Ivan Dreyar

"True beauty lies in fleeting lives." — Ivan Dreyar in "Fantasia"

Templat:Fairy Tail Wiki:Character Template (Other) Ivan Dreyar (イワン・ドレアー Ivan Doreā) is the father of Laxus Dreyar and the son of Makarov Dreyar. He is a former Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild, and the former Guild Master of the self-founded Raven Tail Guild. During the Grand Magic Games, Ivan disguises himself as Alexei (アレクセイ Arekusei).

Appearance

Despite being the son of Makarov and the father of Laxus, Ivan bears little resemblance to either of them. Ivan is rather tall and has a more muscular body. He also has black hair and tanned skin. Ivan sports a unique-looking beard; a chin curtain, with several lines of facial hair around his mouth shooting upwards in an odd pattern. He wears an ornate cloak along with a dress shirt and an ascot tied in a full Windsor knot. Seven years later, his appearance is virtually the same as before, except that he has balded on the top of his head.

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Ivan, disguised as Alexei

As "Alexei", he resembles a medieval Knight, with a mask instead of a helmet. His tall body is completely covered by an armor (except for his big orange hair) with a long cape bearing Raven Tail's Crest behind.

He keeps his face hidden behind a golden mask. It's slightly triangular, with a square part in the chin's region and two pointed parts in the sides, in the region of the ears. As characteristic feature, the mask has a trident-like plate in the forehead's region, forming a "W" pattern. It also has two opens next to the plate that allows Ivan to see, as well two white strips in each side of the mask

The rest of the armor is composed by a metallic pectoral, separated to the waist's cingulum by a piece of dark cloth. The cingulum also has two pointed plates in each side of Ivan's body. For the legs, that are also separated from the cingulum by cloth, Ivan uses the traditional cuisse, with round poleyns and stylized greaves. Ivan's arms are also covered by the dark cloth, and end into metallic bracelets attached to gauntlets, that have sharp pointed fingers.

Ivan's dark cape is attached to its side in the region of his neck, apparently by a circular fivel. The cape resembles Laxus' initial tunic, with a blue dense fur delimiting it.

Personality

Ivan shows many signs of being psychotic. He is obsessed with the Fairy Tail Guild, enough to give his own guild a similar name. He also enjoys killing things, as he turns ravens into shikigami and then bites their heads off. Ivan addresses everyone with a -chan suffix, as he calls Gajeel "Gajeel-chan" and Laxus "Laxus-chan", and even speaks about "money-chan". Ivan cares little for the well being of his family, be it his father or son. He even referred to Laxus as money, stating that he wanted the Dragon lacrima that was inserted into Laxus back, despite knowing that it would kill his son.

As "Alexei", Ivan showed himself to be a very cruel person. When entering the Domus Flau, he saw Team Fairy Tail A angry because of what Obra did with Wendy Marvell, but despite that, he stated that what they did was just "a way to say welcome", showing that Raven Tail won't play a fair game. This was later confirmed during Lucy's fight against Flare Corona, when Obra, likely under Ivan's orders, erased Lucy's Magic Power to make Flare win. He doesn't have any respect even towards his Guildmates, and seems to follow a perspective that only the strong deserve respect, as he beat Flare for almost losing in her battle, leaving her harsh wounds, and even humiliating and threatening her after that.

As Guild Master, Ivan is respected by other Raven Tail members, due to his spirit of leadership. He seems to be the one who chooses which members will participate in the events, and thus they obey. Nullpuding even refers to him as "Alexei-sama", despite that name being false, indicating a great respect. Ivan has shown to act cowardly when pitted against stronger foes, such as when Laxus defeated the elites of Raven Tail, he began to tremble and begged his son to not attack him stating it because he's his father and believing Laxus wouldn't attack his family. However, Laxus denounced him as his family and defeated him with his lightning.

History

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Ivan implanting Laxus with a Lightning Dragon Slayer Lacrima

During Laxus' childhood, Ivan had implanted a Dragon Lacrima within the former, not to strengthen his son's weak body, but so as to harness the Lacrima when Laxus grows older, knowing such will be worth a lot. Laxus remembers Ivan had once been a member of the Fairy Tail Guild, but had been banished. Laxus had been very distraught upon his father's excommunication. It was also said by Makarov that Ivan had sensitive information about Fairy Tail which could bring danger to their guild.

At some point, he learned about Lumen Histoire and gained a desire to find it, having most likely learned about it from the former master of Fairy Tail, Precht.

