The creator of the series, Tite Kubo, uses many Spanish motifs for Hollows. This is most prominent in the names for the various Hollow and Arrancar attack techniques. Many of the Arrancars also have Spanish-derived names.
[edit] Overview
A Hollow is a spirit that becomes an evil incarnation of itself, formed when the soul loses its Chain of Fate (因果の鎖 Inga no Kusari), the link to its physical body, and is overcome with negative emotions.One plane of existence in the Bleach universe is the desert-like Hollow world called Hueco Mundo (虚圏 (ウェコムンド) Weko Mundo, Spanish for "Hollow World," kanji translates as "Hollow Range") where the Hollows thrive on "spirit energy" as a life force. The Hollows that appear in the human world have a strong desire to feed on living souls in an attempt to fill the void in their hearts left from losing their Chains of Fate, hence the reason they are said to attack first those they had loved most in life.[2] Hollows generally do not have recollections of their lives as humans. Hollows also have varied character designs, though most are designed with monster-like appearances, skull-like masks, and a large hole somewhere through each of their bodies, usually where their hearts used to be.
There are two main duties of the Soul Reapers regarding souls: to perform a ritual known as a soul burial (魂葬 (こんそう) konsō) on normal souls before they become Hollows, and to purify the sins of Hollows so they once again become normal. When either of these duties are fulfilled, the soul goes to the Soul Society.[3][4] If a Hollow committed grave sins as a human, its destruction opens the gates of the underworld, where it is dragged to its punishment.[5]
There are also special case Hollows like Menos and Arrancars, who gain access to unique skills and abilities, fueled by the souls they have consumed. The most common ability is Cero (虚閃 (セロ) Sero, Spanish for "zero," kanji translates as "Hollow Flash") also called "Doom Blast" in the English manga, a high-powered energy blast that is fired from some part of the body, such as the mouth or hand.
[edit] Menos
Menos (メノス Menosu, Spanish for "minus" or "less") Hollows have an unusually strong thirst for souls, leading them to consume other Hollows and evolve into a stronger state of being. Within the Menos are three levels of evolution, each with superior strength, speed, and intelligence compared to its previous form.The first level of Menos is the Gillian (最下大虚 (ギリアン) Girian, kanji translates as "Least of the Great Hollows") class, they are also known as "Menos Grandes" (大虚 (メノスグランデ Menosu Gurande, Spanish for "less big/not as big," kanji translates as "Great Hollow"). They are considered foot soldiers to the other Menos,[6][7] and normally reside within the Menos Forest located below the desert surface of Hueco Mundo.[citation needed] The Gillians are powerful giants, masses of countless cannibalistic Hollow identities gathered into one form, each with very little intelligence or individuality.[8][9]
If one of the Hollow consciousnesses that now make up the Gillian surfaces above the others, that identity dominates the entirety, and through eating other Gillians, eventually evolves to the next level, Adjucha (中級大虚 (アジューカス) Ajūkasu, kanji translates as "Intermediate Great Hollow").[7][10] Granted with superior intelligence, Adjuchas give orders to Gillians, and are better able to do combat with Soul Reapers. Adjuchas must continue to eat Hollows to maintain their individuality or they risk regressing to their original Gillian form.[9][11] There are some cases where Adjuchas will halt regression, since if a part of their bodies are eaten they shall stop evolving completely.[12]
The very few Adjuchas that transcend their limits become Vasto Lorde (最上大虚 (ヴァストローデ) Vasuto Rōde, Spanish for "complete lord," kanji translates as "Great King of the Hollows") class. They are the closest Hollows in size to humans and have power greater than that of a captain-class Soul Reaper. At one time in the story, Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya speculates that the Soul Society "would be doomed" if their enemy Sōsuke Aizen gets at least ten Vasto Lordes under his command.[13] It is shown in the anime that at least one of the Espadas (Tia Halibel) was a Vasto Lorde before joining the Espadas.[citation needed]
[edit] Arrancar
An Arrancar (破面 (アランカル) Arankaru, Spanish for "to tear off," kanji translates as "broken mask") is a human-like Hollow with its Hollow mask almost completely removed. Arrancars have the powers of a Soul Reaper, including a zanpakutō, as well as strength, speed, and intelligence beyond the level of normal Hollows. In addition to these improvements, Arrancars also have hierro (鋼皮 (イエロ) iero, Spanish for "iron," kanji translates as "steel skin") skin, hard enough to defend against swords to an extent. Arrancars use a technique known as sonido (響転 (ソニード) sonīdo, Spanish for "sound," kanji translates as "moving sound") to travel at extremely high speeds across a short distance. Stronger Arrancars have been shown to possess relatively harder hierro or faster sonido among other abilities, either unique or based on common techniques, such as the several variants of the Cero technique.Like Soul Reapers, all Arrancars possess a zanpakutō (斬魄刀, literally, "soul-cutting sword"). Unlike a Soul Reaper's, however, whose zanpakutō is a manifestation of its owner's soul, an Arrancar's zanpakutō is a manifestation of its former self. With occasional exceptions an Arrancar's zanpakutō resembles a regular sword in its "sealed state." When "released" through a process called resurrección (帰刃 (レスレクシオン) resurekushion, Spanish for "resurrection," kanji translates as "returning blade"), the sword combines with and changes the appearance of the Arrancar. In most cases of resurrección part of the Arrancar's original Hollow form is restored and the Arrancar is granted greater strength and access to his or her original abilities. Arrancars are able to discard or remove certain elements of their released forms to better focus their powers. This results, however, in the Arrancars losing those attributes permanently, comparable to ripping off one's limb.
Arrancars become major antagonists in Bleach during the second part of the series, as they are led by Sōsuke Aizen, who uses the hōgyoku to create and perfect the Arrancars. According to Tite Kubo, many of the Arrancars are named after real life architects and designers.[14]
[edit] Espada
Top row from left to right: Nnoitora, Barragan, Grimmjow, Aaroniero, Halibel.
Bottom row from left to right: Yammy, Stark, Ulquiorra, Szayelaporro, Zommari.
[edit] Yammy Llargo
Yammy Riyalgo (ヤミー・リヤルゴ Yamī Riyarugo, romanized as Yammy Llargo in the Japanese media), as signified by the "10" tattooed to his left shoulder, is usually believed to be the Decimo Espada. Though he only refers to himself to be the Arrancar Diez,[15] Yammy is actually the Cero Espada, as the "1" from his tattoo flakes off through his resurrección, which he claims to allow his power to surpass all other Espadas. What remains of his Hollow mask is the jawbone, which rests on his chin. He is the largest of the Espadas, but relies upon others to explain things to him while in battle. Yammy primarily uses his brute strength and Cero blasts in battle, taking little interest in using his sword unless he is overpowered. Aside from his fighting abilities, Yammy can suck the souls from living humans en masse using his ability called gonzui (魂吸 (ゴンズイ), kanji translates as "soul suction"). It affects a wide area, but any individual with slight spiritual power is able to resist death. Yasutora Sado has examined that his stature has grown considerably since his first appearance.[16] He has a pet dog with a Hollow mask that is seen twice in the series: once during Ichigo's battle with Ulquiorra and again after Yammy is defeated by Byakuya and Kenpachi.[17][18]His zanpakutō is Ira (憤獸 (イーラ) Īra, Spanish for "Anger," kanji translates as "Angry Beast"). When released, as his true tattoo is revealed, Yammy's size and power increase dramatically, becoming a giant, multi-legged ankylosaurus-like centaur. As Yammy represents rage as an aspect of death, his power depends directly on his anger, allowing his size to increase and to resume to a humanoid form with a pair of large spikes protruding from his shoulders and a row of smaller spikes down his spine.
Yammy is one of the first Arrancars to be introduced, appearing alongside Ulquiorra when they arrive in the human world to find Ichigo Kurosaki. There he gets his right arm chopped off by Ichigo in an ensuing fight before he and Ulquiorra escape. After having his arm reattached, Yammy again accompanies Luppi, Grimmjow, and Wonderweiss to attack the Soul Reapers in the human world. He shortly loses to Kisuke before he falls back to Hueco Mundo a second time. Later, Yammy reappears in front of a battling Ichigo and Ulquiorra in the throne room of Hueco Mundo's Las Noches. Before he is able to kill Orihime Inoue, Uryū Ishida disables him with a special land mine created by Mayuri Kurotsuchi and he falls to the very bottom of the palace complex, near Rukia and her comrades. He then enters resurrección, subsequently defeating Chad and Renji and attempts to crush Rukia, but Ichigo intervenes, saving her and taking over the battle. Ichigo is also overpowered by Yammy, and so Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki intervene as well. When it appears that the latter two have disabled him, Yammy undergoes a second, much larger transformation.[19] He is eventually defeated by both Byakuya and Kenpachi, while his pet dog stands beside him. He is voiced by Kenji Nomura in Japanese, and Paul St. Peter in English.
