List of Hollows in Bleach

This is a list of characters in the anime and manga series Bleach who are either hollows or arrancar.

Hollows

• Fishbone D (フィッシュボーン, Fisshubōn Di) - Voiced by: Michael Sorich

Fishbone D is the hollow that attacks the Kurosaki Clinic in the beginning of Bleach. He is a humanoid hollow with several fish-themed features. He is purified by Ichigo Kurosaki, who had just become a shinigami.

• Acidwire (アシッドワイアー, Ashiddowaiā) – Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)

Acidwire is the snake-like hollow form of Orihime Inoue's brother, Sora. He regains his reason and personality after having his mask partially shattered in combat and purifies himself with Ichigo's zanpakutō. He has a humanoid upper body with snake-like lower body. He gets his name from his ability to spit acid.

• Shrieker (シュリーカー, Shurīkā) – Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (Japanese); John DeMita (English)

Shrieker is a bat/frog type hollow that attacks Yasutora Sado after the latter gets a cockatiel possessed by the spirit of a dead child. Shrieker can fly and control little creatures he describes as his "artillery." The creatures can shoot leeches out of their heads that attach to anything they hit. By vibrating his tuning fork-shaped tongue, Shrieker can make the leeches explode. The boy's mother was killed by Shrieker when the latter was a living serial killer, and he used the boy to attract and devour shinigami who came to put the boy's soul to rest. The bounty reward for Shrieker was 5000 kan (the shinigami currency). He is sent to Hell instead of Soul Society for committing serial murder as a human, as a zanpakutō can only wash away the sins a soul commits as a hollow.

• Bulbous G (バルバス, Barubasu Ji)

Bulbous G, as his name hints, is an oversized, melee-style hollow whose mask resembles a guardian lion. Bulbous G is defeated by Sado after he awakens his latent powers while trying to protect Karin Kurosaki.

• Numb Chandelier (ナムシャンデリア, Namu Shanderia) – Voiced by: Barbara Goodson

Numb Chandelier is a female, octopus-like hollow who dislikes fighting, preferring to float out of reach in a manner as if hanging in the air, hence the title "Chandelier." She attacks by firing seed-like projectiles at humans, co-opting their bodies and using them as fodder. She can also fire the seeds like missiles. Numb Chandelier is defeated by Orihime Inoue after she awakens her latent powers while trying to protect Tatsuki Arisawa.

• Metastacia (メタスタシア, Metasutashia) - Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka

Metastacia is an experimental hollow used by Sōsuke Aizen years before the start of the series. He had the ability to destroy a zanpakutō once every night by having shinigami grab his tentacles. He could also possess any shinigami, taking over their body and eating them from the inside-out to re-create his original form. Unlike human possession, this process was irreversible.

Metastacia took over the body of Miyako and used her to kill her fellow squad members before eating her. When Kaien Shiba battled Metastacia, he too was possessed and Rukia Kuchiki was forced to kill him to destroy the hollow. However, Metastacia was designed to return to Hueco Mundo after being killed, so he could be analyzed. Still merged with Kaien at the time, this led to the two becoming one being upon returning. Sometime after, the merged creature was eaten by Aaroniero Arleri, giving him not only Metastacia's abilities, but Kaien's as well.

Metastacia's name most likely originates from the Greek word metastasis, meaning 'a change of state', which also refers to the spread of cancer throughout the body.

• Bawabawa (バワバワ)

Bawabawa is a giant, worm-like hollow whose mask consists of a simple plate on his head. He bears some resemblance to the sandworms of Dune fame. He acts as both the pet and transportation for Pesshe, Dondo Chakka, and Nel Tu. Bawabawa tends to throw fits for not being included in the group's super sentai-styled introduction sequences. Bawabawa is unable to survive outside of sand, and thus does not follow Nel and his other friends into Las Noches.

• Lunuganga (ルヌガンガ, Runuganga)

Lunuganga is a giant hollow made of sand whose head resembles a sand castle. He is the Guardian of the White Sands, and acts under orders from Las Noches. Being made of sand, he's immune to physical attacks and can control the sand around him to attack. Being made of sand, however, makes him weak against water, and he is easily dispatched by Rukia Kuchiki as a result.

• Pesshe Gatiishe (ペッシェ・ガティーシェ, Pesshe Gatīshe)

Pesshe is a humanoid hollow whose mask resembles an insectoid head with a large pair of mandibles. He wears an eyepatch and a loincloth. Unlike other hollows, Pesshe is fairly tame. He travels with his adoptive hollow brother and arrancar sister, Dondo Chakka and Nel Tu, along with their hollow pet, Bawabawa. He wants the "Great Desert Brothers" to be the title of their group. After Nel decides to follow Ichigo into Las Noches, he attempts to follow her, running into Uryū instead. He and Dondo Chakka were once Nel's Fracción, but had their masks forcibly removed by Nnoitra and were left for dead with Nel.

Pesshe judges people by appearance, and believes that Uryū is the weakest member of the group, while ranking Chad as the strongest. He seems very delighted that Uryū remembers his name, but he has trouble remembering who exactly Uryū is, often confusing him for Ichigo.

Pesshe possesses an ability he calls "Infinite Slick", in which he sprays his saliva at an object, severely reducing its friction. Though seemingly useless, he is able to render Cirucci's weapon ineffective by coating it in his liquid, and it can be used similarly to make opponents lose their footing. The liquid is limited in supply, contrary to its name. Pesshe states that he named it as such because "Finite Slick" didn't sound nearly as cool.

• Dondo Chakka (ドンドチャッカ, Dondochakka)

Dondo is a large, spotted hollow with a tiki mask and compound eyes. He appears to speak in a yakuza-style and is fairly tame in comparison to other hollows. Despite his menacing appearance, he is prone to tear-filled outbursts at the slightest provocation, usually when he's worried about something. He travels with his adoptive brother and sister, Pesshe and Nel Tu, and their pet, Bawabawa. He wants the "Three Brothers" to be the title of their group. Like Pesshe, he attempts to chase after Nel and Ichigo in Las Noches, but ends up finding Renji instead. Dondo once served Nel when she was an Espada, but had his mask torn off by Nnoitra and was left for dead along with Pesshe and Nel.

