History Manga / FairyTailZero

* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who's familiar with ''Fairy Tail'' will know that Mavis will become ageless and be a spirit guide to the titular guild, Red Lizard and Blue Skull will be dissolved, Precht will undergo a FaceHeelTurn and form Grimoire Heart, Warrod will become a member of the Ten Wizard Saints, Yuri will die for years after his son's birth, and Zeref will move to Sirius Island.

* TheUnreveal: Within the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, the exact circumstances of Mavis' "death" are redacted out, leaving only that her grave was built on Sirius Island because this is her birthplace.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Shown at the end of chapter 13.

* AdaptationExpansion: While the series as a whole expands upon the characters introduced in the [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Tenrou Island arc]]--particularly Mavis, Zeref, and Precht--the anime greatly expands elements that were only briefly touched upon in the 13-chapter series, if at all:

* ArtifactOfDoom: The Tenrou Orb, which absorbed so much evil magic that it become impossible to control. Yuri learns this the hard way.

** Chapter 1 reveals Mavis's birthplace to have been a village on Tenrou Island, which would become Fairy Tail's holy ground and the site of her grave.
** Chapter 4 has Precht use a blade on a chain hidden up his sleeve in combat, and says he "dances with blades." When present on Tenrou Island as Hades, his favorite spell to use is a grapple-and-chain made of magic, and he states how he "dances with magic." What seems like a really creative use of magic is shown to actually be drawn from his prior non-magical skills.

* DeadAllAlong: The real Zera died during Blue Skull's attack on Tenrou Island. The one that's been traveling with Mavis the whole time was only an illusion she saw in her head.

* DoomedByCanon: Right from the get-go, it's clear that most of the main and supporting cast will either die, get PutOnABus, or survive anything that comes their way. Examples include: Precht being unable to meet Yuri's descendant Laxus due to ''Fairy Tail'' being their actual first meeting; Zera dying in the invasion on Tenrou Island; and Red Lizard and Blue Skull disbanding after their guild war.
* DoomedHometown: The unnamed town on Tenrou Island, where Mavis and Zera lived as kids, was burned to the ground in a turf war between Red Lizard and Blue Skull.

* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who's familiar with ''Fairy Tail'' will know that Mavis will become ageless and be a spirit guide to the titular guild, Red Lizard and Blue Skull will be dissolved, Precht will undergo a FaceHeelTurn and form Grimoire Heart, Warrod will become a member of the Ten Wizard Saints, Yuri will die for years after his son's birth, and Zeref will move to Tenrou Island.

** The fifth episode of the anime has Warrod openly criticizing Yuri due to his reckless and greedy personality. That episode focuses on Yuri's tendency to put them in danger, thanks to his overriding desire when on missions, to reach the end goal of finding treasure, above considering what often turn out to be obvious traps, and their consequences. This ends up getting him into ''deep'' trouble when he subsequently touches the [[ArtifactOfDoom Tenrou Orb]].

* LovableTraitor: Yuri has shades of this whilst a LovableRogue at first. He makes it clear to Mavis in their first meeting about taking the Sirius Orb for himself, despite her opposition. Finally, his own [[MrViceGuy greed and pride]] cause him to betray Mavis by taking the Tenrou Orb, to catastrophic effect. However, his overall friendliness and courage shown throughout, plus regret for these actions thereafter, ultimately ensure that Yuri remains sympathetic.
* MacGuffin: The Tenrou Orb is what drew Yuri, Precht, and Warrod to Tenrou Island, and is (part of) the reason why Mavis and Zera leave to go on a journey together with them.

* OriginStory: For Mavis, the future BigGood of the series, and the Fairy Tail guild. It could also be considered one for Hades/Precht, the future main antagonist of the [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Tenrou Island]] arc, and Warrod of the [[TheArchmage Ten Wizard Saints]] as well. In a way, it even also applies to Zeref, the BigBad.

** In Chapters 2 and 3, when first meeting Yuri, she sees through his excuse for coming to Tenrou Island (studying its ecosystem) by naming a plant, the type, and its usage that he'd never even heard of. Mavis then goes on to [[OutGambitted outwit Yuri at his own game]] through some sneaky LoopholeAbuse.[[note]]She goes from stating BlatantLies at random points, invokes TalkingIsAFreeAction by talking over him on his turn, and even TwistingTheWords to force him to angrily add more new rules applying retroactively.[[/note]] It reaches all the way up to RefugeInAudacity, after she bests Yuri by "counting how many times he blinked each turn (57), whilst not blinking once herself". Naturally, Yuri, has no clue as to the amount himself, putting him into a lose-lose situation either way.

