History
Gin saved Rangiku Matsumoto from death at the hands of some of Sōsuke Aizen's minions when they were children, and the two have been good friends since then. Rangiku is the only person Gin seems to truly care about, although he seems to "disappear" often, as Rangiku puts it. Though it's later shown his constant departures were all a part of his patient plan to get revenge against Aizen for ever causing her harm. He also never tells her where he's going without leaving her anything for her to remember him by, something that Rangiku's hated. Though, she also says (after his death) if he'd left anything for her, she'd probably never to be able to move on and he must've known she cared for him too much to do so if he had left anything. Rangiku then says, she loves that about him.
Near the end of the Soul Society arc Gin, who allowed himself to be restrained by Rangiku but manages to get free before leaving with Aizen and Tosen, tells her "Well that's a bit of a let down, I was enjoying that (being in her grip); I wouldn't have minded being your captive a little bit longer. Goodbye, Rangiku, I'm sorry." implying underlying feelings, this is one of the few times Gin doesn't smile. All of the other times, being in Rangiku's presence, usually when feeling regret or sadness.
After saving Rangiku, Gin secretly swore revenge on Aizen. His unsettling appearance, apparent ruthlessness in battle, and apparent betrayal of the Soul Society were necessary to facilitate this. The first step in his revenge was joining one of the 13 Guardian Divisions. Gin was considered a child prodigy since he graduated from the academy within a year and was assigned to a seated position in the 5th Division. Killing the 3rd seat of the division with ease, Gin aroused Aizen's interest in him. He swore his loyalty to Aizen from the day they met, though only so he could discover Aizen's weakness and avenge Rangiku's near death when the time came. Eventually Gin became lieutenant of 5th Division under Captain Sōsuke Aizen. As captain he was in command of 3rd Division.
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