User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 446: The Land Abandoned By God, Review./@comment-76.121.234.236-20150727063255/@comment-76.161.172.226-20150727200600

1) Dead in flashbacks doesn't count. 2) Nor does being dead in anime filler, or in movies count. 3) A number of characters have died in Fairy Tail, starting with chapter 97. The list looks roughly like:

Good guys: Simon Jude Heartfilia Future Lucy Igneel Technically the other 4 good dragons as well.

Bad guys: Zancrow Zoldeo Azuma Hades Brain/Zero Crawford All named members of Tartaros, except Franmalth and possibly Jackal.

That's not getting into minions like the ones Zancrow incinerated, or random civilians like Jackal and Tempester killed, and I'm sure some would quibble over the status of Tartaros members that weren't undeniably killed.

The point is that plenty of death has occurred in Fairy Tail, during the series. Including a few on the side of the protagonists, as well as ones due to damage inflicted by the protagonists.