Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28540184-20160620232439/@comment-31283382-20160623173531

Wow... this is actually a pretty sick theory. But there is something I must point out. If you recall, back in chapter 633, that Yhwach is capable of retaining "The Almighty" without Jugram's help. However, at that time the Sternritter did not exist, and my theory is that Yhwach has trouble maintaining full control over "The Almighty" during his sleep. That is why he needed Jugram; a vessel powerful enough to hold that overwhelming power, but also to be capable of giving it back when Yhwach can control it. Note that it is only in his sleep that Yhwach is capable of passively absorbing the loose pieces of his soul. For all we know, he does not require sleep to maintain his vitality (after all, he is a son of god), and only uses it to power himself up by retaining the loose pieces of his soul. If he maintained "The Almighty" during the night, he could have unwillingly decimated the Sternritter, leaving him without the bulk of his invasion army. But now, there are only two Sternritter which we can be sure are alive: Gerard (note that he cannot lose power to Yhwach in that way, as his power never belonged to Yhwach to begin with) and Jugram (and if my theory is correct, Yhwach has no further us of him). The rest of Sternritter are most likely dead, and Lille himself said he "lost his divine powers", leading me to conclusion that he no longer has anything Yhwach can make use of.