Thread:Zf6hellion/@comment-24318314-20150913021945/@comment-24384232-20150930180229

The only real difference between a Quincy and a Shinigami is the lack of a Zanpakutou. Its entirely possible for a Quincy to acquire one, either by being bestowed a Zanpakutou or having acquired the Bankai of a Shinigami via the Bankai Stealing Device. Alternatively given that an Arrancar was capable of harnessing virtually all of the known techniques of the Quincy indicate that while blood lineage plays a factor in what makes a Quincy, the host of skills they have (Ginto, Hirenkyaku, Ransotengai, Reishi Absorption & Manipulation) are all learned skills, and can thus be acquired by a rogue Shinigami for example.