Kido Corps (JCP)

The Kidō Corps (鬼道衆, Kidōshū) is a separate branch of Soul Society's military that excels in the art of Kidō.

Overview
The Kidō Corps is a group of specialists presiding over spiritual law. It is one of the organizations within Soul Society that is allowed the use of force along with the Gotei 13 and Onmitsukidō, and is also a special organization comprised of experienced Kidō users. Even the Gotei 13 put their trust in their skills.[1]

The Kidō Corps takes students from the Shin'ō Academy that excel in Kidō and trains them to further their abilities in said area. Its operations are executed in absolute secrecy.[2] During an incident one hundred years ago, Jūshirō Ukitake noted how rare it was to see anyone from the Kidō Corps, especially the captain.[3]

History
Long ago, the Kido Corpse was started by Joel Goldsmith, the first Captain of the 6th Division. 102 years ago, Tessai Tsukabishi was the Kidō Corps Commander and Grand Kidō Chief of the Kidō Corps while Hachigen Ushōda was the Vice-Kidō Chief. Due to events that saw Tessai sentenced to imprisonment and Hachigen to be put to death, the two escaped into exile in the Human World, leaving the Kidō Corps without leadership.

Special Duties

 * The Kidō Corps is responsible for opening the Senkaimon between the Human World and Soul Society.[4]
 * They are also responsible for releasing the Sōkyoku seal during executions.[5]
 * The main duty of the Kido Corpse is the creation, study, development, and training of Kido Spells, and most Kido Spells are said to have been created by some member of the Corpse, or the entire Corpse together.

Ranks
The full rank structure of the Kidō Corps is unknown.
 * Kidō Corps Commander (鬼道衆 総帥, Kidōshū Sōshi) and Grand Kidō Chief (大鬼道長, Dai Kidōchō) the first title denotes control over the entire Kidō Corps, while the second title denotes the most powerful Kidō practitioner in Soul Society.
 * Vice Kidō Chief (副鬼道長, Fuku Kidōchō) the second in command of the Kidō Corps.

Current Members
Nothing is known about the current members of the Kido Corpse.

Uniforms
In keeping with their secretive nature, the Kidō Corp standard uniform includes face-coverings. Other than that the uniform consists of a black garment and sandals with white tabi. [6]