former captain of the 12th Division, as well as the founder and 1st President of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute until he was discharged from a false accusation by Sosuke Aizen. Kisuke is a tall, lean-built man with light skin and gray eyes. It is apparent that he has no use of the cane as an aide to walk, but we soon find out it is in fact his zanpakuto disguised as a walking cane. Though usually a laid-back, optimistic, jovial, pleasant and eccentric man.