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Zanpakutou; Names
Topic Started: May 18 2008, 02:18 PM (1,071 Views)
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Zanpakutou = Soul Slayer (Viz Media) lit. Soul-cutting sword

All Shinigami in seated positions have Zanpakutou with their own name. Very low ranking officers use nameless Zanpakutou. As well as those in the Academy.
A nameless Zapakutou is called a asauchi (shallow cut).

In edition. Arrancars each have their own Zanpakutou after achieving their Arrancar status.

For Shinigami, there are two release stages: Shikai (initial release) and Banaki (final release). Whilst Arrancar have one: Resurrección (Esp: resurrection)

There are some Zanpakutou that are permanently in Shikai. Examples are Zaraki's and Ichigo's. Meaning that it cannot go back to its sealed state. Some Shinigami disguise their Zanpakutou as other objects; the most prominent example is Kisuke Urahara who Zanpakutou when seal looks like a cane.

There are several Types of Zanpakutous as well. Such as a melee type (Ichigo and Zaraki) or a Kido (demon art) ((Yumichika)) or even by element (Ice: Hitsugaya/Rukia Fire: Yamamoto).

Shinigami Zanpakutous (Canon characters):
Ichigo Kurosaki
Name: Zangetsu (斬月, lit. Cutting Moon)[10]; the spirit takes the form of a middle-aged man wearing tinted glasses and a ragged black coat. However it can also take the form of Ichigo's inner hollow which says more or less that it and Zangetsu are tied together, one or the other usually in control.
Voiced by: Takayuki Sugō (Japanese), Richard Epcar (English)
Shikai: Zangetsu takes the form of a large and elegant cleaver as tall as Ichigo is. It has no scabbard, rather the blade is wrapped in cloth from the pommel when not in use. It has no command phrase, as it is a full-time released form zanpakutō.
Bankai: Named Tensa Zangetsu (天鎖斬月, lit. Heavenly Chain Cutting Moon), Zangetsu takes the form of a nodachi with a black blade, a manji crossguard, and a short chain attached to the end of the hilt. When Ichigo uses Zangetsu's bankai, he is wearing a coat identical to the spirit's. In this form, Ichigo's speed is greatly increased, exceeding the velocity of flash steps. Ichigo also gains matching agility and reflexes. Additionally, his attack power raises moderately.
Abilities: Getsuga Tenshō (月牙天衝, lit. sky-piercing moon fang), an energy attack that fires blue-colored blasts of spiritual power in the shape of a crescent. In bankai form, the blasts are black with a red outline and their path can be controlled, and their attack power and speed are increased explosively.

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai - 1st Division captain
Name: Ryūjin Jakka (流刃若火, lit. Flowing Blade like Flame, Viz: Flowing Flame Blade)[11]
Shikai: Ryūjin Jakka is consumed in flame. It is activated by the command "reduce the whole of creation to smoldering ashes" (万象一切灰燼と為せ, banshō issai kaijin to nase?, Viz: "All things of this world, turn to ashes").
Abilities: Ryūjin Jakka creates flames so hot that the aura alone can disintegrate anything Yamamoto waves the sword at. The area surrounding Yamamoto is also consumed in flame.
Chōjirō Sasakibe - 1st Division lieutenant
Name: Gonryōmaru (厳霊丸, lit. Stern Spirit, Viz: "Solemn Spirit")[12]
Shikai: Gonryōmaru transforms into a rapier. It is activated by the command "pierce" (穿て, ugate?, Viz: "bite").
Abilities: Unknown

