List of hollows in Bleach

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This is a list of characters in the anime and manga series Bleach who are either hollows or arrancar. Hollows and arrancar serve as the primary villains for most of the series.

Contents 1 Hollows 2 Arrancar 2.1 Espada 2.2 Números 2.3 Exequias 2.4 Others 3 References

[edit] Hollows

Those hollows listed here are those given names, either in the series or accompanying databooks.

• Acidwire (アシッドワイヤー, Ashiddowaiyā^?) – 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. 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. Shrieker attacks Yasutora Sado after he obtains a cockatiel possessed by the spirit of a dead child. 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. After being killed by Ichigo Kurosaki, he is sent to Hell for committing serial murder as a human, as a zanpakutō can only wash away the sins a soul commits as a hollow.

• Metastacia (メタスタシア, Metasutashia^?) — Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)

Metastacia is an experimental hollow used by Sōsuke Aizen years before the start of the series. In his natural state, he exists as a six-limbed creature with a large, flame-patterned mask and a flock of tentacles on his back. When a shinigami grabs these tentacles, their zanpakutō is destroyed; however, the power is only good once every night. Metastacia's main power is the ability to merge with shinigami, taking over their body to use as his own. Unlike human possession (two souls in one body), the fusing of two spirits is irreversible. After a short period, he is able to eat them from the inside-out to re-create his original form.

Metastacia took over the body of Miyako, a shinigami and Kaien Shiba's wife, 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 Arruruerie, 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^?)

Bawabawa is a giant, eel-like hollow whose mask consists of a simple plate on his head with a pair of horns. He acts as both a pet and transportation for Pesche, Dondochakka, and Nel Tu. Bawabawa tends to get upset for not being included in the group's super sentai-styled introduction sequences.

Initially, Pesche and Dondochakka say that Bawabawa can't survive without sand, thus explaining why Bawabawa doesn't follow the group into Las Noches. During a battle with Szayel Aporro Granz, however, Dondochakka reveals the ability to spit Bawabawa from his mouth. Pesche explains that Bawabawa is actually one of many spiritual combat insects that dwell within Dondochakka.^[1]

• Pesche Guatiche (ペッシェ・ガティーシェ, Pesshe Gatīshe^?) — Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Pesche is a fairly harmless, humanoid hollow whose mask resembles an insectoid head with a large pair of mandibles. He wears an eyepatch and a loincloth. His hollow hole is slightly lower than normal, positioned near his stomach instead of his chest. He and Dondochakka were once Nel Tu's Fracción, but had their masks forcibly removed by Nnoitra and were left for dead with Nel. After realizing that their master had reverted to a defenseless child, he and Dondochakka pledged to protect Nel by never telling her about her former life. He spent the following time traveling around Hueco Mundo with them. He accidentally accompanies Uryū Ishida into Las Noches, having thought he had followed Ichigo. This initially upsets Pesche as he believes Uryū to be the weakest member of the group due to his appearance, while thinking that Chad is the strongest.

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^?),^[2] 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 or grip on things. The liquid is limited in supply, contrary to its name. Pesche states that he named it as such because "Finite Slick" didn't sound nearly as cool. He can also perform a synchronized cero attack with Dondo. In addition to his powers, he carries an energy sword he calls Ultima (究極（ウルティマ）, Urutima^?, Spanish for "final," Japanese for "ultimate") which he compares to one of Uryū's Seele Schneiders, humorously drawing it from his loincloth using its vaguely phallic hilt.

• Dondochakka Bilstin (ドンドチャッカ・ビルスタン, Dondochakka Birusutan^?) — Voiced by: Daisuke Gouri

Dondochakka is a large, spotted humanoid hollow with a tiki mask and compound eyes. He appears to speak with a yakuza-style accent 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. Dondochakka once served Nel when she was an Espada, but had his mask torn off by Nnoitra and was left for dead along with Pesche and Nel. After realizing that Nel had reverted to a defenseless child, he and Pesche pledged to protect Nel by never telling her about her former life. After that event, he travels Hueco Mundo with Pesche and Nel Tu, and their pet, Bawabawa. Like Pesche, he attempts to chase after Nel and Ichigo in Las Noches, but ends up finding Renji instead, whom he frequently irritates with his clumsiness and emotional outbursts.

As described by Pesche, Dondochakka possesses numerous insect spirits within his stomach. One of these is the worm hollow Bawabawa. He can spit these spirits out at will as allies in combat.^[1] In addition, he carries a kanabō inside his stomach. He can also perform a synchronized cero attack with Pesche, called cero sincrético.

