Template:RavenCoven/November 2015

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Hello FT wiki~ it's been... well, a month ( ._.) and an uneventful one at that. Does November mean anything for anyone non-American? I don't think it does. Well, that doesn't matter, because this month on the Coven, ONLY THE MEANEST OF MEANEST, THE STRONGEST OF STRONGEST, THE EVILEST OF EVILEST WILL BE FEATURED!
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And according to you, this is Zeref Dragneel. Let's get on with it then.

Obviously, spoilers will follow for anime-only viewers.

DESIGN Zeref looks like a guy just out of his teenage years, and probably going through his emo phase. Dark hair with emo hairstyle, dark eyes that occasionally turn red when he's pissed and...that's pretty much it ( ._.) oh, he also has an ancient Greece theme to his outfits (and also his history I guess). There's not really much to comment on here.
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BUT what is interesting (and sort of a twist at the beginning) is that his design is not what you would expect from the most evil sorcerer in history. He doesn't look old or all that menacing either, which makes him all the more interesting to watch. So while his appearance is really simple, I like the fact that it's not what you would expect from him. So props to Mashima, I guess.

7/10 It is okay I suppose.

PERSONALITY

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is this gif Zeref's entire characterisation or what?

I'm conflicted about Zeref's personality. There's a really interesting concept introduced with the character; the more he loves and appreciates life, the easier it is for him to erase life around him. This happened due to his extreme desire to return his brother back to life, which caused the god Anksheram to curse him with this contradiction.

That very contradiction caused Zeref to go semi-mad somewhere along the course of his immortality, as noted by Mavis in one of their last encounters. After her death, he secluded himself, also going to Tenrou Island, away from all living things. Then he spent a period in self-hatred and self-pity (also being appreciative of life during that), which triggered him to ask from Natsu to kill him. After the events of Tenrou, though, he became more cray cray than ever; he decided to stop caring for life once and for all and to erase humanity. So while he looks really calm and supportive of his people in Alvarez, the very fact that they remain alive reveals to the reader that he doesn't really care for them, which is fascinating I suppose...

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But I guess it's cool because it's like he has a truth serum inside him; you can guess where he is emotionally and mentally simply by what happens around him.

Needless to say, there are many contradictions to his character and sometimes he doesn't make sense. The reason I'm conflicted about it and don't call him out on it, though, is because I think that's how the character is supposed to be; due to his contradictory curse, maybe his actions and feelings are supposed to not make sense and come into contrast between them. That's why I think Zeref is a brilliant character, and I tend to enjoy him whenever he appears.

9/10 Hell yeah!

ABILITIES

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Zeref basically has one, really overpowered form of Magic; he kills everything on his way. Another contradiction is that he can also create life, as shown by his numerous Demons, who have a life on their own.

Which is okay, I guess? I'd like him more if he was like August and could perform any and every form of Magic. I don't know, I guess I expected more from the main antagonist of the series rather than his ability to kill. I appreciate this contrast in his abilities, but I'd like to have more than one line to describe Zeref's abilities ( ._.)

6/10 Cool?

SIGNIFICANCE TO PLOT/ROLE IN THE MANGA

Needless to say, as the main antagonist of the manga, Zeref is the most important person in the series, other than Natsu and maybe Lucy. He is the final villain probably, he literally has killer Magic, and he has a special connection to the main character, being his brother (sort of). He's also connected to a variety of plot devices like LH/The One Magic, the various Demons encountered through the beginning of the series, Mavis, Anksheram, Igneel etc. We don't yet know how he is related to ALL of them, but we're positive he does.

9/10 Mucho important!

All in all, as a character Zeref scores...  7.7/10!!! Wow, that was really close, he almost surpassed Jellal, but sadly he'll have to settle for second place.
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Let's see what the others have to say about Zeref!

Poor Zeref, suffering because of those unrealistic expectations for men ( ._.)

I see no lies!

Well I mean if I was alive for 400+ years I'd get bored someday and just stop giving fucks about anything.

If he died in the latest chapter I'll certainly have to agree :P

Too bad for this world, too evil!

That was it for this month, guys! Now you know what to do...

Choose an Exceed! Happy Carla Pantherlily Frosch Lector

See you all next month!