List of Fairy Tail characters

The Fairy Tail manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Hiro Mashima. The series takes place in a fictional universe called Earthland, primarily in the Fiore Kingdom, where several of its residents are able to perform various forms of magic. Those who practice magic as a profession, referred to as wizards (魔導士), join guilds where they share information and perform paid jobs for clients. The series' storyline follows a group of wizards from the rambunctious titular guild.

The main characters of the series are Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial wizard who joins the Fairy Tail guild, and Natsu Dragneel, a fire wizard known as a Dragon Slayer who is searching for his adoptive dragon father Igneel. During the early part of the series, they form a team with Happy, a flying cat and friend of Natsu; Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard; Erza Scarlet, an S-Class wizard who specializes in using various weapons and armors; Wendy Marvell, a young air sorceress; and Carla, Wendy's flying cat partner. Over the course of the series, Lucy and Natsu interact with and befriend other wizards in the guild as well as in other cities and guilds in Fiore, and even some characters from other worlds. They also encounter various antagonists from illegal "dark" guilds, and Zeref, an ancient wizard who is sought out by several of the series' villains.

When creating the series, Mashima was influenced by Akira Toriyama, J.R.R. Tolkien and Yudetamago and based the guild on a local bar. He also used people as references in designing other characters. The characters have been well-received overall.

Creation and conception
When Hiro Mashima was creating Fairy Tail, he cited Akira Toriyama, J. R. R. Tolkien and Yudetamago as influences in his works. Mashima based the titular guild on a local bar he was visiting at the time. He based Natsu Dragneel on his early years as a junior high school student. Mashima based Natsu's motion sickness on one of his friends, who gets sick when taking taxis together and also cited his father's death as an influence for the relationship between Natsu and the dragon Igneel.

When Funimation Entertainment acquired the license to dub Fairy Tail in North America, Mashima was worried about actor Todd Haberkorn voicing Natsu since he had a lot of yelling in the series. Tyler Walker, the ADR Director for the dub, revealed that a "Fairy Tail tea" was made to accommodate the voice actors after each recording session.

Fairy Tail
The protagonists of the series are part of Fairy Tail (妖精の尻尾フェアリーテイル)), the titular wizard's guild of the series. It is considered to be one of the most powerful guilds in the series. However, its members are infamous for being rambunctious and causing extensive collateral damage during missions. For this reason, the Fairy Tail guild is seen as a nuisance by the Magic Council despite the guild members' heroic deeds, to the extent that the Magic Council actively tries to disband the guild.

Fairy Tail's guildhall is stationed in Magnolia, a city located on the southern coast of the fictional country of Fiore. It is first depicted as a two-story public house with a pyramidal design. The first floor of the building serves as a lunch hall for its guild members to hang out, and contains a bulletin board where job requests are posted. The guild's most dangerous job requests, called S-Class jobs, are posted in the second floor of the building, which only S-Class wizards, who are officially recognized as the guild's most powerful members, are permitted to enter. Eventually, the guildhall is destroyed by Phantom Lord, a rival guild, but is later rebuilt as a large, extravagant Gothic building, with resort-like amenities such as a stage, recreation room, outdoor gift shop, swimming pool, and café. Guild members are permitted to access the upper floors, but S-Class jobs are still restricted. Seven years after the primary guild members' disappearance on Tenrou Island, the guild loses most of its members and is re-stationed in a rundown building even smaller than the first guildhall.

There have been five guild masters over the course of the series. The first is Mavis Vermillion, the founder of the guild who dies at a young age. Mavis is succeeded by Purehito, who in turn is succeeded by one of the guild members, Makarov Dreyar, after leaving on a journey. Makarov is the guild master at the beginning of the series, but disappears during the S-Class exam on Tenrou Island. Another one of the guild members, Macao Conbolt, succeeds him as the fourth guild master. Gildarts Clive briefly becomes the fifth guild master after returning to Fairy Tail, but departs on another one of his journeys almost immediately afterward, leaving a letter of resignation naming Makarov the sixth guild master.

Mashima has insisted that the spelling of the guild's name, which is a play on the phrase "fairy tale", is intentional. In the story, Purehito speculates that the origin of the guild name comes from the mystery of whether or not fairies, which are considered as mythical creatures within the series, have tails.

Natsu Dragneel
Natsu "Salamander" (火竜(サラマンダー)) Dragneel (ナツ・ドラグニル) is the main male protagonist of Fairy Tail. He is raised from infancy by a dragon named Igneel, who disappears seven years before the series' present. Natsu joins Fairy Tail and partners with Happy during his quest to search for Igneel. He is known as a, a wizard who can perform an ancient form of magic, or "Lost Magic", that grants him the physical properties of a dragon. Using, Natsu is able to breathe fire, emit flames from any part of his body to attack his opponent, become physically immune to fire, and ingest any flame for nourishment. When he consumes magical substances containing a large amount of magical energy, such as residual energy from the Magic Council's Etherion attack, Natsu is able to achieve a more powerful form of Dragon Slayer magic called, which turns his skin around his eyes and on his forearms scaly, and increases both his physical and magical power. With Dragon Force, Natsu can temporarily eat other forms of magic and combine that with his own; however, Natsu becomes sick for several days after his transformation wears off.

Natsu has a rivalry with Gray Fullbuster due to their conflicting natures and elements. Natsu is generally carefree and reckless in nature, and causes most of the collateral damage Fairy Tail is blamed for. However, he is extremely loyal to his guildmates and attacks anyone who tries to harm or insult them. Although he comes across as thick-headed to several other characters, he is a perceptive tactician in battle and can quickly deduce his opponents' strengths and weaknesses. He suffers from motion sickness when riding on vehicles of any sort, as well as when carried by others such as Lucy. The exception to this rule is Happy, who Natsu says is his friend and not a "moving object". He is prone to challenging his guild's S-Class wizards to petty fights to test his strength, in which he is often defeated with little effort from his opponents. When properly motivated to fight, he is recognized as one of the most powerful wizards in the guild. He is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara. In the English dub, his voice is supplied by Todd Haberkorn.

Lucy Heartfilia
Lucy Heartfilia (ルーシィ・ハートフィリア) is the main female protagonist and viewpoint character of Fairy Tail. In naming the character, Mashima used The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as a reference. She is a 17-year-old wizard who specializes in using to summon celestial spirits using a set of magical. She uses a whip on occasion to fight alongside her spirits, and upgrades to a whip, which produces an extendable beam of magical energy from its hilt. At the beginning of the series, she encounters Natsu Dragneel and Happy and joins Fairy Tail, working on jobs to fund her rented house in Magnolia. As one of the saner members of the guild, Lucy regularly gawks at the odd habits of her guildmates, who frequently show up uninvited inside her house. She also aspires to become a novelist.

Born to one of the wealthiest families in Fiore, Lucy trains to become a celestial wizard as with her mother, Layla Heartfilia (レイラ・ハートフィリア), who dies when Lucy is ten years old. Due to her strained relationship with her father Jude Heartfilia, (ジュード・ハートフィリア) Lucy runs away from home to join the titular guild. Years later, Jude has the Phantom Lord guild bring her back, but the guild instead tries to hold her for ransom. After the dissolution of Phantom Lord, Lucy confronts and breaks ties with her father, warning him not to interfere with Fairy Tail. Eventually she reconciles with Jude after he loses his fortune, and professes her love for him after learning of his death during her disappearance on Tenrou Island. During the Grand Magic Games, she is targeted by Arcadios to be used as part of his Eclipse Plan for Zeref. In the original Japanese series, she is voiced by Aya Hirano. In the English dub, her voice is supplied by Cherami Leigh.

Happy
Happy (ハッピー) is a 6-year-old talking cat with blue fur who serves as Natsu Dragneel's best friend and sole traveling companion before Lucy Heartfilia's inclusion in the Fairy Tail guild. Mashima originally intended to name him "Freyr", the Norse god, but found the name did not fit his character. He possesses a magical ability called, which allows him to temporarily grow white feathered wings on his back and fly. He is only able to carry up to one person at a time in this form. He is generally cheerful as per his name, and often utters the catchphrase or. He is found as an egg six years before the series' present by Natsu, who cares for him together with Lisanna until he hatches. His birth cheers up everyone in the guild while they are in the middle of an argument, for which Natsu names him "Happy". Happy eventually discovers that he, along with his friend Carla, are two of 100 Exceeds originally sent from Edolas to Earthland as eggs for protection after the Exceeds' queen, Chagot, has a premonition of their realm's destruction. Unknown to Happy is his family ties; he is the son of Lucky, (ラッキー) an exiled Exceed farmer, and his wife Merl, (マール) who he befriends with while in Edolas. In the original Japanese series, he is voiced by Rie Kugimiya. In the English dub, he is voiced by Tia Ballard.

Gray Fullbuster
Gray Fullbuster (グレイ・フルバスター) is one of the main male protagonists. He is an 18-year-old wizard who specializes in performing, which allows him to instantaneously conjure various kinds of weapons, shields, and other inanimate objects made from ice. 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, which Mashima based on a personal habit of his own. Gray has a fierce rivalry with Natsu Dragneel due to their opposing personalities and magical elements, which constantly leads the two to bicker and insult each other. Years before the series' present, 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. 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. In the original Japanese series, his voice actor is Yuichi Nakamura. In the English dub, his voice is supplied by Newton Pittman.

Erza Scarlet
"Titania" (妖精女王(ティターニア)) Erza Scarlet (エルザ・スカーレット), one of the primary female protagonists of Fairy Tail, is a 19-year-old wizard who is usually tasked with performing extremely dangerous missions, and is considered to be the most powerful female member of the guild. Her name was based on Eru, a character from the one-shot manga created by Mashima that served as a pilot for Fairy Tail. Having specialized in magic, Erza can quickly "re-equip" different weapons and change armor and clothes using a hammerspace. She usually hauls along a large number of suitcases while traveling. As an S-Class Wizard, Erza usually chastises slackers and serves as a punisher; Natsu Dragneel and Gray Fullbuster act like close friends in her presence to avoid her wrath. Eventually, she becomes friendlier with her guildmates.

During Erza's early childhood, Erza is forced to build the Tower of Heaven as a slave and befriends several slave children, including Jellal Fernandes, who gives her the surname "Scarlet" after her "beautiful scarlet hair". After Jellal is taken away for rebelling against their captors, Erza rallies the other slaves to rescue him, using her re-equip abilities for the first time after witnessing the death of Rob (ロブ), a Fairy Tail member and her grandfather figure. However, Jellal turns on her after being brainwashed into serving Zeref and continues the tower's construction, forcing her to leave the tower on her own. Joining Fairy Tail, Erza has her damaged eye fitted with an artificial right eye, granting her immunity to illusions and eye-based magic, and halves their effects if used on both of her eyes. 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. Harboring feelings for Jellal even after his betrayal, Erza helps him atone for his misdeeds and eventually professes her mutual love for him. She is voiced by Sayaka Ohara. In the English dub, her voice actress is Colleen Clinkenbeard.

Wendy Marvell
Wendy Marvell (ウェンディ・マーベル), also known as the "Priestess of the Sky" (天空の巫女), is a 12-year-old Dragon Slayer introduced as a member of the Cait Shelter (化猫の宿(ケットシェルター)) guild along with her cat partner Carla. Mashima created Wendy a staff member told him that little girls, in Mashima's words, "just don't appear" in the series, and noted the character's popularity among his associates. Having mastered in, she can heal others' injuries and ailments such as poison, and temporarily relieve Natsu's motion sickness. She later learns how to perform combat-based spells such as breathing powerful gusts of wind, and augmenting her friends' or her own speed, strength, and defensive power. Wendy can replenish her magical power by "eating" unpolluted air.