[edit] Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck
Coyote Stark (コヨーテ・スターク Koyōte Sutāku, romanized as Coyote Starrk in the Japanese media) is the Primera Espada, signified by the "1" tattooed on the back of his left hand. The aspect of death he represents is solitude. His sole Fracción is Lilinette Gingerbuck (リリネット・ジンジャーバック Ririnetto Jinjābakku, romanized as Lilynette Gingerbuck in the Japanese media), who is actually another part of him. Stark and Lilinette came into being as the result of a Hollow splitting its soul in two out of loneliness brought on by the fact that its vast spiritual pressure was too deadly for those who got too close, even other Hollows it tried to befriend. Stark does not remember which of them the original Hollow resembled.[20] Some time after coming into being, Stark and Lilinette encountered Aizen, with Stark joining him as an ally as he saw him to be someone who could stay around them without dying.[21] Stark has an overall lazy and laid back personality and is normally reluctant, yet can be serious and willing to do what needs to be done to complete the task at hand. Liynette Gingerbuck typically shows the concern that Stark does not, acting like a sister and giving him incentive.[22] The remains of Stark's Hollow mask consist of a bottom jaw that is positioned like a necklace and his Hollow hole is on his sternum, right below the tip of his mask. Lilynette's Hollow mask is in the form of a partial skull with a french horn.Stark also appears to be uninterested in fighting, going as far as to suggest that he and Shunsui Kyōraku pretend to fight until everyone else is finished. His interest in the fight increases however as he sees the bankai of the other captains and asks Shunsui to reveal his. He is very fast, easily kidnapping Orihime Inoue while Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki are only a few feet away.[23] His laziness also manifests itself in his fighting style, as he refuses to fight Shunsui Kyōraku at full strength when asked to. Stark is an intelligent combatant with an implied visual perception on a par with a high-speed camera. Stark's visual acuity is fine enough to note that Shunsui's swing with his left hand is faster than with his right, and deduces that Shunsui is ambidextrous and capable of using both the katana and wakizashi at once. In a similar manner, he is able to observe how Jūshirō Ukitake's shikai operates by firing a Cero and then moving to get a side view as the Cero is absorbed into one of Ukitake's swords and then directed out another.[24] Lilynette, while aggressive, is weak and her Cero is described as immature and less powerful than that of a Menos.
Unlike the rest of the Espadas, Stark's power is not sealed inside his zanpakutō, but is released when he recombines with Lilinette. When they combine their release is Los Lobos (群狼 (ロス・ロボス) Rosu Robosu, Spanish for "The Wolves," kanji translates as "Wolf Pack"). Upon release, Stark resembles a gunslinger, gaining a fur-lined suit, a pair of bandoliers, and an eyepiece covering his left eye, resembling Lilinette's mask fragment. He wields two ornamental guns able to fire off ceros in rapid succession, one of these guns actually being Lilinette with whom he is able to converse.[25] Stark also takes on some of Lilinette's personality quirks, becoming more vocal and short tempered. Stark and Lilinette can also separate portions of their souls to form a pack of wolves that explode upon contact with an enemy as well as form swords for close combat.
Stark takes on the Visoreds Rose and Love after Kyōraku and Ukitake are injured, and is shown to be emotionally affected by Barragan Luisenbarn's death. He gains the advantage over the two until Kyōraku returns to battle. Stark is ultimately cut down by Kyōraku, falling to his death. He apologizes to Aizen for not being able to repay him. As he falls, he remembers Lilinette and the other Espadas and repeats that he is not alone to himself.[21] In the anime, Lilinette takes the form of the wolf spirits and dies before Stark, sacrificing herself to block an attack from Kyōraku.[26] Stark and Lilinette are voiced by Rikiya Koyama and Kiyomi Asai in Japanese, and by Keith Silverstein and Kate Higgins in English.
[edit] Baraggan Louisenbairn
Baraggan Louisenbairn (バラガン・ルイゼンバーン Baragan Ruizenbān, romanized as Baraggan Louisenbairn in the Japanese media) is the Segunda Espada. Before becoming an Espada, he reigned over Hueco Mundo from Las Noches and considered himself the "god of Hueco Mundo". Aizen, before he defected from the Soul Society, arrived at Baraggan's kingdom offering him greater power if he submits to him. Though he refused the offer, Baraggan is forced to accept after Aizen easily killed many of his followers, intending to someday kill Aizen and make him regret ever meeting him.Baraggan is the oldest of the Arrancars, the remnants of his mask taking the form of a five-pointed crown and his Hollow hole is located in the center of his chest. He bears large visible scars on the left side of his chin and across his right eye, and wears a large rope-like sash with a sun-crested buckler attached to it in addition to the regular obi sash. Though dethroned, Baraggan still sees himself to be superior to every form of life. Though given the position of Segundo Espada by Aizen, Baraggan asserts his leadership once Aizen is trapped, giving orders from a skull-adorned throne, even instructing Halibel to "not underestimate him".[27] As an Espada, his representation of death is old age, thus Baraggan is able to age his opponent in his unreleased form, such as when he slows down Soi Fon's kicks and ages the bones in her arm to the point that they dissolve completely.
Baraggan has six male Fracciónes who all refer to him as king; Arrancar 27 Nirgge Parduoc (ニルゲ・パルドゥック Niruge Parudukku), Arrancar 25 Choe Neng Poww (チーノン・ポウ Chīnon Pō), Arrancar 20 Charlotte Chuhlhourne (シャルロッテ・クールホーン Sharurotte Kūruhōn), Arrancar 22 Abirama Redder (アビラマ・レッダー Abirama Reddā), Arrancar 24 Findorr Calius (フィンドール・キャリアス Findōru Kyariasu), and Arrancar 26 Ggio Vega (ジオ ヴェガ Jio Vega).
His zanpakutō is Arrogante (髑髏大帝 (アロガンテ) Arogante, Spanish for "Arrogant," kanji translates as "Great Skull Emperor") and it takes the form of a giant battle-axe. When released, Baraggan transforms into a crown-wearing, robed skeleton that resembles the grim reaper. In this form, he can perform Respira (Spanish for "breathe"), which continually ages whatever it touches. When it touches Soi Fon's and Hachigen Ushōda's hands, it makes them decay down to the bones and then starts spreading, forcing each of them to sever the decayed hands. Baraggan's Respira also has the power to deteriorate kidō, as demonstrated when he dissolves one of Hachigen's barriers. Baraggan states that his power is absolute and affects everything under the sway of time. He has also been shown to retain a weapon in his released state which takes the form of Gran Caída (滅亡の斧 (グラン･カイダ) Guran Kaida, Spanish for "Great Fall," kanji translates as "Downfallen Axe"). It is essentially a released form of his zanpakutō.
After all of his Fracciónes are killed, Baraggan engages Soi Fon and Ōmaeda, gains the upper hand, and negates Soi Fon's Bankai, until the intervention of the Visoreds. By creating multiple barriers of kidō, Hachigen is able to contain Baraggan's aging abilities to the point that Soi Fon is finally able to wound the Espada with her Bankai. Furious, Baraggan releases his Respira everywhere, eventually hitting Hachigen's right arm. Before the aging can spread, however, Hachigen uses his kidō to sever his right arm and teleport it and the Respira affecting it inside Baraggan's stomach. Baraggan's own ability literally dissolves him from the inside-out and he makes one last unsuccessful attempt to kill Aizen before dying. He is voiced by Shōzō Iizuka in Japanese and Steve Kramer in English.
[edit] Tier Halibel
Tier Halibel (ティア・ハリベル Tia Hariberu, romanized as Tier Harribel in the Japanese media) is the Tercera Espada, signified by the "3" tattooed on the side of her right breast. She is also the only current female Espada, and her Hollow hole is located inside her uterus. The aspect of death she represents is sacrifice. She is very calm and rarely speaks, and when she does it is fairly serious.In contrast to the majority of her fellow Espadas, Halibel prefers not to engage in combat and to commit acts of needless slaughter; she is content silently observing the battle between Soul Reapers and Arrancars until it reaches its conclusion, and refuses to fight until she or her Fracciónes are challenged or ordered by her superiors. The remnants of Halibel's Hollow mask are covered by her coat and collar most of the time; her mask covers the lower portion of her face from her nose down, extending down her neck and out to either side of her chest, although still leaving much of her breasts exposed. In the manga, her breasts are partially shown; however in the anime they are mostly covered. In the anime, Halibel's backstory as a Vasto Lorde is revealed, in which she gathers female Menos to work together against more aggressive, male Menos that consider them easy prey. After saving the three Adjuchas—soon-to-be Arrancars 54 Emilou Apacci (エミルー・アパッチ Emiruu Apatchi), 55 Franceska Mila Rose (フランチェスカ・ミラ・ローズ Furanchesuka Mira Rōzu), and 56 Cyan Sung-Sun (シィアン・スンスン Shian Sunsun)—that joined her campaign, Halibel becomes at odds with Baraggan for defying him. It is only after being saved by Aizen from a berserk Arrancar that Halibel joins his group with her three comrades becoming her Fracciónes.
Her zanpakutō is named Tiburón (皇鮫后 (ティブロン) Tiburon, Spanish for "Shark"). She carries it horizontally behind her shoulders; the sword itself is notably broad and short compared to those of other Espadas, and the inner portion has been removed, leaving only the "outline" of the sword. The sword can create 'ribbons' of energy from the empty inner portion named Ola Azul (Spanish for "Blue Wave") to be used in combat. When released, she loses the portion of the Hollow mask that covers her face and gains markings on each side of her face, as well as two wing-like protrusions on her back, an armored skirt, and armor that covers her arms, shoulders and legs. She also carries a massive pata, which resembles an elongated shark tooth. Her strength and speed are increased, evident by the blow she delivered to Tōshirō Hitsugaya, cutting a portion of him off before he could even react (though this was revealed to be a clone of Hitsugaya made of ice). She controls water to perform attacks in this form.
Her battle with Tōshirō starts off in her favor, but soon levels to a draw as their powers are opposites. However, as she attempts to avenge her Fracciónes' apparent deaths by Yamamoto, Tōshirō reveals that Hyōrinmaru can control the weather. He then proceeds to trap her in an ice prison with his newly learned Hyōten Hyakkasō technique, leaving her for dead. However, Wonderweiss arrives and frees her just by yelling. Halibel then engages Tōshirō and the Visoreds Hiyori and Lisa, maintaining her ground, despite being outnumbered. After witnessing the deaths of Stark and Barragan, Aizen interrupts Halibel's battle and slashes her with his sword, stating she "is not strong enough to fight for him anymore". Halibel recalls her past and after an unsuccessful attempt on Aizen's life, Aizen tells her that she "will never raise her sword to him again" and he cuts Halibel down, but she and her Fracciónes are later revived by Orihime and return to Hueco Mundo. She is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Japanese and Laura Bailey in English.
