User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 398: The Final Duels, Review./@comment-24277053-20140901205638/@comment-7418318-20140903092401

Killing off failed subordinates is a time-honed habit of bad-guys that's been established long before Bleach.

If anything it'd probably be more appropriate to say "We've already got a Darth Vader moment with the 'I am your father', no need to add a 'You have failed me for the last time Adimral' moment too." :P