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Kenpachi Zaraki (更木剣八)

11th Division Captain
Born: 19th November (Area 80 North)
Height: 202 cm
Weight: 108 kg
Hates: Natto
Hobbies: Fighting strong opponents
Theme Song: "Superpredators" by Massive Attack

Note: The only Captain who didn't take the exam to become a Shinigami and doesn't release Bankai.

Zaraki's surname comes from the district he once resided in, Zaraki, which is district #80 of the North Alley of Rukongai. District #80 is the worst, most lawless region of Rukongai, full of thieves and murderers (whereas area #1 is the most orderly and law-abiding). While residing in District #80, Kenpachi was nameless. During that time, he became proficient in swordsmanship and killed numerous enemies.

At some point during his travels outside of District #80, he found a small girl and named her Yachiru (八千流), in remembrance of the only person he ever admired, after she showed no fear of his sword. Yachiru came from area #79, Kusajishi (草鹿), where her parents were murdered. The two events were apparently quite close. On that day, he also took on a name: Kenpachi, the title bestowed upon the strongest swordsman, the one who has killed the most. The two developed a father-daughter-like relationship.

Also, at some point (before he became a Captain), he fought and defeated Ikkaku Madarame; for this reason, Ikkaku pledged to serve under Kenpachi from there on out (Ikkaku doesn't actually get the chance to do so until he joins the 11th Division), but Ikkaku would still jump at the chance to fight Kenpachi to the death.

After some time had passed, Kenpachi found his way to the Seireitei. He defeated and killed the previous Captain of the 11th Division (whose identity is currently unknown) and gained his seat in the Gotei 13 in this manner. In the anime, his assumption of the Captain's seat caused Maki Ichinose to leave the Soul Society. According to the anime, it is also what convinced Ikkaku and Yumichika to join the Shinigami.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Kenpachi considers a Zanpakuto to be just a tool for killing and has never learned the name of his sword. It wasn't until he was defeated by Ichigo that he wondered for the first time what his sword's name might be. Whenever Ichigo is in the Soul Society, Kenpachi always tries to track him down to have a fight with him. In battle, Kenpachi uses wild, random attacks instead of any specific style, and always with one hand, in order to make the fight last longer, and because he believes that using styles is too much work. While he does know basic kendo techniques, he only learned it because Head Captain Yamamoto forced him to, and virtually never uses it in battle. He wears both an eyepatch made by the Soul Society R&D labs which consumes his excess spirit energy, and bells in his hair which allow his opponent(s) to hear him while moving, in order to give his opponents better chances in battle.

Voice Actors

Tachiki, Fumihiko

Japanese

Seitz, Patrick

English

Lodge, David

English

Barabás Kiss, Zoltán

Hungarian

Lima, Wellington

Brazilian

Seong, Wan gyeong

Korean

Kenpachi "Ken-chan, Kenny" Zaraki