User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 543 - Letters/@comment-5657895-20130626140553

Informative chapter, though I was dissapointed that NaNaNa and Luchadore Guy survived Yamamoto's fire. Nodat lived, which is cool. I would like to see someone like Ukitake take him on at some point.

Old Man with the Glasses is likely Stern Ritter C. Just struck me as odd that powerful figures in the Stern Ritter like Juha Bach and Haschwalth got A and B distinctions. COurse, Royd was Stern Ritter Y and still capable of beating Kenpachi down so I guess the letters aren't an indiction of strength, but perhaps they could be an indiction of rank or importance.

The Old Man interests me the most really. Seems to be the toughest of the Quincy revealed so far, aside from Juha Bach, as Haschwalth's powers haven't been revealed yet.Held his own with Shunsui, even overpowered him and took out his eye.

I'm hoping Kubo can avoid making these guys too much like the Espada. Bazz-B does seem like a Grimmjow type of figure and the uniforms, their mission, and all that comes of as really Espada like.

Askin and the random Staff guy look interesting in terms of designs though, and I keep confusing Cang Du with the guy Ukitake was fighting. We only see his back but he and Cang Du have the same hairstyle.

I'm guessing that the Stern Ritter have been bestowed Quincy powers or were perhaps made from Juha Bach, and not naturally born, or something of the like. That would make Ryuken and Uryu the only natural born, pure Quincys left.