Here's my CC and then some extra stuff.
Since there's time before we start up, I'm using this to keep notes on some of his more intricate history and details I want to remember. I'll make a condensed version prior to starting if it gets too much info and the important stuff gets lost in the extra detail.
Edits and additions will be denoted with *** next to the category heading.
NOTE: There are
SPOILERS for the series primarily in the bio
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Name: SHINSEI HENZAISURU
- Commonly goes by his nickname 'Shin'
- 'Captain Henzai' or 'Shin-sama' commonly by subordinates
9th Division's Captain Shin Henzaisuru wielding Setsuzoku-Sekai wo Hamasu, the Bankai release of his Zanpakuto. Also shown is Shin's hollow mask he dons when releasing his Vizard form
Age: 205. Successfully passes off as 18-25 in human world.
Race: Soul / Vizard
Gender: Male
Rank: Captain 9th Division of Gotei 13
Powers Overview:
Master swordsman and skilled expert at various hand-to-hand martial arts skills. Expert at Kido and similar abilities though somewhat less so than his main combat skills. Considered physically one of the fastest shinigami in Soul Society, though his perceived speed is based more on his the powers of his Zanpakuto than on pure physical ability though he is naturally fast to begin with. Incredibly agile with an exceptional sense of balance and body control.
Shin's Zanpakuto, Setsuzoku-sekai (see details section below for in depth description) grants him the ability to tune his spiritual energy into resonance with another being's own spiritual energy which in turn offers up several useful abilities. In time, Shin is able to draw from another's energy to either increase his own energy, power-up attacks, increase his defensive abilities or use it however else may be needed. Once he has achieved a synergistic state with the other being's energy, Shin can learn skills and gain abilities associated with that other energy, though his gained abilities are typically weaker than the source but he can later hone those abilities and use them much like his own inherent abilities.
One such power that he got from his mother well before he even knew anything about these abilities was her ability to manipulate the axes of time and space for a limited duration which can be exploited for near instantaneous movement as well as fighting advantages in combat. This power also allows him to phase in and out of worlds and dimensions without the typical use of gates, passages, devices or portals.
Shin's ability to cross into other dimensions/worlds w/o the use of advanced Kido or special equipment is simple for him to use. He can use this power to take others with him in the jump though this doesn't come without cost. Once the jump is completed, the energy required to take the additional people along for the ride leaves Shin severely drained of energy for a while and thus the technique is risky if enemies will be nearby. This drawback can be reduced if the other parties are able to lend a portion of their energy to aid in making the jump.
As a Vizard, Shinsei can also tap into his internal hollow powers when needed for a limited time to increase his fighting abilities and gain additional techniques that are more commonly used by advanced hollows, Arrancar and Espada. Shin also has an unmasked intermediate hollow form, pictured above, where he gets boosts similar to his Vizard form but at lower levels. The benefit of this form is that he can stay in it almost indefinitely.
Dialogue Color: CORAL
Eye Color: Amber
Skin Color: Tanned / Olive
Hair Color: medium brown, medium-long shaggy style
Build: 6'1" 170lbs (185 cm 77 kg) - thin build but toned
Clothes: As is pretty much standard for the 9th Division which is where he was first assigned out of the Academy, Shin wears a sleeveless black shihakusho (robes). . He typically wears sandals but with either no tabi (sock-like) or a self-modified low cut version which at one point in his life earned him the nickname "low socks, no socks" from 11th Division's Yachiru Kusajishi. On his right forearm just below the elbow, Shin can usually be seen wearing a single armband usually black, though he changes up the color based on his mood from time to time.
Upon returning after exile with a group of his fellow Vizard, serving as 5th's Lieutenant, his look remained the same just with the added Lt. badge. He often added a wrist brace on the left side to help provide a little extra support for his arm and wrist as his strongest cero-based attacks fired from that hand while in hollow form are strong enough that the recoil of the blast can cause him injury though only a mere fraction of the damage dealt to the target. The brace is somewhat armor-like and also helps him maintain pin-point accuracy of these attacks.
Upon being promoted and rejoining the 9th Division as Captain, Shin added his sleeveless white Captain's
haori on top of his clothing. He also typically prefers wearing a more "human-style" black sleeveless shirt and dark pants underneath instead of the more traditional black shinigami shihakusho amd often wears different footwear he picks up from the human world.
