Age: Appears in his late twenties to early thirties
Gender: Male
Race: Shinigami
Weapon: Zanpakuto
Weapon Info/Abilities: Sōgyo no Kotowari (Law of the Twin Fish) is one of only three known dual zanpakuto in Soul Society, one of which has been forbidden to mention, Shunshui Kyoraku's Katen Kyokotsu and Ikkimaru Shorajou's Rikikaji and Kumasei.
Shikai: The single blade splits into two thin bladed swords shaped like fishing javelins with a reverse prong on the dull side, connected at the hilt by a cord lined with small charms. It's abilities are never shown, but are suspected to involve water and lightning based attacks.
Personal Abilities: Besides his long time friend Kyoraku, Ukitake is considered to be one of the strongest captains within the Gotei 13, this token somewhat proven when he was able to hold his own in a short battle with General Yamamoto with the help of Kyoraku.
Character Bio: Jūshirō is the eldest son from the low-class aristocratic Ukitake family. He has five brothers and two sisters, whom he essentially supports by himself. He, along with Shunsui Kyōraku and Ikkimaru Shorajou, was one of the first graduates of Captain Yamamoto's academy, having been personally trained by Yamamoto himself. It is implied that he and Kyōraku are the oldest captains amongst the Gotei 13, with the exception of Yamamoto himself. Jūshirō, due to his illness, rarely played his role as captain on a regular basis, instead having Kaien fill the role under his guidance.
When a hollow possessed Kaien's wife, Miyako Shiba, Jūshirō and Kaien prevented the possessed Miyako from killing Rukia, and then chased her into the forest. The hollow discards her body before they catch up, and Kaien proceeded to battle the hollow alone. Jūshirō stopped Rukia from assisting, explaining that Kaien was fighting for his honor. The hollows abilities ultimately allow it to possess Kaien, and Jūshirō began to fight it, although his illness got in the way and allowed the hollow to attack Rukia. To both Jūshirō and Rukia's horror, Kaien took control and killed himself with Rukia's sword. The 13th Division has never been the same following Kaien's death, being without its well-loved lieutenant and Jūshirō having to rely on Kiyone Kotetsu and Sentarō Kotsubaki, which usually ends in disaster.
Additional Info: Ukitake suffered from a lung disease in a youth, an illness that continually besets him to this day and often gets in the way of his duties as captain of 13th squad. It's for this reason that he can only sustain battle for short periods of time before bouts of bloody coughing began to slow him down. Even so, Ukitake is still one of the Gotei 13's most beloved and respected captains because of his shakeable loyalty and inspirational sense of justice.
Pic/Description:
