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"Not criminals? That's rich, coming from you. You know damn well that if we weren't so damn powerful petty criminals is all the both of us would be!"
This article, Tia Harribel, is based on the canon equivalent of the same name. It will not be used in general role-playing without the participants' prior agreement.
"Our existence is built upon the noble sacrifices made. Instead, you fall in battle from trying to protect your subordinates. My subordinates were not simply defeated. They left behind markers for me, on how to carry on the fight. If I had lost, my subordinates' sacrifices would have all been for nothing. I hold within me the resolve of those who sacrificed their lives."
— Tia Harribel.
Tia Harribel (ティア・ハリベル, Tia Hariberu), called Tia Hallibel in the English dub, was an Arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army, and is the former Espada Tres (Three). After her death at the hands of Aizen she was saved by Muerte Guerrero, who had gone back in time to retrive her under the orders of Kirei Satoshi. She is now aligned with Muerte Guerrero and Kirei Satoshi's Liberation Army. She was recruited due to her knowledge of Aizen Sosuke and the previous generation of the Soul Society. She is refered to by all as the Shark Empress (サメは女帝, Same wa nyotei). She is also currently one of the main anti-hero in Shadow Rage's Bleach - Generation III story Bleach - Chronicles of the Soul and as such has an important role to play for the events to come.
Harribel has dark skin, green eyes, blonde eyelashes, and messy short blonde hair which has three braided locks. She wears a variation of the Arrancar jacket that covers the lower part of her face downward, while baring a good portion of the lower half of her large breasts. The jacket, unlike that of other Arrancar, has a zipper running along its entire length that is opened from the bottom upwards (in the anime, this outfit is extended to fully cover her breasts, a black stripe showing where the original cut of the jacket was). The jacket's sleeves completely envelop her arms, terminating in black glove-like extensions at her extremities, which slightly gives her fingers the appearance of a cat's paws. Harribel carries her Zanpakutō horizontally across her back (similar to Soifon). The sword itself is notably broad and short compared to others, and has a western-style guard.
The remnants of her Hollow mask consist of the sides of her face and her mouth, as well as an extensive area below and around her neck extending down to, and also covering, her nipples; she usually hides these Hollow remnants from view with her jacket (in the anime, the remnants are extended to cover the underside of her breasts due to censorship). Harribel's mask fragment give her a similar appearance to Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, at least in regards to the teeth. To date she has the most intact mask of any Arrancar not including the incomplete Grand Fisher (though the mask is removed upon her Zanpakutō's release). Her Espada tattoo is oddly placed on the left side of her right breast. The location of her Hollow hole is currently unknown, despite the fact that her release form reveals most of her body.
Personality[]
Tia's calm nature contrasts other Arrancars
Harribel rarely speaks, and when she does, she's fairly serious. An example would be when she tells her Fracción that being afraid of an Espada's released form is a natural reaction. She calculated the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez was more of a fight between two Espada than anything else. She tends to cross her arms when not engaged in combat.
Compared to her fellow Espada, who are usually arrogant, boastful, impulsive, battle-hungry, bloodthirsty, and egotistical, Harribel is composed, receptive, analytical, and prefers not to engage in combat; she is content on silently observing both parties until the fighting reaches its conclusion, and actually fights only when she is challenged and attacked by an opponent or commanded to fight by her superiors (though she appears reluctant to take orders from a higher-ranked Espada). However, when she is betrayed by Aizen, Harribel angrily attacks him, showing that, when provoked, Harribel is quite aggressive and brutal, something that wasn't present during her previous fights with Hitsugaya, Lisa, and Hiyori. Harribel's gender and associated rank in the Espada often draws the unwanted attention of other people; Nnoitra Jiruga attempts to provoke her into attacking him with a sharply-worded comment during the Espada meeting. She also catches the eye of Captain Shunsui Kyōraku, even to the point of him mentioning his (rather positive) opinion of her abilities to his opponent.
Before Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends broke into Las Noches, Harribel is seen in the company of Aizen and her fellow Espada - in Aizen's throne room, the debriefing room, and the room which houses the Hōgyoku. However, she, like the other Espada, has her own quarters. Whenever she is present, Aizen usually greets the group with words such as "ladies and gentlemen of the Espada" or "brothers and sisters", apparently for her exclusive benefit, as she is the only female. She views Aizen and his powers in high regard, which is reciprocated by Aizen to a certain extent, as he seems unconcerned with the prospect of his top three Espada fighting a numerically-superior force led by six Shinigami captains without his aid.
