History Characters / FairyTail100YearsQuestViernes

For a long time, Viernes had turned into a dragon of ''concept'' after losing his physical form. He created a sentient concept based on Duke Barbaroa, Elefseria's long-believed late disciple as his avatar, and subsequently created a alchemy guild known as Gold Owl mostly through his Alchemy specialty. Following that, he posed the Guild Master of Gold Owl and the strongest "human" member.

For a long time, Viernes had turned into a dragon of ''concept'' after losing his physical form. He created a sentient concept based on Duke Barbaroa, Elefseria's late disciple as his avatar, and create a alchemy guild known as Gold Owl mostly through his Alchemy specialty. Following that, he posed the Guild Master of Gold Owl and the strongest "human" member.

See Viernes' folder from above.

For a long time, Viernes had turned into a dragon of ''concept'' after losing his physical form. He created a sentient concept based on Duke Duke Barbaroa, Elefseria's late disciple as his avatar, and create a alchemy guild known as Gold Owl mostly through his Alchemy specialty. Following that, he posed the Guild Master of Gold Owl and the strongest "human" member.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He wears a nice looking suit befitting a dignified guild master and he is the strongest man surpassing God Serena.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Viernes took on the form of Elefseria's deceased apprentice and gained access to his human transmutation alchemy. However, this is subverted when Zalam is revealed to be the actual Duke as an old man and Viernes was masquerading as the man in middle age.

* ActuallyIAmHim: As he is a sentient concept, Viernes essentially ''is'' the guild of Gold Owl and its master Duke, which puts him in the spotlight during the Gold Owl arc, which is also the Gold Dragon God arc.

* ActuallyIAmHim: As he is a sentient concept, Viernes essentially ''is'' the guild of Gold Owl and its master Duke, which puts him in the spotlight during the Gold Owl arc, which is also the Gold Dragon God arc.

!Warning: Due to this character's true nature and roles being relevant to the PlotTwist and the White Mage's revelation, as well as the barrage of spoilers within a certain guild he is associated with, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff all spoilers are unmarked]].

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* AlwaysABiggerFish: The guild is this to [[spoiler: God Serena]] who remarks how low leveled Ishgal is compared to the larger world.

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** He is literally the reason why Gold Owl and most of its members ever existed, as he sustained the entirety of Gold Owl's original guildmember, who were born through human alchemy and ceased to be when Viernes was obliterated. Thus, he shares the same page with most of his guildmembeof (see below). All of the alchemic dolls made by him are incapable of dying unless Duke himself winds up eliminated.

One of the two Singularity Sisters from Gold Owl who far surpass even [[spoiler:God Serena]] in terms of power and skill. She has the warmer, upbeat temperament.

A member of Gold Owl and one of the [[spoiler: two Dolls made by Duke Barbaroa via Human Transmutation.]]

* SmugSuper: As [[spoiler: a Doll with unlimited stamina]], he is proud of his alchemist abilities to use without issue compared to wizards.

A member of Gold Owl and one of the [[spoiler: two Dolls made by Duke Barbaroa via Human Transmutation.]]

* ArtificialHuman: He is an [[spoiler: Alchemist Doll created by his guild master, Duke.]]

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: They are this to [[spoiler: God Serena who states that he cannot hold a candle to them and their Guild Master despite his strength as formerly Ishgal's strongest acknowledged mage.]]

* NiceGirl: In contrast to her sister's annoyed demeanor, she's introduced as more friendly; even accepting [[spoiler:God Serena's]] antics with good cheer.
* OhCrap: She's understandably shocked and worried to see her big sister Enny [[spoiler:actually losing to Erza,]] not to mention Rousseau herself is too injured to jump back in and assist her or maintain the world they created using alchemy.

