User blog comment:Toshiroichigo/Kensei and Rose's Deaths- Were they Necessary?/@comment-24282510-20140430143423/@comment-24282510-20140430222035

Ohhh yeah big impact.

I fail to see how some nameless redshirts lost is a bigger lost "story mover" then a main character being killed.

Let me ask you this. Which is a bigger lost.

2091 nameless redshirts that may pose a problem to the Wandenreich soldiers in about 500 years of hard training minimum. Due having low level power nor not knowing the name of their shikai nor having bankai (of which is really the only thing shown to be able to fight on par with and beat a strerriter for the average captain), lower skill in the ways of combat (Zankensoki) little to no experience in any role.

Whose basic duties include. Cleaning, cooking, basic patrols, and maintence of buildings (do builds fall apart in SS since they are make of Reishi"?"). And more important ones like Konsō, Hollow Cleansing, Soul Governance (tho SG seems like it would be for the higher ups with more access to data).

Has opposed to say a higher up like a Lt or captain. Whom was at least able to stand up to a Wandenreich/Strerriter for a little bit without bankai. Whos power is equal to that of at least 500 nameless redshirts and been shown that many times. Many of whom has masterd all of the fighting skills. And has the experience to back up being a higher up. Whoes duties are far more important then then basic cleaning, cooking of SS. And training the lower enlisted to fight. Assigning missions to the lowers. Paying them. Among their on 3 main ones Konsō, Hollow Cleansing, Soul Governance.

Byakuya is the head of a noble family which seem to be librarians. If he died what would happen the family? Rukia isn't of Kuchiki blood. Just one expamle why a higher ups death is more impactful then 2091 nameless redshirts being killed.