Soifon - 2nd Division captain
Name: Suzumebachi (雀蜂, lit. Hornet)[13]
Shikai: Suzumebachi transforms into a stinger worn on the middle finger of Soifon's right hand. It is activated by the command "sting all enemies to death" (尽敵螫殺, jinteki shakusetsu?, Viz: "spider enemy's killing strike").
Abilities: When Soifon stabs someone with Suzumebachi, a butterfly symbol called a hornet's crest (蜂紋華, hōmonka?, Viz: Bee's Crest Flower) spreads from the point of contact. A second stab in the same place means death. Suzumebachi can also inject or draw out poisons, as revealed by Soifon during the Bount arc.
Marechiyo Ōmaeda - 2nd Division lieutenant
Name: Gegetsuburi (五形頭, lit. Five-form Head, Viz: Five Heads)[12]
Shikai: Gegetsuburi transforms into an oversized spiked ball and chain. It is activated by the command "smash" (打っ潰せ, buttsubuse?, Viz: "crush").
Abilities: Unknown
Gin Ichimaru - (Former) 3rd Division captain
Name: Shinsō (神鎗, lit. Divine Spear)[14]
Shikai: Shinsō's blade extends at great speeds to impale Gin's opponents from a distance. The sword carries the full impact when blocked. Gin can maintain the extension and swing Shinsō in wide arcs. It is activated by the command "shoot [him] dead" (射殺せ, ikorose?); in the anime, this was slightly changed to ikorosu.
Abilities: In various Bleach console games, Gin fires Shinsō into the ground or sky, causing similar swords to emerge from below or rain all around him, respectively.

Izuru Kira - 3rd Division lieutenant
Name: Wabisuke (侘助, lit. Miserable Man, but can also be translated as Apologizer, Viz: The Penitent One)[15]
Shikai: Wabisuke's blade bends into a square hook. It is activated by the command "raise your head" (面を上げろ, omote o agero?, Viz: "Show yourself").
Abilities: Wabisuke doubles the weight of whatever it strikes. The effect is cumulative, so each strike exponentially increases the weight of the target. After this effect is applied a multitude of times, the target of the effect eventually is brought to his knees as if in apology, hence the name.
Retsu Unohana - 4th Division captain
Name: Minazuki (肉雫唼, lit. Purify the Flesh)[16]
Shikai: Unknown
Abilities: Creates a giant, flying, one-eyed manta-ray that can heal people in its stomach. It is unclear if this is her shikai or bankai ability, though it is labeled as the former in some Bleach video games.

Isane Kotetsu - 4th Division lieutenant
Name: Itegumo (凍雲, lit. Frozen Cloud, Viz: Frozen Snow)[12]
Shikai: Itegumo splits into three blades resembling an open scissor katar with a normal katana hilt. It is activated by the command "sprint" (奔れ, hashire?, Viz: "run").
Ability: Unknown
Hanatarō Yamada - 4th Division 7th Seat
Name: Hisagomaru (瓠丸, lit. Gourd)[17]
Shikai: Hisagomaru gains a red gauge on its hilt and heals opponents instead of harming them. It is activated by the command "Fill up" (満たせ, mitase?).[18]
Ability: As it heals wounds, the gauge on Hisagomaru's blade fills up. When full, Hisagomaru transforms into Akeiro Hisagomaru (朱色瓠丸, lit. crimson-coloured gourd), which resembles a scalpel. In this form, Hanatarō can return every wound Hisagomaru has absorbed in a single attack. Subsequent attacks also have the healing restriction lifted.[18]

Sōsuke Aizen - (Former) 5th Division captain
Name: Kyōka Suigetsu (鏡花水月, lit. Mirror Flower Water Moon)[19]
Shikai: Anyone who witnesses the shikai will be placed in a state of complete hypnosis from that point on. It is activated by the command "shatter" (砕けろ, kudakero?).
Abilities: Kyōka Suigetsu's complete hypnosis is a permanent effect that allows Aizen to create perfect illusions in the minds of those under its power. Anyone who is under Kyōka Suigetsu's complete hypnosis can't dispel it, even if they are aware of the fact.
Momo Hinamori - 5th Division lieutenant
Name: Tobiume (飛梅, lit. Flying Ume Tree, Viz: Flying Plum Tree)[20]
Shikai: Tobiume's blade straightens and produces several, jitte-like prongs along its length. It is activated by the command "snap" (弾け, hajike?).
Abilities: Tobiume acts as a focus for Hinamori's spiritual power, concentrating it into pink-colored energy bursts capable of cratering floors and holing walls. Hinamori can also compress her power into a single massive energy ball.

