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 * Beast Soul: Weretiger (ビーストソル・ワータイガー Bīsuto Soru Wā Taigā): Elfman transforms his entire body into that of a very massive, anthropomorphous creature, possessing distinctive traits characterizing a great variety of felines. In such form, he still stands on his rear legs, which, however, gain a structure similar to those of a feline, with his toes sprouting sharp, dark claws, not unlike those appearing on his fingers. He retains a toned and muscular physique, largely covered in a series of dark spots, which, in spite of the Take Over ' name, are more reminiscent of a leopard's than a tiger's. He also gains a long, messy and dark mane similar to a lion's topping his face, which sprouts a large, dark feline nose and large fauces lined up with sharp teeth. Thick, light fur grows on his lower face. Strangely enough, his ears remain human in placement and appearance, though they become elongated and extremely pointy.
 * Enhanced Speed: In this state Elfman can move very fast, but it was still no match for Bacchus reflexes.


 * Beast Soul: Weretiger (ビーストソル・ワータイガー Bīsuto Soru Wā Taigā): Elfman transforms his entire body into that of a humanoid tiger.
 * Enhanced Speed: In this state Elfman can move very fast, but it was still no match for Bacchus reflexes.

Lamia Scale (ラミアスケイル Ramia Sukeiru 蛇姫の鱗 lit. Snake Princess' Scale) is one of the Legal Guilds in Fiore.

Location
Nothing is currently known about Lamia Scale's location, aside from it being somewhere in Fiore. Only a glimpse of the guild's building has been shown, this bearing a dark banner adorned by Lamia Scale's symbol, with a statue representing a lamia, the source of the guild's name, a creature with the upper body of an alluring, bikini-clad young woman and a large serpentine tail in place of her legs, sitting outside, on a rocky formation by the entrance.

History
It's currently unknown when Lamia Scale was founded, and whether the current Guild Master, Ooba Babasaama, is the original founder of the guild. Some time in the past, several of its members, namely the Master's nieces Sherry and Chelia Blendy and the Mages Yuka Suzuki and Toby Horhorta, had their families killed by Deliora, a demon created by Zeref's Living Magic. This fact prompted all of them, aside from Chelia, to momentarily leave the guild and chase after the creature who had killed their relatives, joining Lyon Vastia in his quest to release Deliora from the Iced Shell spell and finish it off, reaching Galuna Island, where the creature was trapped, in X781. Following the demon's death in X784, the four of them returned to Lamia Scale alongside Lyon, who joined the guild and soon became one of its top members.

The guild also played a part in the downfall of Oración Seis, joining forces with the fellow Legal Guilds Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus and Cait Shelter to prevent the Dark Guild from obtaining the Nirvana weapon and throwing the world into chaos.

Strength
Lamia Scale is one of the most powerful guilds in Fiore. As of year X791, after Fairy Tail's 7 years-long absence due to the events of Tenrou Island, it has been acknowledged as the second strongest guild in the entire Kingdom, being bested only by Sabertooth, and similarly achieving the second place in the Grand Magic Games for several years, emerging on top of many other guilds aside from Sabertooth.

A fair share of Lamia Scale's reputation stems from its Ace, Jura Neekis, a member of the Ten Wizard Saints recognized as one of the most gifted Mages in Fiore, possessing extreme skill in the use of Earth Magic. Lyon Vastia is also considered one of the guild's top Mages, proficient in the use of Ice-Make Magic, which was thought to him by Ur. Other notable members include Yuka Suzuki, who, due to his Wave being able to dispel any Magic, is considered Lamia Scale's Anti-Mage, granting the guild a way to counter offending Mages.

Trivia

 * A lamia is a creature from Greek mythology known to have a female upper body topping a serpentine tail, descending from the figure of Lamia.

Appearance
Jiemma is a tall, elderly man distinguished by his massive, extremely muscular physique, untarnished despite his advanced age. The man has long light hair which is tidily gathered on the back of his head and tied in a braid, which reaches down below his middle back, and is secured near its end in a large tuft; the thick beard and mustache covering Jiemma's lower face, linked to his hair by the Master's sideburns, aren't this neat, with several spiky strands jutting outwards from the latter one. He has marked facial features and a long, massive and mildly rounded nose. His sunken eyes, topped by light and bushy eyebrows, are very distinctive, being completely white, as if they lacked pupils, and being surrounded by dark areas; something which gives him an otherwordly look. Jiemma's small, dark Sabertooth mark is located in the center of his high, mildly wrinkled forehead. During his introduction, Jiemma was portrayed as having a very hairy chest, with his torso and abdominals sporting spiky hair in a shape reminiscent of a cross; this, however, wasn't present in his subsequent appearances.

Jiemma's outfit is Eastern in look: he wears a short, mildly loose and dark kimono with light edges and cuffs, secured around his waist by a light sash tied on the front with a simple knot, whose right side is casually left hanging over the side of Jiemma's corresponding leg, revealing part of the man's muscular torso. While the right part of the garment is sometimes worn normally, with Sabertooth's Master keeping his left arm in the sleeve, Jiemma has also been known to rest such arm in the front part of his kimono, casually hanging from it, and thus leaving the other sleeve hanging from his left shoulder hollow. His legs are covered by a very loose pair of light pants, which on the front of each leg bears a vertical line composed of many dark rhombs joined together and lined up. For footwear, Jiemma dons a simple pair of sandals, and his forearms are wrapped in light bandages. Circling the Master's massive neck is a necklace composed of many large, dark spheres, reminiscent of an oversized series of Buddhist prayer beads, and topping his head is a light headgear similar to an Eastern crown, with many vertical sections with pyramid-shaped tops surrounding a massive, central semicircle jutting upwards from it.

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Raven Tail (大鴉の尻尾 (レイヴンテイル) Reivun Teiru) was a Dark Guild operating in Earth Land. As of year X791, such status has been revoked, and Raven Tail has been acknowledged as a Legal Guild.

Overview
The whole concept of Raven Tail, its creation and even its name and symbol seem to stem from the hostility towards Fairy Tail, founder and Master Iwan Dreyar's former guild, from which he was excommunicated by his own father Makarov Dreyar for unknown actions against Fairy Tail itself. In year X784, Iwan made claim that his goal is to gather enough money to make war with Fairy Tail. As of X791, Raven Tail's Master is still eager for such confrontation, claiming that the waiting is finally over, and his underlings seem to have started hostilities with the rival guild during the Grand Magic Games, attacking its members and picking on them during the competition's events.

