Jellal is an highly resilient opponent, who has proven himself capable of undergoing large amounts of damage without collapsing: during the events of the Tower of Heaven, he could continue fighting after being slashed in the belly by Erza Scarlet[172] (despite such action having later stopped him from casting the Abyss Break spell)[173] and receiving a barrage of Fire Dragon Slayer Magic spells from Natsu Dragneel, emerging unscathed from them;[174] later on, most importantly, he was able to survive Natsu's attacks while the latter was in Dragon Force mode,[175] even after being sent crashing down through his own Tower of Heaven.[176] He was also able to fuse his body with the Etherion and attain control of it, something which should have resulted in his certain death.[177] He, however, yet again survived, entering a comatose state,[63] from which he was woken by Wendy Marvell's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic.[178]