Dondo seems to lack any actual powers; when Szayel Aporro Grantz creates several clones of him, they try to attack Uryū by "hugging" him. At the very least, his mask is fairly strong, as Uryū injures his hand when he punches Dondo for an attempted hug.

Arrancar

Espada

The Espada.
Top row: Nnoitra, (unnamed), Grimmjow, Aaroniero, Halibel.
Bottom row: Yammy, Stark, Ulquiorra, Szayel Aporro, (unnamed).

The Espada consists of ten members. The members are listed here in order of rank where this is known, and order of introduction for those whose rank has not yet been revealed. Two Espada, while shown, have yet to be named; one a silent, dark-skinned man with a row of bone-like spikes over his skull, and the other an older, grumpy-looking man with a crown-like mask on his forehead.

• Stark (スターク, Sutāku)

Stark is a male arrancar who appears to be very lazy, reminiscent of Shunsui Kyōraku. At the beginning of the meeting in which the Espada are all shown, he is heard complaining of having just woken up prior; he is also seen asleep while all the other Espada were being informed that one of them had been killed, and doesn't seem overly concerned by the news. His shoulder-length hair is dark and parted down the middle. He also has a goatee. The remains of his hollow mask consist of a bottom jaw that is positioned like a necklace. His hollow hole is on his sternum, right below the tip of his mask.

• Halibel (ハリベル, Hariberu)

Currently the only female Espada, Halibel does not seem to talk much. She has dark skin and blonde hair, and wears an oddly-cut variation of the arrancar jacket that has long sleeves and bares most of her midriff as well as a good portion of her breasts; she is almost as well endowed as Rangiku Matsumoto. She also carries her zanpakutō on her back in a similar fashion to Soifon; the sword itself is notably broad compared to others and has a western-style guard. The remnants of her hollow mask have not been completely shown due to her covering them with her collar, but it is clear that she at least has pieces of mask on each of her cheeks. She witnesses the battle between Grimmjow and Ichigo along with three female arrancar subordinates, telling them that it is only natural to fear an Espada in full released form. She also comments that the battle between the two is similar to a fierce battle between two Espada, and she wonders why Ichigo is so powerful for a human.

• Neliel Tu Oder Schvank (ネリエル・トゥ・オーデルシュヴァンク, Nerieru Tu Ōderu Shuvanku) - Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda - Former 3rd Espada

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Nel Tu

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Neliel Tu Oder Schvank

Neliel Tu Oder Schvank, otherwise known as Nel Tu (ネル・トゥ, Neru Tu), is a small, good-natured, childlike arrancar when she was first introduced. She lives in the desert of Hueco Mundo with her adoptive hollow brothers, Dondo Chakka and Pesshe, and their pet, Bawabawa. She has light green hair, a large scar coming down from her forehead to her nose, and a pink line that stretches horizontally across her face right below her eyes. The remains of her hollow mask make up a cartoonish skull on the top of her head. A crack runs along the left side of the mask and four of the teeth on it are broken off. Her hollow hole is obscured by her clothing, which consists of a simple gown.

Nel's appearance is in stark contrast to her vocabulary, which contains a number of bizarre phrases and words one wouldn't expect such a small child to know, such as calling her uvula a "throat penis" and referring to herself as a masochist. Ichigo assumes her hollow companions are responsible for this. Nel and her companions also represent oddities among hollows. Though most hollows are evil, Nel actually fears shinigami, assuming they are in fact the evil ones. In spite of this, she develops an attachment to Ichigo and follows him into Las Noches.

Nel was formerly the 3rd Espada. During this time, Nnoitra, then the 8th Espada, would challenge her constantly to prove that a woman can't be stronger than a man, only to be defeated every time. Nel never killed him because, as a rational being, she couldn't bring herself to kill someone who wasn't a warrior; a warrior in her eyes is someone who has valid reasons for fighting, making Nnoitra little more than an animal. Nnoitra later teamed up with Szayel Aporro Grantz and attacked her from behind, causing the damage to her mask in the process, before throwing her into the desert. The same trauma apparently gave her amnesia, hence her lack of knowledge about her former life.

Because of her amnesia, she is initially doubtful when Nnoitra identifies her as a former Espada, but when he breaks Ichigo's wrist, Nel's concern causes her to spontaneously transform into her previous form. Her previous form is that of a fully-grown woman with longer hair but otherwise similar features. Her skull mask changes slightly, its features appearing sharper and less cartoonish with a pair of curved horns (resembling a ram's skull), while her hollow hole is still hidden from view. Although having grown up physically, she still seems to have her child-like affection over Ichigo, when she suddenly hugs him tightly after attacking Nnoitra, without realizing that Ichigo was losing consciousness. A large "3" is tattooed on her back, indicating that she was the former 3rd Espada.

Nel does not carry a zanpakutō in her child form, but has the unique ability to swallow enemy attacks and fire them back with powerful force, indicated by the eyes on her skull mask glowing. She also has the ability to heal others with her vomit (which she believes to be saliva). In her original form, she carries a zanpakutō with a green sheath and hilt. Her speed and strength are greatly increased as well, fitting with her former position. She retains her attack absorption ability in her original form, and also performs it with greater ease. According to Nnoitra, Nel's trademark is to absorb an incoming cero and fire one of her own while returning it, thus creating a "double cero".

• Ulquiorra Schiffer - 4th Espada
• Nnoitra - 5th Espada
• Grimmjow Jeagerjaques - 6th Espada

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Luppi with his sealed and released zanpakutō.

