Rio Demonliogalgo [Quinta Espada - Destruction]

[Rio Demonliogalgo]

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Type: [Soldier]

Affiliation: [Hueco Mundo]

Rank: [Quinta Espada]

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-Basic Information-

Name: [Rio Demoniogalgo]

Age of Death/Rebirth: [21/]

Real Age/Age of Appearance: [4,699/20]

Birthday (Month/Day): [5/15]

Blood Type: A positive


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This arrancar stands roughly 5’9 in height. He has a medium build, but one that does not resemble that of a fighter, often causing others to underestimate him. Rio usually wears the usual arrancar garb, with a number of alterations. He wears a white jacket, like all Arrancar, with a closed front, and black socks with the white sandals. His only alteration to the outfit is that he has removed the sleeves. This can cause him to appear almost feminine at a distance, although this misconception is quickly cleared up once one gets close enough to him, fortunately. His Espada tattoo is located on his stomach. Rio wears a black scarf around his neck to go with the arrancar uniform. This can double as a defense against gas if he needs it to be.

Rio is left handed, but likes to trick opponents by fighting in a stance more familiar to right handed people. He wears his zanpakuto; dual Sai, at either side, on the hip, in leather “sheaths” of sorts. His sheath, however, is actually just three leather loops that the Sai blade and prongs fit into neatly. The Sai themselves are well displayed, and hardly concealed. Anyone that looks at Rio will see them clearly. Each Sai is about 20 inches in length. As they don’t have a full sheath, the Sai gleam a marvellous Chrome steel, glinting in the light as Rio moves. The loops are fairly loose, allowing the Sai to be drawn very quickly.



Anyways, on to actual features of his person. Rio is Caucasian in color, and his eyes are narrow and a shocking violet in color. There doesn’t appear to be a reason for this, it’s just how it is. His face is usually set in either a bored or amused expression, and his mouth is actually lined with canine like fangs, rather than normal teeth. His hair is medium length and black. It is often slicked back, but occasionally Rio will let it run free. Despite being a fight monger, his hair is surprisingly soft and silky when it isn’t gelled, though you wouldn’t realize it, looking at it. His skin is actually relatively pale, even for a Caucasian. This is because of all the time Rio has spent under the sunless sky of Hueco Mundo.

His Hollow hole his located just below his neck. His mask fragment takes the form of a jagged shard just above his right brow, though it is often covered by hair, enabling him to actually appear almost human at a glance, though the strength that he flaunts so proudly may reject such a view. Rio has a mass of scars from accumulated battles. Scars are the mark of a warrior, and he has gleaned many across his torso. A particularly notable scar is an immense one, across his forearm, a gift from his fight with the Sexta Espada, Lucitide, and it is visible on the other side, a wound the lanced clear through the Quinta’s arm.

Rio usually takes poses that reflect his self confidence, with squared shoulders and an upright posture. He is constantly either grinning or scowling. Regardless of which it is, if he directs the look in your direction, you’d best start running, because it probably doesn’t mean good things.
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-Personality-

Dislikes: [
-Defeat: Rio’s defeats have been few, but each one weighs on him heavily, a burden to his conscience. He does not handle losing well.

-Shinigami: Rio absolutely despises shinigami, and has for most of his existence.

-Weakness: While he “accepts” weakness in others to a degree, as others aren’t as strong as he is (in his mind), Rio hates to show any level of weakness, even if nobody is there to see it.

-Fire: Rio really doesn’t like fire, as it reminds him of the first time in his life as a hollow that he was defeated. It remains a point of abject terror for him.

-Persians: The bastards that caused his untimely death in the first place!

-Vizard: Stemming from his hatred of shinigami, Rio's hatred for Vizard is slightly lesser-- afterall, they appear to have tried to compromise their shinigami roots. Nonetheless, they are still shinigami at heart, and for this, Rio sends his finest curses.

- Sonken Kouhai: Rio's hatred of this man is vast enough that were it given physical form, it could crush the entirety of the Seireitei and Los Noches at once with ease. His hatred is held only in check by his fear of dying before he has realized his dream.

-A peaceful death: To Rio the greatest insult would be this. The idea of a warrior passing away peacefully in bed, or perhaps succumbing to a disease horrifies and disgusts him. The only resting place for a warrior should be on the battlefield, in Rio's mind.

-Cowardice: Those who turn tail and flee in battle are the most disgraceful of people, and Rio has no patience for them at all. The hypocrisy can be staggering, I know.

-Soul Society: Aside from being run by shinigami, their philosophies contrast with Rio’s too much. He hopes to see it reduced to rubble before his lifetime ends.]


Likes: [
-People who are strong: Rio has a great admiration for others who have managed to find strength, and he may go so far as to tell them this.

-Being strong: Of course, Rio himself loves being more powerful than others, since he values strength so highly.

-Winning: Rio despises losing. When he does anything, winning is the only option for him and he revels in victory when it is attained.

-Crushing those weaker than him: In relation to winning, Rio absolutely loves to completely crush his foe and destroy them, if not physically than mentally. He’s a bit of a bully that way.

-Raw meat: Rio has a taste for raw meat. He will rarely cook any of his food, preferring to eat it raw, perhaps a tendency drawn from his resurrection.

-Battle: Rio is a fightmonger, always looking for a good brawl. He wears his battle scars like badges of honor!

-A warrior's death: It was the death Rio died in life, and it is the one he wishes to suffer in the afterlife. Rio gives his finest respects to the warriors with strong enough resolve to spit at the face of Death, and hold their ground on the battlefield to their last breath.

-Women: There are two things to living a good life. Good wine and good women and Rio appreciates both of these things quite highly, enjoying the company of the opposite gender.

-Alcohol: While not exactly an alcoholic, Rio is fond of drinking and does so when he is able.

-Wolves: Rio is quite fond of this animal. He thinks that they are strong, proud animals and they have many traits that he admires.

Water: Water is very, very good. It puts out fires…. >>

The color black—Rio quite likes the color. It’s his favourite color in fact (well, lack of color, but don’t play that game with me!)

His scarf—Rio really likes his black scarf. It’s the one “fashion-accessory” he will allow himself to hold, and he has had it for a very long time, often repairing any damage done to it by hand.
The color green- It’s the color of Rio’s own reiatsu, so he likes it!
Dogs- Yeah, he likes dogs too, go figure.

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Flaws: [
-Arrogance: Arrogance is easily Rio’s greatest flaw. He sees himself often as much more powerful than he really is, and often underestimates his opponents.

-Although Rio can be devious, his fighting style has the flaw of being a bit too straight-forward and he doesn’t often work very hard to vary it. Once you’ve figured out his fighting style, assuming you’re still alive, you don’t typically have to worry about it changing up very much if you can adapt.

-Rio has a bit of a phobia concerning fire based abilities (See below).

-He’s also a bit of a bully. Rio loves to push around and mock those who are weaker than he is.]


Habits: [
-Rio has a habit of calling anyone under the level of Espada, or shinigami weaker than himself “trash” or “garbage.”

-Rio has a tendency to become much more volatile than usual when users of fire are either being discussed or in the vicinity.]


Fears: [
Due to his past defeat at the hands of Ryuujin Jakka, Rio has an inbuilt fear of fire-type zanpakuto, or abilities. Even in a rage, Rio will single out opponents that use fire type zanpakuto, and relentlessly target them. In Rio’s situation, his fear drives him to try and eliminate such opponents as quickly as possible. Rio’s fear isn’t entirely based on his defeat though, but what followed. Namely the weakness. Seeing users of fire-based abilities reminds Rio of that time in his afterlife in which he was so weak that he had to hide himself from even the weakest of hollows, or risk destruction. The thought that he could return to that time of his existence terrifies Rio, and he associates that fear with fire-type abilities. He thus attacks them whenever he can, believing himself to be more powerful than they are, and desperately trying to kill them before they can gain the strength to oppose his own strength. But as a result of his fear, it is these foes above all others, that, should the battle begin to turn even slightly badly for Rio, he will flee the battle in a panic.