* UnskilledButStrong: Her RealityWarper alchemy is such that even [[spoiler:God Serena]] is frightened of her power, but it's clear from how she fights Rousseau doesn't really have a warrior's instincts and treats it more like a game with rules of her own making, preferring to overwhelm the opposition with her creations and use whatever niche application of her power strikes her fancy at the moment. When Erza gets a definite upper hand on her, Rousseau just [[OhCrap panics]] and resorts to throwing more and bigger creations at her rather than step back and think logically as Enny yells at her to do, and this brute force approach doesn't deter Erza from charging through and taking her down.
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler:At the end of the Gold Dragon Arc, she and her sister regain their proper memories as servants to ''Ignia'', not Viernes who manipulated their memories, and make their exit in an explosion of flame to return to their master while promising WeWillMeetAgain.]]

One of the two Singularity Sisters from Gold Owl who far surpass even [[spoiler:God Serena]] in terms of power and skill. She has the colder, downbeat temperament.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: They are this to [[spoiler: God Serena who states that he cannot hold a candle to them and their Guild Master despite his strength as formerly Ishgal's strongest acknowledged mage.]]

* TheDreaded: Sai is left almost pissing himself in fear at the thought of what they'll do to him if he fails to bring the Dogra Core back to the guild, and so he goes on a furious attack on Gray in Juvia's body. Even the normally fearless and eccentric [[spoiler:God Serena]] freaks out when she wants to kill him for annoying her and bungling an important task.

* SummonToHand: She has the ability to use the same Requip magic Erza possesses, which surprises Erza since this would suggest Enny is a wizard alongside being an alchemist, a status that would technically only be shared by Duke and [[spoiler:Athena]] in Gold Owl. Enny clarifies however that this is simply another application of her alchemy.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In contrast to her sister, she is not a fan of [[spoiler:God Serena]]. She wonders why a wizard is a member of an alchemist guild, finds his antics annoying, and asks if she can kill him for his failure to retrieve the Dogra Core.

* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler:At the end of the Gold Dragon Arc, she and her sister regain their proper memories as servants to ''Ignia'', not Viernes who manipulated their memories, and make their exit in an explosion of flame to return to their master while promising WeWillMeetAgain.]]

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[[AC:Main:]] ''[[Characters/FairyTailZero Zero]]'' | ''[[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuest100 Years Quest]]'' ([[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuestFiveDragonGods Five Dragon Gods]] | [[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuestAldoron Aldoron]] | [[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuestViernes Viernes]] | [[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuestRebellious Rebellious & White Mage]])\\

!!!Former Members
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!!Rosseau Signario
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One of the two Singularity Sisters from Gold Owl who far surpass even [[spoiler:God Serena]] in terms of power and skill. She has the warmer, upbeat temperament.

