Tier Harribel

Tier Harribel (ティア・ハリベル, Tia Hariberu) was a female Arrancar in Sōsuke Aizen's army, and is the former Espada Tres (3). She later becomes the ruler of Hueco Mundo.

Appearance: Harribel has dark skin, green eyes, blonde eyelashes, and messy short blonde hair which has three braided locks. She wears a variation of the Arrancar jacket that covers the lower part of her face downward, while baring a good portion of the lower half of her large breasts. The jacket, unlike that of other Arrancar, has a zipper running along its entire length that is opened from the bottom upwards (in the anime, this outfit is extended to fully cover her breasts, a black stripe showing where the original cut of the jacket was). The jacket's sleeves completely envelop her arms, terminating in black glove-like extensions at her extremities, which slightly gives her fingers the appearance of a cat's paws. Harribel carries her Zanpakutō horizontally across her back (similar to Soifon). The sword itself is notably broad and short compared to others, and has a western-style guard. The remnants of her Hollow mask consist of the sides of her face and her mouth, as well as an extensive area below and around her neck extending down to, and also covering, her nipples; she usually hides these Hollow remnants from view with her jacket (in the anime, the remnants are extended to cover the underside of her breasts due to censorship). Harribel's mask fragment give her a similar appearance to Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, at least in regards to the teeth. To date she has the most intact mask of any Arrancar not including the incomplete Grand Fisher (though the mask is removed upon her Zanpakutō's release). Her Espada tattoo is oddly placed on the left side of her right breast. The location of her Hollow hole is currently unknown, despite the fact that her release form reveals most of her body. However in this timeline, she no longer has her mask.

Personality: Harribel, unlike several of the other former members of the Espada, is serene, tactful, and calm. She also lacks the bloodlust that is often a common trait in the Arrancar species, preferring to simply observe from the sidelines whenever possible. She will, however, engage in combat if she feels that she or her Fracción are in danger. In addition, as demonstrated in her battle against Nnoitra, following her departure from Aizen's service, she will also engage in combat if she feels that her authority or credibility as a fighter is being challenged. Harribel also sets herself apart from the other former Espada, in that she despises the notion of killing others; even her enemies. Despite this, betrayal seems to be the one thing that will push her over the edge, as when Aizen betrayed her, she furiously attacked him in a demonstration of brutality and aggressiveness rarely seen from her. She has shown herself to be a very caring and nurturing individual, a very rare trait among the Arrancar species, but especially rare among the Espada. She has only displayed this side of her personality to a select few individuals, namely her Fracción. On some occasions, she appears to act almost motherly towards them, such as when she scolds them for their needless bickering. This is also reflected in the way she worries about them whenever they are injured or in danger. When they were brutally defeated at the hands of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Harribel became very vengeful and violently lashed out at Tōshirō Hitsugaya, while at the same time threatening the Captain-Commander himself that he was next to face her wrath. Her caring side even comes out on enemies, as she showed both care and pity for Nnoitra during their battle. Another defining trait, also revealed in her fight with Nnoitra, is her hatred of sexism. She was shown to be venomously opposed to Nnoitra's view on women and their role in fighting, immediately drawing her sword for attack the moment he suggested she could not be equal to a man. She also was shown to be quite proud in her role as the former third Espada. Much of her resentment of Nnoitra was linked to his sexism and the way he looked down on her for being higher ranked within Aizen's army than himself, despite the fact that she was a woman.

History: At some point in time, she was an Arrancar in Aizen Sōsuke's army and the third Espada. She participated in the Winter War in the Fake Karakura Town against the Gotei 13. Her opponent at the time was then captain, Tōshirō Hitsugaya. She was a powerful fighter being able to fight against a captain-class Shinigami effortlessly. During most of their fight Harribel was able to match blow for blow, using her Resurrección to fight against Hitsugaya's Bankai and again, both were evenly matched due to the same elemental nature of their zanpakutō. During the late stages of the fight two Visored Hiyori Sarugaki and Lisa Yadōmaru joined the battle. She was able to fight off all three opponents for a while, but an unexpected event occurred; she was betrayed by her commander, Sōsuke Aizen. Aizen, who notices their fight, suddenly appears behind Harribel. She turns, noticing his presence as he approaches her and before she can react, he slashes Harribel across her midsection. She is shocked as Aizen only responds that he is done with her as it appears that she is not strong enough to fight for him. Harribel looks at Aizen with rage and retaliates by stabbing him through the chest with her sword. Aizen's expression does not change as he says dealing with her is such a pain, surprising Harribel. She then realizes that she attacked an illusion and that she has been stabbed from the back of her left shoulder by the real Aizen. He then states that he will never allow her to raise her sword against him again and withdraws his sword, which sends Harribel plummeting into the city below, finally unconscious. Upon awakening, the Gotei 13 and Visored were all unconscious, and Aizen and Gin had left to destroy the real Karakura Town.

Voice: Stoic, low-pitched, authoritative and very deep.