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If I drew this, would it count as fan art?
Depends what you mean by "this." Artwork directly related to the Quest will be appreciated and rewarded by yours truly.

Unless it's a quick dirty sketch in the margins of a notebook :V

God why am I not asleep already

See, that IS a good idea...but the problem with that is we'll end up fighting some combat genius who we have on the ropes for 90% of the fight, then they knock us on our ass, say "I've figured out your little trick" and then explain our own power back to us so the audience can be both informed and impressed that they figured it out.
This absolutely 100% will happen :V
 
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Depends what you mean by "this." Artwork directly related to the Quest will be appreciated and rewarded by yours truly.

Unless it's a quick dirty sketch in the margins of a notebook :V

God why am I not asleep already

I will show you some abstract art boss.

(Begins slapping white paint on black paper)

Edit: Banish the spirits of mania from your kind and let Morpheus claim you.
 
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This absolutely 100% will happen :V
Yea, and then they turn the tide on us, deal a fatal blow, and then the story cuts away for a dozen pages of backstory to show our motivation and important events in our lives, so the audience can feel sad for this lost soul before we finally die with a look of peace on our face, and we're never mentioned in the story ever again.
 
Yea, and then they turn the tide on us, deal a fatal blow, and then the story cuts away for a dozen pages of backstory to show our motivation and important events in our lives, so the audience can feel sad for this lost soul before we finally die with a look of peace on our face, and we're never mentioned in the story ever again.
Ah, but then there is the inversion where we stand back up to fight because there is too much on the line and we can't afford to lose there.
Of course that leads to friendship with the enemy.
 
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Ah, but then there is the inversion where we stand back up to fight because there is too much on the line and we can't afford to lose there.
Good plan, but we'll need a lot of character building moments and freudian excuses to improve our chances...we also should try and become a fan-favorite so the writers don't wanna kill us off casually.
 
Yea, and then they turn the tide on us, deal a fatal blow, and then the story cuts away for a dozen pages of backstory to show our motivation and important events in our lives, so the audience can feel sad for this lost soul before we finally die with a look of peace on our face, and we're never mentioned in the story ever again.

Do not even speak of such a fate. If anything, we will be the ones doing it to others. We will not fall like someone unimportant. Like someone who doesn't matter. Who never mattered. Who couldn't measure up to task no matter how hard we wanted. That isn't going to be us. I refuse.

This Hollowed life has to matter, doesn't it?

(A tragic villain like Crona Gorgon may net us some survivability.)
 
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Good plan, but we'll need a lot of character building moments and freudian excuses to improve our chances...we also should try and become a fan-favorite so the writers don't wanna kill us off casually.

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a surprisingly short career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my character live, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
 
So, let's see:

We'll be focused on dodging, not tanking hits, but we won't die until we're out of energy.
Our spells all look like we're shooting souls at people.
Our dodging makes us mostly invincible.
We're highly focused on skill, rather than raw power.
See, that IS a good idea...but the problem with that is we'll end up fighting some combat genius who we have on the ropes for 90% of the fight, then they knock us on our ass, say "I've figured out your little trick" and then explain our own power back to us so the audience can be both informed and impressed that they figured it out.
Yea, and then they turn the tide on us, deal a fatal blow, and then the story cuts away for a dozen pages of backstory to show our motivation and important events in our lives, so the audience can feel sad for this lost soul before we finally die with a look of peace on our face, and we're never mentioned in the story ever again.
No, then they deal their first and only blow on us, the only blow they need to land because we're metaphorically twig thin, and turn away with an air of dismissal, then we stand back up behind them and, rather than dramatically confronting them, we fade into the shadows because screw that, we've got better things to do than die. And that's how we become a recurring villain.
Ah, but then there is the inversion where we stand back up to fight because there is too much on the line and we can't afford to lose there.
Of course that leads to friendship with the enemy.
Alternatively, we steal the shounen from them, I guess.
So if we can't parry with the sword, could we make a Cero parrying blade?
No, you need an item with the parrying skill to parry attacks.

