So I was thinking about how the Espada died, and I realized it's not clear whether Grimmy was actually dead. I mean he was taken down by Nnoitra, but Ichigo (and Orihime!) were right there, willing to heal him enough that he'd pull through, and the captain on the scene (Zaraki) would have like zero problems with that.
Okay. So. Grimjaw's, like, passed out. He walks up six or so hours after Ichigo left, and he's like, "where the fuck is everybody", and then he maybe looks around for a little bit, and then he realizes he's the only Espada left. And Ichigo took down Aizen, and both Gin and Tousen are out. There's literally no one even close to his power level left.
So Grimjaw is the King of Los Noches, because there's literally nobody else. He's the strongest.
What does he do?
Put yourself in his shoes. If you were Grimjaw, what would you do?
Okay. So. Grimjaw's, like, passed out. He walks up six or so hours after Ichigo left, and he's like, "where the fuck is everybody", and then he maybe looks around for a little bit, and then he realizes he's the only Espada left. And Ichigo took down Aizen, and both Gin and Tousen are out. There's literally no one even close to his power level left.
So Grimjaw is the King of Los Noches, because there's literally nobody else. He's the strongest.
What does he do?
Put yourself in his shoes. If you were Grimjaw, what would you do?