Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-75.164.246.137-20150607023523/@comment-25555436-20150726130036

50.134.159.127 wrote: What if grimm masks bear similar significance to hollow masks? It's obvious that Monty took inspiration from Bleach hollows. The question is how much... Where do the similarities end? Could this mean that Adam is somewhat like a visored, or an arrancarr? You have already been told why you are obsessed with that idea of Grimm Mask=Arrancar, Vizors in another thread.

The masks used by the White Fang members are fake, and purely symbolic. They don't give you any extra powers that eat your soul, and doing so would be extremely STUPID because, like I said, these are fake.

Besides, in RWBY, it's been explicitly stated that victory lies in the soul. Because Soul>Aura+Semblance, which the Grimm don't have because they are soul-less. If something ate your soul, destroyed it or anything, no one would use it because it's like giving up your only advantage. Plus, destructive powers? Just train for a few years and you'll be even stronger than that.

The Grimm hold some inspiration from the Hollows. But only the Grimm, and only design-wise.