User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-1359322-20170519103917/@comment-31137559-20170519122651

I just wonder why people think Vali is just behind Issei because Issei got a new body made from the power of two of the strongest supernatural beings. It sounds impressive but does that mean Issei is Great Red or Ophis? No. If Issei was really going to surpass Vali that much then his remade body would have originally made him much stronger than Vali as soon as he received it. But did it? No. Issei still needs to train and master his forms. Having his body made from a tiny portion of Great Red's flesh and a little bit of Ophis' power doesn't just make him more OP than everyone else. How many people foresaw Vali creating Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive? Despite Cardinal Crimson Queen surpassing it in every regard besides power, it was a form that surpassed Juggernaut Drive without all the negative effects. And Vali was the first possessor that ever survived Juggernaut Drive. That's really nothing to overlook even if Vali was teetering on the edge of going berserk. People will credit it to Vali's natural talent and immense demonic powers which I believe is at the same level as Ajuka's and Sirzechs'. But it seems like Issei has been getting the handouts rather than Vali. Vali just used what he was naturally born with. Issei used all the factors he gained much later in life. There would have been no Illegal Move: Triana and Cardinal Crimson Promotion had he not been reincarnated into a devil. No DxD if he didn't have his remade body. No Dividing Wyvern Fairy or Reflect without Issei taking one of Vali's gems and infusing it into his Boosted Gear. It's like the naturally talented ones are the only ones that use what they were naturally born with. If Issei was going to surpass Vali by that much then we would know. And people think Vali's demonic powers don't hold a candle to Issei's remade body, but by that logic Sirzechs and Ajuka shouldn't be in the Top 10 and Super Devils, yet they are. And Vali has the combination of having immense demonic powers and having one of the 13 Longinus. That's very frightening. From what Vali has achieved so far with that combination, there really isn't a limit to what he can achieve.

Vali isn't one to look down upon. Don't be surprised if Vali actually improved DxD in Volume 24 because it suits him. People just automatically assume Issei will far surpass Vali just because he has a tiny bit of Great Red's and Ophis' power. And people think:


 * Great Red and Ophis=Two of the three strongest supernatural beings in the world=Issei being automatically stronger than everyone else due to having both of their powers within him.

Just because Issei has a tiny portion of their power doesn't mean he is Great Red and Ophis.