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Melee Combat is a fighting style adopted by several characters in the Fairy Tail series.

Description
Melee combat is a fighting style which, as the name itself suggests, revolves around close-range confrontation, with users assaulting opponents physically. Widespread around Fiore, this form of combat can be employed by normal people and Mages alike. Melee combat can be performed both unarmed, with users assaulting foes with punches, kicks and other moves, and armed, with users wielding weapons of various kinds, and is thus divided in two main classifications: Hand to Hand Combat and Armed Combat.

Hand to Hand Combat
Users of Hand to Hand Combat engage into melee confrontations employing unarmed moves. A variety of such moves has been shown, with the most recurring ones being different types of punches and kicks; headbutts, elbows, knees and palm strikes are also used to various extent. Unarmed prowess, predictably, varies from user to user, with some being more experienced or physically prepared than others.

Fighting Styles
The way such form of combat is harnessed varies from user to user: some are shown to employ an aggressive, direct attack style relying on mighty blows and body slams while others prefer performing more fluent and acrobatic motions to strike opponents. While most fighters aren't stated to employ any specific fighting style, some named martial arts exist:
 * Chop Hanging Palm (劈掛掌 Hikashō): A martial art which revolves around the use of palm strikes. Users of such art usually assume a typical fighting stance, diagonally stretching their arms upwards and bending their knees, in order to more easily perform these attacks. The only known user of this style is the Quatro Cerberus guild's S-Class Mage Bacchus Groh.
 * Drunk-Chop Hanging Palm (酔劈掛掌 Sui Hikashō): Bacchus' exclusive version of Chop-Hanging Palm, which he employs after consuming alcohol. Doing this makes the pattern of his strikes unpredictable, at the same time drastically boosting their power.
 * Under Moonlight (月下 Gekka): A Drunk-Chop Hanging Palm melee attack where Bacchus seemingly "slaps" his target with one of his palms through the fast and yet limited motion of the corresponding forearm. When he used it against Ichiya, this move was shown sending the man flying several meters away while raising a burst of sand from the ground he was standing upon seconds before; something which either hints at a remarkably great blunt force behind the attack or at Under Moonlight targeting a limited area rather than a single target.

Other Unarmed Techniques

 * Lucy Kick (ルーシィ・キック Rūshi Kikku) is a simple kick in which the user lashes out in their target's direction, then jumps and uses the gained momentum to strike the opponent.


 * Virgo Kick (バルゴ・キック Barugo Kikku) is a attack in which the user lunges at their opponent, poised for attack, and, with brute force, delivers a kick strong enough to send them flying into the sky.

Master Hand to Hand Combatants
Masters of unarmed combat possess the greatest prowess of all, being capable of easily taking on several opponents at once with ease. Some of them are known to employ hand-to-hand combat as the main element of their fighting style, and can overwhelm foes even if they are armed or larger than the users themselves.

Expert Hand to Hand Combatants
Expert unarmed combatants possess remarkable prowess in the use of such art, being able to use it to great extent, and to take on more than one opponent at the same time. Some of them, while not employing hand-to-hand combat as the main element of their fighting style, are shown capable of holding their own against masters of such discipline.

Armed Combat
Armed combat, as the name itself suggests, revolves around the usage of weapons, which users employ against their opponents at close range. A variety of melee tools is commonly utilized throughout Fiore, with swords, coming in different shape and size (among which are longswords, sabers and rapiers), being the most common ones, and with other weapons being daggers, spears, staves, axes, whips, scythes, guan dao, war hammers and kanabō. Even curious tools such as oversized frying pans and elongated nails have been shown to be employed as weapons. Due to swords being the most popular weapons, Swordsmanship is a known discipline, with swordsmen found throughout the Kingdom possessing various levels of mastery.

Fighting Styles
Most forms of swordplay, similar to most forms of unarmed combat, aren't properly classified as specific fighting styles. However, so far, one named art of the sword has been revealed:
 * Style of the Undrawn Long Sword (抜かぬ太刀の型 Nukanu Tachi no Kata): A style of swordsmanship involving the use of a sheathed blade. While technically not exposing the weapon's blade, users of this style have been shown capable of slicing foes as if they were wielding an unsheathed sword. The stances assumed in the performance of this form are vaguely reminiscent of those typical to Iaido, where the swordsmen wields the sheath of their sword with one hand, and rests the other on the hilt. Kagura Mikazuchi is currently the only swordswoman shown employing the Style of the Undrawn Long Sword, making use of it with the "Blade of Resentment", Archenemy. It is unknown as of yet whether the unusual slicing capabilities that this form of combat relies on stems from personal skill or from the weapon employed.
 * Slashing Form (〝斬〟の方 Zan no Kata): The user lunges at their opponent, sword prepared to strike, and slashes at a very high speed. This pose increases the user's slashing power, allowing them to cut through Adamantine Armor, which has been capable of blocking a blast from Jupiter.
 * Strong Form (〝剛〟の方 Gō no Kata): The user adapts a stabbing stance while coming at the target. This pose increases the impact power of their sword. The force of the impact is strong enough to destroy the ground.

