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Cuerno is a Hollow that was purified by Ichigo Kurosaki.
Appearance
Cuerno is a large and muscular green-skinned Hollow. His fingers ends with thick blade-like claws and his hollow masked has the shape of a big horn. He also has a huge tail, a sharp chin and two mouths, one inside the other.[1][2]
Plot
The Arrancar Arc
As Cuerno appears in Karakura Town, Rukia Kuchiki sees a bright red dot appearing on her Denreishinki. She decides to track Cuerno down with Ichigo in his Shinigami form.
Ichigo struggling to hold back Cuerno's blade claws.
Rukia pushes Ichigo from a rooftop and he crashes in front of Cuerno, who tries to stab him with his claws. Ichigo counters and dodges the attacks but Cuerno, despite being a simple Hollow, seems to have the upper hand on him as Ichigo is scared to use his Shinigami powers since his defeat against Yammy Llargo and is also internally resisting to Hollow Ichigo. Cuerno even strike Ichigo twice with its tail and send Ichigo flying behind him with a swipe from its left hand. Finally, Rukia ends up convincing Ichigo that he needs to fight to protect his friends and he ends up purifying Cuerno in a single slash.[1][2]
Powers and Abilities
Spiritual Power: As a Hollow, Cuerno has some spiritual power.[1][2]
Enhanced Strength: Matching his muscles, Cuerno possesses great strength, allowing him to make a hole into the concrete ground with his claws and to send Ichigo flying when striking him with his left hand. [1][2]
Trivia
- This character remains unnamed in the manga and anime, though it was given the name Cuerno (Spanish for "Horn") in the video game BLEACH Rebirth of Souls.
- In the Chinese version of BLEACH Rebirth of Souls, this character is named 掘趾虚 (Chinese for The Burrowing-Claw Hollow)
References
| Hollow Abilities | Cero • Kūmon • Negación • High-Speed Regeneration |
| Notable Hollows | Fishbone D • Hexapodus • Acidwire • Shrieker • Grand Fisher • The Demi-Hollow • Bulbous G • Numb Chandelier • Metastacia • The Menos Grande • Cuerno • Bawabawa • Runuganga • Angila • Ayon • Hooleer • Guardians of the Forest of Menos • Zonzain • Battikaroa • Michel • Tapeworm Hollow • Yōsuke • White • Ikomikidomoe |
| Notable Places | Hueco Mundo • Forest of Menos • Las Noches |