Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-44061-20130502155849/@comment-44061-20130502155919


 * No he said he went and asked him if he wanted to be one, Aizen said no. There was never given a reason for what, why or how the criteria is meant to be considered one. From all information currently one is decided to be worthy of the group solely by the Emperor. It seems to have something to do with battle capability and personality. Its also shown that they can change their mind on a whim as to who has such a status and they can either designate someone outright or ask them to be one. The importance of it is also questionable while they seem important, Ichigo is considered one but was marked as a target for death. Basically we dont know.