Another fear, as implied above, is the fear that Rio will die a peaceful, quiet death. Rio knows that if he is to die, he wishes to do so in the heat of combat, a bloodlusting grin plastered onto his face. Perhaps even dying standing, his body dotted with battle scars, wounds, and maybe even the occasional sword or two protruding from his body. Standing in the blood and grit, staring his foe in the eye for some time before they realized he's stopped breathing. To die any other such way horrifies Rio, and he is oddly determined not to die this way.]


Goals: [Rio’s foremost goal is to become the Primera Espada. Because he values strength so highly, it is his greatest aspiration to become the most powerful member of the most powerful race, casting aside all the weaklings that don’t deserve their rank. 5th best isn’t good enough for him. Even 2nd best wouldn’t be good enough for him. Rio wants to be THE best, and doesn’t care whose head has to roll for him to reach that level. He schemes and plans things out as well, to make things worse. Although he values strength, for his goal, he would not be above attacking an Espada when they were drastically weakened to steal their rank. If they were weakened, they shouldn’t have been out in the open where their rank could be stolen!

His second goal is much longer term, and far more difficult. His secondary goal is to eradicate the shinigami from existence. His hatred of them knows no bounds, and since Aryuusai crippled him as a hollow, their destruction has never been far from his mind. It is entirely likely that it is due to this goal that his primary one has been to become the Primera Espada. Should he attain such a rank, Rio is confident he will be powerful enough to make this dream a reality.

Rio’s final, and most important goal to him, is to see Sonken Kouhai die. It isn’t even important that he is the one to do it. As long as he can see the death with his own eyes, and witness the arrancar take control of their own destiny, he will be satisfied]

Alignment: [Chaotic Evil]

Aspect of Death: [Destruction]

Overall Personality: [There are a few words that define Rio quite accurately. Rio is selfish, violent and short tempered. A terrifying combination. The Espada is constantly on the lookout for himself. Almost anytime he does anything, it will likely have some ties to a benefit for himself, and he almost never does anything for free. Rio doesn’t particularly care for the well being of others, though he will certainly help someone if he feels that they’re better to him alive than dead. Often he will actually spare his opponent’s lives, so that they can grow in strength and challenge him again.

Speaking of which, let’s talk a bit about violence. If your problems aren’t being solved by it then you’re clearly not using enough of it. That alone sums up Rio’s stance on violence. He is incredibly violent when enraged and he is VERY easily enraged. His violent personality, coupled with this trait, has meant that many unfortunate people have met a most unpleasant end due to fairly minor transgressions against Rio. He loves inflicting violence on others, and takes any violence done to him as a challenge. He revels in combat, and, as mentioned above, often takes it upon himself to spare the life of his opponent for the opportunity to fight them again, particularly if they should prove some degree of potential. Weak foes however are often dispatched without a second thought.

Rio hates the idea of servitude. He will only serve others as a means to an end. In this case, the reason he will not debate most orders given by higher ranking Espada, is because he understands that they are stronger than him, and therefore he is much less likely to be killed backtalking them. This forms a curious little tier, with Rio gradually becoming more and more belligerent towards orders as the gap in power narrows. In fact, Rio will outright ignore any command given to him by the Quinta or lower. This said, he is still respectful to the other Espada, acknowledging their feats of power, and even if they are weaker than him, will give due credit to the impressive accomplishment of becoming one of the ten strongest arrancar—which Rio sees as the most powerful of all races. Just because he does not take orders from them doesn’t mean he doesn’t respect them. Rio respects strength no matter who wields it, shinigami, human or arrancar.

Rio is well known for having an extremely short temper, which complements his violent personality. Although he is normally in a state of either perpetual amusement or boredom with what goes on around him, the smallest of things can trigger his temper, such as someone bumping into without apologizing. At this, Rio can fly into a rage. If hell hath no fury like a woman scored, then scorned women ought to flee in terror from an angered Rio Demoniogalgo. If enraged, Rio typically doesn’t use any tactical planning or the like. He simply becomes a force of wanton destruction, not caring if what he destroys is ally or enemy. Everything dies. It’s a short trigger, and when it’s pulled, everyone dies. Thinking of taking advantage of this rage can be foolhardy, as one may attempt an attack, only to be hit by a far more devastating blow from Rio who is no longer caring about defence.

But Rio’s not always a hilarious murdering psychopath. As previously mentioned, his default state of being seems to be consistently that of either perpetual boredom or amusement, as Rio is both easily amused and easily bored. If that seems contradictory, it’s because it is. Rio flips between the two with such frequency that one would be amazed to learn that he is not, in fact, bipolar. When he is amused, it is slightly harder to cause Rio to become angry, though saying this is equivalent to saying that hanging is a slightly less pleasant way of dying that decapitation. It doesn’t say that much. However, when he is not able to do anything, Rio’s boredom will reach a peak that he may go out and kill something just to try and cure it. He doesn’t seem to acknowledge any other form of recreation. He even foregoes training, though he kills and fights so often that he gains experience consistently regardless.

Rio has a very sadistic sense of humor. He finds death, blood and violence absolutely hysterical, even if he’s on the receiving end of it. Get angry at him and cut off his ear? Hilarious (by the way, start running, you’re about to die). Impale him through the belly? Hysterical (Again, start running, he’s gonna be on you in ten seconds or less). Have him smash your face through solid concrete? Well, now you’re on your way to comedic gold. Rio can’t understand when others don’t get his sense of humor.

Amazingly, despite all of these tendencies Rio’s a social character. Because he gets bored easily, he is constantly seeking the company of others to alleviate that boredom. Often times he will refrain from killing people when socializing with them so that he won’t return to that state of boredom. Rio’s life really seems to always be about keeping himself from being bored, and entertained. So if someone is able to keep the Espada entertained for awhile, than they’re more than worth keeping alive, in Rio’s mind. What entertains Rio aside from violence varies, though as a social drinker, a bit of sake on hand never hurts. Really, if you give him sake, you can probably keep his interest through almost any topic.

However, Rio should never be taken as simple. While certainly straight-forward and looking to the easiest solution, Rio is fully capable of planning things out, and can be quite manipulative. He is aware he comes off as simple and brash to others. This is because he wants to come off that way, and so he makes use of this at times, allowing him to manipulate those around him without them suspecting. He will often go far to propagate his image as a simple minded, fight-hungering psychopath because it means others are much more likely to underestimate him. That said, it doesn’t mean he isn’t a violent psychopath, because he is. But there’s a fine line between a rampaging violent psychopath, and a calculating one, and Rio is undoubtedly the latter.]

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Fighting Style: [Rio’s fighting style can be summed up in a word. Aggressive. When possible, Rio prefers to simply rush and overwhelm an opponent’s defenses with a series of vicious hand to hand attacks. Indeed, he prefers hand to hand fighting to his zanpakuto. As a Spartan soldier in life, Rio is extremely well versed in Pankration, which he has further improved upon during his lifetime. That is to say, his punches are not just powerful, but focused and devastating. When attacking, he will often rush quickly into a clinching position, and begin devastating opponents with crushing knee blows and headbutts. Rio should never be mistaken for a mere brawler, who relies entirely on brute force to get him through a battle. If an opponent suddenly begins holding their own in such a fighting position, which is often unfamiliar to most shinigami, he will utilize judo like throws to take his opponents down, and then crush their bones, using various locks. As Rio prefers a close quarter’s battle, he will often use throws, disarms, and locks to disable an armed opponent. Indeed, when sealed, Rio is actually a powerful anti-close quarter’s fighter. But he is an Espada, so he has not often deprived himself against ranged combat.

When confronting an opponent at a distance beyond a quick rushing distance, Rio will often use Sonido in rapid succession and combine it with Bala and Cero’s. This onslaught of brutal attacks will often disrupt opponent’s enough that they will be unable to mount an efficient or effective counterattack as he rushes in, and he will often catch them just as they begin to recover from his distance fighting, giving him an upper hand in the ensuing close quarter combat. However, this area of combat is where he is notably the weakest, and so the most effective strategy against Rio is to steer well clear of him and attempt to take him down from outside the range of his powerful physical blows.

Perhaps his weakness, would be either a well trained master of kido, though the skill level of someone who could adeptly hold him at a distance, would be an extremely high ranking member of the former kido corps, or one who is extremely adept at distance fighting, and maintaining distance (such as a high level Quincy). One way to at least level the playing field is to be an adept hand to hand combatant, and have more than a passing knowledge of clinches, throws and grappling in general. This would allow a foe to potentially escape Rio’s grasp and escape back to a safer distance. Nonetheless, it cannot be stressed enough how bad of an idea it is to try and fight Rio in a head-on confrontation unless his opponent vastly outclasses him.

