Contents & Characters (part 2)

Gray Fullbuster

Gray Fullbuster (グレイ・フルバスター Gurei Furubasutā^?) is an 18-year-old wizard who specializes in performing Ice Make magic (氷の造形魔法 Koi no Zōhei mahō),^[c] which allows him to instantaneously conjure various kinds of weapons, shields, and other inanimate objects made from ice.^[ch. 21] He is more level-headed and competent in performing jobs than most of his guildmates, but has a habit of removing his shirt or stripping down to his underwear, often without realizing it,^[ch. 2] which Mashima based on a personal habit of his own.^{[vol. 2:afterword]} Gray has a fierce rivalry with Natsu Dragneel due to their opposing personalities and magical elements.^[ch. 10] During his early childhood, Gray is taken in by Ur as an orphan after his hometown is destroyed by the demon Deliora. He learns magic from her with the intention of taking revenge against Deliora, and develops his stripping habit as a result of his training to withstand the freezing temperatures of Ur's hometown. He later moves on to join Fairy Tail after Ur sacrifices herself to defeat Deliora instead.^{[ch. 36-38,43]} Gray clashes with his fellow student Lyon Vastia and Ur's daughter Ultear Milkovich, and eventually helps both come to terms with their pasts as Ur did for him.^{[ch. 29,31,241,242]} In the original Japanese series, his voice actor is Yuichi Nakamura.^[7] In the English dub, his voice is supplied by Newton Pittman.^[8]

Erza Scarlet

"Titania"^[d] Erza Scarlet (エルザ・スカーレット Eruza Sukāretto^?), named after Eru, a character from Mashima's one-shot manga that served as a pilot for Fairy Tail,^{[vol. 2:afterword]} is a 19-year-old swordswoman with a guild ranking of S-Class. She is widely considered to be the most powerful female member of the guild.^[ch. 10] Using the re-equip magic "The Knight" (騎士(ザ・ナイト) Za Naito), she can summon different weapons and change armor and clothes at will.^[ch. 76] Additionally, she has an artificial eye, which can make her immune to illusions and eye-based magic, and halves their effects if used on both of her eyes.^{[ch. 100,111,155]} She usually chastises slackers and serves as Fairy Tail's punisher, but eventually becomes friendlier towards her guildmates.^[ch. 10,92]
Erza is enslaved and forced to build the Tower of Heaven at the age of eleven; while there, she befriends several slave children, which includes Jellal Fernandez.^[ch. 80] After Jellal is taken away for rebelling against their captors, Erza leads a slave revolt to save Jellal.^[ch. 81] Jellal is brainwashed into serving Zeref and continues the tower's construction, forcing Erza to escape and join Fairy Tail.^[ch. 83,89] Erza initially sheds tears from her real eye due to a defect with her artificial eye, but Mashima eventually abandoned this aspect after accidentally drawing some scenes where Erza has tears flowing from both eyes.^{[ch. 100,102][vol. 12:afterword]} Later, Erza helps Jellal atone for his misdeeds and eventually professes her love for him.^{[ch. 86,145-146,264]} She is voiced by Sayaka Ohara.^[10] In the English dub, her voice actress is Colleen Clinkenbeard.^[8]

