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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Wraith was shown to be the closest Diabolos had to a TokenGoodTeammate before the introduction of Suzaku, and seemed to have a lot of set up in regards to discovering who killed him, getting his memories back, and figuring out how a ''ghost'' became a Dragon Slayer, while also being an opponent Natsu couldn't beat in a direct fight. His plot and character arc many found to be rushed however in favor of a {{contrived|Coincidence}} reveal that [[spoiler:he was a friend of Makarov's and former Fairy Tail member]], resulting in an unsatisfactory conclusion to his fight with Natsu, and making him come across as just a side quest that contributed to the Wood Dragon Arc [[ArcFatigue dragging on.]] He does get a little more in the Labyrinth Arc of all places when a flashback to Kirin's past shows them interacting on good terms.
** For how quickly [[spoiler:Alta Face]] was introduced and destroyed, it most definitely counts, especially given how big of a threat to Elentir it was.
** Soon after that, Faris and Touka decide to remain in Elentear, despite having been main characters up to that point, even though there was still major potential for them to contribute greatly towards the heroes' efforts for the rest of the manga.
** Master Georg [[spoiler:for getting offed before he had a chance to meet Fairy Tail in person or display even a fraction of his numerous magic abilities.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The brief subplot involving all the girls of Team Natsu (as well as Happy) being [[spoiler: turned into yokai was resolved quickly, in just a couple chapters (Erza was reverted to normal in the same chapter her yokai-form was introduced), and without much drama or trouble. To some, this was a major missed opportunity, particularly for development between Lucy and Natsu, whose relationship has remained otherwise underdeveloped compared to the other characters, while the conflict of Natsu and Gray being forced to technically StakingTheLovedOne would raise the stakes and make the subplot more engaging. Amusingly, InUniverse [[ArcVillain Selene]] herself seems to agree given how quickly her mood sours at the sight of everything wrapping up so quickly and neatly.]]
** Wraith was shown to be the closest Diabolos had to a TokenGoodTeammate before the introduction of Suzaku, and seemed to have a lot of set up in regards to discovering who killed him, getting his memories back, and figuring out how a ''ghost'' became a Dragon Slayer, while also being an opponent Natsu couldn't beat in a direct fight. His plot and character arc many found to be rushed however in favor of a {{contrived|Coincidence}} reveal that [[spoiler:he was a friend of Makarov's and former Fairy Tail member]], resulting in an unsatisfactory conclusion to his fight with Natsu, and making him come across as just a side quest that contributed to the Wood Dragon Arc [[ArcFatigue dragging on.]] He does get a little more in the Labyrinth Arc of all places when a flashback to Kirin's past shows them interacting on good terms.
** For how quickly [[spoiler:Alta Face]] was introduced and destroyed, it most definitely counts, especially given how big of a threat to Elentir it was.
** Soon after that, Faris and Touka decide to remain in Elentear, despite having been main characters up to that point, even though there was still major potential for them to contribute greatly towards the heroes' efforts for the rest of the manga.
** Master Georg [[spoiler:for getting offed before he had a chance to meet Fairy Tail in person or display even a fraction of his numerous magic abilities.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The brief subplot involving all the girls of Team Natsu (as well as Happy) being [[spoiler: turned into yokai was resolved quickly, in just a couple chapters (Erza was reverted to normal in the same chapter her yokai-form was introduced), and without much drama or trouble. To some, this was a major missed opportunity, particularly for development between Lucy and Natsu, whose relationship has remained otherwise underdeveloped compared to the other characters, while the conflict of Natsu and Gray being forced to technically StakingTheLovedOne would raise the stakes and make the subplot more engaging. Amusingly, InUniverse [[ArcVillain Selene]] herself seems to agree given how quickly her mood sours at the sight of everything wrapping up so quickly and neatly.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Wraith was shown to be the closest Diabolos had to a TokenGoodTeammate before the introduction of Suzaku, and seemed to have a lot of set up in regards to discovering who killed him, getting his memories back, and figuring out how a ''ghost'' became a Dragon Slayer, while also being an opponent Natsu couldn't beat in a direct fight. His plot and character arc many found to be rushed however in favor of a {{contrived|Coincidence}} reveal that [[spoiler:he was a friend of Makarov's and former Fairy Tail member]], resulting in an unsatisfactory conclusion to his fight with Natsu, and making him come across as just a side quest that contributed to the Wood Dragon Arc [[ArcFatigue dragging on.]] He does get a little more in the Labyrinth Arc of all places when a flashback to Kirin's past shows them interacting on good terms.
** For how quickly [[spoiler:Alta Face]] was introduced and destroyed, it most definitely counts, especially given how big of a threat to Elentir it was.
** Soon after that, Faris and Touka decide to remain in Elentear, despite having been main characters up to that point, even though there was still major potential for them to contribute greatly towards the heroes' efforts for the rest of the manga.
** Master Georg [[spoiler:for getting offed before he had a chance to meet Fairy Tail in person or display even a fraction of his numerous magic abilities.]]
TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: See [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter/FairyTail here]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:The brief subplot involving all the girls of Team Natsu (as well as Happy) being [[spoiler: turned into yokai was resolved quickly, in just a couple chapters (Erza was reverted to normal in the same chapter her yokai-form was introduced), and without much drama or trouble. To some, this was a major missed opportunity, particularly for development between Lucy and Natsu, whose relationship has remained otherwise underdeveloped compared to the other characters, while the conflict of Natsu and Gray being forced to technically StakingTheLovedOne would raise the stakes and make the subplot more engaging. Amusingly, InUniverse [[ArcVillain Selene]] herself seems to agree given how quickly her mood sours at the sight of everything wrapping up so quickly and neatly.]]See [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/FairyTail here]].
** Wraith was shown to be the closest Diabolos had to a TokenGoodTeammate before the introduction of Suzaku, and seemed to have a lot of set up in regards to discovering who killed him, getting his memories back, and figuring out how a ''ghost'' became a Dragon Slayer, while also being an opponent Natsu couldn't beat in a direct fight. His plot and character arc many found to be rushed however in favor of a {{contrived|Coincidence}} reveal that [[spoiler:he was a friend of Makarov's and former Fairy Tail member]], resulting in an unsatisfactory conclusion to his fight with Natsu, and making him come across as just a side quest that contributed to the Wood Dragon Arc [[ArcFatigue dragging on.]] He does get a little more in the Labyrinth Arc of all places when a flashback to Kirin's past shows them interacting on good terms.
** For how quickly [[spoiler:Alta Face]] was introduced and destroyed, it most definitely counts, especially given how big of a threat to Elentir it was.
** Soon after that, Faris and Touka decide to remain in Elentear, despite having been main characters up to that point, even though there was still major potential for them to contribute greatly towards the heroes' efforts for the rest of the manga.
** Master Georg [[spoiler:for getting offed before he had a chance to meet Fairy Tail in person or display even a fraction of his numerous magic abilities.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
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* AssPull:
** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow. Somewhat mitigated with the reveal of Athena, the true White Mage, whose powers are on par with Zeref's, the Black Mage. Zeref was the only known being in Earthland with the power to put Acnologia in check and allowed him to do as he pleased, and if Athena could match that threat level but did not give Acnologia free roam over Guiltina, it would explain why Acnologia kept his focus limited to Ishgal.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing. When the ''actual'' White Mage, Athena, appeared, her absence was explained. She belongs to the master of Gold Owl, an alchemist guild trying to bolster her power as a living doll created through alchemy]].
** The Soul Dragon Slayer Wraith's true identity. Wraith is a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent spirit]] suffering GhostAmnesia, and had joined Diabolos due to their being able to see him and wanting to find out who killed him. Right as it looked like he had Natsu on the ropes by [[GrandTheftMe possessing]] Makarov, he suddenly remembers who he was, [[ContrivedCoincidence specifically because of Makarov's memories]]: [[spoiler:a previously unmentioned friend of Makarov's and Fairy Tail member that was killed in a random monster attack years before the series started, remembering such allowing him to finally find peace and pass on after surrendering to Natsu.]] Not only does the revelation come out of nowhere, it neither explains ''how'' Wraith became a Dragon Slayer, let alone a ''5th'' generation,[[labelnote:*]]5th Generation Dragon Slayers become them by devouring the flesh of the dragons they slay, and since Wraith lacks a physical form, he'd have to have done so before he died.[[/labelnote]] nor ''why'' only Dragon Slayers can see him, and reads like a WriterCopOut to justify Natsu not having to seriously hurt Makarov in a fight.
** [[spoiler:Erza magically taking control of Misaki's Blue Dimension away from her and turning it Red, which allows her next strike to utterly floor her opponent. Keep in mind that Misaki is stated to be comparable to Gildarts in terms of power, has had control over this dimension for an unspecified amount of time whereas Erza was literally just introduced to it, and yet she immediately proves to be Misaki's better.]]
** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow. Somewhat mitigated with the reveal of Athena, the true White Mage, whose powers are on par with Zeref's, the Black Mage. Zeref was the only known being in Earthland with the power to put Acnologia in check and allowed him to do as he pleased, and if Athena could match that threat level but did not give Acnologia free roam over Guiltina, it would explain why Acnologia kept his focus limited to Ishgal.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing. When the ''actual'' White Mage, Athena, appeared, her absence was explained. She belongs to the master of Gold Owl, an alchemist guild trying to bolster her power as a living doll created through alchemy]].