[edit] Arrancar

[edit] Espada

Main article: List of Espada in Bleach

[edit] Números

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

Shawlong Koufang 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. He is killed by Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

Shawlong was a member, and possibly the leader, of a group formed by himself, Edrad Liones, Yylfordt Granz, Di Roy, and Nakeem. 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 eat a part of each of them, as this would both halt their evolution and prevent them from returning to being a lesser Hollow, something that apparently all Adjuchas or Higher level Menos fear.

Shawlong's zanpakutō is named Tijereta (五鋏蟲（ティヘレタ）, Tihereta^?, Spanish for "earwig," Japanese for "five-pincered insect"). 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.

• Edrad Liones (エドラド・リオネス, Edorado Rionesu^?) — Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki - 13th arrancar

Edrad Liones, named in the English manga as Edorad Leones, 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. He has a high amount of pride as an arrancar, as he is ashamed to draw his zanpakutō against an enemy, and despises those who fight for fun, like Ikkaku Madarame. Despite his brutish appearance, he is a skilled tactician, able to see through Ikkaku's strategy and realise he was fighting for sport. He is eventually killed by Ikkaku after he releases his bankai.

Edrad's zanpakutō is named Volcánica (火山獣（ボルカニカ）, Borukanika^?, Spanish for "volcanic," Japanese for "volcanic beast") and is released by the phrase "erupt" (起きろ/熾きろ, okiro^?). When Volcanica is released, his mask disappears and his arms are covered in what looks like volcanic rock, becoming much longer and wider in the process. An exhaust spout is located on each shoulder. He is able to shoot fire from his fists in this form.

• Yylfordt Granz (イールフォルト・グランツ, Īruforuto Gurantsu^?) — Voiced by: Kōichi Tōchika - 15th arrancar

Yylfordt is a sarcastic, effeminate arrancar with long blond hair. 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 Granz, the 8th Espada. Yylfordt 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 notes that if Yylfordt hadn't been distracted, he might not have been able to defeat him.

Yylfordt's zanpakutō is named Del Toro (蒼角王子（デルトロ）, Derutoro^?, Spanish for "of the bull," Japanese for "pale-horned prince") and is released by the phrase "skewer" (突き砕け, tsukikudake^?). When Del Toro is released, Yylfordt's upper body enlarges and is covered in bull-like armor, while his mask seems to completely regenerate, giving him horns. In this form, he walks on four legs and uses his horns to skewer opponents.

• Di Roy (ディ・ロイ, Di Roi^?) — Voiced by: Takashi Kondō - 16th arrancar

Di Roy's hollow mask remains 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 noted for carrying his zanpakutō in his hands for much of his screentime.

Di 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. Di Roy is substantially weaker than his brethren, to the point that Yylfordt scornfully refers to him as an "arrancar in name only." His original hollow form was that of a snake-like creature with a shark head matching the remnants of his mask.

• Nakeem (ナキーム, Nakīmu^?) — Voiced by: Taketora

Nakeem, named as Nakim in the English manga, 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. Nakeem is killed by Rangiku Matsumoto. The name and exact abilities of Nakeem'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. Curiously, his physical appearance, height aside, did not change at all. Before becoming an arrancar, Nakeem 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.

• Loly (ロリ, Rori^?) — Voiced by: Hana Takeda

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 her left 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. 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^?) — Voiced by: Hitomi Harada

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 identical to Loly's, but on the opposite side of her face. Menoly closely resembles a female Grimmjow in her hairstyle. 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^?) — Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (seiyū)

Tesla is a slim, male arrancar with blond hair. 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 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. Nnoitra first instructs Tesla to restrain Orihime while the Espada fights Ichigo, and later to finish off Ichigo. He mercilessly beats the weakened Ichigo in his released state until he is stopped and badly wounded by Kenpachi Zaraki. He is later seen on the ground in his unreleased state, dropping a tear for the fallen Nnoitra.

Tesla's zanpakutō is Verruga (牙鎧士（ベルーガ）, Berūga^?, Spanish for "wart," Japanese for "tusked armored warrior"). He releases it with the phrase "crush" (打ち伏せろ, uchifusero^?) When sealed, it takes the form of a rapier with a chakram embedded in the blade just above the hilt. Tesla can make the ring solid if he wishes, as seen when he blocks an attack from Chad using the solid ring then converts it back to a hollow one after Chad has fallen. The guard seems to be made of a kind of scaled ribbing. When released, Tesla becomes a large, warthog-like creature. His mask grows to cover his entire face, and also produces a pair of tusks. His hair also grows into a mane. In his released form, Tesla's mask has a large scar covering his right eye, where he has an eyepatch on his unreleased form. In his released form, Tesla uses brute force to defeat his opponents.

