Hollow/Arrancar Info.

Hollow are a race of creatures which are born from Human souls who, for various reasons, do not cross over to Soul Society after their death, and stay in the world of the living for too long. They are corrupt spirits with supernatural powers that devour the souls of both living and deceased humans. Hollows are the principal antagonists during the first part of the manga, and remain a primary threat beyond that point. Hollows settle in Hueco Mundo (Spanish, lit. Hollow World; grammatically, the phrase would be Mundo Hueco, meaning "a world that is hollow"), but can cross over to the human world and Soul Society.

An arrancar is a hollow that has removed its mask and gained Shinigami powers. The name arrancar is a Spanish verb meaning "to remove" or "to rip off," a reference to an arrancar's removal of its hollow mask.

Few hollows have the potential to remove their masks normally, and even if they manage it the change is not significant. Sousuke Aizen is able to artificially create arrancar with the Hougyoku, which also unlocks much more of their potential than a natural transformation would. The process of turning a hollow into an arrancar is called shinigamification. Arrancar differ from ordinary hollows in two ways: their hollow holes are often moved, and only a small fragment of their masks remain. When hollows become arrancar, the chances of them retaining a humanoid form increase with their intelligence; only vasto lorde-class arrancar will definitely assume a humanoid form.

If powerful enough, an arrancar can seal its excess power into the form of a zanpaktou. This weapon is their original hollow powers, which can be called upon when necessary, as opposed to the living spirit of a Shinigami's zanpaktou. Their zanpaktou also differ in that they need not take the form of a sword: for example, Cirucci Thunderwitch's weapon takes the form of what is essentially a giant yo-yo. When an arrancar releases their zanpaktou, a process called resurrección, part of their original hollow form is restored, giving them access to their original abilities. While arrancar do not appear to have a second release, the act of releasing their zanpaktou exponentially increases their power, similar to the power boost afforded by a Shinigami's bankai.

Those arrancar under Aizen's command also have a standard theme for their clothing. Their uniforms consist of a white jacket, black sash, white hakama, and black socks with white sandals; in essence, the uniforms are basically inverted Shinigami uniforms.

Artes Divina are the Arrancar special abilities. One could say that are like kido. However, unlike Kido, Artes Divinas are not spells and incantations. They in fact often manipulate the Arrancar's body in some way or provide a means of offense action by the means of energy blasts or elemental attacks. Ayumo Yurasuki and Amido Apolinar developed the first Artes Divina as a means of providing arrancar a supply of useful techniques to use in battle tactics and since then the basics remained the same. However many young arrancar are being taught the ways of Dios Artes and may very well add more arts to the libraries of Las Noches. It is still a mystery if Artes Divina has reached it's limits or if it will grow, for now only time will tell.

Hollow Abilities

Cero
High-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as the mouth, tongue, hand or fingers. Only menos, arrancar, and vizard have so far been shown to use cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently.

Hierro
Refers to the hardened skin of the arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. With their skin, an arrancer can block even released zanpakutō bare-handed and strengthen their physical attacks. But their skin is by no means impenetrable. Stronger arrancar have proportionally stronger skin. Using hierro arrancar can block Shikai released zanpaktou up to those in their bracket of power unless they put reiatsu into their blade.

Guarda
Guarda is an ability which allows the user to watch the actions of fellow Espada and other close allies though their own eyes. To use it, One must picture the person they intend to use it upon in their mind and focus a small portion of their reiatsu into their eyes. This ability is an arrancar exclusive

Empujar
This ability merely allows the Arrancar using it to push his enemies away with a shock wave in the air created by a burst of reiatsu. The attack itself does little damage unless the target is smashed into something as a result of the attack. This abilities strength is also variable. It could be used to push something as small as a pen a few inches or something as big as a house several feet. Stronger Arrancar can push larger and more heavy objects and tend to have better manipulation over the power of this skill.