Strangely, Harribel seems to show some concern for her enemies. This was hinted when she observed Ichigo's fight with Grimmjow and was finalized when she asked Hitsugaya about his fluctuating reiatsu during their fight. Unlike most of her comrades, Harribel does care for her Fracción, as she is noticeably upset when she senses their presences fading, and later angrily assaulting Hitsugaya seconds after their defeat at the hands of Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
History[]
Tia revealing her Hollow remnants
Shortly after defecting from Soul Society, Aizen personally recruited Harribel. Her form at the time mostly resembled her released state but most of her body and face was covered by white hollow-bones. Her hair and eyes were, however, exposed.
At some point in time she was an arrancar in aizen sosuke's army and the 3rd espada. she participated in the winter war in the fake karakura town againt the gotei 13, her opponent at the time was then captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. She was a powerfull fighter being able to fight against a captain class shinigami effortlessly. During most of their fight Harribel was able to match blow for blow, using her ressureccion to fight against hitsugaya's bankai and bot were evenly matched due to the same elemental nature of their zanpakuto's. During the late stages of the fight two vizards Hiyori Sarugaki, Lisa Yadōmaru joined the battle. She was able to fight off all three opponents for a while, but an unexpected event occured, she was betrayed by her comannder Aizen Sosuke. Aizen, who notices their fight, suddenly appears behind Harribel. She turns, noticing his presence as he approaches her and before she can react, he slashes Harribel across her midsection. She is shocked as Aizen only responds that he is done with her as it appears that she is not strong enough to fight for him. Harribel looks at Aizen with rage and retaliates by stabbing him through the chest with her sword.
Tia utilizing her Resurreccion against her foe
Aizen's expression does not change as he says dealing with her is such a pain, surprising Harribel. She then realizes that she attacked an illusion and that she has been stabbed from the back of her left shoulder by the real Aizen. He then states that he will never allow her to raise her sword against him again and withdraws his sword, which sends Harribel plummeting into the city below. As she fell into the city below, she was lying down about to die when a mysterious figure appeared, it was none other than the espada from the future Muerte Guerrero who had used his time manipulation ability to come to the past and used it stop time around them, during this moment he took Harribel as well her fallen fraccion with him into the future saving them from their current fate. After some time she awoke in a strange room, distraught she looked at her injuries seeing that they have been healed and her midsection which was cut by aizen bandaged. She was then greeted by Muerte, who told her she was safe and that there was nothing to worry about and that they are currently in the human world. She then angrily asked who he was and how did she end up here, she then remembered how she was betrayed by aizen.
Muerte then explained to her that she was brough back from the past to a different time and that it has been years since the war with aizen ended, though he did not elaborate on it much, she was able to figure out the rest. She was then apporached by Kirei Satoshi, she was given an ultimatum either join his renegade army or be sent back to the past to die a meaningless death, she contemplated for a while before accepting his offer but she still had her reservation about the situation and was not going to trust him that eaisly. She thanked Muerte for saving her life, she asked what had happened to her fraccion, to which he replied that they are safe and are recuperating from their injuries, she was relived to know they were safe, and was now ready to hear his offer and about the current plans.
Powers & Abilities[]
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Harribel has demonstrated tremendous skill in swordsmanship, being able to fight on even grounds with Hitsugaya, a captain-level Shinigami as well as famous prodigy of swordsmanship. Harribel is ambidextrous and can switch her sword from her right to left. She is even capable of defending herself from a Shinigami captain and two Vizard simultaneously. More of her swordsmanship skills were shown during her first encounter with another former espada of the 3rd rank Socorro Herrera, not only was she able to fight on par with an arrancar of similar rank but was able to overpower her after sometime, showing her skills were greater than ever before. She was also able to fight against the likes of Takashi Kosuda a man renowned for his skills in swordsmanship and kept him at bay for quite some time. It seems her level of swordsmanship has increased since her time with the original espada, now she is capable of fighting against a multitude of opponents without even breaking a sweat.
Cero: Harribel has been shown to charge her Cero using her sword and being able to fire it in a very wide ranging form, following the arc of her subsequent sword swing.
Gran Rey Cero (王虚の閃光, (グラン・レイ・セロ), guran rei sero; Spanish for "Grand King Zero", Japanese for "Royal Hollow Flash"): As an Espada, she is able to use this Espada-exclusive Cero variant, which produces a much larger and more powerful version of the normal Cero, enough potentially to cause great damage to Las Noches itself. For this reason, Aizen banned its use inside the fortress, although now that Aizen is no longer around she uses this variation of the cero as much as she wishes, calling it her ultimate cero and uses it mainly against those she deems worthy enough to witness it's grand power. In order to fire it, it seems Harribel must first cut her own hand on her Zanpakutō, mixing her blood with the Cero. Harribel's Gran Rey Cero is dark cyan in color.
