User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/404: Deicide 6/@comment-1774413-20100522134640

The thing about Tosen is that despite saying he was waling the path of least bloodshed, he so far has killed or injured more people than Gin, in that sense we can say that he is less redeemable than Gin as his motives were flawed no matter how noble he mightve thought they were. Gin's mental manipulations are great to watch and they show him as being a truly intelligent and astute person, i deffinately wouldnt be saying he is less intelligent as anyone at this point since we are only just figuring him out. In terms of strength it is difficult to judge, however i would say that Kenpachi was beaten by Ichigo pre-bankai whereas Gin seems to be just toying around with Ichigo at the moment. For me it doesnt matter if Gin turns out to be genuinely good or bad, either way i think his motive will be revealed as understandable, i know that with the coming of izuru and rangiku his time seems to be up, but hopefully this is not the case.