User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 440: God Serena, Review./@comment-26389992-20150615123219/@comment-1153699-20150616202028

1) Even just one attack can cause someone serious injuries if it's powerful enough (and Laxus was without Magic which means attacks fired at him are a lot more lethal. And Hades was the one firing..). It has already been proven in the Manga. Acnologia would have killed everyone on Tenrou Island if it wasn't for Fairy Sphere.

And imo, GMG Jura is stronger than Hades given the massive difference in power between x791 characters and x784 characters (7 years of casual training, 3 months of intense training and Second Origin).

I really doubt Hades would have finished Laxus off easily (without Devil's Eye at least..) if Laxus had the intent to beat Hades himself. A worn out Laxus was still able to fight on par with Jura and even beat him in the end (after he tanked attacks from Orga).

2) Erza was hyped after Pandemonium, yes. But the monsters on the other hand, weren't hyped. At least not the same way Kagura was.

3) http://img4.mangasee.co/series/FairyTail/0314-008.png Well, the way I see it, Makarov was indirectly making a comparison between his power and Kagura's power. Character A that is a lot stronger than Characer B doesn't describe the latter as being overwhelming/strong (especially when Character B is fighting with their sword sheathed..) while having a shocked expression...

4) Ikusa-Tsunagi wasn't just another monster though. He was like more than 400 meters tall. The biggest being in this series by far (a lot taller than the CSK, the Dragons and Acnologia). Natsu was also shocked when Jackal transformed, so they aren't really used to everything. And like I said, Natsu's mentality was different than Erza's/Gray's. Natsu was pissed off. Erza and Gray were level-headed. If Natsu had the same mentality as them, I'm pretty sure he would've had the same expression.

5) Jura was extremely close to beating Laxus or at least take him down with him. Laxus's shocked expression from seeing Jura's power was justified imo. I'm not claiming Kagura is stronger than Makarov. He could very well be stronger than her, but just because he's stronger than her doesn't mean he's on a level with people like Laxus or even SO Erza.

6) So Makarov wasn't a Wizard Saint during the GMG arc?

7) Kagura cut through Adamantine Armor easily (with her sword sheathed). She didn't break it completely simply because "Slashing Form" isn't an attack with big AoE. Jupiter is. Not to mention Kagura can spam her sword attacks and use her Gravity Magic to slow down Makarov even more (if they were to ever fight in this Manga..).

And I don't buy the whole Nakama mode thing.. That was Kagura's true power. That was Kagura going all out -> http://img4.mangasee.co/series/FairyTail/0314-004.png

8) He has experience, yes. But Makarov hasn't really been actively training in a loooong time though. And he has heart problems. A 35~40 year old Makarov is clearly stronger than Current Makarov.

And again, if he had trouble following a worn out Pre-SO Erza's slash (not even using her Flight Armor) with just his eyes, how would he fare against Laxus's Lightning Body? Laxus is a lot faster than Pre-SO Erza and his offense is a lot more lethal than Kagura's. How would Makarov's experience and versatility help him against that? Besides, Laxus has his own fair share of experience too.

9) So if Makarov hits the MPF with an attack, he breaks it like Fairy Glitter did? I heavily doubt it considering how shocked he was when he saw Jura's score. Could be a mistranslation. Wouldn't be the first time...