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Renji
Renji Abarai is a Shinigami and lieutenant of the 6th Division of the Gotei 13. He serves under Captain Byakuya Kuchiki.

Having grown up in Rukongai alongside Rukia Kuchiki, Renji graduated from the Shin'ō Academy and became a member of the 5th Division. Shortly after becoming the 6th Division's lieutenant, he is sent to the Human World to arrest Rukia. After returning to Soul Society with her, he eventually tries to save her from being executed, turning on his own comrades to do so. He later helps fight the threat posed by Aizen and his army of Arrancar. Renji subsequently plays a role in combating the Wandenreich assault on Soul Society.

Shunsui
Shunsui Kyōraku is a Shinigami and the former captain of the 8th Division of the Gotei 13. He succeeded Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto as Captain-Commander of the entire Gotei 13

Along with his friend Jūshirō Ukitake, Shunsui is the first graduate of the Shin'ō Academy to become a captain. During the Ryoka Invasion of Seireitei, Shunsui encounters and swiftly defeats Yasutora Sado as the latter attempts to rescue Rukia Kuchiki. When Rukia's execution is foiled, Shunsui and Jūshirō destroy the Sōkyoku, forcing the pair to fight Captain-Commander Yamamoto. After Sōsuke Aizen betrays Soul Society, Shunsui plays an important role in the subsequent war, taking on both Aizen and Coyote Starrk in battle. He later leads the Shinigami resistance against the Wandenreich invasion of Soul Society.

Akon
Akon is the lieutenant of the 12th Division and Vice-President of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

A long standing member of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, Akon first served under Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi as a researcher in the fledgling organization. Later, he participated in Mayuri's experiments on the Quincy. When Rukia Kuchiki is arrested in the Human World, Akon realizes that her Gigai was not the work of anyone in Soul Society. He plays a small role in monitoring the Arrancar Invasion and later the Wandenreich's slaughter of Hollows and Shinigami. Akon acts without his captain's permission to alert Ichigo Kurosaki to the Wandenreich's invasion of Seireitei.

Unohana
Retsu Unohana is the long time captain of the Fourth Division of the Gotei 13, heading up the medical treatment for injured Shinigami.

Though typically appearing as a warm and gentle person, Unohana is feared by many and can quickly put others back in their place. Having been a captain for hundreds of years, she typically heads up the treatment of the injured from battle rather than stepping on to the front lines herself. When Sōsuke Aizen's plot to execute Rukia Kuchiki with the Sōkyoku is foiled, she arrives at Aizen's location and confronts the supposedly dead captain before saving the life of Captain Hitsugaya. Later, she travels to Hueco Mundo to aid Ichigo Kurosaki and brings him back to the Human World so he can fight Aizen while she tends to the wounded. During the Wandenreich assault on Soul Society, her immense combat capabilities are called upon to help unleash Kenpachi Zaraki's full potential.

Sasakibe
Chōjirō Sasakibe is the long time lieutenant of the First Division, serving under Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

Fiercely loyal to Captain-Commander Yamamoto, with whom he has a deep connection since a young age, Chōjirō was a man of few words. Upon achieving Bankai, Chōjirō was invited to use it to defeat Yamamoto, but he only succeeded in giving Yamamoto a new scar. He swore to hone his Bankai so that it may be of use to Yamamoto. He took on the role of being Yamamoto's lieutenant, serving through the rebellion of Sōsuke Aizen by maintaining the barrier around the Fake Karakura Town. He would later bear witness to the invasion of Soul Society by the Vandenreich, fighting Driscoll Berci.

Quilge Opie
Quilge Opie is the executive hunting captain of the first Jagdarmee of the Wandenreich.

First seen in Hueco Mundo following the conquest of the dimension by the Wandenreich, he oversees the capture of the surviving Arrancar. On the orders of the Yhwach, he begins the process of selecting suitable Arrancar to press into service as soldiers for the Wandenreich. However, Quilge and the Jagdarmee are attacked by the Tres Bestias. He swiftly dispatches these Arrancar, but then finds himself under attack from Ichigo Kurosaki. Realizing who the Substitute Shinigami is, he attempts to kill Ichigo, shrugging off interference from Ayon and eventually trapping Ichigo in the Garganta, before being cut down by an assailant he did not see arriving.