Location
Raven Tail's headquarters seems to be located in a rocky wasteland, being surrounded as far as the eye can see just by large formations of bare rock. The building itself is dug into this very same rock, consisting of a high, slender and grossly carved fortress seemingly shaped out of a mountain, possessing jagged walls studded with rough openings of various sizes, acting as windows, and sporting slender spires protruding upwards from its entire perimeter. One of such spires, possessing a balcony with a stone balustrade, houses what looks like a laboratory of sort for Master Iwan Dreyar, packed full of vials of various sizes and books set out in bookshelves lined up the rocky walls, with disturbing ornaments such as skulls adorning the entire place.

As of year X791, the area around the fortress is mildly different in look, with some of the rock formations composing it sporting extremely elongated and sharp protrusions similar to stalagmites. It is also worth noting that the entire place is full of very large bones piled up everywhere, seemingly animal ones, and that the area is marked by a ragged light flag secured to a gnarled staff stuck in the rock, near to which sit a small saber, with its nicked blade similarly stuck into the ground, and a human skull; some proofs that, even if Raven Tail is currently a Legal Guild, it's not to be undersetimated or lost sight of.

Raven Tail's headquarters received notable changes in the anime portrayal, where the wasteland surrounding its is ploughed by large chasms, with some pillars of dense smoke reaching up to the sky. The fortress itself is heavily altered in appearance, being notably smaller in width and being seemingly composed of massive corals, with a particularly high and slender central tower.

History
Iwan Dreyar founded Raven Tail some time after his father Makarov Dreyar excommunicated him from the Fairy Tail guild for unknown sins, several years prior to X784. During the seven years which followed Tenrou Island's temporary disappearance, Raven Tail lost its status as a Dark Guild throught unknown means, being recognized by the Magic Council, and thus, as of year X791, being acknowledged as a Legal Guild.

Strength
Raven Tail is a very powerful association. While the Magic Council still hadn't recognized it, it was seemingly the only Dark Guild not aligned with the Balam Alliance, managing to retain such status despite the lack of the nonaggression pact which safeguarded the guilds in the Alliance; a testament to its strength. After being granted the status of Legal Guild and being thus given the right to take part in X791's Grand Magic Games, Raven Tail's team achieved the third place in the Games' preliminary event "Sky Labyrinth", beating a number of other teams from Fiore's top guilds. Some of the guild's members are shown to possess particularly powerful Magic: Obra has been described as being capable of reducing his opponent's Magic Power to zero in an instant, managing to do so from the distance, and Kurohebi employs Mimic, allowing him to copy other people's Magical abilities; a form of Magic which has been acknowledged as rare by Mavis Vermilion, the first Guild Master of the Fairy Tail guild, a spirit with tens of years of experience on her back. It's also worth noting that Master Iwan Dreyar comes from a family of individuals known for their power, being the son of the Wizard Saint Makarov Dreyar, Fairy Tail's Master, and the father of Laxus Dreyar, a S-Class Mage considered Fairy Tail's strongest member after the Ace Gildarts Clive.

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Mermaid Heel (マーメイド・ヒール Māmeido Hīru 人魚の踵) is one of the Legal Guilds in Fiore.

Overview
Mermaid Heel is known as an all-female guild, with the entirety of its shown members being females. It's currently unknown whether males could be given access to the guild, since Hibiki Lates jokingly said he would have joined Mermaid Heel without being contradicted; Toby Horhorta, however, angrily commented the Blue Pegasus Mage "is way off their theme".

Location
The guild's location, aside from it being in Fiore, is as of yet unknown.

Strength
Mermaid Heel appears to be a considerably powerful guild, whose team for X791's Grand Magic Games made it 6th out of eight squads completing the preliminary event "Sky Labyrinth", which had other 105 competing guilds disqualified. Such an achievement is made more notable by the fact that one of the teams they managed to outrun, representing Fairy Tail, formerly the strongest guild in Fiore, and counting strong individuals such as S-Class Mage Erza Scarlet and S-Class candidates Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster and Elfman Strauss, made it only 8th during the preliminaries, barely gaining a place to take part in the real Games. Most of Mermaid Heel's power and reputation seems to stem from its strongest Mage, Kagura Mikazuchi, who has been described as being on the same if not higher level as Erza Scarlet, one of Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages, as well as the guild's most powerful female member.

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Sabertooth (セイバートゥース Seibaa Tuusu 剣咬の虎 lit. Sword-Bite Tiger) is currently the most powerful guild in the Kingdom of Fiore.

Overview
The "strongest guild in Fiore" is led by Master Jiemma with an iron hand: any member staining the name of Sabertooth with his actions is severely reprehended, and disgrace might even lead to excommunication, with Jiemma further humiliating the underling who failed him before driving them out, as seen with Yukino Aguria, who was forced to strip and then chased away for losing against Kagura Mikazuchi and being pitied by her.

Sabertooth's ranks seem to consists of at least several tens of members, among which are the five élite Mages who earned the guild is current status. Unlike Fiore's former top guild, Fairy Tail, which accepts new members without requirements, Sabertooth seems to have high standards, as noted by Yukino Aguria, who managed to join only after a long time.

Location
Sabertooth's current location is as of yet unknown. However, its seeming guild building has been shown: it appears to be located in a rocky area, with some mountains sitting not far from it, and is identified by a large banner, covered in lines and sporting light edges, which bears the guild's symbol, held up by an horizontal staff secured via a chain to a metal ring, adorned by fang-like protrusions, which tops the high pole sustaining the emblem. Sabertooth's headquarters itself appears to be a very large complex consisting of several structures joined together, with some o them even sitting on top of the others, genereating an imposing, elongated structure vaguely reminiscent of an odd pyramid adorned by a multitude of facades, windows and pillars, as well as by some pointed towers protruding upwards from its upper part. Topping the whole structure is a massive statue portraying the animal which is the guild's namesake, a saber-toothed cat with its jaws open.

Scarce scrubs of trees are found in the building's vicinity, and additional structures are located not far from it, being seemingly numerous and elaborated like those composing the headquarters.