[edit] Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
By the time she is introduced in the series, Nel and her companions encounter Ichigo Kurosaki's group and help them as their guides in Hueco Mundo, though were originally afraid of Soul Reapers as they saw them to be the bad guys. But Nel develops an attachment to Ichigo and starts following him around after her introduction. As a result, when she encounters Nnoitora as he begins to torture Ichigo, Nel assumes her true form with her memories restored. Though considerably more mature than her child form, Nelliel retains her child-like voice and affection for Ichigo, as she comically hugs him without realizing that her strength is causing him personal injury. As she is about to defeat Nnoitora after assuming her released form, Nelliel reverts back to her child form and was knocked unconscious before she came to as a witness to Nnoitora's death.
In her child-state, Nel's vomit (though she claims it to be saliva) acts as a rather weak but useful healing agent. In both her child and adult form, she can swallow Cero attacks and fire them back. In her adult form, she can also add her own Cero to this blast, doubling its power, aptly named a Cero Doble (Spanish for "Double Zero"). Nelliel's zanpakutō, which manifests when she transforms, is named Gamuza (羚騎士 (ガミューサ) Gamyūsa, Spanish for "Chamois", kanji translates as "Antelope Knight"). Her released form is that of an ibex-like centaur with longer curved horns, a thick tail, and armor over her shoulders and hands. Her sword transforms into a double-ended white lance, giving her the appearance of a medieval knight or a jouster.[30] One of her attacks in this form is called Lanzador Verde (翠の射槍 (ランサドール・ヴェルデ) Ransadōru Verude, Spanish for "Green Lancer", kanji translates as "Green Javelin"), in which she throws her lance directly at her opponent. The lance moves at high speed and rotates extremely fast, drilling through anything it hits. She is voiced by Tomoko Kaneda in Japanese and Colleen O'Shaughnessey in English.
[edit] Ulquiorra Cifer
Ulquiorra Schiffer (ウルキオラ・シファー Urukiora Shifā, romanized as Ulquiorra Cifer in the Japanese media) is the Cuarto Espada, signified by the "4" tattooed to his chest. His name stems from that of a furniture designer named Patricia Urquiola.[14] As the Espada whose aspect of death represents emptiness, he has a largely stoic appearance and rarely even changes his expression. This lack of feeling explains his inability to comprehend the meaning of "heart" and supports his firm belief that what his eye cannot see does not exist. Bent on completing tasks set to him by Sōsuke Aizen, Ulquiorra has no qualms about attacking his own allies if they impede his intent and deems anyone he finds not to be of particular interest to be "trash," and therefore expendable.[31] The remainder of Ulquiorra's Hollow mask forms a broken helmet with a curved horn and covers the left half of his head. His Hollow hole has moved since his first appearance; when first introduced it is at the base of his neck,[32] but in later appearances, it is centered just below his collarbone.[33]Grimmjow Jeagerjaques notes that Ulquiorra tends to stab opponents in the same location as his Hollow hole whenever he is particularly interested in a battle, though it is unclear if Ulquiorra is conscious of this habit.[34] He is very analytical: he almost accurately theorizes the means behind Orihime Inoue's abilities, and recognizes that Ichigo Kurosaki's power constantly fluctuates between very weak to greater than his own strength.[35] He also refrains from killing a person unless necessary, twice sparing Ichigo and proclaiming he would not harm Orihime because he had not been ordered to. He can replay events he has seen to others by removing and crushing his left eye, which turns into dust and flows around those to whom Ulquiorra is relaying information .[36] While other Hollows traded defensive abilities for raw strength upon becoming Arrancars, Ulquiorra chose not to, and boasts that he is the only Espada who possesses high-speed regeneration abilities.[37]
When released, his zanpakutō, Murciélago (黒翼大魔 (ムルシエラゴ) Murushierago, Spanish for "Bat," kanji translates as "Giant Black-winged Demon") creates two large black wings on his back. His Hollow helmet is complete and sports two large horns, while his Arrancar uniform appears more form-fitting at the top, becoming robe-like towards the bottom.[38] Additionally, Ulquiorra is apparently unique among the Espadas in that he has a second release, Resurrección Segunda Etapa (Spanish for "Resurrection Second Stage").[39] He becomes more muscular with clawed hands and feet, his sclera turn green, and his helmet is replaced with elongated horns. Black fur covers Ulquiorra's arms and legs from the hip down, he gains a long thin prehensile tail, and gains markings similar to blood flowing freely from his Hollow hole. His second release is said to be secret to everybody, even Aizen.[40] In both forms he can create long "lances" of energy called Lanza del Relámpago (雷霆の 槍 (ラソサ・デル・レランパーゴ) Ransa deru Reranpāgo, Spanish for "Spear of Lightning"), which, when thrown, can cause immense explosions that dwarf even the massive dome of Las Noches.[41] Ulquiorra seems unfamiliar with the technique when he uses it in his second release state, unexpectedly missing Ichigo with his first one; to compensate, he can produce more should his first miss the target.[42]
Ulquiorra is one of the first Arrancars to be introduced, appearing alongside Yammy Riyalgo in the real world on Aizen's orders to seek out Ichigo. The pair leaves without killing him when Ulquiorra sees Ichigo's current strength as no threat to Aizen. He does, however, remark that he is concerned over Ichigo's growth potential, stating that if he should pose a threat, then he would kill Ichigo himself. He later kidnaps Orihime for Aizen, serving as her jailer and forcing her to remain alive for Aizen's use. When Ichigo leads his group to Las Noches, Ulquiorra confronts Ichigo and provokes him into fighting. He easily withstands and defeats Ichigo's Hollow form, then leaves Ichigo for dead. Much later, after escaping imprisonment by the Espada Grimmjow's Caja de Negación, Ulquiorra engages Ichigo in another battle that ends in Ulquiorra's defeat. Mortally wounded by Ichigo's second Hollow state, Ulquiorra asks Ichigo to finish him off, but Ichigo refuses.[43] As he dies, Ulquiorra comes to understand the meaning of "heart" when an unafraid Orihime reaches out to him as his body dissolves into the wind.[44] He is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese and Tony Oliver in English.
[edit] Nnoitra Gilga
Nnoitora Gilga (ノイトラ・ジルガ Noitora Jiruga, romanized as Nnoitra Gilga in the Japanese media) is the Quinto Espada, signified by the "5" tattooed to his tongue, and was shown to have been the Octavo Espada back when Nelliel was the Tercera. The aspect of death he represents is despair. He wears a large eye-patch that covers most of the left side of his face, as well as the remnants of his Hollow mask (a small set of jawbones and teeth) and his Hollow hole, both located around his left eye socket. He has the self-proclaimed strongest hierro of any Espada, both past and present, enabling him to block attacks, even from blade wielding opponents, by his skin alone. Nnoitora has stated the only time he feels truly alive is when he is gurgling on his own blood.[45] As a result, combined with his rudeness and arrogance, he wishes to fight only the strongest and spares the weak as it is a waste of his time. He firmly believes in male chauvinism, hating the idea of a woman being stronger than or outranking a man with intent to give any woman in such a position their "deserved" inferior rank. This mindset, coupled with his inferiority complex over being pitied by an opponent, led to his attack on Nelliel, who frequently defeated him in battle and spared him as she refused to acknowledge him as a warrior, calling him a beast. Forcing her to fight him again by ripping her Fracciónes' masks off, Nnoitora uses an invention of Szayelaporro's to catch Nel off guard, cracking her mask and unintentionally causing her amnesia as he tosses her into the desert so he can become even stronger. His sole Fracción Tesla Lindacruz (テスラ・リンドクルズ Tesura Rindokuruzu, romanized as Tesra Lindacruz in the Japanese media) idolizes Nnoitora and models himself in Nnoitora's image despite Nnoitra's regular abuse of him.His zanpakutō, Santa Teresa (聖哭螳螂 (サンタテレサ), Spanish for "Saint Teresa," but translated as "Praying Mantis,"kanji translates as "Sacred Crying Mantis"), takes the form of a giant axe-like weapon bearing two crescent blades fused together at their backs. It is shown via several flashbacks that it used to only have one crescent. When released, Nnoitora gains two additional pairs of arms, and each of his hands gains an identical scythe-like weapon.[46] Nnoitora's wounds heal almost instantly in his released state, and he can also regenerate severed limbs.[47]
Though ordered by Aizen to remain on stand-by, Nnoitora, instead, decides to seek out the intruders in hopes of finding a worthy challenge. After easily defeating Chad, Nnoitora is drawn to the site of the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. While he tortures the exhausted Ichigo, Nelliel Tu Oderschvank returns to what is revealed to be her true form and effortlessly repels Nnoitora's attacks. Though she almost defeats him yet again, she reverts to her amnesic child-state. Having won, Nnoitra knocks Nel unconscious, restrains Orihime, and has Tesla kill Ichigo off for him. However, Kenpachi Zaraki arrives and cuts down Tesla, resulting with Nnoitora fighting the Soul Reaper and the both finding great enjoyment in the fact that they can survive one another's attacks and therefore prolong the battle. After a long and destructive battle, refusing to stop fighting regardless of it turning in Kenpachi's favor, Nnoitora dies gratefully by what he believes to be a "warrior's death"; losing consciousness a split second before his body hits the ground. He is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna in Japanese and Michael Sinterniklaas in English.
