Arturo Plateado

## **Introduction**

An extremely old and Powerful Arrancar claiming to be the first Arrancar of all time, Arturo Plateado is one of the main antagonists in the story Five World War: The Eclipsing Shadow. He is one of the two commanders in the Battleship Island Coalition Unit and is first seen walking alongside the base in preparation of the upcoming battle.

## **Appearance**

Arturo appears as a handsome man that has long, turquoise hair and piercing yellow eyes. The remains of his Hollow mask is on his right cheek on what appears to be the upper jaw and goes around the back of his head and has a sort of crest. His Hollow hole is located below the base of his neck. He wears the basic Arrancar uniform, but with a belt worn just underneath his sash.

## **Personality**

Arturo is both a calculating strategist and a ruthless warrior, with an unrivaled lust for power. This aspect of his personality is reflected by his Zanpakutō's unique ability to absorb the Reiatsu of anyone he kills to strengthen himself, a power so terrible, that even captain-level Shinigami have been known to flee before his might. He sees defeat as a sign of weakness and displays an outright refusal to accept it, even if he were severely injured, he would rise again to resume the battle.

It is also noted that while Arturo is intelligent and ruthless, the Arrancar possessed a level of confidence bordering on arrogance which exceeds normal Arrancar Standards. This is arrogance of his is also the result of why he went to the extremes and single-handedly attacked the Soul Society deeming that he didn't need any help. However, it is this same arrogance that has led him to his defeat.

## **Powers and Abilities**

**Immense Spiritual Power**: It is noted several times that Arturo has an overwhelming amount of spiritual pressure, exceeding that of Captain-level. His presence can be felt from a very long distance. He is so powerful that the need of a Reiryoku-absorbing item that could potentially kill the user was necessary.

**Sonído**: Arturo can use Sonído effectively in combat. He can even use it to perform combination attacks on his opponents.

**Pesquisa:** Is an advanced Arrancar perception technique. Arturo was able to us to locate Naruto Uzumaki.

**Cero**: Arturo uses a massive version of the Cero that inflicts major damage. It is still red in coloration, but it is far bigger, and has proportional strength to its size. But in the game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, his Cero is shown to be white in color.

**Beam Saber**: As a substitution for actually using his Zanpakutō in battle, Arturo can manifest a powerful, dark colored saber of energy that materializes when his fingers extend forward. It is very strong, similar to a Shinigami's Shikai.

### **Zanpakutō**

**Fénix** (不滅王 (フェニーチェ), Fenīche; Spanish for "Phoenix", Japanese for "Immortal King"). Its release command is **"Burn to Ashes and be Reborn"**. In its sealed form, Fénix resembles a basic katana with an hourglass-shaped guard. Arturo apparently opts not to use the actual sword, instead relying on an energy blade he projects from his hand. However, against a worthy foe, Arturo would use his Zanpakuto.