7th Division
The Seventh Division (七番隊, nanabantai; "Squad 7" in the English Dub) is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Captain Sajin Komamura.
The seventh Division follows the traditional organization of aGotei 13 Division.
No special duties have been noted for the seventh Division. This division is made up of sincere, unpretentious people who live life with gusto. Captain Komamura and Lieutenant Iba believe strongly in moral obligation and compassion. This ethos has been passed down through the ranks of the 7th Division.
Like all the other barracks, the 7th Division Barracks house the offices and living quarters of the Shinigami of the 7th. Komamura keeps his dog, Gōrō, at the barracks.
Insignia Iris
Insignia Signifies Courage
Division Color Dark Tan
The seventh Division follows the traditional organization of aGotei 13 Division.
No special duties have been noted for the seventh Division. This division is made up of sincere, unpretentious people who live life with gusto. Captain Komamura and Lieutenant Iba believe strongly in moral obligation and compassion. This ethos has been passed down through the ranks of the 7th Division.
Like all the other barracks, the 7th Division Barracks house the offices and living quarters of the Shinigami of the 7th. Komamura keeps his dog, Gōrō, at the barracks.
Insignia Iris
Insignia Signifies Courage
Division Color Dark Tan
"Unshakable, stable loyalty." - Tite Kubo
Sajin Komamura (狛村 左陣, Komamura Sajin) is the captain of the7th Division. His lieutenant is Tetsuzaemon Iba.
Master Swordsman: Komamura is highly proficient in swordsmanship, and is more than capable of holding his own against the likes of Kenpachi, who is arguably one of the most well-versed in swordsmanship as well as one of the greatest physical combatants in Soul Society.
Immense Strength: Due to his large stature, Komamura has unbelievable physical strength. He was able to throw the Resurrección form of the giant Arrancar Choe Neng Poww, who was close to if not the same size as the giant his Bankai produces, and did so with apparent ease.
Hakuda Master: While not relying on the most advanced forms of unarmed combat, Komamura has shown great skill at brawling hand-to-hand fighting using his phenomenal strength to supplement his blows. This form of combat is what he excels in when not engaging in swordsmanship. He is skilled enough to go toe-to-toe with one of the foremost hand-to-hand combatants in Soul Society, Captain Suì-Fēng.
Immense Endurance: Komamura is capable of taking considerable amounts of damage and still continuing to fight, despite the severity of his injuries. He refused medical treatment after being hit by Aizen's level 90 Kidō spell. He was also utterly unfazed from being punched across a great distance through parts of a city. He is durable enough to survive having his chest caved in and still continue to fight with no discernible handicap. Even after having his left hand severed by Aizen, he immediately counter-attacked, seeming to completely ignore the wound.
Enhanced Senses: Because of his animal-likeness, he is seemingly in possession of superior senses.
Enhanced Reflexes: Komamura has very keen reflexes in contrast to his large frame. He is capable of matching even the extremely fast attacks of Captain Suì-Fēng.
Animal Communication: It is also known that he is able to talk to animals.
Great Spiritual Power: As a Captain, Komamura possesses a great amount of spiritual energy. When Komamura releases his spiritual energy, it has the same magnitude of his enormous strength, and tends to destroy the area around him. He is quite skilled in hiding his spiritual presence because, due to his appearance, he does it quite frequently out of what he feels is a necessity to hide from others. He is able to use his spiritual pressure as a weapon, as he is capable of blasting back most normal enemies with a simple palm thrust without physically touching them, as seen when he incapacitated several unseated Shinigami soldiers who were controlled by theBount Mabashi. His Reiatsu is red.
Shunpo Practitioner: Komamura is highly proficient in Shunpo, with at least the average speed of a captain-level Shinigami.
Humanification (人化の術, Jinka no Jutsu): A special technique that is unique to the werewolf clan that Komamura is from, which allows one to shed their beast form and return to their Human form. This is achieved by ritually removing one's heart. In this form, his body is nothing more then a shell. The secret technique of Human transformation allows his clan to obtain a immortal body by offering their physical heart. Therefore as long as he is Human he can never die. While in this state, attacks have no effect on either Komamura or his Bankai and all wounds quickly regenerate.
