User blog comment:Morgan silve/Tia Harribel vs Nelliel/@comment-3488298-20110316213309

I'm quite late in posting my opinion on this thread, but I believe that this was a well-imagined but unanswerable question. We saw more than 5 episodes of Haribel action showing how powerful and skilled she was. We've seen about 2 episodes (maybe even less than that) that showed Nel's ability which to be fair, isn't much of a showcase, I mean hell, we didn't even get to find out if Nel could've finished the job. To compare these two characters with such a lack of evidence and to rely solely on speculation and theory brought about by observation and analysis of the data shown so far will merely come down to a game of unconscious bias and favour. You seem to try and connect little bits and pieces from the information you have to see if it all fits. Here's an example: "They both wear the same number, therefore they should roughly be on the same league, anyway. Also, I'd like to point out that Nnoitra's hierro is the apparently as stated the 'toughest' hierro among the Espada. Kenpachi had to get used to his hierro before being able to cut him whilst Nel did it on the first strike without even looking like she tried, which would mean that her power should be a little bit nearer Kenpachi's. Kenpachi easily overpowered Nnoitra and the self-proclaimed 'strongest espada' Yammy (with Byakuya acting as his equal partner). Thus, Nel should at least be as strong as Haribel." Many people make connections such as this to justify their claim. I believe the only way to find out is to ask Kubo.