~~Introduction Of Character~~
Name: Zuri Diana Tachibana
Age: 16 (pre-timeskip)
Gender: Female
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Bisexual
Nickname(s): Z (by everyone), Angel (by everyone), Di (by Ichigo)
Alias(es): N/A
Date Of Birth: November 2nd
Astrological/Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Species: Human
Ethnicity: African-American and Japanese
Blood Type: A
Affiliation(s)/Organization(s): Karakura Town
Occupation: N/A
~~The Character's Appearance~~
General Appearance:
Height: 5'10
Weight: 200 lbs
Handedness: Right
Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars: Zuri has a birthmark in the shape of a heart on her sternum. She also has some scars on her abdomen, wrists, and back.
Jewelry/Accessories:
CGM Medical ID Necklace
Physical/Mental Disabilities: Zuri has Type 1 diabetes and suffers from clinical depression and PTSD.
~~About The Character~~
Personality: At first glance, Zuri seems like an introverted, classy ice queen. She
is quiet, troubled, brooding, grim, moody, seemingly emotionless,
intelligent, studious, and sarcastic. Zuri can always come up with a
snarky and sarcastic remark and her wittiness knows no bounds. She is
quite mature and resilient, often giving advice to others about various subjects and
generally staying cool and calm no matter how desperate the situation
is. Around strangers, Zuri is often emotionally restrained, appearing
secretive and distant as well as spending most of her time by herself.
It is difficult for her to build trust in anyone and even more difficult
to truly forgive if that trust were to be broken. Zuri doesn't like to
mince words and says whatever is on her mind no matter what, having no
tolerance for stupidity. Her mouth can be quite outrageous to the point
of being humorous. She doesn't change for others and doesn't compromise
when it comes to her morals and values. With Zuri, it's her way or the
highway.
Once someone is able to get close to Zuri, they are often shocked to see
a different side of her. One that's creative, passionate, and
affectionate. She will also express more emotion around the people she's
close to and is very loyal and caring towards them, even willing to
fight for them if need be. Zuri doesn't get intimidated and can be quite
vindictive when angered even to the point of violence. Because of her
history with being bullied and sexual violence, Zuri still struggles with low self-esteem
which she hides by putting up a tough, emotionless front that can be
prone to anger, mood swings, and overall outbursts. Extreme emotional highs and lows are part of her nature, but she can hide emotions tidily and look absolutely
collected from the outside. She often hides her emotions under the shell
of pretended indifference or egoism, but actually she is a very sensitive
person, who can be hurt easily by negative treatment. She feels
everything deeply, but her emotions often are twisted up in
contradictions.
Zuri has a very good intuition to the point of often reading other people's minds. She is smart and charming, ever-alluring and highly sexual. Zuri is willful and resistant to rules that are forced upon her and she also hates when anyone tries to dominate her. Zuri is possessive and wants all or nothing from the people that she's close to. She is the type of person who never forgets when someone is nice to her and also never ever
forgets when someone is mean to her. It takes her a long time to let go
of grudges and she always remembers who was at fault in any given
situation. Zuri can also be rather self-destructive especially when it comes to sex.
Favorites: Dancing, music, cars, food, technology, video games
Least Favorites: Ignorance, stupidity, not being understood, being restricted, bullies, losing, onions, entitlement
Hobbies/Interests: Zuri loves to read, write, and play video games mostly. She's quite the
nerd and it shows in her hobbies. Zuri also enjoys cooking and
experimenting with different recipes.
Phobias/Fears: Zuri is claustrophobic and has a fear of thunderstorms as well as bugs.
Habits: Zuri's habits mostly have to do with her being a diabetic which she's
very careful about as well as her health. She wears a CGM, checking her blood sugar and taking injections regularly.
Mannerisms: Zuri has a blunt, concise way of speaking, not being one to mince words and preferring to get straight to the point. She usually keeps a casual, nonchalant deposition and only shows emotion
when she deems it necessary or when she's genuinely happy, angry, etc.
Skills/Talents: Zuri's main talent is dancing which she loves to do. She's also a skilled mixed martial artist and can often be
seen at the gym or dojo working out and fighting other people. Zuri loves cars and is a gearhead to the
fullest, always repairing and tinkering with them for optimal
performance.
Best Qualities: Zuri's best qualities are her intelligence, intuition, charm, loyalty, and resilience.
