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Grinch (グリンチ Gurinchi) is a member of the Fairy Tail

Appearance
Grinch is a pale-skinned young man with brown, messy hair similar to Jellal's, and eyes of brown color. He wears a suit of armor. The metal portions of the armor appeared to have a gold tint, while the leather portions were black or dark brown. Unlike most chest plates, which are usually made up of a single piece, the chestplate of the armor appeared to be made up of several overlapping metal guards.

A black cloak accompanied Grinch's armor, and seemed to be of a similar cut to a regular assassin's robe. In addition to being black, it was much longer than the one Grinch would normally wear, and was made up of three layers. Each layer was longer than the one above it, and the longest, lower layer was segmented, giving the whole piece a look resembling an eagle's wings.

Aside from the outfit he wears, he also wears a necklace bearing an insignia of an assassin guild.

Personality
Grinch is shown to be a wise, stoic young man. He was shown to endure hardships, pain and sorrow without expressing his feelings, nor complain about it. Though sometimes, he allows his emotions to get the best of him, making him face difficulty in controlling it.

He is silent and thoughtful, as well as kind and friendly to people he know, and to people who approach him. He is compassionate, loving and caring to his friends. Also, he was shown to be loyal to them, and he promises to protect them with his life.

He shows a strong sense of morality, wisdom, loyalty and pride upon his guildmates. They give him much respect, and honor but Grinch returns them with compassion, and love.

He spoke words of wisdom were as just meaningful as the ones he never said before, and as meaningful and significant as his life. The guild was always welcoming Grinch's words of thoughtfulness and wisdom, his reflections and ideas, but some of them found his words of wisdom rather cynical, and has a hidden meaning that they will find out in the future.

He is different to Fairy Tail's mages such as Gray, Loke and Natsu who show perversion towards the opposite gender. He appears to be naive when it comes to romantic relationships, and sexuality.

History
Grinch is born from a Magnolian father and a tribal mother. Living in Fiore, he was raised by his father who was a prominent member of an assassin-mage guild who sought to protect the unnamed tribal village of his mother and repel all who wish to wreak chaos on the unnamed tribal village.

On the age of 8, Grinch's father taught him how to use magic for the first time. He taught him the Requip, and some basic Assassin Magic such as Blink. Learning this, Grinch's father explained that this is the only ones he will teach him, and he should know that the magic that was taught him was never too difficult to perform - because this will be the prerequisites of more complicated Assassin Magic he has to learn all by himself in the future.

When he reached 20, he was taught basic free-running and sword handling by his father, who is continuing to grow older. He learnt the skills in quick succession, and it seems that they would be used perfectly on a tragic event that will occur eventually.

Six months after, when he was on his way back home from his duties of practicing free-running, he saw that the tribal village was attacked by invaders from Bosco led by a man named Bora. He rushed inside the tribal village and saw tribal women being tied and dragged to the horse carriages, houses burning down to the ground and tribal men being executed, their clothes were stripped. His father and mother also died on the hands of Bora, killing them using his pistol.

Seeing all this, Grinch was driven by anger. He drew his sword and mercilessly killed Bora's men. Not long after, he confronted Bora and attempted to kill him. Unfortunately, he was beaten down and knocked unconscious by Bora. Two months after the invasion of Bora and his men, he was informed by the municipality that he can't leave the tribal village because of the destruction he left on the tribal village which claimed the lives of many.

Eventually, the clan mother gave him a crystal ball that allowed him to speak to an entity. He used the crystal ball to speak with the entity. The entity told him that he shall embark on a quest to hunt down and kill the man who have caused plague within the land, and to find a powerful magical artifact. She gave him a quest to find the particular artifact with the help of a mage guild that will accompany him throughout his life. When Grinch asked on what's the purpose of the artifact, the entity said that it would stop a cataclysmic event that will happen on the future.

He appears to have some history with Kagura Mikazuchi.

Magic and Abilities
Master Swordsmanship Specialist - Grinch, as an assassin, is an expert at swordsmanship. His appetite for swordplay seems to be his highest calibre, considering his mastery of attacks and counter-attacks. He can counter-kill with his sword, and perform Kagura's Style of the Undrawn Long Sword (抜かぬ太刀の型 Nukanu Tachi no Kata), which allows him to slash enemies with his sword remaining at its sheath, something which amazed even a seasoned swordswoman such as Erza Scarlet.

Sword Magic (剣の魔法 Ken no Mahō) - Grinch masters Sword Magic very well. As the name implies, this is the calibre of magic that mainly involves the use of swords in combat. He usually uses this magic combined with Assassin Magic. With his personal sword, Altaïr (アルタイル Arutairu), he is deadly, and can defeat his opponents in rapid succession using this magic, combined with the deadly Assassin Magic.

