Uryuu Ishida
Character Profile
Age: 15
Height: 171cm (5'8")
Weight: 55kg (247 lbs)
Birthday: November 6
Race: Human, Quincy
Eye Color: Dark Blue, Wheres Glasses
Hair Color: Black with dark blue tints
Occupation: High School Student
Information
The last Quincy, Uryuu Ishida is one of the main characters in Bleach. He is a descendant of a bloodline named 'Quincys'. When he is first introduced he is distant from everyone. He's a great sewer and also the president of a sewing club. Ishida tries to look cool and collected at all times, but in truth he is a bit of a dork. He is highly intelligent and very good at figuring things out by being very observant of his surroundings (as witnessed with the episodes involving the maze). He is a calm individual that tries to take in everything before making any decisions. He is a master sewer and loves to show this off every chance he gets, whether it is repairing Kon or sewing women's clothing. Ishida is relatively quiet and keeps to himself most of time, probably because he has a fairly large burden to bear being the last Quincy. Ishida has a big heart though and is willing to help anyone that needs it, regardless of who they are. Ishida is the last Quincy, a hunter of Hollows, and blames the death of his sensei (grandfather) on the Shinigami that failed to protect him. Because of this Ishida held very strong feelings of hate towards Ichigo, whom he discovered was a shinigami. These feelings have changed and he has became more of a companion and friendly rival, but he still has an overall distrust of shinigami. Ishida is Ichigo, Orihime, and Chad's classmate and president of the arts and crafts club.
Abilities
The Quincy’s bow is summoned by drawing spiritual energy from the environment and directed using willpower. In the beginning, Ishida’s bow was that of a normal Quincy’s, named the Koujaku (Yellow Sparrow). But at a later point of the series, he mastered the Sanrei Gloves left for him by his grandfather. This allowed him to create an impressive bow. And if the Quincy of this bow breaks the spike on the gloves, he will receive a surge of extremely powerful energy which even a Shinigami of Captain level could be defeated. But after a certain time limit, the Quincy is left powerless, and no longer able to use any Quincy powers.
After mastering the Sanrei Gloves, Ishida was able to use a technique named Hirenkyaku, which allows him to move at speeds comparable to that of a Shinigami’s Shunpo. Another rare technique, which is known to typically be usable only by high level Quincy, is the Ransotengai . By using this technique, Ishida was able to control his body as one would a puppet. Strands of spiritual energy strings his body together allowing him to fight effectively even when he is physically paralysed.
History
Before he was born, the Quincys were regarded as other shinigamis until it was learned that the Hollows they destroyed weren't purified, just disapeared, and apparently that would have led to the apocolypse. So the Soul Society casted a law stating that all Quincys must be destroyed. Many of them died and then they were taken back to Soul Society to be experimented on. Once he is born and old enough to learn about the Quincy heritage he wants to become one. When his grandfather finds out, he is happy that someone wants to continue their bloodline. When his father finds out, though, he says 'no' right away. When Ishida asks him why he says that he should become a doctor and forget about being a Quincy. Ishida is then heartbroken and runs to his grandfather. His grandfather says he should listen to his father, but Ishida wants to learn his Quincy powers more than anything. His grandfather then agrees and teaches him in private. After Ishida learns his Quincy powers and perfects them, his grandfather gives him a box, but tells him not to open it until he's ready. Shortly after, Ishida sees his grandfather killed by Hollows and taken away to Soul Society. Thet Shigami were standing by and allowed the Hollows to kill him. That's when his hatred for Shigami starts.
Even though he despises shinigami he later on becomes friends with Ichigo and the rest of his friends. When Rukia gets taken back to the Soul Society by Byakuya and Renji, Ishida agrees to help out Ichigo to save her life. That is when he pulls out the box his grandfather gave to him and learns his even more powerful Quincy powers. Now what he wears is a blue and white outfit with a matching glove. While in the Soul Society he meets the man who killed and studied his grandfather, 12th Squad Captain, Kurotsuchi. He vows to kill him and almost gets away with it, if it wasn't for Kurotsuki almost killing him. Ishida remembers his grandfather's words about this new power he had. His grandfather clearly said never to break the little stem part of the glove. If he did he would lose his Quicny powers forever. To help his friends Ishida must betray his grandfather and break off the stem. As he does he gets unbelievable power. After the battle, Ishida can feel his powers leaving him. After he and all his other friends save Rukia and leave the Soul Society, he keeps quiet about his powers being gone. He's able to keep quiet about his powers being gone for a while, until people called 'Bountou' come along. The leader Kairya Jin tells Ishida, Ichigo, Inoue, and Chad that the Bountou need a Quincy to get into Soul Society. The first Bountou to find out Ishida lost his powers is a female Bounto named Yoshino. Yoshino is later killed by Kairya Jin, since she betrayed the Bountou clan. Ishida vows to get revenge for her death. After that, almost every night and day Ishida works to get his powers back to defeat Jin. Kurotsuki then sends his Vice Captain, Nemu, to Earth to give Ishida a little present. What Nemu gives Ishida is a bracelet that enhances a Quincy's power, or in Ishida's case restores his powers. But unfortunately it's only temporary. When Ichigo fights Kairya Jin to stop him and the rest of the Bountou from getting into the Soul Society; Ishida comes along and helps them get in. He does this because he believes that Jin will be more vulnerable there.
