Post by chanchan05 on Feb 16, 2009 6:27:29 GMT -4
I wanted to change something about my bankai, but not its abilities.
the changes I wanted to make were:
1. The two implied abilities of the shikai were cleared and openly described.
2. Divided the 2 bankai abilities (Ichidou Dainichi Attacks, and stat bonuses) into two forms.
3. Decreased shield cool down time from 3 posts to 2.
How do i go about that? unless you guys think its too different from each other.
I intend to change the bankai description from this:
Name: Ranpu Tenrai (lit. “Divine Light”)
Spirit Description:Ranpugami, when he materializes, first appears as a brilliant flash of yellowish-white blinding light. From this he steps out with a material body that may only be described as somewhat intimidating, however you seem to feel that you are safe with him. He takes the form of an angel. But this is not your run of the mill angels. He is a seraphim, armored, armed and dangerous when provoked, but still an angel. His wings of light sway in the breeze, while his face is hidden deep within his cowl. His armor is black with golden trimmings, and yet though he may seem a formidable enemy, his voice is gentle and kind, but at the same time deep and knowing.
Sealed: In its sealed state, Ranpugami appears as an elegant katana of standard proportions (3ft ft blade and 1ft long handle). Its most defining feature is the sword’s guard, which is golden in color, and shaped like a stylized sun, circular with eight short triangular protrusions around its circumference. It is rather thicker than normal, perhaps a quarter of an inch thick, and has a number of wavy carvings on its surface. Its blade is elegant, shining and fine, while its handle is wrapped in a red cloth. The end piece is also of elegantly carved gold.
Shikai
Activation Phrase: Okakkeru yami, Ranpu Tenrai! (lit. “Chase away the shadows, Divine Light!”)
Appearance: As the activation phrase is being uttered, Getsumaru raises his sword, with its blade pointing up to the sky. The transformation begins as the blade seems to shatter suddenly into a million pieces. However, in place of a steel blade, one could see a blade of yellowish-white light, formed by concentrated reiatsu.
Abilities: The most important difference the released form of Ranpu Tenrai from a sealed zanpakuto is that it doesn’t cut as much as it burns. The blade of Ranpu Tenrai’s shikai state is a mass of compressed reiatsu taking the form of light, meaning that the blade is an intense concentration of light energy, very much akin to a laser. Thus it is more correct to say that it burns through its targets more than it cuts. It is therefore easier to “cut” other objects, since they would offer less resistance when being slashed by pure energy rather than an actual blade. (For an easier visualization, I would say that, my zanpakuto is a light saber.) Unlike your run of the mill light sabers however, Getsumaru can completely manipulate his sword to limited extent, such as adjusting the density of the spirit particles so that it may become ethereal, or longer ( a max of 5 feet extension), however such manipulation can only last for a few (2-3) seconds.
Ranpu Tenrai has two special abilities, both activated by movement and saying the abilities’ names:
Shunken (lit. Flash blade) – Pointing the stabbing end at a target, a beam of light shoots out from it, striking at incredible speed. This beam is a high powered burst of reiatsu, which “burns” through anything it touches. This lasts for a quick few seconds, and a slight twist of the wrist would let the beam to strike on more targets during those few seconds that the beam still exists. However, despite this limitation this is still a very powerful technique as it can slash almost anything, even energy blasts. Getsumaru has been known to defend against cero blasts* by slashing those into two with this technique. The damage this attack inflicts is actually belying its true power. Given the chance, it would only create a small hole in a concrete wall, about 3 inches in diameter. However, its has greater power within it, as trying to block the beam with something it cant burn through (zanpakuto, defensive spells, espada level hierro, etc..) would result into the energy exploding in a magnitude equal to class 6 cero. May be used 3 times before the zanpakuto initiates an automatic cooldown of the skill for 3 posts before the skill can be used again for another 3 shots.
Shungeki (lit. Flash burst) – Holding his zanpakuto before himself, Getsumaru utters the abilities name, causing a powerful light to suddenly emanate from the blade, blinding enemies and aiding attacks or escape. The aim of this technique is to temporarily blind an enemy so as to create a distraction. 1 post cooldown every use.
