Making a 28mm copy of the Airfix strongpoint When I was about nine or ten I had a large collection of Airfix 1/32nd scale WWII soldiers that I played with constantly. One of my favourite things in...
It is now the 12th of May 2018, the day of First Founding's Mayhem tournament. That also means the deadline for my half year project. For the most part, this project was a success as I managed to get most of the scenery kits built and painted. The exceptions being some of the additional weapons…
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Part of a vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing two Hawker Typhoon Mark IBs of No. 146 Wing attacking a farmhouse west of Kalkar, Germany, which was being used as an enemy strongpoint.
Desperate to break through Ukrainian defenses around Vuhledar, a major strongpoint in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, the Russian army deployed at least one of its precious TOS-1A thermobaric rocket launchers. The Ukrainians blew it up.
It's nice to discover stuff you thought you knew ... That is the case with the DVD; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) Everyone knows the hits. 'Breakdown', 'Here Comes my Girl', 'Refugee', 'Freefallin'. etc etc ... Tom Petty ( in case addition is not your strongpoint) has more hits and has been…
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The view from LCT 610 carrying Sherman tanks of 13th/18th Royal Hussars during the initial assault on Queen Red beach, Sword area, in front of strongpoint 'Cod', circa 0800 hrs, 6 June 1944. A flail tank of 'A' Squadron, 22nd Dragoons burns after being hit, and other tanks and infantry can be seen making for the beach.
The Allarus Custodians deploy with sudden fury to tear the throat from the enemy army. Where a strongpoint must be cracked wide open, a traitor warship boarded or a foul demagogue slain even as he stands amidst his dedicated bodyguards, there are the Allarus Custodians unleashed. These warriors wear suits of Allarus Terminator plate, expertly crafted armour whose worth can be measured in worlds. Their weapons, too, are formidable, guardian spears twice the height of a man, or castellan axes that can lop the head from an Ork psyker with a single blow. Allarus Custodians eliminate key targets, sow anarchy and confusion through unsuspecting forces and completely destabilise the foe’s formations. This multi-part plastic kit contains the components necessary to assemble a 3-model squad of Allarus Custodians. Each is clad in spectacular, expertly-crafted Allarus Terminator armour – this is covered in finely sculpted sigils of the Emperor, with Imperial eagles, lightning bolts, gemstones and filigree covering every surface. They are armed as standard with with castellan axe and wrist-mounted balistus grenade launcher – each model can replace the axe with a guardian spear, as 3 are included. 4 misericordia daggers are also in the kit, 1 of which is a special variant for a Shield-Captain. 3 helmets and 3 bare heads are included, with 4 helmet plumes. You have the option to assemble 1 model as a Shield-Captain, using the specific shoulder pads, thigh plates, helmet plume and misericordia supplied, and 1 model can be assembled as a Vexilus Praetor, using the ornate vexilla in the kit. This kit comes as 73 components, and is supplied with 3 Citadel 40mm Round bases.
Oil on canvas; 26 x 41 cm. Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age (between 1846 and 1850), he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of Băicoi and the monastery of Căldăruşani. In 1856 he created the historical composition Mihai scăpând stindardul (Michael the Brave dropping the flag), which he presented to the Wallachian Prince Barbu Ştirbei, together with a petition asking for financial aid for his studies. Between 1856 and 1857, he painted the church of the Zamfira monastery, Prahova County, and in 1861 the church of the Agapia monastery. With the help of Mihail Kogălniceanu, he received a scholarship to study in France. In the autumn of 1861, young Grigorescu left for Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He also attended the workshop of Sébastien Cornu, where he had as a colleague Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Knowing his weaknesses, he concentrated drawing and composition. However, he soon left this workshop and, attracted by the artistic concepts of the Barbizon school, he left Paris for that village, where he became the associate of artists such as Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet and Théodore Rousseau. Under the influence of the movement, Grigorescu looked for new means of expression and followed the trend of en plein air painting, which was also important in Impressionism. As part of the Universal Exposition of Paris (1867), he contributed seven works. Then he exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1868 the painting Tânără ţigancă (Young Gypsy girl). He returned to Romania a few times and starting in 1870 he participated in the exhibits of living artists and those organized by the Society of the Friends of the Belle-Arts. Between 1873 and 1874 he traveled to Italy, Greece and Vienna. In 1877 he was called to accompany the Romanian Army as a "frontline painter" in the Romanian War of Independence. During the battles at the Grivitsa Strongpoint and Oryahovo, he made drawings and sketches which later used in creating larger-scale works. In 1889 his work was featured in the Universal Exhibition in Paris and at the Romanian Atheneum. Centerpiece exhibits took place at the Romanian Atheneum would follow in 1891, 1895, 1897, 1902, and 1905. From 1879 to 1890 he worked in France, especially in Vitré, Brittany, and in his workshop in Paris. In 1890 he settled in Câmpina and started depicting pastoral themes, especially portraits of peasant girls, pictures of ox carts on dusty country roads and other landscapes. He was named honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 1899.
