Kirio Hikifune

was the first captain of the and a former member of the Royal Guard. Currently, she is the head of the Ryōridō.

Appearance
Kirio is an extraordinarily well-endowed woman, with a slim bodily figure. She wears her long, purple hair down, which reaches down all the way to her mid-back. She has black circular marks underneath her large eyes and wears matching black lipstick. She wears the traditional garb of a Shinigami captain; a black shihakushō and hakama underneath a white captain's haori, decorated with the Royal Guard's insignia on its back, a white obi, and white tabi.

Personality
Kirio is a very eccentric woman, often coming across as continuously happy and upbeat. She is known to comically lash out at others for doing things she disagrees with, such as slapping while telling him to "feel pain" after he rudely assesses the Royal Guard. She has also shown herself to be very passionate about food and her cooking, shown by her dedication to it even after her departure from the Royal Guard. On rare occasions, however, she has displayed a more serious side to her personality when the situation requires it.

History
Prior to the formation of the, Kirio was charged by, then , with the slaughter of the Getsueikirite Family; something she, to this day, feels great regret over. She later became the Twelfth Division's first captain, and, shortly thereafter, invented the. Shortly before 's Hollowfication experiments, she was promoted to the Royal Guard.

Inventions

 * Kirio is credited as the inventor of the artificial soul, thereby allowing a Shinigami with the means to create gigai that have souls of their own. It was this same technology that gave birth to.

Powers & Abilities


Master Chef: Kirio is an exceptional cook, able to cook any food, and make even insects tasty.
 * Reiatsu-Infused Cooking: Kirio's method of cooking follows a similar principle to her Gikon invention. She can infuse her cooking with tremendous amounts of spiritual pressure, strengthening anyone who eats it beyond any level they could assume on their own.

Zanpakutō

 * Shikai: Not Yet Revealed.
 * Bankai: Not Yet Revealed.

Trivia

 * She is different from her canon counterpart, in that she doesn't have an obese form.