Josh Akirres

"The king of crashing waves"—Joseph "What? Oh, don't get me wrong, Shinigami. I'm not here to serve that god-wannabe. I'm here for the enjoyment of fighting you."

- Josh Akirres to Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Josh Akirres (ジョシュ·アキレス, Joshu Akires) is an Arrancar, the former Tercera (3rd) Espada member. He survived the fight against the Shinigami above the fake Karakura Town. Ever since Aizen had been sealed away, he worked for no one but himself in order to survive against the Quincies. He was one of the surviving Arrancar that resides within the ruins of Las Noches in the white sands of Hueco Mundo. He fought against the Quincies' hunting squad, which killed and captured multiple Arrancar. After all of his comrades been captured and mostly killed, he finally worked alone, fending off the Quincies without anyone but himself, separated from his Fracciòn. Soon, he escaped from Hueco Mundo, went towards the World of the Living and began to improve his battling skills so he can fight the Quincies better. He was also joined and helped by a spiritual aware human, also known as a Fullbringer, named Lucy Highwind. Unlike other Arrancar, his power also underwent a change, to which was thought to be impossible and is the first to do so in the Arrancar history. He is noticeably the common enemy and rival of Tōshirō Hitsugaya, as he once fought him before as a Hollow back then, and once more fought him as an Arrancar during the Fake Karakura War.