Ichimaru, Gin

市丸ギン

Gin's attire is fairly standard, except for the lime-green lining of his captain's cloak, and he wears no unique accessories. His general appearance, however, is far from ordinary: his eyes are perpetually narrowed, he is exceptionally thin, and he has unusual silver hair with a purple tint in the anime. He also maintains a broad smile most of the time, which he is known to remove only on rare occasions.
Because Gin displays no emotion while speaking and uses sarcasm, many distrust him, most notably Toshiro Hitsugaya and Rukia Kuchiki. Rukia once remarked that she felt as though snakes were wrapping around her neck whenever Gin spoke. Kaname Tousen notes that Gin has a similar effect on nearly everyone when explaining Wonderweiss Margera's frightened reaction to Gin. In the anime, Gin speaks with a distinct Kyoto dialect, which is indirect and polite. His English dubbed voice is also formal and polite, but with a rather mocking and facetious undertone.
Gin is often nicknamed "Kitsune" (Fox-Faced) by Ichigo.
Little is known about Gin's past, except that he once saved the life of 10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto. They have been friends since then. Consequently, Matsumoto is one of the few people Gin seems to truly care about.
He graduated from the Shinigami Academy around the same time Kisuke Urahara became a captain and was immediately given a seated officer position because he was hailed as a genius, graduating in only one year at a very young age, which was the fastest graduation in history.
It is also known that Gin served as the lieutenant of 5th Division Captain Sosuke Aizen before becoming captain of the 3rd Division, and that he became captain at the same time as Byakuya Kuchiki.

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