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It would explain better how Isshin knew Masaki. She was Ryuuken's older sister, and had Quincy powers as well, but like Ryuuken himself, wasn't interested at using them. She'll appear as a (supposedly) low-level Arrancar to Ichigo and teach a bit more about his inner Hollow, as well as how to incorporate Quincy techniques into his own to defeat Aizen, since, much to her chagrin, Ichigo got involved too much into the battle. Also, it would add even more {{Squick}} to [[FoeYay IchiIshi]] and [[CrackPairing IshiKarin]] shippings, as they would be cousins.

*** No kidding. This has been confirmed. [[spoiler: Yammy ''is'' the 0 Espada, thus validating one Hell of an EpilepticTree theory. Many cannot decide whether this is CrazyAwesome or not. Regardless, some take this as a sign that Kubo does, indeed, read the fan forums.]]

*** [[spoiler: Housten, we have proof[[http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/384/04/]]. Now, what about Gin?]]

* Up until now, all of her smiles could be seen as slightly threatening... And now, we finally know what really lies behind her mask: [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/523/15 THIS]]. Also, the "release her hair from the motherly braid and get a new evil, long-black-wavy hair looks" part was completly spot-on, revealing a class A psycho.

First of all, RedemptionEqualsDeath. Second, keeping him alive is going to be a very messy endeavor. If we assume that even [[ConflictBall Yamamoto]] didn't know about this, then Gin's suddenly saying "[[HeelFaceTurn I'm a good guy!]]" will be anything but well-recieved. The moral dilemma alone would be a bitch to write, to say nothing of the aftermath and the fact that nobody saw him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome do the deed of 414]]. Worst-case senario, Gin could turn into another BaseBreakingCharacter via the UnpleasableFanbase--if he hasn't, already. Third, and most importantly of all, [[InsaneTrollLogic Gin is arguably one of the last interesting characters left, to say nothing of his oddly high fanbase. In the tradition of Kubo's previous likable villans, be he actually evil or not, he must be killed.]] Besides, why would any sane author pass up a DiedInYourArmsTonight [[TearJerker moment with]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend him and Rangiku]]?

* I'll repost what I said on the ItJustBugsMe page about this:\\

First of all, RedemptionEqualsDeath. Second, keeping him alive is going to be a very messy endeavor. If we assume that even [[ConflictBall Yamamoto]] didn't know about this, then Gin's suddenly saying "[[HeelFaceTurn I'm a good guy!]]" will be anything but well-recieved. The moral dilemma alone would be a bitch to write, to say nothing of the aftermath and the fact that nobody saw him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome do the deed of 414]]. Worst-case senario, Gin could turn into another BaseBreaker via the UnpleasableFanbase--if he hasn't, already. Third, and most importantly of all, [[InsaneTrollLogic Gin is arguably one of the last interesting characters left, to say nothing of his oddly high fanbase. In the tradition of Kubo's previous likable villans, be he actually evil or not, he must be killed.]] Besides, why would any sane author pass up a DiedInYourArmsTonight [[TearJerker moment with]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend him and Rangiku]]?

*** It's confirmed that the top 4 were VL all along. Halibel was weakest because she refused to consume other Hollows.

As stated above, the next arc is about the soul reapers' zanpakutos rebelling--but in Ichigo's case there's a catch, since his zanpakuto was already taken over by his inner Hollow.

** Vaizard don't have Hierro like arrancar do. That's the only reason the arrancar are so hard to cut. In order for a shinigami (or Vaizard) to block a blade with any part of their body, they have to be '''a lot''' stronger than the person they're blocking. The only shinigami we've ever seen do it are Kenpachi (to Ichigo's shikai) and Aizen (to pre-mask Ichigo and Komamura).

* Confirmed: Muramasa is a Fillergami's zanpakutou, but his powers are real, not illusionary, and his master does eventually appear in the present.

* Confirmed; Kenpachi and Byakuya get off with only minor injuries, and Kenapchi calls it a boring fight.

* Confirmed. Then again it was never stated his powers gave the same memories to multiple people.

* Unless Juha Bach isn't the true BigBad, he really doesn't scream BigBad. Yamamoto will win, but that's JustAsPlanned

*** I just realized something... This makes it so that Ichigo's loss of Zangetsu, back when he used Final Getsuga Tensho--the scene in which Tensa Zangetsu bids Ichigo farewell--a lot more significant than after he got his powers back...

