything that touches any part of the blade will cause and outward explosion in that location, the size of the explosion and power of it depending on the pressure that was applied to it by whatever touched the blade as well as the size of it. For instance, if someone threw a pebble at the sword, it would cause a very small outer explosion the size of the pebble since it probably couldn't get any smaller, and at the lowest explosive power possible, destroying the pebble. If an average human came at him with everything they had, hitting him with an aluminum baseball bat, the outer explosion would most likely be half the size of the human, being able to burn off the flesh of wherever the area of the sword that the bat hit was facing, possibly killing the human. If a shinigami used most of their reiatsu into one sword strike, the explosion would most likely prove fatal, however Axel has to watch out for this, since if someone much stronger than him in strength and reiatsu put their all into a strike, it would cause his strongest explosion to take effect, thus possibly causing his spiritual powers to drain significantly, putting him at a bad position, and the attack would possibly be enough to break his zanpakuto and slash through him as well, and on top of that if the enemy has a higher reiatsu defense, the explosion wouldn't even kill them, but just cause major injuries. This is why he has mastered the ability to increase and decrease the size of the explosion right before it happens if he needs to. The mastery in increase was to deal with someone of power just below him quickly if he didn't have the time to keep the fight going. Note that the force of explosion is also determined for when Axel decides to attack with the sword. The more force he puts into his attack, the bigger the explosion.
Explosive Orb
Axel can focus his spiritual power on the tip of the great sword, which will quickly cause an orb to form in that location, floating above the great sword. The size of the orb always stays the same, being 1 foot in diameter. With a great and fast swing of the sword towards the target, the orb will be thrown at speeds rivaling that of an average captain's, exploding on contact with something heavier than 10 pounds. Or while it is shooting in the direction it was hurled, Axel can cause it to explode at will. The radius of the explosion can be from 1 meter to even 30 meters. The power of the explosion is determined by the color of the orb before it explodes. If it is the lightest red can get, then the explosion probably wouldn't even be able to kill an average human with it, but just cause mild injuries. Going up to the regular color red, it will be the power of Axel's initial explosion-release which was followed by his shikai transformation, meaning that it would prove fatal for most people who are at the level of a non-seated shinigami, as well as cause mild injuries to those higher. A mildly dark red would be able to cause major injuries to a person of lieutenant level, and something close to that if used on a captain-level person with a weak reiatsu defense. Then going further along, at the darkest of reds, the explosion would be able to prove fatal for anyone below captain level, and leave major injuries towards those at captain level and slightly above. If Axel were to release anything higher than average explosions, he would begin to pant heavily and lose some speed, as well as drain his spiritual power reserves a ton. The larger the explosive radius will also do this, so attempting to launch an orb with the highest explosive power, and having the explosive radius be 30 meters would possibly cause him to faint and require at least an hour of sleep. He could fight this, but further exertion when he is supposed to be getting rest could possibly result in his death.
Reign of Explosives
Axel puts whichever hand is hold his great sword straight up into the air, with the sword pointing in that direction as well. An orb is created at the tip, just like with his previous ability. The size is 1 foot in diameter just like the previous ability as well. When Axel fires it off at will into the sky however, once it is about 40 meters above, it expands to the point of being 10 meters in diameter. After a few seconds, dozens of orbs 1 foot in diameter will be shot from the larger orb, going in all directions. All of the explosions are average explosions, the same as Axel's initial explosion release that was follow by his shikai transformation, as well as being 2 meters in radius. Explosions will occur almost everywhere within an 80 meter radius. By the time it is done, everyone within that radius would have at least had to defend themselves against two of these explosions, even more if they moved around a lot during this time. Lasts 20 seconds in real time. Also, Axel will nearly be out of enough spiritual power to keep up his shikai if he uses this, so he can't use it more than once each time he transforms.
