User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 570 (I can't think of a witty title at 11 pm)/@comment-8669536-20140227091342/@comment-24153155-20140227184550

Haha! I was actually thinking smtg similar with Rukia: I think her Bankai form is stunning, but the first thing popping up on my mind was why she didn't get longer hair! Not that I can imagine her with very long hair or so, but ever since the Arrancar arc I have been under the assumption that it kinda was a Bleach/manga thing to get long(er) hair once powered up... So I would say it was just that ;) Beware Ikkaku!!!

With Äs gone and having seen a glimpse of his pre-Quincy life, I guess it might have been all we got to see as to what he really was =/