Post by Celes Shindazu on Jun 20, 2021 4:20:06 GMT -5
Character Name: Celes Shindazu
Previous Real Age: 71
Current/New Real Age: 72
Previous Age of Appearance: 27
Current/New Age of Appearance: 27
New Ideals/Personality: Celes' viewpoints and ideologies have not changed too drastically between her initial promotion to Vice Captaincy and now. Though a number of events have occurred since then, Celes still remains the steadfast warrior that she has been since her promotion to Third Seat of Squad 11 all those decades back. Though she possess far more confidence in her abilities. At first, she was not sure whether she had earned a position as prestigious as that of Vice Captaincy. After getting acclimated to the role and meeting fellow Vice Captains, she understands that she would not have been promoted unless she had the adequate skills and qualities for the position.
Having taken on a disciple in Kimiko, Celes has gained an entirely new perspective on mentoring and leadership. Having picked her as a personal disciple directly from the Academy due to their similarities, Celes has learned what it takes to both guide lesser warriors and lead those who place their trust in her. Having integrated herself into Squad 10 quite comfortably, she has taken an increased notice in the absence of proper leadership. As the Squad 10 Captain has gone strangely missing, Celes has taken in interest in assuming the position as well as active recruiting. She wishes to return Squad 10 to glory as the Primary Defense Squad.
Celes' personality has changed while in release as well. Slight personality changes that befit her Shikai and Bankai. While in Shikai, the Vice Captain has found herself becoming increasingly violent and cruel. Perhaps due to the influence of her inner Hollow? She is not quite sure. Much like the God of War, Aries, Celes believes in honor while decimating her foes and destroying any hope that they may have. In her Bankai, Celes becomes far more benevolent. More like Athena, Celes believes in guidance and honor through diplomacy and protection. Perhaps these personality changes are due to the duties of the two Squads that she has served in. Ultimately, she is not sure.
New Appearance: In terms of physical appearance, Celes has not changed too much. She has become noticeably bulkier, however. Now far less famished and appearing weak, Celes has gained a tone appearance befitting her enormous physical strength. Her shihakusho still has the typical and formal appearance as expected of any higher-ranking position. Another notable change are an increase in the amount of wounds and scars that blemish Celes' body. Having engaged in many battles and years of vigorous healing have left her body bearing the marks of battle. In truth, she is proud of each and single one of them. Each tells the tale of a great victory or a defeat from which to learn.
Her Zanpakutou still have the same appearance as when she adapted her twin Zanpakutou. Still a set of beautiful jade white blades with purple and black-colored hilts, Celes considers Yunorashi her pride and joy. Not only as a weapon, but also of a sparring partner and a mentor of her own. Celes has also found herself preparing to be barefoot instead of wearing the bamboo shoes that most Shinigami choose to wear. She can of course wear them, but she prefers the physical feedback of her foot. Naturally, given her physical and martial prowess, her skin is impressive in durability. As such, she typically has very little to worry about when barefoot.
New History: Over the past year or so, Celes has encountered a number of events that have affected her in ways both large and small. There are two developments in particular that have had a profound impact on Celes' career as a Shinigami as well as her personal life. First and foremost is the loss of her best friend. Not to death or illness. Instead, Camila who was a former member of Squad 13 and a personal friend of Celes defected from the Soul Society. This has left a rather large hole in Celes' life. Constantly wondering where she went wrong, Celes attempted to decide how she could have gone about it differently. It truly plagues her waking moments.
This inevitably led to an encounter with the Rogue Shinigami. After not filing a formal report until later and effectively letting Camila go with much conflict, Celes was chosen as the first of many executioners to attempt to assassinate Camila. Personally ordered by the Captain Commander, Celes had very little choice other than to obey. It was a bloody battle that took place across all of Celes' stages of release namely Bankai. This was Celes' first insight into Camila's inner turmoil. The inner Hollow that plagues her very soul. Able to relate to this due to her own issue with an Inner Hollow, Celes revealed to Camila her own inner hollow while also letting her live.
The second of these profound events was the adoption of a particular Academy Student, Kimiko, as her disciple. Celes saw that she was a warrior just like herself with an aptitude for physical combat while being rather weak at spiritual abilities such as Kido. Celes took the time to challenge Kimiko to a friendly spar. In this spar she tested Kimiko with many different techniques and strategies to see how see how she reacted to a number of strategies. Being satisfied, Celes took Kimiko as a student and serves as her mentor. The deal was sealed after taking the Academy Student out to dinner in the Rukongai.
