Zezga Ghemo

"*Paranoia... the fear of the unknown... that was why you reached for your Zanpakuto the moment we crossed paths, is it not? I was merely standing there... yet you had already fixed your intentions in doing battle... therefore I cannot blame myself for what has happened to you, Shinigami...*"

**Zezga Ghemo** (ゼズガジェモ, *Zezuga Jemo*) is an Arrancar who frequently visits Boston.

Due to his actions and role, he serves as the main antagonist of the BATTLE WITHIN Arc.

## Appearance

Zezga is an extremely tall, dark-skinned Arrancar with noticeably large lips. He boasts considerable musculature, such that even his choice in clothing is unable to contain his massive frame. He has dark purple hair trimmed to a buzz cut with a fade on the sides. The remnants of his Hollow mask form an eye piece and half of a helmet on the right side of his head and face, with a horn protruding from the side. He has dark orange eyes and his Hollow hole is located in the palm of his right hand.

## Personality

Zezga has an incredibly deep voice and talks rather slowly, with his voice trailing on after he has completed his statements.

In contrast to his breathren, Zezga has shown himself to be quite wise, often depicted as pondering about the intentions of others. He questions Kenzo Shinzui for immediately confronting him and drawing his hand to his Zanpakuto upon their meeting with one another, inquiring whether it was appropriate of him to "judge a book by its cover".

According to Zezga, a battle is initiated by intentions. The moment that Kenzo had touched his hand to his weapon, he had already shown his intention to fight, and thus Zezga did not feel the need to hold himself from attacking him from that point on. Zezga has shown that he can be a merciless combatant in battle, brutally beating upon Kenzo in their breif battle in Boston. He did not show Kenzo any mercy even after he had ripped the Shinigami's leg off from his body.

Zezga does not seem to hold Shinigami in a particularly well light. He mentions that Shinigami will not hesitate to attack the moment they encounter a Hollow, whereas Hollows will ordinarily not attack a Shinigami unless they have directly incited their wrath. For this reason, Ryujin Suiiki sees some similarities between Zezga and Auburn Roseheart.

## Plot

### BATTLE WITHIN Arc

*Main article: BATTLE WITHIN*

Zezga passes through a Garganta and sets foot into Boston. He closes his eyes and uses Pesquisa to better take in his surroundings. He notices that there are many humans out on the streets that night, due to ongoing sporting events. He then senses the signature of a Shinigami; said Shinigami being Kenzo Shinzui, who wastes little time in confronting Zezga through the use of Shunpo.

Zezga questions Kenzo's intentions for immediately reaching his hand to his Zanpakuto. He considers the Shinigami to be paranoid, while asserting that it is wrong of him to judge him based on how he looks. Nevertheless, Zezga is the first to attack Kenzo, due to believing that Kenzo had already intiated the battle through expressing his intention by touching his sword.

Zezga dominates in his battle with Kenzo, breaking the Shinigami's Zanpakuto and ripping one of his legs off. Even after releasing his Shikai, Kenzo is ultimately no match for Zezga, who defeats him by unleashing consecutive Cero attacks.

Just as Zezga was about to deal the finishing blow to Kenzo, Ryujin Suiiki appears from the shadows and launches a surprise attack on Zezga, with Zezga being unable to detect his presence or even react in time to the attack. Zezga's Hierro, however, protects him completely from Suiiki's kick. Zezga notices the badge around Suiiki's arm, noting he is of Lieutenant rank. However, he proclaims that Kenzo seemed stronger to him from their battle.

As he waits for Gentei Kaijo, Suiiki is utterly dominated in his battle with Zezga, being unable to bypasss his Hierro while also failing to respond to Zezga's superior speed once he begins to use Destello. Zezga proceeds to beat down on Suiiki, who has no choice other than to await the activation of Gentei Kaijo. It takes a full minute for the request to completely go through, and Suiiki admittedly struggles to survive the span of 60 seconds. Zezga inflicts numerous blows upon Suiiki before ultimately grabbing hold of him with his arms. Proceeding to squeeze the life out of Suiiki, Zezga seeks to end him once and for all by launching a point blank Cero throug his mouth, only for Suiiki to dawn his Hollow mask and counter with a Cero of his own at the very last second.

