User blog comment:CNBA3/Neinhart = Simon Theory?/@comment-1153699-20160211055931/@comment-1776824-20160211073005

It would be possible if Erza mentioned at any given point that she had siblings. She had parents that died, because everyone did in this series, pretty much. And Erza and Kagura being sisters? Yeah, it's impossible. Completely. To even suggest that it's remotely possible is the most asinine thing I've ever heard, because sorry, the ideology that "almost nothing is impossible in FT" is absolutely ludicrous.

There's no way that Neinhart is just another Spriggan? Umm...why? You make it sound like there's some super special reason that Erza and Kagura are fighting together. No, Erza has made it clear from the moment that she heard Kagura was fighting that she wanted to team up with her. Erza saved Kagura's life and saved her from slavery; they share a certain type of bond, and the fact that she is Simon's sister only reinforces that relationship. Again, Erza would have mentioned if she had a brother. Her parents were killed by Zeref cultists, so it stands to reason that if she had a brother, the notion would have reached our ears at some point. And to counter whatever you're going to say about Kagura and Simon being brother and sister and it not being mentioned until 230 chapters after Simon's introduction that he even had a sister, it was not pertinent to the story. Kagura was not enslaved. Simon knew for a fact that she had gotten away because she wasn't there, and the point of the flashbacks at that point was to focus in on Erza (and Jellal), not give an all-encompassing view of the kids while they were slaves.

And likewise, since we know nothing about Erza's family (cuz they're more dead than my grandparents), I could argue that since, I dunno, that other female Spriggan that exists, she's Juvia's cousin or something stupid like that, because we know nothing. Right? We only know what is important. Only things that are contextually relevant to the immediate development of the characters, establishing a firm background and creating an obstacle for them to later face, overcome or reflect back upon to shape their future decisions are what we know. Anything else is trivial, erroneous and, in my eye, garbage.

Lastly, regarding Simon's strength if he had continued to live (there's no question he died. He fucking died): 8 years.