Template:Nostalgic Magic/February 2012



 Hi. This is the second and the last of the monthly shots of nostalgia I can provide for you Fairy Tail fans and wiki readers out there. With the quick progress of the series, we've been slowly forgetting the awesome moments of Fairy Tail's past, and so Nostalgic Magic aims to prevent memory loss by reminding you of the Fairies' history as well as stab you a hundred times over with a bayonet while screaming "ARE YOU NOSTALGIC YET?!?!?"

This Month's Feature :



No one can forget the face of the man that sent a guild of a hundred into a civil war. What was the purpose of this man? Wasn't it because he was power-hungry and wanted to control Fairy Tail so he can mold it into the guild he wants: feared, dominating and the single best? His defeat resulted into his excommunication for threatening the lives of his guildmates. Perhaps he would have been doomed to a life of shame... or would he?

On the contrary, this man eventually made amends and was welcomed back in the guild with open arms. This month's feature is Laxus Dreyar, the mighty thunder.  "I'm gonna surpass you one day. Not for my father, but for myself. So I can become a man in my own right."

- Laxus Dreyar

 The Fighting Festival arc was famous for the civil war within Fairy Tail, initiated by Laxus Dreyar and newly-debuted Thunder God Tribe. For the arcs before this, Laxus seemed like a thunderous asshole. Arrogant. Selfish. Rude. Proud. And of course, kind of scary. Though he has a huge fanbase now, filled with enough fangirls and fanboys, he wasn't exactly the most loved character before.

In the Galuna Island arc, Laxus paid Natsu, Happy and Lucy no mind when the guild found out that they stole an S-Class request that was potentially dangerous. In the Phantom Lord arc, he made Mirajane cry (someone's going to get him for that!), blamed Lucy for the trouble caused upon the guild and criticized the members for being weak when he did not actually lend a hand in the war.

The events in the Fighting Festival arc were the peak of his madness. Let us witness this comic strip!

To step out of his grandfather's shadow and to be recognized as a man of his own, he attempted to surpass him, he attempted to do the things Makarov couldn't through radical methods. Laxus lost himself in his desire to pursue power and strength. This could have led him to his continuous downfall unless he worked for reform.

True enough, Laxus crashes through Tenrou Island in the last arc and gets back in Fairy Tail thanks to Gildarts and his clever use of his Master rank. I guess that with time, we learn to like our characters, don't we? I mean, you know, as long as that character's name is not Natsu Dragneel.