History
In X784, Sabertooth wasn't a powerful or known guild. Howver, during the seven years which saw the disappearance of Fairy Tail after the events of Tenrou Island, Sabertooth recruited five strange and yet very powerful Mages in its rank: Sting Eucliffe, Rogue Cheney, Rufus Lohr, Orga Nanagear and Minerva. Their presence dramatically increased Sabertooth's strength, eventually making it, as of year X791, the #1 guild in Fiore.

Strength
As of year X791, Sabertooth is renowned as the strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore, being considered superior to many other guilds which, in the past, used to be more famous that it, such as Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus and even Fairy Tail, the former owner of Sabertooth's current status. The core of the guild's power and the ones behind its reputation are just five Mages, known to possess tremendous Magical prowess: the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney, as the name implies, are two Dragon Slayers belonging to the so-called Third Generation, meaning that their Magic stems from both the training of a real Dragon and the insertion of Dragon Lacrima in their bodies. Their power is acknowledged by the King of Fiore himself, who referred to seeing them fight on a later date as "saving the best for later", and they made claim that, with their Magic, they were able to kill the Dragon who taught them in the first place. Other Mages of this élite group, Rufus Lore and Orga Nanagear, respectively possess an extremely rare type of Molding Magic, Memory-Make, and an exclusive form of Lightning Magic focusing around the use of dark electricity known as "Black Lightning". Sabertooth's team for the Grand Magic Games was able to achieve the first place in the Games' preliminary contest "Sky Labyrinth", besting all of the other groups, which among their members count powerful individuals the likes of Lamia Scale's Jura Neekis and Fairy Tail's Laxus Dreyar; it's worth noting that the élite five who compose such team weren't even complete at this time, with the fifth member Minerva, out on a job, being replaced by Yukino Aguria, relatively new to the guild. Yukino herself was described as being weak for her loss to Kagura Mikazuchi and was thus banished, this in spite of her being an user of Celestial Spirit Magic in possession of two Gold Keys and of a secret one, able to summon more than one Celestial Spirit at once; something further hinting at Sabertooth's power, given how easily Master Jiemma excommunicated such a promising Mage.

Thunder God Tribe
Freed Justine, Bickslow and Evergreen, the members of Laxus' exclusive team within Fairy Tail, are shown to have the utmost respect for him, taking great pride in being part of the Thunder God Tribe, and being willing to aid Laxus against Fairy Tail itself, assisting him in his attempt to dethrone Makarov and become the Guild Master. During such events, Laxus was shown to acknowledge his Tribe as an èlite group, believing them capable of besting whatever opponent they might have been pitted against in the guild, but also acted quite rudely towards them if they failed to complete their tasks or questioned his orders, going as far as to threaten Freed with his lightning when the latter said the "game" they had set up was over with the liberation of the girls held hostage by Evergreen's Stone Eyes.

Despite being sometimes offhanded towards them, Laxus is shown to greatly care for the members of his team, being willing to take all the blame for what the four of them did together on himself, and encouraging them to stay in Fairy Tail even while he was excommunicated. When the Thunder God Tribe reunited with Laxus on Tenrou Island, they were shown to be overjoyed, later rejoicing in his readmission to the guild. Their attachment to him is often portrayed in a comedic way, with Laxus being annoyed by their overly clingy demeanor.

Out of the three, Freed appears to be the one most loyal to Laxus, seeing him as a model of sort, initially claiming that Laxus was his only comrade, and being willing to take his place as an S-Class Mage to honor him during the Promotion Trial, at the same time strongly believing that Laxus would have returned, one day. His loyalty to the Tribe's leader is such that, when Gajeel Redfox patted Laxus' head as a joke, Freed angrily asked what he was doing to him, accused him of "trampling on the Thunder God Tribe's honor" and tried to assemble his two teammates to fight, only to find them too drunk to do anything. Freed is usually the one acting in the most clingy way towards Laxus, much to the latter's annoyance.

Makarov Dreyar
Makarov, the Guild Master of Fairy Tail, is Laxus' grandfather. In his childhood, Laxus used to greatly look up to him, seeing him as the "greatest Master ever", and being eager to join Fairy Tail. Things gradually changed as Laxus came to believe that all the praise he received was due to him being Makarov's grandson, something which made him eager to prove his own worth; the excommunication of his father Iwan at Makarov's hands was another blow to him, further damaging his affection for the grandfather he used to look up to. Laxus was stated to be likely to succeed Makarov in leading Fairy Tail, but rumors had it that Makarov himself was waiting for him to change his attitude, which had gotten overbearing, for him to be entrusted with the guild's leadership. As of X784, Laxus was willing to try and dethrone Makarov of his title in order to take his place through force, believing that his grandfather had made Fairy Tail into a weak guild looked down on by people. In such instance, while on a killing spree during his battle with Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox, Laxus was even shown to be untouched by the prospect of Makarov's death, stating that it would have only increased his chances to take the guild's lead.

Despite this attitude, Laxus was shown to indeed care for Makarov: following the failure of his attempt to take over Fairy Tail, Laxus visited his grandfather, who decided to excommunicate him for what he had done. Laxus reacted serenely, thanking Makarov for everything he had done for him and wishing his grandfather the best as he left, with Makarov shedding tears for having had to excommunicate his grandson. During the following Fantasia parade, Makarov bid farewell to Laxus with a gesture Laxus himself greeted him with in his younger years, at the same time having the rest of the guild do the same; something which was meant to show the exiled S-Class Mage that, even though he was no longer a member of Fairy Tail, his comrades would always have watched over him. Laxus was shown to be deeply moved by this, shedding tears as he left. While Laxus was excommunicated, Makarov kept watch on him, protecting him from his father Iwan, who claimed he wanted to extract the Dragon Lacrima he had implanted in him in the past.

During the S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial held on Tenrou Island, following the attack of the Dark Guild Grimoire Heart, Makarov was shown sending Laxus his Magic Power from afar as he was defeated by Grimoire Heart's Master Hades, claiming to be entrusting his will to his grandson. Later on, Laxus appeared to protect Team Natsu from Hades, whom he recognized as Makarov's enemy, thus brutally assaulting him. As Laxus joined his comrades again as an exiled Mage, Makarov tried to act strictly towards him, but was indirectly noted to actually be happy about Laxus' return, and willing to admit him back.

