User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/419: Deicide 21 (Transcendent God Rock)/@comment-893798-20100909230743/@comment-1432572-20100910071106

Yes, Xanatos have could wiped the Gargoyles off the face of the Earth if he chose to. The same could be said with Aizen. He could have eliminated the Captains anytime he wanted, but instead he kicked back and enjoyed the scenery as the Espada and Fracciones fell. Only then did he take action and completely overpowering them AND mind-crushing (the whole Momo gets stabbed thing) them at the same time.

Also, if you should go back to the chapters where Captain Aizen faced the Captains, all of his monologues had deep meaning in them. It was at that point I became an Aizen fan. Everytime he broke into one of his Hannibal Lectures they all had meaning and made sense once you examine them. Perhaps people don't like Aizen because of how Tite portrays him. Batman and Xanatos can set up the most fantastical and ludicrous of schemes, but no-one hates them for it, in fact, that's why the fans love them, but even though Aizen does the same many fans hate him. Perhaps Kubo's mistake was making Aizen too powerful, too infallible if you will. Xanatos and Batman are very much human and can be easily killed by the foes they face, but I suppose Captain Aizen actually being so powerful coupled with his phenomenal intelligence makes him a turn-off for the fandom.

R.I.P Captain Aizen. You're missed