#Edolas arc

[nagirambles]

Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 200

Warning: generally negative.

And so the decharacterisation of Juvia begins. Like, I get that Gray was the reason she broke out of her rain woman slump and all, but her new hairstyle and her friendships within the guild came from Lucy and Cana. Why does everything get reset all the way to Phantom era just because of Gray?

I feel like this could've been some kind of deep character building moment in the long term-- it could have been Juvia realizing she was being overdependent on Gray because the second he discards her (he wasn't holding on to her particularly to begin with) she dissolves back into being socially inept. It could've been her moment to go from focusing on Gray to focusing on herself and her own goals. Does she return to this form because it's the one that Gray saved? Did she want his attention again, so she reverted, so Gray could save her again? I wish it went in that direction, because then there would be something. But there wasn't. This was just Mashima's brand of humour, and it's what begins Fairy Tail's downward spiral.

Which is ridiculous! She spent so much time away from them in Nirvana and Edolas and was fine until Happy told her about Edolas Gruvia!

It's so unhealthy and I wish I could be joking right now, but I can't. It isn't even portrayed as negative unlike her usual stalker shenanigans. God forbid, when it happened in Avatar it was entirely stated that Gray was the one that needed to be brought back to their side because Juvia's not okay without him. Sure, Gray needed to be brought home, but no one mentions how Juvia is way too fucking dependent on her man that she's somehow completely unable to take care of herself once he's gone! She made herself sick and wandered about like a zombie without any meaning left in her!

What did she spend so many months in the guild for, if she somehow never experienced family enough to remember it after Gray left? Even Phantom Lord taught her the meaning of 'being accepted regardless of your flaws/baggage' and you're telling me Fairy Tail gave her nothing except crippling overdependence on Gray?

When did she become someone that only lived for Gray? Where is my strong and brutal, desperate to prove herself, confident, self-sacrificing shy girl? Where is the girl that just wanted Cana to accept her, where is the girl that hurt herself to save Gray from Meredy, where is the girl that brought Gajeel to Fairy Tail because she didn't want him to be alone after Phantom disbanded? Where is the girl that, when mind-controlled, cried because she didn't want to hurt Lucy anymore? Where is she?

I really feel like this moment and the later Avatar situation could've been a character building moment to enrich both her and Gruvia as a dynamic. Rather than Avatar completely tuning all the blame on Gray, it should've been a moment where Juvia herself went to save Gray and bring him home. She proves her place later on, during the Water Make moment--- but that's about her love for Gray. What about her pride as a member of Fairy Tail, as family, as Juvia Lockser, the strong and independent rain girl that now knows the sun? Where the fuck is she, Mashima? Why were we robbed of the moment where Juvia, after growing as a member of Fairy Tail, went and brought Gray home to a place that would accept him after he turned to the dark side? Where is Juvia bringing Gray into the sun to bring their development and relationship full circle? Why is Gruvia going up and down like a cheese grater?

[vitaetmorsfilo]

this is a list of moments where natsu is smart (but it's getting less and less of them per arc, so i'm filling up space with my yapping) (episodes from 65 to 80)

(i took a small break, c'mon, watching fairy tail for 5 days straight is tough)

- when hibiki gave them the map of nirvana lacrimas, managed to figure out that zero is on lacrima 1 by his senses alone (tho i don't know how much he trusted them, he seemed pretty shocked when he saw zero)

- when fighting zero, managed to stop/dispel/burn zero's dark capriccio with his iron fist

- (am i the only one who thinks that we are SO missing out on a bond between jellal and natsu? how natsu was going to fight jellal there and then, how jellal shielded natsu feom zero's attack, and it being paralleled with how simon shielded erza and natsu from jellal's attack? how jellal gave natsu his flame of rebuke to boost natsu, and natsu accepts it and thanks him? gah-)

- when fighting zero, natsu managed to deflect zero's attack with his fire

- (for me, it's always such a delight to see natsu fight, he moves so much, with so much grace, like dancing licks of flame, and fight with zero shows it spectacularly, ough-)

