User blog comment:Salubri/Final Fight: Reflections of an Unrealistic and Ridiculous Battle/@comment-44061-20100129175204

Im not getting that concept at all. I really dont see in his personality view or his character make as him being a continuing character. You already stated his past will never be revealed (a requirement again for a continuing antagonist of a series, which is even shown in anime filler arcs as well as other manga). He is neither the type to just toy around thats Gin. We already know the answer to why your backing this view point. Hogyoku + destruction of Karkaura Town = Kings Key. Aizen basically explains why he had the Espada and why he had Gin and Tosen following him to Shinji. They fulfill a role as in any plan or organization no villain in manga does anything by himself they have underlings. We know what his goal is to be a god. It is a hollow and vain puffery as he doesnt know anything about what makes a god. He didnt even know a zero division existed until he was told 110 years ago. He says all the right and enlightened, confident things that a person with power says or one assumes a god like being would say. That doesn't make him one. Its as though he is a kid playing a role not even knowing what he is getting himself into.

Where I take Issue with the argument for him being kept is there is no development of him as a character. He has nothing as far as the fundamentals that make a villain. He has no history, no weakness, no real character. Hes alot of arrogance and overconfidence but what else is there. Evil no, annoying really getting there. No one can effectively cross swords with him yet your saying that doesn't mean anything. So lets entertain your thoughts.

1. If he wins hows is SS supposed to. There is no room left for victory. His entire plan is based on Destroying Ichigos home and then becoming king/god. Which means he controls and most likely destroys everything.

2. You say you dont think he is so strong that he massacres everyone. Thats funny cause not one person has gotten a hit off him while attacking him en masse and he simply destroys a bankai with ease and when he attacks anyone they get hit. It looks that way. As the numbers they have are slowly going down because of Aizen alone.

3. It has nothing to do with Aizen not sharing the Espada's character flaws. He in general like everyone else in the series should have some. Its not an Espada thing its a living creature thing. He has to have a weakness and thats whats out of character. Sheer strength according to him isnt enough. So what other options exist whats the point of fighting, currently they are just getting slaughtered and if the guys at the top cant do nothing what hope is there. Which is what your missing.

4. You also state that he has to defeat some of the protagonists at least or he doesnt have the threat level. Thats not true his threat level was firmly established in the SS arc by his zanpakuto power alone. Now all where seeing is that the most powerful and elite of combatants get taken out easily by him. So for him to be " the main antagonists" everyone else has gotta be pointless and weak. Thats the general idea were getting to. For him to be a threat and have a role in the storyline everyone else has to be killed off or beaten. While he is unscathed. For his continuation they would have to be just as powerful as him, but there is no balance here.

5. How is he to continue as a main bad guy when he's at the point of executing his plan (which when he arrives he basically states)? Why would he retreat from that (considering no one wants to put up with the same storyline all over again, which what you get if he is alive and doesnt execute the plan)? What hope does anyone have at beating him later if they cant beat him now. (Hence why he is overpowered, you dont keep someone with god like power around especially with his target [karakura town] so out in the open)? what else can be done with him storywise? This is his plan this was his point.

Bleach has been around for 8 years, Aizen has been the main villain for about 5 years now, im pretty sure he has ran his course and his role is pretty much done. Your right he was the main antagonist but its already been far to long as it stands.