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VinnyLam wrote: Sternritter M wrote: Stefan (Shikai - "Rust & Shatter") wrote: The three missing Sternritter are probably the Quincy corpses who Yamamoto reanimated, when he used Zanka no Tachi South against Royd in ch.509. Royd recognized them as Zeidritz, Algora, and Hubert, and since Yamamoto wasn't the type who killed foot-soldiers, I believe they were Sternritter.

It does fit. The problem with this theory is that if it's true, Yamamoto must have killed those 3 shortly before confronting "Yhwach", and from the looks of those 3 in "Yhwach"'s memory, I get the feeling that those 3 died a long time ago.

Zeidritz, Algora and Hubert might have been high-ranked Quincies in Yhwach's army at some point, but "Yhwach"'s reaction upon seeing them and recalling their faces, were in my opinion that of someone who were faced with allies who had been dead for a very long time.

Liltotto, Meninas, Candice and Giselle were introduced after the 1st invasion, and Gremmy was introduced far into the 2nd invasion. It's still possible that the 3 remaining Sternritters will be revealed later, and I think and hope that will happen. Then who's that Sternritter that faced off against Ukitake way back in chapter 495?

Everyone has probably forgotten, but there was an unidentified Sternritter that appeared very briefly to confront Ukitake during the first invasion on page 15 of chapter 495. He only appeared in one panel and his back was turned towards us, so we couldn't see his face.

Could he be one of the 3 remaining Sternritters that have still yet to be identified? What about that one who briefly appeared within in one of the pillars of reshi fire the one with the big lips whose upper facial features were obscured by his hood.