Erza Scarlet

(エルザ・スカーレット, Eruza Sukāretto) is a very strong, 19 year-old sword mage in Fairy Tail and constantly wears an armored suit. She is the strongest woman in Fairy Tail and is one of the S-Class mages, the four strongest mages allowed on the second floor, where the most dangerous missions are posted. Erza is a very strict person, often criticizing the bad behavior and habits of the other guild members, causing most members to apologize for fear that they might invoke her wrath. She is also impatient, liking people who answer her questions quickly. Her member stamp is on her left shoulder.

History
The current arc is dedicated to Erza and her past. It is shown she used to be a slave. Also, as she is winning a gambling game in a hotel casino, several new villains appear, who seem to be after her.

It was revealed in Chapter 76 that Erza was a member of another team (consisting of child labors) before she joined Fairy Tail, and according to Shou (a member of the team) she betrayed them. Accusing Erza as a traitor, the members of her ex-team capture Lucy and Happy, attempt to knock out Gray and Natsu, and hurt Jubia. They plan to take the unconscious Erza to a mysterious character named Jeral in the Tower of Paradise who intends on using Erza as a sacrifice for the feared R-project.

Erza had many friends among the slaves. when she tried to rebel, the guards were overwhelming the slaves, but it was then Erza's magic awakens and killed all the guards. she went to find one of her friends, who they had taken to the punishment house, but was taken over by a demon like spirit. He sends Erza, who was knocked unconcious by him, and took in all the slaves to built the R-system.

Ablitlies
Erza uses Exquip, a type of magic that swaps weapons and armor at will. She is noted for her ability to exquip quickly and is the only sword mage capable of exquipping armor while fighting, earning her the nickname "Erza the Titania." Her strength is so great that even strong mages such as Natsu and Gray fear her; this fear immediately ceases their bickering in her presence. Despite her great strength, she recruits Natsu and Gray for the mission against Eisenwald. Mirajane claims that this team is the strongest in the Fairy Tail guild; however, this does not imply that Gray, Natsu and Erza are the strongest in Fairy tail. Happy said that Erza's magic is beautiful because it causes a huge amount of blood to spill from her opponents.

Her strength is repeatedly discussed throughout the manga, and she has defeated several Fairy Tail members in one-on-one combat, including Gray, Natsu and Loki. After the Lullaby arc, she agrees to fight Natsu again; however, the fight is interrupted by her arrest, which turns out to be simply a formality. During this time, it is revealed that she has some relationship or past history with Sieglein, told by the young mage to not discuss a particular incident. Details of this have yet to be revealed. Following the encounter, she claims the Sieglein is "evil."

During the Garuna Island arc, despite being sent to forcefully retrieve Happy, Gray, Lucy and Natsu, she joins them to complete the S-Class mission.

Although it hasn't been fully explored, it is implied that Natsu, Erza, and Gray are all very close to each other. While staying over Lucy's house, Erza revealed that the three of them used to take showers together. It is later revealed that Erza, Natsu, and Gray have all been part of Fairy Tail ever since they were children. Erza seems to be an "older" sister to Natsu and Gray.

Like most Fairy Tail members, she shows great loyalty and dedication to Makarov and the guild. She pushed herself past her limit in the war against the Phantom Lord Guild, fighting against its many powerful members. She also became the de facto leader when Makarov had to be treated when his magic was absorbed.

Erza is shown to love stage acting, though her stage fright makes her stammer and mix the words up. She likes using her Exquip not only to equip armor but to dress herself up as well. Also, she seems to love taking huge amounts of luggage with her when she travels. She is also great at gambling.

Armor Types
* The Knight: an armor stance Erza uses to face multiple opponents. Erza becomes surrounded by many swords which can be through at her opponents. This form first appears in the Lullaby arc. * Black Wing Armor: an armor which increases the destructive power of her attacks. In this form, she only uses one sword and grows wings, like a bat. This form first appears when fighting the demon of the flute. * Flame Emperor's Armor: flame resistant armor which lowers the destructive power of flame attacks by 50%. In this form, she has no armor on her shoulders and more on her limbs. The boots resemble dragon's feet. This form first appears during her duel against Natsu. * The Giant's Armor: in this stance, Erza is able to increase the strength of her throwing power. First shown in Garuna Island arc. * Herculean Armor: the ultimate, high-level defensive stance. In this form, Erza is able to withstand the magic fired by the Phantom Lord's cannon, Jupiter. * Heart Kreuz Armor: her normal, casual armor, which is custom made. Her sword is also made by Heart Kreuz