User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 244: Thunder Crashes, Review./@comment-2106167-20110723075605/@comment-2106167-20110723201314

Well, most likely the so called "Plot Armor" might play a big role in Laxus' victory, but I don't think Hades would go easy on him because they're acquaintances... After all, he beat the crap out of poor Makarov despite him being the one he chose as his successor.

Also... You're right. Mashima isn't consistent with power levels. So, what's better than a huge boots in power for a character who, as of now, is most likely to succeed Makarov as the Master of the main Guild in the series?

Also, we should be considering that "strength" itself is a vague notion. In manga, if A is stronger than B and B is stronger than C, not necessarily A is stronger than C. What if Laxus' skills were perfect for him to be pitted against Hades? After all, most of Team Natsu's members mainly possess attacks coming from their own body, while Laxus has shown himself capable of emitting lightning from different locations. Also, we might talk about something which almost never gets credit in Fairy Tail; something which, on the contrary, is a trump card in One Piece, for those reading/wathcing it: elemental intangibility. Laxus has shown himself capable of turning his body into an intangible lightning bolt... Something none in Team Natsu is capable of doing. I'm just speculating, but Laxus seems like a likely candidate for defeating Hades to me...

And, if he weren't strong enough... Maybe he might receive assistance from a slightly healed Makarov. Think about it: a moving grandpa and nephew battle against the one who's trying to destroy their "extended family", in order to ready Laxus for the role of Guild Master...

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Maaaaan, am I poetic or not?