User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 440: God Serena, Review./@comment-26389992-20150615123219/@comment-1153699-20150615203659

1) But the fact is he put more of a match against Hades than Makarov did back then. Natsu's Tenrou LFD was at least 90% Laxus. Laxus could have kept on fighting Hades the same way he kept on fighting against Jura but he chose to give the fight to Natsu. He said it himself that someone with the guild's crest had to finish off Hades.

2 minutes or so after taking Explosion Bullet head on without any Magic in his body, he even managed to blitz Hades and was still in a condition to fight (without Magic, but was still able to fight nonetheless).

Not much long after the fight against Hades, Laxus didn't seem to have any injuries/bandages on him. Like at all... http://img4.mangasee.co/series/FairyTail/0251-005.png http://img4.mangasee.co/series/FairyTail/0251-006.png

I am not saying Laxus would have won against Hades back then. Not at all. But I do think he would've given him at least a good fight (Before Devil's Eye).

2) Why would Makarov call Kagura "overwhelming" and actually start to sweat if he's stronger than her? Makarov himself said he had trouble following Pre-SO Erza's Benizakura Slash. It wasn't just a statement. He had the same reactions people like Max and Macao had when they saw how strong Jura was. Besides, Jura was (and still is) the strongest WS excluding the Four Gods of Ishgal at the time (and I suppose that includes Makarov..).

I just don't see Makarov acting the way he did if he was stronger than all these people. It would be the same as Natsu/Gray/Gajeel describing Flare as overwhelming and start to sweat lol. Each of them is obviously a lot stronger than Flare, therefore they would never say something like that.

Besides, back in Fighting Festival arc, Makarov said Laxus's power was "the real deal" and the difference between that Laxus and GMG Laxus is huuuge. And unlike Laxus, Makarov didn't train.

3) I never said Makarov was cheating and I never said that feat wasn't impressive. In fact, I think Makarov is the only Mage shown so far in the series that is capable of holding off a non serious Acnologia even if just for a few seconds, just by using pure strength. But you also have to take into account Makarov's size which did most of the job for him. Makarov, without the size Titan gave him, would never have been able to even come close to accomplishing that feat.

Titan Makarov has more physical strength than GMG Laxus. That much is obvious. But that is just ONE stat. What about his Endurance? What about his mobility, agility, reflexes etc?

5) When did Mashima give the impression that Makarov was the most powerful mage in the guild? I honestly don't remember.

And, well.. From Tenrou arc onwards, Makarov, overall, has been pretty underwhelming imo. Someone like Kagura with her sword sheathed should have never got a reaction like that from him if he was at least on GMG Laxus's lvl. Same thing with Erza. If he had trouble following a worn out Pre-SO Erza's slash, how would he deal with Laxus's Lightning Body??