Yoruichi Shihōin is the former
captain of the 2nd Division
of the Gotei 13, as well as the former commander of the
Onmitsukidō. Having abandoned her command of both
positions, she works with Kisuke Urahara and Tessai
Tsukabishi, based out in the Urahara Shop in the Human
World.
Yoruichi is intelligent and witty, holding
an intimate knowledge of the Soul Society and its
workings, as she was the former leader of the Onmitsukidō
and the Second Division's captain. Although of noble
birth, she acts differently from most other nobles, very
much like Kaien Shiba. For instance, she instructed Suì
-Fēng to refer to her without using honorific suffixes,
but reluctantly settled for being called "Yoruichi-sama"
("Lady Yoruichi" in the dub). She also transforms into
her Human form directly in front of Ichigo on several
occasions just to see his reaction to seeing her naked,
which she even teases him about. Another note of her
eccentricity is that she speaks in a dialect that elders
use, such as identifying herself as "washi" (a term that
usually old men define themselves with) instead of more
feminine terms like "watashi" in both her Human and
animal forms.
