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Koga Tensei
Koga's glare-Seiatsu
Name Koga Tensei
Kanji 天声古雅
Romaji Tensei Koga
Characteristics
Race Seiatsu
Birthday December 12
Age 17-18
Gender Male
Height 175 cm (5'9")
Weight 61 kg (134 lbs.)
Blood Type AB
Professional Status
Affiliation Seijin, Soul Society, Tensei family
Occupation Seijin Apprentice
Previous Occupation Seijin Initiate
Team Seijin Order, Koga's Group
Partner Junsui Kirei
Seireitou Kawahiru
Base of Operations Seijin Temple
Personal Status
Marital Status Single
Relatives Kento Tensei
Unnamed Quincy woman
Tenyo Tensei
Education Seijin Training
Status Training in the Dangai Precipice World
Zanpakutō
Shikai Tenbatsu
Bankai Tenbatsu Tekimen

"Remember, Masters, it was you who initially refused my being in this Order, due to my humanity. I may be a Human turned Shinigami but I have been trained in the Seijin arts. We must not let nationalities divide us. The enemy is looking for our shatterpoint and the second they find it, they will be relentless. Save the politics of the Order for times of peace. In times of war, such as we find ourselves now, we must unite under the banner of the light! Now, show me the power of our proud Seijin Order!"
— Koga addressing the Masters of the Seijin Council

Koga Tensei (天声古雅, Tensei Koga; literally "Classical Elegance, Heavenly Voice"), known primarily by his moniker The Second Lotus (二番芙蓉, Niban Fuyō) or the Negotiator (交渉人, Kōshōnin), is a Human boy who was found by Junsui Kirei during an expedition to the World of the Living and brought back to Soul Society to be trained by Junsui in the Seijin Order, despite the Order's strict pure-Shinigami stance in membership. He would later awaken his Shinigami powers and become a Seijin Apprentice under Junsui. He is the son of Kento Tensei and an unnamed Quincy woman, as well as the older brother of Tenyo Tensei. Even at his age, he has faced many powerful opponents and enemies in combat. The most notable among these, so far, are Los Cinco Arrancar and their leader Takashi Sora. He is a main protagonist of User:Ten Tailed Fox's stories, on par with Renge Yamato as a main character.

During the Seijin Campaign arc, he is also a main protagonist alongside Seireitou Kawahiru and Renge Yamato. During this arc, he is thrust onto the world stage as the youngest Seijin in the War against Sora aside from Renge's apprentice, Ichirō Yamato. He is sometimes referred to as Ten (天, Heaven) by his friends and family. It is a pun on his last name Tensei.

After his debut in the Seijin Campaign arc, Takashi Sora's exposure of him to the Hōgyoku turned him into a Seiatsu, making him the only one of this race.

Appearance[]

Koga, full body

Koga in his Seijin apprentice garb and in Shikai. This is his former appearance, before becoming a Seiatsu.

Koga is average height for his age, being in physical top-form, with a rather emotionless face which reveals the nature of his personality. He is stated to look physically similar to former captain Toshirō Hitsugaya, with obvious differences. He has noticeable blood-red, crimson hair and bright sapphire eyes that greatly contrast his hair. He also possess tanish-white colored skin. When he was found by Junsui, he had a short, crimson mop of hair on his head, which is different from how it spikes up on his head now. Unlike most Shinigami or Seijin, he wears a grey shihakushō and a grey hakama with a plain, white, sleeveless haori draped over the top of it. During missions, however, he wears a typical black shihakushō with a black hakama like a traditional Shinigami. When in his haori, he never closes it, preferring to keep it open. The sleeves of his haori are cut back to accommodate his young-adult arms, which are obviously smaller than the adult members of the Order. The underside of his robes and haori are colored and trimmed in, what appears to be, maroon. No matter which of these outfit he is in, he has a crimson strap, held together by a golden star-shaped clip, around his torso that holds his Zanpakutō firmly on his back.

During ceremonial meetings with other members of the Seijin Order, he wears a traditional tan tunic with a brown, hooded robe over the top and a tan colored hakama complete with brown tabi. This is the only outfit he is seen in without his crimson strap. While wearing his ceremonial clothes, his zanpakutō is worn on his waist like traditional Shinigami and Seijin wear their own zanpakutō. In his leisure time, he is seen in a plain grey tunic with long black pants and white tabi. While he usually carries a non-emotional facial expression on, he has been shown to smile, show shock, anger, and even great sadness depending on the situation he is in.

After his transformation into a Seiatsu, he gains a different attire and look. His eyes are now hollowified, with black sclera and yellow irises. He loses his apprentice outfit and his haori and gains a chest plate and a pair of small slim shoulder guards with designs similar to the mask he wore while he was still transforming into a Seijin. He also now wears clothing similar to the Arrancar, with a long-sleeve white coat, white hakama, long white gloves with silver bands all along the gloves. In this new form, he is usually seen carrying his Zanpakutō in his hand, but has also been seen with it suspended from a string-like attachment on the side of his clothes.

Personality[]

"Most people think about age and experience in terms of years, but it's really only moments that define us. We stay mostly the same and then grow up suddenly, at the turning points."
— Koga Tensei

Koga is very pleased with his position, being proud that he is a rare Human that has turned into a Shinigami, and an even rarer case in that, given his circumstances, he is also a member of the Order of the Seijin. He is very respectful to both his allies and his enemies, as he believes that everyone deserves a certain amount of respect. The loyal and dedicated Koga Tensei possesses a dry sense of humor and sarcastic wit and looks up to his friend and fellow Seijin, Seireitou Kawahiru. Renge once said that he saw Seireitou's defiance in him, but spoke very highly of him nonetheless. Junsui, the boy's Master has often reflected upon Koga's considerable knowledge and potential. Despite having been apprenticed as a Human-Shinigami hybrid, a taboo in the Order, he was taken under the wing of the leader of the Order himself and has managed to become an influential apprentice. As a young Seijin, Koga was cynical, though wise beyond his years. His humble and soft-spoken demeanor belied his warrior prowess. Despite his numerous complaints during training, he is also a skilled warrior. In many ways, he represented the strength of the Seijin Order: steadfast, selfless, and modest. His later skill at resolving disputes without a single battle would earn him the sobriquet "The Negotiator".

