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There are a lot of threads on the internet that have confusing/contradicting
answers, but how are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?


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How are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?


Vasto Lorde are the top of the Hollow species. However, they are Hollow, not
Arrancar.

Arrancars are Hollow which, using the power of the Hogyoku, removed the
boundry between Hollow and Shinigami, and achieved a greater power, usually by
removing their masks and sealing most of their power into a sword.

Espada, are by definition the top ten _Arrancar_. **They may or many not be
Vasto Lorde**.

It was heavily implied that of all the Espada, only the top four (Ulquiorra,
Halibel, Barragan and Stark) were Vasto Lorde before they became Arrancars
(and subsequently Espada).


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Vasto Lorde are extremely powerful hollows. Hitsuguya suggested that if Aizen
were to get ten Arrancars on Vasto Lorde level, the Soul Society would be
doomed. For

> Vasto lorde are weak ... Nnoitra(when he was 8 in espada ) was sent to
> recruit vasto lorde but he killed him

[user4640](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7515/how-are-vasto-lorde-
different-from-the-espada/37420#comment11054_7515) is mistelling the
information. In episode 202, Nnoitra was talking to Nel, who asked him why he
destroyed an entire colony of hollows. He said he did it because he was not
told not to, as well he was looking for Vasto Lorde. The exact quote is,

> If I could kill them(Hollows) off that easily, then they couldn't be Vasto
> Lorde.

Espada are extremely powerful Hollows made into Arrancars. Arrancars come from
the Hogyoku, where the Vasto Lorde cannot come from being an Arrancar.
Arrancars lose the evolutionary step because they are in between Soul reaper
and hollows. Only hollows that do not become Arrancars can be become vasto
Lordes. However, Vasto Lordes can become Arrancars.


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Hallows have 3 ranks apart from their basic form : 1st rank Gillian also
called menos Grande 2nd rank Adjuchas 3rd rank Vasto Lorde these hollows keep
their hallow forms.

Now Hallows who attained powers like a soul reaper are called Arrancar (which
means to rip/tear off) and do not have the hollow defining skull mask and look
human like with only a fragment of their mask attached to their head. Espada
are simply the top ten strongest Arrancar in Sousuke Aizen' s army of
Arrancar. Hope this was helpful


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