Again, he raises the power of the antagonist he faces, not the entire group. It's like trying to put Gate at Zero and Daemon level.
So two dragons in a group of 5, let's say 3 adding Gray matchup. The other 2 still can be fodders to them, just like Oracion Sechs dynamics which had Zero, Daemon and Blade as the stronger half, and other half solidly weaker than them.
The only statement equalizing the BDSK is a perhaps from Madmole, which is not a clear statement, and we are talking about a series where all the DGs were said to be equals and then Ignia is stronger than everyone.
Like the DGs narrative with Dragon Aldoron being trashed by a Human Ignia level Natsu ? Or maybe the signarios overglaze ending in Aquarius Lucy hands. Mashima himself don't cares about the statements made in the manga, what matters is what happens, the feats are what matters the most, otherwise i can just go and claim that Karameel is stronger than Irene based on Wed overglazing fraudnarios. Characters can lie and have wrong impressions about things, but the author himself explictly said that he don't know who is stronger between Suzaku and the guy who one shotted Kirin TWICE. So i agree that there is a limit of headcanon that equalizes Kirin to Suzaku when the guy is objectively a one shot material to him. And i will repeat, this is not a opinion, it's a objective fact that Kirin is just a one shot material to Kirin. Deny that because of a perhaps from Madmole is worse than still wanting to equalize the dragon gods, because at least their statement didn't had a perhaps.
Haku was the weakest of the BDSK who i also do not believe being Gildarts level just because of a perhaps. And since Raj was the weakest F&F too, she is just gonna face the weakest calamity.
Lecka argument was to say that there is no guarantees, who knows if Mashima simply decides to rush these fights ?
My point with the Garling example was to point that the use of ''the narrative is leading to this'' is actually just headcanon based on people own interpretation of what the narrative is. There was no statement about Garling strength beyond Oda literally just saying that he is strong. But since dude was Shanks father and an endgame antagonist people thought he was going to be a top tier but he wasn't, he was just a overglorified final villain minion. Then we have the blood calamities that are final villain minions. And don't even need to talk One Piece, the spriggan 12 also were final villain minions and only few of them were decent. Minions are still minions, they don't shouldn't have the benefit of doubt, they need feats first.
I understand what you mean about Laxus, and I agree that within any group there is always a certain degree of power disparity. However, the power levels of these characters tend to fluctuate significantly depending on how the author chooses to emphasize them. This is exactly what happened with Irene, August, and Larcade, who were explicitly portrayed by Mashima as stronger and more relevant than the other Spriggans.
Readers are usually free to interpret things, but without a direct statement from the author, our conclusions cannot be treated as facts — they are simply interpretations that make sense within the story’s internal logic.
Among the five dragons, only one truly benefits from uncertainty, and that is the one who will face Wendy. Laxus, Erza, and Gray are already established as powerful characters with solid feats, which allows us to reasonably assume that their opponents will be relevant in terms of power.
Lucy’s opponent, however, is a complete wildcard in terms of power level, because she has a trump card: Mercphobia. We do not know how far Mashima intends to push the Dragon God’s power, but it is clear that Mercphobia is a relevant force even in a weakened state. Therefore, it is not accurate to claim that only three of the Calamity Bloods will matter in terms of power.
This leaves only one Calamity Blood whose strength we cannot yet determine whether it will live up to the expectations set by the rest of the group. However, this uncertainty exists mainly because Mashima has not yet foreshadowed Wendy’s true power. The closest thing we have is the statement that Wendy inherited Irene’s power, but it is unclear whether this should be interpreted literally or metaphorically. In any case, across Mashima’s villain groups, there is almost always one character who stands out the least in terms of power and feats.
Regarding the Dragon Gods, I believe most readers always assumed Ignia would be the strongest. Aldoron’s defeat by Natsu was impressive, but Selene still compared Natsu to the level of a Dragon God, which suggests that Mashima never established a tier above that classification. Moreover, Aldoron never truly fought Natsu head-on and was not even expecting the attack, in a situation very similar to Selene being caught off guard by Ignia. Aldoron’s focus was on Selene and on executing the Omega Universe plan. That said, Ignia is clearly showing feats above the other Dragon Gods, which does not contradict Mashima’s usual approach to group dynamics — in fact, it is fully consistent with it.
As for the argument involving Haku, I agree that he is the weakest member of the BDSK. However, I strongly disagree with the claim that he is not on a similar power level to the rest of the group. Haku’s power is entirely hax-based, as it worked on Natsu, Lucy, and even Irene. There is no reason to assume it would not work on Suzaku, Kirin, or Misaki. Therefore, even though Haku lacks the same level of combat skill as his teammates, he compensates with extremely powerful magic — a common trait in the hax-focused archetypes Mashima likes to use.
The Gate comparison is not bad, but I believe Bird would have been a better example. I do not consider Gate a disappointing character when compared to Zero and Daemon. He is significantly weaker than those two, but he still possesses decent and useful magic. His defeat by Juvia came through strategy rather than brute force.
As for your arguments about the BDSK, I do not think your logic aligns with the manga’s narrative. Madmole’s statement is not isolated, since Suzaku was present during that scene and did not dispute it. Later on, Mashima presents the BDSK as a cohesive group, and Selene explicitly comments on their power levels, stating that Kirin was the strongest. Selene reached that conclusion after evaluating the group’s overall strength. In this case, the narrative directly contradicts your interpretation.
While I respect the attempt to argue that Suzaku is stronger than Kirin, I completely disagree with the level of disparity you suggest between the two. Not only does it go against Selene’s statements, but it also implies that Suzaku is vastly superior to Kirin, which is simply not supported by the manga. Mashima’s statement regarding Suzaku and Laxus must be understood within the context of the Labyrinth arc, where Laxus’ power was still relatively close to Kirin’s, even after defeating him.
Defeating an opponent with a single decisive blow is extremely common in Fairy Tail — Natsu and Erza do it all the time — and it does not mean the attack itself lacked power. Laxus defeated Kirin using an enormous amount of magical energy. It is also important to remember that before receiving Elexion’s buff, Laxus was not able to compete evenly with Kirin and was consistently being overwhelmed. Therefore, it is incorrect to claim that Laxus became overwhelmingly superior to Kirin during that arc. He surpassed him in power, yes, but the gap between them was likely not that large, especially considering Mashima explicitly stated that a fight between Laxus and Suzaku would be a close one.
Finally, the argument that Kirin lost in just two attacks does not carry much weight, since Mashima frequently ends battles with a single decisive strike. What further weakens this point is the fact that Viernes himself was defeated by a single fully charged attack from Gray, in a manner very similar to Kirin’s defeat.
And if Natsu, Erza, Gray, and the rest of Team A had time to grow stronger, then Laxus — as one of Fairy Tail’s most prominent characters — has almost certainly evolved as well and is now far stronger than he was during the Labyrinth arc. The current Suzaku likely does not even compare to the current Laxus.
Lastly, that argument involving Karameel and Irene never made any sense, as there is simply no correlation between the two.
I think I am dropping Tower of God and reading this instead 
