Zommari Rureaux

is an Arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army, and the séptima (7th) Espada.

Appearance
Zommari is a tall, muscular, dark-skinned Arrancar. His Hollow hole as well as his Espada tattoo both are not visible but the remnants of his hollow mask consists of a row of bony spikes along the crest of his head forming something similar to a mohawk hairstyle along with a pair of skull-shaped earrings and a thick bony necklace. He is also bald and has yellowish eyes. Zommari's uniform consists of a long mandarin-style Arrancar jacket with a small opening at his chest area. He wears a default hakama like all other Arrancar, although his sandals resemble traditional martial arts training shoes. Zommari has 3 triangle-shaped tattoos in his chin. He also has 4 lines running down from his forehead directly above his eyes that end with dots appearing as exclamation points (!!!!). He has them both on each side giving him a total of 8 lines.

Personality
Zommari displays a calm, contemplative personality, and rarely spoke prior to his confrontation with Byakuya Kuchiki. Beneath this composed exterior however he hides a considerable loathing for the shinigami, believing them arrogant for hunting hollows just because they are considered evil. A level-headed but somewhat arrogant individual, he treats Byakuya as though he was a equal, but consistently looked down on him. His insistence on proving his superiority without actually testing his opponents full power, or striking him directly when he was fully capable of doing so, proved his undoing.

Hueco Mundo arc
Zommari is first introduced at the Espada meeting when Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida and Sado Yasutora enter to Hueco mundo, but is not named until much later. Aizen told the Espada that a group of four intruders defeat Soul Society back in the past in order to rescue their captive friend. Then he asks Aizen who's the one missing in the group of intruders, Aizen replies that it is Orihime Inoue. Zommari does not talk again and apparently obey Aizen's order to wait for the intruders in his respective chamber. Zommari is seen again meditating in his chamber room when he's advised about Aaroniero Arruruerie's death. Then he decides to move on to finish off Rukia Kuchiki when Aaroniero fails to kill her. Then he spoke to Aaroniero's dead body and states that the only way to be absolutely certain that an opponent was defeated, is cutting off his head. However right before he is about to deliver the finishing blow; Byakuya Kuchiki shows up. After he refuses to told his name, the 7th Espada begins to battle him. At first Zommari thinks he has the upperhand when he uses his Gemelos Sonído to walk circles around Kuchiki; but Byakuya uses a technique taught to him by Yoruichi Shihōin to keep up with Zommari's speed.

Both fighters soon let their arrogance take over. Byakuya, not willing to admit that there is an Arrancar who can fight on his level, forces Zommari to release his Zanpakutō to give him a slight advantage over Kuchiki. Zommari uses his Zanpakutō's special ability, Amor, to take control of Byakuya's body parts. When Byakuya cuts the tendons and muscles in his left leg and arm to negate the effect he turns his attention to Rukia, taking control of her body and forcing her own Zanpakutō to her neck. Byakuya uses a binding spell to prevent Rukia's movements and releases his Bankai to engulf Zommari in a new technique.

Zommari barely survives the attack by using his Defensive Sphere. Having finally lost his composure, Zommari attempts in vain to use his special ability once again on the powerful captain, only to see his Amor fail when Byakuya summons a powerful Spirit Power-negating barrier. Knowing that he is about to die, Zommari curses Kuchiki saying that shinigami are arrogant for believing they have a right to hunt and judge Hollows simply because they consider them evil. Kuchiki dismisses his words saying he is only killing Zommari because he raise his sword against his own pride and threatened to kill Rukia, and then kills Zommari with one slash. As he dies Zommari shouts desperate his praise for Aizen.

Powers & Abilities
Zommari is the Septima Espada, making him the seventh most powerful arrancar in Aizen's army.

Sonído Master: Like all Arrancar, Zommari has standard hollow powers. He however holds the self-proclaimed title for the fastest Sonído among all arrancar, including the Espada. However that claim is questionable as Stark's Sonído seems to be just as fast, if not faster, implying that Zommari was exaggerating or Stark's ability is something other than Sonído. Zommari's Sonído is so fast that it can leave a total of five tangible afterimages of himself behind after he moves which he uses as diversions, substitutes or multi-directional attacks. These "speed-clones" generated by his intense Sonído are so realistic that they had even shown the ability to bleed after getting attacked. Because of this, it has earned the nickname.

Zanpakutō
. It resembles a normal katana with the exception of the guard which appears as a thick disk with spikes around the rim.


 * Resurrección: The release command for Brujería is . Zommari levitates his Zanpakutō in front of him horizontally, then claps his hands together. He then twists his head horizontally to his body and takes a bracing stance. When says the release command his sword bends into the shape of a edged spiral. Once in the shape a thick white smoke emits from the corners of the spiral and covers his body transforming into a thick white foamy liquid mixing with his Spirit Power. In its release Brujería covers Zommari's entire body with fifty open eyes, and his legs (along with his lower body) are replaced by a pink pumpkin-like structure surrounded by cyclopean faces that somewhat resemble his own face (In the manga the entire pumpkin like structure is colored red and the extra eyes are yellow). His neck is covered in a skull-shaped neck brace with an open eye in the front. Black markings also appear on his face, in the form of 2 downward triangles starting from his eyes. Another 4 triangular marking (5, in the anime) appears under his mouth forming what looks like a beard. The eyes cover Zommari's entire body except for his head. However he later reveals 8 hidden eyes above his normal 2 on his forehead area. This release seems to robs his ability to utilize his specialized Sonído, but it is unconfirmed, since he remains stationary during the time he is seen releasing it. This does not seem to be the case in the anime, as he uses Sonído, but is presumably unable to use Gemelos Sonído due to lacking legs.