Just because it would be rather amusing to see how things would work if - even temporarily - control of the Gotei 13 fell to the next most experienced serving captains. That is, [[TheMedic Unohana]], [[NiceGuy Ukitake]] and [[CombatPragmatist Kyoraku]]. Three under Neutral Good and Beware The Nice Ones in contrast to the old man's Lawful Goodness and harsh effectiveness. At least with Yamamoto you know where you stand; inside the law or against it.
* Confirmed. He wwas killed by [[spoiler: Yhwach], and the new Captain-Commander is [[spoiler: Kyoraku Shunsui.]]

After the Old Man removed Ichigo's inner Hollow from his body during Ichigo's battle with Kenpachi, he never once called himself by the name Zangetsu. It's possible that the Hollow was controlling the Old Man's body when he Ichigo gained his so-called Shinigami powers. It's also possible that not only was the Hollow that possessed Masaki sealed inside Ichigo's body but Yhwach too, explaining why he called Ichigo his son born in Darkness. Ulquiorra's pre-Arrancar form was stated to be White instead of Black like the Vasto Lordes around him and White is what the Hollow that possessed Masaki was on the inside as well as it's name. It's possible Ulquiorra is half of White while Hollow Ichigo is the other half. When Ulquiorra disintegrated he may have entered the host of his other half and became Tensa Zangetsu replacing Yhwach as the other half of Zangetsu who had ditched Ichigo's body once Ichigo obtained Bankai (he had manifested in the human world thanks to Urahara's invention. So if he's Yhwach then, why wouldn't he take the chance and ditch Ichigo when he's not looking)?

* {{Jossed}}. Fullbringers don't seem to have any special terminology or techniques, beyond the catch-all term fullbring. Their unique power has it's own name, and everything else falls under the umbrella of fullbringing.
* I don't see how it is jossed, the name of every fullbring is in English.

* Confirmed. He wwas killed by [[spoiler: Juha Bach]], and the new Captain-Commander is [[spoiler: Kyoraku Shunsui.]]

Kubo promised to deliver so much in this arc, including the Royal Guard. Yamamoto ''has'' to [[HopelessBossFight lose his battle with Juha Bach]], because there is no other way to make this arc instill the despair Kubo [[ForegoneConclusion promised to deliver]] if Yamamoto lives.
* Unless Juha Bach isnt the true BigBad, he really doesnt scream BigBad. Yamamoto will win, but that's JustAsPlaned

* If his bankai doesn't get stolen, the Old Man has just compared himself to the sun. And what do stars eventually do, but burn out? Yamamoto did have a speech about Soul Reapers putting their lives on the line, and this time ( ignoring that 'fatal' 90-something kido) he'll...lead by example.
** [[spoiler:Confirmed. Bach takes the Bankai and kills Yamamoto.]]

After the Old Man removed Ichigo's inner Hollow from his body during Ichigo's battle with Kenpachi, he never once called himself by the name Zangetsu. It's possible that the Hollow was controlling the Old Man's body when he Ichigo gained his so-called Shinigami powers. It's also possible that not only was the Hollow that possessed Masaki sealed inside Ichigo's body but Yhwach too, explaining why he called Ichigo his son born in Darkness. Ulquiorra's pre-Arrancar form was stated to be White instead of Black like the Vasto Lordes around him and White is what the Hollow that possessed Masaki was on the inside as well as it's name. It's possible Ulquiorra is half of White while Hollow Ichigo is the other half. When Ulquiorra disintegrated he may have entered the host of his other half and became Tensa Zangetsu replacing Yhwach as the other half of Zangestu who had ditched Ichigo's body once Ichigo obtained Bankai(he had manifested in the human world thanks to Urahara's invention. So if he's Yhwach then, why wouldn't he take the chance and ditch Ichigo when he's not looking)?
** Confirmed for Zangetsu and Hichigo. I can't say the same for Ulquiorra, though.