Inteligencia Artificial en el retail alimentario, ¿cómo se está usando realmente? Inteligencia Artificial en el retail alimentario, ¿cómo se está usando realmente? Artículo incluido en exclusiva en el Anuario de la Innovación 2024 de Food Retail & Service. La IA promete transformar los supermercados, pero sus aplicaciones son aún limitadas. VÍCTOR OLCINA PITA 10/07/2024 - 19:32h Desde que hace algo más de un año OpenAI lanzara GPT4, el modelo de IA responsable de ChatGPT, esta nueva tecnología ha suscitado todo tipo de elucubraciones sobre su impacto futuro. En la actualidad, sus aplicaciones en el retail están lejos de colmar las expectativas, pero se observan avances en cuestiones tan variadas como asistentes virtuales, servicios de reposición personalizadas y cadenas de suministro más eficientes, entre otras cuestiones. “Estamos explorando todos los posibles usos de la inteligencia artificial para no dejar ningún caso de uso que la competencia pueda explotar y nosotros no”, reconoce Asier Gutiérrez-Fandiño, científico de datos en Walmart Global Tech. Los casos de uso a los que se refiere van desde realidad aumentada hasta algoritmos para predecir futuras compras de sus clientes y asistentes virtuales para hacer el trabajo más fácil a sus empleados. Sin embargo, el gigante norteamericano reconoce que aún no sabe qué aplicaciones de la IA tendrán más impacto sobre la productividad y la rentabilidad, por lo que se encuentra en una fase de exploración de ‘todos sus posibles usos’. Las repercusiones de la IA sobre estos dos aspectos -productividad y rentabilidad- son aún ambivalentes. Las compañías han aprendido que pueden llamar la atención del público añadiendo el título ‘inteligencia artificial’ a cualquier cosa que hagan, desde una actualización de su chatbot al lanzamiento de un nuevo producto. Un caso reciente y muy llamativo es el de la nueva Coca-Cola 3000, anunciada como “el primer sabor cocreado con IA”. Sin embargo, aunque la implementación integral de la inteligencia artificial en el retail alimentario todavía se encuentra en una fase inicial, se observan algunos desarrollos notables que merece la pena reseñar, circunscritos a tres grandes campos: la relación marca-cliente, la experiencia en tienda y la logística. RELACIÓN ENSEÑA-CLIENTE Un informe de McKinsey sostiene que, en un futuro cercano, tres cuartas partes de la creación de valor derivado de la IA generativa procederá de cuatro funciones de negocio: investigación y desarrollo, ingeniería de software, marketing y atención al cliente. Estas dos últimas funciones corresponden a la relación marca-cliente, uno de los aspectos más desarrollados por los retailers españoles e internacionales hasta la fecha. En su versión más elemental, los chatbot impulsados por IA generativa permiten solventar incidencias de manera rápida y efectiva, ahorrando por el camino millones de minutos de llamadas telefónicas. De hecho, la adaptación del asistente virtual de Walmart en Chile ha permitido a la filial sudamericana de la compañía “ahorrar tiempo a nuestros consumidores y agentes, y ha visto las puntuaciones de satisfacción del cliente incrementadas en torno al 38%”, señalan. Gutiérrez-Fandiño asegura que el gigante norteamericano ha mejorado su facturación online gracias a la implementación de su propio asistente virtual, Text To Shop, en diciembre de 2022, que es capaz de conversar y generar recomendaciones personalizadas. Text To Shop, el asistente de Walmart. Carrefour France presentó Hopla en junio de 2023, su propio asistente virtual basado en el motor de OpenAI, capaz de recomendar dietas que incluyan productos sin gluten, orgánicos o ecológicos, sugerir ingredientes para completar una cena o ayudar a reducir el gasto de los hogares “sin mermar la calidad y el valor nutritivo de sus cestas”. Sin embargo, sus resultados todavía son modestos y, en ocasiones, poco satisfactorios, lo que da cuenta de las dificultades de implantar con éxito la inteligencia artificial generativa en el retail. El pionero en España, Eroski, presentó un modelo similar en mayo de 2023, pero no lo ha hecho extensivo a todos sus clientes hasta abril de este año. “El desarrollo ha sido más lento de lo que esperábamos”, reconoce Mari Mar Escrig, directora de Ecommerce de la enseña vasca. La cooperativa ha trabajado junto a un reducido grupo de clientes para detectar errores de la IAgen y solucionar los más comunes: alucinaciones (respuestas inventadas con aspecto de verosimilitud), falta de precisión y, en líneas generales, lentitud. “Hemos conseguido acotar las alucinaciones gracias al empleo de otros modelos de respuesta natural, y a que hemos acotado los lugares en los que el asistente puede encontrar respuestas. Ahora sí podemos decir que hemos conseguido una precisión lo bastante buena”, explica. En un plano más sofisticado se encuentran apps como la de Alcampo, presentada en diciembre de 2023, que, además de procesar el historial de compra de los clientes y hacerles recomendaciones personalizadas, está capacitada para “generar pedidos tipo basados en las compras recurrentes de los clientes”, explica Veronika Nikolaeva, directora de ecommerce de la enseña. A la hora de elaborar estos pedidos tipo, la inteligencia artificial aprende de los pedidos pasados, excluye los productos considerados como ocasionales y permite a los clientes hacer su compra online de manera mucho más rápida y conveniente. Walmart ha mejorado su facturación online gracias a la implementación de su propio asistente virtual, Text To Shop, en diciembre de 2022, que es capaz de conversar y generar recomendaciones personalizadas Por su parte, Walmart está desarrollando un servicio de reposición personalizada llamado InHome Replentishment, que lleva esta misma idea un paso más allá. Mediante inteligencia artificial, este servicio recopila información acerca de los hábitos de sus clientes y es capaz de anticiparse a sus necesidades, realizar pedidos y entregarlos directamente “en la despensa o el frigorífico de los consumidores”, según señala Whitney Pedgen, vicepresidenta de Nuevas Propuestas en Walmart U.S. Por otra parte, la multinacional con sede en Bentonville está desarrollando tecnologías en realidad aumentada para ayudar a sus clientes a ver cómo les quedan sus prendas de ropa y de qué manera encajan sus artículos para el hogar en el espacio de su propia casa. En