Atau Rindō (輪堂与ウ, Rindō Atau) is the lieutenant of the 7th Division of the Gotei 13 under Captain Tetsuzaemon Iba.Rindō is a tall, fair-skinned young man with dark, shaggy hair and a mole underneath his right eye. He wears a variation of the standard Shinigami shihakushō with shortened sleeves over a light-colored turtleneck with sleeves reaching his wrists, as well as a light-colored apron over his waist and legs with a large pocket on either side.Rindō is a polite man with a great fondness for animals, going so far as to temporarily avoid his duties as a lieutenant in order to spend time with the wildlife kept in the garden of the Seventh Division barracks. Due to being deaf, Rindō communicates entirely in sign language, but is understanding and accepting of those who cannot do the same or interpret his speech, having also trained himself to read lips. In combat, he is brutal and ruthless, willing to inflict swift and gory deaths on his enemies without hesitation.

Powers & Abilities

As a lieutenant of the Gotei 13, Rindō boasts a high spiritual energy. Regarding his Zanpakutō, he has reached the level of Shikai; Its Shikai command is Give Birth (生め, Ume), which Rindō writes on the side of the blade with his finger. In its Shikai, Rindō's Zanpakutō takes the form of a segmented whip, with the segments resembling shikigami talismans attached to each other by small loops. Shikai Special Ability: Uniquely, Rindō's Zanpakutō does not appear to have a set name; instead, he can use different attacks by naming a different species of animal with sign language after inscribing the release command on the blade. Taka (鷹, Hawk): The individual shikigami segments transform into hawks that swarm in flock an enemy of Rindō's indication; when attacking, the birds can strip even a gigantic being like a Jigoku no Gaki to its bones in seconds by rapidly consuming its flesh. Bankai: Not yet achieved.