Rio's greatest strength, however, is in combating weapon users, particularly fighters of sword, axe and spear disciplines. He is an expert in disarming opponents whether barehanded or using his Sai, though he greatly prefers the latter method, due to the damage he can inflict on his opponents as he does so. As such, unless one is highly trained in defending against disarms, Rio will likely be able to disarm his opponent even if they were a higher level than himself, stressing the importance of having a good knowledge of hand to hand combat when facing this Espada up close.

As a result of his affections towards CQC, Rio’s zanpakuto takes to form of dual Sai. And when he pulls them out, he is no less deadly than when he was barehanded. Instead, he becomes far more dangerous. He is still best oriented against weapon wielding foes, as he is able to use the Sai to completely trap an opponent’s weapon, and even disarm them. He is fond of using stunts with the Sai to mix them with his hand to hand. For example, he may flip the Sai in the air to momentarily draw a foes attention, then punch them or slam them to the ground. He uses various stunts like that to momentarily distract a foe. But to a fighter of his caliber, a moment’s distraction is all he needs. When using the Sai he moves to quickly finish an opponent. If the opponent’s defense is too strong, he will move on to weakening the defense. He may do this by aiming to disable an opponent’s legs or arms, or striking at their eyes to blind them. His Sai strikes are lightning fast, and absolutely devastating. Although his Sai’s center prong is relatively dull, his superhuman strength enables him to produce far more force with it, and can punch holes in foes with them, regardless.

Rio appears most fond of grappling attacks, compared to striking ones, and is well versed in takedowns and throws derived from Pankration. Rio enjoys taking battles to the ground and breaking an opponent's bones. He is not above fighting dirty either, quite free to eye gouge, throw sand, strike at the groin, fish hook, bite or even pull his opponent's hair if he feels it will give him an advantage in battle. As well as aggressive, the word "brutal" also suits his fighting style. Rio gives no mercy to most of his opponents and will pound them into a quivering, bloody mess if given the opportunity.

His fighting style has a final edge to it. His released state. This state is enormous, and often works best for intimidation, but Rio still possesses ample bite to back up his bark (no pun intended). In his released state, his policy of all out aggression does not change, however, even the best of hand to hand fighters will find it almost impossible to even hurt him, and likewise for weapon wielders. Generally, he attacks with powerful body blows in his released state, using his newfound strength to simply clobber anyone unlucky enough to get hit. He operates on the idea of a single hit win in his released state, and is capable of it as well. Because of the vast increase in mass, Rio is capable of hitting foes with enough force that even one blow may be enough to end a battle. He becomes fond of using Cero to create massive waves of destruction, obliterating any opposition.

Rio is not much a team player though. Fighting in a tag-team fight with Rio is not very adviseable, as he will attack without discretion, paying minimal mind to keeping his allies out of the line of fire. As such, the safest place to be when fighting alongside Rio is long range support, staying as far away from the Espada as possible, lest you be caught by accident. Rio really wouldn’t care if he hit his ally instead of his enemy, though he’ll at least not make an effort of attacking his ally. As mentioned above though, this doesn’t mean he’ll make an effort not to not hit them either.

An important factor to take into account with Rio, however, is his "fascination" if not outright fear of fire. Depending on the strength of the foe he faces, if his foe were a fire wielder, Rio will take one of two approaches. A weak fire user will see even less mercy from Rio than usual, and against such a foe, Rio will ignore any and all attacks directed at his person in an attempt to obliterate this foe as quickly as possible, attacking wildly,desperately, but viciously like a cornered beast. However, if the foe proves to be more powerful than Rio, he will likely tuck tail and run away as quickly as he can. Fire is his greatest fear, and his approach to dealing with them shows this very clearly. The exception to this rule would be the Captain-Commander that instilled this fear in him originally, to which he would attack with a vicious abandon and an insatiable bloodlust-- but alas, that man is no longer alive (though regrettably, it was not by Rio's hand that he left this world).

Despite all of the above, Rio is not a tactical dunce. His long lifetime of fighting has gifted him with considerable intuition and he is capable of analyzing an opponent’s strengths and weaknesses rapidly, and adjusting his fighting style to match. Though he prefers to merely rush in and pound an opponent, taking a blow or two in the process if he must, Rio is not stupid and will not blindly charge if he thinks the risk is too great.

A unique ability of Rio, is his “shockwave” power. Although other arrancar, and even a few shinigami are capable of displacing air in an offensive manner with sheer strength, Rio has actually developed this into its own unique technique. Rio is capable of producing two types of shockwaves with raw physical strength and training. His focused shockwaves can be launched like projectiles varying between the size of his fist and a beach ball depending on the precision Rio wants. The focused shockwaves hit as hard as a punch from Rio, in a sense, allowed the Espada to literally utilize long range punches, with a maximum range of up to about one hundred meters. His secondary form of shockwave is an unfocused shockwave, generated by Rio flexing or tensing his muscles quickly, producing a very short range shockwave (no further than three feet) typically used to deflect or block physical attacks. The unfocused shockwaves are only about half as powerful as Rio’s focused shockwaves. These shockwaves, unfortunately cannot intercept or defend against reiatsu based attacks such as kido, though they can put out fire. They are functionally invisible, as the only indication of their presence is a vague rippling in the air, that cannot be seen by anyone with less than 150 in senses. ]

Zanpakutou Appearances: [When sealed, Rio’s zanpakuto takes the form of a pair of Sai that he wears at his waist. The Sai have a green and silver pattern made from silk covering the handles, and the actual metal of the Sai is chrome steel, that gleams brightly in the light. Each Sai is surprisingly heavy—each weighing nearly 10 pounds each, yet Rio wields them as though they were light as air. Each Sai is about 20” in length, each handle being about 7 inches long and the Sai’s center prong being about 13 inches. Each of the outside prongs reaches about halfway up the center prongRio is quite adept at using the outside prongs to catch and trap an opponent’s weapon, and even uses them to disarm the opponent. Also, because of the pointed tips on the outside prongs, they may be used offensively.

Surprisingly, unlike most Sai, the outside prongs are actually sharpened into points. This can take many different foes off guard. Due to Sai normally being completely blunt weapons, it may take a foe by surprise that these are capable of piercing damage, as well as bludgeoning damage. It may also surprise those who are only familiar with Hollywood’s Sai that Rio’s seem to be blunt at a first glance, and draw them into a false sense of security, not knowing their intended purpose. However, because of Rio’s strength, the lack of a point on the main prong isn’t an issue, as Rio is strong enough that he can punch the Sai through a target regardless. And of course, the long side prongs enable them to be efficient trapping and disarming weapons. The hilt is tipped with a steel crystal, with a pointed end facing down, allowing Rio to flip the Sai around and attack with their hilts as well, to perform devastating blows to an opponent.

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{Released form}

Upon releasing, Rio’s reiatsu surges immensely and he begins to grow. His ultimate form is hidden by his reiatsu, but when at last his flaring reiatsu dies down, in his place is a monstrous being. Standing forty feet in height at the shoulder, and weighing in excess of 10 tonnes, Rio takes the form of the Greek guardian of the underworld, Cerberus. Three massive snarling heads hover above his foes, and a green ethereal light, complete with a strange mist emanates from his throats, the mist hissing out from between his teeth, even when clenched. His body is a massive single piece of corded muscle, with reddish fur.

His tail is replaced with the head of a venemous cobra. His teeth can near three feet in length—the size of a shinigami’s sword and his claws are even longer, capable of shredding his smaller foes with ease. His eyes are now gleaming orange balls, and almost appear to hold flames within them, filled with rage. His serpentine tail, fangs and claws have the same hardness as a zanpakuto, and are very difficult to damage.]

Zanapkutou Release Names [Attack Cerberus!]

