Ryō Utagawa

was Kariya's former right hand man until he tried to overthrow him as Bount leader.

Appearance
Utagawa has shorter brown hair, which fans up at the ends, and a large goatee. He seems to dress rather formally, wearing a white button-up shirt, a tie, and a light vest. His golden pocket watch he carries on his vest transforms into his doll, a snake that he wears around his neck.

Personality
In the Human World, he consumed a large amount of living souls. During his battle with Yoshino Sōma, it was revealed that, to him, all humans are food. When battling, he seems analytical and not the least taken by his enenemy's abilities. He was the most power-hungry of the Bounts, and wanted to overthrow Kariya for his seat of power.

Synopsis
Appearing early, Ryo meets Orihime Inoue and Chad, but leaves before they have a chance to fight. Upon Kariya's orders, he captures Yoshino and takes her back to the mansion. He proceeds to attack the living, only to be interrupted by Uryu Ishida. Deeming him to be the weakest, he attacks him, but is stopped by the escaped Yoshino. Ururu then shows up with Renji, Tessai, and Jinta Hanakari. Being forced to, he retreats.

Gō Koga is then sent to pick up Yoshino and Uryu. This leads Ichigo and the rest of his friends to Kariya's mansion. Ichigo and Rukia manage to make it to the main room, while the others are being chased by many eye-like creatures. Being the first to step forward, Ryo opts to fight Ichigo. As a rule, none of the other Bounts can interfere. If they do Ichigo can attack Kariya, who has removed his crest.

Ryo releases Fried and attacks Ichigo, using the doll as a sword. After they push each other back, Ryo begins swinging Fried wilding, creating a seal of cracks beneath him. Suddenly, everywhere Ichigo steps, a pillar of snakes arise from the ground and bite him. Ichigo fires a Getsuga Tensho, and Ryo is blown through a wall. It was then that he steals Kariya's crest and tries to attack him. However, Kariya deflects the attack and Maki Ichinose shows up. After releasing his zanpakuto, Maki swiftly kills Ryo and carries his body off.

Doll
is Ryō Utagawa's doll. When sealed, it takes the form of a small, gold pocket watch that Ryō keeps on his person. When unsealed, it takes the form of a yellow snake and is usually wrapped around Ryo's shoulders. She can be used as a sword, shield, and whip. Fried also grants Ryō the power to turn objects in the shape of lines    ( such as pipes, ropes and cracks on roads ) into snakes. Also, Fried has the ability to create seals all around an area that Ryō is standing in. These symbols disappear and reappear wherever his enemy steps causing massive pillars of snakes to appear like a spike from the ground, stabbing and biting the enemy. This is presumed to be a trap like ability to narrow the field of battle and give the enemy only two options: attack or retreat. 