Arrancar - Ulquiorra Schiffer - [S-2]

[SatsUlquiorra]

Name: Ulquiorra Schiffer
Age: Unknown
Gender: Male
Personality:

Ulquiorra is a very cold, callous, dispassionate figure, and is rather aloof, brooding, and indifferent, willing to harm both his comrades and enemies should they ever get in his way. He refers to anyone he does not find interesting as "trash" and treats them as expendable. Despite this, like most of the other top Espada, he is not particularly violent and will only fight when provoked or ordered to by Aizen.
Ulquiorra has a strange habit of killing victims he is particularly interested in by stabbing them with his bare hand in the same location as his hollow hole, as stated by Grimmjow. Whether he is consciously aware of this habit or not is unknown. During a speech to Orihime, he claims he cannot believe in human emotions, which he refers to as the "heart", reasoning that if his eye cannot see them, then they do not exist. These words, and much of Ulquiorra's overall behavior, can lead one to assume that he is a firm believer in the concept of materialism, which also connects to his aspect of death as an Espada, nihilism. In the last seconds of his life, he seemed to have finally found his own "heart" and understand feelings.
His cold demeanor allows him to stay completely calm and in control in most situations, and he is not easy surprised or caught off-guard. However, he does not seem to comprehend the human trait of fighting against all odds or the very concept of a Human heart/emotions; during his latest battle with Ichigo, he completely overwhelms the Shinigami after releasing his Zanpakutō, yet Ichigo continues to fight on regardless. This briefly causes him to lose his cool, causing him to shout at Ichigo out of frustration that "to continue fighting is pointless". He then transforms into his Segunda Etapa form in an attempt to show him "true despair". He also seems to contradict himself, telling Ichigo that it's natural for humans to mimic hollow to become stronger, but they will never be the equal of hollows, though the Arrancar are doing much of the same by imitating Shinigami.
Ulquiorra is also highly perceptive, cunning, and analytical; during his and Yammy's first visit to the human world, he makes several surprisingly accurate remarks on the humans who confronted them. He theorizes that Orihime Inoue's healing power is a temporal-spatial ability, which Aizen later describes as the rejection of fate, and comments on how Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai can easily cut through Yammy's defenses. He also notes Ichigo's power fluctuation, which varies between very weak and stronger than his own.
Ulquiorra seems to be demanding as well, such as when he came to Orihime's chamber and ordered her to eat a meal an Arrancar servant brought in, claiming that, for Aizen's benefit, it was her "duty" to stay alive. When Orihime hesitated, he threatened to force the food down her throat, or strap her to a table and feed her via an IV. This also implies that, while he prefers not to dirty his hands, Ulquiorra is fully capable of committing truly abhorrent and inhumane actions without feeling any shred of remorse or hesitation.
After Ichigo's hollow form overwhelms and strikes him down during his last battle, Ulquiorra still maintains his composure and calmly berates himself for being defeated by a "Human-turned-Hollow". Believing that he no longer has a purpose in life, now that he was quickly defeated by his opponent, he then demands that Ichigo kill him, and compliments Ichigo when he decides to use a point-blank Cero to kill his opponent, claiming that the lack of mercy was "rather Hollow-like". This is a marked departure from most of his fellow Arrancar, who mostly died cursing their enemies or with an abject fear of death.

Appearance:

Ulquiorra is a slender, yet fairly muscular, male Arrancar of average height with a melancholic appearance, fairly short, messy black hair, pale white skin, a black upper lip, and green eyes with slit-shaped pupils similar to a cat's. One of his bangs falls between his eyes, somewhat similar to the Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki, and he has distinctively thick eyebrows. He has teal lines that descend from his eyes, making it appear as if he is crying. His facial expression rarely changes, and he is almost always frowning. He wears typical Arrancar clothes: a white jacket, black sash, and a white hakama. However, his jacket seems to have longer coattails than others, and the collar is rather high.
Like most other Arrancar, he possesses remnants of his former life as a Hollow in his appearance. His Hollow hole is located on his sternum where a heart would normally be (though initially, the hole was located on the base of his throat; a change that was seen in both the manga and anime). The remainder of his Hollow mask lies on top of his head, forming a broken helmet. He is the fourth-ranked Espada, signified by the tattoo on the left side of his chest.

Arrancar Powers:

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Though he rarely engages in it, Ulquiorra appears to be highly skilled in swordsmanship. He is capable of using his speed for flawless precision and to inflict lethal attacks without much effort. Ulquiorra prefers to wield his sword with his right hand, leaving the other hand free, though it usually remains in his pocket. He is quite adept at blocking. He was able to fend off Ichigo using his Hollow mask-enhanced Bankai long enough to reach the top of Las Noches, though his Zanpakutō was nearly broken.

