User blog comment:Salubri/Zanpakutō Overview/@comment-1432572-20100828020019/@comment-1268838-20100828030717

True, but of course, just about any ability is useless against Baraggan thanks to his ridiculously broken powers; the only reason it was a letdown was because Soifon decided to use it against the worst possible opponent. When designing her bankai, it seems Kubo wanted to go for something totally ironic by making it the total opposite of her shikai. Of course, I agree her shikai is far more creative - also, it suits her fighting style a lot better, so we've seen a lot more of it.