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Saber Tooth

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A guild that rises through the ranks and dethrones Fairy Tail as the strongest guild in all of Fiore during the former guild's seven-year disappearance through raw magical power over camaraderie. Fairy Tail, naturally, reclaims their title in the Grand Magic Games, giving Saber Tooth a much-needed lesson in The Power of Friendship.

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Saber Tooth in General

Adaptation Expansion: The anime shows Olga and Rufus befriend and work with Jura and Gray, respectively, during the Dragon King Festival, showing their change of heart.
Ambiguously Evil: They're not outright evil since they take down dark guilds, but they go to the same measures as other villains in the series do just to maintain their reputation. They eventually vow to better themselves once Fairy Tail proves to them (the hard way) that there's more to a guild than brute strength.
Animal Motifs: Sabertooth tigers, with their haughty attitude and Social Darwinism reflecting the beasts being solitary hunters. They shift to a more pack-like mentality after their Humble Pie moment.
The Atoner: Under Sting's leadership, the guild reforms from their villainous ways and spreads good like Fairy Tail.
Badass Boast: Almost every one of them makes at least one, with varying degrees of arrogance, at one point or another. Quickly brought crashing down to earth by the end of the Grand Magic Games.
Badass Crew: Even when their Smug Super was at it's worst, their confidence in their abilities was quite justified, having won the Grand Magic Games several years in a row thanks to the numerous Superpower Lottery winners amongst their members. Mellowing out hasn't diminished their effectiveness at all.
Break the Haughty: The entire Grand Magic Games arc is this for them. Though on the first day they proceed to dominate all the events they participate in, on the second day they get no points, with Sting getting stuck on a vehicle-themed challenge, and Yukino being soundly defeated by Kagura. Then, on the third day, though Rufus manages to defeat Eve without issue, Orga gets thoroughly shown up by both Erza and Cana. Then, come the fourth day, despite Minerva carrying the initial challenge for Saber Tooth, both Sting and Rogue are quickly overpowered by Natsu and Gajeel (and later just Natsu). Fortunately, after losing in the final challenge, they take these losses to heart, and decide to better themselves.
Bullying a Dragon: To a ridiculous extent. Whether it's Sting assuming he can beat Natsu despite seeing his strength and determination first-hand, Orga deciding that the best course of action would be to attack one of the Ten Wizard Saints head-on despite having seen this man hit a target with over twice his own magic power just days prior, or Minerva kidnapping and torturing a mutual friend of her opponents despite knowing (and exploiting) the fact that the series runs on The Power of Friendship, they never seem to learn until they're eventually defeated (with the exception of Minerva, who just gets worse). Unfortunately, these attempts backfire on them.
Crucified Hero Shot: They suffer this along with Blue Pegasus at the hands of Bloodman during the Alvarez Empire's invasion.
A Day in the Limelight: The Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth story from Spin-Off manga Fairy Tail Gaiden focuses on the life of Saber Tooth after Sting reformed them.
Even Evil Has Standards: Saber Tooth initially dethrones Fairy Tail as the strongest guild of Fiore, but its members have rules that govern them to the point where Minerva regards Ziemma's tenure as guild master as a "reign of terror". Sure enough, by the end of the Grand Magic Games, they decide to better themselves and spread good under Sting's leadership.
Evil Counterpart: During the Grand Magic Games arc, the Saber Tooth guild was the team to beat as they had many parallels (three Slayer-type wizards, a Maker wizard, and a Celestial Wizard) and were all complete jerks before getting their asses handed to them by Fairy Tail. By the conclusion of the Games, Ziemma is taken down by Sting, who takes over as leader of the guild and everyone but Minerva pulls a Heel–Face Turn. Minerva does it in the Tartaros arc.
Guest-Star Party Member: In 100 Years Quest, they (Sting, Rogue, Lector, Frosch, Yukino, and Minerva) accompany Fairy Tail and get involved in the events during the Gold Owl arc.
Hate Sink: After Raven Tail is disbarred from the Grand Magic Games, Saber Tooth fully takes on the role of the guild meant to be rooted against. They get better after the Grand Magic Games.
Heel–Face Turn:
- The entire guild reforms from their jerkish ways after receiving a serious lesson in humility when they lose the tournament and Sting succeeds Ziemma as their guild master.
- At the conclusion of the Battle of Tartaros, Minerva puts her Dark and Troubled Past behind her and returns to the guild for good.
Humble Pie: The guild members are deeply affected by their loss against Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games, as they realize that they don't have any camaraderie between their members. They are significantly lesser jerks by the time of the Tartaros arc.
Inconsistent Spelling: It's not uncommon to see the guild's name spelled as one word, "Sabertooth", such as in Funimation's dub.
Might Makes Right: Under Ziemma's leadership, they use strength and force to maintain their guild's honor.
One Degree of Separation:
- Sting and Rogue were raised together with Fairy Tail's three Dragon Slayers as kids, and were sent 400 years from the past through an Eclipse gate operated by Lucy's ancestor in a plot to kill Acnologia.
- Yukino is the younger sister of Oración Seis member Sorano, who has ties to the Tower of Heaven where Erza and Jellal come from.
Opposing Sports Team: The reason they're at odds with Fairy Tail pretty much boils down to this. With the exception of their leader and his daughter, they're not really villain material.
Sadist: During the Grand Magic Games, all of them, with the exception of Rogue, take very visible pleasure in ruthlessly crushing all their enemies; in particular, they take notable satisfaction in Minerva's torturing of Lucy, with Sting laughing out loud. Needless to say, they come to regret it, and eventually grow out of it once Sting takes over.
Second Place Is for Losers: The guild's model under Ziemma's rule is "To always be first." To drive the point home, their master berates, humiliates, and expels those who cost Saber Tooth their lead in the Grand Magic Games. They abandon this following their loss.
Smug Snake: While they're certainly powerful enough to have earned their reputation as the No. 1 strongest guild in Fiore during the seven years Time Skip, their ego far outweighs their power and they think of themselves as invincible. They even claim they could have easily defeated Acnologia and make light of Fairy Tail losing to him. The events of the Grand Magic Games arc end up being a huge Humble Pie for them, to the point it forces them to change their ways.
Smug Super: Seeing how they actually earned their reputation as the No. 1 strongest guild in Fiore through pure strength, they have every reason to be as smug about themselves. That is, until Fairy Tail beats that smugness out of them.
Took a Level in Cheerfulness: Fairy Tail's quirky cheeriness definitely rubbed off on Saber Tooth after teaching them a thing or two about The Power of Friendship. Following the Grand Magic Games, they're even shown to have built a swimming pool just like Fairy Tail does.
Took a Level in Kindness: Ziemma aside, the main guild members vow to better themselves as people and focus on more than just strength after the games.

Guild Masters

Ziemma Orland

Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita (Japanese), John McCalmont (English)

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The first master of Saber Tooth, Ziemma builds up his guild to become Fiore's top-ranking guild during Fairy Tail's disappearance. Once he's removed from the guild towards the end of the Grand Magic Games, Ziemma joins the dark guild Tartaros to transform himself into a demon. However, he's eventually defeated by the Twin Dragons.

Abusive Dad: He raised and trained his daughter Minerva. And by "raised and trained", we mean "tormented her and conditioned the poor girl to become a Tyke-Bomb".
Ambition is Evil: He is obsessed with ensuring his guild's supremacy and his personality emphasizes his egotistical nature. Then, when he is finally knocked off his perch courtesy of Sting, he willingly allows Tartaros to turn him into a demon just so he can become more powerful.
Bad Boss: Ziemma's guild mates are understandably terrified of his wrath should they disappoint him. He also sees his guild mates as nothing more than Unwitting Pawns to serve his own goals. This mistreatment comes back to haunt Ziemma, as Sting ultimately gets fed up with it and usurps him as the guild's master.
Berserk Button: He does not like it when his guild questions his strength or when an animal reveals his guild mark in front of him. And it's an automatic expulsion from the guild if his guild mates fail to show how strong they are.
The Corrupter: He was critical in corrupting Minerva into becoming a Tyke-Bomb for Saber Tooth during the latter's childhood.
Diabolus ex Machina: His sudden return in the Tartaros arc sees him summoned by Mard Geer to protect him when Gray is about to defeat him, giving the Underworld King enough time to transform into his Etherious Form. Fortunately, Sting and Rogue make quick work of him.
Disproportionate Retribution: An ironclad rule of his is not to dishonor the guild, which essentially amounts to "win all your battles". Lose even one battle, however, and he'll humiliate you in front of the other members and expel you from the guild, as Yukino found out the hard way. It's a wonder he even has a guild with such a harsh rule in place. Also, no animals are allowed to wear the guild mark, as Lector found out the hard way.
Establishing Character Moment: In his first appearance, he has Yukino stand before him and the other members, throws grapes at her, orders her to strip naked, and then expels her from the guild for failing to uphold his ideals.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He considers teamwork to be a sign that people who rely on others are too weak to fight for themselves. While this isn't necessarily wrong, he views it purely as a negative, and is disgusted with his guild for adopting such "weakness".
Evil Counterpart: He's a pretty blatant one for Makarov Dreyar, seeing how he built his guild into the exact opposite of what Makarov did. He also seems to be what Laxus would have turned into had he not been stopped from his takeover attempt by Natsu and Gajeel during the Battle of Fairy Tail.
Evil Mentor: He raised his own daughter to undergo his Training from Hell and corrupted her into becoming one of his main enforcers for Saber Tooth.
Fatal Flaw: Ziemma's major flaw is his pride. He's determined to keep Saber Tooth as Fiore's strongest guild to the point where he's willing to do anything to achieve it, even if it means corrupting his own daughter into a Tyke-Bomb and expelling those who disappoint him. This eventually comes back to haunt him when Sting replaces him as the guild master.
Flat Character: A Played for Drama example. He's a Jerk with a Heart of Jerk who shows to have nothing else, even his past raising Minerva shows him being the same he was as a guild master. While the rest of the guild (including, eventually, Minerva) grow out of their former policies, Ziemma stubbornly sticks to these ideals. He's ultimately taken down by Sting and Rogue to show the guild wants to be done with him, a symbol of the old, unfeeling Saber Tooth that refuses to change. Even his powers are generic, with him simply being physically strong and having non-descript purple blasts as his magic.
Gag Nose: Despite being pretty large and bulky, he has a surprisingly thin, long nose.
Having a Blast: His magic is pretty nondescript, but it involves unleashing explosive blasts of energy that leave no bodies behind.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Ziemma's The Social Darwinist policies in Saber Tooth come back to bite him as Sting, who was on the verge of expulsion along with Rogue, incapacitates him and Minerva tells her father that he's no longer in Saber Tooth. To twist the knife further, Sting and Rogue are the ones who ultimately defeat Ziemma when the latter becomes a demon.
Inconsistent Spelling: His name is spelled as "Jiemma" in Funimation's dub.
Informed Ability: He's supposed to be more powerful than the Nine Demon Gates, yet he doesn't do anything impressive and Sting and Rogue take him down fairly quickly, and after they've taken a beating from Mard Geer, no less.
It's All About Me: To Ziemma, power and honor are all that matters to him. Towards the end of the Grand Magic Games, he's no longer able to return to his guild due to his selfishness and sociopathic personality.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: He never seems to have any redeemability in him even after Saber Tooth reforms their ways.
Lack of Empathy: He's a complete megalomaniac who doesn't show any remorse in expelling his guild members just he can maintain Saber Tooth's reputation. Nor does he show any emotion in trying to off Lector and taunt Sting about it.
Large and in Charge: Natsu instantly tells that this behemoth of a man is the one calling the shots when he first spots him.
Laser-Guided Karma: After Sting incapacitates him for seemingly vaporizing Lector, Minerva—his own daughter—shoves his ideals back into his face and tells him there's no longer a place for him in the guild. Then, when he becomes a demon after joining Tartaros, he's ultimately defeated by Sting and Rogue, the same wizards whom Ziemma frequently abused.
Light Is Not Good: He looks like a Buddhist god with his robes, rosary necklace, and crown-like hat as a human, but he's a totally insane monster to the core.
Made of Iron: He takes several lightning- and fire-enhanced attacks from Natsu without any visible injury. A full-throttle blast from Sting, however, puts a hole through his chest, yet he somehow survives.
Make an Example of Them: Should a Saber Tooth member fail to uphold Ziemma's ideals, he'll publicly humiliate them, have their guild marks erased and expel them, so all can witness what happens to those who disappoint him. Yukino finds this out the hard way.
Mighty Glacier: Natsu's Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs would send a normal man flying, but Ziemma manages to keep his feet firmly on the ground the whole time.
The Mob Boss Is Scarier: Saber Tooth may be arrogant assholes to every other guild in the Grand Magic Games, but only because they're afraid of what Ziemma will do to them if they show even an ounce of compassion.
Monochromatic Eyes: His eyes are completely white and he never has pupils, visually illustrating how inhuman he is.
Narcissist: He cares only for himself and his reputation.
Not So Invincible After All: His great power certainly gives off the impression he's invincible. Even Ziemma thinks his guild is unbeatable. However, Sting proves him dead wrong after blasting a hole in his chest.
The Perfectionist: He willingly maintains the guild's reputation as the strongest in Fiore, even going so far as to expelling his guild members who fail to hold up his ideals. The only time he relents in this is with Sting's loss in the Chariot Race, and only because the event was unknown until after Sting had already been chosen to represent them and they couldn't do anything about his motion-sickness.
Pointy Ears: In his demon form, his ears are pointy and they're both about as large as his face.
Prophet Eyes: His eyes are milky white and surrounded by a black shade. The only time his pupils are visible are when he expresses his rage at Sting and Rogue's defeat towards Natsu; after Sting blasts him in the chest; and after the Twin Dragons defeat him in the Tartaros arc.
Purple Is Powerful: He has a purple aura and proved powerful enough to reign as Saber Tooth's leader for many years.
Red Right Hand: By the time he shows up in the Tartaros arc, Ziemma sports a massive scar on his chest.
Reforged into a Minion: Mard Geer remakes him into a backup demon warrior to protect him in case the Nine Demon Gates fall in battle.
The Social Darwinist: He built the guild firmly around this principle, believing all other guilds to be little more than pawns. This makes him an enemy of Fairy Tail, and later Saber Tooth itself when they decide they want to follow Fairy Tail's example.
The Sociopath: He cares only for his and his guild's own glory and in order to obtain it he's willing to abuse and expel guild members should they fail him with no remorse at all, even if it's a girl.
The Starscream: After becoming a demon of Tartaros, he outright tells the guild's acting leader Mard Geer he'll pursue him once he's done with Sting and Rogue.
This Cannot Be!: After all his ranting of his newfound strength as a demon, he cannot fathom how "weaklings" like Sting and Rogue could still beat him.
Tiny-Headed Behemoth: He becomes even larger in his demon form, yet his head is so tiny it could it inside the palms of his freakishly huge hands.
Torso with a View: Sting hits him full blast at point blank with a laser right through the midsection for seemingly killing Lector in front of him. Despite this, he survives.
Tranquil Fury: He becomes visibly furious when Sting and Rogue lose to Natsu to the point where everyone around him runs away in fear while he's simply sitting still on a bench. After turning into a demon, however, he turns into a raging, frothing madman.
Transhuman Treachery: He's so bent on revenge for his humiliation that he let himself become a demon. This is in stark contrast to Minerva, who at least had it forced on her.
Uncertain Doom: His fate after he's skewered by Sting and Rogue's White-Shadow Dragon Silk is unknown, since he doesn't appear after Tartaros's demise.
With My Hands Tied: During his fight with Natsu, he only uses his right arm while his left is in his robe and still manages to hold his own.
Would Hit a Girl: He has no problems with expelling anyone, even if it's a girl, to uphold his guild's reputation and willingly subjects his own daughter to his Training from Hell.
You Have Failed Me: Ziemma virtually expels every incompetent wizard for failing Saber Tooth's ideals, almost including Sting and Rogue.

Sting Eucliffe

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai, Fuyuka Ōura^note [young] (Japanese), Michael Jones, Samantha Herek [young] (English)^note

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Sting the White Dragon is one of the Twin Dragons. Raised by the dragon Weisslogia, his magic gives him the power to create lasers and bursts of sacred light. He is also an admirer of Natsu, and dreams of surpassing him one day. Under Ziemma's leadership, Sting is convinced that he and his partner, Rogue, are superior to all other Dragon Slayers. After Natsu single-handedly defeats them in the Grand Magic Games, however, a humbled Sting takes Ziemma's place as master to help turn his guild's image around.

The Alleged Boss: Despite becoming Saber Tooth's guild master, his guildmates frequently don't listen to him and poke fun at him, especially Rogue.
Anime Hair: He has spiky blond Shonen Hair that defies gravity.
Arrow Catch: His introduction involves him catching and then eating an arrow fired at Rogue.
Attention Whore: He clearly enjoys the cheers that Saber Tooth receives on the first day of the Grand Magic Games with both arms raised and an arrogant smile on his face. It doesn't seem to fade after his Character Development, either, especially seen in the Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth side story, where he's distraught that Jason keeps ignoring him throughout the guild interview.
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: His outfits often bare his stomach, befitting him being Pretty Boy who wears effeminate clothing (though his personality is anything but).
Benevolent Boss: Unlike Ziemma, Sting makes Saber Tooth's atmosphere practically indistinguishable from the warmth and merriness of Fairy Tail once he takes over as guild master.
Berserker Tears: Sting bursts into tears after Ziemma seemingly vaporizes Lector to the point where he blasts the guild master through the gut.
Big Damn Heroes: He gets his own solo rescue scene in the Alvarez Empire arc when he rescues Yukino from Larcade. It's also one of the few scenes in the series where the big damn hero appears before making their dramatic entrance.
Bizarre Taste in Food: It's a Running Gag that he likes eating things that are white. This becomes particularly absurd in 100 Years Quest when he can eat an attack just because "it was white".
Blood Knight: He really enjoys a good fight, even when just watching one. The entire reason he pisses Natsu off is simply to force Natsu to fight at his best, which backfires spectacularly.
Break the Haughty: For a good portion of the Grand Magic Games, he's pretty arrogant and think he can really take Natsu despite seeing firsthand how determined he can truly be. Then they actually fight and Natsu takes him down without any trouble, after which his self-confidence practically disappears. Lector's Disney Death doesn't help matters.
Bullying a Dragon: He intentionally tries pissing Natsu off by mocking his worth as a Dragon Slayer and laughing when Minerva gives Lucy a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, just so they can fight each other at full strength. Natsu destroys both him and Rogue without batting an eye.
Childhood Friend: He and Lector have been best friends since they were kids.
Deer in the Headlights: At the conclusion of Grand Magic Games, he prepares to attack the heavily wounded Fairy Tail members, but one look at their determination and he freezes up completely before realizing he can't go through with it.
Dissonant Serenity: Sting spends much of the last day of the Games calmly taking out a few opponents after Lector is nearly killed by Ziemma and held hostage by Minerva.
The Dog Bites Back: When Sting witnesses Ziemma seemingly blast Lector to kingdom come, he blasts him through the chest.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: In the Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth manga, Sting is easily frustrated with the lack of respect and trust he feels he deserves from his guild despite being The Leader.
Energy Weapon: His White Dragon's Roar fires a laser beam from his mouth, while his Holy Ray attack launches a Beam Spam from his hands.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He doesn't take kindly to Ziemma seemingly blasting Lector into oblivion.
Everyone Has Standards: In the Grand Magic Games, Sting steadily grows disgusted by Ziemma showing no compassion towards his guild mates. When Ziemma obliterates Lector, he furiously blasts Ziemma in the chest and takes his place as guild master.
Extreme Omnivore: He's seen munching on a silvery arrow in his debut appearance. As revealed in Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth, Sting can eat anything that's white-colored, seeing as he is the White Dragon Slayer, as opposed to those whose magic is fueled solely by their own elements.
Foil: To Natsu. Both are the fight-happy "faces" of their respective guilds, yet Sting values strength over family. This changes when Sting begins to adopt Natsu's perspective.
Freak Out: When Ziemma seemingly kills Lector, Sting spends a few moments crying and screaming before blasting a hole right through Ziemma.
Gambit Roulette: On the last day of the Grand Magic Games, he lets Fairy Tail take down their tougher opponents whom even master strategist Mavis couldn't predict how to defeat, while he himself sits and does nothing. By the time only he and all of Fairy Tail are left standing, Saber Tooth is exactly eight points behind Fairy Tail, and taking out all five battle-weary Fairy Tail members at once would net them nine points, just barely poising Saber for victory. However, his conscience keeps him from acting on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: He goes through a brief Heroic BSoD in the Alvarez Empire arc after his entire guild gets trounced by Bloodman. It takes Yukino of all people to slap some sense into him.
Graceful Loser: He calmly accepts defeat when he's cornered by Team Fairy Tail at the end of the Grand Magic Games.
Guile Hero: In the Tartaros arc, Sting works around Natsu's adamant refusal of the Twin Dragons' help fighting Mard Geer by challenging Natsu to see who can beat him first.
Hero-Worshipper: He used to look up to Natsu when he was little, but after Fairy Tail's fall from grace during the Time Skip, he set his sights to proving he was the better Dragon Slayer. After being put in his place and doing a little soul-searching however, Sting returns to this role.
Heroic Build: He's not as muscular as Laxus, but his body is lean and nicely toned.
Heroic BSoD: In the Alvarez Empire arc, he falls into one after Bloodman wipes the floor with his entire guild and he starts to think he's unworthy of being a guild master. Yukino manages to snap him out of it with a slap and a pep-talk.
Heroic Safe Mode: He goes through a brief Heroic BSoD when Ziemma seemingly kills Lector in front of him. Although Minerva quickly reveals Lector is safe, he has to hold himself together when Minerva uses him as a hostage.
Holy Hand Grenade: His White Dragon Slayer Magic uses the element of holiness to create bursts of light and smite evil. Then there's his Holy Breath attack, which obliterates the entire floor of the Domus Flau arena.
Hot-Blooded: About the only thing he and Natsu have in common before Sting's boost in kindness is his unbridled passion for battle.
How Do I Shot Web?: After getting his hands on his White-Shadow Dragon Mode, he has trouble figuring out how to sink into his own shadow like Rogue does, so Kagura enhances his gravity to push him in.
Humiliation Conga: He's put through hell from the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games onwards, not that it's undeserved given the major Jerkass he was for the first four days: not only do his ultimate attacks barely phase Natsu and Gajeel at all, but Natsu ends up taking both him and Rogue down without even trying, which puts Fairy Tail ahead of Saber Tooth in the rankings by a single point that Sting wasted earlier by dropping out of the Chariot contest on Day 2. It gets even worse when Ziemma beats him and Rogue for losing and seemingly vaporizes Lector, only to later learn Minerva is holding him hostage so Sting will no longer make a mockery of their guild. Once the torment's over, he decides to help rebuild Saber Tooth's image.
Hypocrite: He's introduced calling out a dark guild wizard for fleeing for his life instead of sticking by his comrades. Compare this to later scenes where Sting considers Natsu's "I fight for my friends" speech nonsense, and is apathetic towards Yukino's expulsion on account that she was too weak to hold up their guild's name.
Inelegant Blubbering: After the emotional upheaval of being led to believe that Lector died, this and begging are pretty much all he can do when Minerva steps in and declares Lector as her hostage.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Though he initially follows Ziemma's ideals of how strong Saber Tooth is, he deeply loves his guild mates to the point where, after being defeated by Natsu, he takes over as guild master.
Kamehame Hadoken: His secret technique, Holy Nova, focuses all of his magic enery on one point.
Klingon Promotion: He usurps Ziemma's position as guild master after seriously wounding him.
Know-Nothing Know-It-All: His default position with the first-generation Dragon Slayers comes off as this, boasting to Natsu that he and Rogue could have beaten Acnologia despite having never seen the monster in action before. In truth, he's just being a blowhard; not only does he have no real experience fighting any dragon in battle, but the ones he faces up against are nowhere near Acnologia's level, and he can't even scratch them.
Know When to Fold 'Em: He drops out of the games' Chariot event rather than embarrass himself by struggling for the paltry two points he could earn by placing sixth, since he, Gajeel and Natsu are far behind everyone else due to their motion sickness. This comes back to haunt him since those two points cost his guild their lead after getting beaten by them.
Light 'em Up: His White Dragon Slayer Magic produces light-based attacks, though the characters find it's more specifically a form of holy magic than light magic.
Light Is Not Good: He uses light-based magic, yet is also a total Jerkass who cares little for most of his own guildmates. He later fits the opposite trope much more nicely after his level in kindness.
Manchild: Lampshaded in Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth when Yukino gives him float cookies to cheer him up, since they are for children.
Manly Tears: He lets the waterworks run when he thinks Ziemma has killed Lector, and later more happily when he and Lector reunite. He also breaks down in tears when his guild is seemingly wiped out during the battle with the Alvarez Empire.
Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: He responds to Ziemma attacking him and blasting Lector for showing his guild mark by seriously wounding Ziemma and taking his place.
Mr. Fanservice: His outfits are designed to show off his very sculpted abs.
No-Sell: In 100 Years Quest, he easily devours Athena's white-colored Eye Beams. Even she's a bit surprised at that one.
Odd Name Out: Unlike the other Dragon Slayers, several of Sting's attacks have English names rather than Japanese ones.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Even after finding out Lector is alive, he becomes much more subdued and calculating than usual on the last day of the Grand Magic Games, taking out several enemy guild members (most notably Bacchus) with stony expressions and surprise attacks rather than his usual Blood Knight attitude and direct combat before hiding away from the cameras for the rest of the time. It's only by the end when it's all coming together that he lets some of his old cockiness back out.
The Paralyzer: His White Dragon's Talon leaves behind a crest-like stigmata that completely immobilizes his target.
Pretty Boy: He's a handsome guy with a somewhat effeminate appearance, thanks to his clothing style, with his feather boat, elbow glove, and bared midriff.
Post-Final Boss: He becomes the last contender for Fairy Tail on the final day of the Grand Magic Games once the rest of their opponents have been taken out. He gives up before throwing even a single punch after being given the Death Glare by the bruised and battered, but still badass, Team Fairy Tail.
Power Glows: His White Drive and Dragon Force forms turn his entire body pure white.
The Promise: During his childhood, he promises Lector he would defeat Natsu when he grows up so others will stop calling Lector a liar for saying that Sting killed a dragon. He never gets to fulfill that promise when their fated battle arrives, but both he and Lector agree it's better off that way.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: Subverted. While Minerva makes him the leader after he defeats Ziemma, she's the strongest member of the guild at this point, not him. After Tartaros and some power-ups he does seem to become Saber Tooth's strongest member, but not by much. In Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth, he's childishly frustrated at how powerful Minerva, Orga, and Rufus are.
Reasonable Authority Figure: After succeeding Ziemma as the next guild master following the Grand Magic Games, Sting is willing to give some helpful advice to his fellow guildmates.
Redemption Promotion: After his humbling at Natsu's hands, it takes him a good while before redeeming himself, aside from some battles against Ziemma. He struggles against the Eclipse Dragons, gets toyed with by Mard Geer, and is throttled along with his guild by Bloodman and his Alvarez invasion force. However, in his final one-on-one battle, Sting, with some aid from Rogue's powers and a small assist from Kagura, easily defeats Larcade, the third strongest of the Spriggan 12, whose magic was so potent he's dropping nearly everybody on the battlefield left and right.
Rugged Scar: He has a childhood scar right next to his right eye.
Super Mode: When Rogue gives him his Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic to achieve White-Shadow Dragon Mode, Sting combines it with his normal Dragon Force to get a massive power boost in order to fight Larcade of the Spriggan 12.
Temporary Bulk Change: He winds up getting grossly overweight after an Eating Contest (hilariously, Minerva wins without gaining a single pound). Fortunately, Yukino is able to use Libra to slim him down instantly.
Took a Level in Kindness: Of all the Saber Tooth wizards who undergo this after the Grand Magic Games, Sting's change in character is the most noticeable, going from upholding the guild's Social Darwinism without hesitation to pushing the guild away from its old image, even taking over as Saber Tooth's master to do so.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: It's often hinted that he and Yukino are attracted to each other and have a lot of Ship Tease moments, but they're both too oblivious to do anything about it.
The Worf Barrage: He unleashes many of his ultimate attacks on Natsu and Gajeel, from his Dragon Slayer Secret Art to his Dragon Force. Not one of them works on them the way he wants it to.
Would Harm a Senior: He blasts a hole in Ziemma when the latter seemingly kills Lector, and teams up with Rogue to eventually defeat him once and for all during the battle with Tartaros.
Would Hit a Girl: He reluctantly punches Kagura, Yukino, and Frosch(?) out cold along with Lector when Larcade nearly causes them to eat each other.
Yin-Yang Bomb: He gets his own White-Shadow Dragon Mode after eating Rogue's shadow magic to fight Larcade in the Alvarez Empire arc.
You Are in Command Now: After Ziemma's expulsion from Saber Tooth, Sting assumes the mantle as guild master to help change Saber Tooth's image for the better.
You Kill It, You Bought It: Sting does away with Ziemma, the old establishment, and remakes Saber Tooth with the intention of bringing joy to his fellow guildmates.
Young and in Charge: He's one of the youngest guild masters in the series at age 19, beaten out only by Mavis (who was age 13 when Fairy Tail was founded), while the rest of the official guilds' known masters are all old or middle-aged folks.

Membership

Twin Dragons

A two-man team of Third Generation Dragon Slayers, wizards who were raised by dragons and underwent dragon lacrima implants. Since they actually killed their dragon parents, they consider themselves "true" Dragon Slayers. As is the case with all dragon-raised wizards, the Twin Dragons are accompanied by Exceed partners of their own.

Twin Dragons in General

Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Sting and Rogue call themselves "true" Dragon Slayers since they actually killed their dragon parents, and mock Natsu for failing to kill one. When they're faced with rampaging dragons, they admit what they said about killing dragons was only half-true; they might remember killing their parents, but they had no experience fighting them.
Bash Brothers: Sting and Rogue fight most effectively as a team, and are even able to perform a Unison Raid together.
Big Damn Heroes: Following a note from Erza, they arrive in the nick of time to fight Mard Geer in the Tartaros arc. However, they say they would've arrived sooner if Erza had written the note a little better.
Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Frosch is the boke who often mixes things up, while Lector is the tsukkomi who provides corrections, sometimes with an insulting remark.
Combination Attack: They can perform a Unison Raid, the Divine-Shadow Dragon Light Fang. They also perform Future Rogue's White Shadow Dragon's Rough Silk together, which can otherwise only be used in White-Shadow Dragon Mode.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Their match with Natsu and Gajeel on the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games is mostly one-sided, as they expected. What they didn't expect was that they'd be on the receiving end practically the entire time.
False Memories: Their memories of killing Weisslogia and Skiadram were actually planted in their heads by the dragons, who had been hiding inside them the entire time like the rest of the dragons to ensure they wouldn't turn into dragons themselves.
Finishing Move: White Shadow Dragon's Rough Silk. The X798 Rogue's use of it defeated and grievously wounded Natsu, Sting and Rogue's Combination Attack version defeated and killed Ziemma, and Sting's use defeated and grievously wounded Larcade.
Fish out of Temporal Water: They, along with Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy, are children from 400 years in the past, and were sent to the future through the Eclipse Gate for the purpose of defeating Acnologia.
Forgotten First Meeting: Sting and Rogue were raised together with the first-generation Dragon Slayers by their dragons. However, they forgot all about it as a side effect of being sent through Eclipse at such a young age, though it's all but stated their admiration of Natsu and Gajeel, respectively, carried over from when they were children.
Hellish Pupils: They have draconic-looking eyes courtesy of being Dragon Slayers. However, Sting lose them due to Art Evolution, while Rogue is inconsistently still drawn with them.
Humble Pie: After they spend much of the Grand Magic Games boasting about their superiority to the first generation of Dragon Slayers, they're forced to reconsider everything they know about their own strength when Natsu mops the floor with them in a two-on-one match with their Dragon Force activated, without having to use his own Thunder-Fire Dragon Mode to even the playing field.
Light/Darkness Juxtaposition: Are White and Shadow Dragon Slayers that are typically teamed up, and provide relatively frequent Unison Raids in the form of Yin-Yang Bomb's.
Metaphorically True: Sting and Rogue always insist that they "killed" their dragon teachers, not "defeated" them. As it turns out, Weisslogia specifically requested Sting to kill him, while Skiadram was suffering on his deathbed and got a Mercy Kill from Rogue. And even then, it's revealed their dragons gave them False Memories of killing them for the experience.
Mythical Motifs: Dragons, given their respective adoptive parents and Dragon Slayer magics.
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: They make it their goal in the Grand Magic Games to defeat Natsu and Gajeel, respectively. However, their reasons differ: Sting does it to fulfill The Promise he made Lector, while Rogue simply wants to know why Gajeel would throw in his lot with his former enemies at Fairy Tail.
Red Baron: They're known as "White Dragon" Sting and "Shadow Dragon" Rogue, respectively.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Sting is the outgoing, fight-happy Red to Rogue's quiet, more observant Blue.
Self-Made Orphan: Subverted. They believe they killed the dragons who raised them, but it turns out the dragons faked their deaths by giving them False Memories.
Super Mode: Sting and Rogue can activate Dragon Force at will, gaining Facial Markings and Battle Auras to match their respective white and black colors. They also have a weaker version of this called White Drive and Shadow Drive, respectively.
Team Pet: Lector and Frosch, Sting and Rogue's Exceed partners, serve as this for the team and guild as a whole.
Weaksauce Weakness: All Dragon Slayers suffer from motion sickness when their magic reaches a certain stage, and Sting and Rogue are no exception; in Sting's case, it's demonstrated during the Chariot event of the Grand Magic Games, while Rogue shows it in the anime when he absentmindedly hijacks a carriage to save Frosch.
The Worf Barrage: Both times they use Divine-Shadow Dragon Light Fang, it's trumped to show just how much stronger their foe is. Against Natsu in the Grand Magic Games, he simply uses Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade to plow through it and finish them off. Against Mard Geer, he simply holds out his bare hands and negates it without any injury whatsoever.
You Have Failed Me: A subverted example occurs after losing to Natsu and Gajeel in the Grand Magic Games. Ziemma plans to expel the Twin Dragons and blasts Lector seconds later when he tries reasoning with their guild master. This pushes Sting to his Rage Breaking Point.
Yin-Yang Bomb: Their Divine-Shadow Dragon Light Fang and White-Shadow Dragon's Silk attacks combine Sting's holy magic with Rogue's shadow magic.

Rogue Cheney

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese), Garret Storms (English)^note

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Rogue the Shadow Dragon is Sting's partner on the Twin Dragons. His magic lets him become one with his own shadow to take his enemies by surprise, a technique taught to him by the dragon Skiadram. Going by the name Lios in his youth, he dreamed of becoming Gajeel's disciple, but has since grown obsessed with fighting him instead. Despite his cold outward appearance, he is actually a kindhearted young man who takes issue with his guild's lack of camaraderie. However, he harbors a dark side that risks overtaking him should he ever succumb to despair, something that alarms him greatly.

For info on his alternative timeline counterpart, see his entry on the Criminals page under Future Rogue.

Accidental Pervert: Accidentally gropes Yukino when trying to stop her and Sting from going after Frosch.
Badass Cape: His most common outfit includes a black cape with the Saber Tooth insignia on the left shoulder.
Beleaguered Assistant: Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth reveals that Sting passes most of the guild paperwork off to Rogue.
Casting a Shadow: His Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic lets him turn his body into a shadow, and shroud himself in darkness to make himself harder to hit.
Combat Pragmatist: His fighting style revolves around lurking in the shadows and sneaking up on his enemies from behind.
Dark Is Not Evil: He was trained by the Shadow Dragon, and his powers are darkness-based, but he is the most friendly and humane member of Saber Tooth, and neither shares nor approves of his guildmates' cruelty. He is, however, at risk of falling into the opposite trope due to his Superpowered Evil Side, which manifests as a Living Shadow.
Demonic Possession: Gets possessed by his own future self in the form of a Living Shadow during his one-on-one fight with Gajeel, intending to stir up Rogue's Enemy Within until he, too, gets taken over and becomes one with Future Rogue.
Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: His skin is pale, and his magic revolves around shadows. However, he's also the nicest guy in the guild before everyone else Took a Level in Kindness.
Enemy Within: He is plagued by a shadow that manifests from the darkness buried in Rogue's heart, and will continue to try and consume him. In one Bad Future, the shadow succeeds and turns him into Future Rogue. Thanks to the influence of his friends, however, the shadow's influence weakens until it seems to vanish entirely on the day he would have turned evil.
Everyone Has Standards: Even though Saber Tooth is full of anti-heroes more than outright villains, it's almost like he's in the wrong guild. For instance, he's the only member of Saber Tooth who doesn't smile or laugh at Minerva's No-Holds-Barred Beatdown towards Lucy.
Foil: To Gajeel when he was first introduced, though not to as great an extent as Sting was to Natsu. Namely, Rogue is the Token Good Teammate of Saber Tooth whereas Gajeel acts as the Token Evil Teammate of Fairy Tail.
Future Me Scares Me: Rogue is horrified to hear that his X798 self will become the cause of all the destruction in Crocus.
Graceful Loser: As he's falling after being defeated by Natsu, he says Natsu's power is unfathomable.
Hiding Behind Your Bangs: Representing his reclusive personality, his right eye is always covered by his hair.
Hero-Worshipper: Played with. When Rogue claims that he used to admire Gajeel back in the latter's Phantom Lord days, similar to how Sting used to look up to Natsu, Gajeel points out that there was nothing admirable about himself, and suggests that Rogue actually feared him.
Intangible Man: He can turn himself into shadows, making him nearly impossible to grab. However, it seems that he needs to turn tangible again in order to actually physically attack someone, as Gajeel is able to grab him by his attacking arm when he goes in for a physical strike during the dual match. As well, another shadow-user can interact with and attack him in this state, as shown when Gajeel achieves Iron-Shadow Dragon Mode and is able to drag him out of the shadows.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He is dismissive towards almost everyone and is just as arrogant as Sting towards earlier generation Dragon Slayers like Natsu and Gajeel, but other than that, he's a kind-hearted soul and one of the few in his guild who worries that their way of doing things isn't the best for their comrades.
The Lancer: In contrast to Sting's open arrogance, Rogue is more quiet and contemplative.
Living Shadow: He has one inside of him that embodies his inner darkness.
Mark of the Beast: When his Superpowered Evil Side takes over in his fight against Gajeel, his hair goes up and he gains markings not unlike his Dragon Force mode, but it all looks much more sinister combined with the shadow tendrils bleeding off of him.
Not So Stoic: He has an emotional breakdown when he first learns that his future self is responsible for the invasion of dragons, and that he himself runs the risk of becoming that kind of person should he succumb to his inner darkness. He also acts as a primary source of comic relief in a bonus omake, where the disappearance of Frosch and his later desire to see her succeed using her own abilities makes him a panicky, prideful, and all-around sappy mess.
Purple Is the New Black: His Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic is black with a purple tinge to it.
Rebuilt Pedestal: While he initially wasn't happy with Gajeel joining Fairy Tail after Phantom Lord's demise, Rogue comes to terms with it after his and Sting's defeat at the hands of Natsu causes them to realize The Power of Friendship—something which Saber Tooth lacked.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: He's a Dragon Slayer with red eyes and a Superpowered Evil Side. Contrary to this, he's much more considerate towards his friends in the guild.
Scars Are Forever: He gets a scar over the bridge of his nose after the dragon attack.
Shadow Walker: As part of his magic. According to him, it's how the Shadow Dragon often stalks its prey.
Shonen Hair: Usually, his hair lays flat on his head. However, if Dragon Force is active, it stands straight up and stays that way until Dragon Force gets deactivated.
The Stoic: Rogue barely ever shows interest in anything besides Frosch and Gajeel.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Usually cold and disinterested, he shows a rather fatherly and comically overprotective side when just around Frosch.
Superpowered Evil Side: He has one that's embodied by a Living Shadow, making him noticeably stronger and more relentless. Case in point, he throttles Gajeel fighting seriously in this form when before not even Dragon Force alone was enough to close the power gap.
Token Good Teammate: Despite sharing his team's arrogance, Rogue is the only member who thinks his guild should value the bonds between its members rather than strength and is the only one not savoring Minerva torturing Lucy, at least until everyone else begins adopting his point of view.
Unfortunate Name: According to his profile, he felt this way about the name "Rogue" as a child and insisted on being called "Lios", the name that Gajeel knew him by. In the present, however, he seems to have gotten over this completely, telling people to call him "Rogue" when his old name is brought up.
When He Smiles: This tends to only happen around Frosch, and when it does, he looks much more relaxed and less uptight.
Would Harm a Senior: He helps Sting defeat Ziemma during the battle with Tartaros.

Lector

Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Marti Etheridge (English)^note

Sting's Exceed companion who wholeheartedly believes that Sting and the rest of their guildmates are the strongest around.

Break the Haughty: Seeing Sting lose so easily to Natsu after bragging about him for so long leaves Lector a sobbing wreck.
Cats Are Mean: He's an Exceed and a huge Jerkass to anyone who questions Saber Tooth's strength, at least initially.
Childhood Friend: He and Sting have been best friends since they were kids.
Disney Death: Ziemma seemingly vaporizes Lector when he tries sticking up for Sting for losing his match with Natsu, causing Sting to Freak Out and blast a hole in the master's chest. Minerva later reveals she teleported him to safety at the last moment, but Sting doesn't get to see him again until after the Grand Magic Games.
Foil: He is a more smug version of Happy, Fairy Tail's Team Pet.
Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: He's an Exceed and the only clothing that he ever wears is a blue jacket.
Humble Pie: Lector spends much of the Grand Magic Games boasting about Sting's strength to everyone. This blows up in his face when Sting gets curb-stomped by Natsu, causing Lector to realize that true strength doesn't come without failure.
Inconsistent Spelling: His name is initially spelled "Lecter" by Kodansha.
Inelegant Blubbering: He's reduced to ugly, messy tears when Sting is completely dominated in the Grand Magic Games.
Innocent Bystander: Aside from being Sting's companion and occasionally a jerk, Lector puts up with nearly getting killed by his own master, and then being held hostage by Minerva to boost Sting's performance.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: His boasting on how awesome Sting is can border on obnoxious. Nevertheless, he is far from an unfair Exceed and has genuinely come to love Sting as a close friend.
Oh, Crap!: When Ziemma is about to blast him into nothing.
Team Pet: He serves as Saber Tooth's pet and cheerleader, alongside Frosch.
Took a Level in Kindness: He becomes considerably nicer after Sting reforms Saber Tooth, especially to people outside Saber Tooth.
Verbal Tic: "Hai!" ("Yes!")
Vitriolic Best Buds: With Frosch. He tends to belittle Frosch, and his insults tend to fly over Frosch's head, but the two are as close as their Dragon Slayer companions are.

Frosch

Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (Japanese), Dawn M. Bennett (English)^note

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Rogue's Exceed companion, who wears a frog costume and agrees with everything Lector has to say.

Ambiguous Gender: No one's quite sure if Frosch is a boy or a girl; even the English dub alternates between calling Frosch a "he" or a "she" whenever they can't dance around the issue. When some curious fans asked Mashima on Twitter, he said that Frosch's gender is a secret.
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Frosch gets distracted by a bug no less than two times while finding their own way home.
Blush Sticker: A permanent facial feature, emphasizing Frosch's adorable cuteness.
Brutal Honesty: Frosch is prone to this due to having little grasp of the effect their words have. Examples include telling Erza that Sting and Rogue took a long time to come because the handwriting of her letter was so bad, and that "It's all Sting's fault" that Saber Tooth fell to second place after the Chariot event of the Grand Magic Games.
Character Catchphrase: "Fro thinks so, too!"
Cheshire Cat Grin: A fairly innocent one. Frosch really isn't smart enough to hurt anyone intentionally.
Cloudcuckoolander: Frosch was born thinking they were a frog, and cried for three days and nights after realizing the truth. They eventually got over it and bought a frog costume to continue being a frog.
The Cutie: Frosch is easily the most innocent and harmless of Saber Tooth's members, and is regarded as irresistibly cute by most people.
The Ditz: Frosch is not the sharpest tool in the shed, and doesn't hesitate to agree when others tell them so. For example, when Lector voices his confidence that Olga will win his match in the Grand Magic Games, Frosch thinks it's because the match was rigged.
In-Series Nickname: Frosh calls themself "Fro".
Innocent Bystander: Often stands nearby to watch Rogue or anyone from their guild fight. This winds up getting Frosch killed in Future Rogue's timeline.
Innocently Insensitive: Frosch never means any ill will, but comes off as this when they agree with Lector's more Jerkass-ish comments.
Limited Wardrobe: He's always' wearing his frog costume no matter the situation. Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth reveals he actually had several identical costumes that he cycles through.
Living Emotional Crutch: Frosch serves as one for Rogue, considering how the normally stoic Dragon Slayer freaks out after Frosch goes missing. Frosch's death in the Bad Future is also what causes Rogue to turn evil.
Meaningful Name: "Frosch" is German for "frog".
No Sense of Direction: In an omake chapter, Frosch gets lost and tries to get back to the Saber Tooth guild on their own. Frosch ends up at Fairy Tail instead.
Team Pet: He serves as Saber Tooth's pet and cheerleader, alongside Lector.
Third-Person Person: Played straight in Japanese and the English manga, where Frosch refers to him/herself as "Fro", but averted in the anime dub.
Yes-Man: Always agrees with everything Lector says.
Your Days Are Numbered: Natsu learns from Future Rogue that in his timeline, Frosch will be killed one year after the Grand Magic Games unless protected. He effectively manages to avert Frosch's fate by keeping Rogue away from the killer, Gray, when he finds out the latter joined Avatar. Since Gray turns out to have been undercover all along, however, it's implied Frosch's death was a complete accident.

Others

Minerva Orland

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Anastasia Muñoz (English)^note

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Minerva is the daughter of Ziemma, and the most powerful member of Saber Tooth. Her multi-dimensional magic, Territory, gives her absolute control over everything she sees. Like the rest of her guild, Minerva embodies her father's creed of "survival of the fittest", cruelly stamping out those who oppose her. Her obsession with strength eventually drives her to join Succubus Eye and later Tartaros, where she is transformed into a demon named Neo-Minerva. However, when Sting and Rogue rescue her during the battle of Tartaros, she returns to Saber Tooth for good.

The Ace: Smart, beautiful, talented, and powerful, she's considered the ace sorceress of Saber Tooth. During the Grand Magic Games, Rufus explicitly calls her the strongest fighter in their guild, even though Sting and Rogue are more famous than her due to being dragon slayers.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Her hair is initially dark purple in the manga, but it's black in the anime, which eventually sticks for the manga artwork.
Adaptation Expansion: The anime expands on her Training from Hell backstory considerably. Ziemma has her fight one of her own guildmates to the death as a child and she spends a night alone with hordes of savage, man-eating beasts for extra measure.
Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She is attractive, tall, has long dark hair, and acts very aloof and elegant most of the time.
Alpha Bitch: She garners the highest amount of respect in her own guild behind her father as its resident Ojou. She is also a ruthless Social Darwinist who has no qualms rooting out any weaklings she comes across, be they her own guildmates, her opponents, or even her own father.
Ambiguously Absent Parent: Minerva's mother has never been seen or mentioned.
Ambiguously Bi: In the 2020 Video Game, when Erza thinks that Minerva (who had sent an anonymous letter asking Erza to meet her in the forest) wants Erza to be her girlfriend, Minerva only says that Erza is "not her type", implying that she wouldn't mind dating a woman. She'd be Ambiguously Gay were it not for the fact that she was affected by Larcade's Pleasure Spell (which affects anyone who is not a virgin) during the Alvarez Empire arc, making it quite possible that she swings both ways.
Ambition is Evil: Her goal is to keep Saber Tooth at the top of the guild food chain, and drags her enemies through the dirt to do so. She eventually sets her sights on dominating the criminal underworld after joining a dark guild. Giving up her ambitions is what sets her on her path toward redemption.
Anime Chinese Girl: A Played With example. She has the design of a Chinese Action Girl, down to the Qipao, Odango Hair, and hand-to-hand fighting skills, but is more of a Dragon Lady due to her cruel personality and sexualized appearance. But after her Heel–Face Turn, she does begin to be drawn as more cute than sexy and gains many silly traits like being a Big Eater.
Arch-Enemy: A Deconstructed Character Archetype, and never viewed by Erza as this in turn. After being defeated by Erza in the Grand Magic Game, she becomes so dead-set on becoming Erza's rival that it becomes her only purpose in life, making Erza question if there's even any point to their continued clashes. As Minerva herself eventually admits, she just wants Erza to kill her.
Badass Long Coat: Her outfit as a member of Tartaros. Complete with a sarashi, exposed midriffs, and underboobs.
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: Excluding her Qipao, all her outfits bare her midriff, fitting with her being a Dark Action Girl. It also serves to show off her guild mark which is located on her navel.
The Baroness: She's an authoritative, cold, and beautiful woman with a major sadistic streak.
Barrier Warrior: Her spatial magic can be used defensively, as she blocks Natsu's punch and Ezra's strikes by focusing her colored aura around her hand.
Being Evil Sucks: At the conclusion of her second duel with Erza, Minerva asks Erza to kill her after the former notes she deserves to die for all the damage she's done throughout her life.
Big Eater: Surprisingly, Minerva is the reigning champion of Saber Tooth's annual Eating Contest with dozens of plates stacked next to her, and she doesn't even gain a pound while the runner-up Sting swells like a balloon. She repeats it in "100 Years Quest" by beating Erza in an eating contest, eating more than twice as many plates as Erza without breaking a sweat.
Brainwashed and Crazy: After she gets captured and Reforged into a Minion of Tartaros, her mental health takes a dive, with the only thing on her mind being to kill Erza and Fairy Tail. She snaps out of it with the help of Erza, Sting and Rogue.
Broken Ace: She's the most powerful and talented mage in Saber Tooth, but her Training from Hell as a child left her emotionally scarred, and she has a great deal of self-loathing and emotional issues.
Broken Bird: Ziemma repeatedly puts her through Training from Hell during her childhood, which transforms her into a merciless fighter who realizes she actually doesn't deserve to live for the things she's done. Thanks to Saber Tooth's Heel–Face Turn, she recovers nicely.
Broken Tears: She can do nothing but cry as Sting wastes Saber Tooth's last chance at winning the tournament by surrendering to Fairy Tail.
Buxom Beauty Standard: She has large breasts that are often emphasized by her clothing, showing lots of cleavage or Underboobs. Rogue even once found himself staring at her cleavage.
Came Back Strong: A subverted example occurs in the Tartaros arc. After Minerva withstands Kyôka's reinforcement curse, Kyôka takes enough of a liking to her to recruit her into her guild as a demon. Though this would normally mean Minerva is more powerful than ever, Erza still beats her easily.
Chest Burster: In 100 Years Quest, during her fight with Rosseau Signario, Minerva uses her magic to teleport inside her now-giant foe's body and summons one of her Battle Gods while there, the summon tearing out of Rosseau's midsection head-first and seemingly defeating her. Unfortunately for her, the "giant" was nothing more than a construct the real Rosseau was hiding inside of, and she emerges from its mouth unharmed and eager to resume the fight.
Children Forced to Kill: The anime adaptation shows how bad her childhood was, where Ziemma forces a tearful Minerva to murder fellow guild member Fingers after beating him, although he's the one who does the deed when she cannot.
Climax Boss: She's the last opponent Fairy Tail faces in actual physical combat on the final day of the Grand Magic Games, fitting as she's The Ace of Saber Tooth.
Cold-Blooded Torture: She mercilessly tortures Lucy even preventing her from leaving the arena's boundary to make a point to Fairy Tail that they shouldn't get too uppity against her guild. Later, she tortures Milliana offscreen (we see the aftermath as several cuts on her back) just to pass time while Erza and Kagura fought. Unfortunately for Minerva, her attempts to demoralize Fairy Tail backfire big time.
Combat Pragmatist: In the naval battle, she steals Lucy's gatekeys to render her helpless. As the tactical mind of her group in the final match of the tournament, she tells her teammates to avoid the strongest members of the opposing teams so they can be taken on once weakened from their fights. This plan fails because Fairy Tail, even when beaten and broken, are just too badass to stay down for long.
Conlang: She speaks the language of Yakuma, which is written out in vaguely Arabic characters in the manga, receiving transliterations and occasional subtitles as well. She uses it for casting her Yakuma Eighteen Battle God spells, and sometimes for swearing.
Corruption of a Minor: Ziemma began ruthlessly training her into becoming a Tyke-Bomb during her childhood, destroying her sweet personality and molding her to become as ruthless as he is while putting her entire self-worth into becoming the strongest mage there is.
Daddy's Little Villain: A Played With example. Though Minerva was raised into becoming one of Saber Tooth's tykebombs, it doesn't stop her from expelling Ziemma from Saber Tooth once the opportunity arises, considering the monstrous childhood abuse he put her through. She eventually shakes off this image after her Heel–Face Turn.
Dark Action Girl: The Training from Hell Ziemma gave to Minerva has made her one of Fiore's most skilled and deadliest warriors.
Dark and Troubled Past: During her childhood, Ziemma frequently treats her as badly as any "weak" member of the guild, and gives her a Training from Hell so she can become a Tyke-Bomb, since he considers crying a sign of weakness. She eventually turns the tables on him years later when Sting one-shots him during the Grand Magic Games.
Death Seeker: This is her reason for wanting to keep fighting: she secretly wants Erza to kill her out of regret for what she's done. It eventually becomes a subverted example when she returns to Saber Tooth for good at the Twin Dragons' request.
Dirty Coward: She goes from smugly gloating about her "inevitable" victory over Erza to frantically begging her to stop shortly after the latter breaks out her Nakagami Armor. She eventually grows out of it after her Heel–Face Turn.
Disproportionate Retribution:
- She brutally injures Lucy in the Grand Magic Games after the latter says she won't turn on her True Companions and the hell they've gone through to get to their position.
- She joins Succubus Eye to exact revenge on Erza for defeating her in the Grand Magic Games.
The Dog Bites Back: She's the one who kills Kyôka, the demon who inducted her into Tartaros, when Erza is too worn out from the fight to finish her off.
Dragon-in-Chief: As the top wizard of Saber Tooth under Ziemma, Minerva's more intelligent and effective at leading and controlling the other guild members as opposed to her father. Though she installs Sting as the new guild master in Ziemma's place, Minerva points out to everyone she's the one in charge.
Dragon Lady: She's a beautiful and initially ruthless Dark Action Girl who wears a fancy Qipao, lots of make-up, and has Odango Hair.
Dynamic Entry: While Erza and Kagura are dueling in the Grand Magic Games, Minerva warps in between the two and knocks them back.
Even Evil Has Standards: For all her talk of Might Makes Right, she's appalled upon realizing Kyôka murdered everyone in Succubus Eye for not being strong enough, instead of just recruiting them.
Evil Costume Switch: As a Succubus Eye member, she ditches the Qipao for a stripperific black robe, complete with exposed midsections and Pretty in Mink. Although it might as well be eviler just because she was hardly a good guy by any means. After her Heel–Face Turn, she takes up a new outfit, distinct from the qipao to mark her Good Costume Switch.
Evil Counterpart:
- To Erza Scarlet — both are renowned as the strongest women of their respective guilds, but while Erza fights to protect her guild's honor, Minerva fights to flaunt her guild's strength. After her Heel–Face Turn, however, her kind-hearted self is practically indistinguishable from Erza.
- To Lucy Heartfilia — both are abused by their fathers during their childhoods (physically for Minerva, emotionally for Lucy). Though Lucy develops into a heroine for Fairy Tail and genuinely cares for her guild members, Minerva is raised into becoming a Tyke-Bomb for Saber Tooth.
Evil Is Petty: During their battle at the Sun Village, Minerva uses Erza's child form as a punching bag to vent after her humiliation in the Grand Magic Games.
Excessive Evil Eyeshadow: She wears a lot of purple eyeshadow, but only during her tenure as a villain. When she pulls a Heel–Face Turn, she also stops using eyeshadow.
Eyepatch of Power: One of her eyes is covered by a black mark as Neo-Minerva, giving her this look.
The Force Is Strong with This One: Next to Olga, Minerva is the most gifted sorceress of magic power within the guild. Her power is so immense it can rival perfectly with that of Erza and that of Kagura, to the point that it can be perceived miles away when she publicly manifests it.
Fur and Loathing: Many of her outfits incorporate fur for the Woman Of Wealth And Taste look. Usually via fur trimmings, but she also wears a Feather boa fur collar around her neck and shoulders. She does keep wearing her furs even after her Heel–Face Turn.
The Gadfly: 100 Years Quest shows she likes to mess with people for her own amusement, as she convinces Natsu that Lucy's captors may be molesting her just to get him worked up and she's constantly poking Erza and Jellal about their Unresolved Sexual Tension.
The Good, the Bad, and the Evil: She's the callous "Evil" to Erza's noble "good" and Kagura's vengeful "bad" during their three-way battle.
Goofy Print Underwear: It's a Running Gag that she's always wearing underwear that has a goofy stripe pattern. It heavily contrasts with her otherwise stylish and opulent choice of clothing.
Having a Blast:
- Her territory magic allows her to detonate the wormholes she creates, which lets her create explosions anywhere within her sight.
- She can also cast a spell that summons a huge statue-like being called Yagd Rigola, which lets out a blast that destroys everything around it with a colossal explosion.
Head-Turning Beauty: She's described as being incredibly beautiful In-Universe. When she first appears at the Grand Magic Games during the naval battle, the crowd goes wild at seeing her in a swimsuit.
Hidden Depths: Next to her supremely powerful magic, the guild prides her on being a master chef. She can also eat dozens of plates worth of food and somehow not gain a single pound.
High-Class Gloves: Suiting an elegant Lady of War, she wears long blue or white gloves in combination with her Qipao. Comically she even has the gloves on during the naval battle where she's wearing a swimsuit.
High Collar of Doom: As Neo-Minerva she wears a Badass Long Coat with a high collar, as a visual cue of her being more evil than before.
Horned Humanoid: Her Odango Hair changes into a pair of horns when Tartaros transforms her into Neo-Minerva.
I Fight for the Strongest Side!: This is her reason for why she initially quits Saber Tooth for Succubus Eye, and why she wants to move up in the ranks of the dark guilds. She eventually achieves her goal when she is recruited in Tartaros, though not in the way Minerva hoped.
I Have Your Wife: When Natsu raids their lodge seeking to fight Ziemma, she teleports Happy into her arms to get him to stop. Later, she rescues Lector right before Ziemma tries killing him, but tells Sting he can only see him again if Saber Tooth wins. Finally, she holds Millianna hostage in an energy-sapping bubble to provoke Erza and Kagura.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: She adopts Ziemma's Social Darwinism after years of her father beating it unto her head as a kid, so most of her self-worth's tied to being the strongest member of Saber Tooth, and in making Saber Tooth the strongest guild in Fiore. After being beaten by Erza, she flees Saber Tooth at the conclusion of the Grand Magic Games and becomes obsessed with defeating her. When the Twin Dragons rescue her during the battle with Tartaros, she emotionally breaks down upon realizing they still care about her despite her defeat and all the bad things that she did.
Informed Ability: She claims to have a way to counter Erza's Nakagami Armor after being bested by it once. However, she switches to Erza's side before she has a chance can use it.
It's Personal: After Erza beats her in the Grand Magic Games, Minerva relishes in any opportunity she can get her hands on so she can avenge her loss.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In spite of being a borderline sociopathic wizard at first, Minerva does love her fellow guildmates as shown when she returns to Saber Tooth for good.
Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Minerva quickly goes from a merciless Tyke-Bomb of Saber Tooth to a demon hell-bent on revenge against Fairy Tail, especially Erza, for losing in the Grand Magic Games. She gets better after her Heel–Face Turn.
Kick Them While They Are Down: Rather than continuing to fight Erza and Kagura head-on in their match, she pits them against each other and then waits until they've worn themselves out before moving in to claim the spoils for herself.
Lady of Black Magic: Minerva maintains her elegance and composure as she blasts everything in her line of sight with her Territory.
Lady of War: As cruel a fighter as she is, she always does it with an air of grace if she doesn't lose her temper.
Language of Magic: She performs many of her spells by chanting in the language of Yakuma.
Let's You and Him Fight: After realizing Erza and Kagura could very likely defeat her in a two-on-one, she forces them into this situation after revealing she captured their mutual friend Millianna, fully intending to let them weaken each other and swoop in to finish the job. When Kagura's about to willingly concede to Erza, she just shanks her In the Back and beats up the injured Erza.
Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: Minerva is the dark to Yukino's light. Though she's as feminine as Yukino, she tends to be more aggressive, has black hair, and frequently wears darker clothing.
Loves the Sound of Screaming: She admits this when talking about Millianna's screams as she tortured her while waiting for Erza and Kagura to finish their match.
Makeup Is Evil: Minerva initially wears lipstick and eyeshadow to emphasize her malevolence. She eventually ditches them after rejoining Saber Tooth for good.
Manipulative Bitch: After watching Sting go through his Rage Breaking Point and beat Ziemma, she expels her father from the guild and uses the fact she rescued Lector to trick Sting into thinking Lector's life is in her hands to get him to fight with the Power of Friendship. She also uses Millianna as a hostage to give Erza and Kagura more incentive to fight each other.
Meaningful Name: Minerva shares her name with the Roman goddess of war.
More Deadly Than the Male: During her time as Saber Tooth's Dragon-in-Chief, she's shown to be much smarter and more dangerous than he is, as she's actually intelligent enough not to just rely on brute strength to control and intimidate others, such as her taking Happy hostage so Natsu can back down from their guild or making Kagura and Erza fight each other so she can take down a tired opponent.
Motive Decay: Her motive in the Grand Magic Games is to uphold Saber Tooth's status as one of Fiore's most powerful guilds. Once Saber Tooth loses to Fairy Tail, she exacts revenge against the latter guild, further narrowing it down to an obsession with fighting Erza, the one person who defeated her. In her final battle with Erza, she eventually breaks down and admits her desire to die after throwing away everything else in her life.
Ms. Fanservice: Minerva's an attractive woman with a curvaceous figure who wears many eye-catching outfits, with the ones she wears as a dark guild member being quite Stripperiffic. She suffers from Clothing Damage a lot during her fights and is shown naked save for a Scenery Censor while floating in People Jars during her transformation into Neo-Minerva.
Muscles Are Meaningless: Despite not being very muscular, she's shown to be quite strong, being able to push powerhouses like Erza and Kagura with her bare hands, and casually doing a Neck Lift on Lucy.
Never Gets Fat: She is a very slender woman capable of besting her guildmates in eating contests—this includes dragonslayers, famed for near-bottomless appetites and magic revolving around eating.
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: She beats up Lucy on the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games to provoke Fairy Tail into challenging Saber Tooth, and later to a younger Erza during their rematch at the Sun Village.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Although we see her struggle, her eventual defeat of Wall Eehto's Historia takes place off-screen.
Ojou: She commands respect in her guild as both its strongest wizard and Ziemma's daughter, and is always addressed as Ojou-sama ("Milady" in Funimation's adaptation) by her guildmates. Yukino seems to be the only one to use her name, but uses "-sama" on her, like with virtually everyone else.
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: She wants to personally defeat Erza after the conclusion of the Grand Magic Games, and curses Tartaros for taking her "prey" away from her after Mard Geer casts Alegria to wipe Erza out along with the rest of Fairy Tail.
Our Demons Are Different: She is genetically reconstructed as a demon by Tartaros's technology. Even though she regains her human appearance upon her return to Saber Tooth, she isn't completely returned to human form.
Pardon My Klingon: She sometimes switches to speaking Yakuma whenever she gets angry. Unlike most examples, her cursing is translated in the manga, which makes it seem more savory than it probably is; her favorites include "I ragd" ("Begone") and "Ro hwaset" ("Trash").
Pragmatic Villainy: She's much more clever and pragmatic in keeping Saber Tooth in line than her father's dogmatic ways. In contrast to his Lack of Empathy, she understands how people are motivated by friendships and strong bonds, and uses it to manipulate them, as shown when she rescues Lector to motivate Sting into fighting harder for Saber Tooth.
Purple Is Powerful: Her magic has a purple aura, and the rest of Saber Tooth flat out say she is their strongest member, proving a match for the likes of Erza and Kagura.
Reality Warper: This is what her Territory amounts to: if she sees something, even if it's just empty space, she can manipulate it. It takes some seriously overpowered magic from Erza to beat her magic.
Red Right Hand: After temporarily transforming into Neo-Minerva, she sports an eyepatch over her right eye and has two devil horns on her head. They eventually disappear following her Heel–Face Turn, courtesy of Polryusica.
Reforged into a Minion: At the conclusion of her battle with Erza at the Sun Village, Minerva is ambushed by Kyôka and taken to Tartaros, where she's forced to withstand Kyôka's reinforcement curse and transformed into Neo-Minerva. Minerva eventually tries having Erza kill her in part because she hates her demonic body.
The Resenter: After being defeated by Erza in the Grand Magic Games, Minerva becomes resentful to the point where she joins Tartaros and becomes Neo-Minerva.
Revenge Before Reason: She joins Tartaros and abandons her own humanity to exact revenge on Fairy Tail for beating her in the Grand Magic Games. Erza defeating her yet again causes Minerva to eventually admit she doesn't feel she has anything left for her, having thrown away any chance of bonding with others.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: After Saber Tooth's defeat, an enraged Minerva decides to exact revenge on Erza. This is deconstructed as it eventually becomes clear to Erza and Minerva herself pursuing this revenge has only cost her more and more to the point where she asks Erza to finish her already.
Sadist: She gives a Slasher Smile whenever she does something horrible to someone. She has a sadistic streak even after her Heel–Face Turn, though she reserves it for people who deserve it, such as her torturing the dark mage who kidnapped Yukino in Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth or when she tortured the miners who captured Fairy Tail in 100 Years Quest.
Sexy Slit Dress: Her Qipao dress has slits to expose her leg up to her thigh.
Shameful Strip: Whenever she cries during her Training from Hell, Ziemma makes her strip naked and leaves her in the forest to fend for herself.
The Social Darwinist: She almost takes it to an art form. Whenever someone she views as beneath her stands in her way, she will remorselessly beat them to the edge of their life if she can. She eventually snaps out of it after Sting and Rogue save her from Mard Geer.
Sore Loser: Of the worst kind. She flees Saber Tooth and joins Tartaros so she can avenge her loss to Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games. This clearly contrasts most of her fellow guild-mates, who accept their defeat and vow to create a more caring atmosphere at Saber Tooth.
Sour Outside, Sad Inside: Being forced to survive Ziemma's brutal Training from Hell transforms Minerva into an abrasive girl with few redeeming qualities. Behind that cruel exterior, however, Minerva's a sad and traumatized young girl.
Space Master: Her magic Territory is an enhanced variation of the classic manipulation of space. She can teleport herself and targets of her choosing at will, most commonly switching two or more objects' positions. She can also create and detonate spatial pockets.
The Starscream: A Played With example. Initially serving as Sabertooth's Dragon-in-Chief, Minerva eventually shoves Ziemma's ideals in his face after Sting beats him. Once Sting assumes the mantle of guild master, she holds Lector hostage so he can boost his performance.
The Strategist: She frequently plans Saber Tooth's battles, including the final battle at the Grand Magic Games where she has her team avoid the tougher fights (like Erza, Kagura, and Jura) and concentrate on the easy prey. Even after being defeated, her plan almost works, as Sting's completely unarmed facing a worn-down Fairy Tail team, but Sting instead surrenders as opposed to dishonestly defeating his idols.
Summon Magic: She summons at least one of the Eighteen Yakuma Battle Gods during her match with Erza and Kagura.
Supreme Chef: According to Lector, she's a "wizard in the kitchen" and frequently cooks for guild members even before her Heel–Face Turn.
Switch-Out Move: Her Territory spatial magic lets her instantly swap two objects or living beings who are in close proximity. She can even swap herself, being able to switch places with other people.
Teleportation: Using her Territory spatial magic, she can teleport herself to places, by exiting out of the spatial bubble that she manifests. She can also teleport other things, including people, such as capturing Happy when Natsu fights Ziemma, teleporting Juvia out of the arena in the naval battle, and rescuing Lector from her father. The limits and specifics of her teleportation aren't specified, but she always uses it on unaware targets, implying it can be avoided if she tries using on alert opponents.
That Woman Is Dead: She briefly renounces her humanity after she is transformed into Neo-Minerva. However, she gets better after the conclusion of the battle with Tartaros.
Took a Level in Kindness: After the Twin Dragons help her realize Saber Tooth still cares about her and bring her back to to the guild for good, Minerva goes from a merciless Tyke-Bomb to a much friendlier person like the rest of the guild members before her.
Training from Hell: Minerva's childhood training under Ziemma involves psychological and physical torment. Ziemma frequently beats her to the point where she undergoes a Shameful Strip and is left in the forests so she can fend for herself.
Tyke-Bomb: She was born not to live as her own person with her own hopes and dreams, but so her father could breed a heartless warrior to carry on his own bloodline. She snaps out of it after the battle with Tartaros.
The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: Her father is a huge unattractive guy with a Gag Nose while she's incredibly beautiful, and shares no physical traits with him.
Underboobs: As Neo-Minerva, she only has a single bandages wrapped around her breasts, leaving her underboobs exposed.
Unusual Eyebrows: Her eyebrows are short, thin and a few inches away from her actual eyes.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: During her childhood, Minerva develops from a kindhearted girl into Saber Tooth's Tyke-Bomb thanks to Ziemma's Training from Hell.
Villainous BSoD: At the conclusion of her second and final rematch with Erza, her memories of Ziemma's abuse begin to surface while Erza urges her to stop their nonsensical fighting, which causes a distraught Minerva to lose her will to live and ask Erza to end her suffering. She eventually snaps out of it after the Twin Dragons rescue her from Mard Geer.
Villain Teleportation: Her Territory gives her this ability in ways no other teleportation specialists like Doranbalt can. Not only can she teleport others, but she can switch places and body positions with them.
Woman Of Wealth And Taste: She's an arrogant and intelligent Dark Action Girl who wears luxurious and stylish clothing.
Worf Effect: She's defeated off-screen by Kyôka to show how much stronger the Demon Gates are than Saber Tooth.
Would Hurt a Child: While her Succubus Eye superior turned Erza into a child, she takes too much pleasure in beating her like that.
You Are Not Alone: Minerva wants Erza to kill her, feeling no one wants her around because of what she has done. The Twin Dragons prove her wrong when they retrieve her and bring her back to Saber Tooth for good. The welcome home party she receives after the conclusion of the battle with Tartaros brings her to tears.
Weaponized Teleportation: She can teleport herself next to opponents for a surprise attack (such as when she stabs Kagura In the Back) or teleport then within her reach, such as when she teleports Lucy next to her so she can kick her. In 100 Fairy Quest she demonstrates she can teleport herself inside large opponents so she can rip them apart from the inside.

Sorano Agria

Sorano Agria, a.k.a. Angel

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Lindsay Seidel (English) ^note
Portrayed by: Anju Inami (stage)

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Sorano's second outfit

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Sorano is a young woman more infamously known as Angel of the Oración Seis. Kidnapped as a child and separated from her little sister, Yukino, she grew into a cruel dark wizard who helped further the Seis' goal for world domination. After Sorano is released from prison and renounces her old guild seven years later, Jellal convinces her to join the vigilante guild Crime Sorcière, rekindling her former kindness in the process. Following Crime Sorcière's pardon for their crimes, Sorano joins Saber Tooth to reunite with her beloved little sister for good.

Similar to Yukino, Sorano is a Celestial Wizard who has owned the Zodiac spirits Gemini, Scorpio, and Aries. While a talented summoner, she is also notorious for treating her spirits like tools, with Aries in particular having been stolen from a wizard murdered by her. After her contracts with her spirits are nullified following the Oración Seis's detainment, she gains the ability to summon angelic beings instead.

Adaptational Heroism: Besides her Heel Realization in the anime's Key of the Starry Heavens Filler arc, if not because of it, Sorano is the first member of the Oración Seis to wholeheartedly consider joining Crime Sorcière in the Tartaros arc in the anime.
Angry Cheek Puff: After the second Time Skip, she's prone to puffing her cheeks when upset, a habit that makes her look silly and harmless.
Anime Hair: She decorates part of her hair in the shape of a halo.
The Atoner: She states that she can't be Yukino's big sister as she is, and swears she will do everything in her power to atone for her sins so she can proudly face her again. Around the time of Acnologia's demise, she's pardoned for her crimes and finally reunites with her sister.
Bad Boss: She treats her spirits as tools, not seeing them as living beings, and even expresses disgust at Lucy for showing compassion towards spirits.
Bathing Beauty: The first thing she wants to after after she's freed from prison is to take a shower.
Broken Bird: Being separated from her sister by Zeref cultists and trapped in the Tower of Heaven put a huge damper on her compassionate disposition as a child, turning her into a callous and sadistic young woman.
Buxom Beauty Standard: The skimpy clothes she wears always give focus to her large breasts, with several Male Gaze shots being aimed at her cleavage.
Clothing Damage: After getting hit by Lucy's Urano Metria, Angel's outfit becomes filled with holes and tears, to the point Lucy, who doesn't remember casting the spell due to how it was put into her mind by Hibiki, can only wonder why she "looks like she fought with a tornado head-on."
Cool Big Sis: She is this to Yukino as a child, always sticking up for her whenever she was scolded by their parents. She embraces this role again after being pardoned and joining Saber Tooth to be with Yukino for good.
Cool Ship: She is captain of the Olympia, an underwater temple that can convert into a high-speed submarine.
Do Not Call Me "Paul": After joining the Oración Seis, Sorano rejects the use of her birth name in favor of her codename, Angel. However, she goes by her real name again after being recruited into Crime Sorcière.
Evil Counterpart: She serves as Lucy's while serving the Oración Seis. Both are celestial wizards, but while Lucy treats her spirits with respect and kindness, Sorano sees them as just tools for her own use.
Expository Hairstyle Change: She starts out with a bob haircut. After maturing physically and mentally for seven years, she grows her hair out into a Hime Cut.
Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon: She outright calls herself "Angel" and is a radiant young woman, but she's also a dark wizard, an abusive spirit owner, and a remorseless murderer. She begins to live up more to her old codename after her Heel–Face Turn, however.
Family Theme Naming: Sorano has a name similar to her sister, Yukino.
Fluffy Fashion Feathers: Keeping with her angel motif, many of her dresses have fluffy white feathers.
The Friend Nobody Likes: The members of Saber Tooth besides Yukino see her as this after Sorano joins their guild, calling her obnoxious but otherwise well-meaning.
Genki Girl: She shows a much more playful and childish side to herself after the second Time Skip, even sticking her tongue out like a kid at times.
Heel–Face Turn: She finally turns to the side of good thanks to Yukino, joining her sister's guild shortly afterwards.
Heel Realization: Although she tries hiding it behind a facade, it becomes evident during her reunion and confrontation with Yukino that she has become terribly torn up over the crimes she committed as one of the Seis, to the point where she can't even think of herself as Yukino's Cool Big Sis until she's made amends. This comes true in 100 Years Quest.
Hero Killer: Before the start of the series, she murdered Karen Lilica, a powerful Celestial mage from Blue Pegasus, earning their ire. It's how she acquired Aries, and makes her responsible for the events of the Loke arc. Ironically, Karen was a major Jerkass who wasn't much better than Sorano.
Hidden Heart of Gold: She appears to be unremorseful when she reminds Lucy that she murdered Karen once Lucy starts piecing together her relationship with Yukino. Once she reunites with Yukino, however, it immediately becomes obvious that she harbors such tremendous guilt for her crimes that she can't even look her sister in the eye, transparently acting like a total stranger around her.
Hime Cut: Her grown-out hair is cut as such after the Time Skip; long in the back, sidelocks, and even bangs. Note that this is after maturing physically and mentally.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although she can be excessively cruel to her friends and allies, it becomes clear she deeply loves her sister, as shown in 100 Years Quest.
Lack of Empathy: She fires straight through her own spirit Aries's chest to get at Loke using Caelum without batting an eye, and justifies herself by saying Celestial Spirits can't die and will eventually recover from such injuries. She is unfazed when a disgusted Lucy argues that spirits still feel pain and emotions. It takes at least seven years for it to finally hit Sorano what a horrible and uncaring person she had become.
Last Breath Bullet: Subverted. She tries to use the last of her magic power to kill Lucy, but Caelum deliberately veers the shot away from her, prompting Angel to call the spirit a traitor in disbelief before it vanishes and she herself collapses from exhaustion.
Light Is Not Good: She wears a white dress, has white hair, is named "Angel", and is a Celestial Wizard. She's also one of the cruelest characters in the series, and has murdered a named character off-screen. She eventually improves after she joins Crime Sorcière, though she still has a nasty attitude toward everyone except Yukino, her younger sister.
Long-Lost Relative: She is Yukino's long-lost sister, who was separated from her when she was brought to the Tower of Heaven as a child. When the two are finally reunited, Sorano refuses to acknowledge herself as Yukino's sister until the end, when she's forgiven herself for her crimes.
Manipulative Bitch: She uses Gemini's Shapeshifting ability to devious effect by figuring out her enemies' secrets and using them against them.
Meaningful Name: Her real name, Sorano, means "of the sky", as she one day hopes to become.
Ms. Fanservice: All of her outfits are very Stripperiffic in different ways, be it a Navel-Deep Neckline, an Impossibly-Low Neckline or just becoming a Walking Swimsuit Scene.
Mystical White Hair: She has white hair and is a talented celestial wizard. Taken further after the Time Skip when she uses angel magic.
Mythical Motifs: Angels, being her name at her debut and clearly imitating the appearance with her outfit. In an anime filler, she even learns to summon angelic creatures after the timeskip.
Navel-Deep Neckline: Her first outfit has a plunging neckline that goes down to her navel.
Really Gets Around: Implied by the fact she's the most affected by Larcade's Pleasure Spell who effects seem to differ depending on a person's promiscuity (with virgins being not affected at all). While many characters get slowly rendered incapacitated, she collapses almost immediately and soon enough passes out. She only wakes up much later after Larcade has already been defeated, and is apparently still having Erotic Dreams.
Sexy Backless Outfit: Her first outfit leaves her back exposed, to compliment the Navel-Deep Neckline.
Shipper on Deck: By the time of 100 Years Quest, she’s fully supportive of Jellal and Erza being together. Automatically implying they’re a couple (much to their protests), and asking how many children they'll have.
Smug Smiler: She faces everyone with a self-satisfied sneer throughout the Nirvana arc. It vanishes almost completely in later arcs, however.
The Smurfette Principle: She is the only female of this dark guild, at least in the manga.
Summon Magic: Angel is a Celestial Spirit wizard with three Golden Keys (Aries, Gemini, Scorpio). After losing her keys, she learns to summon angelic creatures over the Time Skip.
Tattooed Crook: Has two angel wings tattooed above her breasts.
That Woman Is Dead: Downplayed. She refuses to acknowledge herself as Yukino's sister and pretends not to know her when the two reunite in the Alvarez Empire arc. When it's obvious she can't fool Yukino and is pressed on the issue, she tearfully tells Yukino she isn't the sister of a murderer, but promises that Sorano will "return" once she's forgiven herself for her crimes. They do eventually get back together by the time of 100 Years Quest, this time embracing her true name.
Took a Level in Kindness: She changes from a downright merciless Celestial Wizard into one who is driven by a desire to make up for her misdeeds.
Uncanny Family Resemblance: To Yukino: both share the same color of hair, type of outfit, and magic.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Yukino idolizes her sister, and has nothing but good things to say about her from their childhood together. Compare that image with her criminal record of murdering Celestial Wizards, stealing their keys and treating them as playthings for her own sadistic amusement. After joining Crime Sorcière, however, she starts showing shades of her old, compassionate self.
Vapor Wear: Any Clothing Damage she sustains shows that she doesn't have anything under her outfits.
Verbal Tic: She has a tendency to end her sentences with "~zo" in Japanese.
Villainous Breakdown: When Gemini refuses to kill Lucy after being overwhelmed by her feelings of genuine love for Celestial Spirits, Angel angrily dismisses them. Upon realizing she's tricked by Hibiki and about to be hit by Lucy's Urano Metria, she can only cower before being bombarded. By the time she's on her last legs trying to kill Lucy with Caelum, she's reduced to a Slasher Smile and Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises and can only let out a weak cry of disbelief when Caelum refuses to kill Lucy as well.
Walking Swimsuit Scene: She's reduced to wearing a bikini at all times after the second Time Skip, even in the frigid temperatures of northern Ishgal. She still wears the same bikini even as part of Saber Tooth in 100 Years Quest, even when she's hanging around at their library, which makes her stick out like a sore thumb.
White Hair, Black Heart: Her hair is silvery white, and she starts out as one of the most sadistic females in the series.
Zerg Rush: Her primary method of attack with her angel magic is to summon a swarm of angels with More Teeth than the Osmond Family.

In the Key of the Starry Heavens arc

As a member of the Neo-Oración Seis, Angel becomes a practitioner of Angel Magic, which allows her to summon angelic beings that gradually eat away at her own lifespan so that when she dies, she will become an angel herself.

Cast from Lifespan: Her form of Angel Magic in this arc manifests her life force as coins that she offers to her angels. Stronger angels require higher costs, hastening her time of death. In the end, Dan uses his Sizeshifter magic directly on Angel's magic, returning her lifespan to normal.
Death Seeker: She aims to cast her own life away and go to Heaven to free herself from the cesspit of sin and corruption she sees the world to be. She even takes hold of Gray's ice scythe and urges him to thrust it through her chest as Death himself would.
Glamour Failure: When her angels are defeated, they shed their divine forms to reveal themselves as hideous blobs of flesh. She also begins to take on their form as she grows closer to death, her skin chipping away to reveal red flesh.
Graceful Loser: She freely admits her defeat to Gray and Dan after they destroy her last "angel" and save her life.
Impossibly-Low Neckline: She switches out her Navel-Deep Neckline with a costume that shows off her shoulders by how low-cut they are.
Light Is Not Good: Her Angel Magic allows her to summon angels in battle. However, these "angels'" divine appearance is a front for their true nature as grotesque parasites that feed off her life force.
The Ophelia: She is shown to have lost a few screws as a side-effect of her new magic; she thinks that when the angels she summons completely devour her soul, she will become an angel herself. Gray manages to talk some sense back into her, however.
Talking the Monster to Death: She is defeated after Gray helps her realize the monster she's allowed herself to become.
Villainous Breakdown: As Gray talks down at both her death wish and her "angels", her previous calm shatters into rage and denial which only further turns to horror when she realizes he's right.
What Have I Become?: When she sees her "angels" as the Eldritch Abominations they are, she realizes she is about to become another monster like them, which solidifies her Heel–Face Turn.

Yukino Agria

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Mallorie Rodak (English)^note

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Yukino is a female Celestial Wizard and the owner of the Zodiac spirits Libra and Pisces, as well as the fabled thirteenth Zodiac spirit, Ophiuchus. She's also the younger sister of Sorano. As one of Saber Tooth's up-and-coming members, she is expelled from her guild after one screw-up too many and joins Arcadios's Holy Knights as a sergeant for his Eclipse Plan. At the conclusion of the Grand Magic Games, Yukino leaves the Holy Knights and assists Saber Tooth to rebuild their guild.

Abusive Parents: Implied by the fact that her parents would call her out over everything, even when it wasn't her fault. It's also quite telling that she's more concerned with reuniting with Sorano than avenging her parents' deaths.
Adaptational Badass: She's an impressive enough celestial wizard in the manga, but in the anime, she turns out to be a skilled hand-to-hand combatant as well, personally fighting Eclipse Virgo and Libra. She also performs Urano Metoria, one of Lucy's ultimate attacks, as a Combination Attack with her.
Art Evolution: She's initially drawn with narrower eyes and a bob cut, but her eyes become wider and her hair becomes a pixie cut, which helps emphasize her role as a rookie in the guild.
Badass Cape: She initially wears a big, gaudy cloak with Fluffy Fashion Feathers during the Grand Magic Games. However, she wears it less frequently in favor of more casual clothes after the games.
Badass Longcoat: Wears a militaristic long coat while as a sergeant of the Holy Knights.
Big Sister Worship: She thought the world of her Cool Big Sis, calling her kind and beautiful, and she's even willing to rewrite all of history just to make it so they were never separated by one of Zeref's cults.
Break the Cutie: Not long after getting into the guild she'd always dreamed of joining, she is defeated by Kagura in the Grand Magic Games, admonished by Ziemma, forced to strip in front of the whole guild, and finally expelled for her incompetence. Simply being treated like a normal human being by Natsu causes her to burst in tears, unable to bear the pain any longer.
Buxom Beauty Standard: Elefseria is distracted by her large chest just like he got with Lucy, and even teleports himself inside her cleavage.
Damsel out of Distress: When she's kidnapped in the Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth manga, she manages to fight back enough long enough until Sting can get to her in time.
Doomed Hometown: Her hometown was destroyed by the same Zeref cultists who took Erza, Jellal, and the Oración Seis (her sister included) to the Tower of Heaven.
Family Theme Naming: Her name is Yukino, and her sister (better known as Angel) is named Sorano.
Females Are More Innocent: Minerva aside, Yukino is the only member of Saber Tooth who lacks any of her guild's trademark arrogance, not counting her moment of overconfidence when facing Kagura.
Feminine Women Can Cook: She is shown to bake cookies for the guild in Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth.
Fluffy Fashion Feathers: Her Badass Cape has these, an early indicator of her relationship with the similarly dressed Sorano.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: She's extremely formal, using the ultra-formal personal pronoun "watakushi" and using "-sama" on virtually everyone else, even Lector and Frosch.
Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: When Sting suffers a Heroic BSoD after his guild is seemingly defeated by Bloodman, it's Yukino who slaps him back to his senses, much to the guild's shock. True to form, though, she's deeply apologetic after hitting him.
The Heart: She's depicted as such in the reformed Saber Tooth. Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth shows her tending the bar, baking everyone cookies, and generally being seen with a calming smile. She's also the one who gets Sting's head back in the game when they've been overwhelmed by Bloodman, though not before slapping him.
Hoist by Her Own Petard: Her bet with Kagura to wager her life gets her expelled from Saber Tooth in the most humiliating way possible, since it wasn't her loss that disappointed him, but the fact that she's indebted to answer to an "inferior" guild.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: Implied. While she recklessly overestimates her chances against Kagura and pays the price for it, it's indicated that she always knew that she wasn't really one of Saber Tooth's elites, since she's only a replacement for Minerva.
Instant Expert: In 100 Years Quest she is able to use Lucy's unique Dress Up Spirit magic after seeing her do it once, though she admits combining the spirit powers like Lucy can is beyond her. Lucy is quite flabbergasted since it took her a full year to learn how to do it.
It's Personal: Her motivation for participating in the Eclipse Plan to kill Zeref, despite the alteration of the timeline it would cause, is because his worshipers separated her from her beloved older sister.
I Will Find You: She's determined to reunite with Sorano, even if it means changing the past itself so that they were never separated in the first place. They finally see each other again after Irene's Universe One shrinks the continent.
I Will Wait for You: Non-romantic example. When Sorano asks her to wait until she can finally atone for her crimes, Yukino states she'll wait as long as necessary for her big sister to come back. Sure enough, they do reunite and 100 Years Quest reveals that she joins Saber Tooth, Yukino's guild.
The Jinx: It is her lifelong belief that she brings bad luck to others. After she hears that she was present with Future Lucy during her last failed effort to save Fiore from the horde of dragons, Yukino can't help but go into another Heroic BSoD and blame herself, thinking history will repeat itself.
Kung-Fu Wizard: She proves herself to be one in one of the anime's Filler arcs, claiming to have studied martial arts from her guild, much to Lucy's astonishment.
Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: As the light to Minerva's dark, Yukino has a friendly personality, has white hair and frequently wears lighter clothing.
Losing a Shoe in the Struggle: Yukino often loses her boots during her battles. They get seared off by lava in the Palace of Hades, and they're later removed by the enemy on two separate occasions: once in Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth, and the other at the hands of Bloodman's squad.
Mystical White Hair: She has silvery white hair, and is a talented magic user.
Nice Girl: Being nice and kindhearted is her defining trait, and she Saber Tooth's Token Good Teammate before they reformed.
Number Two: She becomes Arcadios's right-hand woman when she joins the Holy Knights as a member of his Eclipse Plan. At least until she leaves to rejoin Saber Tooth.
Oh, Crap!: She realizes what Saber Tooth plans to do to her the moment Kagura defeats her in the Grand Magic Games.
Parental Abandonment: Her parents died when Zeref cultists attacked her hometown.
Sexy Backless Outfit: Her battle outfit often keeps her back bared.
Shameful Strip: After failing to win against Kagura, Yukino's forced to strip naked and erase her guild mark in front of her own guildmates as part of her temporary expulsion.
Shrinking Violet: She is a soft-spoken and submissive girl who treats everyone she speaks to with the utmost respect.
Sixth Ranger: She is initially believed to be one of the five strongest members of Saber Tooth until the reveal that she is merely standing in for Minerva.
Squishy Wizard: Being a celestial wizard, a single hit is all it takes for Kagura to take her down.
Summon Magic: She's a celestial wizard who owns several spirits, including the Zodiac spirits Pisces, Libra, and Ophiuchus.
Tearful Smile: She begins crying when all the other guilds who participated in the Grand Magic Games begin fighting over her, saying she's never been so happy to have so many people care for her.
Token Good Teammate: She is at least the only member of Saber Tooth shown not to be a Jerkass on any level, at least until Sting and Rogue reform it.
Trauma Button: In Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth, a dark guild threatens to remove her guild mark. She understandably freaks out over this, given how Ziemma did this to her before.
Uncanny Family Resemblance: She and Sorano have the same hair color, have similar facial features, and wear similar outfits. They are also both celestial wizards.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: It's often hinted that she and Sting are attracted to each other and have a lot of Ship Tease moments, but they're both too oblivious to do anything about it.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: She wants Zeref dead for what his worshipers did to her family, and she willingly participates in the Eclipse Plan despite the ramifications it could have on the timeline. Unfortunately, it's actually a cover for the Eclipse 2 Project, which Yukino is uninvolved in.
You Have Failed Me: Once Ziemma feels Yukino's failed to uphold Saber Tooth's ideals after her loss to Kagura, he has her undergo an Insignia Ripoff Ritual and expels her.
You Remind Me of X: Mirajane states that Yukino has a lot in common with Lisanna. The similarity is lampshaded by Lisanna herself, who points out they're both "little sister" figures with short, white hair.

Rufus Lore

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese), Seth Magill (English)^note

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A calm and analytical wizard who tends to speak poetically. He uses a rare form of Maker Magic called Memory Make, which lets him weave various unique spells from magic he has memorized.

Ability Mixing: Memory Make's most devastating ability is to take the various spells he's memorized and then combine them into new ones, even if they're completely different magic types. For instance, he combines Olga's lightning with Gray's Ice Make to create the "Sword of Frozen Black Lightning".
Achilles' Heel: His memorization powers doesn't mean squat if the opponents' actions are too fast for him to memorize.
Antagonist Abilities: His Memory Make gives him the ability to copy and cancel any kind of spell he sees and memorises, giving him an almost unfair advantage in a fight.
Awesomeness by Analysis: His magic allows him to analyze opponents right down to their heartbeats.
Badass Bookworm: He's found by Gray reading a book in the middle of the final match, no doubt looking for new tricks to memorize. The anime also sees him gaining an entire arsenal of new spells by insta-reading entire shelves of books.
Beam Spam: His Night of Falling Stars spell sends beams of lightning that rain down on his opponents.
Catchphrase: He often says that he's "memorized" something, or that he "has no memory of" anything he isn't familiar with.
Domino Mask: He's always wearing a red domino mask. It adds to his dashing rogue-bard look.
Doppelgänger Spin: His Memory Make allows him to make intangible copies of himself.
Elemental Powers: He can "memorize" certain elemental spells and use them against his opponents. So far he has used a shower of thunderbolts, a stream of flames, and some tornadoes, as well as copying Gray's own Ice Make and Libra's gravity magic.
Everyone Has Standards: He clearly did not expect Ziemma to try and kill Lector for having a guild mark, and looked quite shocked when he did.
Evil Counterpart: To Gray. Both are maker wizards who rely on skill and creativity compared to their comrades who tend to rely on power.
Fragile Speedster: He is also quite acrobatic, still goes down quickly once he gets hit.
Glass Cannon: His Memory Make grants him access to a near-infinite combination of memorized spells for devastatingly powerful results, but after Gray overcomes this, it takes but two attacks to bring him down.
Graceful Loser: Downplayed. He accepts his defeat and commits it to memory to ensure it will never happen again, but only because he's certain his opponents stand no match against Minerva.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His magic is essentially imitation of magic he's seen from other wizards. Gray overwhelms his memorization skills by making dozens of ice weapons at once, essentially imitating Erza.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: To go with his elegant bard motif. He's even noted in his profile to greatly resemble Fried, Fairy Tail's own resident Long-Haired Pretty Boy.
Oh, Crap!: He's finally broken out of his delusion of superiority when Gray produces too many ice weapons at once for him to memorize, leaving him wide open for an attack.
Phlebotinum Overload: Gray gets the upper hand against him by making hundreds of different ice weapons in the blink of an eye, far faster than Rufus's Memory Make can keep up with.
Power Copying: His Memory Make gives him the power to copy any spell he memorizes and use them to create new spells of his own. This also includes combining spells of differing attributes, such as Gray's ice with Olga's lightning.
Puzzle Boss: The manner of his loss to Gray on the final day of the Grand Magic Games, once Gray figures out he only needed to basically fast-forward his attacks on Rufus.
Red Baron: He's introduced in the Grand Magic Games as "The Troubadour Who Sings to the Red Moon."
Reverse Arm-Fold: He frequently has two of his arms folded behind his back, giving him a graceful and confident bearing.
Secret Art: Memory Make is described as one of the Ancient Spells, which aren't all that far off from the incredibly rare and powerful Lost Magics.
Shaping Your Attacks: Like other Maker Magic, his magic gives shape to his own memories.
Signature Headgear: He always wears a fancy hat with a big, pink plume, to illustrate his pompous personality. Gray snatches it from him when he beats him, but he gets another identical one later.

The Smart Guy: He fulfills this role after Saber Tooth's Heel–Face Turn, due to his analytical skills.

Smug Smiler: He almost always wears a smirk in battle, as he's that confident no one can beat him. He drops it the moment he realizes Gray will be the first.
Superpower Lottery: Being able to copy any spell he remembers, track people's precise movements right down to their heartbeats, and make them forget their own skills is about as broken a power that you can get. So much so, in fact, that Mavis—one of the greatest military strategists of her time—predicts a low probability rate that he can actually be defeated.
Warrior Poet: He gives his attacks big, fanciful names like "Night of Shooting Stars" or "Karma of the Burning Earth".

Orga Nanagia

Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura (Japanese), Leo Fabian (English)

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A meatheaded Lightning God Slayer who uses high-voltage black lightning, beating out the rest of his guild in terms of raw magical power.

Anime Hair: Spiky, runs down to the small of his back, and is a mint green color.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Unlike Sherria, he plays the A God Am I personality of having God Slayer magic straight. He also thinks he can take on Jura single-handedly by tricking him into taking his most powerful shot. Jura dodges right past it and slams his head down into the pavement.
The Big Guy: He fills this role in Saber Tooth after the guild reforms, being the strongest in terms of raw magical power, but lacking in pretty much every other department.
Dreadful Musician: Invoked purely for laughs. It's because of his terribad singing that he's so popular.
Everyone Has Standards: Neither he nor Rufus are smiling when Lector is seemingly killed.
Evil Counterpart: For Laxus, as a Lightning God Slayer, compared to Laxus being a Lightning Dragon Slayer.
Facial Markings: Most of the time he wears four vertical stripes painted on his chin. During the last day of the Grand Magic Games, he has a horizontal stripe across his nose.
Gentle Giant: Post-Heel–Face Turn, Orga is quite a big sweetheart who warmly welcomes Natsu, Happy and Lucy when they visit their guild.
Inconsistent Spelling: There are some fan translations who spell his name as "Olga".
Kamehame Hadoken: His two named spells, 120mm Black Lightning Cannon and Lightning God's Charged Particle Cannon, are charged and fired in this manner. The main difference is that the former is a smaller sphere that fits between his hands and shows his lightning colored in yellow-black, while the later is large enough to engulf his forearms before firing and is pure black in color (though this might simply be a difference in two anime's color design choices).
Kind Hearted Cat Lover: The "kindhearted" part is debatable, but his profile states that he likes watching Lector and Frosch in the hopes of playing with them. Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth even shows him getting angry at Sting for accidentally upsetting Frosch.
Kung-Fu Wizard: Though he prefers to fire Kamehame Hadoken electric beams, Orga shows during his brief clash with Laxus that he can also channel his Lightning God Slayer Magic through his limbs for physical strikes.
Laser-Guided Karma: On the first day of the Grand Magic Games, he takes down an opponent with a single blow to establish Saber Tooth as the number one guild. On the last day, he himself gets taken out the same way by a superior opponent.
Mighty Glacier: He boasts having the greatest offensive strength out of his entire guild, and his stats and muscular build suggest he's no slouch in the defensive department, either (not that this saves him from a One-Hit KO inflicted by a wizard of over twice his strength). He also moves about as fast as a stationary boulder in battle.
Mythical Motifs: Gods, being a God Slayer.
Oh, Crap!: When Jura crashes his fight against Laxus, though he composes himself long enough to try and taunt Jura into taking his attack. In a hilarious contrast, Laxus is quite excited to fight against the Wizard Saint.
Person of Mass Destruction: His Lightning God's Charged Particle Cannon completely vaporized a clear hole through the building it struck when he used it against Jura. Jura notably didn't tank it like Orga tried to gamble but instead simply dodged to the side.
Pet the Dog: Somewhat. His character profile later mentions that he secretly wishes Lector and Frosch would play with him, which perhaps explains why he is so shocked when Ziemma apparently kills Lector.
Shock and Awe: He's a Lightning God Slayer who uses black lightning to fire beams of condensed electricity at his enemies.
Smug Snake: While this applies to Saber Tooth as a whole in the Grand Magic Games, he exemplifies this better than the rest, acting like he's the strongest guy around and making light of people like Laxus and Jura. He ends up getting beaten in a single hit by Jura and goes on to be the only member of Saber Tooth who didn't get a proper climatic fight.
Sore Loser: He's the only one besides Obra who doesn't compliment Erza for her performance in the third day's challenge, and looks quite upset after his MPF score is broken by Jura and Cana. He drops this attitude when Jura soundly beats him fair and square.
The Stoic: Orga noticeably doesn't talk much save for the requisite trash-talking of a Saber Tooth elite, and his expression tends to default to neutral save for the few times he grins in anticipation of a good fight.
Unskilled, but Strong: He's the most powerful Saber Tooth wizard in terms of raw magical power, but nearly all of his attacks consist of unloading a single blast of magic on an opponent and hoping it hits. This costs him dearly when Jura comes along.
Walking Shirtless Scene: He's never seen wearing a shirt except during the Grand Magic Ball.
The Worf Effect: He's introduced one-shotting Warcry from Quattro Cerberus without any effort. He then scores a then-unheard-of quadruple-digit score in the MPF contest to show just how powerful he is. On the final day of the games, he gets one-punch KO'd by Jura (whose own MPF score was more than twice Olga's) when he tries to take him head-on, and with Jura easily dodging one of Olga's strongest attacks to do so.
Worthy Opponent: He comes to view both Jura and Laxus as this with Saber Tooth's loss. His profile later mentions he is training for a rematch with them.

Dorvengal

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese), Ben Ambroso (English)

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A wizard who ranks within the top ten strongest members of Saber Tooth.

Adaptation Expansion: His "fight" with Natsu in the manga isn't even a fight, getting knocked aside within a single panel of his introduction. The anime gives him a chance to show off his skills, though it still doesn't even last a minute.
Ascended Extra: Downplayed. He gets a little more screentime in the anime and Twin Dragons spin-off, but he's still a minor character.
Cool Mask: Fitting for a ninja wizard.
Curtains Match the Windows: He has brown hair and eyes.
Elite Mook: He's said to be among Saber Tooth's top 10, but not good enough to be on the tournament team.
Inconsistent Spelling: It's "Dobengal" in the anime dub.
Informed Ability: He's stated to be one of the strongest members of Saber Tooth, but Natsu knocks him across the room with an Offhand Backhand without even trying. He lasts a little bit longer in the anime, though it hardly does him any good.
Laser Blade: In the anime, he fights using a rainbow-colored blade of light emanating from his hand.
Ninja: He not only dresses like one, but he also fights like one in the anime.
Only Sane Man: In the Twin Dragons spin-off, he occasionally steps in to move the quirkiness along, usually by quickly telling Minerva what the problem is so it can be solved.
Super-Speed: He's shown to be fast enough to perform a Flash Step.
The Worf Effect: He's touted as one of Saber Tooth's finest. Natsu bats him away without even looking at him.

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Guild Masters

Ziemma Orland

Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita (Japanese), John McCalmont (English)

Sting Eucliffe

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai, Fuyuka Ōura^note [young] (Japanese), Michael Jones, Samantha Herek [young] (English)^note

Membership

Twin Dragons

Rogue Cheney

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese), Garret Storms (English)^note

Lector

Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Marti Etheridge (English)^note

Frosch

Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (Japanese), Dawn M. Bennett (English)^note

Others

Minerva Orland

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Anastasia Muñoz (English)^note

Sorano Agria, a.k.a. Angel

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Lindsay Seidel (English) ^note
Portrayed by: Anju Inami (stage)

In the Key of the Starry Heavens arc

Yukino Agria

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Mallorie Rodak (English)^note

Rufus Lore

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese), Seth Magill (English)^note

Orga Nanagia

Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura (Japanese), Leo Fabian (English)

Dorvengal

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese), Ben Ambroso (English)

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Guild Masters

Ziemma Orland

Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita (Japanese), John McCalmont (English)

Sting Eucliffe

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai, Fuyuka Ōuranote replaced by Takahiro Sakurai in episode 193 [young] (Japanese), Michael Jones, Samantha Herek [young] (English)note Other languages: Bruno Méyère (French)

Membership

Twin Dragons

Rogue Cheney

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese), Garret Storms (English)note Other languages: Jérémy Zylberberg (French)

Lector

Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Marti Etheridge (English)note Other languages: Jessie Lambotte (French)

Frosch

Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (Japanese), Dawn M. Bennett (English)note Other languages: Caroline Combes (French)

Others

Minerva Orland

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Anastasia Muñoz (English)note Other languages: Virgine Ledieu (French)

Sorano Agria, a.k.a. Angel

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Lindsay Seidel (English) note Other languages: Gabriela Ortiz (Latin American Spanish); Rosa López (European Spanish); Isabelle Volpé (French); Maria Hönig (German); Lucrezia Marricchi (Italian)Portrayed by: Anju Inami (stage)

In the Key of the Starry Heavens arc

Yukino Agria

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Mallorie Rodak (English)note Other languages: Julie Deliquet (French) [seasons 4 to 8], Valérie Bachère [season 9] (French)

Rufus Lore

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese), Seth Magill (English)note Other languages: Jean-Pierre Leblan (French)

Orga Nanagia

Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura (Japanese), Leo Fabian (English)

Dorvengal

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese), Ben Ambroso (English)

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Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Marti Etheridge (English)^note

Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (Japanese), Dawn M. Bennett (English)^note

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Anastasia Muñoz (English)^note

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Lindsay Seidel (English) ^note
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Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese), Mallorie Rodak (English)^note

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese), Seth Magill (English)^note