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Ulquiorra has shown to rely mostly on hand-to-hand combat, rarely drawing his sword at all. Ichigo speculates that he only draws his sword against opponents he considers "worthy". Ulquiorra also seems to prefer applying an "off-the-ground" method of combat, often being seen attacking opponents from aerial standpoints, such as when he attempted to use his Cero on an offending Grimmjow by attacking him from the air above his head, or when he jumped upwards with a Sonído in an attempt to catch Ichigo off guard during their most recent confrontation. His trademark attack towards prey that he likes is to impale an opponent in the chest and gouge a hole in them in the same place as his own.

Sonído Master: One of Ulquiorra's more noticeable traits is his tremendously skillful speed. He has demonstrated the ability to catch up with Ichigo after kicking him from a tower in a few moments. He has also shown the ability to skillfully keep up with Ichigo's Bankai speed.[61] Ulquiorra moves at an excessively fast speed in combat, so fast that Ichigo found it hard to even discern his movements at first. Though he shows an even greater level of speed astonishing and outclassing Ichigo even further.

Keen Intellect: In addition to his remarkable combat prowess, Ulquiorra is also gifted with great insight and understanding of situations at hand. His intelligence is such that even Aizen, a man arguably best-known for his intellect, harbors respect for, as he sent Ulquiorra to investigate Ichigo's power and threat level. With his calm and collected nature, Ulquiorra can be highly perceptive and analytical, allowing him to easily deduce the basic idea of his opponent's skills to figure out their strengths and weaknesses.

Cero: Ulquiorra has been shown shooting Cero from his fingers with excessively destructive power. His Cero can be charged and fired relatively fast and is a green color instead of red, which is the most common color of a Cero. The force of the blast is powerful enough to send an opponent hurtling long distances, effectively destroying any obstacle in its path at great range. He is shown able to fire it from either hand.
Bala: This technique hardens the user's spiritual pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. Ulquiorra has a red Bala, as seen in the kidnapping of Orihime.

Enhanced Hierro (鋼皮（イエロ）, iero; Spanish for "Iron", Japanese for "Steel Skin"): refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While not openly stated, it has been seen repeatedly that Ulquiorra's skin is highly durable even by Arrancar standards. He can deflect attacks of similar power barehanded. He is able to fight Ichigo in his Hollow form without unsheathing his sword, rendering Ichigo defenseless with two attacks and not sustaining injuries of any kind. The best example of his Hierro's might was shown from his ability to take a direct slash from Ichigo's Tensa Zangetsu with only a minor cut on his chest, while his fellow Espada Yammy lost an arm from the said opponent. Also, in his released form, Ulquiorra's Hierro appears to be even stronger, as Ichigo's strongest attacks seem to have no effect on him.

Enhanced Pesquisa: The Arrancar ability to sense spiritual energy. While any Arrancar can learn it, Ulquiorra has shown impressive skill with it. From a single glance at his opponent, Ulquiorra can immediately determine how powerful his opponent is. He is also able to comprehend the flow and concentration of the person's energy as shown from his ability to instantly notice Ichigo's energy was fluctuating due to his inner Hollow.

Enhanced Strength: Ulquiorra has proven to be deceptively mighty for his build. He has shown the ability to physically discipline Yammy, an Espada known primarily for his strength with no visible effort. He can upturn huge portions of rock floor with a single strike at the ground with his sword. He has also shown the ability to kick Ichigo a tremendous distance with one strong kick.

Natural Arrancar Powers:

Immense Spiritual Power: His spiritual power is immensely high, comparing his own spiritual power to the likes of Ichigo. As one of the top four Espada, he is forbidden to release his Zanpakutō within Las Noches. That is because they are too powerful and such a release would cause great damage to the fortress. During his first meeting with Ichigo, he compared his levels to that of Ichigo, a Shinigami with exceedingly high spiritual energy, and he comments that the Shinigami's energy at its peak is higher than his own but fluctuates.
Garganta (黒腔（ガルガンタ）, garuganta; Spanish for "Throat", Japanese for "Black Cavity"): Garganta is how Arrancar move to and from Hueco Mundo. Ulquiorra has the ability to use the technique. 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.

Garganta Broadcast: Ulquiorra has been shown able to create a visual broadcast , similar to a television screen, using individual Garganta portals. He does this in order to show the current predicament of Orihime's friends (Ichigo, Hitsugaya and Matsumoto) fighting their respective battles.

Instant Replay: According to Ulquiorra, his eyes see everything. Nothing can escape it. What it doesn't see doesn't exist. The actual function of this ability allows him to replay events he has seen to others by removing and crushing an eye, which then turns into dust and flows around those Ulquiorra intends to use it on. The dust apparently relays not only his sight but also his feelings.

