User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 464: Natsu vs Zeref, Review./@comment-153.91.253.204-20151130200254/@comment-1776824-20151201102544


 * 1) Natsu has magic that targets a wide area and is far more destructive. Erza is a controlled close-combat fighter, while Natsu, with his magic, is a mid-range to close-range AoE fighter (video game terms ftw). You're comparing apples and oranges; his magic by nature alone is more destructive than Erza's could hope to be. Wider area =/= more strength.
 * 2) So...Bluenote fought evenly with Gildarts in hand-to-hand combat; Gildarts wasn't using any of his magic. When Gildarts used his magic, he one-shot Bluenote. That does not give any inclination to how strong Gildarts is. It does also not give any inclination to how much stronger Natsu is than Bluenote. All we know is that Bluenote was far stronger than Natsu during Tenrou Island, Gildarts effortlessly crippled Bluenote's magic and hit him so hard that he went flying off into the ocean. Natsu hit Bluenote with an attack that defeated him, and made him fall over. All we can tell from this is that Natsu used a level of power over what Bluenote can take, which honestly is quite skewed because Gildarts is just so immensely powerful, that it makes measurement based on that fight alone impossible.

So...your points are invalid, honestly. I am far from an Erza fan (man, how many times am I gonna say this...), but Natsu, with his raw strength, isn't stronger. Erza spent the whole year doing missions with Jellal. Natsu spent 10 months of his time focusing solely on Fire Dragon King Mode. Erza gained real power, and while Natsu did too, his trump card is the remnants of Igneel's magic in his body, which will disappear. Natsu is losing the majority of his newfound strength very quickly.

You could, and probably would, retort with the Ikusa-Tsunagi scenario, however, we never saw Erza make any single attempt to fight against the God, and since her range is limited, whereas Natsu, again, has a significantly larger AoE, the fight by nature alone (man, that's gonna become my catchphrase) would have been different. Natsu hit Ikusa-Tsunagi with an explosively powerful punch that forced flames into Ikusa-Tsunagi's body and made him explode outwards. A technique that forces a large amount of flames into someone's body with extreme physical might, causing them to detonate. Erza has never once shown herself to have a Requip that allows her to perform attacks that have anywhere near Natsu's destructive capability. So I close my argument with destructiveness =/= power. Destructiveness = range. Their physical strength levels, I admit, are probably comparable to one another. Erza, however, is more mature; is more adaptable; has an overall better magic; and is better at close combat and handling situations than Natsu; has better reflexes; is faster; and the list can go on and on. All factors combined, she is still stronger than him.

Now, all things said, get over yourself and find something better to do with your time than post taunting questions. Please have some common courtesy and maybe we'll show some to you, too, because posting condescending comments or queries that just beg to be met with criticism, argumentation and scorn just makes you look like an ass. I've spent the last 20+ minutes typing up this garbage post, that I feel like I've typed a dozen different times across several different blogs already, just to prove a point: that we aren't just saying shit and making shit up because "that's how it's always been" or "we're against characters growing and getting stronger" or "we have fan goggles on". All character power levels have been scaled. That's just how the author does things unless events unfold to close gaps and push the story forward. In the next few months, will Natsu more than likely become stronger than Erza? I have zero doubt in my mind. It appears Hiro is approaching the precipice of E.N.D.'s awakening. However, until then, kindly shut your mouth or I will block your I.P. (and any others that you may show up again with) for harassment. Because that's what this is turning into, and honestly, I have a suspicion that you're the same anonymous contributor that has been ragging on us over the whole "Erza vs. Natsu: Battle of Strength" nonsense for the last few months. And believe me when I say that I have absolutely no problem with taking out the trash and removing negative atmospheres from the wiki.

See ya~