Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24189673-20131120064700/@comment-5398287-20141022215510

TennoHaineko wrote: Xilinoc wrote: TennoHaineko wrote: Aetheral wrote: TennoHaineko wrote: I think Kyoraku's bankai doesn't have something to do with the shadows because of the now "famous quote" of Ukitake "You shouldn't do your bankai where anybody could see it...", i think it might be something like "It's too powerful to be done around everyone" or "Your bankai it's so powerful that it was forbidden to use it unless it was a crucial situation", any extra ideas of what could possibly be about Kyoraku's Bankai? On that trail of thought, Yamamoto's comment about being a Captain Commander indicated it was based off strength. So in terms of power, Shunsui is the mightiest Shinigami in the Gotei 13 past Yamamoto. His Bankai could be less dangerous but still pretty damaging to the environment. He would have sook out Aizen and used it if it was that powerful. It is probably not Zanka no Tachi level either way.. If we take that one out as it still being too dangerous, I guess one could still say his Bankai is pretty powerful. Another theory might be it is damaging to friend and foe alike. One less likely might be it disobeys certain rules of Soul Society. A fourth one might be that his Bankai is related to sight somewhat. And finally, a last note. He says where "others" can see. It means that Ukitake CAN see it and HAS seen it. Maybe.. It was the cause of his disease?

I don't think that it could be the fourth theory because a bankai cannot be unrelated to a shikai, i think it could be the third one "(...) might be it disobeys certain rules of Soul Society." maybe he sayied not where others can see because if they saw that they would know he did a crime to the laws of the Soul Society. And it's bankai should be PRETTY POWERFUL, because if it was a common bankai i don't think he should be Yamamoto's succesor as the Capitan Commander of all the Gotei 13, it should be maybe near the level of Zanka no Tachi. Shunsui's promotion to the rank of Captain-Commander was based on his level of Reiryoku, as indicated by Yamamoto's famously badass speech to Aizen during FKT, not on the power of his Bankai. Katen Kyokotsu is probably one of the most powerful zanpakutos, his bankai shouldn't be denigrant. I'm not saying his Bankai won't be powerful, but there's no reason to believe it's the MOST powerful after Zanka no Tachi if the rank of Captain-Commander is based on spiritual power.