Tirar
The user extends their arm outward towards their intended target and pulls their arm back towards them. This creates a force that in turn pulls their target towards them. The strength of the pull is variable and depends on the users overall power in which they place into it. This ability can be used for a variety of reasons such as retrieving objects or pulling opponents towards the target to follow up an attack. Stronger Arrancar can pull larger and heavier objects and tend to have better manipulation over the power of this skill.

Golem Spire
A spire of rock shoots from the ground and aim’s to stab the target.

Noir Blast
The users arm is engulfed in a black energy, it is then fired all at once as a decent projectile attack.

Mirada
The ability for the Espada to replay events they have witnessed to other allies and comrades. This is done by bringing the hand to the temple of the head and remembering that certain memory. Upon mastery of this skill, one can remember any memory they have and can replay it to themselves as well as others.

Cohete
These are balls of transiently colored reiatsu, which explode similar to time bombs. One can produce marble-sized bombs which have little concussive impact and which can be used to distract or for pranks. But at full power, these bombs can grow to the size of beach balls and which, when they explode, can smash tree trunks and even metal objects. The user can control the time of detonation

Macizo
This ability allows a hollow to instantly coagulate their blood to seal up wounds. This allows one to stop potentially fatal blood loss and seal up life threatening wounds. This however doesn't heal the damage done by an attack.

Balazo
high speed concussive energy beams fired from each of fingers and thumbs for a total of ten blasts.

Claustrofobia
Reiatsu forms around the Espada's hands and can be fired at the enemy, upon contact the ball of energy sticks to it's target and then spreads until it completely engulfs it. The reiatsu slows down enemies and can leave weaker foes paralyzed.

Clavija
By Drawing on energy in the body, an arrancar is capable of projecting bolts of bio-electricity from ones fingertips or palm. Stronger Arrancar [namely the top four Espada themselves] seem to better be able to manipulate their bio electric field.

Lumbre
A stream of pale blue fire is released from the Users hand. Often used to burn and scorch large areas in front of user.

Destrozada Colmillo
The Arrancar using this skill creates a blade of reiatsu into their hands which is then hardened. When the blade becomes solid, it shatters into several other smaller ones and is then fired towards the target in a machine gun like fashion.

Supresión
This skill allows the Arrancar to suppress some of their metabolic functions in order to preserve their time left to live if they are fatality wounded. It can only be used when not moving.

Guardián flecha
The user instantly discharges some of his/her reiastu into the atmosphere, but in order to do so, the user must be standing still to gather the right amount of reiastu. After 1 turn the user can emit ten beams of reiastu to fall from the sky in the area of his/her choice,which the user also has to be non mobile to activate.

Hemerosu Sonido
A variation of the high speed movement technique known as sonido. The user can increase the steps he takes with a regular sonido, moving so fast as to create quasi clones in the area he was just standing. The afterimages are able to be slashed and hit in any type of way to give the illusion the person using the technique was hit. Of course, when they hit the ground, they dispel. They are also able to move along with the user in unison although they do not have any physical substance.

Other Info:This is an advanced version of sonido and is only usable by the Espada only. The maximum number of clones possible is only one.

Gran Rey Cero
An espada exclusive cero that can disintegrate anything it touches. It is several times morel powerful than a regular cero and much wider as well. Its been described by others as a spear that literally lacerates the sky and dimension its fired in. Those who are caught in its way will find an early grave.

Reprimenda
A forceful surge of spiritual energy inside of thoughout the body that dispels any lingering kidou like effect or binding on the arrancar

Bleeding Squall
When injured and bleeding the arrancar can dip their fingers in their blood and then make a swiping motion while imbuing it with reiatsu. It then turns into a small red twister about 5 feet tall. It can turn away weaker reiatsu blasts and projectiles and does minor cuts to what ever it touches.

Válvula
A large spinning tube of reiatsu launches itself out of the user's body and speeds away in the direction that the user is facing. A high speed attack that rips and tosses away anything in path

Bala
Arrancar alternative to the cero. The technique hardens the user's spiritual pressure and fires like a bullet. Though weaker than a cero blast, it moves twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate.

