Shigekuni Yamamoto Genryusai

• Pre-Timeskip
• Post-Timeskip
• Shikai
• Bankai
• 1000 Years Ago

“	As I taught you before, there is no mercy for he who obstructs justice.	„
	~ Yamamoto to Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake

“	I am here. There is no greater security than that.	„
	~ Yamamoto to Luders Friegen

“	Your flesh, blood, sword, and soul... I intend to crush you until there's nothing left!	„
	~ Yamaoto to Yhwach

“	A thousand years ago, all of you died. Today, I will force you to remember that all of you are nothing but a horde of corpses just waiting to be burned.	„
	~ Yamamoto to Yhwach

Summary

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (山やま本もと 元げん柳りゅう斎さい 重しげ國くに, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni) was the captain of the Gotei 13's 1st Division and the most powerful Shinigami within Soul Society. Venerated for his power, skill, and wisdom, his word was the ultimate letter of the law in Soul Society.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 5-C, higher with Ennetsu Jigoku, 5-C with South: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisojin, Low 5-B with East: Kyokujitsujin, higher with North: Tenchi Kaijin

Name: Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto

Origin: Bleach

Gender: Male

Age: Over 2100 years

Classification: Shinigami, Captain of the 1st Division, Captain-Commander of the whole Gotei 13

Powers and Abilities:

• Abilities
• Resistances

• Soul Physiology & Shinigami Physiology (Soul: High-Tier/Shinigami: High-Tier)

• Master Swordsman & Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant (As the previous captain commander of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto is extremely skilled in the ways of every form of combat that's trained by Shinigami, completely mastering the way of Zanjutsu and Hakuda, this level of swordsmanship allows Yamamoto to fight on par with and even beat people like Retsu Unohana with pure skill alone, this same Unohana has mastered over 8,000 different types of sword styles and can even casually outskill other master swordsmanin the series like Zaraki Kenpachi, Yamamoto's hand to hand combative skill is also extremely high, being able to completely outskill the likes of Wonderweiss Margela)

• Kidō:
  • Fire Manipulation, Shockwave Generation & Space-Time Manipulation (Ittō Kasō is a fire-based Kidō 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. Ittō Kasō is also capable of tearing holes in space time)
  • Sleep Manipulation (Able to put others to sleep with kidō)
  • Electricity Manipulation (Can create electricity-based Kidō such as Raikōhō, Tsuzuri Raiden or Byakurai)
  • Paralysis Inducement & Danmaku (Bakudō #62: Hyapporankan unleashes a barrage of which paralyzes opponents)
  • Energy Manipulation & Energy Absorption (Yamamoto is capable of creating five dragons composed of energy that are capable of absorbing the Reiatsu in their surroundings and even from the attack of an opponent to enhance themselves with Goryūtenmetsu)
  • Telekinesis (With Daichi Ten'yō ⁣Yamamoto causes everything around to start levitating upwards)

• Ryūjin Jakka:
  • Enhanced Fire Manipulation, Limited Heat Manipulation, Barrier Creation & Possibly Limited Power Nullification (Yamamoto's Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka's main ability is the creation and manipulation of fire, this fire is so hot that it can instantly skeletonize opponents, this has many application such as the ability create massive walls of flames around someone that even the likes of Sosuke Aizen couldn't leave from despite the fact Aizen has dimensional travel capabilities, while in Bankai the level of Ryūjin Jakka's heat dramatically increases, reaching the monstrous temperature of 15,000,000° Celsius, making it equal in heat to the core of the sun)

• Zanka no Tachi:
  • Self-Sealing, Existence Erasure, Durability Negation & Necromancy (Zanka no Tachi possess multiple unique abilities which are dependent on what "cardinal direction" Yamamoto "chooses", with East Yamamoto condenses all of the flames of Zanka no Tachi into the tip of his blade, doing so causes anything that's hit by it to be "blown away without a trace", with West Yamamoto dawns a fiery cape of flames which passively exert heats that are equal to the core of the sun, with South Yamamoto can summon the dead of those he has slayed, these number proportally reach into the trillions and finally with North Yama condenses all of the flames of Zanka no Tachi into the blade of his sword and delivers a devastating slash)

