Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-15519592-20130815082945/@comment-8986886-20130816014915

I agree with what Nova is saying, that a mere likeness between the individual Gillian, thought to be Shawlong, and the Adjuchas we know is Shawlong, should not be considered as fact. Another example is when you might be tempted to believe that a certain Arrancar must be the same individual, as that Adjuchas you saw in an earlier chapter, just because both have their Hollow holes located on their right, upper arms.

This may seem like a strong resemblance to you, but considering how many Hollows that exist, chances are there are hundreds of them, with Hollow holes located on their right, upper arms. If you compare the images to the right, you'll see a strong resemblance between the Arrancar Shawlong, and the Stern Ritter BG9.

Now, if you assume that, since Shawlong and that individual Gillian have masks, which are very similar to one another, then surely they must be the same Hollow. However, if that's the case, then the same can be said of BG9. You could argue that, since BG9 and that individual Gillian have masks, very similar to one another, then surely they are the same Hollow.

That would make BG9 an Arrancar, rather than a Quincy, given Quincy powers by Yhwach, and allowed to join the Wandenreich army, much like Luders Friegen and Asguiaro Ebern. How do you like that reasoning? ;P