Byakuya Kuchiki - 6th Division captain
Name: Senbonzakura (千本桜, lit. A Thousand Cherry Blossoms)[21]
Shikai: Senbonzakura's blade scatters into thousands of tiny blades ("petals") controlled by Byakuya. It is activated by the command "scatter" (散れ, chire?).
Bankai: Named Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (千本桜景厳, lit. Vibrant Display of the Thousand Cherry Blossoms), Byakuya drops Senbonzakura, causing it to disappear into the ground. Two rows of swords then appear to either side of Byakuya and dissolve into millions of tiny blades controlled by Byakuya.
Abilities: In bankai form, Senbonzakura has four stages. The first is a magnified form of the shikai, consisting of more than enough miniature blades to form a defensive shield around Byakuya and assault his opponent with massive streams of 'petal blades' (he generally focuses them into two columns of blades as opposed to his shikai having only one singular blade). The second form compresses Senbonzakura's blades into four rows of swords around Byakuya and his opponent, which is triggered by the command "scene of a massacre" (殲景, senkei?). He can control these swords and wield them at will, for instance, one of his common techniques is to bind the opponent with one blade and call another to deal a finishing strike. The third form, "pivotal scene" (吭景, gōkei?), causes every blade to attack from every possible angle, leaving no blind spots. The fourth and evidently final form compresses every blade into a single sword and gives Byakuya a pair of white wings, which is triggered by the command "final scene: white imperial sword" (終景・白帝剣, shūkei: hakuteiken?).
Renji Abarai - 6th Division lieutenant
Name: Zabimaru (蛇尾丸, lit. Snake Tail);[22] the spirit takes the form of a nue (Japanese chimera), with the head and body of a baboon and a snake's head at the end of its tail.[23]
Voiced by: Toru Furusawa (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English)
Shikai: Zabimaru transforms into a segmented blade with a pick-like protrusion on each segment. The segments are connected by a stretchable band, allowing Zabimaru to be used as a whip. It is activated by the command "howl" (咆えろ, hoero?, "roar" in the English dub).
Bankai: Named Hihiō Zabimaru (狒狒王蛇尾丸, lit. Baboon King Snake Tail), Zabimaru transforms into a massive version of its shikai resembling a skeletal snake, complete with a snake-like head. Renji's outfit is also modified to thematically match. The segments are connected by Renji's spiritual power instead of thread, allowing him to disconnect and reconnect them at will. Every piece need not be intact for it to function properly.
Abilities: When used as a whip, Zabimaru can be swung a maximum of three times before returning to sword form. The segments can be separated and controlled by Renji's spiritual power, allowing him to execute a one-shot omni-directional attack called higa zekkō (狒牙絶咬 lit. broken baboon's fang), but it is damaging to Zabimaru and leaves Renji defenseless. In bankai form, Zabimaru gains a special technique known as Baboon Bone Cannon (狒
骨大砲, hikotsu taihō?) that fires a dense blast of spiritual energy from Zabimaru's mouth.
Sajin Komamura - 7th Division captain
Name: Tenken (天譴, lit. Heaven's Punishment)[24]
Shikai: Tenken creates various body parts of a giant to copy whatever body part Komamura moves; for example, should Komamura swing his sword, a gigantic disembodied arm wielding a sword appears and does the same thing. It is activated by the command "roar" (轟け, todoroke?).
Bankai: Named Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (黒縄天譴明王, lit. Heavenly Punishment of Kokujō's King, Viz: Divine Retribution: Black Ropes of Ruination),[25] Tenken produces the entire giant (a black-armored warrior), which also copies Komamura's movements.
Abilities: Apart from its automatic effects, unknown.
Jirōbō Ikkanzaka - 7th Division 4th seat
Name: Tsunzakigarasu (劈烏, lit. Splitting Crow)[26]
Shikai: Tsunzakigarasu transforms into a number of double-edged shuriken that Jirōbō controls. If destroyed, he can sheath the sword again to summon more. It is activated by the command "flap away" (羽搏きなさい, habataki nasai?, "spread your wings" in the Viz translation).
Abilities: Apart from its released state, unknown.