• High Temperatures (Able to withstand the temperature of his own Zanka no Tachi, West which reaches 15,000,000° C)

• Space-Time Manipulation (Survived the after-effects of his own Ittō Kasō, which can tear holes in space time),

• Electricity Manipulation (He is exposed to Sasakibe's Bankai and is unaffected by it. Sasakibe's Bankai technique is that it produces electricity)

Attack Potency: Moon level (Yamamoto has among the highest combined Attack and Spiritual Pressure stats of all the Captains and not even multiple stronger can match the transcendent power of his strongest fire-type Zanpakutō. Yamamoto eviscerates the Tres Bestias and Ayon, Aizen concedes inferiority to the power of Yamamoto's Ryuujin Jakka, even developing an entire Arrancar solely to counter it, Yamamoto tears apart Resurreccion Wonderweiss, he injures Aizen despite being gravely injured, and he states that he has remained unsurpassed by Shinigami for 1000 years, which the databooks confirm to be true, as Yamamoto is the best in all Shinigami combat arts. Yamamoto surpasses the power of all the Captains, including the likes of Unohana, easily vaporizes Driscoll, he blasts away Bazz-B, NaNaNa, and As Nodt, and he nicks Royd), higher with Ennetsu Jigoku (Capable of severely wounding himself), Moon level with South: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin (The skeletons Yamamoto summons with his Bankai can contest Royd), Small Planet level with East: Kyokujitsujin (His Bankai can passively destroy the entire Soul Society over time, Yamamoto's Bankai seals all the flames into the blade, explosively increasing his power, his Spiritual Pressure is so immense it takes the form of actual flames, his passive aura would have disintegrated Royd, and he cuts through Royd's arrow. Yhwach believes he's the only person in the invading Quincy army that can handle the power of Yamamoto's Bankai, implying that Yamamoto's Bankai is stronger than all the other Stern Ritter, which would include Gremmy), higher with North: Tenchi Kaijin (Yamamoto kills Royd)

Speed: Sub-Relativistic (Defend against Bazz-B, As Nodt and NaNaNa simultaneously, Aizen was wary of fighting him)

Lifting Strength: At least Class G (Restrained Aizen twice)

Striking Strength: Moon level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he is stronger than all Shinigami at the time physically, including the likes of Aizen), Small Planet level with Zanka no Tachi (While using his Bankai, Yamamoto slashed through Royd's arrow with a sword swing)

Durability: Moon level (Comparable to his Attack Potency, as he was able to contain the majority of his own Ennetsu Jigoku), Small Planet level with West: Zanjitsu Gokui (Yamamoto can coat himself in the same flames of East: Kyokujitsujin, which vaporized Royd's sword)

Stamina: Superhuman. Can continue fighting even after sustaining injuries such as multiple stab wounds in the torso. He was conscious even after taking a blast of his own Shikai's flames and even after being bisected by Yhwach.

Range: Hundreds of Meters to Kilometers with Shikai and Kidō spells (Can unleash blasts of flame and Kidō spells which stretch across multiple city blocks), Tens of Kilometers to Hundreds of Kilometers with preparation time and Bankai (The heat from Zanka no Tachi's release affected all of Soul Society)

Standard Equipment: His Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka

Intelligence: Yamamoto has over two millennia of experience as a teacher, warrior, and commander of the entire Gotei 13. Capable of quickly adjusting to new developments and making quick decisions accordingly. He could predict Aizen attacking before the expected time and thought to use a fake Karakura town to allow his forces to fight at full strength. In combat, he is a master of every Shinigami combat style, preferring his Zanjutsu and his Zanpaktō as well as Hakuda when disarmed.

Weaknesses: He has lost his left arm, and his physical strength has diminished with age (although he is still formidable in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship). He is somewhat arrogant and prefers to avoid stepping onto the battlefield unless he has to (which led many of the Lieutenant-class Shinigami to sustain severe injuries in combat when he could have easily wiped out most of Aizen's army). He is also stubborn about his opinions and will not heed advice that goes against them unless he sees it with his own eyes (such as Mayuri's warning about the Wandenreich).

