User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-6916556-20140220021034

I wonder if we will ever get an explanation as to the nature of certain Sternritter. It is clear they are all humans that have been inscribed with the soul of Yhwach for the sake of war/making him stronger. Whether they are modern Quincies who were in hiding, or bred in the shatten bereicht or old Quincies preserved remains hard to tell. We know that Loyd Loyd and Royd Loyd were born in the 20th century or late 19th century, since their nurses were in modern nurse gear, if I am not mistaken.

I more confused by characters like Äs Nodt and BG9. Quincies are humans with either Yhwach's blood in their veins or his soul borrowed by them. BG9 does not appear human and Soi Fon clearly thought he was a robot of some kind. Äs has no lips and rotting skin, plus exposed ribs and seems almost like some reanimated corpse or very diseased human.

I just hope we will get some backstory on the Ritters. BG9 is especially puzzling.