Rudbornn Chelute

is the 61st Arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army, and the sole member and founder of the Exequias.

Appearance
Unlike most Arrancar, his face is hidden. He is distinguished from the other Exequias with his bull-shaped skull, instead of the typical human-shaped skulls his subordinates wear. He wears a customized uniform, which is a long sleeve jacket with a black line starting at the high collar and curving down to his right hip. He also wears a black sash, white hakama, and black gloves.

Personality
Rudbornn is rather calm and rational, such as when he chose not to attack Captain Retsu Unohana and Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu when they arrived in Hueco Mundo. During his fight with Rukia Kuchiki, he shows a more arrogant side by telling Rukia that his power was like that of a god. Rudbornn is also extremely loyal to Aizen and the Espada, but expresses envy at not being able to become one of the Espada himself.

History
He knows Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio. It is unknown when Rudbornn joined Aizen's army, but he implied that his powers were given to him by Aizen, meaning they have some history together.

Hueco Mundo arc
He and his subordinates clean up after each battle, collecting data before killing any survivors. They kill Dordoni for failing to win against his opponent under someone's orders. This was also the case with Cirucci Sanderwicci. In addition, they prepared to do the same with Yasutora Sado and Gantenbainne Mosqueda before being approached by Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu. Surprised by the arrival of a captain-level Shinigami, Rudbornn and the rest of the Exequias withdraw in order to avoid conflict.

Fake Karakura Town arc
He and the rest of the Exequias appear in front of Ichigo Kurosaki in order to prevent him from reaching Ulquiorra Cifer and Orihime Inoue. However, Ichigo's friends engage the Exequias in order to allow Ichigo safe passage. Rudbornn tells the Calaveras to not let themselves be distracted by this and makes his way to his target before being halted by Rukia Kuchiki, who catches his sword and hand in ice. Soon after, he is able to break the ice fairly easily. After Rukia has defeated all of his underlings, Rudbornn releases his Zanpakutō, Árbol. Rudbornn disregards Rukia's comment, saying she will soon learn that defeating his underlings will not bring her to victory.

As his fight with Rukia continues, he taunts her as she appears to struggle fighting against his numerous Calaveras. He then proceeds to lament at how despite his power, he could not make the level of an Espada, and that Rukia and her allies could never match them, for they are just "birds against a shield". The battle between them is momentarily halted, as Rudbornn notices that Ulquiorra has gone through the dome of Las Noches. Seeing this as an opening, Rukia then freezes his "branches" saying, "you should have never displayed that power in my presence". Before she can finish him, an angry and bigger Yammy Llargo attacks him, breaking a part of his mask in the process. His current fate is unknown.

Powers & Abilities
Expert Swordsman: Rudbornn is a proficient sword-wielder, able to cross swords with the likes of Ichigo for a short period.

Sonído Expert: While the extent is unknown, Rudbornn is able to use Sonído well enough to suddenly appear without warning. He was able to appear before Dordoni and Cirucci rather fast, while taking Ichigo by surprised when he appeared behind him to attack.

Enhanced Strength: Rudbornn has considerable strength, enough to break free from Rukia's ice without any visible effort.

High Spiritual Power: As an Arrancar, Rudbornn has a high amount of spiritual power. It was high enough for Dordoni to sense his presence from a considerable distance. His Reiatsu is deep violet.

Zanpakutō

 * In its sealed state it looks like a standard katana, albeit longer and thinner, and has a white hilt.


 * Resurrección: Its release command is . In his released state, the right side of Rudbornn's body becomes wrapped in branches reaching down to his waist, where they split off into roots that flare out on either of Rudbornn's sides. Four lightning bolt shaped branches grow out of the upper part of his right arm, with skulls similar to those worn by his subordinates hanging off of each one. His Zanpakutō also turns into a lightning bolt shaped stick or branch. He can grow six more of these branches (totaling ten) that spread to the other side of his body, while the rest of his upper body is wrapped up too.


 * Resurrección Special Ability: From the skulls he can generate an unlimited amount of, his subordinates. He refers to this ability as "godlike" and mentions that it was given to him by Aizen.


 * Calavera Wall: The Calaveras can band together to create a wall with their bodies in order to protect Rudbornn from attacks. This technique is powerful enough to stop Yasutora Sado's El Directo attack.

Exequias
The act as the execution division of Sōsuke Aizen's Arrancar army. Rudbornn is its only true member, with the rest of the group consisting of the Calaveras created by his Resurrección's special ability. The Exequias are responsible for terminating any rebels or intruders in Las Noches, hence their name. Like the Números, the Exequias are subordinate to the Espada, though the extent of the latter's control over them is unknown.

Calaveras
Branches: As with a fruit-bearing tree, Rudbornn's ability to produce Calaveras requires the "branches" to bear the skulls. Therefore, if they are incapacitated, he cannot produce any more soldiers. His branches can be incapacitated by ice and cold.

Appearances in Other Media

 * In Ryōgo Narita's novel Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World, Rudbornn is revealed to have survived being punched by Yammy. After Sōsuke Aizen's defeat, Rudbornn took it upon himself to maintain order in Hueco Mundo. He also got both Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia to join the Exequias. Rudbornn also mentions that he has gotten stronger since he was defeated by Rukia, as demonstrated by him able to overwhelm even Bambietta Basterbine.
 * Rudbornn has appeared in only one Bleach video game so far.
 * Though not playable, Rudbornn is a boss character in Soul Resurrección, appearing in his released state. Rudbornn is able to regrow his branches if they were destroyed with High-Speed Regeneration and fire a blue electric blast from the tip of his lightning bolt shaped stick or branch. He can also unleashing a blue wave of Reishi around himself.

Trivia

 * In the anime, when Sado and Lieutenant Renji Abarai joined in on Rukia's fight with Rudbornn, they attempted to break through his defenses by combining all of their attacks, but they failed. Rudbornn was then about to show them his "ultimate technique," but was slowly frozen solid by Rukia's Juhaku technique before being smashed into pieces by a single punch from Yammy.

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