*If the opponent is lower level than Getsumaru, the cero are slashed, and separate away from each other, moving past him at both sides, leaving him unharmed. Naturally, the farther away it is from Getsumaru when it was cut, the farther apart they are when they reach him, and the less distance from him when he slashed, the narrower the gap between the cero halves. A cero of an opponent of equal level to Getsumaru however, would not be slashed, but instead explode upon contact with the beam due to the impact of two forces of nearly equivalent power.
Bankai
Activation Phrase: Bankai, Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai! (lit. Final Release, Divine Light of Heaven’s Judge!)
Appearance: As he raises his sword while uttering the activation phrase, a brilliant flash of light from Ranpu Tenrai would engulf Getsumaru, and blind everyone around him. In a short while, Getsumaru emerges, changed. He now wears a golden armor consisting of elegant shoulder pieces held by a chain running across his chest, forearm protectors and gauntlets, a golden belt, a crown with golden wings on the temples, winged sandals, and a circular shield strapped across his back, with 16 elaborately designed triangular prismatic “rays”(Getsumaru calls them the Ichidou Dainichi, “Rays of the Great Sun”, the weapons of judgment) around it, each bearing a white crystal at its center and having a rectangular hollowed out portion protruding from underneath the apex. On the shield is emblazoned the kanji for heaven’s judge in the center of a stylized sun.
Abilities: Basically, each of the many Ichidou Dainichi from the shield of Ranpu Tenrai’s bankai can detach and fly out, controlled by Getsumaru’s thoughts and/or the movement of his hands.
The Ichidou Dainichi has the ability to shoot beams of powerful energy at Getsumaru’s every whim, thus making them a potent weapon indeed, as they may be used to attack from almost every direction simultaneously. These beams possess much of the same properties of shunken, such as the ability to slash cero, burn through targets and cause explosions of great magnitude. Aside from which, each Ichidou can also use the shungeki ability, with powerful lights emanating from their crystals to blind the enemy from every direction or to illuminate an area, leaving no shadow to hide in.
The bankai has a new ability wherein these protrusions may create energy shields, when in groups of three or more. The Ichidou arrange themselves in a polygonal pattern and sustain a plane of energy between them, each Ichidou acting as one of the vertices of the polygon.
As more vertices are added, the shield may become larger and even cover every direction when arranged to create a spherical pattern around Getsumaru (Of course in an enveloping shield, the Ichidou are inside the shield as well), defending from any sort of physical or energy attack from all directions. This shield also has the ability to block energy blasts such as kido spells and cero blasts* of opponents. However, particularly powerful opponents (Class 7) as Getsumaru can put quite a strain on the shields that they need to recharge for 3 posts before they can block cero once more.
The armor he now wears has minimal defensive capabilities from the front (wherein it consists of only a chain and a belt), while the shield on the back and the shoulder plates, forearm guards, crown and sandals, though useful in blocking physical attacks, are largely ornamental, with only the gauntlets available for use in for offense. The force shields are the true defensive power of the bankai. Yet they cannot be taken lightly, as they are not easily bypassed.
Additionally, the bankai possesses a strange ability regarding the physical abilities of Getsumaru. It initially gives him a huge boost in power and speed up to five times (of course his shunpo also gains 5x speed), and combined with his skill in hand-to-hand combat, he can be a very difficult opponent. However, as each Ichidou Dainichi detaches from his armor, his speed decreases until it decreases back to his normal abilties when all of the Ichidou has been detached. The power and speed boosts return as each Ichidou is reattached.
Aside from these, the Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai has other “special” techniques which can only be used in bankai form.
Gokusha no Ranpu(lit. Prison of Light) – By reversing the role of the shield, It may also be used to trap the enemy within (of course the Ichidou are outside the shields, as opposed to being inside when they are used to block attacks). Class 7 and above individuals can escape from this prison by using energy blasts(kido level 50+, cero) to burst through the barriers, however at the risk of damaging themselves, as they are trapped in a limited space and the explosions using such tehniques are quite extensive.
Keijou(lit. Place of Execution) – A secondary move to the Prison of Light technique, the Ichidou Dainichi sends out energy beams from their tips, making the vertices of the shields move away from them, the result of which causes the prison to rapidly shrink in size and creating a massive explosion when it cannot shrink anymore around the trapped opponents.
to this:
Sealed(All)
Appearance: In its sealed state, Ranpu Tenrai appears as an elegant katana of standard proportions (3ft ft blade and 1ft long handle). Its most defining feature is the sword’s guard, which is golden in color, and shaped like a stylized sun, circular with eight short triangular protrusions around its circumference. It is rather thicker than normal, perhaps a quarter of an inch thick, and has a number of wavy carvings on its surface. Its blade is elegant, shining and fine, while its handle is wrapped in a red cloth. The end piece is also of elegantly carved gold.
