Chapter 318

[UrusaiBaka]

aw man! i think they are trying to buy more time to write farther by having chapters like this.

we were right and uli is not gonna kill inoue cuz he wasnt ordered to. but now theyre gonna FIGHT!

its nice to see some old characters too...kira, ikkaku, ayasegawa and hisagi

i think the next one will be good

[ChaosBlade]

Wow the new chapter came out this early?! I was expecting 11pm tonight...

Well this is one of those chapters that gets us excited for the next one, as I am now. So is it safe to assume that Baragan is Espada #1 since he took command? I think so, but maybe. 

I think the next one will either have half Ichigo v Ulquiorra and half karakura, but I really hope it's fully the 'Final Battle' which would be epic. Heh, I wonder what Ulquiorra's release is... can't wait for next week!

[UrusaiBaka]

i think stark is #1 but baragan is the old man so he is more mature and took charge.

stark is laid back and silly but he is prolly the strongest by far

[zombie_kitten]

Barragan is A #1 man... He did the whole "we all Know I'm the strongest BS line"

dude carries a floating chair with him. 

[UrusaiBaka]

Espada
 
The Espada.
Top row: Nnoitra, Barragan, Grimmjow, Aaroniero, Halibel.
Bottom row: Yammy, Stark, Ulquiorra, Szayel Aporro, Zommari.The Espada are the ten strongest arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army. They are ranked in order of their strength. The members are listed according to their known rank. The first three hold the top three ranks although their specific ranks haven't been revealed.


Stark
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama
Stark (スターク, Sutāku?) appears to be very lazy; he is seen sleeping when the Espada learn of Aaroniero Arruruerie's death, and does not appear overly concerned by the news. Lilinette (リリネット, Ririnetto?), his young female Fracción, typically shows the concern that Stark does not.[3] When he is shown to be serious, however, his personality changes completely; he comes off as reluctant but nonetheless willing to do what needs to be done to complete the task at hand. The remains of Stark's hollow mask consist of a bottom jaw that is positioned like a necklace. His hollow hole is on his sternum, right below the tip of his mask. While his combat abilities have not been shown, he is at the least very fast, as he manages to kidnap Orihime Inoue while Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki are only a few feet away.[4]


Halibel
Voiced by: Megumi Ogata
Halibel (ハリベル, Hariberu?) is the only current female Espada. She is very calm and rarely speaks, and when she does it's fairly serious, such as when she tells her three female Fracción Apache (アパッチ, Apacchi?), Mila Rose (ミラ・ローズ, Mira Rōzu?), and Sun-Sun (スンスン, Sunsun?) that being afraid of an Espada's released form is a natural reaction. The remnants of Halibel's hollow mask are partially covered by her collar, but it is clear that she at least has pieces of mask on both sides of her cheeks. She carries her zanpakutō on her back; the sword itself is notably broad and short compared to those of other Espada.


Barragan
Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka
Barragan (バラガン, Baragan?) is a fairly old and grumpy arrancar. The remnant of his mask takes the form of a five-pointed crown. He bears large visible scars on the left side of his chin and across his right eye, and wears a large rope-like sash with a sun-crested buckler attached to it in addition to the regular obi sash. He has four Fracción. He appears to hold a position of power above the other Espada, or at the very least think somewhat highly of himself, as he begins giving orders once Aizen is trapped and tells Halibel "not to underestimate him."

STARK IS #1!!! STARK IS #1!!! ESS-TEE-AY-ARE-KAY!

[ChaosBlade]

"The first three hold the top three ranks although their specific ranks haven't been revealed." 
That's pure speculation for the top 3 ranks.

Plus, there's some chance Baragan is #1 seeing as the Gotei 13 #1 was Yamamoto, another old dude. So old people tend to be #1....lol maybe due to their experience.

[UrusaiBaka]

i saw somewhere that halbiel is #3 so that is that....

and i remember stark being #1 for some reason...like how it didnt fit cuz he was all lazy all the time

[ChaosBlade]

i saw somewhere that halbiel is #3 so that is that....

and i remember stark being #1 for some reason...like how it didnt fit cuz he was all lazy all the time

But these aren't official and just speculations made by fans... But Stark may be the strongest because it contradicts his laziness.

[UrusaiBaka]

1. Stark - Lazy Dude
2. Halibel- Orange Haired (Collar Covers his Mouth)
3. Old Espada- Old Man with Crown on his head
4. Ulquiorra- We Know what he looks like
5. Nnoitra- Guy with huge sycthe
6. Grimmjow- Blue haired dude
7. Stone-face dude with skull earrings- Black Dude
8. Szayelaporro
9. Aaroniero
10. Yammy

These Are the Actual Rankings that were released by the Manga.


P.S. This might be a stupid question but are Aizen, Gin, and Tousen all supposed to be stronger
than the numero one Espada?

i got this from: http://videobleach.com/forums/actual_espada_rankings-t307.0.html

[ChaosBlade]

eh, but where was the source that guy got it from? And gj finding that.

Oh and btw was Stark with Aizen or outside the fire? I kinda didn't pay attention and only saw halibel

[UrusaiBaka]

all the 3 top espada r outside...in the most recent chapter it shows him getting kicked my his fracciOn (<= my lazy way of making an accent on a letter is to capitalize it...)

so he is out of the fire...only aizen, gin and tousen r stuck in the fire

[zombie_kitten]

That is mis info... Halibel is female (though could be a cross dresser with implant O.o)

Barragan
Halibel
Stark
Ulquiorra

Thats my stand.

[UrusaiBaka]

well i read the rest of the thread and someone did tell someone that halbiel was a girl but i guess he didnt know that when he posted first...

and i guess we wont know till next week at the earliest

[beastym67]

I'm pumped I was right about Ulquiorra not planning to kill Orhime since he wasn't ordered too. Excited to see what the the Vasto Lord Espadas are capable of. Does anyone have the feeling that Ichigo is like super charged right now or something. It seems a lot like Dragon ball when Goku gets stronger after every fight.

[zombie_kitten]

The Greek story of the hero in Japanese with subtitles. Comes from little, becomes great, falls from grace, Divine conception and a rebirth as something entirely new.

One could almost read the New Testament right along with Bleach.