During her time as Vice Captain of Squad 10, Celes was in an isolated section of the forest that is within Soul Society. Near the Squad 10 Barracks, Celes made an attempt to summon her Zanpakutou spirit into the material world. Whereas Shikai requires the Shinigami to interface with the Zanpakutou Spirit in the inner world, the fabled Bankai requires the Shinigami to manifest their Zanpakutou spirit in the material world. Being successful in doing so, Celes fought Yunorashi in a brutal fight. Having successfully deduced and applied the meaning of her Bankai, she was able to harmonize with Yunorashi rather than subjugate the Zanpakutou spirit.
A number of fights had also broke out between Celes and numerous members of other factions. The most notable of these was Orobas of the Envinar and Priscilla of the Vandenreich. Both of these proved to be fights that pushed Celes to her limits. Despite the difficulties due to power differences between herself and her opponents, Celes fought valiantly against her opponents. She was able to successfully hold her ground against these tough opponents. With it, Celes has gained confidence in her abilities and set her sights on larger goals. Ones that may help her attain more ability to help those she cares about and serve the Gotei to her best ability.
New Powers: N/A
IC Reasoning for Rank Update: Despite Everything, It's Still You [NDE/PVP] - This was one of the fights that pushed Celes to her very limits. This was a fight between herself and the Captain Supervisor of the Vandenreich, Priscilla Krantz. In it, she faced off against the Quincy. Matching her blow for blow, Celes eventually had her inner world infiltrated by the Quincy. This resulted in a sudden awakening of her Inner Hollow. Together with her Inner Hollow, Celes was able to counter the Quincy's desperation attack and even get into her mind a little. This second wind ended, leaving Celes at the mercy of the Captain Supervisor. Through deceit and trickery, the Shinigami successfully eluded the Quincy. This was a fight that showed Celes that she can go toe to toe with superior foes.
Soul Inmate [Bankai Training] - This marks the time that Celes ascended to a new level of power. By summoning Yunorashi into the material world and harmonizing with the Zanpakutou Spirit, Celes found herself gaining use of the Bankai. This stands out since Bankai is normally obtained via subjugation of the Zanpakutou spirit. Through harmonizing, Celes displayed a powerful bond that she shares with her Zanpakutou Spirit, Yunorashi. Additionally, Bankai is an important aspect of being Captain. Having obtained it along with few other Vice Captains, Celes believes that it is time to expanded her horizons. To move on and attain greater heights.
Leave It All Behind [DP/PVP] - This was another hard fought battle. It was also one that of great sentiment to Celes. This was the fight against her friend, Camila. Having been chosen by the Captain Commander herself, Celes was sent on a mission to attempt to execute the Shinigami. Over the course of the fight, Celes displayed a certain dominance over Camila. Thanks to her physical prowess, she was able overwhelm and overpower her friend. Using Bankai, she took it a step further. The fight became far more even upon Camila's Inner Hollow showing itself and causing the Shinigami to undergo hollowfication. Due to fatigue and her own sentiment towards Camila, Celes was unable to perform the killing blow. In it, she showed both resolve and impressive skills in Hakuda as well as martial prowess.
Magical Inquiries - Perhaps one of the most important of Celes' recent encounters, this marks Celes' adoption of Kimiko as her disciple. Having picked her after seeing her perform at the Academy along with sparring with her, Celes enjoyed dinner at a popular Ramen Shop in the Rukongai. It was there that Celes made the offer which Kimiko accepted. This was an event that demonstrated to Celes what it meant to mentor the new generation of Shinigami. Attaining a more direct role of leadership, Celes has since then gained greater insight into what it means to have others place trust in her. Leadership is a very important quality in any candidate for Captaincy.
The Price of Honor [JT] - After purifying a Hollow within a park in Karakura, Celes met the infamous leader of the Envainar, Orobas. In this seemingly innocuous spar, Orobas wanted to see what Celes' capabilities were. Soon this spar would become dangerous as Orobas used many powerful abilities from Hellish abilities to his own Kido. When the lives of innocents were at stake, Celes did whatever she could to protect them while also holding off Orobas. Each time, she did a good job at protecting others while also attempting to fight the Akki. By far one of her most precarious fights, Celes learned how powerful her opponents have the potential of being. Despite her hollowfication and self-righteousness in attempting to protect the innocent mortal bystanders, Celes held her own against Orobas while even gaining some degree of respect from the Akki.
As a Vice Captain, Celes was beginning to gain confidence in her abilities while trying to prove herself. Not having a good opportunity to lead within her own Squad, Celes took on Kimiko as a student to learn the intricacies of mentoring and leadership. Her fights were hard fought and were typically against superior opponents. In each of these cases Celes has learned to apply both creativity, the use of her particular strengths and demonstrating the ability to stand up to more powerful threats. Together with the disappearance of leadership within Squad 10, Celes not only wishes to revitalize the Defense Squad for offering more appealing options prospective Shinigami, but also for the good of the Soul Society.