Spirit Description:Ranpu Tenrai, when he materializes, first appears as a brilliant flash of yellowish-white blinding light. From this he steps out with a material body that may only be described as somewhat intimidating, however you seem to feel that you are safe with him. He takes the form of an angel. But this is not your run of the mill angels. He is a seraphim, armored, armed and dangerous when provoked, but still an angel. His wings of light sway in the breeze, while his face is hidden deep within his cowl. His armor is black with golden trimmings, and yet though he may seem a formidable enemy, his voice is gentle and kind, but at the same time deep and knowing.
First Release - Shikai (Shinigami)
[Ranpu Tenrai (lit. Divine Light)]
Activation Phrase: Okakkeru yami (lit. "Chase away the Shadows")
Requires Weak Rank
Appearance: As the activation phrase is being uttered, Getsumaru raises his sword, with its blade pointing up to the sky. The transformation begins as the blade seems to shatter suddenly into a million pieces. However, in place of a steel blade, one could see a blade of yellowish-white light, formed by concentrated reiatsu.
Description: The most important difference the released form of Ranpu Tenrai from a sealed zanpakuto is that it doesn’t cut as much as it burns. The blade of Ranpu Tenrai’s shikai state is a mass of compressed reiatsu taking the form of light, meaning that the blade is an intense concentration of light energy, very much akin to a laser. Thus it is more correct to say that it burns through its targets more than it cuts. It is therefore easier to “cut” other objects, since they would offer less resistance when being slashed by pure energy rather than an actual blade. (For an easier visualization, I would say that, my zanpakuto is a light saber).
This form allows the zanpakuto to achieve various abilities. The first ability are what may be described as "unhealing wounds." Due to the nature of the zanpakuto, the wounds it cause are burns. The blade itself burns through the flesh of its target so quickly and cleanly. Leaving behind cauterized wounds that do not bleed, but remain burned forever. Another of the zanpakuto's abilities is the ability to alter the density of the blade, allowing it to take an almost mist like form, making it impossible to bind with such devices as chains or pincers. Also, at times, this may be used to bypass an opponents sword blocking Getsumaru's attack.
Aside from these basic abilities the sword attains, it also has two special techniques which are activated by saying the move's name aloud and the proper posture or movement.
Shunken (lit. Flash blade) – Pointing the stabbing end at a target, a beam of light shoots out from it, striking at incredible speed. This beam is a high powered burst of reiatsu, which “burns” through almost anything it touches. This lasts for a quick few seconds, and a slight twist of the wrist or swing of the arm would let the beam to strike on more targets during those few seconds that the beam still exists. This is in effect much like giving the zanpakuto an overly extended blade for a short period of time. However, there is more to this attack. It also has the ability to slash kidou and reiatsu based constructs (Cero, kidou nets, kidou blasts, even kidou barriers if the level of the spell is low or the opponent is significantly weaker than Getsumaru), making the attack very potent indeed. What may be most curious about this ability is that the damage it normally inflicts is belying its true power. When faced with an object or target that cannot hinder its power, it simply burns through the target, creating a hole about three inches in diameter. However, when it's path is blocked by something that could hinder kidou, like shields/ barriers, or zanpakuto and hierro (if opponent is powerful enough), it causes the attack to create an explosion of great magnitude, equal to a cero of a hollow of equal level to Getsumaru at the time.
Shungeki (lit. Flash burst) – Holding his zanpakuto before himself, Getsumaru utters the abilities name, causing a powerful light to suddenly emanate from the blade, blinding enemies and aiding attacks or escape. The aim of this technique is to temporarily blind an enemy so as to create a distraction.
Final Release - Bankai(Shinigami)
[Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai (lit. Divine Light of the Heavenly Judge]
Requires Master Rank
Appearance: As he raises his sword while uttering the activation phrase, a brilliant flash of light from Ranpu Tenrai would engulf Getsumaru, and blind everyone around him. In a short while, Getsumaru emerges, changed. He now wears a golden armor consisting of elegant shoulder pieces held by a chain running across his chest, forearm protectors and gauntlets, a golden belt, a crown with golden wings on the temples, winged sandals, and a circular shield strapped across his back, with 16 elaborately designed triangular prismatic “rays”(Getsumaru calls them the Ichidou Dainichi, “Rays of the Great Sun”, the weapons of judgment) around it, each bearing a white crystal at its center and having a rectangular hollowed out portion protruding from underneath the apex. On the shield is emblazoned the kanji for heaven’s judge in the center of a stylized sun.
