Yoruichi Shihōin is an old friend of Urahara Shoten owner Kisuke Urahara. She is slim and has a dark brown skin tone with deep violet hair. She can also transform into a black cat and back at will. Her cat form gives her a deep voice, which leads many characters to initially believe she is a male and thus call her “Mr. Yoruichi”. Yoruichi is very easy-going and she insists that Soi Fon avoid formalities when speaking to her. She tends to avoid combat and will not engage her enemies unless her allies will lose without her intervention. 
When first introduced, she helps Ichigo and his friends infiltrate Soul Society. She is highly knowledgeable in Soul Society’s history due to her background as a leader of one of the four highest ranking noble families. As Yoruichi was the leader of the Secret Mobile Corps and also a squad captain herself during the pendulum period and also a leader of a high ranking noble house, it has made her position in the Soul Society as one of the most intimidating and respected. A century before the start of the series she abandoned all of her military and noble house positions by helping Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi, and the visoreds escape to the human world.
Yoruichi has lived up to her former position as a captain and Commander in Chief of the Secret Mobile Corps due to her prowess throughout the series including when she immobilized Espada Yammy Riyalgo bare-handed. While she is very skilled in all Soul Reaper tactical combat, Yoruichi has always been presented in the series as extremely powerful in hand-to-hand combat and the use of flash steps, a high-speed movement ability. While the ability is common for any competent Soul Reaper, her speed movement is almost unmatched, leading her to be called the Goddess of Flash. Yoruichi is also highly skilled in “Flash Cry”, which is an advanced technique that combines hand-to-hand combat and kidō abilities. She is cool and attracts many fans to act as her, the picture above is the her costume in the series, you can click it and take it home!
