Post by Shihouin Yoruichi on Jul 19, 2007 23:11:10 GMT -5
General Character Information
Name: Shihouin Yoruichi
Age: Unknown, but definitely over 100, and significantly older than Kuchiki Byakuya since she calls him ‘Little Byakuya’. However, she has a youthful air about her.
Gender: Female, but appears and sounds to be male while in her feline form.
Character Type/Occupation: Goddes of Flash, Former Supreme Commander of the Secret Mobile Corps, Former Corps Commander of the 1st Squad, Correction Corps, Former Princess of the Tenshi Houban Shihouin Noble House
Rank: Advanced Captain Level
Blood-type: Unknown
Personal Information
Physical Appearance:
Yoruichi has a lithe, cat-like build that gives her a sense of height she doesn’t permit, not to say that she’s short. She is dark-skinned and has golden-yellow eyes that are somewhat shaped like a cat’s in nature, and the pupils even look somewhat vertical at times. Her long, purple hair is mostly bound up behind her head and allowed to flow freely from there from a beige cloth accented by a small red sting. However, it also frames her face in the front, the bangs going down below her chin and to her shoulders, angling upward from there to the back of her head, going shorter closer to her forehead.
Around her neck, Yoruichi wears a beige scarf that can also be used to pull up and conceal her face, but the ends don’t flow freely and are tucked in. For her outer layer, she wears an orange over shirt of sorts that has a v-neck with borders akin to a karategi, but it only has short sleeves that stop above her elbows and is tucked into the beige strips of cloth about her waist. On her shoulders are two white straps, four total, the ones by her neck shorter than the ones on top her shoulders. A black top peeks out from under it that has a high, form-fitting collar that goes partway up Yoruichi’s neck. On her forearms from below her elbows to her wrists before extending on the top of her hands to the base of her thumbs and fingers are beige arm covers that are kept tight with a purple strip of cloth that crisscrosses across the coverings. She wears long black pants that are form-fitting, but below her knees she wears beige leg covers that go all the way down to her heels and go around them, revealing only the fronts of her brown, sandal-like shoes.
When Yoruichi uses her Shuunko, her orange shirt is blown off in pieces to reveal that her black shirt beneath has no back, sleeves, or cloth on the shoulders, reminiscent of her old Corps Commander uniform.
Personality:
Yoruichi is quite mischievous at times and has a roguish air about her, especially to those who don’t know her deeper side. She often has a grin on her face in the rare occasions that it’s necessary for her to fight, and it ranges from playful to confident to thingyy to roguish. Though she’s from one of the great noble families of Soul Society, head of it in fact, Yoruichi has little to no importance placed on formality and actually dislikes being called any titles of sorts unless they’re to do with her abilities, such as Goddess of Flash. She has a strange liking for making others blush, especially if she’s just changed from her cat form to her human form, which results in her victim seeing her nude. She also likes to drink milk.
Beneath this though, Yoruichi is actually quite intelligent and insightful, with a good dash of wit. When something needs to be accomplished, she’s capable of not letting other events distract her from a needed outcome. On the rare occasions that she does train someone in their abilities, they come through much stronger than they were before, showing that she knows how to bring out the best in someone, not a surprising trait in a former commander of many. Though she’s extremely formidable in combat, she prefers to stay out of fights and let those especially driven for whatever end is in sight fight. However, if she believes that her side won’t win without her, she’ll jump in and most likely turn the tide.
Yoruichi is also extremely knowledgeable about Soul Society and, to some degree, Hueco Mundo, more so than many others.
History:
Not much is known about Yoruichi’s early years except for the fact that she grew up in the royal clan of sacred armorers, the Shihouin, and in fact was royalty of the clan. She was skilled enough to become the Corps Commader and spent much time with Urahara Kisuke, a now former Captain from Seireitei and former Head of the Research Bureau and was and still is good friends with him. When Kisuke decided to take means to hide Hougoukyou to protect it from falling into the wrong hands, Yoruichi helped him, resulting in her leaving Soul Society.
At the time, the current captain of the 2nd squad, Soi Fong, was then one of her subordinates and akin to a little sister figure, who Yoruichi was a sort of mentor, role model, and very close friend to. Her departure without bidding goodbye or taking her with her resulted in their clash at their reunion, seeing as Soi Fong had done everything she could to grow strong enough to be able to bring down Yoruichi when she next saw her. However, despite Soi Fong seeming to have the upper hand at first, as soon as the two started to use the Shuunko technique, Yoruichi was clearly superior and was able to easily counter Soi’s attacks.
When Ichigo and Co. express their desire to save Rukia, Yoruichi, still in her cat form after being in it for a very long time, trained Inoue and Chad to use their powers to a fuller extent. Thanks to Yoruichi, Chad was able to fire off many shots from his arm as opposed to passing out after only two shots like when he did when he first discovered his abilities. Inoue also experienced significant growth and was more able to use her time/space-rejecting fairies, though at the time that aspect of their nature was unclear to many. Still in her cat form and with the group under the impression she was male, Yoruichi traveled to Soul Society with the group. After being stopped by Ichimaru Gin, Yoruichi led the group to Shiba Kuukaku, an old friend of hers. Kuukaku then assisted the group by using her cannon to launch the group into Seireitei, where they were split up and Yoruichi was left alone. Thanks to this, she was able to observe what was happening without being weighed down and thus was able to bring Ichigo to safety after his encounter with Kuchiki Byakuya. She was able to easily stop Byakuya from scattering his zanpaktou and avoid his famous flash step abilities.