Description: Basically, Getsumaru's bankai is able to take two forms, each is described in detail below.
Shotai: Seigi no Amaterasu (First Form: Justice of the Sun Goddess)
Basically, each of the many Ichidou Dainichi from the shield of Ranpu Tenrai’s bankai can detach and fly out, controlled by Getsumaru’s thoughts and/or the movement of his hands (The ichidou move and attack faster if Getsumaru controls them with his hands).
The Ichidou Dainichi has the ability to shoot beams of powerful energy at Getsumaru’s every whim, thus making them a potent weapon indeed, as they may be used to attack from almost every direction simultaneously. These beams possess much of the same properties of shunken, such as the ability to slash cero/energy blasts, burn through targets and cause explosions of great magnitude. Aside from which, each Ichidou can also use the shungeki ability, with powerful lights emanating from their crystals to blind the enemy from every direction or to illuminate an area, leaving no shadow to hide in.
The bankai has a new ability wherein these protrusions may create energy shields, when in groups of three or more. The Ichidou arrange themselves in a polygonal pattern and sustain a plane of energy between them, each Ichidou acting as one of the vertices of the polygon.
As more vertices are added, the shield may become larger and even cover every direction when arranged to create a spherical pattern around Getsumaru (Of course in an enveloping shield, the Ichidou are inside the shield as well), defending from any sort of physical or energy attack from all directions. This shield also has the ability to block energy blasts such as kido spells and cero blasts* of opponents. However, high level kidou/cero blasts from particularly powerful opponents (Equal or greater power level as he is) as Getsumaru can put quite a strain on the shields that they need to recharge for 2 posts before they can block cero or attack once more.
This form allows the bankai two special attacks:
Gokusha no Ranpu(lit. Prison of Light) – By reversing the role of the shield, It may also be used to trap the enemy within (of course the Ichidou are outside the shields, as opposed to being inside when they are used to block attacks).individuals stronger that Getsumaru can escape from this prison by using energy blasts to burst through the barriers, however at the risk of damaging themselves, as they are trapped in a limited space and the explosions using such tehniques are quite extensive.
Keijou(lit. Place of Execution) – A secondary move to the Prison of Light technique, the Ichidou Dainichi sends out energy beams from their tips, making the vertices of the shields move away from them, the result of which causes the prison to rapidly shrink in size and creating a massive explosion when it cannot shrink anymore around the trapped opponents.
Nitai: Tenken (Second Form: Sword of Heaven)
Usually reserved for opponents whom Getsumaru desires to kill with his own hands, or for those whose abilities might render the first form impractical or gives it problems, Getsumaru's bankai possesses a second form which, gives him a whole set of different abilities from the first form. It however makes the attacks of the previous form impossible to use. This form sacrifices the greater defensive abilities and the versatile offense of the first form for a more concentrated and powerful type of attacks.
The Ichidou Dainichi reattach to Getsumaru's armor, giving it greater defensive ability, although nowhere near that of the first form. Rather it is just added defense from physical attacks. The Dainichi attach on different parts of the armor. One attaches to either gauntlet, creating a sort of small shield. Two attaches to each lower leg, creating a pair of greaves. Another pair attaches to either shoulder plate, creating shields on either shoulder. Another pair attaches together and forms a sort of rhombus shaped shield, from which a reiatsu blade emanates from one point, which has the same properties and abilities as the blade of shikai, although this blade is about 4 feet in length, instead of the original three. The remaining four Dainichi remain attached to the shield on Getsumaru's back, all of them side by side near the top, creating a sort of stylized crown.
