Quote Originally Posted by kimoi View Post
I think people are making too much of the Twelve's failure and that this means Bahamut is stronger than the gods. In the end, it wasn't the Twelve, it was a mortal (I guess depending on your view of Archobs, this is debatable) who attempted to use the power of the Twelve, not the gods themselves doing it. Even Louisoix knew there was a chance it might fail, and that's why he had the last resort of making everyone disappear.
I'm actually gonna pull an example from Yugioh of all things...

In the Dawn of the Duel story arc, the ultimate darkness named Zorc is basically tearing shit up. So, Shimon summons Exodia, a deity so strong, it had to be sealed away, blah blah exposition. Anyways, Exodia was equal in power to Zorc, but because it drew it's power from a mortal, Exodia's power eventually waned to the point of being destroyed. Similar situation here as Kimoi said.

My own personal theory is that the Tweleve were never summoned and couldn't use their full power. If you watch the sealing spell, the spikes are holding Bahamut in place, and the symbols of the Twelve are rising from the ground, in what I believe is a symbol of them awakening or being summoned.

Bahamut broke free of his binds before the summoning could be completed. So it's not that the power of the Twelve was less than Bahamut's, but more the fact that they didn't even get a chance to use their power.