High-Speed Regeneration: Despite having great attack power and speed, Ulquiorra's greatest strength isn't offensive but his regenerative power. It is first witnessed after he removed and crushed one of his eyes, then he is seen with two eyes again in his next appearance, and Yammy comments on it to that effect. This is displayed once more in his battle against Ichigo's evolved Hollow form where he regenerates the arm that was torn off. Ulquiorra states that it is his greatest power, one which most Arrancar give up in return for greater strength. He explains that he can quickly regenerate any part of his body except for his brain and Internal organs. However, this power also requires that he had sufficient spiritual energy

Zanpakuto's name:

Murciélago

Un-released Zanpakuto's Appearance:

Ulquiorra's Zanpakutō takes the form of a standard sized katana with a green handle and sheath. The guard has two curved extensions from its long sides, with a line going through both sides to give it an eye-like appearance

Resurrección Release phrase::

Tozase(Bind)

Resurrección Appearance::

Murciélago unleashes with a burst of spiritual energy that falls around Ulquiorra as black rain. In his released state, Ulquiorra becomes bat-like in appearance. He gains giant wings on his back, his hair becomes longer and wilder on the left side of his head, and the remains of his Hollow mask centers atop his head, with two large horns extending outward to the sides towards the front. The lines on his face become broader and more triangular and his fingernails lengthen. His Arrancar attire becomes more form fitting and closed at the top, becoming more like a robe towards the bottom. In this form, he can use his wings for flight

Resurrección Abilities::

Javelin Generation: He is shown to have the ability to generate elongated energy javelins. He uses them as ranged weapons throwing them at an opponent and as a melee weapon.
Enhanced Speed: His speed is greatly enhanced to the point that Ichigo's hollow mask-enhanced Bankai has difficulty keeping up.

Enhanced Hierro: His Hierro has also vastly increased in strength to the point where a Getsuga Tenshō with Ichigo's mask activated has no effect at all.

Enhanced Spiritual Power: Though already possessing immense spiritual power once released his spiritual energy permeates the area, it is intense enough to create a heavy affect on others as well as to cause what appears a black rain to fall in the surrounding area when he releases.

Cero Oscuras (黒虚閃, (セロ・オスキュラス), sero osukyurasu; Spanish for "Dark Zero", Japanese for "Black Hollow Flash"): It is a black Cero, which Ulquiorra states to be similar to Ichigo's black Getsuga Tenshō. This Cero presumably can only be used while he is in his release state. Ulquiorra's Cero Oscuras is powerful enough to blast Ichigo's mask away and
destroy a large part of the city-sized Las Noches' dome. Ulquiorra refers to it as "my Cero"

Resurrección: Segunda Etapa (刀剣解放第二階層 (レスレクシオン・セグンダ・エターパ), resurekushion segunda etāpa; Spanish for "Resurrection Second Stage", Japanese for "Sword's Release: Second Level") Upon his transformation, Ulquiorra boasts that he is the only Arrancar among the Espada who is able to reach a second Resurrección form, and that even Aizen has not seen him in this form.[94] Ulquiorra refers to his second state as "True Despair", both before and after its release, because the immensely dense spiritual pressure it releases instils despair upon those around him. While he retains his black wings, his long white coat is gone, revealing a more defined musculature with his chest bare and Hollow hole (which has become larger) dripping black, blood-like liquid. His waist becomes covered in something similar to black fur, which also covers his arms and legs. His fingers grow claw-like extensions and his feet become like talons. His irises of his eyes turn yellow while the sclera becomes green. The tear-like marks under his eyes increase and turn black. Ulquiorra's mask remains turn into two long horns, and the #4 Espada tattoo is no longer visible on his chest. He grows a very long and thin but powerful tail which is capable of being used as a weapon or to lift and strangle a victim.

Overwhelming Spiritual Power: Ulquiorra's already vast spiritual power is significantly increased furthermore upon entering his second stage. Even being within the vicinity of his release instils despair on those who can sense it. Uryū Ishida, a Quincy who is an expert at sensing reiatsu, noted that the density of Ulquiorra's spiritual power was so vast that it could hardly be identified as reiatsu. "It's like no spiritual energy I've ever felt before...It's not just bigger or stronger. It's too dense and heavy to even be called spiritual energy. It feels like there's an ocean above the sky..."


Lanza del Relámpago (雷霆の槍 (ランサ・デル・レランパーゴ), ransa deru reranpāgo; Spanish for "Lance of the Lightning", Japanese for "Lance of Thunder and Lightning"): Ulquiorra creates a javelin-like weapon using his spiritual power, which he can use as a projectile or as a physical weapon. When thrown, it produces an incredibly-destructive explosion on impact, which dwarfs the fortress of Las Noches in height. Ulquiorra prefers to not use the attack at close range, most likely because the resulting blast would damage himself as well as Las Noches. While he can use these spears in rapid succession, he has difficulty controlling their trajectory. Ulquiorra is also able to use this attack as a blade, which disintegrates material upon impact; as seen when he struck away his own amputated arm, that Hollow Ichigo had just thrown at him. The spear can also be quite effective at cutting, as seen when he used it to sever one of Hollow Ichigo's horns to prevent him from using a Cero on Uryū.