[[WMG: Hollow Ichigo is the Real Zangetsu while the Old Man is Yuha Bach. Tensa Zangetsu is Ulquiorra.]]
After the Old Man removed Ichigo's inner Hollow from his body during Ichigo's battle with Kenpachi he never once called himself by the name Zangetsu. It's possible that the Hollow was controlling the Old Man's body when he Ichigo gained his so called Shinigami powers. It's also possible that not only was the Hollow that possessed Masaki sealed inside Ichigo's body but Yuha Bach too explaining why he called Ichigo his son born in Darkness. Ulquiorra's pre-Arrancar form was stated to be White instead of Black like the Vasto Lordes around him and White is what the Hollow that possessed Masaki was on the inside as well as it's name. It's possible Ulquiorra is half of White while Hollow Ichigo is the other half. When Ulquiorra disintegrated he may have entered the host of his other half and became Tensa Zangetsu replacing Yuha Bach as the other half of Zangestu who had ditched Ichigo's body once Ichigo obtained Bankai(he had manifested in the human world thanks to Urahara's invention so if he's Yuha Bach then why wouldn't he take the chance and ditch Ichigo when he's not looking).
** Confirmed for Zangetsu and Hichigo. Can't say the same for Ulqui, though.

* And you just might be. That scene with her and Ryuuken from 536 was pretty much hammering the reader upside the head with that possibility...

She has an explosion of rage chapter 554.

The terms 'Fullbring' and 'Xcution' are based off of the English words 'full', 'bring', and 'execution' (I know, I know, CaptainObvious, but stay with me). If they follow the precedent set by other groups, then '''all''' terminology and techniques associated with Fullbring will be in English, or at least {{Engrish}}. The fact that Ginjou's weapon is a clearly Christian cross that transforms into a Western-style broadsword supports the 'European' motif.

Aside from the fact that Ulquiorra's released form looks almost identical to the silhouette shown when Hitsugaya is explaining the different Menos classes to Ichigo (sans the wings), Aizen seems (or seemed; we've not seen him for a while) pretty confident that the Espada he's brough to the false Karakura town with him will be enough to beat the crap out of the captains and lieutenants who've showed up to stop him. Ulquiorra's demonstrated that he has two release stages, and in spite of what he says, there's every possibility that the three espada in front of him can do the same thing.

** Another point in favour - when Arrancar release their weapons, they take their original Hollow form. Of the releases we've seen, only Ulquiorra and Halibel have humanoid releases, which is a characteristic of the Vasto Lordes (Szayel was really more of a helicopter-octopus-thing).

* It would also explain why the top four are so powerful than they're forbidden to release inside of Los Noches.

What we know about the Vasto Lorde is that they are "stronger than an average captain". We know that Ichigo is captain strength. He got utterly curb-stomped by Ulquiorra(before Uber-Hollow form) - so he fits the bill of being more powerful than a captain(if we assume that Ichigo's Hollowification and Ulquiorra's Shinigamification essentially cancel each other out, then what we're left with is a comparison of Ichigo's Shinigami power and Ulquiorra's Hollow power). The ones above them fit the bill as well - Barragan couldn't be brute force killed by a captain AND a vizard-kido master. Hitsugaya landed, at best, a few scratches on Harribel and ice clone aside, he'd be dead. Starrk is doing pretty well against TWO captain class Vizards. Really, how powerful do they have to be for people to believe that those guys are VL?\\

** it's pretty much confirmed they were. According to the anime Halibel was a Vasto Lorde. So was barragan and starrk. Also the databook says they are.
** Where does it say this? I know about the anime episode about Harribel's past which confirms her VL status, but I've just looked on The Other Wiki, and their articles on the Databooks, and the characters in question, make no mention of them being VL. Do you have a link to where this is stated?

Ichigo first became a shinigami by absorbing Rukia's powers - his Hollow side might be the result of him accidentally absorbing some of the Hogyoku's energy as well. Also note that Chad's Hollow powers awakened when he was with Rukia.
* But IIRC Rukia didn't have the hougyoku when she gave her power to Ichigo. And Ichigo's hollow side is likely the result of Urahara cutting his soul chain or whatever it's called. Urahara said Ichigo would either become a hollow or a shinigami. He first emerged with a mask, then tore it off - but apparently it stuck.
** [[spoiler: Confirmed.]]

