User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 602 - Bane Licking Good/@comment-1268838-20141023164253

A bit disappointed to see Askin go like this. Among the Sternritter he was one of the more "developed" (note the quotation marks) characters. He'd appear every now and then in some cryptic or humorous manner, and was presented in such a way that'd make one think he was more important than the others. Lo' and behold, he turns out to be an elite... which seems to mean squat now, seeing as they are all dead. Which would be just as well, but I can't fathom why Kubo bothered to build him up like that, only to use him to show off how amazing Nimaiya is.

I am still holding onto the hope that at least some of the elites are alive somehow, but then again, I'm still holding my breath on Unohana.