Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5218928-20140305213023/@comment-5398287-20140306183723

Zangetsu987 wrote: It does kind of make sense Zabimaru chose to tell Renji a fake name. Back when he first tried to obtain bankai, he was more determined to save Rukia so he was rushing and acting recklessly. Hence why Zabimaru may not consider Renji a true warrior. Plus given the time frame needed to master bankai, Zabimaru may have noticed that Renji can't possibly master his bankai to its full extent, so he gave him something he can at least handle with his current abilities. And then the training at the Royal Palace strengthened him to the point where he could wield the real Bankai...

Man, that actually makes a lot of sense.