Ulquiorra claims that he's never let anyone else, even Aizen, see his second release form, which is not only much stronger than his initial release, but also inflicts crushing despair on his enemies (Necron pariah anyone?). Yammy, despite losing an arm to Ichigo in their first encounter, doesn't seem the least bit afraid of him after he took several levels of Badass. Ulquiorra even said that Yammy's biggest weakness is his brutish nature, implying that his low rank is due more to his low intelligence than his lack of strength.

** Actually, this could be true to Yammy as well. Otherwise, how else would anyone explain him shoving off Hitsugaya's shikai without even using his sword? And no, any arguments about 'Hitsugaya is a weakling who should just die' will not be accepted to the argument. Likewise, when snapping Lolly and Menoly, he wasn't ''even trying''. And IIRC, during his fight against Urahara, he didn't receive any serious wounds, unlike that one incident when Ichigo suddenly released his Hollow form. Ulquiorra was right, though, Yammy was ranked the lowest because of his idiocy, had he been a GeniusBruiser instead, he might be the '0 Espada' as all those fans hyped or theorized jokingly.
*** Wow. [[spoiler: Yammy might be the 0 Espada. I couldn't make this up if I tried.]]
**** No kidding. This has been confirmed. [[spoiler: Yammy ''is'' the 0 Espada, thus validating one Hell of an EpilepticTree theory. Many cannot decide whether this is CrazyAwesome or not. Regardless, some take this as a sign that Kubo, does indeed, read the fan forums.]]
***** Kubo could very well be a troper, and be writing some of the theories for people to be bemused and surprised it actually happened, as [[@/{{Aline}} I]] proposed below. Not completely impossible, he ''does'' write rather well in English, as chapter titles with Engrish in it are rather rare.
**** For those who don't believe (or don't ''want'' to believe), [[http://forum.onemanga.com/showthread.php?t=38446 here's a link.]] Obviously, MASSIVE SPOILERS on Chapter 354.
***** This [[http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3682/poster74570525.jpg (spoiler warning)]]
***** This troper thinks that this was planned all along, for the simple reason that, [[spoiler: with the exception of Grimmjow, the Espada are killed off in order 9-8-7-5-4-3-2...]]
****** And Aaroniero, Número 9, was the only Gillian among the Espadas. [[spoiler:For an Adjuchas to be lower-ranked than a Gillian, something was really, really off...]]
******* AND (a thing that bugged this troper, but he put it down to Fridge Logic): [[spoiler:the more powerful an Arrancar is, the more human it looks. Aaroniero has a ''pair of faces in a jar as his head'', so if Yammy really was less powerful, he should've looked even ''more'' freaky.]]
* Note that just because Ulquiorra ''thought'' Aizen was unaware of his 2nd release form doesn't mean it's true. I doubt there's very much at all that Aizen is unaware of.
Well, I sincerely doubt yammy is the strongest espada now that we've seen him in action. kenpachi has cut off his leg and his fingers without much effort. Yammys attacks haven't done jack shit to kenpachi either. Next chapter I can see yammy getting his arm cut off or killed.

Note his constant attacking his son. The morning after the first episode, what did Issin say? "I have nothing left to teach you", indicating that his "eccentricity" was obfuscation to hide preparing his son so he'd survive the upcoming battles. This is also why he is so much more protective of his daughters- any training they've picked up is unintentional.

At the moment, Aizen's acting far too smug for a guy in his position. After planning his assault for a year, he brings only three espada, two traitor captains, and a handful of mediocre fraccion to a fight with six captains, eight lieutenants, and ultimately seven vengeful vizard? Even if Ichigo's father or Urahara and his companions don't get involved, Captain Broken's going to get his *** handed him to him, hypnosword or no. Unless, of course, he's holding something back...

** Unless some extremely complicated mindfuck is going on, the vizard are probably no way in Aizen's side... after all, he experimented on them, wanted to kill them, got them banished from Soul Society, and basically ruined their life. I suppose the vizard are, if anything, on ''Urahara's'' side, whichever side that may be.

*** [[spoiler:'''Confirmed.''' Wonderweiss just wandered in and started slamming people.]]
*** it's confirmed they top 4 were VL all along. Halibel was weakest because she refused to consume other hollows.

As stated above, the next arc is about the soul reaper's zanpakutos rebelling - but in Ichigo's case theres a catch, since his zanpakuto was already taken over by his inner hollow.

