Board Thread:Fanon Canon/@comment-2182964-20180608222756/@comment-18812574-20180619142410

Hmm. Well the way I see it, it more depends on just how many members, and which members, defected from the Corps.

If the idea for the Association is to promote Kidou generally throughout the Gotei 13, then it's likely that the Kidou Corps has persisted as an organization, despite its lack of leadership.

However, I would say that it's likely the leaders of the Association (aka Ninth Division) have been given temporary oversight of the loyal/remnant Kidou Corps members. These guys and the Corps probably have joint training, combine their efforts for the large part, etc. and are more or less "blended together," although they are still technically two organizations. This would be the same case as, for example, the Second Division and the Onmitsukidou, with I suppose the Ninth/Association being "Division 2" and the remnant Kidou Corps being "onmitsukidou."