Taishoku Kokumin are a unique and rare race of souls in the Bleach Universe. Taishoku Kokumin (耐食国民 Corrosion-Resistant People) or Talent Eaters (才能食堂 Sainō Shokudō) are a race of souls that reside in various places, They were formerly Pluses who were never guided to the Soul Society and were thus left to experience the Encroachment of their Chain of Fate. However, they were able to resist Hollowfication, retaining the "instinct" that the Hollow Mask is created to suppress. They were able to avoid becoming Hollows, retaining their human forms and gaining immense spiritual pressure. There are only two traits that differentiate them from normal pluses are the holes in their chest where the Encroachment destroyed their Chain of Fate, and larger canines than humans. Because resisting Encroachm