Aaron Otani

**Aaron Ōtani** *(大谷アーロン)* is a Fullbringer, a pHD student studying at the University of Chicago, and also a Mixed Martial Artist, fighting in the Light Heavyweight Division of the UFC. Secretly, he is an information broker going by the codename of **Neptune,** supplying information to Shinigamis, Quincies, Arrancars and fellow Fullbringers alike.

## Appearance

Aaron is described as a Giant, with an extremely muscular build accompanied by an astounding height for most people. He has long, blonde hair accompanied by a small stubble on the bottom of his chin. He prefers to wear a plain white suit for most of the time, switching to a suit everytime he attends formal events and his internship.

## Personality

He is described as a gentle giant by his friends and peers alike. Aaron is an approachable and friendly man who is rarely seen without a smile on his face. He is carefree and fun loving and also quite flexible, both in real life and negotiations. He is a man who knows what he wants however, and there are lines that he will not cross in real life and negotiations. Resilience is noted as his greatest strength, being a model athlete for his entire life, and faliure is known not to stop or daunt him in any way. He gives off the impression that he knows his way around, and people tend to look for him for advice in general, which he dosen't mind. He knows his allies and enemies both equally well, having met a lot of people over his career, and actively looks out for his friends and allies alike.

Beneath all of that lies a darker side of him. Knowing fundamentally that everyone is out there for themselves and to push themselves up the food chain, he could be manipulative and harsh whenever the situation calls for it. In that mindset he can be quite callous, uncaring and ruthless. However, he would prefer not to get his hands dirty in any scenario, knowing that if he personally takes care of threats, it would harm his reputation. This shows a more tactical side of him, which people tend to underrate due to his appearance.

## History

Aaron Otani was born to an American father and a Japanese mother in ohio, Illnois. He awakened his fullbring when he was a kid, and his father, being a former olympic athlete, encouraged his son's interest in sports. As such, he took up boxing and wrestling, being a 3-time Golden Gloves champion in the former and an Olympic Gold Medalist in the latter. He eventually switched his focus to mixed martial arts, after finishing his degree at the University of Illnois, having been a collegiate champion there and All-American. He signed with the UFC, fighting while simutainously completing his PHD. His record stands at 17-2, with both losses coming at the hands of the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Having split his time between Japan and the US his whole life, it was in Japan where he met Sakamoto Kazuha, who knew him due to his time in the UFC. The two quickly became good friends, due to their common interest in Combat Sports and their status as spiritually aware beings. The two regularly engaged in spars.

He first had his first grasp of information broking at the age of 17, where due to his fullbring he was able to come into contact with the right people and make his way into the scene. Afterwards since, he has been using his fullbring to make more and more conenctions and hence gain more intel around to world, to the point that he is regarded as one of the best in the business. He is well known within the Gotei 13 as a consistent source of information.

## Powers and Abillites

**Combatant:** Due to his extensive background in combat sports, Aaron is a highly capable combatant, having superb achievements in each of the combat sport categories that he has competed in. His style mainly revolves around his powerful wrestling and vicious ground and pound, looking to mix his striking into takedowns before pummeling them into submission.

**Enhanced Physical Attributes:** Having extensively trained in combat sports since his youth, coupled with his fullbring, Aaron possesses physical attributes far above human levels. During his time in the olympics, his physique was noted to be beyond all of his teammates. He is easily able to bend metal, and keep up with a shinigami well versed in shunpo in Sakamoto Kazuha. He holds the record for the most knockouts in the UFC at 15, while having never been dropped or finished in any of his boxing, wrestling and MMA fights.

**Enhanced Speed:** As someone who has mastered their fullbring, Aaron has access to the enhanced speed gained by fullbringers who mastered their fullbring.

### Fullbring

**Le Nexus:** Aaron's fullbring takes form in a watch he wears in his right hand. To release it, he presses on the button on the side of the watch, and by setting the timer to precisely 5.55 minutes.

* ***Fullbring Abillity:*** Le Nexus allows Aaron to comprehend everything he touches as a form of "Language" that he can comprehend for exactly 5.55 minutes. This interpretation of language is extremely detailed. Some examples include computer programming, Structural compositions down to the molecular level, body language, or even basic linguistics. For instance, when he comes into contact with someone, he can instantly break down his target body composition into multiple different sections of languages, such as"reading" the target's heartbeat as to understand what needs to be done to instantly stop it, or predicting his opponent's next moves. This abillity extends to outside of combat, where he can use his breakdown of "Languages" to accurately perform psychoanalysis on his targets, allowing him to more effectively manipulate them and get the best for himself, which he frequently does in business negotiations. He can even use his fullbring on himself, for instance "reading" his own muscles as to understand the best method for them to grow and push past their limits. While extremely effective in one-on one situations, by his own admission this fullbring lacks in crowd control abillites.