Suzuzaki Yoshida

[Hattori Kihashi]

Name Suzuzaki Yoshida (Last, First)
Race Shinigami/Vizard
Position Exiled Shinigami
Gender Male
Age Appears about 24, actually 110.
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Appearance

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Personality

Yoshida is very wise for his age (he is considered young amongst other spirits). He is a very humble man and a very deep thinker, a scholar some even might say. He is proud of the work he does and places deep thought into every situation; a fellow shinigami once told him; ''you can't be laid back, Yoshi-san, because you're always thinking too deeply about being laid back.''. To that end, he isn't the type to lay about and waste time. He's an active person, always getting things done, and always getting annoyed when he isn't. He is generally kind but he's never got the fear of speaking his mind which may lead people to dislike him upon a first impression, but in reality he believes life should be forward and unhindered by hesitation. Yoshida enjoys drinking and smoking as forms of relaxation during the rare occurences he isn't doing anything, and can often be seen lightning up a cigarette during his normal activities.

He is a believer in higher thought and intellect, always believing a person has room to improve and learn. He believes the mind is the center of life's teachings, and one should do everything in their power to never stop learning and never stop experiencing. He loves to try new things and some would even say he likes to learn more from his mistakes than gloat about a victory. Even in things people deem him as perfect at, he will still analyze his own actions for any possible flaw and attempt to improve, making him somewhat of a perfectionist. In battle, he is incredibly perceptional and strategical, taking down his opponents move by move.

Background

Unlike some spirits, Yoshida wasn't lucky enough to remember his past life.

What he does remember starts from a life in Rukongai. He worked as an author and teacher at a school in Rukongai, giving all child spirits an adequate education. Life was simple and he lived in a more lawless district of Rukongai, where Shinigami very rarely ever stopped by to lend a helping hand. Many men in the village were properly trained in at least the basics by the local blacksmith and weapons instructor, and Yoshida was no exception. He was great friends with the man, in fact, and they spent a lot of time together as friends. The blacksmith was fairly elderly, and because of this, not many people spoke to him. Yoshida saw him as a wellspring of intelligence and wisdom, and spent as much time as he could with the man. One day, while they were out gathering materials from another District, they were ambushed by a group of hollows.

Yoshida's first response was not to wait and watch the elderly man get to work killing hollows, but to take it upon himself. He drew the man's sword from his very own waist and protected him, and, seeing how well Yoshida had formed his own style of fighting and incorporated his lessons well, decided to break the truth to him. In reality, the old man was a retired shinigami, and he suggested that Yoshida apply for membership as soon as possible. Bidding him farewell, he arrived at the gates with a signed document from the man himself. The gate guardian allowed him passage and sent him with escorts just in case. He arrived at the academy and immediately applied for membership, and at first, he was turned down. However, when he was being hassled by an unseated Shinigami, he made it a point to challenge him to a duel of Zanjutsu.

The duel commenced the following hour, and Yoshida had utterly embarassed the man with only a few movements, even commenting on every single mistake the man had made from start to finish. Impressed, he was accepted the following day after a messenger visited his home. After his enrollment, he took a great deal of interest in three areas of shinigami combat. He found Hakuda to be of no use; if you let yourself be disarmed in combat, you could have taken steps to stop that from happening, and you deserved to be cut down if you were without a weapon. He put no focus on that besides what was not mandatory to pass, and instead, focused more on his development of kido, zanjutsu, and hoho. He did end up graduating with impressive marks in the books, and was placed into Division Five.

His time in Division Five warranted him the learning of several Kido spells, but he wouldn't spend much time there. Aizen's departure left the squad in shambles, and it was advised he apply somewhere else. When he refused, he was placed in Division Thirteen. He grew close with this particular squad, but he never actually gained a seat; they were already all taken by very competent officers, and to that end, he still tried to prove himself and outshine seated shinigami to earn a seat for himself. He wound up taking a mission far above his expected capabilities, and though he survived, it would end with dire consequences. He fought an Adjuchas, and, being the most difficult battle of his life even to this day, it left him with several deep scars across his body. One of these wounds, during the final blow, happened to have been drenched with hollow remains.

It burned like a fiery acid that no mortal should ever have had to feel. He felt like a second mind lied in rest behind his first after that day, and, eventually, he felt the need to admit it to his squad. After admitting his wound had been splashed with hollow remains, the full force of the law came smashing down upon his head. It was forbidden for a hollow-touched Shinigami to exist in Seireitei, and he had two choices; he could be slain by his own squad in execution, or he could exile himself to the human world, never to return, provided with a gigai. He took the second option as the squad he once called his closest friends looked upon him with judgment and hatred, and he exiled himself to the human world. It has only been a decade or two ever since that day, and now, present day, he spends his time aiding Quincy and all other protectors of the human world. He contacts his old squad through Hell Butterflies often, and even accepts missions from Seireitei to aid both worlds as best he can.

Statistics
30 Zanjutsu, 0 Hollow Control, 25 Kido, 20 Hoho

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Weapons


Abilities

[Dō]

Accepted