España, Sorli ha anunciado recientemente el lanzamiento de una nueva aplicación basada en IA que proporciona menús, recetas y listas de la compra adaptadas a los gustos y características de cada cliente (nivel de actividad física, alergias, preferencias, etc.). La enseña ha invertido 500.000 euros en esta nueva herramienta, que debería servir para potenciar las ventas entre los consumidores más preocupados por la salud y la conveniencia. EXPERIENCIA EN TIENDA En el ámbito de la tienda, la inteligencia artificial puede ayudar en cuestiones tan variadas como detectar roturas de stock, gestionar productos a punto de caducar o identificar la tipología de frutas y verduras. Desde 2022, Walmart, en colaboración con Focal Systems, ha instalado cámaras de visión por computadora que escanean los lineales y alertan a los trabajadores de que repongan los productos agotados. Las cámaras de visión por computadora, situadas en áreas estratégicas, hacen barridos periódicos de comprobación y permiten disminuir sensiblemente las roturas de stock. La enseña noruega Rema 1000 i Norge ha introducido recientemente básculas con cámaras de visión artificial y sistemas de IA capaces de identificar productos vendidos a granel, como frutas y verduras En una línea similar, los robots de StrongPoint, además de acompañar y resolver diversas cuestiones que puedan surgir a los clientes en el supermercado, están programados para recorrer los pasillos y estanterías por la noche, tomar fotografías y generar realogramas de la situación actualizada del stock. Por otra parte, la enseña noruega Rema 1000 i Norge ha introducido recientemente básculas con cámaras de visión artificial y sistemas de IA capaces de identificar productos vendidos a granel, como frutas y verduras. Esta tecnología permite reducir errores debidos al desconocimiento o el fraude en la identificación de frutas. La inteligencia artificial también promete revolucionar el mundo del etiquetado. La startup israelí Wasteless desarrolla desde hace años etiquetas que permiten actualizar en tiempo real el precio de los productos a medida que se acerca la fecha de caducidad; lo que, según la compañía, permite incrementar la facturación y los márgenes al optimizar la asignación de precios, aumentar la rotación de producto y disminuir el desperdicio. El elevado precio de las etiquetas electrónicas ha frenado su incorporación durante años, pero esto parece estar cambiando, y retailers como Walmart, Lidl o Aldi han comenzado a incorporarlas a una parte de sus establecimientos “El consumidor ha comenzado a comportarse de manera diferente. Antes buscaba un producto a precio fijo con la fecha de caducidad más lejana; hoy, elige una fecha de caducidad más próxima por motivo de conveniencia”, apuntaba en 2019 Gian Maria Gentile, por entonces director de IT en Finiper, la cadena de hipermercados italiana que ha incorporado la innovación de Wasteless. Etiquetas electrónicas de Wasteless. Durante años, el elevado precio de estas etiquetas electrónicas ha frenado su incorporación masiva, pero esto parece estar cambiando. Walmart anunció en junio de 2023 que incorporaría las etiquetas de SES-imagotag en 500 de sus establecimientos y Lidl Great Britain ha anunciado en febrero de este año que incorporará la nueva tecnología en todas sus tiendas, siguiendo la estela de Aldi. LOGÍSTICA En tercer lugar, la IA ya está permitiendo incrementar la eficiencia, capacidad de respuesta y productividad de las cadenas de suministro, aspectos particularmente relevantes en un sector con altos índices de rotación. En España, Alcampo, una vez integrados ecommerce, tienda y almacén, ha logrado incrementar sensiblemente su productividad en la preparación de pedidos online gracias a su colaboración con la compañía tecnológica Ocado. En su caso, la inteligencia artificial diseña el recorrido óptimo de los trabajadores (pickers) a lo largo del establecimiento para recoger los artículos de cada pedido online, establece la ubicación de cada cubeta dentro del vehículo de reparto y planifica la ruta del transportista para evitar pérdidas de tiempo y optimizar el espacio. No solo eso: la IA aprende de las incidencias para proponer nuevas rutas en el futuro. “Antes, el picker recorría la tienda con el carrito para preparar un solo pedido, lo que daba unas 60 picadas (recogidas de artículo) por hora. Ahora, la productividad en tienda ha subido a 136 picadas por hora, y en los back of store (almacenes dedicados únicamente al ecommerce) ésta se incrementa a 250 picadas por hora”, explica Enrique Cabeza, director de Supply Chain y responsable ISF de Alcampo. Mercadona, en colaboración con Cimcorp, ha incorporado una arquitectura automatizada que permite sincronizar toda la cadena de suministro en tres de sus centros logísticos más avanzados (Zaragoza, Sagunto y San Isidro). Un sistema de robots se encarga de despaletizar, clasificar las cajas, asignarles un código y ubicarlas en el almacén de acuerdo a su orden previsto de salida. Desde la enseña valenciana aseguran que esto les permite adaptarse a las fluctuaciones en la demanda y garantizar que sus productos frescos lleguen del campo a la tienda en un plazo de 24 horas. Sin embargo, Walmart es, una vez más, el caso más avanzado. “La IA nos ha ayudado a reducir costes y a mejorar eficiencias operativas”, asegura Gutiérrez-Fandiño. El gigante norteamericano, que en 2022 adquirió a su proveedor de automatización, Alert Innovation, ha alcanzado tal grado de integración que puede garantizar entregas en 30 minutos, desde las seis de la mañana hasta las diez de la noche. “Y esto no ha hecho más que empezar”, insiste. Es posible que nos adentremos a partir de ahora en un largo periodo de mejoras incrementales y menos llamativas, pero imprescindibles para incrementar la efectividad de la inteligencia artificial. “En Estados Unidos apenas empezamos a ver los primeros efectos”, asegura el científico de datos. Este artículo está incluido en el Anuario de la Innovación 2024 de Food Retail & Service, una obra exclusiva que puedes descargar de forma directa y gratuita desde este enlace. El anuario, en formato ebook interactivo, contiene el mejor análisis de 38 expertos seleccionados para crecer en gran consumo y ha sido posible gracias al patrocinio de Campofrío, Capsa, Coca-Cola, Randstad, SDG Group, Shop & Roll y Winche, y el apoyo de otras empresas anunciantes.