Wendy is raised from infancy by the dragon Grandine, who disappears when she is five years old. She is rescued by Jellal's Edolas counterpart Mystogan, whom she travels alongside for months during his exploration of Earthland. He eventually leaves Wendy in the care of Cait Shelter's guild master Robaul (ローバウル), but she is unaware that he is a spirit who uses illusion magic to create the guild and care for her. Seven years later, she and Carla represent their guild and join an alliance with Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale, and Blue Pegasus to stop the dark guild Oración Seis from acquiring Nirvana, a destructive spell developed by Robaul's tribe. In the ensuing battle, Wendy is kidnapped by Oración Seis and forced to resurrect Jellal Fernandes, mistaking him for her former traveling partner. After her guild disappears with Robaul's appeased spirit following Nirvana's destruction, Wendy joins Fairy Tail. She is voiced by Satomi Satō.

Carla
Carla (シャルル) is a 6-year-old white-furred Exceed and Wendy Marvell's partner who can fly using Aera magic and can hold one person at a time. Using the ability of precognition, Carla is capable of seeing visions of future locations and events. Unknown to Carla is her family ties; she is the daughter of the Exceeds' queen Chagot, and inherits her precognitive powers from her. She is evacuated from Edolas to Earthland as an egg following Chagot's premonition of their realm's destruction, which is covered up as a mission to kill Dragon Slayers. Upon being hatched and taken under the care of the six-year-old Wendy, Carla has a premonition of future events. Despite misinterpreting the queen's fake orders as real, Carla decides to protect Wendy. As a representative of Cait Shelter, she joins Wendy to defeat Oracion Seis, and when Carla meets Happy, she initially shuns him. Only after discovering Happy's resolution to defy their mission does she become friendlier with him. Carla eventually forgives Chagot for her ruse after the queen admits her deeds. In the original Japanese series, her voice actress is Yui Horie.

Makarov Dreyar
Makarov Dreyar (マカロフ・ドレアー) is the short, 88-year-old master of Fairy Tail. His name comes from the fact that Mashima wanted it to sound Russian. Discontented with the Magic Council for the rules it tries to impose on Fairy Tail, Makarov encourages his guild's members to do whatever they think is right. He becomes despondent whenever his guild causes trouble with the council, and sometimes uses force to stop his guild members whenever they become too rowdy or violent. However, he considers his guild members to be his children, and is fiercely protective of them. He is capable of multiple different forms of magic, including magic, which increases his normally diminutive stature to gigantic proportions. His most powerful spell is, one of three legendary spells developed by the Fairy Tail guild, which generates a flash of bright light that spans across a wide area, and only harms those the caster considers to be his or her enemy. Given his high level of magic and skills, Makarov is registered as one of the Ten Wizard Saints, the most powerful wizards in the world. In the original Japanese series, he is voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji. In the English dub, his voice is supplied by R Bruce Elliott.

Mirajane Strauss
Mirajane "Demon Woman" (魔人) Strauss (ミラジェーン・ストラウス) is a 19-year-old S-Class wizard who serves as a barmaid and administrator at Fairy Tail, and occasionally appears as a cover girl on the fictional Sorcerer's Weekly magazine. Her name comes from a video game Hiro Mashima was playing while creating her character. She is a very cheerful, kindhearted, yet somewhat absentminded young woman who rarely displays anger towards others. During Mirajane's childhood, she is rambunctious, holding a particularly fierce rivalry with Erza Scarlet. She is the oldest of three siblings including Elfman and Lisanna, who are capable of using magic to transform into creatures they have previously encountered. Mirajane's specific variety of Take Over magic grants her the ability to transform into a demon with enhanced physical speed and strength. She can also mimic other people's physical appearance and voice. After Lisanna disappears when she is 17 years old, Mirajane loses her Take Over powers and retires from performing missions. Two years later, Mirajane regains her power during the Battle of Fairy Tail and duel with Freed Justine after he wounds Elfman, ending in a draw. She and Lucy host the "Emergency Request! Explain the Mysteries of Fairy Tail" sections at the ends of the manga volumes where they answer reader questions. In the Japanese version of the series, Mirajane is voiced by Ryōko Ono. In the English dub, she is voiced by Monica Rial.

Cana Alberona
Cana Alberona (カナ・アルベローナ) is a short-tempered, 18-year-old wizard who has an extremely high alcohol tolerance level where she can drink entire barrelfuls of alcohol without getting drunk, and is considered the most senior member of her guild's generation. Her name is derived from the term "arcana" in relation to tarot cards. Using, Cana can cast a wide variety of spells using a deck of magic-infused cards. She joins Fairy Tail following her mother's death to meet her father Gildarts Clive when she is six years old, but becomes depressed upon discovering his unawareness of their relationship. Over the next twelve years, Cana tries to become an S-Class wizard to gain confidence in revealing the truth to Gildarts, but fails four consecutive exams that designate the S-Class rank, and contemplates leaving the guild if she fails her fifth and latest exam on Tenrou Island. After teaming up with Lucy, Cana turns on her friends to complete the exam trial of searching for Mavis Vermillion's grave in spite of its suspension due to Grimoire Heart's attack on the island. Upon reaching the grave, she realizes her treacherous deeds and rejects her desire to become an S-Class Wizard; she pleads for anything to help her friends and the spirit of Mavis grants her temporary use of the Fairy Glitter spell. She reveals to Gildarts their relationship after the battle. In the Japanese version of the series, Cana is voiced by Eri Kitamura. In the English dub, she is voiced by Jamie Marchi.

Elfman Strauss
"Beast Arm" (ビーストアームのエルフマン) Elfman Strauss (エルフマン・ストラウス) is Mirajane's younger, 18-year-old brother. He is a large and well-built man who regularly spouts speeches about what a "real man" should do, but is also kindhearted and emotionally sensitive. Employing the Take Over magic Beast Soul (獣王の魂(ビーストソウル)), Elfman can transform his body into any monster he has defeated. However, his first attempt at using Beast Soul when he is 16 years old causes him to go berserk and injure his younger sister Lisanna, who disappears. Thinking that he has killed Lisanna, his deep guilt limits his magic power to an ability called, with which he can only transform his right arm. Two years later, Elfman regains his Beast Soul ability during the assault on Phantom Lord after seeing Mirajane in danger; he defeats Sol with it, after which he is able to control his transformation. Later in the series, he partners with Evergreen as an S-Class wizard promotional exam candidate on Tenrou Island, where the two bicker after Evergreen tricks Mirajane into thinking they are engaged to distract her during an exam round. However, he develops genuine feelings for Evergreen, and becomes angered whenever she or anyone else makes fun of him for it. In the Japanese version of the series, Elfman is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto. In the English dub, he is voiced by Christopher Sabat.

Loke
Loke (ロキ) is a flirtatious wizard who is regularly seen in the company of young women. His name is derived from the Norse god Loki. Using a ring called, Loke can conjure light-based magic attacks. His true identity is the celestial spirit Leo (レオ), who is initially owned by Karen Lilica. After preventing her from summoning other spirits to keep her from bullying his friend Aries, Loke inadvertently leaves Karen defenseless while on a mission, resulting in her death. Exiled from the spirit world, Loke distances himself from any celestial wizards he encounters. Three years later, Loke's magic power weakens severely until his body slowly begins to fade away. After Lucy Heartfilia discovers his identity as a spirit, she saves his life and restores his former power by persuading the Celestial Spirit King to reconsider Loke's exile, allowing him to return to the spirit world. Despite becoming one of Lucy's contracted spirit partners, Loke is still considered a member of Fairy Tail, and temporarily nullifies his contract with her to serve as Gray Fullbuster's partner during the S-Class exam. In the Japanese version of the series, Loke is voiced by Daisuke Kishio. In the English dub, he is voiced by Eric Vale.

Levy McGarden
Levy McGarden (レビィ・マグガーデン) is the de facto leader and sole female member of Shadow Gear (シャドウ・ギア), a team she forms with her friends Jet and Droy. Her magic,, allows her to transform written words into three-dimensional objects that take on the attributes of what is written; writing the word "fire" creates burning letters, writing the word "iron" allows her to produce letters made of iron, etc. She is also proficient in translating and decoding foreign texts and runic magic. She is close friends with Lucy Heartfilia, and the first person Lucy willingly allows to read her novel. She and her team are attacked and hospitalized by Phantom Lord member Gajeel Redfox, sparking the war between guilds. Initially fearful of Gajeel after he joins Fairy Tail, Levy forgives him after he protects her from being injured by Laxus Dreyar. She gradually develops feelings for Gajeel after he offers to become her partner for the S-Class exam. In the Japanese version of the series, Levy is voiced by Mariya Ise. In the English dub, she is voiced by Kristi Kang.

Mystogan
Mystogan (ミストガン) is an S-Class wizard noted by other characters as the most mysterious member of Fairy Tail. Refusing to let others see his face, he covers his entire body with a cloak and bandages, and goes as far as using magic to temporarily put his guildmates to sleep whenever he visits the guild. His face is exposed for the first time by Laxus Dreyar during the Battle of Fairy Tail, showing Mystogan to be identical in appearance to Jellal Fernandes. When Wendy Marvell joins the guild, Mystogan reveals himself to be Jellal's counterpart from the parallel universe Edolas, of which he is its prince. As a resident of Edolas, Mystogan is unable to perform magic on his own, instead wielding staffs infused with magic power to cast a wide variety of spells. Despite this, he remains one of the most powerful members of Fairy Tail, demonstrated by his capacity to defeat each of Phantom Lord's subdivisions throughout the country by himself.

During Mystogan's early childhood, he travels to Earthland to close the inter-dimensional Anima portals that Faust, his father and the king of Edolas, uses to steal magical power from Earthland. Seven years later, after failing to prevent Magnolia from being absorbed by an Anima portal, Mystogan returns to Edolas and restores the city by forcing the lacrima crystal created from the absorbed Fairy Tail wizards through another portal after his guildmates prevent Faust from ramming it into Extalia. Following his father's defeat, Mystogan reverses the effects of the Anima portals to return all of the stolen magical power to Earthland, causing the residents of Edolas to panic over the loss of Edolas' magic. Mystogan plans to be publicly executed for this by his childhood friend Pantherlily to quell the panic, but Natsu Dragneel takes the blame instead and loses to Mystogan in a mock battle, earning Mystogan the public's support and allowing him to take his father's place as king of Edolas. In the original Japanese series, he is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa. In the English dub, he is voiced by Robert McCollum.

Laxus Dreyar
Laxus Dreyar (ラクサス・ドレアー) is Makarov Dreyar's 23-year-old grandson, and one of Fairy Tail's S-Class wizards. He specializes in various forms of lightning magic to conjure bolts of lightning from his hands and turn his entire body into electricity. He is also a Dragon Slayer with mastery over, which he gains the ability to use through artificial lacrima implants given to him by his father Ivan, allowing him to increase his own physical strength and breathe bolts of lightning. Laxus has a loving relationship with Makarov as a child, but becomes increasingly estranged from his grandfather after years of being unfairly compared to him, and rebels when Makarov expels Ivan from the guild. He becomes obsessed with surpassing Makarov and inheriting mastership of the guild as his next of kin, valuing the strength of his guild over the well-being of his guildmates, whom he perceives as "weak".

