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Description Mazawa Amon

Position: Captain of Squad Two

Personality: Serious to a fault, may have never laughed. He is extremely dedicated and, after some training, highly scrict and self-disciplined.

Abilities: Skilled in all Shinigami arts, but his particular strengths are Shunpo and Hakuda (his Shunkou is the best in Soul Society's history). The manacles on his wrists function much in the same way that Kenpachi's eyepatch does, except it's a move he only gets to use once.

Zanpakutou: In its pre-release form, it takes the shape of the average katana. This is the form that Mazawa uses most often; he prefers to not release his zanpakutou because he feels that the abilities it possesses are an unfair and unnecessary advantage in battle. However, when he does use it, it is quite formidable. He releases shikai by saying, "Sleep, Hakuen." The translation for this name is "White Smoke," which is exactly what the zanpakutou begins to produce once it takes the form pictured here. This smoke is a drug. It inhibits the mind, makiing any opponent who inhales it lethargic and unfocused. Mazawa is unaffected because he has developed an immunity to the substance, which took several years. Perhaps the worst part about this ability is that the drug is highly addictive, which makes his bankai quite cruel. Once released, it takes the form of a much larger more wicked-looking blade which litereally does no more than intimidate his enemy. The true transformation is that the blade condenses all of the released drug from the environment (including from within his opponents) into a liquid that is only on the blade itself. The enemy, having become addicted to the substance, goes through withdrawals, making them quite shaky and anxious. They begin to crave the drug so much that they seek to be cut by Kanjinyume Hakuen ("Vital Dream White Smoke) and usually end up begging for wounds and even death. The spirit form of his zanpakutou is an emaciated, grimey old man who is is always tinkering with little gadgets and toys. He's a bit crazy but in an amusing way.

Background: Being the favorite OC I have ever dreamt up (which is saying something; I have like sixty) he has quite a detailed background. He was first accepted into Squad Six as a Fifth Seat Officer. He excelled, but the rest of his squad was also particularly strong, so it was difficult to advance. So he jumped at the chance to participate in a very dangerous mission. A member of one of the noble families, a princess, was abducted by hollows and taken to Las Noches. A small squad was spared to retrieve her. In Hueco Mundo, however, the team was quickly dispatched. Only Mazawa survived, and he became a test subject. During the process, he was transformed into a vaizard, a power that he never truly gained control of, but he only ever succumbed to it twice is his long life, and both times it worked favorably for him, according to his plans. He was bound by reiatsu-surpressing chains, but after a few years, he mustered up the strength to break free. He then located the princess, who was also being used as a test subject (chosen for possessing an unusually rare type of reiatsu) and managed to escape to Soul Society. He never removed the manacles on his wrists though. He kept them both as a reminder of his imprisonment and as a trump card in battle, for, if removed, he could experience a great swell in power. His return was highly celebrated (though he never revealed that he had become a Vaizard to his superiors), and, as a gift, the noble family offered him an honorary positions as a Royal Guard. The blue cape he wears is that very uniform, and he only takes it off to spare it damage in battle. He was then offered many lieutenant positions, but he only desired one, beneath Captain Soi Fong. He greatly admired her skills and leadership style, but at first she refused. She did not want to take an apprentice without a special ops background. However, once Mazawa proved himself by defeating her lieutenant at the time without even using his zanpakuto, she accepted him. After several years, Soi Fon felt he was ready to take a newly opened captain's position, but on the grounds that he had not yet achieved bankai, the Captain Commander refused. She sent Mazawa, instead to challenge Kenpachi for his position. The battle would have ended in mazawa's favor, except before he could thoroughly defeat Zaraki, the Captain Commander intervened. He then relieved Soi Fong of her captainhood for disobedience. At that moment, Mazawa requested his master's position on the grounds that he defeated her as well. The Commander agreed. They agreed to a hands-only battle, where Mazawa proved that his Shunkou had exceeded that of his master, and of hers as well. He won by using a hidden dagger, a sneaky tactic that he had since then refused to use. Soi Fong was proud, though, that he had put his pride aside to achieve his goal. After that, Mazawa did not even allow them to make his own personal haori. He simply wears Soi Fong's around his waist. Later, after the collapse of Seireitei (this is part of the fanfic I would like to wirte someday) he becomes the most famous general of the Shinigami Wars.

The lineart was done by and bleach belongs to Kubo Tite.
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Comments: 38

ShonenJUMP3000 [2012-12-24 20:51:19 +0000 UTC]

Great detail on this character love the colors

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Yakunobu In reply to ShonenJUMP3000 [2013-01-03 23:48:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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AquaRising7 [2012-07-07 23:20:58 +0000 UTC]

Dude i LOVE Bleach! And 2nd company no doubt :3 I love it!

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Yakunobu In reply to AquaRising7 [2012-07-08 04:39:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. It's my favorite of the thirteen companies.

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AquaRising7 In reply to Yakunobu [2012-07-08 06:12:16 +0000 UTC]

My favorite companies are 10, 11, 13, and 6
Shiro~Chan <3 x3

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Yakunobu In reply to AquaRising7 [2012-07-08 17:55:55 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that seems to be the case for a lot of people. Mine are two, eight, and nine.

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AquaRising7 In reply to Yakunobu [2012-07-09 06:07:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh! have you read the newest Bleach?

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Yakunobu In reply to AquaRising7 [2012-07-09 21:31:51 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I read it every week.