Assassin Magic (アサシンマジック Asashin no Mahō) - Grinch mainly uses this type of Caster Magic to perform assassinations without compromising stealth and to fight his opponents. He possesses excellent mastery in this form of magic.


 * Blink - Grinch can traverse midsized distances in an instant without being detected. He mainly uses this magic for assassinations. He also uses it to fight his opponents and also as a chase-breaker.


 * Style of the Assassin's Sword (刺客の剣のスタイル Shikaku no ken no Sutairu) - This legendary magic of Grinch that defeated a hundred soldiers. The enemies will be raised on the air. Grinch then blinks in mid-air, drawing out his sword to slash, cut, dice and slice all of the opponents unnoticed, in rapid succession. After he obliterates all of the opponents, he will blink again to the ground before the bodies hit the ground. The attacks from this magic produces no sound, hence the name is depicted upon how assassins attack: silent, quick, and deadly.


 * Immense Reflexes - Grinch was shown to be an agile, and was proven to be quick on his own feet. He can quickly dodge attacks at quick succession, performing acrobatic movements in the process. He was shown to defeat Erza and Coco at free-running, this was his specialty combined with the agile attribute.


 * Enhanced Durability - Grinch can extremely endure both physical and magical attacks. The armor he usually wears provide him more protection against physical damage.


 * Keen Intellect - Grinch was shown to be intelligent. This was observed on his thoughtful, wise personality in which he creates subliminal messages that provide inspiration, and good values to the guild, and to others.

Equipment
Ishak Pasha's Armor (イサークパシャの鎧 Yoroi no Isākupasha): The armor of a fearsome general who was secretly a leader of the Assassin order in Crocus. It was believed to bear mystical powers, due to the armor bearing a cursed marking.

Armor of Altaïr (鎧アルタイルの Yoroi no Arutairu): An unbreakable suit of armor constructed from the knowledge obtained from an Apple of Eden. The metal portions of the armor appeared to have a gold tint, while the leather portions were black or dark brown. Unlike most chest plates, which are usually made up of a single piece, the chestplate of the armor appeared to be made up of several overlapping metal guards. A black cloak accompanied this armor, and seemed to be of a similar cut to a regular assassin's robe. In addition to being black, it was much longer than the one Grinch would normally wear, and was made up of three layers. Each layer was longer than the one above it, and the longest, lower layer was segmented, giving the whole piece a look resembling an eagle's wings.

Sword of Altaïr (アルタイル Ken no Arutairu): The sword was forged from a combination of smooth, quicksilver and mythril metal. Its cross guard was shaped like an eagle's wings, with the pommel in the shape of an eagle's head. Along with this, the sword's hilt was wrapped in strong, dark brown leather for gripping. Grinch wields Altaïr to use his Style of the Assassin's Sword (刺客の剣のスタイル Shikaku no ken no Sutairu). The sword was strong enough to cut almost anything as well as to be quick enough for attacks in rapid succession. According to Lucy, once Grinch pulls out his sword, he would cause a cataclysm.

Hidden Blades (隠された刃 Kakusareta-ha): The iconic weapon of the Assassin order. Grinch has concealed, retractable blades attached on both of his vambraces. He uses these for assassinations, and a substitude for a sword if he gets disarmed by his opponents. As the hidden blade becomes more relied on by Grinch, he made several modifications to it - a concealed small gun that allows him to shoot at targets at a certain distance and a hookblade that helps him extend his reach while free-running.

Quotes
Grinch/Quotes

Trivia

 * Grinch's name means "one who struggles", this gave meaning to his sad past of having his mother's tribe razed to the ground by invaders when he left to train his skills.
 * Grinch's sword doesn't have a sheathe. Mashima originally intented the sword to have its own sheath.
 * Interestingly, Grinch can speak Italian and Latin while bearing the parentage of a tribal. Grinch learned Latin and Italian through his father, his father knowing Latin might imply that his father came from Edolas.
 * Despite being a former Assassin, he broke the third tenet of "being wise" in his former affiliation by disrespecting Minerva's corpse during the Grand Magic Games.
 * In Volume 32's extra content, Mashima provided the battle statistics for 31 of the 40 X791 contestants in the Grand Magic Games. The stats, however, were provided not from Mashima's point-of-view as the author but from the view point of Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason. Which explains why some stats are missing and why others may be inaccurate. According to Jason from the Sorcerer Magazine, during her participation in the Grand Magic Games of X791, Grinch's stats are: