Gigai (Faux Body)

Item from Bleach by Tite Kubo

Artificial physical bodies that allow Shinigami to interact with the living world — mass-produced by the Gotei 13 and custom-modified by Urahara for more clandestine purposes.

Also known as: Gigai, Faux Body, Artificial Body

What They Know

• Standard-issue for Shinigami deployed to the World of the Living
• Urahara's modified Gigai drained Rukia's powers to hide the Hōgyoku inside her soul
• Shinigami exit via Gikongan (soul candy) which places an artificial soul in the empty body
• Can suppress or seal spiritual pressure — used both for protection and punishment

Connections

• created_by — urahara_shop
• used_by — seireitei
• located_at — world_of_living

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