rdfs:comment | - Ryan Kuchiki (ライアン朽木, Kuchiki Raian), better known as Rose (ローズ, Rōzu), is the 30th Head of the Kuchiki clan as well as the Commander of the Gotei Remnant. Prior to this occurrence he was formerly the Lieutenant of the 5th Division in the Gotei 13, under Captain Yuuna Tomoko. He was a close friend to both Miria Fujibayashi and Blake "Echo" Shihōin, and was known to have been instructed by both Sōritsu Kuchiki and Anika Shihōin. He later took Sojiro Kori as an apprentice.
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abstract | - Ryan Kuchiki (ライアン朽木, Kuchiki Raian), better known as Rose (ローズ, Rōzu), is the 30th Head of the Kuchiki clan as well as the Commander of the Gotei Remnant. Prior to this occurrence he was formerly the Lieutenant of the 5th Division in the Gotei 13, under Captain Yuuna Tomoko. He was a close friend to both Miria Fujibayashi and Blake "Echo" Shihōin, and was known to have been instructed by both Sōritsu Kuchiki and Anika Shihōin. He later took Sojiro Kori as an apprentice. During Part I and II of the series he fought in the Winter War, the Quincy Blood War, as well as the First Spiritual War on the side of the Soul Society, serving in the role of a supporting character. In this latter conflict he fought alongside Tadashi Kori and Shin Nagakura, as well as Kenji Hiroshi and Kusaka Kori; he was specifically responsible for gathering formation on Dastan Shiba on behalf of Kenji, and crossed blades with Averian on his friends behalf. In addition he was a pivotal ally in the conflicts surrounding Oda Kōhai in Heisekai during Part III, specifically to Itazura Kori and Rosuto Shiba. Following the Collapse Kentaro Hiroshi discovered that Ryan had somehow assimilated the memories and powers of Sōritsu Kuchiki who was, in fact, one of Averian's Battle Dolls. This made Ryan into one by association, essentially making him one of Averian's pawns. He subsequently joined the Kikkashō and entered into an alliance with the Imawashī, whilst declaring his intention to dominate the Reikai, and was directly responsible for the deaths of both Miria Fujibayashi and Sojiro Kori. This decision pitted him against the Six Directions and Blades of Night's Veil, which where headed by Kentaro and Itazura respectively. It was later discovered however that Ryan's body was merely controlled. Sōritsu Kuchiki was the true mastermind behind Ryan's descent into darkness. Ryan thus became a persona struggling for control against his surrogate father, with the latter as the true antagonistic force.
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