Shin also is seen a lot wearing his black, reiatsu-concealing cloak which was a gift from Urahara Kisuke given to him when he became 4th Seat under him in the 12th Division. Shin likes the cloak as much for form as function, as he often says wearing it makes him look dark and mysterious. Having spent many years in the human world with his fellow Vizard, he is quite fond of human world fashions, trends and gadgets.,
Accessories/ Equipment/Tatoos/Scars : Shin has two scars. The first of which starts on the right edge of the bridge on his nose and runs up to a spot just above his left brow. The other runs laterally down his outer left forearm just below the elbow and runs about halfway down to the wrist. Both of these came from one of the times Shin wanted to train to get better against pure brute force so he sparred with Kenpachi Zaraki.
Around the same time as becoming 9th Division Captain, Shin got the number '69' tatooed on his right bicep in honor of his fallen friend, fellow Vizard, and former Captain, Kensei Muguruma.
Being a avid musician
, in his spare time Shin usually can be found with is guitar or some other instrument. Many times he can be found jamming with Shuhei Hisagi, his Lieutenant, who shares his passion for music and performing.
Positive traits:
Shin always takes his duties and actions seriously, though never takes himself seriously. People typically find that endearing. Jovial self-deprecation often is.
An easily likable personality, Shin has a laid-back approach for most everything but is something of a prankster with the people around him.
Dry, sarcastic wit, a smart-ass though again it's typically more good-natured fun than anything mean.
Though considered somewhat impulsive in his personal life and casual dealings in it, Shin is calm and unflappable when times are serious and the task at hand is most challenging.
He doesn't get angry, even in the most heated of battles. To Shin, anger is a useless emotion that only interferes with rationality and ability. Instead of anger, he'll just smile and laugh. People can confuse this with him not taking things seriously but the reality of it is anything but..
Shin feels similarly about hatred being an overly strong emotion that is unworthy of being applied to most people. This is not to say there aren't people he doesn't have a general distaste for, but hatred is to him excessive and not all that useful.
Shin is unfailingly loyal to those close to him and he possesses a strong sense of honor and duty. He will willingly throw himself into harm's way without a second thought, to save or protect comrades or the innocent. Very quickly Shin's squad has developed those same ideals as a unit. He places a lot of responsibility on his subordinates' shoulders, but down to the lowest ranking member, Shin always has their backs and never asks of them anything that he wouldn't do himself. As a result of all of this, the sense of camaraderie of his division is one the strongest in the Gotei 13, rivaling even Kenpachi's 11th Division.
A rational, inquisitive scientific mind, able to learn much through patient observation and research. Possesses a near-photographic memory. He is highly respected for his wisdom even though he is one of the younger and shorter-tenured captains. Talented inventor and tinkerer.
Skilled teacher and thoroughly enjoys being a mentor to those around him. Shin excels at developing his squad-members to their full potential. He also an equivalently talented learner with a passion for personal mental and physical growth
Easily adapts to any surroundings, be they physical or societal.
Shin can fall asleep anywhere.
Negative traits:
Shin can fall asleep anywhere.
Rational/analytical but at times painfully so, crossing over from being a strength to a potential negative.
His persistent ability to find positives on either side of a decision often can be perceived externally as indecisiveness. Do not ask him where he wants to go for dinner. He doesn't really care. You choose and he'll find something there that sounds appetizing.
Perpetually serious individuals might find his omnipresent sense of humor and silliness somewhat annoying.
Fairly guarded when sharing thoughts or discussing his own abilities with people not in his inner circle of closest friends.
Not always the most prompt person, rather is naturally something of a late-arriver. He's focused on improving that, but as he would admit, it is still a work in progress.
He enjoys being the center of attention and spending as much recreation time with others as possible, ultimately resulting in him enjoying drinking possibly a bit more than he should.
He really likes gambling, and while that's not necessarily negative by itself, the fact that everyone gets annoyed with how good he is at it very much is.
As mentioned under strengths, Shin's trait of never getting angry can be misconstrued by some as lack of seriousness in situations, though it is actually the ability to be in control of the more useless of emotions.
Fears: His biggest fear is doing something that would dishonor his name or damage his word as he considers those both the only two things one possesses that no one but themselves can take away. Has a fear of failure but uses it in a positive way to motivate himself to do his best. He's not a real fan of spiders and some insects, though not a it's petrifying fear.