- (also, what is it with igneel? "you dare to call yourself child of igneel" huh? i kinda see where he is coming from, natsu really strives to proof himself, so he wants to encourage him to fight that way, but it rubs me the wrong way? and in the flashback, at natsu's very reasonable question how can he even break that huge rock, igneel just says to "never give up before you try" and "believe in you strength" and "never forget that you are a dragon slayer, be proud of it" (okay, the bit with how he'll always be with natsu is sweet), and natsu is just "okay, but i still don't get it how to break this rock :/". i think he was trying to convey what makarov said in first episodes, how magic comes from the heart and belief, but from igneel, to me it came off more like a parent telling their neurodivergent child to "just do it, it's easy, everyone else is doing it fine, you should try harder", like, hey, if i am not managing to do it, how would i do it without you explaining it? eh, it's me rambling-)

- when fighting zero, he managed to burn and dispel zero's genesis zero with his flames (which i think set a precedent to him just burning his way through various spells and magic)

- (and also, can i say how beautiful the names of his attacks are? first it was crimson lotus against laxus, now it's phoenix blade against zero, wow, i did not know you had it in you, natsu (i mean, okay, we don't know who exactly designed them, natsu himself or igneel, but even if it was igneel, i just can't imagine him naming them, especially after another mythical creature))

- (natsu was the first who stood up for jellal against rune knights, calling jellal their comrade, my fucking heart)

- (i am now an advocate for jellal and natsu's sibling-like relationship. like, look: tried to revive a person, tried to sacrifice his loved one person, tried to change the world, regarded as genius in magic, feels immense guilt over past actions, has several personalities. now, who am i talking about - jellal or zeref?-)

- (also, do we have honest to god ghosts in fairy tail? cait shelter was all an illusion, and roubaul said that he was something of a thought projection, like jellal used with siegrain, and then mavis with herself, since she was not really dead. so, no ghost?)

- (also, my headcanon is that cait shelter was named after cat is beacause dragon slayers behave kinda like cats, and roubaul took one look at wendy and immediately thought of her as an abandoned kitten)

- (oh, daphne arc, joy🙄🙄)

- when fighting gray, for gray to not land a hit on him he broke the floor under them

- (what was your deal, gray? yeah, natsu forgot about his promise, but what does it have to do with you? he was 12, what could have he done? and people of silence just said that they'll be waiting for as long as they'll need, so no time clutch. and since you stalked him there, why did you not just, reminded him? i doubt you were going out of your way to solve it, not since you met up with daphne while she was in magnolia these seven days, just say that there is a person for natsu to beat, thats all. and really, "when i heard about dragonoid i figured that the only way to beat him was from inside" don't give this bullshit, the fastest way to beat dragonoid was to beat daphne before she even started it. and the condition to releasing people of silence was to beat "the one who controls dragons", not the dragonoid itself. if it was your genuine plan, and not something to fuck over with natsu, then please, don't let anyone let you plan again, there will be casualties-)

- (and the moment natsu fell into dragonoid he remembered town of silence, go figure that gray really didn't to go all this way to remind natsu of his promise)(also, he only forgot about it because he thought it was a weird dream on his part, but gray couldn't have had this thought because he was watching natsu, so he knew for sure it was not a dream)

- (daphne is overpowered, what do you mean you can stop a whole town from revealing themselves from their magic-)

- (i... get it what they were trying to do, they wanted to overheat dragonoid with natsu's flames of emotions, but could you not do it when he gave you direct permission to thrash dragonoid with him, and not when the guys soul is 3 percent from being fucking absorbed, i swear to god, if not for gajeel just straight up punching the core, they really would've lost natsu)

- (kudos from me to gajeel for remembering that lucy has a spirit with arrows and that they can deliver fire for natsu to boost himself)

- (THANK FUCK ITS OVER)

- at fairy tail's annual sprint, he managed to boost his speed with his flames (but gajeel still was running toe to toe with him and gray and erza, gray has ice floor to skate and erza has her special get up to not lose as much stamina and maintain her pace, how did gajeel got in top 5 all on his own? how fast is that fucker?)