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!!Athena II
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A new version of Athena designed by "Duke" (actually Viernes) to surpass both the original one and the Dragon Gods. She utilizes the abilities of Dragon Slayers whose data she has obtained.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: She is potentially able to combine as many forms of Slayer magic as possible. She already has Shadow Dragon and Sky Dragon added to her checklist from Rogue and Wendy. After she beats down Athena I (off-panel) and either she or "Duke" take out Natsu (also off-panel), she gains Fire Dragon powers too.
* TheArchmage: Her creator intends for her to be able to absorb and combine as many forms of Dragon Slayer magic as possible to surpass and curb-stomp the Dragon Gods.
* ArtificialHuman: Created to master different forms of Slayer magic and bring Selene and Ignia to their knees before Viernes.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: She never says more than two words per sentence, and she is a merciless mechanical monster capable of plowing through some of the strongest heroes in the series.
* BlowYouAway: She has a more powerful version of Wendy's Sky Dragon Slayer magic which she is able to decimate her enemies with.
* CurbStompBattle: She and Duke deal with Natsu and Athena I off-panel with absolutely no trouble. On her own, she completely smashes right through Lucy, Gray, Jellal, Rogue, and Erza, only using ''one move'' on each of them.
* DarkIsEvil: She has a far darker color scheme and is absolutely ''vicious.''
* DeathOfPersonality: After Viernes' defeat, Athena I's consciousness takes over Athena II's body, making Athena II essentially dead.
* TheDragon: The new right-hand of "Barbaroa".
* EmotionlessGirl: Since her creator decided that emotions might get in the way, ''this'' Athena is a cold-blooded robotic killing machine.
* HealingFactor: Obtained from gaining Sky Dragon powers, her healing ability (self-regeneration) is so powerful that she can reform without a scratch immediately after Natsu does enough damage to shatter her body.
* LightningBruiser: Powerful and fast enough to blitz the ''entire team'' sent to face Gold Owl and defeat them all with ''one attack'' for each of them.
* LivingShadow: She copies Rogue's abilities and learns how to become one, weaponizing his own powers against him.
* {{Magitech}}: A super-powered Android who can utilize different combinations of Slayer magic.
* MechanicalLifeforms: Just like her predecessor, albeit now she even acts the part.
* NextTierPowerUp: She wasn't on Natsu's level even with Sky and Shadow Dragon Slayer magic, but after taking Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer abilities for herself and surpassing him, she batters the original Athena ''and'' the entire team sent to stop Gold Owl to within an inch of their lives.
* OneWomanArmy: ''Five'' of the most powerful mages in the world ''combined'' get utterly decimated by her in a matter of seconds, and she wasn't even trying.
* PlayingWithFire: She introduces herself to the group facing Duke with a fire-powered kick.
* TheQuietOne: So far, she mostly sticks to saying two words like "Yes, sir" and "Master Duke."
* SuperiorSuccessor: What Viernes intends for her to be when compared to the original Athena. Time will tell whether or not she has succeeded, given that she absolutely ''thrashed'' her half to death off-panel, though Athena was already dealing with a hole in her chest at the time.
* StrongAndSkilled: She's second only to Viernes in power and she has already achieved mastery over at least three different Dragon Slayer elements.
* TookALevelInBadass: Shadow and Sky Dragon powers not enough for her? Just add Fire Dragon magic, and she can solo the entire team of heroes sent to stop her master.
* WalkingSpoiler: Her very existence is a major game changer for just about every faction in the story.
* WeakButSkilled: She's only "weak" compared to her older sibling Athena I and Natsu, but she already has mastery over two different forms of Slayer magic that she can combine to deadly effect. When Natsu has to go on the defensive to avoid "Duke" killing Wendy, Athena II launches a merciless assault and nearly kills him right then and there if not for Athena I stepping in, and even then she holds her own against her older and stronger counterpart, eventually surpassing her thanks to obtaining Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer powers, becoming StrongAndSkilled by comparison.
* WorldsStrongestWoman: What "Duke" (Viernes) wants her to become so that she can easily force his rivals (Selene and Ignia) to bow before them both. Of course, given Natsu is able to rather handily get the upper hand on her in a straight fight using Lightning Dragon mode despite her possessing Wendy's and Rogue's magics prove she's nowhere close to that level yet. "Duke" readily admits that she's currently no match for Natsu's full power. Then he helps her obtain Natsu's own powers, granting her Fire Dragon mode, which allows her to reduce both Natsu and Athena I to a near-death state, meaning only Selene surpasses her now (as the world's most powerful woman who rivals Viernes and Ignia, the two most powerful men).

->See her entry on the [[Characters/FairyTail100YearsQuestRebellious Rebellious & White Mage]] page.

** Individuals whose existences began outside the guild, like God Serena, Athena, and the Signario Sisters, [[Averted Trope were the only exceptions]].

!Warning: Due to this character's true nature and roles being relevant to the PlotTwist and the White Mage's revelation, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff all spoilers are unmarked]].

** When [[spoiler:Athena II]] is being overwhelmed by Natsu, Duke [[IHaveYourWife puts a sword to Wendy's neck]] and warns Natsu not to fight back.