Zanpakuto Bankai Abilities:
If he has either of his hands on the hilt of the zanpakuto, and by will allows his bankai to activate, Axel's reiatsu levels will rise. It will grow and spiral around him like a tornado, but after just a few seconds a large explosion of intense flames with a 10 meter radius will occur with him in the center, created by his own spiritual power. Anybody with a power-level equal to a lieutenant(with a spiritual pressure lower than average) or lower will most likely receive fatal injuries, as the heat will be too intense for their reiatsu to defend against it, thus burning off their skin and possibly incinerating their bones as well. If it doesn't do this, then they will at least be heavily injured and in need of medical attention. Once the smoke generated from the explosion clears, Axel will be in the middle of the explosion, not harmed from it at all, in the form of his bankai. Yes, he is wearing the bankai since it is a suit of armor, and though it looks like an old model that was used in medieval times, the power emanating from it is very deadly.
Enhanced Explosive Touch
Axel's bankai isn't just a regular suit of armor. His reiatsu, which is the color red, surrounds it, flowing wildly. Anything that touches any part of his armor will cause and outward explosion in that location, the size of the explosion and power of it depending on the pressure that was applied to it by whatever touched the armor as well as the size of it. For instance, if someone threw a pebble at the armor, it would cause a very small outer explosion the size of the pebble since it probably couldn't get any smaller, and at the lowest explosive power possible, destroying the pebble. If an average human came at him with everything they had, hitting him with an aluminum baseball bat, the outer explosion would most likely be half the size of the human, being able to burn off the flesh of wherever the area of the armor that the bat hit was facing, possibly killing the human. If a shinigami used most of their reiatsu into one sword strike, the explosion would most likely prove fatal, however Axel has to watch out for this, since if someone much stronger than him in strength and reiatsu put their all into a strike, it would cause his strongest explosion to take effect, thus possibly causing his spiritual powers to drain significantly, putting him at a bad position, and the attack would possibly be enough to break through his armor and slash at him as well, and on top of that if the enemy has a higher reiatsu defense, the explosion wouldn't even kill them, but just cause major injuries. This is why he has mastered the ability to increase and decrease the size of the explosion right before it happens if he needs to. The mastery in increase was to deal with someone of power just below him quickly if he didn't have the time to keep the fight going. Note that the force of explosion is also determined for when Axel decides to attack. The more force he puts into his attack, the bigger the explosion. Also, mini explosions even occur when Axel moves his feet.
Enhanced Explosive Orb
Axel can focus his spiritual power on the tip of the great sword, which will quickly cause an orb to form in that location, floating above the great sword. The size of the orb always stays the same, being 1 foot in diameter. With a great and fast swing of the sword towards the target, the orb will be thrown at speeds rivaling that of an average captain's, exploding on contact with something heavier than 10 pounds. Or while it is shooting in the direction it was hurled, Axel can cause it to explode at will. The radius of the explosion can be from 1 meter to even 60 meters. The power of the explosion is determined by the color of the orb before it explodes. If it is the lightest red can get, then the explosion probably would only be able to kill an average human as well as basic hollow with it. Going up to the regular color red, it will be the power of Axel's initial explosion-release which was followed by his bankai transformation, meaning that it would prove fatal for most people who are at the level of a lieutenant(with a spiritual pressure lower than average) or lower, as well as cause mild-to-major injuries to those higher. A mildly dark red would be able to cause major injuries to a person of captain level, and something close to that if used on a person above captain level with an average reiatsu defense that would be equal to an average captain's reiatsu. Then going further along, at the darkest of reds, the explosion would be able to prove fatal for anyone captain level and below, and leave major injuries towards those above captain level. If Axel were to release anything higher than average explosions, he would begin to pant heavily and all of his skills would be decreased greatly, as well as drain his spiritual power reserves a ton. The larger the explosive radius will also do this, so attempting to launch an orb with the highest explosive power, and having the explosive radius be 60 meters would absolutely cause him to faint and require at least an 8 hours of sleep.