Sonído Master:
Tia demonstrating her speed and strength
Harribel has demonstrated incredible speed in battle, initially able to outmaneuver Hitsugaya to the point of forcing him almost completely on the defensive. It seems this aspect of her powers have increased vastly since her time with the original espada, as shown during her fight with Akane Shihōin, not only was she able to keep up with the shinigami captain in terms of speed but at one point during their fight she was able to completely outmaneuver her, proving that one should not underestimate her. She can use her skills to easily close tremendous gaps of distance within herself and her opponent in the blink of an eye, and can even use her skill to remain undetected, as she was able to surprise the likes of Takashi Kosuda, a former shinigami captain who is also known as a proficient flash step master.
Garganta: Garganta is how Arrancar move to and from Hueco Mundo. Harribel has the ability to use this technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway. She is seen using one to travel to the Fake Karakura Town.
Immense Spiritual Power: Being one of the top four members of the Espada, Harribel is forbidden to release her Zanpakutō while inside the dome of Las Noches. If she were to do so, her immense spiritual power would be enough to demolish the fortress. Her spiritual power is yellow. When she fought against the second division captain Akane Shihōin, her power was more than sufficient to deal with someone of Akane's caliber proving that she could fight against powerful captain level opponents without much difficulty. It seems her spiritual power has vastly increased since her days as a member of the Espada. It is currently powerful enough to cause shockwaves around the surrounding area upon releasing it, causing several lower level espada ranked arrancar to cower in fear. Her current partner Roy Grimshaw stated that she is currently one of the most powerful arrancar to recide in Hueco Mundo, he even said that she might one day surpass the Cero Espada Muerte Guerrero in terms of strength and spiritual power. It seems the more angry she becomes, the more her spiritual energy increases to the point where an espada of Vergil Oscuro's caliber took a slight step back due to her powerful presence.
Highly Perceptible Combatant: While a person of few words, Harribel has shown herself to be an intuitive person. She is easily able to see through a person's demeanor to determine what they are thinking about. During the battle between Ichigo and Grimmjow, she noted how similar the two were, especially in terms of energy signatures. Her keen intellect and intuition is later seen in the initial fight with Hitsugaya, being able to see through his icy demeanor and identify his concern for his Lieutenant. She was able to sense a small wavering in Hitsugaya's Spiritual Pressure after the arrival of Hinamori concerned him.
Master Tactician: Harribel was able to hold her own in a fight against Hitsugaya who used counter abilities to her own, taking advantage of his attacks to use for her own purposes.
Zanpakutō[]
Harribel's Zanpakuto.
Tiburón (皇鮫后 (ティブロン), tiburon; Spanish for "Shark", Japanese for "Imperial Shark Empress"). In its sealed state, Harribel's Zanpakutō, while not particularly long, is unusually wide and
has the distinction of being completely hollow in the middle, essentially consisting of nothing more than the edges of what would otherwise be a normal sword. Its handle is purple and its guard is as wide as its blade, with three small holes on either end that Harribel uses to unsheathe it. Oddly, the sword is longer than its sheathe. It is worn horizontally on her upper back.
Ola Azul (波蒼砲 (オーラ・アズール), Ōra Azūru; Spanish for "Blue Wave", Japanese for "Blue Wave Gun"): A technique in which Harribel pulls her sword back as it gathers yellow spiritual energy within the hollow portion of her blade and launches it towards her opponent, in the form of an energy blade projectile. She has also demonstrated the ability to keep the energy concentrated within the hollowed out portion of the blade and unleash it in the form of a ribbon when attacking.
Resurrección: Its release command is "Attack" (討て, ute). When releasing her Zanpakutō, she holds it in an outstretched arm in front of her with the blade pointing down and declares the release
Harribel's Resurrección, Tiburón.
command. She is then completely enveloped by a heart-shaped surge of water that closes around her to form a cocoon-like cyclone which Harribel then cuts herself out of. In this form, all of her clothes are gone, as well as her Espada tattoo. The Hollow fragments she has in her sealed state become a collar with extensions that cover her nipples, in addition to spaulders on her shoulders with two ribbon-like protrusions on her back that bare a resemblance to shark fins. A thin, spine-like structure also forms on her stomach, spanning from her waist to the underside of her breasts. Harribel now wears a mini-skirt consisting of bones that appear to surround a dark undergarment. She wears a pair of knee-length boots and elbow-length gloves as well. Her weapon takes the form of a broad pata, which resembles an elongated shark tooth, featuring an unusual hilt with a hand guard that completely covers her hand. The sword also possesses what appear to be gill markings along either side of the blade. Harribel loses her three braids, making her hair become messy, and gains two lightning bolt markings on both sides of her face.
