User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 565 (Mangapanda is run by lazy barnacles)/@comment-1268838-20140122195654/@comment-26420452-20140122221912

I'm sorry, I jumped into conclusions.

And still, Yhwach is and is not a Quincy. See, he Medallized Zanka no Tachi, which is a variation of the core Quincy ability, absorbing other Reishi and making it his own.