Byakuya
Byakuya Kuchiki is a member of the high ranking Kuchiki Noble Family, a Shinigami and captain of the 6th Division of the Gotei 13.

First seen when he is sent the Human World to arrest his sister Rukia Kuchiki and bring her back to Soul Society, Byakuya later fights his lieutenant, Renji Abarai and Ichigo Kurosaki when they try to rescue Rukia. When Sōsuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen are revealed to be traitors, Byakuya stops Ichimaru from killing his sister. Byakuya is one of several captains who travel to Hueco Mundo to assist Ichigo and his friends in rescuing Orihime Inoue from Aizen's clutches. Seventeen months later, he survives an encounter with Shūkurō Tsukishima and returns to Soul Society where he helps in the defense against the invading Wandenreich.

Ayon
Ayon is a Chimera-like being created from the left arms of the Tres Bestia: Emilou Apacci, Franceska Mila Rose and Cyan Sung-Sun.

A large beast with ferocious power, Ayon was brought out by its three masters during the battle in the false Karakura Town. There he made short work of Gotei 13 lieutenants Rangiku Matsumoto, Momo Hinamori, Tetsuzaemon Iba and Shūhei Hisagi. As Ayon tried to devour Hisagi, Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto stepped in and slaughtered Ayon and his masters, despite the beast's impressive ability to shrug off most injuries. After the Wandenreich conquest of Hueco Mundo, Ayon is brought out again to face Quilge Opie.

Yamamoto
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 for over a millenium.

Yamamoto founded the Shinō Academy 2,100 years ago and personally instructed Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake. He founded the Gotei 13 and became its Captain-Commander. During his time as Captain-Commander, he presided over a number of incidents in Soul Society's history, from the extermination of the Quincy to the Hollowfication of the Visored, the betrayal of Sōsuke Aizen and subsequent war with him and his Arrancar army. Around a thousand years ago, he failed to kill Yhwach, a fact that comes back to hurt the Gotei 13 later as the Wandenreich declare war on Soul Society.

Jackie Tristan
Jackie Tristan is a former Fullbringer and member of Xcution.

As a young child, Jackie received a pair of oversized boots from her father, which would later form the focus of her Fullbring. Sometime after her family was killed, Jackie met Shūkurō Tsukishima and Kūgo Ginjō and together with other Fullbringers they formed the organization known as Xcution. In order to steal Ichigo Kurosaki's powers, Jackie and the others carried out an elaborate plot to gain his trust, give him Fullbring powers and steal that power for themselves. However, while they succeed in their plot, they find themselves fighting the Shinigami. Jackie fought and was defeated by Renji Abarai and ultimately lost her Fullbring.

Yukio
Yukio Hans Vorarlberna is a Fullbringer and member of Xcution.

As a young child, Yukio ran away from his parents, stealing his father's money and ruining his business in the process. Yukio later met Shūkurō Tsukishima and Kūgo Ginjō and together with other Fullbringers they formed the organization known as Xcution, which Yukio financed. In order to steal Ichigo's powers, Yukio and the others were involved in an elaborate plot to gain his trust, give him Fullbring powers and steal that power for themselves. However, while they succeed in their plot, they find themselves fighting the Shinigami. Yukio is captured by Tōshirō Hitsugaya, but later freed and he leaves to build up his business.

Kensei
Kensei Muguruma is the captain of the Ninth Division of the Gotei 13 and a Visored.

Over 100 years ago, Kensei was dispatched to Rukongai to investigate numerous mysterious disappearances there. While camping out that night, Kensei's unit was attacked by one of their own as part of Sōsuke Aizen's experiments. As a result, Kensei was transformed into a rampaging Hollow. After being saved by Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi, Urahara used the Hōgyoku on Kensei, turning him into a Visored. However, the Central 46 sentenced him to be killed as a Hollow. Urahara, Tessai and Yoruichi Shihōin helped him to escape to the Human World where he would later take part in the battle to stop Aizen in the fake Karakura Town. Some time after the battle, he returned to his former position as Ninth Division captain, replacing Tōsen. He subsequently fought against the invading Wandenreich army.

