I agree with Many of Your Things but still We can't Judge Jacob's Defence.He was Taken by a City Buster Attack.Even Ajeel will be taken by This Attack.I disagree. Jacob shouldn't even be compared to Dimaria. If anything, he displayed feats on the level of Ajeel and Wahl. Dimaria was beaten fairly easily because people tend to underestimate Third Origin. I won't argue that here but there really is nothing more to say. Just like how God Serena was taken out by Acnologia. Jacob doesn't really have hax. He is very similar to Minerva and Marin. Sure, his magic can be countered quite easily but if he used it properly, he could have at least taken somebody out. I agree it takes Lucy's intervention to give Natsu a chance to defeat him. Why? Because Lucy's magic counters his... That is all. Aside from her support, Jacob does not seem has any other attack that is notable. Using the fact that Jacob displaced Brandish means nothing... Cana trapped all of Fairy Tail in cards. That was obviously just plot. Here, we see Jacob lack offense, speed, and intelligence. Defense is unknown. CQC may really be his only high point but that would be more like Bacchus' level which is pretty weak if you ask me.
To Be Honest I believe gray is on The Level of a Spriggan.Many People will rush at me but He Failed To Freeze Ajeel's Sand.- Jacob has a feat of displacing Brandish, Marin and 111 FT members in to another dimension/space. Only Lucy can stop this due to Horologium, which also saved Natsu too. Now I don't know if Jacob can kill everyone in the other space, but I'd say he'd do rather well. Now as for Jacob v Natsu we saw Jacob winning in hand to hand, only Lucy's light powers through Loke was able to combat this. If you're suggesting Natsu can use FDKM to engulf the whole area in order to counter Jacob then that is reasonable, but it doesn't stop the fact that Jacob was handling Natsu quite well.
- Gray and Natsu were side by side in Avatar. By portrayal you can argue they are equals. Yet Natsu produced a feat which far outclassed anyone there when he destroyed the War God. That edges Natsu above. This doesn't mean Gray can't do something of that level, it means that Gray has not shown such power yet, his best feat is a defensive spell against Ajeel. You can hype Gray to be equal to Natsu, but I don't. It is on Gray to prove he is that strong, ie has the power to take down a Spriggan. The same goes for Natsu, he had to prove he was able to fight Spriggans to be considered the same as Laxus. He has done it, and can be ranked evenly with him. Though I'd say Laxus would beat Natsu(no DF).
- I've got Natsu above Jacob, if you haven't noticed. Again, without Lucy, Natsu is just as helpless as everyone else in the guild. Natsu is certainly more powerful in offence than Jacob. But like DiMaria, Jacob possesses a hax ability that can defy general fighting conditions. I tend to roll with the powerhouses over hax merchants, and thus have put Natsu above DiMaria/Jacob. I keep Wahl/God Serena equal to them as well, but if I was asked who is stronger I would go with Wahl/Serena by virtue of their powers.
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Mashima indeed used to leave Mira behind, but now she has Sayla form which makes me put her on the same level as Erza or very slightly below. I hope in this arc her shine gets brighter over and over.