Dislikes: Finds excessive interpersonal drama and people who are too concerned by meaningless trivialities annoying. Dislikes people who are excessively arrogant, especially those who have little to no discernible reason to be, and those that continually prey on the weak. Doesn't deal well with ultimatums and condescension.
Likes: Shin enjoys people who don't take themselves too seriously and strongly value loyalty and honor above all else.
He''s an avid musician who learned to play drums, guitar and bass during his long time in the human world. Upon discovering that Shuhei Hisagi was a pretty good guitarist, the two started jamming together. Shin's captain at the time, Shinji Hirako pulled rank from time to time and made them let him sing with them which the two grudgingly accept, but not without ragging him incessantly for a complete inability to comprehend pitch. Others join in from time to time, most commonly, 6th Division Lt. Abarai. 11th Division's Vice-Captain Yachiru frequently attends their jam sessions though often leaves once she has eaten any food they had on-hand as seems to be her m.o. with most of the arranged group events in Soul Society.
Shin fancies himself an amateur gourmet. Often he can be found experimenting in the barracks with whatever ingredients he can round up. While still captain of squad 12, Kirio Hikifune recognized his potential and passion in this area and gave him a few lessons prior to her promotion to the Royal Guard. He further perfected his craft during his time in the human world both when he would stay with Urahara or with his fellow Vizards.
Shin is also known to slip away as much as he can to share some sake or other 'adult' beverages with a few friends. He frequently sources Urahara Shop and other human world locations when he is looking for various food and beverage items.
Training is also a major part of his day. Whether by himself or working with others, Shin values personal growth. He especially relishes in working with his less experienced squad mates and helping them develop their unique abilities, a trait that has quickly won over his squad. He's also known to work with member of other squads as well, particularly with people he served with in a former division or helped train them at the Academy. Urahara gave open permission for Shin to use either of his hidden training facilities. Once becoming 9th Division captain, he built his own training grounds underneath his squad's barracks.
Shin has taken a liking to sparring with 11th Div. Captain Kenpachi Zaraki since his style is typically the type that Shin has the most difficult time fighting against, i.e. brute strength. He tends to take a major pounding, but holds his own and even wins sometimes, enough that Kenpachi wants to fight him again. Occasionally they go off to some isolated spot and go at it full power, "Hollow" Shin versus Kenpachi without the eye patch. While Kenpachi wins more than he loses, there is definitely a mutual respect that has emerged between the two as warriors. It's one of the rare times Shin can go all out during practice, and though he isn't at the strength level of Ichigo, it's one of the few times Kenpachi gets to fight someone with similar abilities in hollow form to Ichigo. Both of Shin's scars came from one of these sparring sessions, and to him, they are both badges of honor, though many consider them badges of insanity.
Shin also frequently works as an instructor to students in the Academy, primarily teaching a class on reiatsu control and manipulation, basic swordsmanship, and works with the most gifted students in accelerating their bonding with their Zanpakuto. A number of his current squad members are former students he taught. He has developed a knack for aiding others with Bankai discovery and training, evidenced by the fact that under his leadership, the top 4 officers in his squad have learned Bankai and are working now to master it.
Details in powers and attacks:
ZANPAKUTO- Setsuzoku-sekai - "merger of worlds"
Sealed form is a basic-looking black katana. The hilt is wrapped in red and white. Setsuzoku-sekai and Shin have one of the closest relationships of any shinigami and zanpakuto. Shin's Zanpakuto is a pretty close copy of his overall personality, though is a little less of a self-censored smart-ass than his wielder. Setsuzoku-sekai likes to make sarcastic comments to Shin about whatever is going on at the moment in attempts to get Shin to laugh at a comment at a weird or embarrassing moment. It usually works as planned. Like Shin's shortened nickname, his Zanpakuto likes the shortened nickname of "Setsu" and releases as full power whether Shin uses it's full name or the nickname.
SHIKAI - Shikai release command is "okimasu" (awaken.) In Shikai form, Setsu's blade lengthens by about 15% and becomes somwehat more narrow
SHIKAI SPECIAL ABILITIES:
BURASUTO - "Blast" - Setsuzoku-sekai sends out a spirit energy blast waves. Multiple energy blasts can be sent in rapid succession though the strength of each blast decreases as the number of blasts in the sequence increases.