Skill Level: Kidou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Sonido: Advanced
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:

Ulquiorra first appears alongside Yammy Rialgo when they arrive in Karakura Town to gain information on Ichigo Kurosaki. Ulquiorra retreats with Yammy once he finishes examining Ichigo's abilities, also taking note of Orihime Inoue's fate-manipulation powers. A month later, Ulquiorra sends a second group of Arrancar (not counting Grimmjow's rogue actions) to Karakura Town consisting of several Espada meant to distract the Shinigami while he captures Orihime. By threatening her friends' lives, he convinces her to come peacefully, allowing her to say goodbye to one person beforehand, which at the same time made it appear as she betrayed of her own free will.

Upon returning to Las Noches, Ulquiorra claims that he has trapped Orihime in a psychological prison from which her loyalty to Aizen is guaranteed, though this proves to be false when Orihime resolves to ruin Aizen's plans. Ulquiorra reappears to fight Ichigo, which ends in a sound victory for Ulquiorra. He leaves Ichigo alive but heavily wounded, suggesting to him that he retreat if able. After discovering that Grimmjow has taken Orihime, Ulquiorra tracks them down and engages in a short battle with Grimmjow, ending with him using a portable Negación field to temporarily trap Ulquiorra. He later escapes and is left in charge of Las Noches, and awaited the arrival of Ichigo Kurosaki. While waiting, he questions Orihime if she feels any fear in knowing that she will die alone. She boldly answers no, and states she has confidence in her friends and Ichigo, and that she is not fearful because her heart is with them. Ulquiorra, unable to understand how she can harbor such feelings, presses her further. He asks her what a heart is, and reaches out to touch the area above her heart, asking where he can find it. But just as he is about to further interrogate her, Ichigo breaks in, prepared to fight. Ulquiorra unsheathes his sword to kill Ichigo, in order to protect Las Noches.

As their battle continues, Ulquiorra shoots his Cero at Ichigo, although he manages to withstand it. Ulquiorra then notes that Ichigo has gotten stronger, and asks him if it is because he has defeated Grimmjow, because he is trying to save Orihime, or because his friends are fighting down below them. Ulquiorra states that it doesn't matter either way because Orihime is already one of "us" and nothing can change that. Ichigo replies that it isn't up for Ulquiorra to decide. After saying that, Ulquiorra finishes with saying that it was Aizen's decision. As the two continued to fight, Ichigo gained the ability to to read Ulquiorra's movements, stating that either he was becoming more human in Ichigo's eyes or he himself (Ichigo) was becoming more Hollow. In response, Ulquiorra stepped up his tactics, but he was stopped by Orihime's shield. He then questions her why she did not protect Ichigo when he started fighting him to begin with. Then he is able to get the hang of Ichigo's Bankai as they continue fighting. When Ichigo was about to attack Loly and Menoly, who have grabbed Orihime while she stood back from the fight and threaten to pluck out her left eye if he advances on them, Ulquiorra intercepts Ichigo and misdirects his Getsuga Tenshō. However, he tells Loly not to get the wrong idea about his actions and that he isn't helping her. He then continues blocking Ichigo's way to Orihime while monitoring the situation behind him and tells Ichigo that he will have to kill him in order to fight anyone else. Then he notices Yammy coming through the doors that Loly and Menoly entered from. During the lull in the fighting his entrance creates, Yammy states that he's there to help him. Ulquiorra replies he didn't ask for his help, and he notices Yammy has recovered fully. Ulquiorra tells him his job is elsewhere, and then suggests he should go back to sleep or fight the other Captains that are nearby, but Yammy refuses. When questioned by Yammy about why the females are there, Ulquiorra simply tells him to ask them, turning around to engage Ichigo once more and block his path to Orihime.

When Yammy defeats Menoly and Loly, he asks Ulquiorra if he is allowed to kill Orihime next, but Uryū Ishida arrives and uses a special landmine developed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi to critically injure Yammy. After he falls to the bottom of Las Noches, Ichigo finally dons his Hollow mask and he proves to be completely resistant to Ulquiorra's attacks, even managing to begin cracking his blade. Ulquiorra heads to the top of the dome of Las Noches and Ichigo follows him. As Ichigo notices their location, Ulquiorra explains to him that there are two things forbidden within Las Noches: the first is using the Espada's Gran Rey Cero, and the second is any of the Espada of four or above releasing their Zanpakutō, as either has the potential power to destroy the fortress. He then proceeds to release his own Zanpakutō with the command "Bind", followed by "Murciélago".

