Choe Neng Poww

is the 32nd Arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army and one of Barragan Luisenbarn's six Fracción.

Appearance
Poww is arguably one of the tallest characters in the series and the largest Arrancar among Barragan's Fracción and is even taller than Sajin Komamura, who happens to be the tallest captain in the Gotei 13. His Hollow hole is not visible but his mask remnants consist of a large plate across his chin with two horn-like appendages. He also has two green triangle-like lines running through each of his cheeks that form inner circles. His hairstyle is that of a Medieval monk.

Poww wears the standard white Arrancar uniform, but it is customized to look like a Chinese garb with long sleeves that expose his very large hands. He wears a default hakama like all other Arrancar and his sandals are similar to Ggio Vega's, resembling traditional martial arts training shoes (in the anime, however, they appear as normal Arrancar sandals).

Personality
Despite his massive size, Poww displays a calm, contemplative, and serious personality and rarely speaks. However, he can be arrogant and overconfident, as evidenced when he defeated Ikkaku Madarame in battle. He often insults his opponents' appearance, commenting on Ikkaku's baldness and Komamura's appearance in being an anthropomorphic canine. Like his fellow Fracción, he holds his master in high regard, calling him his "god" and praying to him before battle.

Fake Karakura Town arc
He is the first of Barragan's Fracción to be seen, standing directly behind Barragan as a Garganta is opened at the fake Karakura Town. He, along with Barragan and the rest of his Fracción, is summoned by Sōsuke Aizen to the fake town to do battle with the Gotei 13. However, once Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen are trapped in Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Shikai, Barragan himself decides to give all the orders on dispatching Gotei 13. Afterwards, Poww and the rest of Barragan's Fracción pull out a throne for him to sit upon.

After discovering that four pillars are keeping the real Karakura Town in Soul Society, Barragan sends four members of his Fracción, including Poww, to each pillar to destroy them, stating that if Gotei 13 is going to guard them using ants, he'll just have to "send dragons to crush them."

Poww is sent to do battle with Ikkaku Madarame. He and Ikkaku briefly converse before beginning their battle, with him questioning Ikakku if the Shinigami have a god. Ikkaku admits that he "hasn't prayed much" and agrees to pray to Poww's god. At the end of the battle, Poww is Barragan's only Fracción who achieves his purpose, destroying one of the pillars after he defeated Ikkaku.

Assuming Ikkaku's death, Poww wonders if his opponent had any special abilities left to show him. Ikkaku surprisingly gets back on his feet and is immediately given an ultimatum by Poww to either show him his hidden power or die. As Ikkaku denies having any hidden power left, Poww prepares to finish him off. But before he could do so, Poww is stopped by the timely arrival of 7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura, who catches him off guard by punching him into a wall. Poww immediately gets up, however, and belittles Komamura in being an animal. He responds to Komamura's attack by delivering a "real punch" back at him, sending the 7th Division Captain flying. Following the attack, Poww releases his Zanpakutō, calling it the "best punch."

As Poww prepares to crush 7th Division Lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba (with Ikkaku on his back), Komamura retaliates by blocking his punch and throwing him over his head into the ground. Although Poww is unscathed, he admits that the captain did surprise him; so surprised, he could "yawn" (which is actually a preparation in building up a Cero in his mouth). To counter Poww's attack, Komamura calmly releases his Bankai, halting the Arrancar's tracks. Shocked, Poww asks who he is and prepares to crush him. The 7th Division Captain reveals his identity to the Arrancar and intercepts the former's attack with his Bankai's massive sword, killing Poww in the process.

In the anime, however, Poww's fight with Komamura is significantly altered. As Poww fires his "yawned-Cero", Komamura's Bankai deflects it with its sword. Poww then attempts to punch it, only for his three blows to be blocked and his fourth attack to be countered by a punch of its own. Upon recovery, Poww proceeds to grapple with it and follows it up by firing another Cero, thinking that "he'll get him this time". Unfortunately, the attack appears to have no effect on it, as Komamura's Bankai forces the Cero down on Poww's throat, bringing him to his knees. In disbelief, Poww asks the same question but doesn't attack Komamura due to the damage that he sustained. Komamura gives the same answer and slays Poww the same way he did in the manga.

Powers & Abilities
Enhanced Strength: Due to his immense size, Poww has incredible physical strength. His hits contain tremendous power as he was able to send Komamura, the largest captain in the Gotei 13, flying for several miles with just a single punch, and even claims it wasn't his best.

Hierro: Poww's skin has proven to be very strong, shown from his ability to willingly block Ikkaku's Zanpakutō bare-handed, without even receiving a single scratch.

Cero: Like many Arrancar, Poww can use Cero. He gathers green spiritual energy in his mouth and fires it with tremendous firepower, which is potent enough to injure Ikkaku Madarame. In his released state, his Cero becomes presumably more powerful, but not powerful enough to do any visible damage to Sajin Komamura's Bankai.

Zanpakutō

 * In its unreleased state, it takes the form of a tiny pocket knife (in contrast to his size) resembling a katana with an equally-tiny scabbard up in his sleeve. . The knife has a light-purple handle and sheath with guard shaped like a half-oval on each side. After Poww completely unsheathes his Zanpakutō, it seems to grow to a fully-sized katana, with the hilt growing long enough for him to hold it like a normal sword.


 * Resurrección: Its release command is . When releasing his Zanpakutō, Poww holds up his Zanpakutō horizontally and calls out its release command; The blade of his Zanpakutō glows, then it dissolves. During his release, Poww's entire body begins to swell rapidly as he balloons into a gigantic creature that is roughly the size of a Gillian-class Menos with a tear shaped body and stature similar to that of an ape, further giving highlight to his size. His mask fragments disappear, which is replaced by a huge striped sac covering his chin and extending through his chest (resembling the inflatable throat of a baleen whale), while his arms and legs are covered with large black bands. His mouth becomes much larger, as evidenced when he begins to charge a Cero. This form appears to tire him out quickly due to his dense weight and is reluctant to use it unless Barragan orders him to do so.


 * Resurrección Special Ability:
 * Enhanced Strength: He claims that the true power of his already strong punches is manifested in this form. As Poww's power is already powerful enough to blow Komamura away in his sealed state, Iba immediately flees from him, knowing he wouldn't stand a better chance against the giant Arrancar. Poww does have a limit to his power, as he is easily killed by Komamura.

Quotes

 * "Breathe, Calderón!"
 * (To Ikkaku Madarame) "I see. Then there's no problem. Our god and king knows full well that you're no match for me."
 * (Referring to a defeated Ikkaku) "I had a feeling that this cue ball was holding back, but there's no point in dwelling on it if he's dead."
 * (To Ikkaku Madarame) "Good. If you're still alive then show me what you've got left. Do it. Say "All Right." Or you'll die."
 * (To Sajin Komamura) "Nice punch, Shinigami. Or are you a dog?"
 * "So heavy. So tired. But I suppose It can't be helped. These are Barragan's...ORDERS!"

Trivia

 * Poww's full name wasn't revealed in the manga; He was just introduced as "Pō".

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