Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10922879-20130617143901/@comment-5657895-20130626222924

Honestly, Starkk disappointed me with his powers. His offence seemed to be pure, raw power with little else uniqueness to it. He was smart, and a cool character, don't get me wrong, but his abilities would have been better suited to a #2 or #3.

I would give the strongest rank to either Barragan or Ulquiorra. Respira was just so evil and devastating, something that almost couldn't be stopped by anything other than itself.

Ulquiorra never showed Aizen his second Resurrection, which means he was ranked as forth on the basis of his first resurrection, meaning he could have been a higher rank had Aizen known about it.

Starkk was clever and powerful, in a brutish kind of way, while Ulquiorra and Barragan just had excellent abilities. It's a three way tie, but I'm leaning towards Barragan.