After going into his released state, Ulquiorra warns Ichigo to stay focused and alert before using Sonído and attacking him with a spiked weapon. Ichigo defends himself with a Getsuga Tenshō reflexively, yet the upper-right portion of his mask is destroyed. Ulquiorra notices the reflex and says that if Ichigo had not done so, then his head would be lying at his feet. In his released form, Ulquiorra can easily keep up with Ichigo and goads him into using his Getsuga Tenshō. Angered, Ichigo releases the attack, but Ulquiorra is completely unharmed. The cuarta Espada mentions that Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshō is similar to the his Cero. When Ichigo disagrees, Ulquiorra notes that he hasn't yet seen it, and demonstrates the Espada's fully powered Cero Oscuras. The Black Cero critically injures Ichigo and completely destroys his mask. Ulquiorra tries to force Ichigo to give up, believing he's successfully proven himself to be vastly stronger. When Ichigo tries to use Getsuga in defiance, Ulquiorra loses his calm and slices him with his spiked weapon. Ichigo declares he always knew Ulquiorra was strong, but will still defeat him regardless. Hearing this, Ulquiorra decides to show Ichigo true despair by transforming into his second release form.

Ulquiorra explains to the stunned Ichigo that only he among the Espada has a second release form, which even Aizen hasn't witnessed. Ichigo still attempts to fight showing no fear, and tries to defend himself from attacks, but is overwhelmed by Ulquiorra's speed. Ulquiorra expresses his inability to understand Ichigo's resolve, believing it is a Human's "heart", which causes them pain and will result in their deaths. When Ichigo explains he has no choice but to win the fight, Ulquiorra calls him a fool. Orihime arrives to the top of the dome just in time to see Ulquiorra send a Black Cero through Ichigo's chest.

After dropping Ichigo's limp body, Orihime attempts to heal him, but Ulquiorra blocks her path, stating that her powers are not enough to bring Ichigo back to life. Uryū fires an arrow at him, but Ulquiorra easily deflects it with his wing. Even a volley of arrows proves ineffective, and Ulquiorra expresses that he believed Uryū to be the most calm of Ichigo's friends. Uryū states that he is calm, which is why he is able to fight him. As Orihime's attempt to heal Ichigo fails, Ulquiorra manages to sever Uryū's left hand. Despite this, Uryū tries to fight the Espada, but is quickly defeated. Orihime, not knowing what to do, begins to panic and screams for Ichigo to help. Ichigo's arm begins to move and his hair begins to grow longer.

Ichigo stands, appearing entirely different wearing a new Hollow mask with long horns. Shocked at his enemy's unexpected revival, and believing Ichigo to be dead, Ulquiorra demands to know who he is. Ichigo summons his sword to his hand without touching it and answers with a roar. Believing words are useless, Ulquiorra fires a Cero Oscuras. To his surprise, Ichigo fires a Cero powerful enough to counter it. Ulquiorra refuses to believe a human could release a Cero, especially one capable of blowing away his own. Ichigo appears behind him and effortlessly cuts off the Espada's left arm; coincidentally, it's the same arm that Ulquiorra took from Uryū. He quickly regenerates the arm, and states he is the only Arrancar capable of instantly regenerating any non-vital body part, as all others would rather have greater strength. He resorts to using Lanza del Relámpago, a powerful spear made of energy. Ulquiorra tells Ichigo to stay right where he is, because he doesn't want to risk using it at close range. The attack misses, creating a massive explosion in the desert and causing Ulquiorra to state to himself that it is a difficult technique to control. Once a second spear is prepared, Ichigo appears right beside him, startling Ulquiorra because he used the Hollow equivalent to Shunpo, Sonído. Ichigo throws the detached arm at him, but Ulquiorra slashes it away and thrusts the spear. Ichigo catches it with a single hand and breaks it. Ulquiorra is left dumbfounded, allowing Ichigo to slice him down the torso and slam him to the ground. Ulquiorra states he can't believe he was defeated by a human turned Hollow. Ichigo steps on Ulquiorra's head and begins charging a Cero. Ulquiorra comments on how Ichigo shows no mercy, something very Hollow-like, but because Ichigo has beaten him he has no reason to live. Ichigo releases the Cero, creating a vast and powerful explosion on the dome of Las Noches.

He barely survives, but his left arm, both legs and lower torso was blown away in the blast. Ichigo tosses his tattered body aside and prepares to impale his throat with his sword. Uryū stops him, stating Ichigo will no longer be human if he goes through with such a merciless finish. Ichigo stabs Uryū in retaliation, revealing that while he can no longer tell friend from foe, his only intention is to protect Orihime. Just as he is about to attack Uryū with a Cero, Ulquiorra, having partially regenerated, severs one of Ichigo's horns, causing his Cero to disperse skyward. The explosion shatters Ichigo's mask and he collapses to the ground. As his body and leg begins to regenerate, Ulquiorra thinks to himself that it is merely a front, as his internal organs were decimated from Ichigo's Cero and can't regenerate. Even so, he believes Ichigo is finally dead. However, the hole in his chest completely repairs itself and Ichigo awakes, shocking Ulquiorra with his ability to use high-speed regeneration. He removes Zangetsu from Uryū's chest and throws it to the newly-awoken Ichigo and demands for the fight to finish.