The ability of this second form is simple, It gives a massive boost to Getsumaru's speed, strength and power(kidou and techniques), up to five times his original ability. This makes each of his single attacks more powerful than each blast of a single Ichidou, and also, his attacks are less likely to be evaded since he himself is able to deliver them at extremely close range. Not only that, but he can now better use kidou in this form rather than in the first which could require him to use his hands to control the Ichidou if against a particularly strong opponent.
the changes I wanted to make were:
1. The two implied abilities of the shikai were cleared and openly described.
2. Divided the 2 bankai abilities (Ichidou Dainichi Attacks, and stat bonuses) into two forms.
3. Decreased shield cool down time from 3 posts to 2.
How do i go about that? unless you guys think its too different from each other.
I intend to change the bankai description from this:
Name: Ranpu Tenrai (lit. “Divine Light”)
Spirit Description:Ranpugami, when he materializes, first appears as a brilliant flash of yellowish-white blinding light. From this he steps out with a material body that may only be described as somewhat intimidating, however you seem to feel that you are safe with him. He takes the form of an angel. But this is not your run of the mill angels. He is a seraphim, armored, armed and dangerous when provoked, but still an angel. His wings of light sway in the breeze, while his face is hidden deep within his cowl. His armor is black with golden trimmings, and yet though he may seem a formidable enemy, his voice is gentle and kind, but at the same time deep and knowing.
Sealed: In its sealed state, Ranpugami appears as an elegant katana of standard proportions (3ft ft blade and 1ft long handle). Its most defining feature is the sword’s guard, which is golden in color, and shaped like a stylized sun, circular with eight short triangular protrusions around its circumference. It is rather thicker than normal, perhaps a quarter of an inch thick, and has a number of wavy carvings on its surface. Its blade is elegant, shining and fine, while its handle is wrapped in a red cloth. The end piece is also of elegantly carved gold.
Shikai
Activation Phrase: Okakkeru yami, Ranpu Tenrai! (lit. “Chase away the shadows, Divine Light!”)
Appearance: As the activation phrase is being uttered, Getsumaru raises his sword, with its blade pointing up to the sky. The transformation begins as the blade seems to shatter suddenly into a million pieces. However, in place of a steel blade, one could see a blade of yellowish-white light, formed by concentrated reiatsu.
Abilities: The most important difference the released form of Ranpu Tenrai from a sealed zanpakuto is that it doesn’t cut as much as it burns. The blade of Ranpu Tenrai’s shikai state is a mass of compressed reiatsu taking the form of light, meaning that the blade is an intense concentration of light energy, very much akin to a laser. Thus it is more correct to say that it burns through its targets more than it cuts. It is therefore easier to “cut” other objects, since they would offer less resistance when being slashed by pure energy rather than an actual blade. (For an easier visualization, I would say that, my zanpakuto is a light saber.) Unlike your run of the mill light sabers however, Getsumaru can completely manipulate his sword to limited extent, such as adjusting the density of the spirit particles so that it may become ethereal, or longer ( a max of 5 feet extension), however such manipulation can only last for a few (2-3) seconds.
Ranpu Tenrai has two special abilities, both activated by movement and saying the abilities’ names:
Shunken (lit. Flash blade) – Pointing the stabbing end at a target, a beam of light shoots out from it, striking at incredible speed. This beam is a high powered burst of reiatsu, which “burns” through anything it touches. This lasts for a quick few seconds, and a slight twist of the wrist would let the beam to strike on more targets during those few seconds that the beam still exists. However, despite this limitation this is still a very powerful technique as it can slash almost anything, even energy blasts. Getsumaru has been known to defend against cero blasts* by slashing those into two with this technique. The damage this attack inflicts is actually belying its true power. Given the chance, it would only create a small hole in a concrete wall, about 3 inches in diameter. However, its has greater power within it, as trying to block the beam with something it cant burn through (zanpakuto, defensive spells, espada level hierro, etc..) would result into the energy exploding in a magnitude equal to class 6 cero. May be used 3 times before the zanpakuto initiates an automatic cooldown of the skill for 3 posts before the skill can be used again for another 3 shots.
Shungeki (lit. Flash burst) – Holding his zanpakuto before himself, Getsumaru utters the abilities name, causing a powerful light to suddenly emanate from the blade, blinding enemies and aiding attacks or escape. The aim of this technique is to temporarily blind an enemy so as to create a distraction. 1 post cooldown every use.
*If the opponent is lower level than Getsumaru, the cero are slashed, and separate away from each other, moving past him at both sides, leaving him unharmed. Naturally, the farther away it is from Getsumaru when it was cut, the farther apart they are when they reach him, and the less distance from him when he slashed, the narrower the gap between the cero halves. A cero of an opponent of equal level to Getsumaru however, would not be slashed, but instead explode upon contact with the beam due to the impact of two forces of nearly equivalent power.
