User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail vs. Alvarez Empire! Place your bets!/@comment-25111584-20150915205152

Rather than what I think will be the match-ups, I'll put up the match-ups I would like to see. Btw, although I might mention single names, please assume that I just haven't thought of the entire to team to take down the Shield. I'll mention if a person is going to fight solo.


 * 1) Jellal & Lucy vs. August: Sieg vs. Haja. But Jellal defeating August solo would be BS. Yes, Jellal is bloody powerful, but let's not go overboard. From the people whose Magic we know about, Jellal easily has the best arsenal bar Makarov. I don't really think I have to explain why Jellal. As for Lucy, her Star Dress allows her to use a variety of Magic, giving her quite the moveset. And Uranio Metria seems extremely compatible for a Unison Raid with Jellal. It'd be cool if August is actually related to Jellal and we actually get an explanation for the tattoo.
 * 2) Makarov & Erza vs. Brandish: Makarov's Giant works well against Brandish's Magic, or the one we have seen her using, at least. While Makarov keeps her busy, Erza finishes her? I dunno. I find Brandish boring, so I don't really care what happens in this battle. ._.
 * 3) Gajeel & Juvia vs. Ajeel: Ajeel and Gajeel don't just have similar names, their antagonist personalities are also extremely similar. And I really wanna see the Phantom Lord combo. Does anybody else feel that KotSS arc is one of the few post-BoFT arcs where Juvia was actually quite cool? That was fun. I definitely wanna see them in action. Tbh, Ajeel desiccating stuff makes me hope that he and Juvia can engage in an intense battle resulting in her death (somehow, I really want her to die .-.), sending Gajeel into Dragon Force. Yeah, it'd be kinda BS and PoF, but, hey, important character death and bloody DF Gajeel! \( ^_^)/
 * 4) Hyberion vs. Bloodman: Don't tell me you'll didn't think about this when Bloodman's name was revealed. ;)
 * 5) Wolfheim & Elfman vs. Some Shield: I dunno, I want to see Elfman bonding with someone during a battle. Wolfheim's Magic seems somewhat similar?
 * 6) Freed vs. Invel: THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FANBOY FIGHT ABOUT LAXUS VS. ZEREF! IT HAS TO HAPPEN! >.< Mainly, I don't want Gray vs. Invel. And Freed and Invel are bloody clones. ._.
 * 7) Gildarts vs. Some Shield: Solo fight. One of the few I wouldn't mind. "Why not have Wolfheim solo too?" Because I don't expect Elfman to do much during the fight, though he'll definitely be important for the victory.
 * 8) Mirajane & Lisanna vs. Some Shield: To make the Lisanna haters cry. :3
 * 9) Warrod vs. Some Shield: Wouldn't mind this being a solo fight. And actually want Warrod to win and die.
 * 10) Minerva vs. Marin: The guy is sold short. I he isn't winning, he can just run away. Very few people who can catch him. And Mest is out of the question. Marin being fodderized would have me ranting. Minerva goes on to help in other battles, of course.
 * 11) Gray & Kagura vs. Dimaria: Finally, this fight. Gray is my favourite strong FT member. Dimaria is my favourite Shield of Spriggan at the moment. They both have laid-back personalities, but seem like they can get serious when required. Also, I think their eyes are similar. :P Reason for Kagura is obvious. Also, I don't want Gray vs. Invel or Erza vs. Dimaria. Also, Gray's Magic is extremely flexible here, as he can provide weapons for Kagura too. I can just imagine Archenemy getting broken, then Dimaria mortally wounding Gray, only to realize that it was a ploy which gives Kagura the required opening to strike with the real Archenemy (as Gray's weapons are too weak to substantially damage Dimaria), the earlier one having been a fake. Yeah, the scenario is kinda bland, but the possibilities with this combination are endless. Gray and Kagura's combat styles really suit each other, providing great flexibility.

There are team-ups which I don't' want too:
 * 1) Gray & Juvia: Leave aside the fact that this team is annoying as it tends to demean Juvia. Their team has no potential. Sadly, Juvia's Magic is more of a power barrage. And we saw in the GMG arc that she takes up a supporting role when teamed up with Gray. There is no flexibility, the only thing this combination provides is a bit more firepower, which is hardly gonna help against a Shield. Heck, their Unison Raid was easily stopped by Sherria, so they're pretty weak. The only reason they won against Lyon & Sherria is plot. This team sucks. ._.
 * 2) Gray & Lyon: This combo is a bit better than the first one, but still not by much. It's still all ice. Though the fact that both combatants are quite smart is helpful. Mainly, this combo has been used in major fight and the fight was actually good. Let's leave it there.
 * 3) Natsu & Lucy: Overused. ._.