Tsukabishi, Tessai

握菱鉄裁

Tessai Tsukabishi is a tall, muscular man employed by Kisuke Urahara in his shop. In truth, like his current boss, he is a Shinigami who formerly served as the Captain of the Kidō Corps. Like his close friend Urahara, he was compelled into exile and now conceals himself in an untraceable gigai while assisting at Urahara Shop.
Tessai is a quiet, stern, and level-headed man who frequently serves as a disciplinary influence against Jinta's childish behavior, though he possesses a sentimental side of his own. He is deeply loyal to Urahara and tends to the shop with meticulous care, actually bursting into joyful tears if anyone praises his work. Conversely, when Soifon snubs him, his immediate reaction is extreme irritation. He is known to purchase medicines advertised on television, which do not always work or have unpleasant side effects, much to Urahara's chagrin. He is also among the few who find Orihime's strange food ideas tasty, the other being Rangiku Matsumoto.
Tessai is a large, muscular, dark-skinned man wearing square-shaped glasses and sporting an enormous handlebar mustache. He is always seen in a white shirt with a blue apron, although during his time in Soul Society he wore an ornate dark robe over standard Shinigami garb.
In the past, Tessai was once the leader of the Kidō Corps in Soul Society. The reason for his exile to the Human World is the use of a forbidden spell, even though it was for an unsuccessful attempt to capture Aizen. Currently, he works as Urahara's personal assistant in both business and other duties. He has apparently held a position among the Shinigami for quite some time, at least 200 years, since he informed Rukia Kuchiki that the word "Quincy" "brings back memories" from that long ago.