User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 479: Who you should show the greatest respect to is, review./@comment-24800928-20160330160837

I'm starting to think that some of these spriggan are more fearsome for other reasons other than raw strength. Ajeel, Dimaria, and Brandish were indeed powerful. Wahl was combined strength and technique. Now to come in terms (somewhat anyway) with Jacob and this semi-disappointing fight, he seemed to be a guy who completely relied on stealth and technique. An assassin does not necessarily have to be strong. Once Lucy was able to take away his one (which is sad that he only had one) ability to make him a fearsome foe, he was completely powerless and easy to defeat. Jacob may have not even have been strong but just crafty. I don't really care for this, but it's like the best way to look at it. If he wasn't so cocky and didn't play around, he would have just killed off anyone who posed too much of a threat and go back to ransoming any remainder guildmates. It's kinda still bugs me that cockiness has been such a trump card in FT and not in a way as nicely handled as Erza vs Ajeel.