Quote Originally Posted by Kraco
In short, if this fight lacked a bit of thrill, it was very successful at demonstrating the fundamental difference between Fairy Tail and Sabertooth.
Except it doesn't make sense if you considered what happened to Lucy. Natsu should be itching to wipe the floor with them. The first burst of attacks were consistent with this - then it was just "let's see how far these guys go". Where's all the hatred?

Oh, and the whole "I'll lie down long enough for you to brag" - wtf's with that? It happened in Wendy's case too. Lying down for one manga panel while I read Sting's speech bubble might not be so bad.. but a 2min speech? That judge should have called them defeated already.

Yeah.. in general, almost EVERYTHING rubbed me the wrong way this episode. The only saving grace aside from the ones I mentioned before was the soundtrack - and even that wasn't EPIC ft standard because of how drawn out it was.

@DE RE Drives: I don't mind them using drives, but it was comical that FT could counter without using them. Just why were they letting themselves get beat up for so long anyway if "standard form" could withstand Dragon Force.

I don't quite get why Dragon Force is supposed to be so special for 3rd Gen Dragon Slayers. Natsu activated it by getting a dose of external power (Eterion, Flame of Guilt). Someone told me (so I haven't confirmed it) that Laxus could activate Dragon Force. The requirement then, is that a dragon slayer only needs to dope himself with a giant amount of mana - and he's in Dragon Force mode.

2nd Gen Laxus and 3rd Gen Sting can do it because they can dope their container with the mana within their Lacrima. I bet you Natsu can do it because his 2nd Origin acts in a similar manner as a separate container of power. Since dragons had to teach humans to use it (whom I assume were able to learn the technique successfully), it must mean the dragon slayers of olden days were also capable.

Powerful, but certainly not exclusive.

@Twist: Yeah, no way kids could have touched that dragon. Either the dragons let them kill it, or they died via other means and Sting thought he killed it. The flashback showed that they weren't that powerhungry as kids though, so they must be acting tough (being a Sabertooth thing) and actually did love their dragons.