User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 665 - The Princess Dissection/@comment-5551986-20160312012619

Doubt Askin's dead. If Lille can just revive after a beheading I wouldn't be massively shocked if another of the Schutzstaffel can come back after a behearting. Each one has proven stupidly difficult to kill pushing everyone of their opponents to their limit and proving too much for a single captain to deal with. Examples:

Pernida; Mayuri ran out of gadgets, bankai failed to defeat his opponent, needed his lieutenant to deal a tactical blow and finishing blow. Pernida regenerated and created several clones and can come revive after being exploded by a punch.

Lille; Shunsui ran out of moves and options, bankai failed to defeat his opponent, needed his lieutenant to deal a tactical blow and finishing blow. Lille survived a beheading.

Gerard; easily "defeated" a bunch of lieutenants and captains, survived a blasting of petals from Senbonzakura and a beating and dehelmeting. Came back as a giant man.

See the pattern? Not a single Schutzstaffel is normal or easily defeated by common means like other opponents in bleach, completely OP. Even though Askin isn't exactly "special" Like Lille being the first to get a schrift, or the heart or left hand of the soul king. But I think he was chosen for a reason besides his schrift and undying tenacity or his love for coffee au lait. Hes a Schutzstaffel he obviously has a powerful secondary trait.