User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 431 & 432: My sword is... & Brair in Love, Review./@comment-1776824-20150428200536/@comment-1776824-20150428205750

I was referring to what Jerome was built up to be. He obviously had to be a good swordsman for him to be able to use that sword and be named after it (Dark Sword Jerome). It's just as Rai said, he was fodderized by Erza because I guess that's what the plot needs: more examples of how impossibly strong the members of Team Natsu are after they have already defied so many other odds.