Lucius Ichimaru

"Against my better judgement, I will allow you to care for my son. Though... take great notice of this warning as it will be stated once... and only once. Should you harm a single hair... nay, harm him physically or emotionally in any way... I will return. And it will be your head rolling at my feet."

- Lucius Ichimaru's warning to Sōsuke Aizen.


 * "The Snake's Shedded Skin." - Seireitou-shishō

Lucius Ichimaru (ルシウス市丸, Ichimaru Rūshasu) is the father of Gin Ichimaru, and a former Shinō Academy instructor. He has aligned himself with Datara's army, though the motives for joining seem shrouded in mystery.

Personality
Ever since his first appearance, Lucius had always been mysterious, and had acted as though he was hiding his true self, being described as someone who was "not right." He is very charismatic, and an extremely ominous person, keeping to himself and rarely ever showing signs of sadness or anger. In fact, the only emotions he seems to ever visibly show are annoyance, delight, and sarcasm; to a reasonable degree. While in the presence of company, Lucius could be shown as a ruthless, aristocratic snob, who has an extreme dislike of Shinigami and those born into royalty. Though, Lucius cares deeply for his son, and despises the fact that he was forced to leave him to the Soul Society. His love for his son was so great that he threatened Aizen that if he harmed Gin in any way, he would face Lucius's wrath.

Lucius's only initial interest was in Datara's goals, and his only loyalties appeared to be to the army, seeming to put the army's success before everything else. As such, Lucius got along with Suzaku, though the former stated that he "disliked working with a small arrogant child." Lucius appeared to have a deep loyalty to Datara, immediately doing as he instructed and constantly looking out for his safety. Despite his status as a criminal, and aiding in the destruction of the Soul Society, Lucius took no enjoyment in violence or combat, instead preferring to avoid battle or, if this was not possible, end it as quickly as he could.