Quincy

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Quincy are described as descendants of the Soul King. Unlike Shinigami, who strengthen their souls by taking in spiritual particles, Quincy primarily draw on particles outside themselves for combat 39 132. The account of the Three Realms' creation says no realm was set aside for them 284 305.

Quincy and Shinigami fought a devastating war roughly a thousand years before the main events. The Shinigami carried out another purge more than two hundred years later, leaving few Quincy families in the Human World 37 161 222. Survivors of the earlier war established the Wandenreich in a space within Seireitei's shadow. There, generations were raised in preparation for revenge against the Shinigami 37 126.

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual-particle manipulation

• Quincy gather external spiritual particles into weapons such as Spirit Bows and arrows; greater spiritual power improves their control 39 137 237.
• Disrupting the surrounding particles can prevent a Quincy from forming or maintaining those weapons 230.
• Their inherited potential also includes control over shadows and blood. Blut Vene is a defensive application of Quincy blood power 132 252.

Advanced techniques

• Schrift — an individual ability ordinarily awakened through Yhwach's bestowed power. The ability originates with its bearer, but Yhwach's contribution gives him leverage over them 247 299.
• Sankt Altar — subjugates external particles; more powerful applications can absorb an enemy's soul directly 138 307.
• Hirenkyaku — a Quincy movement technique taught as part of their combat training 126 249.

Vulnerabilities

• Hollow power is poisonous to Quincy. Sankt Altar can help cleanse or break down Hollow matter, but contact remains dangerous without such protection 134 138 162.
• Yhwach can reclaim power from Quincy under his influence, potentially taking their lives. Some who survive retain their own Schrift abilities 160 299 310.

Relationships

• Shinigami — historical enemies responsible for two major campaigns against the Quincy. The factions briefly cooperate against common threats, but the hostility survives the war 222 317.
• Hollows — enemies Quincy can kill, though Hollow power is also poisonous to them 134 224.
• Yhwach — the Wandenreich's king and the source of power granted to many Sternritter; his ability to reclaim that power makes dependence on him dangerous 121 126 299.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Wandenreich's emergence — Quincy operations reveal that the faction has survived in Seireitei's shadows. Its representative later proposes a temporary front with the Shinigami against Aizen and the Hollows 121 222.
• War against Seireitei — Wandenreich forces invade, overpower several Captains, and use devices capable of stealing Bankai. Their advance eventually reaches the Soul King Palace 279 282 291.
• After Yhwach — surviving Quincy, including Liltotto and Bazz-B, consider how to secure their people's future. Liltotto and Berci later work to rebuild the empire in the shadows 298 320.