When Acnologia attacked the island and Makarov claimed he would remain behind to let the others escape, Laxus was shown respecting the Master's orders, pulling Natsu Dragneel, who was eager to fight, away, while at the same time shedding a tear for his grandfather. After the guild members resolved to return back to fight alongside their Master, and as the dragon readied to blast Tenrou Island away with its roar, Laxus held his right hand out at Makarov, with the man gladly accepting it.

Ultimately readmitting Laxus to Fairy Tail in Makarov's place was Gildarts Clive, who did so during his brief time as Master, much to Makarov's apparent annoyance, but seemingly to his hidden joy.

Natsu Dragneel
The outgoing Fire Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail Natsu Dragneel looks up to Laxus as a powerful individual whom he'd be willing to battle, having tried to do so in the past; a try which ended with Natsu's almost instantaneous defeat. In spite of this, the Dragon Slayer is always willing to engage Laxus in battle, taking advantage of any situation to do so. Laxus' habit of looking down on his guildmates and picking on them made Natsu mad, prompting him to assault the S-Class Mage, to no avail. Laxus used to look down on Natsu, considering him weak, and, while claiming to admire his fighting spirit, he disliked his "total lack of style". During the last phases of the Harvest Festival's events, an enraged Laxus was shown willing to try and kill Natsu, even rejoicing in doing so.

After his defeat at Natsu and Gajeel Redfox's hands made him see reason, Laxus seems to have grown some respect for Natsu, waving his hand at the Dragon Slayer when the latter stood before him as he came to Fairy Tail to visit Makarov. Natsu was also contrary to the S-Class Mage's excommunication from the guild, claiming that, in spite of the "fight" they had, Laxus was still a comrade. Laxus' appearance on Tenrou Island, which saved Team Natsu from Hades, made Natsu happy, prompting him to smile with glee as the exiled S-Class Mage teased them for their sorry state after their initial clash with Grimoire Heart's Master. When Laxus was injured by Hades' attacks, a worried Natsu cried out for him. Shortly after, Laxus serenely lent him all of the Magic Power he had within himself, claiming that a man bearing Fairy Tail's mark should have been the one defeating Hades. In such instance, Natsu was shown willing to acknowledge his former guildmate as much stronger than him, claiming to be weak in comparison to him; something which he is willing to do with few people.

Erza Scarlet
Laxus used to look down on Erza Scarlet, another S-Class Mage from Fairy Tail, thinking of her as way weaker than him; something which seemed to annoy her. While aware of his superiority towards her, Laxus did indeed acknowledge Erza as one of the three top fighters of Fairy Tail, alongside Mystogan and himself (not counting Gildarts and the back then weakened Mirajane), though he also went on to note that his and Mystogan's power made Erza look weak in comparison. While Erza was enraged by Laxus' habit of badmouthing their guildmates and calling them weak, she doesn't seem to see him as evil, encouraging Wendy Marvell to go and introduce herself to him, stating he's not an evil person, but merely "a bit awkward". When Laxus came to visit Makarov right after his failed attempt to take over his grandfather's position, Erza was the one who kept their guildmates, who were angrily reprimanding the man and wanted to prevent him from seeing Makarov, at bay, then telling him where his grandfather was. She was also shown to be positively impressed when Laxus waved his hand at Natsu Dragneel as a greeting.

Mirajane Strauss
Laxus seems to acknowledge the power of his S-Class colleague Mirajane Strauss, having seen her Satan Soul spell in use before the supposed incident which left her in a weakened state. After she revealed her Satan Soul: Sitri during her match against Jenny Realight, Laxus went as far as to state that Mirajane "isn't someone you can piss off". In spite of this, he initially didn't have qualms acting towards Mirajane like he did with most of his guildmates, speaking haughtily and turning down the requests of help for the guild coming from her. While Laxus' initial overbearing behavior and disdain for guildmates made Mirajane angry, with her going as far to tearfully say that she couldn't believe someone like him was a member Fairy Tail, the woman was also shown to care for her fellow S-Class Mage, happily winking at her brother Elfman at the prospect of having Laxus back in the guild after his excommunication.

Cana Alberona
Laxus seemed to find his fellow Fairy Tail member Cana Alberona attractive, stating in a lecherous way that, had she stripped before him, he might have considered helping his comrades out during the guild's war with Phantom Lord; something which shows he was disrespectful towards her just like he was towards the rest of Fairy Tail. Cana, for her part, got angry at Laxus for refusing to help them out in that critical moment. After the man's readmission to the guild, however, their relationships seem to have improved, with Cana being shown drinking happily alongside Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe.

Gajeel Redfox
Initially, Laxus didn't think of Gajeel as a member of Fairy Tail, believing that the former Ace member of Phantom Lord didn't actually care for his new guild, and seeing him as the one responsible for Fairy Tail's sorry state, with "his" guild being laughed at by people. This hostility prompted Laxus to assault and brutally injure Gajeel on sight when they first met. Following this initial scuffle, Gajeel seemed to bear a grudge towards Laxus, claiming that he had "a bone to pick with him". Gajeel and Natsu Dragneel later fought Laxus together when the S-Class Mage tried to take over Fairy Tail's leadership through force, obtaining victory after a long and tiring battle, following Laxus' cast of Fairy Law. In spite of such an achievement, Gajeel acknowledged Laxus as a "monster" due to his immense power, showing his respect for the man's abilities.

After his reunion with his guildmates on Tenrou Island and his readmission to Fairy Tail, Laxus seems to have acknowledged Gajeel as a comrade, having no problems in joining the same team as the Iron Dragon Slayer for the Grand Magic Games, and remaining calm when Gajeel patted his head in a teasing way.

Mystogan
Laxus seemed to respect the fellow S-Class Mage Mystogan to a degree, being willing to place him at the same level as himself in a ranking of strength, and claiming that, in Gildarts' absence, one of them was bound to be Fairy Tail's strongest Mage, challenging him in order to find out who would have been granted the title. Laxus is one of the few members of the guild to have seen Mystogan's face, also being seemingly aware of his real name, something which surprised and enraged the fellow S-Class. However, it's unknown whether he also knows of Mystogan's birthplace.

