Zancrow

Zancrow is a member of one of the most powerful Dark Guilds, Grimoire Heart. He is one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory.

Appearance
Zancrow has long, bright-colored spiky hair that reaches down to his shoulders. He is usually depicted with a psychotic grin on his face that bares his fangs. His pupils consist of several concentric circles, further enhancing his crazed appearance. He wears a skirt-like armor that exposes the right side of his chest as well as his right shoulder, which is where his membership tattoo is located.

Personality
He has a violent nature, as he gets excited over the idea of burning people to ash. On Tenrou Island, when he overheard some of the lesser-rank subordinates cautioning him on Natsu Dragneel's strength, he roasted them with his flames as he considered Grimoire Heart the superior guild, which had no need for weaklings. This shows that his personality is similar to that of Gajeel Redfox's when he was first introduced as a member of Phantom Lord, since he believes his own guild is the strongest, and would not hesitate to attack those who disagree with him on that, be it ally or enemy. However, he can be kind at times, such as when he comforts Meredy after Ultear's scolding and ask her for what she was going to tell Ultear. Despite his normally hot headed mentality, he was greatly intimidated by Makarov's fearsome titan magic like the rest of his companions (excluding his master Hades). Besides, he has an unique laughter style saying ´´Uheeheehee´´ or ´´Uhahahah´´. He also has a weird way of walking (he does big steps with his legs wide spread).

S-Class Trial arc
He was first shown on an airship, which belonged to his guild. When informed that Grimoire Heart and Fairy Tail would be fighting, Zancrow questioned the strength of Fairy Tail's members and said that he would transform anyone who got in his way into ash. Later, when they were preparing for battle, he asked Ultear why she's all pumped up (Ultear had changed into a uniform more suited for battle). He then comforted Meredy after Ultear scolded her, and then witnesses Makarov's giant release form. After that, Caprico transports him to the battlefield with his magic, and Zancrow shouts in glee in anticipation for battle. He later shows up in Natsu's vicinity, telling the lesser-rank subordinates to leave. However, they caution him on Natsu's strength as a Fire Dragon Slayer and he grows annoyed and proceeds to eliminate them with his flames, saying Grimoire Heart had no need for weaklings. He then fights Natsu, who couldn't eat his flames, and reveals that he stands above Natsu in strength, as he is a God Slayer.

In their battle, Zancrow informs Natsu that he learned his fire magic from Hades, whom he considers to be on par with a God. Despite this misconception of the origins of his power, his flames prove to be stronger than Natsu's flames, and Zancrow easily blasts Natsu far away from the battle with just a few attacks. In his cocky rage, Zancrow even attacks Wendy Marvell, Happy, Charle, and Lily. He then follows Natsu to the heavily-wounded Makarov, where he mocks both of them for being afraid, mentioning that Hades defeated Makarov in the process. Natsu's ensuing rage at this revelation causes him to awaken a unknown Slayer power that makes Zancrow nervous, and Natsu announces he would personally take out Hades himself. However, Natsu then collapses from his injuries.

Zancrow then walks up to Natsu, saying he would make sure Natsu would not even joke about beating Hades. He gets launched back by a few of Natsu's punches, but shrugs them off and retaliates, lauding on the power of his black God flames. He gains the upper hand in the fight once more by trapping Natsu in a sphere of black flame that would eventually kill him, but is suddenly grabbed by a giant hand extended from an enraged Makarov. As Makarov's hand gets heavily burned, Natsu nullifies his own magic and begins eating Zancrow's black flames. Surprised, Zancrow is then released by Makarov's grip, only to be blasted into the air by Natsu's Dragon God's Brilliant Flame. Zancrow, surprised but conscious, is later seen lying on the ground as Natsu tells Makarov that they have to show Grimoire Heart not to mess with Fairy Tail. Natsu then collapses from his wounds, unconscious. Wendy later arrives to heal Natsu and Makarov, but Zancrow's status is currently unknown.

Magic and Abilities
Caster Magic User: As a Grimoire Heart member, he possesses high-leveled magical power. He uses a form of Lost Magic which he learned from Master Hades.


 * God Slayer: It was shown that, when he gets excited, he can cover himself with his black flames. As he said, he can turn his enemies to ash with this magic. Zancrow later reveals himself to be a God Slayer and on a totally different level of strength than Natsu when Natsu wasn't able to eat Zancrow's black flames, but Zancrow could still eat Natsu's flames to increase his own power. However, it seems he overestimated his ability because Natsu eventually found out how to eat his flames and use them on him in conjunction with Dragon Slayer magic.

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Zancrow was capable of easily repelling a barrage of fire-punches from Natsu with a single arm, all the while commenting on how weak Natsu was. In general, his fighting style is very similar to that of Natsu's in that he gets up close and personal with his opponent. However, thanks to his superior flames, he had the overall edge on Natsu in terms of physical combat.

Enhanced Durability: During his fight against Natsu, Zancrow demonstrated that he could shrug off almost all of Natsu's fire-enhanced physical blows without a problem. A giant tree stump was also knocked over his entire body and he retaliated from the attack in moments. This durability was again witnessed when Makarov was squeezing him tightly with a giant fist, but causing no visible harm to him other than rendering him immobile.

Trivia

 * Zancrow's power refers to the Japanese God of Fire Kagutsuchi.