Shōko Shikyo

Appearance
In her Arrancar form, Shōko appears to be a young woman with green eyes, and long blue hair, part of which is combed to cover her right eye. Like most Arrancar under Aizen's command, she wears a modified outfit, her's consisting of a long-sleeved jacket that opens up at the top to slightly reveal her breasts, and opens under this and flares out, exposing her stomach. She wears shorts, a belts, and black boots. Her Zanpakutō is concealed in her left sleeve, and the remains of her Hollow Mask take a form similar to a "cat-ears" acessory. Her Hollow hole is located in her throat. In her Gigai,, her appearance is slightly different. Her hair is longer, and both her eyes, which are now blue to match her hair, are visible. In her Gigai, her outfits vary, and she wears a small ribbon. She is also rather flat-chested in her Gigai.

Personality
Shōko is one of the most gentle Arrancar seen so far, apologizing to her opponents during her attack, and is also often portrayed as a clam individual. However, she can also be a rather impatient woman, and is prone to violent emotional outbursts from time to time. Due to her gentle nature, she prefers not to fight, often avoiding battle as best she can, despite her great power. She prefers to live amongst Humans, inhabiting a Gigai made especially for Arrancars by Kisuke Urahara, making her one of the few, if not the only Arrancar to do this.

History
Before her Shinigamification, Shōko was a Vasto Lordes level Hollow. Her appearance was vaguely humanoid, while possessing several feline like features. After wandering through Hueco Mundo, she encountered the Shinigami Sōsuke Aizen, who was just a Lieutenant at the time, and was already recruiting Arrancar for his first generation Espada. She decided to join him, shortly after undergoing her natural Shinigamification, joining Aizen's Arrancar Army as the 2nd Espada (the rank that would later be held by Baraggan Luisenbarn.

Like with Neliel, Nnoitra Jiruga disliked her for her greater power and rank, though she avoided him constantly, leading him to his quarrels with Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. During her time as an Espada, she generally kept to herself, leaving her quarters only when ordered by Aizen, or to read books in her spare time, being the only Arrancar besides Nelliel to do so. After Aizen obtained the Hōgyoku, he found that Arrancar created using it were more powerful than those he already had, who have been formed naturally, and as such, Shōko, along with the majority of the First Generation Espada, was demoted to a Privaron Espada (十刃落ち (プリバロン・エスパーダ), puribaron esupāda; Spanish for "Deprived Sword", Japanese for "Ten Fallen Blades"). Despite being in Tres Cisfras when Ichigo and his team entered Las Noches, she did not need to make an appearance, due to the Ryoka not crossing her path. After Aizen's defeat at the hands of the Soul Society, she left Hueco Mundo for the World of the Living, where she now resides, masquerading as a human.