Lisanna Strauss
While their relationship prior to her temporary disappearance are unknown, with no interactions having been shown between them, Laxus appears to be have become somewhat fond of Lisanna Strauss following her return from Edolas, possibly due to her having been believed dead for a long time. When he got to meet her on Tenrou Island after a long time, he was shown playing around with her in a carefree way to make sure that she really was the Lisanna he once knew. After the Tenrou Team returned to the guild, Lisanna was shown sitting at the same table as Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe, conversing cheerfully with the S-Class Mage.

Gildarts Clive
While Laxus claimed his power to be unrivalled within Fairy Tail, most of his guildmates only consider him the second strongest member of the guild, seeing Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail's ace, as superior to him. In spite of this, Laxus thinks of himself as better than the "old geezer". When the two of them met on Tenrou Island, Laxus was the first person Gildarts addressed, going on to comedically tease him for his excommunication, calling him a "loser", with an annoyed Laxus telling the ace to shut up. Gildarts was also the one responsible for Laxus' readmission to Fairy Tail, with the ace doing so during his brief time as Master, hinting at a certain affection for the fellow S-Class Mage.

Iwan Dreyar
No interaction has currently been shown between Laxus and his father Iwan, who was excommunicated by Makarov for unknown sisns against Fairy Tail, and subsequently went off to create his own guild, Raven Tail. In his younger years, Laxus appeared to be attached to him, getting angry at his grandfather for excommunicating him, and claiming that, had he been excommunicated too, he would have joined his father's guild and taken Makarov down. Iwan, on the other hand, doesn't appear to return this affection, seeing his son as a "weakling" in whom he implanted Dragon Lacrima out of pity, having also stated he'd be glad to take it back from him in order to make money out of the precious crystal, showing no concern for the consequences Laxus would suffer from the extraction.

Natsu Dragneel
Gajeel and Natsu Dragneel were initially introduced as an enemies, being Dragon Slayers from two rival guilds; Gajeel was also the one personally responsible for the destruction of Fairy Tail's building and for the brutal assault on Team Shadow Gear. During the battle in Phantom Lord's building in Oak Town, an enraged Natsu was shown assaulting Gajeel to avenge his comrades, and the fight between the two continued in Phantom Lord's transformed building while the guild was attacking Fairy Tail again; a violent confrontation which tired out both Mages, but finished with Natsu's victory. The two exchanged words on their respective Dragon foster fathers after the battle, and, despite not being yet exactly on friendly terms, were shown to relate themselves comedically to one another.

Following Gajeel's entrance in Fairy Tail, despite Natsu's initial mistrust and Gajeel's tendency to provoke the Fire Dragon Slayer, the two of them seem to have developed a bond of comraderie: while usually appearing prone to confront each other, something stemming from their similar, combative personalities, Gajeel and Natsu fought as comrades against Laxus Dreyar, with Gajeel saving Natsu from two of Laxus' life-threatening attacks, even resorting to shield him from the second with his own body to give Natsu the time to defeat the S-Class Mage. Something similar happened again in Edolas, where the two of them joined their forces with Wendy Marvell to take down king Faust's Dorma Anim, with Gajeel holding the gigantic robot still for Natsu to give it the finishing blow.

Lucy Heartfilia
Gajeel was the one responsible for bringing the Celestial Spirit Mage Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail to Jose Porla during the war which ensued between such guild and Phantom Lord. In such instance, Gajeel had no trouble brutalizing the girl, carelessly kicking her and then chaining her to a wall to practice knife-throwing with her as the target, at the same time teasingly referring to her as "eye candy" and "bitch". He was even shown willing to try and take her life, in stark contrast to Jose's orders, stating that he might have blamed his comrades for the action. Saving Lucy from death at Gajeel's hand came Natsu Dragneel, who subsequently engaged the Iron Dragon Slayer in combat.

Following Phantom Lord's disbandment and Gajeel's entrance in Fairy Tail, he and Lucy seems to be on better terms, though Gajeel's personality usually causes weird situations between the two: while he was singing his infamous song "Best Friend" to the new guild in order to make friends, he had Lucy dance while clad in a bunny suit; when Makarov Dreyar wanted a second Fairy Tail team to be created for X791's Grand Magic Games, putting as a prize for the winning team the chance to order the other one around for a day, Gajeel was stirred by imagining Lucy dancing again in this very same outfit while he played his guitar. While Lucy was visiting Fairy Tail's aquatic park Fairy Fountain, Gajeel comedically encouraged her to try his exclusive pool "Scrap Metal Hell", which looked like a torture field of sort to the girl.

Rogue Cheney
According to Sting Eucliffe from the Sabertooth guild, his fellow Dragon Slayer Rogue Cheney used to be Gajeel's apprentice some time prior to the events of Tenrou Island. Rogue was shown prounouncing Gajeel's name while entering the Domus Flau and meeting him after a long time, and later went on to remark to himself that his only interest is in Gajeel. It's currently unknown what kind of relationship the two used to have.

Cait Shelter (ケット・シェルター (化貓の宿) Ketto Sherutā lit. Monster Cat's Lodge) was described as one of the Legal Guilds in Fiore.

Overview
Not much is known about Cait Shelter around Fiore. The guild seemed to have a tribal theme to it, with its members wearing garments reminiscent of those used by ancient Native Americans and sporting body painting. The clothes were made by Cait Shelter itself, as Wendy Marvell noted that fabric-working was a specialty in the guild. A limited group of people knowing about the guild considered its members the descendants of the Nirvit, an ancient tribe responsible for creating the Magic Nirvana, also believing them capable of sealing it.

Location
Cait Shelter's supposed headquarters didn't sit far from the Worth Woodsea, in the Kingdom of Fiore, southwest from Magnolia Town, with a mountain range being located north from it. The building itself stood in a small plain, with some rocky formations visible behind it, those housing a tall, wooden watchguard and several massive poles; a large, round tiled space in front of the structure had more buildings overlooking it, with the local community, according to Wendy Marvell, being part of the guild.