Enraged upon overhearing people mocking his guild following the Fairy Tail guildhall's renovation due to the war between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord. Deciding to reform the guild so others will not question Fairy Tail's strength, Laxus stages a coup d'état with the Thunder God Tribe in which they hold several of Fairy Tail's female members, and eventually Magnolia, as hostages and force their guildmates to fight each other in an intra-guild battle royal called the "Battle of Fairy Tail" (バトル・オブ・フェアリーテイル) to rescue them, dictating that those who emerge victorious will be allowed to stay in the guild with Laxus as its new master. When his plans collapse, he tries using Fairy Law to destroy Magnolia, but it has no effect, signifying that he does not truly hate his guild. He is defeated by Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox, and Makarov expels him from Fairy Tail for his actions, though he leaves on friendly terms with his grandfather and guildmates. Laxus later returns to help his former guildmates battle Hades on Tenrou Island, and is reinstated into Fairy Tail by Gildarts Clive during his brief period as Fairy Tail's master. He is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi. In the English dub, he is voiced by Patrick Seitz.

Lisanna Strauss
Lisanna Strauss (リサーナ・ストラウス) is the younger, 17-year-old sister of Mirajane and Elfman. Using the Take Over technique, Lisanna can transform her body into those of different animals at will. She is one of Natsu's closest childhood friends, helping him care for Happy as an egg and teasing him with the thought of marrying him when they are children. Though implied to be killed in an accident while working with her siblings on a job when she is 15 years old, Lisanna is actually sent to Edolas through an Anima portal meant to absorb Earthland's magical power. She initially decides to remain in Edolas to keep the parallel world's counterparts of her siblings from worrying since her own counterpart is dead. When she is sent back to Earthland after the Anima portals are reversed and, after discovering that her Edolas siblings have already known the truth about her, reunites with her real siblings. She is reinstated into Fairy Tail soon after. In the Japanese version of the series, Lisanna is voiced by Harumi Sakurai. In the English dub, she is voiced by Carrie Savage.

Juvia Lockser
Juvia Lockser of the "Great Sea" (大海のジュビア) (ジュビア・ロクサー) is a 17-year-old wizard introduced as the sole female member of the Element 4, an elite team of wizards from the Phantom Lord guild who each use a form of magic related to one of the four classical elements. Juvia's magic is called, allowing her to manipulate and create water to trap her opponents, pressurize into jets, and transform into water. She is prone to violent mood swings that affect her magic's attributes, usually causing it to rain around her when she is depressed, or making her water boil when losing her temper.

For most of her life, Juvia suffers from depression and is called Rain Woman (雨女) because of the constant downpours around her. This is perpetuated by boys who tease her and cause her sorrow, creating more downpours. During the guild war between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord, she duels with Gray Fullbuster, and loses, but snaps her out of the depression, causing it to stop raining for the first time in her life. She becomes romantically obsessed with Gray and, after stalking him for a short time, asks to join Fairy Tail in the hopes of becoming closer to Gray. She becomes an official member after helping Gray and the other protagonists in the Tower of Heaven. When Juvia misunderstands Gray's friendship with Lucy Heartfilia, she becomes jealous of Lucy and considers any woman who shows affection to Gray a potential rival. Juvia tends to refer to herself in the third person. In the Japanese version of the series, Juvia is voiced by Mai Nakahara. In the English dub, her name is spelled "Juvia Loxar" and she is voiced by Brina Palencia.

Gajeel Redfox
Gajeel Redfox (ガジル・レッドフォックス), similar to Natsu Dragneel and Wendy Marvell, is a Dragon Slayer raised by the dragon Metalicana. The 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. He can also consume metal objects for nourishment. Initially a member of Phantom Lord, Gajeel destroys the Fairy Tail guildhall and injures the Shadow Gear team, sparking the war between the two guilds. He duels with Natsu over what Phantom Lord did to Fairy Tail and eventually loses. After Phantom Lord is dissolved, Gajeel is encouraged by Makarov Dreyar to join Fairy Tail in an effort to guide him. He is generally distrusted by the other members of Fairy Tail after being instated into the guild, but gradually proves his loyalty to them despite his gruff and apathetic demeanor. He develops a fierce rivalry with Natsu and harbors a resentment of cooperating with him unless forced to do so while battling Laxus Dreyar during the Battle of Fairy Tail and Faust in Edolas. 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. 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. 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 Pantherlily, whom he openly adores. In the Japanese version of the series, Gajeel is voiced by Wataru Hatano. In the English dub, he is voiced by David Wald.

Thunder God Tribe
The Thunder God Tribe (雷神衆), renamed the "Thunder Legion" in the Funimation anime dub, is a team of three wizards who act as Laxus Dreyar's personal bodyguards and followers. The three are introduced as antagonists who help Laxus stage a coup d'état called the "Battle of Fairy Tail", but become friendlier towards their guildmates after Laxus is expelled from the guild. Aside from their own unique abilities, the three members share the ability to cast magic by making eye contact with their opponents, though each member's "eye magic" differs.

Freed Justine
"Dark" (暗黒のフリード) Freed Justine (フリード・ジャスティーン) is the 20-year-old founder and self-proclaimed leader of the Thunder God Tribe. He specializes in writing, which are magic runes that contain his targets to a certain area according to the posted rule. He uses this magic to uphold the rules of the Battle of Fairy Tail, trapping Makarov Dreyar inside the guildhall by restricting departure based on age and material limits, and forcing many of his guildmates to fight each other by writing the area rule where only the "strongest wizard" can leave its boundaries. Additionally, he is capable of using to wound others by writing words such as "pain", "fear", "suffering", and "death" on their bodies. He also uses Dark Écriture on himself, writing "wings" to fly and "darkness" to transform into a demon. He is loyal to Laxus despite questioning Laxus' morality on executing his guildmates. Following Laxus' expulsion from the guild, Freed spends much of his time waiting for Laxus to return, and becomes ecstatic after reuniting with him following Fairy Tail's battle against Grimoire Heart. In the Japanese version of the series, Freed is voiced by Junichi Suwabe. In the English dub, his name is spelled "Fried Justine" and he is voiced by John Burgmeier.

Bickslow
Bickslow (ビックスロー) is a 22-year-old wizard who specializes in using a form of called  to implant souls within inanimate objects and control them as he pleases. He can only control up to five puppets at a time, referring to them as his "babies" and naming them Pappa, (パッパ) Pippi, (ピッピ) Puppu, (プップ) Peppe, (ペッペ) and Poppo. (ポッポ) His eye magic is called, which allows him to control the souls of anyone who meets his gaze; he wears a grilled visor to contain this magic. In the Japanese version of the series, Bickslow is voiced by Yoshihisa Kawahara. In the English dub, his name is spelled "Bixlow" and he is voiced by Scott Freeman.

Evergreen
Evergreen (エバーグリーン) is a 20-year-old wizard and the sole female member of the Thunder God Tribe. Using her eye magic,, she can petrify others through eye contact. She wears eyeglasses to control this magic, similar to Bickslow, and uses it to hold several other female members of the guild hostage, forcing the remaining members to participate in the Battle of Fairy Tail. She can also conjure golden dust to perform various attacks such as, an explosion of ignited dust, and , a projectile attack in which she rapidly fires limitless needles at her opponents. She originally joins Fairy Tail solely for her obsession with anything having to do with fairies, and covets Erza Scarlet's title of "Fairy Queen, Titania". She partners with Elfman Strauss and helps him surprise and defeat Mirajane in the first stage of the S-class exam on Tenrou Island by tricking her into thinking they are engaged. However, she fervently denies her feelings about him to anyone who brings it up. In the Japanese version of the series, Evergreen is voiced by Saori Seto. In the English dub, she is voiced by Caitlin Glass.

Gildarts Clive
Gildarts Clive (ギルダーツ・クライヴ) is a 45-year-old S-Class wizard and considered the most powerful member of Fairy Tail. He specializes in magic called Crash (クラッシュ), which causes him to vaporize any object and magic spell he touches. Because he performs this magic passively, the citizens of Magnolia hold a "Gildarts Shift" in which the city's buildings are rearranged into a single, straightforward path leading to the Fairy Tail guildhall to prevent him from walking through walls or into houses without thinking. He embarks on high ranking "SS-Class" missions, as well as missions that have never been completed for 10 or even 100 years. He only visits his guild for short periods every few years because of this, but nevertheless maintains a fatherly relationship with his younger guildmates, including Natsu Dragneel. Years before the series' present, Gildarts is divorced by his wife Cornelia (コーネリア) and embarks on a six-year-long mission before the birth of his daughter Cana Alberona, and is initially unaware of his relationship with Cana. At age 38, Gildarts fights the black dragon Acnologia, but loses an arm, leg, and some organs as a result.

Twelve years later, Gildarts learns the truth of their relationship when Cana tells him after the S-Class exam on Tenrou Island; he later advises his guildmates against fighting Acnologia on Tenrou Island. He is named the master of Fairy Tail by Makarov Dreyar after returning from the island with his guildmates seven years later, but embarks on another quest and leaves a letter of resignation, naming Makarov his successor shortly afterward. In the anime series, Gildarts is voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue.

Pantherlily
Pantherlily (パンサーリリー) is a black-furred Exceed from the parallel universe of Edolas. He is initially depicted as a large, muscular, anthropomorphic panther, unlike most other Exceeds, who appear as small, bipedal cats. Upon leaving Edolas and entering Earthland, however, he takes on his species' general small appearance, though he is able to assume his original form for limited periods of time. Additionally, he possesses the "Aera" ability, allowing him to fly by growing wings on his back, and is a skilled swordsman who can fight on par with Erza Scarlet. He uses swords that can extend to three times his large form's size, initially, which is destroyed in his battle with Gajeel, and then the , which he grabs while fighting a rival guild.

Years before the series' present, Pantherlily saves Mystogan's life and brings him to Extalia, but is promptly exiled by his people's queen Chagot. He joins the Edolas Kingdom's royal army as Captain of the 1st Magic War Division. He duels Gajeel Redfox while defending the lacrima crystal created from the residents of Magnolia after they have been absorbed by an Anima portal, but has a change of heart after seeing the Exceeds gathering to push the crystal away from Extalia, and rescues Chagot from falling to her death. After being sent to Earthland through the reversed Anima portal, he joins Fairy Tail as Gajeel's partner, showing a mature personality compared to most of the Fairy Tail guild members. In the anime adaptation, his voice actor is Hiroki Tōchi.

Mavis Vermillion
Mavis Vermillion (メイビス・ヴァーミリオン) is the first guild master and founder of Fairy Tail. She dies at a young age years before the beginning of the series and is buried on Tenrou Island. During the S-Class wizard exam, Mavis's grave begins to glow, and after Cana Alberona pleads with her for help to protect her friends, Mavis's spirit grants Cana the spell. Her human form is revealed when the Fairy Tail members on the island are attacked by Acnologia, with their determination to protect each other giving her enough magic to cast another one of her strongest spells,, to protect them. However, this inadvertently causes the island and his inhabitants to disappear from Earthland, freezing them in time, for seven years. At the Grand Magic Games, she appears as a human to cheer for Fairy Tail, but can only be seen by those with the mark of Fairy Tail. She can also sense good or evil in a person. In the anime series, her voice actress is Mamiko Noto.

Other wizards
In the beginning of the series, the Fairy Tail guild is stated to have over 100 members. As of Year X791, seven years after the primary guild members disappear on Tenrou Island, the guild is reduced to the following 15 members:


 * Macao Conbolt (マカオ・コンボルト) is a wizard whose magic,, allows him to conjure flames that cannot be doused by wind or water. Macao eventually replaces Makarov as the master of Fairy Tail during the primary guild members' disappearance. In the original Japanese series, he is voiced by Masaki Kawanabe. In the English dub, he is voiced by Brian Mathis.


 * Romeo Conbolt (ロメオ・コンボルト) is Macao's son who wishes to become a wizard at the start of the series. He joins Fairy Tail over the time skip, and dresses like Natsu, whom he admires. He practices magic, which allows him to conjure fire of seven different colors that produce different effects based on each color (blue fire is cold, orange fire emits a foul odor, purple fire can adhere to surfaces, etc.). In the original Japanese series, Romeo is voiced by Mariya Ise. In the English version, he is voiced at first by Kayla Carlyle, and later by Lindsay Seidel.


 * Reedus Jonah (リーダス・ジョナー) is a wizard who can bring any picture he draws on himself to life using . His normally slender body is magically inflated into a rotund shape by Makarov's magic to help better cast his spells, though his body returns to normal over the time skip. Sonny Strait provides his voice in the English dub.


 * Nab Lasaro (ナブ・ラサロ) is a wizard resembling a Native American who frequently stands in front of the guild's job request board without picking a mission. Similar to Bickslow, he uses a form of Seith magic called to fuse the spirits of animals to his body and enhance his physical abilities. He is voiced by Daisuke Endō. In the English dub, he is voiced by Mike McFarland.


 * Jet (ジェット) and Droy (ドロイ) are Levy McGarden's friends and fellow members of the Shadow Gear team. Jet specializes in using magic called to enhance his physical speed, while Droy uses  to grow plants from enchanted, rapid-growing seeds to attack. Both Jet and Droy have a one-sided crush on Levy, and harbor deep resentment against Gajeel Redfox after he attacks their team as a member of Phantom Lord. After Gajeel joins Fairy Tail and earns Levy's affections by protecting her from Laxus Dreyar, however, the two respect Levy's feelings for him. Jet and Droy later become depressed due to Levy's disappearance with the other guild members on Tenrou Island, with Droy overeating and becoming obese. In the original Japanese series, Jet and Droy are voiced by Masaki Kawanabe and Eiji Sekiguchi, respectively. In the English dub, they are voiced by Michael Chinnici and Z. Charles Bolton, respectively.


 * Alzack Connell (アルザック・コネル) and Bisca Moulin (ビスカ・ムーラン) are wizards who dress up in Western-style clothes. Alzack uses to fire enchanted bullets through two pistols that never miss,, while Bisca uses re-equip magic called  to summon various firearms. Alzack and Bisca are lovers, and marry in year X785, during the primary guild members' disappearance. The two have a daughter named Asuka. (アスカ) In the original Japanese series, Alzack and Bisca are voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama and Satomi Arai, respectively. In the English dub, their voices are supplied by Austin Tindle and Angela Chase, respectively.


 * Warren Rocko (ウォーレン・ラッコー) specializes in communicating to his guildmates via . In the original Japanese series, Warren is voiced by Daisuke Kageura. In the English dub, his voice actor is Gregory Lush.


 * Wakaba Mine (ワカバ・ミネ) is capable of using an enchanted pipe to manipulate smoke through . He is close friends with Macao and becomes his adviser after he becomes Fairy Tail's master. In the original Japanese series, Wakaba is voiced by Daisuke Kageura. In the English dub, his voice actor is Charlie Campbell.


 * Vijeeter Ecor (ビジター・エコー) uses magic called to increase his allies' strength or weaken his enemies by dancing. In the original Japanese series, Vijeeter is voiced by Eiji Sekiguchi. In the English dub, his voice is supplied by Tyler Walker.


 * Max Alors (マックス・アローゼ) is a wizard who can conjure and manipulate sand using magic called . In the original Japanese series, he is voiced by Yūichi Iguchi. In the English dub, he is voiced by Shelton Windham.


 * Laki Olietta (ラキ・オリエッタ) is a glasses-wearing girl who specializes in, allowing her to create and manipulate wood. In the original Japanese series, her voice actress is Ikumi Hayama. In the English dub, her voice is supplied by Apphia Yu.


 * Kinana (キナナ) is introduced as Cubellios, the snake partner of Cobra. After the defeat of Oración Seis, Makarov turns her back into her true, human form. She later becomes a member of Fairy Tail as a bartender for the guild's pub. In the anime series, her voice actress is Natsue Sasamoto.

Jellal Fernandes
Jellal Fernandes (ジェラール・フェルナンデス) is introduced as a major antagonist under the alias Siegrain (ジークレイン). His appearance is based on Sieg Hart, a character from his earlier work Rave Master, as a form of fan service. As one of the Ten Wizard Saints, he uses "heavenly body" magic (天体魔法) spells such as Meteor (ミーティア) allowing him to fly and boost his speed to imperceptible levels;, an energy attack with the destructive power of a falling meteor; and , a deadly black orb that is recognized for causing light and shadows to stretch in opposite directions.

Enslaved and forced to build the Tower of Heaven during his childhood, Jellal befriends a group of other child slaves, including Erza Scarlet. While being punished by his captors for attempting to rebel, Jellal is manipulated by a spirit of Zeref, who is in truth Ultear Milkovich, into taking over the tower's construction. Jellal turns on Erza, as he and the other slaves continue building the tower for the next eight years. He becomes a member of the Magic Council by using a magical projection of himself named Siegrain, posing as his own twin brother to avoid suspicion from Erza and the council. He has the council fire Etherion at the tower to complete it. During the fight with Erza and Natsu Dragneel, Jellal kills his friend Simon when he launches an attack at them. Natsu uses the residual energy from Etherion to defeat Jellal and free him from his brainwashing. Jellal saves Natsu and Erza from the exploding tower by fusing with it and redirecting its destructive power into the sky.

He is eventually found alive by Oración Seis and resuscitated by Wendy Marvell to help Oración Seis find the destructive spell Nirvana. Awakening with amnesia, Jellal remembers little besides Erza's name. Convinced by Erza to atone for his misdeeds, Jellal allies with Fairy Tail while fighting Oración Seis, and enhances Natsu's strength, allowing Natsu to defeat the dark guild's master Zero. Following the battle, Jellal is arrested by the Magic Council. During the disappearance of Tenrou Island, Jellal is liberated by Ultear and Meldy and they form an independent guild Crime Sorcière (クリムソルシエール), whose agenda is to eradicate the dark guilds and any treachery that could arise from Zeref. With his memories fully restored, he reconciles with Erza, but before they are about to kiss, he pushes her back, telling her he has a fiancee, but actually desiring to remain unattached so he can focus on his atonement. During the Grand Magic Games, Jellal disguises himself as Mystogan, his counterpart from Edolas, to investigate a magical anomaly detected from the tournament arena. In the Japanese version of the series, Jellal is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa. In the English dub, he is voiced by Robert McCollum.

Ultear Milkovich
Ultear Milkovich (ウルティア・ミルコビッチ) is the daughter of Gray Fullbuster's and Lyon Vastia's teacher Ur, introduced as a major antagonist in Fairy Tail. Using the Lost Magic, she can manipulate an object's state in time, which she uses to control her weapon of choice, a crystal ball. Additionally, she is also capable of using Ice Make magic. During Ultear's early childhood, she is brought by Ur to a research facility to save her life. However, the doctors there subject her to their experiments and later trick Ur into thinking that Ultear has died. Oblivious to this realization as she flees, Ultear finds Ur with her students and inadvertently thinks that Ur has abandoned and replaced her. Seeking revenge, Ultear joins Grimoire Heart to awaken Zeref and modify the Arc of Time with his power so she may travel to the past before her mother's disappearance and kill her.

Disguising herself as Zeref's spirit, Ultear manipulates Jellal Fernandes into becoming the dark wizard's servant. She later joins the Magic Council and acts as Jellal's follower; she also tries to acquire the demon Deliora for Jellal by disguising herself as Lyon's minion Zalty (ザルティ) and helping him melt the ice made from Ur's body that freezes the demon. Ultear destroys the council building after Jellal tricks the council into firing Etherion at the Tower of Heaven. Leading the 7 Kin of Purgatory, Ultear discovers and captures Zeref during Fairy Tail's S-Class exam on Tenrou Island; she later attempts to flee with Zeref and her guildmate Meldy. After Ultear falls into the ocean while fighting with Gray, she experiences Ur's memories and realizes the truth of her abandonment. Ultear reforms and helps the protagonists defeat Hades by using her magic to restore the destroyed Tenrou Tree that enhances the power of the Fairy Tail members on the island before leaving Grimoire Heart with Meldy. Ultear liberates Jellal from prison and forms Crime Sorcière with him and Meldy during the disappearance of Tenrou Island; she aids Fairy Tail before the Grand Magic Games by using her magic to unlock their dormant magic power. In the original Japanese series, she is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. In the English dub, her voice is supplied by Lydia Mackay.

Magic Council
The Magic Council (魔法評議院) is a federal republic organization overseeing the wizard guilds. Its headquarters are in the town of Era. Most of its members do not hold Fairy Tail in high regard due to their property-damaging tactics, despite the guild's role in apprehending criminals and defeating monsters that threaten the peace. Members of the council include Siegrain and Ultear, two of its younger members. Another council member is Org, (オーグ) who, unlike his fellow members, gradually respects Fairy Tail for its heroic efforts. Another member, Yajima, (ヤジマ) is a longtime friend of Makarov Dreyar's and one of the only council members who speaks in Fairy Tail's defense. The council's ultimate weapon is Etherion, (エーテリオン) also called the Satellite Square, (衛星魔法陣) which fires a beam of immense, multi-elemental magic energy called Ether-nano that destroys anything in its path.

The council disbands following the Tower of Heaven's destruction, but later reforms under chairman Gran Doma (グラン・ドマ) to institute a tighter regime over the guilds. The reformed council also includes Lahar, (ラハール) an official who personally oversees the arrests of wanted criminals such as Jellal Fernandes and Oración Seis, and Dranbalt, (ドランバルト) who uses memory-altering magic to disguise himself as Mystogan's former disciple named Mest Gryder (メスト・グライダー) so he can participate in the S-Class exam on Tenrou Island and search for evidence against Fairy Tail to dissolve the guild. Both Lahar and Dranbalt eventually sympathize with Fairy Tail, and attempt to evacuate them from Tenrou Island when the council threatens to destroy it to dispatch Grimoire Heart and Zeref.

Blue Pegasus
Blue Pegasus (青い天馬(ブルーペガサス)) is one of the official guilds in the series, and generally consists of physically attractive men and women. The Blue Pegasus guild forms an alliance with Fairy Tail alongside the Lamia Scale and Cait Shelter guilds to fight Oración Seis. The master of the guild is Bob (ボブ), who, unlike most of his guild's members, is a cross-dressing man whose effeminate mannerisms disturb some of the characters. One of its popular members is Karen Lilica (カレン・リリカ), a celestial wizard who uses Leo and Aries as her Gatekeys. However, three years before the series' present, Karen is killed by Angel during one of her missions.

Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki
Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki (Ichiya-Vandarei-Kotobuki) is one of the top wizards of Blue Pegasus. In contrast to his attractive guildmates, Ichiya is a stout and ugly man. He is a self-fashioned womanizer whose presence and attitude easily causes Erza Scarlet to lose her temper. He uses supportive "parfum" magic, from healing to enhancing strength and speed. He and the Tri-Men are introduced to the Fairy Tail members as Blue Pegasus' representatives in the alliance against Oración Seis. During the battle, he is captured by a dark guild supporting Oración Seis, but helps the alliance later to destroy Nirvana. In the original Japanese series, his voice actor is Show Hayami.

