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An analysis of the Espada’s released forms:

When an Espada, or any Arrancar use the resurrección command, they unlock their released form. It is kind of like a Soul Reaper releasing their sword’s true form, only with an Arrancar, it alters their entire appearance, bringing back some of their original hollow appearances and abilities, only much stronger. When an Espada does this, it is truly a sight to behold. Their strength increases substantially, comparable to a Shinigami’s bankai state; in Ichigo’s case, his Hollow-masked form.

#10 – Yammy:

Yammy, (supposedly the weakest Esapada) has surprisingly never shown his released form in the manga yet. He was recently seen falling down the tower of Las Noches. I doubt however that this killed him, so we may have time to see his released form later. My guess is that it relates to his characteristics, big, strong, and dumb. Since most resurreccións resemble an animal, I think Yammy’s might be something like a bull, a bear, or a rhino. The bear might explain the big piece of jaw hanging below his chin with sharp teeth, but I really have no clue. Do the ridges on his skull hint at anything?

#9 – Aaroniero Arruruerie:

The only Espada turned strait from the rank of Gillian, and the last of the original Espada, Aaroniero was one creepy guy. I honestly don’t know how his appearance was suppose to be more “human-like,” like the transformation to Arrancar is suppose to make him. His normal form looks like a giant tube with two floating heads. His released form looked like a giant blog of tentacles and mouths, with the power to absorb others. Pretty gross either way you look at it. He also has the powers of all those he once absorbed, and can take on their appearances at will. He was defeated by Rukia, obviously not the toughest guy in the bunch.

#8 – Szayel Aporro Granz

“The Perfect Being,” or so he called himself. Szayel was the scientist of the Espada, much like Mayuri Kurotsuchi is to the Soul Society. He has a very human appearance, with pink hair, and the remnants of his hollow mask actually make glasses… how fitting. He is very cocky in his intelligence, and values the lives of others with only the consideration of making them possible test subjects. His released form morphs him into a creepy figure with wing like things sticking out his back, tentacles on the lower half of his body, and a dark liquid oozing out his body. His abilities in this form are to be able to make a copy of his enemy just by touching them with the dark liquid. Also, he can heal himself from fatal injuries, implanting himself into the enemy and eating his way out. All in all, I’d say his released form has a very insect-like demeanor about it. Szayel was defeated by Mayur Kurotsuchi.

#7 - Zommari LeRoux:

To me this was perhaps one of the most disappointing Espada. Zommari didn’t get much screen time until his fight with Byakuya, and I had such high hopes for him. Not to mention his abilities had so much potential. He claims to have the fastest sonido of all Arrancar, but after seeing Stark’s speed, I believe that is a false claim. Still, he does have incredible speed. In his released form Zommari grows a total of 50 eyes throughout his body. His lower half turns into a pink, pumpkin-like figure. If an eye catches part of your body in its sights, that body part is now under Zommari’s control. Byakuya counters this by severing that appendage. He was beat shortly after challenging Byakuya.

#6 - Grimmjow Jeagerjaques:

Grimmjow, to me, is the most like Ichigo out of the Espada. Cocky, obnoxious, and strong as hell. In his released form, Grimmjow’s abilities sky-rocket. He is covered in a white armor, while his hair grows considerably longer. He also gains claws, sharp teeth, and other Panther-like traits. He becomes much stronger, forcing Ichigo to use his Hollow mask to match his strength. After the fight with Ichigo, Grimmjow was attacked by Nnoitra Jiruga, and his condition is still unknown. Other than Stark, for some reason I think if one Espada has a chance of being an ally after this is all said and done, it is Grimmjow.

#5 - Nnoitra Jiruga:

This guy is a pain in the ass. He claims to have the strongest Hierro of the Espada, but like in Zommari’s case, I doubt it is stronger than one of the top 3.  In his normal state, Nnoitra has a long, stringy appearance, with an eye-patch on, a spoon like collar, and a double-crescent blade. After he releases, Nnoitra grows up to six arms, two horns (or antennae) and a sickle-like blade for each hand. His appearance resmbles that of a praying mantis. Like the others, his abilities drastically improve in this form. He was killed by Kenpachi Zarachi.

#4 – Ulquiorra Schiffer:

Ulquiorra – one scary little guy. He has always had this confident, but justly confident presence about him. Not a man of many words, Ulquiorra packs quite a punch. In his normal form, he has very pale skin, green eyes, tear like markings under his eyes, and a half helmit remnant from his original hollow mask. It reminds me of the original shape of the Vasto Lorde. In his released form, Ulquiorra grows a set of wings, and his helmet looks more like a pair of horns, or ears. His Zanpakuto has morphed into a silver spike.  He is supose to resemble a bat. He was strong before, but now, he is approaching a whole new level of power. I don’t know how Ichigo is going to handle him now.

