Aaroniero Arruruerie

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Aaroniero Arruruerie is a anime and manga male character who features in Bleach.

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Biography

Aaroniero Arruruerie (Japanese: アーロニーロ・アルルエリ, Hepburn: Āronīro Arurueri) was originally a Hollow of Hueco Mundo who came to evolve into a Gillian-class Menos Grande that dominated the desolate afterlife. In time, he came to evolve into an Arrancar and came to be the last of the first-generation of Bleach that began to serve the rogue shinigami Sōsuke Aizen. At some point, Aaroniero came to absorb a low ranking Hollow named Metastacia who had killed and used with the former Gotei 13 Lieutenant Kaien Shiba. This not only allowed Aaroniero Arruruerie to gain the power of Metastacia to fuse with others but also the abilities of Lieuenant Shiba which included his Zanpakuto. Later on, he was present in Los Noches alongside the other Espada as they witnessed Aizen create a new Arrancar named Wonderweiss Margela. He attended the gathering of the Espada when they came to learn that Los Noches had been infiltrated by Ichigo Kurosaki, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida who had entered Hueco Mundo to save their friend Orihime Inoue. Aaroniero Arruruerie came to confront their ally Rukia Kuchiki when she arrived in Hueco Mundo and was passing a bridge to the palace where he led her into a dark tower as he could not stand within the sunlight. He revealed himself as being the 9th Espada and upon taking off his mask he adopted the guise of Kaien Shiba in order to get Rukia to drop her guard. Rukia is confused by the sight of her deceased mentor. Aaroniero pulls out a cushion and tells her to sit, as they have much to discuss.

Arruruerie then explained to her that the night he was possessed that his spirit began to crumble after the battle and by the time she had brought his lifeless body back to the Shiba house. It though had completely shattered, and from there it was thrown into Hueco Mundo. He explained that the Hollow he fought was one of Aizen's experiments and that every time it was destroyed, it would come back to Hueco Mundo and regenerated. However, since the Hollow had fused with him, the regeneration restored his body, but instead of the Hollow being in control, he was. At first, Rukia had a hard time believing such a thing, but Aaroniero assures her that he is serious. He then explains that as he ended up taking control of his body again, he went on to become an Espada to aid in his revenge against Aizen. Aaroniero states that the blue sky outside is the dome of Las Noches created by Aizen and that the light of the blue sky allows Aizen to see anywhere he wishes. He then tells her there is a mission of great importance that only she can carry out and they will talk further in a different location. He then takes out his Zanpakutō and attacks her. Rukia becomes confused and listens to him speak so coldly about her involvement in his death, and resigns herself to be a just sacrifice for what she did to him and willingly offers her life to him. But she relents and states that she has come there to save Orihime and that until she does, she cannot give her life to him. He tells her that he was only joking, but there is something only she can do for him if she is to truly sorry for what she did. He asks her to kill her friends, and Rukia quickly realizes something is wrong and that he cannot be who he claims to be, as Kaien would never ask her to do such a thing. She then proceeded to releases her Zanpakutō Sode no Shirayuki and began to attack him.

The two engage in battle for a brief period, with Aaroniero goading her with his knowledge of her fighting style. He then releases Kaien's Zanpakutō, Nejibana and begins to relentlessly attack Rukia. As such, Aaroniero uses Kaien's Zanpakutō to easily overpower her in the course of their battle. Rukia eventually concludes that everything Aaroniero said was a lie and notices him running from the sunlight when a wall is damaged. She uses a Kidō combination to restrain him and then blows a hole in the wall, forcing him to remain in the sunlight; thus revealing Aaroniero's true face - a cylinder filled with liquid containing two small, floating heads inside. Aaroniero then reveals that had she used her Kidō to attack him directly, she might have actually hurt him. Rukia claims that now that she knows that he is not Kaien, she will not have to hold back anymore. Aaroniero questions if she thinks that holding back is really what kept her from actually harming him. He then explains that although he can't use his powers in sunlight, all he needs is the shadows and he can use it again as many times as he wants, as he resumes Kaien's form. He then comments on the annoyance of the sun under the dome of Las Noches as his powers only work in the darkness. Aaroniero then corrects her previous assumption that his power was transformation, as he is the only Gillian-class Menos Hollow out of all the Espada. In general, no Gillian would be powerful enough to join the ranks of the Espada. Yet he is an Espada because he is the only Arrancar in existence that has limitless potential for evolution. He reveals that his original story about what happened after Kaien's spirit died was partially true. In fact, Aaroniero consumed the Hollow Metastacia and absorbed its ability. It was through eating that Hollow and gaining its abilities that he gained access to Kaien's body. He then reveals his Zanpakutō, Glotonería, as he explains that he, in fact, is using the spirit body of Kaien Shiba and all his experiences and memories are still intact. Aaroniero was using them to impersonate Kaien and manipulate Rukia in turn. Rukia noticeably gives up her will to fight upon seeing his form and realizing the ramifications of his words. Aaroniero releases his Zanpakutō and impaled Rukia on the end of Nejibana.

