Abarai Renji is the lieutenant of the Gotei 13’s 6th Division, serving under the command of Captain Kuchiki Byakuya. Renji keeps his light crimson hair tied up in a high ponytail most of the time, and multiple tribal tattoos mark his body.
Personality-wise, Renji is arrogant and cocky most of the time, especially towards Kurosaki Ichigo. However, Renji can be just as emotional and melancholic. And he shows himself to be a very determined fighter and one who would go all out to protect the people important to him.
Renji grew up together with Kuchiki Rukia and the rest of their childhood friends. Throughout the series, Renji appears to be extremely worried about Rukia, and always very excited to see her. This hints that Renji is actually secretly in love with Rukia, probably a feeling that grew during the many years that they spent together.
Before Renji joined the 6th Division, he was under the wings of Aizen Sosuke and Ichimaru Gin. And because of Renji’s rebellious nature, Aizen moved him away to 11th Division under Zaraki Kenpachi, and finally to 6th Division at a later time.
Abarai Renji’s Zanpakuto
Zabimaru is the name of Abarai Renji’s zanpakuto. In its materialized form, Zabimaru appears to be a baboon with a snake tail. With the command “Howl, Zabimaru!”, Zabimaru goes into its Shikai (Initial release) form, which is a mean-looking sword-whip hybrid weapon with multiple segments of blades with pick-like teeth. When using Zabimaru like a whip, Renji is limited to three consecutive attacks before having to bring the segments back together for recovery.
Zabimaru’s Bankai (Final release) form is a giant skeletal snake that is named Hihio Zabimaru (Baboon King Zabimaru). Like its Shikai form, it is made up of multiple segments, and each segment is held together with the next by Renji’s reiatsu (spirit power). Hence, it is possible for Renji to break Zabimaru up into individual segments at will if the situation calls for it, and also making Zabimaru difficult to damage or destroy.
The advantage of Renji’s Bankai lies in its impressive size and power, making it is capable of massive damage. However, this results in difficulty for Renji to control, unless he spends another 14 years of special training as commented by Byakuya.
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