User blog comment:Soulreaper1234/Is Vasto Lorde the 10 Espada or just another Hollow Being of higher capabilities?/@comment-1961713-20100608023617

Yeah at first I am really confuse, but I do understand now because Bleach have become more character oriented than when it first started with a band of fans for each character say like when Ichigo versus Grimmjow and then versus Ulquiorra. When Ichigo pawned Kenpachi and then Byakuya there were not so much backlash back then. But when Ichigo beat Grimm and Ulq, I mean the debates were so furious to the extent of arguing Espada are not Vasto Lorde. And that is why they lose easily. Then people were saying that full form of Hollow Ichigo was indeed a Vasto Lorde, but obviously it is a Vizards form, facts are now becoming more and more confusing.

Then maybe before all the 10 met Aizen, they were a mere adjuchas to begin with, they were an animal monstrous form to begin with ,except for Baragan and Stark, only when with the power of the hogyoku they were completely turn into Espada and here I could just easily put Vasto Lorde any fans who have different opinion may argues against this one again.