Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-12425721-20130716195655/@comment-14757951-20130807083711

Firstly, with regards to Kirge, since he was planning on finishing off Urahara, Inoue and Chad it's likely he had Blut Arterie activated, meaning he had almost no defense. Even Di-Roy could have killed him at that point.

Secondly, I thought only Aaroniero could get stronger by devouring other Hollows. It's why he made such a big deal about being "the only Espada who could evolve without limit" and why he was an Espada member despite being a Gillian (compared to one of Grimmjow's Fraccions, Nakeem, who was also a Gillian but was easily defeated by a Lieutenant)