- (i really want to see natsu in serious sexy get up-)

- hey, for everyone to know, natsu knows that when people are in danger you should prioritise people in danger over fighting since he was 12 YEARS OLD-

- ooooow, gildarts playing catch with natsu while talking with him, then going fishing, playing with him, picking mushrooms, having a picknick, watching over him when he and lisanna sleep, he is such a dad to him, he just looked at him once and immediately thought "yeah, that little spitfire needs a parent. anyone? no? oh well, why not me-"

- natsu worrying over wendy, asking if she bumped her head, precious

- when in edolas, made them disguises out of literal plants, like, carla's doesn't look half bad, and wendy's look really cute! its only with his and happy's that he decided that slapping some leaves is enough, lmao

[fairydares]

I was re-reading some of the Fairy Tail manga recently (as i am wont to do) and you know, while i personally wouldn't call the Edolas arc one of the stronger arcs, the writing decisions that went into it are sort of fascinating. Mashima even made a note about this in one chapter that he and the others creating the story decided to change direction right then and therefore factored in some of the stuff he'd come up with while brainstorming (remember the anime-only Daphne arc was right before this...they had to do a filler while Mashima figured out what he wanted to write) .

i think choosing to make Edolas an inversion of Earthland both in terms of the world-building and the personalities was a really interesting decision. Especially because, at heart, all the characters weren't really very dissimilar from their Earthland counterparts; they were all members of Fairy Tail, all cared deeply about their comrades, and all even had inversions of the same "things" our cast did (ex. with Natsu Dragion being a huge coward except in vehicles, his "things" still revolve around recklessness, bravery, and vehicles rather than something entirely unrelated to Earthland Natsu's "things.")

rather than being fundamentally different, they were all hardened and shaped by a world where the most precious resource was being hoarded by the nobility. that's as close as i think Fairy Tail comes to making a serious point about class inequality and exploitation, themes which are definitely a lot more prevalent in Eden's Zero.

[fangirlfortress]

Ngl he best trope is the one where, ok so there's like this people. Maybe it's a kingdom or a tribe or whatever, but it's a whole people and they're being deceived. They're generally a good people, they do what they can to survive and they love each other, and they are ruled by a good, albeit misguided person with understandable motives. Typically a queen, sometimes a mother, and she loves her people. She works, fights and shares with them - her people love her, trust her completely. But she is lying to them, maybe about a prophesy or about their own circumstances, but she is lying to them and she has been for decades, either out of the urge to protect her people or her child. Then this deception is revealed - she reveals it - and she begs for forgiveness, gives up her title and maybe tells them that she deserves to die for her crimes, that they have every right to kill her for breaking their trust and manipulating them for so long. She is crying, maybe this is on the verge of some crisis where they're all going to die because of she couldn't tell the truth, and her people are heartbroken, but forgive her immediately. They say, no, you cannot just die and be absolved of all responsibility. You have to stay and help us fix this, you have to fight. Because they love her and it is obvious that she loves them, that she did this because she didn't know any other way to protect what she cares for. And she is so beloved. Their trust is shaken, but she is their queen and she has, for so long, been one of them; someone who has sacrificed and cried and fought right alongside them, that they say no, we will not leave you. And if you die, then we will die right with you, because this is our home and you are our queen. You are one of us.

[bumblebeehug]

I wonder what if Happy got touka and carla as friends?

Not sure exactly what u mean by this ask, but I'd say Happy and Carla are already good friends. I've always thought it's sad to see that all development they got during the Edolas arc, was lost as soon as it was over. Carla had previously seen Happy as a happy-go-lucky fool, even considering him a simpelton for only caring about fish and adventure (and "flirting" with her). She thought highly of herself however - she was smart, calm and intuative in comparison. I wouldn't be surprised if she found herself superior to Happy.

