Fairy Tail is set in the Kingdom of Fiore, where wizards join guilds and take paid jobs posted on a request board. The story begins when Lucy Heartfilia, a young celestial wizard, is rescued by Natsu Dragneel and brought to Fairy Tail, a loud and famously destructive guild in the town of Magnolia. Natsu is looking for Igneel, the dragon who raised him and then vanished. Lucy, Natsu and his flying cat Happy form a team, and Gray and Erza soon join them. Guild members are ranked, with S-Class wizards trusted with the hardest jobs, while the Magic Council watches over every guild and bans fights between them. This page covers 12 characters: Team Natsu, two wizards first met as enemies from the rival guild Phantom Lord, and the guild's master and senior members. Each profile stays with how the character is introduced early on, without spoilers for later arcs.
Protagonist
Natsu Dragneel ナツ・ドラグニル
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Tetsuya Kakihara
Natsu Dragneel is a Fire Dragon Slayer, a wizard who learned dragon magic from Igneel, the dragon that raised him before disappearing. He can eat fire and is not hurt by it, which makes him close to unbeatable in a fire fight, yet he gets badly sick on trains and boats. Loud, cheerful and quick to start a brawl, he is fiercely loyal to his guild. Fans know him by the nickname Salamander. Japanese voice: Tetsuya Kakihara.
Lucy Heartfilia ルーシィ・ハートフィリア
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Aya Hirano
Lucy Heartfilia is a 17-year-old celestial wizard who leaves a wealthy home behind to join Fairy Tail, the guild she always admired. She fights by opening gates with zodiac keys to summon celestial spirits, and she also carries a whip. Smart and kind, she often plays the straight role next to her chaotic teammates, and she takes jobs mostly to pay her rent. She also writes and hopes to become a novelist. Japanese voice: Aya Hirano.
Main characters
Happy ハッピー
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Rie Kugimiya
Happy is a small blue cat who can grow wings and fly, and he is Natsu's best friend and constant partner. He hatched from an egg that Natsu found as a child, and the two have been inseparable ever since. Happy carries Natsu through the air in fights and on jobs, likes fish more than almost anything, and loves to tease Lucy. His catchphrase is a cheerful "Aye, sir!". Japanese voice: Rie Kugimiya.
Gray Fullbuster グレイ・フルバスター
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Yuichi Nakamura
Gray Fullbuster is an Ice-Make wizard who shapes ice into weapons, shields and bridges. He learned this magic as a child from a teacher named Ur. He and Natsu argue about everything and are constantly competing, but they work well together when it matters. Gray has a strange habit of stripping off his clothes without noticing, which other characters point out all the time. Calm on the surface, he can be very stubborn. Japanese voice: Yuichi Nakamura.
Erza Scarlet エルザ・スカーレット
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Sayaka Ohara
Erza Scarlet is one of Fairy Tail's S-Class wizards and is known across Fiore as Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Her magic, Requip, lets her change armour and weapons in an instant to suit each fight. Strict and serious, she keeps the rowdier members in line, and even Natsu and Gray stop fighting when she walks in. Beneath the armour she cares deeply for her friends and has a weakness for strawberry cake. Japanese voice: Sayaka Ohara.
Wendy Marvell ウェンディ・マーベル
Team Natsu · Japanese voice: Satomi Satō
Wendy Marvell is a young Sky Dragon Slayer who first appears as a member of the small Cait Shelter guild. Her magic lets her heal wounds and support her friends, and she grows stronger by breathing clean air. Shy and polite, she is braver than she looks and admires Natsu as a fellow Dragon Slayer. She travels with Carla, a white flying cat who acts as her careful guardian. Japanese voice: Satomi Satō.
Rivals
Gajeel Redfox ガジル・レッドフォックス
Phantom Lord · Japanese voice: Wataru Hatano
Gajeel Redfox is an Iron Dragon Slayer who can eat metal and turn his arms into iron clubs and blades. He first appears as the strongest fighter of Phantom Lord, the guild that starts a war with Fairy Tail, and he is behind an attack on the guild hall and on Levy's team. Rough and quiet, he is a rival to Natsu from their first meeting. Japanese voice: Wataru Hatano.
Laxus Dreyar ラクサス・ドレアー
Fairy Tail · Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi
Laxus Dreyar is Makarov's grandson and one of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail. He uses lightning magic and is often away on dangerous jobs. Proud and harsh, he looks down on weaker guild members and believes Fairy Tail should only keep the strong, which sets him against Natsu and against his grandfather's idea of the guild as a family. Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi.
Mentors
Makarov Dreyar マカロフ・ドレアー
Fairy Tail · Japanese voice: Shinpachi Tsuji
Makarov Dreyar is the third master of Fairy Tail, a tiny old man with a big laugh and the power to make himself giant. He is one of the Ten Wizard Saints, a title given to the strongest wizards in the kingdom. He treats every guild member like one of his own children, even when their missions leave towns in ruins and the Magic Council sends him complaints. He is also Laxus's grandfather. Japanese voice: Shinpachi Tsuji.
Gildarts Clive ギルダーツ・クライヴ
Fairy Tail · Japanese voice: Kazuhiko Inoue
Gildarts Clive is an S-Class wizard often described as the strongest member of Fairy Tail. His Crash magic breaks apart anything it touches, and he controls it so loosely that he once split the town in half by accident. He spends years away on long missions, so his return to Magnolia is treated as a small holiday. Relaxed and friendly, he likes to give Natsu advice. Japanese voice: Kazuhiko Inoue.
Supporting characters
Juvia Lockser ジュビア・ロクサー
Phantom Lord · Japanese voice: Mai Nakahara
Juvia Lockser is a water wizard who can turn her own body into water, which makes physical attacks pass straight through her. She first appears as one of the Element 4, the elite wizards of the rival guild Phantom Lord. A gloomy rain follows her wherever she goes, and she speaks about herself in the third person. Once she meets Gray, she becomes completely and openly devoted to him. Japanese voice: Mai Nakahara.
Mirajane Strauss ミラジェーン・ストラウス
Fairy Tail · Japanese voice: Ryōko Ono
Mirajane Strauss runs the guild bar, keeps the request board in order and also works as a magazine model. She is gentle, always smiling and the person new members meet first. Behind the calm, she is an S-Class wizard whose Takeover magic, Satan Soul, lets her take on a demon's form and power. She has a younger brother, Elfman, and a younger sister, Lisanna. Japanese voice: Ryōko Ono.