Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-15519592-20130815082945/@comment-8986886-20130816160347

Re: 1) The reason why I brought BG9 into this, is to show that speculation is always just that, no matter how likely it is to be true. For example, the circumstances indicating that Äs Nödt is male are, in my opinion, stronger than the four vertical slots, indicating that the Gillian seen in episode 167 is actually Shawlong. Äs Nödt, however, is still referred to as "it", because "its" gender has not yet been specified in the manga, just as the individual Gillian has not been referred to as Shawlong; making that statement pure speculation.

Re: 3) I find it a contradiction to use the obvious differences, between the two masks, as further evidence of their similarity, calling it "evolution"; facts do not leave room for such speculation.

Re: 4) While I was watching the flashback of episode 167, I saw a group of non-specific Hollows, consuming Orihime's brother Sora. This was followed by additional Hollows, consuming each other, none which had the characteristic mask with four vertical slots. This indicates that the context, up to the point where Grimmjow is introduced, is more of a general explanation of the existance and progression of Hollows into Menos.