• Luppi (ルピ, Rupi) – Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio - Former 6th Espada

Luppi temporarily replaces Grimmjow Jeagerjaques as the 6th Espada when Grimmjow is demoted by the loss of his arm. Luppi is a youthful Espada with short black hair and a rather feminine face. He has three diamond-shaped markings above the left eyebrow, and what remains of his hollow mask (a top row of teeth) rests on the left side of his head, looking like a hair comb or barette. Luppi's attire consists of long sleeves that fall past his hands, hiding them. The location of his hollow hole is hidden from view, but his Espada tattoo is prominently displayed on his right hip.

Luppi tends to be rather arrogant, insulting Grimmjow for his lowered rank and boasting constantly when in battle. He tends to say "Sorry!" in a mocking tone after insulting somebody. In spite of this, he is a powerful combatant, able to hold off multiple opponents on his own during the third invasion of Karakura Town.

Luppi travels to Karakura Town along with Grimmjow, Wonderwice Margera, and Yammy to engage the shinigami and act as a distraction while Ulquiorra Schiffer captures Orihime Inoue.. He does battle with various shinigami at once, eventually releasing his zanpakutō, but he is defeated by Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Before Hitsugaya can finish him, Ulquiorra orders the group to retreat and Luppi is saved by a negación field. As he is being pulled away, Luppi swears that he will kill Hitsugaya at their next meeting. After returning to Hueco Mundo, Grimmjow's arm is restored, and he then butchers Luppi to regain his rank, impaling Luppi on his newly-restored arm and destroying his upper body with a cero blast. Luppi and Gin Ichimaru also seem to have been on good terms, as Gin comments about being lonely after Luppi's death, citing the fact that the two often talked.

Luppi's zanpakutō is Trepadora (蔦嬢, lit. Vine Girl, but Spanish for Rambling, as in an ivy or vine), a short blade resembling a kodachi or tantō that he wears close to the armpit. The sword's guard resembles a star with four elongated points, and the hilt and sheath are pink. Trepadora is released with the command "strangle" (縊れ, kubire). When Trepadora is released, eight tendrils sprout from a carapace mounted on Luppi's back. Luppi's mask also changes, growing into a makeshift helmet. Luppi can freely and independently control these tentacles to attack his opponents, making him skilled at group combat. The tentacles can also grow spikes to cause additional damage. The carapace can also rotate, allowing Luppi to spin the tentacles like helicopter blades.

• Szayel Aporro Grantz - 8th Espada

• Aaroniero Arleri (アーロニーロ・アルルエリ, Āronīro Arurueri) - 9th Espada

Aaroniero Arleri is the 9th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army. Aaroniero was a gillian, the weakest class of menos, before becoming an arrancar. His unique ability to absorb other hollows and gain their power, something he has done to 33,650 hollows, is what earned him his position. He usually covers his face with a white mask covered in holes while in the light. In place of a normal head, he has a large, glass capsule filled with red liquid and two floating heads. The two heads tend to talk in tandem when revealed, giving the effect of two people speaking at once.

Aaroniero has the ability to completely absorb other hollows, merging the sum total of their power with his own. Once a hollow is absorbed in this fashion, Aaroniero can manifest any aspect of them at will, including their physical form. Through an unusual series of events, he also absorbs the shinigami abilities of Kaien Shiba by eating Metastacia, a hollow able to merge its body and mind with other spiritual beings. Though Aaroniero can manifest any power he has absorbed at will, he can only do so one at a time unless he unseals his zanpakutō. The weakness of this power is sunlight, which nullifies it on contact and reveals Aaroniero's true form. Aaroniero also has the ability to broadcast information of whatever he is currently seeing or experiencing to other arrancar.

Aaroniero encounters Rukia Kuchiki in Las Noches, playing tricks with her by assuming Kaien's identity. Rukia kills him in combat, but not before being mortally wounded herself.

Aaroniero's zanpakutō is Glotonería (喰虚, lit. eating hollow, Spanish for gluttony). It is activated by the command "devour" (喰い尽くせ, kuitsukuse). When sealed, Aaroniero can manifest any power he has absorbed through his zanpakutō, morphing it into a perfect approximation of the one he absorbed, as he does with Kaien's Nejibana. His absorption ability also allows him to perfectly mimic the accompanying battle styles of those powers. When released, it turns Aaroniero into a huge, blob-like mass resembling an incredibly bloated cartoonish octopus, with dozens of stubby tentacles, giving him access to the full range of his absorbed abilities. He can still manifest the powers of those he has absorbed in this form, but has no limit to the total number.

• Yammy (ヤミー, Yamī) - Voiced by: Kenji Nomura - 10th Espada

Yammy is the 10th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army. Yammy is a giant, dark-skinned arrancar. What remains of his hollow mask is the jawbone, which rests on his chin. A tattoo of the number ten, signifying Yammy's rank and level of power amongst the Espada, is on his left shoulder. He relies on his brute strength in battle, taking little interest in using his sword until he is overpowered. In addition to his strength, he makes use of cero and bala blasts, like many other high-class hollows and arrancar. He relies on his superior, Ulquiorra Schiffer, to explain things and give him orders while in battle. Aside from his fighting abilities, Yammy can suck the souls from living humans en masse using gonzui. It affects a wide area, but people with even slight spiritual power are able to resist it.

Yammy initially appears in Karakura Town along with Ulquiorra as the first team of arrancar to scout out the human world. Yammy injures Yasutora Sado and Orihime Inoue, but is stopped by Ichigo before he can kill them. Ichigo quickly slices off Yammy's arm, in revenge for injuring Sado. In the end, he is fended off by Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin, who make sport of him. Sometime after retreating to Hueco Mundo, an arrancar medic re-attaches his severed arm. To test the arm's strength, he strikes the medic's head and instantly kills her. The only regret he expresses after doing so is that she didn't split in half. He then returns to Karakura Town on a second assault, only to be toyed with by Kisuke Urahara again before having to retreat with the rest of his group.

Privaron Espada

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Gantenbein (left), Dordonii (top), and Cirucci (bottom).

• Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio (ドルドーニ・アレッサンドロ・デル・ソカッチオ, Dorudōni Aressandoro Deru Sokacchio) - 103rd arrancar

Dordonii is a Privaron Espada, demoted from his former rank as an Espada after Aizen acquired the Orb of Distortion. Dordonii's face resembles a stereotypical portrayal of the Devil. His hair is done into a pair of "horns" and he has a van-dyke beard and mustache. The remains of his hollow mask consist of a small plate with horns mirroring those in his hair. Dordonii's arrancar outfit is customized to fit his eclectic personality, with fringe on the forearm portion of the sleeves, a poofy red sash tied at his waist, shoulder pads, and openings down the front which reveal his black undershirt. In comparison with the other arrancar, he has a more goofy personality, similar to Don Kanonji's. He is much more serious in battle, however. During his battle with Ichigo, Dordonii refers to Ichigo as "niño" (Spanish for "boy").

Dordonii fights with Ichigo Kurosaki during the break into Las Noches. After pestering Ichigo to use his full power, including donning his hollow mask, he is quickly beaten by the masked Ichigo. After his initial defeat, Dordonii is healed by Nel and tries to fight Ichigo once more, but is easily stopped and his sword broken. Dordonii reveals that he was forced to accept his demotion in favor of more powerful arrancar created by Aizen, but believed that he would be accepted back into their ranks if he beat Ichigo at full power. Dordonii appreciates that Ichigo showed him his full power in their fight when he didn't have to, and in return fights against the Exequias for Ichigo, stalling for time while the boy escapes. He seems to have taken a liking to Ichigo, warning him that he must give up his merciful ways and become as coldhearted as those he is facing. He is implied to have been killed by the Exequias.

Dordonii's zanpakutō is named Giralda (暴風男爵, lit. Storm Baron, but read as Giralda) and is released with the phrase "rotate" (旋れ, maware). When Giralda is released, Dordonii grows large horns on his shoulders and armor that starts at his feet, wraps around his calves, and juts out at his waist with two more spikes. His mask also extends, framing his face. While released, two enormous cyclones come from the armor in his legs which keeps him hovering in the air, as well as adding a lot of extra force to his kicks. In addition, two bird-like extensions jut out from these cyclones, which are used to execute long-range strikes. Dordonii is able to release his zanpakutō without unsheathing it.

• Cirucci Thunderwitch (チルッチ・サンダーウィッチ, Chiruchi Sandāwicchi) - 105th arrancar

Cirucci is a female Privaron Espada, demoted from her former rank in favor of Aizen's artificially-created arrancar. Her appearance is akin to the gothic lolita style of Japanese fashion. Her outfit consists of a frilly dress, large poofy sleeves that cut off at her shoulder, short purple-colored hair, teardrop markings on each cheek, and knee-high boots. She also wears fingerless, evening-style gloves and leg warmers attached to garters at her thighs. Cirucci has wings on her back, but it is unclear if they are part of her outfit or something else. 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 habits, as she does to Uryū Ishida. She also gets quite bothered if an enemy attacks her while she is talking.

Cirucci ends up fighting Uryū after he separates from the group in Las Noches. Though he is outclassed at first, Uryū eventually manages to sever the source of her spiritual power by firing an arrow through a specific point on her body. He spares her life since she is no longer a threat; however, she is implied to have been killed by the Exequias after Uryū's departure.

Cirucci's zanpakutō is named Golondrina (車輪鉄燕, lit. Car Wheel Iron Swallow, but Spanish for swallow) and is released with the phrase "rip off" (掻っ切れ, kakkire). In its unreleased state, it takes the form of a whip with a chakram looped into it that is capable of deflecting incoming projectiles in addition to its function as a standard whip. When she releases it, Cirucci sprouts large wings with ten moon-shaped blades in place of feathers. In addition to their normal offensive and defensive properties, Cirucci can remove these blades and fire them through the air or summon them back at her own will. Her wings and feathers vibrate at high speeds that increase her attack and defense capabilities. Her arms also become long and she gains sharp claws on each hand. Armor that resembles the spinning disk of her zanpakutō appears on each of her shoulders. Her mask grows into 'feathers' flowing from her forehead, down her back, and then coming out from each side at her waist. Cirucci's release consumes her spiritual powers rapidly, but she can get around that problem by ripping off her wings and long claws, instead using the tip of her elongated mask to collect spiritual energy and use it to fight (this change is permanent though).

• Gantenbein Mosqueda (ガンテンバイン・モスケーダ, Gantenbain Mosukēda) - 107th arrancar

Gantenbein is a Privaron Espada, having been demoted in favor of Aizen's artificially-created arrancar like his fellow Privaron Espada. He wears an afro-style haircut with thick sideburns and a goatee. His outfit has been modified to match his particular style, including large frills on his collar and thighs. The remains of his hollow mask are a sunglasses-shaped plate on his forehead with four teeth coming out above each eye. There is a star in the center of the mask fragment, which allows Gantenbein to see when he pulls the plate down over his eyes.

Gantenbein encounters Yasutora Sado when he separates from the group in Las Noches. Before releasing his zanpakutō, he fights using close-combat combo attacks. Through his battle with Chad, he inadvertently helps Chad unlock his true potential, since Chad's powers are similar to those of hollows. Gantenbein is defeated by Chad who spares him in thanks for fighting with all of his strength and helping him grasp his full power. After being defeated, he warns Chad of an incoming Nnoitra who easily dispatches him with one hit. His fate after Chad's defeat is unknown.

Gantenbein's zanpakutō is called Dragra (龍拳, lit. Dragon Fist). In its sealed state, it exists as a pair of two-pronged punching daggers attached to Gantenbein's wrists by hinges. When Dragra is released, Gantenbein'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, giving him an appearance similar to an armadillo. He pulls his mask fragment over his eyes in combat. When attacking, his tail emits energy that he gathers in his hands and shoots forward in one powerful blast, destroying everything in its path. Before doing so, Gantenbein says to himself, "Dios, ruego nos perdone" in Spanish meaning, "May God forgive us."

