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Ishida Uryuu

CHARACTER HISTORY -
As a child, Ishida was trained in the natural born powers he had inherited from his ancestors. His grandfather, Soken, taught the young boy his hertitage, as Uryu's father, Ryuken, did not practice the ways of the Quincy, finding no profit in such a venture. Ishida developed a natural hatred of Shinigami, when they arrived too late to assist his grandfather against a Hollow attack, causing both distrust and disgust with Soul Society.

Ichigo Kurosaki was originally oblivious to his Uryu's existance, though Ishida could sense the power of Ichigo, and was able to see the spirit thread of a Shinigami once Kurosaki had become one. Within school, he has the highest academic standing, as well as being part of the after school Handicraft's Club allongside Orihime. His skill is considered so great, that the girl's will often bring their stuffed animals for him to repair, and has become the stitcher for the damaged animal body of Kon.

While first seeing each other with animosity, due to their polar opposite views and powers, Ichigo and Ishida eventually come to see one another as a potentially powerful ally, and even depend on the other when in a pinch. Uryu has even become a casual member of Kurosaki's in-school clique on scattered occassions. While their personality and opinions continue to clash from time to time, they are more repsectful of each others view.

During the Soul Society Arc, Uryu displayed great power and ability, even going as far as to lose his Quincy powers for the briefest moment to surpass the strength of a Shinigami's Bankai; that of Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had conducted experiments on Ishida's grandfather and many other Quincy. He would go on through the Bount filler arc without any powers, but his intelligence made him an important part of the team.

As the Arrancar Arc continues on, we know that Ryuken, Uryu's father, has taken it upon himself to help restore his son's Quincy Abilities. They were both training in a life or death struggle, which ended with mentally and physically exhausted Uryu, who was then hit exactly 19 mm right of his heart with a spirit arrow. This formed an X Shaped scar on his chest that would bring his Quincy power's back to full use.

PERSONALITY -
Uryu is a compassionate person, though he doesn't like to be thought of that way, much perferring to be seen as a silent, cool guy. Often in situations where he comes to help, he will make an excuse about simply being nearby, though his rambling often gives him away as he blabs the whole story. He is a convicted young man, willing to die for a cause, but it is unknown if he is willing to do the same for another person. A lack of affection from his father, and the death of a mother early in life would render him much more cold than most, and closing off his heart to others for the most part. Though he appears as a loner, he is willing to be social with others if asked, but is not one to intrude where he is not invited.

ABILITIES -
As a member of the Quincy, Ishida inherited his power's genetically from his father, like his father before him. Quincy are seen as destroyers, who completely eliminate Hollows, unlike the Shinigami who purify them and either send them to Soul Society or to Hell. Because of this, they cause great spiritual imbalances by taking many souls out of the process of death and rebirth.

The signature ability of the Quincy is the formation of a bow made of spiritual energy, and arrows made of the same substance. Rather than obtain this power from within themselves, they draw spirit energy in the atmosphere to form solid objects; the skill of the Quincy means greater result. The use of the Sanrei Glove is also used to increase the ability to gather energy, as well as compress the bow into a more solid form. Removal of this glove after it is master will result in a n overflow of power for a short time, followed by the loss of power completely.

Another of the Quincy powers is called Hirenkyaku, and is roughly the equal of the Shinigami's Shunpo. This ability comncentrates spirit energy beaneath the feet of it's user, and propels them with superspeed to their desired location. The Ransotengai, or Heavenly Wild Puppet Suit, is another rare ability of the Quincy, seen in only one out of 2662 studied cases. This ability allows the user to control their body using strings of spirit power, thus allowing them to move even if their limbs have been paralyzed. Given it's obscurity, Ishida can be considered a very skilled Quincy.

Ginto (Silver Tubes) are small silver tubes used to store spiritual energy. They can be used by a Quincy who has lost his powers to perform abilities similar to the Shinigami's Kido by calling out Incantations. Shown abilities include Haizen, a rectangluar cutting beam made using four Ginto; Gritz, used to envelop an opponent in a large symbol to bind them; and Volcore, which creates large blasts used in cushioning impacts.

NAME -
Both Ishida and his father share the common "Ryu" within their name, which may be used as a tie in to their family. Ryuken and his father, in much the same way, share the common "ken" within their name. It may be a tradaitional system within their family to create this sort of tie within their family unit. The name Ishida, can be broken down to form the phase "One Exorcism" which can refer to the fact that no members of the Ishida clan have fought together at one time against the Hollows that they kill.