Ichigo refuses, stating his arm and leg should be cut off too for the fight to be fair, as it was his Inner Hollow who interfered. Ulquiorra prepares to cut off his arm and leg, but his body begins to dissolve into ash and he realizes he is finished. He tells Ichigo to kill him now, but Ichigo again refuses. Ulquiorra woefully exclaims Ichigo never does what he wants, and he admits that his interest in humans has increased. He takes one final glance at Orihime and asks her if she is frightened of him. With a saddened expression, she tells him she isn't afraid. In his final thoughts, Ulquiorra ponders what a heart is. The cuarta Espada reaches out to Orihime with his hand, but before Orihime can grab hold of it his own hand begins to dissolve into ash. From her gesture he finally realizes what a heart is, believing that there in his disintegrated hand is a heart. Ulquiorra fades entirely into the wind.

RP Sample:

-Cuatro Espada vs.Third Seat of Squad Ten-

A dence reiatsu filled the air as a garganta was torn open above an unsuspecting town. The pale skinned arrancar walked through, his hands in his pockets. The garganta closed behind him as he gazed down at the people who went about their lives. Not one of them seemed to notice the man floating in mid air about their town. "None of these peices of trash have any real reiatsu at all." He said in an emotionless tone. Just as he was about to re-open the garganta to contiue his search, a faint reaitsu was felt in the distance. "Perhaps I have spoken too soon."

In a mere instant a young, white haired boy appeared before the man. "I thought I felt an Arrancar here, and a strong one at that." The boy said in a very arogant tone. Ulquiorra turned to face the boy, his blank expression never changing. "And what does a lowly Shinigami want with me?" He asked, despite already knowing the answer. The wind picked up, Ulquiorra's messy black hair ruffled slightly as he waited for an answer. "Lowly? We've hardly even met, and yet you're already writting me off as a lowly Shinigami?" the white haired boy asked, maintaining his smug look. "Thats right. Now I suggest that you leave you worthles peice of trash." A look of raged filled the boy's eyes as Ulquiorra so calmly insulted him.

"I'll make you eat those words!" He yelled throwing his hand up facing Ulquiorra. "Hado Sixty: Sakkate!" His hand glowed a brilliant vermillion that matched his eyes as he yelled. Lighting shot from his hand toward the Arrancar with great speed, although nothing that could impress Ulquiorra who had taken his right hand from his pocket, holding it up at the kido. As the kido made contact, Ulquiorra gave a dismissive wave with his hand as the kido vanished. The young boy stood there, his eyes widened as Ulquiorra effertlessly deflected his kido. "H-how did you...Doesnt matter." The violent boy ripped his sword from his sheath. Ulquiorra sence a slight raise in his reiatsu, but nothing to dramatic. "Open your eyes, Hiryu." He held his sword horizantley infront of him. It glowed with a black erie light as it changed shape, becomeing a a black lance, with matching blade. Marking ran along the edges of the blade from the base to the tip. "A Shikai huh, I'll tell you know that your Shikai wont be enough, although nothing a piece of trash like you could do would ever be enough to face me." Ulquiorra baited the young boy, usuing his insult to gode him into unleashing his full power. The boy held up the lance, his reiatsu gathering and condenceing at the tip. "We'll just see about that." He said with a smirk as the white orb of reiatsu was completed. "Amatsu Bakuha." The white orb was launched from the tip of the lance. It hurdled toward Ulquiorra, who again simply held his hand out to intercept the attack. Once again the attack connected with Ulquiorra's hand, however the result was slightly different. Upon contact the orb exploded, forming a cloud of dust around Ulquiorra. "Such a pitiful atempt at an attack." Ulquiorra commented as he felt the boy's reiatsu raising again. "Bankai." His now calm voice echoed through the air as Ulquiorra let a very small burst of reiatsu out to clear the dust away from him. He watched in a mild amusment as the lance once again changed form, this time back into a sword. A doubled edged sword, with a twisted blade, one half black, the other white. "Monosuigoi Hiryu."