The building itself was a large pavilion, which, living up to the guild's name, took the form of a cat's head: its central section sported two large rhomboidal windows looking like feline eyes, each possessing two sticks placed in a cross shape crossing it; topping the cloth door standing in the central lower part of the pavilion were two curved corners, each bearing a pair of capsized triangular flags hanging from it, with their inner edges ending in a dark circle; something which made the whole entrance look like a cat's muzzle with an open mouth and bared teeth. The rounded top part of the structure, separated from the rest by a row of large feathers hanging vertically, came with a pair of massive, triangular protrusions, which served as the cat's ears, with the guild's name being placed below them, in the middle. Flanking this main section were two smaller ones, elongating from its sides, which possessed dark parts topping their roofs. Sitting behind the right wing from the main pavilion's door were three high poles, each bearing a banner secured to its central upper part by ropes: the banner in the middle was adorned by Cait Shelter's symbol, the one to its right by the emblem of Fiore, and the one to the left by the insignia of the Magic Council. Sitting before the pavilion, at both sides of the main structure, was a pair of large, ornamental objects similar to short columns, which in the upper part bore a dark symbol reminiscent of a wind rose; these very upper parts had their edges curving outwards, generating three protruding semicircles which made them look like paws, thus granting the feline structure its forelegs.

Inside, the pavilion was shown to have a wooden floor, and its fabric walls were sustained by a wooden frame, consisting of several large beams. The furniture was exotic, with carpets and clothes bearing ornamental patterns. Objects representing cats were also shown to be present, just like some vegetable elements, such as vines adorning the supporting beams.

History
While acknowledged as such by the authorities and even by the Guild Master of Fairy Tail, Makarov Dreyar, Cait Shelter has never been a guild. Its supposed Master, Roubaul, was in fact the soul of the last surviving member of the Nirvit tribe, as well as the creator of the Nirvana weapon, four hundred years prior to the current storyline. Such gigantic structure, which should have protected the Nirvit from the dangers threatening the rest of the world, eventually caused their downfall, with the darkness it had absorbed settling on the peaceful tribe and causing its members to kill each other in a fratricide conflict which cost all of them their lives, with Roubaul passing away from old age some time after. Roubaul, employing his immense Magical capabilities, resolved to continue living on as a spirit, in order to wait in solitude for someone who might have accomplished what he couldn't: the destruction of Nirvana. One day, however, his hermitage received the visit of a blue-haired boy, bringing an unconscious girl named Wendy Marvell and asking Roubaul to take care of her. Taken aback by the boy's resolve, the old man accepted. When Wendy woke up, she asked Roubaul whether "Jellal" had brought her to a guild, and the spirit, unwilling to disappoint her, confirmed that they were indeed in a guild, proceeding to employ his powerful Magic to generate a large number of illusions, each possessing a personality. This is how the fake Cait Shelter guild was born.

Strength
Despite never having been a real guild in the first place, Cait Shelter managed to be recognized as such, taking part in the quest to destroy the Dark Guild Oración Seis alongside the legal guilds Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus. Making up the group were two remarkable members: Roubaul, the one acting as the Guild Master, was an extremely powerful Mage, having created the Magic Nirvana and possessing enough skill in the use of illusions to generate a large amount of members for the fictitious guild, all possessing physicality and personalities of their own, something which amazed even Jura Neekis, the Ace of Lamia Scale and one of the Ten Wizard Saints, who described it as frightful. What's more, the latter feat was achieved after Roubaul had passed away, with him continuing to live on as a spirit with the use of his Magic. The "cause" behind the guild's "creation", Wendy Marvell, is a Sky Dragon Slayer in possession of strong healing Magic, which was believed to be long-lost.

Licensing
Living up to his snake theme, Cobra harnesses the power of a reptile: a poison Dragon.

Hearing Magic -> This ability makes again makes him similar to the reptile giving him his name due to the peculiar form of hearing common to snakes, which, lacking ears, instead feel the vibrations produced by movement through their skull.

Cobra
Poison Dragon Slayer Magic (毒の滅竜魔法 Doku no Metsuryū Mahō): Living up to his reptilian theme, Cobra's Magic also harnesses the power of a reptile: a Poison Dragon. By having Dragon Lacrima implanted in his body, he became able to use Poison Dragon Slayer Magic, a form of Dragon Slayer Magic granting him the power to generate and manipulate poison. The substance he controls seems to come in the form of a very dense toxic gas, which can hit foes with remarkable striking force, sending them flying away from Cobra. This is shown to possess great acid properties, burning foes on contact and causing great pain. Cobra himself went on to remark that "The strike of a Poison Dragon decays all that it touches, destroying it utterly". When fired against foes through his Poison Dragon's Roar, his poison is also able to spread viruses throughout the victims' bodies, slowly stealing their ability to move, and ultimately killing them. Cobra, as a Dragon Slayer, is capable of consuming his own element, when produced from external sources, to replenish his strength; something which also makes him immune to poison. Due to Cobra's pet Cuberos being able to produce poisonous gas from its mouth, Cobra always has a good amount of his consumable element at his disposal. He seems to employ this exclusive Magic of him only while he's fighting seriously, usually relying on the combination of Hearing Magic and sheer hand-to-hand combat, as well as on Cuberos. When he does resort to use Poison Dragon Slayer Magic, his unarmed blows are shown to be greatly boosted in power, with his punches and kicks burning the target's skin.

Dragon Force (ドラゴンフォース Doragon Fōsu): Being an artifically created Dragon Slayer, Cobra enters Dragon Force mode every time he resolves to use his powers, taking on dragon-like characteristics. In such form, his forearms are shown to become covered in scales, with his fingers sprouting claws. While not as powerful as the state which First Generation Dragon Slayers can achieve with many more difficulties, Cobra's Dragon Force is shown to be a great asset to him, and the poison he generates on his forearms appears to be particularly deadly: when he activated such form, his signature substance was shown consuming the sleeves of his coat in an instant, eating them away, while the attacks from Natsu Dragneel's Fire Dragon Slayer Magic leave his clothing undamaged; something which hints at an extreme degree of toxicity.

