User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Episode 194: The Magic of Zirconis, Review./@comment-24102956-20140810173907/@comment-4829046-20140811154525

Those characters were in the manga for such events as well. We even saw some of them cheering in the GMG. The others(minor ex-villains) were not present and I don't think they spoke at all after episode 30 despite appearing prominently during the Fantasia Parade.