Board Thread:Fanon Canon/@comment-2089817-20160819203005/@comment-1493741-20160823140752

So, we have to deal with...
 * Shunsui Kyōraku (Survives)
 * Nanao Ise
 * Genshirō Okikiba
 * Suì-Fēng
 * Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * Izuru Kira
 * Isane Kotetsu
 * Kiyone Kotetsu
 * Yasochika Iemura
 * Hanatarō Yamada
 * Shinji Hirako
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Byakuya Kuchiki (Survives)
 * Renji Abarai (Zombie)
 * Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * Lisa Yadōmaru
 * Tatsufasa Enjōji
 * Kensei Muguruma (Crippled)
 * Shūhei Hisagi (Zombie?)
 * Mashiro Kuna
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Rangiku Matsumoto (Survives)
 * Kenpachi Zaraki
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Akon (Demoted)
 * Rukia Kuchiki (Zombie)
 * Sentarō Kotsubaki

We should keep in mind that there's no point keeping some of these folk around unless they're going to serve a purpose. A lot of them aren't fleshed out, and some have never even had a meaningful role in the plot. A catastrophe that calls for an immense shift in personnel is only going to feel lukewarm if we're being squeamish about killing off the canon cast that very few people are actually going to interact with.