Números

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From left to right: Edorad Leones, Nakim (top), Ilfort Grantz (bottom), Shawlong Qufang, and D-Roy.

• Shawlong Qufang (シャウロン・クーファン, Shauron Kūfan) - Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka - 11th arrancar

Shawlong Qufang is the 11th arrancar. Shawlong has a long face and black hair, which is braided and usually hanging over his shoulder. What remains of his mask is on the top of his head, but a portion drops down covering part of his face. Shawlong is an intellectual, or at least an analyst, able to confidently state the nature of his opponent's powers.

Shawlong was a member, and possibly the leader, of a group formed by himself, Edorad Leones, Ilfort Grantz, D-Roy, and Nakim. They wanted to become vasto lordes by eating other hollows and thereby decided to join forces with the adjuchas-class menos, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, whom Shawlong proposed be their "king". However, upon learning that they could evolve no further, Shawlong asked him to devour the five of them, though evidently he did not do so and treated him and his other followers as Fraccion.

During the second raid on Karakura Town, Shawlong fights Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Though he easily fights off the captain at first, he is quickly killed after Hitsugaya is given permission to remove his power limit.

Shawlong's zanpakutō is named Tijereta (五鋏蟲, lit. five-pincered insect, but Spanish for earwig). The name is also similar to the Spanish word for scissors, tijera. It is released with the phrase "snip" (裁て, tate). When released, Shawlong grows armor covering his arms and upper chest with his hands transforming into long claws, his mask extends down to cover the left side of his face and his queue becomes a tail with claws.

• Edorad Leones (エドラド・リオネス, Edorado Rionesu) - Voiced by: Kusunoki Taiten - 13th arrancar

Edorad Leones (occasionally mistranslated as "Eduardo" or "El Dorado") is the 13th arrancar. Edorad appears to be a very large man, with long red hair; however, half of his hair is shaved and black. The remains of his hollow mask are merely the eye holes, which rest on his nose, and it essentially looks as if he wears unusual glasses.

During the second arrancar assault on the real world, Edorad fights Ikkaku and is killed after Ikkaku reveals his bankai.

Edorad's zanpakutō is named Volcanica (火山獣, lit. volcanic beast, but Spanish for volcanic) and is released by the phrase "awake" (起きろ, okiro). When Volcanica is released, his mask disappears and his arms also grow longer and much wider, and they become covered in what looks like volcanic rock. His arms also gain an exhaust spout at the shoulder with sone odd markings. The sides of his chest are also covered in the odd armor. He is able to shoot fire from his fists in this form.

• Ilfort Grantz (イールフォルト・グランツ, Īruforuto Gurantsu) - Voiced by: Kōichi Tōchika - 15th arrancar

Ilfort Grantz is the 15th arrancar. Ilfort is a sarcastic, effeminate arrancar with long blond hair which resembles Jūshirō Ukitake's. What remains of his hollow mask is on the top of his head, and looks like a broken helmet. He commonly refers to other characters as "brother" when speaking. He was the older brother of Szayel Aporro Grantz, the 8th Espada.

Ilfort is fairly powerful for his rank, able to fight off Renji Abarai's bankai (at 20% power) without releasing his zanpakutō. In contrast, however, he is little match for the surprisingly strong Ururu Tsumugiya in his normal state, but easily dispatches her once he releases his zanpakutō. He is eventually killed by Renji, who has his power limit lifted to deal with Ilfort. Later, Renji notes that if Ilfort hadn't been distracted by him lifting his limit, Ilfort might been able to defeat him.

Ilfort's zanpakutō is named Del Toro (蒼角王子, lit. "pale horned prince," but Spanish for "of the bull") and is released by the phrase "skewer" (焼串, tsukikudake). When Del Toro is released, Ilfort's upper body enlarges heavily and is covered in bull-like armor, his mask seems to completely regenerate giving him horns, although his hair can be seen under the eye holes. In this form he even walks on four legs.

• D-Roy (ディ・ロイ, Di-Roi) - Voiced by: Kondo Takashi - 16th arrancar

D-Roy is the 16th arrancar. The remains of D-Roy's hollow mask are bulky and similar in shape to a hammerhead shark. The right-hand side of his mask is wrapped in bandages, which obscures his right eye — the bandages are meant to hide an injury given to him by Grimmjow when he was still a menos. When the bandages are unwrapped, there is a gash on the top of his mask. Identical to a hollow's eye, his right eye is a white circle surrounded by black shadows. He has square, shark-like teeth. He seems to love killing as seen from his disappointment in not being able to kill Yasutora Sado. He is unusually arrogant, even for an arrancar, and both Ilfort and Edorad express disdain towards D-Roy when he dies because he was, according to them, very weak compared to the other arrancar. He is noted for carrying his zanpaktou in his hands for much of his screentime.

D-Roy is killed by Rukia Kuchiki when she unveils her zanpakutō's shikai during the second attack on Karakura Town. During the battle, he claims that his "true battlefield is in the sky," suggesting that he fights better in the air; however, most arrancar seem to prefer this method of fighting. D-Roy is substantially weaker than his brethren, to the point that Ilfort scornfully refers to him as an "arrancar in name only."

• Nakim (ナキーム, Nakīmu) - Voiced by: Taketora

Nakim is a fat, silent arrancar, his only significant speech being an answer to a question shortly before his death. The remains of his hollow mask cover the entire right side of his face. Nakim is killed by Rangiku Matsumoto during the second attack on Karakura Town when she releases her limit and gives him multiple fatal wounds.

The name and exact abilities of Nakim's zanpakutō are unknown, but in the later stages of his battle with Rangiku, he appears to have grown to an enormous size, large enough to crush her under his foot. It can be conjectured that this is his sword's ability. Curiously, his physical appearance, height aside, did not change at all. Before becoming an arrancar, Nakim had not yet evolved beyond the form of a gillian-class menos: aside from his unique mask, his appearance was no different from a standard gillian.