** The Soul Dragon Slayer Wraith's true identity. Wraith is a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent spirit]] suffering GhostAmnesia, and had joined Diabolos due to their being able to see him and wanting to find out who killed him. Right as it looked like he had Natsu on the ropes by [[GrandTheftMe possessing]] Makarov, he suddenly remembers who he was, [[ContrivedCoincidence specifically because of Makarov's memories]]: [[spoiler:a previously unmentioned friend of Makarov's and Fairy Tail member that was killed in a random monster attack years before the series started, remembering such allowing him to finally find peace and pass on after surrendering to Natsu.]] Not only does the revelation come out of nowhere, it neither explains ''how'' Wraith became a Dragon Slayer, let alone a ''5th'' generation,[[labelnote:*]]5th Generation Dragon Slayers become them by devouring the flesh of the dragons they slay, and since Wraith lacks a physical form, he'd have to have done so before he died.[[/labelnote]] nor ''why'' only Dragon Slayers can see him, and reads like a WriterCopOut to justify Natsu not having to seriously hurt Makarov in a fight.
** [[spoiler:Erza magically taking control of Misaki's Blue Dimension away from her and turning it Red, which allows her next strike to utterly floor her opponent. Keep in mind that Misaki is stated to be comparable to Gildarts in terms of power, has had control over this dimension for an unspecified amount of time whereas Erza was literally just introduced to it, and yet she immediately proves to be Misaki's better.]]
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* AssPull:
** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow. Somewhat mitigated with the reveal of Athena, the true White Mage, whose powers are on par with Zeref's, the Black Mage. Zeref was the only known being in Earthland with the power to put Acnologia in check and allowed him to do as he pleased, and if Athena could match that threat level but did not give Acnologia free roam over Guiltina, it would explain why Acnologia kept his focus limited to Ishgal.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing. When the ''actual'' White Mage, Athena, appeared, her absence was explained. She belongs to the master of Gold Owl, an alchemist guild trying to bolster her power as a living doll created through alchemy]].
** The Soul Dragon Slayer Wraith's true identity. Wraith is a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent spirit]] suffering GhostAmnesia, and had joined Diabolos due to their being able to see him and wanting to find out who killed him. Right as it looked like he had Natsu on the ropes by [[GrandTheftMe possessing]] Makarov, he suddenly remembers who he was, [[ContrivedCoincidence specifically because of Makarov's memories]]: [[spoiler:a previously unmentioned friend of Makarov's and Fairy Tail member that was killed in a random monster attack years before the series started, remembering such allowing him to finally find peace and pass on after surrendering to Natsu.]] Not only does the revelation come out of nowhere, it neither explains ''how'' Wraith became a Dragon Slayer, let alone a ''5th'' generation,[[labelnote:*]]5th Generation Dragon Slayers become them by devouring the flesh of the dragons they slay, and since Wraith lacks a physical form, he'd have to have done so before he died.[[/labelnote]] nor ''why'' only Dragon Slayers can see him, and reads like a WriterCopOut to justify Natsu not having to seriously hurt Makarov in a fight.
** [[spoiler:Erza magically taking control of Misaki's Blue Dimension away from her and turning it Red, which allows her next strike to utterly floor her opponent. Keep in mind that Misaki is stated to be comparable to Gildarts in terms of power, has had control over this dimension for an unspecified amount of time whereas Erza was literally just introduced to it, and yet she immediately proves to be Misaki's better.]]AssPull: See [[AssPull/FairyTail here]].
** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow. Somewhat mitigated with the reveal of Athena, the true White Mage, whose powers are on par with Zeref's, the Black Mage. Zeref was the only known being in Earthland with the power to put Acnologia in check and allowed him to do as he pleased, and if Athena could match that threat level but did not give Acnologia free roam over Guiltina, it would explain why Acnologia kept his focus limited to Ishgal.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing. When the ''actual'' White Mage, Athena, appeared, her absence was explained. She belongs to the master of Gold Owl, an alchemist guild trying to bolster her power as a living doll created through alchemy]].
** The Soul Dragon Slayer Wraith's true identity. Wraith is a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent spirit]] suffering GhostAmnesia, and had joined Diabolos due to their being able to see him and wanting to find out who killed him. Right as it looked like he had Natsu on the ropes by [[GrandTheftMe possessing]] Makarov, he suddenly remembers who he was, [[ContrivedCoincidence specifically because of Makarov's memories]]: [[spoiler:a previously unmentioned friend of Makarov's and Fairy Tail member that was killed in a random monster attack years before the series started, remembering such allowing him to finally find peace and pass on after surrendering to Natsu.]] Not only does the revelation come out of nowhere, it neither explains ''how'' Wraith became a Dragon Slayer, let alone a ''5th'' generation,[[labelnote:*]]5th Generation Dragon Slayers become them by devouring the flesh of the dragons they slay, and since Wraith lacks a physical form, he'd have to have done so before he died.[[/labelnote]] nor ''why'' only Dragon Slayers can see him, and reads like a WriterCopOut to justify Natsu not having to seriously hurt Makarov in a fight.
** [[spoiler:Erza magically taking control of Misaki's Blue Dimension away from her and turning it Red, which allows her next strike to utterly floor her opponent. Keep in mind that Misaki is stated to be comparable to Gildarts in terms of power, has had control over this dimension for an unspecified amount of time whereas Erza was literally just introduced to it, and yet she immediately proves to be Misaki's better.]]
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** Acnologia sucks at dragon hunting[[labelnote:*]]When it was learned that the premise of the series was hunting down five "Dragon Gods" all alledgedly as strong as Acnologia, many began mockingly pointing out how easily Acnologia overlooked them despite his claims of wanting to hunt down all dragons. While this was somewhat mitigated when it was revealed several of them used methods making it nigh-impossible for Acnologia to have found them, it returned in full force with the origins of the 5th Generation Dragon Slayers, revealing dragons had apparently ''still'' been walking around about 30 years before the story yet were somehow ''missed'' by Acnologia. [[spoiler:God Serena's]] survival originally further put this into question, since it seems to indicate Acnologia couldn't be bothered to check a body, but later revelations from [[spoiler:Irene]] make it clear the indicated ''did'' die and he's somehow been resurrected.[[/labelnote]]
** Natsu's Harem[[labelnote:*]]Chapter 71 had Natsu and Gray facing against Hakune, who used her magic to make snow clones of the women important to the two of them that would then try to seduce them. Whereas Gray only had a clone of [[ShipTease Juvia]], Natsu was ''surrounded'' by clones, specifically Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Cana, with him shortly after destroying them thanks to knowing they weren't real. While it's easy to understand that Natsu loves them in a familial sense, many were quick to point out that the situation made Natsu seem like a harem protagonist, especially since each of the girls fulfilled an archetypical haremette role while Natsu had the archetypical ObliviousToLove trait. As a result, whether jokeningly or not, many say Natsu now has an actual harem.[[/labelnote]]
** Mold Foul / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters and Master Duke as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
** Natsu's Harem[[labelnote:*]]Chapter 71 had Natsu and Gray facing against Hakune, who used her magic to make snow clones of the women important to the two of them that would then try to seduce them. Whereas Gray only had a clone of [[ShipTease Juvia]], Natsu was ''surrounded'' by clones, specifically Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Cana, with him shortly after destroying them thanks to knowing they weren't real. While it's easy to understand that Natsu loves them in a familial sense, many were quick to point out that the situation made Natsu seem like a harem protagonist, especially since each of the girls fulfilled an archetypical haremette role while Natsu had the archetypical ObliviousToLove trait. As a result, whether jokeningly or not, many say Natsu now has an actual harem.[[/labelnote]]
** Mold Foul / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters and Master Duke as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
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** Acnologia sucks at dragon hunting[[labelnote:*]]When hunting[[labelnote:Explanation]]When it was learned that the premise of the series was hunting down five "Dragon Gods" all alledgedly as strong as Acnologia, many began mockingly pointing out how easily Acnologia overlooked them despite his claims of wanting to hunt down all dragons. While this was somewhat mitigated when it was revealed several of them used methods making it nigh-impossible for Acnologia to have found them, it returned in full force with the origins of the 5th Generation Dragon Slayers, revealing dragons had apparently ''still'' been walking around about 30 years before the story yet were somehow ''missed'' by Acnologia. [[spoiler:God Serena's]] survival originally further put this into question, since it seems to indicate Acnologia couldn't be bothered to check a body, but later revelations from [[spoiler:Irene]] make it clear the indicated ''did'' die and he's somehow been resurrected.[[/labelnote]]
** Natsu'sHarem[[labelnote:*]]Chapter Harem[[labelnote:Explanation]]Chapter 71 had Natsu and Gray facing against Hakune, who used her magic to make snow clones of the women important to the two of them that would then try to seduce them. Whereas Gray only had a clone of [[ShipTease Juvia]], Natsu was ''surrounded'' by clones, specifically Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Cana, with him shortly after destroying them thanks to knowing they weren't real. While it's easy to understand that Natsu loves them in a familial sense, many were quick to point out that the situation made Natsu seem like a harem protagonist, especially since each of the girls fulfilled an archetypical haremette role while Natsu had the archetypical ObliviousToLove trait. As a result, whether jokeningly or not, many say Natsu now has an actual harem.[[/labelnote]]
** Mold Foul / JobberOwl[[labelnote:*]]Due Owl[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters and Master Duke as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
** Natsu's
** Mold Foul / Jobber
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* AntiClimaxBoss:
** [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage, despite her absolutely insane displays of power throughout the manga, gets severely injured by Happy tossing one of Aldoron's orbs at her, causing her to undergo BodyHorror and forcing her to release Natsu. After that, she's unable to threaten anyone and passes out for a day or two after Wendy manages to separate both Faris and Touka from each other. Faris later explains that she wasn't the original White Mage and that she claimed the title for herself because the real one was still missing, and that she was just trying to save her home dimension.]]