Giriko
Giriko Kutsuzawa  is a Fullbringer and a member of an organization known as Xcution.

Having received a pocket watch as a family heirloom, Giriko realized its potential as a focus for his Fullbring, using it to kill his wife. However, he lost the use of his right eye in the process. Giriko later joined up with Kūgo Ginjō and the other members of Xcution, where he used his ability to aid in Ichigo Kurosaki's Fullbring training. Later, when Kūgo stole Ichigo's Fullbring, some of Ichigo's power was bestowed upon Giriko. Emboldened by this, he tried to fight Kenpachi Zaraki, but was quickly killed by the captain.

Tsukishima
Shūkurō Tsukishima is a Fullbringer and a member of an organization known as Xcution.

He uses his Fullbring, Book of the End, to insert his "presence" into the past of whatever he cuts with his sword in any way he chooses. Along with Kūgo Ginjō, Tsukishima is responsible for manipulating Ichigo Kurosaki into trying to regain his Shinigami powers by attacking his friends. He eventually fights Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, gaining a working knowledge of Byakuya's abilities and seriously challenging the captain before being defeated. He is sent to Soul Society, where he uses his ability to help fight against Yhwach.

Riruka
Riruka Dokugamine is a Human who can use Fullbring. She is a member of an organization of Fullbringers known as Xcution.

Talkative, short tempered and uncompromising, she initially appears questioning Kūgo Ginjō about his progress in recruiting Ichigo Kurosaki. She later aids Ichigo in his efforts to gain Fullbring by using her Dollhouse ability to miniaturize him and have him fight other shrunken opponents. After Kūgo steals Ichigo's Fullbring and gives its power to Riruka, she takes on Rukia Kuchiki and uses her enhanced powers to gain the upper hand against the Shinigami lieutenant.

Urahara
Kisuke Urahara is a Shinigami residing in Karakura Town. He is a former captain of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13. He is also the founder and first president of the SRDI. His lieutenant at the time was Hiyori Sarugaki.

After assisting his comrades who were caught up in Sōsuke Aizen's experiments, he went into exile in the Human World with them, Tessai Tsukabishi and Yoruichi Shihōin. For the next hundred years he operated as a shady businessman. He aided Rukia Kuchiki when she lost her Shinigami powers to Ichigo Kurosaki and helped the latter to rescue her. He later played a key role in the defeat and capture of Aizen, the restoration of Ichigo's powers and the Wandenreich invasion of Soul Society.

Mayuri
Mayuri Kurotsuchi is the Shinigami captain of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13. He is also the president of the SRDI. His lieutenant is Nemu Kurotsuchi, his artificially-created "daughter".

After being released from his detention in the Nest of Maggots by Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri became a researcher in the 12th Division's research institute, rising to the rank of 3rd Seat. Sometime after Urahara fled Soul Society, Mayuri became the 12th Division's captain. During the Ryoka Invasion, he intercepted Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue, only to be defeated by Uryū. After reconstituting his form, he travels to Hueco Mundo where he fights and eventually defeats the 8th Espada, Szayelaporro Granz. Mayuri uses the spoils of this war in the subsequent war with the Wandenreich.

Orihime
Orihime Inoue is a Human living in Karakura Town, where she is a student in Karakura High School.

Haven been taken away from her violent parents at age three by her brother, Orihime lived with him until he died. She devoted much of her time to praying to him, until she met Tatsuki Arisawa and Ichigo Kurosaki. She survives an attack by her dead brother, now a Hollow, and gains special powers. When her classmate Rukia Kuchiki is arrested, Orihime is travels to Soul Society to rescue her. This ultimately gets her involved in the plot of Sōsuke Aizen, who takes advantage of her powers to lure Ichigo and some of the Gotei 13 into a trap. After being rescued, she returns to a normal life in Karakura Town, until she is drawn into the affairs of the Xcution group and subsequently helps fight the invading Wandenreich army.

