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Even the Arrancar didn't go down "easily" - easier than the Sternritter maybe, but the Espada were still very much of a challenge and proved to show very drawn out fights. The Sternritter aren't Numeros here, they're death in a can for the Shinigami. Yeah, it's possible the Shingami will win because Shonen Manga, good guys win yay (not saying Kubo couldn't throw a curveball at us like he usually does), but regardless of who wins in the end, the Wandenreich are far far more powerful than Aizen's army.