Hachigen Ushōda

is a Vizard, formerly the lieutenant of the Kidō Corps under Tessai Tsukabishi. He is usually referred to as.

Appearance
Hachi is a very large and rotund man. He wears a green tuxedo with a yellow bow tie. He has a pink mustache and hair with a black crossbone design in the center. During his time in Soul Society he wore a long purple mantle over standard shinigami robes and his hair was styled into two small horns with black tips and a black circle mark, the emblem of the Kidō Corps in the center.

Personality
Despite his unusual size, Hachi is actually a very kind and gentle man. He seems to enjoy the company of the equally kindhearted Orihime Inoue. He is quite subservient to the more authoritative members of the group obeying their commands, though with some quiet complaints.

History
Approximately 110 years ago Hachi was the former kido lieutenant of the Kidō corps under then kido captain Tessai Tsukabishi. In this position was sent by his captain Tsukabishi to help the squad formed to discover what happened to the 9th Division captain and his squad. Though the group he was with led by Shinji Hirako attempted to restrain Mashiro and Kensei, they too were attacked and transformed prior to Kisuke Urahara and Tessai intervening to stop Sōsuke Aizen and his Hollowification experiments. Hachi, like all the other transformed Shinigami, was protected by Urahara from being executed by the Soul Society and allowed them to escape peacefully where they would learn to train and master their new transformations.

Arrancar arc
Hachi first appears when Ichigo Kurosaki arrives at the Vizards' warehouse, planning to "use" them to help him control his inner Hollow. He at first observes the fight between Ichigo and Shinji, and later, with Ichigo and Hiyori. However, once Ichigo's inner Hollow surfaces and nearly chokes Hiyori to death, he, as well as the other Vizards, restrain Ichigo before she can die.

When Ichigo begins his training to suppress his hollow, Hachi is tasked by Shinji to put a barrier around Ichigo while the Vizards are fighting him one on one. Later, when Orihime breaks through his outer barrier and finds her way down to them, he iss shown to be quite shocked to see that a simple human could perform such a feat, as most of his new barrier techniques were developed after he gained his Hollow powers.

Fake Karakura Town arc
He is seen with the other Vizards, preparing to join the fight with the Aizen. He is then seen with the rest of the Vizards arriving at the fake Karakura Town, intercepting Aizen, Gin, and Tōsen's release from Yamamoto's fire prison. When Shinji asks his fellow Vizard if they have anyone in the Gotei 13 whom they want to speak to, Hachi states that there is no one in the Gotei 13 with which he wishes to speak to. Once the huge hollow creature spews forth a large horde of gillian class menos from its mouth, Hachi is among the Vizard when they put on their masks to prepare for battle. During the battle, he shows great power as he barely moves a muscle. He puts barriers around their heads and cuts them off with his levitating sword.

Powers & Abilities
Kidō Master: As a former high-ranking member of the Kidō corps, Hachigen is a powerful Kidō master. He is frequently tasked with creating various barriers and binding spells that keep the vizards headquarters concealed and to mask the groups spirit energy. He is capable of using and fully controlling kido arts up to No 99 without incantation though it seems to tire him. He also has high healing skills, since he restored the completely destroyed Tsubaki where even Orihime had failed. After being exiled from Soul Society, he further refined his kido skills to create new spells including alternate types if barriers and healing powers unknown by any other Shinigami, as well as create a unique form of time and space manipulation. By his own admission, his new powers are very similar to those of Orihime Inoue's and he likes her company as a result.

Swordsmanship Specialist: While a pacifist at heart and preferring kido as his primary combat style, it is likely his skills at swordsmanship are capable as he was once a lieutenant. Though whether he actually fights with it is debatable as Lisa had pointed out during their sparring match with Ichigo's body, placing him a position to engage in sword combat is akin to not actually fighting. Hachi is also noticeably terrified at the prospect of having to engage in sword play.

Flash Steps: While possessing the ability to use flash steps, Hachi is unfortunately not as fast as the other vizards. He becomes noticeably winded trying to keep up with them.

Immense Spiritual Pressure: Being a Vizard, he must have the dual type spiritual pressure like Hiyori and the others. This would explain why his kido is so strong.

Zanpakutō
His zanpakutō has a broad blade and a square shaped hilt. Hachigen's zanpakutō is rather unusual due to the fact that it must be summoned using Kidō instead of just drawing it. This, along with his skill with kidō, allude to the fact that his zanpakutō is probably a kidō type.


 * Shikai: Not Yet Revealed
 * Bankai: Not Yet Achieved

Vizard
Hollow Mask: His mask was first briefly seen as a plain one with goggle eyes, though it was not fully formed yet. It was later fully revealed when the Vizards came to fight Aizen. It greatly resembles a traditional Balinese demon mask, with tusks and protrusions from the top. A row of feather-like spikes also stick out from the top of his mask, very similar to a Native American headdress. .


 * Unique Spells: Hachi has stated that after he became a vizard, he developed several different spells that are different from Shinigami kido. His most notable spells are his use of barriers, such as the one he used to surround the vizard hideout. He has also shown that he can use these barriers offensively as well, such as when he separated several Menos' heads from their bodies at once, using only his barrier spell.