Thread:Nisshou/@comment-1493741-20121213174332/@comment-1399043-20121214001409

Well, I cant find those facts on Zanpakutou (and I meant the actual sword since the Gotei held a funeral and the sword was on the alter.) But the second Zanpakutou part can be explained by the Toju clause if it were to find a suitable user to stabilize it, it may in fact be able to be used despite its owner being dead.

The factor on the scope of its water control can be explained for his shikai usage since it is a refined Water-type zanpakutou and focuses on Water manipulation and its properties meaning that Heitei no Suijin isnt as OP since it manipulate all water including and not limited too surface water/ground water/and the water in the air. Hyorinmaru is the most powerful Ice and Snow type but it can only use water in the scope of Ice, this woule be a pure water based Zan (it cant manipulate ice only form it in limited amounts by removing the energy from the water)