Maybe this is why the dragons trained Dragon Slayers in the first place?
Maybe this is why the dragons trained Dragon Slayers in the first place?
I'm pretty sure it is. But if this is why some/all dragons trained Dragon Slayers.....then that single dragon must be pretty damn strong. Wonder why the other dragons haven't fought it. Unless there is some kind of rule that a dragon can't fight another due to the sheer amount of destruction it would cause. I want the next chapter now...
Maybe the Dragon King doesn't allow internal struggles and that's why they're meeting him. The Dragon Slayers are the B plan.
Holy shit... with this Charle's prediction comes true... Makarov is definitely a gonner. Heck... for a moment I expected him to shout at Laxus to take care of them.
If Makarov dies... it would be the best opportunity for Iwan to make his move... and with Makarov dead... no one will know Gajeel was a double-agent when Iwan calls him forward.
It'd surely be the most opportune moment, but it's not like it alone would matter decisively. Fairy Tail is strong even without Makarov. Now they'd even have Laxus present. Who knows, an external attack of a more manageable size than a fricking dragon could be just the thing to unite them and get them out of the confusion Makarov's death will create. It's hard to say whether Makarov left any sort of will behind, with Laxus still officially exiled and everything, so I expect some chaos.Originally Posted by RyougaZell
Oh it would matter immensely, i for one like to judge an author's writing skills by how they have their characters cope with highly emotional events and a major death is one of my personal favorites. If the author weasels his way out of this again... well i'd be very disappointed.
I agree it won't mess up their team dynamics that much but everything else should go to hell.
My point wasn't about the Guild being strong Kraco... but rather about Gajeel's position. No one else in Fairy Tail knows about his secret mission (don't know if he told Lily). If Iwan calls him forward in the middle of the war... things can get ugly for him. Some of the members trust him already... but I dare say many still distrust him. If Iwan reveals he 'works' for him...
Gajeel kicks Iwan's ass or some of his underling's ass? I really don't see your point. Just like nobody knows Gajeel is a double-agent, they know no better of him supposedly officially being a member of Raven's Tail. You think Iwan will roll out a member roster and the folks of Fairy Tail will pore over it, aghast how Gajeel is listed within? Though naturally it's up to Gajeel to decide which side to support, but I see slim chances of him siding with Iwan if it comes down to the final clash. Anything less than a final clash and he would need to be able to make decisions. Like if Iwan commands him to undermine Fairy Tail's defences before the main attack.
In order to fool Iwan unto beleiving his on his side, Gajeel may have passed information on Makarov's order. So Iwan revealing he got it from Gajeel would earn distrust from the Fairy Tail members. He's just starting to win over some of them after what he did... this could hurt his chances for a while until he redeems himself. A point was made about only Makarov knowing this... so it would be foolish of the author not exploring this whenever Iwan makes his move.
Unless Makarov told the S-rank Mages (Erza, Gildartz and Mirajane) about his plans... everybody will believe Gajeel to be a traitor. And I don't see them looking well on traitors.
I see your point Zell, but honestly i'm thinking they'll just go with "we'll trust our nakama regardless of all contradicting evidence because shounen!!!"
Wouldn't Gajeel be obligated to inform the new guild master about the mission? So unless he decides to forego that or there isn't a new guildmaster by the time Iwan makes contact, I don't see it as a problem
If Iwan is to use this opportunity, he would need to attack while there's still little order and much sorrow among Fairy Tail.
Anyway, while logic dictates I'd still need to completely disagree with Ryouga's point - simply because nobody should listen to the enemy's ramblings in the middle of a fight - the amount of shounen shows where the good guys do take to heart the words of their worst enemy is so high that I suppose there does exist such a danger for Gajeel. However, even if such a thing did happen, I think it would go down the way Archie predicted. When Erza, the other two Dragon Slayers, Levy, Gray and some others vouch for Gajeel, I believe it will shut up the rest. I'm not sure even Laxus would protest, after everything he has gone through.
That last post you made Kraco is the way I view it happening. Those that have fought and hang around Gajeel would vouch for him and things would be patched... but a little drama should and would be welcomed. If not, then the subplot of being a double agent would have been for nothing.
The Fairy Tail members that I would see more vocal, on Gajeels behalf, would be indeed Natsu, Wendy, Levy, Erza, Gray, Juvia and even Lucy.
Heck... I don't expect a long breakup or nothing of the sort. Just, as you put it, the good guys listening to Iwan for a moment. Iwan could even use this distraction to recover Laxus. I remember that was his objective after all.
But yes... this subplot should happen next, while there's confusion on Fairy Tail. It would give Zeref time to plan his next move (if he has any that is)
It doesn't have to go down that way. Iwan could try to make contact with Gajeel to get an update and get him caught.
Gajeel doesn't have any more brains than Natsu, so with Makarov gone, I'm not sure how much help Gajeel could be. Does he have the wits to play a double-agent all by himself? He might simply opt not to if Iwan approaches him secretly. Even if he does meet with Iwan, and gets caught, it's back to what I said earlier: He only needs to fight on Fairy Tail's side and I doubt anybody would be overly suspicious anymore. At most he would need to tell he spied on Iwan under Makarov's orders - if he bothers to say anything. Fairy Tail is a fighting guild and fists seem to be more effective doing the talking than a mouth.
[MangaStream & Binktopia] Fairy Tail c.253
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Fri, 09-14-2012 at 10:31 PM.
Wait...wat? Time skip out of fucking nowhere???
Haha...
What?
I don't know what to think of this. My initial thought was trolling by the scanlators, but I guess it can't be that. At least this gave an impression of the real power of a dragon, but story wise this certainly was the most surprising time skip I've ever seen in manga. The Fairy Tail people left back home and not involved must have been feeling like shit (to make an understatement). With all the prominent mages gone, I imagine the guild's prestige must have collapsed as well.
By the way, they presented that kid a while ago and we didn't have any idea then either
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Fri, 09-14-2012 at 10:32 PM.
wait... what the fuck?
that came out of nowhere!!! holy... I need next week chapter now...
Isn't that kid Macao's son? http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Romeo
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