Shunsui Kyōraku - 8th Division captain
Name: Katen Kyōkotsu (花天狂骨, lit. Flower Heaven, Crazy Bone, Viz: Flower-Heaven Bone of Madness)[27]
Shikai: Katen Kyōkotsu transforms into two large scimitars or falchions. It is activated by the command "flowers are disturbed, god of flowers weeps, winds of Heaven are disturbed, demon of Heaven laughs" (花風紊れて花神啼き天風紊れて天魔嗤う, hana kaze midarete, kashin naki, tenpū midarete, tenma warau?, Viz: "when the flower wind rages, the flower god roars, when the wind of heaven rages, the god of the underworld sneers").
Abilities: depicted as being able to control wind, summon tornadoes and fire wind blades in various Bleach games.
Tatsufusa Enjōji - 8th Division 3rd seat
Name: Hōzan (崩山, lit. Avalanche)
Shikai: Hōzan takes the form of a saw during its released state. It is activated by the command "dance madly" (乱舞せよ, ranbuseyo?).
Abilities: Unknown

Kensei Muguruma - (Former) 9th Division captain
Name: Tachikaze (断地風, lit. Earth-severing Wind)[28]
Shikai: Tachikaze transforms into a combat knife. It is activated by the command "blow it away" (吹っ飛ばせ, futtobase?).
Abilities: Capable of charging and firing blasts of concentrated spiritual energy.
Kaname Tōsen - (Former) 9th Division captain
Name: Suzumushi (清虫, lit. Pure Insects, Bell Bug in the Viz translation)[29]
Shikai: Dependent on the command used.
Bankai: Named Enma Kōrogi (閻魔蟋蟀, lit. Demon's cricket),[30] Suzumushi creates a large black dome anchored to the ground with ten rings. Anything within, save for anyone who is touching Suzumushi, loses every sense except for that of touch.
Abilities: If triggered by the command "chime" (鳴け, nake?, Viz: "cry"), Suzumushi projects a high-pitched tone over a wide area, overloading the hearing of anyone in range and knocking them unconscious. If triggered by the command "smash his limbs" (四肢を潰すよ, shishi wo tsubusu yo?), Suzumushi becomes Benihikō (紅飛蝗, lit. Crimson Flying Locusts)[31] and creates a group of blades that rain on opponents.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya - 10th Division captain
Name: Hyōrinmaru (氷輪丸, lit. Ice Ring);[32] the spirit takes the form of a large, winged, Chinese dragon made of ice.
Shikai: Hyōrinmaru gains a crescent-shaped blade attached to the hilt by a a chain. It is activated by the command "sit upon the frozen heavens" (霜天に坐せ, sōten ni zase?, "Reign over the frosted heavens" in the Viz translation, "Reign over the frosted frozen sky" in the anime).
Bankai: Named Daiguren Hyōrinmaru (大紅蓮氷輪丸, lit. Great Crimson Lotus Ice Ring),[33] Ice flows onto Tōshirō's back in the form of wings and a tail. Ice claws also appear on his feet and left hand and a dragon's head encases his sword hand. Finally, three "flowers" of ice are also created behind Hitsugaya with four petals each. The petals disappear as Tōshirō uses his techniques; however, if there is any water near Tōshirō, Hyōrinmaru can regenerate itself indefinitely.
Abilities: Hyōrinmaru has control over water and ice. In its shikai form, the blade creates an ice dragon when swung (controlled by Hitsugaya) and the crescent blade freezes anything it wraps around. In bankai form, Hyōrinmaru gains two techniques: "dragon hail frame" (竜霰架, ryūsenka?) and "thousand years ice prison" (千年氷牢, sennen hyōrō?). The first freezes and shatters an opponent that Tōshirō stabs. The second creates pillars of ice which envelop the enemy.[34]
Rangiku Matsumoto - 10th Division lieutenant
Name: Haineko (灰猫, lit. Ash Cat)[35]
Shikai: Haineko dissolves into ash which Rangiku controls. It is activated by the command "growl" (唸れ, unare?).
Abilities: The ash from Haineko's blade cuts through objects as easily as a sword would, as seen in the anime's Bount arc. In Bleach: Heat The Soul 3, the ash that Haineko produces can form together into a cat or leopard-like animal.