Bankai
Activation Phrase: Bankai, Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai! (lit. Final Release, Divine Light of Heaven’s Judge!)
Appearance: As he raises his sword while uttering the activation phrase, a brilliant flash of light from Ranpu Tenrai would engulf Getsumaru, and blind everyone around him. In a short while, Getsumaru emerges, changed. He now wears a golden armor consisting of elegant shoulder pieces held by a chain running across his chest, forearm protectors and gauntlets, a golden belt, a crown with golden wings on the temples, winged sandals, and a circular shield strapped across his back, with 16 elaborately designed triangular prismatic “rays”(Getsumaru calls them the Ichidou Dainichi, “Rays of the Great Sun”, the weapons of judgment) around it, each bearing a white crystal at its center and having a rectangular hollowed out portion protruding from underneath the apex. On the shield is emblazoned the kanji for heaven’s judge in the center of a stylized sun.
Abilities: Basically, each of the many Ichidou Dainichi from the shield of Ranpu Tenrai’s bankai can detach and fly out, controlled by Getsumaru’s thoughts and/or the movement of his hands.
The Ichidou Dainichi has the ability to shoot beams of powerful energy at Getsumaru’s every whim, thus making them a potent weapon indeed, as they may be used to attack from almost every direction simultaneously. These beams possess much of the same properties of shunken, such as the ability to slash cero, burn through targets and cause explosions of great magnitude. Aside from which, each Ichidou can also use the shungeki ability, with powerful lights emanating from their crystals to blind the enemy from every direction or to illuminate an area, leaving no shadow to hide in.
The bankai has a new ability wherein these protrusions may create energy shields, when in groups of three or more. The Ichidou arrange themselves in a polygonal pattern and sustain a plane of energy between them, each Ichidou acting as one of the vertices of the polygon.
As more vertices are added, the shield may become larger and even cover every direction when arranged to create a spherical pattern around Getsumaru (Of course in an enveloping shield, the Ichidou are inside the shield as well), defending from any sort of physical or energy attack from all directions. This shield also has the ability to block energy blasts such as kido spells and cero blasts* of opponents. However, particularly powerful opponents (Class 7) as Getsumaru can put quite a strain on the shields that they need to recharge for 3 posts before they can block cero once more.
The armor he now wears has minimal defensive capabilities from the front (wherein it consists of only a chain and a belt), while the shield on the back and the shoulder plates, forearm guards, crown and sandals, though useful in blocking physical attacks, are largely ornamental, with only the gauntlets available for use in for offense. The force shields are the true defensive power of the bankai. Yet they cannot be taken lightly, as they are not easily bypassed.
Additionally, the bankai possesses a strange ability regarding the physical abilities of Getsumaru. It initially gives him a huge boost in power and speed up to five times (of course his shunpo also gains 5x speed), and combined with his skill in hand-to-hand combat, he can be a very difficult opponent. However, as each Ichidou Dainichi detaches from his armor, his speed decreases until it decreases back to his normal abilties when all of the Ichidou has been detached. The power and speed boosts return as each Ichidou is reattached.
Aside from these, the Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai has other “special” techniques which can only be used in bankai form.
Gokusha no Ranpu(lit. Prison of Light) – By reversing the role of the shield, It may also be used to trap the enemy within (of course the Ichidou are outside the shields, as opposed to being inside when they are used to block attacks). Class 7 and above individuals can escape from this prison by using energy blasts(kido level 50+, cero) to burst through the barriers, however at the risk of damaging themselves, as they are trapped in a limited space and the explosions using such tehniques are quite extensive.
Keijou(lit. Place of Execution) – A secondary move to the Prison of Light technique, the Ichidou Dainichi sends out energy beams from their tips, making the vertices of the shields move away from them, the result of which causes the prison to rapidly shrink in size and creating a massive explosion when it cannot shrink anymore around the trapped opponents.
to this:
Sealed(All)
Appearance: In its sealed state, Ranpu Tenrai appears as an elegant katana of standard proportions (3ft ft blade and 1ft long handle). Its most defining feature is the sword’s guard, which is golden in color, and shaped like a stylized sun, circular with eight short triangular protrusions around its circumference. It is rather thicker than normal, perhaps a quarter of an inch thick, and has a number of wavy carvings on its surface. Its blade is elegant, shining and fine, while its handle is wrapped in a red cloth. The end piece is also of elegantly carved gold.