[edit] Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (グリムジョー・ジャガージャック Gurimujō Jagājakku) is the Sexto Espada, signified by the "6" tattooed to his back. Before becoming an Espada he was known as Arrancar 12. The aspect of death he represents is destruction. His name stems from that of an architect named Nicholas Grimshaw.[14] Grimmjow is very disrespectful and defiant towards authority figures. He is often openly insulting to such people save for Sōsuke Aizen, and even this respect is quickly abandoned when Aizen is out of earshot. Grimmjow has an overly violent lust for battle, always seeking out the strongest opponent in a given area and he is very confident in his abilities, believing himself to be equal to, or even stronger than Ulquiorra.[48] However, Grimmjow does follow a code of honor and takes offense to anyone who looks down on him and is very disrespectful. The remains of his Hollow mask consist of the right jawbone, and his Hollow hole is located on his abdomen.Before becoming an Arrancar, Grimmjow was a panther-like Adjuchas who wandered Hueco Mundo and hunting Hollows to devour prior to becoming leader of a group of other Hollows who desire to become Vasto Lordes. As time passed, Grimmjow became the only one who grew stronger, eating pieces of his comrades' flesh at their request when they came to accept their fate as Adjuchas, offering themselves for Grimmjow to continue on in their place and they can maintain their current forms. These Hollows later became his Fracciónes, who were all killed off when Grimmjow brought them to the land of the living in an attempt to exterminate Karakura Town's spiritually enabled people and stationed Soul Reaper alike: Arrancar 11 Shawlong Qufang (シャウロン・クーファン Shauron Kūfan, romanized as Shawlong Koufang in the Japanese media), Arrancar 13 Edorad Leones (エドラド・リオネス Edorado Rionesu, romanized as Edrod Liones in the Japanese media), Arrancar 14 Nakim Greendina (ナキーム・グリンディーナ Nakīmu Gurindīna, romanized as Nakeem Grindina in the Japanese media), Arrancar 15 Ilfort Grantz (イールフォルト・グランツ Īruforuto Gurantsu, romanized as Yylfordt Granz in the Japanese media), and Arrancar 16 Diroy Linker (ディ・ロイ・リンカー Di Roi Rinkā, romanized as Di Roy Rinker in the Japanese media).
When his zanpakutō, Pantera (豹王 (パンテラ), Spanish for "Panther," kanji translates as "Panther King"), is released he regains some of his former feline characteristics such as jagged teeth, feline ears, clawed hands and feet, and a tail that can be used as a powerful whip.[49] This state augments his speed drastically with animalistic agility and movement to match. His roar can create shockwaves in the air, he can also fire a number of largely destructive "darts" from his elbows and create energy claws called Desgarrón (豹王の爪 (デスガロン) Desugaron, Spanish for "Laceration," kanji translates as "Panther King's Claw") from his fingertips.
Though he developed an interest in Ichigo as a worthy opponent, Grimmjow's actions were against Aizen's order and it resulted with him losing his arm to Tōsen and his rank soon after. However, after Orihime restores his arm and tattoo, Grimmjow resumes his position as an Espada. After saving Orihime from Loly and Menoly to return the favor, Grimmjow takes her to Ichigo so she can heal his wounds before their final rematch.[50] Although he loses this fight, spared by Ichigo, Grimmjow refuses to surrender before being attacked by an impatient Nnoitora. Nnoitora tries to finish Grimmjow off, but Ichigo protects him from Nnoitora's attack and fights him soon afterwards. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in Japanese and David Vincent in English.
[edit] Luppi Antenor
Luppi Antenor (ルピ・アンテノール Rupi Antenōru, romanized as Lupi Antenor in the Japanese media)[51] temporarily replaced Grimmjow Jeagerjaques as the Sexta Espada, signified by the "6" tattooed to his right hip. He has a youthful and feminine appearance, and tends to be rather demeaning to opponents or those of lower ranks. The remains of his Hollow mask (a top row of teeth) rest on the left side of his head.Luppi's zanpakutō is Trepadora (蔦嬢 (トレパドーラ) Torepadōra, Spanish for "Vine," kanji translates as "Ivy Girl"). In his released state eight tendrils sprout from a carapace mounted on his back, which he can control independently to fight multiple opponents.[52] The tentacles can also grow spikes to cause additional damage.
Sent on a mission, later learning to his annoyance that it was a distraction, Luppi overpowered Hitsugaya's assigned group personally until he was defeated by Hitsugaya himself. Falling back while learning his role in Aizen's scheme to get her to Las Noches, Luppi saw Orihime to be of no use to them until she regenerates Grimmjow's arm to his shock. After Orihime restores Grimmjow's tattoo as well, Grimmjow kills Luppi to regain his rank. He is voiced by Daisuke Kishio in Japanese and Michael Sinterniklaas in English.
[edit] Zommari Rureaux
Zommari Rureaux (ゾマリ・ルルー Zomari Rurū) is the Séptimo Espada. He is a quiet, reverent figure that praises Sōsuke Aizen and despises Soul Reapers for arbitrarily judging Hollows. The remnants of his Hollow mask take the form of a necklace made out of teeth and a ridge of spikes running down the center of his forehead, and his Hollow hole is located on his right breast. Zommari has the self-proclaimed fastest sonido among the Espadas, his Gemelos Sonido (双児響転 (ヘメロス・ソニード) Hemerosu Sonīdo, Spanish for "Sound Twins") allowing him to leave up to five afterimages that are capable of fighting an opponent. The aspect of death he represents is intoxication. His zanpakutō is Brujería (呪眼僧伽 (ブルヘリア) Buruheria, Spanish for "Witchcraft," kanji translates as "Sangha of Bewitching Eyes") and in his released state he gains forty-eight additional eyes, each of which can be used in his technique Amor (愛 (アモール) Amōru, Spanish for "Love"). The ability allows each of his eyes to take control of whatever falls under its gaze, usually a body part, though Zommari can take full control if one of his eyes gazes at a person's head. His legs are also replaced by a lotus-like structure that he can hide within as a defensive measure.After Aaroniero's death at the hands of Rukia Kuchiki, Zommari appears with the intent to avenge his foolish comrade and clean his mess by killing the comatose Rukia. However, Zommari is stopped by Byakuya Kuchiki and forced into releasing his zanpakutō to gain control over Byakuya's arm and leg. However, Byakuya severs the tendons and muscles in both limbs to negate the effect. Zommari then takes control of Rukia's body, forcing her own sword against her throat. Byakuya binds Rukia with kidō, and quickly overwhelms Zommari by blinding most of his eyes with his Bankai. When it becomes apparent that he will lose, Zommari begs for mercy. But seeing Byakuya intends to kill him, Zommari demands what gives him and the other Soul Reapers the right to kill Hollows, only to learn that Byakuya will not kill him because he is a Soul Reaper, but because Zommari "aimed his blade at his only pride," referencing Rukia. With the deathblow dealt, Zommari shouts his praise to Aizen and disbursts into thin air. He is voiced by Taiten Kusunoki in Japanese and Greg Eagles in English.
[edit] Szayelaporro Grantz
Szayelaporro Grantz (ザエル・アポロ・グランツ Zaeruaporo Gurantsu, romanized as Szayelaporro Granz in the Japanese media) is the Octavo Espada. The aspect of death he represents is madness. The remains of his Hollow mask take the form of rectangular-framed glasses, and his Hollow hole is located in his groin. He is an intellectual and the scientist of the Espadas, thinking highly of himself and following his plans down to the finest detail. He is quite sadistic and views others as little more than research material (a characteristic he shares with Mayuri Kurotsuchi), thinking poorly of non-Hollows with the hope that Aizen would wipe them all out. Previously, he lost a position as an Espada and was forced to aid Nnoitora to take out Nelliel to regain his position. Szayelaporro has a variety of methods for analyzing an opponent's abilities, such as studying the damage done to their former opponents. Once doing so, Szayelaporro can nullify the effects of their abilities, making him virtually immune to their attacks. In addition to the immunities gained from studying his opponents, Szayelaporro has a large number of Fracciónes which were originally Hollows whom he experimented on and personally modified so that he can heal his wounds by eating them. The first of these many Fracciónes were Lumina (ルミーナ Rumīna) and Verona (ベローナ Berōna).His zanpakutō is called Fornicarás (邪淫妃 (フォルニカラス) Forunikarasu, Spanish for "Fornicator," kanji translates as "Lewd Princess"), and in his released state he grows two pairs of thin wings, and his lower body transforms into a flock of long tentacles.[53] He can shoot a stream of blood-like liquid from his body and if even one droplet comes into contact with an opponent a doppelganger of them is created that Szayelaporro can control to use their abilities against them. By wrapping an opponent in his wings, Szayelaporro can create voodoo dolls of them. Each doll can open up to reveal replicas of internal organs, the destruction of which would do major debilitating damage to the victim from the inside. The last of his many abilities, known as Gabriel (受胎告知 (ガブリエール) Gaburiēru, kanji translates as "the Annunciation"), allows him to be reborn if he is injured beyond repair by impregnating an enemy and absorbing their spirit particles, turning them into his own and killing the victim in the process while his previous body, if devoured, breaks down into cells that fuse into the eater's nervous system, allowing him to gain complete control.
Prior to his introduction, Szayelaporro sends Rudobone to bring him any defeated Arrancars in order to analyze the abilities of those who defeated them. Szayelaporro later engages Renji Abarai in battle, revealing himself as the younger brother of Ilfort Grantz whom Renji killed. Revealing that he had analyzed data on Renji's attacks through the insects he laced on Ilfort's body prior, Szayelaporro had the advantage over the Soul Reaper before unleashing his Fracción Medazeppi (メダゼピ Medazepi) on him. Though Uryū Ishida arrives to aid him, Szayelaporro eventually nullifies Uryū's abilities as well from studying Cirucci's corpse. He toys with the two for a time, but when his domain is destroyed in the fight, a vexed Szalyelaporro decides to personally finish them off despite Pesche and Dondochakka's attempted surprise attack. However, Kurotsuchi arrives to help them and is able to render all of Szayelaporro's abilities useless. After he is killed by Mayuri's bankai, Syzaelaporro reconstitutes himself through Nemu Kurotsuchi (whom he had taken hostage), ingesting a large dosage of one of the experimental drugs stored inside Nemu's body in the process. The drug, a "Superhuman Potion", increases his reaction time to the point where one second seems like a century to him.[54] With his physical body unable to compensate for his over-enhanced mental state, Szayelaporro is effectively paralyzed and left to suffer an agonizing death from his perspective by Mayuri shortly after. He is voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi in Japanese, and Hank Matthews in the English version.