After the Edolas arc however, she was forced to recognise Happy for what he is - a strong minded guy with good morals and lots of courage. When Carla was having her lowest moments, Happy didn't falter, like she thought he would. He always had a strong identity thanks to his friends and family at Fairy Tail, and this proved to be exactly what Carla didn't have, despite what she thought beforehand. She lived her life believing that her premonition skill, her ability to see into the future, actually was a mission - information she had been granted (as someone superior - being better than others was a big thing for exceeds, and I think it was sort of imprinted into her brain to act like she was above others). When this turned out to be false later, her entire idenity shattered. She didn't know who she was or what purpose she had, but she always had Happy around her to ground her. And the thing is: they left Edolas as good, trusting friends. Carla showed a tiny bit of affection back every so often, and she quit berating Happy for every thing he did.

The fact that Mashima got lazy with their dynamics isn't surprising (he did the same thing with Juvia - boiling characters down to 2 or 3 traits that completely remove the nuance they were introduced with). It's sad, but expected.

Touka is one of those characters that shouldn't have been as big part of the story as she ended up, in my opinion. Her premise was (once again) lazy, just being a Juvia-copy but with "Natsu" (which we learn is actually aimed at Happy). At the end of the day, that entire schtick was just to create some interest from NaLu-fans. Mashima wanted to create some friction so he could pretend to prove Natsu's and Lucy's relationship in response to said friction - he fooled us fans big time and just gave us crumbs at the end to work with. But that's beside the point. Touka didn't serve the characters' relationships any good at the end of the day. We got to see a slightly jealous Carla when Happy learned that Touka was another cute exceed, but he was quick to tell her that he's devoted to only her (though actions didn't exactly show the same).

It would have been nice if Carla and Touka became friends - two girls with proper etiquette could match well, especially if Touka had seen Happy's "true nature" (like being a silly fish-obsessed goon, or that he's already devoted to his one true love, Carla,) and then decided that her initial crush wasn't as serious as previously lead on. Then Carla and Touka could be quite close friends - especially since they're also quite strong, Carla with her transformation magic and Touka with her aqua-magic.

This just became a long ramble - they're not exactly the characters I reflect most on (aside from Happy, he's my baby whom I birthed) but that's just because their characters have been so clearly neglected by Mashima. Carla and Happy were both interesting characters at one point, but Touka was just a tool he used to spin the story in directions he only managed to finish half-arsed... all in my humble opinion though

[pencilofawesomeness]

I can’t stop thinking about “mystogan baby koala” and so I present

We backpack him to Acno

AKJDFHDSLGJG NO HELP THAT'S TOO ACCURATE

Like no lie Acnologia would scruff him so fast and Mystogan is honestly okay with it. He's got honorary kid status for a reason.

[forever-found-in-daydreams]

Watched the end of the Edolas arc with my dad the other day and cried-

[shima-draws]

Catching up on more recent FT stuff and um

EDO LUCY HAS A KID?

EDO LUCY AND EDO NATSU ARE MARRIED??? AND HAVE A DAUGHTER?? NALU CANON???

Also oh my FUCKING god look at him. He’s such a proud dad I’m going to throw up I love him so much

And the fact that Natsu gets attached to her IMMEDIATELY and goes into overprotective Dad Mode when she’s not even his daughter, technically (and Gray too over his own Edo kid 🤧)

Natsu: I’ve decided I’m taking her home with me. No objections

HOMIE DEADASS IS SIGNING THE ADOPTION PAPERS ALREADY. It was love at first sight. Natsu loves her so much he wants to kidnap her. Shut UP,

[xfangheartx]

I like to think that Natsu bought her that book.

[nagirambles]

Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 200

One thing that's similar between Fairy Tail and One Piece, and a big part about why these two manga do nakamaship so well, is probably the post-battle banquet. While in One Piece the trend is that it gets bigger and bigger, in Fairy Tail it's always similarly wild, and sometimes it's less "yay we made it through hell" and more "oh hey, welcome home". Both are good.

