Coyote Starrk

The "strongest" Espada, labeled #1 out of 10.

Starrk is a lazy and unenthusiastic man who spends much of his time asleep, and no one, except Lilynette Gingerbuck, his other half, appears to try and stop him from doing so. Despite being the highest-ranking Espada, he is not eager to take a leadership role, allowing Baraggan Louisenbairn to take over at the battle of the Fake Karakura Town. He is not particularly interested in whatever is going on around him, though he is observant and a capable analyst. Unlike many of the Espada, he is not inherently violent or overly arrogant.

Prior to meeting Aizen, Starrk hated the loneliness he felt in the world but often could not avoid it because his mere presence killed off others around him. He envied the weak and wanted to be like them because they could travel in groups. Eventually, he felt so lonely that he divided his soul into two separate beings to escape his solitude. From there he continued to search for friends until he met Aizen. Despite having gained many comrades after joining Aizen, he rarely directly addresses any of them other than Lilynette.

He initially does not seem to care a great deal for his fellow Espada, showing no visible signs of distress or concern. When he learns of Aaroniero Arruruerie's death, he lazily states there is nothing he could do about it, and when Baraggan and Tier Harribel are apparently overwhelmed by their opponents' respective Bankai, he only asks Shunsui Kyōraku if all the captains' Bankai are so powerful. However, this indifferent attitude seems to be dispelled with Baraggan's death. Starrk states Sōsuke Aizen not sparing even a word for Baraggan is horrible. Starrk himself is notably affected by this turn of events, being drained of his motivation to fight. After arguing with Lilynette for a while, he states he is not the type for revenge, but his desire to not see any more comrades die proves to be enough motivation for him to keep fighting. Starrk seems to be opposed to the notion of killing people, offering Love Aikawa and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi a chance to run away instead of finishing them off.

Starrk often ends up in situations with him on the receiving end of physical abuse from his partner Lilynette, even though he does little to stop her actions. He can be serious on occasion, although his personality does not change much: he comes off as reluctant, but nonetheless willing to complete the task at hand. Such is the case when he was ordered to take back Orihime Inoue, despite saying he abhors such a strategy. He is fairly similar to Shunsui in personality, something Starrk himself acknowledges.

Starrk has blue-gray eyes and wavy, dark brown hair, which ends at the base of his neck, is always unkempt, and is parted down the middle. He has a faded goatee. His clothing is typical of an Arrancar: he wears a white jacket outlined in black, though altered with the collar upturned. His Espada tattoo labeling him as number one is on the back of his left hand.

At some point before becoming Arrancars, the original Hollow tried to live with its kind, but just by being near him, the other hollows would die. In an attempt to escape its loneliness, the original Hollow split its soul into two Arrancar, becoming Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck. Starrk wanted to either become weakn to be together with a group, or if this were not possible, they wanted to find someone as strong as them. When Llilynette asked where they would go, Starrk, stating they could go anywhere, assured Lilynette no matter what, they would stick together forever.[17]

Starrk and Lilynette were alone when they were first found by Sōsuke Aizen. They were sitting in front of mountains of dead Hollows, which impressed Aizen. When asked if they had killed all the Hollows in the area, Starrk told him no, for they had just died.

Aizen then offered Starrk to join him, saying he had strong eyes. Starrk agreed to join him, noting that Aizen looked like he could stay with him and Lilynette without dying.

Sword: While having no special properties, Starrk wields a standard-sized katana. He uses it as a weapon in his pre-released state to make up for not having a Zanpakutō.

Starrk has demonstrated tremendous skill in swordsmanship, fighting on even ground with Shunsui Kyōraku, one of the most proficient swordsmen in all of Soul Society, and landing a few minor cuts without fully trying.

Starrk is quite skilled with pistols. He can fire very precise Ceros while fighting more than one opponent, and can launch a continuous barrage of Ceros.

Starrk's skill and speed in Sonído is so great, it seems as though he possesses a form of teleportation, simply appearing solidly instead of shimmering for a second like other Sonído users. His proficiency with Sonído allows him to create multiple after-images of himself to confuse the enemy.

Starrk possesses such tremendous spiritual power that he is forbidden to release his Zanpakutō inside of Las Noches because his release could destroy the fortress. In his Resurrección, he could defeat Captain-Level opponents without too much effort after starting to fight seriously.

His Cero is blue in color. While a standard ability for Arrancar, he is uniquely able to fire a Cero without a "fighting pose", meaning he can fire it without any warning from any point on his body, such as from either hand, his chin, and his chest. Starrk can charge and fire it rather quickly, leaving even less time for his target to react.

Unlike all other known Arrancars, Starrk's enormous power is not sealed in the form of a Zanpakutō. Instead, it is sealed in the form of his own subordinate, Lilynette Gingerbuck, when the two were of the same Hollow. The release command of Los Lobos is Kick About. When released, he wields two identical ornamental pistols. These pistols are actually Lilynette, for both pistols appear to house her body as well as her consciousness. Part of Lilynette's mask appears on his head. The mask itself is connected by two chains around his right eye. His Arrancar outfit changes drastically as well: his upper body is covered in a gray fur-lined jacket over a double-breasted vest, while his legs are covered in dark, skin-tight pants, with gray knee-high fur leggings covering his lower legs, and his arms are covered in gray, elbow-length fur armbands, which end at his wrists. With fur-covered holsters, Starrk's released form resembles a Wild West gunslinger.

Starrk's released form grants him new abilities and enhances his existing ones. Starrk can fire Ceros from his guns without need to charge them. His right gun fires a much stronger Cero, while the left gun Ceros are weaker, but can be fired repeatedly at a much faster speed. He claims he can fire 1,000 of these Ceros at once. He can also do cero metralleta, where Starrk uses his pistols to simultaneously unleash a powerful barrage of Ceros which, because of their density and grouping, appear to fuse together into one large Cero blastHe can change the direction of this attack while firing, making it extremely difficult to avoid. Starrk's Hierro is enhanced in the resurrection form. He also has access to Colmillo, where Starrk can summon spiritual energy swords from his bandoleers, which vaguely resemble the ordinary katana he wields in his sealed form, but with four curved prongs hanging off of the guard. He can duel wield with this. Also with his resurrection, Starrk and Lilynette can divide their combined soul to summon a large pack of ghostly wolves at the cost of their guns, which emerge from the bandoleers on Starrk's back. Under Starrk's command, these wolves hunt down their enemy and, upon biting down, explode with great force. Love compares them to flames because they reform from physical attacks. The wolves can also move through small cracks and rubble, and they can extend their bodies at great speed for an accurate attack. According to Starrk, the wolves are far deadlier than Cero.