[edit] Aaroniero Arruruerie
Aaroniero Arruruerie (アーロニーロ・アルルエリ Āronīro Arurueri)[55] is the Noveno Espada, signified by the "9" tattooed on his two faces. The aspect of death he represents is greed. In place of a head, Aaroniero has a pair of infantile skull-like creatures which float inside a glass capsule filled with red liquid, which is usually covered with a tall white mask. The two skulls speak alternately (one with a deep voice, the other childlike), often finishing each other's sentences, and refer to themselves as "we," suggesting that Aaroniero is to some degree two separate beings.Aaroniero is introduced as one of the last first-generation Espadas as well as the only Gillian member of the current Espadas.[56] But in spite of being a Gillian, Aaroniero is made an Espada due to his unique talent of devouring other Hollows through his tendril-like zanpakutō, Glotonería (喰虚 (グロトネリア) Gurotoneria, Spanish for "Gluttony," kanji translates as "Eating Hollow"), a deformed mouthed appendage in place of his left arm which he usually covers with his robes and a glove. Compared to regular Gillians, Aaroniero can completely incorporate those he consumes into himself, giving him access to their memories and special abilities and even allowing him to shapeshift into their physical form if he so desires.[57] Exposure to sunlight, however, nullifies his powers and forces him back into his original form if he was shapeshifted.
At the time of his appearance, Aaroniero claims to have absorbed over 30,000 Hollows. Although the full range of his acquired abilities is never shown, they include "synchronized awareness", an ability to project any information and thoughts to his allies' minds.,[58] and (through a series of events which cumulated with the consumption of the Hollow Metastacia) the powers, memories and form of Soul Reaper Kaien Shiba. Furthermore, his zanpakutō release transforms his lower body into a purple, house-sized octopus-like mass with dozens of tentacles and cartoonish mouth-like mask pieces.[59] With Glotonería released, Aaroniero can access the full range of his acquired abilities at will.[60]
After Ichigo and his friends break into Hueco Mundo, Aaroniero seeks out Rukia and, in the guise of Kaien Shiba, attempts to use Rukia's guilt at Kaien's death to trick her first into allowing him to kill her. However, when he almost attempts to trick her into killing her friends, Rukia senses something is amiss and engages him. Though eventually unmasked, Aaroniero reveals that he was not merely shapeshifted, but actually in control of Kaien's spirit body. As she believes that she had freed Kaien Shiba by killing him those many years before, Aaroniero's revelation shatters Rukia's resolve, enabling Aaroniero to overpower and wound her with his own released zanpakutō. Before he can kill her, however, Rukia, spurned on by memories of Kaien, retaliates by stabbing Aaroniero through his upper skull, shattering his glass capsule and reducing the rest of his body to liquid. As he dies, broadcasting his final moments to his allies, Aaroniero's lower skull screams for Aizen's help while the upper skull merely curses Rukia, refusing to accept his defeat, before splitting in half. Toshihiko Seki voices both skulls in Japanese. Keith Silverstein voices the top skull and Wendee Lee voices the bottom skull in English while Dave Mallow voices the skull that impersonates Kaien Shiba.
[edit] Privaron Espada
[edit] Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio
Arrancar 103 Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio (ドルドーニ・アレッサンドロ・デル・ソカッチオ Dorudōni Aressandoro Deru Sokatchio) is goofier when compared to other Espadas; however, he is much more serious in battle. During his battle with Ichigo Kurosaki, Dordoni tries to goad Ichigo into using his Bankai and Hollow mask, hoping to earn his former position back by defeating Ichigo at full power. He is defeated once Ichigo complies, and thanks Ichigo for the favor by fighting against the Exequias to buy Ichigo time to escape, dying by their hands with his final thoughts that Ichigo would discard his kindness while fighting future opponents. His death was later reported to Aizen to be the work of the intruders.Dordoni's zanpakutō is Giralda (暴風男爵 (ヒラルダ) Hiraruda, kanji translates as "Storm Baron"), and in his released state, Dordoni grows armor that starts at his feet, wraps around his calves, and juts out at his waist with two more spikes. While released, two enormous cyclones come from exhaust spouts on the armor covering his legs, which keeps him hovering in the air and add extra force to his kicks. In addition, two beak-like extensions jut out from these cyclones, which are used to execute long-range strikes, though Dordoni is also capable of manifesting many more if the need arises. He is voiced by Kōji Ishii in Japanese and Peter Spellos in English.
[edit] Cirucci Sanderwicci
Arrancar 105 Cirucci Sanderwicci (チルッチ・サンダーウィッチ Chirutchi Sandāwitchi) has an appearance similar to a gothic lolita; her outfit consists of a frilly dress, large, round sleeves that cut off at her shoulder, short purple-colored hair, teardrop markings on each cheek, and knee-high boots. The remains of her Hollow mask are positioned in her hair right above the left side of her forehead and resemble a spiked hairpin. Despite her rather odd appearance, she has no qualms about pointing out when others have similar fashion, as she does to Uryū Ishida. She also follows a soldier-like ideology.Her zanpakutō, Golondrina (車輪鉄燕 (ゴロンドリーナ) Gorondorīna, Spanish for "Swallow," kanji translates as "Wheeled Steel Swallow"), takes the form of a whip with a large, spinning, Yo-Yo like disk looped into it. When released, Cirucci's arms become longer with claws at the end as she sprouts large wings with ten moon-shaped blades in place of feathers. These blades vibrate at a high frequency, making an audible humming noise in the anime. Cirucci can remove these blades and fire them through the air or summon them back at her own will.
Her released state rapidly consumes her spiritual energy, which Uryū took advantage of before she discarded her released state arms and wings, focusing her spirit energy into a luminous pink blade at the tip of her head crest's tail. But Uryū still defeats her, sealing away her power. Even though letting her live may come as an insult to Cirucci, Uryū spares her life with the inability to get revenge on him. But no sooner did he leave than the Exequias arrive and kill her, taking her corpse to Szayelaporro for research. She is voiced by Hōko Kuwashima in Japanese and Tricia Pierce in English.[61]
[edit] Gantenbainne Mosqueda
Arrancar 107 Gantenbainne Mosqueda (ガンテンバイン・モスケーダ Gantenbain Mosukēda) has an afro-style haircut with thick sideburns and a goatee. The remains of his Hollow mask are a sunglasses-shaped plate on his forehead with four teeth coming out above each eye.Gantenbainne's zanpakutō, Dragra (龍拳 (ドラグラ) Doragura, kanji translates as "Dragon Fist"), takes the form of a pair of two-pronged punching daggers attached to Gantenbainne's wrists by hinges. In its released state, Gantenbainne's arms grow longer and become covered in dome-shaped armor plates, and the punching daggers come to resemble dragon heads. Similar plates also extend down his back and form a tail. He pulls his mask fragment over his eyes at certain points in combat. When attacking, he can shoot various blasts from his fists.
After Yasutora Sado defeats him, Gantenbainne is spared in thanks for fighting at his full strength while risking defeat. As Chad leaves, Nnoitora Gilga appears wanting to fight the first person to make it out of the domain of the Privaron Espadas. Gantenbainne tells Chad to escape, but Chad attacks Nnoitora and is defeated with a single blow. After Nnoitora senses Ichigo and leaves, the unconscious Chad and Gantenbainne are found by the Exequias. Retsu Unohana intervenes before they can be killed, and heals Chad and Mosqueda's wounds after Rudobone decides to leave and not attack any of them. He is voiced by Masato Funaki in Japanese and Greg Eagles in English.
[edit] Other
The following are those Arrancars that have never received a position as an Espada.[edit] Grand Fisher
Grand Fisher (グランドフィッシャー Gurando Fisshā) is, when first introduced, a Hollow that has evaded the Soul Reapers for over fifty years. During this timeframe he killed Masaki Kurosaki in her efforts to protect her son, Ichigo Kurosaki. Grand Fisher's Hollow form resembles that of a giant hamster with bird-like hands and feet. A "lure" (similar to the lure or esca of angler fish) hangs from his forehead, which can take the form of anyone he wishes. He typically uses this ability to lure spiritually aware people into his grasp, making them easy meals, hence his name. In battle the lure can be used to take the form of someone close to the opponent, keeping them from attacking him. To create the perfect lure, he has the ability to use the claws on his left hand to peer into his opponent's memories for the person that they would never attack. This lure also serves as a second body in case his larger one is wounded and needs to recuperate. After Ichigo is able to defeat him in battle, Aizen at some point converts Grand Fisher into an imperfect Arrancar with a more humanoid appearance. Grand Fisher carries a large zanpakutō on his back which he releases to become a huge, monstrous creature with bull-like horns. When he tries to use this form to have a rematch with Kon, who he mistakes for Ichigo, he is killed by Ichigo's father, Isshin Kurosaki. He is voiced by Chafurin in Japanese and Paul St. Peter in English.[edit] Rudbornn Chelute
Rudobone (ルドボーン Rudobōn)) is the leader of the Exequias (葬討部隊 (エクセキアス) Ekusekiasu, Spanish for "Funeral Rites", kanji translates as "Funerary Attacking Force"), a group responsible for dealing with rebels and intruders in Las Noches. Unlike most Arrancars, his face is completely hidden by his mask. He and his subordinates clean up after each battle, collecting data for Szayelaporro Grantz before killing any survivors.He carries a zanpakutō with the name Arbol (髑髏樹 (アルボラ) Arubora, Spanish for "Tree," kanji translates as "Skull Tree"), which in his released state grants him tree limbs that twist around his body, adorned with skulls at the tips. Rudobone is capable of balancing on top of these tree limbs. From these branches, Rudobone gains the ability to generate full-bodied minions with skulls for masks, which he refers to as his calaveras (カラベラ Karabera, Spanish for "Skull"). These 'calaveras' apparently comprise the entirety of the Exequias, thereby making Rudobone the only real Exequias member.
