User blog comment:R. Lawton/How strong are some the GMG characters in comparison to Fairy Tail/@comment-5268982-20130911124807/@comment-3290324-20130911142453

Okay, while I do agree with this statement, I feel as though everyone in the blog is underestimating Fairy Tail's strength. True, because the Mages of Fairy Tail are the main protagonists, Mashima does let them use Nakama Power to win fights in a lot of cases, but let's not forget that they are pretty powerful by themselves. Makarov is extremely powerful, and hands down, one of the most powerful characters in the series. Laxus, Erza, Mirajane, and especially Gildarts are all beasts in battle, and Nakama Magic or not, they can all take down some pretty powerful adversaries.

Natsu, Gajeel, Freed, Gray, Juvia, Lucy, Bickslow, Evergreen, Elfman, Cana, etc. while not as powerful as the S-Class Mages are all pretty powerful as well. Even a few of the minor members aren't pushovers.

Granted, Fairy Tail does use Nakama Magic a lot, but what main protagonists don't use Plot Armor? The only difference between Mashima and other mangakas is that instead of throwing his protagonists random powerups every arc to defeat whoever the newest enemy is - he just reuses Nakama Magic. Admittedly, Nakama Magic is the more frustrating method of the two....