Kuchiki Byakuya

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## Summary

Byakuya Kuchiki is a Shinigami of the Gotei 13. He is the current head of the Kuchiki clan. His adopted sister is Rukia Kuchiki.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **7-F |** At least **7-F** | **7-D**

**Name:** Kuchiki Byakuya

**Origin:** Bleach

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** At least 150 years old

**Classification:** Shinigami, Captain of the 6th Division, 28th Head of the Kuchiki Family

**Powers and Abilities:**
 Superhuman Strength and Speed, Pseudo-Flight, Adept Swordsmanship, Kidō
 Adept, Shunpo Master, Barrier Creation (Low-level) (His Bankai can be
used a shield, also can perform Bakudō #81: Dankū)

**Attack Potency:** **City-Block level+** (Created a large blast with Sōkatsui, matched Shikai Ichigo's slashes), **Multi City-Block level+** with his Bankai (Created a creater in his fight with Ichigo, noticeably injured Bankai Ichigo with Senkei), **Small Town level+** with Shūkei: Hakuteiken (Matched Bankai Ichigo’s full-powered Getsuga Tenshō) | **Small Town level+** (Injured R1 Yammy with his Shikai and finished off Zommari with a slash, also severely injured Zommari with Gōkei), possibly higher with with Shūkei: Hakuteiken | **Large Town level+**, likely higher

**Range:** Average human melee range, several hundred meters with Senbonzakura and Kido spells

**Speed:** **Hypersonic** with **Hypersonic+**reactions and attack speed (Can react against Bankai Ichigo even though he can’t keep up with him) | **Hypersonic+**(Is slightly superior than Zommari) | **High Hypersonic+** (Trained at the Royal Palace under ten times the normal pressure of gravity)

**Lifting Strength:** At least **Superhuman**

**Striking Strength:** **Class GJ+**, **Class KT** with Shūkei: Hakuteiken | **Class KT+** | At least **Class KT+**

**Durability:** **Small Town level+** (Withstood a number of attacks, including a Black Getsuga from partially Hollowfied Ichigo, and the final clash with Bankai Ichigo), can also use his Bankai as a shield (Blocked a number of Getsuga Tenshō from Ichigo) | At least Small **Town level+** | **Large Town level+** via powerscaling

**Stamina:** Very High (able to battle competitively for an extended period of time and keep going while sustaining heavy wounds)

**Standard Equipment:** His Zanpakutō, Senbonzakura, Oken Clothing.

**Intelligence:** A highly perceptive fighter, being able to almost immediately determine an opponent's attack patterns and weaknesses. He is also a crafty tactician, as demonstrated from how effectively he uses his Kidō to confuse his opponents. He can discern the motives and abilities of his opponents and effectively uses his knowledge to end the battle in his favor.

**Weakness:** He usually keeps an 85 centimeter diameter surrounding him where the blades of his Shikai and Bankai won’t travel, so as to protect himself from being injured by them. This isn’t a necessity though, as he can bring them into that area if he wants. Can be somewhat arrogant at times.

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

**Shikai**: It is triggered by the command **"Scatter"** (散れ, *chire*)

* ***Shikai Special Ability***:

 In its Shikai, Senbonzakura's blade separates into a thousand tiny,
slender blade fragments, which fly away from the hilt, leaving only the
sword's handle in Byakuya's hand. The release can be negated before it
completes, as seen when Yoruichi Shihōin wrapped the blade in cloth
during Byakuya's short battle with Ichigo. However, if the release
completes itself, Senbonzakura is rendered near unstoppable. While the
blades are supposedly too small to be seen normally, they reflect light
in such a way as to resemble cherry blossom petals. By swinging
Senbonzakura's hilt, Byakuya can control the blade fragments, allowing
him to shred opponents at a distance and break through almost any
defense. The blades can be used for defensive purposes, as they can
protect Byakuya from an incoming sword swing. In order to protect
Byakuya from his own attacks in both Shikai and Bankai, Senbonzakura
possesses a **Hurtless Area** (無傷圏, *mushōken*; lit. "*Woundless Zone*")
 where it does not cut anything within 85 cm of Byakuya unless he
himself allows the blades to enter the area. During Byakuya's training
with the Royal Guard, he obtained a finer understanding of his Shikai,
granting him greater control and the ability to form more solid
constructs at a greater scale.
**Bankai**: **Senbonzakura Kageyoshi** (千本桜景厳, *Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms*):
 Byakuya's Bankai is a much larger version of Senbonzakura's Shikai. To
activate it, Byakuya drops his sword straight down. The sword phases
into the ground, as though it were a pool of water. Energy ripples
expand out, turning the surrounding area dark, and within seconds, two
rows of a thousand giant blades rise up from the ground. Those thousand
swords scatter, and countless flying blades pierce the enemy. No one
knows the exact number of blades generated, and no one can dodge or even
 see the movements of these blades. The number of blades is great enough
 that Byakuya can simultaneously use them for offense and defense. He
commonly forms them into large masses to obliterate opponents
instantaneously. As they move through the air like torrents of waves,
they give the appearance of cherry blossoms flowing swiftly along the
wind. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's defensive use allows Byakuya to cover
himself entirely in these tiny blades, forming a body shield. Unlike his
 Shikai, his Bankai is mentally controlled. While Byakuya can control
the blades with his mind alone, using his hands allows him to do so more
 effectively, making the blades increase in speed threefold. Similar to
his Shikai, its attack is triggered with the phrase *Scatter*.

