Thread:Mangetsu20/@comment-18812574-20140201220349/@comment-18812574-20140202005525

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I definitely see what you're saying there. (Caja de Negacion is a sub-space, and we don't really know what it looks like, so... who knows?) But it is an alternate dimension, sort of like the inner-soul world of a Shinigami, in my opinion/speculation. And remember, it can be broken by a Hollow with high enough reiatsu. And I don't know the WHY or the HOW of the Zanpakuto breaking, I just thought it was a cool concept. ;) Heh.

Anyway....

"Through the devouring of Hollows and/or training one can become stronger."

I thought about that, but it doesn't sound exactly sound to me, and here's why: the evolution of an Arrancar is halted once their mask is removed. (According to canon, I thought. It seems a bit confusing to me, with the whole difference of being eaten by another Hollow/regression thing... maybe I'm getting the two confused. If this isn't the case in canon, then nevermind.) Secondly, is that I don't see how just "training" could take a normal level Arrancar to the level of an Espada realistically. The difference in power is mind boggling. Nnoitora seems to be a special case, because of Aizen/Hogyoku. That factor doesn't make a good comparison for natural hollow evolution then. (But the influence of the Hogyoku in that instance is also personal speculation, but consideirng all the other Aizen Espada, it seems like it would be the natural explanation for Nnoitora's evolution... along with his driving personal vendetta, of course.)

"It sounds crazy, but really, the mask is a form of psychosis inhibitor. Its the remnants of the human heart that's clinging to their mind, making them what they are. If they strip away the rest of that, they can become something that is both Hollow and Shinigami."

Well, that theory has been examined in great depth before, I've noticed, but has no documentation in Canon? And if it were true, why haven't all Arrancar torn of as much of their masks as possible at this point?

(I'm not arguing here, or trying to fyi. Just trying to brainstorm.)

The Caja de Negacion might be pretty hashed, as you said, but I sort of still like the idea of a Zanpakuto reformation.