Third Division

The, also known as Squad 3 in the English Dub, is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Lieutenant Izuru Kira, as currently they have no Captain..

Current
Captain There is currently no Captain assigned to the 3rd Division.

Lieutenant
 * Izuru Kira

Izuru is the current Lieutenant for the 3rd Division. He was in charge of the 3rd Division between the time of Gin's departure and Shūsuke's appointment as Captain.

Unseated and Officers of Unknown Rank
 * Inose

Inose is one of the three featured officers that appeared during the Shūsuke Amagai arc


 * Aida

Aida is one of the three featured officers that appeared during the Shūsuke Amagai arc


 * Kanō

Kanō is one of the three featured officers that appeared during the Shūsuke Amagai arc

Former
Former Captain
 * Rōjūrō "Rose" Otoribashi

Rose was the Captain of the 3rd Division prior to his becoming a Vizard 100 years before the main story line.


 * Gin Ichimaru

Gin was the Captain of the 3rd Division prior to his defecting from Soul Society.



Shūsuke was the captain of the 3rd Division (anime only) during the Amagai Arc. He was assigned to a patrol unit prior to his promotion. Turned out to be the mastermind of the events of the Arc, and later took his own life to atone for his misdeeds.

Former 3rd Seat

Makoto served as the 3rd seat of the 3rd Division (anime only). He was brought in by the Captain Amagai. Turned out to be a traitor and died in a fight with Izura Kira.

Insignia
The Insignia for the third Division of the Gotei 13 is the Marigold which as Izuru explains represents "despair".

Special Duties
No special duties have been noted for the 3rd Division.

In the anime when Shūsuke Amagai took over they had to do many menial labor in order to regain the other Division's trust.