** [[spoiler:Alta Face is introduced as powerful enough to threaten all of Elentir - yet the main heroes destroyed it in about two chapters after Wendy overcomes its Magic Power overload and lets the team use that massive power against it.]]
** [[spoiler:Invoked and defied in a truly spectacular way with Selene. Suzaku deals her human form a devastating blow, after which she seems genuinely stunned and on the ropes, even trying to flee - [[ILetYouWin except it was all an act so she could be brought to the Guild Master and slaughter him in revenge for murdering her son.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately for said Guild Master (Georg), he therefore ends up being on the receiving end of this trope instead of Selene, suffering a OneHitKill at her hands before any of his magic attacks even hit her. To his credit, she admits that he could have potentially posed a risk to her if she had planned on messing around and not using her full power immediately.]]
** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). Both of them are left out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves and fail to show up in time to help Fairy Tail, Selene, and Kiria destroy the Dogra Cores, only appearing again in the final chapter of the arc to save Natsu and Suzaku.]]
** Most unfortunately, [[spoiler:Selene’s luck runs out horrifically when she goes up against Ignia. Fans were hoping for the battle of gods to surpass the one between Igneel and Acnologia, which lasted several chapters (admittedly juggling between several other fights in the meantime)… and so the battle begins with both Dragon Gods cutting loose and blasting away with some of the most incredible and epic attacks we’ve ever seen, going back and forth with their taunts, boasts, and reactions to the other’s flashy and powerful moves… and then it’s abruptly cut short when Selene gets a massive hole blasted through her neck by Ignia's full-power surprise attack [[NiceJobBreakingItHero due to Natsu's interruption]] and topples over '''after just one chapter of fighting.''' The very next chapter, Ignia greets a returned Dogramag and simply leaves Selene to bleed out pathetically on the ground while he himself only has scratches on his body. This utterly destroys any and all hype that was to be had about Selene and Ignia being a BigBadEnsemble with opposing ideologies (Selene believes the age of dragons is over and wants to rule over a new generation of incredibly powerful humans whereas Ignia wants to bring back the age of dragons greater than before) whose clash would be extremely devastating. Luckily, she fully recovers and is now doubling down on her plans to destroy him and Viernes, but several fans still wish for her to receive a better fight, especially a rematch against Ignia.]]
** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku. Admittedly, this was deliberate; Fairy Tail and Diabolos were working together to destroy all his magical cores stored throughout his labyrinth, which drastically weakened the dragon.]]
** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone once she loses the upper hand. This is immediately followed by Erza facing Enny, who despite getting a visually intimidating armor and a frantic sword fight goes down in the next chapter as well. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers aside from just attacking ''very'' fast.]]
** [[spoiler:Barbaroa is no better, considering that even after he and Athena II severely beat up Natsu and the original Athena off-panel, Natsu just uses Lightning Dragon Slayer magic to compensate for having his Fire Dragon Slayer powers stolen, which is somehow powerful enough to put Duke on the ground while he doesn't even get a chance to throw a single punch or spell.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
** [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage, despite her absolutely insane displays of power throughout the manga, gets severely injured by Happy tossing one of Aldoron's orbs at her, causing her to undergo BodyHorror and forcing her to release Natsu. After that, she's unable to threaten anyone and passes out for a day or two after Wendy manages to separate both Faris and Touka from each other. Faris later explains that she wasn't the original White Mage and that she claimed the title for herself because the real one was still missing, and that she was just trying to save her home dimension.]]
** [[spoiler:Alta Face is introduced as powerful enough to threaten all of Elentir - yet the main heroes destroyed it in about two chapters after Wendy overcomes its Magic Power overload and lets the team use that massive power against it.]]
** [[spoiler:Invoked and defied in a truly spectacular way with Selene. Suzaku deals her human form a devastating blow, after which she seems genuinely stunned and on the ropes, even trying to flee - [[ILetYouWin except it was all an act so she could be brought to the Guild Master and slaughter him in revenge for murdering her son.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately for said Guild Master (Georg), he therefore ends up being on the receiving end of this trope instead of Selene, suffering a OneHitKill at her hands before any of his magic attacks even hit her. To his credit, she admits that he could have potentially posed a risk to her if she had planned on messing around and not using her full power immediately.]]
** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). Both of them are left out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves and fail to show up in time to help Fairy Tail, Selene, and Kiria destroy the Dogra Cores, only appearing again in the final chapter of the arc to save Natsu and Suzaku.]]
** Most unfortunately, [[spoiler:Selene’s luck runs out horrifically when she goes up against Ignia. Fans were hoping for the battle of gods to surpass the one between Igneel and Acnologia, which lasted several chapters (admittedly juggling between several other fights in the meantime)… and so the battle begins with both Dragon Gods cutting loose and blasting away with some of the most incredible and epic attacks we’ve ever seen, going back and forth with their taunts, boasts, and reactions to the other’s flashy and powerful moves… and then it’s abruptly cut short when Selene gets a massive hole blasted through her neck by Ignia's full-power surprise attack [[NiceJobBreakingItHero due to Natsu's interruption]] and topples over '''after just one chapter of fighting.''' The very next chapter, Ignia greets a returned Dogramag and simply leaves Selene to bleed out pathetically on the ground while he himself only has scratches on his body. This utterly destroys any and all hype that was to be had about Selene and Ignia being a BigBadEnsemble with opposing ideologies (Selene believes the age of dragons is over and wants to rule over a new generation of incredibly powerful humans whereas Ignia wants to bring back the age of dragons greater than before) whose clash would be extremely devastating. Luckily, she fully recovers and is now doubling down on her plans to destroy him and Viernes, but several fans still wish for her to receive a better fight, especially a rematch against Ignia.]]
** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku. Admittedly, this was deliberate; Fairy Tail and Diabolos were working together to destroy all his magical cores stored throughout his labyrinth, which drastically weakened the dragon.]]
** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone once she loses the upper hand. This is immediately followed by Erza facing Enny, who despite getting a visually intimidating armor and a frantic sword fight goes down in the next chapter as well. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers aside from just attacking ''very'' fast.]]
** [[spoiler:Barbaroa is no better, considering that even after he and Athena II severely beat up Natsu and the original Athena off-panel, Natsu just uses Lightning Dragon Slayer magic to compensate for having his Fire Dragon Slayer powers stolen, which is somehow powerful enough to put Duke on the ground while he doesn't even get a chance to throw a single punch or spell.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
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** [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage, despite her absolutely insane displays of power throughout the manga, gets severely injured by Happy tossing one of Aldoron's orbs at her, causing her to undergo BodyHorror and forcing her to release Natsu. After that, she's unable to threaten anyone and passes out for a day or two after Wendy manages to separate both Faris and Touka from each other. Faris later explains that she wasn't the original White Mage and that she claimed the title for herself because the real one was still missing, and that she was just trying to save her home dimension.]]
** [[spoiler:Alta Face is introduced as powerful enough to threaten all of Elentir - yet the main heroes destroyed it in about two chapters after Wendy overcomes its Magic Power overload and lets the team use that massive power against it.]]
** [[spoiler:Invoked and defied in a truly spectacular way with Selene. Suzaku deals her human form a devastating blow, after which she seems genuinely stunned and on the ropes, even trying to flee - [[ILetYouWin except it was all an act so she could be brought to the Guild Master and slaughter him in revenge for murdering her son.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately for said Guild Master (Georg), he therefore ends up being on the receiving end of this trope instead of Selene, suffering a OneHitKill at her hands before any of his magic attacks even hit her. To his credit, she admits that he could have potentially posed a risk to her if she had planned on messing around and not using her full power immediately.]]
** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). Both of them are left out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves and fail to show up in time to help Fairy Tail, Selene, and Kiria destroy the Dogra Cores, only appearing again in the final chapter of the arc to save Natsu and Suzaku.]]
** Most unfortunately, [[spoiler:Selene’s luck runs out horrifically when she goes up against Ignia. Fans were hoping for the battle of gods to surpass the one between Igneel and Acnologia, which lasted several chapters (admittedly juggling between several other fights in the meantime)… and so the battle begins with both Dragon Gods cutting loose and blasting away with some of the most incredible and epic attacks we’ve ever seen, going back and forth with their taunts, boasts, and reactions to the other’s flashy and powerful moves… and then it’s abruptly cut short when Selene gets a massive hole blasted through her neck by Ignia's full-power surprise attack [[NiceJobBreakingItHero due to Natsu's interruption]] and topples over '''after just one chapter of fighting.''' The very next chapter, Ignia greets a returned Dogramag and simply leaves Selene to bleed out pathetically on the ground while he himself only has scratches on his body. This utterly destroys any and all hype that was to be had about Selene and Ignia being a BigBadEnsemble with opposing ideologies (Selene believes the age of dragons is over and wants to rule over a new generation of incredibly powerful humans whereas Ignia wants to bring back the age of dragons greater than before) whose clash would be extremely devastating. Luckily, she fully recovers and is now doubling down on her plans to destroy him and Viernes, but several fans still wish for her to receive a better fight, especially a rematch against Ignia.]]
** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku. Admittedly, this was deliberate; Fairy Tail and Diabolos were working together to destroy all his magical cores stored throughout his labyrinth, which drastically weakened the dragon.]]
** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone once she loses the upper hand. This is immediately followed by Erza facing Enny, who despite getting a visually intimidating armor and a frantic sword fight goes down in the next chapter as well. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers aside from just attacking ''very'' fast.]]
** [[spoiler:Barbaroa is no better, considering that even after he and Athena II severely beat up Natsu and the original Athena off-panel, Natsu just uses Lightning Dragon Slayer magic to compensate for having his Fire Dragon Slayer powers stolen, which is somehow powerful enough to put Duke on the ground while he doesn't even get a chance to throw a single punch or spell.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]AntiClimaxBoss: See [[AntiClimaxBoss/FairyTail here]].
** [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage, despite her absolutely insane displays of power throughout the manga, gets severely injured by Happy tossing one of Aldoron's orbs at her, causing her to undergo BodyHorror and forcing her to release Natsu. After that, she's unable to threaten anyone and passes out for a day or two after Wendy manages to separate both Faris and Touka from each other. Faris later explains that she wasn't the original White Mage and that she claimed the title for herself because the real one was still missing, and that she was just trying to save her home dimension.]]
** [[spoiler:Alta Face is introduced as powerful enough to threaten all of Elentir - yet the main heroes destroyed it in about two chapters after Wendy overcomes its Magic Power overload and lets the team use that massive power against it.]]
** [[spoiler:Invoked and defied in a truly spectacular way with Selene. Suzaku deals her human form a devastating blow, after which she seems genuinely stunned and on the ropes, even trying to flee - [[ILetYouWin except it was all an act so she could be brought to the Guild Master and slaughter him in revenge for murdering her son.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately for said Guild Master (Georg), he therefore ends up being on the receiving end of this trope instead of Selene, suffering a OneHitKill at her hands before any of his magic attacks even hit her. To his credit, she admits that he could have potentially posed a risk to her if she had planned on messing around and not using her full power immediately.]]
** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). Both of them are left out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves and fail to show up in time to help Fairy Tail, Selene, and Kiria destroy the Dogra Cores, only appearing again in the final chapter of the arc to save Natsu and Suzaku.]]
** Most unfortunately, [[spoiler:Selene’s luck runs out horrifically when she goes up against Ignia. Fans were hoping for the battle of gods to surpass the one between Igneel and Acnologia, which lasted several chapters (admittedly juggling between several other fights in the meantime)… and so the battle begins with both Dragon Gods cutting loose and blasting away with some of the most incredible and epic attacks we’ve ever seen, going back and forth with their taunts, boasts, and reactions to the other’s flashy and powerful moves… and then it’s abruptly cut short when Selene gets a massive hole blasted through her neck by Ignia's full-power surprise attack [[NiceJobBreakingItHero due to Natsu's interruption]] and topples over '''after just one chapter of fighting.''' The very next chapter, Ignia greets a returned Dogramag and simply leaves Selene to bleed out pathetically on the ground while he himself only has scratches on his body. This utterly destroys any and all hype that was to be had about Selene and Ignia being a BigBadEnsemble with opposing ideologies (Selene believes the age of dragons is over and wants to rule over a new generation of incredibly powerful humans whereas Ignia wants to bring back the age of dragons greater than before) whose clash would be extremely devastating. Luckily, she fully recovers and is now doubling down on her plans to destroy him and Viernes, but several fans still wish for her to receive a better fight, especially a rematch against Ignia.]]
** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku. Admittedly, this was deliberate; Fairy Tail and Diabolos were working together to destroy all his magical cores stored throughout his labyrinth, which drastically weakened the dragon.]]
** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone once she loses the upper hand. This is immediately followed by Erza facing Enny, who despite getting a visually intimidating armor and a frantic sword fight goes down in the next chapter as well. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers aside from just attacking ''very'' fast.]]
** [[spoiler:Barbaroa is no better, considering that even after he and Athena II severely beat up Natsu and the original Athena off-panel, Natsu just uses Lightning Dragon Slayer magic to compensate for having his Fire Dragon Slayer powers stolen, which is somehow powerful enough to put Duke on the ground while he doesn't even get a chance to throw a single punch or spell.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
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** [[spoiler:Barbaroa is no better, considering that even after he and Athena II severely beat up Natsu and the original Athena off-panel, Natsu just uses Lightning Dragon Slayer magic to compensate for having his Fire Dragon Slayer powers stolen, which is somehow powerful enough to put Duke on the ground while he doesn't even get a chance to throw a single punch or spell.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
** [[spoiler:Immediately after the above, Athena II (who had been wrecking the entire team sent to fight Viernes) loses all her downloaded abilities, has a meltdown, rushes at Natsu… and gets punched across the room by Athena. She is then not shown again until Athena transfers herself into Athena II's body since she had to give up her original body to destroy Viernes. Essentially, Athena II has seemingly suffered a DeathOfPersonality. All the hype for her to surpass the Dragon Gods just ends like that.]]
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** Mold Foul / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl (save for Master Duke) getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
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** Mold Foul / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl (save for Master Duke) getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters and Master Duke as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
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** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. He even accidentally contributes toward his own demise by feeding Natsu golden flames. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
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** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. He even accidentally contributes toward his own demise by feeding Natsu golden flames. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
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** [[spoiler:For all the trouble Fairy Tail had to go through to turn Viernes into a tangible opponent, he only lasts three chapters before Natsu, empowered by his comrades' magic, blows his head off. He even accidentally contributes toward his own demise by feeding Natsu golden flames. It doesn't help that he only gets a few simplistic lines of dialogue.]]
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* IKnewIt:
** Some fans predicted that Lucy would search for Aquarius's key in order to fulfill the promise she made at the end of ''Fairy Tail''. They were proven right, since this very search is one of the sequel's subplots.
** When the final chapter of ''Fairy Tail'' was released, many people guessed that Levy was pregnant with her and Gajeel's child. Sure enough, ''100 Years Quest'' confirmed their suspicions.
** Some fans predicted that Lucy would search for Aquarius's key in order to fulfill the promise she made at the end of ''Fairy Tail''. They were proven right, since this very search is one of the sequel's subplots.
** When the final chapter of ''Fairy Tail'' was released, many people guessed that Levy was pregnant with her and Gajeel's child. Sure enough, ''100 Years Quest'' confirmed their suspicions.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Selene is the Moon Dragon God and the most recurring one out of the five and has proven herself to be one of the most popular and memorable characters of the sequel due to being a combination of EvilIsSexy, TheChessmaster, TheWomanBehindTheMan and a PhysicalGod with an interesting motivation. Her seizing control of Diabolos is easily one of the most spectacular moments in the history of both the original manga and the sequel. She won third place in the Most Popular Character polls (beating out Jellal, Natsu, and many others from the original series), which also means she scored first place out of all the new characters by a staggering amount.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Selene is the Moon Dragon God and the most recurring one out of the five and has proven herself to be one of the most popular and memorable characters of the sequel due to being a combination of EvilIsSexy, TheChessmaster, TheWomanBehindTheMan and a PhysicalGod with an interesting motivation. Her seizing control of Diabolos is easily one of the most spectacular moments in the history of both the original manga and the sequel. She won third place in the Most Popular Character polls (beating out Jellal, Natsu, and many others from the original series), which also means she scored first place out of all the new characters by a staggering amount.
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* EvilIsSexy:
** That [[BathingBeauty bathing scene]] with [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage]]? Heck yeah. [[spoiler:The "evil" part is strongly downplayed, as she shows [[WellIntentionedExtremist her true colors]] after being separated from Touka and has a full-on HeelFaceTurn.]]
** Go on. Take one look at [[TheManBehindTheMan Selene]] and just ''try'' to tell us that [[MsFanservice she]] [[BathingBeauty isn't]] [[KimonoFanservice this trope.]]
** [[BloodKnight Kiria]] also most definitely counts, as does her BigSisterMentor Misaki (although "evil" is a strong word for her). [[spoiler:They aren’t so bad after the EnemyMine and ceasefire with Fairy Tail, but their sexiness is still undeniable.]]
** That [[BathingBeauty bathing scene]] with [[spoiler:Faris the White Mage]]? Heck yeah. [[spoiler:The "evil" part is strongly downplayed, as she shows [[WellIntentionedExtremist her true colors]] after being separated from Touka and has a full-on HeelFaceTurn.]]
** Go on. Take one look at [[TheManBehindTheMan Selene]] and just ''try'' to tell us that [[MsFanservice she]] [[BathingBeauty isn't]] [[KimonoFanservice this trope.]]
** [[BloodKnight Kiria]] also most definitely counts, as does her BigSisterMentor Misaki (although "evil" is a strong word for her). [[spoiler:They aren’t so bad after the EnemyMine and ceasefire with Fairy Tail, but their sexiness is still undeniable.]]