BURITTSU - "Blitz" - The swing speed of Setsuzoku-sekai are greatly increased from sealed form allowing the wielder to attack in a flurry. Each swing that makes contact absorbs a percentage of the opponent's spiritual energy regardless of where the blow lands, even if blocked. Energy absorbed can be used to intensify attacks or retained by the wielder himself. As more energy gets absorbed, the wielder begins getting the capability to tune his spiritual pressure in resonance with the opponent's. This can be exploited to weaken an opponent's strikes, disrupt the bond between the opponent and his weapon, up to potentially gaining access to an opponent's inner world and in time being able to learn to use their fighting techniques. This absorption ability is diminished on opponents with greater levels of strength.
BANKAI - Release command is "wo hamasu" ("interject"). Setsuzoku-sekai turns from a black blade to pure white. The black color leaches off the blade forms a black reiatsu aura which surrounds the blade when in this form. The blade lengthens and widens and gains a sharply serrated edge. In Bankai form, all of Setsuzoku-sekai's attacks reflect back an amplified percentage of the opponent's spiritual energy.
Shin's appearance changes as well in Bankai with his hair turning a jet black color. His clothing is altered in this state as the waist down lower half is the only part that is still present thus leaving upper body bare or sometimes a gray short-sleeved shirt. His captain's haori now appears somewhat shortened and draped around his waist above his regular lower body clothing. To an outside observer, his appearance seems to flicker a little like light coming out of a movie projector as if he is on the edge at any moment of phasing in or out of reality. When in Bankai as well as in either release while in hollow form, when Shin focuses all his spiritual energy to maximize an attack, his reiatsu gathers in a blood-red aura and forms an image of his mask in red and black when at peak strength.
BANKAI SPECIAL ABILITIES:
KAKOMU SETSU - "Encircle" - Allows wielder to utilize time manipulation to fire an enhanced blast while jumping from multiple locations around the opponent in near concurrence creating a powerful implosion-type effect. Multiple blasts are possible from multiple spots, though higher blast quantity results in weaker individual blasts
TAMASHIINO MANTO - "Spirit Cloak" - Defensive move that allows wielder to copy opponent's reiatsu pattern and use it as a cloak to greatly reduce, even possibly eliminate damage from a spirit weapon. This works similarly to the way an aware shinigami can't be injured by his/her own Zanpakuto as the two share the same soul. Effectiveness of this technique is affected by the level of the opponent.
BURITTSU SAKARI - "Peak Blitz" - An enhanced version of Shikai move both in speed and strength. Attack speed makes the blade nearly invisible to an observer and immensely difficult to block. Many opponents will feel the cut well before they even see his blade move. He can uses this as a purely offensive technique or as a block of an incoming attack followed by a nearly invisible counter-attack
VIZARD ABILITIES - Shin can don his hollow mask and for a duration of time augment his shinigami abilities with his additional hollow powers. He is currently able to stay in hollow form for about 6 minutes. This increases with further training and experience. When in Vizard form in either Zanpakuto release state, Shin's personality becomes somewhat more aggressive and confrontational. Though still in complete control of his emotions at all times, he projects considerably increased confidence and resolve. Shin's inner hollow is a Vasto Lorde which accounts for his remarkably destructive hollow attacks.
ENHANCED SPEED/STRENGTH/OFFENSIVE ABILITIES - As most Vizards experience, all core combat and physical traits are increased over his normal form. His physical strength is immense, literally strong enough to rip a Gillian-class Menos in half bare-handed in this form, and he's crazy enough to attempt it too.
CERO / CERO RAJIARU / CERO OSCURAS - When using his mask, Shin can fire spherical cero energy blasts at will just as regular hollow, Arrancar and Espada are able. In addition to the standard cero, he can utilize an unique variation named Rajiaru ("radiate") which flattens the cero burst and sends it out across a wide arc which can deal damage to a group of targets. Both techniques send out a blood red blast.
After careful study of Arrancar and Espada fighting techniques, Shin has also mastered the immensely more powerful Cero Oscuras that he is only capable of using while using Bankai in hollow form, though it is used as a last resort as the sheer force of it causes Shin to also take a considerable amount of damage in the backlash as well. Different to the lesser cero attacks, this one sends out a pitch black burst emanating blood red reiatsu aura trails from the fringes of the blast.
When Shin takes a lot of damage in battle, his inner hollow is able to aid him by firing the variations of cero from the space between the tips of the horns on his hollow mask. This same technique can also be used to take on multiple targets at once, with Shin targeting one and firing from his left hand and his hollow targeting another and firing from the horns on the mask.