Adrenalina
The Arrancar's ability to activate the hormone in the body needed to produce adrenaline and completely remove fatigue poisons in the muslces. The user will receive ten times more adrenaline then what would normally be needed in a physical activity thereby granting the user a momentary increase in strength and speed along with the stamina to fight without tiring. However, this effect fades fast [2 turns] and leaves the user heavily fatigued and open to attack.

Other Info:ONE TIME USE ONLY. Speed and strength up 30% Using this a second time will drain the user so severity, It will leave them comatose.

Hondonada
The Hollow equal to flash cry. The user takes in spiritual particles and focuses them into his own body, giving the user a red aura around him. Using this power, The user experiences a great increase in reflexes and dexterity and gains the benefit of using cero without a charge time. The user also gains the ability to use a massive full body blast of reiatsu at will at the cost of losing the benefits of the technique. [all abilities are boosted to 25% but as time goes on, the state becomes more and more taxing to the user and if used for so long, will incapacitate the user]

Parada
This technique nullifies a targets motions and reiatsu by hitting them with an opposing surge of energy. The user simply holds their hand up towards their target when they are in range and mutters the words "Perdone"

Other Info:Only usable with with Hondonada and limited in use to two time use. After successful use, the attack cannot be used the second time until after three turns. An Espada Exclusive

Lanzador
The ability to generate powerful energy spears that are formed from intensely focused reiatsu. Anyone who attempts to grab a harpoon is burnt. Upon adding a targets blood to the harpoon, It becomes keyed to its targets body and cannot be moved or deflected by energy. They will only stop if they hit their target or something else. A hit from one of these harpoons can seriously injure the target and leaves their neural pathways burned out, paralyzing them for one turn.

Previsión
A special ability learned by the most powerful arrancar and also an extension to Pesquisa. By using traditional senses training, an arrancar will be able to use the ability to see and perceive the world in a very close analogue of three-dimensional human sight using mental focus. It functions at approximately at 100 feet in sight and allows for someone to see all in that radius, everything from hidden areas to the insides of buildings. This ability requires immense focus. Although more experienced users may bypass this.

Ranura
An cutting beam of energy emitted from the fingertips in extremely high intensity. This beam however is only 3 inches long and has no real practical use in battle. Instead, its used to lacerate the hierro of an arrancar and preform surgery when needed.

Garganta
How arrancar move to and from Hueco Mundo. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway. Kaname Tōsen and Kisuke Urahara have also demonstrated the ability to use garganta; Mayuri Kurotsuchi explains that Soul Society cannot do this because they haven't researched the technique.

Negación
Fields are used to rescue fellow hollows. Only the gillian-class menos have shown the ability to use it. Negación 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.

Caja Negación
Meant to simulate negación fields, which are used to punish their subordinates if necessary. The cube, when used on a subject, traps them in an alternate dimension from which there is no escape; however, this assumes it's being used as intended. More powerful arrancar, namely the Espada themselves, can escape given enough time.

Pesquisa
Pesquisa is the arrancar equivalent of the shinigami ability to sense spiritual pressure. It functions similar to sonar.

Sonido
Sonido is the arrancar equivalent of the Soul Reapers' flash steps and the Quincy hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances.Use of sonido is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound used for flash steps.

Sentar
A device used for marking places for someone to find. It resembles a small golden token. By placing this object on the ground [preferably a hidden location], the token will stick in place and emit sounds only a hollow can hear. the waves can travel for miles and to aid this. The tokens position appears with the use of pesquisa

Grand Hollow Roar
The Espada summons from the depths of their memory the roar they once had in hollow form. The roar from an Espada causes several garganta to open in back of the one who made the call. In effect, hundreds of menos peer past the doorway and each of them combine their energy into one massive cero blast. Its destructive power is way above that of Gran Rey Cero and well literally erase the existence of whatever is in its path.

Other Info:This is not an ability but one of the responsibilities entrusted to the Espada as war generals. This call is only to be used when authorization has been gotten and is used to fight off waves of shinigami or perhaps for an invasion of soul society