He is friendly and easily gets along with others despite his status as a "tabooed status" in the Order. He also has a special place in his heart for his brother, whom he constantly attempts to stick up for or protect from harm no matter the cost to himself. At his first meeting with Junsui, he was both helpful and generous; doing all that he could to help him despite not knowing that Junsui was both a Shinigami and a Seijin, risking his life to hold off a large amount of Hollows whom had also come to the Real World, not even accepting help when Junsui reached his location. Though lovable, he also is one to carry grudges and is sometimes vengeful, but he commonly holds these two traits in check. He also hates being treated unjustly or being wrongly accused. He is fiercely loyal, doing anything to keep those he is close to from harm, at any cost. His only price for this dedication is loyalty in return. His separation from his brother, when he was taken to Soul Society, was the hardest thing he'd ever done, and it still hurt him for years up until their reunion. Because of his fear of losing even more friends in such a manner, he keeps to himself, fiddling around with his only friends, his brother, Seireitou, Renge and Haruko. During this, however, he grew especially close to Seireitou, considering him a father-figure and a role model.

He is naturally honest and despises lying and deception, and especially hates politics, correctly considering most politicians to be greedy and self-conceited. His real father's continual self-consciousness when it comes to Koga hurts the boy, who at times wasn't sure whether his father likes him, something his heart craves. Therefore, he turns to a more complimenting, comforting source: Seireitou. His yearning to be loved, as well as appreciated, comes out in his devotion to Tenyo, one of the only four people he thinks appreciate or care for him.

History[]

Koga is the son of Kento Tensei, a Shinigami who self-exiled himself to Earth, and an unnamed Quincy woman. His father was a Shinigami during the time of the Morteimpero Invasion of Soul Society and fled with his mother (his father was married secretly before his exile) deep into South American jungles in the World of the Living, where they had Koga; it is thought that the true reason they fled was because a Shinigami was strictly forbidden from interacting with a Quincy, much less marrying one. Koga would go on to inherit his father's Shinigami powers, while his brother Tenyo would receive their mother's Quincy powers. His mother was later killed when the Morteimpero troops came looking for Shinigami on earth. After the Morteimpero were defeated as well as the war against Datara Kawahiru ended, Junsui Kirei came to Earth on a mission in the location of Kento. Sensing an overwhelming amount of spiritual energy in Kento's son, Koga, Junsui offered to take the boy back to Soul Society and train him. Kento not only allowed this, but also returned to Soul Society himself.

During Koga's initial training with Junsui, he awakened his Shinigami form perfectly, allowing him to become a rare Shinigami-Human Hybrid, and marking the true beginning of his Seijin Training. Over the next twelve years, he learned under Junsui in secret, as Junsui didn't want the Order expelling the boy for being Human. Unlike Junsui's previous students, who exclusively learned Seijin powers from Junsui, Koga learned all of his Shinigami basics including swordsmanship, Kidō, Flash Steps, as well as Seijin arts from Junsui.

Plot[]

Powers & Abilities[]

While initially having only Shinigami powers, Koga was turned into a Seiatsu upon merging energies with the Hōgyoku and therefore has gained many new abilities; some that cross the boundaries of the Shinigami and Hollows.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Koga Tensei was trained by the Order's most powerful Grandmaster, Junsui Kirei. Through him, Koga inherited a rich tradition of zanjutsu training. Koga's style features elements of many different swordsmanship styles, making him outstandingly talented, even at his young age. Koga is well versed in the classic zanjutsu combat styles, like Otsu (落つ, To smash) which was invented by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto back when he founded Shinō Academy. Otsu is an aggressive style that focuses on physical strength and sweeping strokes, taking the defensive principles of standard sword-fighting, the style practiced by Gotei 13 personnel, and converting them to offensive moves. With Koga's exceptionally high concentration of spiritual energy and personal skill, he has learned and applied Otsu much more quickly and effectively than any other trainee in the Order. By the time of the Arrancar Five crisis, Koga began to believe he was one of the best swordsmen in the Order. This is further emphasized by his achievement and mastery of Bankai.

Immense Spiritual Energy: Despite his origins as a human, Koga has been noted on several occasions to have tremendously vast levels of spiritual energy well beyond other Shinigami, possibly due to him being not only a Human-Shinigami hybrid, but also a Seijin. He is capable of defeating an Adjuchas-type Hollow shortly after awakening his true power with only his newly activated, Shikai, Zanpakutō. Even at less than half strength, his spiritual energy is still comparable to a Captain-level fighter; while his full power has not yet been compared to any other fighter thus far, he has been shown to keep up with his master, Junsui, fairly easily. His spiritual power is noted to be dense, which surprised Renge Yamato, a Master of the Order. It is often so overwhelming that even when worn-out in battle, he can continue fighting effectively while still capable of unleashing his Seijin powers, zanpakutō's Shikai abilities, or even unleash and maintain his Bankai. Because Koga's spiritual energy is constantly so high, even at its base level, without him consciously being aware of it, he rarely becomes exhausted in battle, thereby meaning the sheer resilience and amounts of energy Koga has is monstrous. He has learned how to harden his spiritual energy and enhance the strength of his attacks or act as a barrier to reduce the impact of attacks on him, if not negating them completely. During his battle against Xerxes, a member of the Arrancar Five, he learns that during and earlier confrontation with Takashi Sora, Sora had forced the Hōgyoku to give life to Koga's desires, making him a Seiatsu. When this happened, the Hōgyoku's powers were drained from itself and put within Koga (more specifically Dark Koga). After which, his spiritual energy becomes unrecognizable by his own brother, Tenyo, who said his energy felt exactly like that of the Hōgyoku's. [1] After completely finishing the Seiatsu transformation, and having Dark Koga relinquish control to him, his spiritual energy is completely replaced with an energy that is described by Tenyo, to be the Hōgyoku's, instead of just feeling like it, as was stated before the completed transformation. Tenyo says that Koga's spiritual energy has become very violent, fierce, and overbearing; stating that it felt like it was smothering him at one point. During Xerxes' attack on Rider City, Tenyo states that he can feel Koga's energy from a long ways away, and that it still feels fierce despite the distance.[2]

Senkō Master: He is masterful in the art of the Seiatsu speed technique, Senkō, even as an Apprentice in the Seijin Order. He notably makes a massive leap in Senkō within mere moments force his opponent wherever he wants them to go in order to allow him to decide his battlefield of choice or to move the fight away from injured or weak comrades, commended even by Haruko prior to battle. After gaining a good feel for the technique, he found it easier to use than Flash Steps and proves this by seemingly teleporting, allowing him to gain the upper hand in battle fairly easily.

