Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26830922-20150829155234/@comment-26830922-20150920034103

Simply because quincies originated as humans does not necessarily mean they should be discounted as a separate race. After all, all spiritual races both in Bleach canon and filler (Shingami, Hollows, Visoreds, Arrancars, Bounts, Quincies and Fullbringers) at one point originated as humans. Furthermore, Yhwach's statements throughout the arc leave it ambiguous as to whether or not his Quincy are human any longer. When introducing Uryu to his Sternritter, Yhwach states he is "the last quincy living in this world." Later, when Orihime tries to use her powers to try and revive the king only to fail, Yhwach scolds her for thinking she, "a human," could do so. This suggests that after they lost the war 1000 years ago, the quincy of the Wandenreich lost their human selves. As for Pernida having always identified himself as a quincy, he states he has always been one. This means he has considered himself one since he was separated from the Soul King. Also, he has innate Quincy abilities such as Heilog Pfeil and the ability use Quincy:Volstandigg. This is what forms the basis of my inquiry as Pernida claims to be a Quincy and has quincy powers. Likewise, Mimihagi is solely affiliated with the Soul Society and has unique powers of his own.