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 white eyes with grey sclera. 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.

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 and the former comments on him looking kind of cool. Muramasa introduces him as a "new ally," implying that he was the most recent addition to Muramasa's congregation, as well as being the last to defect from his shinigami master, Toshiro Hitsugaya. 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.