User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 562 - THE VILLAIN 2 (Mask De Masculine is a Mexican luchador in a German army)/@comment-2120712-20131222214011

The first fight of the war that I didn't like. I felt like Kubo was just pushing out Kensei and Rose too fast just to show and explain their bankai and then move on to more popular characters such as Renji and Rukia. It would of been better if they just showed Mask dominating the 3 LT and then have Renji show up and beat Mask to show that he beyond being a Lt anymore but Kubo took it too far and made him more competent than two Vizard Captains. Kubo was clearly drinking the Troll Tea with Aizen when he made this chap. What gets me more is that he left Rose alive. My guess is that so many high ranking shinigami are gonna be out of commission from either losing or using their all to win that their are not gonna be enough people to combat the remaining forces.

So basically we are out (in terms of exhaustion or just knocked out) Soifon, Rose, Shinji, Sajin, Kensei, Hitsuguya. Dead: Yama & Unohana(T^T). Away somewhere: Byakuya. That leaves Shunsui, Kenpaichi, Kurosutchi, & Ukitake as the only captains left.

LT or LT level: Knocked out or exhausted: Omeda, Kira(probably still in intensive care in the 4th squad barracks if not dead already), Shuhei, Rangiku, Yumichika, & Ikkaku. Dead: Chojiro.

That leaves: Nanao, Genshiro, Isane, Momo, Renji, Iba, Mashiro, Yachiru, Nemu, & Rukia.

4-5 Captains and 10-11 Lts left to defend SS in terms of being its main battle power. The SS is being crushed. As strong as Renji is, I doubt he is gonna curbstomp every Sternritter that comes his way. At most he'll probably meet his match in As Nodt, as beating the captured Bankai of Byakuya will probably be used as character development.