Taikan Itonami (意図並大勘 Ordinary Intention of the Great Perception) is the current lieutenant of the First Division in the Gotei 13, under the Head-Captain, Kyōshin Kaiyū Sensakechō. Although not an exceptional talent, nor someone who has displayed a large amount of skill in various areas. Taikan was chosen for his position simply due to his charismatic nature and leadership qualities. Also chosen for his unique zanpakuto, Taikan's abilities allow him to control even large battlefields quite easily. It is for this reason Taikan is chosen predominantly for team-based missions, usually invasion ones.