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Here is what is inherently wrong about this line of thinking. Your comparing Ulquiorra's power level as well as others in relation to Ichigo's. Up till this arc Ichigo's power level had been consistently inconsistent. At times capable of fighting against a captain-level combatant and at others incapable of taking on lower level Arrancar. The fact is that there is no way to make the claim of him being more powerful then anyone other then Ichigo (which alot of characters fall into this catagory). You cant take someone elses fight or situation and say because of that he is more powerful, without make broad opinion based assumptions on those other characters power level as well. Most of the points you make reflect the fact that he is the 4th espada, higher then grimmjow, not sure why you keep referring to the 6th espada. By nature of his level he should be able to do what he did well above the capability of Grimmjow. This is alot of baseless speculation. Totally disregarding the fact that the number is based on power level. Starrk is the first Espada because he was a natural arrancar who was so powerful that his very presence killed less powerful hollow that came near to him, this is included with his power of soul separation and ceros. Baraggan is the 2nd Espada as he was the Former God-King of Hueco Mundo. He can manipulate time and expel disintegration miasma. Harribel is the 3rd cause the sheer power she has in manipulation of water. Making the point that she was struggling against a opponent that can freeze water into ice is baseless, of course thats gonna be the case. More importantly you are basing alot of something you can verify, all that can be proven is that Ulquiorra is capable of overpowering Ichigo with a hollow mask in bankai. That Ulquiorra can overpower Ichigo after his first release and then he can overpower Ichigo in his second release. So all in all he is more powerful then Ichigo until he wasnt and left so injured that he turned to dust, by a hollow form version of Ichigo. So in the end looks like Ichigo is more powerful then ulquiorra in whatever form and it doesnt really matter what anyone thinks he was powerful enough to do. One thing he couldnt do was beat someone with inconsistent power. Also to point out Harribel lived through her encounter with no second release either. It was a plot device nothing more.