Honestly I'm starting to think they should have not only allowed us to fight atleast Ilbred, but also make it an unwinnable fight. Even if people complained that it was unfair that SE made it impossible to win we can point out that its not even the first time such has happened in the FF series (looking at you in paticular Beatrix).

Primal wise we have an advantage over Raubahn and Ilbred in that we have (had? I keep forgetting by this point, I think its still have) immunity to their tempering, allowing us to fight without worry of being insta take-downed. But that doesn't mean they can't be stronger than us.