* TheUnreveal: Within the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, the exact circumstances of Mavis' "death" are redacted out, leaving only that her grave was built on Tenrou Island because this is her birthplace.

* AdaptationExpansion: While the series as a whole expands upon the characters introduced in [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc the Sirius Island arc]]--particularly Mavis, Zeref, and Precht--the anime greatly expands elements that were only briefly touched upon in the 13-chapter series, if at all:

** Chapter 1 reveals Mavis's birthplace to have been a village on Sirius Island, which would become Fairy Tail's holy ground and the site of her grave.
** Chapter 4 has Precht use a blade on a chain hidden up his sleeve in combat, and says he "dances with blades." When present on Sirius Island as Hades, his favorite spell to use is a grapple-and-chain made of magic, and he states how he "dances with magic." What seems like a really creative use of magic is shown to actually be drawn from his prior non-magical skills.

* DeadAllAlong: The real Zera died during the invasion of Sirius Island. The one that's been traveling with Mavis the whole time was only an illusion she saw in her head.

* DoomedByCanon: Right from the get-go, it's clear that most of the main and supporting cast will either die, get PutOnABus, or survive anything that comes their way. Examples include: Precht being unable to meet Yuri's descendant Laxus due to ''Fairy Tail'' being their actual first meeting; Zera dying in the invasion on Sirius Island; and Red Lizard and Blue Skull disbanding after their guild war.
* DoomedHometown: The unnamed town on Sirius Island, where Mavis and Zera lived as kids, was burned to the ground in a turf war between Red Lizard and Blue Skull.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Warrod, Yuri, and Precht may be treasure hunters, but even they are disgusted with Blue Skull's harsh treatment towards their own city and the people living under them.

* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who's familiar with ''Fairy Tail'' will know that Mavis will become ageless and be a spirit guide to the titular guild, Red Lizard and Blue Skull will be dissolved, Precht will undergo a FaceHeelTurn and form Grimoire Heart, Warrod will become a member of the Ten Wizard Saints, Yuri will die at some point after his grandson's birth, and Zeref will stay on Sirius Island.

** The fifth episode of the anime has Warrod openly criticizing Yuri due to his reckless and greedy personality. That episode focuses on Yuri's tendency to put them in danger, thanks to his overriding desire when on missions, to reach the end goal of finding treasure, above considering what often turn out to be obvious traps, and their consequences. This ends up getting him into ''deep'' trouble when he subsequently touches the [[ArtifactOfDoom Sirius Orb]].

* LoopholeAbuse: Mavis does this twice in her sentence game with Yuri. The first exploits a hole in the rules where she could interrupt someone while they were speaking, thereby denying an "incorrect" statement at an opportune time. The second has Mavis realize that the rules didn't account for people making statements that cannot be confirmed ''or'' denied by the opponent.
* LovableTraitor: Yuri has shades of this whilst a LovableRogue at first. He makes it clear to Mavis in their first meeting about taking the Sirius Orb for himself, despite her opposition. Finally, his own [[MrViceGuy greed and pride]] cause him to betray Mavis by taking the [[ArtifactOfDoom Sirius Orb]], to catastrophic effect. However, his overall friendliness and courage shown throughout, plus regret for these actions thereafter, ultimately ensure that Yuri remains sympathetic.
* MacGuffin: The Sirius Orb is what drew Yuri, Precht, and Warrod to Sirius Island, and is (part of) the reason why Mavis and Zera leave to go on a journey together with them.

* OriginStory: For Mavis, the future BigGood of the series, and the Fairy Tail guild. It could also be considered one for Hades/Precht, the future main antagonist of the [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Sirius Island]] arc, and Warrod of the [[TheArchmage Ten Wizard Saints]] as well. In a way, it even also applies to Zeref, the BigBad.

