User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 414: Drops of Flame, Review./@comment-25111584-20150105171905/@comment-76.124.155.27-20150105224735

The Igneel death was cheap, every chapter where he was shown in battle he looked evenly matched with Acnologia. We all knew he was gonna die but it would have had more effect if a losing acnologia charged Natsu and Igneel used his body to shield him and suffer a mortal wound.