kizu-kun said:
Still not buying into the whole "Vanderiech= Royal Guard" theory.
Their army seems to be full of villains which wouldn't make much sense. Azien and Urahara referred to the soul king as "it" and not "he". The new big bad doesn't look like an "it" to me.
Then there's the fact that Yamaji stated the soul king was the symbolic figure head of SS and is in no way involved with governing or ruling over soul reapers(or any other beings for that matter). If these guys are the RG why would they suddenly mobilize an army for "peace" when they aren't involved in the goings on of everyday life?
And if the Soul king was this all powerful god that controls the whole bleachverse like everyone's been saying then why would he need a guard in the first place? Also Aizen seem pretty confident that he would've been able to destroy the Soul king if he obtained the king's key leading me to believe it's not that powerful.
There's a lot more evidence pointing toward them being an army of pissed off quincies out for revenge then there is them being with the royal guard. But who knows... i could be wrong.... Though if they do end up being the RG it would be one of the biggest plot hole in the entire manga.The king (if he is the king) looks human, yes, but there could be more to the story, the "it"-statement could be explained later.
And I suspect that the "king's key", is Ichigo. Why else would Aizen walk around in town waiting for him to show up.
And I've personally given up on the normal Quincy theory simply because of the fact that they can use "bankai". The fact that they could have been shinigami (current or former) is probably the reason why Yamamoto looked shocked...