User blog comment:WhiteArmor/Anything Espada/@comment-1712587-20100416080734

Arrogante.

Barragan was fully hardcore, along with making two people lose their arms he was so tough that he could take a point blank shot from Soi Fon's Bankai (effectively dooming her Bankai to the Mayuri/Kommamura Bankai group - powerful in theory but always owned!). In fact the only thing capable of stopping him was his own power. that is properly hardcore!!!

As also Fornicaras (did i spell that right? i don't think so). As mentioned at the very top of this ENORMOUS blog asides from Zaraki laughing off organ failure to kick ass i think Sayzels abilities would've beaten pretty much anyone else. he was just unlucky to go up against the one Captain whose powers are almost specifically desinged to counter his.