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: As the apprentice of the leader of the Seijin Order, he is required to be highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, which he had been training in ever since he first joined the Order of the Seijin. He is most likely the most proficient hand-to-hand combatant out of all of the current Apprentices, being able to fight evenly, and gain the upper hand, against his mentor, Renge Yamato. He can sufficiently block and attack others and is hard to actively lay a hand on unless he allows it.

Kidō Practitioner: He can also use kidō like most Shinigami. While in his tutelage under Junsui, his skill for it was rather poor, as he stated they would constantly blow up in his face or misfire during training situations. Nonetheless, he has become proficient enough to perform a level 47 kidō without incantation, not to mention with explosive power and rapid fire capabilities. His Kidō spell was powerful enough to injure an Arrancar, albeit the Arrancar was already worn down from combat. Koga also has enough knowledge to Kidō to manipulate it for purposes other than fighting.

Bōei (防衛, Protection): Bōei is a technique on a similar scale to an Arrancar's Hierro. Koga's dense reiatsu is condensed around his body to the point where ordinary attacks become useless against him. Strong enough opponents can pierce this defense, however, it makes him increasingly difficult to cut, as he can catch even a released Zanpakutō barehanded.

Enhanced Endurance: While he was initially only a teenage Human and later became a Shinigami during his initial training with Junsui, Koga has shown himself to be a highly resilient kid, as shown from his ability to safely break free from a binding spell of level 63 and withstand an assault from a large Hollow, possibly an evolving Gillian. After learning the basics of Seijin powers, Koga's physical durability is strengthened to the point he can continue fighting effectively even after receiving many injuries and can survive attacks that would easily kill normal Humans and even some Shinigami effortlessly. It has stated that a Shinigami's life force is their spiritual power. As such, Koga is able to withstand attacks that would be fatal to most Shinigami. Junsui himself once stated that Koga was a monster in this regard.

Enhanced Strength: Even while unarmed, Tensei possesses a remarkable amount of strength, being capable of destroying large objects with a single punch. Koga is strong enough to break a large water pipe in two and swing it like a bat. He was even able to battle a Gillian-class Menos with his bare fists, a remarkable feat. His strength is further enhanced with his use of Seijō Reiryoku, allowing him to take on those bigger them himself with relative ease as a single punch was shown able to knock the same giant Gillian-class Menos down with this power. His strength also becomes great enough to block incoming attacks and blasts from Captain-level Shinigami.

Highly Perceptive Combatant: While a man of few words, Koga has shown himself to be an intuitive person. He is easily able to see through a person's demeanor to determine what they are thinking about. During the battle between Ichirō and an attacking group of Hollows in the mission to Hueco Mundo, he noted how similar the two were, especially in terms of energy signatures once Ichirō donned his Hollow mask. His keen intellect and intuition is later seen in the initial fight with the Arrancar Five, being able to see through his opponent's cold demeanor and identify thier concern for their master, Sora. He was also able to sense a small wavering in Seireitou's Spiritual Pressure after the arrival of Shiori Miyamoto concerned him.

Kaiganseki (開眼, Spiritual Awakening Gate): This gate is similar to the Senkaimon used by Shinigami to get to and from both Soul Society and the Living World, with one upgrade; it can also allow him to travel to Hueco Mundo. To access it, a spiral seal will appear on his hand, with a similar seal appearing in energy form in the air in front of him. He will then touch his seal to the seal in the air and twist it, opening a large hole in the dimensions. If he is traveling to Soul Society or the Human World, he has to cross the Dangai Precipice World to reach his destination. If he is traveling to Hueco Mundo, it will create a similar effect to a Garganta.

Telekinesis: After becoming a Seiatsu, his Seijin powers became one with his regular powers. He has the ability to mentally move objects, like all Seijin, though with his Seiatsu powers, his telekinesis is generally used in violent manners, such as slamming foes into debris or throwing them long distances.

Koga's Cero Oscuras

Koga's Cero Oscuras.

Cero: Being at the crossroads of all spiritual races, Koga has access to the Hollow, Arrancar, or Vizard attack; the Cero. His Cero is midnight purple in color. While a standard ability for Arrancar, Koga's abilities with it are very unique. As noted by Dark Koga himself, like Starrk and unlike most Hollows and Arrancar, he can apparently fire a Cero without a "fighting pose", meaning he can fire it without any warning from body gestures and requires no focus or charging time on the energy, allowing him to fire it instantaneously, something that even shocked Seireitou Kawahiru[3]. He is also capable of firing the blast from his various points on his body, including his hand or chest. He first demonstrated this while under the control of Dark Koga, during his initial Seiatsu transformation.

  • Cero Oscuras (黒虚閃, (セロ・オスキュラス), sero osukyurasu; Spanish for "Dark Zero", Japanese for "Black Hollow Flash"): It is a black Cero with a purple outline to it, which Koga has acquired use for. He makes a similar comparison to Ulquiorra, it's original user, stating to be similar to his Father's silver Getsuga Tenshō. This Cero presumably can only be used while he is in his Shikai or Bankai states. Koga's Cero Oscuras is shown to be strong enough to blow a hole in the stomach of the cinco Arrancar, Xerxes Averian, killing him in the process. [4]

Zanpakutō[]

Hogyoku

Tenbatsu in it's manifested form.

Tenbatsu (天罰, Justice of Heaven) is the Zanpakutō byproduct of Koga becoming a Seiatsu. It was birthed when Koga's Shinigami Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Koji, burst into dust-sized particles and then reformed into this form. In its sealed state, Tenbatsu looks like a regular katana. The tsuba is in a tear-drop shape, with the base of the drop arcing over the top of the blade, and the point of the drop pointing below the cutting edge. A row of several tiny holes decorates the bottom of the curve, and a small ring, maybe 2" in diameter, dangles off the tip of the tear-drop. It's hilt is crimson as is it's sheathe.