** Both will be released, with Zzngetsu remaining on Ichigo's side rather than going rogue. It would be a fun moment when Muramasa sees the unexpected result of his actions being the release an insane captain-class level hollow.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed, but with a slight difference. When [[BigBad Muramasa]] makes Zangetsu turn on Ichigo he doesn't do to well in the fight and his hollow reappears, taking control of his body (near full control from the looks of it). Ichigo eventually gets control back and collapses, but the original theory was correct in results (just not reason).]]

** Confirmed to a capital T: Throughout the second to last battle of the fake Karakura Town, Aizen basically one-shots Komamura, Hitsugaya, Otoribashi, Hitsugaya, Yadomaru, Aikawa, Hirako and Kyoraku.

* First of all, RedemptionEqualsDeath. Second, keeping him alive is going to be a very messy endeavor. If we assume that even [[ConflictBall Yamamoto]] didn't know about this, then Gin's suddenly saying "[[HeelFaceTurn I'm a good guy!]]" will be anything but well-recieved. The moral dilemma alone would be a bitch to write, to say nothing of the aftermath and fact that nobody saw him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome do the deed of 414]]. Worst case senario, Gin could turn into another BaseBreaker via the UnpleasableFanbase--if he hasn't, already. Third, and most importantly of all, [[InsaneTrollLogic Gin is arguably one of the last interesting characters left, to say nothing of his oddly high fanbase. In the tradition of Kubo's previous likable villans, be he actually evil or not, he must be killed.]] Besides, why would any sane author pass up a DiedInYourArmsTonight [[TearJerker moment with]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend him and Rangiku]]?
** And if that happens, he will reincarnate as a game show host or a used car salesman. Because can't you see him as an evil Bob Barker? "Control the pet population, or I will."
** [[spoiler: Sad as it is, this has been confirmed. [[TearJerker Sniff...]] ]]

[[WMG: Gin did not [[spoiler: actually kill Matsumoto.]]]]

[[spoiler: He just hid her reiatsu somehow, making Aizen believe he had. We haven't seen Matsumoto be truly kickass yet, so I doubt she's actually dead.]]
* [[spoiler: After all, he just betrayed Aizen. Why would he obey Aizen and kill his childhood friend if he planned to immediately betray him?]]
** [[spoiler: Because he's a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastard?]] ]]
* Remember before [[spoiler: Soul Society when Byakuya stabbed Ichigo and he had to relearn how to release? Gin did the same thing. With the recent reveal about his bankai, this wouldn't be at all hard for him.]]

It's just been in the back of my head, but I can't seem to get the the theory that the Hougyokou's trying to take over his body. Yes, I realize that Aizen SAID he was in control, but he's an arrogant little prick, and I find it much more likely that the Hougyokou decided to make him it's host, take over, and do who knows what. We've seen that it's at least somewhat sentient. That's why he keeps going through all those transformations, it's turning him into something it can control.
** I was thinking the exact same thing. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that that was the Hougyokou's plan all along. Admit it, the idea that Aizen might have been the Hougyokou's UnwittingPawn all along is just too absolutely perfect to '''not''' be true.

[[WMG: Ichigo's Getting His Power Back]]
Duh. He has to. He can no longer see the other main-main character Rukia? [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdaLhWgOmEQ/S8A5LkH6TgI/AAAAAAAAAqM/wXXS_jYlT4U/s1600/souls_vibes_1240.jpg His White Moon, who dries the rain?]] Oh, come ''on''. I know Kubo likes to troll the fandom, but ''this''? AND we wouldn't have a series without Ichigo fighting bad guys! Hougyouku is going to choose him or ''something'' is going to happen. (Something troll-worthy of course, that Kubo, but definitely SOMETHING). Oh, and Rukia's going to get a gigai (before his powers come rushing back, that is). No way is she going to stand for Ichigo not being able to see and/or talk to her (though I wouldn't doubt it if she decided to have fun with stalking him, at least a little bit).

* Let's face it, Aizen has always pretty much planned for just about every contingency that can occur, just like [[Manga/DeathNote Light]] and like Light, Aizen believes that nothing can happen that he cannot turn to his favor, so when something throws Aizen's plans off so completely that he cannot hope to regain control, Aizen will [[FreakOut freak out]] BIG TIME, possibly creating all sorts of [[MemeticMutation new memes]] in the process.
* Confirmed, though it was somewhat less of a FreakOut than light's.