Kenpachi Zaraki - 11th Division captain
Name: Unknown
Shikai: Kenpachi's zanpakutō is in a permanently released state, with the hilt of a shinai and a long, beaten-up, dented blade. It is apparently unique in the fact that it is released despite its owner not knowing its name, purely due to his inability to restrain his massive spiritual power. However, despite being in the form of a shikai, its power is apparently inaccessible to Kenpachi due to him not knowing the sword's name.
Abilities: Unknown.
Ikkaku Madarame - 11th Division 3rd seat
Name: Hōzukimaru (鬼灯丸, lit. Demon Light, Winter Cherry in the Viz translation)[36]
Shikai: Hōzukimaru transforms into a naginata that can split into a three-section staff (三節棍, sansetsukon?) with the command "split" (裂けろ, sakero?, "break" in the Viz translation). It is activated by the command "grow" (延びろ, nobiro?, "extend" in the Viz translation), followed by Ikkaku slamming the zanpakutō's hilt into its sheath.
Bankai: Named Ryūmon Hōzukimaru (龍紋鬼灯丸, lit. Dragon Crest Demon Light),[37] Hōzukimaru transforms into an oversized Chinese Monk's Spade and an equally large Dadao, each connected by a large chain to an oversized Halberd blade with a parallel handle forged into the blunt end and a dragon crest on one side of the blade.
Abilities: While it has no special abilities, Hōzukimaru in its bankai form becomes increasingly more powerful as time passes. Its power level is indicated by the dragon crest, which fills with red dye as Hōzukimaru's power increases. When the design is completely filled, the full destructive force of Ikkaku's bankai surfaces. However, the force of unleashing so much power can leave his zanpakutō's edge brittle.[38]

Yumichika Ayasegawa - 11th Division 5th seat
Name: Fuji Kujaku (藤孔雀, lit. Wisteria Peacock)[39]
Shikai: Fuji Kujaku transforms into a fan of four scythe-like blades, connected at the hilt by a hinge. It is activated by the command "bloom" (咲け, sake?).
Abilities: With the command sakikurue (裂き狂え), Fuji Kujaku can absorb an opponent's spiritual energy, leaving them unable to fight.
Maki Ichinose - (Former) 11th Division member
Name: Nijigasumi (虹霞, lit. Rainbow Haze)[40]
Shikai: Nijigasumi's blade becomes invisible. It is activated by the command "shine brightly" (光華閃け, kōka hirameke?).
Abilities: Nijigasumi's blade generates a blinding light which cuts whatever it comes into contact with. The manipulation of light also serves to confuse the enemy of the actual direction Ichinose will swing Nijigasumi. It can also generate a large pulse of light and fire many blades of light at an opponent. Through manipulation of light, it can also render him invisible. When used in its Saigyoku Nijigasumi (彩玉虹霞, Saigyoku Nijigasumi? lit. Swallowing Orb of Rainbow Mist) form, it creates an orb of light that compresses around an opponent, crushing them.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi - 12th Division captain
Name: Ashisogi Jizō (疋殺地蔵, lit. Ksitigarbha's Killer Head, though it can be interpreted other ways)[41]
Shikai: Ashisogi Jizō transforms into a deformed trident. It is activated by the command "rip" (掻き毟れ, kakimushire?, Viz "claw out").
Bankai: Named Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (金色疋殺地蔵, lit. Golden Ashisogi Jizō),[42] Ashisogi Jizō returns to its sealed state and produces a giant caterpillar with a grotesque head and a silver halo.
Abilities: In its shikai form, Ashisogi Jizō paralyzes opponents by cutting off the brain's signals to the arms and legs when stabbed into them. This paralysis still allows the opponent to feel pain. In its bankai form, the monster released by Ashisogi Jizō breathes a poisonous derivative of Mayuri's blood which is lethal to anyone who breathes it, except Mayuri himself, as well as his lieutenant, Nemu. Several blades can also extend from its chest, allowing it to run through and skewer opponents. If Mayuri stabs himself with his zanpakutō, he turns into liquid and cannot attack or be attacked (used as an escape method). He returns to human form after a few days.
Kisuke Urahara - (Former) 12th Division captain
Name: Benihime (紅姫, lit. Crimson Princess)[43]
Shikai: Benihime's blade becomes a bit wider than that of an unsealed zanpakutō and the hilt curves, adding a crimson ribbon and other elaborate decorations around it. It is activated by the command "awaken" (起きろ, okiro?).
Abilities: Benihime can fire energy blasts of considerable strength, strong enough to counter a cero blast, and can also create a blood-mist shield to protect Urahara, both of which are triggered by the command "sing" (啼け, nake?, "Scream" in the English dub and manga).

