THE Bleach The anime divides its combat system into several groups, including the zanpakuto, the Soul Reapers' kido, the Sternritter's various Quincy abilities, and many bizarre Hollow abilities. In certain sagas, such as the Substitute Soul Reaper arc or the Arrancar saga, many Hollows and Arrancars have displayed their unique powers and characteristics to challenge. Bleachheroes in unexpected ways. Although Arrancars attempted to imitate Soul Reapers, they were ultimately Hollows and had equivalent powers.

Some Hollows in the series were just generic anime monsters that used fangs and claws to fight, and others had rather weak abilities, but other Hollows were a different story. Several Hollows became famous for fighting and killing Soul Reapers with their powers, and most of the Arrancars under Sosuke Aizen's command had incredible abilities that could defeat even elite Soul Reaper officers. At this time, the Thousand Year Blood War The anime is putting the focus on what the Sternritter can do, but fans shouldn't forget what a serious challenge the Hollows and Arrancars once were.

10 Ulquiorra's Solita Vista allowed him to show his memories

The 4th Espada, Ulquiorra Cipher shocked Bleach fans when he released his zanpakuto twice to become an unstoppable warrior during his final battle against Ichigo. However, becoming a lean and mean killing machine wasn't Ulquiorra's only trick. If Bleach Fans want more memorable and stylish powers, they should check out Solita Vista, an ability that only Ulquiorra has ever used.

Ulquiorra served as a living video camera, as he could observe important events, then detach the eyeball and crush it to show everyone his memories from his own point of view. Ulquiorra used Solita Vista in his first adventure in Karakura Town, as Aizen sent him to check on Ichigo's powers while Ichigo fought his other half-Hollow. Ulquiorra later recovered the lost eyeball thanks to his rapid regeneration.

9 Senescence made Baraggan Luisenbairn the master of time

Each of the ten Espadas embodies a different aspect of death, as the 2nd Espada, Baraggan Luisenbairn, explained to his Soul Reaper opponents. Baraggan stated that his aspect was senescence, or the passage of time causing the decay of living matter. He then proved this with his eponymous ability while fighting Soi Fon and Marechiyo Omaeda.

Baraggan's skill was terrifying, deadly, and nearly infallible, threatening the Soul Reapers in a way no one was prepared for. It's one thing to block a sword strike or a cero blast, but not even the most skilled Soul Reapers can survive having their bodies rapidly aged just by being too close to Baraggan's Senescence aura. Baraggan's aura became even more effective when he released his zanpakuto, and Soi Fon had no way of dealing with it.

8 Zommari Rureaux's Love Made Him King of Everyone He Met

The 7th Espada, Zommari Rureaux had a Hollow ability that could have been fully mastered if he used it better. In his sealed state, Zommari could overcome his enemies with his lightning-fast sonido and even create afterimages of himself, but after releasing his zanpakuto, Brujeria, Zommari changed tactics to take control of his enemies' bodies.

With the power he dubbed Love, Zommari could look at anyone with his enchanted eyes and control them, placing a sunbeam mark on them in the process. Zommari took control of Byakuya Kuchiki's arm and leg, forcing Byakuya to disable those limbs. Zommari even took command of Rukia's entire body by looking at her head, forcing Byakuya to restrain her with one of his many kido spells.

7 Shrieker's targeting ability allowed him to attack his enemies

At the beginning of the Bleach anime, the story relished its “monster hunter” vibes by featuring Hollows as the villain Shrieker. Unlike most typical Hollows, Shrieker didn’t fight alone, as he could use the Target ability to create hundreds of small creatures known simply as Targets. These little creatures could attack a victim to restrain them until Shrieker could devour them.

Shrieker used his targets to good effect against Ichigo's group for a few episodes, and that wasn't all. To expand his targeting ability, Shrieker used his tuning fork tongue to make his targets explode, dealing heavy damage to his toughest enemies. Granted, Hollows like Shrieker are weak compared to the Arrancars that appeared later, but Shrieker still had some fun and cool abilities that showcased Tite Kubo's vivid imagination.

6 Grand Fisher's bait was the ultimate psychological weapon

The bizarre Hollow called Grand Fisher didn't even need to become a Menos Grande to kill a variety of Soul Reapers over the decades. This made him the deadliest non-Menos known, and he did it not only with claws and fangs, but with his trademark ability to lure. In fact, this is why he was called the Grand Fisher, as he used that lure to trick his Soul Reaper enemies like a cunning fisherman.

Grand Fisher's decoy could transform into anyone he desired, thus applying psychological pressure on his enemies to gain the upper hand. The prime example was when Grand Fisher transformed his decoy into Masaki Kurosaki, who had tragically died at the hands of Grand Fisher a few years ago. Ichigo, who had yet to overcome his grief, fell for it completely.

5 Chimera Parca allowed Apcci, Sung-Sun, and Mila Rose to summon a Unique Hollow

Most Hollows and Arrancars have powers that they use on their own, but Mila Rose, Sung-Sun, and Apacci were different. The trio were all animal-themed Arrancars serving under Tier Harribel. If their own released forms weren't strong enough to win a fight, then they could combine their severed arms to summon a new Hollow named Ayon.

This ability, called Chimera Parca, combined the snake, deer, and lion motifs of its users to create the chimera-like Ayon that embodied its three creators. Ayon went on a rampage fighting Soul Reaper Lieutenants in the fake Karakura Town. At the beginning of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, Ayon was summoned again, only for Quilge Opie to absorb him with Sklave Rai.

4 Glotoneria had the potential to create a one-man army

The 9th Sword, Aaroniero Arruruerie has greed as his aspect of death, but Bleach Fans might say that gluttony is more appropriate for this Arrancar. Aaroniero had an ability called Glotoneria, which was also his zanpakuto, and he could use it to eat other Hollows and thus gain their abilities. According to Aaroniero, he ate 33,650 Hollows, making him a one-man army.

The best use of Glotoneria was when Aaroniero ate the unusual Hollow named Metastacia in order to access Kaien Shiba's memories, form, and zanpakuto. With his disguise as Kaien, Aaroniero tricked Rukia and applied serious psychological pressure on her to gain the upper hand. In theory, Aaroniero could have used hundreds of other Hollow powers while fighting Rukia, but he settled for a tentacle slap and a boost from Kaien's shikai.

3 The Wolf Pack generation ensured that Coyote Starrk was never alone

Despite his immense power, the 1st Sword Coyote Starrk did not care much for fighting, nor did he take any particular pride in being Sosuke Aizen's strongest lackey. Instead, Starrk was a terribly lonely being who wanted friends. In fact, he stored his Hollow powers not in a zanpakuto, but in his companion, Lilynette Gingerbuck. He was even less lonely in his released mode, Los Lobos.

Among other abilities, Coyote Starrk could use Wolf Pack Generation to summon a group of spirit wolves to fight on his behalf. If necessary, Starrk could even make these wolves explode with extreme force to deal even more damage to his enemies. Wolf Pack Generation helped even the odds when Starrk faced multiple Soul Reapers and Visoreds at once.

2 Titere Theater allowed Szayelaporro to make deadly puppets of his enemies

The 8th Espada, Szayelaporro Grantz was a ruthless scientist similar to Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi. Even in his sealed form, Szayelaporro could study and nullify the enemy's powers. In his released form, La Lujuriosa, he could use even more abilities, such as recreating himself with the Gabriel ability. His most interesting Hollow ability was Teatro de Titere.

With the Theater of Titere, Szayelaporro could obtain a sample of his enemies and then make a doll of them, with models of their organs and tendons inside. Szayelaporro could destroy the organ/tendon models to crush the real versions of his enemies, allowing him to sadistically torment his enemies to death or test their reactions to different types of trauma. Or he could crush their tendons to immobilize them and capture them for experimentation.

1 Rage-driven evolution meant Yammy had no limits to his power

In his sealed state, Yammy Llargo was the 10th Espada. After releasing his zanpakuto, Wrath, he changed rank to #0. This evidently represented the fact that Yammy had no limits to his size and power in his true form, as his pure rage could make him bigger and stronger without limit. Not even Ichigo's team working together could defeat this titanic threat.

Normally, a brute-force fighter like Yammy wouldn't be all that interesting among the Hollows, but his ability to grow bigger and stronger while changing form as he grew angrier was certainly unique. He was like a twisted Incredible Hulk, feeding off his bloodthirsty rage to become a titan of war. However, even that didn't save him from a humiliating defeat at the hands of Byakuya and Kenpachi off-screen.