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Hueco Mundo

Main article: Hollows in Bleach

Hollows

• Fishbone D
• Hexapodus
• Acidwire
• Shrieker
• Bulbous G
• Metastacia
• Numb Chandelier
• Pesh Gatiishe
• Dondo Chakker
• Bawabawa
• Lunuganga
• Verona
• Lumina

Arrancar

• Noitora
• Halibel
• Stark
• Ulquiorra Schiffer
• Grimmjow Jeagerjaques
• Luppi
• Szayel Aporro Grantz
• Aaroniero Arleri
• Yammy
• Shawlong Qufang
• Edorad Leones
• Ilfort Grantz
• D-Roy
• Nakim
• Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio
• Cirucci Thunderwitch
• Gantenbein Mosqueda
• Wonderwice Margera
• Grand Fisher
• Demōra
• Iceringer
• Tesla
• Lilinette
• Apache
• Mira Rose
• Sun-Sun
• Nell Tu
• Lolly
• Menoly
• Arturo Plateado (Bleach Wii: Hakujin Kirameku Rondo exclusive character)

Main article: Zanpakutō

Zanpakutō are the primary weapons of the shinigami and the embodiment of a shinigami's power. They are sentient weapons, each with its own unique spirit, which can take the form of either an animal or a person. Normally, zanpakutō manifest themselves as regular swords (usually katanas). They can transform at the owner's will (provided the owner is skilled enough) into their initial released form or their true and final released form.

Each zanpakutō has its own realm, into which they can call their owners if they wish (although this also depends on the owner's skill). This is where the avatar (human or animal) form resides. If the owner is skilled enough, he can call this form forth to the regular world. It appears that an avatar is reflective of the owner's own nature; in chapter 229, Yumichika Ayasegawa and Rangiku Matsumoto complain about the personality flaws of their zanpakutō, which incidentally match their own.