Enhanced Reign of Explosives
Axel puts whichever hand is hold his great sword straight up into the air, with the sword pointing in that direction as well. An orb is created at the tip, just like with his previous ability. The size is 1 foot in diameter just like the previous ability as well. When Axel fires it off at will into the sky however, once it is about 60 meters above, it expands to the point of being 20 meters in diameter. After a few seconds, dozens of orbs 1 foot in diameter will be shot from the larger orb, going in all directions. All of the explosions are average explosions for his bankai's power, the same as Axel's initial explosion release that was follow by his bankai transformation, as well as being 4 meters in radius. Explosions will occur almost everywhere within an 120 meter radius. By the time it is done, everyone within that radius would have at least had to defend themselves against two of these explosions, even more if they moved around a lot during this time. Lasts 20 seconds in real time. Also, Axel's zanpakuto will revert back to it's sealed state, and when his zanpakuto is forcibly reverted back, he won't be able to use it again for several hours.
Kido Spells:
Hado: Gaki Rekko(Raging Light Fang):
Axel creates a circle of energy before firing off multiple arrows of green light from it's center in a cage-like formation. Each arrow moves at intense speeds, able to pierce enemies, which can prove fatal if many of these arrows pierce the target. Usually Axel likes to form the circle is formed at the tip of the user's zanpakuto.
Bakudo: Rokkuon(Lock-on):
by focusing on the target and only the target, Axel is able to leaves a large trace of his reiatsu on him/her, commanding every kido-based attack he launches to attach itself to the enemy. It isn't easy however, as Axel first needs to look at the target, and then release his reiatsu in their direction, and they initially must be no longer than 15 meters away. The lock-on takes 5 seconds, so if the target gets more than 15 meters away from Axel, he loses it. He is allowed to chase after them however, but his focus must not leave the person he is using the kido on, which means that having to dodge any obstacle or focus on someone else would stop it. He can also talk while locking on, but if it isn't towards the person he is locking onto, then it will be much harder. Once the 5 seconds are up, Axel still has to maintain focus on the person, except now he can use his other abilities, which will most likely be long-range projectiles in order to get his enemy. The range also extends to 50 meters. Loss of concentration means loss of the lock-on, like when preparing it.
Other Skills:
Very High Spiritual Power:
Seeing as his zanpakuto relies mainly on the constant use of his spiritual power, Axel has made it a very crucial job to train it every day so that it may grow and allow his zanpakuto to be much more useful than it is already. That being said, he can definitely go toe to toe in a spiritual power battle with most captain-level enemies. He won't say he has one of the strongest reserves of it in the gotei 13, but he thinks he is pretty close to that level.
Very High Spiritual Pressure:
Just like his spiritual power, Axel's spiritual pressure has been trained to the point of mastery, and because of this he has to suppress it like most captains to make sure that those around him don't get the wind knocked out of them. With this comes the power to even stun those around him if they aren't as strong as an average seated shinigami is in willpower. Axel's spiritual pressure color is red.
Kido Master
Even though he didn't seriously start to master it until he got the most common fighting style used by captains mastered, Kido is Axel's current first focus, always training it first during his daily training session. Throughout his lifetime Axel has seen Kido being used in almost every situation, something that the other fighting styles fail to do. He takes a liking to it because of this, and for years and years it hasn't failed him yet. His spiritual power is high enough for him to be able to cast multiple Kido spells in succession with each other without getting too tired out, but he makes sure to never over-use his Kido since the reserves of spiritual power it draws from is the same as his zanpakuto, which he will need in order to fight enemies that match him in power, or those who are stronger than him. The most useful thing that came from his mastery is the fact that he doesn't even need to call out the name of his kido spells or incantations to launch them at an enemy. It would make them powerful, but some of them are already potentially fatal without the added boosts. Axel's skill in Kido is above an average captain-level enemy who has kept his kido up to par with the captain rank.
Zanjutsu Master
As it is very common that shinigami aiming for captain at least master Zanjutsu, which is the fighting style used with a person's zanpakuto, if it is a blade, naturally it was in Axel's mind for it to be the very first skill he truly mastered. Even though he uses his kido a lot more, his close-combat capabilities with his sword is invaluable, as it is his go-to skill when attacking enemies who are too weak for him to even bother using kido. He even uses it against opponents that match him when range doesn't work. Especially in conjunction with his shikai, which completely gives him the upper-hand in close combat. His Zanjutsu skills are of average captain level.
