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The Espada, Japanese for "ten blades," Spanish for "sword") are the ten strongest arrancar in S?suke Aizen's army, and each of them represents an aspect of death. They are ranked in order of their strength and have their respective number tattooed somewhere on their body as proof of their superiority. Nnoitora, Barragan, Grimmjow, Aaroniero, Harribel, Yammy, Starrk, Ulquiorra, Szayel Aporro, Zommari. Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, commonly known as Nel Tu or "Nel" for short, is a good-natured, child-like Arrancar when first introduced with a habit of saying the opposite of what she actually meant. The remains of her hollow mask make up a cartoonish skull on the top of her head. In reality, she was Tia Harribel's predecessor, resembling a full-grown woman with a ram-horned version of her hollow mask and baring a large "3" tattooed on her back. Compared to the other Espada, Nelliel had a sense of honor and respect for her opponents, sparing those she deems weak. This ideology resulted with Nnoitora Jiruga attacking her from behind with the help of Szayel's aid, managing to crack her mask which results with her current form and amnesia, allowing him to expel her from the Espada.
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