"A bankai? Interesting. Nevertheless, you cant win, and its pointless even trying." He said, continueally godeing the boy to fight. "Shut up." The bpy said plainly holding his sword up. The white section of the blade glowed with a heavenly light, completly contrasting the erie reiatsu it gave off before. " Shinjibukai Nami." With a violent, downward swing, he let out a large wave of white reiatsu. Ulquiorra repeated his usually approached and held out his hand to defend himself. Unlike his previous attack, this one substained itself after making contact with Ulquiorra's hand.He narrowed his eyes as the wave pushed him back slightly. Realizing the attack would soon overwhelm one arm, he pulled his other hand from his pocket and held it up against the wave. With a pulse of reiatsu the Shinjibukai Nami quickly disspersed. " I must admit, I didnt expect someone like you could use an attack that I'd need both hands to block. The boy stood in a combination of fear and amazment. Up to this point, no one has ever took one of his Shinjibukai Namis head on like that and emerged with not even as much as a scratch. "But I've had enough of this." He returned his left hand to his pocket. The boy could feel reiatsu gathering at the tip of Ulquiorra's, nowextrended forefinger. Soon a green cero formed, senceing the great power held in it, the boy quickly held up his sword to defend. "Zenshou." He uttered just before the cero was fired. A massice cloud of dust and debree covered the area as Ulquiorra's cero made contact. As the cloud cleared, Ulquiorra saw the boy still standing, his right arm covered in cut, and small gashes, barely holding onto his sword. "I'll give you one last chance, flee and live. Or remain here and die." Ulquiorra offered, knowing full well this shinigami wouldnt back down. "I'm...not...finished yet." He said gasping for air. " You honestly intend to fight me with that arm? How pathetic." The boy smiled, despite his pain. " Dont you worry about my arm." He took a deep breath as he placed his left hand on his right shoulder. "Time to wake up now, Kinoshin."

His reiatsu changed, become almost identical to Ulquiorra's. A white mask formed over his face quicklt, the jagged horns with red and black lines running up the, and the rigged teeth-like spike's at the bottom were the last to form. A great amount of reiatsu was focused in his right arm as the minor cuts healed instantly and the more serious cuts and gashes slowly stopped bleeding. " I see, you're one of them are you." Ulquiorra stated he he held up his finger to fire another cero. The green orb formed at his finger tip again, as the boy held up his sword. "Shinjibukai Nami" He swung the sword down quickly, and back up again. Repeating this movement he fired several waves in very quick succession before Ulquiorra was able to fully charge and fire his cero. Surprised, Ulquiorra quickly used Sonido to dodge the waves. He turned to see the boy useing shunpo to attack. He held up his hand and grabbed onto the blade of the sword. but something didnt feel right, it felt as if his hand was getting weaker with every passing second. 'what the hell is going on?' Ulquiorra thought as it suddenly hit him. The attack the vizard used earlier to block his cero. "I thought so. Your Heirro is used by condenceing reiatsu around your body like armor. Therefor, if I use Zenshou I can break through it much easier." Ulquiorra quickly let go of the blade, and used a sonido to put a little distance between them. 'Thats twice now he's caught me off guard. First with that barrage of attack, then with this. It doesnt matter, it looks like this is his limit. Its not possible for him to win this fight.' Ulquiorra slowly unsheathed his sword. " Be greatful. A lowly peice of trash like you doesnt deserve to to face my blade." Useing a sonido, Ulquiorra quickly closed the gap between him. Blood spouted into the air as the boy was run through by Ulquiorra's sword. "I must admit, your reflexes are very fine tuned. You were able to dodge the blade enough to avoid me hitting the vital organs. But its over. You're finished." Ulquiorra explained as he could feel the boy try and push away. "No. As the Third seat of squad ten, Satsu Munashii, I cannot give up to an Arrancar. Espcially you." As he spoke, tremdous amounts of reiatsu was gather in Satsu's blade. "Why cant you understand? No matter what you do, you cant win." Ulquiorra said, the tone in his voice finally changing as he become somewhat flustered with Satsu's stubborness. "You'd be surprised what someone can do in the right situation." He held his sword closer to Ulquioora, trembleing to hold it up. "Tenma Myaku." Ulquiorra's eyes widened as he felt the great power being released from the blade. He quickly ripped his sword from Satsu, but to little help, the explosion from his Tenma Myaku covered the surrounding area.

Innocent people were injured, the surrounding building were destroyed. Satsu's body lay in the middle of the debree, fragments from his shattered mask lie around him. Ulquiorra appeared above him, his jacket almost completly destroyed from the attack. The few cuts on his chest of arms quickly healed. "Such a reckless attack. You truely desired to kill me, and with such power, it could be possible one day. However unlikely it may be" Ulquiorra resheathed his Murciélago and turned, opening a garganta. " I shall let you live this time. But be warned. Next time we meet I shall not grant you the same leisure, Satsu Munashii."He regained his usualy, calm tone as he spoke. He entered the garganta and left the boy there, nearly dead, awaiting his superiors, or anyone to pick up his limp body and take it away to be patched up.

'Had he been a little stronger, perhap I would has needed to release Murciélago.' Ulquioora thought as he wandered the endless white desert. ' Its will be interesting to see what he can do if he thinks things through more.'