Synopsis

Fighting Festival arc

Ivan contacts Gajeel Redfox through a shikigami, as Gajeel and Natsu are searching for Laxus. Ivan commands Gajeel to be patient in his quest for revenge against Natsu Dragneel, asking Gajeel to wait until Laxus is defeated. Later, at his guild, he explains to Gajeel that Laxus is a fake Dragon Slayer; when Laxus was a boy, Ivan had transplanted Dragon Magic Lacrima into his son's body, out of pity for Laxus' weak nature, so that Ivan could harvest the expensive Lacrima when Laxus is older. He also praises Gajeel for spying on Fairy Tail for himself, not knowing that Gajeel is truly a double agent for Fairy Tail and is spying on Raven Tail.

Grand Magic Games arc

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Raven Tail is ready to fight against FT

Ivan menacingly chuckles as he announces that it was time for Raven Tail to utterly destroy Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games, with his guild's Mages accompanying him.

"Ivan" watches from the crowd when Team Raven Tail is declared as the third team that was able to pass the preliminaries to get to the main event of the Grand Magic Games. He states that he has waited seven years for the time that he could face his father. When the team enters the Games' field, they meet the Fairy Tail members, Ivan, disguised as Alexei, states that Wendy was "a way to say hello", referring to what Obra did to her. As Fairy Tail's second team is revealed to have made it to the main event, ranking higher than the main group, with both Gajeel and his son Laxus being part of it, "Ivan" mutters the former's name to himself, with a pleased, surprised look on his face.

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Raven Tail entering the Games

"Alexei" then moves to the spectators' place to administer his team. He chooses Nullpuding to compete in the first event and apparently orders Obra to erase Lucy's Magic Power during her fight against Flare Corona.

On the second day, Flare is seen badly wounded, due to her punishment by "Alexei" for her "pathetic scene" on the first day. Flare keeps her obsession for Lucy, but "Alexei" threatens her to stop.

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Nullpuding handing "Alexei" the matchups

On the third day, "Alexei" orders Obra to compete in the Pandemonium event, but advises him to not show his true power because of the presence of an official from the Magic Council. Thus, during the Magic Power Finder part of the event, "Alexei" tells Flare to be quiet about Obra's seemingly weak display of power. At the end of the event, Nullpuding hands him the list of Mages that will battle on that day. He states that the administration of the Games is being very creative and tells his Guildmates that they should start with their real objective.

During "Alexei's" matchup against Laxus in the third day's battle portion, he uses an illusion in which they are fighting, with Laxus being unable to lift even a finger. He reveals that it is just an illusionary projection of "Alexei's" power, whereby Laxus and "Alexei" are talking but cannot be seen nor heard by any of the audience. The other 4 members of Team Raven Tail are all shown having a conversation with each other in the background, where they could not be seen or heard by the audience. Laxus questions "Alexei's" motives, and in an ironic twist, "Alexei" removes his mask, revealing himself to be the real Ivan Dreyar, the master of Raven Tail. Ivan requests for the secret of Lumen Histoire from Laxus in exchange for manipulating the illusions into making Laxus win the match, however, Laxus denies that he knows. Laxus refuses the offer, and challenges Raven Tail to a battle. Ivan retorts that it would not be so easy, since they are a specialized anti-Fairy Tail guild.

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Ivan defeated by Laxus

He then explains that the anti-Fairy Tail Guild specializes in members that have techniques to match all of Fairy Tail's weaknesses. He asks if Laxus really does want to fight them. He gets shocked with the revelation that Makarov has investigated him, realizing that Gajeel was a double agent. He attacks Laxus out of agitation and demands that he tell him about Lumen Histoire. He then sends out his members to attack him, one at a time. To his dismay, he easily defeats them. When Laxus aims at him, he tries to convince him to not hit him because he is family but he fails and is defeated, destroying the illusionary barrier. Before he gets hauled away by the Custody Enforcement Unit, he tells Laxus that Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's dark secret.

Magic & Abilities

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One of Ivan's Shikigami

Shikigami Magic: Ivan has the ability to transform objects into shikigami (paper dolls). The full extent of this ability is unknown, but he can use it to transform even living objects, as seen when he turned a raven into the paper doll. These shikigami can then be used for communication over great distances and, with enough of them, for offense.

• Shikigami Torrent: After creating a massive amount of shikigami dolls, Ivan sends them towards his opponent in the form of a violent torrent. The torrent, upon impact with the target, multiplies into several smaller torrents that surround them from all sides. (Unnamed)

• Shikigami Dark Bomb: Ivan release a massive amount of shikigami dolls that once near their opponents assemble creating a spherical cluster that after few seconds explode releasing a powerful wave of dark magic. (Unnamed)

Illusion Magic: During the third day of the Grand Magic Games, Ivan reveals his ability to use illusions, being able to deceive even respectable Mages such as Wizard Saints and Magic Council members for a very long period of time. He was able to trick the whole audience of the Grand Magic Games into seeing a false fight between him and Laxus, as well as hide him and other Raven Tail Mages. According to him, other people cannot see nor hear them.

