User blog comment:Theraven22/bankai's that should be revealed/@comment-44061-20100330205625

The biggest Issue some bring up is whether or not Aizen has a bankai. The reason this seems to come up is the power of his shikai seems to be enough. Now the notion that because he is captain he has bankai isn't realistic of an argument. With absolute hypnosis as a power how would anyone confirm for sure if he had one or not. Soifon has a bankai but her Shikai in comparison seems far superior in method as an assassin and in general.

Assuming he does as is commonly believed, along the mental manipulation line where does it go. Persuasion, Erasing Minds, Shutting down minds, trapping you inside your mind, Making the Illusions tangible, the list can go on at the possible applications of a bankai. These are just mentally there also is the issue of the illusions alone having alot of different uses that we have seen one way or another in the series.

With Illusions we have a common thread. Aizen is a master Illusionist. Here are the uses of that trade.


 * Production: His creation of the his fake corpse.


 * Vanish: The disappearing of his fake corpse.


 * Prediction: seemingly having knowledge of events prior to them happening.


 * Escape: May explain the trapped by Hitsugaya impalement scenario.


 * Teleportation: May explain the ability to be near and far within seconds.


 * Transformation: haven't determined when this may have been used.


 * Restoration: havent determined when this may have been used.


 * Penetration: haven't determined when this may have been used.

Mind you these are all within the power of illusion and could denote what type of powers we may see from a bankai. Though with Absolute Hypnosis he could literally manipulate someone's mind, memories, thoughts. His bankai could be true hypnosis rather then affecting the senses he gains control of the mind. But that really cant affectively be written into a story based on fighting.