User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 575 - THE KILLERS HIGH/@comment-24153155-20140404002617/@comment-5693502-20140407232358

Hahaha no he definitely is not a Shinigami-Einstein. I was only using Superman as an example for why he has no need for strategy; oh and Superman is DC not Marvel hehe. Really all I'm trying to say is he isn't stupid.

I wouldn't call that survival mode. Survival mode is when you want to survive by any means. Kenpachi never fights to survive. He fights for the rush of a good fight. And he definitely assesses an enemy before he strikes; otherwise how would he know who would give him a good fight. His words before he one-shotted Giriko should serve as an example. Kenpachi is more akin to an adrenaline junkie than to a reptile in constant survival mode (people go into survival mode when he appears !). To me he fits the archetype of one of those characters who (I'll quote you here) 'wanders around in a restless state' to find someone worthy of battling him and satisfying his Blood Knight tendencies. While I can understand the physically strong/spiritually weak thing, I think that's really due to the limits he placed upon himself.

To be honest I think one of those self-imposed limits, which has become glaringly obvious to me, is the fact he couldn't communicate with his zanpakuto. I think all along Kenpachi knew, subconsciously, that if he could communicate with it, he'd be far too strong for fights to be enjoyable. I think it became more apparent to him consciously after his fight with Ichigo, but still nowhere near enough for him to actually make any progress. When Kenpachi hit the wall (Unohana) that zanpakuto communication limit was broken and thus he could hear it (because he needed it in order to become strong enough to win).

Kenpachi is a combat pragmatist; due to it I'd even say that his perceptions of people is one of the best. Also if Kenpachi really wanted to, he could end most fights in a second or a few sword swings; he knows where to attack and when to attack. He just doesn't. He doesn't use strategies because it retracts from the fun factor. Not because he can't use strategies. As we saw, he will openly use his brain if Yachiru is in danger (it's his surrogate daughter after all) but really instances like that are the only time he will.

But I don't think he'll ever stop wandering. From the day he picked up a sword, all he's done is fight for the thrill of fighting. He's been at it for so long, it's who he is and should always be. Like I said before, he seems like to type who just wanders around to fight the next worthy opponent. He isn't the cleverest, but he is by no means inherently stupid, reptile-brained or thoughtless (unless of course he decides to be for the sake of a fight).