Post by Gin Ichimaru on Feb 25, 2008 20:17:40 GMT -5
An arrancar is basically a hollow that removed its mask to gain shinigami powers. Arrancar in spanish means "To remove" or "to rip off", a reference to an arrancar's removal of its hollow mask.
Not many hollows have the potential to remove their masks normally, and even if they managed to, the change wouldn't be significant. Aizen Sousuke, is able to create arrancar artificially with the Orb of Distortion, which brings out more of an arrancar's potential than a natural transformation would. This would be called "shinigamification".
Arrancar and ordinary hollows differ in two ways: the location of their holes and the near-total disappearance of their masks. 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 his or her excess power into the form of a zanpakuto. Unlike with shinigami, this zanpakutō is simply the hollow's true form sealed into a sword. Therefore, an arrancar's release of their zanpakuto is merely a temporary restoration of their former selves. An arrancar release is called resurrección (Japanese for "returning blade," Spanish for "resurrection"). Arrancar do not have a known second release.
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.
Not many hollows have the potential to remove their masks normally, and even if they managed to, the change wouldn't be significant. Aizen Sousuke, is able to create arrancar artificially with the Orb of Distortion, which brings out more of an arrancar's potential than a natural transformation would. This would be called "shinigamification".
Arrancar and ordinary hollows differ in two ways: the location of their holes and the near-total disappearance of their masks. 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 his or her excess power into the form of a zanpakuto. Unlike with shinigami, this zanpakutō is simply the hollow's true form sealed into a sword. Therefore, an arrancar's release of their zanpakuto is merely a temporary restoration of their former selves. An arrancar release is called resurrección (Japanese for "returning blade," Spanish for "resurrection"). Arrancar do not have a known second release.
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.