Jūshirō Ukitake - 13th Division captain
Name: Sōgyo no Kotowari (双魚の理 or 双魚理, lit. Logic of the Twin Pisces, Viz: Law of the Twin Fish)[44]
Shikai: Sōgyo no Kotowari transforms into two thin swords resembling fishing javelins with a reversed jitte-like prong on the back of each blade. The swords are connected by a cord, which is lined with several small charms. It is activated by the command "every wave be my shield, every thunder become my blade" (波悉く我が盾となれ雷悉く我が刃となれ, nami kotogotoku waga tate to nare, ikazuchi kotogotoku waga yaiba to nare?, Viz: "wave become my shield, thunder become my blade").
Ability: Various Bleach console games depict it as having control over combinations of water and lightning, making orbs of water and shooting out streams of water from those orbs. These orbs can be made into a certain formation and another skill is to make a puddle of water in the ground as a trap, when the opponent steps upon the puddle, spears of water and thunder pierces through the enemy.
Kaien Shiba - (Former) 13th Division lieutenant
Name: Nejibana (捩花, lit. Twisted Flower)[45]
Shikai: Nejibana transforms into a trident, which is revealed in Bleach Advance: Kurenai ni Somaru Soul Society and later demonstrated by Aaroniero Arruruerie. It is activated by the command "uncoil the liquid heavens" (水天逆巻け, suiten sakamake?, "rankle the seas and heavens" in the Viz translation).
Abilities: Control over and the ability to generate water.

Rukia Kuchiki - 13th Division member
Name: Sode no Shirayuki (袖の白雪 or 袖白雪, lit. Sleeve's White Snow)[46]
Shikai: Sode no Shirayuki becomes completely white and a white ribbon forms from the pommel. It is activated by the command "dance" (舞え, mae?).
Abilities: Sode no Shirayuki has three techniques: "first dance, white moon" (初の舞・月白, some no mai, tsukishiro?), "next dance, white ripple" (次の舞・白漣, tsugi no mai, hakuren?), and "third dance, white sword" (参の舞・白刀, san no mai, shirafune?). The first technique creates a circle of influence around Rukia's target and freezes everything within the circle from the ground upwards until it reaches the sky. The second technique is a directed version of the first attack, creating a massive wave of ice a considerable distance in front of Rukia. The third technique is used if her zanpakutō breaks, and restores the form of her sword with ice, even through an object or opponent.

