 When Starrk sees the bankai of the other captains, he calls Lilynette and he releases, partly to bribe Shunsui into activating his bankai.Starrk later finds himself also fighting against Ukitake, who views the fight as a two-on-two battle.Later, Wonderweiss arrives and stabs Ukitake, and Starrk fires a Point blank "Cero" on Kyoraku, temporarily placing him out of the battle.