Hyōrinmaru (Zanpakutō spirit)

This article is about the manifested spirit of Tōshirō Hitsugaya's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Hyōrinmaru. For Sōjirō Kusaka's Zanpakutō, see Hyōrinmaru

is the manifested spirit of Tōshirō Hitsugaya's Zanpakutō that is seen during the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc.

Character Outline
Hyōrinmaru's appears as a tall, young man with long, wild, green hair, an icy blue X across the center of his face, and yellow eyes. In his human form, Hyōrinmaru appears as a stoic and silent man dressed in loose samurai-like garments a chain around his waist (similar to his Zanpakutō form) and a dull gold adornment on his chest (similar to the design on Hitsugaya's sash). He is portrayed as calm and silent, having yet to say a word. His composure is great enough to even put up with the juvenile antics of his fellow Zanpakutō spirits, even when he is caught in the middle of it.

Synopsis
Hyōrinmaru first appears when he, along with Muramasa, join all of the Zanpakutō spirits in a cave. He, along with Muramasa, are welcomed by Suzumebachi and Tobiume, immediately charming both and prompting the former to comment on him that he looks 'kind of cool.' Later, he appears before Hitsugaya in his dragon form. Hitsugaya notices that something is wrong, but when Hitsugaya asks Hyōrinmaru what is wrong, the dragon vanishes. He is last seen along with the rest of the Zanpakutō spirits that appear before the Shinigami that have gathered at the Sōkyoku Hill. He, along with Senbonzakura and Ashisogi Jizō, appears seemingly out of thin air and walks past his former master before joining the rest of the spirits. He is then seen defending Muramasa from an attempted strike from Ikkaku Madarame. He is later seen in the cave from the beginning of the arc after Ichigo's seeming defeat of Muramasa. Haineko and Tobiume are arguing persistently over the male spirits battling, then fight themselves until Hyōrinmaru shows himself. Haineko then runs behind him calling him an affectionate name, which Hyōrinmaru shows no reaction to.

Trivia
Hyōrinmaru has been manifested several times before, including immediately prior to being set free by Muramasa, always in the form of a gigantic, icy blue, serpentine dragon with large wings and an echoing voice. Why he now takes the form of a Human is unknown.