"I ain't got a clue what your goal is, but I'll hold you responsible for hurting my friends! My family is Fairy Tail! I will crush my family's enemies!" — Laxus Dreyar to Ivan Dreyar in "A Real Family"

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Laxus Dreyar
Kanji	ラクサス・ドレアー
Rōmaji	'Rakusasu Doreā'
Characteristics
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	23[1]
Birthday	Year X761
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Orange
Professional Status
Affiliation	Fairy Tail
Occupation	S-Class Mage
Team	Thunder God Tribe Team Fairy Tail
Previous Team	Tenrou Team Team Fairy Tail B
Base of Operations	Second Fairy Tail Building First Fairy Tail Building (former)
Personal Status
Status	Active
Relative(s)	Ivan Dreyar (Father) Makarov Dreyar (Grandfather)
Magic
Magic	Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic Dragon Force Fairy Law Lightning Magic Organic Link Magic Thought Projection
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 24
Anime Debut	Episode 10
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Katsuyuki Konishi Hayami Hideyuku (child)
English Voice	Patrick Seitz Mary Morgan (child)
Image Gallery

Laxus Dreyar (ラクサス・ドレアー Rakusasu Doreā) is an S-Class Mage of the Fairy Tail guild. He is the grandson of Fairy Tail's Guild Master, Makarov Dreyar, and the son of the Raven Tail Guild's Master, Ivan Dreyar. He is also an artificially created Dragon Slayer who uses lightning as his element. He acted as the main antagonist of the Fighting Festival arc.

Contents 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 History 4 Synopsis 4.1 Galuna Island arc 4.2 Phantom Lord arc 4.3 Fighting Festival arc 4.4 Tenrou Island arc 4.5 X791 arc 4.6 Key of the Starry Sky arc 4.7 Grand Magic Games arc 5 Magic and Abilities 6 Equipment 7 Relationships 8 Appearances in Other Media 8.1 OVAs 8.1.1 Memory Days 8.2 Video Games 8.2.1 Fairy Tail Portable Guild 8.2.2 Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2 8.2.3 Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening 8.3 Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou 9 Trivia 10 Quotes 11 Battles & Events 12 References 13 Navigation

Appearance

Laxus is a very tall and muscular blond man with orange eyes (portrayed as blue/grey in the anime). His hair is slicked back, its numerous spiky strands pointing backwards, though some of it falls down on his forehead. He has a distinctive lightning bolt-shaped scar on his right eye, and much like his father and grandfather, he sports dark lines circling his eyes, with each of them possessing a single, prominent eyelash jutting outwards. Laxus is almost always seen wearing his signature "Sound Pod" model of Magic Headphones, with his favorite music being Classic Rock & Roll. His black Fairy Tail stamp is located on the left side of his chest, and is surrounded by a large, additional design, which extends up to his left shoulder and covers part of the corresponding upper back. Being an artificially created Dragon Slayer, he enters Dragon Force mode when accessing his powers: in this state, his upper body bulks up (though this is much more evident in the anime), and his forearms become covered in flesh-colored scales.

In his first appearances in the manga, he donned an orange tunic with spots reminiscent of a leopard’s on the shoulders and sides, with dark-lined sleeves reaching down below his elbows, and fur on the lower edges. He sported a bright red cape, tied on the front with a garish knot, which bore a large, lighter Fairy Tail symbol on the back, and loose, baggy dark pants tucked inside light metal greaves. Around his waist was a simple belt to which he attached the device linked to his Magic Headphones. He also had a small chain tied around his right wrist, and was initially portrayed smoking large cigars. His outfit changed drastically right before the beginning of the Fighting Festival arc: he started wearing a more traditional and elegant attire composed of a shirt bearing the same pattern of his old tunic, green pants held up by a belt with a design similar to his shirt's, sporting a buckle adorned by a large ace of spades, and simple shoes. He also donned a large, brownish coat with light brown, spiky fur trimming around the neck and the sleeves’ edges, draped over his shoulders like a cape. In addition to this, he wasn't shown smoking anymore. During the last moments of the Fighting Festival arc, he switched to a dark shirt with thin light stripes crossing it vertically; in the anime, on the other hand, he was shown bare-chested, with his upper body covered in bandages due to his injuries.

In the anime, he was immediately introduced with his second outfit from the manga, but with different colors: his pants were portrayed as wine-red, and his coat as black with grey fur trimming. As of the Fighting Festival arc, he had switched to a similar attire, but again differently colored: he retained the coat, but his shirt was purple and more wide-collared, and his pants bluish black, held up by a reddish belt.

In his most recent appearance, he was shown wearing simple travel clothes, consisting of a large, hooded light cloak, a dark shirt under a long light jacket closed by a simple belt, loose dark pants ending below his knees, where each leg has a light band circling it, and boots reminiscent of his old greaves. He also has a small belt visible on his upper chest, crossing it horizontally.

Personality

In his youth, Laxus was a truly kind boy, very attached to his grandfather Makarov, and greatly admired Fairy Tail.^[2][3] This, however, changed with the excommunication of his father from the guild, and Laxus’ growing thought and suspicion that his fame was a result of being Makarov’s grandson, and not of his own skills-something that made him eager to prove himself as a strong Mage in his own right.^[4]

Laxus was initially portrayed as arrogant, overbearing, selfish, and prone to make fun of his own comrades. He believed himself to be the strongest member of Fairy Tail, and looked down on those he considered weak, heavily reprimanding their weakness and even resolving to hurt them whenever they stepped in his path.^[5][6][7] Laxus seemed to care very little about his fellow guild mates, usually suggesting that they had to give him something in order to acquire his help: in one of such instances, when he was asked for help during the Fairy Tail vs Phantom Lord confrontation, he also proved himself to be quite lecherous, offering to help his comrades out only if the "big-boobed" Lucy Heartfilia had become his girlfriend and Cana Alberona had stripped before him.^[8] Not even his trusted Thunder God Tribe were spared of this treatment, as seen when Laxus almost hit Freed Justine with one of his lightning attacks for contradicting him.^[9] The only things he appeared to truly care about were the strength and reputation of Fairy Tail, and he became enraged every time someone made fun of it.^[10] During his battle with Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox, he was shown entering a Berserker-like state, in which he showed the most ruthless side of him, being willing to laugh off Makarov’s possibly imminent death and to annihilate not only Fairy Tail, but also all of the inhabitants of Magnolia, for his goals.^[11][12]

However, after his excommunication it appears that his attitude has changed. He seems far more light-hearted and serene, and apparently has grown fond of the guild in his current state. He was also willing to take all the responsibility of the crimes for himself, in order for the Thunder God Tribe to remain members of the guild, even encouraging them for the time being.^[13] Even before his excommunication, Freed claimed that Laxus inherited not only Makarov’s Magical prowess, but also his heart for caring for comrades, something shown when none of his guildmates or the townspeople from Magnolia were affected by his Fairy Law.^[14] During the Fantasia parade, when Makarov, alongside the whole Fairy Tail, silently told Laxus that he would always be watching over him right before his departure, he shed tears and was ashamed of his previous actions.^[15]

While he is a likely candidate to succeed his grandfather in leading Fairy Tail, Makarov initially believed Laxus' intentions were not yet right, something proven right when Laxus stated that, once he had inherited leadership of Fairy Tail, he would have eliminated all the weak members to create the strongest guild in the country.^[16] This, however, seems to have changed after his expulsion and “redemption”, as Makarov was seen entrusting his will to him from afar after his brief confrontation with Hades.^[17]

History

Like many members of the guild, Laxus was a part of Fairy Tail since he was a child, given that he is also Makarov's grandson. Laxus constantly felt trapped in a shadow by being the grandson of Makarov and as a result, felt he never got the credit he deserved.^[18]

From then on, Laxus vowed to become stronger and beat Makarov so he could prove himself and become a man in his rights.^[19] His father was kicked out of the guild because of being a danger to Fairy Tail. This incident enraged him as he tried to convince Makarov to bring his father back since they were still family members but despite this, Makarov refused. Laxus' father at the time set up his own guild, the Dark Guild 'Raven Tail'. Presumably, Laxus attained the rank of S-Class Mage around 7 years ago.

