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In Bleach Ulquiorra is the only Espada with a second release, and he admits he
has not shown Aizen. So I have come to a few questions:

  1. Why would he not show Aizen how powerful he is?
  2. Why is he the only Espada with a second release?
  3. If Aizen knew about his second release, where would he be in the Espada rankings?

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Why is Ulquiorra the only Espada with a second release?


Answer to first question:

> **A. Just in case.**
>
> Ulquiorra’s a pretty careful guy. He likes to make plans. And stick to them.
> So it’s possible that he hides his second release just because he knows that
> it’s good to have an ace in the hole, just in case he ever needs it. Not
> that he’s planning to use it for any nefarious purposes - he just figures,
> why tell if he didn’t have to?
>

>> **Ulquiorra** : Also, I’m not really a talker.

>
> **B. As a tiny act of rebellion.**
>
> Or you could read Ulquiorra as more of a Grimmjow-figure. You know, someone
> may recognize that Aizen is too powerful to actively rebel against, but who
> needs to do SOMETHING a little rebellious just to stay sane. Grimmjow leaves
> meetings early and sneaks off to the world of the living; Ulquiorra hides
> his second release. And this allows them to put up with working for a
> freakin’ shinigami.
>

>> **Grimmjow** : Um…I’m pretty sure that rebellion doesn’t count if nobody
knows about it.

>>

>> **Ulquiorra** : And that’s why you get spiritual pressure slammed to the
floor, and I don’t.

>
> **C. Because he was actively disloyal to Aizen.**
>
> It’s possible, though, that this wasn’t a tiny act of rebellion, but rather
> a big one - that Ulquiorra had some sort of secret plan to rebel against
> Aizen someday, and he was saving his second release for that time. In which
> case letting Aizen go off to the WOL with the top three espada was a damn
> good plan. Ulquiorra would have had the castle to himself if he hadn’t been
> killed by Ichigo. So close, Ulquiorra.
>

>> **Ulquiorra** : And I was really looking forward to sitting on that throne,
too.

>>

>> **Aizen** : Yeah, white marble is comfier than you’d think.

Source: ["Why does Ulquiorra keep his second release secret?" on
bleachlists.tumblr.com](http://bleachlists.tumblr.com/post/48837765884/why-
does-ulquiorra-keep-his-second-release-secret)

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Answer to second question:

I came across an answer while scavenging the net (and I think it's pretty
good):

> Well..the arrancars sword and the soul reapers swords are the same except
> for how they are released or how to manifest themselves after they are
> released. Arrancars have the power of soul reapers and soul reapers swords
> have 2 different forms shikai (1st form) and then bankai (2nd Form or
> release state). Now most Arrancars only have 1 sword release thats their
> resurreccion, resurreccion means resurrection and if u notice all arrancar
> release states are in spanish for some weird reason, but they only have one
> b/c arrancars have only been around for only about 1 year or a couple of
> months b/c they didn't come into existence till azien stole hogyoku out of
> Rukia's chest. Seeing how they're a new form of hollow but with soul reaper
> powers they probably have not explored all of their powers unlike soul
> reapers who have been around for over a 1000 years which means they would
> know more about their swords and how they operate. So basically the 2nd form
> Resurreccion segunda, which means 2nd resurrection, is the 2nd form of the
> sword similar to a soul reapers bankai. So in other words Arrancars haven't
> been around for a while which is why a lot of them don't know the other form
> unlike soul reapers who know both forms b/c they've been around forever. Now
> every arrancar has one but Ulquiorra was just the first to learn it.

Source: ["Why does Ulquiorra have two forms?" on Yahoo
Answers](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100522161233AAquE7o)

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Answer for Third one:

**Ofcourse Aizen knew.**

> ...[m]aybe Ulquiorra just wanted to know how much Aizen really watched, or
> how much he could just deduce by being insanely smart. So he kept his
> release hidden to see if Aizen could figure it out for himself. And like any
> guy who tests a god, this just didn’t end well for poor Ulquiorra.
>

>> **Aizen** : Is there really any doubt that I knew?

and about the ranking:

> **Maybe he wanted to stay out of the top 3.**
>
> Maybe Ulquiorra just didn’t want to be in the top 3, and knew that with his
> second release taken into account, he would be. Ulquiorra’s smart - he might
> have guessed that the people who went with Aizen to Fake Karakura Town
> wouldn’t be coming back. Or maybe he just really likes the number 4.
>

>> **Ulquiorra** : Actually, I just know how important the number 3 is to
Halibel.

>>

>> **Halibel** : …

>>

>> **Ulquiorra** : Don’t worry, we’re not having a moment.

>>

>> **Halibel** : Oh, good!

Source: ["Why does Ulquiorra keep his second release secret?" on
bleachlists.tumblr.com](http://bleachlists.tumblr.com/post/48837765884/why-
does-ulquiorra-keep-his-second-release-secret)


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He had no motivation to show Aizen his true power, he was never shown to have
any aspirations to become stronger or be recognised as the most powerful like
some other characters, he always spoke about his and other's strengths as if
they were just facts.

