Key conclusions
- Neliel Tu Adelshwank, the mighty Arrancar, returns in Bleach's Millennium Blood War in two modes.
- Originally Tres Espada, Nelliel's adult form is incredibly strong, facing challenges from her male counterparts.
- Switching between child and adult forms, Nelliel gains full power to fight alongside Ichigo and allies.
Name |
Nelliel Tu Odelschwank |
The debut of the manga |
Chapter 245, “THE WAY WITHOUT ENEMIES” |
Debut anime |
Episode 145 “The Espada Gather! Royal Assembly Aizen” |
Ichigo's main ally in Hueco Mundo returns The Millennium Blood Bleach War. An Arrancar child known as Nel Tu goes to the World of the Living to ask Ichigo for help to save Queen Harribel and her house in Part 1. Now in Part 3, she returns, but this time in her much more powerful adult form . This form of Nel only appears twice in the Arrancar Arc, never appearing as an ally to Ichigo and the Soul Society.
Wearing Kisuke Urahara's special bracelet, Nell is able to choose which form she will take between her childish and defenseless form and her incredibly powerful adult form. Here's what you need to know about Nel's two modes The Millennium Blood Bleach War.

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Neliel Tu Adelschwank, Tres Espada
An incredibly powerful Arrancar
Nelliel was originally Tres Espada (3rd), the third most powerful member of Sosuke Aizen's Arrancar Army. This was Nelliel's original form. It was a grown woman with long wavy green hair, a pink patch on her face, and her hollow ram-shaped mask. She was by far the strongest female warrior in all of Ueko Munda. This greatly angered her teammate Nnoitra Gilgo, a man who was also incredibly insecure about his own power. He needed to prove his power against his peers, and also, most notably, was extremely misogynistic. The idea of a woman being much, much stronger than him made him sick.
Nnoitra repeatedly challenged Neliel to a fight to prove that he was in fact stronger than her, but each time she easily defeated him and, to his horror, saved his life. Nnoitra sought to destroy all enemies he considered inferior to him, but if defeated in battle he wanted the death of the warrior and to die before his body touched the ground. The fact that Nelliel was not only much stronger than him but also pitied him and spared his life sent him into an uncontrollable jealous rage.
And so Nnoitra turned to the Arrancar scientist Sael Aphor Granz for help. And developed a conspiracy to deprive Nelliel of authority and position. Together they unmasked her Fracion, Pesce and Dondachakka. And then treacherously attacked Neliel, breaking her mask. By doing this and using Sael's science, she released much of her spiritual pressure through a gap in her mask, turning her into an amnesiac child.

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Baby Nel Tu and her adult form
Fallen and noble Espada
After this event, Pesce and Dondochakka swore with their lives to protect their weakened master. And yes, they roamed peacefully in Hueco Mundo. Until they met the Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki. Nel accompanied Ichigo during his battles in Las Noches, becoming strongly attached to the boy. After Ichigo fought Sexta Espada (6th), Grimmjow Jageriakes, he was brutally attacked by Nnoitra Gilgo, who was now Quinto Espada (5th).
He who possesses reason must demand a reason to fight.
While Nnoitra and his Fracción, Tesla tortures Ichigo. Nell grew increasingly desperate as memories of Nnoitra slowly returned to her. And at the moment when Ichigo was about to be killed, she unknowingly activated her adult form. She briefly regained the power she once had as an Espada and easily defeated Tesla and Nnoitra. Even if you use her Resurrección: Gamuza. But just as she was about to deliver the killing blow, her transformation suddenly ended, returning her to her child form.

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Currently in the Millennium Blood War arc, during her time in Ueko Munda with Kisuke Urahara, Orihime, Chad, Grimmjow, Riruka, and Yukio. Kisuke has developed a special device that allows her to freely switch between the two forms at will. She is now fully capable of fighting alongside Ichigo and his friends. Being able to enter her adult form, Neliel can use all her powers. Ichigo now has two former Espadas who have grown exponentially in power since he last met them as allies in the battle against the Soul King Iwaho.

Based on the Shounen fighting manga by Tite Kubo, Bleach centers on Ichigo, a high school student drawn into the world of Soul Reapers. The original anime ended in 2012, but it was revived in 2022.