Overall Ability: [Most of Cerberus’s powers are derived from its form—namely the fact that it is not only much larger than Rio’s sealed form, but has additional heads. The immense increase in mass amplifies Rio’s physical strength to unbelievable heights, and the larger stride afforded by his much longer legs now, allows him to cover ground much more quickly than in his sealed form, even if his proportionate speed is unchanged. The four heads can band together as well, to massively amplify the power of Rio’s reiatsu attacks, and he can exude the virulent mists that spill from his jaws in a devastating attack.]

Primera Etapa Overall Ability: [Rio’s additional heads and vast size augment his physical strength, speed, and senses. Due to his vastly increased mass and muscle size, Rio’s strength increases to an incredible degree. In his Ressurection, Rio’s strength is doubled. This makes him vastly more powerful than nearly any foe he might fight. In addition, his four heads grant him enhanced sensory abilities, capable of much higher senses of smell and hearing, increasing his Senses stat by 200%. The final change is not an immediately noticeable one, but an obvious one. During Ressurection, because of his immense size, Rio can cover ground much faster than in his sealed form, as a single step from him can cover the distance that a normal sized human would require dozens to equal. As a result, Rio possesses a travel speed equal to double his speed stat. However, this speed increase does not apply to reaction speed, only speed in regards to covering distance. Rio cannot react any faster than he could normally, meaning if an attack was too fast for him to react before his release, it is still too fast for him to react.

Rio is able to use his three Canine heads to amplify his reiatsu to far greater heights than in his sealed form.

Despite the vast power increase, there are a few important notes to keep in mind. The first is that Rio’s enhanced Sensory is easily undermined by the sensory deprivation during Plague Winds, and rendered virtually useless during the technique. The second major limitation is mentioned above. Although Rio can move faster, he cannot react any faster, meaning an opponent that is quick enough that he could not react to them in his sealed state can still attack with impunity, with Rio being unable to react.

It also has a very glaring, and simple drawback. He’s forty damn feet tall. He may be faster, but he is by no means harder to hit. In fact, he’s probably a lot easier to hit, due to his massive size, making haymaker-style attacks particularly effective (Example: Hado 99—while a normal sized human may be able to avoid most of the lightning bolts, with his massive size, Rio will likely be subject to being hit by dozens of them, thus being subject to far greater damage). This makes Rio highly vulnerable to difficult to aim techniques, or point and click techniques with major payoffs.
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Segunda Etapa Overall Ability (Optional): [N/a]

Zanpakuto Techniques: [
Treinta: A more versatile technique, this technique is composed of Rio fusing together three Cero-type abilities, and firing an attack with 2 to 3 times the reiatsu strength of the user (based on whether or not 2 or 3 heads fire the Cero). This technique is not treated as a release-type ability, and therefore, the reiatsu spent is counted under an arrancar’s “infinite reserves.” It is possible to combine multiple Cero for various results depending on the Cero combined, though if done so, the Cero’s level will default to the lowest level (ie. If a level 5, 8 and 6 Cero is fired, the Cero will be classified as a level 8).

Drawbacks: Rio cannot fire another Cero type attack during his following post. Additionally, costs reiatsu equal to the original technique x3. Rio is only capable of firing either Bala with this or Cero of level 5 or lower (that is, level 5-9 Cero).

Plague winds—A simple attack that consists of Rio exhaling the virulent mists from his mouth in a forceful burst. Their qualities are the same as when they are in his jaws, and they will spread out from his maw in a wide area around him, and will not dissipate for several minutes (1-3 posts following the initial one, depending on how many of Rio’s canine heads contributed).

The mists are extremely acidic and will completely dissolve any organic material they touch (a.k.a. people and plants) in a matter of seconds. Clothing will be dissolved just as quickly. Natural defences like Hierro will not offer any defences against this ability, due to the fact that although Hierro hardens the skin against this, the skin remains organic and will be dissolved by the acid regardless. However, most non-organic constructs (metal and stone, namely), will dissolve at a much slower rate than organic objects requiring several minutes to even dissolve small quantities of this material.

The mist will gradually spread to cover a very broad range. At its highest point (nearest Rio) the cloud can raise thirty feet off the ground and cover up to 200 meters in all directions from its source. It is notable that this mist will corrode non-organic objects much more slowly than organic objects, but will still flow around them. So while someone might use a piece of rubble to stay above the mist, they could not use it to hide from it.
The speed of the mist’s spread is roughly equal to 25% of Rio’s strength stat.

The cobra head that serves as Rio’s tail has its own individual variant of this attack, in which is spits a large glob of poisonous saliva at a target, with similar corrosive properties, but which travels at a speed equal to half of Rio’s strength stat (though does not gain the area of effect prowess offered by the canine heads).

Weaknesses: The mist, as mentioned above, is weak at destroying non-organic matter. Once outside of Rio's mouth it is at the mercy of the winds. A strong gale can blow and disperse the mist vastly, making it considerably less dangerous. It is lighter than water, so it will not affect anything that is underneath water either.

Although this technique will not affect Rio's reiatsu or harm him directly (due to it being his own breath), it does drastically affect his senses. Plague Winds will reduce Rio's sensory stats by 2/3, as an acrid odor that emanates from it blocks out Rio's sense of smell, and due to try to find targets within the mist, may overlook them. Even his snake head's senses are reduced as it can only taste the acrid air, until the Plague Winds clears (1-3 posts after the use of Plague Winds, depending on how many of Rio's canine heads contributed to the attack).

The Cobra head’s variation does not suffer the above drawbacks, but has its own limitations. Unlike the mist form of the attack, it is possible to block or intercept the Cobra head’s Plague Wind attack with barriers or destroy it with reiatsu attacks.

A limitation of the technique is that the further it gets from the source (ie. Rio), the lower the mist rises, falling at a rate of half a meter vertically, per meter gained, to a minimum of ten feet high.

Apocalypse: This is Rio’s most formidable attack. Rio fires a beam from each of his three mouths into the sky. The beams converge into a gigantic ball of Reiatsu and blast a second, much larger beam down to a targeted location, where it erupts in a tremendous explosion.

Limitations: The power of the attack is entirely dependant upon how much reiatsu he uses to perform it. Essentially, Apocalypse possesses the strength of a Gran Rey Cero. However, it is not necessarily scaled on Rio’s strength. Rather, it is scaled on the power of how much reiatsu Rio puts into it at a 1:2 ratio. For example, if Rio uses up 400 reiatsu to perform it, it will have the power of a Gran Rey Cero fired by someone with 800 Reiatsu strength. Conversely, were he to use up 1000 Reiatsu to perform it, his attack would have comparable Reiatsu strength to someone with a reiatsu strength of 2000 firing a Gran Rey Cero.

The explosion produced by the attack is likewise based on the amount of reiatsu utilized, and is equivalent in meters, to the amount of reiatsu used for it. A blast that uses only 100 reiatsu will only expand 100 meters. However, a blast with 1000 will expand to 1000 meters! The speed of the beam and the speed at which the explosion expands is equal to 200% of the reiatsu used to launch the attack! Rio is immune to both the blast and the explosion.

Drawbacks: With such a potentially devastating move, there are obviously some drawbacks. The first and foremost drawback, is that upon the conclusion of this technique Rio’s resurrection will instantly end, regardless of how much reiatsu was used, or how long Rio has been in Release. Furthermore, following the ending of the release, Rio will be incapable techniques except for Sonido for 5 posts, as his body recovers from using this technique. Even his shockwaves will not be useable.

Additionally, although the attack itself can be fast, the set-up is not. It requires a full post to prepare, with the attack immediately commencing at the beginning of Rio’s next post.

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Other Techniques: [
(An “*” implies the technique is mastered)
Bala*
Traditional Cero*
Gran Rey Cero*
Sonido*
Pesquis
Cero Obscuras*
Cero Artimana*
Hierro*
Gargantua
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-History-

Birthplace: [Sparta, Greece]

Current Residence: [Las Noches]

Memorable Figures: [None]

[Rio Demonliogalgo]

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{History}[

A soldier named Andromache

Well, Rio’s story begins long, long ago. In Ancient Greece, in fact. He was born, a citizen of Sparta by the name of Andromache. He was a strong, healthy youth, as expected as a Spartan (afterall, the ones who weren’t got chucked off a cliff…). He was treated no different from other Spartan boys. He was fed very little, and needed to steal food in order to survive. If he was caught, he would be whipped to death. This was a simple, dishonest life, but one that was expected to toughen him up to be a fine upstanding warrior. He endured many close calls during his childhood, and witnessed many of his friends be caught and killed for being caught. However he managed to escape such a punishment himself, and began to grow into manhood. At this point he was put to his second trial, along with all his compatriots who had lived to that point.