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AquaRising7 In reply to Yakunobu [2012-07-10 05:20:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm on full blown fan-girl mode! xD I love the fact that the quincies can't take Ichigo's Bankai <3 :3
I pretty much died when the Quincy caged up Ichigo, I'm like "What?!?! NO!!! DAMN IT!!"
But on the other side Ichigo always wins with the help from the soul society x3

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Yakunobu In reply to AquaRising7 [2012-07-11 01:28:36 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome that you still get so excited over Bleach. It doesn't work for me anymore. I used to go crazy over it too, but ever since the time skip, I feel like Kubo has lost his touch. That's why I want to write my own fanfic. I just can't find the time or an atist to draw my characters.

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AquaRising7 In reply to Yakunobu [2012-07-11 01:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Every time I update my app for the newest chapter, Bleach is the first thing I read! followed by Fairy Tail, Naruto, and One Piece!
I'd LOVE to see some of your work! :3 I'm a huge fan of fan fiction

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Yakunobu In reply to AquaRising7 [2012-07-11 02:07:08 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully at some point. It's a large undertaking.

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AquaRising7 In reply to Yakunobu [2012-07-11 03:01:19 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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heaven101fosho [2012-05-18 05:47:22 +0000 UTC]

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ur oc is HOT! great work of art!

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Yakunobu In reply to heaven101fosho [2012-05-19 03:46:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like him. And thanks for the favorite!

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heaven101fosho In reply to Yakunobu [2012-05-19 21:26:31 +0000 UTC]

i do! im so going crazy to who he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a lot of what type of characters of who he is! and ur welcome!

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JebusTheSaviour [2011-04-24 05:26:10 +0000 UTC]

Hey, Amazing drawing and I love the orginality of the Shikai and Bankai. Will we being seeing his bankai anytime soon??

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Yakunobu In reply to JebusTheSaviour [2011-04-24 18:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the compliment. The drawing, though, was by Vin. I only colored it and thought him up. I do plan to commission another lineart for him someday, but it will probably not be his Bankai, actually. Like his bio says, it is rare for him to resort to Bankai, and the way it feels is more significant than the way it looks, so when I do do Mazawa again, it will probably feature his Shunkou or perhaps his Vaizard form or both.

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JebusTheSaviour In reply to Yakunobu [2011-04-26 01:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Ah I see, oh and thank you for the welcome, I viewed art here regularly so I decided to become a member. However its unfortunate that we wont be seeing his Bankai anytime soon. I know I've already said this, but what the hell, wouldnt hurt to say it again. The drawing itself is incredile, but the true beauty, in my opinion the best part about it the orginality of his abilities. I mean, I would never have though of an ability like, so I hope you post more of this kind of stuff .

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Yakunobu In reply to JebusTheSaviour [2011-04-26 19:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you. For some reason, coming up with abilities for zanpakutou is a gift of mine. usually when I dream up an OC, I think of the zanpakutou first and the character follows. I want to post more soon. I have about fifteen or so that I want to commission from Geofffffff.

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Bozen-Suitchi [2011-01-15 02:53:59 +0000 UTC]

I love the creativity!

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Yakunobu In reply to Bozen-Suitchi [2011-01-15 05:06:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much.

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DeviantStinxArt [2010-11-27 17:23:15 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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Yakunobu In reply to DeviantStinxArt [2010-11-27 17:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you.

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steel-fang [2010-11-26 13:11:00 +0000 UTC]

wow Nice over all design and kick ass sword.

Thats an insane zanpakuto power concept and a compelling background story :D Nice work!

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Yakunobu In reply to steel-fang [2010-11-26 23:56:49 +0000 UTC]

Well, thanks. He's my favorite so I'm glad you like him so much.

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Cloverfield-Monster [2010-09-10 08:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Very creative...I admire the sword the most because it's sick and I feel this deserves attention haha. Well done indeed

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Yakunobu In reply to Cloverfield-Monster [2010-09-11 04:05:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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rem-yuski [2010-07-24 15:39:06 +0000 UTC]

He's got a cool set up. very unique~ XD

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Yakunobu In reply to rem-yuski [2010-07-25 04:17:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much.

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rem-yuski In reply to Yakunobu [2010-07-25 15:54:46 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome.

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straightupcrazy [2010-07-02 21:57:59 +0000 UTC]

The sword is definitely cool. But the idea behind the character got me. and the fact that he looks cooler then many other characters I've seen also helps. Nice one Yakunobu.

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Yakunobu In reply to straightupcrazy [2010-07-03 03:49:58 +0000 UTC]

So good to hear. I'm glad you like him. He's my pride and joy, though my other OC's are nothing to sneeze at either. In fact, I'm trying to work out a deal with Geofffffff to make the rest of them.

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straightupcrazy In reply to Yakunobu [2010-07-03 20:08:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Now that's something to look forward too. Geofffff is one of my fav artists, although I'm pretty sure everyone else loves his art too. If you do manage to work something out, it'll be amazing. I'm excited for it now dude, because that's going to be one dangerous peace of art.

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Yakunobu In reply to straightupcrazy [2010-07-04 03:53:38 +0000 UTC]

Many dangerous pieces of art, to be sure. Thanks a lot, man.

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straightupcrazy In reply to Yakunobu [2010-07-04 08:35:59 +0000 UTC]

no problem dude.

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Jaricko [2010-07-02 05:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Nice sword. I do not know why but I love seeing drawings with rather interesting and unique sword concepts.

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Yakunobu In reply to Jaricko [2010-07-02 05:47:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I wish I could take full credit, but Vin really did an awesome job with it. my idea was much simpler, but yeah, I really like the way it turned out.

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