Rukia Kuchiki
Profile
Age: 19
Birthday: January 14 (Capricorn)
Nickname: Snow Woman
Status: Active
Color: Regalia Purple
Gender: Female
Traits
Species: Human
Blood Type: A
Handedness: Right
Complexion: Fair
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Purple
Aura Color: White
Semblance: Freeze
Height: 4'8½"
Weight: 73 lbs
Professional Status
Affiliation: Beacon Academy (Currently), The Kuchiki Family (Currently), Beacon Student Council, Vacuo combat school (Formerly), Atlesian combat school (Formerly)
Team: IURR
Partner: Rukia Kuchiki
Occupation: 3rd Year Student of Beacon Academy (Currently), Treasurer of the Student Council, Vacuo combat school student (Formerly), Atlesian combat school student (Formerly)
Personal Status
Hometown: City of Atlas, Atlas (Currently), Hound's How, Vacuo (Formerly)
Relatives: Byakuya Kuchiki (Adoptive Brother), Ginrei Kuchiki (Adoptive Grandfather), Sojun Kuchiki (Adoptive Father), Hisana Kuchiki (Older Sister†)
Additional Info
Likes: Chappy, drawing, Byakuya, anything rabbit
Dislikes: People who disrespects her drawings
Special Skills: Acting
Weaknesses : Hot areas
Rukia Kuchiki is a 3rd year student of Beacon Academy. Her weapon of choice is the Ice Dust Crystal Katana (IDCK), Sode no Shirayuki.
Rukia came to Beacon two years prior to the story and is a member of Team IURR, consisting of Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryuu Ishida, and Renji Abarai. As part of the Mentorship Program, Team IURR are assigned to Team RWBY.
Appearance
Still petite, of course. I've been debating what hairstyle to use for her. So, what I chose is that her hair is longer than her original hairstyle but shorter than her 10 year timeskip style. With most of her outfits, except for sleepwear, she wears the Kuchiki Family kenseikan to keep the right side of her bangs in place
Combat Attire: She wears a white kimono top with shortened sleeves, a hakama skirt colored blue that fades to a shade of purple and reaches to her knees, and a pale yellow-green obi. She wears white finger-less tekko that extends above her elbows, white above-knee tabi socks and pale lavender zori-styled shoes. Her hair is propped similar to a samurai top knot (example is Speed o' Sound Sonic), which is held with a pale lavender barrette with the Kuchiki Family symbol. Underneath her tekko is are arm bracers that are given to certain Kuchiki Family members that contains Dust that she uses to perform various techniques from rings on her index and middle fingers (a reference to Kido). Her emblem is on her skirt.
Alternate Combat (Miko): She wears a white sleeveless kimono top with detached white kimono sleeves and a pale pink obi. Her periwinkle hakama shorts matches her geta-style heels and tabi socks. She still wears her tekko and the Kuchiki Bracers. Her hair is in the same style as the Original.
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Training/Gym: A purple sports bra, dark purple shorts, and white shoes.
Uniform (Cool Weather): She does wear the blazer, the white shirt is long-sleeved, and she wears calf-high black stockings and her hair is in its topknot.
Uniform (Hot Weather): She doesn't wear the blazer and vest, the white shirt is short-sleeved, and she wears calf-high black stockings and her hair is in its topknot.
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Pajamas: Matching long-sleeved sleep shirt and bottoms, a light teal color with images of a poorly drawn bunny head and her hair is in a bun in a cloth. She also has matching bunny slippers.
Personality
Modest
Lady-Like
Good actress
Is a little hot-blooded
Though level-headed
Brief History
Her life before meeting her childhood friend, Renji, at the age of 8 is a mystery. Even to herself. She was found unconscious outside of Hound's How by Renji with only the memory of her name. She taken by Renji and his parents, Kurenai and Raiden. Five years later, she and Renji attends a combat school. A few months later, she is adopted into the elite Kuchiki Family, transferring to a different school in Atlas, after some encouraging from Renji.
For a time, Rukia struggled with her new status. The only other person she could emotionally confine with was the Huntsman, Kaien Shiba, who frequents Atlas combat schools to give advise to students. He, and his wife, Miyako, was eventually assigned to protect Rukia (much to her chagrin) as they ventured to an area about some strange disturbances. There, they were attacked by a Grimm called Metastacia. The Grimm killed Miyako first before it went on to possess Kaien. Rukia, 16 years old, was forced to Kaien in order to kill Metastacia.
