Espada

The Espada are the top-ranked arrancar in Aizen's army. The Espada at the time of the group's introduction consists of nine males and one female. Each Espada member is chosen for their superior combat ability and then assigned a number from 1 to 10 that indicates their rank and relative power level, which is tattooed somewhere on their body (Grimmjow's is on his lower back, for instance). The

Espada are given control over the Números and are regarded as the strongest arrancar in existence. Similar to the power gap between captains and lieutenants in the Gotei 13, the strength of the Espada far surpasses that of the average Número. As Aaroniero Arruruerie notes, all of the Espada except him were at least adjuchas-class menos before becoming arrancar.

Prerequisites:

Resurrección special ability

Special: must have defeated another Espada or have been chosen at the destruction of one.

1 – GRAN REY CERO [PRESTIGE]

Once per day, an Espada may summon a devastating cero blast, both empowered and maximized, as a full round action. This counts as a Cero shape. This costs the hollow 10 hit points to use. This is a supernatural ability.

2 – Bonus Feat or Vasto Lorde Hollow Growth Power

3 – BONUS FEAT: LEADERSHIP

The Fracción are a subsection of the Números that directly serve a specific Espada. The number of

Fracción for any given Espada varies: Stark and Nnoitra Jiruga would seem to have just one, while Szayel Aporro Granz has at least a dozen.

4 – Bonus Feat or Vasto Lorde Hollow Growth Power

5 – PERFECTION OF FORM [PRESTIGE]

Your Zanpakutou gains 4 Shikai ability and 2 Bankai abilities during Resurrección.