User blog comment:Godisme/Double Feature: Bond Behind Blast and March of the StarCross/@comment-1489595-20120430215933

You have to wonder what Uryu is doing during this whole thing.

While he maintains the facade of Quincy hatred for shinigami its always been more bark then bite. Uryu is an upstanding guy who helps where its needed, regardless of who it is. Nor is he a devotee of holding centuries old grudges against the Shinigami...he readily agreed that the Shinigami had a point. He has deep respect for a number of shinigami, like Rukia and Renji.

That said he is still a Quincy and blood is thicker then water. While he doesn't hold a grudge against all shinigami they still have among their ranks the captain who murdered his grandfather and hundreds of other Quincy. Uryu has no particular respect for the Gotei 13 as an organization either.

I find it unlikely that Uryu would betray his friends but if he was ever going to join a war against Soul Society now would be the time.

I also find it interesting the differences between the Vandenreich and the known Quincy. Why does Uryu seem so much fundamentally weaker then the Vandenreich Quincy? Did the Vandenreich go through a period of refining Quincy powers so they could match the captains of Soul Society, something they apparently couldn't do before? Do the Vandenreich represent a serious split from standard Quincy philosophy and Uryu represents the last of the Old Guard Quincy ("By the Honor of the Quincy!")? I hope Tite Kubo at least glances at these things. The answers should be interesting.