User blog comment:PcRetro/So are Sternritter Human or not?/@comment-1387259-20131006215546/@comment-1387259-20131007003028

It was, so far, never stated that a Quincy who dies as a Human and goes to SS either does or does not retain their powers. We have not seen any of the known Quincy in life as Rukongai citizens, so we have no way to be sure.