Nab Lasaro

Nab Lasaro (ナブ・ラサロ Nabu Rasaro) is a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild.

Appearance
Nab was initially portrayed as an extremely tall, heavily muscular and massive young man, towering over most of his guild mates. His straight dark hair was styled in a bob cut, with a light-colored band circling it near the top, and two curved bangs emerging from under it, framing the upper part of his face, which has a somewhat rectangular shape. Nab has prominent thick lips, and a pair of wide, horizontal white stripes, each covering one of his cheeks, somehow reminiscent of tribal war paint. His right shoulder is adorned by a white tattoo consisting of several circles, with a larger one in the center being surrounded by smaller ones, in a shape resembling a stylized sun. The years that passed after the Tenrou Island events, however, seem to have taken their toll on him, as after the 7-years time skip he is shown with a prominent belly, having gotten visibly fat, and possibly having lost muscle mass. Other than that, his hair, while retaining the same haircut, has grown longer, almost reaching down to his shoulders, and now he also sports a thin beard around his mouth.

Nab always adds a somehow tribal look to his clothing. His first attire was somewhat reminiscent of that worn by fictional Norse warriors: it consisted of a dark, open vest, with its edges decorated by green and red triangles, and a fur loincloth held up by a belt adorned by many rings. His forearms and lower legs were covered in armor plates held up by ropes, and he also carried around a number of small, round skulls on his person, with many of them held together by cords, circling both his neck and waist. After the time skip, Nab’s attire is more reminiscent of that of an ancient Native American, with its most prominent feature being a light red cape tied in a knot on the front. His fur loincloth has been replaced by one made of dark cloth, with a lighter part hanging over it and a belt divided in round squares around the waist. Nab also seems to have his forearms and calves wrapped up in bandages, and he has added a large, roundish red feather to the right side of the band circling his head. He retains the necklace of skulls around his neck, over his cape.

Personality
Not much is known about Nab Lasaro, except the fact that he seems to hang around the Request Board often, even though he doesn't get many jobs or missions to do. The reason why he hangs around it all the time is that he's looking for a special job that only he can do. Because of this, he shouts at Natsu whenever he destroys the Request board. When Lucy asks him to go on a mission with her, he states that he prefers solo missions. His habit for not taking jobs led him to being scolded by Erza, Warren and Max and to financial troubles of Fairy Tail during the seven-year timeskip.

Macao arc
When Natsu Dragneel returns to the guild, he immediately kicks Krov in the face and an all-out guild battle erupts, with Nab soon joining in. However, the battle stops when the Master arrives. Nab later positions himself in front of the request board and gets annoyed when Natsu punches it. He turns to the master and says that Natsu will probably look for Macao, which will only hurt Macao's pride. However, the Master tells him and the rest of his guild mates that no one can decide what Natsu will do and that it would be best to leave him alone.

Lullaby arc
While Nab is hanging around inside the guild with his fellow guild mates, Erza Scarlet returns from a mission, enters through the door and causes everyone in the guild (except Mirajane) to be terrified. The female Mage soon begins to scold some members, including Nab, who is always in front of the notice board without picking a job. After subduing Eisenwald and Lullaby, Erza's team returns and Erza and Natsu decide to fight each other, since Erza had made this promise to Natsu before their mission. Most of the members of the guild are present to watch the fight, including Nab. However, the fight is interrupted when a messenger from the Magic Council arrives and arrests Erza.

Phantom Lord arc
When no one is inside the guild, Gajeel Redfox, a Mage from the Phantom Lord Guild, attacks and destroys it. He later attacks the members of Team Shadow Gear, Levy McGarden, Jet and Droy. These two unprovoked attacks cause Master Makarov to declare war and charge towards the rival guild, bringing with him most of his Mages, including Nab. Nab manages to defeat a few Phantom Lord members but is ultimately defeated by Gajeel in one hit. During the fight, he breaks his arm and is later seen along with the rest of the guild celebrating Fairy Tail's victory over Phantom Lord.

