- #18
It's a common trope that has been used in shonen for years. Usually the bigger they are, they harder they fall. In Dragon Ball it was usually the least intimidating enemy that was the most powerful (AKA Freiza, Buu). Fairy Tail has a similar vibe going on with characters like Zeref, who's outside appearance doesn't match up with the most vile dark wizard of all time.
Yes it is, but usually it flows better when used in combination with an arrogant character beating the giant. It shows off the superiority of the Mc beating the "Monster".
Good usage of this trope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVV-jwIxjYU&ab_channel=SuperSaiyan%E1%B4%B4%E1%B4%B0
However In Fairy Tail the whole scene had a serious nature to it and if you can agree that this was menacing than it´s badly written. Because Natsu has his rapeface going, he isn´t fucking around with his enemie, he´s genuinily mad and everyone from Fairy Tail is happy seeing his improvement.
It´s about atmpsphere, you don´t put a fart joke into a romantic scene if your intention isn´t a joke. The atmosphere during the whole buildup was Monster=menacing/dangerous.
Completely nullying this with one scene doesn´t only degrade the Monster, but also the whole situation.
The buildup feels wasted because "misslead" and boring execution. A oneshot isn´t exciting it´s fast and efficient but it ruins the buildup atmosphere in one swoop, making the scene less impactful.
Also the whole situation was redundant, because we had seen Natsu oneshot Bluenote, 10 chapter earlier.Making this shit repetetive and promising this boring formula to continue.