The Tri-men
The Tri-men (トライメンズ) are a trio of wizards who act as Ichiya's personal entourage. They are handsome young men, who serve and flatter women whenever possible. In the original Japanese series, their voice actors are Takashi Kondō, Fuyuka Ōura and Masaya Matsukaze, respectively.
 * Hibiki "of the Hundred Nights" (百夜のヒビキ) Lates (ヒビキ・レイティス), specializes in Archive (古文書) magic where he can transfer information to another person telepathically, sometimes with an item that resembles a computer terminal. In the battle with Oracion Seis, he resists turning evil from the Nirvana spell when Angel reveals that she killed Karen Lilica, Hibiki's lover, but he uses that struggle to pass a powerful Urano Meteoria (ウラノ・メトリア) spell to Lucy.
 * Eve "of the Holy Nights" (聖夜のイヴ) Tearm (イヴ・ティルム), specializes in snow magic and is the most recent member of Blue Pegasus after working as an apprentice Rune Knight with the Magic Council.
 * Ren "of the Hollow Nights" (空夜のレン) Akatsuki (レン・アカツキ), is a tan-skinned young man who uses wind magic, and acts tsundere, according to Lucy.

Lamia Scale
Lamia Scale (蛇姫の鱗(ラミアスケイル)) is another prominent official guild featured in the series, led by an elderly woman named Ooba Babasaama (オーバ・ババサーマ). Several of its members are introduced as allies of the renegade wizard Lyon Vastia, having left their guild to help Lyon revive the demon Deliora and take revenge against it for causing their families' deaths. These members return to their guild after Deliora dies, and even appear on a cover of Sorceror Weekly magazine. Lamia Scale later appears as one of the four guilds besides Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, and Cait Shelter to form an alliance against Oración Seis.

Lyon Vastia
"Reitei" (零帝) Lyon Vastia (リオン・バスティア) is an Ice Make wizard and Gray Fullbuster's fellow pupil under Ur. Unlike Gray, who can only use Ice Make to create inanimate objects, Lyon can create living golems from ice in the shape of animals, which can move and attack on their own. He practices Ice Make using one hand rather than the two-handed gesture Gray and Ur use, allowing him to cast his magic faster, but also making his conjured ice less structurally stable. He also shares Gray's habit of stripping down to his underwear. He harbors a resentment against Gray for ruining his childhood ambition of surpassing Ur after she transforms herself into ice to freeze Deliora and protect Gray. Lyon melts the ice made from Ur's body using the ceremonial "Moon Drip" spell in order to revive and kill Deliora, thinking he could surpass Ur by defeating the demon she could not. Upon discovering that Deliora had died while frozen by Ur, Lyon follows Gray's advice to move on by joining Lamia Scale. He reappears later in the series as an ally of Fairy Tail, representing his guild in the alliance against Oración Seis. He later falls in love with Juvia on sight, which confuses her greatly as she loves Gray. In the Japanese version of the series, Lyon is voiced by Yūki Kaji. In the English dub, where he is called "Cold Emperor" Lyon Vastia, he is voiced by Jerry Jewell.

Sherry Blendy
Sherry Blendy (シェリー・ブレンディ) is a 17-year-old wizard introduced as one of Lyon's followers. She can transform "non-human" objects such as wood and rocks into giant dolls that she can control at will using a spell called Doll Play (人形磯); she can also perform this technique on celestial spirits to control their actions. She has romantic feelings for Lyon, and has a habit of preaching nonsensical speeches emphasizing the word Love (愛). She also keeps a gargantuan rat named Angelica (アンジェリカ) as a pet. She initially leaves Lamia Scale to join Lyon Vastia in summoning Deliora with the hope of killing it to avenge her parents' death. Rejoining Lamia Scale, Sherry participates in the alliance to battle Oración Seis. After Racer apparently kills Lyon with a suicidal lacrima explosion, Sherry falls into shock which leads to murderous vengeance on Gray and Fairy Tail when she is affected by Nirvana. Sherry is voiced by Yuka Iguchi in the Japanese version of the series. In the English dub, she is voiced by Trina Nishimura.

Yūka Suzuki and Toby
Yūka Suzuki (ユウカ・スズキ) and Toby (トビー) are two of Lyon's other followers besides Sherry. Yūka is a young man with large eyebrows who can generate waves of magical energy from his hands that negate other wizards' magic. Toby is a dimwitted young man who wears a dog costume and behaves in a doggish manner, and can grow elongated fingernails that can paralyze whoever is touched by them. In the anime adaptation, Yūka and Toby are respectively voiced by Masaki Kawanabe and Daisuke Kishio in the Japanese version. In the English dub, they are voiced by Anthony Bowling and Chad Hallbrook.

Jura Neekis
"Iron Rock" (岩鉄のジュラ) Jura Neekis (ジュラ・ネェキス), is the most powerful member of Lamia Scale, and one of the representatives of his guild during the alliance against Oracion Seis He is also one of the Ten Wizard Saints, proficient in various forms of earth magic that allow him to transform soil and rock into unbreakable stone columns he can conjure from the ground. Despite his strength, he is very humble and considers himself to be the weakest of the Wizard Saints. In the anime series, his voice actor is Yutaka Aoyama.

Dark guilds
Dark guilds (闇ギルド) are the primary antagonists of Fairy Tail. They are guilds that operate without the consent of the Magic Council, and are generally depicted as criminal organizations.

Eisenwald
Eisenwald (鉄の森(アイゼンヴァルト)) is one of the dark guilds that is controlled by Oracion Seis. The guild's most powerful member and acting leader is Erigor (エリゴール), a wizard who only accepts assassination jobs, for which he is also known as the "Death God" (死神). He wields a scythe and can create gusts of wind capable of cutting skin and forming barriers. Among the guild's other members are Kageyama (カゲヤマ), who can transform his shadow into a tangible substance that he can manipulate to suit his needs; Rayule (レイユール), who wields a set of urumi blades around his fingers that he can extend at will; Karacka (カラッカ), who can merge his entire body with and move through solid objects; and Byard (ビアード), who can produce beams of light from his hands. The guild tries to assassinate the official guild masters in Fiore using the Lullaby, a flute with a demon sealed inside by Zeref that kills anyone who hears its music. The guild is dissolved after being defeated by Fairy Tail.

Raven Tail
Raven Tail (レイヴンテイル) is a guild introduced as a dark guild independent from the Balam Alliance, and becomes an official guild shortly after Fairy Tail's return from Tenrou Island. Its master and founder is Ivan Dreyar, (イワン・ドレアー) Makarov's son and the father of Laxus. A member of Fairy Tail until his expulsion from the guild six years before the series' present for unspecified reasons, Ivan seeks revenge against Makarov and plans to remove and sell the lacrima he has implanted in Laxus's body, which would kill his son. The other members of Raven Tail include a mage who wears golden armor named Alexei (who is actually Ivan in disguise); Obra, (オーブラ) who can instantaneously cancel out any spell his opponent uses; Flare Corona, (フレア・コロナ) who can extend and change the shape of her prehensile hair; Kurohebi, (クロヘビ) who can mimic any opponent's magic; and Nulpuding, (ナルプディング) who can grow spikes on parts of his body. Gajeel Redfox pretends to be a member of this guild under Makarov's orders to spy on Ivan.

Balam Alliance
The Balam Alliance (バラム同盟) is an organization consisting of Oración Seis, Tartaros, and Grimoire Heart, Fiore's three most powerful dark guilds in the series. Despite being called an "alliance", it is actually a non-aggression pact between the three guilds, which act independently from one another and each control a faction of all the other dark guilds in the series with the exception Raven Tail. They serve as the primary antagonists of Fairy Tail.

Oración Seis
Oración Seis (オラシオンセイス) is the first guild of the Balam Alliance to be introduced as antagonists in Fairy Tail. It shares the same name as a group of antagonists from Hiro Mashima's previous work, Rave Master; Mashima ended up using the name at the last minute. The guild controls several smaller dark guilds that serve as minor antagonists prior to the alliance's introduction, including Eisenwald, as well as Naked Mummy (ネイキッドマミー), which holds Jude Heartfilia's prospective merchant guild hostage until Lucy Heartfilia defeats them. Oración Seis seeks to destroy the world's official guilds and create a new world order using Nirvana (ニルヴァーナ), an ancient spell created and sealed away by the tribal ancestors of the Cait Shelter guild that takes the form of a giant, walking city, and has the power to reverse the moral behavior of those afflicted with good or evil thoughts, turning inherently "good" characters "evil" and vice versa. Despite being the smallest guild in the series with only six members, it is considered powerful and dangerous enough for the Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, and Cait Shelter guilds to form an alliance to combat it. These four guilds eventually succeed in defeating Oración Seis, its members arrested by the Magic Council soon afterward.

The founder and master of Oración Seis is Brain (ブレイン), Jellal Fernandes's childhood mentor from the Tower of Heaven. He is named for his former position as a researcher at the Bureau of Magical Development where various forms of magic are created. He is a superintelligent wizard with prowess over various spells, including vortexes of dark magic he conjures from his staff Kurodoa (クロドア), which has a mind of its own. Brain believes wizards from official guilds to be inferior to his guild, and does not hesitate to dispose of any of his guild's members who lose to them. To help him find where Nirvana is sealed, Brain kidnaps Wendy Marvell and forces her to revive Jellal, who leads him to Nirvana while following his few remaining memories of the spell despite his amnesiac state. Brain has an alternate personality named Zero (ゼロ) who craves destruction and tries using Nirvana to destroy everything he sees. Brain suppresses Zero with a magic seal consisting of six lines on his face; each line represents a guild member's strongest desire, referred to as a "prayer". However, a line disappears with each member's defeat, and when all lines are erased, Zero is freed. The three Dragon Slayers (Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy) team up to defeat Zero. Brain and Zero are voiced by Tetsu Inada.

The other five Oración Seis members are handpicked by Brain from a group of child slaves from the Tower of Heaven:
 * Cobra the "Poison Dragon" (毒竜のコブラ) (コブラ) is a wizard with Dragon Slayer lacrima implanted in his body, similar to Laxus Dreyar. He can perform Poison Dragon Slayer magic (毒の滅竜魔法) to breathe clouds of toxic gas and turn his hands into venomous claws. He also has hyper-sensitive hearing that allows him to hear others' movements and read their thoughts, and keeps a giant flying snake named Cubelios (キュベリオス) as a pet.
 * Racer (レーサー) can slow down the flow of time for his opponents within a limited radius to trick them into thinking he can move at imperceptible speeds, and can summon remotely controlled motorcycles from nowhere.
 * Hoteye the "Heaven's Gaze" (天眼のホットアイ) (ホットアイ) uses two forms of magic: Liquid Ground, (リキッドグラウンド) with which he can soften solid ground into clay and manipulate it at will; and Heaven's Gaze, (天眼) which allows him to see through solid objects.Because of a conflicting desire to find his brother, Hoteye is affected by Nirvana and betrays Oración Seis by assisting the official guild alliance. His real name is Richard Buchanan, (リチャード・ブキャナン) who is Wally Buchanan's older brother.
 * Angel (エンジェル) is a celestial wizard and the murderer of Karen Lilica who possesses the celestial spirits Gemini, Scorpio, Aries—whose key she had stolen from Karen—and Caelum.
 * Midnight (ミッドナイト) is Brain's adopted son who is often shown sleeping on a magic carpet. He uses magic called Reflector (リフレクター) to deflect all other forms of magic, bend and distort all sorts of objects, and refract light to create illusions.

Grimoire Heart
Grimoire Heart (グリモアハート) is the strongest dark guild of the Balam Alliance, and the second from the alliance to be featured as one of the primary antagonists of Fairy Tail. Thinking that Zeref is in a "sleeping" state in which he cannot use the full extent of his power, they attempt to reawaken the wizard's power in an effort to create a "world of great magic" where only wizards can thrive while non-magic users, who make up over 90% of Earthland's population, will die. The guild travels around Fiore in an airship, causing destruction to create magical "keys" they think will unlock Zeref's power. When Grimoire Heart finds Zeref on Tenrou Island during Fairy Tail's S-Class promotion exam, a war between the two guilds breaks out, ending with Fairy Tail victorious and Grimoire Heart retreating from the island. Two of its members, Ultear and Meldy leaving the group.. Revealing that his power has never been sealed, Zeref denounces Grimoire Heart's intentions as being based on inaccurate rumors. Their actions also inadvertently summon the dragon Acnologia to Tenrou Island, causing the island's apparent destruction.

