User blog comment:Salubri/Hollow. Arrancar, Espada & Vasto Lorde/@comment-44061-20100818171701

The funny part is I was wondering the same thing when i made the little chart there and i couldn't determine where to put her. I image that when she was the 3rd Espada, Nnoitra was 8th and Szayel wasn't even in the group. Now Szayel is 8th and Nnoitra is 5th. Even if he made it from 8 to 5 it is shown Nel is still more powerful then him. If they were both Adjuchas they would have to be close in power but that doesn't seem to be the case. She may have been a Vasto Lorde only being replaced because of her disappearance.