Dark Koga explains that this "Seiatsu zanpakutō" functions like a typical Shinigami Zanpakutō; with a Shikai and Bankai, however, there is one difference. Dark Koga says that a Shinigami's zanpakutō is a manifestation of it's owner's soul. But the Zanpakutō that is formed from the Seiatsu transformation, being of the Hōgyoku's origin, is a manifestation of it's owner's desires. The spirit of Tenbatsu resembles a tall twenty-year-old man with unkempt narrowed, blue eyes and long straight blond hair. He dresses in form fitting all white garbs with what appears to be a diamond-like version of the Hōgyoku (obviously in reference to his birth having to do with the Hōgyoku) embedded on his chest and a long flowing white overcoat that flares out at the end. Because of the spirit's somewhat layed back nature and comedic behavior, Koga calls him "Heaven's Only Fluke" (天国丈紛れ, Tengoku dake magure) as a result. Tenbatsu has also been called the "King of Koga's Spirit" (古雅霊王, Koga no reiō). Tenbatsu is portrayed as comedic and caring in most matters, and fond of making Koga work to gain access to his powers, which oddly enough usually takes place while Koga is in the middle of an intense battle. Koga's inner world is one of crags and ravines that all have streams of fast-running water running through them and a cage at the very edge of the world which keeps Dark Koga pinned up. Tenbatsu, like Dark Koga, has displayed immense knowledge on the subject of the Hōgyoku and the transformation that it caused to Koga. Since first awakening his Seiatsu powers, Koga has had a very strong connection to his Zanpakutō, as shown from how Tenbatsu would regularly come to aid him with words of encouragement and advice when Koga is in a difficult situation.

However, since Koga was transformed, he not only gained this new Zanpakutō but also a being called a Dark Side named Dark Koga. Unlike an Inner Hollow, Dark Koga and the Tenbatsu are both separate sources of Koga's power but still share the same spirit body in Koga's inner world, the most needed presence at any given time retaining more control (and overall appearance) of their body; in which case, the spirit of Tenbatsu takes the form of an all-white (clothes and being), somewhat deranged version of Shinigami Koga with a strong desire take kill those who cause all of Koga's negative emotions.