• Demōra (デモウラ)

Demōra is a large, frog-like arrancar with short dreadlocks and abnormally long arms. He is introduced with Iceringer. His hollow mask covers the top half of his face, the left half of which is shattered by Chad during their battle. Demōra's low intelligence is the cause of his inhuman appearance (arrancar appear more human by virtue of their intelligence); nonetheless, he is still furious when labeled as such by Iceringer. Demōra's lanky body and distinctive mask design are quite possibly meant to resemble stilt-walkers and festive masks.

Demōra's usual method of attack involves gathering spiritual energy from his surroundings (similar to the Quincy), concentrating it in his palm, and releasing it as he strikes his opponent. His special attack is to use his long, whip-like tongue to attack opponents. While his method of fighting works well against projectile users, his strength is lacking, and as such he is easily defeated by Chad.

• Iceringer (アイスリンガー, Aisu Ringā)

Iceringer is one of the few arrancar individually shown before the introduction of the species, appearing as a shadowy figure along with D-Roy when Grand Fisher is first sent to the human world. Iceringer's formal introduction is at the same time as Demōra. He has a very bulky mask which resembles a bird's head, leaving only a small portion of his face visible. To go with the mask, he has spikes running down the length of his back, as well as thin, skeletal wings and fingers. Iceringer doesn't seem too concerned with his appearance, stating that he and Demōra deserted their human forms to gain greater power.

Iceringer is a long-range fighter, using his wings and fingers to fire projectiles while using his speed to keep away from his enemies and dodge attacks. His special attack is called Uña Tirotear (翼状爪弾, lit shooting nail, but read as Wing Nail Bullet), which rapidly fires projectiles to a limit of 108 consecutive shots. Despite his large firing rate, he is easily overpowered and defeated by Uryū Ishida, whose firing limit is roughly twelve times that of Iceringer. He dies when the room collapses after his and Demōra's defeat, but not before telling Uryū that Aizen fears nothing, and that is the reason the arrancar follow Aizen's path.

• Loly (ロリ, Rori)

Loly is a teenage, female arrancar who, along with Menoly, was ordered to bring Orihime to Aizen when he wanted to show her the Orb of Distortion. She seems infatuated with Aizen, as shown by her anger at Aizen's interest in Orihime. The remnants of her mask cover the upper-left side of her head and face, including her eye, and has teeth still connected to it. Loly's uniform fits her name, including a schoolgirl-themed skirt and what look to be black boots that reach her thighs, along with black hair in pigtails. Due to her name, and the fact that her mask is identical to Menoly's, it's possible that the two arrancar are sisters. After Grimmjow catches her and Menoly torturing Orihime, he snaps the former's leg off with his foot and steps on her again to silence her. Orihime restores her afterwards, causing Loly to look upon her as a monster.

• Menoly (メノリ, Menori)

Menoly is a teenage, female arrancar who, along with Loly, was ordered to bring Orihime to Aizen when he wanted to show her the Orb of Distortion. Menoly doesn't seem as interested in Aizen as Loly is, though she is reluctant to leave Aizen alone with Orihime. Menoly's mask is exactly like that of Loly, except to the opposite side. Menoly closely resembles a female Grimmjow in her hairstyle. Due to her name, and the fact that her mask is identical to Loly's, it's possible that the two arrancar are sisters. After Grimmjow catches her and Loly torturing Orihime, he kills Menoly by incinerating her upper-body with a cero. Orihime resurrects her afterwards.

• Tesla (テスラ, Tesura)

Tesla is a slim, male arrancar with blond hair with a character design reminiscent of a gentleman pirate. He has an odd blue marking on his right cheek and wears an eyepatch over his right eye. Tesla also wears a different style jacket from most arrancar in that it resembles more of a lab coat. The remains of his hollow mask appear to be a thin upper jaw which forms a circlet around his forehead. He appears to be Nnoitra's Fracción, assisting him wherever he goes.

Tesla seems to idolize Nnoitra to a degree, his eyepatch (though not identical) echoing that of his master. This is also shown when he stands by his act of shielding Nnoitra against Chad's last assault, despite criticism from Nnoitra himself. Another instance of Tesla's loyalty through disobedience: when Nnoitra is hit by Nel Tu's double cero, Tesla instantly lets go of Orihime and rushes off to help Nnoitra, only to be lashed out at and condemned somewhat harshly by Nnoitra for releasing the captive.

Tesla wields a zanpakutō shaped like a rapier, though it appears he can alter the shape of the blade as he wishes. This is shown when he blocks an attack from Chad with a flat, round bulge in the center of the blade, which then becomes a hollow ring. The guard seems to be made of a kind of scaled ribbing. He seems to be rather powerful, as he stopped the attack from Chad's left arm quite easily, although this could also be due to Chad already being weakened by Nnoitra. He threatens to destroy Orihime's hairpins should she try to use them. He is confident that he could do so easily, but adds that since Aizen wants Orihime's powers unharmed, he would prefer it if she didn't resist.

• Lilinette (リリネット, Ririnetto)

Stark's Fracción, or attendant, Lilinette is a young, female arrancar with a "mask helmet" much like that of Ulquiorra Schiffer's. Her helmet differs in that it is a complete helmet, not merely half of one. A sort of eyepiece also extends over left eye, decorated with a flame-like pattern. Her outfit is quite revealing, consisting of little more than a pair of briefs and a vest strapped over her torso, with her hollow hole positioned prominently in the center of the outfit. She seems quite mischievous in that she enjoys waking Stark up in unusual ways: first by shoving her fist in his throat, then by squeezing his testicles. Despite her initially childish behavior, she does seem to show some concern for the ominous occurrences in Hueco Mundo.

