User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 586 - The Headless Star 5/@comment-11506376-20140625171259/@comment-5398287-20140625201955

Well, all of the Sternritter are Echt Quincy, as is Yhwach himself. Otherwise, they wouldn't be alive/have Quincy powers, as all the Gemischt Quincy died 9 years ago when Yhwach used Auswahlen. Plus, Yhwach's pretty big on blood purity, with the exception of Uryu.