Sōya Azashiro

• Azashiro
• Urozakuro

“	I’ll purify Hueco Mundo and i’ll slightly alter the hearts of the people in the World of the Living. That’s all. Resentment, greed, instinct—those obsessions destroy the chains of the Plus and they become the seeds that create Hollows. I’ll remove those, that’s all.	„
	~ Azashiro to Yamamoto

“

I’m the Zanpakuto of Kenpachi Azashiro, who is currently in the Muken. Nice to meet you!

„

Summary

Kenpachi Azashiro (痣城 剣八, lit. Azashiro Kenpachi), formerly called Sōya Azashiro (痣城 双也, lit. Azashiro Sōya), is the former 8th Kenpachi of the Gotei 13 and the previous captain of the 11th Division. In order to gain the title of Kenpachi, he slew the previous one, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, with his Bankai. He gained this title for unclear reasons. It's also known that he started a rebellion within the Soul Society and was taken down by the Royal Guard. Since then, he was sentenced to Mūken, the lowest prison level within the Soul Society and his title given to his lieutenant.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 10-C physically, at least High 6-A with Kido, Gigai, Summons and Urozakuro, higher with his Reishi Spear

Name: Sōya Azashiro, also known as Kenpachi Azashiro

Origin: Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You 

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown (At least over two hundred, most probably several hundred years old)

Classification: Shinigami, Former Captain of 11th Division

Powers and Abilities:

• Normal Abilities
• Urozakuro

• Soul Physiology and Shinigami Physiology (Soul: High-Tier/Shinigami: High-Tier)
• Masterful Swordsmanship and Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Azashiro, whilst a physically weak man, is still an experienced swordsman and martial artist comparable in skill to his fellow captains)
• Energy Projection (Shō allows Azashiro to fire a bullet of energy from his finger to send his opponent flying)
• Fire Manipulation, Enhanced Energy Projection and Damage Boost (Sōren Sōkatsui is an enhanced version of Sōkatsui that grants Azashiro the ability to fire two bursts of blue fire from his palm. This attack does enhanced damage compared to its regular counterpart Hadō 33)
• Sealing, Gravity Manipulation and Weapon Creation (Kurohitsugi is a high level Kido that seals the target within a massive black coffin. This coffin creates a strong torrent of gravity, then grows spikes to pierce those sealed within it)
• Danmaku, Light Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation (Azashiro can utilize Hadō 91, Senju Kōten Taihō, to fire several arrows of light at his opponent to bombard them. These arrows explode on contact)
• Enhanced Fire Manipulation, Shockwave Generation and Space-Time Manipulation (Itto Kaso is a fire-based Kido that creates a massive blade of fire to attack an opponent that overtakes several buildings and can create a large shockwave that has the range and power to level several buildings. Itto Kaso is also capable of tearing holes in space time)

