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The name of Tōsen's zanpakutō is Suzumushi (lit. Pure Insects, Bell Bug in the Viz translation). In its regular state, Suzumushi looks like a regular katana. Its crossguard is shaped like a tear drop, and at the wide part of the teardrop are several teardrop-shaped holes. Hanging off the tear's tip is a small ring. Unlike most zanpakutō, Suzumushi has two release commands, each producing a unique automatic effect. Additionally, he is unique in that his zanpakutō was not originally his; it belonged to the unnamed friend who set him on his path.

Suzumushi's regular release command is "chime" (nake?), which has the automatic effect of projecting a high-pitched tone over a wide area, overloading the hearing of anyone in range and knocking them unconscious. Suzumushi's second release command is "smash his limbs" (shishi wo tsubusu yo?), which changes Suzumushi into its Benihikō (lit. Crimson Flying Locusts) form. Suzumushi vibrates momentarily and, after Tōsen moves the blade around him in a circle, a trail appears from the sword's path. The trail turns into hundreds of blades that rain down on his opponents.

Suzumushi's final release, named Enma Kōrogi (lit. Enma cricket),1 creates a large, black dome centered at Tōsen's location and anchored to the ground with ten rings. Anyone within the dome loses the ability to sense anything around them. The only sense they retain is that of touch. The weakness of this technique is that which makes Tōsen immune to it: Suzumushi itself. Anything touching Suzumushi's hilt is immune to the dome's effects, so anyone who is able to grab Suzumushi recovers their senses.

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History: Tōsen dedicated his life to following the path with the least bloodshed when someone special to him died. She herself followed this path and Tōsen idolized her for it, and thus made it his when she died. Her love of peace and desire not to fight, even when her husband threatened and killed her, left a deep impression on Tōsen. He took her zanpakutō upon her death and vowed that he would fight for justice without unnecessary bloodshed from then on. Shortly after, Tōsen joined the shinigami.

Tōsen met up with his good friend, Sajin Komamura, while he was still in the shinigami academy. They took to each other quickly, because at that point Komamura was ashamed of his fox head and Tōsen could not see it. Komamura joined the shinigami and they became close friends and eventually captains in the Gotei 13, though the exact details aren't known. When Aizen was still the lieutenant of the 5th Division, Tōsen was already on good terms with him.

Years later, Kenpachi Zaraki came into Seireitei and killed the former captain of the 11th Division. Ever since that day, Tōsen saw Kenpachi as a monster who served no purpose but to create chaos and would eventually break the tenuous peace of Soul Society.

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Hmm, that's good. Though I have to say something about Ichigo's durability. He has shown great durability before. In fact, he has a technique for it. He hasn't named it, but what he does is that he rapidly generates a massive amount of spiritual energy and then quickly wraps it around himself. He's done this several number of times, but it's only noted in his final fight with the Bounto Kariya.

That is assinine! If you say that, then you could just as easily say that Superman's durability doesn't count either because without his Kryptonian powers, he's just as weak as a human.
Or that Iron Man's doesn't count either because without his suit of metal he's obviously just be another human.
And etc. and etc.
Ichigo's ability to expend mass amounts of Spiritual energy in creative ways is what makes him so unique in Bleach. If you take a part of him and say it doesn't count, the whole point of summing up his strength in the first place is completely lost.

Shihouin Yoruichi


Race: Shinigami
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Hair: Purple
Eyes: Yellow
Height: 156cm (5'1")
Weight: 42kg (92.6lbs)
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Occupation: Former Supreme Commander of the Keigun Brigade of the First Division and Former Commander of the Division of Special Operations.

Strength: Shihouin Yoruichi has shown that she is capable of lifting someone the size and weight of the 10th ranked Espada Yammy, who is at least 2 to 3 feet above her own size and exceeds her weight by at least 200lbs+ with just one hand. Yammy himself is capable of overpowering Sado's initial Right Arm of the Giant which itself was capable of breaking through a wall about 4 to 5 feet thick and destroying a small structure about 2 stories high as depicted below. Since, Yammy himself effortlessy overpowered Yasutora "Chad" Sado's Right Arm of the Giant, Yammy is probably able to withstand enough force to destroy a wall four to five feet thick at least. That said, since Yoruichi actually generated enough force to break through Yammy's endurance we can assume that the capabilities of Yoruichi's punches and kicks exceed that of her actual pressing ability. It's also probably safe to assume that Yoruichi is also capable of producing enough force to destroy a wall four to five feet thick if not a bit more since Yammy withstood and overpowered Sado's attack whereas she did considerable damage to Yammy. However, it should also be noted that it took Yoruichi four strikes to floor Yammy.


