Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4976518-20140808063123/@comment-33272796-20171006153335

I think aizens kyouka is like ichigos zangetsu. not in power but because ichogos blade is always in shikkai. Aizen is so strong that his shikkai could be his bankai. His zanpakuto and he himself want to be perfect. to be more complete and perfect eliminate the intermediate step. Also what would be better than complete hypnosis. One person said illusion to reality but aizen wants to stand on his, above everyone. He wants to be a god and what god needs help. He used all the arrancar for entertainment and to draw attention from himself. He never needed them and didnt care who died. After they all lost he stood there smiling and then kicked all of their asses. Another aspect is that kyouka hates him. He sees aizen as a threat to his own illusion of superiority, so he holds back bankai as a desperate attempt to stay relevant and preserve its dignity and also make himself happy in his ability to slow aizens ascent. If aizen asked for bankai i could see kyouka lying because its just like aizen, its a mirror. Aizen probably knew it was lying but he couldnt do anything. He wants to be a god as well but he is a tool used to help others become a god. His greatest fear is to be surpassed and be cast aside like it would cast aside all those it deemed unworthy. To be looked down upon from a seat it knew it could have if only it could free itself from the zanpakuto. But the stronger the spirit the stronger the container. Also maybe aizen never asked for bankai. everyone in the manga was under great stress when they received bankai but aizen never had an equal and therefore never felt the need to ask. He deemed it irrelevant and moved on. Or maybe we are all stuck in kyouka right now and our only hint that we are in kyouka is the manga. Everyone that reads this will be like "asshole" but isnt that the point. All of you denying me instead of accepting it are the reason we are stuck in this loop. It is a perfect trap, ppl cant agree. P.S. maybe aizen felt bullied and alone because he wasnt invited to bankai parties. he was the only captain without bankai and he knew it, and you knowing you lack is the worst thing. He discarded the shinigami because he couldnt accept the fact that he couldnt be perfect there, but he denied it to everyone while knowing in his heart he wasnt. He came back with some new friends and killed them all like a child having a tantrum, a really strong child.