Weapon
Sode no Shirayuki
Class: Ice Dust Crystal Katana (IDCK)
Type: Dust, Melee
Weapon Derivation: Katana
Sode no Shirayuki: It is Rukia's shikai with a few exceptions. Connecting the ribbon to the hilt of her sword is a pommel in the shape of her emblem and the blade is made of Ice Dust (White Dust). Before anyone says 'But won't this make the blade really fragile?' Remember, a person's Aura can give strength and durability to their weapons. That's why the baguettes (and other foods) used in the Volume 2 food fight were tough. She can repair her sword with her Semblance.
Kuchiki Bracers: A pair of arm bracers worn by members of the Kuchiki Family who excel in combat that contains Dust that they can use for various techniques. (This is a reference to Kido) This is Rukia's long ranged weapon
Powers and Abilities
Position: Second-in-Command
Primary Role: Wide-ranged, Support
Secondary Role: Secondary Tactician
Power – 8/10 Strength – 4/10 Endurance – 8/10 Intelligence – 8/10
Stamina – 8/10 Accuracy – 6/10 Aura – 10/10 Experience – 8/10
Speed – 5/10 Agility – 5/10 Hand-to-Hand – 8/10
Aura
Rukia has a standard level of Aura Sensing and Aura Pressure.
Semblance
Freeze
Rukia's Semblance is a combination of Freezing and Cold Air Manipulation. She can cause temperatures to drop within her vicinity and can manipulate the cold air for her katana's attacks. I don't think she'll be able to reach absolute zero
Fighting Style
She uses various combinations of her Semblance and Dust usage to her attacks.
Weaknesses
As the smallest member of the team, she can easily be knocked back. Her Semblance doesn't work well in hot environments.
Attacks and Techniques
First Dance, Tsukishiro
Rukia is holding her sword upside down. The blade glows, and she makes a slashing motion when her target is in position. When she does this, she draws a circle with the tip of Sode no Shirayuki. The space within that circle and anything inside freezes. The circle not only freezes the ground, but everything within the circle's influence, including anything above it in the air, creating an extending pillar of light which freezes all within the circle. Shortly after being frozen, the victim shatters along with the ice.
Next Dance, Hakuren
Rukia, punctures the ground once, creating a large ice circle, similar to the first dance. She punctures the ground in front of her four times in a semi circle. As ice particles begin to flow up from the punctures she made in the ground, she takes a battle stance. The particles, building up at the tip of Sode no Shirayuki, are released as a large, powerful avalanche of cold air. It flash freezes whatever it comes into contact with, encasing it in ice.
Third Dance, Shirafune
She can augment the length of the blade via her Semblance.
Juhaku
Rukia stabs the ground, which creates a trail of ice in the direction of her intended target. The ice freezes the target from the base up, in a continuing freezing process, as it transforms the target into ice
Sai
Using Gravity Dust: the practitioner points their index and middle fingers at the intended target(s), causing the target's arms to lock behind their back
Hainawa
Using Wind Dust: a rope of crackling wind energy is formed to restrain the opponent.
Sho
Using Wind Dust: as the practitioner points at his/her target with his/her index finger, a small amount of energy is dispelled from the tip of the index finger with enough force to thrust a considerable amount of kinetic force at a target, which is pushed back a few feet from the practitioner
Byakurai
Using Lightning Dust: The practitioner gathers high-density Aura energy, which they discharge from both hands
Shakkaho
Using Fire Dust: Generating high-temperature flames, the practitioner discharges it from one or both hands. The practitioner generates and fires an orb of crimson red energy on his/her palm or finger.
Sokatsui
Using Fire and Lightning Dust: Blue flames discharge from the palm. The practitioner aims the palm of their hand at their target and generates a torrent of blue energy before firing it at their target. The energy moves like a direct blast or a large wave of energy, depending on the amount of power which is placed into it
Soren Sokatsui
It has twice the effectiveness. Generating blue energy with his/her index and middle fingers, the practitioner makes a pushing motion with both of his/her palms to push the gathered energy toward the target in a concentrated blast. It is essentially a doubled version of Sōkatsui because the user fires two bursts of blue energy with much greater potency than the single shot variety
Trivia
-Rukia 'alludes' to the Yuki-Onna from Shinto Mythology
-There is speculation that Rukia's name comes from the Japanese word for the plant of regret, rue. Another speculation is that her name is a Japanese pronunciation of the name Lucia, which means 'light'.