Rukia Kuchiki

Rukia Kuchiki in "THE MASCARON DRIVE" In a battle, the ones who get in the way are not the ones that lack power, but the ones that lack resolve. Rukia Kuchiki (朽木 ルキア, Kuchiki Rukia) is the current Lieutenant of the 13th Division. Rukia is the adoptive sister of Byakuya Kuchiki, the younger sister of Hisana Kuchiki, and a friend of Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue. Appearance Short and petite, Rukia has light skin and big purple eyes. Her hair is black, reaching her shoulders, with several strands of hair always hanging between her eyes. Byakuya has stated she strongly resembles her sister, Hisana Kuchiki. As a Shinigami of the Gotei 13, Rukia wears a standard shihakushō. 17 months after Aizen's defeat, Rukia wears her hair cropped into a bob which hangs about her face. She wears a fingerless white tekkō, similar to Byakuya's, which extend above her elbows. As a lieutenant, she wears her Division Badge around her uniform's left sleeve, which has been shortened to just reach her upper arm. Initially born into a lower class, Rukia retains her modesty, even as an adopted member of the nobility. She is graceful and "clean", yet chooses to talk to ordinary people. However, her cool and lone demeanor often forces her to hide her personal troubles, even from her friends. According to Ukitake, Rukia never opens up her heart, and has difficulty making friends. Rukia is clueless about the ways of the modern Human World. She is very good at acting, having acted her way through a number of tough situations, such as getting out of trouble with school teachers and convincing the Kurosaki family to let her stay at their house.ㅤ Rukia always has trouble finding clothes that fit her, especially when inhabiting a Gigai in the Human World, leading to her stealing clothes from Ichigo's sister, Yuzu. She likes to climb to high places. Rukia likes everything rabbit-themed, and becomes quite sensitive when someone insults her obsession with them. People often have difficulty understanding her drawings, which are typically rabbit-like, and doesn't like it when people complain about their quality. Rukia's favorite foods are cucumber, eggs, and rice dumplings. Quite often when Rukia is annoyed with a situation or when conversing with people that exasperate her, her common tic/phrase in reaction is either "nonsense!" or "nonsensical fool!" She is sassy. Some no mai, Tsukishiro (初の舞・月白, First Dance, Moon White; Viz "Dance Number One, White Moon"): Rukia calls out the name of the dance while holding her Zanpakutō upside down. The blade glows, and she makes a slashing motion when her target is in position. When she does this, she draws a circle with the tip of Sode no Shirayuki. The space within that circle and anything inside freezes. The circle not only freezes the ground, but everything within the circle's influence, including anything above it in the air, creating an extending pillar of light which freezes all within the circle. Shortly after being frozen, the victim shatters along with the ice. Tsugi no mai, Hakuren (次の舞・白漣, Next Dance, White Ripple; Viz "Next Dance, White Wave"): Rukia calls out the name of the dance and punctures the ground once, creating a large ice circle similar to the first dance, then punctures the ground in front of her four times in a semi circle. As ice particles begin to flow up from the punctures she made in the ground, she takes a battle stance. After building up at the tip of Sode no Shirayuki, the particles are released as a large, powerful avalanche of cold air. It flash-freezes whatever it comes into contact with, encasing it in ice. San no mai, Shirafune (参の舞・白刀, Third Dance, White Sword; Viz "Dance Number Three, White Sword"): Rukia calls out the name of the dance, which allows her to gather moisture in the air to the tip of Sode no Shirayuki, creating a blade of ice. This makes it possible to augment the length of the blade. After piercing its target, it continues to freeze any surrounding objects and the immediate area. Ice-Rope Connection: If Rukia can't reach her sword, she can create an ice extension to connect her hand to the sword hilt, which allows her to use Sode no Shirayuki's Shikai abilities at a distance. Hakka no Togame. Bankai: Hakka no Togame (白霞罸, Censure of the White Haze; Viz "White Haze Punishment"): Rukia's Bankai changes both her physical look and the clothing she is wearing dramatically. Rukia wears a white, ankle-length kimono with lined patterns. The robe has an attached ornate collar, edges, and shoulder design made of transparent ice with long, wide sleeves. There are long, flowing ribbons tied at her back that form numerous large loops. She has a small ice flower formation at the center of her chest, and a half crown of ice which extends around the back of her head. Rukia's hair and irises become white, and her blade -which still resembles its Shikai form- is now composed of transparent ice. While her mobility in this form was initially severely limited by the sheer cold freezing and hardening her own body as well, by the time of the penultimate battle against Yhwach, Rukia was able to move at roughly her normal speed. HakkaNoTogame Hakka no Togame's power is unleashed against Äs Nödt. Bankai Special Ability: Hakka no Togame increases the area of influence of Rukia's ability to reach the temperature of absolute zero. Upon release, a pillar of cold mist rises up into the air from where Rukia is. Raising her blade towards her opponent, Rukia releases a massive wave of freezing cold (similar to Tsugi no mai, Hakuren) that freezes anything in its path to absolute zero. Physical contact with Rukia herself causes other people to begin freezing solid due to how cold her body is. This ability proved powerful enough to temporarily freeze even a Soul King-empowered Yhwach. Rukia has the ability to vore other people and digest them as well. Rukia is four feet nine inches tall.