Ukitake
Jūshirō Ukitake is a Shinigami and the captain of the 13th Division of the Gotei 13.

Along with his friend Shunsui Kyōraku, Jūshirō is the first graduate of the Shinō Academy to become a captain. During the Ryoka Invasion of Seireitei, Jūshirō stops Byakuya Kuchiki from further harming those attempting to rescue Rukia Kuchiki. When Rukia's execution is foiled, Jūshirō and Shunsui destroy the Sōkyoku and the pair are forced to fight Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. After Sōsuke Aizen betrays Soul Society, Jūshirō is among those that battle Aizen's forces in the Human World. While Jūshirō is fighting Coyote Starrk, he is attacked and grievously injured by Wonderweiss Margela, ending his participation in the battle. He later recovers from his injuries, but puts his life on the line to save the Soul King from being killed by Yhwach during the Wandenreich assault.

Kūgo Ginjō
Kūgo Ginjō is a member of Xcution and is responsible for bringing Ichigo Kurosaki into the group's affairs.

Having joined Xcution, a group with the stated aim of riding its members of their Fullbring powers, Kūgo served under its former leader Shūkurō Tsukishima. Tsukishima recruited a Substitute Shinigami to pass their powers onto, but as they were doing so, he killed the Shinigami and those that gave up their powers. Some time later, Kūgo seeks out Ichigo with the intention of restoring his Shinigami powers so that Xcution's remaining members can rid themselves of their powers. However, his intentions are not as they seem, as he was involved in an elaborate plot with Tsukishima's memory altering abilities.

Ichimaru
Gin Ichimaru is a Shinigami and the former captain of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13, until he betrayed Soul Society, alongside Sōsuke Aizen and Kaname Tōsen. His lieutenant was Izuru Kira.

Gin saves Rangiku Matsumoto when he finds her after Aizen used her in his experiments and he swears to kill Aizen. Gin plays an important role during the Ryoka Invasion, manipulating his comrades and subordinates. He escapes Soul Society with Aizen and Tōsen into Hueco Mundo and becomes a commander in Aizen's Arrancar army. During the invasion of Karakura Town, Gin takes on Ichigo Kurosaki, easily gaining the upper hand. He later turns on Aizen and tries to kill him, but fails and is quickly beaten.

Rukia
Rukia Kuchiki is the captain of the Thirteenth Division of the Gotei 13. She specializes in Kidō attacks, and her Zanpakutō is Sode no Shirayuki. While still in the academy she was adopted by Byakuya Kuchiki into the Kuchiki Clan, and transferred to the Thirteenth Division where she served under Jūshirō Ukitake.

Having recently obtained her Bankai, Hakka no Togame while training at the Soul King Palace during the war against the Wandenreich in Soul Society, Rukia fought against and defeated the Sternritter] Äs Nödt. While the war progressed, she journeyed back to the Soul King Palace where she was one of many Shinigami to battle Gerard Valkyrie. However, she is overwhelmed by Gerard's monstrous power and told to meet up with Ichigo Kurosaki for the final battle.

Yoruichi
Yoruichi Shihōin is a former Shinigami who resides the Urahara Shop in Karakura Town.

Yoruichi was the former captain of the 2nd Division and leader of the Onmitsukidō over 100 years ago. However, she abandoned both positions to help Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi escape to the Human World, along with the Visored. After Rukia Kuchiki is arrested by Soul Society, Yoruichi leads Ichigo Kurosaki's group to Soul Society to save her, battling her former student Suì-Fēng, who has succeeded her former positions. She later assists Urahara and Isshin in the fight against Aizen and plays an important role in the efforts to stop the Wandenreich from destroying Soul Society.

Uryu
Uryū Ishida is a Quincy residing in Karakura Town. The son of Ryūken Ishida, Uryū is the head of the student council at Karakura High School, where he studies.

