"Ever present, like a shadow cast off dancing flames..." - Darkrai Hollow Ahatake (虚 (ホロウ) 唖畑; Horō Ahatake), more properly called The Hollow within Ahatake's conscience (唖畑の内面 (ないめん) の虚 (ホロウ), Ahatake no naimen no Horō) that was created when Ahatake Kurosaki, a Substitute Shinigami, gained Hollow powers during a suppressed Encroachment to regain his own Shinigami abilities. This is a commonality among the Visored. Hollow Ahatake represents the dark side of Ahatake's soul; a physical representation of her purest instincts, fitting for a Hollow.