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

Flash Step (瞬しゅん歩ぽ, Shunpo): A Shinigami movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. As speed is the main factor, it is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps. Ikkotsu Sōkotsu Hitotsume: Nadegiri Onibi 1/4 Hakuda (白はく打だ): The Shinigami art of hand-to-hand combat. Yamamoto is a master of Hakuda who can easily fight foes several times his size and stop most of the punches from a multi-armed opponent explicitly designed to counter his abilities. Ikkotsu (一いっ骨こつ): A single punch powerful enough to easily destroy most of Wonderweiss' abdomen while sending him flying through several buildings. Sōkotsu (双そう骨こつ): A powerful two-fisted punch strong enough to wreck Wonderweiss' body. Zanjutsu (斬ざん術じゅつ): Hitotsume: Nadegiri (一ひとツ目め・撫なで斬ぎり): A mixture of Zanjutsu and Yamamoto's Shikai, Nadegiri is a concentrated slash of Ryūjin Jakka's flames to cleanly cut the enemy with fire. Onibi (鬼おに火び): Yamamoto performs a powerful thrust with a blunt weapon, creating a large, gaping, cylindrical hole in a target. Ryūjin Jakka Jōkaku Enjō Taimatsu Ennetsu Jigoku 1/4 Shikai (始し解かい): The initial release of a Shinigami's Zanpakutō. It is activated by a command while declaring the name of the Zanpakutō Spirit. It changes the shape of the Zanpakutō and/or grants special abilities. Ryūjin Jakka (流りゅう刃じん若じゃっ火か): Yamamoto's Zanpakutō and the oldest and one of the most powerful Zanpakutō in Soul Society. Normally taking the form of a simple wooden cane, its outer peels away to reveal an ornate katana when it's time for combat. Upon being activated with the command "All Things in the Universe, Turn to Ashes" (万ばん象しょう一いっ切さい灰かい燼じんと為なせ, Banshō issai kaijin to nase), a massive wave of fire and spiritual pressure is released from the blade that can be felt from miles away by the spiritually attuned. A single swing of this blade can emit waves of fire that can instantly reduce the surroundings to ash and reach as far as the clouds. Even a captain of the Gotei 13 would be hard-pressed to be able to resist an indirect attack from these flames. Unlike other Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka's effects do not dissipate if it is somehow resealed, allowing the fire to rage on until they run out of fuel. Will-o'-the-Wisp: A technique to emanate heat towards a subject in a concentrated area to burn a hole into the target. It can be used despite not being in Shikai. Jōkaku Enjō (城じょう郭かく炎えん上じょう): Yamamoto creates a massive wall of flame that surrounds the target and imprisons them. This technique is potent enough to immobilize Aizen, Gin, and Tōsen for a significant amount of time. Taimatsu (松たい明まつ): Yamamoto torches his surroundings with a single swing of his blade, burning them until nothing remains but ashes. He can manipulate these flames with enough precision to only strike those he chooses and increase or decrease their intensity at leisure. Ennetsu Jigoku (炎えん熱ねつ地じ獄ごく): A time-consuming ability that involves creating massive pillars of fire that close in on the target and engulf them in flames. Though Yamamoto can use this technique to cover a much wider area than Karakura Town, he is just as vulnerable to the fire as his enemies are. Bankai Zanka no Tachi Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujitsujin Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjitsu Gokui Zanka no Tachi, South: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin 1/6 Bankai (卍ばん解かい): The ultimate and final release to a Zanpakutō. The difference in power between Shikai and Bankai is generally around 5-10 times more powerful. Even though Bankai is the final stage of a Zanpakutō, it does not mean the Shinigami's growth ends there. A Bankai, especially one that has been recently obtained, can evolve even further as its Shinigami also strengthens. Zanka no Tachi (殘ざん火かの太た刀ち, Zanka no Tachi): Yamamoto's Bankai compresses all of Ryūjin Jakka's flames into the blade itself, radically changing its properties. Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujitsujin (殘ざん火かの太た刀ち "東ひがし" "旭きょく日じつ刃じん", Zanka no Tachi, Higashi・Kyokujitsujin): Upon release, Zanka no Tachi's flames are concentrated along the blade, instantly eradicating anything it touches from existence. Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjitsu Gokui (殘ざん火かの太た刀ち "西にし" "殘ざん日じつ獄ごく衣い", Zanka no Tachi, Nishi・Zanjitsu Gokui): Yamamoto is surrounded by the raging flames, which can reach over 15,000,000° Celsius and instantly vaporize any attacks directed at him. Unless Yamamoto consciously chooses to reveal it, this heat is undetectable. The flame armor makes it difficult to approach him, giving the impression that he is unbeatable. The sheer amount of heat produced by this technique quickly saps his surroundings of moisture as a side effect, rendering water and ice-based abilities as powerful as Tōshirō Hitsugaya's Daiguren Hyorinmaru useless. Zanka no Tachi, South: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin (殘ざん火かの太た刀ち "南みなみ" "火か火か拾じゅう萬まん億おく死し大だい葬そう陣じん", Zanka no Tachi, Minami・Kaka Juman'okushi Daisōjin): By stabbing Zanka no Tachi into the ground, Yamamoto summons the corpses and ashes of those slain by its flames to fight on his behalf. They rise from a rupture in the environment and are powerful enough to decimate Kirchenlied: Sankt Zwinger, and they will continue to attack his opponent for as long as he wants them to. He can select which corpses he chooses to attack his foe to unnerve them and throw them off by showing them the remains of a loved one or a friend. Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin (殘ざん火かの太た刀ち "北きた" "天てん地ち灰かい尽じん", Zanka no Tachi, Kita・Tenchi Kaijin): A single slash from Zanka no Tachi that instantly eradicates anything it touches from existence. It can be used from a distance as well. Inemuri Hado #96: Ittō Kasō 1/2 Kidō (鬼き道どう): Spells cast 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 rank from 1 to 99, with 1 being the weaker and easier ones to cast and 99 being the most powerful and challenging to release. Skilled users can cast Kidō without the need of an incantation; however, doing so will reduce the Kidō's effectiveness to less than a third of its full potential. Inemuri (威い眠ねむり): Yamamoto holds his hand in front of his opponent's face, putting a spell on them that instantly makes them fall unconscious. Hado #1: Shō (破は道どうの壹いち「衝しょう」, Hadō no Ichi・Shō): Yamamoyo points at his target with his index finger, a small amount of energy is dispelled from the tip of the index finger with enough force to thrust a considerable amount of kinetic force at a target, which is pushed back a few feet from the practitioner. Hado #4: Byakurai (破は道どうの肆し「白びゃく雷らい」, Hadō no Shi・Byakurai): Yamamoto gathers high-density spiritual energy, which they discharge from both hands. Alternatively, Yamamoto points at the intended target with their index finger and generates a concentrated bolt of lightning to use against the target. Hado #11: Tsuzuri Raiden (破は道どうの拾じゅう壹いち「綴つづり雷らい電でん」, Hadō no Jūichi・Tsuzuri Raiden): An electric current is run through any object Yamamoto touches, which damages anything or anyone which is in contact with the object the current runs through. Hado #12: Fushibi (破は道どうの拾じゅう貳に「伏ふし火び」, Hadō no Jūni・Fushibi): A Kidō net which can be accompanied with Red Flame Cannon, which has entangled his opponents, resulting in a large explosion around all of them. Hado #31: Shakkahō (破は道どうの參さん拾じゅう壹いち「赤しゃっ火か砲ほう」, Hadō no Sanjūichi・Shakkahō): Generating high-temperature flames, Yamamoto discharges it from one or both hands. The practitioner generates and fires an orb of crimson red energy on his palm or finger. The orb can be small, medium, or large, depending on the level of power being used. The destructive power released by the blast can vary between a simple explosion to a pillar of energy, and in both instances, the spell causes concussive as