Goteitaishi

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

Character Outline
Goteitaishi is a Shinigami from squad 11 who, during the Ryoka Invasion spots and encounters Ichigo Kurosaki, however he is easily defeated by Ichigo. Later, while recovering in squad 4 barracks he starts to complain loudly, however Captain Unohana quickly deals with the issue.

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 him as the orange haired Soul Reaper and, along with the other members with him, begins to give chase. Later as Ichigo sees Ganju's fireworks that he used to end his fight with Yumichika Ayasegawa Goteitashi 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 hasn't. Captain Unohana then reminds them that while they are in squad 4s care then his life is in their hands. Goteitaishi then apoligises 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 11s training he asks for some tea from Seizo Harugasaki who was serving to Ichigo. Later he is apart 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 ok he says that he is not a weakling like him and he leaves to join the rest of the force, However hollows appear and knock him flying. On the day of Seizos 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 DS game Bleach: Dark Souls. In this he features in the story mode and is a common enemy in it. In this he is also shown to have the view that alot of squad 11 members have, which is one of the Fourth Division being full of weak, useless people. Due to this he is often intimidating many memebers 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 defence and lack of skills in the game.
 * In the anime he is tanned, however in the video game he is not.