The guild's founder and master is Hades, (ハデス) whose true identity is Purehito, (プレヒト) the second guild master of Fairy Tail. Forty years before the series' present, Purehito names Makarov Dreyar the guild master of Fairy Tail and embarks on a quest for knowledge to find the original source of magic power, which he traces back to Zeref. He organizes Grimoire Heart for the purpose of reawakening Zeref's power, thinking that he may find the source of magic in the "world of great magic" that Zeref will bring about. Using a machine he refers to as his "heart" on board his guild's airship to sustain his life force and increase his magic power, Hades becomes powerful enough to overpower Makarov and survive any manner of attack without being injured. Among the spells he is capable of performing are Grimoire Law, (グリモアロウ) which he uses to counteract Makarov's Fairy Law, and Nemesis, (ネメシス) with which he can transform rubble into living demons. He is defeated by Natsu Dragneel and his friends after being made vulnerable once his mechanical heart is destroyed by Happy and Carla, and is mercilessly killed by Zeref shortly afterwards. In the original Japanese series, his voice actor is Masashi Hirose. In the English dub, his voice is supplied by John Swasey.

The guild's second-in-command after Hades is Bluenote Stinger, (ブルーノート・スティンガー) who uses gravity magic called Black Hole (ブラックホール) to hold down his opponents. Also among the guild's followers are the 7 Kin of Purgatory (煉獄の七眷属), an elite group of seven wizards raised by Hades; they specialize in different forms of Lost Magic (ロストマジック) that only they practice. The members of the Seven Kin include:


 * Ultear Milkovich the Time Mage, the leader of the Seven Kin.
 * Azuma, (アズマ) who uses Great Tree Arc (大樹のアーク) magic to control the growth of and merge his body with trees, and to draw magical power from the earth to cause explosions. He is even able to uproot the tree on Tenrou Island, causing the Fairy Tail wizards to lose much of their power.
 * Rustyrose, (ラスティローズ) who can materialize anything from his imagination using Arc of Embodiment (具現のアーク) magic.
 * Kain Hikaru, who uses voodoo-like curse magic called Ushi no Koku Mairi (丑の刻参り) and also has formidable physical strength.
 * Zoldio, (ゾルディオ) a celestial wizard fused with the spirit Capricorn into a being named Caprico, (カプリコ) who uses Huma Raise (ヒューマレイズ) to summon humans he imprisons in another dimension in a manner similar to celestial spirits.
 * Zancrow, (ザンクロウ) a God Slayer (ゴッドスレイヤー) who uses a more destructive variation of Natsu's magic to conjure black flames that Natsu is incapable of eating.
 * Meldy, a young woman who can link people's senses so they can experience physical pain and even death.

There are also two soldiers who serve under Caprico named Kawazu, (カワズ) an anthropomorphic rooster who uses Egg Buster (エッグバスター) magic to fire eggs from his mouth, and Yomazu, (ヨマズ) an anthropomorphic camel samurai who employs Solid Script magic to attack and defend against opponents by writing kanji.

Zeref
The "Black Wizard" (黒魔導士) Zeref (ゼレフ) is one of the primary antagonists of Fairy Tail. He is mentioned throughout the series as the most evil wizard to ever live, having the abilities to create and control legions of massive demons, and to instantaneously kill any and all living things in his presence. Two of Zeref's demons, Lullaby (ララバイ) and Deliora (デリオラ), serve as minor antagonists in the series. Rumors pertaining to Zeref's defeat 400 years before the series's present serve as motivations for several other antagonists throughout the story—Jellal Fernandes builds the Tower of Heaven to revive Zeref from the dead, while the members of Grimoire Heart attempt to awaken him from his "sleeping" state in which he cannot use the full extent of his power. Zeref actually lives on Tenrou Island since his "defeat" as an unaging young man whose strength varies between two different personalities—a benevolent one that cherishes life but is unable to control his deadly magic, and a malevolent one that disregards life and can use his magic at will and to its fullest extent. Because he is capable of cherishing life, Zeref is self-loathing and wishes to be killed by Natsu Dragneel, who he is familiar with under unknown circumstances. After being in Ultear's care and seeing the battles on Tenrou Island, Zeref makes his way to Hades and punishes him with destruction. Seven years later, Zeref conceives a plot for their Eclipse Plan by having Arcadios steal the 12 Keys of the Zodiac and open a gateway to change the universe. In the anime adaptation, his voice actor is Akira Ishida.

Phantom Lord
Phantom Lord (ファントムロード) is one of the official guilds of Fiore, and a longtime rival guild of Fairy Tail. It contends with Fairy Tail as the strongest guild in the Fiore before the disappearance of Tenrou Island, having thousands of members stationed in multiple subdivisions throughout the country. At the guild's disposal is a mobile, legged guildhall containing a cannon called Jupiter (ジュピター) that fires a concentrated beam of destructive magical energy. The guildhall can transform into a large mecha capable of casting Abyss Break (アビスブレイク), a forbidden spell powered by magic of the four classical elements that is capable of destroying all of Magnolia. Phantom Lord has a history of skirmishes with Fairy Tail, which eventually leads to the guild dispatching one of its strongest members, Gajeel Redfox, to destroy the Fairy Tail guildhall and injure Levy McGarden and her friends. This leads to a war between the two guilds, resulting in Fairy Tail's victory and Phantom Lord being dissolved by the Magic Council for provoking Fairy Tail.

The guild master of Phantom Lord is Jose Porla (ジョゼ・ポーラ), one of the Ten Wizard Saints who specializes in using the element of darkness to create ghost-like apparitions called Shades (シェイド) that drain the strength of anyone they come in contact with. He is Makarov Dreyar's self-fashioned rival and holds a resentment against Fairy Tail for its quick rise to fame, thinking that Phantom Lord is the superior of the two guilds. Upon discovering Lucy Heartfilia's membership in Fairy Tail, Jose kidnaps her at the request of her father Jude and organizes the assault on Fairy Tail. However, Jose decides to hold Lucy for ransom and monopolize her family's fortune out of fear that Fairy Tail intends to do the same, failing to realize that she has run away from home. After being defeated by Makarov, Jose is stripped of his title as a Wizard Saint along with his guild's dissolution. In the Japanese version of the series, Jose is voiced by Takashi Matsuyama. In the English dub, he is voiced by Ed Blaylock.

Among Phantom Lord's ranks are the Element 4, (エレメント4) a quartet of wizards equivalent in rank to Fairy Tail's S-Class wizards. They each specialize in a magic type based on one of the four classical elements. During the guild war, the Phantom Lord guild hall unit is powered by Element 4's magic which is used to cast Abyss Break, but the unit gradually slows down with each member's defeat, and stops altogether after all four are defeated.
 * Aria of the "Great Sky" (大空のアリア) (アリア), a melancholy wizard who uses air magic to drain other wizards of their magic energy, performing this magic on Makarov early in the guild war to render him powerless. Aria generates his magic power from his eyes, which he covers with a blindfold to contain his power.
 * Sol of the "Great Land" (大地のソル) (ソル), a French-speaking wizard who uses earth magic to merge his body into the ground and coil his body around his opponents.
 * Totomaru of the "Great Flame" (大火の兎兎丸) (兎兎丸) is a samurai who uses fire magic to manipulate any flame at will, regardless of whether it is natural fire or produced by wizards such as Natsu Dragneel. He is also a practitioner of Rainbow Fire magic, which he teaches to Romeo Conbolt during the disappearance of Tenrou Island after becoming a magic teacher.
 * Juvia Lockser, who joins Fairy Tail after Phantom Lord's disbandment, serves as the group's resident water magic specialist.

Tower of Heaven
The Tower of Heaven (楽園の塔) is a tower designed to bring a deceased individual back to life through a form of magic called the Revive System (リバイブシステム), also known simply as the R-System (Rシステム), which can only be activated once the tower is infused with massive amounts of magic power. It is originally built through slave labor by a cult of evil wizards for the purpose of resurrecting Zeref. Among the slaves forced to build the tower are Erza Scarlet and Jellal Fernandes, the latter of whom takes over construction of the tower while under the manipulation of Ultear Milkovich posing as the spirit of Zeref. Jellal tricks members of the Magic Council into firing their ultimate weapon Etherion on the tower, absorbing the attack's energy and revealing the tower's true form, a giant lacrima crystal. Once empowered, the tower must fuse with the body of a wizard comparable in power to that of a Wizard Saint, breaking the wizard's body down and using it as a reincarnation of Zeref's body. Natsu destroys the tower when he duels and defeats Jellal before he can sacrifice Erza.

Serving as Jellal's followers in the tower are four other slaves whom Erza and Jellal befriend as children: When Erza flees the Tower of Heaven, Jellal convinces the four that Erza has abandoned them. However, Shō, Wally, and Millianna later realize the truth and turn on Jellal. Simon remains faithful to Erza, saving her from Jellal's Altairis attack at the cost of his own life. Following Jellal's defeat, Shō, Wally, and Millianna are invited by Erza to join Fairy Tail, but they decline so that they may live for themselves and go their separate ways. Seven years later, Erza reunites with Millianna, now a member of the Mermaid Heel guild, during the Grand Magic Games.
 * Shō (ショウ), who views Erza like his older sister and possesses an enchanted deck of cards he can trap others inside.
 * Simon (シモン), who harbors romantic feelings for Erza and practices telepathy and darkness magic, including a spell called Dark Moment (闇刹那) that covers the surrounding area in darkness.
 * "Mad Dog" (狂犬ウォーリー) Wally Buchanan (ウォーリー・ブキャナン), a gangster-like gunslinger with an angular body that he can separate into blocks at will.
 * Millianna (ミリアーナ), who has an obsession with cats and can conjure a rope called a Kitty Restraint Tube (ネ拘束チューブ) to bind her opponents and drain their magic power.

Jellal also employs a trio of assassins from the dark guild Death's Head Caucus (髑髏会) called Trinity Raven (トリニティレイヴン). Mashima created Trinity Raven "at the last moment" because he "started feeling really sorry for [Erza's child slave friends]" after originally intending for them to oppose Erza's group. Each member's name is a reference to a different type of bird. Trinity Raven's ultimate fate is not shown after Fairy Tail defeats them and the tower is destroyed, though they flee the tower's destruction in the anime adaptation.
 * Ikaruga (斑鳩), a woman who wears a kimono and wields a katana capable of cutting through any material.
 * Vidaldus Taka (ヴィダルダス・タカ), is introduced before his two companions as Jellal's stoic attendant before revealing himself to look and behave more like a rock musician. Vidaldus has hair that can absorb any liquid, and uses an electric guitar to perform a spell called Rock of Succubus (ロック・オブ・サキュバス) that takes control of his opponents' minds, turning them into groupies.
 * Fukuro (梟), is a man with an owl's head who wears a jet pack, and can perform the same magic his opponents use by swallowing them.