#3 – Halibel:

Halibel is the 3rd Espada, and as such, is probably hella strong. She normally has a zipped up white jacket, but when she opens it up, ther valuptuous remnants of her hollow mask are revealed. She is unbelievably strong thus far in her fight with Hisugaya, and she seems to be just warming up. I don’t really know what her released form will be like, but just as a shot in the dark from looking at her hollow mask, I’m going to guess something reptile like. Her hollow mask reminds me of reptile from Mortal Kombat.

#2 -Barragan Luisenbarn:

Barragan is the strongest Arrancar in all of Aizens army with the exception of Stark. Although he seems to think so highly of himself that he assumes control in Aizen’s absence. His old body is marked with scars, much like Yamamato. The remains of his Hollow mask form a crown above his head, explaining his confidence. The only logical guess I can make on his released form would be to say it would resemble something lion like. That is just to go along with the whole “king” mentality. It would better suit him to be a jackass though.

lion?

#1 – Stark:

Stark – the Primera Espada. One badass mofo. He has one of the most normal appearances of all the Espada. He is extremely laid back, much like Captain Shunsui whom he is fighting at the moment. The remnants of his hollow mask make a necklace. Though he dislikes fighting, he is surely good at it. He analyzed the deceptive techniques used by Shunsui within a few attacks. His speed is incredible, capturing Orihime right in front of Ichigo and Kenpachi. I have a feeling if he tried his hardest, there would be a loss of words to describe his power. I can’t imagine what his released form would look like. It would have to be something cool, like a devil, or a white knight. I don’t know, but I am eager to witness the power of the released Primera Espada!

I’m curious, what do you guys think the unrevealed released form might look like?

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      Rukia and Ludebone face off in a life-determining battle. The arrancar reveals that each fruit on his tree-like resurreccion is a skull, which can transform into a skeleton. The multiple skeletons that attack Rukia are weak and easy to kill, but their vast numbers soon have the shinigami exhausted. The captain of the Execution squad displays an impressive amount of power, saying his is nothing compared to the power of the Espada. Because Aizen has created an army stronger than any other and only a fool would be unreasonable anough to raise against them. 
       At that moment the dome above Las Noches explodes, to which Ludebone, surprised, remarks that this was Ulquiorra’s doing. Ishida and Orihime both come out of the tower, looking worried.
      The scene changes back to Ulquiorra and Ichigo. The Espada says that all Espada, ranking higher than 5th are forbidden to use Grand Cero or release their swords within the dome, since it could turn Las Noches to dust. Then, pointing his sword at his shinigami opponent, he uses his resurreccion – “Murcielago” (Spanish for bat).  Rain as black as ink starts falling from the sky, but Ichigo doesn’t react. The rain stops and Ulquiorra’s evolved form appears on top of the tower. Ichigo is almost scared by Ulquiorra’s massive reiatsu. The two enemies stare at each other, the tension building up between them. Ulquiorra finally breaking the silence by telling Ichigo not to lose his concentration. He then appears right in front of the shinigami, wielding a silver spike as his weapon. He goes for Ichigo’s neck, but the latter blocks instinctively with a Getsuga Tenshou. Ichigo is pushed away and half of his mask is cut off.
     The Espada expresses his concern with what would have happened, had Ichigo not used Getsuga – his head would have been chopped right off.

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   Yammi is engulfed by the flames of the hollow bomb, as Ishida just walks away casually. The Espada falls through the floor, but manages to grasp the edge of the floor. The Quincy fires an arrow, which sends Yammi falling down to the  floors beneath. Ishida also  reveals that he broke all the pillars on the lower levels, so that the Espada would fall all the way down and probably die. 
    Ishida and Ichigo have a short conversation, in which the reasons for the Quincy’s tardiness and the mechanism of the hollow bomb are explained. The shinigami just tells his friend to protect Orihime and reverts his atention to Ulquiorra.  
    Ichigo switches to Vizard mode by putting on his hollow mask. The 4th Espada is shocked by the sudden change in Ichigo’s appearance and behavior and by the tremendous difference in  of his attack power.  Ulqiorra is overwhelmed and flees to the outside of the tower. He then uses a cero, which has seemingly no effect on Ichigo – he takes it head on, without sustaining any damage.
     Seeing that Ichigo’s skills surpass his own by far, Ulquiorra is forced to leave the Las Noches dome.  He then uses his resurreccion, which he  is prohibited to use inside the dome. The release word for his sword is “Bind”, but the sword’s name is not revealed.