User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-39.33.207.115-20180503070146/@comment-28884330-20180503072707

Tobio is stronger because he's not only a Longinus user who has mastered his Sacred Gear to the point of developing an Abyss Side Balance Breaker, but more importantly.... He's a former protagonist! MC power trumps all!