** In Chapters 2 and 3, when first meeting Yuri, she sees through his excuse for coming to Sirius Island (studying its ecosystem) by naming a plant, the type, and its usage that he'd never even heard of. Mavis then goes on to [[OutGambitted outwit Yuri at his own game]] through some sneaky LoopholeAbuse.[[note]]She goes from stating BlatantLies at random points, invokes TalkingIsAFreeAction by talking over him on his turn, and even TwistingTheWords to force him to angrily add more new rules applying retroactively.[[/note]] It reaches all the way up to RefugeInAudacity, after she bests Yuri by "counting how many times he blinked each turn (57), whilst not blinking once herself". Naturally, Yuri, has no clue as to the amount himself, putting him into a lose-lose situation either way.

* TheUnreveal: Within the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, the exact circumstances of Mavis' "death" are redacted out, leaving only that she was buried on Sirius Island in X686.

** Chapter 7: Zeref is shown after the flight from Magnolia, first meeting Mavis, who also reveals the name of Zeref's curse to be the Black Magic of Ankhseram. He also personally taught each of Fairy Tail's future founders how to use magic.

* AdaptationExpansion: While the series as a whole expands upon the characters introduced in [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Tenrou Island arc]]--particularly Mavis, Zeref, and Precht--the anime greatly expands elements that were only briefly touched upon in the 13-chapter series, if at all:

** Chapter 1 reveals Mavis's birthplace to have been a village on Tenrou Island, which would become Fairy Tail's holy ground and the site of her grave.
** Chapter 4 has Precht use a blade on a chain hidden up his sleeve in combat, and says he "dances with blades." When present on Tenrou Island as Hades, his favorite spell to use is a grapple-and-chain made of magic, and he states how he "dances with magic." What seems like a really creative use of magic is shown to actually be drawn from his prior non-magical skills.

* OriginStory: For Mavis, the future BigGood of the series, and the Fairy Tail guild. It could also be considered one for Hades/Precht, the future main antagonist of the [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Tenrou Island]] arc, and Warrod of the [[TheArchmage Ten Wizard Saints]] as well. In a way, it even also applies to Zeref, the BigBad.

** In Chapters 2 and 3, when first meeting Yuri, she sees through his excuse for coming to Tenrou Island (studying its ecosystem) by naming a plant, the type, and its usage that he'd never even heard of. Mavis then goes on to [[OutGambitted outwit Yuri at his own game]] through some sneaky LoopholeAbuse.[[note]]She goes from stating BlatantLies at random points, invokes TalkingIsAFreeAction by talking over him on his turn, and even TwistingTheWords to force him to angrily add more new rules applying retroactively.[[/note]] It reaches all the way up to RefugeInAudacity, after she bests Yuri by "counting how many times he blinked each turn (57), whilst not blinking once herself". Naturally, Yuri, has no clue as to the amount himself, putting him into a lose-lose situation either way.

* AdaptationExpansion: While the series as a whole expands upon the characters introduced in [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc the Sirius Island arc]]--particularly Mavis, Zeref, and Precht--the anime greatly expands elements that were only briefly touched upon in the 13-chapter series, if at all:

** Chapter 1 reveals Mavis's birthplace to have been a village on Sirius Island, which would become Fairy Tail's holy ground and the site of her grave.
** Chapter 4 has Precht use a blade on a chain hidden up his sleeve in combat, and says he "dances with blades." When present on Sirius Island as Hades, his favorite spell to use is a grapple-and-chain made of magic, and he states how he "dances with magic." What seems like a really creative use of magic is shown to actually be drawn from his prior non-magical skills.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The story of a little girl and three treasure hunters, who end up founding Fiore's strongest magical guild.

* OriginStory: For Mavis, the future BigGood of the series, and the Fairy Tail guild. It could also be considered one for Hades/Precht, the future main antagonist of the [[Recap/FairyTailTenrouIslandArc Sirius Island]] arc, and Warrod of the [[TheArchmage Ten Wizard Saints]] as well. In a way, it even also applies to Zeref, the BigBad.

** In Chapters 2 and 3, when first meeting Yuri, she sees through his excuse for coming to Sirius Island (studying its ecosystem) by naming a plant, the type, and its usage that he'd never even heard of. Mavis then goes on to [[OutGambitted outwit Yuri at his own game]] through some sneaky LoopholeAbuse.[[note]]She goes from stating BlatantLies at random points, invokes TalkingIsAFreeAction by talking over him on his turn, and even TwistingTheWords to force him to angrily add more new rules applying retroactively.[[/note]] It reaches all the way up to RefugeInAudacity, after she bests Yuri by "counting how many times he blinked each turn (57), whilst not blinking once herself". Naturally, Yuri, has no clue as to the amount himself, putting him into a lose-lose situation either way.

