User blog comment:Fallenbladr/The Elite Guards Plot & Stuff/@comment-7890302-20141112233933/@comment-7890302-20141113004303

The problem I have with that, is that we have seen a few Sternritter give extremely powerful people problems. N was able to match Shunsui, something even the strongest Espada was unable to do. Y was able to defeat Kenpachi in a brutal fashion, and make Yamamato get serious. Bazz B has been mostly unhindered in his battles, even annihilating Tōshirō with extreme ease. Äs Nödt made Byakuya look like a wimp, and gave one of my favorite fights with Rukia. Mask defeated two captains like they were measly grunts. V... I wouldn't like to talk about him.

The elite Sternritter should be strong enough to match the Zero squad. Even if not, they should not have gone done easier then me fighting a fly.