* KeystoneArmy: He sustained the entirety of Gold Owl's original guildmembers, who were born through human alchemy and ceased to be when Viernes was obliterated. All of the alchemic dolls made by him are incapable of dying unless Duke himself winds up eliminated. Individuals whose existences began outside the guild, like God Serena, Athena, and the Signario Sisters, were the only exceptions.

* KeystoneArmy: With the exception of a few members and puppets, [[spoiler:the whole guild originated from Viernes's alchemy and ceased to exist when the Dragon God perished.]]

** "Rival Bond" forces a person to turn into the individual they despise the most, or at least have the most trouble getting along with. Gray obviously turns into Natsu, and Lucy tries to resist the technique but a small hint of resentment towards one person in particular is enough to trigger a body swap... with [[spoiler:Brandish]].

* ArtificialHuman: He is an [[spoiler: Alchemist Doll created by his guild master, Duke.]]

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:While Viernes did once possess a physical body as confirmed by Elefseria, he has since transcended it in his goal to become a concept, now acting through proxies such as the guild of Gold Owl and its master Duke.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: With the three remaining Dragon Gods. He intends to make them his own servants using the power of [[spoiler:Athena and later Athena II. Then it turns out that Duke ''is'' one of the Dragon Gods manifesting through the concept of a deceased man.

** When [[spoiler:Athena II]] is being overwhelmed by Natsu, Duke [[spoiler:[[IHaveYourWife puts a sword to Wendy's neck]] and warns Natsu not to fight back.]]
** When Erza attempts to attack [[spoiler:Athena II after she strikes down Lucy, Gray, Rogue and Jellal, Duke hurls the unconscious and wounded body of Natsu at her to break her concentration as she stops to grab him. This opens her up to being knocked down by Athena II.]]

* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Viernes took on the form of Elefseria's deceased apprentice and gained access to his human transmutation alchemy. However, this is subverted when Zalam is revealed to be the actual Duke as an old man and Viernes was masquerading as the man in middle age.]]
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:The present-day Duke we're introduced to is an older and malicious replica with an eyepatch and powered by the influence of Viernes. The actual Duke, a benevolent individual, died when one of his experiments with alchemy backfired.]]
* EyepatchOfPower: Over his left eye, and in a guild that has access to body part replacement transmutation, this is rather peculiar.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Since he is actually a sentient concept, a creature which simultaneously exists yet doesn't exist.]]

* IHaveYourWife: Upon seeing that [[spoiler:Athena II]] isn't strong enough to defeat Natsu in a straight fight despite possessing [[spoiler:Wendy and Rogue's Dragon Slayer Magic]], Duke quite calmly summons a sword [[spoiler:and [[WouldHurtAChild puts it right to the unconscious Wendy's neck]], telling Natsu to not fight back as Athena II pummels him into the dirt.]]
* InformedAbility: [[spoiler:Serena hyped him up as a threat of great power, yet his actual performance in battle barely backs it up. While he can take a decent hit and he can use Whiteout to nigh instantly incapacitate an unready opponent, he's rarely shown fighting directly while preferring to leave his underlings to battle, and Natsu defeating him with at most half of his full power given he could only use Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic at the time with his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic stolen doesn't really do Serena's claim of him being even stronger than himself justice.]]
* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: [[spoiler:The real Duke Barbaroa is already long dead at this point, with the Duke acting as the Guild Master of Gold Owl actually being an avatar that Viernes would speak through after becoming a concept. Subverted when it turns out that the real Duke is Zalam.]]