[Arja]

Crit text ftw! I'm going to ask for another sample as I'm not convinced. This time I'd prefer a non-fight scene.

[SatsUlquiorra]

Here, don't know if this kinda thing was more of what you were lookin for buuuut




The garganta opened in the middles of the park, the pale arrancar with messy black hair stepped out, determined to solve the mysteries of the human 'heart'. Ulquiorra wandered around the human infested area, observing how the people interacted with each other. A rather unusual sight to behold. Why is it some humans preferred to be alone, like the young boy who sat under a tree reading, and others preferred to be in large groups of people, like the group of high school students who came to the park to play baseball? Was it a similar feeling that drove some Espada to have large a fraccion and other to have a very small fraccion?

As he continued his trip through the park, he noticed a rather big fellow walk up to a young girl. They both wore similar high school uniforms. Ulquiorra approached the two to understand what was happening.

"So how about it? I'll show you a good time, I promise The guy said holding his hand out to the girl who was sitting on the bench.

"I've already told you a hundred times, I have a boyfriend. She snapped back as a skinny, light skinned boy walked up. He had glasses and short brown hair.

"You mean this little punk? You could do so much better than him!" He bellowed looking at the boy, who had a much smaller physique.

"I hope you're not implying that you're better than I am." The boy said taking a few steps to get between the larger man and his girlfriend.

" You bet your ass I am. And I'll prove it!" The man raised his balled up fist and swung. Striking the boy to the ground effortlessly. The boy, somewhat battered from the blow, stood back up, only to be struck down again. The girl stood up to try and stop the rather one sided fight, only to be restrained by one of the man's goons.

Ulquiorra narrowed his eyes, confused at some of the reactions. Why wold he continue to get up and try to fight? Its obvious that he cant win, so attempting to fight is pointless. And that girl, there's nothing she cold have done to help him, even working together, a fight against that brute would end the same. They have to real reiatsu, but I can still tell the difference in their abilities. The big one will win and the small one will lose, thats all there is to it. Such an outcome should be expected, so why start a fight in the first place? Humans are so foolish.

After awhile, a crowd of adults showed up to break up the fight, although none of them acknowledged Ulquiorra's presence. he stood there, still pondering what drove the humans to act the way they did.

Ulquiorra was so wrapped up in thought that he didn't notice a little girl walk up to him. She was only about six years old, and wore a yellow dress that went a little past her knees. Her big brown eyes starred up at the man. She held up a small yellow flower and smiled.

"Here mister." She said standing up on her toes to raise the flower higher.

Ulquiorra looked down at the girl curiously, somewhat surprised that the girl could see him, let alone that she'd approach him. " Can you really see me little one?" It wasn't like him to ask a question he already knew the answer to. It's obvious the girl could see him.

"Sure I can Mister, why wouldn't I be able to?" She spoke with the same happy-go-lucky tone you'd expect from such a young kid.

"And whats that flower for?"

The little girl laughed as he asked his question. "Its for you silly. You looked so sad and lonely standing all by yourself. So I thought I'd give you this flower to make you happy."

Ulquiorra was puzzled as he reached for the flower. He held it close to his face. Such a thing really makes people happy? There doesn't seem to be anything special about it. Its an ordinary plant. And this girl. Why would she give this to me? There was nothing beneficial that could have come to her from this. Was this a quality of a heart? To do something just to make someone else happy? Despite being lost in thought, something deep within compelled Ulquiorra to smile. Perhaps he was understanding what a heart is, and maybe all creatures, including Arrancars and hollows had hearts. Ulquiorra had heard of a hollow that was able to regain his sanity and actually purified his own soul with a shinigami's zanpakuto. So maybe, just maybe he has a heart too.

"See? I told you flowers make people happy!" The girl beamed a big smile, proud of herself for making the lonely man smile.

"There you are!" A woman's voice yelled as her hand reached out, grabbing her daughter by the arm. "Where have you been, we have to get home now!"

"I was just giving the man right here a flower."

The woman looked up, but saw nothing, no man, no flower, absolutely nothing."What man?" She asked, somewhat concerned that there was a man by her daughter.

"Mommy, don't be silly. He's right there!" The girl said laughing.

A sigh of relief escaped the woman's mouth as she thought her daughter was talking about some imaginary friend. "Oh, well that was very nice of you. But we have to leave now." He gave a slight pull and he and her daughter began to walk away. The little girl turned as she walked and wave. "Bye bye mister. I hope I can see you again someday!

Under the same force which compelled him to smile, Ulquiorra raised the hand which wasn't holding the flower and gave a slight wave. "Farewell child."

[Arja]

Approved
Master Level: Average

[Shinigami Kyra]

Note: Master Level, Average is for his First Resurreccion.

Segunda Etapa would bump him to Almighty Level, Low. Permission must be received from Moderation Staff in order to use this ability. As such, the original posted Tier Level will remain as stated.