  • Shikai: It is released by the phrase "Bring my desires to frutation" (効果覿面我が願い, Kōkatekimen waga negai). In it's Shikai state Tenbatsu takes the form of a zhanmadao, a saber with a single long broad blade and a long handle suitable for two-handed use, similar in appearance to a standard katana. The guard is in the shape of a diamond and a type of spirit cloth (気生地, kikiji) dangles from the hilt. The spirit cloth can extend and retract on Koga's will and allow him to swing his sword around at deadly speeds. He does not use it as a flail, however, instead he uses it like a boomerang; holding it by the cloth, spinning it, and then, while still holding on to the cloth, tossing it; causing it to decapitate or seriously injure anything it cuts before he yanks it back with the cloth. It should be noted that the cloth could not be cut with a normal Zanpakutō because it is resistant to spirit particles. By using just the cloth itself like a whip, he can toss it at oncoming attacks made of spiritual energy, causing the attacks to be repelled and dispelled.
Shikai Special Ability: Since Tenbatsu was born as a result of Koga inheriting the Hōgyoku's power, it also inherited it's powers. Therefore, Tenbatsu's power is the ability to capture and materialize the hearts of everything that exists around it. As stated above, Dark Koga says that this power was given to Koga when the Hōgyoku transfered all of it's power into him. This may explain why Koga has been given some Hollow powers in his Seiatsu form despite not being a Hollowfication; he simply desired to possess them. He has not expressed complete control over this just yet, so it's drawbacks are not yet clear. Koga calls this power Desire Materialization (願い表れ, Negai araware) and it can be applied in many ways. Contrary to speculation, it is not wish granting. Koga cannot wish for whatever he wants and receive it; this is because something more than desire is require to activate it. In order for Koga's desire to manifest, that desire must almost consume him and he must have the spiritual energy necessary to acquire it. That being said, he has used this to compensate for the extreme requirement. His desire has produced several Shikai and Bankai techniques that allow him to compensate for the fact that he cannot just desire anything he wants and receive it;
  • Zaiten Tenshō (転生在天, Heavenly Transmigration of Souls; or Transmigration of Souls in Heaven): Koga's signature attack after becoming a Seiatsu and the base-level Zaiten Tenshō attack; he focuses his spiritual energy into his blade, creating a whitish-red aura around the blade. He will then follow up with a slash which is amplified by the energy and released in the form of a fang or a wave of energy that travels towards a target. The attack is very violent and destructive upon contact with the intended target. One thing that should be noted about Zaiten Tenshō is that it is the base technique for all of Tenbatsu's Shikai and Bankai energy attacks. Each one has a different property to it or way of use that makes it more deadly than the last. These different types of Zaiten Tenshō are called Strikes (殴打, Ōda). Koga admits that Tenbatsu is still teaching him more about Zaiten Tenshō, so it is assumed that he has not yet mastered all of the Strikes.
    • Zaiten Tenshō Niōda: Han no Zennōsha (転生在天二番殴打: 判の全能者, Heavenly Transmigration of Souls, Second Strike: Judgement of the Omnipotent One): Tenbatsu's fastest attack, it tremendously speeds up the normal Zaiten Tenshō blast wave by almost two-hundred times. Koga will fire off five Zaiten Tenshō blasts at speeds rivaling the speed of sound. Upon impact it is a fatal blow, and causes exceedingly great damage to the surrounding area.
  • Bankai: Tenbatsu Tekimen (天罰覿面, Swift is Heaven's Vengeance): After saying "Bankai", Koga's spiritual energy erupts around him in the form of heat waves and causes the ground to tremble beneath his feet. The blade of his sword lengthens and the hilt of his sword shortens, making his Zanpakutō into the shape of a nodaichi. The hilt of Tenbatsu Tekimen is yellow in color and the guard is in the shape of the kanji Ten (天, Heaven) as well as being black in color. His outfit is similar to the one he always wears, only now it is a white cloak that is split in four sections near his waist. There is a cross in the middle of the cloak, similar to the appearance of a Demi-Seiatsu when they had the Hōgyoku embedded in them. He also wears form fitting white pants that double as boots, as the cover everything from his waist down. Like the outfit that Ichigo Kurosaki wears in his Bankai, Koga's new outfit is a part of his Bankai and as such it can only take as much damage as Koga has left in his reiryoku reserves.
Bankai Special Ability: Tenbatsu Tekimen's special ability remains Desire Materialization while in Bankai, though it's signature ability remains the Zaiten Tenshō with upgrades.
  • Enhanced Zaiten Tenshō: In Bankai, Koga's regular Zaiten Tenshō is immensely stronger, faster, and far more destructive. It remains redish-white in color, but the feeling of it's energy is much greater than that of it's Shikai. In Bankai, Koga has displayed several new uses for Zaiten Tenshō such as controlling it's path, managing it's size, and wrapping it's energy around himself to use as an energy shield. This particular use of Zaiten Tenshō has proven very effective, as it is said to be able to resist the corrosive effects of Seireitou's Zanpakutō, Hanullim, and withstand his Shikon Hisakiten at full power. Zaiten Tenshō has also gained increased cutting power, as the blast itself is now able to slice through an Arrancar's Cero blast with ease. Due to their closeness, Koga and the spirit of Tenbatsu can combine thier powers to form a "Dual Zaiten Tenshō" which is golden in color and is explosively more powerful than even the regular Bankai-enhanced version. He can also do this with Dark Koga, which has the same effect, only the blast is far more destructive and is dark purple in color.
    • Zaiten Tenshō Sanōda: Hagoromo (転生在天三番殴打: 羽衣, Heavenly Transmigration of Souls, Third Strike: Angel's Raiment): With this technique, the blade of Tenbatsu temporarily is completely replaced by the energy of Zaiten Tenshō; forming an energy blade. The Zaiten Tenshō-made energy blade is massless and does not expel heat nor expend any energy until it comes into contact with something solid. The blade itself abandons all defense in the purpose of attack and can literally cut through anything, including spiritual energy. Due to being made of energy reminiscent to the Hōgyoku's, when cutting through spiritual energy, it does not matter what type is being cut through, it will do it regardless of the type or the level. It is extremely handy, as it makes it impossible for an opponent to use Zanjutsu on Koga; the energy blade will simply cut through the foe's weapon or Zanpakutō. When cut with this technique, a wound will not bleed, instead it is cauterized immediately.
    • Zaiten Tenshō Saishūōda: Shinrabanshō Sanzen (転生在天最終殴打: 森羅万象燦然, Heavenly Transmigration of Souls, Final Strike: The Whole of Creation Covered By Radiance): This technique is the sole technique in Koga's arsenal that combines his Desire Materialization with the Zaiten Tenshō energy blast. He says that to use it, he must have the utmost will to protect and love and desire victory over everything. Then, the energy of Zaiten Tenshō will gather in his blade, forming a white energy aura. This energy effects the surrounding area immensely, destroying earth, trees, and anything beneath him as well as breaking him from any restraint currently binding him. He then releases a brilliant white energy blast with a golden outline from his Zanpakutō, leveling the area of whatever it strikes. Initially, Koga refused to use this technique because he knew his allies would get caught in the blast and killed, however, Tenbatsu reveals that the attack will kill without fail "anyone who is consumed by pure evil or pure evil intent", thus sparing his friends from certain death. For this reason, it is the perfect weapon to combat Hollows and Arrancar, as they always have some evil desire within them due to their nature.
  • Enhanced Endurance: When he is attacked in Bankai, his outfit only appears to crack and fold under damage, only bleeding when an attack is powerful enough. His outfit will only be damaged if his spiritual energy is running low.
  • Enhanced Spiritual Energy: While in Bankai, numerous comments have been made about the feel of his spiritual energy. Tenyo Tensei reports that it feels violent and thick, as if it is smothering him. He also says that the energy feels nothing like the old Koga at all. Kento, Koga's father, has said that the new spiritual energy feels as if "the Wrath of Heaven has come to Soul Society." He himself has noticed a difference in his power, stating that it is above anything he could have ever dreamed and that he believes he can fight on par with the Kawahirus in battle with it's power.
  • Enhanced Speed: His skill with Flash Steps goes up while in Bankai to the point where he doesn't seem to move at all beforehand. Only the most observant fighters can see Koga's movements or predict them, as most only realize what has happened after the fact.
Koga's Third Release

Koga using Tenkai. Note his similar appearance to Ulquiorra Cifer's release.

  • Tenkai: Tenbatsu Niokeru-Kōmorihagai (天罰に於ける羽交い, Justice of Heaven on Bat's Wings): It is released with the command "Dominate the Heavens" (風靡其の大空, Fūbi sono ōzora). Tenbatsu Niokeru-Kōmorihagai unleashes a black, with a purple outline, burst of spiritual energy that erupts into the air above Koga and then falls back to the ground as a wave. In this new released state, Koga, as the new name of Tenbatsu might suggest, becomes bat-like in appearance. While in this form he gains large black bat wings on his back, his crimson hair becomes longer and wilder, and a similar substance to that which formed his outfit and mask in his initial Seiatsu transformation (see below) erupts from his eyes and mouth and centers atop his head, with two large horns extending outward to the sides towards the front; looking much like black bat ears. He also gains black lines that streak down his cheek, giving him an eerily similar appearance to Ulquiorra Cifer. His white robed attire becomes more form fitting and closed at the top, becoming more like a robe towards the bottom. His eyes also remain in their hollowfied form. In this form, he can use his wings for flight. It should also be noted that his Zanpakutō is not present in it's sword form while he is in this state.
Tenkai Special Ability: He gains even greater physical abilities in this form as well as having all the powers of his previous releases.
  • Further Enhanced Zaiten Tenshō: In Tenkai, Koga's Zaiten Tenshō takes on the same color as his Cero Oscuras and his newly released spiritual energy; black with a purple outline. Unlike in his previous releases, he does not have his sword in this form, so the energy of Zaiten Tenshō can emerge from almost any part of his body. He has also demonstrated a new use for Zaiten Tenshō Sanōda: Hagoromo; by focusing Zaiten Tenshō into his hands, he can create a lance of energy that can double as his weapon for sword combat. This technique's blast is also enhanced while in this form, making it a fatal opponent to face in battle.
  • Enhanced Speed: His speed is greatly enhanced, able to move great distances in an instant as if to displace himself, and able to push the likes of Renge or Haruko to the point that even his their enhanced Bankai forms have difficulty keeping up.
  • Enhanced Spiritual Energy: His spiritual energy reaches it's peak while in this form, allowing him to rival his master Junsui Kirei or even Kamui in terms of spiritual energy.