Edolas
Edolas (エドラス) is a parallel universe that exists separately from Earthland, the universe in which Fairy Tail takes place. Edolas is inhabited by physical counterparts of characters from the series, though most of their personalities differ radically, as do a select few of their physical attributes such as height, age, and species. Among these characters are Mystogan, Jellal Fernandes' counterpart, and Poluchka, the human counterpart of the dragon Grandine. Unlike in Earthland, magic is a limited resource in Edolas and cannot be used as a natural ability by humans, who instead perform magic using items infused with lacrima. Edolas' magic supply is replenished through the use of inter-dimensional portals called Anima, (アニマ) which absorb magic power from Earthland and transform it into lacrima; this process also affects wizards, who are transformed into lacrima as well. However, the absorption process does not affect Dragon Slayers, Exceeds, or celestial spirits, While in Edolas, the protagonists are unable to perform magic until they ingest medicine called X-Balls (Xボール) provided by Mystogan. Mystogan eventually saves Magnolia by reversing the Anima portal so it returns all magic power to Earthland, permanently depleting Edolas' magic supply.

The Edolas Kingdom (エドラス王国) is ruled by Faust (ファウスト), the king of Edolas and Mystogan's father, who is an antagonist in the series. In the anime adaptation, Faust is suggested to be the Edolas counterpart of Makarov Dreyar, fitting the description of a "backwards" counterpart due to his twisted self-importance, as well as being physically taller than Makarov. He strives to bestow a limitless supply of magic on his kingdom by ramming the lacrima crystal made from Magnolia's residents into Extalia, the kingdom of the Exceeds, using the Dragon Chain Cannon (竜鎖砲), a weapon that is powered by Dragon Slayer magic. After the protagonists foil his plan, he pilots an armored, dragon-shaped mecha called Droma Anim (ドロマ・アニム) to battle Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, and Wendy Marvell. Faust is served by four captains of Edolas' army—Pantherlily, who later joins Fairy Tail in Earthland; "Fairy Hunter" (妖精狩りのエルザ) Erza Knightwalker, (エルザ・ナイトウォーカー) Erza Scarlet's cruel counterpart who wields magic spear called Ten Commandments (テン・コマンドメンツ) which changes its head to invoke different combative powers; Hughes, (ヒューズ) who uses a wand called the Command Tact (コマンドタクト) to control various attractions from Faust's indoor amusement park in combat; and Sugarboy, (シュガーボーイ) who wields a sword called Rosa Espada (ロッサエスパーダ) to soften materials. Other members of Faust's court include Byro, (バイロ) Edolas' chief of staff who uses various magical potions to cast spells, including one that transforms him into a giant octopus; and Coco, (ココ) the young assistant chief of staff, who commands an army of flying beasts called Legions. (レギオン) Faust and his army are defeated by the protagonists, and Mystogan replaces Faust as king of Edolas.

As with Earthland, an alternate version of the Fairy Tail guild exists in Edolas. Due to the prohibition of magic outside of the Edolas capital, Edolas' Fairy Tail is considered a dark guild, hunted by the Royal Army, and is the last remaining magic guild in Edolas. Its guildhall is built inside a cluster of large roots, which can mechanically burrow underground to change its location and escape the army. Its members are all counterparts of Earthland's Fairy Tail wizards, save Lisanna Strauss, who acts as her deceased counterpart after being trapped in Edolas. Among its members are Natsu "Fireball" (ファイアボール) Dragion (ナツ・ドラギオン) Natsu Dragneel's timid counterpart who only acts confidently while driving vehicles, and is the guild's transportation specialist; Lucy Ashley, (ルーシィ・アシュレイ) a tomboyish version of Lucy Heartfilia who enjoys bullying her guildmates and has a fierce rivalry with the Edolas counterpart of Levy McGarden; and Gray Sorouge, (グレイ・ソルージュ) a version of Gray Fullbuster who wears multiple layers of clothing and harbors overt but one-sided romantic feelings for the Edolas counterpart of Juvia Lockser. The members of Edolas' Fairy Tail become allies to the Earthland Fairy Tail wizards and help them battle the Edolas army. The anime adaptation also features a counterpart of Gajeel, a mild-mannered news reporter and Edolas Fairy Tail's informant, who helps Gajeel Redfox rescue his guildmates.

Exceed
Exceeds (エクシード) are a race of cat-like creatures that Happy, Carla, and Pantherlily come from. They reside on a floating island called Extalia (エクスタリア) that is elevated high above the Edolas Kingdom. They possess a natural ability to absorb magical power into their bodies, and can grow wings on their back using the ability "Aera". Though implied by the Edolas Kingdom's residence to be divine beings for their powers and superior to humans, Exceeds are generally weak and insecure individuals, and their divinity is only a ruse devised by the rulers of Extalia to bolster their race's self-confidence. Unlike cats, Exceeds reproduce by laying eggs.

The Exceeds are ruled by their queen Shagotto (シャゴット), who is revered as a deity in the Edolas Kingdom as well. Despite her reputation, Chagot has very little magical power, and can only use Aera to produce one wing. However, she can perform precognition, which when applied to human's fates, makes her seem like a deity. Upon seeing a premonition of her kingdom's destruction, Chagot sends 100 Exceed eggs to Earthland. To prevent a panic among the Exceeds, Chagot announces that the unborn Exceeds were sent on a mission to hunt Dragon Slayers. Two other members of Chagot's court—Nichiya (ニチヤ), the captain of Extalia's imperial guard and Ichiya's Edolas counterpart, and Nadi (ナディ), Extalia's long-necked Minister of State—help uphold the queen's ruse. Six years later, when Faust rebels against the Exceeds, Chagot reveals that she is a mere Exceed. Following Faust's defeat and Extalia's destruction, Mystogan enhances the Reverse Anima portal so that it transports every magical being to Earthland, including the Exceeds; upon arrival the Exceeds decide they will search for their children. Withholding the fact that Carla is her daughter, Chagot joins the search with the other Exceeds.

Sabertooth
Sabertooth (セイバートゥース) is an official guild that replaces Fairy Tail as the strongest guild in Fiore during Tenrou Island's disappearance. The guild's master is Jienma, (ジエンマ) an imposing man obsessed with maintaining his guild's strength, and harshly penalizes anyone he perceives as weak. The guild earns its fame upon the inclusion of five powerful wizards, two of whom are Sting "White Dragon" (白竜のスティング) Eucliffe (スティング・ユークリフ) and Rogue "Shadow Dragon" (影竜のローグ) Cheney, (ローグ・チェーニ) a pair of Dragon Slayers known collectively as the "Twin Dragons" (双竜) of Sabertooth. They are "third generation" Dragon Slayers, combining the magic-learning methods of Dragon Slayers from the "first generation", who are taught their magic from dragons, and "second generation", who use their magic through lacrima implants. The two say they have used their magic to kill the dragon that raised them, considering themselves "true" Dragon Slayers. Both are partnered with Exceeds— Sting's partner is Lecter, (レクター) who firmly believes in his guild's superiority to all others, while Rogue's partner is Frosch, (フロッシュ) who wears a frog costume and almost always speaks in agreement to others. The other three members are Orga "Black Lightning" (黒雷のオルガ) Nanagear; (オルガ・ナナギア) Rufus Lore, (ルーファス・ロア) a Memory-Make magic (記憶の造形魔法) user who can create illusions of himself and pinpoint others' locations with his heightened memorization ability; and Minerva, (ミネルバ) who is Jienma's daughter. A more recent member, celestial wizard Yukino Aguria, (ユキノ・アグリア) participates in the Grand Magic Games as Minerva's substitute, but is expelled from the guild as punishment for losing to Kagura Mikazuchi from Mermaid Heel.

Bora
Bora the "Prominence" (プロミネンスのボラ) (ボラ) is the first antagonist to be introduced in Fairy Tail. He is a fire wizard who is kicked out of his guild Titan Nose (タイタンノーズ) for assisting in criminal activities such as thievery before the beginning of the series. He uses magic charms while posing as the Fairy Tail wizard "Salamander" to persuade young women into coming aboard his yacht so he can sell them as slaves. His actions nearly disillusion Lucy Heartfilia from joining Fairy Tail before Natsu Dragneel exposes him as an imposter. In the anime adaptation, his reason for kidnapping young women is changed to forcing them to act as glamour models. In the Japanese version of the series, Bora is voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama. In the English dub, he is voiced by Ian Sinclair.

Ur
Ur (ウル) is Ultear Milkovich's mother, and the adoptive mother of Lyon Vastia and Gray Fullbuster. Ur is a master of Ice-Make magic, which she teaches Lyon and Gray how to perform. She brings her daughter to a research facility to save her when she falls gravely ill from her immense magical power. She is later told by the doctors there that Ultear has died, when they keep her alive to experiment on her. Ur takes in Lyon and Gray as her students, eventually coming to love them as her own children without viewing them as replacements for her daughter. Ur uses Iced Shell, a spell that permanently transforms the caster's body into ice, on the demon Deliora to freeze them both. In the beginning of the series, Ur appears in the form of a large chunk of ice containing Deliora. She has remained alive in this form until Lyon melts her using the Moon Drip spell. Even after drifting out to sea as water, Ur remains alive to watch over her students. In the Japanese version of the series, Ur is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. In the English dub, she is voiced by Kira Vincent-Davis.

Poluchka
Poluchka (ポーリュシカ) is an elderly hermit who lives in the forest outside of Magnolia, and is a longtime acquaintance of Makarov Dreyar. She is a wizard who specializes in creating medicines to remedy all sorts of ailments and injuries. During the guild war between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail, she restores Makarov's life force. She restores the 11-year-old Erza Scarlet's right eye when Erza joins Fairy Tail. In the anime adaptation, she is stated to be a former member of the Fairy Tail guild. Seven years later, Poluchka reveals herself to be the Edolas counterpart of Grandine. In the Japanese version of the series, Poluchka is voiced by Shōko Tsuda. In the English dub, her name is spelled Porlyusica, and she is voiced by Linda Young.

Meldy
Meldy (メルディ) is a young girl introduced as a member of the 7 Kin of Purgatory from Grimoire Heart. Employing the Lost Magic Maguilty Sense (Maguriti-Sensu) spell, she can synchronize the physical sensations of two or more people, so when one experiences pain or dies from an attack, everyone in the connection suffers the same fate. The spell also affects the targets' emotions, and if one of their emotions are strong enough, that person becomes capable of reading the others' emotions for as long as the spell remains in effect. To attack, Meldy uses a spell called Maguilty Sodom (Magiruti-Sodomu) to produce blades of light that directly affect her opponents' sense of pain.

Meldy is taken in by Ultear Milkovich as an orphan after her hometown is destroyed, unaware that Ultear and Grimoire Heart are responsible for the town's destruction. Meldy comes to love Ultear as with her mother, joining Grimoire Heart as a Seven Kin member, and assisting Ultear during the mission to capture Zeref, whose magic combined with Ultear's Arc of Time restores her hometown. She also participates in Grimoire Heart's attack on Tenrou Island to eliminate the Fairy Tail members, especially Gray Fullbuster whom she thinks wounded Ultear and killed Ur. She uses Maguilty Sense to connect Juvia Lockser to Gray but the painful followup hits she inflicts fail to defeat Juvia. She turns the fight into a stalemate by casting Maguilty Sense on herself, threatening suicide and consequently death to everyone connected, but Juvia convinces her to live for the one she loves, and Meldy concedes. She later learns the truth of her home's destruction from Zancrow, but rescues Ultear from committing suicide and forgives her. The two leave Grimoire Heart as a result. During the Fairy Tail members' seven year disappearance on Tenrou Island, Meldy, Ultear, and Jellal Fernandes form an independent guild called Crime Sorcière. In the anime series, her voice actress is Saori Gotō.

Celestial spirits
Celestial spirits (星霊) are beings from the Celestial Spirit World, a world parallel to Earthland, who are contracted by celestial wizards like Lucy Heartfilia to be summoned to their masters' sides through the use of enchanted keys called Gatekeys to battle and perform other tasks. They are governed by an all-powerful spirit called Celestial Spirit King (星霊王), and are each named after and based on one of the 88 modern constellations. They are immortal and possess various magic powers and abilities, but lose their power when they remain outside their realm for extended periods of time, which is fatal to them.


