User blog comment:GinIchimaru/The Zero Squad: Reality vs Speculation?/@comment-1393830-20100413005752

I don't think they will have amazing abilities but I think it is safe to say that they will be strong. The Gotei 13's overall mission is to protect soul society, not just the soul king. If a squad was made with the sole purpose of protecting the king, It is fairly safe to say that they are damn good at that. Being that they are all former captains, we know that they all have bankai which you may say is not that special but think about it this way: if say all of the 3rd squad members had achieved bankai, would this not make them the single strongest squad there is? The zero squad is the most powerful because each member of the squad is trained to act like a squad and each member is a captain level fighter. They have to be powerful if Bleach is to make any sense whatsoever