Stories featuring Tier Harribel
About Tier Harribel
Appearance
blonde hair, dark skin, green eyes, long hair, tattoo
Character Background
Tier Harribel is an Arrancar and the former Tres (3rd) Espada in Sousuke Aizen's army until Aizen's defeat by Ichigo Kurosaki, representing the form of death of sacrifice. After Aizen's fall, she assumed control of Hueco Mundo, becoming its de facto ruler.
Harribel is a tall female Arrancar of curvaceous and well-endowed frame. She has olive skin, aqua green eyes, thick eyelashes, and short golden blonde hair; which she usually keeps messy with three braided locks. She wears a variation of the Arrancar jacket with a high collar, which covers the lower part of her face downward, while baring a good portion of the lower half of her large breasts. The jacket has a zipper running along its entire length, which is opened from the bottom upwards. It has a beige air filter on either side just below the trim. The jacket's sleeves completely envelop her arms, terminating in black glove-like extensions at her extremities, resembling the appearance of a cat's paw.[6][7]
The remnants of her Hollow mask consist of the sides of her face, her mouth, and an extensive area below and around her neck extending down to, and also covering, her nipples. She usually hides these remnants from view with her jacket. Her Espada tattoo is placed on the left side of her right breast. The location of her Hollow hole is in her lower abdomen where her womb would be.[8] Her appearance before she became an Arrancar mostly resembled her current state, humanoid the same general body built and height, but most of her body and face was covered by white Hollow bones, having a shark-like appearance, but her hair and eyes were exposed. Her mask wrapped around her head, with an extremely long and thin shark tail hanging from the back of her head. Her weapon was part of her arm. There were also pointed protrusions from her shoulders and elbows, as well as distinct grooves on her legs.
Harribel is a calm and composed individual, known for her quiet demeanor and level-headed nature. She tends to watch situations from the sidelines, observing the intense fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez[10] and allowing her Fracción, the Tres Bestias, and their subordinate Hollow Ayon to engage in their battle against Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori.[11] Harribel doesn’t hesitate to challenge disrespectful behavior, like when she warns Baraggan Louisenbairn to be careful about how he speaks of Sousuke Aizen.[12] Her attentiveness is clear when she quietly listens to the exchanges between her fellow Espada and Aizen, as she tells Nnoitra Gilga not to take Aizen’s words lightly after he dismisses Aizen's warning of the threat posed by Ichigo, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado during their intrusion of Las Noches to rescue Orihime Inoue.[13]
In battle, Harribel displays an analytical side, noting how Tōshirō Hitsugaya's ability to use her water against her means that she could also do the same to him.[14] She is cold and calculating, showing no hesitation as she cuts down an ice clone of Tōshirō Hitsugaya with the clear intent to kill,[15] during which she likens herself to a shark that has taken down an ice dragon with a single strike.[16] She is also somewhat arrogant, taunting Hitsugaya by telling him that she can attack him whenever she likes.[17] Harribel displays confidence and pride in her strength, telling Hitsugaya that he is underestimating her[18] and that she hasn't shown him her true power, even unzipping her jacket to reveal her Espada tattoo to indicate that she is the Tres (third strongest) Espada.[19] She is also not above belittling others when they come across as weak, as shown when she questioned Hitsugaya's strength after making him crash into a building and wondered how Emilou Apacci, Franceska Mila Rose, and Cyan Sung-Sun could have lost to the Gotei 13's captains.[20] She is still, however, capable of acknowledging someone's power, describing Ichigo while Hollowfied as an Espada-level human.[21]
Despite her ruthlessness in combat, Harribel has a softer side to her. She cares deeply for those close to her, especially her Fracción, with whom she shares a strong bond with. She encourages them to embrace their fear[22] and praises their efforts against Rangiku and Momo.[23] Her loyalty to them goes so far that she seeks revenge on Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto for defeating them.[24] After being defeated by Yhwach, she even tells Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Dondochakka Birstanne, and Pesche Guatiche to escape.[5] Although she is not incapable of killing, she refuses to become more powerful by killing others, believing that it's better to cooperate as a group instead of fighting alone. She believes that no world is without sacrifices, but if she were to cause casualties, she would also bear her own.[25] While she does have a sense of morality, Harribel also has a vengeful streak. She threatens Yamamoto for taking down her Fracción[23] and later goes after Aizen when he betrays her,[26] showing that she’s not afraid to strike back when someone crosses her.
After Aizen's defeat, while effectively taking control of Hueco Mundo, she openly refuses to consider herself a lord of any kind, showing a humble and dutiful nature. To which, she is willing to put aside any animosity towards past enemies, even Shinigami and Quincy, for the sake of saving her world.
Tier Harribel Visual References
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