Seiatsu Transformation[]

Main article: Dark Koga

Koga's New Form

The first "form" of Koga's transformation.

During a Seijin exploratory mission to Hueco Mundo and after a brutal confrontation with Takashi Sora, Koga's team came under the attack of the Arrancar, Xerxes Averian. In the midst of the attack, Koga's friends arrived to assist him and ends up getting dragged into the attack. Koga's reiatsu begins to fluctuate and, after Seireitou's unconscious form is also attacked, he begins to transform into a Seiatsu. Sora later comments that he had the Hōgyoku on his person during his confrontation with Koga's group, and forced it to obey Koga's desires, unknown to Koga himself. Since Koga was desiring to free Seireitou from his Hollow form at the time this was happening, the Hōgyoku began to act on it until the object found something interesting. It somehow realized that Koga's true desires were to protect all of his friends from harm, because his friends were ever so few. The Hōgyoku also realized that Koga could not do this without another source of power, so it lumped all of his negative emotions together to create an inner being called a Dark Side (暗部, anbu) or more specifically Dark Koga.

Unlike Vizard, who summon a Hollow Mask to utilize thier powers, there is no such thing for a Seiatsu. While Koga is unable to control his Dark Side at the moment, Sora has admitted that there is a possibility to control the form and doing so would make Koga tremendously more powerful.

It should be noted that these transformations only took place while Koga was turning into a Seiatsu and do not occur once he has become one.

Hollow-like Transformation: The first signs of a transformation is Koga's eyes turning into that of a Hollow's, black pupils, yellow irises and black sclera, as well as his hair turning dark grey and lengthening slightly. In this form, a white substance erupts from his zanpakutō-strap holding clip on his chest. It slowly consumes his body as it slowly begins to form the appearance of his next form (see below). The first time he used this form, he was under the control of Dark Koga. Everytime he has used it since, he has been in some degree of control.

  • Enhanced Speed: Koga manages to move at exceedingly incredible speeds, quick enough to appear behind the likes of his Master, Junsui Kirei's back and effectively counter him before the former could even turn to face him.
  • Enhanced Stamina: He can effectively continue fighting for several hours in advance, showing no sign of tiring or injury to himself.
  • Enhanced Strength: His strength has now increased to the point, where he can pick up and even throw the gigantic form of Zacarias Donato's released form with little to no effort.
  • Enhanced Durability: Koga's durability has greatly increased, able to withstand several large explosions in his battle with Xerxes Averian at close range with no visible damage. His skin and hands are also strong enough to catch and hold onto Xerxes's strongest attack. He has also shown himself capable of withstanding incredibly brutal beating from foes without showing signs of pain or even care.
  • Enhanced Spiritual Power: Since the Hōgyoku transfered it's unique energy into Koga as the transformation's main power source, Koga now has dual-type spiritual energy which is half Shinigami, half Hōgyoku. Like the Hōgyoku energy, Koga's spiritual power becomes overbearing, unlike anything else in Soul Society, and completely unrelated to reiatsu. His energy increases as his transformation progresses. By the completion of his transformation, his spiritual energy has reached a whole new level. Renge comments that it is the largest amount of spiritual energy he has ever seen in one body.
  • Enhanced Telekinesis: His Seiatsu powers even effect his Shiro Nagare manipulation of his Seijin powers. Of all his new powers, this one is the only one that will remain outside of his transformations. His telekinesis is now deeply linked to his emotions. During flashbacks that prove emotionally painful for him, the outside world is noticeably affected by earth tremors and the cracking and smashing of nearby objects, all caused by telekinesis.
  • Sara (皿, Disc): This technique, named by Dark Koga, creates an energy disk about the size of Koga's palm. The disk can then be fired, slicing through anything it comes into contact with. Koga has also shown the ability to cause the technique to expand in mid flight to allow it to cover a much larger radius.
  • Regeneration Powers: The cloaked form of the transformation has been demonstrated to actively protect Koga by healing his injuries almost instantly.
Completion

The full transformation of Koga's Seiatsu transformation.

Full-Body Transformation: As the transformation progresses, a white liquid erupts from the buckle on his zanpakutō strap and covers his body, hardening in the process. In this new form, he appears as a phantom-like figure. His face is covered with a mask also covers most of his head, neck and throat with the exception of small hole in the back for his now long, crimson hair. It has a plain smooth white surface with the only feature being a bilateral line down the middle, separating the mask into two portions. Koga's outfit also changes: he loses his apprentice outfit and his haori and gains a chest plate and a pair of small slim shoulder guards with designs similar to the mask. He also now wears clothing similar to the Arrancar, with a long-sleeve white coat, white hakama, long white gloves with silver bands all along the gloves. In this new form, he is usually seen carrying his Zanpakutō in his hand, but has also been seen with it suspended from a string-like attachment on the side of his clothes. It should also be noted that when he is attacked, his body appears to crack and fold under damage, only bleeding when an attack is powerful enough. This form is eerily similar to Sōsuke Aizen's transformation during the Winter War, only it seems to take place backwards, with the hollow-eyed Human stage coming before the so called "chrysalis form".