• Szayel Aporro Granz's Fracción

Szayel Aporro Granz'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; Szayel reassures the other Fracción that he will do just this with Lumina after devouring the latter.

• Wonderweiss Margera (ワンダーワイス・マルジェラ, Wandāwaisu Marujera^?) — Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma

Wonderweiss 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.^[3] Wonderweiss 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. Wonderweiss's personality is also child-like and even autistic. When sent on a mission to kill, he instead plays around with a dragonfly. He shows a bit of hostility, firing a retaliatory bala 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 Wonderweiss, like himself, is a pure being (though he makes a point of wondering whether he is pure good or evil), which often tend to stick together, causing Wonderweiss to follow him everywhere when possible. Also for this reason, he tried to restrain Gin Ichimaru from getting closer to Tōsen, since Wonderweiss was wary of him.^[4]

Wonderweiss's zanpakutō is a large purple sword strapped to his back, about as tall as he is. The hilt resembles a western long sword rather than the more common katana, although the familiar hilt weaving is present, whilst the guard resembles an Egyptian eye. The name and released state of his zanpakutō have not been revealed.

• Patros (パトラス, Patorasu^?) — Voiced by: Tetsuo Kaneo

Patros is an anime-only arrancar. Patros is recognizable by his 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 combatant, being able to match against Renji Abarai. Patros shows great pride in his ability, flaunting his powerful sword draws and generally treating opponents as trash.

Patros is charismatic enough to have garnered two supporters, Menis (メニス, Menisu^?) and Aldegor (アルデゴル, Arudegoru^?), voiced by Hisashi Oda and Kenta Miyake, respectively. Menis is an effeminate arrancar with the jaw of his mask resting on the upper-left side of his head. His zanpakutō, Erizo (エリッソ, Erisso^?, Spanish for "hedgehog"), is released with the command "stab" (刺せ, sase^?) and gives Menis three segmented, tail-like appendages with sharp ends to attack with. Aldegor is taller and bulkier with black hair. The remains of his mask cover the upper left quarter of his face. He dies of wounds apparently inflicted during his battle with Ikkaku Madarame after expressing regret at having followed Patros. Aldegor's zanpakutō, Jabalí (ハバリー, Habarī^?, Spanish for "boar"), is released with the command "get them" (掛かれ, kakare^?), grows six hinged appendages from Aldegor's back, which can either block attacks or curl around him to form a sphere. Both are killed in short order.

Patros' zanpakutō is Jerifalte (ヘリファルテ, Herifarute^?, Spanish for "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 iaidō. 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" (汚れよ, kegareyo^?), 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.

Dissatisfied with working under a shinigami, Patros steals the Orb of Distortion to mount a coup. Lacking knowledge of its use, he attempts to track down Kisuke Urahara, its inventor. He is killed by Renji with the assistance of Ririn, Kuroud, and Noba. His plot, meanwhile, is revealed to be nothing more than manipulation on Aizen's part, and the orb he stole merely a useless trinket. 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.

[edit] Exequias

• Unnamed Exequias leader — Voiced by: Taro Yamaguchi

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 uniform human-shaped skulls his companions wear. He carries a zanpakutō, but its name and released state have not been revealed. He seems to know Dordonii. He and his subordinates clean up after each battle, collecting data before killing any survivors: they kill Dordonii and Cirucci Thunderwitch off screen for failing to win against their opponents, and prepared to do the same with Chad and Gantenbainne before being approached by shinigami Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu. Surprised by the arrival of a captain level shinigami, he and the rest of the Exequias withdraw in order to avoid conflict.

[edit] Others

• 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. Grand Fisher explains that when his hair and claws are used as spikes to stab an enemy, they also absorb the memories of that particular enemy, hence his ability to use the lure to create a copy of their loved ones or friends and use their image as a shield. 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. 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, and his zanpakutō becomes the size of a skyscraper. He returns to the human world to kill Ichigo, but instead is killed by Ichigo's father, Isshin Kurosaki.

• 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. He was killed by Hitsugaya, who was able to track his pocket dimension with the aid of the girl herself, who resisted the hollow.

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

• Arturo Plateado (アルトゥロ・プラテアド, Aruturo Purateado^?) – Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), J. B. Blanc (English)^[5]

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, deathly pale skin, 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 at the center of his chest. He speaks with a Spanish accent, most likely in reference to the prevalent Spanish motifs in Bleach's arrancar arc.^[5]

Arturo's zanpakutō is called Fénix (不滅王（フェニーチェ）, Fenīche^?, Spanish for "phoenix," Japanese for "undying king") 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 Soul Society.

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