Byakuya Kuchiki

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Byakuya Kuchiki

Age	???
Gender	Male
Blood type	O
Birthday	January 31
Zodiac	Aquarius
Height	180 cm (5'11")
Weight	64 kg (141.1 lbs)
Zanpakuto	Senbonzakura
Bankai	Senbonzakura Kageyoshi
Occupation(s)	Captain of the 6th Division 28th Head of the Kuchiki clan
Subordinate(s)	Renji Abarai
*Seiyū*	Ryōtarō Okiayu
Voice actor(s)	Dan Woren
First Appearance	Manga - Volume 6, Chapter 51 Anime - Episode 16

Biography

Kuchiki Byakuya is the 28th head of the Kuchiki family - one of the four noble families in Soul Society.

There's not much known about Byakuya's history, except that he often played tag with Yoruichi using flash steps to see who's the fastest, even though he's never beaten her.

Byakuya married Hisana, Rukia's older sister, and broke the nobility rule by doing so. After Hisana died about 50 years before the Bleach story began, Byakuya adopted Rukia into the Kuchiki family by Hisana's request, and therefore breaking the nobility rule again. Later, he swore that he won't break the rule ever again. This is why he showed no opposition to Rukia's execution.

Byakuya's first appeared in Bleach when he was sent to Karakura town with Renji to retrieve and bring Rukia back to Soul Society. The difference in power between a Captain and a Vice-Captain became extremely obvious when he stepped in the fight between Ichigo and Renji.

As the head of one of the four noble families, Byakuya upholds the law to the outmost extremes. This was evident when he caught news of Rukia's execution. Having swore not to ever break the nobility rule anymore, he "turned" his back on the adopted sister.

It's often said that Byakuya is the shining example of a perfect Shinigami.

Appearance

"Pretty boy" would be the first thing that comes to mind when you look at Byakuya. With his always serious face and stoic posture, he generates a commanding aura that affects those around him. Don't make any mistake though, under that icy appearance there's a soft heart as shown in the two occasions with Rukia and Hisana.

Credit to mettaur_15 for most of the info on this page.