  • Desire Materialization: According to Sōsuke Aizen and Dark Koga, the Hōgyoku possesses a will of its own. Though initially thought to solely possess the power to control the boundary of the two contravening existences, that of Shinigami and Hollow, this was proven incorrect, as the Hōgyoku's "true power" is the ability to capture and materialize the hearts of everything that exists around it. Dark Koga says that this power was given to Koga when the Hōgyoku transfered all of it's power into him. This may explain why Koga has been given some Hollow powers in his Seiatsu form despite not being a Hollowfication; he simply desired to possess them. He has not expressed complete control over this just yet, so it's drawbacks are not yet clear.
Power Augmentation: While within this form, the Hōgyoku's powers supplement Koga's Shinigami powers, giving him a vast increase in both strength and speed. The explanation for this is that the Hōgyoku's energy is overbearing, unlike anything else in Soul Society, and completely unrelated to reiatsu and this power is added onto Koga's already tremendous reiatsu.
Argumented Zanpakutō Powers: When Koga is in his full-body Seiatsu transformation, the power, speed, blast area, force, and size of all of his Shikai and Bankai techniques become drastically augmented to the point of seriously harming a foe. When used with his Bankai and transformation in combination, his Shittonohonō is stated to be his truly ultimate attack. Koga's new tremendous speed allows him to move faster than any of his attacks themselves, allowing him to fire multiple attacks from different directions.
Enhanced Spiritual Power: While in his Seiatsu transformation, the spiritual power Koga possesses becomes even greater than before. During Koga, Kento, Tenyo, and Renge's fight with Xerxes, Tenyo who is Koga's brother, notes that the volume, concentration, and catastrophic nature of his reiatsu didn't seem like that of Koga anymore but more like he was feeling a power even more massive than that of the Hōgyoku's. It has been noted multiple times that when in his full body transformation, his spiritual energy changes into something similar to that of a Hollow despite the transformation not being Hollowfication.
Enhanced Strength: While using the Seiatsu final transformation, Koga gains a substantial increase in strength. As in his fight with Seireitou while possessed by Dark Koga, he was able to block the destructive force of the Kawahiru's strongest Cero, the Cero Lamparos fired by Seireitou. As evident after he unleashed this powerful new state in his battle with Xerxes, and was even able to slightly break his sword with a single slash. He is able to effortlessly block a Cero fired by Zacarias Donato.
Enhanced Speed: While in his full-body transformation, Koga's already formidable speed is greatly enhanced. During his battle for Masterhood in the Order against Renge, Koga’s speed was great enough to completely overwhelm the Master, who was unable to follow Koga’s movements and was forced completely on the defensive from his barrage of attacks. His attacks also become so fast that the opponent cannot even perceive them until after they are hit. He also becomes fast enough to outrun his own Zanpakutō's attacks, allowing him to strike and enhance them or launch simultaneous attacks at the opponent from different angles.
Enhanced Durability: His durability is even more evident throughout the fight as he is thrown through various buildings and obstructions.
Hollow-like Powers: Despite his Seiatsu transformation being something else entirely, he has shown the ability to use some Hollow powers. The reason for this may be because the Hōgyoku has given Hollow powers in the past or that he simply desired to have them and obtained them with the power of the Hōgyoku.
  • High-Speed Regeneration: Like some Gillian-level Menos Hollows, this form shows the ability to instantly regenerate any wound and even a missing limb.
  • Cero: See the Powers & Abilities section above.
Kyūkaīn no Shikyo (九改印死去, Nine Changing Seals of Death): A Seiatsu technique that creates nine energy rings that circle a foe's technique and seals it. This works by having the open parts of the rings act like vacuums, which when in position, will suck up the techniques in question and seal them.

Behind the Scenes[]

This character is my replacement for my former main character Ryun Getsueikirite. I was truly unhappy with him, in that he wasn't as powerful as I wanted him to be and he could never stay consistent to the design I had for him in my head, so I created this guy to completely take over for him.

I'm proud of this creation in that it incorporates some of my favorite aspects of the Bleach series; He isn't a member of the Gotei 13, which gives me some flexibility with how I use him, his power-level is where I want it for the most part and his zanpakutō is my favorite element; Fire and magma. It also incorporates designs from some of my favorite characters such as similar use to Hitsugaya's Hyōrinmaru, a giant that appears in Bankai much like Komamura's Bankai, and two or three techniques which resemble techniques used by my favorite character, Harribel, in her released form. His nickname, Ten, is both a pun on his last name and my username.

His later used Zaiten Tenshō is the exact opposite of Getsuga Tenshō as the latter absorbs energy from around Ichigo for use, while Koga's technique uses his own focused energy.

Former Zanpakutō[]

Before the Hōgyoku's energy completely rid Koga of his Shinigami-hood and his humanity, he possessed a regular zanpakutō. In order to allow others to see what his abilities once were, I am moving Ryūjin Koji's section to here;

Koga's Shikai

Ryūjin Koji being released into Shikai.

Ryūjin Koji (龍神虎子, Dragon King, Baby Tiger): When sealed, Ryūjin Koji looks very similar to Toshirō Hitsugaya's Hyōrinmaru; a normal katana with the exception of the guard, which is in the shape of a four-pointed black-colored star. Its hilt is maroon red and sheath dark red. The sheath completely burns up when he draws his sword and somehow reappears once he seals the sword again. The sword is somewhat longer than most Zanpakutō, at about 1.5 meters long, making it taller than Hitsugaya's Hyōrinmaru as well as being taller than Koga himself, preventing him from wearing it at the hip. Instead he carries it on his back by his sash over his right shoulder.

Ryūjin Koji is the strongest of all lava-element Zanpakutō in Soul Society as well as the only known lava-type thus far. As such, Ryūjin Koji doesn't need fire or lava to be present in order for him to use its abilities. Koga's control over Ryūjin Koji's power has been shown great enough to unleash some of its fire and lava powers even in its sealed state and use any of its Bankai attacks (with less control) with Shikai.