He was exiled from Sparta. Thrown out of the city and the gates barred to prevent his re-entry. His only tool for survival was a small knife. For a full year he had to exist in the wilderness, foraging and stealing from his comrades to survive. Many did not make it. Andromache did. During his stay he was forced to contend with the climate and the various wild animals. More than once he was forced to flee from a roving pack of wolves, and other times outright fight and kill such beasts in order to live. Such a kill was guarded fiercely by Andromache to prevent others from stealing it. At last, he began to perform his final task. His rite to manhood depended upon Andromache being able to put his stealth to the test one final time, and kill a slave without being caught. This he achieved easily, and finally was accepted as a man.

Andromache was immediately drafted into the Spartan army, as was expected, and his training was brutal. For hours every day he would train his body to a withering degree. He would spar with real weapons, and deaths in training were not uncommon. But Rio survived, training day in and day out, and becoming a ferocious warrior. At this time, word reached Sparta of the advance of Xerxes Persian army, and the defeat of the Athenians to it. Andromache was among the 300 Spartans that was chosen to fight alongside King Leonidas, and they marched to the pass at Thermopylae, to join the rallied Greek forces, creating a formidable force of some 11,000 Greeks to fend off the pass. Due to their skill with the Phalanx, and the narrowness of the pass, the Spartans were the ones at the front line, to weather the first waves of the Persian charge. And weather it they did. Though the Persian archers did indeed blot out the sun with their arrows, against the bronze cuirasses and the reliable Aspis shields that the Spartans carried, the weapons caused few wounds, if any. The Persian charge was forced to witness the Spartan’s skill with the Phalanx. Their finest efforts could not so much as make the line budge, and before long, the pass was clogged with dead bodies by the days end.

The second day was not so fortuitous. This day, Xerxes sent forth his Persian Immortals. Far better trained than the foes the Spartans had faced in the first day, the Immortals effortlessly broke through the Phalanx, and driving the Spartans through the pass, obliterating much of the 300 Spartans. Though Andromache was not killed, he was mortally wounded in the retreat, his cuirass pierced by an Immoral’s spear. Although an Athenian ambush drove the Immortals back at last, the damage was done. The Spartan phalanx would no longer be effective, and it would be a miracle if the Greek forces would last another day. Andromache, despite all his brutal training would not fight on the last day, alongside his king. The wounds he suffered at the Immortal’s hands were too great. With a gasping sigh, he passed away, far from the battlefield, and deprived of a warrior’s death.

Afterlife

He awoke as a Plus, and it did not take him long to come to the realization that he had died. Andromache let loose the first scream of anguish he had ever released. He would have no glory. His name would not be remembered. The finest glory a warrior could achieve was death in the midst of battle, and Andromache would never know this joy. He was helpless to do anything but watch as, on the third day, his comrades fought bravely and died against the Persian army. They would be remembered. He would not. And he despaired at this, for Andromache was a very vain young man. In a rage, Andromache proceeded to wage war after death. Taking up his shield, which, as the Spartan’s very lifeblood had come with his soul into the afterlife, Andromache rampaged onto the battlefield, where he saw the souls of the Persians still lingering. Andromache tore through the battlefield, his fury terrifying the Persians, causing them to try and flee. He smashed the Persians with his Hoplon, breaking their spiritual skulls and continuing to battle them in death. He had been deprived of a warrior’s death, but that did not mean that he could not uphold himself as a warrior IN death.

But before long Andromache found that his chain of fate greatly limited where he could go. While the battlefield around his place of death was devoid of souls, Andromache could see the Persians elsewhere on the battlefield, and could not reach them. His chain of fate would not allow him to. Fortunately, some of the Persians decided to come to him. Namely, the ones that transformed into hollows came for him before long. As he continued to lament his existence, Andromache was set upon by a hollow. Many Persians had died, of course, prior to the Spartans, and a few had found their way over to him at long last. The first to come upon him was a large serpentine hollow. It lashed out at Andromache, jaws wide to swallow him. But Andromache’s training kicked in and he evaded the serpent, bringing his Hoplon down upon its skull, cracking its mask and stunning it. Andromache continued to slam his Hoplon upon its head until the creature finally died. He tore out its fangs as a trophy, but also to use as a weapon. And he would get many, many chances to use them.

After the first hollow, others began to creep in, and Andromache was required to fend off the Hollows daily. His shield gradually began to become battered, but he used his first victim’s fangs as he would have his trusted Xiphos in life, thrusting and stabbing them. The fact the fangs still contained poison was even better, as it murdered each Hollow on the slightest scratch. A particularly eventful hollow came about approximately one week after Andromache died, however.

This one was bigger than the others, and attacked him viciously, with talons longer than Andromache’s arm. Andromache fended off its first attacks with his Hoplon, but before long its size overwhelmed the mighty shield and its blow pierced through and struck Andromache’s chain of fate, cracking it. The Spartan used his shield to anchor his foe’s arm inside of the defensive weapon. Using the razor sharp snake fang, he actually removed the Hollow’s arm at the elbow. The beast shrieked in rage, as Andromache removed its arm from his trusted shield, and struck a mighty blow into its chest. The monster grabbed him by the shield this time, however, with its remaining arm and hurled the Plus flying, tearing the leather straps that secured the Aspis to Andromache’s arm. The hollow rampaged after him, determined to avenge the wound it had suffered. Andromache attacked it again with the fang, and buried it deep in the Hollow’s torso, but was battered aside yet again. This one seemed unbothered by the fang’s venom.

What neither combatant realized however, was that Andromache’s chain of fate had begun to break apart mid-battle. The hollow struck him once more as he struggled to recover, shattering it entirely. At this instant, Andromache became a hollow. His body warped, and a mask formed upon his face. His body shifted and he became quadrupedal beast, not unlike the wolves he had slain in his youth. But irony would not strike that day, as he resembled a large dog more than anything. A monstrous dog, standing perhaps, 8 feet tall at the shoulder. A bone white mask covered his features, but did little to hide a savage row of fangs ready to tear his prey to shreds.

His foe appeared surprised at this, and it was something the now-feral creature took advantage of. Andromache tore into the other Hollow’s throat, ripping it to shreds and devouring the remains. He stalked about his former “territory” devouring the remains of the hollows that had attacked him during the week. Then he moved onto the next order of business, which was to devour the Persian souls about the area. One might note the specific wording. Persian souls. Not the souls of Spartans, for even as a mindless hollow, Andromache clung to some small semblance of his humanity as long as he could, and he avoided his comrades, instead opting to devour the souls of the Persians that lingered on the battlefield, growing in strength with great rapidity.


He found himself overwhelmed with an unconquerable desire to devour and eat. And so he did. But he eventually fled the battlefield, to avoid harming his comrades in life, as he grasped for the few remnants of his human existance. This did not save many of his other victims in the future. While he retained his honor as a Greek soldier, it was only able to conquer his hunger as far as his comrades were concerned. And it had only lasted for that brief period. Before long his hunger overtook everything and his life as a human was forgotten. Lost in his hunger, Andromache was now truly a hollow and anything was fair game. The Spartan that was Andromache was dead. The demon hound of Hueco Mundo—Rio Demoniogalgo; the River Demon Hound, was born.

Climax and Denouement

For three hundred years, he stalked humans as a hollow, before a sudden surge of shinigami in the world forced many hollows to flee into Hueco Mundo. They did not go peacefully though, and among many of them, Rio was among those who fought against the shinigami’s tyrannical rule over hollowkind. Or at least, that was how he saw it. He killed and ate many shinigami. Rio proved himself very powerful for a meagre hollow, but a dark time in his life was on the horizon. During one prowl through the human realm, he encountered a strange man. He was undoubtedly a spirit, and a humanoid spirit at that. And yet from this man, Rio could feel immense power resonating. Rio cautiously approached him, and at once the man struck at the hollow with a strange katana that caused a serious wound to him. A wound!? He had wounded Rio!? The hollow gave a piercing howl and attacked him with reckless abandon. His second slash was evaded and Rio slashed at his head with his claws. The man pulled back just barely avoiding two of Rio’s claws, the third one raking across his forehead. But in retaliation he struck back, lopping off one of Rio’s forelegs. Rio was swift and spun around kicking him in the abdomen and sending him flying. Rio howled at him furiously, leaping into the air to crash down upon the samurai-like warrior. He dodged aside, but Rio created a shockwave upon landing that caught him and sent him flying into a building wall. Rio snarled at him as the man recovered from the attack and held his blade aloft. He lunged down at Rio who struck back with another swipe of his claws. Both strokes landed, Rio’s claws tearing another scar across the man’s face, making an “X” on his forehead, whilst Rio’s flank was slashed open by the blade.