He was annoyed because he was so clearly stronger than Ichigo that it seemed
stupid to him that Ichigo wouldn't give up, that's why he showed him his
second release. He was already absolutely trouncing him in his initial
release, it wasn't like Goku going Super Saiyan to defeat Frieza out of
necessity, it would have been like Goku then going Super Saiyan 2 and ripping
Frieza's limbs off one at a time.

He's the only one with a second release because he's the only one who figured
out how to go further, again becoming stronger in your first release is
probably completely separate to working out how to go to second release.
There's no reason to think it's unique to him, although it is possible, it's
more likely that he was just the first to figure it out.

I'd love to say that if Aizen knew about his second release he would have been
the top Espada, as to me he seemed the most powerful and the coolest.
Considering the ridiculous extent to which he was smashing Ichigo it's hard to
believe he wouldn't have been at least above Harribel, who never really did
anything overly impressive.

Personally, I think Ulquiorra in his second release was the most powerful
thing we've seen so far other than Aizen and Ichigo post-Dangai, but I'm sure
many people and probably even the author would disagree with me. The rankings
were always a little dubious anyway, again, Harribel was pathetic, and it was
absolutely bizarre when Yammy claimed to be the top Espada, and then was
killed by Kenpachi and Byakuya, offscreen, without any apparent effort.


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If aizen new about gin's betrayal then I am pretty sure he new about ulqiuorra
second release state and the reason why he has that is because he is an
arrancar and arrancar are soul reaper/hollow hybrids like the visoreds but in
this case arrancar are 60% hollow and 40% soulreaper. And since this is the
case ressurccion is similar to a bankai so basically is first release is like
shikai and the second works like a bankai. Not only that the espada are closet
to a soul reaper than any other arrancar also the 7th espada his ressurccion
stated by byakuya is similar to kido


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My personal opinion on why he never showed Aizen his true form is because he
was being calculated. Remember, he was easily the most calculated Espada
member, in my opinion, easily able to match wits with anyone. Thinking that
way, he could also match wits with Aizen, given his powers, intelligence,
patience and lack of feelings towards others. He and Aizen were a lot alike.
He may have had the same thinking that Shinji had: keep your friends close and
keep your enemies closer. I believe he kept it as a trump card just in case he
and Aizen faced off.


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Saying he never showed Aizen his second release, does not mean that Aizen did
not only know about it, but most likely talked to Ulquiorra about it at some
point, we have seen that while at times Aizen can get very arrogant at times,
like in his final fight with Ichigo, he is a genius.

He would have figured out that while soul reapers have their skikai and
bankai, arrancars would most likely be able to have their own version of
bankai, just as their first release is similar to a soul reapers shikai. The
way Ulquiorra spoke when he said he never showed Aizen his 2nd release was
vague, as he didn't exactly have to show Aizen his power, but he might have
told him and made a plan with Aizen to keep it hidden from Gin, Tosen, and the
other espada in case they rebelled, much like how Nel regained her power as an
espada and starting to fight, and how Grimmjow went against orders to fight
Ichigo, except to a more extreme level like a full scale rebellion. Aizen had
rarely fought, at first having his espada fight for him.

If most of the espada went into full scale rebellion and if he knew about
Ulquiorra's second release before hand, he would be able to send Ulquiorra out
to deal with the treasonous espada and end them. It would not be that far
fetched, considering the fact that Aizen seemed to hold a special trust in
Ulquiorra that he didn't have for the other espada, sending Ulquiorra with
Yammy to the world of the living, sending Ulquiorra to get Orihime after
letting him trick the treasonous arrancars to steal a fake hogyoku only to get
killed in the world of the living, entrusting care of Orihime to Ulquiorra,
and lastly ensuring the safety of Los Noches to Ulquiorra.

It's possible that he would have also used Ulquiorra to kill Tosen or Gin if
they rebelled, sense Ulquiorra's second resurrection was powerful enough to
completely stomp Ichigo when he was using bankai and hollowfication. And as
several others have said, it is most likely that Ulquiorra was just the first
espada to discover and use the second release, Aizen not revealing to other
arrancars, or even just the other espada, that it is possible for them to do
this as they all seemed to be more loyal to their fraccion or to more loyal to
themselves, unlike Ulquiorra who seemed to not only have no faccion, but never
wavered in his loyalty to lord Aizen, you could say that in comparison that
Ulquiorra is like the perfect soldier.

Not to mention IF Ulquiorra did aspire to rebel against Aizen and take his
place, he most likely could have done so before Aizen was able to finally use
the hogyoku. Not only is Ulquiorra already an expert in sonido and extremely
fast without any form of release, in his second release he got faster, more
agile, stronger. If he truly wished to rebel against Aizen, sense as far as we
know Aizen actually never showed the espada his zanpakto, he could have
completely blind-sided Aizen when ever he pleased, releasing his second
release and using a grand rey cero while in his second release.

