Hachigen Ushoda

**Hachigen Ushōda** (有昭田 鉢玄, *Ushōda Hachigen*) is a Visored, formerly the lieutenant of the Kidō Corps under Tessai Tsukabishi. He is usually referred to as **Hacchi** (ハッチ; sometimes translated as "Hutch").

## Appearance

Hachi is a very large and rotund man. He wears an olive-green tuxedo with a yellow bow tie. He has golden eyes, a pink mustache and pink hair with a black cross-bone design in the center. During his time in Soul Society, he wore a long purple mantle over standard Shinigami robes. His hair was styled into two small horns with black tips and he has the emblem of the Kidō Corps in the center.

## Personality

Despite his unusual size, Hachi is actually a very kind and gentle man, quite subservient to the more authoritative members of the Visored and quite often obeys their commands, though with some quiet complaints. He enjoys the company of the equally kind-hearted Orihime Inoue, and is a very polite person, referring to Suì-Fēng as "Captain Suì-Fēng", though he had no need to address her as such, as he is neither her subordinate, nor a member of the Gotei 13.[2] Hachi is also very intellectual and observant during his battles, such as his fight with the *Segunda* *Espada* Baraggan Louisenbairn, where he uses Baraggan's aging powers against him.[3]

## Powers & Abilities

**Kidō Master**: As the former lieutenant of the Kidō Corps, Hachigen is a powerful Kidō master. He is particularly skilled in Bakudō and is able to use Bakudō #99 Kin, fully controlling it without an incantation, though it tires him out when he exerts such high-level spiritual energy.[57][58]

* **Kidō Creation**: After being exiled from Soul Society, Hachigen refined his Kidō skills further to create new spells including alternate types of spells unknown to any other Shinigami. He is frequently tasked with creating various barriers and binding spells that not only conceal, but are capable of hiding Reiatsu. One example of these hybrid spells he has invented is "Hachigyō Sōgai". His barriers are unique, original, and of his own design and cannot be dispelled by standard Shinigami Kidō.[59]

* **Time-Space Barriers**: By his own admission, his new powers are very similar to those of Orihime Inoue's and he likes her company because of this. He is also highly skilled in a form of Kidō-based healing that he calls "Time-Space Regression" (時空退行, *Jikū Taikō*), reminiscent of Orihime's healing ability "**Sōten Kisshun**", he used this skill to restore the completely destroyed Tsubaki, where even Orihime had failed.[60] He is also capable of using barriers as offensive weapons to devastating effect.[33] One example of this is the ability to transfer an object directly into matter using a barrier as a catalyst. In his battle with Baraggan Louisenbairn, Hachigen stopped the decay of his right arm with his barrier and transferred it into the Espada's stomach.[61] Although his power has great destructive potential, Hachigen maintains that his abilities are not meant for combat.[62]

* **Kaidō** (回道, Turn Way): Hachigen is shown to have some proficiency in healing Kidō.[63][64]

**Swordsman**: While a pacifist at heart and preferring Kidō as his primary combat style, Hachi does indeed engage in sword combat when the moment arises. Being a former lieutenant in a formalized military, he was trained in swordsmanship. Lisa has pointed out during their sparring match with Ichigo's body, placing him in a position to engage in sword combat is akin to not actually fighting; he remains noticeably uncomfortable at the prospect of having to engage in sword play.[22]

**Shunpo Practitioner**: While possessing the ability to use flash steps, unfortunately for him, Hachi is not as fast as the other Visored. He becomes noticeably winded, just by trying to keep up with them.[65]

**Great Spiritual Power**: Hachi excels in Kidō which requires considerable reserves of spiritual power as well as control over that power in order to properly cast spells. Being a Visored, Hachi possesses a dual type spiritual energy, part Shinigami and part Hollow. His Reiatsu is orange.[66]

**Highly Perceptive Combatant**: Hachi is very observant of his opponents' abilities and powers, even going as far as to use it against them.[3]

### Zanpakutō

His Zanpakutō has a broad blade and a square shaped hilt. Hachigen can summon it via Kidō.[32]

* **Shikai**: Not Yet Revealed
* **Bankai**: Not Yet Achieved

### Hollowfication

**Hollow Mask**: His mask was first seen as a plain one with goggle eyes, though it was not fully formed yet. It was later fully revealed when the Visored came to fight Aizen. It strongly resembles a traditional Balinese demon mask, with tusks and protrusions from the top. A row of feather-like spikes also stick out from the top of the mask, similar to a Native American headdress.[67].

**Power Augmentation**: While wearing his mask, Hachi's Hollow powers supplement his Shinigami powers, giving him a vast increase in his Kidō abilities.
## Weaknesses

### Hollowfication

**Time Limit**: Hachigen can only maintain his Hollow mask for 5 minutes at a time.

## Quotes

* (To Menos before killing them) "*Now, now, I think we're all getting a bit overexcited. This is not a festival, you know. So let's all quiet down.*"[68]

* "*You don't need a special reason... for two groups of strangers to join forces.*"[69]

* (To Baraggan) "*I have seen your ability and that is exactly why I came here. As long as one does not touch them, all abilities are equal and not deserving of fear.*"[70]

* (As Baraggan's body disintegrates) "*In Soul Society, there is no being with "God" in its name other than the Shinigami. That is why we cannot understand the significance of your words... Please forgive our impiety, oh God of Hueco Mundo.*"[71]

* *What’s important is not “how it should be," but rather “how you want it to be."*[72]

## TMNT X Pokemon

Hachigen Ushoda helps the Turtles as much as he can though he prefers to stay behind and help Mikan with the medical supplies.