Resurrección Special Ability: In this form, Harribel's speed and strength increase immensely.
Water Manipulation: Her primary ability in this form is the creation and manipulation of water. The water used for her attacks is generated by the gill-markings on her blade.
Hirviendo (灼海流 (イルビエンド), irubiendo; Spanish for "Boiling", Japanese for "Burning Current"): Harribel points her blade out and instantly boils any form of water that comes close to it, including ice, and deflects it around her.
Cascada (断瀑 (カスケーダ), kasukeda; Spanish for "Waterfall", Japanese for "Cutting Waterfall"): Harribel launches a rushing surge of water at her enemy. The torrent of high pressure water is large enough to cover several town blocks.
La Gota (戦雫 (ラ・ゴータ), ra gota; Spanish for "The Drop", Japanese for "War Drop") Harribel is able to condense large amounts of water around her blade before firing it as a blast that resembles a shark tooth. She has also demonstrated the ability to fire multiple blasts in rapid succession with relative ease. The blasts strike with enough force to demolish houses.
Memoria De Líquidos (水の記憶 (忠正デ液体), líquidos memoria; Spanish for "Liquid Memory", Japanese for "Water Memory") This technique enables Harribel to control surrounding water and moisture in the area. It can be used to block most incoming attacks, bind or drown opponents, and shape the water into various attacks, allowing the user in conjunction to fight in areas that normally need water to move around by either trapping the target in the same water. It is able to extract and utilize groundwater, and as is very effective most areas.
Water Shockwave: This technique allows Harribel to make a spiraling vortex of water from the moisture in the air. The vortex then proceeds to explode from the top in the form of a wave. She can also control the direction the wave goes.
Tornado De Agua (水球 (竜巻デアグア), torunado de agua; Spanish for "Tornado of Water", Japanese for "Water Sphere") A technique that utilizes water to create a spinning water vortex around Harribel. The water vortex acts both as a barrier and an attack mechanism. The power of the vortex is strong enough to knock opponents unconscious.
Fracción[]
Harribel's Fracción from left to right: Sun-Sun, Mila-Rose, and Apache.
Harribel's Fracción consists of three female Arrancar, all presumed dead or incapacitated at this time. She seemingly holds them in high regard as she wishes to avenge them.
Apache(アパッチ, Apacchi) is a tomboyish Arrancar with heterochromia, one sky blue and one amber eye; the latter has a red ring around it. Apache's mask fragment is on the top of her head with a horn in the middle much like that of a unicorn. Apache's Zanpakutō are the bracelets strapped to her arms.
Mila-Rose (ミラ・ローズ, Mira Rōzu) is a dark-skinned Arrancar who dresses like an Amazon warrior. Her mask fragments form a three-sectioned crown around her head and a thick necklace. Her Hollow hole is positioned midway between her navel and breasts. Her Zanpakutō is a western style longsword.
Sun-Sun (スンスン, Sunsun) wears a long white dress, with sleeves that extend well past her hands. She also has two belts criss-crossing each other on her waist. Sun-Sun has long, flowing green hair and three dots below her right eye. Her mask remnants create three hair clip-like extensions on the right side of her hair. Her Hollow hole isn't visible. She seems to be the most mature of Harribel's Fracción, advising Apache and Mila-Rose to stop arguing, as it makes them look weak, then chiding their angry responses. Her Zanpakutō resembles a sai.
Trivia[]
Harribel's aspect of death is Sacrifice.
Harribel introduces herself as Tres (three) Espada, instead of Tercera (third)
Quotes[]
(To Apache, Mila-Rose, and Sun-Sun) "Don't worry about it. This is the battle of an Espada in his Resurrección form. It's not unreasonable for you to be frightened. That's your primal fear. Value it."
(About Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez's battle) "However, is the one he's fighting truly Human? I'd never think that this volume, concentration and catastrophic nature of his reiatsu would be that of a Human's. It seems more like I'm watching a fight between two Espada."
(To Tōshirō Hitsugaya) "How underwhelming. So this is all a captain amounts to."
"You stood no chance. With the bite of a shark, a dragon of ice shall sink beneath the waves."
(To Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto) "You are next. I will avenge my subordinates."
(To Tōshirō Hitsugaya) "If it's the case that my water can become your weapon, then the instant you arrive at that thought, you must also arrive at the thought that the opposite is also possible. That is an inviolable law of battle."
(To Tōshirō Hitsugaya) "Our existence is built upon the noble sacrifices made. Instead, you fall in battle from trying to protect your subordinates. My subordinates were not simply defeated. They left behind markers for me, on how to carry on the fight. If I had lost, my subordinates' sacrifices would have all been for nothing. I hold within me the resolve of those who sacrificed their lives."
