Episode 167

100 versus 1 is the 167th episode of the Fairy Tail anime. It aired on February 2, 2013.

Summary
Erza chooses to engage all 100 monsters by herself. Mato is surprised that she's going to take on all 100 monsters and warns her that the monsters are no joke. Erza refuses to listen to him and enters the castle. As she enters the monsters start to appear. As everyone comments on Erza, the monsters begin to attack her. She requips to her Heaven's Wheel armor and uses Blumenbatt destroying multiple monsters at once. Chapati then comments that the number of D-class monsters is dropping rapidly.

As Mavis tells Romeo that Erza was doing it to learn the responses, abilities and defensive capabilities of each one, she requips to her black wing armor and defeats multiple D-class monsters. As a C-class monster attacks her, she requips to her Flame Empress armor and uses her crystal sword to defeat five C-class monster. She then uses her flame sword to make a fire-water dual sword technique as stated by Chapati. She is then approached by a B-class monster and she requips to her flame empress armor and uses her spear of lightning to defeat it. As another one attacks her she requips to her flight armor and uses her giant metal spiked mace defeats several C-class monsters. As the other competitors comment on Erza, she uses her crystal sword and spear of lightning to defeat several monster.

As she's faced by an A-class monster the audience thinks she's been defeated, but revealed to have requipped to her Adamantine armor to defend against it. As every watches she requips to her giant's armor and destroys several monsters. As an A-class monster attacks her, she requips to her morning star armor and defeats it along with several others. She then requips to her purgatory armor and her lightning empress armor and defeats the remaining monsters until the S-class monster is left. As the others comment on the appearance of the S-class monster, Erza is then is transported to the top of the castle with the S-class monster. Mato then explains that when the S-class monster is left it's power is tripled. As Erza is in an intense battle with the S-class monster she defeats it shortly after. After her Scarlet's overwhelming performance in the Pandemonium event, the crowd begins to cheer, with Doranbolt even moved to tears. The rest of the members of Team Fairy Tail A come rushing towards Erza to congratulate her, complimenting her strength, and Natsu wanting to fight her after seeing her defeat all 100 monsters in the event. With many other competitors acknowledging her strength, Team Fairy Tail A is awarded 10 points.

With no monsters left for the other seven competitors to fight, in order to decide the ranking of the remaining teams, a simple game called the Magical Power Finder, shorthanded to MPF, is introduced. Mato explains that the competitors will have to hit the MPF device with their Magic and a ranking will be given on how powerful their Magic is. Explaining how he will be at a disadvantage because of the game being a test of power, Hibiki Lates of Team Blue Pegasus proceeds to flirt with Team Fairy Tail B's Cana Alberona instead. Cana, under the impression that the event is already finished, drinks several barrels of sake, much to the chagrin of her team members.

The game starts with Millianna, seeing as how she had been initially second to go in the Pandemonium event. When she hits the the MPF with her Kitten Blast, she gets a score of 365, to which Lahar comments to be a score already on par with some of the captains of the Rune Knights. Next, Nobarly hits the MPF, and is shocked to find out he gets a mere 124. After him, Hibiki heads towards the MPF. Eve Tearm and Ren Akatsuki knowingly state that Hibiki had no chances of winning, given the knowledge-based nature of his magic, with the latter commenting how he should have gone instead. Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki admonishes the two, telling them to believe in their friend.

Hibiki, however, still winds up with a low score, earning a measly 95. He then goes to Cana, who volunteers to comfort him, to which Hibiki agrees. Afterwards, Team Raven Tail's Obra steps up next and sends his creature to attack the MPF, which only gets him a 4, to the shock of most people around him. Flare Corona complains how he should have tried harder, but Alexei tells her that they need to keep Obra's power a secret. After over half the competitors had gone, Millianna was on top with Orga, Jura Neekis and Cana remaining.

Team Sabertooth's Orga heads out to a massive applause and hits the MPF with his Black Lighting Cannon, gaining a massive 3825, ten times as much as Millianna's score, putting him far ahead the others, shocking Lahar and causing Lector and Frosch to dance in joy as Laxus Dreyar watches with a smile on his face.

Next up, Team Lamia Scale's Jura heads up to the MPF with Chelia Blendy feeling worried if Jura would win or not. Lyon Vastia, on the other hand, is confident that Jura would easily score higher than Orga. Jura then asks Mato if he would be allowed to take the game seriously, to which Mato affirms. Jura than releases his Meidou Fugaku, scoring him a whopping 8544, shocking Gray, Natsu and Orga, as Lyon and Erza look pleased, expecting no less from one of the Ten Wizard Saints. With this score, Jura broke any record ever set with the MPF, leading Makarov Dreyar to compare Jura's power with that of Gildarts Clive's own capabilities.

Finally, Cana's turn comes up, and she heads towards the MPF. As her guild-mates worry over her seemingly slim chances of winning, Cana proceeds to remove her jacket, revealing the Fairy Glitter mark on her arm. Makarov, realizing what is truly happening, turns to Mavis Vermilion, to which the latter explains that she lent the Magic to Cana to ascertain Fairy Tail's victory. Mavis also comments on how Cana already has a tremendous amount of dormant power to begin with.

Cana unleashes Fairy Glitter on the MPF, gains a total of 9999, and obliterating the MPF in the process, to the delight of her guild-mates. This greatly surprises even Jura, as Ivan Dreyar realizes that she is able to use one of the Three Great Magics of Fairy Tail. With both Fairy Tail Teams finishing in first and second place, Cana begins to gloat about her guilds power.

After the Games have finished, Raven Tail's Nullpuding gives Alexei the fixtures for the battle portion of the day. Complimenting the former on the creativity of the fixtures, Alexei then tells the rest of the Raven Tail members to begin their mysterious plan as they each smile deviously.

Battles & Events

 * Pandemonium (concluded)
 * MPF (Event) (started and concluded)

Abilities used

 * Swordsmanship

Weapons used

 * Swords
 * Crystal Sword
 * Flame Sword
 * Spear of Lighting
 * Holy Hammer
 * Shields
 * Giant Metal Spiked Mace
 * Bisentō
 * Crimson Sakura
 * Katana

Items used

 * MPF - Magic Power Finder

Manga & Anime Differences

 * Erza's actions during the Pandemonium event are highly elaborated on, whereas in the manga, very little was shown.
 * Similarly, the reactions of the audience and even Jellal Fernandes are displayed during the event.
 * During her battle against 100 monsters, Erza requips her armors with different weapons which combines the elemental attributes against her opponents to dissipate them effectively.
 * In the anime, Erza is much less bloodied after defeating the 100 monsters than in the manga.
 * The removal of the Pandemonium castle is displayed.
 * The number scores of the MPF are written slightly differently in the anime.
 * Orga's 120mm Black Lightning Cannon has a different design.
 * During Jura's turn, the ground does not produce the same crumbling effect like in the manga.
 * Fairy Glitter's power is portrayed more vaguely in the anime.
 * Jellal Fernandes was shown to be walking around the city, stopping to listen to the commentators instead of being shown watching briefly at Erza's battle.