** Chapter 7: Zeref is shown after the flight from Magnolia, first meeting Mavis, who also reveals the name of Zeref's curse to be the Black Magic of Ankhselam. He also personally taught each of Fairy Tail's future founders how to use magic.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Blue Skull's massacre of Red Lizard at the beginning of the series, especially with the murder of Zeeself.

* EyeScream: Precht gets his eye shot during a brutal battle with Blue Skull, permanently blinding it.

* KarmaHoudini: As was expected considering their future appearances, Phantom Lord manages to escape justice for their crimes. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty At least, for now]].

This is the tale of a girl who lived on a single island for the first thirteen years of her life. She sought to see the world and fulfill her dream of seeing a fairy.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Warrod, Yuri, and Precht may be treasure hunters, but they are disgusted with Blue Skull's harsh treatment towards their own city and the people living under them.

** Both Sylph Labyrinth and Phantom Lord will also survive, since the guilds appears in ''Fairy Tail'', which takes place 98 years after the end of this series, and where Phantom Lord will meet its demise.

** Phantom Lord will also survive, since the guild appear appear in ''Fairy Tail'', which takes place 98 years after the end of this series, and where it will meet its demise.

** Mavis, Warrod, and Zeref survive this story since they appear in ''Manga/FairyTail''. Ditto for Precht, who will undergo a FaceHeelTurn and meet his end later on.
** Phantom Lord also survives, since it meets its eventual demise in the main storyline.

A ''Manga/FairyTail'' SpinOff written and drawn by Creator/HiroMashima, ''Fairy Tail ''ZERØ'' details the events that lead to the founding of the titular guild a century before the beginning of the main series.

A ''Manga/FairyTail'' SpinOff written and drawn by Creator/HiroMashima, it details the events that lead to the founding of the titular guild a century before the beginning of the main series.

** Mavis, Warrod, and Zeref survive this story since they appear in ''Manga/FairyTail''. Ditto for Precht, who will undergo a FaceHeelTurn and eventually meet his end in the series.

** Mavis, Precht, Warrod, and Zeref survive this story since they appear in (and Precht meets his demise in) ''Manga/FairyTail''.

** Mavis, Precht, Warrod, and Zeref survive this story since they appear in ''Manga/FairyTail''.

* SavedByCanon: Mavis, Precht, Warrod, and Zeref will survive this story since they appear in ''Manga/FairyTail''.

* FighterMageThief: Before learning magic, Yuri, Precht, and Warrod formed this combo together]]. Warrod was a MightyGlacier who could plow through an armed crowd; Yuri was a LongRangeFighter who used crystal bombs; and Precht was a DanceBattler who favored chainblades.

* SavedByCanon: Mavis, Precht, Warrod, and Zeref ultimately survive the story since they appear in future stories in some conscious shape or form.

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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Mavis and Zera get this quite a bit:
** Chapter 5 has Mavis and Zera bathing together in a lake, with Zera eventually throwing herself at Mavis and cuddling her while naked, and saying there are fairies "in their hearts." The anime's corresponding episode, despite AdaptationalModesty, ups the ante with Zera's SlowMotion HairFlip, a touch of BishieSparkle, and apparent CrushBlush reaction from Mavis.
** Chapter 12 has Mavis, in tears at Zera's death and departure, shouting that she "wants to be with her forever", complete with a montage of all of their moments spent together throughout the series.

* BlueIsHeroic: Inverted by [[KillEmAll Blue Skull]]. Their dragon, colored HeavenlyBlue, also inverts both tropes completely. According to Mavis, its symbolic evilness actually gives it an affinity with the [[ArtifactOfDoom Sirius Orb]].

A ''Manga/FairyTail'' spinoff written and drawn by Creator/HiroMashima, it details the events that lead to the founding of the titular guild a century before the beginning of the main series.

An [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-16/fairy-tail-zero-prequel-manga-gets-tv-anime-adaptation-in-january/.95398 anime adaptation]] aired from January to March 2016, set between the Tartaros arc and the TimeSkip leading into the Fairy Tail Revival arc. However, it is a filler InNameOnly in that it only serves to buy time for the manga to work its way further into the story, as the events of the spinoff are {{Canon}} to the main story and lay foundations for events to follow.