Description MY WOMANS, ugh i finally finished this super late but lol i need to stop changing her hair bjhbgdf she has a cute edgy buzzcut on the side with a skeletal-bone design! for that extra soul reaper edge!! she's related to the first division co-lieutenant. SORRY FOR THE LONG INFO, i'm actually still working on getting her full story down so stay tuned!! "There isn't another woman with a mind, body and feeling made of stone, but a heart full of warmth and strength. With a deep loyalty to her Captain, and a great respect for her comrades, while someone who is ready to die by her own fate, the 7th Division surely suits her." CV: Miyuki Sawashiro "There isn't another woman with a mind, body and feeling made of stone, but a heart full of warmth and strength. With a fierce loyalty to her Captain, and a great respect for her comrades, while someone who is ready to die by her own fate, the 7th Division surely suits her." Full Name: Yomichi Okikiba (Yomichi, meaning "Night Road", not sure about official Okikiba meaning but could mean "Silver Fang" in refrence to Genshiro's white hair lock or literally "Open Sea Fang")((Or whale/krill/some sort of relation to a sea animal + Kiba, meaning "Fang")) Nickname(s): Yomi, Michi Age: 300+ years (Appears to look late 20's, early 30's, joined the Gotei 13 around when she appeared to look like a young adult.) Gender: Female Race: Soul Birthday: March 7th Birth Place: Soul Society, 38th Rukongai District Occupation: Soul Reaper/Shinigami Profession: Lieutenant of 7th Previous Profession: 3rd Seat of 7th Base of Operations: Soul Society Current Squad/Division: 7th Division Previous Squad/Division: -- Partner(s):Tetsuzaemon Iba, Izuru Kira, Yumichika & Ikkaku Allies: Tetsuzaemon Iba, Izuru Kira, Shuhei Hisagi, Ikkaku Madarame, Yumichika Ayasegawa, Matsumoto Rangiku, Ichigo Kurosaki, etc. She knows alot of people in the Gotei 13, otherwise most other people would be small interactions or seeing them. Other close allies include Noyuki (OC belonging to nLinz) and her Captain, who was previously her seated officer partner, Sakurana Minamoto. Eye Color: Baby Blue Hair Color: Pale/Platinum Blonde Height: 5'8" Weight: 173kg Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars: none Appearance & Personality Jewelry/Accessories: She wears black sleeves on her arms and a plain choker around her neck. General Appearance: A beautiful woman. Yomichi has long, blonde, straight, messy and flowey hair into a ponytail, her bangs being swept across her face and her back hair extending to half of her torso. She is a voluptuous, big chested woman, with a beauty mark just on her left breast, and another one under her left eye. During theTYBW after training with her Zanpakuto, Yomichi obtains an eyepatch on her eye. Under the eyepatch, there is a tattoo on her eyeball. This tattoo represents some new marking associated with her bankai training as a "reward" for unlocking the true potential of her zanpakuto. Her zanpakuto spirit gave her this tattoo by touching her eyeball and sacrificing her eyesight, so she can't see out of her left eye by default. Before Rukia’s Marriage and CFYOW, Yomichi cuts her hair into a bob, cuts her back hair and her bangs unleveled. She obtained a new stylized eyepatch, that sewn in gold. And, she wears a new choker adorned with a blue crystal. She keeps her black sleeves in her current uniform. Due to her promotion, she wears her Lieutenant badge in her lower back. Personality: Yomichi is an cool and extremely level-headed Shinigami. She is a cold, collected and headstrong woman who doesn't care to befriend new people or not. She always comes off as being helpful and supportive or assisting, during work hours or battle. A lot of younger females in her Division and otherwise look up to her. At first glance, many might come to think Yomichi is "brutal, reckless and careless" because of her blunt personality and her actions during battle. Because of her position as a third seat, she believes it would be okay for her to die rather than any rank above her, respecting her Captain and Lieutenant, but not without putting up a fight to show what she is capable of and shouldn't be underestimated by an opponent. This behavior may seem predictable, or relatable to every member ever made of the 7th Division, but Yomichi also lives on the edge; she frankly doesn't care and will slay another heartless enemy without a word. Sometimes this habit will often by seem by "reckless" by her superiors, but it's just the way she likes to roll. If one day her death might come, it's meaningful in the name of the changed Gotei 13, her Captain, her comrades, and her own unique power. This woman is not merciful to enemies and has great confidence in her abilities, though sometimes doubting the mysterious power of her zanpakuto, because it can be deadly. This won't stop him from going all out if necessary, and tends to fight on the same level of her opponents. Her power is undoubtedly similar to a Captain's, but she's had no reason to go so far out, up until Quincy and TBYW arc. -- Unlike Iba, who puts his loyalty before fighting, Yomichi rather puts her loyalty INTO fighting, whereas she will not hesitate to cut down any opponents who wish to harm those around her. She's usually the 2nd to engage in a fight. She even refused a potential captain promotion long ago. Yomichi has a policy. "Her sword is her heart." In her Captain's words. A battle is much serious to Yomichi, and she will execute with style. She doesn't allow herself to become known by others so quickly, thus maintaining close relations with people she's usually around, like Captain Komamura, and her close friend Tetsuzaemon Iba. But, she keeps her perception of others; such as hidden feelings. Yomichi isn't inconsiderate of her allies. She will protect those even when she doesn't show full strength. While she may not be so experienced in affection, she will do her best to boost someone's spirits up, based from her own experiences, giving her a sort of a mom personality. She was even able to understand her Captain on a personal basis because of his friendship with Kaname Tousen. Yomichi gets quite along well with most people, including Ichigo Kurosaki-- who she actually didn't hesitate to shoot down with Kido a couple times. One of her many friendships is her childhood friend, Iba and her other occasional partners, Yumichika and Ikkaku. Even her occasional drinking rival, Rangiku. One person she finds it hard to talk to is with Hinamori, who is the complete opposite of her character but respects her bravery. Hobbies/Interests: Training, Polishing/Sharpening her zanpakuto, her secret hobby also includes attempting to cook, according to the Shinigami Woman's Association. Phobias/Fears: Dying without finding her goal or purpose, watching all her comrades die. Love