Superchunky from Hell

When Kyōraku starts to speak, Ukitake cuts him off, pointing out that with two Arrancar ganging up on him his help is only fair. He also notes that his friend is avoiding his Bankai, and Kyōraku promises to use it eventually, though Ukitake warns him not to reveal it out in the open. For now, Ukitake reasons, his own abilities are the better fit for this kind of fight.

Starrk, fixated on how Ukitake fired a Cero earlier, is invited to try again and see for himself. Ignoring Lilynette's warning of a trap, he looses a large Cero, only for it to come flying back moments later; a second shot yields the same result. Closing the distance with Sonído, he lays out what he has deduced, impressing Ukitake by cracking it in just three tries. Starrk reasons that since the power must absorb an attack before returning it, there is a ceiling to what it can take, and threatens to overwhelm it with a thousand shots at once.

Before he can fire, Kyōraku appears at his back and aims for his neck; Starrk dodges and retaliates with a Cero that the captain evades in turn. A Garganta then tears open, startling all three fighters. Kyōraku dreads that reinforcements for the top three Espada have arrived, but the figure who steps through is Wonderweiss Margela, trailed by an enormous Hollow, Hooleer. The chapter was adapted in Episode 278, The Nightmare Returns...Revival of the Espada.