In spite of the fact that on the surface just the lone class virtuoso, Uryƫ Ishida is really a Quincy, relative of a line of minister like Hollow-chasing toxophilite.
He has hard feelings toward all Shinigami, including Ichigo, however comes to view Ichigo distinctively about whether, in the end turning into an associate and inviting adversary. His father declines to have anything to do with the Quincy, so he gets preparing from his granddad, until his granddad is slaughtered.