Thought Projection: In the Grand Magic Games, Ivan creates a Thought Projection of himself, which acts as the guild master, allowing his real body to disguise as Alexei and compete in the games. During the third day he also creates the Thought Projections of the other four members from Team Raven Tail.

Relationships

Relationships

Raven Tail Guild Fairy Tail Guild Flare Corona Ivan appears to regard Flare only as a tool to be used for his benefit, acknowledging her only for her power and has no problem dealing out harsh punishment if he sees fit. Fail:Flare silenced.png Flare silenced by Ivan in disguise During the match between Toby and Kurohebi, when a bruised Flare began referring to Lucy as "Blondie" from afar, Ivan, in the guise of "Alexei", verbally warned her not to make a pathetic scene in front of people, noting what happened during their battle. Upon her attempt to justify her words, Ivan clasped the girl's mouth shut, warning her that she'd be beaten again if she acted out. Ivan's temper towards Flare does not boil with no precedence however, at least, not while in the visible presence of others, as during the MPF Event, when Flare angrily criticized Obra for his poor performance, Ivan calmly told her to keep quiet and explained Obra's reasoning for not putting in effort. Makarov Dreyar Makarov is Ivan's father, and the two never showed to have a good relationship. Fail:Son and Father rivalry.PNG Ivan and Makarov's animosity Initially as a member of Fairy Tail, some actions of Ivan were considered harmful to the Guild by the current master, Makarov, which prompted him to excommunicate his own son. After that, a mutual hatred between them could be more observed. Ivan formed his own Dark Guild in order to obtain Fairy Tail's biggest secret, Lumen Histoire, training an elite team specialized into defeating Mages of Makarov's Guild. According to him, Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's "darkness", what would indicate a deep hate against everything related to Makarov and an intent to ruin him. Fail:Ivan's evil smile.png Ivan's desire to uncover Lumen Histoire When Makarov found out about Raven Tail, he got extremely worried since Ivan could use dangerous secrets about Fairy Tail, which prompted him to make use of Gajeel Redfox as a double agent to prevent Ivan from doing whatever he wanted. After 7 years, however, as Makarov didn't notice any information leak, he decided to leave Ivan alone and don't provoke him. From Laxus' point of view, this could indicate that despite everything Ivan did, Makarov still considered him as family. Aside his worries about the Guild, Makarov also shows to have a personal grudge against Ivan, which is shared by him. Laxus Dreyar Fail:Laxus dragon lacrima.jpg Ivan implanting a Dragon Slayer Lacrima into his own son Despite Ivan being Laxus' father, he has never been seen showing any form of compassion or love towards his son. When Laxus was a mere child, Ivan saw Laxus as a "weakling", and implanted a Dragon Lacrima into his body out of pity, also stating 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. Ivan also appears to not return the love Laxus shows him, as when he was excommunicated from the guild and Laxus hurried to defend him, Ivan never bothered to show remorse for his acts, rather he just moved to create a dark guild to take Fairy Tail down, dragging Laxus down with him. Fail:Thunderbolt Punch.png Ivan and Laxus fight Ivan has been shown trying to use Laxus' love against him, as when the two meet on the battlefield during the Grand Magic Games, he tries to get Laxus to reveal the location of Lumen Histoire, stating that Laxus should give him the information because he is his son, even going on to threaten him with his safety should he not talk. However, what Ivan doesn't expect is that Laxus has moved on from their relationship after finally seeing that Ivan is not the kind father he wants, deciding that he owes Ivan nothing, as Ivan is a danger to the Fairy Tail guild and the rest of his family. Denouncing Ivan as his father, the two fight, and are not past trying to brutally hurt one another. When Laxus gains the upper hand, Ivan once again tries to use love to save himself, stating that Laxus couldn't possibly hurt his own father. He is once again proven wrong though when Laxus declares that his true family is not him, but Fairy Tail. Gajeel Redfox Fail:Gajeel talks to Ivan.jpg Gajeel communicating with Ivan Ivan and Gajeel seemed to have had a trustful relationship while Gajeel was a member of Raven Tail. As a ruse, Ivan used Gajeel as a spy inside Fairy Tail in order to accomplish his plans to destroy Fairy Tail. However, Ivan didn't know that the entire time, his father, Makarov, was using Gajeel to do the same and keep track on Ivan and Raven Tail's actions. Later, during the X791 Grand Magic Games, Laxus reveals that Makarov has known everything about Raven Tail for the past 7 years, which makes Ivan and his Guild conclude that Gajeel was in reality a double agent.

Appearances in Other Media

Video Games

Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening

Ivan appears in Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening as the main antagonist of the game's original arc. Due to wearing a mask and completely different clothing, it was unknown who he was until the end of the arc.

Battles & Events

• Sky Labyrinth
• X791 Grand Magic Games Inauguration
• Laxus Dreyar vs. Team Raven Tail
• Team Raven Tail's Arrest

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