REIRYOKU/REIATSU ENHANCEMENT - As do all Vizard, the dual spiritual power of shinigami and hollow far exceed the limits of having just one of the two to pull from. While the boost is heightened when masked, Shin's normal form's base-level spiritual power is higher now than before he underwent hollowfication.
MASK PROTECTION - Shin's hollow transformation is a little different in that his defensive abilities are somewhat lessened initially and that extra energy is transferred over to his other abilities. If he takes a large amount of damage, his mask provides increasing protection allowing him to reach a point where he suffers little or no additional damage
ENHANCED SHIKAI AND BANKAI - While in hollow form, Shin can still use his standard Zanpakuto attacks, but all are at considerably elevated power, approximately tenfold of his non-hollow form attacks. This means essentially his Shikai attacks in hollow form are nearly equivalent in strength to his non-hollow form Bankai, and his hollow-form Bankai a tenfold increase over hollow Shikai.
REGENERATION - Somewhat of a recent skill so still not that experienced at it, but while wearing his mask, Shin can tap into the arrancar/espada ability to regenerate damaged areas of the body. While not fully developed or overly strong yet, it still comes in handy when needed and like his other skills, his dedication to training means this ability is consistently improving.
Weaknesses:
Tends to be more vulnerable to brute force attacks than spiritual or magic based attacks as his Zanpakuto has less of a source to absorb an enemies spiritual energy and thus Shin's offensive and defensive abilities are lessened.
Tends to be more vulnerable to enemies with little order or strategy behind their attacks as Shin's analytical mind studies patterns and techniques of an opponent and thus it's easier for him to detect an opening in a developed strategy than just someone whose attacks are more haphazard and random.
While Shin's spiritual energy balancing powers of his Zanpakuto are incredibly effective on opponents with equivalent power or below, those powers are diminished on opponents that considerably stronger than him.
Like a typical Vizard, Shin's hollow transformation has a limited duration against strong enemies. Through training in the Human World, Shin has been able to lengthen that duraton to being nearly indefinite, especially against all but the most elite opponents.
Family/ Connections: Shinsei is a 2nd-generation shinigami. His father served honorably as a member of the Onmitsukido and his mother was a ranking member in the Kido Corps. Both were killed in the line of duty in unrelated incidents
BIO -- extended version --
-----NOTE: There is also a considerably condensed version below the detailed history posted here -----
Shinsei is a 2nd generation shinigami. Even at a young age, Shin demonstrated proficiencies in both the areas of strength of his parents. His father had served honorably in the Onmitsukidō and was highly skilled in various combat skills including a master at Zanjutsu swordsmanship as well as highly skilled at unarmed Hakuda martial arts. Shin's mother had served as a ranking member of the Kido Corps. Much like the corps itself to the rest of Soul Society, her role was somewhat shrouded in mystery even to family, though Shin did learn a good bit of early Kido from her.
Upon entering the Academy, Shin impressed instructors with his entrance exams and was placed into the first class. While not the youngest enrollee in the group, he was the youngest in his entrance class to get that honor. Though initially raising some eyebrows amongst his instructors due to his class clown tendencies, he quickly raised them for the right reasons as he demonstrated good skills in each of the basic disciplines and a focused resolve to constantly improve. His most notable achievement was that he was the first in his class to be able to communicate with his Zanpakuto and call on its name. This is perhaps more of a result of the basic powers of his Zanpakuto than some amazing ability of a young Shinsei, but regardless of why, the early bonds of a young soul reaper and his weapon started almost instantly and the generic Asauchi form of his Zanpakuto was seen no more by anyone after the first 24 hours of Shinsei having it.
As is his general nature, Shin was quickly liked by his classmates. "Oh great, the two slackers in the class are bonding," his instructors found themselves saying as Shin began forming his closest friendship in his class and one that would be a large part of his future life, his friendship with Urahara Kisuke. Both due to their similar personalities, and perhaps moreso to their inquisitive minds, the pair hit it off quickly. Though their individual paths after the Academy would go in different directions, the two remained friends and trained with each other when they were able.
Upon graduating the Academy, Shinsei was accepted into the 9th Division under Captain Kensei Muguruma. He quickly became respected amongst his squad for combat abilities and his level-headed judgment in the heat of battle. In addition, his creative side helped him fit in quickly with his division's traditions. In a relatively short time, his efforts were rewarded with the ranking position of 7th Seat.