I love the spirit of "let's find any excuse to drink and dance and be idiots!" it's just the spirit of how we can always just forget everything and have fun celebrating the present.

Also, this Raijinshuu reintroduction. I wish we did more. I kinda wonder what would've happened if these three decided to adopt Lisanna into their tribe instead. Sure it's more story coherent that she formed a team with her siblings, but just for narrative advancements it'd be fun because these three are some of the ones we don't see any interactions of them with Lisanna, because they're not in the kid era. Wouldn't it be funny if Mirajane and Elfman, overprotective and all, were like 'how about you go on missions with the raijinshuu from now on? Safer that way. And that's just. A thing from now on. Gives the thunder legion development while giving Lisanna a fun new experience rather than just going off her experiences in Edolas.

Like, would it be funny if Laxus came back and Lisanna was like hah! they bodyguard me now! And laxus, who never really cared that the tribe were technically guards, would just be like didn't you die, and then he would be completely on board with the protect Lisanna agenda. It'd be funny

[misakarose]

Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail ep. 88, "The Great River of Stars is for Pride"

[doctorkatmd]

Everyone rags in Fairy Tail for it's overuse of the "Enemy eventually becomes ally" trope. And they're right, as you watch the show it kinda gets exhausting. But I find an refreshing optimism in the idea that anyone you find yourself in conflict with, you could eventually see eye to eye with. There's just this feeling in the show that, even if our ideas, goals, or even personalities clash, we're all human. That eventually, if we hang on to hope, and act with love, we can find common ground, and maybe even change for the better in the process. Of course it's in an ideal world, where magic exists. But it's not trying to be anything else. The 3rd rule if you leave Fairy Tail is literally "Though our paths may have diverged, you must continue to live out your life with all your might, you must never consider your own life to be something insignificant, and you must never forget about your friends for as long as you live." As far as jobs go, it's probably the kindest thing to leave someone you parting with. Like the idea is that they're abandoning the guild, abandoning their friends. And Fairytale's response is just, "as long as you love yourself and don't forget the kindness you experienced here, have peace." And that brings me joy.

[shinobisage09]

B - rank.

The tier where it was good, but a lot minor nitpicky issues, mainly with pacing to be honest. Or in some cases, some events could have been done better.

Edolas is a great arc. It was nice to see a "bizarro" world where the people in Ishgar are either opposites or just different in some ways. I liked seeing Mystogan's origins, and his farewell is still one of the hardest ones for me to see because despite us not seeing him so much, he's done so much for the guild he loves. Also seeing Happy get some major development, as well as his and Carla's/Charle's origins is great. I just wasn't a fan of how long and dragged out the "we're so helpless" part was. I mean it's a change, but still.

Eisenwald Arc is where we're introduced to Erza Scarlet for the first time, and boy, she's just as crazy as the others in her own quirky way. It was also a nice intro to see what her and Gray could do in a fight as we've already seen Natsu and Lucy fight, the fact too that Makarov thinks of them as a horrible team Due to mass damage being done because of them together is only a foreshadow of all the craziness to come. However another favorite scene is the episode where Natsu tries bailing Erza out of jail,... and utterly fails. It was cute and hilarious and does a great job setting up the idea of ‘Dragon Force’ and Jellal we would later see after the upcoming arc.