When Ichigo came to, he was surprised that a cat was able to carry him back and was intrigued when Yoruichi said such a task was easy in her true form. Yoruichi then revealed that she was in fact, not male, and was very successful in embarrassing Ichigo and had to be prompted to put clothes on after not wearing any for so long as a cat and found them troublesome. Yoruichi then led Ichigo to the place that Urahara and she had created in their days as part of Soul Society as a place for training and playing. There, using the method that Kisuke had created, Yoruichi initiated Ichigo’s Bankai training. Though she had some doubt that he would be able to do it, especially when Rukia’s execution had been moved up, the method was successful. Yoruichi lent Ichigo the flying cloak that the Shihouin clan had created so that he could fly and save Rukia. She waited to appear until Soi Fong was attempting to crush Kiyone and rushed at her, masked with her scarf, and took her over the edge of the cliff of Soukokyou Hill before revealing her identity and blasting Soi with a ball of pure reiatsu, somewhat akin to a hollow’s cero, albeit not as powerful.
When Aizen had successfully pulled the Hougoukyou from Rukia, both Soi Fong and Yoruichi had him cornered when the Menos retrieved him along with Ichimaru Gin and Tousen, taking them to Hueco Mundo. She returned to the living world with the former ryoka and began to get back in shape, knowing that there was a monumental struggle that was to approach.
Later on, the Arrancar Uliquiorra and Yami appeared to destroy Ichigo, but Kisuke and Yoruichi appear. Yami, overestimating his own abilities, attempts to destroy Yoruichi. She then proceeds to show an unusual amount of physical strength for her lithe form by knocking Yami down without a weapon or using Shuunko, though she does injure herself in the process since she didn’t expect the Arrancar to have such tough skin. Fortunately, while Yoruichi is trying to protect Inoue from Yami, who shoots out a Cero, Kisuke eliminates the blast and the two are forced to retreat, Yami with one less limb. It doesn’t take long for Yoruichi to recover, thanks to Kisuke’s endless supply of food.
Now, with the appearance of the strange Vizard that has somehow come under Aizen's command, Yoruichi is highly concerned, ready to step in should Ichigo & Co. fail, and is currently working with her former student to gather information on the Vizard.
Character-type Information:
Techniques:
Hakuda - Hakuda is a military-style of hand-to-hand combat. It consists of high-speed movements, more so than many other styles. It's a bare-handed style that is used by the Secret Mobile Corps.
Hanki (Reverse Demon)- This technique nullifies any offensive movement made by an opponent by applying with a surge of kidou of the same quantity and quality used by the opponent, but in the opposite rotation. Though this is a high-level technique, Yoruichi uses it with unusual ease.
Shuunko (Flashcry) - A technique unique to Yoruichi and Soi Fong, Shuunko is a combination of kidou and hakuda, military hand-to-hand combat. Kidou energy is gathered in incredibly high and dense amounts on the back and shoulders and forced into the limbs. This is done to such a high degree that any material worn on the back and shoulders is blown off. Not only is the speed of the user greatly increased, but so is the physical strength. Blasts of energy can be shot, and on the rare occasion that two do, such as when Yoruichi fought against Soi Fong, the surrounding landscape is completely destroyed.
Shuunpo (Flash Step) - Though this is a common move for advanced Shingami, Yoruichi has mastered it to such a degree to be one of, if not the, fastest person known to all Soul Society. Using this technique, the user can move at incredibly high speeds. . Combined with hakuda, this can be quite effective. It can be used for extremely high-speed combat or for moving over long distances quickly. It can also be used for a speedy retreat, but this is something that is hardly ever necessary.
Side Notes- Yoruichi, being the former Commander of the Special Forces, knows a lot of kidou techniques, but she almost never uses it. Another unusual note, Yoruichi is never seen with her zanpaktou. She either chooses not to materialize it, has it stored somewhere, or lost it.
Sample RP:
The seemingly bright sun spread its warmth down onto humanity, a true gift from whatever divine power held its sway over the world, or so it would seem. Despite the wamrth, however, one soul was feeling quite chilled, perhaps cold even. Shihouin Yoruichi sat on top of the mysterious Urahara shop, a cell phone left over from when she was the Commader of the Correction Corps in her hand, flipped open as her thumb hovered just over the 'send' button. With a small struggle, she pulled it away and flipped the phone shut. Her former protege was more than capable of taking care of herself...but what Yoruichi was really more interested in if Soi Fong knew anything about whether Soul Society knew any additional information about the recent sightings of a peculiar Vizard, though she knew it was unlikely that they knew anything she didn't. Who better to ask than the head of security?
Yoruichi stood up, restless. The similarities between the descriptions of the Vizard and the Shinigami that could very well have fallen into Aizen's hands quite some time ago were unnerving, and if they were hurting Shinigami...it was highly disturbing. If Yoruichi had been in her cat form, her tail would be twitching right now. Feeling a need to get her mind off of the situation, even if just momentarily, Yoruichi began to venture down into the shop. If she didn't hear anything from the Gotei 13 soon, she make that call and perhaps do some prodding herself.
