User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 169: Wendy vs. Chelia, Review/@comment-5616268-20130217204339/@comment-6146666-20130219070720

Hahah I didn't really pay him any attention in the manga but in the anima he stood out a little more. I think the little creature is what was controlling Ooba because they couldn't get him to stand after the creature was gone.