Other Armed Techniques

 * Heaven and Earth Extinct Slaying Attack (天地消滅殺法 Tenchi Shōmetsu Satsubō) is the Vanish Brothers' signature technique. The attack is initiated by the older brother, who has his larger sibling first bounce on the handle of his frying pan, which is held horizontally, and then stand in the round part of the pan itself, which is used as a springboard of sorts, with the older brother launching the other high up in the air, almost making him disappear from sight. If the target tries looking "at the heavens" to spot the younger brother, the older one assaults them with his pan. If they look around "on earth", keeping the older brother under control, the younger one comes flying down from above and assaults them in melee.
 * Super Slash (超斬る Chō Kiru) is a simple move in which the user wields their sword with both hands, then jumps into the air (something which also allows them to avoid other attacks) and performs a vertical, upwards slash with the blade.
 * Super Stab (超突き Chō Tsuki) is a destructive piercing technique which requires the use of the mechanical sword Chain Blade. The user extends the weapon's secondary blade in their foe's direction at high speed, trying to impale them, all the while wielding the sword's handle in the same way they would wield a spear. The momentum generated by this motion is astonishing, enough to reduce a large tree several meters away from its target and from the blade itself to pieces.

Master Swordsmanship Specialists
Masters of such art possess impressive swordplay, demonstrating great speed, accuracy and power, and being capable of fighting several foes at the same time. Many master swordsmen who are also Mages actively employ Sword Magic.

Expert Swordsmanship Specialists
Expert swordsmen possess advanced swordplay, enough for them to hold their own against several opponents, or to slice things which are usually considered impossible to slash, such as spells.

Master Weapon Specialists
This category details Mages who demonstrate great mastery of other weapons besides a sword such as spears, whips, axes, firearms, etc.

Expert Weapon Specialists
This category details Mages who are able to expertly make use of other weapons besides a sword such as whips, axes, etc.

Magically-enhancing Melee Combat
While the Mages were described by the Vanish Brothers as lacking the ability to fight at close range due to their time being devoted to studying Magic, some Mages in fact shown to be fearsome melee fighters, even specializing in such forms of combat. Magic itself can be a valuable asset when engaging foes in close quarters, with many forms of Magic being focused around melee combat.

Dragon Slayer Magic
The various forms of Dragon Slayer Magic provide their users with many melee techniques that utilize the user's respective element.


 * Fire Dragon Slayer Magic users can generate fire from any part of their body. In addition, the flames can be given a material consistency. As a kind of Magic emphasizing brute strength, many of the spells granted by this magic are melee strikes enhanced by such fire, which seems to have a “blunt” effect to it, apparently causing bludgeoning damage alongside burnings.
 * Lightning Flame Dragon Mode users can increase their melee prowess even further, enhancing physical blows with a fusion of fire and lightning. When such attacks land, their target is both burned and electrocuted.

Devil Slayer Magic
Another form of Slayer Magic, Devil Slayer Magic, also allows its user to infuse their melee strikes with their respective element.
 * Ice Devil Slayer Magic can freeze opponents on contact or form masses of ice to physically strike with.

Take Over
Take Over Magic can transform the users' bodies into that of creatures fit for melee combat.


 * Satan Soul transforms its user's body into different types of Demons, most if not all of which have much greater physical capabilities than a human, increasing strength and versatility in melee combat.

Ice Magic

 * Ice Magic and its variations can be used in conjunction with melee combat to great effect. Basic Ice Magic users can enhance their strikes with ice or freeze foes at close range.

Water Magic

 * Water Magic can be used to increase the effectiveness of melee combat techniques.

Other Forms of Magic

 * God Slayer Magic, like its Dragon and Devil-slaying counterparts also grants its users the ability to enhance their physical attacks with their respective element.


 * Great Tree Arc allows its user to produce small explosions when their blows make contact. The explosions can also be used to precisely block attacks aimed at the caster as well.


 * Urumi employs retractable flat cables which can be used to assault foes in combat.


 * Muscle Speak can enhance the strength of the users' allies, making them more suited for close-range confrontations.

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