Hohō Master:
Even though it is his third focus, Axel still hasn't forgotten about the advantages of Hohō, the art of footwork. It has saved him many times, and each time it has he goes straight to training to to ensure that he doesn't get rusty. Because he doesn't hold it to a very, very high importance like his top two focuses however, he isn't one of the fastest captains around. Still, he has mastered it enough to use a few average flash steps in succession with each other, something that is very useful. If you had to give it a rank, Axel's skill in Hohō would be of average captain level.
Hakuda Expert:
Out of the four main fighting styles, Axel uses Hakuda the least. Even though his bankai leaves him without a zanpakuto for close combat, he doesn't like to rely on it much, since having a blade or a destructive force always seems like the safest choices. That doesn't mean he sucks at it however, being able to combat the strongest lieutenant-level enemies, though against a captain-level enemy who has kept his Hakuda experience up to par with the captain rank, he wouldn't be able to keep up much.
High Offense:
Axel is able to deal some pretty impressive blows since he can add in his spiritual pressure to his punches, kicks and sword strikes. If your spiritual pressure isn't at captain level, then your defense probably doesn't have a chance against Axel's attacks. Of course with a mastery in Zanjutsu, one could use this to it's fullest benefits, but unfortunately Axel is only an expert in the area.
High Defense:
Axel has kept a large athletic build for years and years, and thus his resistance towards damage is big, especially with the addition of his large spiritual pressure. Because of this, he isn't easy to beat down unless your spiritual pressure is a much stronger than his spiritual pressure is a strong defense.
Hado: Gaki Rekko(Raging Light Fang):
Axel creates a circle of energy before firing off multiple arrows of green light from it's center in a cage-like formation. Each arrow moves at intense speeds, able to pierce enemies, which can prove fatal if many of these arrows pierce the target. Usually Axel likes to form the circle is formed at the tip of the user's zanpakuto.
Bakudo: Rokkuon(Lock-on):
by focusing on the target and only the target, Axel is able to leaves a large trace of his reiatsu on him/her, commanding every kido-based attack he launches to attach itself to the enemy. It isn't easy however, as Axel first needs to look at the target, and then release his reiatsu in their direction, and they initially must be no longer than 15 meters away. The lock-on takes 5 seconds, so if the target gets more than 15 meters away from Axel, he loses it. He is allowed to chase after them however, but his focus must not leave the person he is using the kido on, which means that having to dodge any obstacle or focus on someone else would stop it. He can also talk while locking on, but if it isn't towards the person he is locking onto, then it will be much harder. Once the 5 seconds are up, Axel still has to maintain focus on the person, except now he can use his other abilities, which will most likely be long-range projectiles in order to get his enemy. The range also extends to 50 meters. Loss of concentration means loss of the lock-on, like when preparing it.
Other Skills:
Very High Spiritual Power:
Seeing as his zanpakuto relies mainly on the constant use of his spiritual power, Axel has made it a very crucial job to train it every day so that it may grow and allow his zanpakuto to be much more useful than it is already. That being said, he can definitely go toe to toe in a spiritual power battle with most captain-level enemies. He won't say he has one of the strongest reserves of it in the gotei 13, but he thinks he is pretty close to that level.
Very High Spiritual Pressure:
Just like his spiritual power, Axel's spiritual pressure has been trained to the point of mastery, and because of this he has to suppress it like most captains to make sure that those around him don't get the wind knocked out of them. With this comes the power to even stun those around him if they aren't as strong as an average seated shinigami is in willpower. Axel's spiritual pressure color is red.