What? Canon has already declared CanonDiscontinuity on all filler except maybe the Bount arc (haven't seen it, is it intergratable into canon?) so a time skip will seem the perfect spot to insert another FillerArc.

[[WMG:Orihime has gotten stronger combat wise]]

* The look in her eyes when talking to a character who she thinks injured Ishida says it all.
*** I'd say this is confirmed. Over the time-skip, she's developed new combat techniques, and she's lost most of her timid, pacifist attitude.

Think about it: The chapters lately are called Deicide (Which means "The killing of a god"), Gin has a bankai that's called God-killing spear, and Aizen lately is slowly turning into a true god with the Hougyoku. Plus, Gin never really seemed to care about helping Aizen, so that might also be a hint that Gin's working for a as-of-now unknown third side.

** [[IncrediblyLamePun KON-firmed]] as of 414, but Aizen was revived by the Hogyoku and killed Gin in turn.

[[WMG: Soul Society will save the day, sort of]]
Well, Urahara and Isshin have to be doing something important, right? They've probably noticed Tsukishima and requested help from the Soul Society. Obviously, they'll end up sending Rukia and Renji, since they're Ichigo's Shinigami BFFs. Probably a couple of other fan favourites will be thrown in as well. Urahara,(probably) Isshin and (hopefully) Yoruichi will help them to save Ichigo from Tsukishima. As for if they'll arrive before Ichigo gets brainwashed by Tsukishima is an entirely different WMG altogether...
* Confirmed: the Shinigami restored Ichigo's powers, and Ginjo's getting his ass kicked.

[[WMG: Ginjou really is the BigBad of this story arc]]

[[WMG: The day will be saved by Kisuke Urahara]]
Does anyone else find it rather odd that not one, but TWO very powerful shinigami (Urahara and Yoruichi) are inexplicably missing from the major battle going on to protect the town THAT THEY LIVE IN!!! It seems as if Yoruichi, who we already saw pretty much own Soifon and beat the crap out of Yammy (Ulquiorra even ordered a retreat, apparently fully aware of her level of badass) has completely dropped off the face of the Earth. And Urahara hasn't been seen since sending Ichigo and Co. to Hueco Mundo, although he has been mentioned, mostly for building the pillars supporting the Fake Karakura Town.I find it hard to believe that he did all that and decided to sit out of the battle. Besides I'm sure he has some words for Aizen. At first I thought Shinji would surely beat him for betraying him but it seems that will not happen. So who else has a major grudge against Aizen? Urahara, who actually invented the Hogyoku and was researching hollow powers even before Aizen. Also, he was framed for his crimes. Also, Aizen may be completely aware of his coming opponent, and perhaps Gin too. It would explain what the hell he's doing standing on a building playing with himself. Maybe Yoruichi vs. Gin?
** Well, [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow It's not like the remaining group at Fake Karakura Town can possibly beat Aizen unaided.]] Some form of BigDamnHeroes will need to be pulled off. The problem with said hero being Urahara is that he has probably seen Aizens Shikai.
*** I just assume Yoruchi, Urahara and Tessai are off trying to find the two people with Captain Class Ability and who have yet to see Aizen's Shikai, Isshin Kurosaki and Ryuuken Ishida.
** Indeed I also thought of that, and it was meant to be included in this, but I somehow forgot to type it by the time I finished. I'm almost completely positive that Isshin has SOMETHING to do with this...
*** Supporting the Isshin Solution (as I called it) is that Aizen was obviously unable or didn't bother keeping track of him. If he had he would have known about Ichigo a lot sooner, and its even more unlikely that he knows about Ryuuken.
**** Only problem is Ryuuken clearly has no interest in fighting anyone or helping the shinigami.
***** Ryuuken remaining in concealment makes more sense in the 1000 Year Blood War arc: he may be the only captain-level non-Shinigami left to surprise the Vandenreich with.
***** Which is why Kisuke will need to do a lot of persuading.

