Talk:Team Natsu

"Team Natsu"?
Where was it mentioned that the group was called "Team Natsu"? I don't ever remember that. Dalyup! 19:32, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it was mentioned anywhere what the team was named. I think that the only thing the team was ever called was Fairy Tail's strongest team, but I doubt that is the name of the team.--Cifer64 20:17, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

That's the only name I recall as well. This article has little use, regardless: each characters' synopsis details their missions and I doubt anyone doesn't know they work together. A good idea to put it up for deletion? Dalyup! 20:33, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

I think it should be made smaller and just put a brief description for the team, kind of like the pages for Raijinshuu and Trinity Raven pages.--Cifer64 02:29, November 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * That'd be a fair enough if this was an actual name for the "team", and we could just do that. Those teams have names given to us while this one has simply been made up and holds little justification for the name unlike the similarly incorrect Light Team. Really, this article has no use and some of it is actually wrong - for example, stopping Laxus wasn't a mission. I might put it up for deletion if no one gives me a good reason to keep it. I'm going to delete any mention of the name wherever I see it, anyway. Dalyup! 18:34, November 10, 2009 (UTC)

i think stopping bora shouldn't be considered a mission of team natsu since they weren't actually a team back then.

Leader
I wonder if Erza should be listed as the leader- she tends to be the one actually in command, telling others what to do, and she was the one who formally announced it's founding. ZeroSD 09:11, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

No. Speculation.

Well, Natsu as leader is also speculation. In that case, why don't we leave 'leader' blank? ZeroSD 09:34, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

No. Natsu's been acting as the leader even before the team was official. He was the one who invited Lucy to form one. And the unofficial name of the team is "Team Natsu" not "Team Erza".

Natsu commanded up until Erza showed up (I.e. when it was just Natsu and Lucy and Erza wasn't there), but Erza definitely commanded both Natsu and Gray, most obvious in the Eisenwald arc and the Cursed Island arc and she does have a higher rank in the guild, and Natsu has never commanded Gray. And there's no unofficial team name in the manga aside from 'Fairy Tail's strongest team,' that is just what's used here. It could just as easily be called Team Lucy, Team Erza, or Team Happy. ZeroSD 09:49, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

Just because Erza orders everybody around doesn't mean that she's the leader. Not all leaders order their subordinates around. (Google Types of Leader)

Yes, but some do, and it definitely doesn't make Natsu the leader. Anyone on the team can suggest missions it seems, and when there is commanding, Erza does it. ZeroSD 09:56, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

Anyone else have an opinion? ZeroSD 11:40, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

Wendys' "membership"
Since Edolas, Wendy has been with Team Natsu all the time. She was one of the main protagonists in the Edolas arc and fought Faust with Natsu (and Gajeel).

At Tenrou Island, she was not with them at the start (but then, it was an exam and everyone only cooperated with their partner). When the exam had been put on hold, and she had escaped Azuma, she got together with Natsu and Lucy rather quickly. She fought Hades with the rest of Team Natsu.

When the Tenrou crew got back after the time-skip, she hanged out with Natsu, Lucy and Gray all the time. She went to train with them. When the Grand Magic Games began, she was placed on the the A-team just like the rest of Team Natsu. Makarov could easily have chosen, say, Juvia or Mira, to be on Team A, and Wendy to be on Team B (that might even have balanced things out more, as the B-team seemed somewhat stronger than the A-team), but she got to be with Team Natsu. She is also around them all the time during the breaks.

So yeah... One cannot really deny she is a de facto member of Team Natsu now (along with Carla, but I did not mention Carla because she is with Wendy all the time, has a smaller role and interacts more with Happy than the human members of Team Natsu).

So can she be included as a "member" and not just a "temporary member"? I am asking before I edit because it is still somewhat subjective. The other members were mentioned as members by Erza in chapter 69, but Wendy and Charle haven't been. But then again, Team Natsu is fan-speak and not an official name, and it also a bit subjective what makes a temporary member and not just an ally.

83.89.59.250 02:16, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

No. Though the name "Team Natsu" is just a fan made name, Lucy, Natsu and Happy did create a team in the Daybreak arc and later they were joined by Erza and Gray in chapter 69, as you have said. Wendy has never been mentioned to have ever joined the team, therefore, we cannot added her because she always tags along with them. 02:29, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

We'll have to wait for her to be sent on missions with the rest from the start. ZeroSD (talk) 12:01, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Alright, that has happened now. She went on the sweets mission with Erza, and now she and Carla is on the mission to defrost that village along with Team Natsu. Wendy and Carla are obviously members now, and I actually think it's somewhat pedantic (sorry if it comes off as demeaning - English is not my native language, and I was not sure which words could be used instead) if people insist that they are still not members because they haven't been directly stated to be part of the team yet. Maybe they became official members off-screen, but the most likely thing is that Wendy and Charle just became so good friends with the rest of Team Natsu that it felt really natural for them to tag along. Just like when you become friends with someone, you usually don't stop up and say "I think we are friends now" to have the other person confirm or deny this. 80.163.31.189 00:46, July 13, 2013 (UTC)