Kido Master
Even though he didn't seriously start to master it until he got the most common fighting style used by captains mastered, Kido is Axel's current first focus, always training it first during his daily training session. Throughout his lifetime Axel has seen Kido being used in almost every situation, something that the other fighting styles fail to do. He takes a liking to it because of this, and for years and years it hasn't failed him yet. His spiritual power is high enough for him to be able to cast multiple Kido spells in succession with each other without getting too tired out, but he makes sure to never over-use his Kido since the reserves of spiritual power it draws from is the same as his zanpakuto, which he will need in order to fight enemies that match him in power, or those who are stronger than him. The most useful thing that came from his mastery is the fact that he doesn't even need to call out the name of his kido spells or incantations to launch them at an enemy. It would make them powerful, but some of them are already potentially fatal without the added boosts. Axel's skill in Kido is above an average captain-level enemy who has kept his kido up to par with the captain rank.
Zanjutsu Master
As it is very common that shinigami aiming for captain at least master Zanjutsu, which is the fighting style used with a person's zanpakuto, if it is a blade, naturally it was in Axel's mind for it to be the very first skill he truly mastered. Even though he uses his kido a lot more, his close-combat capabilities with his sword is invaluable, as it is his go-to skill when attacking enemies who are too weak for him to even bother using kido. He even uses it against opponents that match him when range doesn't work. Especially in conjunction with his shikai, which completely gives him the upper-hand in close combat. His Zanjutsu skills are of average captain level.
Hohō Master:
Even though it is his third focus, Axel still hasn't forgotten about the advantages of Hohō, the art of footwork. It has saved him many times, and each time it has he goes straight to training to to ensure that he doesn't get rusty. Because he doesn't hold it to a very, very high importance like his top two focuses however, he isn't one of the fastest captains around. Still, he has mastered it enough to use a few average flash steps in succession with each other, something that is very useful. If you had to give it a rank, Axel's skill in Hohō would be of average captain level.
Hakuda Expert:
Out of the four main fighting styles, Axel uses Hakuda the least. Even though his bankai leaves him without a zanpakuto for close combat, he doesn't like to rely on it much, since having a blade or a destructive force always seems like the safest choices. That doesn't mean he sucks at it however, being able to combat the strongest lieutenant-level enemies, though against a captain-level enemy who has kept his Hakuda experience up to par with the captain rank, he wouldn't be able to keep up much.
High Offense:
Axel is able to deal some pretty impressive blows since he can add in his spiritual pressure to his punches, kicks and sword strikes. If your spiritual pressure isn't at captain level, then your defense probably doesn't have a chance against Axel's attacks. Of course with a mastery in Zanjutsu, one could use this to it's fullest benefits, but unfortunately Axel is only an expert in the area.
High Defense:
Axel has kept a large athletic build for years and years, and thus his resistance towards damage is big, especially with the addition of his large spiritual pressure. Because of this, he isn't easy to beat down unless your spiritual pressure is a much stronger than his spiritual pressure is a strong defense.
Personality:
No matter how much he has changed his former personality, there is still some cockiness and arrogance left inside Axel's body. Being a captain of the Gotei 13 gives him the right to brag however. Most of the time Axel is calm and laid back, adding in a remark about his power every now and then, unless the person he is talking about seems extremely annoyed. As a captain he is usually asked to be more serious about his work, but when you have been doing the same routine for 50 years, no way can you get someone to sit down and do loads of paperwork as well as positioning his own division constantly. It is because of this that the captain's work of the 3rd division is often divided between the 20 seats, though Axel always has the main amount, since he isn't that lazy. Despite his personality, his division calls him a great leader, always doing the right thing when it counted the most, and even finding time to spend individual time with a lot of them, sometimes in groups since there are so many members.
Being dedicated to shinigami work for almost 200 years would make anyone develop a short attention span, or at least that is what Axel thought, perhaps to give himself an excuse. You will never see him do the same thing longer than 30 minutes at best, besides training, and even then sometimes he would rather walk around or sleep under a tree than make sure his skills don't get rusty.
During Combat, Axel will mainly use his kido, the pride of his skills. This way he wasn't wasting time with using something not destructive enough to face his enemies like Hakuda or Zanjutsu, though sometimes he would use either of those if the enemies he faced were too waist for him to waste any of his spiritual power on them. Usually he would only activate his zanpakto's powers when nothing else works.
