Template:RavenCoven/October 2014



 Our guest of the month for our pivotal first and hopefully not last issue can be none other than the iconic main character, NATSU DRAGNEEL!

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Caught you by surprise there? Not really? Well what'd you expect. Anyway, we're gonna rate Natsu as a character based on 5 variables; Significance to plot, Design, Personality, Abilities and Role in the manga, but first some general stuff about him.

Natsu is the main character, and he is very main character-ish. He has friends, rivalries, his fair share of underlying romance, and of course gets the main events of the fights in almost every arc.

DESIGN If fashion police was a thing then Natsu would get a lifetime sentence. However, that's also his most memorable quality; his unique appearance. He wears a... how the hell is it called... aw fuck it, that's what wikis are for. A waistcoat! Also, baggy pants and sandals. Those may change from time to time, but what makes Natsu be Natsu is nothing else than his white scarf!

That, and his pink hair. But before you go shouting "HA, GAAY!", let me tell you that Natsu is one of the manliest characters out there. Want proof? Here you go.



Yeah, this is a manly manga, aimed for manly men that cry testosterone. You pussies that can't handle that level of manliness better drop it now while you still can. Also, boobs!

To sum up, Natsu has pink hair and an interesting taste in fashion. With that in mind, the rating can be nothing less than:

11/10 FABULOUS!

PERSONALITY This is a tricky one. I think I'll just let 3 images do the talking;

That's all. I'm serious. Natsu's range of emotion goes from mad because you hurt one of his friends, to being stupid and goofy when he is not fighting, to sneaking up on his guildmates and pranking them.

Did you mean: Main character?

...Yeah, I guess I did. Natsu is a stereotypical main character. Nothing really memorable about his personality at all. He doesn't even have boobs, so he's utterly doomed. Rating:

0/10 SET YOURSELF UP IN FIRE

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Shut up Dany, go back to your show.

ABILITIES Fairy Tail is a series about Magic, and Natsu's power is being a Fire Dragon Slayer; he kills Dragons n' stuff. Except, for 99% of the storyline Dragons don't exist, which means Natsu is a Fire Mage. So he controls fire. That's not very exciting... HOWEVER, he is sort of like Kirby; let's take a trip to the 90s and remember that Kirby eats his opponents and then acquires their powers. Similarly, Natsu can use the Magic he eats, as long as it comes from a fellow slayer(or not, in TOH)! For example if he eats lightning, he can use fire+lightning. That makes things slightly better for him, and also for us, because we see him fighting quite a lot, so that will keep us from getting bored...

Is what I would say, if it was true. You see, Natsu's main ability is not Dragon Slayer Magic, but a mysterious force dubbed Nakama Power by the fandom. It's the ability to totally obliterate powerful opponents that would otherwise own him, when he is mad and when he gives off passionate speeches. Mangakas have explored this force for years, only to realize that it is a power not to be messed with, but Mashima chose to dwelve in it and let it consume him. Studies show that this is now the third strongest force keeping the Fairy Tail universe together, the other two being fanservice, and ERUZAH SCARLETTO, but we'll talk about those phenomenons in due time.

However great the power, though, there is always a weak point; Nakamagic's Achilles Tendon is the fact that it is utterly predictable, which means that unless the epic art when this foul atrocity is at play fascinates you, you will not be pleased with how it's the answer to some fights. All in all, I'd rate Natsu's powers as

4/10 BECAUSE FIRE IS COOL AND STUFF

SIGNIFICANCE TO PLOT Natsu is very significant to the plot, but we spend the entirety of the manga trying to figure out why. We know that he searches for his foster Dragon dad, and then we learn that he is an acquaintance of the main antagonist of the series, which make him important, but most of the arcs don't deal with said antagonist or said Dragon, so Natsu usually just punches whoever pisses him off the most. Usually, his friends(or enemies) are the ones who move the plot forward, but Natsu certainly has an important role to play in the bigger picture. Fingers crossed for now.

8/10 IMPORTANT AND I KNOW IT

ROLE IN THE MANGA Like many shounen manga, Natsu's role is limited to kicking asses, inspiring other ppl and comic relief. He is also sometimes hinted to be a love interest to the female lead, but never directly stated in the manga, so it's not canon yet. All in all, Natsu is a character you cannot stay neutral towards, you either love him or hate him for what he offers. He is a fun character, but his fights and his speeches can get so monotonous that may make you root for the evil guy, just to see Natsu lose once. Personally, while he used to be one of my favorite characters up until the Tenrou Tree arc, I now cringe whenever he fights someone strong, because it's always so easy to predict how the fight will go down. Overall, I'd rank Natsu's role in the manga...

5/10 Traditional Main Character, nothing else to offer

Overall, Natsu's score as a character is... 5.6/10!!! It's slightly more than average. But that's my own estimation. Let's see what fellow SM editors think about Natsu...

...Well that was harsh.

You guys are full of love.. >_>

How about some positivity? ಠ_ಠ

That's an improvement I guess.

lol, I guess that's true.

Thanks Umy! Now that was a positive response.

That was the first Raven's Coven! In case you didn't utterly hate it, vote for the character you want to be featured next below! Who should be the second character to be discussed in the coven? Lucy An antagonist Another FT member A member from another guild Happy (featuring Ultra)

Oh! I almost forgot.