Synopsis

Galuna Island arc

Laxus first makes himself known when he comments on Mystogan. Natsu Dragneel wants to fight him but Makarov stops them. Later, when it is revealed that Natsu and Happy have taken an S-Ranked mission without permission, Laxus claims he saw a flying object take an S- class mission poster, but he didn't do anything about it, claiming that he didn't know it was Happy.^[20] After Makarov and Mirajane plead with him to get Natsu back, Laxus declines.^[21]

Phantom Lord arc

Laxus does not bother coming to Fairy Tail's aid during the war on the Phantom Lord Guild. He says he would help only if Lucy Heartfilia becomes his girl and Cana strips for him.^[22] Enraged by this, Mirajane breaks the orb they are using to speak to him. Later after the war ends, Laxus shows up and acts very arrogantly, mocking Shadow Gear for their defeat against Gajeel^[23] and claims that if he had been there, Phantom Lord wouldn't have dealt them so much damage.^[24] This aggravates Natsu to the point where he almost punches Laxus, but with his powers, he avoids confrontation and leaves, stating that he will remove all weak members from Fairy Tail once he becomes guild master.^[16]

Fighting Festival arc

While on a job, he overhears some people talking about Fairy Tail's hilarious antics at a bar. He then walks up to them with a frightening look on his face. They instantly recognize him and run away.^[25] An ape named Zatô laughs at him and tries to pick a fight with him. The barkeeper asks Zatô to please stop trying to pick a fight with others and Zatô boasts that he could pick a dozen fights with anyone from "that useless guild" and the bar wouldn't even get a scratch. Laxus replies that has never heard his name before and Zatô further provokes him by saying that's because he doesn't get his face plastered all over magazines like some idiots in Fairy Tail. This angers Laxus to the point where he asks him if he wanted to die and tells him to step outside. Zatô then replies that the only one going outside will be him and blasts him out the wall. He then laughs, shouting that the guild members are weak after all and that maybe he'll "go hunting for big-jugged faeries tomorrow". However, lightning shoots up from the ground and strikes Zatô, frying him in an instant. Laxus is furious and asks when the old man decided to make their guild into a laughing stock. Afterwards, he finds Jet and Droy beating up Gajeel and joins in but tries to kill him, saying that he's the reason why other people look down on his guild.^[26] As Jet shouts at him to stop, he tells him to stay out of it as the weak have no right to say anything and shoots a lightning bolt at Levy that Gajeel takes instead; with this, Laxus leaves even angrier, saying that he can't stand it any longer and will make Fairy Tail his own.^[27]

As he returns to the guild, Laxus (out of anger due to the "weakness" of certain members, along with the reputation that the guild had acquired) makes a play for the Guild Master's seat, by having Evergreen turn Cana, Juvia Lockser, Mirajane, Erza, Levy McGarden, Bisca Mulan and Lucy to stone,^[28] and having Freed Justine lock Makarov, and unintentionally Natsu and Gajeel, in the Guild building^[29][30] as well locking the other members within the vicinity of the town.

His plan involved having the members of Fairy Tail fight each other in order to defeat him, and if they didn't, the petrified members would be turned to dust. However, with the defeat of Evergreen, at the hands of Erza, who had freed herself early due to her artificial eye filtering the effect of eye-based Magic, the women were released from their petrified state, removing Laxus' former hold on the guild.^[31]

Because of this loss, Laxus activated the "Thunder Palace", a spell which sets up compressed orbs Lacrima filled with lightning that had the capability of causing dozens of lightning strikes through Magnolia Town.^[32] After Freed and Bickslow's losses to Mirajane and Lucy respectively, Laxus is confronted in Kardia Cathedral by Mystogan.^[33] After a brief discussion, Laxus begins to reveal a secret about Mystogan, prompting him to attack, thus beginning their battle.^[34] As their battle started off, Mystogan gained the upper hand via an illusion, only to be caught off guard by a bolt of Laxus' lightning. When Mystogan is asked by Laxus, who he believes is stronger, he replies, " I have little interest in such things, but I would propose Gildarts".^[35]

Once Erza and Natsu appeared at the church, Mystogan was caught by surprise as Laxus attacked him directly, shredding the cloth on his face and revealing his face that exactly resembled that of Jellal. Next, Erza was attacked as she looked on in shock,^[36] taking her out of the match and leaving only Natsu to face Laxus, though he still treats him with indifference. Regardless, Natsu takes him on and manages to stay on par with Laxus while the two trade blows. Only to stop when Erza recovers, where the two trade a few blow,^[37] until Erza sets off to stop Laxus' Thunder Palace.^[38] Laxus tries to stop her only to be blocked by Natsu who holds him off to allow Erza to escape, forcing Laxus to continue the battle. As they do so, both argue about the outcome of how the Laxus' plan will end with Laxus firmly believing he can't be stopped. Natsu however starts to note that Laxus doesn't really want to execute his plan and only wants Makarov to give him control of the guild.^[39] Laxus constantly denies it but his expressions keep giving him away. Suddenly a report comes up telling the two the Thunder Palace has been shut down thanks to the efforts of the recovered Fairy Tail guild though they're knocked down due to the living link Magic but manage to survive.^[40]

Upon seeing this Natsu asked Laxus how he could run a guild if no one supports one another. Unfortunately Laxus answers "...Through Force" completely going over the edge and fully powers himself up.^[41] Natsu tries fighting him but finds he is no match for Laxus in his berserker state, batted around by the thunder Mage till he is too weakened to get back up. Laxus prepares to finish him off and fires a tremendous thunderbolt down on Natsu. Luckily for the fire Mage, Gajeel appears to save him claiming Natsu as his prey.^[42] Despite a mutual dislike for one another, Natsu and Gajeel agree to team up to take down Laxus then proceed to attack him together.^[43]

As Natsu and Gajeel continue to land blow after blow on Laxus, they combine their respective Dragon Roar techniques causing a massive explosion. Unfortunately, Laxus rises with nothing more than his shirt destroyed, revealing a intricate tattoo on his left chest.^[44] He then tells them that he's going to show them true Dragon Slayer Magic, producing scales on his arms and charging electricity to his mouth. Before Natsu or Gajeel can dodge, Laxus releases his own Thunder Dragon Roar.^[45] Although still alive, the two are paralyzed from the attack. Claiming that he will exterminate all that oppose him, including his Grandfather, he initiates the spell Fairy Law.^[46]

Natsu and Gajeel yell at him to stop knowing full well what will happen if he unleashes that Magic. But Laxus doesn't care and continues to do so. Levy suddenly shows up and informs Laxus of Makarov's fading condition due to Laxus' actions.^[47] However rather then be shocked by the news (as Natsu is) he states he's glad because his chance of being the guild master has increased. With that he unleashes Fairy Law intending to wipe out not only Fairy Tail but everyone in the town as well.^[48] However once the smoke clears, Laxus finds, to his shock, all of his targets still alive with no injury. A wounded Freed then appears and tells him the reason the spell failed: Fairy Law reacts to one heart's to be effective against the target thus Laxus must still considers the guild to be his allies (proving Natsu statement earlier in their fight).^[49] Despite this overwhelming evidence Laxus loudly continues to deny it. Natsu, tired of his facade, manages to get to his feet, gather what little Magic he has left and charges Laxus just as the lighting Mage does the same.

Both Mages meet and strike each other head on; however Laxus is the one to deal a blow to Natsu knocking him back. Unaffected, Natsu gets up and charges again though he is once more knocked down. He, however, refuses to stay down claiming to Laxus the guild doesn't belong to him. This only prompt Laxus to smack him some more but despite the damage, Natsu keeps getting back up. Extremely angered by his persistence, Laxus forms a spell called Thunder Dragon Heaven Halberd (which looks like its namesake) and throws it toward Natsu.^[50] Too worn out to dodge it, it looked like it will indeed hit the fire Mage.

At the last second however, the lighting is diverted away from Natsu and onto Gajeel who uses his metal body as a lighting rod to save Natsu.^[51] Weakened from using up the last of his power in that attack, Laxus can do nothing as Natsu gathers what strength he has left and rushes him; hitting him with a multitude of fire attacks and sending Laxus flying, finally defeating him.^[52]

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Later, when the members of Fairy Tail are recovering so they can prepare for the postponed Fantasia, Laxus shows up unexpected at the guild house.^[53] However, instead of acting cocky or mocking other members as usual, he walks in on a recovering Makarov, who explains just what Fairy Tail is, before tearfully excommunicating Laxus from the guild. Instead of becoming angry, Laxus takes it with a calm smile, and thanks Makarov for everything, before leaving his crying grandfather.^[54]

As he informs the Thunder God Tribe of his expulsion, Bickslow tries to convince him otherwise but Laxus tells him not to take action. Laxus watches the Fantasia parade before he leaves and realizes that everyone, including his grandfather whom he despised, is still looking out for him. Laxus leaves the parade realizing what a fool he was, smiling but shedding tears of regret.^[55]

Tenrou Island arc

As Makarov gets beaten by Hades, he says "It isn't over yet" and extends his hand saying "Reach... The one who will inherit my will.". Laxus, in a far off place, is seen wondering what this feeling is.^[56] Later, just as Hades is about to kill Natsu, a large lightning bolt strikes the Grimoire Heart's ship going through multiple layers down to hit Hades' arm. Laxus appears, acknowledging Hades as Makarov's enemy. Hades calls him "the brat" in a questioning tone mistaking him for a younger Makarov, and Laxus angrily headbutts him.^[57]

When Erza asks him what he's doing on the island, Laxus responds that, having been a member of Fairy Tail, he came to visit his ancestors. He states that, having planned to visit Mavis Vermilion's grave, he was shocked to find out that the second Guild Master had forsaken him, and proceeds to threateningly say that they should be making a grave for him too, to pay him their respects. The two continue battling, destroying a large section of the room.^[58] As they fight, Laxus takes a hit from one of Hades's Amaterasu spells.^[59]

As Team Natsu comments on how great his power is, Laxus falls to his knees, feeling the after effects of Hades' Amaterasu. Laxus comments that the world is really huge, housing a powerful monster such as Hades, and says that he still has a long way to go. Hades responds that he has figured out his place, as he fires a large beam at him. Ignoring the pleas of his allies, who urge him to dodge, he instead asks them that even though he isn't a member of Fairy Tail anymore, he would still be able to get angry if something happened to Makarov. Having been told by Natsu that he surely can, he proceeds to envelop Natsu's arm in lightning. With him remaining on the spot, the attack strikes him in all of its power, destroying a part of the airship and affecting even Team Natsu and the Exceeds elsewhere in the process.^[60]

As Laxus falls to the ground, he calmly tells Natsu that this is his treat, who's now enveloped in his lightning. Natsu thanks him for the meal. As a lying down Laxus claims to have given him every last bit of his Magic, Natsu asks him why he did so. Laxus replies that "it's not about being strong or weak" and claims someone with Fairy Tail's Mark should be the one to defeat Hades, not him. He then smiles and spurs Natsu to return Hades the pain he caused to the guild.^[61] Laxus loses consciousness shortly after.^[62]

After Hades loses his Magic power due to the heart empowering him having been destroyed, Laxus, back on his feet, punches Grimoire Heart's Master, spurring Team Natsu to finish him off. Laxus calmly rejoices in victory as dawn breaks on Tenrou Island.^[63]

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When Makarov arrives on the scene with the other Fairy Tail members, both he and his grandfather are surprised to see each other. The two meet coldly, and Makarov comically reprimands him for stepping foot on Tenrou Island while he's still being exiled, something which Laxus shrugs off. Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen then notice him as well, and rush towards him, hugging him in another comedic manner.^[64]

Back at Fairy Tail's camp, Freed and Bickslow show their enthusiasm at Laxus having returned, despite him stating otherwise. When Gildarts Clive makes his sudden return to the camp, the first thing he does is to comedically tease Laxus due to him having been exiled.^[65]

Later, Laxus is shown pulling Lisanna's cheeks, much to her dismay and mild pain, to make sure that she actually is the Lisanna he thought to be dead.^[66]

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Everything is interrupted when Acnologia, the infamous Black Dragon, lands on Tenrou Island and starts attacking everyone. All of the Fairy Tail members start moving towards the ship as the dragon goes on its rampage.^[67] Makarov then enters full Titan mode and grabs Acnologia, holding it off from attacking the guild members. Everyone wishes to help Makarov, but he shouts not to disobey his final order. Laxus grabs a stubborn Natsu and runs with the rest of the guild. Natsu protests with him, but as he turns around he sees Laxus shuttering, with a single tear falling from his left eye, and realizes running away is a hard choice for him too.^[68] Laxus keeps running with the others, but when Makarov is overwhelmed by Acnologia, all of them return back. While his former guildmates go all out against the dragon, he seen talks to the surprised Makarov, telling him that he was against this, but that his underlings would never run away and leave an old geezer behind, something which moves Makarov. As Acnologia, having shrugged off all the combined attacks from its assailants, flies high up into the sky and readies to fire a breath attack against Tenrou Island, the guild members join their hands in a circle. Laxus smiles as he holds his hand out to Makarov, who takes it with tears of emotion in his eyes. With Makarov on his right and his Thunder God Tribe on the left, Laxus and the others, while promising they will return home to Fairy Tail, are struck by Acnologia's blast, which completely annihilates Tenrou Island, leaving nothing behind.^[69]

X791 arc

Laxus along with the rest of the people on Tenrou Island are rescued by Bisca, Alzack, Jet, Droy, Max, Warren and the Trimens from Blue Pegasus. He watches as Mavis Vermilion reveals that she was the one who saved them and then disappears. He, along with the other returning members, return to Fairy Tail and is welcomed back by Romeo.^[70] During the party following their return, he's shown sitting at a table alongside his Thunder God Tribe with the Take Over Siblings nearby.^[71] Later Nab Lasaro and Laki Olietta join them, with the Thunder God Tribe overly rejoicing for his return, and Laxus himself complaining about Freed being too clingy.^[72]

Key of the Starry Sky arc

Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

Grand Magic Games arc

Some time after, Gildarts, as one of his two actions as the fifth Guild Master, reappoints Laxus as a member of Fairy Tail, which overjoys the rest of the Thunder God Tribe.^[74]

After Makarov's decision of participating in the Grand Magic Games, Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe went somewhere to train in those 3 months before the event.^[75]

Laxus, according to Makarov, is nowhere to be found at the Games' start.^[76] However, it was later revealed that he was asked by Makarov to be part of Fairy Tail Team B. Laxus was revealed to have been initially adverse to the creation of another Fairy Tail team, but to have accepted after Makarov told him that the losing team would have to listen to the winning team's orders for a day; something which left him outwardly indifferent, but, much to his inner delight, prompted him to imagine himself ordering Natsu around.^[77] As the teams who passed the preliminary phase of the competition are announced, Laxus is shown to be a member of Fairy Tail's Team B, the only other squad belonging to the same guild to make it into the tournament, alongside Gajeel, Mirajane, Juvia and, surprisingly, someone looking exactly like Mystogan. Their group achieved the 2nd place, greatly surpassing the guild's other team, and being bested just by Sabertooth's team.^[78] As "Mystogan" is revealed to be a disguised Jellal Fernandes, who dressed up as his Edolas counterpart with Makarov's consent. When Erza discusses with him about this, Laxus intervenes, stating that the whole thing will be like a "festival", and that Mystogan was never very talkative, thus warning Erza not to blow his cover.^[79] As Juvia, who was chosen to participate in the first contest of the Games, "Hidden",^[80] hugs one of Gray's clones generated for the event and loses a point, Laxus is shown looking on, annoyed and speechless.^[81]

During the match between Orga and War Cry, he quietly stated that the former used Lightning Magic. As the games continue, "Mystogan" is chosen to battle Jura Neekis from Team Lamia Scale. Laxus stated that Jellal was pretty unlucky. He looks on as Jellal starts off the match by copying Mystogan's magic. After the match ends with Jellal being defeated thanks to Ultear and Meredy's sabotage, Laxus sarcastically agrees with Mirajane on Jellal's hard work while he walks away in shame.

Laxus joins the rest of the guild for a post-defeat toast, and smiles as his grandfather states that Fairy Tail is aiming to be #1 in Fiore.^[82] When Gajeel says that he wants to fight Natsu, Laxus comments that if the two Dragon Slayers decide to fight, it won't be for fun any more, which prompts Gajeel to pat Laxus on the head and say that he has become quite peace-loving, angering Freed.^[83] The next day, during the "Chariot" event, when Natsu, Gajeel and Sting Eucliffe are all revealed to suffer from motion sickness, Mirajane asks whether Laxus, as a Dragon Slayer, suffers from that too. He replies by telling her not to say a word to anyone else.^[84]

After Mirajane wins her battle against Jenny Realight, Laxus warns his newer team-mates not to get on her bad side.^[85] As Mirajane re-enters her corner, the team congratulates her, with Laxus remarking that they now had equal points to Natsu's team.^[86]

On the 3rd day of the games, Cana decided to take Fairy Tail B's turn, causing Laxus to wonder where Mystogan is. During Erza's victory, he was seen smiling, like the rest of Fairy Tail. As the Magic Power Finder test was about to start, Fairy Tail B noticed that Cana was drunk and Laxus pointed out that this is not good. After Orga used his lightning attack on the Magic Power Finder, Laxus smiled confidently. After Cana got the highest score, Laxus was pleased and smiling at the result.

Afterwards, Laxus is later set to fight against Alexei of Team Raven Tail. Laxus asks who he is, as he belongs to Ivan's guild. Suddenly, as the battle starts Laxus begins taking in several blows and is seemingly being defeated. In actuality, this is nothing more than an illusion that only the spectators see. The real Laxus starts talking to the armored Mage, who is then accompanied by the other members of Team Raven Tail, and says that he'll take down Raven Tail, including the armored Mage who is actually his father Ivan. When asked of Lumen Histoire, Laxus says he doesn't know anything about it, and then he asks Team Raven Tail to go all out on him.^[87]

Before he does, he mentions how Makarov had been maintaining extensive knowledge of their guild in the past seven years and that despite all he'd learned, he never made Fairy Tail take action because he didn't want to worsen anything; Laxus thinks that Makarov also stayed aloof because Ivan is his son. Ivan tells him to be quiet and attacks the his son, causing Laxus to go on the defensive. However, when the other members start moving, Laxus goes in and attacks all of them, saying it's for the teammates whom the respective members fought against. He then defeats his own father, Ivan, saying that he will defeat Fairy Tail's enemies. With Raven Tail defeated, the illusion Ivan had cast is lifted, leaving the audience stunned. For violating the rules, Team Raven Tail is disqualified and Laxus becomes the winner. As he steps out of the arena, he listens briefly to his father's words about Fairy Tail's darkness.^[88]

After the events of the third day, Laxus speaks with his grandfather, asking what the Lumen Histoire is. He explains that Ivan called it Fairy Tail's darkness but Mavis dismisses this, stating that it is the guild's light. Laxus, after Makarov reminds Mavis that only the guild master can know, states that if it's truly weird, he won't dig deeper into it. Upon realizing that Purehito likely told Ivan about it, Mavis begins crying over her choice of the former as her successor, causing Makarov to try to get Laxus to comfort her.^[89]

The next day, during the Naval Battle portion, Laxus leaves a blank and silent expression at Juvia's reckless failure in the event, then becoming shocked when he sees Lucy being brutally beaten by Minerva. He concludes that Lucy has already been defeated by the Sabertooth Mage despite the battle continuing further.^[90]

Laxus comes with the rest of the Fairy Tail team B to the infirmary to check on Lucy. Natsu starts to speak but Laxus says that he knows what Natsu wants to say. When Makarov arrives to tell the news, Laxus is surprised and asks if that they have to combine the teams.^[91] Laxus, along with Erza, Gajeel, Gray, and Natsu, is chosen for the new Fairy Tail Team. After they reach the field, Laxus glares at Orga.^[92] When Natsu and Gajeel are called to fight Sting and Rogue, and as their battle progresses, Laxus simply watches on.^[93][94]

Magic and Abilities

Lightning Magic (雷系各種魔法 Kaminari Kei Kakushu Mahō lit. Various Lightning Magic): Laxus’ signature Magic,^[1] over which he possesses great mastery. It allows him to produce, control and manipulate lightning and electricity at his will. Through its use, Laxus can not only generate lightning from his body,^[95] but also make it appear from almost anywhere to strike his opponents, taking them by surprise.^[96] By generating electricity on different parts of his body, he’s capable of making his attacks in melee deadlier,^[97] and of propelling himself around to gain extra momentum.^[58] The bright light from his lightning can be also used to momentarily blind enemies.^[98] In addition, much like other Elemental types of Magic, Lightning Magic allows Laxus to turn his own body into lightning, in order to evade enemy attacks, move around at high speed and strike every opponent crossing his path.^[99]

• Raging Bolt (レイジングボルト Rējingu Boruto): Laxus raises his clenched fist in the air and chants "Resounding through the air, the roar of thunder, plunge from the heavens and reap destruction!". A large bolt of lightning will then descend upon the target. The full effect of this technique on an individual was not seen as Natsu Dragneel was pulled out of the way by Gajeel Redfox before Raging Bolt could connect with him.^[100]

• Thunder Palace (神鳴殿 Kaminari Den): Laxus creates multiple Lacrima filled with large amounts of Lightning Magic and suspended in the air in a circular formation. When all of the orbs are released at once, everything below and above their circle is struck by powerful lightning bolts equivalent to the number of Lacrima orbs. This spell has been described as being powerful enough to destroy the entire Magnolia Town, if all the orbs are used. Thunder Palace is also highly dangerous to nullify, posing a great risk to those who were to try and dispel it: if any Lacrima was to be destroyed by an outside force, the attacker would instantly be electrocuted through Organic Link Magic.^[101]

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• Lightning Body: Through the use of Lightning Magic, Laxus is capable of transforming his own body into electricity, turning himself into a lightning bolt, whose size can vary from mere, fast-moving sparks^[99] to large pillars of lightning.^[102] Together with the signature intangibility of Elemental Magic, which allows Laxus to let physical and Magical attacks pass harmlessly through his body when he's transformed, this form also grants him some traits typical of real lightning: he's shown capable of freely moving around at high speed^[99] and to travel over long distances, rapidly appearing at his destination from places away from sight as though as he was teleporting,^[103] as well as to electrocute everything crossing his path,^[104] with the voltage of his bodily electricity being high enough to wreak havoc throughout a large airship.^[102] However Laxus only seems to be able to maintain this form while in motion.

• Lightning Eruption: Aside from coming down from the sky and being created from his body, Laxus' lightning can also be generated from the ground itself to electrocute his opponents from below. This spell possesses enough strength to lift it's target several meters in the air. Such move was first used to defeat Zatô when the latter confronted Laxus in a bar,^[96] and later to strike Mystogan during the two S-Class Mages' clash in Kardia Cathedral.^[105]

• Thunder Bullets: Placing one of his arms a few centimeters away from the other, held outstretched, with both of his palms open, Laxus creates a sphere of lightning around his outstretched forearm, from which a barrage of small, yet destructive lightning orbs is fired towards his enemy at high speed. Such oversized "bullets", striking in the same area, are powerful enough to produce an explosion on contact, which can engulf the target and knock them to the ground.^[106]

• Lightning Storm: By placing his hands before him a few inches away one from the other, his palms open, Laxus can generate a sphere of electricity in the space between them, which rapidly grows larger in size. Such sphere is shown to send out lightning bolts of various size in an unpredictable pattern, making it hard to avoid them. The generated "storm" appears to remain active even after Laxus has released the initial sphere, striking his foes as he stands without the need to move.^[107]

Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic (雷の滅竜魔法 Rai no Metsuryū Mahō): A form of Dragon Slayer Magic which gives Laxus the power and characteristics of a Lightning Dragon,^[45] along with Dragon Slayers' signature ability to eat external sources of his element to heal himself and regain power, thus making him immune to lightning. His attacks, stil based on electricity like those of his standard Lightning Magic, are shown to be very destructive; however, they may be redirected by metal objects acting as "lightning rods", as shown when Gajeel used his Iron Dragon's Club to save Natsu from Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd. Laxus has been keeping the true nature of his Magic secret from all of his guildmates, even Makarov, stating that he is fed up with his grandfather's lectures.^[108] As it turns out however, the Magic was actually implanted within him through the use of a Dragon Lacrima by his father, as he was "frail" when he was younger, despite his Magical potential.^[109] This classifies Laxus as a Second Generation Dragon Slayer.^[110]

• Lightning Dragon's Roar (雷竜の咆哮 Rairyū no Hōkō): Laxus' version of the trademark Dragon Slayers' attack, he generates lightning in his mouth and releases it in a concentrated, destructive blast, capable of destroying everything in a wide area in front of him. The special effect of this attack, aside from the high damage it causes, is that, even if the target survives, the lightning paralyzes them to a degree, leaving them numb and preventing them from escaping Laxus' following attack.^[111] By moving his head around as he casts it, he can also employ this spell in an arched trajectory, in order to hit enemies which aren't directly in front of him. Unlike most other known Dragon Slayers, Laxus can apparently perform his Dragon's Roar without the need for particular preparations, something which makes it notably faster to use, as shown when he employed it against Hades^[112] and Flare Corona.^[113]

• Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd (雷竜・方天戟 Rairyū Hōtengeki): Laxus raises both of his hands in the air at his sides and generates electricity between their open, facing palms. This is rapidly shaped into the form of a massive spear composed of lightning, which Laxus proceeds to hurl at the enemy. According to Freed Justine, this spell is strong enough to kill a weakened Natsu, least if it hadn't been redirected at the last second by Gajeel, who diverted its trajectory on himself with his Iron Dragon's Club, using it as a makeshift lightning rod and thus taking the brunt of the attack. Gajeel was shown to be electrified on contact with the spear, but, despite suffering heavy damage, managed to survive. The weapon generated by such technique resembles a Ji, a traditional Chinese halberd, in appearance.^[114]

• Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist (雷竜の内訳拳 Rairyū no Hoken): Laxus gathers a large amount of lightning around one of his fists, bends the arm and then extends the fist forward in a punching motion. This prompts his Magic Seal to appear before him, from which an oversized version of his fist, completely composed of lightning, is generated and rapidly fired towards the target. When it connects with the enemy, aside from inflicting damage upon them, the electricity stuns them, leaving them open to Laxus' subsequent attacks.^[115]

Dragon Force (ドラゴンフォース Doragon Fōsu): Laxus, due to his Dragon Slayer powers being artificial, has been shown capable of entering this advanced form while making use of his abilities. Dragon Force further enhances his draconic traits, prompting his already massive body to bulge in size and muscle mass, elongating his canine teeth and making them pointy, and causing scales to appear on his massive arms. While Laxus activated Dragon Force to use his Lightning Dragon's Roar during his fight with Natsu and Gajeel,^[116] following instances had him use the technique without the need to enter this mode.^[112]

Thought Projection (思念体 Shinentai): Laxus can create a Thought Projection of himself, using one to threaten Makarov and the other members of Fairy Tail who remained trapped together with the petrified girls due to Freed's Jutsu Shiki during the S-Class Mage's attempt to to take over the guild. Such intangible, faithful image of himself, impervious to any attack, allows him to communicate over long distances without the need to leave his location or expose himself to threat.^[117]

Organic Link Magic (生体リンク魔法 Seitai Rinku Mahō): Laxus is capable of using this peculiar type of Magic, which allows him to link any type of damage inflicted upon given targets upon those who attacked them. His shown employment of it comes with his Thunder Palace spell, which generates a very large number of floating Lacrima orbs filled with Lightning Magic: through the use of Organic Link Magic, such orbs can instantly electrocute those who were to destroy them, striking them down with powerful lightning orbs, making the whole technique risky to nullify.^[118]

Fairy Law (フェアリーロウ Fearī Rō): A legendary spell and one of Fairy Tail's three great Magics, Fairy Law uses extremely destructive light to attack everyone the caster considers an enemy in a wide area.^[119] This rare technique is initiated by Laxus releasing an immense amount of Magic Power and then shaping it into the form of bright light between his hands;^[120] such light is subsequently released into a wave around him at the command "Fairy Law, activate!. Laxus made claim to have mastered Fairy Law, and, when employed by him, the spell actually engulfed the entire Magnolia Town with its light, going past the building Laxus was in and damaging it in the process. He attempted to use this spell against all of the Fairy Tail members scattered throughout the city, as well as the citizens themselves, during the final part of his battle against Natsu and Gajeel. However, despite being proficiently casted, the Magic failed, due to Laxus still considering such people his comrades in his heart.^[121]

Enhanced Strength: Laxus possesses a large amount of physical strength, being capable of pummeling and overwhelming someone as physically strong as Natsu, even without his lightning.^[122] He was also able to easily block a kick from Erza Scarlet with a single hand.^[123]

Immense Reflexes: Laxus has displayed extremely sharp reflexes and a high degree of speed and agility: he was shown capable of evading a combo attack from Natsu and Gajeel, in which the former's fire acted as a medium to greatly enhance the latter's attack speed, without much effort, and could also keep up with the two of them in a fast exchange of blows, managing to parry their melee assaults and at the same time to counter-attack with his spells.^[124] He was also able to react to Hades' Magic chains fast enough to avoid their blows, making the chain Hades threw at him miss by a margin and subsequently ducking the gigantic globe Grimoire Heart's Master pulled back at him.^[125] His speed was enough for him to overwhelm the entirety of the Raven Tail guild's top members, including his father Ivan Dreyar, with Laxus rapidly reacting to his opponents' blows and then counter-attacking with his Magic and with melee moves.^[126]

Immense Durability: Laxus demonstrated extreme durability, being sent crashing through a wall and landing without a flinch or a minor injury,^[127] suffering no damage at all from Mystogan's Sacred Song^[128] and emerging unharmed from most of Natsu and Gajeel's attacks during their battle, continuing to fight as if nothing happened, displaying an amount of resilience incredible even for a Dragon Slayer.^[45][129] He was also able to survive a full-power attack from Hades after lending all of his Magic Power to Natsu, and thus being struck by the spell in all of its astonishing might; a feat which was commented upon by the nearby watchers.^[130]

Immense Endurance: Laxus has shown to possess a vast amount of physical endurance, being able to confront two fellow Dragon Slayers at the same time after undergoing a small scuffle with two fellow S-Class Mages, all the while showing almost no signs of weariness despite having casted powerful spells the likes of Thunder Palace and Fairy Law in rapid succession.^[131] Also, during his fight with Hades, after giving up all of the Magic Power he had within himself at the time to Natsu, he was capable of standing back on his feet just a little later to attack the opponent again.^[132]

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Immense Magic Power: Laxus possesses an immense level of Magic Power, which, befitting his Magic and theme, manifests itself in the form of electricity. This can appear from his body in various amounts, from simple sparks, when he wants to intimidate opponents or is annoyed,^[133] to a potent lightning aura around him, which damages the surrounding area, when he's enraged. In the latter state, lightning even starts to appear from his eyes and mouth.^[41] He was the only member of Fairy Tail (aside from Makarov and the back then absent Gildarts) shown capable of resisting Mystogan's Sleep Magic, with even Erza and Mirajane being affected by it (though the latter was weakened at the time), and is as a result one of the few people to have seen the former S-Class Mage's face.^[134] In addition, during his own fight with Mystogan, he displayed the ability to dispel even high-leveled illusions, seeing through the opponent's Skyscraper spell and nullifying it without much effort while mocking Mystogan for using such stupid Magic against him.^[135]

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Master Hand to Hand Combatant: Aside from his powerful, ranged Magic attacks, Laxus has shown a penchant for melee fighting, demonstrating great mastery in unarmed combat, being strong enough to keep the upper hand on Natsu for most of their fight,^[136] to fend off both him and Gajeel at the same time^[137] and to strike Hades different times in rapid succession with him being unable to retaliate.^[58] His fighting style seems to rely on a great variety of punches, kicks and even headbutts,^[138] which are shown to be both strong and fast; such moves can also be combined with techniques from his Lightning Magic with extreme fluency to great effect.^[139] Using this very same, trademark Magic of him, Laxus can create lightning orbs around his arms and legs before connecting punches and kicks, increasing their striking power in a way similar to Natsu's fire,^[97] and, by surrounding his entire body with lightning, he can move around much faster, propelling himself towards his opponents.^[58]

Equipment

Magic Headphones: Laxus is almost always seen wearing Magic Headphones on his ears, which allows him to store music (his favorite type being Classic Rock & Roll) in a Magic Database and listen to it as he wishes. His model is a Sound Pod, possessing prominent spikes on the headphones and having its Magic sound player separated from them, being attached to his belt and linked to the headphones by a cable.^[1]

Relationships

Relationships

Thunder God Tribe Main article: Thunder God Tribe Freed Justine, Bickslow and Evergreen, the members of Laxus' exclusive team within Fairy Tail, are shown to have the utmost respect for him, taking great pride in being part of the Thunder God Tribe, and being willing to aid Laxus against Fairy Tail itself, assisting him in his attempt to dethrone Makarov and become the Guild Master.[140][141] During such events, Laxus was shown to acknowledge his Tribe as an èlite group, believing them capable of besting whatever opponent they might have been pitted against in the guild,[142] but also acted quite rudely towards them if they failed to complete their tasks or questioned his orders,[143] going as far as to threaten Freed with his lightning when the latter said the "game" they had set up was over with the liberation of the girls held hostage by Evergreen's Stone Eyes.[144] File:124 - Thunder God Tribe in the guild.png Despite being sometimes offhanded towards them, Laxus is shown to greatly care for the members of his team, being willing to take all the blame for what the four of them did together on himself, and encouraging them to stay in Fairy Tail even while he was excommunicated.[145] When the Thunder God Tribe reunited with Laxus on Tenrou Island, they were shown to be overjoyed,[146] later rejoicing in his readmission to the guild.[147] Their attachment to him is often portrayed in a comedic way, with Laxus being annoyed by their overly clingy demeanor.[148] Out of the three, Freed appears to be the one most loyal to Laxus, seeing him as a model of sort, initially claiming that Laxus was his only comrade, and being willing to take his place as an S-Class Mage to honor him during the Promotion Trial, at the same time strongly believing that Laxus would have returned, one day.[149] His loyalty to the Tribe's leader is such that, when Gajeel Redfox patted Laxus' head as a joke, Freed angrily asked what he was doing to him, accused him of "trampling on the Thunder God Tribe's honor" and tried to assemble his two teammates to fight, only to find them too drunk to do anything.[150] Freed is usually the one acting in the most clingy way towards Laxus, much to the latter's annoyance.[72] Makarov Dreyar Main article: Makarov Dreyar Makarov, the Guild Master of Fairy Tail, is Laxus' grandfather.[151] In his childhood, Laxus used to greatly look up to him, seeing him as the "greatest Master ever", and being eager to join Fairy Tail.[2] Things gradually changed as Laxus came to believe that all the praise he received was due to him being Makarov's grandson, something which made him eager to prove his own worth; the excommunication of his father Ivan at Makarov's hands was another blow to him, further damaging his affection for the grandfather he used to look up to.[152] Laxus was stated to be likely to succeed Makarov in leading Fairy Tail, but rumors had it that Makarov himself was waiting for him to change his attitude, which had gotten overbearing, for him to be entrusted with the guild's leadership.[153] As of X784, Laxus was willing to try and dethrone Makarov of his title in order to take his place through force,[141] believing that his grandfather had made Fairy Tail into a weak guild looked down on by people.[10] In such instance, while on a killing spree during his battle with Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox, Laxus was even shown to be untouched by the prospect of Makarov's death, stating that it would have only increased his chances to take the guild's lead.[11] Despite this attitude, Laxus was shown to indeed care for Makarov: following the failure of his attempt to take over Fairy Tail, Laxus visited his grandfather, who decided to excommunicate him for what he had done. Laxus reacted serenely, thanking Makarov for everything he had done for him and wishing his grandfather the best as he left, with Makarov shedding tears for having had to excommunicate his grandson.[154] During the following Fantasia parade, Makarov bid farewell to Laxus with a gesture Laxus himself greeted him with in his younger years, at the same time having the rest of the guild do the same; something which was meant to show the exiled S-Class Mage that, even though he was no longer a member of Fairy Tail, his comrades would always have watched over him. Laxus was shown to be deeply moved by this, shedding tears as he left.[155] While Laxus was excommunicated, Makarov kept watch on him, protecting him from his father Ivan, who claimed he wanted to extract the Dragon Lacrima he had implanted in him in the past.[156] File:Episode 120 - Makarov yells at Laxus.png During the S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial held on Tenrou Island, following the attack of the Dark Guild Grimoire Heart, Makarov was shown sending Laxus his Magic Power from afar as he was defeated by Grimoire Heart's Master Hades, claiming to be entrusting his will to his grandson.[157] Later on, Laxus appeared to protect Team Natsu from Hades, whom he recognized as Makarov's enemy, thus brutally assaulting him.[158] As Laxus joined his comrades again as an exiled Mage, Makarov tried to act strictly towards him, but was indirectly noted to actually be happy about Laxus' return, and willing to admit him back.[159] When Acnologia attacked the island and Makarov claimed he would remain behind to let the others escape, Laxus was shown respecting the Master's orders, pulling Natsu Dragneel, who was eager to fight, away, while at the same time shedding a tear for his grandfather.[160] After the guild members resolved to return back to fight alongside their Master,[161] and as the dragon readied to blast Tenrou Island away with its roar, Laxus held his right hand out at Makarov, with the man gladly accepting it.[162] Ultimately readmitting Laxus to Fairy Tail in Makarov's place was Gildarts Clive, who did so during his brief time as Master, much to Makarov's apparent annoyance, but seemingly to his hidden joy.[147] Later on, Makarov was willing to invite Laxus into the second team which would have competed for Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games; something which also shows how much he respect his grandson's impressive skills.[163] Natsu Dragneel Main article: Natsu Dragneel The outgoing Fire Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail Natsu Dragneel looks up to Laxus as a powerful individual whom he'd be willing to battle, having tried to do so in the past; a try which ended with Natsu's almost instantaneous defeat.[164] In spite of this, the Dragon Slayer is always willing to engage Laxus in battle, taking advantage of any situation to do so.[165] Laxus' habit of looking down on his guildmates and picking on them made Natsu mad, prompting him to assault the S-Class Mage, to no avail.[166] Laxus used to look down on Natsu, considering him weak, and, while claiming to admire his fighting spirit, he disliked his "total lack of style".[167] During the last phases of the Harvest Festival's events, an enraged Laxus was shown willing to try and kill Natsu,[168] even rejoicing in doing so.[169] After his defeat at Natsu and Gajeel Redfox's hands made him see reason, Laxus seems to have grown some respect for Natsu, waving his hand at the Dragon Slayer when the latter stood before him as he came to Fairy Tail to visit Makarov.[170] Natsu was also contrary to the S-Class Mage's excommunication from the guild, claiming that, in spite of the "fight" they had, Laxus was still a comrade.[171] Laxus' appearance on Tenrou Island, which saved Team Natsu from Hades, made Natsu happy, prompting him to smile with glee as the exiled S-Class Mage teased them for their sorry state after their initial clash with Grimoire Heart's Master.[172] When Laxus was injured by Hades' attacks, a worried Natsu cried out for him. Shortly after, Laxus serenely lent him all of the Magic Power he had within himself, claiming that a man bearing Fairy Tail's mark should have been the one defeating Hades. In such instance, Natsu was shown willing to acknowledge his former guildmate as much stronger than him, claiming to be weak in comparison to him;[173] something which he is willing to do with few people. Erza Scarlet Main article: Erza Scarlet Laxus used to look down on Erza Scarlet, another S-Class Mage from Fairy Tail, thinking of her as way weaker than him; something which seemed to annoy her.[174] However, Laxus did indeed acknowledge Erza as one of the three top fighters of Fairy Tail, alongside Mystogan and himself (not counting Gildarts Clive and the, at that time, weakened Mirajane Strauss), though he also went on to arrogantly state that his and Mystogan's power made Erza look weak in comparison.[35] While Erza was enraged by Laxus' habit of badmouthing their guildmates and calling them weak,[175] she doesn't seem to see him as evil, encouraging Wendy Marvell to go and introduce herself to him, stating he's not an evil person, but merely "a bit awkward".[176] When Laxus came to visit Makarov right after his failed attempt to take over his grandfather's position, Erza was the one who kept their guildmates, who were angrily reprimanding the man and wanted to prevent him from seeing Makarov, at bay, then telling him where his grandfather was.[177] She was also shown to be positively impressed when Laxus waved his hand at Natsu Dragneel as a greeting.[178] Mirajane Strauss Main article: Mirajane Strauss Laxus seems to acknowledge the power of his S-Class colleague Mirajane Strauss, having seen her Satan Soul spell in use before the supposed incident which left her in a weakened state.[179] After she revealed her Satan Soul: Sitri during her match against Jenny Realight, Laxus went as far as to state that Mirajane "isn't someone you can piss off".[85] In spite of this, he initially didn't have qualms acting towards Mirajane like he did with most of his guildmates, speaking haughtily and turning down the requests of help for the guild coming from her.[180][181] While Laxus' initial overbearing behavior and disdain for guildmates made Mirajane angry,[24] with her going as far to tearfully say that she couldn't believe someone like him was a member Fairy Tail,[182] she was also shown to care for her fellow S-Class Mage, happily winking at her brother Elfman at the prospect of having Laxus back in the guild after his excommunication.[146] Cana Alberona Main article: Cana Alberona Laxus seemed to find his fellow Fairy Tail member Cana Alberona attractive, stating in a lecherous way that, had she stripped before him, he might have considered helping his comrades out during the guild's war with Phantom Lord; something which shows he was disrespectful towards her just like he was towards the rest of Fairy Tail. Cana, for her part, got angry at Laxus for refusing to help them out in that critical moment.[22] After the man's readmission to the guild, however, their relationships seem to have improved, with Cana being shown drinking happily alongside Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe.[183] Gajeel Redfox Main article: Gajeel Redfox Initially, Laxus didn't think of Gajeel as a member of Fairy Tail, believing that the former Ace member of Phantom Lord didn't actually care for his new guild,[184] and seeing him as the one responsible for Fairy Tail's sorry state, with "his" guild being laughed at by people. This hostility prompted Laxus to assault and brutally injure Gajeel on sight when they first met.[185] Following this initial scuffle, Gajeel seemed to bear a grudge towards Laxus, claiming that he had "a bone to pick with him".[186] Gajeel and Natsu Dragneel later fought Laxus together when the S-Class Mage tried to take over Fairy Tail's leadership through force, obtaining victory after a long and tiring battle, following Laxus' cast of Fairy Law.[187] In spite of such an achievement, Gajeel acknowledged Laxus as a "monster" due to his immense power, showing his respect for the man's abilities.[178] After his reunion with his guildmates on Tenrou Island and his readmission to Fairy Tail, Laxus seems to have acknowledged Gajeel as a comrade, having no problems in joining the same team as the Iron Dragon Slayer for the Grand Magic Games,[77] and remaining calm when Gajeel patted his head in a teasing way.[188] Lisanna Strauss Main article: Lisanna Strauss File:121 - laxus and lisanna.jpg While their relationship prior to her temporary disappearance are unknown, with no interactions having been shown between them, Laxus appears to be have become somewhat fond of Lisanna Strauss following her return from Edolas, possibly due to her having been believed dead for a long time. When he got to meet her on Tenrou Island after a long time, he was shown playing around with her in a carefree way to make sure that she really was the Lisanna he once knew.[189] After the Tenrou Team returned to the guild, Lisanna was shown sitting at the same table as Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe, conversing cheerfully with the S-Class Mage.[71] Gildarts Clive Main article: Gildarts Clive While Laxus claimed his power to be unrivalled within Fairy Tail, most of his guildmates only consider him the second strongest member of the guild, seeing Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail's ace, as superior to him.[164] In spite of this, Laxus thinks of himself as better than the "old geezer".[190] When the two of them met on Tenrou Island, Laxus was the first person Gildarts addressed, going on to comedically tease him for his excommunication, calling him a "loser", with an annoyed Laxus telling the ace to shut up.[191] Gildarts was also the one responsible for Laxus' readmission to Fairy Tail, with Gildarts doing so during his brief time as Master, hinting at a certain affection for the fellow S-Class Mage.[147] Ivan Dreyar Main article: Ivan Dreyar No interaction has currently been shown between Laxus and his father Ivan, who was excommunicated by Makarov for unknown sins he commited against Fairy Tail, and subsequently went off to create his own guild, Raven Tail. In his younger years, Laxus appeared to be attached to him, getting angry at his grandfather for excommunicating him, and claiming that, had he been excommunicated too, he would have joined his father's guild and taken Makarov down.[192] Ivan, on the other hand, doesn't appear to return this affection, seeing his son as a "weakling" in whom he implanted Dragon Lacrima out of pity, having also stated he'd be glad to take it back from him in order to make money out of the precious crystal, showing no concern for the consequences Laxus would suffer from the extraction.[193] During the Grand Magic Games when Laxus was pitted against his father and all of Raven Tail, Laxus declared he would defeat them stating his masters enemies are his enemies. When all of Raven Tail was defeated except Ivan, his father begged him not to hurt him since he's his father, but Laxus declared his family is Fairy Tail and he will defeat his families enemies and defeated Ivan, officially denouncing him as his family. Mystogan Main article: Mystogan Laxus seemed to respect the fellow S-Class Mage Mystogan to a degree, being willing to place him at the same level as himself in a ranking of strength, and claiming that, in Gildarts' absence, one of them was bound to be Fairy Tail's strongest Mage, challenging him in order to find out who would have been granted the title.[35] Laxus is one of the few members of the guild to have seen Mystogan's face,[194] also being seemingly aware of his real name, something which surprised and enraged the fellow S-Class.[195] However, it's unknown whether he also knows of Mystogan's birthplace.

Appearances in Other Media

OVAs

Memory Days

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Laxus appeared in the third OVA, Memory Days. In the year X778, Lucy, while looking for Natsu, Gray and Happy, sees a young bored Laxus who decided to find and make fun of Natsu after seeing a waste paper littered on the floor.^[196]

Video Games

Fairy Tail Portable Guild

Laxus appears as a playable character in the first Fairy Tail Video Game, Fairy Tail Portable Guild, and is playable from the beginning of the game.^[197] His element is lightning and he possesses the following Spells in the game:

• Raging Bolt: Cost 1 MP, Default Technique
• Sparking Bullet: Cost 2 MP, Gajeel must be at lv10 to purchase it in the shop.
• Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd: Cost 3 MP, Gajeel must be at lv20 to purchase it in the shop.
• Lightning Rush: Cost 4 MP, Gajeel must be at lv30 to purchase it in the shop.

Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2

Laxus is a playable character in the sequel to Fairy Tail Portable Guild, Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2. He is unlocked through quests.^[198]

Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening

Laxus is a playable character in the sequel to Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2, Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening, and is unlocked through quests.

Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou

In the video-game Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou, Laxus Dreyar is a playable character.^[199] In this game, Laxus Dreyar possess the following moves:

• Main: Thunder Bullets
• Sub 1: Raging Bolt
• Sub 2: Fairy Law
• Sub 3: Lightning Dragon's Roar
• Super: Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd

Trivia

• Laxus' look changes after his first appearance in the manga, when he was depicted as a smoker, had metal greaves and wore a cape. However, later he was made to look like a gangster with a large coat with frills. The smoking was omitted.
• His eye color is different in the manga and the anime. In the manga, it is orange/dark yellow,^[200] while the anime portrays it as greenish blue.^[201]
• In his first appearance in the anime he already had his updated look from the manga and in the Fighting Festival arc he changed to a purple shirt and black pants.
• Laxus' name is based off the unit of luminous emittance, Lux.^[202]

Offense		6/5
Defense		6/5
Speed		6/5
Intelligence		3/5
Being Boss		4/5

• In Volume 32's extra content, Mashima provided the battle statistics for 31 of the 40 X791 contestants in the Grand Magic Games. The stats, however, were provided not from Mashima's point-of-view as the author but from the view point of Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason. Which explains why some stats are missing and why others may be inaccurate. According to Jason from the Sorcerer Magazine, during his participation in the Grand Magic Games of X791, Laxus' stats are:^[203]

Quotes

• (To Mirajane Strauss) "I thought it was just a thieving cat running away with a piece of paper in its' mouth. I had no idea it was Happy."^[20]
• (To Makarov Dreyar) "I'm gonna surpass you one day. Not for my father, but for myself. So I can become a man in my own right."^[19]
• (To Natsu Dragneel, regarding how he will take over the guild) "Through force!"^[41]
• (To Makarov Dreyar) "Thanks for everything gramps. You take care of yourself."^[54]

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v • d • eFairy Tail Members
Guild Master	Makarov Dreyar (Third & Sixth Guild Master)
S-Class Mages	Gildarts Clive (Fifth Guild Master) • Erza Scarlet • Mirajane Strauss • Laxus Dreyar
Prominent Members	Natsu Dragneel • Lucy Heartfilia • Happy • Gray Fullbuster • Gajeel Redfox • Juvia Lockser • Cana Alberona • Elfman Strauss • Lisanna Strauss • Wendy Marvell • Carla • Pantherlily • Loke • Levy McGarden • Freed Justine • Evergreen • Bickslow
Minor Members	Macao Conbolt (Fourth Guild Master) • Reedus Jonah • Nab Lasaro • Alzack Connell • Bisca Connell • Jet • Droy • Vijeeter Ecor • Wakaba Mine • Warren Rocko • Max Alors • Laki Olietta • Krov • Niggy • Tono Rabbits • Mikuni Shin • Chico=C=Hammitt • Wang ChanJi • Joey Fullborn • Kinana • Mickey Chickentiger • Romeo Conbolt • Mavis Vermilion (First Guild Master) • Porlyusica • Enno
Teams
Team Natsu	Natsu Dragneel • Lucy Heartfilia • Happy • Erza Scarlet • Gray Fullbuster
Thunder God Tribe	Freed Justine • Bickslow • Evergreen
Shadow Gear	Levy McGarden • Jet • Droy
Mega-Death	Mickey Chickentiger
Team Fairy Tail	Erza Scarlet • Natsu Dragneel • Gajeel Redfox • Gray Fullbuster • Laxus Dreyar • Juvia Lockser
Team Fairy Tail A	Erza Scarlet • Natsu Dragneel • Lucy Heartfilia • Gray Fullbuster • Elfman Strauss • Wendy Marvell
Team Fairy Tail B	Mirajane Strauss • Laxus Dreyar • Gajeel Redfox • Juvia Lockser • Jellal Fernandes • Cana Alberona
Former Members
Left	Mystogan • Precht (Second Guild Master) • Goldmine • Bob • Yajima • Rob
Excommunicated	Ivan Dreyar

v • d • eDragons and Dragon Slayers
Dragons	Igneel • Metalicana • Grandeeney • Acnologia • Zirconis (Spirit) • Weisslogia • Skiadrum • Zirconis • Atlas Flame • Motherglare • Scissor Runner • Revire
Dragon Slayers
First Generation	Natsu Dragneel • Gajeel Redfox • Wendy Marvell
Second Generation	Laxus Dreyar • Cobra
Third Generation	Rogue Cheney • Future Rogue Cheney • Sting Eucliffe