User blog comment:Godisme/Berry in The Box/@comment-1713487-20110127151057

Admittedly, Riruka's just the Fullbringer's version of Hiyori. But she is playing a much more useful role in directly training Ichigo as opposed to Hiyori's methods of 1.) attacking Ichigo when he first appears at the Visored's warehouse and then almost being gutted by forcing his Inner Hollow to the Surface and 2.) Not even stepping in to help fight off said Hollow during Ichigo's confrontation with him (granted that was due to both time constraints and Ichigo's victory, but still). Give Riruka some credit; both plot wise and in terms of her character, she's a step up from our "favorite" foul-mouth/abusive ex-Lieutenant.