Shōgi Kudō

Shōgi Kudō (駆動 将棋, Kudō Shōgi) is a clone that resulted from an experiment by former captain,. He is currently enrolled in Kagamino High School and is employed by Raian Getsueikirite.

History
Shōgi's past is one littered with conspiracy; as even his name, Shōgi Kudō, isn't his birth name. Raian Getsueikirite has commented that Shōgi being a "natural Quincy" is next to impossible, as he isn't part of the that was considered the last of the Quincies. Indeed Shōgi wasn't born a human; he was the result of an experiment on Quincy by former Twelfth Division captain,, dubbed Project Shōgi, named after the Japanese game of shōgi (where Shōgi derives his first name from). During Mayuri's experiment, the Shinigami scientist gathered DNA from several Quincy he had killed, including, the last of his victims, to create a Quincy clone for his experiments. During the cloning process, Mayuri tampered with the part of Shōgi's DNA that controlled his reiatsu output, which resulted in Shōgi inheriting an unnatural supply of.

Soon, however, Mayuri's experiment was discovered by the other captains of the and he was forced to abandon it. Not wanting to kill the now baby Shōgi, they implanted him within the womb of a human woman on earth, intending for him to lead a normal human life away from Soul Society. This was disrupted, however, when his spiritual powers began to manifest themselves. Shortly after his twelfth birthday, Shōgi stumbled into Raian's shop in ; having mistaken it for a grocery store. After meeting Raian, and the latter learning about Shōgi's latent Quincy powers, he began coming to the shop twice weekly to undergo Quincy training. Raian, being a, also trained Shōgi in. When he turned eighteen, Raian gave Shōgi a katana as a gift and officiated him as a Quincy; marking the beginning of his adventures.