User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 431 & 432: My sword is... & Brair in Love, Review./@comment-25111584-20150428170803/@comment-25111584-20150429101440

This might get a bit ... long ... And ... there ... might ... be ... a ... lot ... of ... ellipses ... <(__)>

Weak is a matter of comparison. Here, I mean that Lucy is pretty much the weakest in the group. I'm obviously not counting Happy and Carla. Also, as I stated, weak is not bad. But it is definitely bad if they win in a one-shot.

Who is stronger than Lucy? By S-Class equivalent, I assume you include people like the Thunder God Tribe, Elfman, Juvia ... I think that's already quite a few of the limelight characters in FT. And maybe Lucy can beat Levy, but ... Cana is a matter of opinion. I definitely think Cana is stronger, but don't want to get in an argument about who's stronger.

Lucy always gets the short end of the stick? That's a pretty biased view, imo.


 * Natsu:- This guy's actually pretty nice through the initial series:
 * Erigor had a distinct advantage. Natsu won only because Happy was able to help him.
 * Yuka is obviously a bane for all Mages.
 * Totomaru's Magic was pretty much a double-edged swo ... no, more like a wall not allowing them to fight properly. Maybe not count this one.
 * Natsu actually lost to Fukuro because of the latter's strategy of targeting a Dragon Slayer's weakness.
 * Hmmm, I guess if Minerva and Jackal can be counted, then Cobra can also be counted as a person who can predict your moves and react just as fast to them is obviously at a huge advantage against a melee combatant like Natsu.
 * Natsu vs. Zancrow was completely in Zancrow's favour up until the last moment. Actually, I hate the fact that Natsu won that fight.


 * Erza: Hmmm, I dunno about her. One could claim that she was handicapped in her fights against people like Jellal, Kagura, Minerva, etc. because of emotional attachment. But, in terms of Magic itself, she didn't really have any disadvantages. Kyouka was more of a test of endurance rather than any mismatch in Magic. And Midnight's Magic is just plain awesome. \( *^*)/ Yuka is mp the only manga char who would be a bad match for almost any Mage (unless they completely outclass him physically). Coordinator, Byro and the lot are anime-only, so no go there either.


 * Gray:- Hmmm, do tell me if I ever get biased here. :P
 * Although Gray vs. Juvia was pretty evenly matched in terms of Magic, it soon went in Juvia's favour as she began to use boiling water. Not to mention that she was using the Power of Feelings, the strongest ability in FTverse. Don't count this one if you feel I'm being biased. ._.
 * Gray vs. Fukuro would have been evenly matched if not for the fact that Gray was up against a Fukuro whose power kept increasing, not to mention he could now use fire against Gray's ice. Advantage Fukuro.
 * Gray could not rely on his ice's impact damage against Sugarboy. But ignore if you feel this is a biased example.
 * Gray vs. Ultear was a distinct advantage to Ultear. She'd have won too if not for becoming somewhat mentally unstable from Gray's scolding and then falling into the ocean.
 * Gray vs. Rufus ... Rufus should have won. Still a bit annoyed that Gray won. For me, Gray's Rufus is like Natsu's Zancrow or Lucy's Angel, though the Gray win was still more bearable than the other two.
 * Gray vs. Silver was a complete advantage to Silver. Ironically, the reveal that Silver is Gray's father actually makes the fact that Gray won completely believable. XD


 * Lucy:
 * I really enjoyed the fight against Sherry, though the ending was a bit of a farce.
 * Lucy vs. Angel ... was a battle I disliked intensely. For all of Lucy's talk about CS, Angel was the one who knew more about their personal lives. Lucy might have proved to be the better human, but Angel easily proved to be the better Mage, though maybe not the better CS Mage. And Lucy would not have won without Hibiki's help, so I dunno if this even counts. I normally wouldn't count it. This isn't like Happy helping Natsu against Cobra just to even the field or shouting advice to him against Erigor.
 * Lucy against Minerva ... Lucy just isn't in Minerva's league though. :/ And I'm still pretty annoyed that Lucy never learnt Requip from an expert like Erza despite her keys being stolen so many times.
 * Lucy against Tartarus ... was a pretty awesome fight. Of course, I find the CSK part the best, but I'm pretty sure many ppl liked her owning Jackal. On the other hand ... she was extremely lucky that Jackal likes to play with his targets. Also, going by these, Jackal is quite weak when compared to the other 9DG, especially Silver and Kyouka. And Lucy actually began to win after Torafusa had left. Not to mention that this wasn't a normal battle as she had to sacrifice Aquarius' key. Awesome battle as she was potentially up against the entirety of Tartarus ... but not really the most powerful of her enemies approached her. She lucked out once before the battle and twice in this battle, you might say. Not Lucky Lucy for nothing. ;)

Also, for the 'faces as strong a foe as' part ... Angel is pretty much like Racer. Neither of them is particularly strong, but Racer's speed makes him truly fearsome (unless you're Jellal, apparently ._.) while Angel uses her CS Magic to the best effect. Actually quite a brilliant woman. But by no means strong. Team Lyon was obviously weak except for Lyon. And Jackal ... is not as strong as his comrades. Doesn't mean that Lucy wouldn't stand up to stronger foes. She definitely would, she has developed quite a bit since the Lullaby incident. But ... she never has stood up to enemies of the sort that Gray, Natsu and Erza have faced. Aside from curb-stomps from the likes of Minerva, I guess. So ... Lucky Lucy again? ;D Btw, you'll have noticed that I'm only using solo efforts. So not counting Hades and Zero. .-.

In terms of a tactics, Lucy actually starts out with an advantage as her Magic also allows her to consult with other people. So she is basically a group in one. A smart group, that is. That needs to be emphasized. ._.

Don't get me wrong, I normally enjoy Lucy's battles. She always brings something new. But ... she isn't strong. By which I mean that there are many others who are stronger than her. So I obviously don't want a fav char of mine to be defeated by her in a one-shot. Which is what happened here.

And I still have no idea how Wendy can negate Mary's virus when she couldn't ease Juvia's fever for such a long time. Eh, plot. *shrugs* >.>

Doo Long; Tidn't Read! \( ^_^)/ TL;DR: Just like Gray was not as strong as Natsu before IDSM, Lucy is not as strong as her allies, so a fav char of mine being OHKOed by her is extremely annoying.