A Reiteration of the Special Rules for Vizards
- They are a separate group from the Soul Society.
They are a loose organization; all Vizards are equal to each other, with one or two being the effective leaders.
Once declared as a Vizard (through a process called Hollowfication) the former Shinigami is cast out of the Soul Society as a traitor.
Generally Vizards are mercenaries who occasionally help the Soul Society for their own reasons, but they are not generally welcomed in the ranks of the Shinigami.
In very extreme circumstances, the Hollow can be sealed back up, but the Shinigami can never loose them again.
To become a Vizard, the character in question must have been of at least Vice Captain level in power and have achieved Bankai.
All powers are kept by the new Vizard (shunpo, kidou and other powers), and the new Vizard gains the ability to fire Cero-like blasts from their zanpakto, some regenerative powers during battle and increased speed of attacks.
While mask is manifest, Vizard specific powers can be used. When the mask is not manifested and worn, those powers cannot be used.
The Vizard Technique Heirarchy!
Rank S
Resurrección
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Rank A (Advanced Arancar-Rank Abilities)
Grand Rey Cero
Other Cero Variations
Rank B (Basic Arrancar-Rank Abilities)
Bala
Sonido
Garganta
Rank C (Basic and Upper-Rank Hollow Abilities)
Cero
Negación
Hierro
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Like Shinigami, Arrancar have a multitude of combat skills and abilities, some of which are similar to those of the former, and some of which are variations on ordinary Hollow powers.
* Bala (虚弾（バラ）, bara; Spanish for "bullet", also translated as "Hollow Bullet") is an Arrancar alternative to Cero. The technique hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. It is seriously weaker than a normal cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same.
* Cero are high-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers. Only Menos, Arrancar, and the Vizards have so far been shown to use Cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently. Various Arrancar and Hollow characters display variants of the technique, such as the Espada-exclusive Gran Rey Cero, as well as Cero Sincrético performed by Pesche Guatische and Dondochakka Bilstin.
* Garganta (黒腔（ガルガンタ）, garuganta; Spanish for "throat") is how Arrancar and Menos-class Hollows move to and from Hueco Mundo. Kaname Tōsen and Kisuke Urahara have also demonstrated 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.
* Hierro (鋼皮（イエロ）, hiero; Spanish for "iron") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutō bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar have proportionally stronger skin.
* Negación (反膜（ネガシオン）, negashion; Spanish for "negation") fields are used to rescue fellow Hollows. Only the Gillian-class Menos have shown the ability to use it. Negación fields surround a target in a square beam of light that isolates the target from the dimension they are currently in, making it impossible to harm them. The field then pulls the target towards the menos that created the field. Espada have a special cube-shaped device called Caja Negación (反膜の匪（カハ・ネガシオン）; Spanish for "Negation Box") meant to simulate Negación fields, which are used to punish their subordinates if necessary. The cube, when used on a subject, traps them in an alternate dimension from which there is no escape; however, this assumes it is being used as intended. More powerful Arrancar, namely the Espada themselves, can escape given enough time.
* Pesquisa (探査回路（ペスキス）, Pesukisa; Spanish for "inquiry") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. It functions similar to a sonar.
* Sonído (響転（ソニード）, Sonīdo; Spanish for "sound") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami Flash Steps and the Quincy Hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonído is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps.