Battle of Fairy Tail. It was the first time we finally actually see Laxus do something other than being an arrogant jerk in the guild, and…. the first thing he does is enforce Civil war and turn the entire city into a battlefield. Yeah he has his reasons, and part of it was out of spite, but it was still a nice arc to see the guild Most try to fight Laxus. We're also shown who Mystogan is under that mask as well as the foreshadowing regarding Natsu and Gajeel. One of the best scenes is that we see Mirajane use her 'actual' magic for the first time on screen and… really? Satan Soul? Totally demolishing Fried? Amazing. It also served as the starting point for both Juvia's and Gajeel's "official" atoning for their crimes. While Juvia played a good role in the ToH, her sacrifice for Cana really cemented her as a person who wants to atone and show she does love her new family. Gajeel on the other hand did FAR worse things, but it was still a nice start by not only allowing jet and droy, the two people he wronged out of three, assault him full force without retaliating, but he also defended them from bipolar Laxus AFTER Laxus himself nearly eradicated him. I like seeing characters on screen trying to actively fix their mess. They may never fully be forgiven, but they still want to atone for their mess. It was fun, but a small segment where we're just seeing Guildmates attack eachother was eh. Especially Alzack.

Phantom Lord. Okay I'll just start it out. I think there are a bit too much parts where it dragged out a bit. Okay that's over, let's talk about the things I liked. I liked the introduction of other guilds and how some can be antagonistic… just because. We also get sorta a backstory of Lucy's but… I feel it was a bit shortened and we could have gotten more. I mean we get a lot more later on, but I feel this was the arc we could have gotten more. Don't get me wrong it's still a nice prelude and beginning, I just wished it was extended beyond what we got. It was also a nice showing of what kind of Guild Fairy Tail is, that stacks on from the Macao arc, a Guild that's a family and family doesn't surrender. Everyone is on the front lines because that's how Fairy tail rolls when one of their family members are in danger. We're also introduced to two of my favorites, Juvia and Gajeel. Elfman also gets an amazing character development as we extend on from the Lisanna backstory that was half given.

C-Rank. These were mostly okay, not bad, but not amazing either.

Starry Sky arc, while controversial as its state, is probably the only good and interesting filler arc that's bogged down by it feeling like its a bit longer than it actually is. I enjoyed the initial set up with a religious group being told one thing and them being literally the Ishgar versions of the Edolas generals is equally fun to see. It was also nice to see the Oracion Seis again and given a power boost. Although. the whole Michelle thing felt… Anyways. It wasn't terrible, and if I ever rewatch the series again I definitely wouldn't mind seeing it again. We're introduced to also a couple of quirky characters that are funny. Oh, and I also have a love-hate with the JBG. I don't think its funny half the time, I think it's kinda gross. Like. Seriously. I never understood fart humor and it's taken to like. 10 billion. The jiggly asses? I could deal with. The giant cloud of particles-you don't wanna know- is a different story.

Loke Arc. Yeah it's like, what, 2 or 3 episodes? It was a nice little backstory for out womanizer Loke, and his story of how he came to Fairy Tail, and of course the reason is because of an abuser named "Karen". xD I'm not too much of a fan of dragged out dramas. I get he's going to "die", but it also seems a bit wishy washy. Like. He didn't kill Karen, and like. I guess because he didn't close his gate she still decided to take a job? I kinda feel like she could have just been anyone random and. Yeah. moving on.

Nirvana/Oracion Seis Arc. Okay, learning and meeting the Oracion Seis was pretty awesome. We met another 2nd Generation Dragon slayer, another Celestial Mage, some awesome guy with bending magic and genjutsu powers, and the man ICHIYA. xD The only kryptonite to Erza. Not to mention we first meet Wendy, someone that gravity despises as it will be the first of many times she trips over air. It's pretty straight forward, the fights were amazing, and the idea of guild combining into one so we get interesting tag-teams were cool. Oh, and Jellal is back. Because. Yes yes no one dies in Fairy tail. I suppose the biggest gripe is just… I'm not a fan of characters who are always self pitying and suicidal out of…. desperation? despair? Whatever it is, it really… idk. I feel you could write him out of the arc, and still write something to replace what he contributes to, which… which was just opening nirvana. and feeding natsu special dragon force fire? I mean Natsu used DF through sheer emotion during the tartaros arc, so. Yeah. The biggest thing I wish is that we actually GET an onscreen redemption arc. As I mentioned, Gajeel on screen had been seeking redemption for all the ills he caused, and even Laxus believed he had no right to defeat Hades as he 'only a Fairy tail member can avenge them'. But he was still there for Makarov despite his Exile. Jellal giving the fire… and that's it for his onscreen redemption, Erza cries again, and he kinda just sits around until he willingly accpets being broken out of jail…. despite…. trying to fix his crimes…. by willingly be a fugitive… Mashima needed to work this one better. I feel another set back is the typical "oh the TRUE leader of evil is here!" and then we spent a bit longer with him until he's defeated like, 5-10 maybe episodes later.