Rio stumbled away and howled at the man. ”What are you!? Why can’t you be a proper spirit and die!?” The man turned to face him and lifted his sword. He told Rio his name was Tamajosho Aruusai—Rio’s executioner. And this was his blade, Ryuujin Jakka. He unleashed his shikai, and although Rio lunged at him, he was too slow. A ferocious blaze enveloped Rio’s body, scorching and burning the Espada, sending him crashing through the air to the earth below. Rio howled in agony as the flames seared his flesh. Through blurred vision, he saw that shinigami leap up to finish the job. Rio painfully opened a gargantuan and slipped inside, just as a second wave of flames seared his body, causing the hollow to scream in agony once more. But he had escaped with his life. Nearly dead but he was alive. Rio had barely managed to escape back into Hueco Mundo.


The former mighty hollow was forced to lay in hiding, preying only on the weakest of hollows for sustenance. His wounds were serious. If he had been even slightly less powerful, they would have killed him. As it was, Rio was left weak, very, very weak. It took him decades to recover from their battle, and in that time, as expected, Aryuusai far surpassed him. When he next heard of the name Aryuusai, he was well aware that the shinigami was far, far beyond him. And the knowledge of his weakness settled into his soul, and from that weakness, hatred began to form. A hatred of all shinigami! A need to see their destruction, and a deep hatred of his own weakness!


For centuries, Rio fed on this hatred, and it gave him strength and reason in his loneliness. For he was indeed lonely. Hollows did not typically make “friends.” They may band together with other hollows as a form of mutual protection, but rarely did they befriend each other. Rio was no different. Nine out of ten times if he met a hollow in the desolate wastes of Hueco Mundo? He ate them. The one out of ten times that he didn’t usually meant that the hollow was more powerful than him, and he fled instead. That was his life for the next four centuries. At this time, he became a Gillian class Menos. And his power grew. In the battle for control over this entity of many hollows, though victorious, Rio was injured, and as a result, of the many hollows that composed him, traits of the stronger ones crept into his personality. He could even hear their voices in the back of his mind at times, causing extreme mood swings from the frustration of this.


But... he was strong now! He was mighty! He could not be defeated anymore. What had he to fear? The world was naught but an insect to be crushed. And so he returned to the human world, intent on feeding on the souls he had long since been denied... and discovered that as he had grown in power... so had the shinigami. In fact, Rio was among the first Menos that the shinigami ever encountered. His power was a surprise to many of them at first, but after a time, captains became involved, and Rio was once again, wounded horribly and forced to flee back to Hueco Mundo with his rage greater than ever. He swore upon his wounds that he’d see the shinigami destroyed so thoroughly that they would never rise again.


It took him a few months to recover from his wounds this time, but he had grown in power enough that he did not need to hide anymore. He simply ate any smaller hollows that opposed him. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, months into years, and gradually, Rio grew tired of killing weak hollows. He wanted bigger prey. So he began hunting Gillian’s. After a long time, he eventually evolved into a canine-like Adjuchas hollow. And from there, even to the level of the fearsome Vasto Lorde.

New life and a new cause

Not long after his ascent to power, Rio was found by Sonken Kouhai and turned into an arrancar. Initially, Rio wasn’t given a rank as Espada, however. He was just another arrancar to serve under them and Rio served under the Sexta Espada of that time. Rio’s hate of Sonken was no secret really, especially as he had Rio serving under this weakling! He called himself Sexta, but Rio only saw a conceited and subservient dog. This one that seemed to have forgotten the ability to bare its fangs at its master. Rio wouldn’t stand for it. He could tell by the power flowing through his body that arrancar were the supreme race. Their power was second to none, and no meagre shinigami was going to rule them. If it took Rio ten thousand years he would knock that man off the throne, and restore the dignity of the arrancar race.

But first, the trash needed to be swept out. Rio’s world would have no place for men like the Sexta Espada, so wilfully obedient to a shinigami’s will. So Rio struck out as soon as possible. If he was to throw Sonken Kouhai off the throne of Los Noches he would need to become more powerful than he already was. If hatred and desire was strength Rio would have had ten times over the strength required to achieve his aims, but his power did not match his will as of yet. This he acknowledged. It would take time, but he would build his power slowly and surely. And he knew the first order of business. It was time to take out the trash.

Rio was called to a meeting with his “master” one day, and he knew his time had come. The Sexta espada began giving Rio his orders, when the arrancar suddenly attacked the Espada in mid-sentence! The Sexta was, understandably, surprised and it delayed his initial reaction, and was struck by Rio’s first kick, sending him crashing through several walls. Rio immediately unleashed a Cero, blasting it down the trail and connecting with his former master. Mutiny was afoot. Rio rampaged down the hallway, but was countered by a balla from his master, stunning Rio for a moment. His master lunged out with a devastating blow of his zanpakuto—a deadly Taiaha. Rio barely avoided the blow, when his master suddenly flipped it around stabbing at Rio with the jade tip of the weapon. Rio drew both his Sai and parried aside the blow, darting in and bringing his Sai cracking across his master’s skull. Or tried to anyways. He saw his master lift his arm to deflect the attack, and heard a cracking sound as his Sai blow shattered his master’s forearm. Rio gave a snarl of triumph and then kicked the Sexta Espada down.

Rio was suddenly knocked to his knees as the Taiaha’s ironwood blade impacted Rio’s leg, forcing the Espada to the ground. It whipped back over, and cracked against Rio’s skull. The Fraccion hissed in fury, suddenly darting forwards, dropping his Sai and grabbing his master by the arms, and slamming him into a wall. He effortlessly wrenched the Taiaha from his hands and threw the zanpakuto aside. Rio grabbed him again and slammed him once more into a wall, the wall buckling and crumbling before the impact. His master tried to release a Cero at point blank range, but Rio covered it with his hand and fired back one of his own, the backlash seriously damaging both of their arms. Unfortunately for his master, it meant Rio still had one good arm left while his master was stuck with a busted arm and a broken one.

Rio grabbed him by the throat and began to crush the life out of him, a maniacal grin plastered on his face. He goaded his master, asking him how it felt, to be crushed like the trash he was. Sexta Espada? Hah! What a joke! If he was truly the 6th strongest, than Rio would have an easier time climbing the ranks than he thought! His master struggled against Rio desperately, only to have the Fraccion proceed to crush his throat further. But suddenly, Rio was grabbed and torn away from his master, as two of the Sexta Espada’s other Fraccion pulled him back. One wielded a nine section whip chain as his zanpakuto; the other had adopted a Tulwar. His master fled back to the first room of their encounter to retrieve his zanpakuto, as his other two Fraccion who had not been treasonous stalled Rio for time.

The two released their zanpakuto immediately. The whip chain vanished, turning its user into a whirling void. Rio knew her power. Pure chaos. Her power was as dangerous to her as to her foe, as her power was literally capable of anything. The only flaw was that the user could not control it. Anything indeed, but a power as likely to give their foe an advantage as it was to hamper them. And in such a state, Rio couldn’t harm her with anything less than a Cero. The other one took on a very different form. Their body became wide and their jaw filled with razor sharp teeth. Her partner had become a piranha type arrancar. Rio grinned and lifted a hand, gesturing them to attack him. The master of chaos attempted to attack, but only succeeded in scattering rose petals randomly around the room. The piranha type, however, unleashed his signature attack, opening his maw, and releasing a horde of flying piranha at Rio, who used one of his shockwaves to deflect them all, sending them flying. He then fired a Cero into the heart of the Chaos user, who created a giant shield of reiatsu absorbent paper between herself and Rio, dispersing the attack. Rio growled in irritation. She would be annoying to deal with, with her ability to do well…. Anything at random. He’d eliminate the piranha user first. He used a Sonido to close the distance, grabbing the piranha user and slamming him to the ground. He saw him preparing another swarm of piranha, so Rio put him in a bear hug, and unleashed a full body shockwave. Normally it wouldn’t be lethal force, except, because of the bear hug, the shockwave hit him from all sides, forcing him to virtually implode. One down….