• Passive Summoning, Selective Invisibility and Sound Manipulation (Urozakuro's Zanpakuto Spirit takes the form of a woman with the appearance of his late sister. Urozakuro is always behind Azashiro due to Azashiro always being in his Bankai state. She acts as an advisor for Azashiro in fights and can communicate with him and others freely. Urozakuro can make herself seen and heard by others if she desires, although normally, she can only be seen and heard by Azashiro)
• Fusionism, Durability Negation, Statistics Reduction, Power Bestowal and Statistics Amplification (Azashiro's Bankai allows him to fuse with and control anything he desires. Furthermore, he can also fuse with any substance, whether it's inorganic or organic, and can fuse with his enemy's body to destroy their internal system through fusing with their muscles and organs, such as when he easily killed Kenpachi Kuruyashiki. Azashiro is also noted as fusing with people's bodies to loosen their Reiatsu, thus making it easier to attack them. Fusing with living beings can be risky for Azashiro however. Azashiro can fuse with more Reishi to enhance his combat capabilities, such as increasing his power and durability to combat stronger opponents like Kenpachi Zaraki. Using Urozakuro, Azashiro can merge things with the environment. Azashiro can give things he's fused with power by merging them with his soul)
• Enhanced Senses and Self-Sense Manipulation (Azashiro can hear, see and sense everything within the space he has fused with as if it were a part of his own body, greatly increasing the range and capacity of his senses, allowing him to additionally manipulate his own senses by merging them with his surroundings)
• Power Absorption (Azashiro can fuse with beings in order to use their powers and increase the power and effectiveness of his fusing abilities)
• Enhanced Soul Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Morality Manipulation and Mind Manipulation (Azashiro can utilize his Bankai's fusing technique to remove the parts of the brain and spirit that cause evil, and thus make his target purely good and incapable of going to places such as Hell or becoming Hollows. Azashiro could use this ability to alter the minds and souls of criminals to make them loyal to him)
• Enhanced Weapon Creation, Enhanced Invisibility, and Pain Manipulation (Azashiro is capable of materializing invisible swords to skewer his target. These blades allow Azashiro to attack and kill his target without motion, and these blades induce a pain that is akin to "A thousand white-hot knives carving against one's flesh" on contact)
• Enhanced Elemental Intangibility and Enhanced Invisibility (Azashiro can fuse with the air itself to become intangible and invisible to even Shinigami whilst still being able to interact with his surroundings)
• Flight (Azashiro can fly freely through melting into the air)
• Teleportation (Azashiro can "melt" into different locations and effectively teleport through the use of his Zanpakuto's fusion abilities. Azashiro is able to teleport to different dimensions due to fusing with places within them. He can disappear and reappear at a different location at will using this power)
• Enhanced Matter Manipulation, Telekinesis and Limited Transmutation (Azashiro is capable of manipulating and controlling the very environment he fuses with. He can manipulate his surroundings to immobilize people, create holes in his surroundings, or even cause people to sink into stone. Azashiro can further telekinetically move objects through fusing)
• Stealth Mastery (By fusing with the surrounding substance whether it's inorganic or organic, Azashiro can make his presence unable to be sensed and make his Reiatsu unable to be felt by anyone)
• Enhanced Danmaku and Limited Duplication (Through merging with his Gigai, Azashiro gains the ability to imitate and copy his mouth and hands within each space of air and his very surroundings. He was able to use this power to chant hundreds of Hadō level 90 and 96 at the same time and other Kido spells to bombard his opponent)
• Possession and Enhanced Summoning (Azashiro can merge with bodies such as his Gigai army to control them at will. Azashiro can additionally materialize and summon his Gigai army at will. These Gigai can be used to chant and use Kido spells at his opponents to ambush and attack his opponent. Azashiro can merge with and control hundreds of Gigai at once)
• Technology Manipulation, Summoning and Weapon Control (Azashiro can fuse with, manipulate and summon various technologies such as motorcycles and attack helicopters in addition to weapons such as various guns and a grenade launcher to attack his opponent or serve as a distraction. Azashiro can also equip his Gigai army with the various weapons he fuses with. Azashiro additionally can control and merge several weapons and technology together to form a special weapon, such as his attack helicopter)
• Air Manipulation and Enhanced Durability Negation (Through fusing with the air, Azashiro can expand the air in his opponent's lungs to kill them)
• Enhanced Reishi Manipulation, Limited Transformation, Further Enhanced Weapon Creation and Statistics Amplification (Azashiro's Shikai condenses all of the Reishi he had fused with in Bankai into a single sword to greatly increase his power to levels even beyond the Sokyoku. It is described as "Complete Reishi dominance" and is Azashiro's trump card)
• Heat Manipulation (Azashiro can cause extreme heat over a wide range such as the Seretei by releasing his Shikai, raising the entire area's temperature by 3 degrees)
• Resistance to Space-Time Manipulation and Extreme Heat (Survived the after-effects of his own Itto Kaso, which can tear holes in space time), Unconventional Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (Azashiro can discard his emotions by throwing them within his inner world), Limited Resistance to Sealing, Paralysis Inducement and Power Nullification (Azashiro's Bankai's fusing ability was partially unaffected by seals that weaken Zanpakuto powers to the point of being unusable. After a slight weakening in the seals that normally wouldn't have any tangible effect, Azashiro regained his abilities in order to slightly control the things he fused with. Azashiro can fuse into his surroundings to escape several sealing and paralyzing spells), Illusion Creation and Perception Manipulation (By mixing his senses with his surroundings, he can see through all situations at-hand and can hear everyone’s conversations. Furthermore, this same ability allowed Azashiro to even outmaneuver Sosuke Aizen’s Kyōka Suigetsu's complete hypnosis, however this took days to achieve)

