User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 656 - GOD OF THUNDER/@comment-4718355-20151218024636

Gerard being the soul kings heart is a surprise. But also, If Lille is the first quincy to get his shrift, then I hope kubo didn't fudge it up on that. But him being the leader of the sternritter elites makes me feel better about his fight with shunsui given how powerful he was.

Now everyone needs to stop complaining about ichigo getting beaten by askin cause for gods sake: askin was almost able to defeat Nimyama (can't spell his name, the killer b guy) and would have won had it not been for the royal guard. He's wickedly smart and crafty and his ability is very dangerous, given the nature of poison plus ichigo nor grimmjow knew how his ability works. his stamina and durability is also powerful. he may not be the strongest elite but he's definitely the smartest.

Yourichi fighting him is great, given we've yet to see her in a real fight since soul society arc. also, given her brother is in the palace, I think that large device he was carrying may be her zanpakto given she's not been seen with one since her introduction. she's a former captain and obviously has a bankai, which she'll need to face askin. I can see her and possibly chad helping fight cause Chad needs to fight. and, what if askin trying to consume blood to kill them, but instead consumes chads and, remember, he has some hollow powers so hollow like blood, and it kills him due to the nature of hollows and quincies being opposites and it kills him due to it being lethal, both ironic and fitting.

overall chapter, pretty good, especially loving how yourichi teases with him like she does with most people when she was hanging upside down. 7.5/10