Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3422208-20140914021318/@comment-4957813-20140914151904

You are operating under the assumption that everyone Candice and Giselle thought were using their full power. When they aren't even trying or are in a weakened state, or dead, their Reiatsu is nowhere near the typical level we'd expect of a captain. The Sternritter took advantage of this. The only way your claim would work is if we saw them fight someone at their strongest, which, again, none of the Shinigami were.