User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 42: June 2015/@comment-3290324-20150702004148/@comment-3290324-20150704222457


 * Lol, my bad *steals apology back from Sane*. No takesie backsies!!! >__< But I'm still not getting why you're bringing Natsu up. Are you trying to suggest that I shouldn't hate him because him and Erza's fights recently are similar? If so, that's kinda falling on deaf ears because I can rant all day about why I hate Natsu, and his fights would only be a miniscule portion of that rant, lol.
 * 1) It's not about the quantity of the swords, it's about what you do with them. (Benizakura is just one sword after all). We were told that Erza was putting everything into the strength of the blades, and she did. Without relinquishing anything by wearing any armors, she was able to place all of her focus and strength into her offense. And as far as her not using Benizakura, do keep in mind that BZ was probably not even a thought in Mashima's mind at this point. This was years before its intro after all.
 * 2) That, my friend, is in the eye of the person watching. To all the Natsu and Erza fans, there's nothing wrong with seeing your character in the spotlight. But if you're a hater, then it causes some discord. Not saying there's anything wrong with you being upset, but it is what it is. :/ And my issue is that you were seemingly trying to imply that I was unable to judge Erza's fights unbiased. If you weren't, then ignore the rant in my previous comment. :P
 * 3) But that's the case with almost every powerful character who's intelligent as well. Mashima isn't exactly known for his well-thought out battles, and when two powerful people fight its generally just a bunch of flashy attacks back to back even if the two fighters are intelligent (like Jura vs. Jellal for instance). You don't have to rave about her intelligence because Mashima rarely shows it in battle, but respect the fact that she is.
 * 4) Do you know how many BILLIONS of gallons of water an ocean contains? And somehow Ultear manages to fall in a spot of ocean that contains her mother, and you are honestly going to justify that it's not horseshit? -_____- Really? Really, Sane?
 * 5) Gray had just met Ultear, and Ur's daughter or not, he didn't know this woman at all. In fact, all he knew about her was that she was a part of an evil guild doing God knows what. Oh, actually we do know what - they wanted to revive the strongest Dark Mage in history and eradicate 90% of the world's population! This wasn't a comrade of his who had lost her way like Lyon, this was a stranger who had done nothing but evil in her life. You can sugar coat it all you'd like, but Gray was lecturing his enemy like Natsu and Erza. Period. :/
 * 6) Once again, if you think Gray was enacting some psychological plan here, you're deluding yourself. Ultear being enraged by Gray's words was the result, not the intention. If Gray's words were a plan to throw Ultear off, don't you think Mashima would've made some note or mention of that?
 * 7) You're right, Gray didn't defeat her. This picture is just a figment of all of our imagination. ^___^ And I find it funny that you think Ultear giving up is good, but find error in Erza doing the exact same thing with Minerva. Erza was owning Minerva with her crying fist because she was stronger. So no, there isn't a huge difference. In fact, the only difference I see is that you love Gray and hate Erza, and you're letting your fanboyism blind you. ( .___.)