Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25934706-20141228160840/@comment-25935379-20141228185248

I think, as the Soul King created the shinigami, Yhwach created the quincies, so he could have his own personal army and/or loyal followers.

It is hinted that he grew up in the Soul King's palace, and that he tried to go in many times before, as ichibei Hyosube tells him once You tell me you've grown up, yet here you are, still trying to mischevously break in

I think he is a trascendent shinigami, like FGT ichigo, but much more powerful, so strong he mastered his sword (Both Genryusai Yamamoto and Ichibei Hyosube state that his sword had a name, implying they knew it from before)

I think he mastered reishi and such, and that is why he has that much control over things. Also, a hint at his Shinigami powers was when Ichibei told him that the ink from Ichimonji touched his sword, this one lost its powers.

I seriously have no idea how this will develop, but I think FGT Ichigo, Final Butterfly Aizen and Yhwach are all similar beings, of the same dimension.

We have yet to see the new bankai of ichigo, given that now most of his zanpakuto is hollow-type.