Interest: Izuru Kira (classmate, possibly childhood friend from rukongai) Power & Abilities Combat Durability: Yomichi is shown to be able to endure battles for a long amount of time, even being able to stall for time, and fight through multiple battles. She was able to take on a Reigai-Komamura for a short time by stalling with Kido. Swordsmanship - Expertant in Swordsmanship; Yomichi can handle her zanpakuto with ease. It feels lightweight that most others, and she can block and smoothly parry attacks. Her good sense of tracking improves throughout the years, and she trains everyday to keep her speed up. (Fun Fact: A unique trait about her zanpakuto is that it's longer than average zanpakuto, called an O-Katana "Great Sword"! It's blade also lightweight to her but might feel a little weightend to others.) Spiritual Power: Yomichi has a strong, near captain-level reiatsu, though she usually assumes no one notices it, people close to her would surely know. Her bankai depends on her spiritual pressure, where it actually grows more weaker, because of keeping it hidden by suppressing it. Kido Master - Yomichi is highly knowledgeable in the kido area and knows how to plan accordingly and strategically, even fusing kido spells with others. Though they don't talk about much, Kido is actually her favorite fighting method. She is skilled with Kido and can summon Kido spells without the use of incantation up to #63 (Raikohou) without trouble. She practices kido incantations occasionally just to not forget one word, and even in battle may use incantations for a more powerful spell. Signature Kido: Hado #88: Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho, mostly performed with an incantation Hakuda Practitioner: Yomichi does not excel in physical combat and is limited to a few techniques, as well as not being her favorite or preferred style of fighting. She is at a practitioner level but it's useful for most close-quarter situations., and would be physically too slow to use this method. Her body, especially her upper torso, feels a bit...heavy for her to be able to move quickly. Occasionally, she will land a few physical hits. Physical strength: Yomichi is physically strong, but very under comparison to Komamura. She can carry or pick up most of her comrades, assuming she can pick up to around 280~ pounds. Usually under 180 without trouble. Basically weighs a little over average. Yomichi does say however, that her strength compared to Komamura's is amusingly fragile because of her zanpakuto power. Shunpo - Practitioner or Basic user, Yomichi obviously doesn't have any shunpo techniques or transformations of any sort, but uses basic shunpo techniques such as flash stepping to avoid attacks. Her shunpo is not perfect, but good. She is able to use it from long distances Zanpakuto (wip) Zanpakuto Name: Hakkyou Futatabi [破鏡再び] (Hakkyou meaning "broken mirror" and Futatabi means "Again/Repeated"." Zanpakuto Command: Warime [割り目 わりめ] (Fissure or Fracture, can be translated to crack/break.) Zanpakuto handle color: Black and Purple with a Gold tsuba that has four rectangular structures connected to the tsuba, representing 4 mirrors another Zanpakuto amongst the illuston category, "Shinken Hakkyouken" ,"Kyoka Suigetsu", "Kyuten Kyokoku", "Hakkyou Futatabi" is a partial of a Japanese proverb for "-Broken Mirror cannot be made to shine" or "broken relationship cannot be repaired" This signifies the personality of her zanpakuto, a fragile, dysfunctional mirror that was casted aside by its owner because it could not show reflections or perceive light correctly. Instead, the mirror watches. This mirror is completely broken, as a display of its massive power. Shikai: Hakkyoufutatabi - Yomichi's blade turns into see-through glass, in it's shikai state, it is fragile until the enemy breaks it. The shikai enables the blade to enhance its range and make its attacks lethal. Any sort of material the sword touches, it will crystallize and shatter. It's range is extended by crystallization material caught in it’s swing, similar to ice and mistaken for. This crystalized glass shatters after a certain about of time, leaving behind an amount of damage in it’s path, or scarring. Shikai Abilities: Kessho Kakera (Precision Shard) - Yomichi draws a line from the tip of her zanpakuto that creates a rectangular, unprotective barrier, similar to Danku. She inserts her Zanpakuto into the barrier, then from the other side, this barrier then starts firing glass shards made out of spiritual energy, but depleting the zanpakuto's blade. Kessho Tsurugi (Precision Cut) - Yomichi halts the flying of the class shards, and her zanpakuto handle makes a line of reiryoku that connects the shards back to the zanpakuto blade. Everything in this path of the shards greatly crystallizes, and then breaks, dealing massive damage to the enemy caught in it. The depleted zanpakuto blade is then restored. (Daiya Hanatabakaika) (lit. blossoming Diamond Bouquet) Large shards of glass that were broken into smaller shards strike the target, then regroups into sharp glass spikes while penetrating the targets flesh. Bankai: Awaremu no Kagami Sekai (Reminiscence of the Mirror World) | Yomichi gently taps her glass zanpakuto against the ground. The ground releases echo-like ripples under Yomichi’s feet, in which the glass will begin to slowly crack. She then raises the zanpakuto, horizontally across her face and it appears to reflect her zanpakuto’s spirit face. The zanpakuto then shatters, all the glass collecting behind her to form several mirrors, leaving her blade empty. The mirrors become a vast extension of her sword. Primary Ability: Glass is under control of Yomichi’s zanpakuto, specializing in long-range abilities. Attacks can be deflected or absorbed off of the mirrors. Bankai Abilities: 変化の模写化粧鏡 (Engē no Moushiya-Kesshokagami) (lit. Incarnation Copy of the Vanity Mirror) Mirrors Circulates around Yomichi, going invisible reflecting all sides of her body. It may trick an enemy into thinking Yomichis mirrors are see through, but this is in fact a "decoy reflection" of the mirrors. When coming in close contact with the mirrors, Yomichi's single sword pierces through all sides of the mirrors. This can act as an increased defense mechanism or a surprise attack. New Ultimate Ability: Awaremu no Kagami Makai, Naraku Sanmenkyoyomi. (Reminiscence of the Mirror World, Path of the Tri-Mirror), Conjures tri-mirrors that opens up a forth mirror on the ground, which opens up an eyeball (the eye of hakyou futatabi on yomichis eye) and lets out a short length blade representing the "demon dagger/cursed blade" (that when stabbed, it sends you to hell, similar the the folklore, that's used in various anime and now bleach; hint: ukitake's sword coming out of that hell gate lol, but in yomichi's case, this is the "path to the mirrored demon world" a different nonexistent dimensional world, that when stabbed, you'll get pulled into the mirrors that are connected to the "mirror world", this is a significant meaning for "Naraku" which is also related to hell or demons, or "Naraku Path", which also means "trap room" or "the bottom/worst possible circumstance", that is Yomichi's bankai entrapping and ensnaring it's victim into her world when the bankai is summoned, because those who faces this bankai's fate, is a fate worst than death, and merciless to none, that would even incl. Yomichi. Sanmenkyo (三面鏡) stands for 3-sided Mirror, referring to the 3 mirror risen from the ground. The eye is Hakyoufutatabi, who lurks behind the mirrors as a supernatural, eerie being.) Yomichi’s spiritual pressure is dispersed into the entirety of the bankai, releasing a horrifyingly path of reflected swords that rise from the ground, wanting to ensnare it’s target into it’s range, and pull them back into the mirror, retracting them. Battles (wip) Yomichi in the Arcs/Events (wip) Ryoka Arc: After the meeting of the Gotei 13 meeting about Gin’s act, and Kenpachi exiting the 1st Division Barracks, Yomichi is after the Ryoka invaders after the announcement with most of the Gotei 13. After Ichigo encounters Yumichika and Ikkaku, moments later, Yomichi alone stumbles upon Ichigo (Around the time that 7th Divisions 4th Seat, Jirobo Ikkanzaka encounters Uryu and Orihime), who she intends on killing but ends up not fighting him. Yomichi figures one of the Captains will likely kill him. Instead, Yomichi withdraws, in search of Komamura, which begins her involvement with the events of the betrayal of Aizen, Gin and Kaname Tosen weeks later. Yomichi had returned to her barracks, as at this point, Komamura said "he wanted to be left alone." Yomichi had not seen her Captain for days. Bount Arc: -- When Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya begins to put together a team to go to the World of The Living to deal with the bounts attacking humans, Yomichi is put together in a team with Yumichika, Rangiku Matsumoto, Shuhei Hisagi and Izuru Kira. With Yumichika's complaints on why he was selected to be put in a group, Yomichi told Toshiro the two aren't very compatible in a team due to their major differences. Of course, Toshiro said they would have to deal with it, after all it's not about them, but Yomichi figured there wouldn't be much to do in the barracks, due to her Captain's isolation and it cuts the paperwork. Upon arriving, Yomichi arrives with Yumichika but tells him she doesn't want to stay with him because his constant bickering about "beauty and such" gets on her nerves. Yumichika argues with Yomichi on the matter, but Yomichi tells him that she doesn't care, and he'd be best better off if Ikkaku was around, but unfortunately he wasn't. Yomichi then leaves Yumichika on his own to follow the rest of the group to assist Ichigo and friends. Unfortunately sooner enough because she didn't get far and was regrouped with the Team, Yomichi had encountered the Ugaki and doll. Sustaining durability in battle, Yomichi deflects Gesell's Wachter with Hakkyou Futatabi's glass, then destroys the eyes with her zanpakuto. She then uses Hyapporankan to conflict with Ugaki's spear card, but then she then became injured from one of Gesell's spears, one plummeting through her shoulder, before rocks tumbled onto her by Ugaki's smash card unexpectedly. One rock pinned down her arm holding the zanpakuto, and one rock completely pinned down her zanpakuto itself, ultimately crushing a few of her fingers and fracturing her knuckle and parts of her arm that still held the sword. Her other arm offered protection over her torso and sustained injuries of heavy sprains and fractures,, but there was a deal of pressure over her body from the rocks as she was buried underneath with no light source or air, that she ended up passing out from the pain and lack of oxygen with the bleeding making her lightheaded. As the second wave of attacks from Ichigo and friends taking place, Yomichi is later recovered and dug up by Izuru and Shuhei who also have sustained injuries. The unconscious Yomichi was unable to wake up and her zanpakuto looked rugged, but the two were able to pull Yomichi onto her feet as she regained oxygen. Izuru would have commented on her weight, as she apparently seemed heavy to carry but that may have been due to them being weakened from injuries. She would soon had regained consciousness, and winced in pain when she held her multi-fractured arm close, while her zanpakuto was in her other hand. When they caught up with Ichigo, Uryu, Renji, Rukia, Orihime and Rangiku, Yomichi stayed behind with the remaining to get healed by Orihime. Yomichi states she feels useless, that she failed her battle merely cause she couldn't understand the enemy nor see him physically. Orihime tries to reassure Yomichi and cheer her up that she fought well and even helped to protect humans nor tried to hurt Ichigo. Coming to Yomichi's surprise, she then looked away from Orihime, as she remembered she hadn't seen her captain in a while and knows he's going through things. Orihime would see her wince in pain, trying to distract herself from the things on her mind. Matsumoto told Yomichi to stop covering up her emotions and feelings, noting that she had loyal "affection" for some particular others and actually cares, but Yomichi told her to shut up, especially not to say those things in front of the others. Arrancar Arc: TBA Part 1 -- White Invasion: Yomichi is positioned into hiding as backup in case the other lieutenants and seats had fallen at their pillars with the Arrancar in Fake Karakura Town. She hides at the bottom of the town nearby as a reinforcement on standby, Yomichi watches the battles from above, while using her free time to seek out the fallen bodies of Kira and Iba. From there, an Arrancar shows himself on the ground from around the corner, The Arrancar notes how he didn’t think another shinigami, apart from the ones that were “dead” would be snooping around on the ground, questioning if she was not doing her job. Yomichi informs him that the other shinigami weren’t dead, but in fact injured and she was looking for them, asking if he had seen them already. The arrancar implies he hasn’t seen any shinigami yet until now, indicating that it must be time to engage in a battle. The arrancar introduces himself as Manuel Ginza, Fraccion of Szayel Apporo-Granz, and how it would be a pity he’d have to end up hurting a woman. He commented that judging by her stern look, she was probably stronger than she seemed and it should be a long-lasting battle. The battle starts with the two drawing their zanpakuto, and Manuel vanishing forward with Sonido, exchanging sword impact with Yomichi. 