Hyorinmaru

Hyōrinmaru (氷輪丸, literally "Ice Ring", idiomatically "frozen full moon") is the strongest of all water-ice element zanpakutō in Soul Society. When sealed, Hyōrinmaru looks like a normal Katana with the exception of the guard, which is in the shape of a four-pointed star. It is about 1.4 meters long, which is as tall as Toshiro Hitsugaya himself. Its hilt and sheath light blue

Shikai: Hyōrinmaru's release command is sōten ni zase (霜天に坐せ, sit upon the frozen heavens; English dub: Reign over the Frozen Sky). In its shikai, Hyōrinmaru extends slightly in length, and gains a crescent-shaped blade attached to its hilt by a long metal chain. Shikai Special Ability: Hyōrinmaru allows Hitsugaya to control water and ice. His slashes create an immense amount of spirit power which overflows from the tip of the blade, creating a flow of ice shaped like a Chinese dragon. The dragon flies at opponents and instantly freezes anything it touches. The chain-blade also freezes anything Hitsugaya traps with it. The power it expels is so overwhelming that in Soul Society (where Hitsugaya is not placed under a limiter), its mere release affects the weather within the immediate vicinity, creating a thunderstorm or a blizzard. Bankai: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru (大紅蓮 氷輪丸, Great Crimson Lotus Ice Ring) causes ice to flow from Hyōrinmaru onto Hitsugaya, forming into a long tail, two large wings which enable him to fly, and his 4-pointed star hilt changes into an 8 star one. Ice also forms into a dragon's head around his sword hand, encasing it up to the hilt; which is in the shape of an eight-pointed star. His left arm is covered completely by ice from his shoulders and his hand ends in claws, with his fingers encased inside. Hitsugaya's feet are encased in ice in a similar manner to his left arm. His shoulders are also partly encased in ice sprouting from his back and wings. Three flowers of ice, each consisting of four purple petals shaped like diamonds, are also created behind Hitsugaya, which melt away petal by petal as Hitsugaya's battle progresses, and when he executes powerful attacks. Daiguren Hyorinmaru, Tōshirō Hitsugaya's BankaiBankai Special Ability: Hyōrinmaru's bankai has two known special techniques. Ryūsenka (竜霰花, dragon hail flower): When Hitsugaya stabs his opponents, a huge burst of ice erupts from the point of contact between Hyōrinmaru and the opponents, encasing and freezing them. Hitsugaya can then proceed to shatter the ice and his opponent with it. Sennen Hyōrō (千年氷牢, thousand years' ice prison): Hitsugaya creates many ice pillars which encircle him and his enemy. At his command (when he turns his sword 90 degrees clockwise), these pillars then move towards the enemy, enveloping and crushing it. Though this technique is very powerful, Hitsugaya speculates that it takes a considerable amount of time to prepare, and therefore the distraction his enemy is crucial in successfully completing this attack. [4] Enhanced Shikai Powers: As seen in the movie Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Hitsugaya can release a more powerful form of his shikai attack during bankai. Instead of creating just a dragon's head attached to a long tail of ice, Hitsugaya can create a full-fledged dragon with wings matching his own, which can fly independently and encircle his opponents, constricting and crushing them before biting them. Enhanced Defense: Hitsugaya's wings are capable of wrapping around himself like a sphere to protect him from any attacks. During a battle with Hitsugaya, where Hitsugaya was fighting under a power limit, the Arrancar Shawlong speculates that Hitsugaya's bankai will fade when all twelve petals disappear, assuming that Hitsugaya's bankai is incomplete due to his young age. During his fight with Luppi, the temporary Sexta Espada, however, Hitsugaya states that as long as there is water in the surrounding area or in the atmosphere, his bankai can regenerate itself indefinitely, during which time the flowers are not visible