Attack Potency: Below Average Human level physically (Azashiro is consistently reiterated to be physically weak without his Zanpakuto abilities. It has been stated that without Urozakuro, Azashiro is very delicate and he could probably be killed by some Rukongai ruffian), at least Multi-Continent level with Kido, Gigai, Summons and Urozakuro (Shunsui believes Azashiro is in a league of his own, Azashiro's barrage of Kido harmed an eyepatch Zaraki, and he was capable of fighting with no eyepatch Zaraki, prior to Zaraki growing even stronger ), higher with his Reishi Spear (Azashiro's Shikai condenses all the power he's fused with into his Shikai as a hyper-dense reishi spear, and clashes with Zaraki)

Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Azashiro can keep up with the Gotei 13 and fought with Kenpachi Zaraki evenly in sword combat), Nigh-Omnipresent when fused with his surroundings (Azashiro can fuse with his surroundings and feel and sense everything that happens within it as if it were his own body. This make it impossible to truly locate where he is when fused)

Lifting Strength: Unknown physically and with Urozakuro, Class G with Kurohitsugi and Gigai (The gravity of Kurohitsugi and his Gigai should physically be comparable to Kenpachi Zaraki), higher with Reishi Spear

Striking Strength: Below Average Human level physically, Unknown with Gigai, Summons and Urozakuro (Azashiro doesn't fight physically with his Zanpakuto), Multi-Continent level with Reishi Spear

Durability: Below Average Human level physically (Azashiro as a result of a weakness of his Bankai is incapable of physically growing stronger. Azashrio without his Bankai is described as "delicate as he looks" and can be defeated by a Rukongai ruffian), at least Multi-Continent level with Urozakuro (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as Azashiro's ability to fuse with his surroundings using Urozakuro makes him extraordinarily difficult to damage ), higher with Reishi Spear (Azashiro was able to survive his clash with Zaraki), Fusing makes Azashiro extraordinarily hard to kill

Stamina: Superhuman (It took the Royal Guard to stop his rampage even after he had outmaneuvered and fought several Captain class Shinigami. He is a very powerful combatant even by the standards of the strongest Shinigami. Significantly weaker and less skilled characters can fight and run for days without rest and with injuries that would be fatal to even the hardiest of normal humans)

Range: Extended Melee Range with his spear, Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with Kido spells (Several Kido spells such as Itto Kaso are shown to dwarf multiple buildings and city blocks); Thousands of Kilometers to Interdimensional with Urozakuro (Urozakuro allows Azashiro to fuse with the entire Sereitei and attack from any space he has fused with. Azashiro can additionally fuse with places within the Human World and Soul Society and maintain a connection with them)

Standard Equipment: His Zanpakutō, Urozakuro. Can Summon: Several Gigai, blades, guns, weaponry, or even vehicles such as motorcycles and attack helicopters

Intelligence: At least Gifted (It's been known that Azashiro was an intelligent person. He, like Aizen, tends to plot plans that'll last and can be initiated for years on end. Also, to prove his intelligence even further, it's been known that he takes about 1 year to fully understand the specs of the Soul Society and use it to dominate the Sereitei. Azashiro is consistently able to finesse the entire Gotei 13 and its government at once. He was able to fight Kenpachi Zaraki in sword combat for some time. He's a highly skilled master of Kido who can use many high-level Kido)

Weaknesses: He suffers from high levels of unjustified arrogance. His Bankai is particularly affected by skills like the Shikai of Yumichika or the most basic ability to absorb or collect Reishi like the Quincy's, and from this Azashiro can receive a lot of damage. It takes one year to merge with the Seireitei once he breaks his Polymerization. While in Bankai, Azashiro is incapable of physical progression. Fusing with living beings can be dangerous for Azashiro due to the fact they have a “self” and can reject him. Azashiro loses his ability to fuse when using his Reishi Spear. Urozakuro is a highly talkative person who may reveal secrets about her abilities.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Shunpo: A Shinigami movement technique which allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. As speed is the main factor of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps.

Kidō: Spells casted by Shinigami with strong enough Reiryoku and Reiryoku control. Kidō is divided into mainly three categories: Hadō for attacks, Bakudō for battle support and Kaidō for healing. The spells are ranking from 1-99 with 1 being the weaker and easier spells to cast and 99 being the most powerful and difficult to cast. Skilled users can cast Kidō without the need of an incantation; however, casting without incantation does reduce the Kidō's effectiveness less than a third of it's full potential.

• Hadō #1: Shō: From the point of the finger, the caster fires a spiritual bullet towards the target to cause a motion of impact, damage is explicitly not done to the target.