Hearing Magic: A form of Magic which immensely augments Cobra's hearing. Through its use, the Oración Seis member becomes capable of hearing a man's footsteps from miles away, even managing to follow such individual through this very same sound. What's more, the enhanced senses granted by this Magic are enough for Cobra to hear the "voice" of his opponent's hearts, something which effectively allows him to read his opponent's mind, much like a form of Telepathy. This makes him almost impossible to take off-guard, letting him know what moves his foes will perform before they have a chance to actually perform them. While extremely effective, this form of Magic is shown to have its downsides: Cobra's enhanced hearing can act as a double-edged sword, with overly loud sounds, such as a cry from a fellow Dragon Slayer, hurting his ears and causing him pain, and foes might momentarily nullify such power by performing their assaults without actually thinking. In addition, strangely enough, Cobra seems to be unable to read the mind of people who happened to lose their memories, such as Jellal Fernandes; a weakness he's aware of, and which doesn't seem to surprise or hinder him much.

Enhanced Agility: Cobra is a remarkably fast and agile individual who, when employing his Hearing Magic alongside his own reflexes, can carelessly evade most attacks directed at him: he was shown capable of making a barrage of thrown swords from Erza Scarlet's Heaven's Wheel Armor miss him with ease while having Cuberos resting on his shoulder, and of similarly ducking her slashes. He seems to be adept at aerial fighting while standing on Cuberos' back, evading Natsu Dragneel's melee assaults with agile motions while retaining his balance on his friend's serpentine body, and being able to perform impressive leaps from this very same spot, assaulting enemies in midair and then nimbly landing back on Cuberos.

Enhanced Durability: Cobra has proven himself a very durable fighter, enduring a barrage of powerful melee strikes from Natsu Dragneel, enhanced by his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, seemingly without receiving major injuries, and continuing the battle afterwards as if nothing happened. He also survived a fall of several meters which saw him coming crushing down to the ground and stood back on his feet moments after.

Enhanced Strength: In spite of his slim build, Cobra has displayed a high degree of strength: he was shown capable of effortlessly sending Natsu Dragneel, a Mage renowed for his physical prowess, flying several meters away from him with seemingly casual attacks on two different occasions, the first with a simple slap, and the second with a knee. He could also block a direct Fire Dragon's Iron Fist attack from Natsu, seemingly suffering no damage from the move's fire, with a single hand, and was commonly shown carrying the much larger Cuberos around with no visible effort.

Expert Hand to Hand Combatant: Cobra possesses expert skills in unarmed combat: when not employing Cuberos as a weapon by having it bite his foes or strike them with its body, he is shown performing physical attacks of his own, using fast and unpredictable motions to assault his enemies, and displaying particular skill in battling foes in midair combat, standing on Cuberos' back. In such condition, he was able to fight on equal if not superior terms to Natsu Dragneel, a melee specialist who was coming at him flying through Happy's Aera Magic, landing a number of blows on him. He appears to favour the use of kicks and attacks performed with his open hands, as if he was clawing at his opponents. Such moves are shown to be drastically boosted in power when Cobra employs his Poison Dragon Slayer Magic, which grants him real claws to strike, as well as the ability to burn and poison foes through his melee attacks.

X791 arc
Rocker and his team participate in X791's Grand Magic Games, competing in the preliminary event "Sky Labyrinth" and completing the latter in 7th place, being thus admitted to the real tournament. The group cheers Yaeger up as the Mage volunteers himself for the Hidden event, and similarly encourages War Cry as he readies to battle Sabertooth's Orga Nanagear, with their comrade's instantaneous defeat at the hands of Orga's Black Lightning leaving them blank.

Rocker is shown crying out in enthusiasm with the rest of his comrades as Bacchus, who took over War Cry due to the latter's injuries, comes in 1st place during the Chariot event, earning them 10 points. During Bacchu's battle with Team Fairy Tail A's Elfman Strauss, the group beholds the power of the S-Class Mage and his visible advantage over the opponent in joy, but are left in a state of comedic dismay when Elfman, as part of his bet with Bacchus, states that his victory will change the name of their guild in "Quatro Puppy" for the rest of the Games; something which comes real with the unexpected defeat of Bacchus, much to their still comedic astonishment.

Appearance
Semmes is a very tall and massive individual, towering in both height and mass over his fellow teammates for the Grand Magic Games, distinguished by an outlandish appearance. Topping his very wide, mildly rounded torso, standing on a pair of rather stocky legs, is his head, which has only the face visible, this being rounded as well, notably small in comparison to the rest of Semmes' body, and strangely colored: two white semicircles are located at its sides, each going from the eye to the corresponding side, while the central part is light blue in color. Semmes' eyes don't have visible pupils, being completely white.

Covering most of Semmes' large upper body is a single black garment, even extending up to his head and acting as an hood of sort, leaving only his face exposed, and growing a pair of prominent protrusions jutting outwards from the sides of the head, each ending in a large, golden sphere. The collar circling the area where Semmes' neck is supposed to be is also golden in color, while a large, light decoration shaped like the letter "X" adorns the central part of such cloth. On his legs, Semmes seems to wear a light, mildly loose pair of pants, coming with a sash circling his waist and bearing a similarly colored waistguard split in two parts, with each part hanging above the outer side of a leg.

Appearance
Nobarly is a muscular man of average height distinguished by his elongated, pointed nose, likely his most visible and distinctive feature. His messy black hair, almost reaching down to his shoulders, with two large bangs framing his face and covering its sides, is mostly hidden by the light blue bandanna covering his head, tied on the back and sporting long edges left hanging down to Nobarly's middle back. Such cloth is located just above his black eyes, hiding his eyebrows from sight.

Nobarly's torso is covered by a loose, light sleeveless shirt adorned by a series of lines crossing it vertically, with a large, light belt bearing two horizontal lines of studs sitting below it, circling his waist, right above the loose dark pants he wears on his legs, ending some inches above his ankles, with his footwear consisting of a pair of dark shoes, with light sections circling the ankles themselves. His muscular forearms are wrapped in light bandages, and, circling his neck, is a trademark item of Quatro Cerberus: a dark collar covered in light spikes, similar to those found on dogs.

Appearance
Rocker is a tall, well-built man with a highly distinctive hairstyle: his long, dark blond hair is styled into a single pair of massive, spiky tufts jutting upwards from the top of his head, getting thinner as they get farther from the widow's peak present on his forehead, as if it was covered in hair cream; a series of messy strands sit right above his neck, with some of them jutting outwards horizontally at both sides of his head, and he sports massive sideburns with pointed lower edges. He possesses a mildly square face, and his black eyes are topped by bushy eyebrows, colored the same as his hair, and possessing similarly spiky outer edges. His left forearm is covered in a dark and intricate tattoo, consisting of several spiky lines outlining a decorative motif.

