"The king of crashing waves"—Joseph Josh Akirres (ジョシュ·アキレス, Joshu Akires) is an Arrancar, the former Tercera (3rd) Espada member. He survived the fight against the Shinigami above the fake Karakura Town. Ever since Aizen had been sealed away, he worked for no one but himself in order to survive against the Quincies. He was one of the surviving Arrancar that resides within the ruins of Las Noches in the white sands of Hueco Mundo. He fought against the Quincies' hunting squad, which killed and captured multiple Arrancar. After all of his comrades been captured and mostly killed, he finally worked alone, fending off the Quincies without anyone but himself, separated from his Fracciòn. Soon, he escaped from Hueco Mundo, went towards the World of the Living and began to improve his battling s