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 Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:19 pm
Hollows:
Hollows are former Pluses (deceased human souls) that lose their hearts to despair or remain in the real world for too long. Any spirit that is not guided to the Soul Society by a Shinigami via Konso (Japanese: "Soul Burial") may eventually descend into a Hollow. The majority of ghosts peacefully move on to the Soul Society after their deaths, but some stay in the living world to fulfill certain goals, such as looking after a loved one, or pursue a grudge from beyond the grave. However, with only limited abilities to interact with the living, and by definition tied to their goals, many ghosts are unable to cope when their loved ones move on or old enemies forget them. At this point, some will become dangerously obsessed with fulfilling those goals, even if the means to fulfill them renders the soul empty: for example, killing anyone who comes near a loved one, in order to keep them from hurting that person. In doing so, the ghost warps into a Hollow and, ironically, often makes the focus of their obsession into their first victim.
The process by which a soul becomes a Hollow usually takes a year, reflected by the length of the soul's Chain of Fate, which resides in the center of their chest. The Chain of Fate slowly corrodes over time, reflecting the degradation of the soul's ties to the living world. The process can be accelerated under certain conditions, such as being attacked by a Hollow, giving into extreme despair or through the use of certain spiritual powers. When the chain completely decays, they become a Hollow when a hole opens up on their chest, where the chain was attached (signifying that they have lost their heart) their bodies change, and a mask forms upon their face.
Powers:
- Most Hollows have powers unique to themselves, rather then abilities demonstrated by all their kind.
- Garganta (Spanish: Throat) is used to tear open a rift between realms, and travel to and from Earth, Hueco Mundo, and even Soul Society.
- Most Hollows possess the ability to regenerate wounds
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:26 pm
Menos Grande:
Though most Hollows are simply transformed Human souls, a sub-group of Hollows known as Menos (Spanish: "Minus"), exist. Menos are conglomerations of hundreds of normal Hollows, resulting in a single composite entity of far greater strength than any normal Hollow. Menos are created when the void within an ordinary Hollow's heart becomes so substantial that Human souls are incapable of sustaining it, at which point it begins devouring fellow Hollows. These cannibal Hollows are attracted to one another, and a mass inter-devouring follows, resulting in a Gillian. Following this transformation, the Gillian can evolve twice more, first into an Adjuchas and finally into a Vasto Lorde, provided certain conditions are met. Menos evolution is not only contingent upon the Menos eating other Hollows, but also upon the Menos' ability to avoid being eaten. If another Hollow succeeds in devouring even a part of their body, evolution becomes impossible for the one which was wounded this way. Menos-class Hollows are considered so dangerous that Soul Society sends only highly trained Shinigami teams to handle them. These incursions seem to be rare, however, as Menos rarely leave Hueco Mundo unless attracted by large sources of spiritual power or encouraged to by other forces.
Powers:
- Cero (Spanish: Zero) is an energy blast, which consists of firing a powerful blast of concentrated spiritual energy at the target. While in most cases it is fired from the mouth, some Arrancar are capable of firing Cero from their hands, fingers and other parts of their bodies. Power, force, speed, and blast area of the Cero is dependent on the strength of the user
- Negacion ( Spanish: "Negation") are energy fields used to rescue fellow Hollows. Only Gillian-class Menos have shown the ability to use it. Negacion fields surround a target in a square beam of light that isolates the target from the dimension they are currently in, making it impossible to harm them. The field then pulls the target towards the Menos that created the field.
- Garganta
- Unique Individual Powers & Abilities
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:37 pm
Arrancar:
Arrancar are the result of Hollows removing their masks. However, an average Hollow removing their mask would not be a problem for the Gotei 13. To hold their own against the Gotei 13 the ones removing their masks would need to be Menos or stronger. A Menos usually takes on a human shape when it becomes an Arrancar. The only ones that will definitely get a 100% humanoid form are Vasto Lorde-class Menos. For the remaining two levels, there are many who don't get a completely humanoid form, despite becoming Arrancar. Therefore, the closer one looks to a Hollow, the lower its power of reasoning. Though Arrancar can give up their human forms in order to obtain enormous power. This new form will retain remnants of their past selves, like fragments of their removed masks and a Hollow hole. Most also have a colored marking of some sort on their face, though some only gain these markings upon the release of their Zanpakutou.
Arrancar seal the nuclei of their abilities within the form of a Zanpakutou. When they release their Zanpakutōs' seals they unleash their true power and their true form. The combat efficiency of an Arrancar with a released Zanpakutou is increased several times over. Therefore, an Arrancar's release of their Zanpakutō is merely a temporary restoration to their former selves, granting them any powers their Hollow form possesses. The act of release is called Resurrección (Spanish: "Resurrection"), which is activated with a command phrase followed by the name of the Zanpakutou.
Powers:
- Cero
- Bala (Spanish: "Bullet") hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet. Although it is weaker than a normal Cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same.
- Garganta
- Hierro (Spanish: "Iron") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutō bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable.
- Pesquisa (Spanish: "Inquiry") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. It functions very similarly to sonar.
- Sonido (Spanish: "Sound") is the Arrancar equal of Shinigami Flash Steps; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonido creates a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps.
- Ressurreccion
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