Arrancar Resurrection:
Neliel Tu Oderschvank - Former 3rd Espada
Name: Gamuza (羚騎士, lit. Antelope Knight, Spanish for chamois)
Resurrección: Nel transforms into a centaur while her sword transforms into a double-ended lance. The horns on her mask also grow slightly longer. It is activated by the command "declare" (謳え, utae?).
Ability: Nel's primary attack is Lanzador Verde (Spanish for "green thrower" or "green spearman"), in which she throws her lance with great speed and rotational force at her enemies, turning the weapon into a massive drill.
Nnoitra Jiruga - 5th Espada
Name: Santa Teresa (聖哭螳螂, common Spanish term for "Mantis religiosa," Japanese for "sacred crying mantis")
Resurrección: Nnoitra gains two additional arms arranged horizontally at his shoulders, and can produce another two if necessary. His zanpakutō's blade changes shape, becoming like the scythe-like forelegs of a praying mantis, and splits into four identical blades for each of his hands. His hollow mask also changes, looking torn and featuring jagged teeth. He also grows a pair of horns, one longer than the other, and curved in a way that resembles a crescent moon. It is activated by the command "pray" (祈れ, inore?).
Ability: Accelerated healing.

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques - 6th Espada
Name: Pantera (豹王, lit. Panther King, Spanish for Panther)
Resurrección: Grimmjow's appearance becomes feline and predatory, taking on features such as jagged teeth, a tail, and paws for feet. His clothing changes to match his original hollow form. His hair becomes long and flowing, and his eye markings enlarge, extending to the tips of his ears. He loses his jaw mask, which is replaced by a sort of crown just above his forehead. Grimmjow's release is activated by the command "grind" (軋れ, kishire?, specifically used to describe grinding one's teeth).
Ability: Grimmjow's released state augments his speed drastically, as well as giving him animal-like agility and movements. He can also roar when released, creating powerful shockwaves in the air. Furthermore, he is capable of firing dart-like projectiles from his lower arm, and he can create energy claws from his fingertips called desgarrón (Spanish for "tear").
Luppi - Former 6th Espada
Name: Trepadora (蔦嬢, lit. Ivy Girl, Spanish for Climber)
Resurrección: Eight tendrils sprout from a carapace mounted on Luppi's back, which Luppi can freely control. His mask moves from the side of his head to form a helmet. It is activated by the command "strangle" (縊れ, kubire?).
Ability: Luppi's tentacles can be used in a number of ways. They can be used to deliver crushing blows or constrict opponents, and can also sprout a cache of sharp thorns from their ends. The carapace can be rotated, spinning the tentacles like helicopter blades.

Zommari Leroux - 7th Espada
Name: Brujería (呪眼僧伽 lit. Sangha of Bewitching Eyes, Spanish for Witchcraft)
Resurrección: Zommari is covered with forty-eight eyes arranged around his midsection. His legs are replaced by a pumpkin-like structure with cycloptic faces surrounding it. It is activated by the command "suppress" (鎮まれ, shizumare?).
Ability: After releasing his zanpakutō, Zommari gains an ability called amor (Spanish for "love"), which he can use to control anything his eyes see, marking the controlled objects with a mark similar to the sun. His lower half can also cover his entire body, serving as a form of defense.
Szayel Aporro Granz - 8th Espada
Name: Fornicarás (邪淫妃, lit. Lewd Concubine, Spanish for will fornicate)
Resurrección: Two pairs of wing-shaped structures appear at Szayel's back and a flock of tentacles sprout from his lower body. The tentacles can retract to allow him to walk freely. His glasses extend to form a tiara and he gains a set of odd markings near his left eye. Fornicarás is activated by the command "sip" (啜れ, susure?).
Ability: After releasing his zanpakutō, Szayel Aporro can create large amounts of a dark liquid that sprays from his body. Any living thing the liquid touches is instantly cloned. By wrapping his opponent in one of the wings, he can create a doll of them that, like a voodoo doll, can be used to cause injury to the opponent; this is apparently limited to internal organ injury and superficial external cuts. Finally, if fatally injured he can recreate himself by implanting an egg within his opponent, which devours their internal organs and grows into a new Szayel in moments.

