Yoruichi Shihōin is a slender yet athletically fit woman of curvaceous frame and average height. She has dark skin, golden irises, and black hair kept in a waist-length ponytail with chin-length bangs. Her standard attire is a black backless sleeveless undershirt, an orange over-shirt with white straps, a beige sash, black stretch pants, and lightweight brown shoes. Though of noble birth, she acts nothing like a typical noble—she is witty, playful, and unashamedly teasing, often transforming into her human form naked just to get a reaction. She speaks with an elder's dialect and carries herself with the confidence of a former Onmitsukidō commander.