* **Bankai Special Ability**:

 Byakuya's Bankai has several forms, achieved by arranging the blades in
 different patterns. Each form presents a different advantage, such as
increasing offense at the expense of defense. This variety of techniques
 makes Senbonzakura Kageyoshi extremely versatile. These techniques are
activated by saying the name of the technique, followed by the name of
his Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.

* **Senkei** (殲景, *Slaughterscape*; *Viz* "**Annihilate**"):

 The true form of Senbonzakura. This unites the scattered petals into
complete glowing swords, numbering in the thousands, which form four
rows. These rows float just above each other, and circle around Byakuya
and his opponent in a continuously moving, column-like array. It
abandons defense in favor of a concentrated offense. Though visually
menacing, this form is not meant for attack from all sides; rather, it
concentrates his Bankai into fewer blades, thus increasing his attack
power. While Byakuya can mentally control these swords, he commonly
calls them to his hands for actual melee combat. When in his hand, they
lose their glow, and take the form of his sealed Zanpakutō. While they
seem solid in this state, the swords can just as easily dissipate back
into the multitude of tiny blades they are made up of. It seems to take
fewer blows from a Senkei blade to gravely injure an opponent than the
multiple cuts needed from the unfocused Bankai. Senkei seals Byakuya in
with his enemy, allowing neither combatant to move very far from each
other, though the area is still large enough for maneuverability. The
deadliest aspect of the Senkei form is that it allows for use of all the
 swords at the same attack level, making it a way to effectively defeat
an enemy unaware of the danger of the situation. It is extremely rare
for Byakuya to use this ability, doing so only when he has sworn to cut
down the opponent with his very own hands. Ichigo is the second being to
 ever witness the ability. This technique requires Byakuya's blood to
activate.

* **Gōkei** (吭景, *Mawscape*):

 This form increases the number of tiny blades immensely. It creates a
spherical formation of innumerable blade fragments, which swirl around
the opponent like a cloud before flying into them from every possible
angle, leaving no blind spots and no possibility of escape. It proceeds
to collapse in on itself, obliterating the opponent. When used, it
completely obliterated a very large building from the inside out, and
the resulting shockwave generated by the attack forced Byakuya himself
to Flash Step away.

* **Shūkei: Hakuteiken** (終景: 白帝剣, *Endscape: White Emperor Sword*; *Viz* "**Last Sight: White Emperor Sword**"):This

 condenses each and every one of his blades into a single, potent sword,
 drastically increasing its cutting power. The spiritual energy and
pressure released by this form is immense. The blade appears bright
white, and its aura takes the form of a bird, earning it the name **Hakuteiken** (白帝剣, *White Imperial Sword*;Viz:
 "White Emperor Sword"). Pure white wings form on Byakuya's back, as
well as a halo-like circle, made of concentrated spiritual energy. This
form's blade can create aggravated injuries in a single blow. The wings
can be used for flight.

## Others

**Notable Victories**

**Notable Losses**

-Sesshomaru (Inuyasha) (Likely outdated)

**Inconclusive Matches**

-Vista(One Piece) (Note that Vista could win via powerscaling)

-Roronoa Zoro(One Piece) (Zoro has power advantage while Byakuya has versatility)

**Key: Soul Society Arc | Arrancar Saga | Post Royal Guard Training**