Kisuke Urahara grew up at the Shihōin Mansion in Seireitei with Yoruichi Shihōin and Tessai Tsukabishi. He entered the Gotei 13, rising to 3rd Seat of the 2nd Division while commanding the Onmitsukidō’s Detention Unit. Roughly 110 years before the main events, Yoruichi recommended him for captain of the 12th Division after he passed a proficiency test administered by Captain-Commander Yamamoto and senior captains. Urahara founded the Shinigami Research and Development Institute and recruited Mayuri Kurotsuchi from the Detention Unit as his vice-president. Initially nervous and self-doubting as captain, Urahara cultivated resolve and leadership over time. Lieutenant Sōsuke Aizen framed him for Hollowfication experiments on Shinigami, including Captains Shinji Hirako and Kensei Muguruma. Central 46 sentenced Urahara to exile and power loss, but Yoruichi rescued him and Tessai, facilitating their escape to the Human World with the Hollowfied victims. There, Urahara opened the Urahara Shop—a convenience store supplying Shinigami goods—employing Tessai, Jinta Hanakari, and Ururu Tsumugiya. Years later, Urahara intervened to save Masaki Kurosaki from Hollowfication by fusing her soul with 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba, costing Isshin his Shinigami powers. He mentored Ichigo Kurosaki, training him in combat and Bankai mastery. During the Arrancar conflict, Urahara supported Soul Society with intelligence and battlefield aid, confronting Espada like Yammy Llargo. In the Thousand-Year Blood War, Urahara analyzed Quincy technology after observing their failed Bankai theft from Ichigo. He engineered countermeasures against Bankai-stealing medallions and replicated a Kakaku Taihō cannon to transport Ichigo’s group to the Soul King Palace. He coordinated with Mayuri Kurotsuchi to stabilize the gateway during the Wandenreich’s invasion and joined the assault on Yhwach’s fortress. Urahara often acts eccentric and laid-back, masking cunning with humor and polite sarcasm. He strategically withholds information and manipulates events from the shadows, yet fights pragmatically and ruthlessly—allying with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez to eliminate Askin Nakk Le Vaar. His attire features a striped bucket hat, wooden sandals, and a cane hiding his zanpakutō, Benihime. Benihime’s Shikai unleashes crimson energy for techniques like "Nake" (explosive blasts) and "Tsuppane" (barriers). Urahara mastered multiple Shinigami disciplines: his swordsmanship pressured Ichigo in training; his Hakuda subdued Detention Unit inmates bare-handed; his Shunpo matched Yoruichi’s speed; and his Kidō expertise spanned high-level spells and healing Kaidō. Aizen conceded Urahara’s Kidō could have defeated him without the Hōgyoku’s interference.