As a child, Uryū was trained to be a Quincy by his grandfather Sōken Ishida, despite Ryūken's disapproval. While still fairly young, Uryū witnessed his grandfather being killed by a group of Hollows, instilling in him a hatred of the Shinigami. As a high school student, Uryū slew many Hollows, interfering in the work of substitute Shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki. Uryū confronted Ichigo and challenged him to a match to defeat as many Hollows as possible. However, the plan backfires when a Menos Grande arrives and Uryū and Ichigo attempt to fight it together. They later become friends and the pair maintain a friendly rivalry, with Uryū accompanying Ichigo to Soul Society and Hueco Mundo to rescue Rukia Kuchiki and Orihime Inoue. When the Quincy who survived the extermination 200 years previously attack Soul Society, Uryū joins their army in a senior position.

Sui-Feng
Suì-Fēng, a member of the low ranking Fon Family, is a Shinigami, captain of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13 and Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō.

Having replaced Yoruichi Shihōin, Suì-Fēng has to fight her former mentor during the Ryoka incursion. As the two fight, they taunt each other over their status, past and skills. After an emotional Suì-Fēng reconciles her differences with Yoruichi, the pair confront the traitor Aizen, but are unable to stop him escaping. Suì-Fēng later participates in the battle in the fake Karakura Town, where she defeats Ggio Vega before fighting his master, Baraggan Luisenbarn, where she loses her left arm. Unable to defeat him with her Bankai, Suì-Fēng receives aid from Hachigen Ushōda. She later helps to battle Aizen, but along with the other captains is ultimately defeated.

Isshin
Isshin Kurosaki is a Shinigami and the father of the Substitute Shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki.

The seemingly comical happy go lucky father of Ichigo Kurosaki and head of the Kurosaki family, Isshin seems as an average human with a small medical practice. In truth he is a Shinigami with some links to fellow Shinigami Kisuke Urahara and Quincy Ryūken Ishida. He just recently regained his Shinigami powers after 20 years and effortlessly gets vengeance on the Hollow turned Arrancar Grand Fisher who was responsible for the death of his wife Masaki. He keeps his true identity secret from his son until he ends up intervening in the fight between Ichigo and Sōsuke Aizen. He takes Aizen one on one while his son fights Gin Ichimaru and he turns out to be one of the few Shinigami to hold his own against Aizen alone until he is aided by the arrival of Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin. Eventually he is defeated alongside the the others but only slightly as he manages to get Ichigo back in the right frame of mind so that he can finally take on Aizen.

Isshin then takes Ichigo to pursue Aizen and takes advantage of the time distortion of the Dangai Precipice World by using his own reiatsu to keep the tunnel stable so that his son can enter his inner world and learn the "Final Getsuga Tenshō" from his Zanpakutō spirit.

Ichigo
Ichigo Kurosaki is a Human who obtains Shinigami powers and protects his family and town from Hollows.

After finding himself in a fight he could not win against a Hollow, he is offered the chance to become a Shinigami in order to protect his family. Soon after he is asked by Rukia Kuchiki to take over as her replacement, watching over his home town, but their arrangement is cut short when Rukia is arrested and sentenced to death. Ichigo goes to Soul Society to rescue Rukia, battling against the Gotei 13 and a plot by Sōsuke Aizen to kill Rukia. He then joins forces with the Gotei 13 to fight Aizen's Arrancar army, all the while struggling to learn to control a force inside of him that could consume his very being. When Orihime is captured by Aizen's forces, Ichigo leads the race to rescue her before eventually gaining some measure of control over his own powers and defeating Aizen in a duel, at the cost of his powers.

Ichigo subsequently regains his powers with the aid of the Gotei 13 to fight the Xcution conspiracy and later the Wandenreich invasion sheds light on the origins of his powers and his lineage as he fights to stop the enemy leader, Yhwach.

