Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10797017-20130627100621/@comment-11477779-20130715031501

I approach it from the perspective of the five being something Yhwach and the Vandenreich feel they must control or neutralize either by destroying, killing or subverting, or they can NOT win their war against the Soul Society and have said as much. We still know only two and a half. Ichigo for sure (he's the protagonist!). Zaraki was named and while he was defeated as was mentioned, he was shown to still be holding back. Aizen... not sure if he was one from the beginning (and still is) or a moment of opportunity thing? The final two are still too vague to me. Too many possibilities in my mind right now. Orihime, Uryû, Urahara, one or all of the Royal Guard, even the Soul King him/itself and others people can make a case for. I still don't know what Yhwach's true goal is.