Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7673575-20170304211411/@comment-1458758-20170922024446

I know this is an old topic, but its been less than 6 months, so I hope I'm not past this wiki's cut off date for dead threads.

What if YHWACH is like the Soul King's Soul?

The current Soul King basically seems to be a vegetable and is missing his arms, legs and apparently heart whilst remaining this important figure head to Soul Society and the Gotei 13. As it stands, it doesn't seem like the Soul King does much of anything anymore consciously besides choose members of the Royal Guard and bestow the Oken to them and we don't even know for sure how much of that he does himself.

So assuming that the current Soul King is really just a sort of shell, its possible that its more than just his limbs/organs that are missing, and his very essence has flown the coop too. Given Yhwach's ability and how he started life, it seems reasonable that the progenitor of all Quincy be the Soul King's Soul.

On top of this, when the Soul King's body was damaged, Yoruichi set up the barrier around his arm saying that they'll just make that the new Soul King. So if parts can act in its stead, then this explains why Yhwach could absorb its power and become the Soul King in a fashion.