User blog comment:Godisme/belIEve/@comment-1429792-20111123133731

I wouldn't go so far as to say "the entire reason that Kugo is so against Soul Society is because of... the substitute badge". There is nothing in this chapter that says Kugo turned on Soul Society just because of this. There seems to be more that we are yet to be told.

I'm happy that this explained all that Kugo said about Ichigo's badge remembering his past battles etc when he returned to his body after each fight. I was never happy with that bit.