ZanpakutōTenken redirects here. For the manifested spirit that appears in the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc see Tenken (Zanpakutō spirit).
Tenken (天譴, "Heavenly Punishment"; Viz "Heavenly Retribution"): It takes the form of a normal katana. The cross-guard is a rectangle decorated with a pattern of vertical lines, with the long sides pinched in towards the middle. The overall appearance is similar to a squared-off hourglass.
Sajin Komamura (狛村 左陣, Komamura Sajin) is the captain of the7th Division. His lieutenant is Tetsuzaemon Iba.
Master Swordsman: Komamura is highly proficient in swordsmanship, and is more than capable of holding his own against the likes of Kenpachi, who is arguably one of the most well-versed in swordsmanship as well as one of the greatest physical combatants in Soul Society.
Immense Strength: Due to his large stature, Komamura has unbelievable physical strength. He was able to throw the Resurrección form of the giant Arrancar Choe Neng Poww, who was close to if not the same size as the giant his Bankai produces, and did so with apparent ease.
Hakuda Master: While not relying on the most advanced forms of unarmed combat, Komamura has shown great skill at brawling hand-to-hand fighting using his phenomenal strength to supplement his blows. This form of combat is what he excels in when not engaging in swordsmanship. He is skilled enough to go toe-to-toe with one of the foremost hand-to-hand combatants in Soul Society, Captain Suì-Fēng.
Immense Endurance: Komamura is capable of taking considerable amounts of damage and still continuing to fight, despite the severity of his injuries. He refused medical treatment after being hit by Aizen's level 90 Kidō spell. He was also utterly unfazed from being punched across a great distance through parts of a city. He is durable enough to survive having his chest caved in and still continue to fight with no discernible handicap. Even after having his left hand severed by Aizen, he immediately counter-attacked, seeming to completely ignore the wound.
Enhanced Senses: Because of his animal-likeness, he is seemingly in possession of superior senses.
Enhanced Reflexes: Komamura has very keen reflexes in contrast to his large frame. He is capable of matching even the extremely fast attacks of Captain Suì-Fēng.
Animal Communication: It is also known that he is able to talk to animals.
Great Spiritual Power: As a Captain, Komamura possesses a great amount of spiritual energy. When Komamura releases his spiritual energy, it has the same magnitude of his enormous strength, and tends to destroy the area around him. He is quite skilled in hiding his spiritual presence because, due to his appearance, he does it quite frequently out of what he feels is a necessity to hide from others. He is able to use his spiritual pressure as a weapon, as he is capable of blasting back most normal enemies with a simple palm thrust without physically touching them, as seen when he incapacitated several unseated Shinigami soldiers who were controlled by theBount Mabashi. His Reiatsu is red.
Shunpo Practitioner: Komamura is highly proficient in Shunpo, with at least the average speed of a captain-level Shinigami.
Humanification (人化の術, Jinka no Jutsu): A special technique that is unique to the werewolf clan that Komamura is from, which allows one to shed their beast form and return to their Human form. This is achieved by ritually removing one's heart. In this form, his body is nothing more then a shell. The secret technique of Human transformation allows his clan to obtain a immortal body by offering their physical heart. Therefore as long as he is Human he can never die. While in this state, attacks have no effect on either Komamura or his Bankai and all wounds quickly regenerate.
ZanpakutōTenken redirects here. For the manifested spirit that appears in the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc see Tenken (Zanpakutō spirit).
Tenken (天譴, "Heavenly Punishment"; Viz "Heavenly Retribution"): It takes the form of a normal katana. The cross-guard is a rectangle decorated with a pattern of vertical lines, with the long sides pinched in towards the middle. The overall appearance is similar to a squared-off hourglass.
- Shikai: Its Shikai command is "Roar" (轟け, Todoroke). Tenken maintains its form as a regular katana.
- Bankai: Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (黒縄天譴明王, Vidyaraja of Kalasutra's Heavenly Punishment; Viz "Divine Retribution, Black Ropes of Ruination"): Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō maintains its form as a regular katana. While in use, Komamura and his katana maintain a glow of spiritual energy.
