Isshin Kurosaki

Isshin Kurosaki, formerly known as Isshin Shiba is the former captain of the 10th Division, husband of Solis Moss/Kurosaki, and father of Ichigo Kurosaki, Megan Moss Karin Kurosaki, and Yuzu Kurosaki.

Isshin is the former head of a branch of the Shiba Clan and the current head of the Kurosaki Family.

## Appearance

Isshin is a tall, muscular man with spiky black hair and brown eyes. He has thin facial hair around his mouth and on his cheeks. As a doctor, Isshin usually wears a white lab coat over his otherwise more casual shirt and trousers. He has the appearance of a man in forties, as noted by his daughter, Karin.

As a Shinigami, he wears the standard Shinigami Shihakushō, along with a tattered captain's haori, worn like a sash and fastened over his left shoulder with the Division insignia obscured.

When he was the captain of the 10th Division, Isshin wore the typical Shinigami uniform, with a sleeveless captain's haori. He had noticeably softer facial features, long sideburns, no facial hair, and slightly shorter hair with a single bang hanging over his forehead.

## Personality

Isshin typically acts in a goofy, energetic, and fun-loving manner.

Loud voice, big smile and a wide range of facial expressions are his trademark features.

He's prone to attack his son all of a sudden for every reason, from being late for a dinner to simply waking him up.

Like he claims, it was all to make Ichigo stronger, which actually paid off.

Sometimes Isshin can be the life and the soul of the party such as during the festival in Karakura Town.

Initially starting the fun with his daughters he finally took almost all of Ichigo's friends with him.

During his time in Gotei 13, Isshin was a lazy and carefree captain who often tried to make his subordinates do his work for him.

For this reason he was on bad terms with Rangiku Matsumoto who was often forced to call him back to order.

Isshin was delighted seeing how diligent Tōshirō Hitsugaya was doing all the paperwork and, on the spur of the moment, saw the future of his division in him.

Isshin also has a perverted and lecherous side which he often taken advantage of with his wife.

He commented on how Rangiku's boobs were shining from sweat and pointed out to Ichigo that his sisters, who were piggybacked by him, weren't wearing underwear.

However, when he encountered a naked Solis, he blushed and demanded her to not act casually while looking like that.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

* **Master Swordsman**: Despite being rusty, Isshin still possesses masterful skill in swordsmanship, allowing him to effortlessly slice through Grand Fisher's body and his Zanpakutō with a single swing of his sealed sword. While fighting against Aizen, Isshin used *kendō*, which he performed very proficiently, breaking concrete into pieces with a single strike and force Aizen to keep his guard up.
	+ **Agitowari**: A single sword attack which cuts an opponent in half from the jaw down the length of the body until the target is bisected.
* **Kidō Expert**: Isshin can create charmed objects to act as a defense against hostile forces, such as the Arrancar Grand Fisher. He can erect powerful barriers which can completely erase any traces of Reiatsu.
* **Expert Healer**: Isshin is a skilled healer and doctor, as he noted that during his education in the Shin'ō Academy, medicine was the only lecture he paid attention to. Coupled with Urahara's assistance, Isshin was able to open a private clinic. Isshin can handle anything short of major surgeries.
* **Shunpo Expert**: Isshin is very proficient in the use of Shunpo, keeping fast opponents on their toes with his continuous assaults. He evaded a powerful, point-blank **Hadō 63. Raikōhō** fired by Aizen.
* **Hakuda Expert:** As evidenced by his repeated attacks on his son, Isshin is a very skilled fighter even when barehanded.
	+ **Isshin Flying Double Knee**: A flying double knee attack performed by Isshin against his son as part of their usual playful fighting.
	+ **Isshin Handstand Dash**: A simple running handstand used to show his physical capability to his daughters while walking up a hill.
	+ **Chōhigezutsuki**: A headbutt attack with enough force to send an opponent flying backward a considerable distance.
* **Oni Dekopin**: A simple finger flick with enough physical force to send an opponent flying a considerable distance away and through multiple physical constructs.
* **Immense Spiritual Power:** As a former captain of the Gotei 13 and head of one of the Five Noble Houses, Isshin possesses an immense amount of spiritual power, but he used to have a greater amount of it before losing his powers. Ichigo and Shinji were able to sense its strong presence from miles away, and Kon was stunned by the level of Isshin's power when he watched Isshin kill Grand Fisher with one swing of his sealed Zanpakutō. Using his Reiatsu, he can fixate the Kōryū in the Dangai by himself for up to two thousand hours (roughly three months) before it runs out, something which lower-echelon Shinigami come in by the dozens to do under normal circumstances. Masaki Kurosaki described his Reiatsu as "*incredibly powerful*". His Reiatsu is golden-orange.
* **Enhanced Durability**: Even without his Shinigami powers, Isshin can take severe physical punishment (e.g. fighting with Ichigo and being kicked by Karin).
* **Highly Perceptive Combatant**: Despite his goofy personality, Isshin is a very perceptive fighter. He is quite knowledgeable of the abilities that Hollows possess, and knows how to handle them. During his battle against White, Isshin deduced that there was a traitor among the Gotei 13 who was manipulating the creature.
* **Enhanced Strength**: Isshin possesses a great deal of strength, being able to bisect a newly strengthened Grand Fisher with a single slash of his Zanpakutō. He is also strong enough to fight evenly against Sōsuke Aizen, and even send the latter flying through several buildings with just a flick of his finger.
* **Enhanced Endurance**: Isshin possesses incredible levels of endurance being able to continue fighting against White, despite incurring heavy injuries. He also was able to get back on his feet and pursue the Hōgyoku-empowered Aizen through the Dangai, despite having been defeated only a few moments earlier by the latter.
* **Spiritual Awareness**: As a spiritual being, Isshin is spiritually aware. He sensed Grand Fisher from a significant distance.

## Weapons

* **Kaikyō Kotei**: Prong-shaped, rod-like devices about the size of throwing knives attached by long cords to bracelets worn around the wrist, two to a bracelet for a total of four. They are thrown into the Kōryū in the Dangai to stop the flow of the Kōryū. Usually, dozens of Shinigami are required to pour their Reiatsu into the current to fixate it, but high level Shinigami can do this without assistance.
* Zanpakutō

## Family

* Solis Moss/Kurosaki (Wife)
* Ichigo Kurosaki (Son)
* Megan Moss (Daughter)
* Yuzu Kurosaki (Daughter)
* Karin Kurosaki (Daughter)