Tetsuzaemon Iba
Tetsuzaemon Iba
H: 182cm W: 68kg Blood type: – Birthday: July 18
Zanpakutou: name not revealed
Bankai: unknown
First Appearance: Manga chapter – | Anime episode -
Tetsuzaemon Iba is the Lieutenant of the 7th Division under the command of Captain Sajin Komamura. He has a distinctive yakuza (Japanese gangster) look about with his form of speech, dark shades and hair style. Iba is also known to smoke often and has a large tattoo of a burning cat and the kanji for ‘inviting luck’ on his back.
Iba was originally a member of the 11th Division under Kenpachi Zarachi. He transferred to the 7th Division after coming to terms that promotion to Lieutenant in the 11th Division was probably impossible due to Yachiru’s presence. Some members of the 11th Division looked down on his decision because his reason for promotion was due to a promise to his mother and not because of his own ambitions. Iba still likes to hang out at the 11th Division headquarters sometimes and is good friends with Ikkaku Madarame. Iba’s early “battles” in the series were often in sparring or dueling matches against Ikkaku. Their confrontations usually comes down to sharing a bottle of saké together until it runs out, the two then fight or play rock-paper-scissors to determine who goes to get a new bottle while the other one rests.
The name of Iba’s zanpakuto has not yet been revealed along with its shikai command. In its sealed state, the zanpakuto resembles a tanto (Japanese style dagger). Its released state resembles a broad bladed scimitar with a small protrusion near the tip of the blade. It is unknown if Tetsuzaemon Iba has achieved his bankai yet.
Tags: bleach characters, shinigami
characters | Bob Ichimaru | 
August 22, 2008 11:38 am
