User blog comment:SilverRain/Ichigo's True Strength/@comment-11598552-20130706080157

I don't think Aizen is stronger than any stern ritter, more than likely C down,& heres why i say that. 1) A & B, being Yhwach & Jugram can absorb & manipulate reishi at extreme levels. The hogy is pretty much just an enormous reishi distributor to the point where it allowed Aizen to reach immense levels he's never dreamed of. 2) If the hogy is reishi they can absorb it, i think the only 2 reasons why Yhwach considered Aizen special, is because A) he's strong and by recruiting Aizen it allows him access to the hogy, & B) he's not an ally of the shinigami's. Also even though Aizen didn't release his bankai it doesn't mean anything do to the fact that the reason he didn't release it was because the hogy granted him far more power than his bankai ever would have.

As far as ichigo is concerned it's possible that he could become stronger than his dangai form, but i believe that's his max level. The only thing i would say is he would be much more in control of his abilities not to mention he would have more abilities. The reason being is that his inner quincy or "zangetsu" had relinquished control over him which is why he was able to bond with his zanpankuto. I just think he'll be able to stay in this form longer. Not to mention in his dangai form his bankai actually does what most bankai's do & that's its a release of his powers so it grow's in size instead of him compressing it.