Twelfth Division



The 12th Division, is one of the Gotei 13 (13 Division Imperial Guards), headed by Unit commander Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Notable Members
Unit commander (Taicho 隊長)
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi (涅 マユリ, Kurotsuchi Mayuri)

Mayuri is currently the unit commander for the twelfth divsion, as well as the president of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

Vice-Unit commander (Fukutaicho 副隊長)
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi (涅 ネム, Kurotsuchi Nemu)

Nemu is the current Vice-unit commander for the Twelfth division. She was created by Mayuri making her his daughter.

Unseated and Officers of Unknown Rank
 * Rin Tsubokura (壷府 リン, Tsubokura Rin)

Rin is a Shinigami that who bears a strong resemblance to the 7th Seat of the 4th Division Hanatarō Yamada. He has a fondness with candy and sweets.


 * Hiyosu (鵯州, Hiyosu)

Hiyosu is a department head in the Research Institute tied to the 12th division. He is a large man with a bulbous head and an extendable eyeball via a crank on his head. He was the one that originally discovered Rukia's gigai.


 * Akon (阿近, Akon)

Akon is the second-best gigai scientist in the Research Institute. He is tall and eyebrow-less, with a jagged part. On his forehead are three short horns. He was the first to realize that Rukia's gigai was created by someone working outside the laws of the Soul Society

Former Unit commander
 * Kirio Hikifune (曳舟 桐生, Hikifune Kirio)

Kirio was the Unit commander for the twelfth divsion prior to her promotion into the Royal Guard also known as the zero division.


 * Kisuke Urahara (浦原 喜助, Urahara Kisuke)

Kisuke was the Unit commander for the twelfth division prior to his exile from Soul Society. He was also the President and founder of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

Former Vice-unit commander
 * Hiyori Sarugaki (猿柿 ひよ里, Sarugaki Hiyori)

Hiyori was the Vice unit commander for the twelfth division prior to her becoming a vizard, 100 years prior to the main staory line. She served under both Unit commander Hikifune and Kisuke.

Former 3rd Seat
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi (涅 マユリ, Kurotsuchi Mayuri)

Mayuri served as the twelfth division's 3rd Seat, and Vice-president of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. Something that he used to make make Hiyori upset seeing how in the Reserch Institute she was just a lab assistant.

Insignia
The Insignia for the Twelfth Division of the 13 Divsion imperial guards, is the Thistle.

Special Duties
The 12th Division is the also known as the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. They are task with the research and collection of data and samples something both the current and previous Unit-commander are very entusiastic about though not to the same extreme.