Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1429792-20130627104153/@comment-2211792-20130706182137

It's not far-fetched to assume that Quilge was a Stern Ritter, assigned to lead the Jagdarme. And that guy was incredibly powerful and just wouldn't die, exactly what you'd expect from a Stern Ritter. Even before losing his Tensa Zangetsu, Ichigo was stronger than most of the captains, and they had a hard time against Ritters while Ichigo was on equal footing with Quilge. Yhwach would've been a fool not to make this guy one of his elite.

One more thing. How many Ritters have died? Kenpachi killed three, Yamamoto killed two (if you count Royd Lloyd, who was actually finished by Yhwach), Quilge is most likely dead, and I think Shaz Domino is toast as well. That makes several letters vacant. Do you think there will be new Stern Ritters with designations J, O, Q, R and Y?