 * Nikora of "Canis Minor" (子犬座のニコラ) (ニコラ) is a common breed of celestial spirit normally kept by celestial wizards as pets. Lucy keeps a Nikora spirit tha she names Plue (プルー), who is identical in appearance and mannerisms to the character of the same name from Hiro Mashima's earlier work, Rave Master. He is based on the Canis Minor constellation, while his species is named after Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. In the Japanese version of the series, Nikora is voiced by Saori Gotō. In the English dub, his species name is spelled "Nicola" and he is voiced by Majken Bullard.


 * Horologium the "Clock" (時計座のホロロギウム) (ホロロギウム) is an anthropomorphic grandfather clock who is typically summoned by Lucy to use for shelter or transportation, and can summon himself to defend her or her friends from danger. Horologium's cavity is soundproof from the inside, requiring him to repeat everything the person inside him says, even when no one else is around to hear it. In the Japanese version of the series, Horologium is voiced by Masaki Kawanabe. In the English dub, he is voiced by Ben Bryant.
 * Lyra the "Harp" (琴座のリラ) (リラ) takes the form of a cheery young girl with wings and a bonnet, and carries a harp on her back. She is summoned for her singing abilities, which have the power to embody the feelings of those who listen to them. In the Japanese version of the series, Lyra is voiced by Megumi Nakajima. In the English dub, she is voiced by Kristin Sutton.


 * Crux the "Southern Cross" (南十字座のクルックス) (クルックス) is an elderly spirit with a large, cross-shaped head. He holds encyclopedic knowledge about celestial spirits and their owners, which he is able to obtain by sleeping, and screams loudly whenever he discovers what his master asks him to find. Lucy summons him to learn more about Loke's previous relationships with a celestial wizard, leading to her discovery that he is a spirit. In the Japanese version of the series, Crux is voiced by Masafumi Kimura. In the English dub, he is voiced by Bill Flynn.


 * Caelum the "Chisel" (彫刻具座のカエルム) (カエルム) is a spirit controlled by Angel. It takes the form of a mechanical sphere that can transform into a cannon or sword, and is typically wielded as a weapon. Although Caelum is depicted as an inanimate object incapable of speech or expression, when Angel fires it at Lucy, Caelum redirects its beam at the last moment so it misses. In the anime adaptation, it refuses to kill Lucy after she demonstrates her love for celestial spirits.


 * Pyxis the "Compass" (羅針盤座のピクシス) (ピクシス) takes the form of a penguin with a large compass on its head, which allows it to provide directional references. Lucy uses Pyxis to help her team navigate the Sky Labyrinth in the preliminary round of the Grand Magic Games.


 * Ophiuchus the "Serpent Bearer" (蛇遣座のオフィウクス) (オフィウクス) is a rare spirit owned by Yukino Aguria that takes the form of a giant mechanical snake. It surpasses the twelve Zodiac spirits in power, for which it is considered the "thirteenth" Zodiac spirit.

Twelve Gates of the Zodiac
Whereas most weaker celestial spirits are summoned through the use of common, store-bought silver Gatekeys, there are twelve golden keys that are used to summon spirits of the. These spirits are more powerful than others, and require their master to use a large amount of magic energy to summon.


 * Aquarius the "Water Bearer" (宝瓶宮のアクエリアス) (アクエリアス) takes the form of a mermaid, and carries an urn that can unleash massive torrents of water on her target. She can only be summoned near bodies of water. She is extremely irritable towards Lucy and oftentimes targets her instead of her opponents, who are only "unintentionally" washed away by Aquarius's attacks. Aquarius occasionally refuses to help Lucy in favor of spending time with her boyfriend Scorpio, and teases Lucy over her single status. She is one of the spirits initially owned by Lucy's mother Layla. In the original Japanese series, Aquarius is voiced by Eri Kitamura. In the English dub, she is voiced by Jessica Cavanagh.


 * Taurus the "Golden Bull" (金牛宮のタウロス) (タウロス) is a large, muscular minotaur-like spirit who makes puns by uttering cow-like "moo" sounds in his sentences. He wields a giant double-edged battle axe and possesses Herculean strength, however, he is also a pervert who gets distracted by Lucy's chest in battle. In the original Japanese series, Taurus is voiced by Eiji Sekiguchi. In the English dub, he is voiced by Jeremy Inman.


 * Cancer the "Giant Crab" (巨蟹宮のキャンサー) (キャンサー) is a humanoid, sunglasses-wearing spirit with six crab legs protruding from his back, and whose hair resembles two crab claws. He wields a pair of scissors for hairdressing as well as attacking. Despite representing a crab, he ends his sentences with the copula -ebi, the Japanese word for shrimp. He is another one of the spirits that Lucy inherits from her mother. In the original Japanese series, Cancer is voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama. In the English dub, he is voiced by Will Short.


 * Virgo the "Maiden" (処女宮のバルゴ) (バルゴ) is a spirit who dresses like a maid and wears chained shackles around her wrists. She specializes in Diver magic, which allows her to rapidly dig holes, and can also manipulate the ground to attack her opponents with Spica Hole. She has a masochistic personality, regularly requesting to be punished after helping her master. She changes her appearance to suit her master; when she serves Duke Everlue, she appears as a large, unattractive "gorilla maid" woman. However, after Everlue's arrest, Virgo becomes a young woman with pink hair for Lucy, whom she refers to as "Princess". In the Japanese version of the series, Virgo is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. In the English dub, she is voiced by Terri Doty.


 * Sagittarius the "Archer" (人馬宮のサジタリウス) (サジタリウス) is a tall man who wears a horse costume, and regularly utters the phrase moshi moshi, which means "hello" in Japanese. He possesses superb archery skills. Lucy obtains his Gatekey as a reward for rescuing the villagers on Galuna Island. In the original Japanese series, Sagittarius is voiced by Masaki Kawanabe. In the English dub, his voice actor is Wilbur Penn.


 * Leo the "Lion" (獅子宮のレオ) (レオ) is the true form of Fairy Tail member Loke. In the Japanese version of the series, Leo is voiced by Daisuke Kishio. In the English dub, he is voiced by Eric Vale.


 * Aries the "Ram" (白羊宮のアリエス) (アリエス) is a timid young woman with sheep horns who wears a wool coat. She attacks her opponents with wool clouds that subdue her opponents. Years before the series' present, Aries is owned by Karen Lilica, who abuses her by having her entertain the men Karen picks up and also using her as a shield against magical attacks. However, when Karen threatens to keep her in the physical world as a form of punishment, Loke summons himself in place of Aries to protect her. Her Gatekey is stolen by Angel and later uses her to fight Loke. After Angel is defeated and arrested, Aries makes a contract with Lucy as one of her Gatekeys. In the original Japanese series, Aries is voiced by Sayaka Narita. In the English dub, her voice is supplied by Didi Duron.


 * Gemini the "Twins" (双児宮のジェミニ) (ジェミニ) consists of small twin spirits the size of Nikora. They can combine and mimic the appearances and abilities of other characters, and can also read their minds. They are introduced as Angel's spirits, but become moved by Lucy's strong love for Lucy's celestial spirits and refuse her orders to kill her. After Angel is defeated, they reappear to support Lucy in destroying one of the conduits of Nirvana, and later form a new contract with Lucy once Angel's arrest annuls the old contract. In the anime series, the male spirit, Gemi (ジェミー) is voiced by Yukiyo Fujii, while the female spirit, Mini (ミニー) is voiced by Kanami Satō.


 * Scorpio the "Scorpion" (天蠍宮のスコーピオン) (スコーピオン) is a young man with a cannon shaped like a scorpion's tail attached to his backside, with which he can produce sandstorms. He is owned by Angel, who summons him to counter Lucy's summoning of his girlfriend Aquarius. He becomes Lucy's spirit after Angel is defeated and arrested. In the anime adaptation, his voice actor is Daisuke Kishio.


 * Capricorn the "Goat" (磨羯宮のカプリコーン) (カプリコーン) is one of the celestial spirits owned by Layla Heartfilia. His Gatekey is inherited by Zoldio, but before then, Capricorn makes a pledge to Layla to protect her family and her future child. Zoldio fuses with Capricorn, forming a goat-man named "Caprico" who becomes part of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. He is eventually freed when Loke blasts Zoldio out of his body with a Regulus Shot, allowing Capricorn to return to his rightful owner, Lucy. Takaya Kuroda provides his voice in the anime adaptation.


 * Pisces the "Fish" (双魚宮のピスケス) (ピスケス) are a pair of giant fish that attack and surround their opponent simultaneously. Their owner is Yukino Aguria, who, after her defeat, offers their key to Lucy during the Grand Magic Games.


 * Libra the "Scales" (天秤宮のライブラ) (ライブラ) takes the form of a thinly-dressed woman carrying weighing scales in each hand, and has the power to change the weight of her target. She is owned by Yukino Aguria, who also offers the key to Lucy during the Grand Magic Games.

Dragons
Dragons are rare and powerful creatures who are hardly ever seen by humans, to the extent that the general public doesn't believe they exist. Dragon Slayers Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, and Wendy Marvell were each raised by a different dragon: Igneel (イグニール) the fire dragon, Metalicana (メタリカーナ) the iron dragon, and Grandine (グランディーネ) the sky dragon, respectively. The dragons not only taught them how to read and write, but also how to perform Dragon Slayer magic, which was originally developed to combat dragons due to their destructive nature. For unknown reasons, these three dragons disappeared on the same day seven years prior to the series, leaving their foster children to fend for themselves. Their exact whereabouts are unknown, though Igneel and Grandine are shown to remain in contact with one another and continue to watch over their foster children from afar. There also exists a black dragon named Acnologia (アクノロギア), which views humanity as insignificant. Acnologia appears on Tenrou Island during Fairy Tail's S-Class wizard exam as a result of Grimoire Heart's ambition to resurrect Zeref.

Merchandise
Several types of merchandise has been produced, including: notebooks showing the main characters, cosplay clothing of the female characters, key chains including Lucy Heartfilia's gate keys, temporary tattoos and clothes bearing the Fairy Tail logo,  clocks with characters on them, as well as several figurines and plush dolls. Several characters are featured on postcards and magnets. Mouse pads were also created for some of the female characters.

Reception
The characters of Fairy Tail have received both praise and criticism from publications dedicated to anime, manga, and other media. Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network criticized the character relationships in reviewing the first volume of the Fairy Tail manga. Kimlinger said the characters have a "strong 'bite me' vibe" and compared Mashima's drawings to that of One Piece author Eiichiro Oda. In his review of the second volume, Kimlinger said that Cancer's fighting style "is a kick". He also said that Lucy Heartfilia is "sympathetic" and her character "would be a bit easier to appreciate were her cleavage... ...not quite so omnipresent." In reviewing the first DVD/Blu-ray volume of Fairy Tail, Carlo Santos, also of Anime News Network, says "with a lead character as pumped-up as Natsu, it's hard not to get caught up in his energy". Santos also praises Happy, citing his character as an "entertaining diversion, proving that animal sidekicks can be fun to listen to and not just a necessary annoyance." Neil Lumbard of DVD Talk, in his reviews of the Blu-ray/DVDs, mentions the "strong likeability factor of the each of the main characters".

Fairy Tail manga
Entire series
 * Mashima, Hiro, translated and adapted by William Flanagan. Fairy Tail. 21 vols. New York City: Del Rey Manga/Kodansha Comics USA, 2008–2012.
 * Mashima, Hiro. フェアリーテイル [Fairy Tail] (in Japanese). 32 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 2006–2012.

Individual volumes