User blog comment:Zwann/Vasto Lordes in the Espada, let's analyze./@comment-1742961-20091211175125

@Ljonynja:

lilynette isn't actually stark's fraccion, she is his other half. so more or less you could call her his zanpakutou.

comment on yami: if you see the 2nd transformation of yami you could notice that he is becoming more and more humanoid thus losing his extra legs, even though it was cut off by zaraki, and becoming more primal in his appearance. i also assume that it is his not his final form, given that he isnt that angry or mad when he transforms to his 2nd form. Leaving me to ponder what will he look like if he really is at his peak. maybe even more humanoid? I dont actually know. so we couldn't actually put yami as one of those espada who are not considered as vasto lorde as we haven't seen him use his full potential.

as for the top 4 i strongly believe that they are vasto lordes by the fact that they were strong enough to hold their own against multiple captains and give them a hard time at it, given the fact that hitsugaya said that vasto lordes are more powerful than an average captain but not if they teamed against one. as for ulquiorra, ichigo's 2nd hollow form was rather suprising and i think even more powerful than aizen himself or even yama-jii