* NothingPersonal: He holds no grudge against Fairy Tail even after they stopped Gold Owl from retrieving the Dogra Cores. [[spoiler:He only targets them because he wants their Dragon Slayers' power to steal via Whiteout.]]
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted. He is ''impersonating'' the deceased former student of Elefseria who found out he wasn't very capable of magic, so he switched to Alchemy instead and created Athena.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: He refuses Enny Signario's [[YouHaveFailedMe request to kill]] [[spoiler: God Serena]] for failing to bring back a Dogra Core, stating that there are other alternatives to upgrade [[spoiler: Athena]].
* Really700YearsOld: [[spoiler:As Elefseria's apprentice, he's been alive for much longer than a regular human, but with the secret to his vitality a mystery, and he made Athena a century ago. This would be subverted when Elefseria reveals the real Duke died in an accident and Viernes assumed his form, masquerading as Duke for ages.]]
* SmugSmiler: He is very confident in [[spoiler: Athena's (and later Athena II's) power to surpass the Dragon Gods]] with a smirk.

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: Effortlessly punches a hole through his supposed DragonInChief Athena - a hint at who Duke ''really'' is - and forces her to power down in order to recharge.]]

* ActuallyIAmHim: As he is a sentient concept, Viernes essentially ''is'' the guild of Gold Owl and its master Duke, which puts him in the spotlight during the Gold Owl arc, which is also the Gold Dragon God arc.* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is this to God Serena who claims that he cannot a candle to him and the Singularity Sisters despite his strength as a former Spriggan 12 member. At the same time, he intends on powering up Athena II so she will force the Dragon Gods to bow to him, indicating that she will be the most powerful being on the planet by far once her modifications are complete.

!!Former Members

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* AttackBackfire: [[spoiler:What ultimately does Viernes in. Seeing Natsu shooting straight at him to stop his [[TheMagicTouch massive landscape-altering gold transmutation]], Viernes unleashes his BreathWeapon... but instead of his usual gold laser, it's ''golden flames'' courtesy of Athena [[FightingFromTheInside acting inside of him]]. Natsu devours said flames and uses this PowerUp to land the finishing blow.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:As he is a sentient concept, he essentially ''is'' the guild of Gold Owl and its master Duke, which puts him in the spotlight during the Gold Owl arc, which is also the Gold Dragon God arc.]]

* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:When Natsu powered up on his allies' magic manages to land some meaningful damage, Viernes decides to forgo any direct clash and just use a widespread [[TheMagicTouch gold transmutation]] on his surroundings in order to trap his enemies to kill or at least render them helpless without any chance of them fighting back. Were it not for [[FightingFromTheInside Athena's interference]] helping Natsu beat him before it could be finished, it likely would have worked.]]
* DraconicAbomination: According to [[spoiler:Selene]], Viernes is an exceptional existence even among dragons. Specifically, he's a [[spoiler:''concept'', a dragon that exists yet also doesn't, to the point it's impossible to defeat him through pure brute force and why she wanted the legendary dragon-slaying weapons.]]
* TheGhost: The one Dragon God that took the longest to appear in person. To emphasis how much he's this, [[spoiler:the supposedly deceased ''sixth'' Dragon God Dogramag makes a physical appearance before him.]]

* KeystoneArmy: [[spoiler:He sustained the entirety of Gold Owl's original guildmembers, who were born through human alchemy and ceased to be when Viernes was obliterated. Individuals whose existences began outside the guild, like God Serena, Athena, and the Signario Sisters, were the only exceptions.]]
* LogicalWeakness: [[spoiler: While he's tough enough to withstand Natsu's brute force easily, his golden armor makes him weak to both heat and electricity, [[PlotTailoredToTheParty making Natsu's Fire and Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic combo extremely efficient]] against him.]]