After the Gentei Kaijo request goes through fully, a beam strikes down upon Suiiki, bestowing him with his full power. Along with his Hollowfication, Suiiki releases his Shikai and uses Shunpo to quickly attack Zezga, drawing blood with a cut along his shoulder.

## Powers & Abilities

**Pesquisa** (探査回路, *Probe Circuit*): Zezga demonstrated the ability to use this technique after stepping foot into Boston, utilizing it to quickly determine the location of an incoming Kenzo Shinzui.

**Sonído** (響転, *Sound Ceremony*): Zezga appears to be proficient in the usage of Sonído, using the technique instinctively to quickly appear before Kenzo.

* **Destello** (閃光, *Flash*): Zezga is skilled enough with Sonído to make use of an advanced application known as "Destello". Using this technique, Zezga was able to cross a large distance within a second. Ryujin Suiiki, who was restricted by the restraints of Gentei Kaijo, was unable to react to this level of speed.

**Hierro** (鋼皮, *Steel Skin*): Zezga employs this ability passively, possessing an incredibly resilient exterior likened to armor which he wears around his body. It provides him with considerable defensive prowess, boasting his already impressive durability to new heights. It also enhances his hand-to-hand capabilities by making his punches and kicks heavier. His Hierro, however, is by no means compeltely impenetrable, as a fully powered Suiiki, upon dawning his Hollow mask and releasing his Shikai, was able to cut through it and inflict a bloody wound upon Zezga's shoulder.

**Immense Strength**: Zezga possesses downright superhuman strength. His strength is such that not only could he intercept 3rd Seat Kenzo's Zanpakutō with his bare hand, but also snap the blade in half. He ripped Kenzo's leg off his body by pulling on it. A single punch from Zezga sent Suiiki flying through numerous buildings.

**Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Zezga utilizes his hands and feet as his primary means of combat. He brutally dispatched a Shinigami as trained and skilled as Kenzo using nothing more than his own body. A suppressed Suiiki was also unable to match Zezga's expertise.

**High Spiritual Power**: As an Arrancar, Zezga has a great deal of spiritual power. He was able to overwhelm Kenzo in a contest of spiritual pressure with minimal effort on his part. His reiatsu is purple in color.

* **Bala** (虚弾, *Hollow Bullet*): A technique that fires hardened spiritual pressure, a small Bala created in the palm of Zezga's hand was used by him to obliterate Kenzo's leg. A stray Bala evaded by Suiiki was powerful enough to level and entire building.
* **Cero** (虚閃, *Hollow Flash*): Zezga fires a purple colored Cero from his mouth and can do so in quick succession similar to a Bala. What makes Zezga a noticeably adept user of Cero is the charge time it takes for him to unleash it in that there is not really any at all.

### Zanpakutō

**Amenaza** (脅威, *Menace*): This Zanpakutō looks like a regular katana, but with a hexagonal-shaped guard and a slightly-longer hilt.

* **Resurrección**: It is released by the command **Detonate** (爆轟, *Bakugō*). After releasing his Zanpakutō, Zezga resembles a large minotaur covered in purple fur. His mask grows to cover the top half of his head, horns protruding from both sides. His chest becomes plated in bone-like armor and he grows larger and even more muscular than before.

## Trivia

* Zezga was created on December 11th, 2021.
* Zezga was the author's second Arrancar character to be created on the site.
* Zezga's aspect of death is Paranoia.

## Quotes

* (To Kenzo Shinzui) "*Paranoia... the fear of the unknown... that was why you reached for your Zanpakuto the moment we crossed paths, is it not? I was merely standing there... yet you had already fixed your intentions in doing battle... therefore I cannot blame myself for what has happened to you, Shinigami..*"
* (To Kenzo Shinzui) "*And what makes you assume I ate 'a countless souls'? How can you see me once and claim to know so much about me... how can you judge me just by how I look...*"
* (To Kenzo Shinzui) "*A battle is initiated through intention. Shinigami... tell me truly... if I were in your place... would you spare me?*"

## References

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