Rui Asagao

* TYBW
* Post Time-skip
* Pre Soul Society
* TBTP

Rui Asagao (朝顔 涙 , Asagao Rui) , a fragile looking woman not only with a good defense skill but also a talented kidō master. She used to be 6th and then made 5th seat of the 5th Division but got temporarily banished from the Soul Society to the world of humans. After the Tale of the Lost Agent arc and some events she was called back and to her surprise she was made a co-lieutenant of her former 5th Division. Alongside Momo Hinamori she tried to build the 5th back to its feet and made them believe in their new captain, Shinji Hirako.

## Appearance

Rui is quite a tall skinny female with darker skin and light blonde hair. Her eyes are blueish with a hint of yellow/gold, almost like a flower morning glory that she has a last name from. She is really fond of bulky boots with heels and that makes her sometime even taller than her male colleagues.

### Post Time-skip

After her face injury, Rui tried to hide her scar for a while but she realized and decided she must live with it and face all the consequences.

Because of work Rui started to put her hair into a ponytail but since her hair is pretty long and she is mostly late and doesn't have a time, it ends up being an unfinished lazy ponytail. The height of it differs since it tends to slowly fall down to her neck throughout the day.

A short guide to Rui's post time-skip lookHairstyles of the 5thHair down Rui
### Post Thousand Year Blood War arc

While not acquiring any more visible injuries to her face, Rui's left hand got a surface burn.

Because of a fight during the war her choker got ripped and damaged into pieces.

Since her cut side hair grew, she started to tuck it behind her ear.

New hair onsen sketchUpdated refference

## Plot

### Banishment

After events in Fake Krakura Town Rui was retained for a while and after long debates and discussions, she was given the verdict of banishment. Even though she gave in and sided with Aizen for a while, her realisation and help in battle of Karakura helped to save lifes and prevent more damage and possible casualties. Because of this she was partly spared the conventional punishment and instead of it she was sent powerless into the World of the Living and was told that she will repay this grace whenever the Soul Society will need her to serve.

She is not part of the The Tale of the Lost Agent arc but it is called back to the Soul Society around/after Kisuke Urahara's visit.

Rui returned based on a request that was made by Shinji Hirako. He stated that the 5th Division would appreciate some help and a familiar face in a position would give others more belief and confidence.

## Trivia

* Her surname Asagao is the flower morning glory. Her eyes are based on its blue-yellow version.
* Rui's visual is supposed to depict darker skinned beauty and fight the beauty standart.
* Because of her sleeping problems and tiredness, she puts on bright yellow eye-shadow to counter her kind of dark under eyes.
* The scar on her face was supposed to take away her beauty, as that was the only thing she had a pride in.
* She is very fond of human world and multiple its inventions like:
	+ bulky high-heel boots
	+ smoothies & slushies
	+ nail art
* Rui has a lot of arts & crafts hobbies like calligraphy, nail art, sewing and interior design. Later she even picked up baking but because of her slightly mischievous persona people were scared to taste her creations. She loves gingerbread and cupcakes.
* After damages she took during battles in Thousand-Year Blood War, Mayuri Kurotsuchi helped her restore her hairline and hair follicles in her fringe area.
* Rui is ambidextrous so she is using whatever hand she feels like as her dominat one.