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Hooleer

Character

Hooleer is a colossal Hollow that serves Sosuke Aizen, functioning less as a fighter than as a living weapon. Its immense body can belch out enough force to smother a wall of flame and spawn whole hordes of Gillian from its mouth.

Race: Hollow
Status: Deceased
Squad & Affiliations: Sosuke Aizen
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Appearance

Hooleer is enormous and bulbous-bodied, marked most by a single great eye that glows purple within the Garganta and yellow once outside it. Long tufts of hair, matching or close to its skin tone, trail down its back, and each of its fingernails takes the form of a Gillian mask.

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History

Hooleer first lurks within the Garganta's gloom during the traitors' escape from Sokyoku Hill, waiting behind the mass of Gillian as Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tosen are drawn upward by Negacion. Its real moment comes at the fake Karakura Town, where Wonderweiss Margela brings it into the clash between the Gotei 13 and the Espada. Dwarfing everything around it, Hooleer breathes out a gust that snuffs the fire prison caging the three traitors, setting them loose, then disgorges a swarm of Gillian at the Visored. Once the Visored finish off the last of that swarm, Mashiro Kuna destroys Hooleer with a single kick, prompting Gin to remark on how quickly Wonderweiss's favorite was felled.

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Abilities

Like all Menos it can open the Kumon, which it uses to help the defecting Shinigami depart Soul Society. Its signature power is Regueldo, a breath potent enough to extinguish the wall of flame conjured by Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka, and one that Tosen said reeked of death. It can also generate Menos, pouring numerous Gillian from its mouth as a churning sludge of black fluid and masks that then split into individual bodies.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a hooleer in Bleach?

Hooleer is a colossal Hollow who serves Sosuke Aizen, acting less like a fighter and more like a living weapon. Its massive body can extinguish a wall of flame with a single breath and spawn hordes of Gillian from its mouth.

What is Hooleer's special ability?

Hooleer's signature power is Regueldo, a breath potent enough to snuff out the wall of flame created by Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka. It can also generate Menos, expelling a churning mass of Gillian from its mouth that then splits into individual bodies.

How does Hooleer die in Bleach?

Hooleer is destroyed with a single kick from Mashiro Kuna after the Visored finish off the swarm of Gillian it unleashed at the fake Karakura Town. Gin Ichimaru remarks afterward on how quickly Wonderweiss Margela's favorite Hollow was felled.

What role does Hooleer play during the escape from Sokyoku Hill?

Hooleer lurks within the Garganta during Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tosen's escape from Sokyoku Hill, waiting behind a mass of Gillian as Negacion draws the traitors upward. It later resurfaces at the fake Karakura Town when Wonderweiss Margela brings it into the battle.

What does Hooleer look like?

Hooleer is enormous and bulbous bodied, marked by a single huge eye that glows purple inside the Garganta and yellow once outside it. Long tufts of hair trail down its back, and each fingernail takes the shape of a Gillian mask.

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