Kido Corp Explanation - Soul Reaper

The Kidō Corps is a group of specialists presiding over spiritual law. It is one of the organizations within Soul Society that is allowed the use of force along with the Gotei 13 and Stealth Force, and is also a special organization comprised of experienced Kidō users. Even the Gotei 13 put their trust in their skills.

The Kidō Corps takes students from the Shin'ō Academy that excel in Kidō and trains them to further their abilities in said area. Its operations are executed in absolute secrecy. During an incident one hundred years ago, Juushirō Ukitake noted how rare it was to see anyone from the Kidō Corps, especially the captain.



Not much about the history of the Kidō Corps is known. 102 years ago, Tessai Tsukabishi was the Kidō Corps Commander and Grand Kidō Chief of the Kidō Corps while Hachigen Ushōda was the Vice-Kidō Chief. Due to events that saw Tessai sentenced to imprisonment and Hachigen to be put to death, the two escaped into exile in the Human World, leaving the Kidō Corps without known leadership.

• The Kidō Corps is responsible for opening the Senkaimon between the Human World and Soul Society.
• The Kidō Corps is responsible for releasing the Sōkyoku seal during executions.
• The Kido Corps is responsible for releasing the Kido Cannon for large scale destruction.

The full rank structure of the Kidō Corps is unknown.

• Kidō Corps Commander: denotes control over the entire Kidō Corps.
• Grand Kidō Chief: denotes the most powerful Kidō practitioner in Soul Society.
• Vice Kidō Chief: the second-in-command of the Kidō Corps.

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In keeping with their secretive nature, the Kidō Corp standard uniform includes white face-coverings, enveloping the entire head, excluding eyes. Other than that the uniform consists of a black garment and sandals with white tabi.