 His name is believed to either come from a furniture designer named Patricia Urquiola or a variation of "the one who cries" in Spanish which is El Que Llora.As an albino hollow ostracized by other dark-colored hollows, Ulquiorra is revealed in side stories to have came into being as a Vasto Lorde ages ago before the balance of life and death was established where hollows manifested from the chaotic influx rather from human souls.As an Espada member whose aspect of death represents Emptiness, Ulquiorra is emotionless with an inability to comprehend the meaning of "heart" and supports his firm belief that what his eye cannot see does not exist.