Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3245042-20140213061225/@comment-6718962-20140305232939

Maybe is a nod. Also notice the similarities: upon "defeating" her opponent by freezing him with her Zanpakuto (like she did with Aaroniero) she's then threatened by a new opponent (in this case a new form of said opponent) who has a transformation and a "eye" motif... but said opponent (Tatar Foras As/Zommari) is quickly humiliated and blocked by Byakuya, and then quickly taken out of the picture. The difference here is that in this case is Rukia, not Byakuya, who got the killing blow... which, btw, makes me lose my bet....