Worst Qualities: Zuri's worst qualities are secrecy, possessiveness, rebellion, self-destruction, and wrath.
Morality/Ethics: Zuri doesn't care much for morals or ethics, considering them too restrictive and boring. But she does have a strong sense of justice as well as right and wrong, doing whatever it takes to uphold them no matter how unethical or unmoral it is which is quite ironic.
Goals/Motivations/Dreams: Zuri wishes to become a mechanic and possibly own a shop but won't
object to becoming a professional dancer either. Whichever avenue opens
for her will do. Zuri also wishes to get married and start a family of
her own but she keeps this dream hidden from others.
~~The Character's Relationship With Others~~
Reputation: People who don't know Zuri will say that she's a mysterious ice queen who doesn't mince words. Because of how she carries herself, people are often intimidated by her and usually keep their distance. But people who are lucky enough to get close to Zuri will say differently about her. They will say that she's just misunderstood and underneath her hard shell lies a woman who's a passionate sweetheart with a hidden depth that's rarely found in people.
Love Interest(s): Ichigo Kurosaki (Loves Him), Uryu Ishida (Likes Him), Yasutora "Chad" Sado (Cares About Him), Tatsuki Arisawa (Loves Her), Orihime Inoue (Unsure), Toshiro Hitsugaya (Unsure)
Friend(s):
- World Of The Living: Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Tatsuki Arisawa, Orihime Inoue, Karin Kurosaki, Yuzu Kurosaki
- Soul Society: Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Toshiro Hitsugaya
- Los Noches: N/A
Relationships
Ichigo Kurosaki: Zuri first met Ichigo when she attempted to commit suicide and he talked her down.
Ichigo is the only person besides her family who knows of her past and how it's shaped her to become the person she is now which is indicative of how close their relationship is. Ichigo has seen Zuri at her absolute worst and he's the only person that she feels she can truly open up to and trust completely. Whenever Zuri needs to vent or rant, she always goes to Ichigo.
Zuri highly values Ichigo and shows it by being affectionate and protective of him. If anyone tries to pick a fight with him or hurt him, Zuri will immediately rush to his defense and show her wrath to the offender. Although she has difficulty admitting it, Zuri is in love with Ichigo but is afraid to confess out of fear of being rejected and because of her own low self-esteem which has convinced her into thinking that she's not worthy of being loved.
Uryu Ishida: Zuri met Uryu when she began to attend Karakura High School.
The primary thing that Zuri likes about Uryu is his solitary nature as well as his intelligence. Zuri also likes how chivalrous he is although it made her uncomfortable at first because of how distrustful she is. Zuri thinks Uryu's talent with sewing is really cool and if she ever has an issue with any of her outfits, she immediately goes to him for help.
Zuri loves to tease and flirt with Uryu in a sexual manner, finding his reactions hilarious. She also has a tendency to twist his words in a sexual way which only serves to exasperate Uryu even more. But it's all in good fun and it's easy to tell when Zuri is being genuine and when she's joking around. Zuri likes Uryu a lot and expresses it in more subtle ways than being blunt about it which is unexpected for someone of her character.
Yasutora "Chad" Sado: Zuri met Chad when he protected her from a group of thugs that were bullying her at school.
Zuri finds Chad's presence calming and it's not uncommon to see her just hanging around with him. She is very protective of Chad and always stands up for him since he doesn't fight back. Zuri isn't intimidated by Chad's size which is uncommon for most women and the trait she loves about him the most is his loyalty because that means she can always rely on him and trust him.
Zuri is fluent in Spanish and she will usually talk to Chad in that language much to the annoyance of others. She enjoys learning about Mexican culture and can talk to him for hours just learning more and more. Zuri deeply cares for Chad and will do anything for him, wanting to return his loyalty but isn't willing to confess her true feelings just yet because she doesn't wanna ruin their friendship.
Tatsuki Arisawa: Zuri met Tatsuki while working out at the dojo and they fought each other in a match that ended in a draw.
Zuri has a high amount of respect for Tatsuki and loves to see her fight. The two girls sparring against each other and working out together is a frequent occurrence and their love of martial arts has only made them closer. Although Zuri and Tatsuki have opposite natures and carry themselves differently, they compliment each other very well and have a kinship that's rare to see amongst people.
Zuri has fallen in love with Tatsuki over the years that they've known each other but her low self-esteem prevents her from confessing and she just suffers in silence instead.