Rocker's oufit consists of a dark leather jacket, held closed by a zip and bearing studs on the upper torso and collar, with sleeves reaching down below his elbows, exposing his tattoo, and the collar of a light shirt closed by dark buttons visible below it; light, very loose pants held up by a simple dark belt with a plain, rectangular metal buckle, sporting an ornamental chain secured to it by a leather clasp and disappearing behind Rocker's right leg, and dark shoes. Circling is neck is a massive red collar covered in a series of prominent whitish spikes, a popular ornament within Quatro Cerberus. His outfit, together with his wild hair, make him reseble a greaser to a degree.

Appearance
Jenny Realight is a slim young woman of average height renowned for her beauty, which made her X791's Miss Fiore and granted her the cover page of several issues of the Sorcerer Magazine. She has long, wavy and flowing light hair, which is gathered on the back of her head and tied in a ponytail reaching down to her middle back, with two short bangs framing her face, and an highly decorative dark flower with large petals adorning the right part of her hair, above her right ear. Her face is soft in shape, has large light eyes with long eyelashes and full lips which, during Jenny's appearance as guest in the Grand Magic Games, were covered in dark lipstick. She sports a top model physique, being slim but at the same time having a large bust and ample hips. Jenny's dark Blue Pegasus stamp is located on her left shoulder. Miss Fiore dons a fair amount of jewellery on her person: hanging from her ears is a peculiar pair of earrings, those being reminiscent of two fragments of a thin chain, each composed by two rectangular, rounded links; circling her neck she has a light necklace composed of many flat, square metal parts joined together, and both of her wrists bear bracelets, with two of them, covered in a wavy pattern, being present on the right one, and a third, consisting of three thin circlets joined together, adorning her left one. Her right little finger sports a ring.

Jenny's attire consists of a sparkly, light strapless sequin dress, reaching down to her calves, which bears a large slash on the skirt's left part. Tied around her waist is a long, flowing light cloth with ruffled edges, circling most of her lower body, with her sparkly skirt under it, and she wears light heeled sandals for footwear.

Appearance
Laxus is a very tall, massive and pale young man with blond hair, whose spiky strands jut backwards from his head, with a single tuft hanging down on his forehead. He's got a mildly sharp and squared face with marked nose and cheekbones, and his eyes, circled by prominent dark lines, each sporting a single eyelash on its outer side, and topped by arched eyebrows matching his hair in color, are orange in color, with the shade varying from time to time. Crossing his right eye is a highly distinctive, vertical scar, starting on his forehead and almost reaching down to his chin, which he has had ever since his teenage days, and which takes on a form highly reminiscent of a stereotypical lightning bolt, jutting outwards in an angle below his eye, in reference to his Lightning Magic. Laxus possesses a toned and muscular body; this is shown to noticeably bulk in size and mass when he activates Dragon Force, which also prompts his arms to become covered in scales, and his otherwise normal canine teeth to grow sharper. Laxus' dark Fairy Tail stamp is located on the lower left part of his torso, right below his left pectoral; this, in particular, is shown to be adorned by an extra, more intricated black tattoo topping the stamp itself, consisting of a series of sharp and spiralling markings, extending up to his left shoulder and to his back, covering his left scapula, with a single line reaching down to his lower back. Laxus is rarely shown without his Magic Headphones, a distinctive Magic device which allows him to store music away and listen to it as he wishes, much like real walkmen and iPods. His model, being a Sound Pod, bears distinctive spikes jutting outwards from its dark blue earphones, which usually hide Laxus' ears from sight, with the device containing music linked to them being secured to his belt. In his younger years, aside from the smaller height and size, Laxus sported mildly longer hair, with some strands left casually hanging on his upper face.

=Melee=

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. While the latter ones were described by the Vanish Brothers as lacking the ability to fight at close range due to their time being devolved to study Magic, some Mages are in fact shown to be fearsome melee fighters, even specializing in such form 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 provides its users with many moves thought for melee.
 * Titan enlarges the users' body, making their strikes stronger and granting them a larger striking range.
 * Ice-Make can be employed to craft melee weapons, or to freeze foes at close range.
 * Requip allows its users to store away and equip at will weapons and armors for battle.
 * Sword Magic grants users a range of empowered melee attacks when employing swords.
 * Urumi employs retractable flat cables which can be used to assault foes in combat.
 * Take Over can transform the users' bodies into that of creatures fit for melee combat.
 * Regulus can greatly boost the power of unarmed attacks.
 * Lightning Magic can greatly increase the speed at which users move around, at the same time granting the unarmed blows they land in melee more force.
 * Slowing Magic can significantly reduce enemies' speed, allowing the user to strike them in melee undisturbed.
 * Iron Dog can turn the users' arms into metallic beings, enhancing their punching power.
 * Muscle Speak can enhance the strength of the users' allies, making them more suited for close-range confrontations.
 * Pufferfish Magic can cover the users' bodies in spikes, making them deadlier at close range, as well as enlarge them in a similar way to Titan, though on a smaller scale.
 * Palm Magic focuses the users' Magic Power in the palms of their hands, making their unarmed blows way more damaging.

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. 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, 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 Fist: 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.
 * Drunk Chop-Hanging Fist: Bacchus' exlclusive version of Chop-Hanging Fist, which he employs after consuming alcohol. Doing this makes the pattern of his strikes unpredictable, at the same time drastically boosting their power.

The unarmed prowess, predictably, varies from user to user, with some being more experienced or physically prepared than others.

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, an can overwhelm foes even if they are armed or larger than the users themselves.

Expert Hand to Hand Combatants
Expert unarmed combatatants 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, axes, whips, scythes, guan dao, war hammers and kanabō. Even curious tools such as oversized frying pans 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. 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: A form of swordsmanship revolving around the use of a sheathed blade. While technically not exposing the weapon's cutting edge/s, users of such art are shown able to slice foes as if they were wielding a drawn sword. The stances assumed in the performance of this swordplay are vaguely reminiscent of those typical to Iaido, with the swordsmen wielding the sheath of their sword with one hand, and resting the other on the sword's 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's as of yet unknown whether the peculiar cutting capabilities which this form of combat relies on stem from skill or from the weapon employed.

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.