Thread:Njalm2/@comment-136273-20151101100839/@comment-3403804-20151113171323

My point still stands, it was ultimately Hachigen who figured it out, and it was ultimately Hachigen who defeated him. He may have done so with Barragan's own power, and through intelligence and tactics, but the end result is the same, Hachigen was the one who made it possible, Hachigen was the one who exploited his weakness and Sui-Feng only attacked a single time before fainting. Her only contribution to that fight was her Bankai, which proved completely fruitless. If they had held Barragan at bay while Hachigen prepared his spell, then I would consider it a team effort, but her Bankai was completely inconsequential.

If you really want to get technical with this, one might as well say that Barragan defeated Barragan, and that none of the Shinigami participated at all. But that's not really how combat works, power is a very abstract concept, and whether or not Hachigen defeated Barragan with a weak spell or a powerful spell is a non-issue. He didn't overpower Barragan, but he did defeat him.