User blog comment:Salubri/Hollow. Arrancar, Espada & Vasto Lorde/@comment-1405841-20100818010621

I don't know...I'm into thinking Grimmjow was a Vasto Lorde that didn't KNOW he was one. He probably still thought he was an Adjuchas at the time and was mistaken as one because his power wasn't anywhere near that of the top 4 Espada. It's just his size that gets to me...we saw all of his Fraccion as Adjuchas, pure giants in size...yet Grimmjow was just about the size of what Harribel was in this episode.

I'm iffy about it...I believe that the Espada were searching for Vasto Lordes this entire time without realizing THEY WERE Vasto Lordes...maybe everyone was putting too much stock that Vasto Lordes were Gods amongst Hollows and that's why no hollows recognized them as such...Harribel had trouble with an Arrancar in her Vasto Lordes form, which obviously means turning Arrancar grants you much more power than staying as as Hollow.

At least this clears up some people's thoughts and bouts, but raises questions about Espada like Nnoitra, Grimmjow...then the later Espada EXCEPT for Mr. Kaien (because I can never spell Aaeonaro or whatever off the top of my head).