User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch 649 - The Theatre Suicide SCENE 3/@comment-26091912-20151029104354/@comment-26091912-20151030000651

Pernida countering Mayuri's Bankai was at least believable. It basically got swallowed whole, which gave it ample time to blast its way out of Ashisogi Jizo.

But THIS—this is just straight up BS. I mean, this is Shunsui we're talking about. His Bankai was such an enigma for so long, something so mysterious and powerful that should only be used as a last resort only, and never when others are around. Now he's used it, and it was all for naught. Lille's body is supposed to be untouchable, yet Shunsui was able to blow his head off clean. And then... yeah. Seriously, what's it going to take to kill Lille?

Unless Nanao's Shikai can manipulate space-time or something equally powerful to that effect, I can't see Shunsui emerging as the victor of this "battle".

"I think this is meant to be a running theme that proves the Schutzstaffel really are a cut above the rest of the Sternritter."

I used to think so—but it seems to me that the only thing saving their hides is their Schrift powers. Hell, if it weren't for the X-Axis, this fight would've been over before it even started. All this has really shown is without their Scrift, they're nothing. I mean, since the Gotei 13 arrived in the Royal Realm, we haven't seen a single Quincy ability, apart from Heilig Pfeil.