At that moment, Rio was caught in the side by a bolt of pure energy, and hurled into a wall. A cackling voice emanated from the swirling field of Chaos. ”Awwww, what’s wrong Rio? Did you have a little fall? Don’t worry! It’ll all be over soon!” She attempted to attack him again… and promptly launched a cake out of her body at Rio, splatting over his chest. Rio gave her a bored look, and then fired another Cero into her body, destroying her before she could react. Finally. Those two nuisances were out of the way. Rio could focus on the big prize. What had happened to that guy anyways…. Rio walked back into the room, and couldn’t see the Espada. He retrieved his Sai and looked about. Did he choose to run away when he saw he was outclassed? What a coward! Rio wiped the cake off of his front and gave a furious roar… and was suddenly hit by an attack across the side of his head, sending him crashing to the ground. He leapt up and saw the Sexta! He looked different though. His body had been converted to a crystalline substance, causing him to resemble a massive crystal golem. The Espada cackled in his face.

”I suppose I never told you about my ability, did you? This must be your first time seeing it as well, isn’t it? This is my power, Fractura Especho! Because my entire body is reflective, I can manipulate the light as I see fit? Not impressed? Fear not, my treasonous Fraccion. You will be!” Rio attacked his master with a powerful straight punch, but his master vanished before his eyes. ”What the fuck!?” Rio exclaimed, confused by this. He saw a slight shimmer out of the corner of his eye and was suddenly struck by it, sending him crashing through the wall again, and this time he tumbled into the courtyard of Los Noches—a vast desert underneath the dome. Once again the crystalline golem appeared before him. ”Don’t you understand traitor? I control how light reflects on me. I’m simply reflecting it away from your eyes. Afterall, sight is achieved by light bouncing from an object and back to the eyes of the beholder. By keeping light from refracting back to your eyes I can make myself invisible!” He exclaimed boldly. Rio scoffed in answer. ”I’m fuckin’ petrified.” He taunted and lunged at him, Sai in hand. How did Rio see him? By taking the battle to the desert floor of Los Noches, Rio could see the footprints that the Espada made in the sand as he moved. ”But ya still make disturbances in the sand, fool! Out here I’ll murder you!” Suddenly, Rio was blinded by a brilliant light and stumbled. He felt an impact slam into his gut again, and then repeated blows to his head smashed the Espada to the ground. Reflection of light…. Dammit! The Sexta had just reflected all of his light right into Rio’s eyes, blinding the Espada. He couldn’t see! But he could hear… he heard a step beside him, and unleashed a shockwave from his entire body to knock his foe back.

Rio flipped his Sai out. He’d match this fool release for release. Stabbing them into his chest, he exclaimed his release phrase. ”Attack Cerberus!” He proclaimed, unleashing his release. A vibrant and ferocious reiatsu surrounded him, forcing the Sexta Espada back, and as it cleared, Rio towered over the Sexta Espada in the form of Cerberus itself. ”How stupid! You may be bigger but—“ The arrancar was cut off as Rio’s paw slammed into him, the monstrous canine’s claws tearing his arm and leg off and sending him flying. ”I…impossible. You… you’re blind! How can you—GAAAAH!” The Sexta let out a scream of pain as one of Rio’s heads clamped his body within its jaws and lifted him up. The serpent head regarded him and hissed out an answer. ”I could smell you a mile away, fool. And the second you spoke, our ears pinpointed your position perfectly. Now pay the price for your stupidity!” The three heads clamped down on the Sexta Espada’s body. He barely managed to scream as his body was ripped apart and devoured by Rio.

The Sexta Espada and his Fraccion were now gone. Nothing opposed Rio’s goals now. News of the Sexta’s death at the hands of his Fraccion began to spread through Los Noches. It didn’t take very long, as their battle had been quite destructive and taken up some good portion of Los Noches. It hadn’t been very easy to miss. With the death of the Sexta Espada, a power vacuum had opened, and Rio aimed to fill the position. Given that he had been the one to kill the Sexta Espada, the Septima was his only serious rival for the position, and if he tried to rob Rio of his “rightful” position, then Rio intended to kill him too. Something he made abundantly clear upon his next meeting with the Septima. The Septima made no further attempts to encroach upon the position of Sexta Espada, and so Rio was able to claim the spot for his own. Sexta Espada. Rio was now considered the 6th strongest of all arrancar. And unlike his useless predecessor, he intended to do his position its due dignity. He kept a close eye out on all the other Espada as well now. He would not allow weaklings like his predecessor and former master to exist within the Espada. And worse than weaklings within the Espada were those that sympathized with that bastard Kouhai! For them, Rio had no patience. No patience whatsoever. If he encountered further sympathizers within the Espada, he would ensure they met the same end as the former Sexta.

And so the Espada bided his time. He knew he wasn’t powerful enough to face Kouhai yet. Afterall, as impressive a feat as 6th strongest was, it was still only 6. It still meant that 5 arrancar were more powerful than he was. As well as Sonken Kouhai. As impatient as he was, Rio knew enough that he would have to bide his time, and grow in strength before he could challenge Kouhai for the throne. But his goal was now fixed in his mind, and he was going to work his way to the top. If it took him ten thousand years he would achieve his goal. See Kouhai broken and dead before him, and the throne of Los Noches would be his!

Naturally, however, it was at this point, Rio learned the size of the gap in power between Espada. He began learning the ugly truths of power, and that the Espada were not his dreamed, coveted positions. The 8th Espada was a pathetic, lazy coward who fled and skirted battle, and the gap between himself and the Segunda was immense. Rio was forced to understand the gravity of his situation and learned that he needed to step up his game, if he hoped to have a chance. After the former Quinta vacated his position, Rio rose up and took the rank, and has thus defended his position ever since.]

[Rio Demonliogalgo]

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{Stats and Abilities}

Strength - 400 (800) Points
Speed - 300 Points
Spiritual Pressure - 400 (200)Points
Reiatsu Strength - 400 Points
Light Aura - 0 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct - 200 Points
Senses 150 Points
Energy sensory - 50 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points
Total: 1900 SP

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{Abilities}

[Martial Arts: Pankration] 4

[Pain Tolerance] 3

[Unique Skill: Shockwaves] 3

Lack of Fear {2}

[Battle Learning] {2}

[Battle Analysis] {1}

[Rio Demonliogalgo]

Character Name: [Rio Demoniogalgo]

Previous Real Age: [4,699]

Current/New Real Age: [4,699]

Previous Age of Appearance:[/b] [20]

Current/New Age of Appearance: [21]

New History: [Got a change-it-up]

New Powers: [

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{Shotgun Bala (Proficient and Mastered) (-160 TTP)}
Technique Name: [Shotgun Bala]

Class: [3] - 7-1.

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique] - Kidou, Quincy Technique, Bount Technique, Human Technique, Hollow Technique, Other

Technique Element: [None] - If any

Technique Description and Effects: [What does your technique do? How strong is it? What is it's range of abilities? List these things below.]

Reiatsu is gathered ike a normal bala except more Reiatsu is gathered. Then it is fired also like a normal bala. However the bala splits into 8 bala shots instead of one. Each blast is as strong and as fast as a single bala but only at a quater of the size.

How to use technique: [How do you use this technique? List below.]

Gather lots Reiatsu and release like a bala.

Drawback: [What are the disadvantages and drawbacks of your technique? Don't forget that the drawback must be equal in strength to the technique. List everything related to the drawback below.]

Uses twice the normal amount of Reiatsu for bala. The shots spread out over distance.