• Szayel Aporro Grantz's Fracción

Szayel Aporro Grantz's Octava Fracción are a group of hollows that were personally modified by Szayel before being turned into arrancar by Aizen. Most of them are incomplete arrancar; they neither carry zanpakutō nor do they appear entirely human. Only three are named, the two main ones being Lumina (ルミーナ, Rumīna) and Verona (ベローナ, Berōna), two very short and obese arrancar who first notify Szayel Aporro of Aaroniero's death. The others also identify a very tall one killed by Ishida as Medazeppi (メダゼピ, Medazepi). Aside from their use as subordinates, Szayel has designed them to have alternate, though unconventional, uses. For example, he devoured Lumina to heal himself. These Fracción can apparently be cloned or recreated in some manner, as Szayel notes that he can do just that with Lumina when he has time.

• Apache (アパッチ, Apacchi)

A tomboy-ish arrancar among Halibel's Fracción, Apache appears to be closest to Halibel as she's been seen with her earlier when Aaroniero was killed. Apache has a mask fragment on the top of her head with a horn in the middle much like that of a unicorn. She has dark rings around her eyes and her hair is fashioned similar to a bob cut or pageboy. Apache has not been shown to carry a zanpakutō as of yet and the position of her hollow hole is still unknown. She was most recently seen observing Grimmjow and Ichigo's battle with Halibel and the rest of her Fracción.

• Mira Rose (ミラ・ローズ, Mira Rōzu)

Another of Halibel's Fracción, Mira Rose is a beautiful female Arrancar. She has long, wavy hair and a very revealing outfit. Her outfit, and most notably her skirt, is reminiscent to an ancient Greek warrior's costume, similar to what Xena wears. She has a mask fragment similar to a crown that goes back in three sections around her head and her hollow hole is positioned midway between her navel and breasts. She has been shown to be holding some kind of wrapped stick, but it is unclear if it is her zanpakutō or not as it has not been entirely shown.

• Sun-Sun (スンスン, Sunsun)

Sun-Sun is Halibel's third known Fracción. She has long, flowing hair and three dots below her right eye. Her mask remnants create three hair clip-like extensions on the right side of her hair. Her hollow hole isn't visible. Her outfit is a standard arrancar outfit with extremely long sleeves. She also has two belts criss-crossing each other on her waist. She is probably the most mature of Halibel's Fracción, pleading for Apache and Mira Rose to stop arguing, as it makes them look weak.

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Wonderwice Margera

• Wonderwice Margera (ワンダーワイス・マルジェラ, Wandāwaisu Marujera) - Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma

Wonderwice Margera is an arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army. Though not an Espada, Soul Society ranks his spiritual power in the same class as them. Wonderwice is small, thin, and somewhat child-like. What is left of his hollow mask remains on top of his head, and resembles a tiara or small crown. Wonderwice's personality is also child-like, which surprised and stunned Rangiku Matsumoto. When sent on a mission to kill, he instead plays around with a dragonfly. He shows a bit of hostility, firing a retaliatory blast at one point, but quickly reverts back to his regular state after doing so. He isn't able to speak clearly, only saying a few syllables at a time like a child would. Kaname Tōsen says that Wonderwice, like himself, is a pure being, which often tend to stick together, causing Wonderwice to follow him everywhere when possible.

Wonderwice's zanpakutō is a large purple sword strapped to his back, about as tall as he is. The hilt resembles a western claymore rather than the more common katanas, although the familiar hilt weaving is present. The name and released state of his zanpakutō have not been revealed.

• Patros (パトラス, Patorasu)

Patros is an anime-only arrancar with slicked back blue hair, a thin moustache, and notably sunken eyes. His mask covers the left half of his upper face, and his hollow hole is in his stomach. His outfit is similar to Ulquiorra Schiffer's, but with a high cut in the jacket that bares his hollow hole. Patros is a capable combatent, being able to match against Renji Abarai.

Dissatisfied with working under a shinigami, Patros steals the Orb of Distortion to mount a coup. He is charismatic enough to have garnered two supporters, who are killed in short order, and shows great pride in his ability, flaunting his powerful sword draws and generally treating opponents as trash. He is killed by Renji Abarai with the assistance of Ririn, Kuroud, and Noba. His plot, meanwhile, is revealed to be nothing more than manipulation on Aizen's part. Aizen used this opportunity to eliminate dissension amongst the arrancar ranks and amuse himself in the process. More importantly, however, the distraction of three hostile arrancar allowed Ulquiorra to investigate traces of Orihime's power in preparation for the next stage of Aizen's plans.

Patros' zanpakutō is Jerifalte (ヘリファルテ, Lacking Wounds, but in Spanish it means leader). It takes the form of a normal katana with a diamond-shaped guard when sealed. The sheath and grip are yellow. Patros' zanpakutō is not used like a normal sword in combat; instead of attacking with it, Patros can fire energy blasts from long range by quickly drawing and resheathing the sword, in a style reminiscent of iaido. The attack has twenty different levels to it, each stronger than the last. The weakness of the technique is how it's performed: in order to build up the energy, Patros must sheath the sword. If prevented from doing so, the technique is rendered useless. Jerifalte's released form, activated by the command "pollute", covers Patros' upper body in armor and grows his mask over all but the upper-right side of his head. It also transforms his right arm into a hinge-like copy of his sealed zanpakutō. His left arm, while appearing the same, opens at the middle to generate energy blasts.

• Menis (メニス, Menisu)

Menis is an effeminate red-haired arrancar. His remains of his hollow mask are the entire jaw, which rests on the upper-left side of his head. He wears a variant of the standard arrancar jacket that exposes his midriff and arms; his sash is also slightly tilted. He is killed by Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

His zanpakutō is named Elisa. When sealed, it appears as a normal katana. Its release command is "stab". When released, his entire upper body is covered in bony armor. The mask on the side of his head moves to his face, completely covering it, and his hair grows into a shaggy mane. His arms become segmented, tail-like appendages with sharp ends that can be extended to great lengths to stab opponents; he also grows a tail that can be used in a similar fashion.

• Aldegor (アルデゴル, Arudegoru)

Aldegor is taller and bulkier than his companion, with black hair. The remains of his mask cover the upper left quarter of his face. He wears a standard arrancar uniform. He dies of wounds apparently inflicted during his battle with Ikkaku Madarame after expressing regret at having followed Patros.

