Post by Romulus Moon on Dec 2, 2008 11:07:27 GMT -5
Soul Reapers are departed human souls that have gained supernatural powers. Soul Reapers can only be seen by other spiritually aware entities, which excludes most humans. Additionally, they can be injured and die like regular humans, though it takes considerably greater injuries for the latter to occur than it would in regular humans.
All Soul Reapers possess a zanpakut¨ (”ØÆǵ¶, zanpakut¨? literally "soul-cutting sword"), a sword that has a spirit created by their powers. By learning the name of the sword's spirit, Soul Reapers can unlock more powerful forms of their zanpakut¨. The first form, known as shikai (ʼ½â, shikai? "initial release"), changes the swords appearance to better facilitate it special abilities. The second form, known as bankai (…d½â, bankai? "final release"), can only normally be achieved when a Soul Reaper trains with their zanpakut¨ for decades. Once achieved the Soul Reaper can unlock their zanpakut¨'s full potential, increasing their power several times over.
Many Soul Reapers are able to use kid¨ (¹íµÀ, kid¨? literally "way of the demon"), a form of magic that can be performed by reciting a specific incantation. Most of the kid¨ spells seen in the series have been used as attacks, defensive measures, or to bind others, though they can also serve more specialized needs such as healing wounds or communication over long distances. Spells are ranked on a scale of 1 to 99, indicating their complexity and overall power.
Soul Reaper operations are based out of Soul Society, which is the afterlife in Bleach. Travel between the human world and Soul Society is extremely limited and monitored, but some Soul Reapers are stationed in the human world to carry out their duties. In addition, it is a crime for a Soul Reaper to remain in the human world longer than directed. A Soul Reaper's duties include leading wholes (ghosts) to Soul Society in a practice called soul burial (kons¨), and the cleansing of hollows (evil spirits.)
All Soul Reapers possess a zanpakut¨ (”ØÆǵ¶, zanpakut¨? literally "soul-cutting sword"), a sword that has a spirit created by their powers. By learning the name of the sword's spirit, Soul Reapers can unlock more powerful forms of their zanpakut¨. The first form, known as shikai (ʼ½â, shikai? "initial release"), changes the swords appearance to better facilitate it special abilities. The second form, known as bankai (…d½â, bankai? "final release"), can only normally be achieved when a Soul Reaper trains with their zanpakut¨ for decades. Once achieved the Soul Reaper can unlock their zanpakut¨'s full potential, increasing their power several times over.
Many Soul Reapers are able to use kid¨ (¹íµÀ, kid¨? literally "way of the demon"), a form of magic that can be performed by reciting a specific incantation. Most of the kid¨ spells seen in the series have been used as attacks, defensive measures, or to bind others, though they can also serve more specialized needs such as healing wounds or communication over long distances. Spells are ranked on a scale of 1 to 99, indicating their complexity and overall power.
Soul Reaper operations are based out of Soul Society, which is the afterlife in Bleach. Travel between the human world and Soul Society is extremely limited and monitored, but some Soul Reapers are stationed in the human world to carry out their duties. In addition, it is a crime for a Soul Reaper to remain in the human world longer than directed. A Soul Reaper's duties include leading wholes (ghosts) to Soul Society in a practice called soul burial (kons¨), and the cleansing of hollows (evil spirits.)