Aaroniero Arruruerie - 9th Espada
Name: Glotonería (喰虚, lit. Eating Hollow, Spanish for Gluttony)
Resurrección: Aaroniero's lower body becomes an enormous octopus-like creature with several large mouths on its body. It is activated by the command "devour" (喰い尽くせ, kuitsukuse?).
Ability: Once Aaroniero releases his zanpakutō he can call forth the powers of the hollows he has consumed all at once, and the creature's tentacles are used for melee combat.
Shawlong Koufang - 11th arrancar
Name: Tijereta (五鋏蟲, lit. Five Scissor Insect, Spanish for Earwig)
Resurrección: Shawlong's upper body is covered with insectoid armor, which extends into claws on his hands. A tail with a scissor-like tip grows from a point just below his neck. His mask extends down the left side of his face. It is activated by the command "snip" (截て, tate?).
Abilities: Shawlong's claws are used for melee combat.

Edrad Liones - 13th arrancar
Name: Volcanica (火山獣, lit. Volcanic Beast, Spanish for Volcanic)[47]
Resurrección: Edrad's arms enlarge greatly and are covered in armor. An exhaust spout appears at each shoulder. His mask disappears altogeteher. It is activated by the command "awake" (起きろ, okiro?); in the tankōbon, this is changed to "conflagrate" (熾きろ, okiro?).
Abilities: Edrad can fire massive bursts of flame from his fists to engulf his opponents.
Yylfordt Granz - 15th arrancar
Name: Del Toro (蒼角王子, lit. Pale Horn Prince, Spanish for "of the bull")
Resurrección: Yylfordt's upper body is covered in thick armor, transforming him into a creature resembling a long-horned bull. He even walks on four legs. It is activated by the command "gore" (突き砕け, tsukikudake?).
Abilities: Yylfordt uses his huge horns to as his primary means of attack, charging and skewering opponents as a bull would.

Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio - 103rd arrancar
Name: Giralda (暴風男爵, lit. Windstorm Baron, Spanish for Giralda)
Resurrección: Dordonii grows large horns on his shoulders and armor that starts at his feet, wraps around his calfs, then juts out at his waist with two more horns. Two enormous cyclones come from the armor on Dordonii's legs, allowing him to hover. It is activated by the command "whirl" (旋れ, maware?).
Abilities: Dordonii can control two bird-like wind elemental beasts, which are created from the cyclones.
Cirucci Thunderwitch - 105th arrancar
Name: Golondrina (車輪鉄燕, lit. Wheel Iron Swallow, Spanish for Swallow)
Resurrección: Cirucci sprouts large wings with blades in place of feathers. Her arms become long and her fingers become sharp claws. Her mask grows into 'feathers' going down her back with two similar feather-like structures growing from her legs. It is activated by the command "rip off" (掻っ切れ, kakkire?).
Abilities: Cirucci's wing-blades can be used as projectiles which she can summon back at will. Her released form uses a large amount of spiritual energy, but Cirucci can shed her wings and claws to bypass the weakness, instead concentrating the energy in her mask. The change is permanent, however.

Gantenbainne Mosqueda - 107th arrancar
Name: Dragra (龍拳, lit. Dragon Fist)
Resurrección: Gantenbainne gains dome-shaped plates across both arms and down his back into a tail, giving him the appearance of an armadillo. His punching daggers also come to resemble dragons.
Abilities: Gantenbainne's tail emits energy that he gathers in his hands and shoots forward in a dragon head-shaped blast, a technique he calls Dios, Ruego Nos Perdóne (主よ我等を許し給え).
Tesla - Unknown arrancar
Name: Verruga (牙鎧士, lit Tusk Armored Samurai, Spanish for wart)
Resurrección: Tesla becomes a large, warthog-like creature. His mask grows to cover his entire face, and also produces a pair of tusks. His hair grows into a mane. It is activated by the phrase "strike down".
Abilities: Tesla's strength is greatly increased, allowing him to snap bones with ease.

Patros - Unknown arrancar
Name: Jerifalte (ヘリファルテ, Spanish for "boss")
Resurrección: Patros' upper body becomes tank-shaped, with two sword-like hands that he can use to attack. It's activated by the command "pollute" (汚れよ, kegareyo?).
Abilities: Patros' right arm can be used to fire energy blasts, while his left fires a wide-area attack, triggered by the command "split open" (弾けろ, hajikero?).
Edited by snowy-chan, Aug 16 2008, 04:12 PM.
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