Full name of Character: Kamui, Mikuo
Nickname: Miki
Race: Shinigami
Social class: Middle class
Age: 777
How old they appear: 19
Eye Color: Purple
Weight and height: 147lbs, 5’9”
Type of body (build): slender with no real muscle tone
Distinguishing mark or features: He has a light scar across his neck
Favorite color: Green
Food: Souba noodles, yakitori, and mochi
Hobbies: Reading history books, listening to music, and sitting in his garden watching the birds
Hates: Paperwork, sour foods, overly-serious individuals, and alcohol
Habits: Being overly talkative, talking with his hands, expressing himself whether he should or not, fiddling with the ring on this thumb in nervous situations
Greatest Strength: His ability to put a smile on someone’s face
Greatest Weakness: Stealth
Soft spot: stray animals
Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: yes, because Mikuo always goes out of his way to buy food for stray animals that he sees, even though he knows that he cannot house them himself.
Biggest Vulnerability: His youth makes him naive, He trusts in people fully, which enables people to manipulate him rather easily. He has abandonment issues, so he will do his best to try and please everyone.
Background: Born as a human, Mikuo lived a rough life, dying of cholera on his 16th birthday. His soul was ferried to Rukongai, where he grew again, wanting to become like the shinigami that brought him to Soul Society. During his life in Rukongai, he met a thief named Michiki, who he became fast friends with, spending every moment with him. The two became very close over the years. Time flew by quickly for them, and their relationship was starting to bud when tragedy struck- Michiki was brutally murdered by a gang that he had stolen something from. Distraught at losing his only friend, Mikuo had tried committing suicide, but found that he didn’t have the courage in his moment of weakness. This fueled him to become stronger, not just for himself. He enrolled in the Shinigami Academy for which he was an average student in, excelling in swordsmanship and his studies. He graduated and joined the Gotei 13, ending up in 8th division, biding his time until he achieved bankai and was made Taichou of Gobantai.
Type of childhood: An average childhood, rough with the occasional misfortune
Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: The death of his best friend Michiki.
Why? Mikuo and Michiki had been friends for as long as either could remember; Michiki was even starting to become a love interest until he was brutally murdered by a gang. Michiki had given Mikuo the plain silver band he wears around his thumb as a promise ring the day before he was killed.
Most at ease when: Sitting in his garden
Most ill at ease when: In the middle of an argument or after a nightmare
Priorities: Making sure his subordinates are taken care of as well as his work, Keeping the peace as much as possible, and scheduling relaxation into his day.
Philosophies: ] Life is far too short to be worrying about the future; live in the now and enjoy yourself, for you may regret not living while you have the chance.
How they feel about themselves: Insecure
Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: When he was still in the Academy during a training session, he stumbled and fell in the back of the line, causing a domino effect to the rest of his group.
Drives and motives: Being the best that he knows how and leaning something new. He feels that if he thinks he knows everything, he still has a long way to go. He strives to be as good as the hard-working shinigami around him so that he can carry his own weight as well as that of others.
Extremely skilled at: Baking cookies, sword fighting, reading aloud, public speaking
Extremely unskilled at: Cat’s Cradle, being stealthy in any environment
Good characteristics: His ability to put a smile on people’s face, his good-natured attitude, positive, friendly
Character flaws: Gullible, naïve, he’s a ‘yes man’, being a scape goat
Peculiarities: He tends to end a lot of his sentences with ‘no da’ (which roughly means ‘ya know’), fiddling around with his ring when nervous or in thought, roaming around barefoot, sitting out in a rainstorm, making silly sounds when he’s doing paperwork, apologizing for things he thinks he is to blame for
Biggest regret: Not being able to have a life with Michiki and not being able to adopt all of the stray animals
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a taichou
Darkest secret: (Adding onto this, does anyone know, and how did they find out?)
What four things would they most like to change about themselves: The inability to say ‘no’ to anyone; believing that everyone is good at heart; being as friendly (it tend to lead to misfortune); Apologizing for nothing
How do they relate to others: He tries to be everyone’s friend
How are they perceived by strangers: Strange and over-bearing personality
Friends: Anyone that he can get along with.
Wife/husband/lover: None, though he is looking..
How do they react in a crisis: Level-headedly at first, since h has those he is in charge of
How do they face problems: He deals with them as they come, not worrying about the future or the ‘what if’s’
How they react to new problems: accepting them and trying to make ‘their’ problem his own
How they react to change: He tries to remain upbeat about changes, regardless if they’re good or bad, unless he deems the situation serious.
What do they do too much of, why: Eating candy. He has an overactive sweet tooth.
Most prized possession, why: The ring he wears on his thumb. His best friend gave it to him when they lived in the slums. That friend was later killed, so it is precious to him.
People they secretly admire, why: He openly admires anyone that is able to come over an obstacle in themselves
Person they are most influenced by, why The people he has met throughout his lifetime. He feels that small encounters shape a person’s self.
Zanpakuto name: Siren Maiden (Keikokubiki)
Zanpakuto sealed Appearance: A wakizashi which has a guard in the shape of a star. Its wrap is a dark blue in color and the blade’s metal has a blue hue to it. There are a series of ribbons trailing from the end of the hilt.
Shikai Appearance: In this form, Keikokubiki keeps its same shape, only the ribbons have a flute connected to it with which reiatsu is flowing.
Shikai Release Command: Play your song, Keikokubiki
Shikai Abilities: Siren’s Song-Air is sucked into the zanpakuto’s flute and pushed out of the guard in a beautiful melody whenever the blade hits anything solid. The ‘music’ that comes out puts Mikuo’s opponents in a trance-like state, making them drawn toward the blade.
Siren’s Cry- This melody is more haunting than the first, the blade screaming out whenever it is played, sending powerful vibrations almost like waves toward the opponent.
Bankai Appearance: There is no physical change in the zanpakutou, but the blade is surrounded in a blue mist and there is a change in Mikuo's voice, the pitch sounding almost computer-generated. (think Vocaloid.)
Bankai Release Command: "Lull them to sleep to be claimed by the sea."
Bankai Abilities: Final Song- This attack is quite powerful, and quite dangerous, as it requires Mikuo to give his soul to Keikokubiki. In this form, though, his agility, stealth, and speed are increased. The song places him in a trance which allows his zanpakuto’s powers to flow through him. Whenever the blade touches anything, it emits a blood-curdling scream of rage, which makes the matter around it shatter. The reverberations alone would be something to fear, as the melody still hangs in the air even after the damage has been done. If Mikuo were to stick his blade into the ground, all of the remaining melodies hanging in the air would create a song which could drive Mikuo’s opponent to commit seppuku depending on how much ‘music’ is left on the field.
