Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-29325824-20200518112359/@comment-2182964-20200521091737

There will always be that conundrum as the series itself has often used the Captain-class as the staple power region.

The Espada rival the Captains; you'd need to be in that region yourself, like Ichigo, to challenge them effectively. The Quincy invasion showed that the lower ranks are essentially treated as cannon fodder, with the Captains -- and in some cases the Lieutenants -- being the sole people able to challenge them. I think its even stated in the manga that, despite their large numbers, the Gotei 13's military might is coalesced almost completely in their Captains.

Hence, why I suggested the classing system I explained above. It can be cited, and almost everyone fits into it. Over generalized? Certainly. But that was always going to be the case.

Any who, that's my reasoning. As for the suggestion of a new term, I'd put forward Unprecedented.

It is fairly uncommon for someone to have power going beyond the Captain-class.