Name : Soifon
Birthday : February 11
Height : 150 cm
Weight : 38 kg
Occupation : Shinigami captain of the 2nd Division and commander of the special forces, former bodyguard of Yoruichi Shihouin
Soifon (Soifon, Mandarin Chinese Suifeng) is a character in the anime and manga series Bleach. She is the leader of the special forces (onmitsukido) and the captain of the 2nd Division in the Gotei 13. Her lieutenant is Marechiyo ��maeda.
Both Soifon's codename and proper name are more commonly spelled erroneously as Soi Fong and Fong Shaolin respectively, likely due to the association with the Chinese language, where Fong would be a more logical (although still incorrect) transliteration.
Soifon is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in her beliefs. She is a hard worker and takes a strong moral stand - she particularly believes in following orders. She is generally reserved and not arrogant like her lieutenant. She will not hesitate in the slightest to strike down even her subordinates if they stand in her way.
Below her standard shinigami captain uniform, Soifon wears the special forces leader's uniform, which has no sleeves or covering for the back. Her hair is worn short with two long braids covered in cloth.
Soifon was born as Fon Shaolin into the Fon house, one of the lower noble houses that was affiliated with the Shihouin noble house. The Fon house traditionally served the Shihouin house by joining the special forces. Any member who did not pass the test to get into the special forces was immediately cut off from the family.
As a result, this was an expectation placed on Soifon since her youth. She followed the rest of her family (including five brothers who all died in the service of the special forces) and joined the special forces. Upon her joining the special forces, she adopted her grandmother's codename: Soifon. In the anime, she did not adopt the name voluntarily - a family member gave her the name.
Soifon worked hard and was eventually promoted to become the head of the guard for the leader of the special forces at the time, Yoruichi Shihouin. Yoruichi took the young Soifon under her wing as her proteg��, and they developed a close relationship.
When Yoruichi eventually left Soul Society in disgrace to help her exiled friend Kisuke Urahara, she was stripped of all her titles and they were given to Soifon. Soifon felt betrayed by Yoruichi's abandonment and the circumstances surrounding them. As a result, she trained herself in order to beat Yoruichi when they would next meet.
Soifon was promoted to the captaincy roughly 100 years prior to the start of the Bleach storyline. |