Fighting Festival arc
Nab is first seen near the notice board asking Lucy why she wants to take a job by herself, although when she asks him to do a mission with her, he rejects her. Nab Lasaro later battles Vijeeter during the battle of Fairy Tail, saying that he will go to sleep after he finds Laxus Dreyar. Shortly after, however, Nab is defeated by Bickslow, who says that he doesn't have weaklings as friends. When Nab awakens due to Warren's telepathy, he helps his guild mates destroy the Thunder Palace.

Edolas arc
Nab is sucked through the Anima and turned into lacrima along with the rest of the guild and the town of Magnolia. However, they are freed thanks to Mystogan, who returns everyone back to Earth Land through the Reverse Anima Process, and so he is unaware of the events in Edolas, like the rest of his guild mates and the other residents of Magnolia.

X791 arc
Seven years after the destruction of Tenrou Island, the guild is reduced into a small tavern with only a few members remaining, and Nab is one of them. The guild is soon visited by a group of men from the rival guild, Twilight Ogre. Teebo demands payment for the debt that the guild owes them, but the new master, Macao, informs them that they were unable to collect enough money to pay them back. The group then leaves after trashing the guild and promises to return next month for the rent.

After the group leaves, everyone in the guild notices Reedus' sketch book, littered on the floor. The sketch book contains Reedus' sketch of the guild members back when the guild was strong and complete. Seeing the sketches, everyone in the guild begins to grieve and reminisce what has happened since the disappearance of their comrades. Suddenly, the guild hears noises and everyone heads outside only to see The Trimens, who tell them that Tenrou Island still exists.

Nab remains at the guild while other members head to search for the Tenrou Island once more. When Teebo and his crew show up again, they are quickly defeated by the Fairy Tail members who disappeared seven years ago. They reveal they were saved by Mavis Vermilion, the first Fairy Tail Master. Nab and the rest of the guild cry tears of joy over their return.

Key of the Starry Sky arc
Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

Grand Magic Games arc
Weeks after the Tenrou Team's return, Nab watches Natsu and Max fight. As Natsu greatly struggles against Max, Nab starts to question if the new strength they have obtained during those seven years can be enough for them to beat Natsu now, though he quickly changes his mind after Natsu uses his Lightning Flame Dragon's Roar, which makes Max forfeit.

Nab is present when Makarov announces that Gildarts will be the next Master, only to realize that Gildarts has declined the role, but not before reinstating Laxus as a guild member and making Makarov the Master once more. After this, Romeo brings up a way for Fairy Tail to become the number one guild in Fiore again: by participating in the Grand Magic Games. Nab is against this idea, along with some other members, but once Makarov hears that the prize is 30,000,000, he makes the guild participate.

When the day of the games comes, Nab, along with the rest of the guild members, cheers for Team Fairy Tail A in the stands. They are all surprisingly greeted by Mavis Vermilion, who has also come to watch the games and cheer for her guild. When Fairy Tail's second team, Team Fairy Tail B enters, Fairy Tail cheers once more.

During Lucy's fight against Flare Corona, Nab, along with his guild mates, cheers for Lucy, unaware that Flare has taken Asuka hostage in order to make Lucy lose the fight. Everyone is surprised when Natsu unveils Flare's dirty trick, but even with the exposure of it, Lucy still loses, due to interference from outside of the arena. With the final battle of the day beginning between Fairy Tail B's Jellal and Jura Neekis, Nab openly declares his awe as Jellal uses Mystogan's Mirror Water attack to turn one of Jura's spells straight back at him.

Despite Jellal falling to outside interference and Fairy Tail finishing day one in the two bottom ranks, Nab heads out with the guild to celebrate in a bar. He sits with Macao, Wakaba and Macao as they discuss Lucy and Gray's absence, and later listens to Makarov give an encouraging speech. As the guild parties, Nab laughs with Laki, Max and Warren as he watches chaos unfold.

The following day, Nab is in shock when Natsu and Gajeel volunteer to participate in the Chariot event, only to fall to last place due to their motion sickness. Despite their predicament though, Natsu and Gajeel refuse to give up, and as they drag themselves over the course, openly state their want to prove that Fairy Tail has not fallen during the seven years, and make up for their absence as well. Hearing this, Nab cries with his guild-mates.

