Tetsuyama Kobushi

Tetsuyama Kobushi is a shinigame in the 13th division. A buddhist monk in his past life, he still retains traces of his old faith in his current incarnation. Among one of the veteran officers of the division, he has been a shinigami for nearly three hundred years, around a hundred and fifty of which he has held the rank of 10th seat in the division.

## Appearance

Standing at well over nine feet tall and coming in at around six-hundred and fifty pounds of solid muscle, Tetsuyama strikes an imposing figure compared to the average shinigami. He is an extremely heavyset man with broad shoulders and arms as large as many people's legs. Overall his body is mostly muscle, though he retains a slight pot belly as he is more of a powerlifter than a bodybuilder.

He sports mid-back length messy blonde hair, which is kept in a loose ponytail most of the time. It is generally held in place by a short length of dark rope. Tetsuyama has a relatively square chin and a flat face. His rather pale skill accentuates his brown eyes, provided a noticeable contrast upon closer inspection.

While he wears the normal shinigami Shihakushō when on duty, he doesn't wear the common white underclothing that most of his fellows wear underneath. He instead opts to down a skintight, albeit flexible, black undershirt with a hefty collar that is visible from underneath the robes. Red thread is used to stitch together this shirt, which is visible on the collar edges as well. He wears his zanpakuto through his Thirteenth Division red obi on his left hip, denoting that he is generally right handed. He generally wears the standard

When not in uniform, Tetsuyama generally wears an open vest over his normal undershirt while completing the outfit with a loose pair of light blue pants. He also generally walks around in traditional wooden sandals, also called geta.

## Powers & Abilities

As a 10th seat officer of the Thirthteenth division, Tetsuyama has the authority to command any shinigami within the division below his rank. He is also an expert in the Tekkōken Style of Martial Arts.

### Innate Abilities

* **Average Spiritual Power**:

* **Enhanced Strength**:

* **Enhanced Durability**:

### Shinigami Abilities

* **Hakuda Expert**:

* Setsudan (切断,Severance)

* **Kido Pracitioner**:

* **Zanjutsu Practicioner**:

* **Shunpo Practicioner**:

### Zanpakuto

**Rokudō Juzu** (六道数珠, Six Realms Rosary): This sword takes the form of a normal length katana with a perfectly circled guard. A spiral marks the guard itself. The handle is wrapped in red cloth highlighted with yellow strings. Due to Tetsuyama's size, this blade is generally considered a Wakazashi to him.

* **Shikai**: Rokudō Juzu's release command is "Pray for Salvation"(救いを祈る, Sukui Wo Inoru). When activated, this shikai takes the form of a series of prayer beads wrapping around his arm in six loops before tying off at Tetsuyama's shoulder. Adorning this chain are six charms, each one inscribed with the name of one of the six realms of Samsara. During the wrapping of Tetsuyama's arm, the arm itself also takes on Zanpakuto like properties, leading the arm itself to be considered part of the Shikai.

**Shikai Special Ability**: The power of this shikai lets Tetsuyama apply attributes from the six realms of Samsara to his right arm. By activating one of the charms, which is signified by the charm glowing with a pale fire, Rokudō Juzu is capable of imprinting the ability into his arm, allowing him to use the ability associated with the realm. Only the wrapped arm and the beads of Rokudō Juzu gain this benefit, the rest of Tetsuyama's body is unehanced by the weapon. As of this time, Tetsuyama is only aware of how to use two of the six realms, the Naraka and Preta realms. Tetsuyama is only capable of activating a single power at a time and must deactivate one before activating another.
* **Naraka Realm**:

* **Preta Realm**: While many associate the Preta Realm with the hunger of its denizens, many overlook that it is a realm of ghosts. While this realm is active, this power allows Tetsuyama's arm and the beads wrapping it to phase through all forms of matter and barriers with the soul exception of living tissue. This means while the arm would pass through a sword raised in defense, it would slam hard into the body behind it.

* **Animal Realm**:

* **Human Realm**:

* **Asura Realm**:

* **Deva Realm**:

* **Samsara**:

* **Bankai**: *Not Yet Achieved*

## Trivia

* The artwork from this character is based on Ken Masters from street fighter. The image used in his profile was created by a user named Seimo and was posted on twitter.