User blog comment:Salubri/Gotei 13 vs. Wandenreich: War So Far/@comment-5147109-20140429150717/@comment-5398287-20140429163930

I agree with both point, but just wanted to throw in my opinion on #2: I don't think Yhwach feared the Gotei 13 of old, way back when Yamamoto was a raging badass who didn't care about anything other than winning, but rather respected them for being so pragmatic and ruthlessly efficient. But yeah, two of the most powerful combatants in the series are representative of villainous ambitions and iews, which is pretty interesting.