User blog comment:Ultraprime2/My 10 Most Disappointing Characters in Fairy Tail/@comment-24066070-20131123164201

First of all, this is a pretty interesting subject. You took your time to write a nice and elaborate summary of every character. Must've taken quite while to write all this down. Hats off!

About my own list (random order), let's see:

Freed: The leading member of the Raijinshuu, pretty awesome magic and a capable fighter. However, he hardly gets any screentime and when he does he's just a background character getting all hysterical over anything concerning Laxus. Somehow I expected a lot more from him. When he was selected as an S-Class candidate, I thought he would be getting in the spotlight, but he was trolled in the first round and, aside from "fighting" Rusty Rose, has done nothing worth mentioning ever since.

Juvia: her water magic is done really well and with her "sad" background, I really thought she would get some nice character development after she joined FT. However, all she does now is some silly jokes around Gray and these jokes stopped being funny a long time ago.

Gajeel: In my eyes he's a really great character. Regretfully, he has been far too absent from any major event. He was already out of the war against Grimoire Heart before they even got to the island. The thing I was the most disappointed about was the fight against Sting and Rogue, here we had the perfect opportunity to see Natsu and Gajeel tag team in a serious fight, but it turned into a Natsu fest once more, even though they worked together quite nicely when fighting Laxus or Dorma Anim. If he hadn't gotten his slightly redeeming fight against Rogue, I had really given up on him ever becoming a main char. Another sad thing to note is the fact that during the Eclipse Fail he got even less screentime than Cobra.

Ivan Dreyar: he has everything to be a great opponent: son of Makarov (powerful lineage), rival of Gildarts, Master of his own (now disbanded) Guild and a potential deal with Zeref. His confrontation with Laxus started of by displaying Illusion magic capable of fooling even the likes of Jura and Makarov, yet he got done in by ONE attack. Even if he makes a reappearance, I doubt he'll regain his credibility as an antagonist (unless he gets an ass-pull power boost)

Eisenwald Chicken: this character has comic relief written all over him and I find him to be one of the most funny characters appearance-wise. He's one of the first chars I took a liking to and he always makes any occasion where he turns up worthwhile. He escaped imprisonment and made an appearance during lighthearted side-events, like that play and the harvest parade. I had hoped he would join FT (which he now seems fond of), since he would be a more appealing background char than the good for nothing FT members like Vijeeter, Nab Lasaro and their companions.

Aria: a guy who cries all the time and looks like an inflated balloon, to describe him in one word ... weird. What's interesting about him isn't his antics or looks, but his magic. He uses Airspace magic, which is actually controlling the void in a certain area. I really liked the little bit of his magic that was shown, as it seemed quite dangerous and any char who isn't uber class would really struggle against him. The fact that he can instantly drain the magic of an opponent far above his level makes him even more interesting. I really wanted to see more of him and would love to see him again in the series and find out how much stronger he has gotten over the years, but sadly that seems like a pipe dream.

Bluenote Stinger: his magic is a tricky one ... Gravity. A law of nature, which when used as an ability has the danger of being too boring, over-powered and/or monotonous, much like Gildarts' Crash magic. However, of the little that was shown in the series, it seems like Bluenote uses his magic very well for a gravity user, he can use it to pull enemies closer or push them away, defend himself from incoming attacks and uses it to manipulate the terrain around him in order to overwhelm his opponents. In my opinion, he didn't get to show enough during his "fight" with Gildarts.

Vidaldus Taka: he has a magic that would make any guy jealous (except for gays). However, he is the prime example of a birdbrained enemy. Instead of quickly making Lucy and Juvia his slaves and then going after Erza, he wastes his time messing around and getting his ass handed to him. I wanted to see the limitations of his magic (how many girls can he control at the same time?). Laughs and jokes aside, the power to instantly turn enemies or bystanders into allies can be quite devastating and I had loved to see such a power being used in a more serious situation, like the GMG to name something.

Ultear: The thing I was most disappointed in was the Second Origin. The main chars could've had three months of trainign to give them a legit power boost, but Second Origin allowed for a mindfuck power boost. Truth be told the SO isn't the only let down. She was marvelous as a villain, but being good just ... didn't suit her in my opinion.

Hiro Mashima: don't get me started on all the things he should've done differently.