Daisaku Futoshi

1st Division Fukutaicho

Unsettling Unease

Appearance: Tall, brooding and somewhat sinister, Daisaku gives off a strong aura of unease for those not used to his creeping presence. With heavily bagged eyes, crooked discoloured teeth and a taller than average forehead with not a healthy hair to be seen, Daisaku may easily come across as a man of poor health and unseemly habits - and one would be right to assume as much. A heavy alcoholic and ex-lover of opium, he may not seem to be a fitting choice to be seated as a right-hand lieutenant of the 1st Division but don't be fooled, for some say even the sickly parlor of his skin is a clever ruse to lure the unsuspecting foe into underestimating him. He wears the standard uniform of the shinigami, though his zanpakutou is 4 inches longer and 1 inch broader than the standard blade - a fact he is childishly proud of. He is clean shaven, bar a dark, oiled mustache.

Personality: As one of Takasugi's right hand men from his previous life in Seireitei, he is every bit as devious and unsettling as his Captain is, though far more scheming. Loyal to Takasugi to a sheer fault, Daisaku Futoshi is one of the few who has his captain's complete trust. With a love of manipulation and mind games, he is often found at the poker tables or trying his luck at blackjack with an arm around a pretty lady, though never seen with the same 'catch' twice.

Preferring to stab a man in the back rather than look him in the eye, most would consider this fukutaichou to be an unforgivable coward with few honorable deeds under his belt. Daisaku would simply laugh in your face for such an accusation with the advice it's better to get the upper hand than lose one. His role in the running of the 1st Division is nigh on invaluable, for where the Captain has little patience for subterfuge, Daisaku has the keenest eye for underhanded tactics and is a deceptively intelligent man with few reservations where honor and propriety are concerned.

Ito Asa

1st Division Fukutaicho

Storm in A Teacup

Appearance: Disheveled and with wide eyes that betray his inability to maintain a consistent sleeping pattern, Ito Asa is the perfect counterpart to his fellow fukutaichou. He easily betrays emotion, and often appears almost startled for no good reason. Seemingly incapable of growing any proper facial hair, he sports a barely-there mustache which would bring any teenage boy joy. His hair is longer than it appears, hanging in casual curls of chocolate brown which match soulful, almost tearful eyes. Ito might be considered attractive if only he took better care of himself; having no issues with daily cleansing, he is one to instead leave his sopping wet hair to dry instead of taking it to a dryer, leaving it looking clean but largely unkempt. His slack appearance is done no favors by the uniform he wears which hangs a little too large and a little too loosely on his frame. His zanpakutou appears to be nothing special, and is worn slung diagonally over the back.

Personality: A horror aficionado, Ito Asa craves the heart-pumping adrenaline of a good scare pulled off at the opportune moment. With a undying love for the macabre, he has a skin-crawling obsession with the disgusting, horrifying and grotesque, and will often reel off disturbing facts about crime scenes he is made to attend as part of his duties in the 1st Division. Like his fellow fukutaichou, Ito can be considered 'old guard' and followed Takasugi from Rukongai with a morbid fascination, and is one of the few who has the complete confidence of his Captain. Having little appetite for actually inflicting violence himself, he prefers to keep out of combat scenarios where possible, though his prodigal skills for analysis and information gathering make him a vital element of Takasugi's control over the 1st and it is exceedingly rare for anything Ito proclaims to be fact to be proven anything but.

Hattori Akira

1st Division 3rd Seat

Unwavering Fist

Appearance: A short stocky man with a single braided knot at the back of his head and a thick, corded neck, Hattori Akira can be compared to a bull in strength and tenacity. Wearing the standard uniform of the shinigami sans sleeves, his impressive muscles can clearly be seen on both arm and chest. His hair is a fiery ginger and eyes a brilliant green, and though his mannerisms, speech and immediate heritage are that of Japanese nationality, he claims to have a strong thread of Irish blood somewhere deep in his veins. Both hands are deeply scarred over, and the left is missing the middle finger at the second knuckle. His zanpakutou has varying shades of green and is of standard length, though the curve veers a little harsher than most blades. It is worn on the left hip.

Personality: Hattori Akira is a loud, good-natured wall of a man with a booming voice and cheery expression. His track record for completing missions without drawing his zanpakutou borders on the ridiculous, though this seems to be through a combination of determination and stubbornness rather than skill, for which he is in no short supply of. He finds it difficult working alongside the leadership of the division - where the Captain and Vice Captains come across as nothing short of shady, Hattori Akira is a bright, well meaning fireball of personality. A social creature, much like his sister Hina, he is quick to take on the training of new recruits and welcomes all with wide, crushing arms and the offer of a fistfight over a drink.