 * Resurrección Special Ability:


 * Amor: Using the eyes on his body, Zommari can take control of one object per eye, in his own words "Stealing the sovereignty of whatever it sees". He usually gestures with his hands while doing this. It is initiated when Zommari fixes the gaze one or more of his numerous eyes on specific target(s), after which the pupil(s) will widen and the eye(e) itself will glow purple due to his spiritual pressure. When Zommari takes control of an object, a sun-shaped tattoo will appear on said object giving Zommari full control over the object. If targeted on an opponents limbs, it removes the brains control from the said limb allowing him to control his opponents' movements or inflict self harm. By targeting the head of an individual, Zommari can take control of that person's entire body. It's unknown if the eyes themselves can actually see, however since he turns to watch an opponent it is presumed that they cannot. This ability is Kidō-like by nature, as correctly deduced by Byakuya Kuchiki, and thus, could be countered through similar means, such as blocking Zommari's gaze with the Binding Spell number 81, Splitting Void.


 * Defensive Sphere: His release can also be used as a defensive maneuver, as its lower half can become a full sphere that covers his upper body, and was even capable of resisting a full scale attack, but this robs the use of all the current eyes on his body.

Fan Reception
There has been debate amongst the fan community over the nature of Zommari's defeat. With both sides bringing to the fore thier own perspectives however the two most common are that A)Zommari was a victim of a phenomonon know as "plot-kai"(Where one character is defeated too easily or in a way that is questionable inorder to prolong the life of another character who is more heavily connected to the plot)when he was beaten by Byakuya Kuchiki. B)He was elected to the position of 7th despite being weaker than a Captain level shinigami. Each perspective represents one community of fans, the first being those who are fans of the Espada and the second fans of Byakuya.

The plot-kai controversey comes from the manner in which he was defeated through a chain of events which seemed to be just him gearing himself up to a defeat. This begins with his Gemelos Sonído, where he revealed all of it's secrets to Byakuya instantly without any form of goading or provcation to do so thus allowing his opponent to choose a suitable technique with which to counter it. The next questionable event was the release of his Resurrección form, where he once again revealed it without due cause, not even attempting to engage Byakuya in sword play, simply through his Gemelos technique being defeated he accepted that he 'Would not be able to defeat him at that level' now many people cite this as Kurbo attempting to rush the fight to return to Nnoitra vs Kenpachi/Ichigo. Perhaps what is the following let down or best cause for a 'plot-kai' to be established is that he chose to take control of only Byakuya Kuchiki's leg. Due to his abillities he simply could of seized control of Byakuya's entire body from the get-go yet had chosen not to, while this may be Kurbo's attempt to extend the battles duration and level of excitement, it brings those supporting the Plot-kai theory to question the whole act, when if he could of seized the entire body having Byakuya execute himself why did he instead choose to seize only a single leg. This choice of control over a single body-part was extended to controlling the left-arm which was not carrying the Zanpakutō and instead attempted to strangle the foe only to have the arm's tendons severed preventing movement, again a questionable act cited as a way that Byakuya was being saved by an obviously poor choice for the sake of continueing the plot-line of a popular character. Following this act came the requisition of control over Rukia Kuchiki's body only for it to be stopped by a binding spell, while seemingly an okay plot device seeing as if the body is bound even Zommari's technique can't move a bound body, but this would later lead to something that is seen as one of the most offensive aspects of the battle. Byakuya defeats Zommari by using a Binding technique to create a shield through which Zommari' eye technique can not pass stating that Zommari's power is akin to Kidōu techniques and is weaker then the 89th demon art as such it may not permeate the barrier. This event sparked much debate over a number of issues such as "Can Byakuya speak at the speed of light" theorised since as an eye-technique it most likely travels at light speed based upon the visual field of the user as such to create a barrier to stop something moving at such speed one must be able to create a barrier which erects itself at speeds greater than light and be able to cast it at such a speed. Another section of debate on the shield is "If Zommari's Kidōu based technique is a binding skill itself, since it is not a destructive damage dealing technique by itself, does this mean a shield can negate a shield?"

On the other side of the debate the most often referenced response to this is that Zommari is simply 'weaker' than a captain. This idea usually states that he only gained Espada ranking by forcing the previous Espada to commit suicide and therefore only gained his rank because his abillity by extension turns strength against itself, this arguement is usually criticised for being to simplistic and lacking strong evidence.

Trivia
- Zommari Leroux is quite possibly the least popular Espada of all time. - In accordance with the "pairings theory" Zommari uses abillities in his released state which cripple and weaken foes much like his 'partner' Szayel Aporro Granz. He also seems to have a Plant type released state like Szayel (Szayels wings/tentacles resembling lilly's of the valley) due to his lower body resembling a Pumpkin with his upper body being the 'stalk', the connection is further strengthend by the name of his Zanpakutō it's name meaning "Witchcraft" and the connection witches have in the western world to the pagan ritual of All Hallows Eve (Halloween) and the traditional practise of carving faces onto a pumpkin (the faces on Zommari's lower body possibly being a reference to this) - Zommari is one of the few Espada to not have his Tattoo or Hollow Hole shown, as such thier locations remain a mystery. - Zommari is the only Espada who has not had any of his background revealed before or even after his death. - Zommari is the fastest Espada to be killed and Ironically is the fastest Espada. Beating Aaroniero Arruruerie by a small margin for the title of fastest death