What kind of update: Rank Update
Current Rank: Squad 10 Vice Captain | Rank II
New Rank: Squad 10 Captain | Rank III
Previous Real Age: 71
Current/New Real Age: 72
Previous Age of Appearance: 27
Current/New Age of Appearance: 27
New Ideals/Personality: Celes' viewpoints and ideologies have not changed too drastically between her initial promotion to Vice Captaincy and now. Though a number of events have occurred since then, Celes still remains the steadfast warrior that she has been since her promotion to Third Seat of Squad 11 all those decades back. Though she possess far more confidence in her abilities. At first, she was not sure whether she had earned a position as prestigious as that of Vice Captaincy. After getting acclimated to the role and meeting fellow Vice Captains, she understands that she would not have been promoted unless she had the adequate skills and qualities for the position.
Having taken on a disciple in Kimiko, Celes has gained an entirely new perspective on mentoring and leadership. Having picked her as a personal disciple directly from the Academy due to their similarities, Celes has learned what it takes to both guide lesser warriors and lead those who place their trust in her. Having integrated herself into Squad 10 quite comfortably, she has taken an increased notice in the absence of proper leadership. As the Squad 10 Captain has gone strangely missing, Celes has taken in interest in assuming the position as well as active recruiting. She wishes to return Squad 10 to glory as the Primary Defense Squad.
Celes' personality has changed while in release as well. Slight personality changes that befit her Shikai and Bankai. While in Shikai, the Vice Captain has found herself becoming increasingly violent and cruel. Perhaps due to the influence of her inner Hollow? She is not quite sure. Much like the God of War, Aries, Celes believes in honor while decimating her foes and destroying any hope that they may have. In her Bankai, Celes becomes far more benevolent. More like Athena, Celes believes in guidance and honor through diplomacy and protection. Perhaps these personality changes are due to the duties of the two Squads that she has served in. Ultimately, she is not sure.
New Appearance: In terms of physical appearance, Celes has not changed too much. She has become noticeably bulkier, however. Now far less famished and appearing weak, Celes has gained a tone appearance befitting her enormous physical strength. Her shihakusho still has the typical and formal appearance as expected of any higher-ranking position. Another notable change are an increase in the amount of wounds and scars that blemish Celes' body. Having engaged in many battles and years of vigorous healing have left her body bearing the marks of battle. In truth, she is proud of each and single one of them. Each tells the tale of a great victory or a defeat from which to learn.
Her Zanpakutou still have the same appearance as when she adapted her twin Zanpakutou. Still a set of beautiful jade white blades with purple and black-colored hilts, Celes considers Yunorashi her pride and joy. Not only as a weapon, but also of a sparring partner and a mentor of her own. Celes has also found herself preparing to be barefoot instead of wearing the bamboo shoes that most Shinigami choose to wear. She can of course wear them, but she prefers the physical feedback of her foot. Naturally, given her physical and martial prowess, her skin is impressive in durability. As such, she typically has very little to worry about when barefoot.
New History: Over the past year or so, Celes has encountered a number of events that have affected her in ways both large and small. There are two developments in particular that have had a profound impact on Celes' career as a Shinigami as well as her personal life. First and foremost is the loss of her best friend. Not to death or illness. Instead, Camila who was a former member of Squad 13 and a personal friend of Celes defected from the Soul Society. This has left a rather large hole in Celes' life. Constantly wondering where she went wrong, Celes attempted to decide how she could have gone about it differently. It truly plagues her waking moments.
This inevitably led to an encounter with the Rogue Shinigami. After not filing a formal report until later and effectively letting Camila go with much conflict, Celes was chosen as the first of many executioners to attempt to assassinate Camila. Personally ordered by the Captain Commander, Celes had very little choice other than to obey. It was a bloody battle that took place across all of Celes' stages of release namely Bankai. This was Celes' first insight into Camila's inner turmoil. The inner Hollow that plagues her very soul. Able to relate to this due to her own issue with an Inner Hollow, Celes revealed to Camila her own inner hollow while also letting her live.
The second of these profound events was the adoption of a particular Academy Student, Kimiko, as her disciple. Celes saw that she was a warrior just like herself with an aptitude for physical combat while being rather weak at spiritual abilities such as Kido. Celes took the time to challenge Kimiko to a friendly spar. In this spar she tested Kimiko with many different techniques and strategies to see how see how she reacted to a number of strategies. Being satisfied, Celes took Kimiko as a student and serves as her mentor. The deal was sealed after taking the Academy Student out to dinner in the Rukongai.
During her time as Vice Captain of Squad 10, Celes was in an isolated section of the forest that is within Soul Society. Near the Squad 10 Barracks, Celes made an attempt to summon her Zanpakutou spirit into the material world. Whereas Shikai requires the Shinigami to interface with the Zanpakutou Spirit in the inner world, the fabled Bankai requires the Shinigami to manifest their Zanpakutou spirit in the material world. Being successful in doing so, Celes fought Yunorashi in a brutal fight. Having successfully deduced and applied the meaning of her Bankai, she was able to harmonize with Yunorashi rather than subjugate the Zanpakutou spirit.
