User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 42: June 2015/@comment-3290324-20150702004148/@comment-3290324-20150702205522

Lol, I'm not holding a good to your head! Admit it! You just like talking to me! :D
 * 1) If you'll notice, I put a question mark beside fanboyism because at the end of your article, I noticed you said that you didn't used to really like Gray and I couldn't tell if your opinion was coming from a place of fanboyism or delusion... If it's not the former, it has to be the latter. ;-D
 * 2) Regardless of whether he turns out to be Natsu's nemesis or not, it still doesn't change the fact that he has no unique personality traits whatsoever. And whether or not this whole "nemesis" thing is as big as you guys think its going to be (which honestly I have my doubts) remains to be seen.
 * 3) Once again, Erza was fighting a tactical genius. Gray was fighting an utter imbecile. There's no situation in which Erza would have managed to beat Minerva in her condition. So again, not seeing your point here.
 * 4) That's because Erza, unlike Gray, is a beast in every sense of the word, and can take down her opponents through force alone. And if her opponents require more than just force, she can use her wits to defeat them. i.e. her battle with Midnight.
 * 5) His powers being boring is subjective to an extent, but the fact that its completely and utterly predictable cannot be denied.
 * 6) Length of that paragraph aside, you still vastly overestimated Gray's role, significance, and contribution to this manga. :P