User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 670 - The Perfect Crimson/@comment-1338810-20160414224646/@comment-12765910-20160415094713

Making the assumption that Gerard did not have Vollstandig was not stupid it definitely made some sense i mean Pernida is also one of the Soul King's parts and it did not possess Vollstandig clearly, So making the correlation was not that absurd considering Shonen manga's often follow these kinds of patterns, i do believe however that this is Gerard's Vollstandig considering the change in appearance and the name. I think imo some of the Sternritter just don't possess Vollstandig for whatever reason or perhaps they do and do not show it, the only 2 Sternritter that have fought actual battles and have not shown there Vollstandig are Gremmy and Pernida and to be honest these characters are already powerful enough, Plus it's hard to see where Kubo would go in regards to there Vollstandig designs and powers.