Made by: [Drago Umaga]

Reserved?: [No]

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{Bala Obscuras (Proficient and Mastered (-160 TTP)}
Technique Name: [Bala Oscuras]

Class: [3]

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects: [The Espada-only version of the bala. The Bala Oscuras (Dark Bullet) version turns the bala into a jet black and fires it with tremendous velocity and power. This can only be used while in Release Stages. It packs the nearly punch of half a Gran Rey Cero. Unlike regular Bala, which merely puts holes in adversaries, and occasionally blows limbs off, this one will blast holes easily twice the size of the actual blast, and splash burns across the enemy as well. On top of that, it is capable of completely disintegrating limbs, rather than just blowing them off, meaning that reattachment is impossible.]

How to use technique: [Same as regular Bala]

Drawback: [Unlike Cero Oscuras, this technique requires there be the user's blood on their hand, rather similar to the conditions for Gran Rey Cero. This will also slowly burn the hand with each use. Consecutive uses will add second and third degree burns to the hand that uses it. After too many uses, around 6 or 7, that hand will not be able to use any more reiatsu based techniques, unless it is healed. High speed regeneration cannot heal the damage caused by this technique.]

Made by: [Kazamaru]

Reserved?: [No]

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{Instinto (Proficient and Mastered) (-160 TTP)}
Technique Name: Instinto
Class: Class 3
Technique Type: Other
Technique Element: Non-Applicable
Technique Description and effects:
This technique is similar to Pesquis, but instead of determining Reiatsu level, this technique determines attack paths and projectile trajectory. The user can predict where the opponent will attack from, or what angle the projectile will come at. The technique predicts the end course of the attacks and projectile, thus, changing the direction of the attack has no use if it will still hit the user.

The user can block or evade the attack using this technique if it successfully predicted the opponent's attack. For the technique to be successful, the total instinct and senses of the user must be greater than the total speed and strength of the attacker. Also this will only work against Class 3 or lower attacks.
How to use technique:
The user stops everything he is doing, and focus his instincts around him.
Technique Drawback:
This technique requires the user to have at least 150 points in Instinct.

While starting up to use this technique, the user cannot do anything, and must remain motionless and in focus. After the use of this technique, it gains an internal cooldown of 3 posts, after which it can be used again.
Made by: ryuujinn
Reserved: No

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{Cero Durmiente (-40 TTP)}
Technique Name: Cero Durmiente [Sleeper Cero]
Class: 5
Technique Type: Hollow Technique
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Description and Effects: As an expansion on the typical Cero, this technique allows for a more flexible form of attack rather than a straight shot. These Cero can be placed at any location within an arm’s length of an opponent and simply left there. This seems like an ineffective technique at first, but becomes much more deadly when the user decides to make use of them. At any time after their placement, the user can direct these Cero to fire in any direction, moving at a stat speed of 300. The point of this technique is to lay a web of Cero that can strike at any time and be used in a tactical manner during combat. This technique can also be used with Bala, and costs half as much Reiatsu. In other words, a Cero Durmiente costs 240 Reiatsu per, while a Bala Durmiente costs 120 Reiatsu per.
How to use technique: To use this technique, the same method for creating a basic Cero is applicable. However, rather than releasing the technique as a blast towards the opponent, the user instead clenches their fist briefly to condense it into an orb that will remain in place until directed at a target or destroyed.
Drawback: In order to place a Cero Durmiente, the user must be within an arm’s length of where s/he wishes to place it. It must be manually placed; it cannot be created at a distance. Cero Durmiente can be destroyed by an attack by a higher-classed technique if the attacker has superior Reiatsu Rtrength. Bala can be destroyed by any attack with superior Reiatsu Strength. When learned, only ten Cero Durmiente can be placed at once; for Bala, up to twenty can be placed. If the technique is mastered, twice as many of each may be placed. No more than five of these Cero can be placed per post; two Bala of the same type may be placed instead of each Cero per post.
Made by: Schultz Silverhult
Reserved?: No

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{Cero Espia (-80 TTP)}
Technique Name: Cero Espía

Class: 4

Technique Type: Hollow Technique

Technique Element: Cero

Technique Description and Effects: The Cero Espía is unique among Cero not for its larger than average size (roughly double the size of the user's average Cero). No, the biggest advantage of the Cero Espía is the fact that it relentlessly follows an opponent for the entirety of the 3 posts it exists. This pursuit is not fast, only clocking in with a speed stat that's 25% of the firer's RS.

How to use technique: Charge energy and fire.

Drawback: The biggest drawback of the Cero Espía is that it's slow compared to most other types of Cero. Avoiding it should be child's play for anyone with a stepping technique. It also lacks a great deal of the explosive force that most other Cero possess, coming in at only a quarter of the user's typical explosive area.

Made by: Myzaraphiston Synderfell

Reserved?: No

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{Cero Transportar (Proficient and Mastered) (-80 TTP)}
Technique Name: Cero Transportar (Transport Cero)
Technique Type: Hollow Technique
Class: 4
Usable By: Arrancar
Element: None
Description and Effects:
Cero Transportar is a unique Cero that is typically launched from the chest, though if mastered can also be launched from the hands as well. Initially this technique resembles a normal Cero, however, when launched, the Cero envelopes the user and pulls them along with the head of the Cero, at a high speed to the point the Cero impacts. The user is not harmed in the impact or explosion that will occur as a result of this. As a result, this Cero can be used to rapidly close distance with an enemy attempting to kite the user, or to set up a deceptive second attack, as the opponent will usually not notice the Arrancar has disappeared until after the Cero has landed.
Drawback:
Cost equal to a class 4 technique. Additionally, once the user has fired this technique they cannot leave the Cero until it impacts something. This means if the user fires the Cero into the sky or at a range without anything to hit if they miss their intended target, they could be stuck travelling for awhile, and end up a long way off from their intended location. This Cero cannot be fired from the mouth (really stresses out the neck).
How to use:
It is charged and fired just like firing any other Cero, unless it is unmastered in which it can only be fired from the chest.
Reserved?: No

What kind of update: [Technique Update]

Current Rank: [Quinta Espada]

New Rank: [N/a]

[Rio Demonliogalgo]

Character Name: Rio Demoniogalgo

Previous Real Age: 4,699

Current/New Real Age: 4,705

Previous Age of Appearance:[/b] 20

Current/New Age of Appearance: 25

New Appearance:

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Over the past four years, Rio has bulked up incredibly. His prior appearance was surprisingly slim. Athletic, yes, but extremely slim and a jarring contrast to his aggressive and snappish personality. It can be said that his appearance finally reflects his personality. Rio has become broad shouldered, and powerfully muscular. He is an extremely large man, standing approximately 6'4 in height. A mane of medium length black hair hangs only partially maintained on his head. The arrancar eschews conventional arrancar garb for a simple, loose black muscle shirt and pants. His arms and torso are battle scarred, and Rio's hollow hole is located in the dead center of his torso.

New History: For the past four years Rio has fallen into inactivity, following the disappearance of his companion, Miho Shoga. However, having heard rumors of how the Espada had "lost his touch" and "grown rusty and lazy" he was spurred into action (after murdering the rumormongers) intent on beginning his new reign of terror.

New Powers: Rio's sealed Zanpakuto previously took the form of a pair of orange handled Sai. He has since reforged his Zanpakuto into a form more appropriate for him to use. His Zanpakuto presently takes on the form of a Roman Spatha-- a medium length, double edged blade intended to be wielded in a single hand, effective at both hacking blows and powerful thrusts. Rio's features a black, metal hilt, and a very small crossguard, with a pronounced pommel (perfect for bashing foes or ending your opponent rightly).

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In combat, Rio wields his weapon much like the Xiphos when he was alive, favoring quick and deadly thrusts at short range, and hacking blows from afar. Having been originally trained to fight in formation, Rio is not a master swordsman, but rather allows his strength to do much of the work for him, while possessing a rudimentary display of skill with a blade. Overall, Rio's bladework is more heavily informed by experience and instinct rather than by conventional training, and he relies far more on his toughness, battle prowess and strength to outmatch his foes with his sword rather than any level of technical skill.

What kind of update: QOL update (ooc notes: There were a number of features about Rio that worked fine when I originally made him, but now seem to heavily clash with his overall design. This update is essentially to streamline Rio's overall character concept. If a full CIU is required for this, I can do that instead).

Current Rank: Quinta Espada

New Rank: N/a still Quinta