12 consecutive slashes to each other's swords, Manuel stating that for her size, Yomichi was durable against his strength. Coming from a division consisting of mostly men, she should be. Testing her strength further, Manuel backed away from Yomichi, slashing his zanpakuto downward and sending multiple Bala in her direction, Yomichi blocks with a Danku without an incantation in merely milliseconds before hitting her. A surprised Manuel asked what the barrier was, Yomichi explained the barrier can block a Kido up to Level 89, or in her case, an exceptionally weak attack that just nearly hit her just now. Manuel continues to fire with multiple Bala, causing the shield to eventually break and explode on impact. This causes a smokescreen across the battlefield, leaving the scene quiet for a moment. Seconds later through the smoke, a white light shines out of the cloud, revealing to fire multiple white reiryoku shards toward the Arrancar at nearly the same speed of the Bala, leaving Manuel to dodge just above the scene, but resulting in his leg being cut in two places. Blood dripped down the Arrancars wound, annoying him, peering into the smoke from above as it cleared. The woman appeared to be standing there with little casualty of but tattered clothes and smudges to the face, her sword changing into a new form that looked crystal clear, like glass. Yomichi had bought time to activate her shikai, saying that multiple projectiles flying at someone doesn’t feel too good. Disregarding the shinigami has similar tricks up her sleeve, the Arrancar vanishes toward the woman yet again; slashing in front of her, the Arrancar rotates behind her, in which she swings her zanpakuto over her shoulder, blocking his attacks. He chuckles, before repeatedly using sonido around the woman that it confused her, as finally a Bala exploded onto her side, sending her flying into a building wall on impact. Manuel noted if she could put up with strength, and she must lack in stealth. Later in the battle of now devastating debris laying on the ground, Yomichi sits behind a building in the shadows, looking out to the street. Manuel, who now revealed his resurrection, takes the form of a giant iguana who is camouflaging with the surroundings, Yomichi having difficulties trying to spot him out in the open. She would have to use her ears, to find his location. Her ears shivered when she heard some pebbles fall from the side of her, flash stepping by her instinct away from the area, but there was nothing there. By alert, she held her zanpakuto across from her chest, looking around furthermore. The arrancar revealed himself just above Yomichi, “Paranoid?” he asked, firing a blue-colored Cero just above her head, crashing into the ground. Yomichi had barely dodged the cero, her movement was drastically being slowed from the prolonged battle. Before she could look up at the same area again, the Arrancar had already disappeared. Yomichi continued to leap backward, looking around for the Arrancar. She knew he was following her cause she heard him landing in several areas. Soon, she stopped moving in a certain spot, following a moment of silence. After a long game of hide-and-seek chase, Manuel found himself completely suspended, shocked that his hands were stuck on some invisible net he walked into, soon revealing multiple threads attached to several of the surrounding buildings, and all connecting to Yomichi’s hand. She held it up to her face, revealing Manuel he had walked into her trap, revealing a hidden kido net. Yet, playing his tricks against him again, Manuel was entangled in the net, revealing his full form, his body in an iguana-like structure, walking on all fours, and mostly covered in bone manner. Yomichi congratulated him for walking into her trap, and ultimately looking forward to ending the battle. She then held up her zanpakuto against the threads, and releasing Hado #11: Tsuzuri Raiden through the threads, traveling toward the trapped iguana, and ultimately electrocuting him, his screams could be heard traveling through the allies. The Arrancar falls to the ground as the kido nets vanish, Yomichi walking over the stunned man who rolled onto his hand, electricity still coursing through his body. Standing over the arrancar, Yomichi holds her bladeless zanpakuto handle over the Arrancars body, her foot resting against his armored side. “Why don’t you just lie there and bleed for a while?” The cold words slipping from Yomichi’s lips, ultimately stabbing the Arrancar through the chest with Kessho Tsurugi, making a huge gash through almost the entirety of his hollowed torso. Part 2. After her battle with Manuel Ginza, who is now bleeding on the ground, Yomichi appeared in the middle of Komamura and Tosen’s fight, giving Tosen a lecture on his betrayal of someone who dearly trusted him and was his friend, only to worthlessly stoop down so low, so cast it aside carelessly. Tosen, who had no interest in fighting Yomichi, merely ignored her comment. Yomichi was cut down by Aizen from behind after greeting her, and how she had been faring in her days on the Soul Society, sustaining heavy injury, Yomichi fell back down onto a taller building in Karakura that impacted her long fall. Reigai Arc Hueco Mundo Arc Zanpakuto Rebellion Arc Fullbringer Arc Quincy Arc WE DO (KNOT) ALWAYS LOVE YOU Beginning of the Revival of Tomorrow Can’t Fear Your Own World BLEACH: Memories of Nobody BLEACH: The Diamond Dust Rebellion BLEACH: Fade To Black Yomichi vs Ichigo Kurosaki | Draw Yomichi vs Kira Izuru | Loss Yomichi vs Ikkaku Madarame | Won Yomichi vs Sergio D’Ascenzo | Draw Yomichi vs Manuel Ginza | Won Yomichi vs Reigai-Yomichi | Won Yomichi vs Reigai-Komamura | Loss Yomichi vs Hyakkou Futatabi | Won, but heavily injured Yomichi vs Yukio’s Monsters | Won Yomichi vs Alrich Abercrombie | Won Yomichi vs Annie Aargaard | Won Yomichi vs Ikimikidomoe | Loss Friendships & Relationships Awajiro Okikiba: Yomichi’s father and role model. The Ex-captain of the Kido Corps, and the ex-Lieutenant of Unohana. Awajiro has a very close father-and-daughter relationship with Yomichi, and taught her about her spiritual powers at a young age, making her strive to become a Shinigami. Noyuki Aburame: Yomichi’s junior from Shino Academy. Noyuki, who in the beginning, called Yomichi her “Senpai” and looked up to her so, Yomichi was often annoyed with her. Eventually, they grew up together in their academic days and became friends after a certain event. Komamura Sajin: The beast who Yomichi views as a courageous man and deeply respects. Her loyalty to Komamura is rooted, and he helped her see potential that was hidden to her before when she was just a newly grad who was quiet. Though their abilities are completely opposite, they stand together as a team. Also, cause she likes wolves and knew something un-human like was under his