If he did this quick enough he would have been able to completely destroy
Aizen, as we saw how powerful Grimmjows ceros were when he was just using the
standard at point blank range and without his first release, Grimmjow not
being as strong as Ulquiorra and with Ulquiorras power being enhanced with the
second release, a grand rey cero at point blank range in his second release
and if Ulquiorra put everything he has into it, if Ulquiorra was able to do
this and blindside Aizen, well Aizen would have had no chance to survive it.
And the fact is, Ulquiorra is very intelligent and would most likely realize
that if he wanted, he could kill Aizen if he did blind-side him. But he didn't
and was trusted with many responsibilities that the other espada weren't.

In conclusion, yes, Aizen more then likely knew about it and talked to
Ulquiorra about it, deciding to keep it between themselves, yet would keep
Ulquiorra at number 4 sense it would seem strange if the 5th best espada, I
say fifth because while Ulquiorra was numbered at 4 the numbering system for
espada was 0-9. Even the image above "Aizen-sama has not **seen me** in this
form", the wording meaning that while Aizen has literally not been shown the
second release Ulquiorra most likely talked to him about it, its possible that
Aizen is even the reason that Ulquiorra got his second release before the
other espada and another reason why Ulquiorra could be so loyal to him. Sorry
for the very long answer.


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  1. He is smart as devil, so he decided not to show his full potential to others (including Aizen)
  2. You cant find it in the anime or manga, but just like Shinigamis only a few with a great potential can release their true power.
  3. Definitely #1. His power, speed and intelligence would definitely placed him above the Starrk and Yammy.


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Ulquiorra is indeed the strongest espada. We all knew how Aizen had everything
planned from the start- with the help of hogyoku, he'd transcend into a higher
being and when he does, he'd want to test it against someone who had already
transcended into a higher being. That being is ichigo kurosaki. But as aizen
is already about to trascend into higher being, he had to give ichigo the time
to be able to unleash the higher being within him which turns out to be the
vasto lorde form then ultimately the final getsuga form. This is the reason
why aizen had ulquiorra guard las noches so he could ultimately battle ichigo.
Aizen might not have seen ulquiorra's segunda etapa but he must have known
that he is far more powerful than number 4 suggests. The proof to this is when
Aizen told ichigo "the fact you are here means you have defeated ulquiorra".
Now deriving from aizen's judgement that is guided by the hogyoku, i can say
that ulquiorra is the strongest among the espada and so strong that he was the
one chosen by Aizen to bring out the higher being within ichigo.


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1: Ulquiorra is intelligent. I believe he knew that in the final battle the
stronger soul reapers would fight the stronger Espada Arrancars. That is why
he didn't want to be higher ranked because then he'd have a lower chance of
surviving.

2: Like I said before, Ulquiorra is smart so he is more likely to catch on to
a second release/Bankai than others who were lazy or not as smart as
Ulquiorra. I also believe Ulquiorra's cold and calculating personality had a
part in it, as soul reapers' Zanpakutos are meant to be similar in
personalities. If this applies to the Arrancars then his Zanpakuto will be
more willing to show him his Bankai.

3: He would be number one, because for soul reapers the difference between
Shikai and Bankai is extreme, this will definitely apply to Arrancars as well.


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although he is very smart, fast, and powerful, I don't think that he could win
the number 2 spot from Barragan. to be honest, I don't even know how Barragan
didn't get the number 0 spot from Yammy, considering that he could neutralize
all of his attacks. although I am praising Barragan, I really think that
Ulquiorra should have been sent to the world of the living, because of the
fact that he could use his lightning lance and completely obliterate all four
of the pillars within seconds. There is actually a Japanese comic written
about Ulquiorra's backstory, and in it, he is actually a natural-born Arrancar
just like Stark. With this in consideration, he must have been one of the
original Espadas so he would have time to search his powers. The reason he
said Aizon doesn't care, in my opinion, is because Uliquiorra's form of death
he governs is nihilism. this means not caring about life, so I think that he
just doesn't care if Aizon cares so he just doesn't tell him or show him. The
reason that he is so loyal to Aizon is that he doesn't care about people or
subjects so he is completely fine with stepping out of the way and letting
someone take over as long as they are smart and powerful. if Soske was weak
then Ulquiorra wouldn't let him take over. Back to his backstory, Soske found
Ulquiorra in a big quarts tree in Hueco Mundo (like all other trees but way
way bigger) they don't exactly say that Aizon found him there but after
Ulquiorra claws his way into the middle of the tree which was tearing off his
mask and making him an Arrancar (after recognizing that it was like him in
that it was grown from nothingness) he found peace. I assume that Aizon built
his palace around the tree making it like a masterpiece or felt his massive
spiritual pressure inside of the tree, so he destroyed it. back to the point,
when he was sitting inside of the center of that tree he probably started
meditating ( like Ichigo in the Dangai ) and learned how he came to be and
about himself and his power after this Aizon probably found him and took him
out of the tree somehow. if he was in the tree for say 1 year, he would be
older then any of the Arrancars, assuming that he was only there for 1 year,
when in reality he could be their from anywhere from 50 to 100 years and maybe
even more


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