Ulquiorra Cifer
ウルキオラ・シファー
Urukiora Shifā
Height 169 cm (5'6½")[1]
Weight 55 kg (121 lbs.)[1]
Gender Male
Species Arrancar
Affiliation Sōsuke Aizen's Army
Team Espada
Occupation 4th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army
[hide]Zanpakutō
Resurrección: Murciélago
Debut (Manga) Volume 22, Chapter 190
Debut (Anime) Episode 113
Debut (video game) Bleach: Heat the Soul 3
Appears in Manga, Anime, and Video Games
Seiyū (Japanese) Daisuke Namikawa
Voice actor(s) (English) Tony Oliver (Anime)
Steven Jay Blum (Bleach: Shattered Blade)
Ulquiorra Cifer (ウルキオラ・シファー, Urukiora Shifā)[1], originally romanized as Ulquiorra Schiffer or Shiffer,[2] is Espada cuatro (4) in Aizen's army of Arrancar, and is one of the series' central antagonists. He is responsible for much of the conflict currently taking place in the show's continuity, as he is one of Ichigo's principal Arrancar rivals; the other differentially being Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. In the most recent character popularity poll, he ranked 10th.
Ulquiorra is a slender, yet fairly muscular, male Arrancar of average height with a melancholic appearance, fairly short, messy black hair, grayish skin, a black upper lip, and green eyes with slit-shaped pupils similar to a cat's. One of his bangs falls between his eyes, somewhat similar to Rukia Kuchiki, and he has distinctively thick eyebrows. He has teal lines that descend from his eyes, making it appear as if he is crying. His facial expression rarely changes, and he is almost always frowning. He wears typical Arrancar clothes: a white jacket, black sash, and a white hakama. However, his jacket seems to have longer coattails than others, and the collar is rather high.
Like most other Arrancar, he possesses remnants of his former life as a Hollow in his appearance. His Hollow hole is located on his sternum where a heart would normally be (though initially, the hole was located on the base of his throat; a change that was seen in both the manga and anime). The remainder of his Hollow mask lies on top of his head, forming a broken helmet. He is the fourth-ranked Espada, signified by the tattoo on the left side of his chest.