Quote Originally Posted by nozkits View Post
Why on BLeach do the bad guys get the most ridiculous names

Espada = Sword

Arrancar = to boot

Hueco Mundo = Hollow World.

Menos Grande = Less Large.
Espada is pretty self-explanatory. They're the strongest of Aizen's army, they are his swords, as it were.

Hueco Mundo is the world of the Hollows, so I see no reason why it can't be called the "Hollow World".

Menos in this case means "minus". Good souls are called "Plusses", so it's another way to call it a freakin' huge hollow.

Finally, Arrancar comes from a Spanish verb that means "to remove" or "to rip off," referring to what is done with their mask. The kanji used to write their name is actually the kanji for "torn mask."