We'll have to deal with Mr. Sword-Swallower, I guess. On the bright side, I'm pretty sure that he would take payment in Souls. :V
 
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a surprisingly short career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my character live, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

Whose perspective is this even from lol
 
Hm... been reading too much Exalted, and got inspired by Luna. Her creation myth of dominating, slaying, and seducing the other potential moon goddesses sounds like i could be an interesting way to play this, since we're a seething storm of souls that don't generally enjoy being quiet most of the time. After all, we've already got probably a few dozen

Wrote up on a whim. You don't often have the opportunity for the losing vote to speak up in game, and I like the idea of the various factions for voters being subsets of Nemo's souls amusing.



[]What do you look like?
Your appearance is mercurial, shifting in response to the seething souls within you. You appearance is generally thin and androgynous, hair as white as the moon above when the storm within you is balanced.

When the more vicious souls scream for blood, your hair reflects their crimson thirst. Your body swells with barely contained bloostlust and strength, and some would scarcely think you were anything but a bloodthirsty monster, barely above your base nature.

When the sadder souls hold sway, darkness sweeps across your features, settling around you as a mantle as powerful as any battle aura, creating a domain of despair and melancholy. Those to weak to endure often take their own lives, offering them as a balm against the indescribable pain you carry always.

When the wisest of souls influence you, you become stoic, shrouding your face as you separate from the realm , seeking greater power through patience and reflection. Though you rarely act while engaged in this hermitage, those few acts you feel compelled to take often snowball into something greater than brute force could manage.

When those that were your enemy unite against the rest of you, you take a taller, more regal appearance, the seeming of a young noble settling into you self, your sword feeling like it is an extension of your body. Rare is it that the shinigami you devoured dare show even a trace of themselves, but you cannot dispute the power it grants you, even at the cost of abhorrence at your very existence.

[] Energy Manipulation

[] ???-Type (Probably trick)
Like the lone Gillian who managed to join the ranks of the Espada, you can draw upon the power of those you devoured t reach your current form. Unlike him, some of the souls were not wholly subsumed, allowing you to use their powers as your own, improving them with you own power, tempering them with your wisdom and experience. While less efficient than most releases, it allows you to choose from a collection of options, rather than be limited by a single form like others.

Drawback: Mental Break
Not all of the souls in you will yield their power to you so easily. Much like a shinigami must subdue their sword spirit, you must make them accept you as the true master of your shared body, not relying on the limitless power you have consumed from others. Should you ever fail against one of your lesser souls, it is entirely possible that you will revert to a Menos, or be completely subsumed as a new Hollow is born from your rebelling flesh.



Origin:
[] Gillian Origin
Seems the most appropriate for this build.

Again, the basic idea behind this is a similar origin to Luna from Exalted. You conquered the souls you devoured, but didn't completely wipe them out like most other Hollows did. Instead they exist as aspects of yourself that can be drawn up when they're needed, giving you a lot more flexibility than most Arrancar,who only have one resurrection. Of course, the Jack of All Trades stye does have its drawbacks. If you can't find a way to exploit your opponent's weaknesses, your strengths are lower in comparison to their own. That's not even touching on the fact that a lot of your sub-selves would probably want to be behind the driver's seat instead of letting you call the shots.

Looks like I migth have missed the deadline, but still throwing it out there. Did not see nearly enough Hollows struggling to control the sols under them, and the idea of arguing with ourselves IN CHARACTER is just too amusing to pass up the opportunity.
 
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they doubled over, clutching their stomachs, before dissipating into the fine, scentless smoke that signified a hollow's death at the hands of the Shinigami.
Only Ulquiorra died like that. The other Arrancars left corpses behind.

You have no idea how tempted I am to make you a Silent Videogame Protagonist just for kicks :V
Yesssss!

That said I can't really do a Silent Protagonist thing because calling out your weapon release is always one of the coolest things in Bleach.
Noooo! Make us a silent protagonist, but also make it so that the only time we ever speak is when we call out our weapon release. That'll make one of the coolest things in Bleach even cooler.
 
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