- Dangai Jōe (断鎧縄衣, Garments of Cord and Broken Armor): This form is only possible via the use of Komamura's Humanification technique. Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō is an armored Bankai with its own life. With Dangai Jōe, it loses its armor and becomes just Reiatsu a figure made only of power. Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's life is its armor. Dangai Jōe is Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's figure after it sheds away its life. As usual, his Bankai brings forth the entire giant, which is about a hundred meters tall. It wields a sword with a guard similar to that of Komamura's, but with a different blade and with a string hanging from the hilt. The difference is that in this form, the giant sheds its armor and only has a large cord wrapped around its body multiple times and its visage is that of a demonic creature. It retains the same basic abilities of strength but is also now highly agile. Due to the nature of the technique used to attain this form and its symbiotic connection with its wielder, this Bankai is virtually invulnerable to physical harm.
"As to why he embarked onto the Path of The Man, to make his mom happy is the reason it seems." - Tite Kubo
Tetsuzaemon Iba (射場 鉄左衛門, Iba Tetsuzaemon) is the lieutenant of the 7th Division of the Gotei 13, under Captain Sajin Komamura.
Expert Swordsman: Being a former member of the 11th Division, which specializes in combat, Tetsuzaemon is a highly competent swordsman. He is also known to spar with Ikkaku Madarame, another expert swordsman, regularly.
Hakuda Expert: Because he was working to become a lieutenant, Tetsuzaemon trained to become highly proficient in all forms of Shinigami combat, also becoming skilled in hand-to-hand combatant, only because it made becoming a lieutenant easier.
Kidō Expert: Because he was working to become a lieutenant, Tetsuzaemon also became skilled in Kidō, only because it made becoming a lieutenant easier.
Shunpo Expert: Tetsuzaemon is proficient enough in Shunpo to keep up with his captain, but is most likely of the same level as most lieutenants.
High Spiritual Power: Being a lieutenant of the Gotei 13, Tetsuzaemon boasts a high amount of spiritual energy.
Enhanced Strength: Tetsuzaemon was seen supporting Sajin Komamura after the latter had been defeated by Aizen, even though Komamura is more than four times Tetsuzaemon's weight. Iba can cut a building in half with a single slash of his sword.
ZanpakutōThe name and abilities of Iba's Zanpakutō are unknown, as well as its Shikai command. When sealed, it looks like atantō. Its hilt is red and it has no hand guard. Iba usually keeps it inside his Shinigami uniform with the hilt sticking out.
Tetsuzaemon's Shikai
Tetsuzaemon Iba (射場 鉄左衛門, Iba Tetsuzaemon) is the lieutenant of the 7th Division of the Gotei 13, under Captain Sajin Komamura.
Expert Swordsman: Being a former member of the 11th Division, which specializes in combat, Tetsuzaemon is a highly competent swordsman. He is also known to spar with Ikkaku Madarame, another expert swordsman, regularly.
Hakuda Expert: Because he was working to become a lieutenant, Tetsuzaemon trained to become highly proficient in all forms of Shinigami combat, also becoming skilled in hand-to-hand combatant, only because it made becoming a lieutenant easier.
Kidō Expert: Because he was working to become a lieutenant, Tetsuzaemon also became skilled in Kidō, only because it made becoming a lieutenant easier.
Shunpo Expert: Tetsuzaemon is proficient enough in Shunpo to keep up with his captain, but is most likely of the same level as most lieutenants.
High Spiritual Power: Being a lieutenant of the Gotei 13, Tetsuzaemon boasts a high amount of spiritual energy.
Enhanced Strength: Tetsuzaemon was seen supporting Sajin Komamura after the latter had been defeated by Aizen, even though Komamura is more than four times Tetsuzaemon's weight. Iba can cut a building in half with a single slash of his sword.
ZanpakutōThe name and abilities of Iba's Zanpakutō are unknown, as well as its Shikai command. When sealed, it looks like atantō. Its hilt is red and it has no hand guard. Iba usually keeps it inside his Shinigami uniform with the hilt sticking out.
Tetsuzaemon's Shikai
- Shikai: In its Shikai, Iba's Zanpakutō extends into a falchion or a large bladed scimitar with a pick-like protrusion a short distance below the tip of the sword.
- Bankai: Not Yet Achieved