Twelfth Division

The 12th Division is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Current
Captain
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Mayuri is currently the Captain for the Twelfth Division, as well as the president of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

Lieutenant
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi

Nemu is the current Lieutenant 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 Kuchiki's unusual 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
Former Captains
 * Kirio Hikifune (曳舟 桐生, Hikifune Kirio)

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


 * Kisuke Urahara

Kisuke was the Captain for the 12th Division prior to his exile from Soul Society. He was also the President and founder of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

Former Lieutenant
 * Hiyori Sarugaki (猿柿 ひよ里, Sarugaki Hiyori)

Hiyori was the Lieutenant for the 12th Division prior to her becoming a Vizard, 100 years prior to the main story line. She served under both Captains Hikifune and Kisuke.

Former 3rd Seat
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Mayuri served as the 12th Division's 3rd Seat, and as Vice-president of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, the latter fact used to make Hiyori upset, as in the Reserch Institute she was just a lab assistant, and Mayuri took pleasure in pushing her around.

Insignia
The Insignia for the Twelfth Division of the Gotei 13 is the Thistle.

Special Duties
The 12th Division is somehow linked to the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. Members are tasked with research and collection of data and samples, something both the current and previous Captains are very enthusiastic about, though not to the same extreme.