Cero

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Cero
Kanji	虚閃 (セロ)
Rōmaji	Sero
English	Spanish for "Zero" Japanese for "Hollow Flash"
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Technique Type	Hollow Technique
User	Hollow, Arrancar, Visored

Cero (虚閃 (セロ), Sero; Spanish for "Zero", Japanese for "Hollow Flash"; Viz "Doom Blast") is an attack used by Menos, Arrancar, and Visored.

Description

The practitioner fires a powerful blast of concentrated spiritual energy at the target. While in most cases it is fired from the mouth, some Arrancar and Visored can fire Cero from their hands, fingers, and other parts of their bodies. This often requires the user to take on a specific pose, with Coyote Starrk being the only known exception.

The power, force, speed, and blast area of the Cero is dependent on the strength, spiritual power, and sometimes skill of the user (i.e., the stronger the user, the stronger the attack), and there are some Arrancar who have come up with their own variation of Cero. The charging and firing time for Cero varies greatly, from charging relatively fast to firing it to instantaneously firing one without much charging.

Cero Color Variations

Most Cero are a red color when used by Hollows, Visored or Arrancar. While most Cero are commonly red/crimson, several Arrancar have shown various colors.

Cero Colors
Color	Users	Picture
Crimson	Zangetsu, Shinji Hirako, Hiyori Sarugaki, Menoly Mallia, Yammy Llargo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Emilou Apacci, Hammerhead Arrancar, Battikaroa, Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, Ayon, Michel, Guardians of the Forest of Menos
Magenta	Ggio Vega
Indigo	Findorr Calius
Burnt Orange	Franceska Mila Rose
Green	Ulquiorra Cifer, Choe Neng Poww
Lime-Green	Lilynette Gingerbuck, Mashiro Kuna, Kaname Tōsen
Golden-Yellow	Nnoitra Gilga, Tier Harribel, Dondochakka Birstanne, Patros
Light Teal	Nirgge Parduoc
Blue	Coyote Starrk
Violet	Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Pesche Guatiche, Wonderweiss Margela, White, Ichigo Kurosaki, Muramasa
Pink	Charlotte Chuhlhourne, Cyan Sung-Sun, Szayelaporro Granz

Variations

In addition to the regular Cero, some Arrancar can use unique variations of the technique.

Cero Variations
Variation	User	Picture
Cero Doble	Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
Cero Córnea	Tesra Lindocruz
Cero Sincrético	Pesche Guatiche, Dondochakka Birstanne
Beautiful Charlotte Chuhlhourne's Final Holy Wonderful Pretty Super Magnum Sexy Sexy Glamorous Cero	Charlotte Chuhlhourne
Gran Rey Cero	The Espada Ichigo Kurosaki
Cero Oscuras	The Espada
Cero Metralleta	Coyote Starrk
Mashiro Super Cero	Mashiro Kuna
La Mirada	Kaname Tōsen

Appearances in Other Media

• In Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, when Yin and Yang were transformed into empowered Hollow forms by the power of the Ōin, they could fire off unique Cero completely composed of their respective elements of electricity and fire instead of spiritual energy. They could also fire smaller versions of such Cero at a much more rapid rate.