User blog comment:Aizen.sama/Are Espadas, Vasto Lorde(s)?/@comment-1932702-20100424133448

Heck, Vasto Lorde Havon, you're really living up to your username.

That was the most comprehensive Espada analysis I have EVER seen. Kudos, mon ami.

I'm actually neutral with your actual points cuz they make sense but I'm hoping Kubo formally introduces the Vasto Lorde at some point. Then, we can truly estimate their power, which I'm sure is absolutely Monstrous. That in mind, I at least am absolutely convinced Starrk is a Vasto Lorde. Consider Toshiro's initial description of them: he says they are rare and are limited to the deeper and more obscure parts of HM. Starrk was in some random corner of HM with a mountain of Hollow carcasses around him (we know why, don't we?).

But I'm hoping that so far, VLs are limited to Starrk, Barragan, Ulquiorra (he's gotta be one) and Harribel. Otherwise, there'd be a limit to the level of potential power that can be acheived. It always feels good when you know there's more powerful stuff out there (from a reader POV).