Akenami (朱波, Scarlet Wave): Koga gathers flames in Ryūjin Koji's blade and fires it as an arrowhead-shaped burst which has enough power to demolish a small house. The flames also heat up the air rapidly as it is traveling to it's target, which can burn allies and enemies alike who get too close to it's path. He can also keep the flames within the blade and slash at his foe, causing an immense burn and slash mark. The target will be burned regardless if the blade hits or not, due to the immense heat the flames generate.
  • Shikai: Ryūjin Koji is released by the phrase "Burn away the flesh" (熱傷先に其の肉, Nesshō sakini sono niku). When released, Ryūjin Koji's guard is replaced by four "blood-soaked" ribbons and is surrounded by red reiryoku. Soon after, it's blade becomes engulfed in flames. On some occasions, the fire from Ryūjin Koji will engulf Koga in a flame aura that doesn't seem to harm him at all.
Shikai Special Ability: Ryūjin Koji allows Koga to control any and all fire, as well as generate fire from the blade itself. His slashes create an immense amount of spiritual power which overflows from the tip of the blade, creating a wave of fire that sometimes can be shaped in a different form, depending on what power Koga is accessing at the time. The flames then fly towards the opponents and instantly incinerates anything it touches. Ryūjin Koji can create multiple flame waves and projectiles to attack an opponent from various angles. Koga can also direct his slashes towards the ground and form a wave of fire which rushes over his opponents, overwhelming and obliterating them, or severely burning them if he doesn't wish to kill them. The very blade of Ryūjin Koji also burns anyone or anything that touches it, including other zanpakutō. The flames of Ryūjin Koji also have another special property; any water the flames come into contact with is immediately evaporated because the heat of Ryūjin Koji's flames far exceed water's boiling point. However, it is not a fire type Zanpakutō. Instead, it is a lava-type. It's blade can generate lava in the same manner that it generates fire and can turn any source of fire into lava or magma, and as such it is the strongest Zanpakutō of it's kind. When the lava makes contact with a foe or any object, it not only fatally burns the target but also hardens quickly, forever encasing the target in hardened lava.
  • Honōtama (炎弾, Blaze Bullet): A much large, faster version of Akenami, this attack functions much in the same way. A notable difference in it's use from Akenami is that, upon contact with the ground, it's flames spread to engulf whatever it has struck, creating more flames for later attacks.
  • Yōganryū (溶岩流, Lava Flow): Koga launches a rushing surge of lava at his enemy. The torrent of high pressure lava and fire is large enough to cover several town blocks and kill anything that is unlucky enough to get caught in it.
  • Yōgansentō (溶岩尖塔, Lava Spine): This ability creates a pillar of fire and lava that trap an opponent and makes it impossible for them to escape for some time. Koga can create up to ten of these pillars to hold his foes.
  • Enkō no Mai (炎光の舞, Flame Dance): Koga will call out the name of the technique, and then begins to build up flames, firing toward the target in a massive, powerful tsunami-like wave of fire from Ryūjin Koji's blade, in turn incinerating the target.
Koga, eye-shift

The Bankai eye change.

  • Bankai: Torahasami Ryūgenko (虎螯竜拳固, Tiger claws, Dragon fist): In Bankai, the blade of Torahasami Ryūgenko doesn't change at all from it's Shikai state, however, crimson crystals have now grown out from the bottom of the hilt and encased his sword hand. Upon activating Bankai, fire engulfs the area around or below Koga for several kilometers and brings forth an enormous, gray dragon standing at nearly one hundred meters tall. The dragon has the head of a typical Chinese dragon as well as the Chinese dragon's serpentine form. It has four large wings and two arms along it's body. Another noticeable change in Bankai is that Koga's eyes change from sapphire to blood-red or crimson for the duration of the time he is in Bankai. He has claimed that, thought their are similarities in their blades, even Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Ryūjin Jakka would have a hard time handling his lava-type Zanpakutō's Bankai. Torahasami Ryūgenko does not follow the general naming scheme of zanpakutō Bankai. Instead of incorporating a new name to the already existing name, it creates a new name entirely.
Bankai Special Abilities: Torahasami Ryūgenko's Bankai has several additional techniques aside from the abilities of the dragon and the Shikai.
  • Dragon Control: The giant dragon copies the movements of Koga (in a similar manner to Komamura's Bankai) to devastating effect, allowing it to deal out colossal amounts of damage. Its strength is far proportionally greater than that of Koga due to its size. It is strong enough to take an Arrancar's point-blank Cero without being damaged, and could easily smother him with its bare hands. It can also blast flames and lava from it's mouth.
  • Lava Clones: Koga is able to create and mold a large amount of fire and lava into his exact likeness. It is very life-like as it can appear to bleed. He seems to be able to use this power more than once.
  • Hariganshō Tensū (玻璃岩漿点数, Crystal-Magma Points): The crystals encasing Koga's hand break off and float in place around his head. They then spontaneously ignite and are hurled at incredible speeds at a target. After piercing the target's flesh, the burning crystal will then sear and cut internal organs and veins which becomes fatal to the target.
  • Shield of Magma: This ability was first demonstrated in his Bankai, however, he has shown the skill to use it in Shikai also. He will create a burst of magma from the tip of his zanpakutō which spreads out to form an immense shield, shaped like a flower, which then hardens quickly, protecting him from all but the most powerful techniques.
  • Shininohonō (瞋恚の炎, Flames of Rage): This technique is an offense upgrade of the Shikai's Yōgansentō power. It creates a pillar of magma, which seems to erupt from the ground, followed by ten more pillars exactly like it. At Koga's command, the pillars will all launch towards a target, catching it within the middle of them, and incinerate that target.
  • Meramera (めらめら, Bursting into Flames): Considered by Koga to be Torahasami Ryūgenko's most useful ability, it allows him, with a mere gesture of his blade, to convert any oncoming energy attack into magma for his attacks. He has shown the skill to use this power in Shikai as well.
  • Shittonohonō (嫉妬の炎, Flames of Jealousy): Considered to be Torahasami Ryūgenko's most powerful ability, Koga will create tremendous amounts of magma which quickly encircles a target and traps them within a giant sphere of this magma. It incinerates anything inside of it and then hardens, forming a large mass of hardened magma the size of a large mountain, keeping a surviving target, should there be one, forever trapped within.
    • Otaki Yōgan (小滝溶岩, Cascading Lava): In the rare occurrence that someone should survive Shittonohonō, Koga has a fail safe. If the victim escapes, he will immediately convert the large mass of hardened magma back into hot, flowing lava and cause it to be launched down on the foe, in a similar manner to Yōganryū from the Shikai. The amount of this lava is so great that it can effectively fill and destroy a large town with ease. Koga is positive that the heat alone is fatal, but anyone caught in the lava itself is doomed to die a painful death.

References[]

  1. Crisis, Koga's transformation
  2. Conquest of Flowers, Tenyo Tensei vs Vega Montiel
  3. Crisis, Dark Koga vs Seireitou Kawahiru
  4. First Born of the Fallen Ones, Koga Tensei vs Xerxes Averian
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