User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Chapter 369: The Place Prayers Reach, Predictions./@comment-4449950-20140128032255/@comment-4449950-20140128224756

@CNBA: Richard was never shown, so I have no say on him/ Just because Cobra orchestrated it doesn't mean Midnight doesn't have his own plans. He even said they could all do what they liked to get freedom/ Cobra I don't get either. Sure, he could have heard Midnight's plans, but then he also should have heard Zero get up, Jellal's want to truly help them and so many more things, so I'm calling him odd and crossing him off my list just due to the fact that he's been so inconsistent/ Midnight also said he'd attack Jellal and have fun with him... he keeps contradicting himself/ If Jellal truly wanted to help them by destroying them, I think he'd try harder... like using his Magic to evade them so he doesn't get knocked out would be a good start, but he wasn't/ Buddies since they both want the same goals here: freedom? W/e though...

@The Kagura argument: First, Megan, deciding to hate a character purely because they are the favourite character of a person who dislikes your favourite character is the most childish thing I have ever read ( -__-) Just sayin'.

Onto the other things, Misk is 100% correct. However, I think even with Jellal, Kagura has no place in the story. She had the potential to, but it was completely overlooked and now she is ruined beyond compare imo. She had the chance to confront Jellal and Ultear and it would have been in that moment that Mashima could turn her into anyone and revamp her to be a new character, but it was skipped. You can even tell it was skipped because her cover said she still harbours ill feelings for Jellal. If she was actually written well and advanced as a character she would have confronted him during the Games and sorted stuff out, but no, it was Milianna who actually got that spotlight and reaped the benefits. To have the Kagura/Jellal conversation now would be out of place, and to be honest I think the idea is now lost completely and will never be brought up again.

As for changing her character/giving her a new role. No. Giving a character a role DOES NOT make them relevant. Look at Lisanna: as Misk said, sure, she's in the story right now, but that doesn't eliminate the fact that she could still be replaced with any other character. What he said about Levy and the others is correct too. Levy may be a side character, but she was ALWAYS known as the smart one, so she HAS A POINT. Whenever a smart character is needed/the plot calls for it, Levy has a purpose that no other can give.

And before you argue with the other major GMG characters like Sting, Yukino and Rogue etc, they DO still have purpose. Sting and Rogue are Dragon Slayers, which has ALWAYS been relevant to the FT story line. Plus, the whole Frosch thing will turn up I believe. As for Yukino, she has 2 of the other Zodiac, which again, have ALWAYS been relevant. Plus, with the whole "CS Mages dying out", Yukino also has a potential role with the Spirits. Kagura on the other hand has no potential role from what I can see. So... she's good at fighting? That about sums up what is left of her character, and being a good fighter is NOT relevant AT ALL because EVERY damn character can fight.

As for the "Erza's little sister" role... Just... no. If anything, Milianna fills that role 1039487 times more and better than Kagura, and has done so for a MUCH longer time. If Kagura was to get a new role in the story that actually had purpose (as in, not just called in to fight as I predict she will be) she would have to first get a personality, which goes against her frickin' personality, as she has always been displayed as cold and calculating, not adaptable. So, even if she does get some sort of place in this/future arcs, I still believe she will be just as replaceable as ANY OTHER character. Just like Lisanna... and just as forced into the spotlight.

As for B214's comment that Jellal only exists to keep JellalErza fangirls happy... heck, I facepalmed so hard I almost blew my brains onto the wall. If Jellal ONLY existed to make JellalErza fangirls happy he WOULD BE WITH ERZA!! Almost every role he has played in FT has resulted in him harming Erza (TOH), being wary of Erza (OS arc) or purposely staying away from her (all arcs after). Jellal fulfills the perfect role of being an outside ally for Fairy Tail, someone who can do their dirty work but still be a fighter for the right causes. Jellal could not be replaced by any other character, as he is the ONLY character to fulfill this role. I can't think of another "bad guy" (and by that I mean someone who [even if they are good] needs to avoid the law as if they are a bad guy, which Jellal must do) who has helped FT without joining them and gaining their FT nakama powers, or who has not done a complete 360 from bad guy to good guy in a number of pages *coughGajeelFlareetcetccough* Ultear and Meredy can't quite fulfill Jellal's role: Meredy is too small a character and it doesn't suit her personality, and Ultear was always the foggy one who never really showed true alliance as Jellal has. I could go on, but I'm sick of trying to justify a point that's been made so perfectly in the story. So, please don't say that Jellal exists only for Erza, because to me that just seems like pure ignorance as a reader ( -__-)

Damn, I typed a lot... guess I needed to get this off my chest too ;D