User blog comment:Zwann/Vasto Lordes in the Espada, let's analyze./@comment-1624279-20091016165654

First up, Zwann thank u for posting this blog & don't worry about offending anybody. The number of Lordes is unstated though from what i'm to understand many on this Wikia Users believe there are actually less then ten. Still I don't think you're going to find some of the answers u are looking for on this blog. My opinion is that the top 4 were Vasto Lordes. I seem to be rather alone in this belief. U however are in the majority believing that Starrk & Barragan were Vasto Lordes. Overall Starrk & Barragan were human shaped & I can't imagine anyone arguing this point. Hallibel is a slightly difficult case, though the bone pieces on her stomach aren't enough to classify her not humanoid. If you're talking about the big sword-thing she carries thats not actually apart of her body. If u look closely u can she she is actually holding it via a bar on the inside. Ulquiorra is the hard one to classify. Overall in is first resurrecion he is humanoid. Take away the wings & hes the most human shaped arrancar to date. Also the Etapa has only been used by him. I speculate if Starrk, Barragan, & Hallibel had mastered Seguanda Etapa they too would have become more beast-like & would have lost their human forms. I would also like to thank u for pointing out Starrks strength. He takes alot of crap by some users here because he lost to Shunsui while using his shikai. Still, Shunsui stabbed him in the back & if u look Shunsuis Shikai has rather large blades capable of leaving large holes. I mean besides Mayuri & Kenpachi who else has shown the ability to fight efficiently with a big hole in their body. Most users here seem to think that none of the Espada were Vasto Lorde, mostly because they don't want them to be. Not because they have produced any actual evidence stating otherwise. This argument has been going on for awhile now & there is ONE & ONLY ONE shred of evidence that could prove that none of the Espada were Vasto Lordes, but no one has even brought this one piece of evidence up. I'm going to continue to remain mute about it.