Gotei 13 Captain Succession.

Homura · Jan 18, 2008

I was thinking about the Captain Succession. I will be assigning a unit to make the years easier, it will be BI (Before Ichigo).

Gotei 13 Captain Line-up 101-150 B.I. (Asterisk for the confirmed captains).

In Squad Order:

1) Yamamoto Genryuusai*
2) Shihouin Yoruichi*
3) Rojuro Otoribashi* - (predecessor unknown and became captain at around -111 BI)
4) Unohana Retsu*
5) Kuchiki Ginrei*
6) Shinji Hirako*
7) Love Aikawa*
8)Kyoraku Shunsui*
9) Kensei Muguruma*
10) -
11) Zaraki Kenpachi*
12) Urahara Kisuke*
13) Ukitake Jyushiro*

(Soi Fon can't be here, since when Yoruichi left, she's not even at seated officer level)
(Ichimaru Gin, it was impossible since he was a lieutenant at around that time. EDIT: Gin became a shinigami around this time)
(Retsu Unohana, no data for her in this timeline. EDIT: She is confirmed to be a captain at this time.)
(Kuchiki Byakuya, edit: he's not even a shinigami at this time)
(Komamura, it is possible for him to be a captain at that time because he was a shinigami at around the same time as Tosen. EDIT: He's probably not a shinigami at this time)
(Tosen could've been a captain that time since he was a shinigami and was on the 5th division when Aizen was still a lieutenant in the 5th division. EDIT: probably just some shinigami at this time)
(Hitsugaya, for obvious obvious reasons, is not a captain by this time)
(Zaraki Kenpachi, it is possible that Zaraki was a captain this time. Since When Renji Abarai was still a low ranked shinigami, he went to Ikkaku for training and Ikkaku only joined AFTER Zaraki became captain, so meaning it is possible that Zaraki was a captain at this time. EDIT: Zaraki is confirmed to be a captain at this time)
(Mayuri, well he is Urahara's replacement so, NO)
(Isshin Kurosaki, he was wearing a captain's haori or a piece of it meaning he was a captain and judging from his interaction with Urahara, they probably were both captains at this time. EDIT: He's probably from another branch of the military.)

Gotei 13 Captain Line-up 50-99 B.I. (Asterisk for the confirmed captains).

Yamamoto Genryuusai*
Ukitake Jyushiro*
Kyoraku Shunsui*
Aizen Sosuke*
Sajin Komamura*
Kaname Tosen*
Mayuri Kurotsuchi*
Zaraki Kenpachi*

(Soi fon, she probably was still training at this time)
(Ichimaru Gin, probably became captain at this time)
(Retsu Unohana, no data for her in this timeline)
(Byakuya, probably became captain at this time)
(Hitsugaya, it is debatable however evidence suggests that he started to go to the shigami academy when Hinamori was already a student)
(Isshin Kurosaki, it is possible that this is the time that he left or not)

Gotei 13 Captain Line-up 1-49 B.I. (Asterisk for the confirmed captains).

Yamamoto Genryuusai*
Soi Fon*
Ichimaru Gin*
Unohana Retsu*
Aizen Sosuke*
Kuchiki Byakuya*
Kyoraku Shunsui*
Sajin Komamura*
Kaname Tosen*
Hitsugaya Toshiro*
Zaraki Kenpachi*
Mayuri Kurotsuchi*
Ukitake Jyushiro*

Notes:

Isshin Kurosaki was probably captain of either 2nd squad or 10th quad.
If Baishin is canon to the story, and it was said that 6 captains chased him and 2 died sealing him. These two captains was probably replcaed by Byakuya and Ichimaru since they became captain at around the same time.
It is more likely that Hitsugaya replaced Isshin (meaning Isshin was more likely from the 10th squad EDIT: If Isshin was in Gotei 13 to begin with).
It is likely that Zaraki was a captain when Urahara Kisuke was captain. Since Ikkaku knew Urahara and acknowledges him (judging from his interaction with Ichigo).

Thoughts, comments, suggestions?

EDIT: Some updates were made by May 27, 2008.

Tsukisama · Jan 19, 2008