User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-39.51.215.62-20180722023923/@comment-28884330-20180728174755

The evidence that Apollon is a God, a Chief God at that and a God-class being, while Strada is not. According to the rules of the tournament a God-class being is worth two piece slots while Strada is worth only one, which means that overall he’s weaker than a God-class being.