Toko

**Toko** (*兎子, Lit: Rabbit child*), originally named **Pika** (*After the Pika Animal*), is a Hollow originating from Hueco Mundo who currently lives/hides in Rukongai. They presently attend Shin'o Academy as a means to further their goals.

## ***History***

### **Background**

Toko has arrived in soul society bearing a Spatha at an unspecified moment in time. She is involved with the black market due to her dependence on the Pills they sell which allow her to pass off her Reiryoku as that of a normal Plus and for maintenance of her Reigai which allows her to replicate kido and other abilities using her hollow nature.

## ***Abilities***

### **Attributes and Hollow Powers**

Toko is a hollow and possesses the standard physical abilities attributed to hollows namely, increased strength, speed, endurance and myriad other random powers. She *used to* possess **High-Speed Regeneration** but she has sacrificed this ability to her Spatha to instead acquire the ability to shape shift between a **Hollow Form** and **Humanoid Form**, she still retains the ability to some extent but it is much slower. Her hollow form in specific also grants her enhanced hearing due to her large ears.

She is also capable of using **Cero** as an offensive technique. Her cero is very narrow and concentrated making it not very useful for aoe techniques instead being better suited for single targets. She can shoot it from her clenched fist (hovering above it) or her fingers but when she charges it up it appears in the shape of an arrowhead rather than a ball and as it collects energy it forms only two arcs reminiscent of a bow or a crossbow. Her reiatsu and her cero are both teal.

**Escondidas** is the unique innate hollow ability of Toko and it allows her to hide her Reiryoku to such an extent as to appear like she has no Reiryoku at all, it works based off of her fur. She has used this ability in her past to seal 99% of it to make it so her Reiryoku is so small that it can't be identified as that of a Hollow. If she hides all of her Reiryoku she effectively loses her presence and can only be detected by sound and sight. Combining this ability with Cero allows her to use **Cero Escondidas** a special Cero that possesses no apparent spiritual pressure and can be charged from stealth.

In a roundabout way Toko has sacrificed her ability to separate the soul from a human body and her hollow acidification for the ability to produce an extremely powerful and quick acting glue, an ability named **Goma**. This glue is practically invisible for everyone except Toko who possesses a supernatural sense for its presence. She can also predictably produce a solution that makes the glue lose its useful effects entirely and evaporate into inert reishi.

### **4 Shinigami Fighting Styles**

Toko as a Hollow finds it hard (if not impossible) to learn all 4 of the Shinigami Fighting Styles because of her nature.

She fails considerably at **Hoho** and **Hakudo** because her hollow nature makes it hard for her to focus on precise and methodical movements like a plus or a human can. Because her baseline speed and strength as a hollow are above normal she is able to pass those classes by relying on her stats primarily and overwhelm her opponents with a wild and unpredictable style and bizarre movement patterns instead of actual skill.

Toko has absolutely no talent for **Zanjutsu**, being a Hollow she prefers fighting using her natural weaponry and the only weapon she can reliably use with Zanjutsu is her Spatha **Hitoritabi** which is a Tanto of below average lenght. She uses her Spatha as a substitute for her "claws" and fights with it much like a wild beast would.

It was once actively **impossible** for Toko to learn **Kido** as a Hollow, but after acquiring a Kidoto from a recommendation from her Kido teacher Yuka she has become able to use Kido. Surprisingly Toko seems to specialize in Bakudo of all aspects, the following are Kido she knows.

* **Bakudo #1 Nagi** *(凪, Lull)* - This special Kido suppresses intense urges and overpowering instincts returning oneself or a target to a neutral more relaxed state. It is particularly effective on Hollows.
* **Bakudo #1 Nagi** - This Bakudo forces one to move their hands behind their back, Toko can modify it to perform different movements.
* **Hado #1 Sho** - This Hado creates a fast moving bolt of energy that pushes what it impacts.

## ***Spatha/Zanpakuto: Hitoritabi***

***Hitoritabi*** (*一人旅:, Lit: Solitary Journey*) is the Spatha of Toko which she uses in place of, and disguises it as, her **Zanpakuto**. It's original name is **Habitum** (*Latin: Disguise/Habit/Practice*) but as a Spatha the sword has no preference for any name because it is devoid of sentience. It is a tanto with a teal handle and sheath.

Because it is a Spatha Toko is able to use it to shapeshift, namely into a humanoid form as a means of concealing herself. Furthermore to keep the charade she lies about her abilities claiming **Las Escondidas** is her Shikai ability and her magatama techniques (the Second one) are merely an extension of its functionality of "cloak and dagger".

### *Primum/Shikai*

It is triggered by the command **Kakusu** (*かくす, Lit: Hide/conceal*). When in **Primum** form it, much like a shikai, changes its shape by splitting itself in two and changing its appearance into a small collection of knives.

The special ability of Hitoritabi is that it provides a buff to Toko by giving her greater **control of herself**, or as she calls it, conceal her true nature. Put more precisely the Shikai provides a direct means to control both her Hollow impulses and her Hollow abilities and save them as techniques, making it a **Arcana** type Spatha because it grants her the ability to improve techniques and herself. The actual method in which this works is imprinting on Toko's body a magatama tattoo, which permanently allows her to access a specific method of control, a technique so to peak. In this way, like **Zangetsu**, it is also a type of permanently activated Shikai the only difference between most is that the blade portion of the ability can be sealed independently of the ability it gives.

* ***Magatama - Fuck Chant*** : She begins the series already bearing this Tattoo which is what allows her to even function in soul society. It provides her with a technique to seal her Hollow impulses at inopportune times by chanting or keep them at bay by saying fuck regularly.

## ***Weaknesses***

Toko is powerful but she possesses a number of weaknesses. Her primary weakness is simply the fact she is a Hollow and is thus gated from progressing normally, she must do so by evolving as a Hollow rather than simply getting stronger like a Plus or a Human.

## ***Other Equipment***

Toko is in the possession of a **Reigai** which she uses when she attends the Academy. She also carries with her pills which allow her to mask the nature of her Reiryoku.

## ***Gallery***

First Humanoid AppearanceHollow FormPrimum/ShikaiUltimus/BankaiTōko as an AdjuchasCasual Outfit

## ***Trivia***

* This character is originally portrayed by Assassin of Black/Jack The Ripper from the Fate Franchise.
	+ Later on she is instead portrayed by UMP45 from Girls Frontline.
* Her Hollow forms are credited to Zesty does things of tumblr fame.