• Hadō #73: Sōren Sōkatsui: A two handed Hadō #33 Sōkatsui with twice the effectiveness.

• Hadō #90: Kurohitsugi: The target is sealed inside a large black coffin and are seemingly cut while inside. A large torrent of gravity is located inside that restricts any chance for escape.

• Hadō #91: Senjū Kōten Taihō: The caster concentrates and injects the condensed Reiryoku into the target that explode on contact. The blast is magnificent enough to fill the whole sky and is much more powerful than an Arrancar's Gran Rey Cero.

• Hadō #96: Ittō Kasō: A powerful rolled-up flame is generated from a catalyst of the caster's own body. It is Gisei Hadō, a prohibited Hadō as it requires sacrifice in terms of the caster's body. Azashiro can use his Gigai to circumvent this, however.

Shikai: Azashiro’s Shikai looks like a regular Asauchi. It has no special characteristics but the Reishi of everything he had been fused with, has been condensed into one sword. Azashiro lost his all-powerful shield but gained a powerful sword instead. Mayuri described this ability as Complete Reishi Dominance in his fight against Kenpachi. This is the trump card of Azashiro.

Bankai: Azashiro's Bankai grants him the ability to fuse with all of his surroundings and to control it. His internal world is constantly fused with the outside world while he uses his bankai. Azashiro can fuse limitlessly, throughout the novel he fuses with several places in different realms (Soul Society, Human World, etc) and maintains a connection with them at all times.

To be more specific, Azashiro's Bankai allows him to fuse with all the Reishi and Kishi of his surroundings and to control it. Reishi (Spirit Particles) is the main component material of Souls and all spiritual matter and Kishi is the material that makes up the things in the World of the Living.

While the Bankai is activated his Zanpakutō Spirit, Urozakuro, appears behind him. Azashiro is the only one who can see or hear her. This is similar to Kyōraku's Bankai.

Azahiro's bankai only gives him a single ability, fuse with ALL of his surroundings and to control it, but he has pushed it beyond its limits by creating new and more advanced ways to use this ability, improving its capabilities to unprecedented heights of power and efficiency, in some cases azashiro combine learned abilities to create superior hybrid ones. Azashiro's Bankai is Urozakuro.

• Yugo: Azashiro can fuse with any substance whether it's inorganic or organic. Through the use of this ability his presence can't be sensed and this reiatsu can't be felt by anyone. An opponent once commented that it felt like "he just faded out of existence itself". He can fuse with multiple substances at will, allowing him to gain a great advantage over his opponents. He can also use his ability to mix in his physical and mental capabilities with the air or surroundings. Through the use of this ability, he is also able to see through all situations at-hand and can hear everyone’s conversations by mixing in his senses with his surroundings. Using this same ability appears to allow him to outmaneuver Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu's complete hypnosis. This ability can also be used for teleportation towards vast distances within a certain area effortlessly since he can transport himself within the same space.

• Utsusu: With this ability, he can imitate/copy his mouth and hands within many spaces. This allows him to create multiple attacks within many spaces. With this, he can launch multiple attacks of the same spell to devastate his opponents. When he used this, he was able to chant and cast hundreds of “Ittō Kasō” and “Kurohitsugi” level Kido at the same time,

• Seitai Yūgō Azashiro's ultimate attack. With it has an offensive form and a defensive form. In offensive form, by opposing his enemy, he can destroy his enemy’s internal system. This is an attack that even can damage himself if used incorrectly. As for defensive, Azashiro can fuse himself with the air, hence all the slashes from his enemy have no effect on him. Azashiro used the Seireitei's Reiatsu produced during the diffusion to create a spear whose destructive power is superior even to the Sōkyoku.

• Unknown Razor Technique: Using the air around him, Azashiro is able to produce a blade/razor from the air, killing his enemy with no motion. (e.g. the moment his enemy releases Shikai, he chops down his enemy’s tongue). He can produce multiple of these razors that can skewer many enemies at the same time, thus killing off large armies of enemies at the same time. Each razor is considered to be very painful if it touches the skin, comparing it to "A thousand white-hot knives carving against one's flesh."

Note 1: Azashiro is only omnipresent within all that he has fused with. He is essentially omnipresent within a limited range.

Note 2: Azashiro is always in his Bankai and thus would start in Bankai for the purposes of a VS battle.

Gallery

Notable Matchups

Notable Victories:

Notable Losses:

Inconclusive Matches:

Discussions

Discussion threads involving Sōya Azashiro