He carries out his duties by killing off two of the Privaron Espadas after they lose their respective fights. As he begins to do the same with the third he is stopped by Retsu Unohana. Surprised by the arrival of a Soul Reaper Captain, Rudobone and the rest of the Exequias withdraw in order to avoid conflict. Later, he and the rest of the Exequias attempt to prevent Ichigo Kurosaki from reaching Orihime Inoue and Ulquiorra Schiffer, but they are intercepted and his followers and he are subsequently defeated by Rukia Kuchiki, Yasutora Sado and Renji Abarai where he is then frozen by Rukia's Shikai. Yammy attacks the frozen Rudobone along with the intruders, and he is presumably killed. Rudobone has expressed disappointment and regret that he was unable to achieve the role of Espada, despite his prodigious ability. Regardless, he expresses great pride and confidence in the Espadas that Aizen has chosen to lead. He is voiced by Taro Yamaguchi in Japanese and Michael Lindsay in English.
[edit] Wonderweiss Margera
Wonderweiss Margera (ワンダーワイス・マルジェラ Wandāwaisu Marujera, romanized as Wonderweiss Margela in the Japanese media) is an Espada-level Arrancar.[62] Wonderweiss is small, thin, and somewhat child-like, and what is left of his Hollow mask remains on top of his head and resembles a tiara or small crown. Though not an Espada, Arrancar 77, Wonderweiss is extremely powerful and is later revealed to be a specially-modified Arrancar created for the sole purpose of absorbing the flames of Captain-Commander Yamamoto's zanpakutō.To make Wonderweiss powerful enough to counter Yamamoto's zanpakutō, Aizen removed all forms of Wonderweiss' rationality, his memory retention, speech, and intelligence. As a result, Wonderweiss's personality is very child-like; when sent on a mission to kill, he instead plays around with a dragonfly. He possesses a level of hostility, firing a retaliatory energy blast called bala (Spanish for "bullet"), toward Kisuke Urahara during their battle, but quickly reverts back to his regular state after doing so. Kaname Tōsen states that Wonderweiss (like himself) is a pure being, but wonders whether he is pure good or evil. He follows Tōsen everywhere when possible and is hostile to what he perceives as Tōsen's enemies.[63]
Wonderweiss' own zanpakutō, Extinguir (滅火皇子 (エスティンギル) Esutingiru, Spanish for "To Extinguish," kanji translates as "Prince of Extinguished Flames"), resembles a purple-colored claymore or zweihander. In his released form, Wonderweiss appears as an odd mutated version of himself with giant shoulders and thighs, skinny limbs, and a large crown-like headpiece. Upon contact he instantly extinguishes and absorbs Ryūjin Jakka's flames into his body. Furthermore, his strength is augmented, he is capable of instant-regeneration, and can produce numerous arms from his shoulders and back that extend to great lengths.
Shortly after his creation, Wonderweiss is sent to the human world with the Espadas Grimmjow, Luppi, and Yammy to engage and distract the Soul Reapers while Ulquiorra captures Orihime. He later appears during Aizen's assault on Karakura Town leading a massive Hollow, impaling Jushiro Ukitake with his bare hands, and then freeing Halibel from Tōshirō Hitsugaya's ice prison by merely yelling. Despite being seen engaging in battle with the Captain-level Visored Kensei, Wonderweiss reappears to save Aizen from Yamamoto's suicide attempt and engages the Captain-Commander in a hand-to-hand battle. He is ultimately killed and shattered to pieces by Yamamoto's Sōkotsu technique; however, having sealed Ryūjin Jakka's flames into his body prior to their fight, Wonderweiss's corpse explodes and Yamamoto is forced to throw himself onto Wonderweiss' body to prevent the release of the absorbed flames from destroying the entire town. He is voiced in the Japanese version by Hisayoshi Suganuma and in the English version by Christopher Corey Smith.
[edit] Pesche Guatiche
Pesche Guatiche (ペッシェ・ガティーシェ Pesshe Gatīshe) is a seemingly harmless, humanoid Arrancar whose body is covered in a sort of light armor, complete with a mask resembling an insectoid head with a large pair of mandibles. His Hollow hole is positioned near his stomach. He was once Nelliel's Fracción,[64] Arrancar 41, but after his mask fragment was forcibly removed by Nnoitora Gilga and Nel received amnesia, he accompanied her around Hueco Mundo to keep her safe while donning a new mask. Years later, when Nel accompanies Ichigo into Las Noches, Pesche follows her but loses her. Attempting to find Nel, Pesche ends up following Uryū Ishida, having mistaken him for Ichigo Kurosaki (and later on uses it just to irritate him), which upsets him because Uryū's appearance leads him to believe that he is the weakest of the group. Pesche possesses an ability he calls "Infinite Slick" (無限の滑走 (インフィナイト・スリック) Infinaito Surikku),[65] in which he sprays his saliva at an object, severely reducing its friction. Contrary to its name, it is of limited supply, "Finite Slick" having been a less powerful name. He carries an energy sword he calls Ultima (究極 (ウルティマ) Urutima, Spanish for "Final," kanji translates as "Ultimate") inside his loincloth, but it is unclear if it is his zanpakutō. He and Dondochakka are capable of combining their Cero attacks together to create an even more powerful attack they have named Cero Sincrético. The only time it has been shown, Szayelaporro Grantz renders the attack ineffective, making the full extent of its power unclear. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in Japanese and Michael P. Greco in English.[66][edit] Dondochakka Bilstin
Dondochakka Bilstin (ドンドチャッカ・ビルスタン Dondochakka Birusutan, romanized as Dondachakka Birstanne in the Japanese media) is a large, spotted, humanoid Arrancar with a tiki-style mask and compound eyes. Despite his menacing appearance, he is prone to tearful outbursts at the slightest provocation, usually when he is worried about something. Speaking in a stereotypical Bronx accent in the English version, he frequently inserts the phrase "You know what I'm saying?" (ヤンス yansu) in his speech. He was once Nelliel's Fracción,[64] Arrancar 42, but after his original mask fragment was forcibly removed by Nnoitora Gilga and Nel received amnesia, he accompanied her around Hueco Mundo to keep her safe. Years later, when Nel accompanies Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends, Dondochakka follows her into Las Noches where he loses her. Attempting to find Nel, Dondochakka ends up following Renji Abarai, whom he frequently irritates with his clumsiness and emotional outbursts. Dondochakka possesses numerous insect spirits within his stomach, one being Bawabawa (バワバワ), an eel-like worm Hollow who acts as both pet and transportation for Nel Tu and her companions, and he can spit these spirits out at will as allies in combat.[67] In addition, he carries a kanabō inside his stomach, but it is unclear if this is his zanpakutō. He was voiced by Daisuke Gōri in Japanese who is now deceased and Pete Sepenuk in English.[edit] Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia
Loly Aivirrne (ロリ・アイヴァーン Rori Aivān) and Menoly Mallia (メノリ・マリア Menori Maria) are a pair of female Arrancars, Arrancar 33 and 34 respectively, that antagonize Orihime Inoue during the "Hueco Mundo" and "Fake Karakura Town" arcs. They serve Sōsuke Aizen personally and show much jealousy of his interest in Orihime. Loly, who hates Orihime out of both envy and later fearful prejudice, appears as an arrogant young woman with black hair tied in pigtails, and the remains of her mask surround her left eye socket. Menoly, the remains of her mask surrounding her right eye socket, appears to be more willing to cope with her jealousy than to risk her life by making trouble. While they are tormenting Orihime during Ichigo's fight with Ulquiorra, Yammy interrupts and knocks Menoly out when Ulquiorra refuses to allow him to fight Ichigo. Loly turns on him, but is defeated and thrown through the tower wall. It was later shown that she and Menoly were rescued by Uryū. Neither were killed.Loly's resurrección is Escolopendra (百刺毒娼 (エスコロペンドラ) Esukoropendora, Spanish for "Centipede," kanji translates as "Hundred Poisonous Stings") which takes the form of a small dagger with a curved guard. When released, Loly gains centipede-like appendages on her arms which erode everything they touch. Loly and Menoly are voiced respectively by Hana Takeda and Hitomi Harada in Japanese, Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Wendee Lee in English.
[edit] Reception
The Hollows of Bleach have received praise and criticism from several publications for anime, manga, and other media. Anime News Network praised Kubo's "grasp of character and storytelling" in his creation of Hollows who are not "the average monster of the week", but have "strong emotional ties" to their victims.[68] Meanwhile, the later introduced Arrancars are described as conceptually interesting.[69]Of the Hollow characters, the Espada character Grimmjow has garnered the most attention, with ActiveAnime describing him as "the most psycho of them all".[70] Additionally, IGN commented that "it's very difficult to take a book seriously when one of its main characters is named "Grimmjow Jeager-Jacques" [sic] but damned if this book doesn't pull it off".[71] In contrast, Anime News Network lamented that the first battle between Ichigo and Grimmjow was "a lumbering, inelegant mess". Grimmjow is also the most popular Hollow character with readers of Weekly Shōnen Jump, placing fourth in its fourth Bleach Popularity contest.[72] Ulquiorra, another Arrancar character, was voted into tenth place in the same poll, though he had also appeared in the previous poll in twentieth place.[73]
The visual appearances of the Hollows in the anime and manga have also received notice from reviewers. The Los Angeles Times compared the early Hollows to "the misshapen fossils of unsuccessful dinosaurs".[74] Of the Arrancar characters, Yammy is described as a "stereotypical, muscle-bound anime villain", while Ulquiorra is likened to "L from Death Note, with a bone hat and some tear makeup".[75]
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Nama-nama hollow yang tersenarai di sini adalah berdasarkan nama yang diberikan kepada mereka, sama ada dalam sirinya sendiri ataupun daripada buku-buku data.- Acidwire (アシッドワイヤー Ashiddowaiyā?) – Suara oleh: Yuji Ueda (Bahasa Jepun), Liam O'Brien (Bahasa Inggeris)
- Shrieker (シュリーカー Shurīkā?) – Suara oleh: Hisao Egawa (Bahasa Jepun), John DeMita (Bahasa Inggeris)
- Metastacia (メタスタシア Metasutashia?) — Suara oleh: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Bahasa Jepun), Kyle Hebert (Bahasa Inggeris)
Metastacia mengambil alih badan Miyako (isteri kepada Shiba Kaien) dan menggunakannya untuk membunuh ahli pasukannya sebelum memakannya. Apabila Kaien bertarung dengan Metastacia, dia juga turut dirasuk olehnya. Hal ini memaksa Kuchiki Rukia untuk membunuh hollow tersebut. Tetapi, Metastacia telah direka untuk pulang ke Hueco Mundo selepas dibunuh supaya dia boleh dianalisa. Tetapi, pada ketika itu dia masih bersatu dengan Kaien. Maka, mereka berdua menjadi satu entiti tunggal. Beberapa lama kemudian, makhluk ini dimakan oleh Aaroniero Arruruerie. Sebagai akibatnya, Aaroniero memperoleh kebolehan Metastacia dan Kaien.