Background:
No matter how much he has changed his former personality, there is still some cockiness and arrogance left inside Axel's body. Being a captain of the Gotei 13 gives him the right to brag however. Most of the time Axel is calm and laid back, adding in a remark about his power every now and then, unless the person he is talking about seems extremely annoyed. As a captain he is usually asked to be more serious about his work, but when you have been doing the same routine for 50 years, no way can you get someone to sit down and do loads of paperwork as well as positioning his own division constantly. It is because of this that the captain's work of the 3rd division is often divided between the 20 seats, though Axel always has the main amount, since he isn't that lazy. Despite his personality, his division calls him a great leader, always doing the right thing when it counted the most, and even finding time to spend individual time with a lot of them, sometimes in groups since there are so many members.
Being dedicated to shinigami work for almost 200 years would make anyone develop a short attention span, or at least that is what Axel thought, perhaps to give himself an excuse. You will never see him do the same thing longer than 30 minutes at best, besides training, and even then sometimes he would rather walk around or sleep under a tree than make sure his skills don't get rusty.
During Combat, Axel will mainly use his kido, the pride of his skills. This way he wasn't wasting time with using something not destructive enough to face his enemies like Hakuda or Zanjutsu, though sometimes he would use either of those if the enemies he faced were too waist for him to waste any of his spiritual power on them. Usually he would only activate his zanpakto's powers when nothing else works.
Background:
Axel woke up in the middle of the grand canyon, confused about almost everything that happened before then. His past was getting hazy with every minute that he was awake, being able to only remember key details like growing up in a wealthy family, meeting a woman who he would soon marry, having four children and a happy life to follow, and a ton of other things in the middle that gave him great joy in his life. No matter what, the man wasn't able to remember what caused him to be in the middle of such a deep ravine, just near the Colorado river. After a few minutes of looking around, he finally looked towards the ground near the place he woke up and found a body of an old man who seemed to be in his late 50s. Upon lifting up the flattened thing to see the face of the man who met such a fate, the male was scared to death at the fact that it was him. It was then that he realized his there was a chain coming out of his chest.
Axel didn't even want to think anymore about the fact that he saw his own body, laying dead on the floor, as well as the chain attached to his chest that seemed to be causing him mild pains. All he wanted now was to get out of the grand canyon, but he found it hard to find a way to get up it and back to the cliff. After hours of attempting this but failing, Axel ran into a bit of trouble. Three hollows appeared in front of him in the ravine, but him being clueless about what they were, only thought of one thing; run as fast as he could back the way he came. After just a few seconds, he felt hopeless as the hollows were able to cover so much ground, reaching him very quickly even though there was already a distance of a few dozen meters between them when he began to run. When he was close to what seemed like another death, two men in black shihakushos came towards him, flying straight towards the hollow, making quick work of them. Axel was amazed as he stopped to look at what they did, which was save him. After that was over with, one of the shinigami came towards him as the other one flew off, told the dead man that everything was going to be alright, then pressed the bottom of his katana's hilt to Axel's forehead. After that, everything began to fade away.
Axel woke up again, but this time he was standing in a long line inside of a huge building. The man had no idea what this was for, but he played along with it, trying to remember what he still had of his memories while waiting. After about an hour he got to the front desk where the worker gave him a ticket with what seemed to be the time of his death along with a direction and district number, as well as a house address. He finally had to accept that he was dead, but the old man didn't seem that shocked. Another thing he remembered about his time on earth is how he kept reassuring himself that living more than 50 years was enough for him to be happy with.
