User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 496: Forward, Review./@comment-1776824-20160801144847/@comment-1359322-20160801155326

No it's not the problem of having a backstory or not. It's a matter of how Mashima is just handling them from the start.


 * 1) The 3 Historias are weaken = 9/12
 * 2) Neinhart, Jacob and Ajeel are barely competent = 6/12
 * 3) Brandish might defect and nakamize Dimaria in the process = 4/12 or 5/12

In the end, Mashima placed 12 but he only had about what 4 Spriggan planned. Depending on next week, Invel might just turn into as big as a joke as the others which would also mean all the Spriggan 12 including August and Irene are outright jokes from the start.