User blog comment:Godisme/KriegsErklärung/@comment-955994-20120229231647/@comment-44061-20120301024603

You realize that the history and bankai can both happen without being related. There has been lots of flashbacks in bleach without death. Just as there is activation of bankai without death. In fact Gin activated bankai and ended up dead a bit later. Tosen activated bankai long ago and didnt die until later and there was barely enough background info to say it was a descriptive flashback. The formula of flashback and death is contingent upon fatal injury, while showing the great power isnt a prerequisite. Kugo died after bankai without flashback, in fact the flashback belonged to Tsukashima and didnt reveal much of anything. Fullbringers had flashbacks but most of them didnt die. While i agree flashbacks and death are a formula only under certain circumstances. Who is also to say that either will happen around each other. Least we forget all the releases and flashbacks that resulted in nothing but general information. To date there currently is no reasoning behind killing anyone.