User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 447: Escape Battle, Review./@comment-25305529-20150803052353/@comment-24784846-20150803060456

It's not that Laxus is strong, it's just Azeal is just dumb and arrogant. He was playing around with his opponents. We know he's on Brandish's calibur. So it's safe to say that Azeal could have done some damage but, Azeal is really just a big Jackal. Like when Jackal toyed with Lucy in their fight, Azeal was practically [|boasting].