Shall I tell you the difference between you and I? It's level. It's like the story of the monkey trying to capture the moon. No matter how he struggles, it's just the moon's reflection on the water he sees. So he only sinks into the water. Time after time, he sinks. - Captain Byakuya Kuchiki
BYAKUYA KUCHIKI
PL: 13 (290 pts) - OPL: 13 ; DPL: 13
ABILITIES: STRENGTH 4, STAMINA 5, AGILITY 5, DEXTERITY 4, FIGHTING 15, INTELLECT 4, AWARENESS 5, PRESENCE 2
SKILLS: Acrobatics 4 (+9/+15) [Agile Feint], Athletics 4 (+8), Close Combat [Unarmed] 2 (+17), Close Combat [Zanpakuto] 4 (+19), , Deception (+2), Expertise [Kido] 6 (+10), Expertise [Nobility] 4 (+8), Expertise [Shinigami] 9 (+13), Insight 5 (+10) Assessment], Intimidation 3 (+5), Investigation 4 (+8), Perception 4 (+9), Persuasion (+2), Ranged Combat [Kido] 5 (+12), Ranged Combat [Shikai] 6 (+13), Stealth 2 (+7)
ADVANTAGES: Accurate Attack, Agile Feint, Benefit (4) (Status – Head of Kuchiki Clean, Captain of the 6th Division), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll (4), Evasion (2), Improved Critical (2) (Unarmed, Zanpakuto), Improved Initiative (2), Leadership, Luck (Instant Counter) (1), Move-by Action, Ranged Attack (3), Seize Initiative, Takedown (2), Uncanny Dodge
POWERS:
Shinigami Physiology: Immunity 1 (Aging); 1 pt
Spirit Form: Concealment 10 (All Senses, Flaw: Limited [Only in human world], Permanent); 5 pts
Reiryuko (Spiritual Energy): 24 pt array; 28 pts
Kido - Bakudo (Sai/Horin):[/b] Ranged Affliction 12 (Resisted by Dodge, Overcome by Strength/Damage; 1st: Hindered and Vulnerable, 2nd: Defenseless and Immobilized, Extras: Extra Condition, Flaw: Limited to Two Degrees); 24 pts
Kido - Hado (Sōren Sōkatsui): Multiattack Ranged Damage 8 (Extra: Multiattack); 1 pt
Kido - Hado (Sokatsui/Tenran): Cone Area Damage 12 (Extra: Cone Area [60 ft cone]); 1 pt
Reiatsu Release: Burst Area Affliction 10 (Resisted by Will; 1st: Impaired, 2nd: Stunned, 3rd: Incapacitated, Extra: Area Burst [30 ft radius], Extra: Subtle, Flaw: Activation [Move Action]); 1 pt
Spiritual Awareness: Senses 8 (Spiritual Awareness [Mental, Extended], Detect Spiritual Energy [Mental, Accurate, Acute, Ranged, Extended], Enhanced Advantages 1 (Assessment); 1 pt
Hoho Mastery: 14 pt Array; 17 pts
Air Walking: Flight 7 (250 mph); 14 pts
Shunpo (Flash Steps): Speed 7 (250 mph), Leaping 4 (120 ft); 1 pt
Utsusemi: Illusion 12 (Visual and Aural; Flaw: Limited to a Double of Yourself, Resistible); 1 pt
Senka: Teleport 2 (Extra: Turnabout), Enhanced Skills 3 (Acrobatics 6 ranks, Flaw: Limited to Agile Feint]); 1 pts
Zanjutsu: Enhanced Dodge 2 (Flaw: Sustained), Enhanced Parry 2 (Flaw: Sustained), Enhanced Advantage 1 (Improved Defense), (Quirk: Requires sword/Zanpakuto); 3 pts
Zanpakuto: 107 pts traits, Extra: Restricted 2 [Byakuya only], Easily Removable (-42 pts); 65 pts
Konso/Hollow Cleansing: Feature 1 (Konso allows pluses to move on to the Soul Society), Feature 1 (When destroying a Hollow, it allows them to move on to the Soul Society or Hell, depending on the life they lived); 2 pts
Senbonzakura Sealed Form: Piercing/Slashing Strength-based Damage 3, Enhanced Advantage 1 (Improved Critical), (Extra: Penetrating 7); 11 pts
Shikai (Senbonzakura Kageyoshi): Piercing/Slashing Ranged Damage 13 (Extra: Homing, Multiattack, Quirk: Must say Release Name); 39 pts
BANKAI! 54 pts Array, Flaw: Activation [Move Action], Quirk: Must say Attack Name;
Senkei Create 10 (Cage of Swords, Extra: Impervious, Linked, Stationary, Flaw: Activation [Move Action], Limited to entrapping), Piercing/Slashing Damage 15, Enhanced Advantages 2 (Improved Critical 2) (Extra: Penetrating, Flaw: Inaccurate 3); 54 pts, Gōkei Cloud Area Piercing/Slashing Damage 13 (Extra: Area Cloud [15 ft cloud], Secondary Effect); 1 pt
EQUIPMENT:
NONE
OFFENSE:
Initiative +13 (Seize Initiative)
Close Attack +15
Unarmed +17 [Unarmed +4, Critical 19-20]
Zanpakuto +19 [Senbonzakura +7, Critical 18-20]
Senkei +11 [Seneki Senbonzakura +15, Critical 17-20]
Ranged Attack +7
Shikai/Bankai +13 [Senbonzakura Kageyoshi +13, Multiattack]
Kido +12 [Hado+8, Multiattack; Hado (Sōren Sōkatsui) Affliction +12]
Special Attack [Gokei Senbonzakura +13, Area Cloud; Hado (Sokatsui/Tenran) +12, Area Cone]
DEFENSES:
Dodge +17 [DC27] Parry +17 [DC27]
Toughness +9, Fortitude +10, Will +13
COMPLICATIONS:
Honor: As the head of the Kuchiki clan, he has a strong sense of honor and a belief that in order to set an example for his clan and others, all law-breakers must be punished
Power Loss: It takes a lot of spiritual energy for Shinigami to use Bankai and Arrancar to use Resurrecion. As such, it is up to the GM to determine when and if those powers can be activated. Maintaining usage of those powers can eventually lead to exhaustion and inability to utilize those powers until the users' spiritual pressure has a chance to recharge
Relationships: He cherishes the memory of his late wife, he is close to his Lt. Renji Abarai and he is close to his adopted sister, Rukia Kuchiki
Reputation: He conducts himself in a regal and very unemotional manner, leading many to think him arrogant and pretentious
Responsibility: As a Shinigami, he has the responsibility to purify hollows, lead pluses to the Soul Society and uphold the laws of the Gotei 13 as the Captain of Squad 6
Rivalry: Despite resolving their differences, he still sees Ichigo as a bit of an uncultured rival
Abilities 88 + Skills 31 (62 ranks) + Advantages 27 + Powers 121 + Defenses 23 = 290 / 290
Comments: Byakuya was a fun build. All of the Captain and Espada level characters from Bleach are labors of love, for sure but I think they’re worth it if you’re a fan. I looked at several builds of him that have been done in 2E and 3E to see where I wanted him PL wise because I had a good idea of how I thought his powers should work. In the end, made him an extremely accurate PL13 that can lay out just about anyone with his Bankai or Shikai and is pretty close to unhittable except by higher level characters.
And his Bankai is one of my favorites, visually. That cage of flowers and swords just looks cool.