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** [[EvilIsSexy Kiria]] in chapters 103 and 104 looks like a [[FanDisservice charred smoldering corpse with]] BlankWhiteEyes after Lucy is finished with her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, this does not last and she gets back up to ''help'' her former enemies stop Dogramag.]]
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** [[EvilIsSexy Kiria]] Kiria in chapters 103 and 104 looks like a [[FanDisservice charred smoldering corpse with]] BlankWhiteEyes after Lucy is finished with her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, this does not last and she gets back up to ''help'' her former enemies stop Dogramag.]]
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** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). As of this writing, both of them are out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves.]]
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** [[spoiler:Haku and Misaki, two of the four Dark Dragon Slayer Knights, are hyped up for possessing immense power and skills surpassing the vast majority of Fairy Tail, with Misaki being compared to Gildarts himself. Wendy takes out Haku in a '''single use''' of her ultimate skills, whereas Misaki gets royally owned by just two of Erza’s attacks (in her own Blue Dimension, no less, where she loses control of the space she’s so utterly familiar with to Erza). As of this writing, both Both of them are left out cold with rather humiliating appearances and positions after just those few moves.moves and fail to show up in time to help Fairy Tail, Selene, and Kiria destroy the Dogra Cores, only appearing again in the final chapter of the arc to save Natsu and Suzaku.]]
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** Aside from Suzaku, Diabolos were subjected to a lot of humiliation following the Labyrinth arc and the fact that [[spoiler:none of them won a single battle against Fairy Tail, and in fact the Dark Dragon Slayer Knights that weren't Suzaku '''all lost their first onscreen battles.''' Kirin at least got his fight with Laxus cut off for a while and was winning at the time before they were separated. Misaki and Haku both get dropped by their respective opponents without ever having any fights beforehand to give them the credibility they sorely needed]].
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other and used various techniques that she did not perform later on]].
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other and used various techniques that she did not perform later on]].
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** Aside from Suzaku, Diabolos were subjected to a lot of humiliation following the Labyrinth arc and the fact that [[spoiler:none of them won a single battle against Fairy Tail, and in fact the Dark Dragon Slayer Knights that weren't Suzaku '''all lost their first onscreen battles.''' Kirin at least got his fight with Laxus cut off for a while and was winning at the time before they were separated. Misaki and Haku both get dropped by their respective opponents without ever having any fights beforehand to give them the credibility they sorely needed]].
needed]]. Almost all of them humiliatingly end up on the ground, looking like burnt corpses, and are not shown or acknowledged again until they randomly show up again near the end. Some of them don't even get the opportunity to make up for their embarrassing losses.
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own (with a grand total of ''3'' strikes on them by the end, 1 for Rousseau and 2 for Enny) without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other and used various techniques that she did not perform later on]].
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own (with a grand total of ''3'' strikes on them by the end, 1 for Rousseau and 2 for Enny) without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other and used various techniques that she did not perform later on]].
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** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast.]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].
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** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new requipping powers or abilities, just her usual old favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast.]]. fast]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].other and used various techniques that she did not perform later on]].
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** Mold Owl / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl (save for Master Duke) getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
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** Mold Owl Foul / Jobber Owl[[labelnote:*]]Due to even the strongest members of Gold Owl (save for Master Duke) getting their clocks cleaned by the protagonists despite how much they were hyped up as massive threats, especially the Signario Sisters as said by God Serena himself.[[/labelnote]]
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** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new tricks, requipping powers, or abilities, just the same old ones as usual, and not even her strongest armors]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].
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** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new tricks, requipping powers, powers or abilities, just the same her usual old ones as usual, and not even her strongest armors]].favorites along with attacking ''very'' fast.]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].
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** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone since she apparently ForgotAboutHerPowers from before and can no longer take even a single hit to save her life. This is immediately followed by Erza defeating Enny and beating her within 1 chapter, during Enny's first onscreen fight. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers or any clever tricks whatsoever, making it even more egregious. She didn't even use her most powerful armors!]]
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** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone since once she apparently ForgotAboutHerPowers from before and can no longer take even a single hit to save her life. loses the upper hand. This is immediately followed by Erza defeating Enny facing Enny, who despite getting a visually intimidating armor and beating her within 1 chapter, during Enny's first onscreen fight. a frantic sword fight goes down in the next chapter as well. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers or any clever tricks whatsoever, making it even more egregious. She didn't even use her most powerful armors!]]aside from just attacking ''very'' fast.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone. This is immediately followed by Erza defeating Enny and beating her within 1 chapter, during Enny's first onscreen fight. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone.alone since she apparently ForgotAboutHerPowers from before and can no longer take even a single hit to save her life. This is immediately followed by Erza defeating Enny and beating her within 1 chapter, during Enny's first onscreen fight. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans.]]fans, especially since Erza beat the both of them ''faster'' than Jellal beat God Serena in a 1-vs-1, and she did it without any new requipping powers or any clever tricks whatsoever, making it even more egregious. She didn't even use her most powerful armors!]]
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master (and Kiria), they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent. This is acknowledged by Team Natsu, even if they make it clear they won't just let Diabolos walk over them if they start another fight, [[spoiler:and is key for their EnemyMine and eventual ceasefire after the events of the Labyrinth of Dogra]].
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master (and Kiria), they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent. This is acknowledged by Team Natsu, even if they make it clear they won't just let Diabolos walk over them if they start another fight, [[spoiler:and is key for their EnemyMine and eventual ceasefire after the events of the Labyrinth of Dogra]]. Even [[spoiler:Kiria]] turns over a new leaf and starts truly respecting the guild during and after the whole Labyrinth ordeal.
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** Aside from Suzaku, Diabolos were subjected to a lot of humiliation following the Labyrinth arc and the fact that [[spoiler:none of them won a single battle against Fairy Tail, and in fact the Dark Dragon Slayer Knights that weren't Suzaku '''all lost their first onscreen battles.''' Kirin at least got his fight with Laxus cut off for a while and was winning at the time before they were separated. Misaki and Haku both get dropped by their respective opponents without ever having any fights beforehand to give them the credibility they sorely needed]].
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new tricks, requipping powers, or abilities, just the same old ones as usual, and not even her strongest armors]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].
** Aside from Suzaku, Diabolos were subjected to a lot of humiliation following the Labyrinth arc and the fact that [[spoiler:none of them won a single battle against Fairy Tail, and in fact the Dark Dragon Slayer Knights that weren't Suzaku '''all lost their first onscreen battles.''' Kirin at least got his fight with Laxus cut off for a while and was winning at the time before they were separated. Misaki and Haku both get dropped by their respective opponents without ever having any fights beforehand to give them the credibility they sorely needed]].
** Gold Owl as a whole have been getting ''relentlessly'' mocked more and more as their arc goes on for embarrassingly short fights and humiliating one or two-hit defeats, ''especially'' [[spoiler:the Signario Sisters, who God Serena had ''proudly'' stated were both far more powerful than himself, yet Erza dealt with them both ''consecutively'' on her own without any time to breathe in between, plus she beat the two of them ''faster'' than Jellal defeated Serena in a one-on-one and she didn't even use any new tricks, requipping powers, or abilities, just the same old ones as usual, and not even her strongest armors]]. This is especially glaring considering [[spoiler:how easily Rousseau toyed with her, Jellal, and Minerva all at once the last time they encountered each other]].
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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Most folks who follow this series admit it's a lot more coherent then the original series and does a good job addressing some loose ends while serving as a continuation of the franchise. This is likely because there is a main goal for the heroes to focus on and not as many plot switch ups as the original did.
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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Most folks who follow this series admit it's a lot more coherent then the original series and does a good job addressing some loose ends while serving as a continuation of the franchise. This is likely because there is a main goal for the heroes to focus on and not as many plot switch ups as the original did. However, lots of fans argue that it runs into serious issues and even blunders right back into some old ones from the Moon Dragon God arc onward.
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** [[spoiler:The Singularity Sisters of Gold Owl suffer from this as well. Initially hyped up by God Serena himself claiming he doesn't compare to them. This was backed up by the reveal of their broken sounding "World Alchemy", and followed by Rousseau facing Erza, Minerva, and Jelial at the same time and dominating them over a few chapters with the implication her sister is scarier. But come the next battle with the heroes, and Rousseau turns out to be a GlassCannon and goes down in a single chapter against Erza alone. This is immediately followed by Erza defeating Enny and beating her within 1 chapter, during Enny's first onscreen fight. This makes God Serena's claim of how powerful they are ring hollow and has been promptly mocked by fans.]]
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** Even '''Selene herself''' gets in on this during [[spoiler:bath time when Misaki helps her wash herself, at which point she beams and shouts "Aaaaah!" with a heart appearing.]]
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** Even '''Selene herself''' gets in on this during [[spoiler:bath time when Misaki helps her wash herself, at which point she beams and shouts "Aaaaah!" "Ahhhh!" with a heart appearing.]]
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master, they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent. This is acknowledged by Team Natsu, even if they make it clear they won't just let Diabolos walk over them if they start another fight, [[spoiler:and is key for their EnemyMine and eventual ceasefire after the events of the Labyrinth of Dogra]].
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master, Master (and Kiria), they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent. This is acknowledged by Team Natsu, even if they make it clear they won't just let Diabolos walk over them if they start another fight, [[spoiler:and is key for their EnemyMine and eventual ceasefire after the events of the Labyrinth of Dogra]].
