Mariana de Pineda

Mariana de Pineda (メリーアナーダーピーネッダー, Merīanā dā Pīneddā) is a natural-born affiliated with Incarn8.

Appearance
Mariana is a tall, pretty woman appearing in her mid-twenties, with shoulder length black hair. She wears a long black dress, black boots and several necklaces all under a long fur coat. Her eyes are bright green. Despite her status as an Arrancar, Mariana appears remarkably human-like, which is most likely due to the incredible level of power she has assumed. In the outfit that she commonly wears, her Hollow hole nor the remnants of her mask are not visible.

History
Long ago, within, there were ten who had arranged between themselves to rule the entirety of Hueco Mundo together. The world was divided among them, and they were rightful and just rulers. However, one day, three of the Vasto Lorde grew tired of the arrangement and rebelled against the other seven.

When the ten Vasto Lorde met in one place to combat each other, their combined was so great all  within Hueco Mundo slowly began to fade away; first only those close to the ten, but soon across the entire dimension. Once the three rebellious Vasto Lorde were defeated, one of the remaining Vasto Lorde recognized this problem and chose to subdue and assimilate all of the other Vasto Lorde within her body so she could suppress their influence and stop this destruction. This was how Mariana de Pineda was born.

Powers & Abilities




Zanpakutō
Suministro (十太陽は三を欠い [サミニストロー]; Japanese for "Ten Suns Lacking Three", Spanish for "Provision");


 * : The essence of Mariana's abilities could be compared as the antithesis of the late 's powers. While the latter had split his soul into two separate beings, who rejoined upon his sword release and exposed his full prowess, Mariana is the conjoint form of seven different Vasto Lorde. When she releases, these entities are released again as six separate beings with herself being the seventh, although all of them are controlled as extensions as Mariana's will. Despite this, she still sees them as beings separate from herself, as they originally were. When the entities are active together in battle, Mariana is able to see through their eyes, thus registering seven separate fields of vision at the same time. Essentially working as shared vision for the creatures, this allows Mariana to coordinate their attacks and to provide defense for them without a blind spot. The name of the entities and their primary abilities are based on the Dà Pì (大辟, Great Provision), the death sentence of the Five Punishments in Ancient China, each one of them representing one of the primary methods of execution.
 * Aislar ( [エイスラー], Spanish for "Seperate"); Based on the method of quartering, or cutting the body into four pieces (分为戮, fēn wéi lù).
 * Espara ( [エスパーラー], Spanish for "Delay"); Based on the method of boiling alive (烹, pēng).
 * Rajar ( [アジャー], Spanish for "Cleave"); Based on the method of tearing off an offender's head and four limbs by attaching them to chariots (车裂, chēliè).
 * Llevar ( [レバー], Spanish for "Deliver"); Based on the method of beheading (枭首, xiāoshǒu).
 * Revelar ( [レベラー], Spanish for "Expose"); Based on the method of executing then abandoning the offender’s body in the local public market (弃市, qìshì).
 * Necesitar ( [ネセシッター], Spanish for "Lack"); Based on the method of strangulation (绞, jiǎo).
 * Hacer ( [ヘイサー], Spanish for "Force"); Based on the method of slow slicing (凌迟, língchí), this is the name of the form Mariana herself assumes during her Resurrección.

Behind the Scenes
Mariana draws a lot of inspiration from Chinese sources. Her zanpakutō and background are inspired by the legendary chinese archer Houyi, while the abilities of her Resurrección are based on the Dà Pì (大辟), the death sentence of the Five Punishments, which her zanpakutō was also named after. Her Resurrección was also inspired by the Six Paths of Pain within the Naruto series.

Mariana's name is derived from the liberal freedom fighter Mariana de Pineda Muñoz, whom was executed herself. Her appearance is based on Miss Blizzard from the One-Punch Man manga.