Esteban Moreno

Esteban Moreno (, Moreno Esteban) is a powerful -level Arrancar and is the biological father of Suteibu Aokawa. He is suspected of killing his own Suteibu's mother, a fact that has been duly researched and recorded by Suteibu in his notebooks, and is also wanted for questioning in the deaths on nearly one dozen, including one lieutenant. He is a very dangerous man and is rather dispassionate when it comes to showing any of his enemies mercy.

Appearance
Esteban has green eyes and long, dark black hair that extends down all the way to his waist. His face is accented with the remnants of his hollow mask that run underneath his chin and neck and larger remnants can be found on the left side of his head. For clothes, he wears a typical uniform that is worn by most and has made little to no personal adaptations to it. He wears a pair of black socks inside special that were made specifically for the Espada with a pair of white pants that resemble the 's shihakushō. He wears a black belt around his waist with a plain white shirt that exposes a small amount of midriff as as well as the hollow hole that is in the center of his chest. This shirt has a black edging around it, giving it a more three dimensional look, and he also wears a white cloak with black edging and lining. This coat has long sleeves that extend down the length of his arm, stopping at his wrists and often resembles a vest because of the black lined creases where the sleeve meets the cloak.

Personality
Esteban's manner of death was “stoicism” and is therefore the epitome of calmness and control, much like his son Suteibu. It is this ere calm that makes him very unpredictable, especially since those who serve him know full well what he is capable of. He is characterized by others as being extremely ruthless, often showing any type of opponent little to no mercy whatsoever. He was once witnessed by others goring a and then stomped on their throat as they attempted to crawl away from him. He also seems to be very cunning, both on and off the battlefield, as he has been able to avoid capture by both Venganza and the by using nothing more than simple strategy. If he is fighting an opponent in a skill that he is not particular fond of or is not skilled in, then he will use any method or trick to divert the flow of battle back to a style he is more accustomed to. His face is often expressionless, staying true to his manner of death, and is very hard to read, clouding his true objectives in a thick, proverbial cloud of smoke.

History
Esteban's full history is extensively unknown since he has never talked about his past to anyone, including his followers, before. What is known is that he struck up a romantic relationship with a female soul several hundred years ago; it is unknown if this women was just a resident of the or if she was an active duty. This eventually led to a child being born, this child being Esteban's son Suteibu, and with this birth came the death of the women. It is unknown whether or not she truly was killed by Esteban, by he is the prime suspect and has been deemed the official murder by the soul society.

Some time later, Esteban lead a raid on the for reasons unknown and this raid was foiled by, the captain commander of the Soul Society, and the. As the last of his men were killed, Esteban barely managed to escape back to to find haven and regain his strength and power. He has yet to be seen since this incident.

Powers & Abilities

 * : Esteban has trained with a sword most of his life and has become quite accustomed to its use, mastering at a rather early point in his life. With his sword, he is able to demobilize any hollow with very simple and shallow slashes, turning even those into deadly and lethal cuts. He has also been known to use his sword for discipline among his followers, forcing them to fight him in sword fights in order to embrace them with his vast skill.


 * : Esteban has trained thoroughly in the arts of hand-to-hand combat and has since mastered the art. With nothing but his bare hands, he is able to demobilize even the strongest of hollows and Arrancar alike and can do so with little to no effort.


 * : Esteban was able to master this basic Arrancar technique after a few years of training. Essentially, it is the same as the shinigami's and allows Esteban to cover large distances but it cannot be sensed with a hollow's . This is particularly powerful for when he is fighting an enemy or multiple enemies who are using hollow based abilities.


 * Cero: Esteban, being a naturally born, possesses the ability to charge and fire of a cero. He uses it mainly as a frontal attack or a distraction, but when he is bored or wants to get a fight finished quickly, he has been known to pour large quantities of spiritual pressure into it. He has also shown skill in using it as a sweeping attack as well by simply swinging his finger in a arc-shaped motion, allowing him to take out more than one target at a time.


 * : Esteban possesses skin that is extremely hard and is unable to be pierced by normal means of attack. The power of his hierro seems to correspond directly with his current spiritual pressure level so when his spiritual pressure falls, so does the strength of his hierro.


 * : Esteban possesses the natural ability to fire off large barrages of bala at his opponents. His bala are not as strong as his cero, but they are twenty times faster, which means that he can use them as decoy attacks or swarm attacks.


 * : Esteban possesses the natural ability to sense the presence of hollows much easier by using this ability. He can also sense the presence of other non-hollow based spirit energy at a greater acuity, including quincy, shinigami, and visoreds among others.


 * : Like other -level Arrancar, Esteban can regenerate his body and limbs that get cut off or are otherwise damaged in any way. There seems to be a limit to how may times he can use this, although this is currently unknown, and he cannot regenerate internal organs, such as his heart and brain.


 * : Esteban is able to open up garganta, natural gateways to . He can even summon a substantial amount of hollows from these holes as well or he can allow his comrades to make sneak attacks on his enemies.