His zanpakutō is called Abare. Its sealed appearance is that of a regular katana with blocky, roughly hourglass-shaped guard. When released with the command "get them", it forms a bulky armor over his torso with several hinged appendages attached to the back; these appendages can be folded in to block attacks. His mask on his face dissapears and he grows a new jawbone mask similar to Yammy. He can also fold them around himself to encase himself in a spherical shell that he then uses to ram opponents.

Exequias

• Unnamed Exequias leader

Though unnamed, the Exequias' leader is responsible for dealing with rebels and intruders in Las Noches. Unlike most arrancar, his face is hidden. He appears to be of a higher rank than the other Exequias, as his skull is bull-shaped, unlike the human-shaped skulls of his companions. He carries a zanpakutō, but its name and released state have not been revealed. He fights Dordonii along with the other Exequias and seems to know him. Later, he and the rest of the Exequias come to finish off Cirucci Thunderwitch after she fails to defeat Uryū Ishida.

Others

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Grand Fisher in all his forms.

• Grand Fisher (グランドフィッシャー, Gurando Fisshā) – Voiced by: Chafurin (Japanese); Paul St. Peter (English)

Grand Fisher is a hollow that had evaded the shinigami for over 50 years and is responsible for the death of Ichigo's mother, Masaki Kurosaki. In the anime, he prefers to eat women, which is why he killed Ichigo's mother; in the manga, he prefers to eat children, and Ichigo's mother merely got in the way. In hollow form, he resembles a giant hamster with bird-like hands and feet and a tentacle-like limb that hangs from his forehead, similar to the esca (lure) of an angler fish. The lure is vaguely human-sized and can be transformed to resemble anyone Grand Fisher wishes, usually taking the appearance of one of his previous victims. It can act independently of Grand Fisher, and as long as either the lure or Grand Fisher himself survives, he cannot be purified.

As a hollow, Grand Fisher's preferred method of fighting shinigami involves using his angler to keep opponents at bay, rather than attract them as it would normally be used. By transforming the angler into a decoy copy of someone close to his enemy, he can keep them from attacking, since they will be unwilling to harm the decoy. He can also grow his hair and fingers into spikes to stab enemies, or use them to restrain an opponent. Outside combat, his angler is used like its namesake, allowing him to distinguish those with high spiritual power from common humans and devour them.

After his defeat by Ichigo, Grand Fisher is turned into an imperfect arrancar by Iceringer and used by Aizen as an experimental subject, a fact ignored by the anime (it is hinted at, but he seemingly accomplishes it on his own). In arrancar form, he resembles a larger, more humanoid version of his old self with a tattooed face poking out from between his jawbones. He carries a large zanpakutō on his back, which is almost as tall as a two-story building. By unsheathing it, he transforms into a huge, monstrous creature with bull-like horns.

When first introduced as a hollow, Grand Fisher fights Ichigo, wounding him greatly but ultimately losing. However, Ichigo fails to purify him. After he is turned into an arrancar, he attempts to get revenge on Ichigo, only to encounter Kon, who is inhabiting Ichigo's body at the time. Kon is rescued by Isshin Kurosaki, who has resumed his role as a shinigami. Isshin dispatches Grand Fisher in a single strike after explaining why his massive zanpakutō is nowhere near as imposing as it seems.

• Unnamed cloning arrancar

Unique to the anime, this unnamed, armadillo-like arrancar is created naturally after he devours an unusually powerful girl as a hollow. In addition to giving him a new form, the girl gives him the power to create copies of his hollow form to do his bidding, collecting souls remotely and transferring the power back to himself. The clones can disguise themselves as the souls they've devoured, allowing them to mask their spiritual power. The arrancar controls the copies through an ocarina-based musical tune, played by the girl when she was alive, which also has the unique ability to force pluses to walk themselves into the jaws of his clones. Finally, the arrancar himself can hide within a small pocket dimension to mask his spiritual power while maintaining the clones, making it nearly impossible to kill him.

The arrancar's zanpakutō is named Dientes (Spanish for "Teeth"), and is activated by the command "crunch". After releasing his zanpakutō, his form changes drastically; his arms and hands turn to large club-like extensions, each with several spikes. A large, snake-like entity also forms above him, which can attack remotely.

• Arturo Plateado (アルトゥロ・プラチアド, Aruturo Purachiado) – Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); JB Blanc (English)

Arturo Plateado (lit. Silver Arthur in Spanish) is an arrancar designed by Sega, in conjunction with Tite Kubo, specifically for Bleach: Shattered Blade. Arturo has long turquoise hair, wane pupil-less eyes, and the remains of his hollow mask on his right cheek, his appearance almost mimicking Grimmjow's. It appears to be the jaw, but is extended around the back of his head. His hollow hole is located below the base of his neck.

Arturo's zanpakutō is called Fenice (不滅王, lit. Immortal King, but the pronunciation is Spanish for phoenix), but its release command is unknown. He has two different sets of energy wings: the first, which constantly are on his back throughout gameplay, are two green wings which look similar to the single wing Uryū Ishida grew when he entered the Quincy Final Form. The second set, which appear during his ultimate attack mode, are made of multi-colored flame.

Arturo is a self-made arrancar so old that he is only recognized by Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai and Yoruichi Shihouin via her family's scrolls. Two thousand years prior to current Bleach canon, he stormed Soul Society and was sealed beneath the Sōkyoku. When the Sōkyoku was destroyed during Ichigo's rescue of Rukia at the end of the Soul Society arc, the seal on Arturo was broken and he was freed once again. In the game, he decides to impersonate various figures from captains to zanpakutō spirits to trick others into regaining the pieces of the destroyed Sōkyoku in order to absorb them into his body and become more powerful. Depending on the game's outcome, he is either purified and defeated or obtains the Sōkyoku and carries on to decimate the Soul Society.