A number of fights had also broke out between Celes and numerous members of other factions. The most notable of these was Orobas of the Envinar and Priscilla of the Vandenreich. Both of these proved to be fights that pushed Celes to her limits. Despite the difficulties due to power differences between herself and her opponents, Celes fought valiantly against her opponents. She was able to successfully hold her ground against these tough opponents. With it, Celes has gained confidence in her abilities and set her sights on larger goals. Ones that may help her attain more ability to help those she cares about and serve the Gotei to her best ability.
New Powers: N/A
IC Reasoning for Rank Update: Despite Everything, It's Still You [NDE/PVP] - This was one of the fights that pushed Celes to her very limits. This was a fight between herself and the Captain Supervisor of the Vandenreich, Priscilla Krantz. In it, she faced off against the Quincy. Matching her blow for blow, Celes eventually had her inner world infiltrated by the Quincy. This resulted in a sudden awakening of her Inner Hollow. Together with her Inner Hollow, Celes was able to counter the Quincy's desperation attack and even get into her mind a little. This second wind ended, leaving Celes at the mercy of the Captain Supervisor. Through deceit and trickery, the Shinigami successfully eluded the Quincy. This was a fight that showed Celes that she can go toe to toe with superior foes.
Soul Inmate [Bankai Training] - This marks the time that Celes ascended to a new level of power. By summoning Yunorashi into the material world and harmonizing with the Zanpakutou Spirit, Celes found herself gaining use of the Bankai. This stands out since Bankai is normally obtained via subjugation of the Zanpakutou spirit. Through harmonizing, Celes displayed a powerful bond that she shares with her Zanpakutou Spirit, Yunorashi. Additionally, Bankai is an important aspect of being Captain. Having obtained it along with few other Vice Captains, Celes believes that it is time to expanded her horizons. To move on and attain greater heights.
Leave It All Behind [DP/PVP] - This was another hard fought battle. It was also one that of great sentiment to Celes. This was the fight against her friend, Camila. Having been chosen by the Captain Commander herself, Celes was sent on a mission to attempt to execute the Shinigami. Over the course of the fight, Celes displayed a certain dominance over Camila. Thanks to her physical prowess, she was able overwhelm and overpower her friend. Using Bankai, she took it a step further. The fight became far more even upon Camila's Inner Hollow showing itself and causing the Shinigami to undergo hollowfication. Due to fatigue and her own sentiment towards Camila, Celes was unable to perform the killing blow. In it, she showed both resolve and impressive skills in Hakuda as well as martial prowess.
Magical Inquiries - Perhaps one of the most important of Celes' recent encounters, this marks Celes' adoption of Kimiko as her disciple. Having picked her after seeing her perform at the Academy along with sparring with her, Celes enjoyed dinner at a popular Ramen Shop in the Rukongai. It was there that Celes made the offer which Kimiko accepted. This was an event that demonstrated to Celes what it meant to mentor the new generation of Shinigami. Attaining a more direct role of leadership, Celes has since then gained greater insight into what it means to have others place trust in her. Leadership is a very important quality in any candidate for Captaincy.
The Price of Honor [JT] - After purifying a Hollow within a park in Karakura, Celes met the infamous leader of the Envainar, Orobas. In this seemingly innocuous spar, Orobas wanted to see what Celes' capabilities were. Soon this spar would become dangerous as Orobas used many powerful abilities from Hellish abilities to his own Kido. When the lives of innocents were at stake, Celes did whatever she could to protect them while also holding off Orobas. Each time, she did a good job at protecting others while also attempting to fight the Akki. By far one of her most precarious fights, Celes learned how powerful her opponents have the potential of being. Despite her hollowfication and self-righteousness in attempting to protect the innocent mortal bystanders, Celes held her own against Orobas while even gaining some degree of respect from the Akki.
As a Vice Captain, Celes was beginning to gain confidence in her abilities while trying to prove herself. Not having a good opportunity to lead within her own Squad, Celes took on Kimiko as a student to learn the intricacies of mentoring and leadership. Her fights were hard fought and were typically against superior opponents. In each of these cases Celes has learned to apply both creativity, the use of her particular strengths and demonstrating the ability to stand up to more powerful threats. Together with the disappearance of leadership within Squad 10, Celes not only wishes to revitalize the Defense Squad for offering more appealing options prospective Shinigami, but also for the good of the Soul Society.
What kind of update: Rank Update
Current Rank: Squad 10 Vice Captain | Rank II
New Rank: Squad 10 Captain | Rank III
