Modified souls

, more commonly referred to as Modsouls, are artificial souls designed to enhance regular human physiology, making them capable of battling Hollows equally.

Overview
Modified souls were created through Project {translation|Spearhead|尖兵計画|sempei keikaku|lit. "Vanguard Plan"}}, in an attempt to even the gap between Shinigami and Hollows, as Hollows generally outnumber Shinigami. The mod souls created varied in their abilities. For example, one modsoul may be able to run many times faster than a regular human while another may be many times stronger than normal. Kon, the modsoul accidentally ending up in Ichigo's possession, has enhanced leg-strength. The modsouls, just like regular artificial souls, are condensed into tiny, candy-like orbs. However, their originally intended purpose was to be placed into corpses to achieve their function as soldiers to combat Hollows. To fit with this purpose, they are also more independent than regular artificial souls.

The modsouls were exterminated after the experiment was halted due to ethical reasons, since they were intended to be used to reanimate human corpses to be used as weapons against Hollows. Kon was somehow mixed into a batch of regular artificial souls (Soul Candies) and shipped to Kisuke Urahara's shop, where Rukia and Ichigo obtained him and unknowingly let him loose. Despite a standing order to dispose of all modified souls, they kept Kon and placed him into the body of a lion plushie. Rukia and Ichigo use Kon to possess Ichigo's body when his soul is expelled from his body to fight as a Shinigami.

Additionally, Urahara created three additional modsouls (Ririn, Kurōdo and Noba) and installed them with Bount detectors.

Known Mod Souls

 * Kon
 * Ririn
 * Kurōdo
 * Noba