Nama Metastacia mungkin sekali berasal daripada perkataan Greek iaitu metastasis, yang bermaksud 'suatu keadaan yang berubah', yang juga merujuk kepada penyebaran kanser di dalam tubuh.
- Bawabawa (バワバワ?)
Pada awalnya, Pesche dan Dondochakka mengatakan bahawa Bawabawa tidak boleh hidup tanpa pasir, lalu menjelaskan mengapa Bawabawa tidak mengikuti kumpulan tersebut masuk ke dalam Las Noches. Akan tetapi, sewaktu pertarungan bersama Szayel Aporror Granz, Dondochakka mendedahkan kebolehannya meludah keluar Bawabawa daripada mulutnya. Pesche kemudian menjelaskan bahawa Bawabawa sebenarnya merupakan salah satu daripada roh-roh serangga yang hidup di dalam Dondochakka.[1]
- Pesche Guatiche (ペッシェ・ガティーシェ Pesshe Gatīshe?) — Suara oleh: Takehito Koyasu
Pesshe cenderung untuk menilai seseorang berdasarkan rupa paras luaran dan percaya bahawa Uryū merupakan ahli yang paling lemah manakala Chad sebagai ahli yang paling sasa. Dia juga nampaknya berasa gembira apabila Uryū mengingati namanya, tetapi dia sering keliru akan identiti sebenar Uryū; dia selalu memanggil Uryū Ichigo.
Air liur Pesshe boleh digunakan untuk mengurangkan geseran pada objek yang disemburnya - teknik ini digelar "Kelicinan Infiniti". Walaupun nampak tidak berguna, teknik ini menyebabkan senjata Cirucci tidak effektif apabila disembur dengan cecair tersebut dan mengakibatkan pihak lawan jatuh. Walaupun dinamakan "Kelicinan Infiniti", serangan ini masih mempunyai hadnya.
- Dondochakka Bilstin (ドンドチャッカ・ビルスタン Dondochakka Birusutan?) — Suara oleh: Daisuke Gouri
Seperti yang dijelaskan oleh Pesche, Dondochakka memiliki beberapa roh serangga di dalam perutnya. Salah satu daripada dimiliki oleh hollow ulat yang digelar Bawabawa. Dia boleh meludah roh-roh tersebut mengikut kehendaknya sebagai pembantu di dalam pertarungan.[1] Selain itu, dia membawa sebuah kanabō di dalam perutnya. Dia juga mampu melakukan serangan cero bersama-sama Pesche, yang digelar cero sincrético.
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- Shawlong Koufang (シャウロン・クーファン Shauron Kūfan?) — Suara oleh: Hideyuki Tanaka - Arrancar ke-11
Shawlong merupakan bekas kepada sebuah kumpulan yang dibentuknya bersama-sama Edrad Liones, Yylfordt Grantz, Di Roy dan Nakeem, di mana dia dilihat sebagai ketua kumpulan tersebut. Mereka ingin menjadi Vastro Lorde dengan memakan hollow lain, lalu dengan itu mereka memehon untuk bersatu dengan menos tahap adjuchas, iaitu Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, yang telah dipinta Shawlong menjadi "raja" mereka. Namun begitu, setelah mendapat tahu bahawa mereka tidak mampu berkembang dari segi kuasa dan fizikal, Shawlong meminta Grimmjow memakan sebahagian daripada setiap ahli kumpulan mereka.
Zanpakutō Shawlong digelar Tijereta (五鋏蟲（ティヘレタ） Tihereta?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk lelawi, bahasa Jepun yang bermaksud "serangga bergunting lima"). Arahan lepasannya ialah "potong" (裁て tate?). Dalam tahap lepasan, Shawlong menumbuhkan perisai yang menutupi lengan serta bahagian atas dadanya, diikuti dengan perubahan tangannya menjadi kuku-kuku panjang; topengnya memanjang lalu menutup bahagian kiri mukanya, dan rambutnya menjadi ekor dengan kuku.
- Edrad Liones (エドラド・リオネス Edorado Rionesu?) — Suara oleh: Taiten Kusunoki - Arrancar ke-13
Zanpakutō Edrad ialah Volcánica (火山獣（ボルカニカ） Borukanika?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "Gunung Berapi," bahasa Jepun yang bermaksud "Binatang gunung berapi") dan diaktifkan dengan arahan "meletus" (起きろ/熾きろ okiro?). Apabila Volcanica dilepaskan, topeng Edrad hilang daripada pandangan dan tangannya diliputi oleh bahan yang kelihatan seperti batu-bata gunung berapi, menjadi lebih panjang dan lebar di dalam proses tersebut. Sebuah saluran ekzos dilihat pada kedua-dua belah bahunya, dan dia mampu menembak api menggunakan buku lalinya dalam bentuk ini.
- Yylfordt Granz (イールフォルト・グランツ Īruforuto Gurantsu?) — Suara oleh: Kōichi Tōchika - Arrancar ke-15
Zanpakutō Yylfordt ialah Del Toro (蒼角王子（デルトロ） Derutoro?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "daripada lembu jantan," bahasa Jepun yang bermaksud "Putera Pucat Bertanduk") dan diaktifkan dengan arahan "cucuk" (突き砕け tsukikudake?). Apabila Del Toro dilepaskan, bahagian atas tubuh badan Yylfordt berubah menjadi besar dan diluputi oleh perisai seakan-akan seekor lembu jantan, manakala topeng hollownya dilihat berkembang secara menyeluruh, memberinya sepasang tanduk. Dalam bentuk ini, dia berjalan dengan empat kaki dan menggunakan tanduknya untuk menikam musuh.
- Di Roy (ディ・ロイ Di Roi?) — Suara oleh: Takashi Kondō - 16th arrancar
Di Roy dibunuh oleh Kuchiki Rukia apabila dia mendedahkan tahap shikai pedangnya sewaktu serangan kedua pada Bandar Karakura. Semasa pertarungan di antara mereka berlangsung, dia mengatakan bahawa "pertarungan sebenarnya adalah di kaki langit," mencadangkan bahawa dia dapat bertarung dengan lebih baik di atas udara; kana tetapi, kebanyakan arrancar menggemari kaedah ini. Di Roy adalah lebih lemah berbanding ahli-ahli kumpulannya, sehinggakan Yylfordt Grantz merujuk kepadanya sebagai "arrancar setakat nama sahaja." Bentuk hollow asalnya adalah sebagai makhluk berupa ular dengan kepala ikan yu yang serupa dengan bekas topeng hollownya.
Nakeem, dinamakan sebagai Nakim di dalam manga versi Inggeris Bleach, ialah seorang arrancar gemuk dan senyap, di mana dia hanya berkata-kata sesuatu yang penting sebagai jawapan kepada soalan yang ditujukan kepadanya, sebelum dirinya dibunuh. Bekas topeng hollownya menutupi seluruh bahagian kanan mukanya. Nakeem dibunuh oleh Matsumoto Rangiku. Nama dan kebolehan sebenar zanpakutō Nakeem tidak pernah didedahkan, tetapi pada tahap-tahap akhir pertarungannya bersama Rangiku, dia kelihatan telah membesar, sehingga mampu memijak seluruh tubuh Rangiku dengan kakinya. Sebelum menjadi seorang arrancar, Nakeem belum lagi berkembang lebih daripada menos tahap gillian: selain daripada topengnya yang unik, rupa fizikal Nakeem berbanding gillian biasa tidak mempunyai banyak perbezaan.
- Loly (ロリ Rori?) — Suara oleh: Hana Takeda
- Menoly (メノリ Menori?) — Suara oleh: Hitomi Harada
- Tesla (テスラ Tesura?) — Suara oleh: Yuichi Nakamura (seiyū)
Zanpakutō Tesla ialah Verruga (牙鎧士（ベルーガ） Berūga?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "ketuat," bahasa Jepun yang bermaksud "Pahlawan berperisai gading") dan bentuk lepasannya diaktifkan dengan arahan "himpap" (打ち伏せろ uchifusero?). Dalam bentuk biasanya, pedangnya menyerupai rapier dengan chakram yang tertanam pada bilahnya, sedikit di atas hulunya. Tesla boleh mengubah cincin itu menjadi keras mengikut kemahuannya, silihat apabila dia melindungi serangan Chad menggunakan cincin keras tersebut, lalu mengubahnya kembali menjadi cincin kosong setelah Chad tumbang. Dalam bentuk lepasannya, Tesla kelihatan besar, kelihatan seperti makhluk gergasi. Topengnya juga turut membesar untuk menutup seluruh mukanya, dan mencipta sepasang gading. Rambutnya juga tumbuh menjadi surai/panjang. Dalam bentuk ini juga, topeng Tesla mempunyai kesan luka yang besar yang menutupi mata kanannya, di mana terletaknya penutup mata yang digunakannya dalam bentuk biasa. Tesla menerapkan taktik pertarungan menggunakan kekuatan fizikal dalam bentuk ini.