On the third day of the Games, Nab once again joins the guild in the crowd, watching as Erza and Cana participate in Pandemonium. After Erza dominates the event and Cana obtains second place through her use of Fairy Glitter in the Magic Power Finder event, Nab and the other Fairy Tail members are seen partying at a local bar for their successful day. Whilst they celebrate, Levy suggests that everyone go to Ryuzetsu Land to have some fun. Getting into his swimming suit, Nab goes along with everyone, but trouble soon ensues when Gray and Lyon begin to fight and freeze the pool, Nab getting stuck in a giant ice-cube. He is soon freed when Natsu uses his Magic to melt the ice, however, the Fire Dragon Slayer outdoes himself and succeeds in blowing the water park sky high, everyone being blown away in the process.

Due to Team Raven Tail's disqualification the day before, both the Fairy Tail A and B Team are forced to merge, and Nab watches as Erza, Laxus, Gajeel, Natsu and Gray take to the field as the new Team Fairy Tail. Shortly after, the tag battles of the fourth day begin, and Nab is thoroughly startled to learn that the bunny member of Team Blue Pegasus is none other than Nichiya. At the end of Natsu and Gajeel's tag battle against Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney from Sabertooth, Nab joyfully witnesses Natsu defeat Sting and Rogue alone, leaving Fairy Tail in the ranking's first place. As the final day of the Games begins, Nab, along with his guild mates, cheers from the audience for Team Fairy Tail's victory.

The final day of the Grand Masgic Games begins two days later, and all of the Fairy Tail members are stumped when, in the final event, Team Fairy Tail appear to be doing nothing. It is soon revealed that Team Fairy Tail is acting according to Mavis' battle strategy, which proves to be very effective, as the team climbs to the top of the ranking once again, much to Nab's happiness and excitement. With Mavis' strategy leading Gray to Rufus Lohr, Nab cheers for Gray before the fight begins, along with the rest of his guild, and when the fight ends with Gray emerging as the victor, Nab yells even louder. Nab stands next to his guild-mates as the battle of the three strongest female Mages competing in the Grand Magic Games of the current year is about to begin.

During the fight between Erza and Kagura, Nab is at disbelief as he watches Kagura beating Erza without even unsheathing her sword. He later watches in shock as Kagura unsheathes her sword in fury and aims for Erza, who apologizes to her opponent. However, Erza manages to center herself and pull a win, but before Nab has any time to celebrate, another battle between Gajeel and Rogue starts in another section of Crocus. Watching Gajeel begin to take a beating and then snap back to consume Rogue's Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic, Nab becomes awed by Gajeel's scary appearance, but later cheers when the Iron Dragon Slayer uses his new-found abilities to win the fight.

Jura's victory over the Sabertooth Mage Orga Nanagear leaves the Seith Magic user speechless.

Magic and Abilities
Animal Possession (動物憑 Dōbutsu Tsuki): Nab Lasaro deals with a type of Seith Magic, which allows him to confine an animal's spirit within himself and then use that spirit to aid him in battle. How this Magic specifically works or even looks like has never been shown in the manga, since Nab has yet to actually employ it onscreen; the anime, however, showed a glimpse of Animal Possession, portraying Nab capable of summoning forth the ethereal figure of a wolf-like creature on his left arm to increase his punching power.

Expert Hand to Hand Combatant: Due to his large physical mass, Nab seems to favor the use of hand-to-hand combat, having been shown fighting against Phantom Lord's members unarmed during Fairy Tail's raid on the enemy base, knocking them out with strong punches.

Welcome to Fairy Hills!!
Nab appears in the first OVA, Welcome to Fairy Hills!!. Nab is standing next to Lucy when her attention is caught by a suspicious looking job. He explains to her that since the request mentions no reward, it must be a prank played by the neighboring kids. He is then seen peeking through a periscope, along with some other male Fairy Tail Mages.

Memory Days
Nab makes a cameo appearance in the third OVA, Memory Days.

Trivia

 * Mirajane once offered Nab a job as a Fairy Tail guild waiter, but Nab turned the offer down.
 * He loves to read horror novels.

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