Name
Hello, whores. I know most of you guys will just oppose this without thinking about it first; the name is protected by a layer of nostalgia, so I'll try my very best to convince you. Frankly, I find the name of this team so genetic it makes me sick. As many of you know, or will know, I'm reading the Fairy Tail Manga all over again, and I'm having a blast. One of the things I noticed was that this team was called "Fairy Tail's Strongest Team" in the volumes. Both Kodansha and Del Rey. Obviously I'm saying I prefer Fairy Tail's Strongest Team over Team Natsu, which is a fanbase name. Team Natsu makes it sounds like Natsu is the named leader, which is not true; he was never named as the leader. Technically a name change discussion can be created since the name is not official, so I would like to know what you guys think about it. If the name does change, then it won't be a "big change" as "Team Natsu" will be used (since both are not exactly official), just that the links will be changed so there won't be any redirects. Also, at least "Fairy Tail's Strongest Team" was mentioned in the manga numerous times. Whereas Team Natsu, zero. ( ._.)

Stated my reasons above. 02:19, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

I can see where you are coming from, but Fairy Tail's Strongest Team is just not a suitable replacement in my opinion. Firstly, it's a description not a name. >_> Secondly, it hits the ear wrong and is a very inconvenient and long team name. Thirdly, and this ties in with the first, since it is a description, when people see it, they won't think it's a team name, they'll think it is what is - a description of a team. Fourthly, it sounds so biased. Yes, they were described as Fairy Tail's Strongest Team by Mirajane, but us actually naming the team that seems as if we're trying to back that statement. Fifthly, I really don't think you guys realize just how much influence we have on American viewers of Fairy Tail. We are the main source of information for lots of people. When you google Fairy Tail, our wiki comes up before any other website on the web - even Wikipedia. With that being said, we have to be careful of the changes we make. If we change Team Natsu's name from it's current popular, and admittedly catchy, name then it should be for an official name, not a much less attractive description that we are trying to pass off as a name. >_> Sixthly, Natsu isn't the team leader, but, after Plue, he was pretty much the founder so the name isn't really that much of a stretch. I hate calling the Team "Team Natsu" too, but I just don't think the proposal is good enough to change it to. 02:31,11/15/2013

i the name which sounds better and  the one which sounds lame.-- 02:32, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

While I definitely understand what Mega is saying, I think that Jak makes some good points too. I'll just remain neutral in this one.

I too would like it to be changes, but Fiary Tail's Strongest Team just doesn't make the cut. Though I'd like to see it put into the info-box as an Alias. NoNickNeeded (talk) 07:42, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Imo, Rai has said what needed to be said.

"Concurrently, Fairy Tail's Strongest Team arrives at Crocus." Fuck, I am NOT typing that in every summary >__> I'm sorry Mega, but Team Natsu, though bad, is better than the suggestion. Besides, wasn't it just Mira's opinion? :/ I seem to remember many people, including members of the group rejecting the name. 08:40, November 15, 2013 (UTC)
 * If I remember correctly it was also used for some of the "story teller text" at the beginning and ending of chapters, though even Gray rejected the name, making Mira cry in the process. NoNickNeeded (talk) 08:54, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Given me a better name that is as easy to type/say as Team Natsu and I will have no problem. And quite frankly, even though he isn't the leader, he is basically the main person. How many times does everyone say Natsu when they are in a scrape? His friends all give him the support and chance to land the final blow and he is the one who motivates them, which is pretty much what a leader does. Erza maybe way more mature than him but she is usually less powered at those times and has to rely on Natsu as well. Granted however that whenever she did, she was weakened and injured as heck. But I think that reason is enough for why most people know it as "Team Natsu". Also the points Rai mentioned. -- 09:45, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Mirajane said it as "Fairy Tail's strongest team". Not as a name, but as a description (as Rai stated). Also, this was immediately discarded by the other guild members who heard (in Natsu vs. Erza fight I think). Also, I distinctly remember the Thunder God Tribe being called something along the lines of FT's strongest team too (during the Fighting Festival arc of course because since then Mashima has completely forgotten about it) `

Yeah, 'Fairy Tail's strongest team' was always just a subjective description of certain characters, or overhyping chapter narration. Besides, it's long af compared to Team Natsu. 13:40, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Same reasons as Rai..

The team may have been mentioned as "Fairy Tail's Strongest Team", but as we all know, this name is not objective at all. In addition, another team has been referred to as "Fairy Tail's Strongest Team", which is Team Fairy Tail in the X791 GMG. Finally, this site is the biggest FT encyclopedia, and if we call that team "Fairy Tail's Strongest", it is likely for many viewers to accept it as a fact, which is far from the truth. Finally, although Team Natsu is not a nice name for many reasons, Natsu is the male protagonist, so it is appropriate. Given that, I'll have to oppose as well ( ._.) 20:45,11/15/2013