User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 452: The Prelude to the Final Battle, Review./@comment-1153699-20150915213648/@comment-1776824-20150916184351

This is all based under the assumption that Ajeel was fighting 100% seriously and was using every last bit of his power. We all know he was toying them the entire time just because he could. And if he was, until it's stated that he was, we have to assume not. We don't have enough data on the Spriggan 12, who by the way, sans for August are all roughly on the same level, to make an accurate comparison. We have Laxus taking Ajeel by surprise but that's about it. I am reserving judgment until the series hits that point, so all these kinds of arguments are just counterproductive and meaningless.