* SuperToughness: [[spoiler:Being made of solid gold metal, he can shrug off a punch from Natsu simply by having armored skin too rugged to harm and causing pain to reverberate through Natsu's arm. It takes the combined magic of his strongest friends from Fairy Tail, Sabertooth, as well as Jellal all enchanted onto Natsu to break through Viernes's scales, and even then Viernes remains standing [[DeathGlare and pissed off]] despite the backlash of Natsu's fire obliterating many of Viernes' golden constructs as a side-effect of his strikes. It takes ''another'' power-up courtesy of Athena giving Natsu more fire magic to eat to give him the strength to finally land a critical blow on Viernes.]]
* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler:Natsu powered up on the magic of his allies and a last-minute extra assist by Athena blows Viernes' head and upper neck to golden pieces with a Fire Dragon King's Demolishing Strike.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is this to [[spoiler: God Serena who claims that he cannot a candle to him and the Singularity Sisters despite his strength as a former Spriggan 12 member.]] At the same time, [[spoiler:he intends on powering up Athena II so she will force the Dragon Gods to bow to him, indicating that she will be the most powerful being on the planet by far once her modifications are complete.]]
* AmbitionIsEvil: He intends to subjugate the Dragon Gods as their master.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He wears a nice looking suit befitting a dignified guild master and he is the strongest man surpassing [[spoiler: God Serena.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: With the three remaining Dragon Gods. He intends to make them his own servants using the power of [[spoiler:Athena and later Athena II. Then it turns out that he ''is'' one of the Dragon Gods manifesting through the concept of a deceased man.]]
* CombatPragmatist: He's not afraid to fight dirty to get people to lower their guard.
** When [[spoiler:Athena II]] is being overwhelmed by Natsu, Duke [[spoiler:[[IHaveYourWife puts a sword to Wendy's neck]] and warns Natsu not to fight back.]]
** When Erza attempts to attack [[spoiler:Athena II after she strikes down Lucy, Gray, Rogue and Jellal, Duke hurls the unconscious and wounded body of Natsu at her to break her concentration as she stops to grab him. This opens her up to being knocked down by Athena II.]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Viernes took on the form of Elefseria's deceased apprentice and gained access to his human transmutation alchemy. However, this is subverted when Zalam is revealed to be the actual Duke as an old man and Viernes was masquerading as the man in middle age.]]
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:The present-day Duke we're introduced to is an older and malicious replica with an eyepatch and powered by the influence of Viernes. The actual Duke, a benevolent individual, died when one of his experiments with alchemy backfired.]]
* EyepatchOfPower: Over his left eye, and in a guild that has access to body part replacement transmutation, this is rather peculiar.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Since he is actually a sentient concept, a creature which simultaneously exists yet doesn't exist.]]
* IHaveYourWife: Upon seeing that [[spoiler:Athena II]] isn't strong enough to defeat Natsu in a straight fight despite possessing [[spoiler:Wendy and Rogue's Dragon Slayer Magic]], Duke quite calmly summons a sword [[spoiler:and [[WouldHurtAChild puts it right to the unconscious Wendy's neck]], telling Natsu to not fight back as Athena II pummels him into the dirt.]]
* InformedAbility: [[spoiler:Serena hyped him up as a threat of great power, yet his actual performance in battle barely backs it up. While he can take a decent hit and he can use Whiteout to nigh instantly incapacitate an unready opponent, he's rarely shown fighting directly while preferring to leave his underlings to battle, and Natsu defeating him with at most half of his full power given he could only use Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic at the time with his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic stolen doesn't really do Serena's claim of him being even stronger than himself justice.]]
* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: [[spoiler:The real Duke Barbaroa is already long dead at this point, with the Duke acting as the Guild Master of Gold Owl actually being an avatar that Viernes would speak through after becoming a concept. Subverted when it turns out that the real Duke is Zalam.]]
* KeystoneArmy: All of the alchemic dolls made by him are incapable of dying unless Duke himself winds up eliminated.
* LogicalWeakness: Although the Duke can make living beings in the appearance of people, he cannot truly create natural-born humans like a divine power. His creations are merely sentient dolls, but they can harness skills of their own, and some of them lack basic human traits than make them unnatural.
* NothingPersonal: He holds no grudge against Fairy Tail even after they stopped Gold Owl from retrieving the Dogra Cores. [[spoiler: He only targets them because he wants their Dragon Slayers' power to steal via Whiteout.]]