Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5693502-20140410203934/@comment-44061-20140413132040

Here is the point thats being missed. Arrancar dont really gain Shinigami powers, thats the tag line but in reality not so much true. Arrancar get a humanoid appearance and seals their true power in sword form. While its called a zanpakuto its one largely in name only. Notice that it doesnt have any of the general skills or requirements of a zanpakuto. It simply seals away the power thats natural to them unto such time as they unseal it.

Secondly the entire time the Arracnar have been around they have given no indication of abilities that doesnt correspond in one way or another to the hollow and never to the shinigami. Fact is Kido is a ability that requires reiryoku control and training to even be capable of, while any shinigami can learn it not all do or have the skill for it. Arrancar are far more hollow then anything a more advanced one with the higher reasoning and power level but a hollow none the less. The comparison was made but the facts prove different. If the opposite of them are the Visored then they got the good side of the situation proving far more versatile then the arrancar. All the perks of being shinigami plus mutually exclusive powers of the hollow that are mostly instinctual aside from the hollow mask.

Also there is no known level of corruption the different levels of menos are determined as they are because of the level of power they have and thus the different forms they take.