アーロニーロ・アルルエリĀronīro Arurueri
Gender
Male (both heads)
Species
Arrancar
Affiliation
Sōsuke Aizen's Army
Team
Espada
Occupation
9th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's Army
[hide] Zanpakutō
* Resurrección: Glotonería
* Shikai: Nejibana
Debut (Manga)
Volume 26, Chapter 229
Debut (Anime)
Episode 138
Debut (video game)
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5
Appears in
Manga, Anime, and Video Games
Seiyū (Japanese)
Kaien Shiba: Toshihiko Seki
Deep-voiced Mask: Ryuzaburo Otomo
High-voiced Mask: Mayumi Yamaguchi
Voice actor(s) (English)
Kaien Shiba: Dave Mallow
Deep-voiced Mask: Keith Silverstein
High-voiced Mask: Wendee Lee
Powers & Abilities
Two Zanpakutō: Aaroniero is unique among all Arrancar (and hollows) due to the fact that he has two Zanpakutō, one of them being a Shinigami 's Zanpakutō (it is not known whether it retains the soul of the Zanpakutō, since a Zanpakutō spirit is part of the Shinigami's soul), and can thus perform Shikai. This is due to Metastacia's ability.
Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: By absorbing Kaien Shiba (albeit indirectly), Aaroniero was a highly skilled swordsman fighting Rukia based on Kaien's memories. Kaien's techniques and form are revealed during the battle, and are described by Rukia as "His upper-body stance. Spear technique reminiscent of a dance, using one wrist as the center of its rotation. Then crushing the opponent between the spears thrust and the rising waves".
Sonído Expert: After Rukia's Kidō spells wore off, Aaroniero used Sonído to appear behind Rukia almost instantly, surprising her.[14]
Broadcasted Sight: Aaroniero also has the ability to broadcast information of whatever he is currently seeing or experiencing to other Arrancar, which he does prior to his death at the hands of Rukia.[15]
Great Spiritual Power: Aaroniero has enough spiritual power to mimic the levels possessed of Kaien Shiba, going as far as to being able to use Kaien's Zanpakutō with presumably the exact amount of spiritual energy required to wield and use its abilities.
Zanpakutō
Aaroniero's Zanpakutō, sealed.
Glotonería (喰虚 (グロトネリア), Gurotoneria; Spanish for "Gluttony," Japanese for "Eating Hollow"). Aaroniero's Zanpakutō takes the form of a deformed arm-like appendage with many sprouting tentacles that is concealed in his left hand under his glove. Because he indirectly absorbed Kaien Shiba, Aaroniero also possesses his Zanpakutō, Nejibana.
Glotoneria released
* Resurrección: It is activated by the command Devour (喰い尽くせ, kuitsukuse). When released, it turns Aaroniero's lower body into a huge, blob-like mass resembling an incredibly bloated cartoon-style octopus, with dozens of stubby tentacles and mouth-like mask pieces.[16] In the anime, the blob mass is colored purple.
Resurrección Special Ability:
* Hollow Absorption: While all Hollows can cannibalize each other to gain power, Aaroniero has the ability to completely absorb other hollows, merging not only their extra power with his own but also gaining their individual abilities.[17] The ability allows him to evolve without limit, unlike normal Espada. Though not used, Aaroniero gained all of the powers of Metastacia, including:
Aaroniero using Kaien's Nejibana as one of his powers
Body Possession: It allows Aaroniero to merge his spirit body with other beings, including Shinigami. This was originally Metastacia's ability.
Aspect Manifestation: Once a Hollow is absorbed in this fashion, Aaroniero can manifest any aspect of them at will, including their physical form. According to Aaroniero, he has consumed an approximate total of 33,650 Hollows. It is for this reason that Aaroniero, despite his Gillian status, was able to become an Espada. Through an unusual series of events, he also absorbs the Shinigami abilities of Kaien Shiba by eating Metastacia.[17] The weakness of this power is sunlight, which nullifies it on contact and reveals Aaroniero's true form.[18]
Manifest Absorbed Power: When sealed it allows Aaroniero to manifest any power he has absorbed through his Zanpakutō, morphing it into a perfect approximation of the one he absorbed, as he does with Kaien's Nejibana.[19] When released it allows Aaroniero full access of his absorbed abilities. He can still manifest the powers of those he has absorbed in this form, but has no limit to the total number.[20]
Mimic Knowledge: His absorption ability also allows him to perfectly mimic the accompanying battle styles of those powers, due to the muscle experience and the memories in the brain.