Spirit Description:Ranpu Tenrai, when he materializes, first appears as a brilliant flash of yellowish-white blinding light. From this he steps out with a material body that may only be described as somewhat intimidating, however you seem to feel that you are safe with him. He takes the form of an angel. But this is not your run of the mill angels. He is a seraphim, armored, armed and dangerous when provoked, but still an angel. His wings of light sway in the breeze, while his face is hidden deep within his cowl. His armor is black with golden trimmings, and yet though he may seem a formidable enemy, his voice is gentle and kind, but at the same time deep and knowing.
First Release - Shikai (Shinigami)
[Ranpu Tenrai (lit. Divine Light)]
Activation Phrase: Okakkeru yami (lit. "Chase away the Shadows")
Requires Weak Rank
Appearance: As the activation phrase is being uttered, Getsumaru raises his sword, with its blade pointing up to the sky. The transformation begins as the blade seems to shatter suddenly into a million pieces. However, in place of a steel blade, one could see a blade of yellowish-white light, formed by concentrated reiatsu.
Description: The most important difference the released form of Ranpu Tenrai from a sealed zanpakuto is that it doesn’t cut as much as it burns. The blade of Ranpu Tenrai’s shikai state is a mass of compressed reiatsu taking the form of light, meaning that the blade is an intense concentration of light energy, very much akin to a laser. Thus it is more correct to say that it burns through its targets more than it cuts. It is therefore easier to “cut” other objects, since they would offer less resistance when being slashed by pure energy rather than an actual blade. (For an easier visualization, I would say that, my zanpakuto is a light saber).
This form allows the zanpakuto to achieve various abilities. The first ability are what may be described as "unhealing wounds." Due to the nature of the zanpakuto, the wounds it cause are burns. The blade itself burns through the flesh of its target so quickly and cleanly. Leaving behind cauterized wounds that do not bleed, but remain burned forever. Another of the zanpakuto's abilities is the ability to alter the density of the blade, allowing it to take an almost mist like form, making it impossible to bind with such devices as chains or pincers. Also, at times, this may be used to bypass an opponents sword blocking Getsumaru's attack.
Aside from these basic abilities the sword attains, it also has two special techniques which are activated by saying the move's name aloud and the proper posture or movement.
Shunken (lit. Flash blade) – Pointing the stabbing end at a target, a beam of light shoots out from it, striking at incredible speed. This beam is a high powered burst of reiatsu, which “burns” through almost anything it touches. This lasts for a quick few seconds, and a slight twist of the wrist or swing of the arm would let the beam to strike on more targets during those few seconds that the beam still exists. This is in effect much like giving the zanpakuto an overly extended blade for a short period of time. However, there is more to this attack. It also has the ability to slash kidou and reiatsu based constructs (Cero, kidou nets, kidou blasts, even kidou barriers if the level of the spell is low or the opponent is significantly weaker than Getsumaru), making the attack very potent indeed. What may be most curious about this ability is that the damage it normally inflicts is belying its true power. When faced with an object or target that cannot hinder its power, it simply burns through the target, creating a hole about three inches in diameter. However, when it's path is blocked by something that could hinder kidou, like shields/ barriers, or zanpakuto and hierro (if opponent is powerful enough), it causes the attack to create an explosion of great magnitude, equal to a cero of a hollow of equal level to Getsumaru at the time.
Shungeki (lit. Flash burst) – Holding his zanpakuto before himself, Getsumaru utters the abilities name, causing a powerful light to suddenly emanate from the blade, blinding enemies and aiding attacks or escape. The aim of this technique is to temporarily blind an enemy so as to create a distraction.
Final Release - Bankai(Shinigami)
[Tensai no Ranpu Tenrai (lit. Divine Light of the Heavenly Judge]
Requires Master Rank
Appearance: As he raises his sword while uttering the activation phrase, a brilliant flash of light from Ranpu Tenrai would engulf Getsumaru, and blind everyone around him. In a short while, Getsumaru emerges, changed. He now wears a golden armor consisting of elegant shoulder pieces held by a chain running across his chest, forearm protectors and gauntlets, a golden belt, a crown with golden wings on the temples, winged sandals, and a circular shield strapped across his back, with 16 elaborately designed triangular prismatic “rays”(Getsumaru calls them the Ichidou Dainichi, “Rays of the Great Sun”, the weapons of judgment) around it, each bearing a white crystal at its center and having a rectangular hollowed out portion protruding from underneath the apex. On the shield is emblazoned the kanji for heaven’s judge in the center of a stylized sun.
