[SIZE="2"]Name: Matthew McCloud
Age: 19
Appearance: [URL="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/AnimePhotoGallery/Anime/Anime%20Guys/GaiaCharacter.jpg"]Matthew[/URL]
Personality: Is normally quiet, and very supportive of his captain, but it?s not the normal loyalty observed by most vice-captains. He is silently infatuated with his captain, and thus would do almost anything for her. This also explains why he?s a vice-captain who has the ability to use Bankai, being that he does not wish to leave her, so he has kept it a secret.
Squad Number Captain/ Vice Captain: Vice captain 3rd squad (figured we needed at least one)
Zanpakuto Name: Blütenblattwächter , Petal Guardian in German
Shikai: Is almost painfully similar to captain Byakuya Kuchiki?s Senbonsakura, but with one major difference. Whereas Captain Kuchiki?s sword was used primarily for attacking, Petal guardian is for defensive purposes. It can be activated by using one of three command words.
Dance: Causes the sword to scatter into the thousand blades, and float about. The blades can either be directed without movement, or can be directed faster with the use of one?s hands.
Swirl: Calls the blades to him or a person of his choosing. This creates a bladed shield around the target, protecting them, and harming anyone who comes into contact with the shield.
Soar: Causes the blades to surge angrily towards the designated target. This is his one and only attack move, and once the target is designated, the petals will follow it until they make contact. This technique requires no concentration after designating the target.
Bankai: Fluttering Petal Guardian. Increases the speed of every ?petal? making the blocking of even the fastest attacks possible, but during Bankai the effects of the commands changes.
Dance: The floating blades coalesce into small shields about one foot in diameter. Though flexibility is lost in the transformation, the defensive power is increased tenfold.
Swirl: The shield transforms into an armor-like array of petals around the target. The petals automatically block or attack anything that comes within ten feet of the target. The petals can be manipulated by Matthew during this time, and thus it is more useful when he wears it.
Soar: The shields change into scimitars, a common eastern style blade made for parrying, and begins to rotate at high speeds. Once the target is designated, no concentration is needed, unless Matthew wishes to change their direction in their pursuit. Is still the only attack move capable of this Zanpakuto.
Bio: Was born in the soul society into a prominent family, whose origins are centered in Germany. His mother was a member of this family, but she fell for a young vice-captain from a Scottish family. Though he shares a last name with his now deceased father, he is raised by his family, and for the most part is treated just like the other members in the generation he belongs to in his family. He entered the 13 court guard squads in squad three, and has worked his way up to a vice-captain seat due to his skill. Early on, however, he developed his infatuation with his captain, and thus his rise to power was halted.
(I added the infauation thing as a last minute explanation as to why a vice-captain can use bankai, and i thought it would be funneh.. heh[/SIZE]