Matsumoto
Rangiku Matsumoto is a Shinigami, the Lieutenant of the 10th Division of the Gotei 13, serving under Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

Despite coming across as lazy and fun loving, she is a skilled fighter and intuitive when it comes to helping out her friends. Matsumoto plays an important role during the Ryoka Invasion, protecting an unconscious Momo Hinamori from being attacked by Rangiku's childhood friend Gin Ichimaru, and discovering the bodies of the Central 46 alongside her captain. She later appears in the Human World with a task force to help to fight the Arrancar Invasion. During the attack on the fake Karakura Town by Sōsuke Aizen's forces she takes on three Arrancar at once. While almost gaining the upper hand she loses ground in quick order but is helped with arrival of Hinamori. The two beat back the Arrancar only to be faced with their pet creature, Ayon, who with little effort defeats the two lieutenants. She returns to the battlefield against the Wandenreich, where she uses her abilities in concert with her captain to make a dangerous pairing.

Aizen
Sōsuke Aizen is a Shinigami and former captain of the 5th Division of the Gotei 13 who was at the centre of a grand conspiracy in Soul Society.

Shortly after the Ryoka arrive in Seireitei, Aizen is found dead and suspicion is initially thrown on Gin Ichimaru. However, upon reading a letter left by Aizen, Hinamori begins to believe that it was Tōshirō Hitsugaya who killed Aizen. This causes her to turn against him and attempt to battle him. On the day of execution of Rukia Kuchiki it is revealed that Aizen is alive and that it was he who had manipulated events to arrange the execution of Rukia and attempted to get Hinamori killed by her childhood friend Hitsugaya through manipulation. Aizen attacks numerous Shingiami, including Hinamori and reveals the true power of his Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu. Upon acquiring his true goal, the Hōgyoku, Aizen abandons Soul Society for Hueco Mundo along with his accomplices Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen and consolidates his Arrancar army.

Aizen then leads a war to defeat the Gotei 13, splitting their forces in two, before traveling to the real Karakura Town in order to gain access to the Soul King Palace. However, Ichigo chases after him and engages the former captain in a final duel.

Hisagi
Shūhei Hisagi is a Shinigami and lieutenant of the 9th Division of the Gotei 13.

Hisagi arrives alongside his captain Kaname Tōsen, captain Sajin Komamura and Tetsuzaemon Iba of the 7th Division to challenge captain Kenpachi Zaraki of the 11th Division, who had been aiding intruders. He ends up fighting against Yumichika Ayasegawa, whom he loses to quite easily, much to his disbelief. He later is devastated to hear that his captain is a traitor and swears with captain Komamura upon Tōsen's dead friends grave to save Tōsen. Hisagi takes over duties as acting captain in his capacity of highest ranking officer of the 9th Division. He later helps protect the fake Karakura Town when Aizen and his top Espada invade the Human World. He successfully defeats his opponent Findor Carias and then intercedes in the battle against the Hollow creature Ayon, though is defeated as well. Even after sustaining serious injuries, Hisagi insists on joining in the fight against Tōsen alongside Captain Komamura. Hisagi is horrified upon seeing his former captain using Hollowfication and eventually Hisagi fatally wounds him with his Zanpakutō.

Kenpachi
Kenpachi Zaraki is a Shinigami and the captain of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13.

Always keen on a fight, Kenpachi goes on a personal mission to track down and fight Ichigo Kurosaki who has newly arrived in Soul Society to save Rukia Kuchiki. He later faces off against captains Kaname Tōsen and Sajin Komamura after he decides to help Ichigo and friends save Rukia. He later accompanies the Captains Retsu Unohana, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi to Hueco Mundo to aid Ichigo and his friends in rescuing Orihime Inoue from Aizen's Arrancar army. After defeating the 5th Espada Nnoitra Jiruga, Kenpachi and Byakuya take on the 0 Espada Yammy, with the two captains eventually defeating him. Kenpachi later fights against the Quincy during the Wandenreich invasion, where he is forced in to a fateful duel with Captain Retsu Unohana to unlock his full potential which he had locked away over the years so he could enjoy more fights.

