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| - The Ryū Guard (龍警備) was a specialized team put together by Kenji Hiroshi and Kusaka Kori with the sole goal of destroying Averian during the First Spiritual War. Following the supposed defeat of Averian the team remained active up through The Collapse with a number of changes. The original team was active throughout the First Spiritual War and consisted of Kenji himself, Shinrei Kurosaki, Kaimen Kazuki and Sanada Shirono. These four often received aid from Van Satonaka and Kei Yume, who where Kenji's rival and mentor respectively. Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Shūsuke Amagai joined shortly after as full-fledged members active in the World of the Living. Certain members of the Visored, specifically Shinji Hirako, Lisa Yadōmaru and Hiyori Sarugaki would also join the group, even though they never considered themselves "official" members. Tadashi Kori, Shin Nagakura and Ryan Kuchiki would likewise operate on a similar basis. When Oda Kōhai resurfaced the team had undergone a number of changes over the intervening years. The most notable was the return of founding member Kusaka Kori, who became Kenji's partner once more once he regained his spiritual powers. The new generation of the Shiseiten, which consisted of Kentaro Hiroshi, Hawke Kori, Akiye and David Kori, where also members of the new line-up, and used by Kenji and Kusaka as the counterforce to Oda's Battle Dolls. The three Nishiki siblings, consisting of Tyrell Nishiki, Karis Nishiki and Kazuma Nishiki, where active in Heisekai, and reported directly to Kenji. Following The Collapse the team splintered. The younger members, headed by Kentaro Hiroshi, broke away to eventually form a new Gotei 13 to oppose Averian and his Espada. Kenji Hiroshi, joined by the older generation, withdrew into the shadows to hunt The Outsider. Both groups occasionally worked in tandem when the need arose.
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