|| Oh look, a Fairy Tail story arc tier ranking. I had something bigger in mind but I thought to start with just this. I'll be reblogging with reasons why each arc is in each tier, so if you're curious they will be labeled. The overall explanation wound up to be like. Five pages. So. Yeah I had a lot to say for some. Also to clear things up, I combined the first set of episodes up until the introduction of Erza into one arc because.... they're all very short and I felt it was easier talking about the entire segments as one as they sorta still count as an 'introduction' arc. Also this is strictly going by the anime as I've just rewatched it and I had to use the wikia to remind me which story arcs because I wasn't keeping track. Lol For the rundown: S-Tier: Alvarez Arc, Tartaros Arc, GMG Arc, Avatar Arc. A-Tier: Sun Village Arc, Tenrou Arc, Macao/Homecoming Arc, Fairy Tail Zero Arc, Galuna Arc, Tower of Heaven arc. B-Tier: Edolas Arc, Eisewald arc, Battle of Fairy Tail arc, Phantom Lord arc. C-Tier: Starry Sky/Infinity Clock arc, Loke arc, Oracion Seis/Nirvana Arc. D-Tier: Daphne Arc. F-Tier: Eclipse Celestial Spirits Arc.

[just-someone-online]

Okay, apparently I'm in an Edolas mood tonight.

If I could add one thing, just one thing to the Edolas arc, I would absolutely have more Mystogan and Wendy interactions.

Like, I'm sorry, but you mean to tell me that after finally reuniting with her Jellal, the one she was so shaken up over during Nirvana, their only interaction basically amounts to him saying "Hey Wendy, sorry I ghosted you for seven years, but literally everybody is about to die and I can't stop it, so you should probably skip town."

[lisannastraussisanangel]

I feel like this is kinda niche hehe but do you have any headcanons on what Edolas was like pre-arc??

Sorry this took so long! I'm rewatching the show so I wanted to wait till I got to the Edolas Arc for inspo

Natsu was the one who brought Lucy to the guild just like Earthland Nalu, but the roles were reversed. She saved his life and he wanted to repay her by bringing her to Fairy Tail

Lucy was not well liked when she first joined and it took a bit for them to warm up to her

Wendy joined as little girl just like most of the members. She was too young to remember where she came from. People assumed her parents were executed by the royal army

Juvia joined as a preteen. The same time Earthland Juvia joined Phantom Lord.

Since all the other guilds were destroyed, the surviving wizards go to Fairy Tail if they need work

That is if they still want to work. Lyon is a frequent flyer at Fairy Tail

Makarov was publicly executed, the King assumed that would end Fairy Tail

Laxus freaked out and tried to stop it causing Knightwalker to kill him right before the execution

The Raijinshuu also put up a fight, but were captured and never heard from again

Lucy is the most well known member of Fairy Tail. She's known for saving people from the abuse of the royal army

Lucy is the only person to ever fight Knightwalker and escape with her life. She was badly wounded but put up a good fight

Master Bob had a black market magic shop. He closed down after his old friends were killed off. He was the only survivor of that team

Gajeel helps Fairy Tail avoid the royal army. He knows where all the bases are and everything

His Fairy Tail contact is Juvia. She meets up with him every couple months for updated info

[pencilofawesomeness]

Will you actually explore the area the exceeds decided to live in your fic?

And I shall riddle you this in turn: how can one be sure that village the exceeds move to will exist as it did in canon? :3