User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/422: The silent victory/@comment-1432572-20101001004441/@comment-1432572-20101001031206

Strength isn't just raw power. Yamamoto has the most destructive and powerful Zanpakuto, but Aizen's Kyouka Suigetsu is equally as deadly without being as destructive. It comes back to one's personal definition of strength. And I never said Aizen was stronger than Yamamoto in terms of power because he clearly isnt. But in his "fight" with Yamamoto he did win, solely because of his intellect (or Dues Ex Machina if you will), so Yamamoto is incompatible with Aizen both in fighting and ideals.

Aizen obviously knew Urahara lets the Soul King "control" him, he doesn't need to know why. That's why Urahara was not the one he was looking for. Ichgio was a clean slate, Aizen could make him believe what he wanted him to. But the 3 months of training made Ichigo completely dismissive of Aizen.

Aizen said his Shinigami self had reached its limits while fighting Isshin. Ok. We don't know how the Hogyouku heals. We don't know if it heals like Orihime or like Unohana. We don't know if it heals injuries before Reiatsu or vice versa. But judging by how quickly he said he had reached his limits I'd go with the former. So they weren't equals either.

"Beating" doesn't necessarily means there has to have been a fight. Beating someone means you've won at whatever you were trying to accomplish. Aizen was trying to escape, and he did. Death Note is a perfect example of this. For example, let's say I have a letter in my hands. It is my objective to keep the letter and information it contains from you. However, you back me into a corner and there is no chance for me to escape, so I burn the letter. I would have won because I kept the letter from you. Its the same basic principle here. Aizen wanted to escape so he did in fact win.

Shinji didn't get close to him, exactly my point. Aizen was lonely. Not even his Captain (someone who is usually a mentor to their subordinates in one way or another) wanted anything to do with him. Or rather, his Captain wasn't on the same level as him.

Kubo has made this point quite a few times in the series that when two warriors cross blades they understand each other more. Urahara felt fear from Ichigo's blade (in fact, many people have lol) and its been proven to be the case. Ichigo feels loneliness from Aizen's blade so...

Actually, since it is the latest info on Aizen and is in canon, then it is fact unless Aizen himself says it is not. If Yammy comes and says Aizen slept with a night light and had a blanket, if Aizen nor Kubo refutes it, then it is fact. Ichigo says Aizen was filled with loneliness, it is fact. My ramblings are just my way of proving Ichigo's statement to be true.

However, this really doesn't warrant a debate of any sorts so I'll end here.