User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 401: Igneel vs. Acnologia, Review and Commentary/@comment-24467372-20140922162609/@comment-25111584-20140922194112

@FTF: Hehe, to each his own. ;)

@Johnny: Not saying that Mard kills him. There's a huge brawl going on upstairs, a stray shot headed their way could potentially annihilate them. Maybe Jellal does something to protect them, but dies. But the other members of the team use this distraction to finally defeat Mard. I ... don't see him being defeated by a lone Jellal, even if completely healed. And Meredy was just an example, could be the whole team. But I agree with you, Gildarts would be the best choice.