Description: Basically, Getsumaru's bankai is able to take two forms, each is described in detail below.
Shotai: Seigi no Amaterasu (First Form: Justice of the Sun Goddess)
Basically, each of the many Ichidou Dainichi from the shield of Ranpu Tenrai’s bankai can detach and fly out, controlled by Getsumaru’s thoughts and/or the movement of his hands (The ichidou move and attack faster if Getsumaru controls them with his hands).
The Ichidou Dainichi has the ability to shoot beams of powerful energy at Getsumaru’s every whim, thus making them a potent weapon indeed, as they may be used to attack from almost every direction simultaneously. These beams possess much of the same properties of shunken, such as the ability to slash cero/energy blasts, burn through targets and cause explosions of great magnitude. Aside from which, each Ichidou can also use the shungeki ability, with powerful lights emanating from their crystals to blind the enemy from every direction or to illuminate an area, leaving no shadow to hide in.
The bankai has a new ability wherein these protrusions may create energy shields, when in groups of three or more. The Ichidou arrange themselves in a polygonal pattern and sustain a plane of energy between them, each Ichidou acting as one of the vertices of the polygon.
As more vertices are added, the shield may become larger and even cover every direction when arranged to create a spherical pattern around Getsumaru (Of course in an enveloping shield, the Ichidou are inside the shield as well), defending from any sort of physical or energy attack from all directions. This shield also has the ability to block energy blasts such as kido spells and cero blasts* of opponents. However, high level kidou/cero blasts from particularly powerful opponents (Equal or greater power level as he is) as Getsumaru can put quite a strain on the shields that they need to recharge for 2 posts before they can block cero or attack once more.
This form allows the bankai two special attacks:
Gokusha no Ranpu(lit. Prison of Light) – By reversing the role of the shield, It may also be used to trap the enemy within (of course the Ichidou are outside the shields, as opposed to being inside when they are used to block attacks).individuals stronger that Getsumaru can escape from this prison by using energy blasts to burst through the barriers, however at the risk of damaging themselves, as they are trapped in a limited space and the explosions using such tehniques are quite extensive.
Keijou(lit. Place of Execution) – A secondary move to the Prison of Light technique, the Ichidou Dainichi sends out energy beams from their tips, making the vertices of the shields move away from them, the result of which causes the prison to rapidly shrink in size and creating a massive explosion when it cannot shrink anymore around the trapped opponents.
Nitai: Tenken (Second Form: Sword of Heaven)
Usually reserved for opponents whom Getsumaru desires to kill with his own hands, or for those whose abilities might render the first form impractical or gives it problems, Getsumaru's bankai possesses a second form which, gives him a whole set of different abilities from the first form. It however makes the attacks of the previous form impossible to use. This form sacrifices the greater defensive abilities and the versatile offense of the first form for a more concentrated and powerful type of attacks.
The Ichidou Dainichi reattach to Getsumaru's armor, giving it greater defensive ability, although nowhere near that of the first form. Rather it is just added defense from physical attacks. The Dainichi attach on different parts of the armor. One attaches to either gauntlet, creating a sort of small shield. Two attaches to each lower leg, creating a pair of greaves. Another pair attaches to either shoulder plate, creating shields on either shoulder. Another pair attaches together and forms a sort of rhombus shaped shield, from which a reiatsu blade emanates from one point, which has the same properties and abilities as the blade of shikai, although this blade is about 4 feet in length, instead of the original three. The remaining four Dainichi remain attached to the shield on Getsumaru's back, all of them side by side near the top, creating a sort of stylized crown.
The ability of this second form is simple, It gives a massive boost to Getsumaru's speed, strength and power(kidou and techniques), up to five times his original ability. This makes each of his single attacks more powerful than each blast of a single Ichidou, and also, his attacks are less likely to be evaded since he himself is able to deliver them at extremely close range. Not only that, but he can now better use kidou in this form rather than in the first which could require him to use his hands to control the Ichidou if against a particularly strong opponent.