Jumping forward in time, understanding Shinsei's abilities as well as anyone and how they might be useful in his plans for his new division, recently named 12th Division Captain Kisuke Urahara approached him with an intriguing proposition. His offer was 4th Seat in his division which he planned to realign to a research and development role. Shin's primary role in the division would be specialized field research which would require him being outside the Soul Society for extended periods thus meaning a decent level of autonomy, as well as a great opportunity to exercise his intellectual abilities as much as his combat ones. While he would miss his current squad, the scientific mind in him wouldn't let him pass up such a unique opportunity, thus he accepted.
From this point forward, the majority of his remaining days of being an ordinary shinigami ended up being spent in Hueco Mundo in the careful search for any useful information to be learned of observing hollows in their own world. While he missed the day-to-day interaction with his fellow squad-mates, he found happiness in the intellectual challenges of his new role. His brain wasn't the only thing getting training during this time as he would be forced into fights from time to time though as a general rule he attempted to observe without getting detected. Some fights were easy, others not so much, but he fought when he had to and he was victorious in all of them.
Being alone in Hueco Mundo was something of a challenge for someone who usually enjoyed the company of others, but Shin spent any downtime he had in meditative training with his Zanpakuto inside his inner world. Combining that with his ability to expand and compress time, Shin could spend years in training in what to the outside observer would seem like mere weeks. Shin's bond with his Zanpakuto grew exponentially and so did the powers the two possessed. In time, Shin began to start the process of learning and controlling his Bankai.
After months of field study, Shin became aware of a an evolutionary process by which a Menos-class hollow achieves greater levels of power by consuming lesser hollows. This process had been speculated upon in theory, but not much concrete was known about it as little actual data had been captured. After several weeks more of observation of a particular Gillian going through this process, it evolved into a shorter being but more powerful being, the Adjuchas. Once he had gathered enough useful data on his findings, Shin planned for his return to Soul Society to make his report to his division. Things don't always work out exactly as planned, this was one of those times as the Adjuchas he had been studying became aware of his presence. There would be no choice but to fight.
The fight was the hardest he had ever been involved in. The evolved hollow had strength near Gotei captain level. It took every skill in Shin's body to defeat the hollow. Ultimately the energy-absorption power of his Zanpakuto had drawn enough energy from the hollow (roughly a third of it) to be able to finally defeat it. With that matter taken care of, Shin returned to Soul Society, made his report and after a few more weeks was back to his research in Hueco Mundo. This pattern repeated over a large period of time. Careful study, a few fights and personal training. Eventually, Shin achieved Bankai, but not everything was as positive. At first, it was only short periods of time he lost while in a fight. Then a bit longer. Shin also began to notice a different energy inside his inner world, so he returned to Soul Society and met with Captain Urahara to seek out help in figuring out his situation.
Urahara explained that after studying the data he had previously collected, that he was concerned there might be a side-effect related to Shin's Zanpakuto ability. The evolutionary hollows eat lesser hollows to gain strength. Apparently their spiritual energies have a similar ability, and now it seemed the absorbed energies of hollows Shin defeated during his time in Hueco Mundo were acting much like the beings those energies came from. These energies were combining inside his inner world and the process of hollowfication was starting. There was a way that might work to get control of it, but the dangers were extreme. Urahara showed him his work on creating the Hogyoku, an object that might be able to stabilize the hollow transformation long enough for Shin to confront and subjugate his emerging inner hollow by force.
Urahara enlisted the aid of Yoruichi Shihoin, and inside their underground training area, the two took turns battling Shinsei in his uncontrolled hollow form to allow him to battle it from within and eventually defeat it. In this way, Shin became a Vizard. Since his new state would likely not be gladly accepted in Soul Society, Shin hid it as long as he could by spending his time in Hueco Mundo and the human world. Later, when he learned of the hollowfication of the eight shingami perpetrated by Aizen, he helped Urahara, Tessai and Yoruichi save a number of his former 9th Division comrades and the others, getting them to the human world and assisting in their personal battles to overcome their inner hollows as he had done previously. Now with others like him, he joined them in exile.