Wendy Marvell

"Priestess of the Sky"^[e] Wendy Marvell (ウェンディ・マーベル Wendi Māberu^?) is a 12-year-old^[ch. 144] female Dragon Slayer. Wendy is usually accompanied by her Exceed partner Carla.^[ch. 132] Having mastered in the Sky Dragon Slayer magic (天の滅竜魔法 Ten no Metsuryū mahō), she can heal a person's injuries and ailments, and can temporarily relieve motion sickness.^{[ch. 135,152]} Additionally, she is capable of breathing powerful gusts of wind, and augmenting her friends' or her own speed, strength, and defensive power.^{[ch. 161,191,243]} Wendy can replenish her magical power by "eating" unpolluted air.^{[ch. 136,144,159]} Mashima created Wendy after one of his staff members commented that young girls "just don't appear" in the series, and noted the character's popularity among his associates.^{[vol. 16:afterword][11]}
After her adoptive mother Grandine disappears when she is five years old, Wendy is rescued by Mystogan, the Edolas counterpart of Jellal Fernandez.^{[ch. 136,167]} She becomes Mystogan's traveling partner during his exploration of Earth-land.^[ch. 145] He eventually leaves Wendy in the care of the Cait Shelter (化猫の宿(ケットシェルター) Ketto Sherutā) guild, led by Robaul (ローバウル Rōbauru); however, Wendy is unaware that he is a spirit who uses illusion magic to found the guild and care for her.^[ch. 164] Seven years later, she and Carla join an alliance with Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale, and Blue Pegasus to prevent the dark guild Oración Seis from acquiring Nirvana,^[ch. 132] a destructive spell developed by Robaul's tribe.^[ch. 164] During the battle with Oración Seis, Wendy is forced to resurrect Jellal, mistaking him as her former traveling partner.^[ch. 135] After learning about the truth about Robaul and Cait Shelter following Nirvana's destruction, she joins Fairy Tail.^{[ch. 164,165]} She is voiced by Satomi Satō.^[12]

Carla

Carla (シャルル Sharuru^?) is a 6-year-old white-furred Exceed originating from Edolas, and Wendy Marvell's partner. She is capable of using Aera magic,^[ch. 135] and the ability of precognition allows her to see visions of future locations and events, inheriting her precognitive powers from her mother Chagot; however, Carla is unaware of her family ties. She is evacuated from Edolas to Earth-land as an egg after Chagot has a vision of their realm's destruction; the objective is concealed as a mission to kill Dragon Slayers. Some time after this, Carla is hatched and taken under the care of the six-year-old Wendy. Carla has a premonition of future events and, despite her misinterpretation of Chagot's orders, decides to protect Wendy.^{[ch. 176,198]} Six years later, she joins Wendy in an alliance to defeat Oracion Seis, but upon meeting Happy, Carla initially shuns him and only reconsiders when Happy resolves to ignore their mission.^{[ch. 135,167,175]} In the original Japanese series, her voice actress is Yui Horie.^[12]

Gajeel Redfox

"Kurogane"^[f][ch. 47] Gajeel Redfox (ガジル・レッドフォックス Gajiru Reddofokkusu^?), similar to Natsu Dragneel and Wendy Marvell, is a male Dragon Slayer raised by the dragon Metalicana. The Iron Dragon Slayer magic (鉄の滅竜魔法 Tetsu no Metsurū mahō) grants him the ability to transform parts of his body into metal weapons such as clubs and swords, cover his body with nearly indestructible metal scales, and breathe gusts of wind containing metal shards capable of shredding a person's body.^[ch. 61] He can also consume metal objects for nourishment.^[ch. 105] Initially a member of Phantom Lord, his attack on Fairy Tail results in war between the two guilds and eventually joins Fairy Tail at Makarov Dreyar's request.^{[ch. 48,212]} At first distrusted by the members of Fairy Tail, Gajeel proves his loyalty to them.^{[ch. 103,105]} He develops a fierce rivalry with Natsu and harbors a resentment of cooperating with him unless forced to do so.^{[ch. 123,191]} He also comes to good terms with Levy McGarden after saving her from Laxus Dreyar's attack in Magnolia, and later partners with her for the S-Class exam on Tenrou Island, it seems that he may harbor feelings for her but does not disclose it.^{[ch. 106,202]} Under Makarov's orders, Gajeel acts as a double agent to spy on Raven Tail's master Ivan Dreyar, which he is forbidden to reveal to his guildmates.^{[ch. 128,201]} After noticing Natsu and Wendy's cat partners, Gajeel becomes self-conscious of the fact that he is the only Dragon Slayer without a cat partner until he fights and befriends Panther Lily, whom he openly adores.^{[ch. 165,186,198]} In the Japanese version of the series, Gajeel is voiced by Wataru Hatano.^[13] In the English dub, he is voiced by David Wald.^[14]