Aaroniero came to notice though that Rukia was still conscious and stated the it was admirable that she continued to fight for her survival. However, he believed that her endeavours were pointless as she could never strike him down. Rukia though grabbed Nejibana and stated that she just remembered as she lifted her sword to his face. Aaroniero made fun of her asking if she remembered how to pretend to fight with a broken sword. Rukia then revealed her Shirafune technique which was the San no mai which impaled Aaroniero through his head. This caused the bottom face to die screaming in agony whilst feeling betrayed by Aizen's promise that he would never be in pain again meanwhile the upper face cursed one last time before splitting in half.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Aaroniero Arruruerie was an Arrancar that meant he possessed a humanoid form in his ordinary state. However, in place of a head, he had a large cylindrical glass capsule that was filled with a red liquid where inside were two small Hollow heads suspended in it. Both had the number 9 tattooed on them and they tended to speak in tandem when they were revealed giving the effect of two people speaking in turn.

He was shown to be a cruel and sadistic being who enjoyed toying with his opponents, particularly those he has information on from his absorbed memories.

He showed a degree of pride at his ability to continue to evolve and being one of the Espada.

It was shown that his two heads had a degree of individuality as they referred to themselves in plural when exposed. Each also reacted differently to the idea of death.

As one of the Espada, he was said to represent an aspect of death which in his case was Greed.

Powers and abilities

Originally, Aaroniero Arruruerie came to be a member of the Hollows (虚 (ホロウ), Horō) where over time he evolved into a Menos Grande (大虚 (メノスグランデ), menosu gurande; Spanish for "Less Big" or "Big Minus", Japanese for "Great Hollow"). Eventually, he came to become a Gillian (最下大虚 (ギリアン), girian; Japanese for "Lowest Great Hollow") class that were the lowest ranked Menos. Aizen was responsible for transforming him further where his experiments resulted in the creation of Aaroniero Arruruerie who became an Arrancar (破面 (アランカル), Arankaru; Spanish for "To Tear Off", Japanese for "Ripped Mask"). This resulted in him gaining shinigami-like powers making him far more powerful than an ordinary Hollow. However, his unique nature meant that he had a particular weakness rowards sunlight, which upon contact revealed Aaroniero's true form.

As an Arrancar, he wielded a Zanpakutō which was known as Glotonería (喰虚 (グロトネリア), Gurotoneria; Spanish for "Gluttony", Japanese for "Devouring Hollow"; Viz "Hollow Eater") which took the form of a deformed, brown-tentacled appendage with a gaping maw at the center, surrounded by various tentacles. It afforded Aaroniero the unique ability to devour other Hollows and receive all their abilities as well as their Reiatsu. This ability allowed him to evolve without limit unlike normal Hollows with this being the reason why he was the only Gillian-class Menos among the Espada. As an Espada, he claimed to have absorbed 33,650 Hollows into himself. One of his acquired abilities was 'synchronized awareness' where he was able to project any information and thoughts to his allies' minds. Whilst sealed, Glotonería allowed Aaroniero to perfectly manifest any aspect of those he had absorbed which included their knowledge, muscle memory, physical form, and powers.

Arruruerie was able to release his full power by releasing his Resurrección (帰刃 (レスレクシオン), Resurekushion; Spanish for "Resurrection", Japanese for "Returning Blade"). This could be activated by him uttering the command Devour (喰い尽くせ, kuitsukuse). Upon its release, it turned Aaroniero's lower body into a huge, purple blob-like mass resembling an incredibly bloated invertebrate or octopus, with dozens of stubby tentacles, large red eyes, and large mouths complete with teeth. In the center of this mass there is a bubbling area that seems to boil and displays random masks from the thousands of Hollows that Aaroniero has consumed. In his released state, he could manifest the power of all the Hollows he had devoured, comparing his increased power to an army of 33,650 Hollows.

He came to be a member of Aizen's Espada (十刃 (エスパーダ), Esupāda; Spanish for "Sword", Japanese for "Ten Blades") where he held the position of Noveno (9th).

Notes

  • Aaroniero Arruruerie was created by Tite Kubo where he featured in the setting of the Bleach universe.

In other media

Television

  • In Bleach, Aaroniero Arruruerie appeared in the setting of the anime television series where he was voiced by Japanese actors Ryūzaburō Ōtomo and Mayumi Yamaguchi whilst English actors Keith Silverstein and Wendee Lee voiced him in the dub.

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Appearances

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