STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.

OPINIONS, THOUGHTS - Addressing Others

OPINIONS, THOUGHTS - Rudbornn & Alcohol.

OPINIONS, THOUGHTS - Choosing his battles

OPINIONS, THOUGHTS - Regret & Betrayal of the Privaron Espada

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HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - TYBW Points of Interest.

HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - Keeping the Peace

HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - Rudbornn & The Exequias whilst serving Aizen

HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - The Exequias & membership Post-Blood War

HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - Maintaining Las Noches

HISTORY, FEATS, ACTIONS - (the attempted) Unification of Hueco Mundo

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SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Calaveras: Maneuvers, Tactics

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Cero, Bala

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Bala Furiosa

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Calaveras skill, & growth.

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Ultimate Technique

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Stealth, & more

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TECHNIQUES, ETC - Tea, and general cooking.

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MISC - Miscellaneous Helmet Facts

MISC - Chronic Migraines

MISC - Dancing

           Post-Aizen’s defeat, along with the technique that Rudbornn developed to enhance his  Resurrección‘s production of Calaveras and protect his branches from the effects of frost (which involves him sprouting countless new branch-like appendages from his roots deep underground), he also learned to channel his Hierro into his branches/roots, giving him a few more offensive and defensive options with them.

          By channeling his Hierro into his branches / roots, they naturally become more durable, and become strong enough to cause great injury to those they either pierce or coil around-- Rudbornn especially likes to engage the latter, catching opponents off guard by assailing them with his underground roots, trapping them in place while his Calaveras overwhelm them, or for weaker opponents, using his roots to simply crush their entangled limbs.

          For opponents who manage to get passed Rudbornn’s Calaveras Wall and engage him in close combat while his Resurrección  is active, this channeling of his Hierro into his branches naturally extends to the ten branches sprouting from his back, which can then be used to strike at foes, or fend off attacks. This can put a great deal of pressure on opponents, who now have to contend with Rudbornn’s Zanpakuto and ten other razor sharp appendages.

           This new usage of Rudbornn’s Hierro affords him great utility and even greater effectiveness during battle, but it’s not without its flaws.

"I am astounded by how many spiritually aware people dwell in this city, it is no wonder Lord Aizen sought to use it in his plans." mumbled Rudbornn to himself,  referring to, at least with the former part of his sentence, Autumn, who moments ago was almost the victim of a Hollow attack, and beyond that, who could also clearly see him right now.

          “Master Szayel, I once overheard you mention something of great interest to me,“ more like, Rudbornn had been eavesdropping on that aforementioned conversation, he had a bad habit of doing that around Las Noches, “that being, you have somehow cultivated a wide variety of plants here in Hueco Mundo.”  Rudbornn bows his head to Szayel respectfully,  “As someone who has taken an interest in doing the same, I must ask you to show me some of your specimens.”

          “Lord Aizen...” Rudbornn, kneeling before Aizen’s throne, falls silent for a few moments, before mustering up the will to speak. “... Preparations for your foray into Karakura Town are nearing completion, and the Shinigami appear to be acting just as you said they would, but I must ask,”  Rudbornn removes his helmet and looks up at Aizen, “what if things go wrong?”

          Rudbornn quickly adds, “I am not expressing doubt in you or the Espada by any metric, but I worry nonetheless-- what if, by some inconceivably small chance, the Shinigami win?” Though he tries to hide it,  Rudbornn’s voice is tinged with fear, fear spurred by the thought of losing the person he held highest in regard, his lord, his savior, Aizen,

In the period following Harribel’s disappearance and before they and Nel came back into the spotlight, Rudbornn was one of the few Arrancar who tried to unify Hueco Mundo and restore order, and peace. Rudbornn had some success in his endeavor, successfully restoring and maintaining order over a portion of Hueco Mundo (in the area Las Noches was based in, which he was also in the process of restoring), but he didn’t get very far, and the main reason Rudbornn didn’t get very far in his unification was because he just didn’t believe in himself enough.

Rudbornn had ambition, he had a dream (to do good by Hueco Mundo and it’s denizens but also create a Hueco Mundo that Aizen would be proud of), he had motivation, he was a powerful figure in his own right (even if there were still other Arrancar hanging around who could give him trouble), he had support, and he was great at governance, but he just couldn’t get out of his own way enough to make any major progress. Rudbornn may have acted like he was high and mighty in front of his subordinates and challengers, but inside, he was constantly hanging on his insecurities, and no matter how strong or capable he may have actually been, he was constantly doubting himself-- he didn’t feel like he would ever be able to compare to the likes of the Espada, and he let that insecurity trip him up. If Rudbornn hadn’t dwelt so much on his own shortcomings he may have had the extra motivation and fervor to truly unite Hueco Mundo, for a time.

In the end, none of this would’ve mattered anyway once Harribel and Nel returned to the scene-- regardless of how much progress Rudbornn might have made, or how felt about himself, he would have still instantly yielded to those two out of respect and self preservation, but, it’s still noteworthy that he had the potential to unify Hueco Mundo. Maybe, one day, far, far in the future, after all the former Espada have either left Hueco Mundo, died, or disappeared for one reason or the other, Rudbornn can expand on that potential again, and maybe he’ll believe in himself enough by then to truly succeed. Maybe.