- Fracción Szayel Aporro Granz
- Wonderweiss Margera (ワンダーワイス・マルジェラ Wandāwaisu Marujera?) — Suara oleh: Hisayoshi Suganuma
Zanpakutō Wonderweiss berupa sebilah pedang besar berwarna ungu yang diikat di belakangnya; ukurannya adalah sepanjang badan Wonderweiss sendiri. Hulunya menyerupai pedang panjang Barat berbanding pedang katana yang selalu digunakan, meskipun anyaman hulunya masih menyerupai pedang Jepun. Nama serta bentuk lepasan zanpakutō Wonderweiss belum lagi didedahkan.
- Patros (パトラス Patorasu?) — Suara oleh: Tetsuo Kaneo
Patros telah mendapat sokongan daripada dua arrancar lain, iaitu Menis (メニス Menisu?) dan Aldegor (アルデゴル Arudegoru?), suara masing-masing disumbangkan oleh seiyū Hisashi Oda dan Kenta Miyake. Menis ialah arrancar dengan sifat kewanitaan; rahang topengnya terletak pada bahagian kiri kepalanya. Zanpakutō Menis iaitu Erizo (エリッソ Erisso?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "landak kecil") diaktifkan dengan arahan "tikam" (刺せ sase?) dan memberinya tiga ekor bersegmen dengan hujung yang tajam untuk digunakannya sebagai senjata. Aldegor pula merupakan arrancar yang lebih tinggi dan besar yang berambut hitam. Bekas topeng hollownya menutup suku bahagian atas, kiri mukanya. Dia terbunuh menerusi luka yang diterima daripada Madarame Ikkaku selepas menyatakan penyesalannya mengikuti Patros. Zanpakutō Aldegor iaitu Jabalí (ハバリー Habarī?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "babi jantan") diaktifkan dengan arahan "habiskan mereka" (掛かれ kakare?) dan memberi Aldegor enam apendej pada bahagian belakangnya, yang boleh melindungi dirinya daripada serangan dan menggulungkan dirinya untuk membentuk sebuah sfera. Mereka berdua dibunuh dalam jangka masa yang singkat.
Zanpakutō Patros ialah Jerifalte (ヘリファルテ Herifarute?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "ketua"). Ia mengambil bentuk sebagai sebilah katana biasa dengan pemegang berbentuk berlian dalam bentuk biasanya. Penutup dan pemegangnya masing-masing berwarna kuning. Zanpakutō Patros tidak digunakan seperti pedang biasa dalam pertarungan; sebaliknya, ia mampu menembak bebola api daripada jarak yang jauh dengan mengeluarkan bilah daripada sarungnya dan kemudian menyarungnya kembali dalam satu pergerakan yang pantas, merujuk kepada gaya iaidō. Serangan tersebut mempunyai dua puluh tahap yang berbeza, di mana setiap satunya mengeluarkan kuasa yang lebih kuat daripada sebelumnya. Kelemahan teknik ini terletak pada kaedah ia dilakukan: untuk mengumpulkan tenaganya, Patros haruslah menyarung bilah pedang tersebut. Jika dia gagal berbuat demikian, teknik ini tidak berguna. Bentuk lepasan Jerifalte, diaktifkan dengan arahan "cemar" (汚れよ kegareyo?), menutup bahagian atas tubuh Patros dengan perisai dan mengembangkan topengnya pada setiap penjuru mukanya kecuali bahagian kanan mukanya. Bentuk ini juga mengubah tangan kanannya untuk menyerupai bentuk biasa zanpakutōnya. Tangan kirinya pula, meskipun kelihatan sama, dibuka pada bahagian tengah untuk mencipta tembakan-tembakan tenaga.
Di atas perasaan kurang puash hati mengambil arahan di bawah seorang shinigami, Patros mencuri Sfera Pembiasan. Disebabkan pengetahuannya tentang objek tersebut yang cetek, dia bertindak untuk mencari Urahara Kisuke, penciptanya. Dia dibunuh oleh Renji dengan bantuna daripada Ririn, Kuroud dan Noba. Kisahnya pula, didedahkan sebagai sebuah manipulasi dan tipu muslihat Aizen sendiri, di mana sfera yang dicurinya merupakan salah satu teknik daripada Aizen untuk memusnahkan sebarang pertelingkahan dikalangan arrancar serta menghiburkan dirinya dalam proses tersebut. Lebih penting lagi, gangguan yang dilakukan Patros membolehkan Ulquiorra menjejaki asal-usul kuasa Orihime untuk bersiap-sedia dalam rancangan Aizen yang seterusnya.
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- Ketua Exequias tidak bernama — Suara oleh: Taro Yamaguchi
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- Grand Fisher (グランドフィッシャー Gurando Fisshā?) – Suara oleh: Chafurin (Bahasa Jepun), Paul St. Peter (Bahasa Inggeris)
Sebagai hollow, Grand Fisher menggemari kaedah menentang shinigami menggunakan pemancingnya untuk menjauhkan musuh-musuh, bertentangan dengan kaedah menarik mereka kepadanya yang merupakan cara biasa untuknya digunakan. Dengan mengubah pemancingnya menjadi salinan rupa fizikal seseorang individu yang rapat dengan musuhnya, dia boleh menghalang musuhnya itu itu daripada menyerang kerana musuhnya kini tidak sanggup mencederakan umpannya. Dia boleh menumbuhkan rambut daripada jari-jemarinya menjadi duri-duri tajam untuk menikam musuh, atau menggunakannya sebagai penghalang kepada musuh. Grand Fisher menerangkan sekiranya rambut dan kukunya digunakan sebagai duri untuk menikam musuh, mereka juga berupaya untuk menyerap segala memori musuhnya itu, justeru dia mampu menggunakan kebolehannya untuk mengumpan musuh dengan mencipta salinan rakan-rakan atau ahli keluarga mereka yang tersayang sebagai penghalang dan/atau perisai. Diluar pertarungan, pemancingnya digunakan seperti biasa, membenarkannya membezakan manusia biasa dengan mereka yang memiliki kuasa tinggi lalu menelan mereka.
Setelah dikalahkan oleh Ichigo, Grand Fisher berubah menjadi seorang arrancar yang tidak lengkap oleh Iceringer dan digunakan oleh Aizen sebagai bahan eksperimen. Dalam bentuk arrancar, dia menyerupai manusia yang lebih besar berbanding dirinya yang lama dengan muka yang penuh tatu yang terkeluar di antara tulang rahangnya. Dia bersenjatakan sebilah zanpakutō yang mempunyai panjang setinggi bangunan dua tingkat. Dengan melepaskan zanpakutōnya itu, dia berubah menjadi seekor raksasa gergasi dengan sepasang tanduk seperti seekor lembu jantan, dan zanpakutōnya berubah menjadi sebesar saiz bangunan pencakar langit. Dia kembali semula ke dunia manusia untuk memburu dan membunuh Ichigo, tetapi sebaliknya dirinya dibunuh pula oleh Kurosaki Isshin.
- Arrancar klon tidak bernama
Zanpakutō arrancar ini digelar Dientes (ディエンテス Dientes?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "Gigi"), dan diaktifkan dengan arahan "kunyah" atau " (噛み砕け kamikudake?). setelah melepaskan zanpakutōnya, bentuknya berubah secara drastik sekali; lengan serta tangannya berubah menjadi belantan besar, setiap daripada senjata itu mempunyai duri-duri tajam. Makhluk berupa ular juga muncul di atasnya, yang boleh menyerang dari jarak yang jauh.
- Arturo Plateado (アルトゥロ・プラテアド Aruturo Purateado?) – Suara oleh: Tomokazu Seki (Bahasa Jepun), J. B. Blanc (Bahasa Inggeris)[5]
Zanpakutō Arturo digelar Fénix (不滅王（フェニーチェ） Fenīche?, bahasa Sepanyol untuk "Phoenix," bahasa Jepun yang bermaksud "raja abadi") namun arahan pengaktifannya tidak diketahui. Dia memiliki dua jenis sayap tenaga berbeza: yang pertama, seringkali berada di belakang badannya dalam permainan, merupakan sepasang sayap berwarna hijau yang serupa kepada satu belah sayap milik Ishida apabila dia mengaktifkan Bentuk Quincy Terakhir. Set yang kedua, yang muncul dalam mod terunggulnya, adalah diperbuat daripada api berwarna-warni.
Arturo merupakan arrancar yang diperbuat sendiri yang sangat tua sehingga dia anya dikenali oleh Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni dan Shihouin Yoruichi menerusi skrol keluarganya. Dua ribu tahun sebelum bermulanya kisah canon Bleach, Arturo telah menempa masuk ke dalam Soul Society dan dikunci di bawah Sōkyoku. Apabila Sōkyoku itu hancur sewaktu Ichigo menceroboh masuk untuk menyelamatkan Rukia pada akhir babak Soul Society, kunci sempadan Arturo musnah dan dia terlepas. Di dalam permainannya, dia menyerupai beberapa watak daripada kapten hingga semangat zanpakutō untuk menipu orang lain mencari dan mengumpul serpihan-serpihan Sōkyoku yang hancur itu demi mencapai kuasa yang tinggi dengan menyerap masuk ke dalam tubuhnya. Bergantung kepada penghujung permainan video tersebut, Arturo mungkin disucikan oleh dikalahkan, ataupun berjaya mendapatkan Sōkyoku lalu terus menuju ke Soul Society untuk menghancurkannya.
- Fishbone D (フィッシュボーン Fisshubōn Di?)
- Bulbous G (バルバス Barubasu Ji?)
- Numb Chandelier (ナムシャンデリア Namu Shanderia?)
- Lunuganga (ルヌガンガ Runuganga?)
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