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** [[BloodKnight Kiria]] also most definitely counts, as does her BigSisterMentor Misaki. [[spoiler:They aren’t so bad after the EnemyMine and ceasefire with Fairy Tail, but their sexiness is still undeniable.]]
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** [[BloodKnight Kiria]] also most definitely counts, as does her BigSisterMentor Misaki.Misaki (although "evil" is a strong word for her). [[spoiler:They aren’t so bad after the EnemyMine and ceasefire with Fairy Tail, but their sexiness is still undeniable.]]
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* ContinuityLockout: As a sequel to ''Manga/FairyTail'', ''100 Years Quest'' picks up right where the original manga ended without skipping any beats, with its first chapter playing out more like the overall 546th chapter of the series.
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Gray had plenty of focus moments throughout the original series. Galuna Island, his meeting Juvia, his and Lyon's reconciliation and fighting Racer, his clash with Sugar Boy to get the key to Dorim Anima, his beating Rufus in the Grand Magic Games, his temporary death during the Dragon invasion, his trauma over Deliora while facing Doriate, his subplot with Silver and becoming a Devil Slayer, and all of his appearances in Avatar and Alvarez. Gray had plenty of focus and development in the original series, only beaten by Natsu and Erza. If anything, Lucy has the least individual focus, and even she got quite a lot of stuff.
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** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in ''100 Years Quest'' have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
** [[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in ''100 Years Quest'' have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
** [[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
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* FranchiseOriginalSin:
** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in ''100 Years Quest'' have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
**FranchiseOriginalSin: [[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in ''100 Years Quest'' have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
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** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in 100 Years Quest have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
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** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in 100 ''100 Years Quest Quest'' have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
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All of Fairy Tail Twitter has been complaining about this recently.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: [[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: [[spoiler: FranchiseOriginalSin:
** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in 100 Years Quest have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
**[[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
** By the time of the Gold Owl arc, many criticized how Gray had very little focus and growth in the sequel series so far. Actually, Gray has always had the least amount of focus of Team Natsu. However, in the first series, the moments he did have focus were considered among the series' greatest moments (such as his battles against Ultear, and later Silver), making them feel more fulfilling despite their rarity. However, Gray's few focus moments in 100 Years Quest have not been as well-received, making the sparseness of his content feel much more noticeable and frustrating. Especially as they've all been about his growing feelings for Juvia, who is a Base-Breaking Character in her own right.
**[[spoiler: Some fans balked at how suddenly Fairy Tail became allies with Selene and Diablos in the Labyrinth arc and after, despite being antagonized by both for much of the prior story. However, early in the first series, Laxus and the Thunder Legion were quickly forgiven despite having tried to destroy Magnolia and potentially the citizens in it, even if Laxus couldn't go through it. However, the Thunder Legion was established to not actually be excited about the idea and only went through with it due to their UndyingLoyalty to Laxus because of how he improved their lives, and Laxus himself ultimately didn't kill anyone and took a long absence from the guild after, making it easier to justify him reforming enough to be accepted by the Guild again. Selene and Diablos, however, don't have such excuses, Diablos having been established to do everything they did for pride and Selene herself even rejected the chance to do a MyGodWhatHaveIDone when she was basically given a chance to do it when confronted about her actions towards humans, pointing to the humans that did try to hunt her, making it much harder to justify.]]
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I realized how quickly the Thunder Legion were forgiven overall and FT being so quick to accept Selene and Diablos seemed to make a lot more sense with that as the precedent, and some fans on Twitter were confused by it, so it seemed like an example.
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** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing]].
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went missing]].
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** The basic concept of the titular quest falls into this after the original series had repeatedly stated that the age of dragons ended with Acnologia, suddenly introducing not only five dragons on his level, but an entire guild of Dragon Slayers who sustain themselves on dragons, all of which Acnologia inexplicably missed on his four-century rampage across the world. The Dragon Gods at least get the excuse they were purposely hiding from Acnologia for the past 400 years trying to get strong enough to fight him, but with the amount of dragons outside of them that Acnologia also missed causes people to question how in the hell Acnologia managed to miss ''so many''. [[spoiler:This was only made worse when Kirin's backstory was revealed, stating that Georg killed his dragon, Elexion, only ''30 years'' before the main story, when Kirin was still a kid. Meaning that the various dragons Diabolos was responsible for slaying and consuming were all walking around and using their magic power relatively recently, and yet Acnologia ''still'' missed them somehow. Somewhat mitigated with the reveal of Athena, the true White Mage, whose powers are on par with Zeref's, the Black Mage. Zeref was the only known being in Earthland with the power to put Acnologia in check and allowed him to do as he pleased, and if Athena could match that threat level but did not give Acnologia free roam over Guiltina, it would explain why Acnologia kept his focus limited to Ishgal.]]
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who wentmissing]].missing. When the ''actual'' White Mage, Athena, appeared, her absence was explained. She belongs to the master of Gold Owl, an alchemist guild trying to bolster her power as a living doll created through alchemy]].
** The "White Mage" allegedly being just as big a threat as Zeref, whose curse and creations were the backbone of much of the original story, despite her being a newly introduced character in the sequel. [[spoiler:This died down a bit with the revelation this "White Mage" is an imposter just using the name of the real one, who went
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** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku.]]
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** [[spoiler:Dogramag’s Dragon form, which lasted a few panels at most only to crumble apart after a single Unison Raid between Natsu and Suzaku. Admittedly, this was deliberate; Fairy Tail and Diabolos were working together to destroy all his magical cores stored throughout his labyrinth, which drastically weakened the dragon.]]
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* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Fans were disappointed that the original series ended before Lucy could fulfill her promise to find Aquarius' key, and her leaving on the Century Quest with her team made it dubious whether or not that would happen. The sequel rectifies this by not only making this reunion her primary motivation for committing to the quest, but also dropping hints that it will occur in this series.
** Sorano/Angel has happily reunited with Yukino and made the most of her time with her sister as a member of Saber Tooth in the sequel, appeasing fans who felt let down by the sisters' rather stifled reunion in the original series.
** A number of fans were irritated by the series ultimately doing {{Maybe Ever After}}s with most of the primary romances, instead of offering conclusive answers. The sequel fortunately provides less ambiguity on the status of a number of the relationships.
*** [[BabiesEverAfter Levy's pregnancy with Gajeel's child]] is fully clarified here compared to its ambiguous presentation in the original manga's ending.
*** Chapter 26 fully explores Gray's feelings toward Juvia, revealing him to be a closeted InsecureLoveInterest who ultimately resolves to be more direct with her, which has pleased readers who were left unsatisfied with his [[MaybeEverAfter awkward and half-hearted confession of love]] at the end of the main series.
** The "Beta Heaven" scene in Chapter 37 helped address two huge concerns readers have had with the main series and the sequel itself:
*** Although it's generally ambiguous whether or not it's AllJustADream, the scene confirms that [[spoiler:Zeref and Mavis--who seemingly appeared in the final chapter without any memories of their past lives--are indeed dead as far as we know them, and may or may not be communing with Natsu from wherever their souls have gone. It also shows that they've discovered August to be their son, something Natsu had no pre-established knowledge of[[note]]discounting the possibility of Natsu picking up on August's scent when they met and subconsciously connecting the dots, which went wholly unaddressed in the main manga[[/note]], and are now happily raising him alongside a younger version of Larcade, who died craving and being denied Zeref's fatherly love. The scene also acknowledges that Zeref [[BeAllMySinsRemembered doesn't feel he deserves to have his sins forgotten]], and is certain he's someplace where he's being judged, with Natsu's heart serving as more of a place of respite from his torment than anything.]]
*** Many readers have complained of Natsu undergoing {{Flanderization}} in the sequel, with his forgetfulness, [[AccidentalPervert oblivious perversion]], and general idiocy getting cranked up to eleven. Chapter 37 helped mitigate a lot of that when [[spoiler:he has a NearDeathExperience and breaks down in a rare display of TenderTears upon discovering that Igneel and everyone he and his friends know who died--even Zeref and other enemies--are a part of his PersonalizedAfterlife, revealing that he's still as much of an AllLovingHero deep down as he always was, which is an aspect of his character that's hardly ever focused on. This also addresses concerns of Natsu being unsympathetic towards Zeref in the main manga by showing that, despite some lingering hostility on Natsu's part, he's still willing to accept Zeref as his brother.]]
** Amidst complaints of being [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter a wasted character]] in the original manga, it came as a welcome surprise to fans that [[spoiler:Irene survived her suicide by copying her consciousness onto Wendy before her death, giving her the chance to return.]]
** One of the complaints about the series' premise was that, for all his Dragon hunting, Acnologia [[FailedASpotCheck somehow missed]] the existence of ''five dragons all as strong as him''. As the series introduces each dragon however, reasonable justifications are given for ''why'' he couldn't find them: Mercphobia specifically refrained from using his powers in favor of remaining in a human form; Aldoron largely slumbered so as to regain his power after losing to Acnologia, said power kept restrained via [[PowerLimiter five orbs on his body]], and only actually moved his body a little bit each day; and Selene [[spoiler:is a DimensionTraveler, capable of leaving Earth-land and traveling to other worlds, namely Elentir and Edolas.]]