Orihime Inoue: Zuri met Orihime thanks to Tatsuki introducing them to each other.
At first, Zuri was a bit put off by Orihime and was a bit cold towards her. But after Orihime protected her from a Hollow and healed her injuries, Zuri began to open up to her a bit more and slowly started to realize that her personality was genuine and not an act she was putting on. Sometimes Zuri can find Orihime a bit annoying and isn't afraid to bring her down to Earth but she always tries to do it in a way that won't hurt the poor girl's feelings.
Since Zuri is good at cooking, she always shares her recipes with Orihime and brings food over to her house as well as helping her get better at making food so she won't be eating horrible concoctions all the time which Zuri actually finds hilarious more than anything. She's unsure of how she feels towards Orihime but she does know that she wants to keep her close and really enjoys her company despite not wanting to admit it.
Toshiro Hitsugaya: Zuri met Toshiro while he was in the Human World and visiting Ichigo.
Zuri and Toshiro got to a rather icy start but as Toshiro hung around Ichigo more and more, Zuri's interest in him began to increase and she started to warm up to him after he saved her from a Hollow. Because of their similar, icy natures, Zuri and Toshiro have built up a rapport with one another and enjoy spending time together. Toshiro is also one of two people (the other being Ichigo) who has actually seen her dance which just shows how close they've become but they still have a ways to go.
Zuri highly respects Toshiro's intelligence and likes to hear about the Soul Society and what life is like there. In return, she teaches him about The World Of The Living and the many things about it, both good and bad. Their conversations can last for hours and hours and it never gets tiring for Zuri because of how much she loves Toshiro's company. She's unsure of how to feel about him and she's scared to push things further because of them being from different worlds.
~~The Character's Abilities~~
Fighting Style: Zuri only uses hand to hand combat and has a high spiritual awareness and power, enabling her to use Kido which is her main way of fighting. Zuri is mainly a tactical and defensive fighter, preferring to be on the sidelines and supporting those on the front lines.
Knowledge: 8/10
Conceptualization Power: 9/10
Motivation: 3/10
Will To Act: 4/10
Agility: 8/10
Spiritual Power: 9/10
Swordsmanship: 0/10
Hand-to-Hand Combat: 7/10
Long-Range Accuracy: 7/10
Offense: 3/10
Defense: 6/10
Kido: 8/10
Social Skills: 5/10
~~The Character's Familial/Biographical Information~~
Birthplace: Karakura Town, Tokyo, Japan
Family
Mother: Faith Tachibana (nee Abraham) | Police Officer | Alive
Father: Hideki Tachibana | Judge | Alive
Younger Sister: Erin Tachibana | Alive
Younger Sister: Eris Tachibana | Alive
Younger Brother: Nobuo Tachibana | Alive
Familial Background: Zuri was born to an African-American woman and Japanese father. Her parents defied all odds (and their families) to be together and they wound up eloping in secret. They settled down in Karakura Town and gave birth to four children, juggling their careers and raising them at the same time which was hectic and often stressful but Faith and Hideki's love for each other kept their marriage going and their teamwork was flawless when it came to raising Zuri and her siblings.
Character Background: Although Zuri had a great home life and the upbringing most children
would die for, she didn't fare very well outside of it. At school, she
was bullied severely which caused her to develop low self-esteem and
depression. Zuri gained a reputation for being an ice queen and she became mean and snarky to combat the bullying which eventually escalated to full-blown fighting.
When Zuri was 13, a classmate named Hiroto Rukawa that she had a crush on had approached her and asked her out which eventually lead to them dating. But little did she know, it was all part of a bet between Hiroto and his friends just to get her to sleep with him. On Zuri's 14th birthday, Hiroto tried to make sexual advances towards her and when she rejected him, he lashed out at her and revealed his true feelings which destroyed Zuri. In return, she grabbed a glass bottle and smashed it on Hiroto's face before running away.
Zuri isolated herself even more and at age 15, she had attempted suicide only to be saved by Ichigo Kurosaki himself. After having a heart-to-heart conversation with him and finally breaking down for the first time, Zuri finally felt a lust for life that she had been missing for so many years and decided to seek mental health treatment as well so she wouldn't feel that low ever again.
Now Zuri is living her best life and striving to be the best she can be despite her demons still lingering and coming back to haunt her which is starting to stunt her growth.