He was now told to go to the house that he was assigned to live in. If this was heaven, it didn't look or seem like what he expected. After arriving at the run-down house that was in district 65 of West Rukongai, Axel met his family, who weren't too happy to be getting another member. Apparently mixed families was how they did it in these parts, so Axel wouldn't complain, if only he was paired with decent human beings. He had two 'brothers' who were triplets lucky enough to have gotten their numbers at the same time, and looked to be in their late 20s, though there was no telling how old they really were, as Axel heard while he was waiting in line about the whole age thing going on. He also had a tough 'mom' who he looked way older than. All four of them seemed to fit in with the dangerous environment around the district however, fighting which seemed to be a way of deciding territory around here. Even Axel was brought into the mix, as he had to learn how to fight to protect himself from dying again, which seemed like a thing you could do, except no one told him what happened when you died. His brothers were happy enough to teach him basic combat, though they only did it since they didn't want any weak siblings.
After about 6 years, Axel had grown into one battle-lusty grandpa. It took him the first year to accept his fate, spending the rest of his time in district 6 beating down enemies that attempted to mess with his family. He even got new siblings that he watched out for. No matter what his personality was like before his death, now it was filled with cockiness and arrogance. All of this changed however when he figured out that even someone like him could become a soldier apart of the organization that helped save him from those monsters, years ago. At the time of registering for Shin'o Academy, it was only about being able to get some better competition to him. For those 6 years that it took Axel to graduate, it was quite easy for him, as training to kill seemed like a natural talent for the man, as if in his previous life he had some kind of job in that field. It was from there that he was assigned to the 11th Division for his violent tendencies.
Ever since Axel got his zanpakuto, which was when he began learning to become a shinigami, he always felt that the spirit dwelling within it was perfect for him, since it shared his personality. Whenever he trained, he would always go into the meditative state with his zanpakuto in his lap to talk with the spirit, as well as fight so that he would be able to soon achieve his shikai. Meanwhile, he also did his regular shinigami duties, which included fighting against the enemies of Soul Society, which were mainly Hollow. After about 40 years however, Axel saw a lot of things during combat, like everyone in his dispatch team for certain missions wiped out but him due to his impressive powers, his best friend's death, and much more. He began questioning if he really was making the right choice of living by a pure fighting code. Once he finally achieved his shikai, which was 10 years after that, he found out that he had a kido type zanpakuto, which was the final straw for him, especially since 11th Division members could only have melee-type zanpakuto. He did secretly train his kido, so it seemed as if the 11th Division never really was the place for him.
After transferring to the 3rd Division, Axel decided to turn his life around, deciding not to act cocky and arrogant all of the time. That would usually strain the relationship with your zanpakuto if you started to change all of the sudden, but as long as Axel was able to remain the dominant one in their fights still, anything was ok with Bakuhatsu no oji, as he was one of those simple types. For 60 years Axel worked hard in his new squad, making sure he turned over a new leaf before requesting to become the lieutenant of the division, as the previous one died just a few months before he asked. The captain allowed him the seat, and so he was on his way to a happier life. During his time in the 3rd Division, Axel was able to learn his bankai as well, and 30 years after becoming lieutenant when his captain was ready to retire, he took her position. 50 years later, he is now about to attend a big meeting that includes all of the captains and lieutenants. All of these years alive however has made Axel ponder how much longer he could take of being a shinigami. It was good and all, but he was getting a little bored. Almost 200 years and you have seen it all.
Axel didn't even want to think anymore about the fact that he saw his own body, laying dead on the floor, as well as the chain attached to his chest that seemed to be causing him mild pains. All he wanted now was to get out of the grand canyon, but he found it hard to find a way to get up it and back to the cliff. After hours of attempting this but failing, Axel ran into a bit of trouble. Three hollows appeared in front of him in the ravine, but him being clueless about what they were, only thought of one thing; run as fast as he could back the way he came. After just a few seconds, he felt hopeless as the hollows were able to cover so much ground, reaching him very quickly even though there was already a distance of a few dozen meters between them when he began to run. When he was close to what seemed like another death, two men in black shihakushos came towards him, flying straight towards the hollow, making quick work of them. Axel was amazed as he stopped to look at what they did, which was save him. After that was over with, one of the shinigami came towards him as the other one flew off, told the dead man that everything was going to be alright, then pressed the bottom of his katana's hilt to Axel's forehead. After that, everything began to fade away.