** One of the most common criticisms of the Alvarez Empire arc when it was supposed to be the GrandFinale of the series was that Natsu being END ended up not being of much consequence, with him not turning into it until near the end, then reverting back a short while later after an off screen fight with Dimaria then a short fight against Gray, and afterwards it being fully removed from him, making it overall a short period of time, with some feeling it ended up being TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot, especially since it ended up not really factoring into his fight with Zeref and eliminated the dilemma of a possible MutualKill. [[spoiler:In the Water Dragon arc, a power up caused Natsu to lose control of his Dragon Force and gave him an appearance similar to END, and he almost vaporized the water dragon with the implication that he would have destroyed more after that had he not been stopped with a CooldownHug from Lucy, thus bringing the concept of Natsu losing control of himself back into play with the potential of more exploration of the idea, especially with Lucy narrating that it was the first time "his flames" scared her. Even Dogramag during the Labyrinth Arc alludes to this by stating Natsu's scent is that of a dragon or even demon, not a human.]]
** Lucy has a great deal more to do in this series to [[TookALevelInBadass show off her growth as a mage and as a fighter, along with developing more self-confidence,]] whereas in the original series she was often sidelined or OvershadowedByAwesome.
** [[spoiler:God Serena was considered by many to be the epitome of TooCoolToLive and TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter, infamously getting one-shotted by Acnologia (understandable at least to fully establish Acnologia's threat level) and Gildarts while [[InformedAbility not even getting to show off all eight]] of his Dragon Slayer Magics or to fully show off his credentials in a fight. Here, he's back and gets to reestablish his threat level by utterly crushing Gajeel in a battle while finally showing off all his elements.]]
** [[spoiler:For those who were disappointed by Selene looking weak compared to Ignia during their incredibly short fight, Mashima assured the concerned fans that she’d be fine and would receive major development, indicating that she would recover completely (meaning Ignia and some readers underestimated her) and would be out for revenge after that fight went in Ignia’s favor.]]
** Fans were disappointed that the original series ended before Lucy could fulfill her promise to find Aquarius' key, and her leaving on the Century Quest with her team made it dubious whether or not that would happen. The sequel rectifies this by not only making this reunion her primary motivation for committing to the quest, but also dropping hints that it will occur in this series.
** Sorano/Angel has happily reunited with Yukino and made the most of her time with her sister as a member of Saber Tooth in the sequel, appeasing fans who felt let down by the sisters' rather stifled reunion in the original series.
** A number of fans were irritated by the series ultimately doing {{Maybe Ever After}}s with most of the primary romances, instead of offering conclusive answers. The sequel fortunately provides less ambiguity on the status of a number of the relationships.
*** [[BabiesEverAfter Levy's pregnancy with Gajeel's child]] is fully clarified here compared to its ambiguous presentation in the original manga's ending.
*** Chapter 26 fully explores Gray's feelings toward Juvia, revealing him to be a closeted InsecureLoveInterest who ultimately resolves to be more direct with her, which has pleased readers who were left unsatisfied with his [[MaybeEverAfter awkward and half-hearted confession of love]] at the end of the main series.
** The "Beta Heaven" scene in Chapter 37 helped address two huge concerns readers have had with the main series and the sequel itself:
*** Although it's generally ambiguous whether or not it's AllJustADream, the scene confirms that [[spoiler:Zeref and Mavis--who seemingly appeared in the final chapter without any memories of their past lives--are indeed dead as far as we know them, and may or may not be communing with Natsu from wherever their souls have gone. It also shows that they've discovered August to be their son, something Natsu had no pre-established knowledge of[[note]]discounting the possibility of Natsu picking up on August's scent when they met and subconsciously connecting the dots, which went wholly unaddressed in the main manga[[/note]], and are now happily raising him alongside a younger version of Larcade, who died craving and being denied Zeref's fatherly love. The scene also acknowledges that Zeref [[BeAllMySinsRemembered doesn't feel he deserves to have his sins forgotten]], and is certain he's someplace where he's being judged, with Natsu's heart serving as more of a place of respite from his torment than anything.]]
*** Many readers have complained of Natsu undergoing {{Flanderization}} in the sequel, with his forgetfulness, [[AccidentalPervert oblivious perversion]], and general idiocy getting cranked up to eleven. Chapter 37 helped mitigate a lot of that when [[spoiler:he has a NearDeathExperience and breaks down in a rare display of TenderTears upon discovering that Igneel and everyone he and his friends know who died--even Zeref and other enemies--are a part of his PersonalizedAfterlife, revealing that he's still as much of an AllLovingHero deep down as he always was, which is an aspect of his character that's hardly ever focused on. This also addresses concerns of Natsu being unsympathetic towards Zeref in the main manga by showing that, despite some lingering hostility on Natsu's part, he's still willing to accept Zeref as his brother.]]
** Amidst complaints of being [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter a wasted character]] in the original manga, it came as a welcome surprise to fans that [[spoiler:Irene survived her suicide by copying her consciousness onto Wendy before her death, giving her the chance to return.]]
** One of the complaints about the series' premise was that, for all his Dragon hunting, Acnologia [[FailedASpotCheck somehow missed]] the existence of ''five dragons all as strong as him''. As the series introduces each dragon however, reasonable justifications are given for ''why'' he couldn't find them: Mercphobia specifically refrained from using his powers in favor of remaining in a human form; Aldoron largely slumbered so as to regain his power after losing to Acnologia, said power kept restrained via [[PowerLimiter five orbs on his body]], and only actually moved his body a little bit each day; and Selene [[spoiler:is a DimensionTraveler, capable of leaving Earth-land and traveling to other worlds, namely Elentir and Edolas.]]
** One of the most common criticisms of the Alvarez Empire arc when it was supposed to be the GrandFinale of the series was that Natsu being END ended up not being of much consequence, with him not turning into it until near the end, then reverting back a short while later after an off screen fight with Dimaria then a short fight against Gray, and afterwards it being fully removed from him, making it overall a short period of time, with some feeling it ended up being TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot, especially since it ended up not really factoring into his fight with Zeref and eliminated the dilemma of a possible MutualKill. [[spoiler:In the Water Dragon arc, a power up caused Natsu to lose control of his Dragon Force and gave him an appearance similar to END, and he almost vaporized the water dragon with the implication that he would have destroyed more after that had he not been stopped with a CooldownHug from Lucy, thus bringing the concept of Natsu losing control of himself back into play with the potential of more exploration of the idea, especially with Lucy narrating that it was the first time "his flames" scared her. Even Dogramag during the Labyrinth Arc alludes to this by stating Natsu's scent is that of a dragon or even demon, not a human.]]
** Lucy has a great deal more to do in this series to [[TookALevelInBadass show off her growth as a mage and as a fighter, along with developing more self-confidence,]] whereas in the original series she was often sidelined or OvershadowedByAwesome.
** [[spoiler:God Serena was considered by many to be the epitome of TooCoolToLive and TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter, infamously getting one-shotted by Acnologia (understandable at least to fully establish Acnologia's threat level) and Gildarts while [[InformedAbility not even getting to show off all eight]] of his Dragon Slayer Magics or to fully show off his credentials in a fight. Here, he's back and gets to reestablish his threat level by utterly crushing Gajeel in a battle while finally showing off all his elements.]]
** [[spoiler:For those who were disappointed by Selene looking weak compared to Ignia during their incredibly short fight, Mashima assured the concerned fans that she’d be fine and would receive major development, indicating that she would recover completely (meaning Ignia and some readers underestimated her) and would be out for revenge after that fight went in Ignia’s favor.]]
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* SalvagedStory:
** Fans were disappointed that the original series ended before Lucy could fulfill her promise to find Aquarius' key, and her leaving on the Century Quest with her team made it dubious whether or not that would happen. The sequel rectifies this by not only making this reunion her primary motivation for committing to the quest, but also dropping hints that it will occur in this series.
** Sorano/Angel has happily reunited with Yukino and made the most of her time with her sister as a member of Saber Tooth in the sequel, appeasing fans who felt let down by the sisters' rather stifled reunion in the original series.
** A number of fans were irritated by the series ultimately doing {{Maybe Ever After}}s with most of the primary romances, instead of offering conclusive answers. The sequel fortunately provides less ambiguity on the status of a number of the relationships.
*** [[BabiesEverAfter Levy's pregnancy with Gajeel's child]] is fully clarified here compared to its ambiguous presentation in the original manga's ending.
*** Chapter 26 fully explores Gray's feelings toward Juvia, revealing him to be a closeted InsecureLoveInterest who ultimately resolves to be more direct with her, which has pleased readers who were left unsatisfied with his [[MaybeEverAfter awkward and half-hearted confession of love]] at the end of the main series.
** The "Beta Heaven" scene in Chapter 37 helped address two huge concerns readers have had with the main series and the sequel itself:
*** Although it's generally ambiguous whether or not it's AllJustADream, the scene confirms that [[spoiler:Zeref and Mavis--who seemingly appeared in the final chapter without any memories of their past lives--are indeed dead as far as we know them, and may or may not be communing with Natsu from wherever their souls have gone. It also shows that they've discovered August to be their son, something Natsu had no pre-established knowledge of[[note]]discounting the possibility of Natsu picking up on August's scent when they met and subconsciously connecting the dots, which went wholly unaddressed in the main manga[[/note]], and are now happily raising him alongside a younger version of Larcade, who died craving and being denied Zeref's fatherly love. The scene also acknowledges that Zeref [[BeAllMySinsRemembered doesn't feel he deserves to have his sins forgotten]], and is certain he's someplace where he's being judged, with Natsu's heart serving as more of a place of respite from his torment than anything.]]