well as burn damage. Hado #32: Ōkasen (破は道どうの參さん拾じゅう貳に「黄おう火か閃せん」, Hadō no Sanjūni・Ōkasen): Raising their Zanpakutō horizontally in front of them, Yamamoto generates a yellow orb, which widens itself along the length of his sword. Once it is fully charged, it fires a wide, horizontal arc of yellow energy at the target. One's hand can be used as a catalyst for the spell instead of a Zanpakutō, but it produces a shorter arc. Hado #33: Sōkatsui (破は道どうの參さん拾じゅう參さん「蒼そう火か墜つい」, Hadō no Sanjūsan・Sōkatsui): Blue flames are discharged from the palm of his hand at his target and generates a torrent of blue energy before firing it. The energy moves like a direct blast or a large wave of energy, dependent on the amount of power which is placed into it. Hadō #73: Sōren Sōkatsui (破は道どうの漆なな拾じゅう參さん「双そう蓮れん蒼そう火か墜つい」, Hadō no Nanajūsan・Sōren Sōkatsui): An advanced form of Hadō #33: Pale Fire Crash, it has twice the effectiveness. Generating blue energy with his index and middle fingers, Yamamoto makes a pushing motion with both of his palms to push the gathered energy toward the target in a concentrated blast. It is essentially a doubled version of Pale Fire Crash because the user fires two bursts of blue energy with much greater potency than the single shot variety. Hadō #54: Haien (破は道どうの伍ご拾じゅう肆し「廃はい炎えん」, Hadō no Gojūshi・Haien): Yamamoto fires an oblong blast of purple energy from their hand which completely incinerates a target upon contact. Hadō #57: Daichi Ten'yō (破は道どうの伍ご拾じゅう漆なな「大だい地ち転てん踊よう」, Hadō no Gojūnana・Daichi Ten'yō): Yamamoto thrusts his hands outward, causing objects around him to levitate and throwing them toward the destination which he chooses. The technique is precise enough to counter opposing flying objects. Hadō #58: Tenran (破は道どうの伍ご拾じゅう捌はち「闐てん嵐らん」, Hadō no Gojūhachi・Tenran): Levitating his sheathed Zanpakutō in front of him, Yamamoto lightly hits one of its ends, causing it to spin like a fan. Stopping it, Yamamoto creates a widening tornado-like blast, which is fired toward the target. A hand can be used as a catalyst for the spell if his Zanpakutō is not available. Hado #63: Raikōhō (破は道どうの陸ろく拾じゅう參さん「雷らい吼こう炮ほう」, Hadō no Rokujūsan・Raikōhō): Lightning Reiryoku is gathered into Yamamoto's arm and released towards the target like a shock-wave. Hado #78: Zangerin (破は道どうの漆なな拾じゅう捌はち「斬ざん華げ輪りん」, Hadō no Nanajūhachi・Zangerin): Yamamoto generates a large amount of energy from his Zanpakutō before blasting it outward in an arc-like slash. Hado #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō (破は道どうの捌はち拾じゅう捌はち「飛ひ龍りゅう撃げき賊ぞく震しん天てん雷らい炮ほう」, Hadō no Hachijūhachi・Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō): A high-level Hadō which only Kidō masters can use. Yamamoto raises his arm forward and outstretched, occasionally using their free hand to grip the firing arm for extra support, with the palm facing flat toward the target, and fires a gigantic beam of electrical and spiritual energy, which creates an enormous explosion upon impact. Hado #90: Kurohitsugi (破は道どうの玖きゅう拾じゅう「黒くろ棺ひつぎ」, Hadō no Kyūjū・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 distorts space and time while restricting any chance for escape. Hadō #91: Senju Kōten Taihō (破は道どうの玖きゅう拾じゅう壹いち「千せん手じゅ皎こう天てん汰たい炮ほう」, Hadō no Kyūjūichi・Senju Kōten Taihō): Generating ten pink energy points around himself, Yamamoto fires them all at his target, resulting in an exceedingly devastating explosion. Hadō #96: Ittō Kasō (破は道どうの玖きゅう拾じゅう陸ろく「一いっ刀とう火か葬そう」, Hado no Kyujuroku: 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. Yamamoto sacrificed one of his arms to partially damage Aizen and distract him. Hadō #99: Goryūtenmetsu (破は道どうの玖きゅう拾じゅう玖きゅう「五ご龍りゅう転てん滅めつ」, Hadō no Kyūjūkyū・Goryūtenmetsu): Five large pillars of light are generated around the caster composed of Reiatsu that resemble large dragons. A forbidden Kidō as it not only destroys the surroundings, it absorbs nearby Reiatsu to enhance itself.

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