Goteitaishi

Goteitaishi is a Shinigami and is a member of the Eleventh Division.

Appearance
Goteitaishi has tanned skinned and has brown spiky hair and a mustache. He wears traditional Shinigami robes. His overall appearance is very similar to many of the other members of Eleventh division.

Personality
He is shown to be quite brutish and intimidating on many occasions, however he has also been shown to be quite cowardly when around people he is scared of. He also has the common view of many in his squad, which is that weak people are useless and only strong people should be in his squad by stating to Seizo Harugasaki that it is sad that people who can not fight are allowed to be a part of his squad He also at times acts superior to other people, who are not as strong as him, demanding them to do stuff for him.

Soul Society Arc
He is seen smoking with other members of Squad 11 as Ichigo tries to locate Ganju Shiba. Upon seeing him, he identifies Ichigo as the orange haired Soul Reaper and, along with the other members with him, gives chase. Later as Ichigo sees Ganju's fireworks that he used to end his fight with Yumichika Ayasegawa, Goteitaishi is seen to be laying at Ichigo's feet having been defeated by Ichigo. He is later seen in the Squad 4 barracks, complaining to the Squad 4 members about the conditions that they are being treated. Then captain Retsu Unohana asks him if he has a complaint, to which he replies he doesn't. Captain Unohana then reminds them that while they are in Squad 4's care, his life is in their hands. Goteitaishi then apologizes to Captain Unohana and quickly runs away.

Bount Arc (Anime Only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

He is seen briefly in a flashback of when Kenpachi Zaraki becomes the new captain of the Eleventh Division. He is in the crowd that has gathered to witness Zaraki fighting the previous captain.

Gotei Invasion Arc (Anime Only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

After Squad 11's training he asks for some tea from Seizo Harugasaki who was serving to Ichigo. Later he is a part of a Squad 11 force that was sent to destroy Hollows attacking a nearby town; however, by the time that they got there the Hollows had left resulting in the Squad 11 members to clean up the mess and help the injured people. Goteitaishi then says that he wanted to fight Hollows, causing Ikkaku Madarame to shout at him to help the survivors. His friend then starts to complain, saying that Squad 4 should of been called for this job and Goteitaishi reminds his friend that there is no need for Squad 4 as long as Seizo is there. He then starts to carry the injured people to Seizo for medical treatment, while commenting that it's sad for Seizo to be a member of Squad 11 yet only useful at times like these. Later on when the Hollow that attacked the town return, he confronts it with Squad 11, however he is cut down by the Hollow. When Seizo asks if he is okay he says that he is not a weakling like him and he leaves to join the rest of the force, however more Hollows appear and knock him flying. On the day of Seizo's retirement, as he leaves the barracks, Goteitaishi is seen along with the rest of Squad 11, lined up. He then bows to Seizo as Seizo leaves the Squad 11 barracks.

Appearances in other media
Goteitaishi is also a playable character in the Nintendo DS game Bleach: Dark Souls. In this he features in the story mode and is a common enemy in it. In this due to his personality and view that the Fourth Division is full of weak, useless people he is often seen intimidating many members of squad 4, notably Hanatarō Yamada. However this was put to a stop with intervention from Ichigo Kurosaki throughout the course of the game.

Trivia

 * He is one of the hardest characters in the game to unlock and at the same time one of the weakest due to his low defense and lack of skills in the game.
 * In the anime he is tanned, however in the video game he is not.