*** Many readers have complained of Natsu undergoing {{Flanderization}} in the sequel, with his forgetfulness, [[AccidentalPervert oblivious perversion]], and general idiocy getting cranked up to eleven. Chapter 37 helped mitigate a lot of that when [[spoiler:he has a NearDeathExperience and breaks down in a rare display of TenderTears upon discovering that Igneel and everyone he and his friends know who died--even Zeref and other enemies--are a part of his PersonalizedAfterlife, revealing that he's still as much of an AllLovingHero deep down as he always was, which is an aspect of his character that's hardly ever focused on. This also addresses concerns of Natsu being unsympathetic towards Zeref in the main manga by showing that, despite some lingering hostility on Natsu's part, he's still willing to accept Zeref as his brother.]]
** Amidst complaints of being [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter a wasted character]] in the original manga, it came as a welcome surprise to fans that [[spoiler:Irene survived her suicide by copying her consciousness onto Wendy before her death, giving her the chance to return.]]
** One of the complaints about the series' premise was that, for all his Dragon hunting, Acnologia [[FailedASpotCheck somehow missed]] the existence of ''five dragons all as strong as him''. As the series introduces each dragon however, reasonable justifications are given for ''why'' he couldn't find them: Mercphobia specifically refrained from using his powers in favor of remaining in a human form; Aldoron largely slumbered so as to regain his power after losing to Acnologia, said power kept restrained via [[PowerLimiter five orbs on his body]], and only actually moved his body a little bit each day; and Selene [[spoiler:is a DimensionTraveler, capable of leaving Earth-land and traveling to other worlds, namely Elentir and Edolas.]]
** One of the most common criticisms of the Alvarez Empire arc when it was supposed to be the GrandFinale of the series was that Natsu being END ended up not being of much consequence, with him not turning into it until near the end, then reverting back a short while later after an off screen fight with Dimaria then a short fight against Gray, and afterwards it being fully removed from him, making it overall a short period of time, with some feeling it ended up being TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot, especially since it ended up not really factoring into his fight with Zeref and eliminated the dilemma of a possible MutualKill. [[spoiler:In the Water Dragon arc, a power up caused Natsu to lose control of his Dragon Force and gave him an appearance similar to END, and he almost vaporized the water dragon with the implication that he would have destroyed more after that had he not been stopped with a CooldownHug from Lucy, thus bringing the concept of Natsu losing control of himself back into play with the potential of more exploration of the idea, especially with Lucy narrating that it was the first time "his flames" scared her. Even Dogramag during the Labyrinth Arc alludes to this by stating Natsu's scent is that of a dragon or even demon, not a human.]]
** Lucy has a great deal more to do in this series to [[TookALevelInBadass show off her growth as a mage and as a fighter, along with developing more self-confidence,]] whereas in the original series she was often sidelined or OvershadowedByAwesome.
** [[spoiler:God Serena was considered by many to be the epitome of TooCoolToLive and TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter, infamously getting one-shotted by Acnologia (understandable at least to fully establish Acnologia's threat level) and Gildarts while [[InformedAbility not even getting to show off all eight]] of his Dragon Slayer Magics or to fully show off his credentials in a fight. Here, he's back and gets to reestablish his threat level by utterly crushing Gajeel in a battle while finally showing off all his elements.]]
** Fans were disappointed that the original series ended before Lucy could fulfill her promise to find Aquarius' key, and her leaving on the Century Quest with her team made it dubious whether or not that would happen. The sequel rectifies this by not only making this reunion her primary motivation for committing to the quest, but also dropping hints that it will occur in this series.
** Sorano/Angel has happily reunited with Yukino and made the most of her time with her sister as a member of Saber Tooth in the sequel, appeasing fans who felt let down by the sisters' rather stifled reunion in the original series.
** A number of fans were irritated by the series ultimately doing {{Maybe Ever After}}s with most of the primary romances, instead of offering conclusive answers. The sequel fortunately provides less ambiguity on the status of a number of the relationships.
*** [[BabiesEverAfter Levy's pregnancy with Gajeel's child]] is fully clarified here compared to its ambiguous presentation in the original manga's ending.
*** Chapter 26 fully explores Gray's feelings toward Juvia, revealing him to be a closeted InsecureLoveInterest who ultimately resolves to be more direct with her, which has pleased readers who were left unsatisfied with his [[MaybeEverAfter awkward and half-hearted confession of love]] at the end of the main series.
** The "Beta Heaven" scene in Chapter 37 helped address two huge concerns readers have had with the main series and the sequel itself:
*** Although it's generally ambiguous whether or not it's AllJustADream, the scene confirms that [[spoiler:Zeref and Mavis--who seemingly appeared in the final chapter without any memories of their past lives--are indeed dead as far as we know them, and may or may not be communing with Natsu from wherever their souls have gone. It also shows that they've discovered August to be their son, something Natsu had no pre-established knowledge of[[note]]discounting the possibility of Natsu picking up on August's scent when they met and subconsciously connecting the dots, which went wholly unaddressed in the main manga[[/note]], and are now happily raising him alongside a younger version of Larcade, who died craving and being denied Zeref's fatherly love. The scene also acknowledges that Zeref [[BeAllMySinsRemembered doesn't feel he deserves to have his sins forgotten]], and is certain he's someplace where he's being judged, with Natsu's heart serving as more of a place of respite from his torment than anything.]]
*** Many readers have complained of Natsu undergoing {{Flanderization}} in the sequel, with his forgetfulness, [[AccidentalPervert oblivious perversion]], and general idiocy getting cranked up to eleven. Chapter 37 helped mitigate a lot of that when [[spoiler:he has a NearDeathExperience and breaks down in a rare display of TenderTears upon discovering that Igneel and everyone he and his friends know who died--even Zeref and other enemies--are a part of his PersonalizedAfterlife, revealing that he's still as much of an AllLovingHero deep down as he always was, which is an aspect of his character that's hardly ever focused on. This also addresses concerns of Natsu being unsympathetic towards Zeref in the main manga by showing that, despite some lingering hostility on Natsu's part, he's still willing to accept Zeref as his brother.]]
** Amidst complaints of being [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter a wasted character]] in the original manga, it came as a welcome surprise to fans that [[spoiler:Irene survived her suicide by copying her consciousness onto Wendy before her death, giving her the chance to return.]]
** One of the complaints about the series' premise was that, for all his Dragon hunting, Acnologia [[FailedASpotCheck somehow missed]] the existence of ''five dragons all as strong as him''. As the series introduces each dragon however, reasonable justifications are given for ''why'' he couldn't find them: Mercphobia specifically refrained from using his powers in favor of remaining in a human form; Aldoron largely slumbered so as to regain his power after losing to Acnologia, said power kept restrained via [[PowerLimiter five orbs on his body]], and only actually moved his body a little bit each day; and Selene [[spoiler:is a DimensionTraveler, capable of leaving Earth-land and traveling to other worlds, namely Elentir and Edolas.]]
** One of the most common criticisms of the Alvarez Empire arc when it was supposed to be the GrandFinale of the series was that Natsu being END ended up not being of much consequence, with him not turning into it until near the end, then reverting back a short while later after an off screen fight with Dimaria then a short fight against Gray, and afterwards it being fully removed from him, making it overall a short period of time, with some feeling it ended up being TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot, especially since it ended up not really factoring into his fight with Zeref and eliminated the dilemma of a possible MutualKill. [[spoiler:In the Water Dragon arc, a power up caused Natsu to lose control of his Dragon Force and gave him an appearance similar to END, and he almost vaporized the water dragon with the implication that he would have destroyed more after that had he not been stopped with a CooldownHug from Lucy, thus bringing the concept of Natsu losing control of himself back into play with the potential of more exploration of the idea, especially with Lucy narrating that it was the first time "his flames" scared her. Even Dogramag during the Labyrinth Arc alludes to this by stating Natsu's scent is that of a dragon or even demon, not a human.]]
** Lucy has a great deal more to do in this series to [[TookALevelInBadass show off her growth as a mage and as a fighter, along with developing more self-confidence,]] whereas in the original series she was often sidelined or OvershadowedByAwesome.
** [[spoiler:God Serena was considered by many to be the epitome of TooCoolToLive and TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter, infamously getting one-shotted by Acnologia (understandable at least to fully establish Acnologia's threat level) and Gildarts while [[InformedAbility not even getting to show off all eight]] of his Dragon Slayer Magics or to fully show off his credentials in a fight. Here, he's back and gets to reestablish his threat level by utterly crushing Gajeel in a battle while finally showing off all his elements.]]
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master, they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent.
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* DesignatedVillain: The Diabolos Guild. Despite their confrontations with Fairy Tail and the deplorable behavior of their Guild Master, they’re a legal guild who haven’t actually done anything illegal and are said to be the best on the continent. This is acknowledged by Team Natsu, even if they make it clear they won't just let Diabolos walk over them if they start another fight, [[spoiler:and is key for their EnemyMine and eventual ceasefire after the events of the Labyrinth of Dogra]].
