1st Division (Ryū Order)

The First Division (一番隊, ichibantai), is one of the nine divisions of the Ryū Order, headed by Captain Kenji Hiroshi. The First Division Captain is recognized as the Head-Captain of the entire Order, with complete command authority over every sector and aspect within the Order's command, with the exclusion of Task Force 101 and the Dragonforce, which is headed by Ino Hiroshi and Tyrell Nishiki respectively. Per Kazuma's promotion to Sub-Commander of the Dragonforce, the position of Lieutenant was taken up by Ace.

Special Duties
The leader of the 1st Division has command authority over the entire Ryū Order, being the Division headed by the Head-Captain. The sole exception to this ruling is Task Force 101 and the Dragonforce, which are headed by Ino and Tyrell respectively. In addition, the Ryū Guard, widely held as the strongest militant force within the entire Order are subject to the Head-Captain's command.

In recent years the 1st Division is also responsible for foreign affairs. In the beginning the Ryū Order was simply tolerated by the Soul Society, for they saw it as nothing more than a gathering of exiles. Time and expansion have taken place over the years however, making it to large for Soul Society to contain without losing large amounts of manpower. As such the Order requires people to represent it amongst the various spiritual realms; with Kenji usually heading these proceedings with help from the Shirono Family.

Organization
The First Division is headed by a Captain who, in turn, is supported by a Lieutenant.

Captain

 * Kenji Hiroshi (Founding - Present)

Lieutenant

 * Kazuma Nishiki (Founding - Dragonforce arc)
 * Ace (Liberation Saga, Part II - Present)

Former

 * Kazuma Nishiki

Uniform
The Captain of the First Division is known to wear an all-red haori with small blue diamonds running along the base to symbolize their leadership.