Starrk
Coyote Starrk is an Arrancar and the Primera Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army. His aspect of death is Solitude.

Starrk is a laidback Arrancar who dislikes fighting, but nevertheless follows Aizen's orders, capturing Orihime Inoue as she was being rescued and battling 8th Division captain Shunsui Kyōraku in the fake Karakura Town. After witnessing the Bankai release of two of the other captains present on the battlefield, Starrk calls for his other half Lilynette Gingerbuck and activates his Resurrección, merging himself and Lilynette in to a fierce fighting force that would take on multiple captain level opponents during the course of the battle.

Lisa
Lisa Yadōmaru is a Visored and a former member of the Gotei 13.

Lisa Yadōmaru was once the lieutenant of the 8th Division under Captain Shunsui Kyōraku. She is also a member of a group of former Shinigami known as the Visored, which are Shinigami with Hollow powers. When Ichigo Kurosaki approaches the Visored to learn how to control his inner Hollow, she helps fight against his out of control physical form. Lisa and the rest of the Visored later dispose of the Gillian-class Hollows spewed from Fūrā during the battle in the fake Karakura Town. After all of the Gillians are disposed of, Lisa and Hiyori Sarugaki move in to assist Tōshirō Hitsugaya in his battle with Tia Harribel.

Hirako
Shinji Hirako is a Visored and the former captain of the 5th Division of the Gotei 13.

While investigating a serious incident in Rukongai, Hirako becomes caught up in the experiments of his lieutenant, Sōsuke Aizen. This results in Hirako gaining Hollow powers and having to flee to the Human World as a criminal. Hirako recruits Ichigo Kurosaki to his group and helps train the substitute Shinigami in the use of his Hollow powers. Hirako later leads the Visored into battle with Aizen's forces, with Hirako personally fighting his one time lieutenant. Hirako is later reinstated as captain of the 5th Division and participates in the defense of Seireitei from the invading Wandenreich.

Harribel
Harribel is an Arrancar and the tercera Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army. Her aspect of death is Sacrifice.

Harribel is a calm fighter and has a strong personality. She witness the battle that took place in Las Noches between Ichigo Kurosaki and fellow Espada Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and remarked on how much it resembled a battle between two Espada. Harribel along with her Fracción (Apache, Mila-Rose and Sun-Sun) are part of the group of Arrancar that Sōsuke Aizen brings to invade Karakura Town, but when the rest of the Gotei 13 appear to hinder their efforts she engages in battle with Tōshirō Hitsugaya and his Visored allies.

Nel Tu
Neliel Tu Oderschvank is an Arrancar and the former tercera Espada.

Shortly after arriving in Hueco Mundo, Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida and Yasutora Sado rescue a young girl who was being chased by three Hollows. To his surprised the girl he rescued was a young Arrancar by the name of Nel Tu. Following a short game of "infinite tag", Nel takes it upon herself to guide Ichigo and his friends to Aizen's palace, - Las Noches. Once inside the palace, the young Arrancar follows Ichigo as he makes his way to rescue Orihime Inoue, but when Ichigo falls prey to Nnoitra Jiruga attacks a dormant power awakens and Nel's true power and memories return transforming her in to her former self - Neliel Tu Oderschvank. What lies ahead for this former Espada as she prepares to battle and what is the mystery of her past...

Ulquiorra
Ulquiorra Cifer is an Arrancar and the cuatro Espada. His aspect of death is Emptiness.

Ulquiorra and Yammy are the first members of the Espada to enter the Human World, where Ulquiorra collects information on Ichigo Kurosaki and later orchestrates the capture of Orihime Inoue whom he takes with him to Hueco Mundo. When Ichigo and friends attempt a rescue and defeat all but the four strongest Espada, Ulquiorra is left in charge of Las Noches while the rest of Aizen's forces attack the Human World. Ulquiorra stands as Ichigo's final challenge to rescue Orihime but what surprises does Ulqiorra have in store for Ichigo...

Nnoitra
Nnotra Gilga is 5th Espada and one of Aizen's most powerful warriors. His aspect of death is Despair.

When Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends invade Hueco Mundo, Nnoitra along with the rest of the Espada is there to prevent the rescue of Orihime Inoue. After Yasutora Sado defeats the 107th Arrancar, he becomes prey to Nnoitra and is easily dispatched. Having found no challenge he sets his sights on a weakened Ichigo, whom he easily overpowers. However, before he can finish off Ichigo, Nnoitra encounters a powerful opponent when Kenpachi Zaraki arrives and engages the Espada in a bloody duel.

Hitsugaya
Tōshirō Hitsugaya is the captain of the Tenth Division of the Gotei 13. He specializes in ice-based attacks, and his Zanpakutō is Hyōrinmaru. He is considered a prodigy among the Gotei 13, having achieved Bankai and a captain's position at such a young age.

Hitsugaya plays a key role in Sōsuke Aizen's plot against Soul Society and later the attempts to protect the Human World from Aizen and his army of Arrancar. Following the defeat of Aizen, Hitsugaya takes part in the efforts to repel the Wandenreich invasion of Soul Society.

Grimmjow
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques is an Arrancar and the Sexta Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army. His aspect of death is Destruction.

During his incursion into the Human World, he fights and develops a fierce rivalry with Ichigo Kurosaki, whom he seeks out each time the opportunity arises in order to fight him once again. Having survived their fateful final battle, Grimmjow finds himself an unwilling ally of Ichigo in the quest to defeat the Wandenreich, who have devastated the worlds of both the Shinigami and the Hollows.

Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi is the captain of the Third Division of the Gotei 13. During his initial tenure as captain over a hundred years ago, he is among those who fall victim to Sōsuke Aizen's experiments and becomes a Visored. He spends the next hundred years in the Human World where he eventually participates in the defense of Karakura Town from Aizen and his army.

Having returned to the Gotei 13 following Aizen's defeat, Rōjūrō plays a role in fending off the Wandenreich assault, most notably using his Bankai to fight Mask De Masculine.

Yhwach
Yhwach is father of the Quincy and the monarch of the Wandenreich. He also possesses the designation "A", for the Almighty. As a baby, Yhwach could not see, hear, speak, or even move. However, he possessed the power to share out his own soul. Anyone who touched him received a fragment of his soul, which healed the wounds or ailments. The various aspects of each person were all imprinted upon the fragment of Yhwach's soul which they had received until those fragments returned to Yhwach at the moment of their host's death. He eventually found a more efficient and powerful way of doing this by having them drink his blood.

A thousand years after the Quincy were largely destroyed by the Shinigami, Yhwach begins a devastating campaign to wipe out the Shinigami.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi
Mayuri Kurotsuchi is the Shinigami captain of the Twelfth Division of the Gotei 13 and the second president of the SRDI. His lieutenant is Nemu Kurotsuchi, his artificially-created "daughter".

After being released from his detention in the Nest of Maggots by Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri became a researcher in the 12th Division's research institute, eventually replacing Urahara as captain and president of the SRDI. During the Ryoka Invasion, he intercepted Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue, only to be defeated by Uryū. After reconstituting his form, he travels to Hueco Mundo where he fights the 8th Espada, Szayelaporro Granz. He eventually emerges victorious from this battle with yet to be revealed spoils of war that would later play a role in fending off the invasion of Soul Society by the Quincy.

Askin Nakk Le Vaar
Askin Nakk Le Vaar is a Quincy and a member of the Wandenreich's Sternritter with the designation "D" - "The Deathdealing". He is also one of Yhwach's elite guards.

Despite taking part in the early stages of the Wandenreich's assault on Soul Society, he initially hangs back and observes the battles of his comrades, even backing away from a confrontation with Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi. It is only when he accompanies Yhwach to the Spirit King Palace that Askin becomes involved in a battle. There, he uses his Deathdealing Schrift on Royal Guard member Ōetsu Nimaiya but is unable to defeat the Zanpakutō master and is defeated. He is then revived along with the other defeated elite Sternritter by Yhwach, ready to resume the fight.