** Confirmed. He sealed Aizen, but he gave Ichigo credit for holding Aizen off.

And the reason for that was because he was trying to kill him instead. It might have been a simple case of HeKnowsTooMuch. It could be that Tsukishima knows something about the Quincy and figured "Hey, this guy can attack me without ever getting close; if something goes wrong he could be a serious threat, so I'd better take him out now." And as of right now he's realized that what he did before didn't do the trick so he's either going to try to finish the job or use his Fullbring on Uryuu.
* Confirmed. It was apparently Ginjo who cut him that time, not Tsukishima

[[WMG:"Superchunky" isn't the real threat; Wonderweiss is]]
Size seems to be inversely proportionate to power in the Bleach universe, with larger enemies often dying easily in Curb Stomp battles (Tesla gets killed in one hit by Kenpachi, Grand Fisher gets killed in one hit by Isshin, Poww gets killed in one hit by Komamura and Allon gets killed easily by Yamamoto- albeit after defeating four lieutenants) and the Gillian being the largest and weakest kind of Menos. Additionally, the story seems to be setting up Wonderweiss as being a NotSoHarmlessVillain, especially since he seems like the least threatening Arrancar, but has been shown to have Espada-level power readings.

And this fillergami will be shown to have a sword with illusion powers, and that everything he or she did was just a trick to show how vulnerable the Shinigami are, in case Aizen attacks the group.

* He lied. His owner is named Kouga- ''Kuchiki'' Kouga, and the son-in-law of Kuchiki Ginrei AKA Byakuya's grandfather. Considering how odd Byakuya's been acting, it's very likely that a LukeIAmYourFather moment isn't too far behind.
* Confirmed, if only because Kouga was a filler character.

[[WMG: Whoever defeats Yammy will do so with considerable ease]]

** Might still happen, since Unohana isn't there yet, but at the moment he is dominating everyone.
* Confirmed; Kenpachi and Byakuya only got off with mino injuries, and Kenapchi called it a boring fight.

I'm under the impression that the only source of information regarding the whole "Inner Hollows are fused with Zanpakutou" thing is Ichigo's Inner Hollow. I'm sorry, but doesn't it seem like the insane, bloodthirsty Hollow might be, you know, lying. Trying to demoralize Ichigo, since that monster certainly won't hesitated to use any weapon he can, not when dominence of the entirety of their soul is at stack. Because looks like the Hollow is like Zangetsu, a seperate mind which is made from a part of Ichigo's soul.

[[WMG: Tsukishima's powers don't give the same memories to everyone]]

* There is some evidence that supports the WMG; in chapter 513 [[spoiler:it shows that Ichigo has the Quincy power of Blut Vene]].
** Confirmed[[spoiler: Chapter 514 Bach states that Ichigo's mother was a Quincy which is why he was able to use Blut Vene]].

*** Her first name is a funny meaning, refuse from tofu. Perhaps she is an evil mastermind because she got refused from a greater position...
*** {{Confirmed.}} She happens to be the [[spoiler: First Kenpachi.]]
**** Furthermore, she does NOT seem happy to have her dark history drudged up again.[[http://dailyanimeart.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/unohana-is-first-kenpachi-the-strongest-shinigami.jpg Look at her expression here.]] ABSOLUTELY. TERRIFYING. That one look explains why ''senior captains'' like Kyoraku and Ukitake are freaked out when she suddenly appears behind them, it explains why she is the one person Kenpachi respects(read: fears), it explains why '''even Captain Aizen refused to fight her,''' it explains why the entire BloodKnight eleventh division pisses themselves if she so much as ''smiles'' at them.
**** Up until now, all of her smiles could be seen as slightly threatening... And now, we finally know what really lies behind her mask: [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/523/15 THIS]]. Also, the "release her hair from the motherly braid and get a new evil, long-black-wavy hair looks" part was completly spot-on, revealing a class A psycho.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Kubo promised to deliver so much in this arc, including the Royal Guard. Yamamoto ''has'' to [[HopelessBossFight lose his battle with Juha Bach]], because there is no other way to make this arc instill the despair Kubo [[ForegoneConclusion promised to deliver]] if Yamamoto lives.

* Confirmed. He inherited Quincy powers from his mother.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Kubo promised to deliver so much in this arc, including the Royal Guard. Yamamoto ''has'' to [[HopelessBossFight lose his battle with Juha Bach]], because there is no other way to make this arc instill the despair Kubo [[ForegoneConclusion promised to deliver]] if [[WorldsStrongestMan Yamamoto]] lives.