Kuromori Tenzen
Name: Kuromori Tenzen
Age: Mid to late twenties.
Appearance: Few would consider Tenzen to be a particularly handsome man. His face is hard and angular, his eyes cold and unforgiving and his mouth seems to be permanently stuck somewhere between a grimace and a growl. Other than his facial features he is a moderately tall man, standing a 6ā2 and has a body toned and muscular from many years of training with the sword.
Abilities: Although he considers himself an all-rounder, Tenzen specializes more in HohÅ and Zanjutsu than any of the other styles.
Division: 7
Rank: Lieutenant
Zanpakuto: ēć£ćēåø (KuruttakÅtei / Crazy Emperor). In its basic form the sword is unadorned, and appears as a basic
Shirayasa type katana.
Shikai: In its Shikai form KuruttakÅtei changes very little in appearance, only gaining a saw edge on the backside of the blade.
Passive enhancement: Lacking a proper name due to the passiveness of the ability, KuruttakÅtei automatically enhances Tenzenās physical abilities slightly from the moment his Shikai is released.
ę°øé ć®ęććæ (Eien no Nikushimi / Eternal Hatred): The only ārealā ability of KurattakÅtei is to leave ācutsā in areas that remain in place for a while with each swing, even when the sword in no longer there. It allows Tenzen to create either passive barriers or some slight offensive uses, as the cuts still function like the sword was there, meaning anything that comes into contact with one of the cuts will feel the same effect as if the was actually a sword being swung there.
Release Command: åćå»ć, ēć£ćēåø! (Kirikizame, KuruttakÅtei! / Cut them to bits, Crazy Emperor!)
Despite his hard features and unforgiving eyes, Tenzen is a kind person, but with a habit of going overboard. He is hard working and expects the same from all other Shinigami around him, but especially those of Division 7. Due to the more anti-social nature of his captain, Tenzen makes doubly sure to be the face of Division 7ās leadership, always being the first to arrive at training sessions or meetings and the last to leave. During these training sessions he works those under his command to the bone, though this has given him the reputation of being a harsh taskmaster, he does it because he truly cares for them and wishes for them to learn the skills needed to survive through the pain of training.
As a person he rarely seems to relax, instead appearing to constantly be on edge and stressed. Both his mannerisms and his physique reflect this greatly. He is somewhat quick to anger and yell at others for perceived shortcomings, but also is quick to forgive and realize his own shortcomings. The few times he does let loose is when he is away from his day-to-day duties as a Lieutenant, which, due to the fact he severely overcompensates for his mysterious and often absent captain, is almost never.
He is also something of a chronic worrywart, prone to overanalysing situations and unnecessary concern for both his soldiers and his captain. Although it is one of his more debilitating character traits, as it can shock him into inaction when forced to make a decision between two things he worries about, according to the soldiers under his command it is also one of the most endearing ones and the one that leads them to forgive him whenever he goes overboard during training.
Tenzenās life before dying was a mostly boring one. He worked a common job at the lower ranks of a big company and did very little with his life. The only thing that set him apart from the rest was his insistence that he could see ghosts, a claim that was dismissed by all who ever met him as a bad joke. His death, caused by a traffic accident, stirred little attention from anyone beyond a few relatives, who were quick to forget him.
Due to his mostly useless life in the real world, Tenzen set out to make the most of his second chance in soul society. He worked hard and became something of a leader in Rukongai, before he was discovered by Shinigami, who suggested his Reiryoku might be high enough for him to become a Shinigami and to join the Gotei 13.
His time at the academy was a mostly uneventful one, with Tenzenās only claim to fame being his passion during training sessions and other lessons. When he graduated and was accepted into the Gotei 13, he was placed in the 11th division due to his lack of skills in KidÅ and preference for sword fighting. Although he did not fit in with his more aggressive squad mates, he decided to say due to the harsh training sessions of the division.
His time in the 11th division was a mostly uneventful one, marked with only one event of significance. What was to be a simple hollow extermination mission turned sour, when multiple hollows appeared and attacked the squad of rookie Shinigami and their single more experienced supervisor. The supervisor was killed first by the surprise attack, leaving the rookies to fend for themselves, a situation that quickly descended into anarchy and wouldāve descended into slaughter, had Tenzen not, at that very moment that he and his squad mates stared death in the face, learned the name of his ZanpakutÅ. With a little luck and the element of surprise on his side, Tenzen managed to destroy the hollows that attacked him and return with a mostly intact squad of rookies.
His feats during this battle saw him rise to the position of 6th seat, but would also see him come into conflict with his squad mates of the 11th Division. He began actively practicing all forms of combat available to Shinigami and encouraged others to do the same. This attitude did not sit well with the physical combat orientated 11th Division and he soon saw himself transferred to the 7th Division, where he would continue his practice of training hard and forcing others to train just as hard. Eventually his attitude and skill in leadership ensured he rose to the rank of Lieutenant of the 7th Division.
