User blog comment:SethHeartphilia/Whos stronger Erza or Mirajane/@comment-114.204.92.112-20150520115519

Whenever there is a discussion about whether Erza or Mirajane is stronger; many people who say Mira is stronger always bitch about how Erza has "plot armour", how she wouldn't be able to do anything without her nakama powers, how she is (supposedly) overrated, and how she only wins because she's a main character. They than start going on and on about how Mira would be SO much better than Erza if only she had a bit more willpower and if only Erza wasn't a main character with "plot armour". Finally, they conclude that if only blah, blah, blah didn't happen/exist, than Mira would TOTALLY burn Erza's "plot-armour" clad ass...

...It's either that, or they just say that Erza would only (just barely) win because of her willpower and "nakama" power-ups (which EVERYONE bitches about non-stop). Then of course, 98% of the participants claim that if Mirajane hadn't stopped fighting when Lisanna died, she would just be THAT much more powerful than Erza.

Personally, I think it all boils down to the fact that many people simply either grossly overestimate Mirajane (yes, I know her take overs are awesome and all, but there're NOWHERE near being invincible), or completely underestimate and/or hate on Erza. I mean come on, those two used to be rivals. No matter who has cooler-looking magic, or who (supposedly) has plot-armour, they're bound to be at least sort-of equal. It's kind of like the rivalry between Natsu and Gray; both have their own strengths and weaknesses, yet they'll always end up more or less equivalent to one another. Reading over some of the other responses to this thread, I wonder why people can't just accept the fact that they're tied...