Axel woke up again, but this time he was standing in a long line inside of a huge building. The man had no idea what this was for, but he played along with it, trying to remember what he still had of his memories while waiting. After about an hour he got to the front desk where the worker gave him a ticket with what seemed to be the time of his death along with a direction and district number, as well as a house address. He finally had to accept that he was dead, but the old man didn't seem that shocked. Another thing he remembered about his time on earth is how he kept reassuring himself that living more than 50 years was enough for him to be happy with.
He was now told to go to the house that he was assigned to live in. If this was heaven, it didn't look or seem like what he expected. After arriving at the run-down house that was in district 65 of West Rukongai, Axel met his family, who weren't too happy to be getting another member. Apparently mixed families was how they did it in these parts, so Axel wouldn't complain, if only he was paired with decent human beings. He had two 'brothers' who were triplets lucky enough to have gotten their numbers at the same time, and looked to be in their late 20s, though there was no telling how old they really were, as Axel heard while he was waiting in line about the whole age thing going on. He also had a tough 'mom' who he looked way older than. All four of them seemed to fit in with the dangerous environment around the district however, fighting which seemed to be a way of deciding territory around here. Even Axel was brought into the mix, as he had to learn how to fight to protect himself from dying again, which seemed like a thing you could do, except no one told him what happened when you died. His brothers were happy enough to teach him basic combat, though they only did it since they didn't want any weak siblings.
After about 6 years, Axel had grown into one battle-lusty grandpa. It took him the first year to accept his fate, spending the rest of his time in district 6 beating down enemies that attempted to mess with his family. He even got new siblings that he watched out for. No matter what his personality was like before his death, now it was filled with cockiness and arrogance. All of this changed however when he figured out that even someone like him could become a soldier apart of the organization that helped save him from those monsters, years ago. At the time of registering for Shin'o Academy, it was only about being able to get some better competition to him. For those 6 years that it took Axel to graduate, it was quite easy for him, as training to kill seemed like a natural talent for the man, as if in his previous life he had some kind of job in that field. It was from there that he was assigned to the 11th Division for his violent tendencies.
Ever since Axel got his zanpakuto, which was when he began learning to become a shinigami, he always felt that the spirit dwelling within it was perfect for him, since it shared his personality. Whenever he trained, he would always go into the meditative state with his zanpakuto in his lap to talk with the spirit, as well as fight so that he would be able to soon achieve his shikai. Meanwhile, he also did his regular shinigami duties, which included fighting against the enemies of Soul Society, which were mainly Hollow. After about 40 years however, Axel saw a lot of things during combat, like everyone in his dispatch team for certain missions wiped out but him due to his impressive powers, his best friend's death, and much more. He began questioning if he really was making the right choice of living by a pure fighting code. Once he finally achieved his shikai, which was 10 years after that, he found out that he had a kido type zanpakuto, which was the final straw for him, especially since 11th Division members could only have melee-type zanpakuto. He did secretly train his kido, so it seemed as if the 11th Division never really was the place for him.
After transferring to the 3rd Division, Axel decided to turn his life around, deciding not to act cocky and arrogant all of the time. That would usually strain the relationship with your zanpakuto if you started to change all of the sudden, but as long as Axel was able to remain the dominant one in their fights still, anything was ok with Bakuhatsu no oji, as he was one of those simple types. For 60 years Axel worked hard in his new squad, making sure he turned over a new leaf before requesting to become the lieutenant of the division, as the previous one died just a few months before he asked. The captain allowed him the seat, and so he was on his way to a happier life. During his time in the 3rd Division, Axel was able to learn his bankai as well, and 30 years after becoming lieutenant when his captain was ready to retire, he took her position. 50 years later, he is now about to attend a big meeting that includes all of the captains and lieutenants. All of these years alive however has made Axel ponder how much longer he could take of being a shinigami. It was good and all, but he was getting a little bored. Almost 200 years and you have seen it all.
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