The wall is about four to five feet thick since it looks to be around the length of Ise Nanao who is 5'4" herself.


It should be noted that since this is a building, the inside is mostly hollow space, however the walls of the structure are probably equal to that of the wall in the depiction above.


Speed: Yoruichi is likely the fastest character in the Bleach Universe excluding Ichigo using Tensa Zangetsu. Shihouin Yoruichi is also known as Shunshin Yoruichi (Goddess/God of Flash Yoruichi) due to the fact that she's considered the paradigm of shunpo (the kanji for "shun" in shunpo is the same as that used in "Shunshin"). Shunpo itself is by no means an exceptional skill as most seated officers are capable of performing it to various degrees, however, Yoruichi has mastered it to the point where she is capable of taking out entire special forces squadrons within moments and appear to be in multiple places simultaneously, though likely within close proximity. She is also exceeds even Kuchiki Byakuya whom is also noted for his own use of shunpo as he has never caught her in a game of tag when they were children, what's more, Yoruichi was able to escape Byakuya while carrying an unconscious Ichigo over her shoulders. She was able to execute about 200 steps maximum before losing her breath which can likely be credited to the fact that she hasn't been in combat and likely in her human form for at least 100 years, thus she's a bit out of practice.





Durablity/Endurance: Yoruichi's durability is rather questionable to a degree as she hasn't been in many fights throughout the storyline, her most notable to date still dating back to the Soul Society chapters against her former student, subordinate, and bodyguard Soifon (presently the captain of Squad 2). Granted the modus operandi; both women are melee fighters for the most part, this was not a hard hitting fight. In fact, for the most part Yoruichi and Soifon successfully blocked each other's strikes. That said, the other noteworthy fight Yoruichi has had was her brief brawl against the Espada Yammy. While Yoruichi did indeed dominate the fight she also suffered injuries to her left arm and leg, though she did mention she still had no problem executing conventional daily tasks such a walking and eating.


Intelligence: Science isn't very heavy in Soul Society itself and what little there is, is exclusive to the Shinigami Research Institute of Technology under the 12th Division of the 13 Court Guardian Squads which Yoruichi herself has nothing to do with. If anything, Yoruichi is an expert combat tactician being the former commander of 2nd Division of the 13 Court Guardian Squads which specializes in special forces. She is also responsible for training Ichigo in the use of shunpo and although it was with the aid of one of Urahara Kisuke's inventions, she help Ichigo achieve bankai in three days. She's also the responsible for training the current special forces commander, Soifon, as well Yasutora Sado and Inoue Orihime in the earlier stages of the Soul Society Arc prior to entering Seireitei. Needless to say, she isn't by any means "stupid" as she does possess common sense as any person of conventional average intelligence would possess. Noteworthy, is her ability to observe in combat situations as she seems to have a firm grasp on her opponent's abilities if not at least gauge their overall strength whether she's in combat herself or simply watching from the sidelines.


Fighting Skill: Yoruichi is likely by far the best melee fighter within the entire Bleach Universe. Though she does possess a zanpakuto as all shinigami do, the name, shikai, bankai, and the effects are all unknown because Yoruichi simply doesn't use it, instead relying upon melee style combat, "Shunko", and [j]"shunpo". In fact, Yoruichi is only shown briefly using her zapakuto in Soifon's flashback depicting how she came under Yoruichi's tutelage. She is the former commander of the 13 Court Guardian Squad's special forces; 2nd Division which specializes in melee combat and thus it is no surprise that she is exceptionally skilled in hand-to-hand combat surpassing even Soifon, the current special forces commander. In fact, it was Yoruichi herself who taught Soifon more or less anything she knows and what few remaining skills she didn't teach Soifon, Yoruichi has already excelled in them such as "Shunko". Furthermore, Yoruichi defeated her former disciple despite being 100 years out of practice. Not only has Yoruichi trained Soifon, but she's also trained Kurosaki Ichigo, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, and Inoue Orihime in various to some degree or another further proving Yoruichi as an exceptional combatant of master caliber.


Techniques: As stated above Yoruichi is well versed in the use of "shunpo" an holds the title of "Shunshin" because she excels at it better than any other person who is capable of using it. However, due to the fact that she hasn't been in combat for at least 100 years and not in her human form, but in the guise of a black cat, she is able to perform a maximum of 200 steps before exhaustion starts to set in. The other notable technique Yoruichi has mastered is "Shunko", a technique that combines melee style combat with kido, magic techniques used within the Bleach Universe. Shunko concentrates spiritual power at the back and shoulders for enhanced speed and increased attack power. In fact, Shunko also concentrates high-pressure kido energy around the entire body, allowing it to be fired at opponents. It can also be used to instantly neutralize an opponent's movement.