Katashi Michi ( 堅道, Michi Katashi lit. "Firm Path"), once known as Katashi Kenpachi (堅, is a shinigami whose origins remain unknown to anyone but himself. Self-proclaimed as "The Strongest Shinigami Ever Born (これまでに生まれた最強の死, Kore made ni umareta saikyō no shinigami)", Katashi is known for his pure brute strength that has been said to rival or even surpass that of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. He of was once a captain of the 11th division but later resigned, surprising most. He then continued his life as a free-spirit in the Human World.