Bansui Amatsuki

is a video game only character from Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou and is the main antagonist of the game. Because this game was never released outside of Japan, the information concerning Bansui is sketchy and uncertain. Please keep this in mind when reading this article.

Appearance
Bansui Amatsuki is an elderly man who has purple hair with a white streak going through the center, and his right eye is covered by a Hollow mask remnant. He wears a purple kimono with a dark purple hakama and a black vest that vaguely resembles a captain's haori, and brown boots.

History
Long ago, he was a gifted researcher who specialized in souls and reishi, and devised many inventions long before the founding of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. It was even known that Bansui could cut any form of flowing reiatsu and direct its path to him as well as create clones of his opponents; Bansui showed this technique when studying how a Shinigami activates his/her Zanpakutō and Bankai. Apparently he believed that by suppressing the Hollowfication process, he would eliminate the need for the Shinigami as a martial force.

However, he was enmeshed in a dispute with the authorities of Soul Society. He was betrayed by the Shinigami and banished from Soul Society. Because of this, he harbors a deep grudge against the Shinigami, and "plots the destruction of the world." He is also rumored to be a mentor of Kisuke Urahara.

Powers and Abilities
Immense Spiritual Pressure: Bansui is said to be a former Shinigami who "wields a shocking amount of reiatsu" even for a captain-class Shinigami.

Master Inventor: Bansui was an inventor who specialized in creating souls, humanoid bodies, and suppression of Hollow powers. He has also shown to have made a nano-virus that decomposes the spirit energy of the bodies they penetrate, effectively becoming his mindless slave.

Master Strategist: Bansui has an amazing ability to counter any opponent he faces. He has shown to make any invention to counteract his opponents.

Hollow Power: Due to an accident while experimenting on hollows in the past, it killed him thus turning him to a Hollow. He has been given to the normal Hollow powers, plus other powers, such as Cero, Bala, Resurrección, and other powers. He has gained the unique Hollow ability to absorb spiritual pressure. Another unique ability that he has under his disposal is to grant an "Evolution" to those he touches. If it is a Hollow, it becomes an Arrancar. If Shinigami, then he or she too becomes a Hollow.

Spirit Particles Absorption and Manipulation: Bansui has adopted an ability that allows him to absorb spirit particles around him and manipulate them to distort and change reality.

Zanpakutō
Segador Severo (Spanish for "Strict Reaper"): His Zanpakutō has also changed due to the accident. It now resembles a skeleton upon a stick. This can be used in conjunction with his spiritual energy to shoot four Cero consecutively from its eyes.


 * Resurrección: Its release command is Reap. Bansui releases his Zanpakutō by calling out its command and then fusing with it, and in turn, he emits horns from his head, a skeleton head with four eye sockets, and becomes about two times a normal human's size. His skin color also changes; he becomes teal and gray.


 * Resurrección Special Ability: Bansui's released state gives him access to a number of different abilities.


 * Matter Mutation: Bansui, while in released form, has shown the ability to transmute any solid object he touches into a direct copy of him. These clones take his shape while still keeping the composure of their natural elements (i.e. If Bansui mutates metals into him, they take his form while still made of metal.)


 * Mind-Control: By staring into his opponent's eyes for a while he may control their actions in absolute.
 * Possession: After killing his opponents, he can fill them with his spiritual energy. By doing this he sees through their eyes and controls them. This keeps all of their abilities intact.
 * Hypnosis: By striking his opponents and causing an affliction, he gains control of their sense of sight and ability to keep sane. He can make effective illusions and in conjunction, causing that person to become insane.
 * Soul Stealing: By killing his opponents he can steal their spiritual energy thus increasing his own.