helmet because of a certain scent. (CFYOW) Komamura Urui & Shouma: Sajin's nephews! They're very cute, and refer to Yomichi- as "Big Sis". She loves petting them, and sworn to protect them with her life. -- to herself that is. Sajin often jokes that Yomichi and Tetsuzaemon are suitable for being parents. Izuru Kira - They went to school together. Rather it was Izuru who had a light crush on the female.Yomichi was oblivious to Kira, but was his friend. Shortly after graduated, they became slightly distant to their their differences in Captains. Genshiro Okikiba | Uncle: Semi-close in terms of at-home family relationship. Yomichi doesn't really talk to Genshiro, but he acknowledges her existence in the Gotei 13. Tetsuzaemon Iba: Iba and Yomichi were childhood friends back in Rukongai. Around the same time Iba transferred into the 7th Division from the 11th, Yomichi was recruited into the 7th Division and they met each other again, deciding to stick together until end. She proudly sees him through to being her Captain. Though they're a little different in age, he's like the big brother she never had. Chikane Iba: Met the woman once. Chikane thought Yomichi was un-lady like and a disgraceful woman for her fashion choices. Chikane also scolded Yomichi, and thought she as going to be his future wife; which she didn’t like the thought of. Chikane also dated Yomichi’s father once a long time ago, she’s the reason why he was scared of woman at one point. Shuhei Hisagi: Met during Tosen and Komamura’s friendship, They hang out now and then, mostly due to his Tosen and Komamura's friendship would often leave the two hanging to do activities. They never fought together, Though, they both admire each others style and fashion. Probably wouldn’t make a good duo in fighting though. Rangiku Matsumoto: Her drinking buddy. Also, one of the first woman to befriend Yomichi, and admiring how both of them are "sexy"! Yomichi gets pissed off with her sometimes, but she deals with it. Rukia Kuchiki: Another classmate. The two stayed together as female friends back in Shin'o, and graduated. They mostly we seen together in the Kido classes. Yomichi attended Rukia's wedding, and saw her off as the new 13th Divison Captain. Brief Relationships (Pre-Ryoka Invasion) Kaname Tosen: Seen him before with Komamura and during tasks. He asked her a question once. Yomichi assumed he was a good friend of Komamura and Shuhei. She might've said hello once or twice in passing. Brief History Shino Academy: Yomichi was a regular student who had an interest in Hakuda, before realizing she wasn’t suited for this sort of combat. She had shown a natural talent in her Kido classes, which she eventually pursued. Her Kido skill had immediately progressed week by week, and she learned that very few Kido spells such as barriers and some Bakudo, could go without an incantation. It was recommended that she was very well suitable to join the Kido Corps, but she refused as her interest was held in the Gotei 13. Graduation: Yomichi graduates after well around 5-10 years. Yomichi finds out she is assigned to the 7th Division, due to excelling in a strong display of sword and strength in combat. She also acknowledged that Kido wasn’t exactly the 7th Divisions strongpoint, but that didn’t discourage her from using Kido and practicing it frequently. Yomichi meets an armored Captain Komamura, rumored to not look “Human”. She didn’t care much about his looks, but was very much curious to know what he looked like due to a animal-like scent she smelled from him. Surrounding new graduates backed way from the giant armored man, but Yomichi stood in place, their major difference in height not bothering her at all. She bowed at greeted Komamura as a new graduate. Komamura was rather impressed yet confused by the woman’s reaction, bowing to her in return. He looks the woman in the eyes, a strong and stern expression; welcoming her into the division. He reassures her that they do not get many females in their primarily male division, and that she should not expect to be treated any differently than a man. Yomichi understands, and promises to not disappoint and meet up to his expectations. In the 7th Division: Yomichi had settled her first few weeks into division, doing her usual tasks and occasional training. She, who was not intimidated by the many stronger-looking men who would laugh behind her back. It would have came to an apparent day that a larger unseated Shinigami stood before the unseated Yomichi took her zanpakuto. The shinigami teased the smaller woman as he held her zanpakuto up to a height she couldn’t reach. Yomichi didn’t reach for the zanpakuto which angered the man, coming to the conclusion that she was implying she was “much more better than him” for not reaching for the zanpakuto. Yomichi states that Komamura told her “she would not get treated differently from a man” in which she also states that “she would not treat a man differently, but surely only an idiot would play his game.” The male began to look confused as she charged up her right arm with purple colored reiryoku, and punched the male with such force, that it disfigured his face and he ended up stumbling backward into a wall. In victory, Yomichi reclaimed her Zanpakuto, and that if he wanted to fight her, it should be a fair blade-against-blade battle, but if he insisted on going without swords, she would beat him. Since that event, many of the men in the division would learn to not target or look down at Yomichi, or any other woman within the 7th. It would also encourage other females in the 7th to look up to Yomichi. The next day, Yomichi was called into Komamura’s office to discuss her conduct. She had explained what happened, and that she would not allow anyone to look down on her for a pointless perception, leaving Komamura to give her a motivational speech about not backing down from a fight, having a strong-willed fighting spirit, or “lowering her tail between her legs”, commending her for so. In the end, she and the male shinigami were still punished for the minor damage they caused, and had to repair it. Surprisingly, they had worked together. Since then, Yomichi deeply respected her captain for not ever looking down on her, as she continued to stand on her own two feet. Til’ her current days, her honor still stands by her word and Komamura. Trivia Yomichi had also been recommended to the 4th Division under Retsu Unohana due to her Kido skills. Yomichi had actually thought about this, but knew her power did not lie in healing others. However, Yomichi, though rare, is capable of healing but it’s isn’t great. Yomichi felt the “seifuku” sensation when Kira was critically injured by Bazz-B. However, she didn’t have the time to react nor’ to go save him due to her encounter with Alrich Abercrombie, whom stole Yomichi’s Bankai.