Following the defeat of Aizen, Shinsei decides to rejoin the Gotei 13 along with Shinji Hirako, serving as his co-vice captain in the 5th Division. In addition to his standard vice-captain duties, training his subordinates and himself, Shin still buries himself in his on-going research. Upon returning to Seireitei, Shin continues collaborating with Urahara, specifically in researching a method of restoring Ichigo's soul reaper powers. This is aided by his past life in the 12th Dvision which has granted him near total access to their storehouse of knowledge.
During the Wandenreich invasion, Shin spearheaded a dangerous project in tandem with Urahara's research going on in Hueco Mundo, Shin escaped to the human world along with three shinigami that he had trained during his days at the Academy. The purpose of this project was to make the three into Vizard and help them achieve Bankai through the alternate, shortened process developed by Urahara, wo also achieved Banaki this way, as did Ichigo and Shin.
Due to him demonstrating his strong leadership ability and being able to motivate others to do what needs to be done in the most difficult of situations, Shin became a candidate for 8th Division Captain under the sponsorship of Captains Hirako and Muguruma. He took the Captain Proficiency Exam in front of Captain-Commander Kyoraku and the captains of squads 3, 7, and 9. Shortly after that process, but before a decision on the position, 2 additional squads became in need of a captain when Rose and Kensei fell in battle to the Wandenreich. Shin requested to be considered for leadership of the 9th Division as that had been his original squad fresh out of the Academy and he had a good relationship with its seated officers and he desired to continue leading the division the way his first captain and close friend always did. Soon afterwards, Shin is named 9th Division Captain. Lieutenant Hisagi stays on as his Lieutenant. His next highest seats were offered to the three shinigami that risked everything to go with him to the human world and become Vizards and learn Bankai. Co-Lt. Kuna moves to the vacated Lt. position for 8th Division.
Shin quickly got his squad up to speed. He replaced a number of officers who had not survived the Thousand Years War., and instituted an aggresive focus on training and development. He quickly re-established the Muguruma Commando Unit that had been created long ago by Kensei as a collection of the most elite of the squad's seated officers. In honor of his friend, Shin dubbed this unit of his top 6 seats "M9" being a throwback to the old name of Muguruma's 9th. Shin's ultimate goal with the M9 is helping all its members achieve and then ultimately master their Bankai. To date, 4 of the 6 have achieved Bankai.
With the help of Urahara Kisuke, Shin created a hidden training grounds for his squad to use underneath the division barracks where they can all train at full power without concern of interruption or collateral damage.
BIO -- condensed version --
Shin was a 2nd generation shinigami. At the Academy, Shin was a student with the 1st Class. Upon graduating, he was welcomed into the 9th Division under then Captain Kensei Muguruma and became 7th Seat. After a passing of time, Shin moves over to 4th Seat of 12th Division when Kisuke Urahara, whom he befriended during his days at the Academy, becomes captain. His role is that of a researcher primarily staying in Hueco Mundo for the newly forming SRDI.
Shin undergoes what could best be described as a naturally-occurring hollowfication process as a side effect of his time in Hueco Mundo, the number of hollows he killed and the primary powers of his Zanpakuto. With the help of Urahara and Yoruichi, Shin ultimately subjugates his emerging inner hollow and becomes an early Vizard, a shinigami/hollow hybrid. Shin fairly successfully hides his transformation from Soul Society due mainly to his role that has him away from Soul Society for long periods of time. Eventually, Shin gets word of the betrayal of Aizen and the hollowification of the 8 shinigami, including several of his former squad-mates. Shin returns the favor for his help he received from Urahara and Yoruichi by helping get the affected shinigami safely to the human world and assists them in their battles with their inner hollows, refusing to sleep for four straight days until the last one was saved. From that time, Shin primarily stayed with his fellow Vizard as they all worked to learn more about their new powers, and he also assists Urahara, who is now a human world-dwelling exile, on various projects. After the defeat of Aizen, Shinsei rejoined the Gotei 13 with the 5th Division under his captain and fellow Vizard, Shinji Hirako as his co-vice captain. He fills that role for a little over a year and then gets named Captain of the 9th Division following the passing of Kensei Muguruma. Shuhei Hisagi stays on as Shin's Lieutenant.
Captain Henzaisuru (right-center) pictured with his top 5 seated officers. From left to right: 6th Seat
Tatsuo Sora (OC), 4th Seat
Zetsumei Kazashi (OC), 2nd Seat,
Lt. Shuhei Hisagi, 3rd Seat
Shizuka Arashi (OC) and 5th Seat
Daisuke Satoshi (OC)
