Grand Magic Games/X791

Grand Magic Games (X791)
Japanese	大魔闘演武
Rōmaji	Dai Matō Enbu
Information
Location	Crocus, Fiore
Purpose	Determine the strongest guild in Fiore in the year X791
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 266
Anime Debut	Episode 156

The Grand Magic Games in X791 (大魔闘演武 Dai Matō Enbu), like every other year, were held in Crocus, Fiore inside the Domus Flau.

Participants

Initially, 113 teams took part in the tournament, but after the Preliminary Event, the number of teams participating decreased to only 8. After Raven Tail's disqualification, Fairy Tail was forced to combine their two teams into one, thus reducing the participating teams to 6.

Team	Members	Reserve	Status
			Active
	File:Chelia Anime Square.png		Active
			Active
			Active
	File:Yaeger Anime Square.png File:War Cry Anime Square.png		Active
			Active
B			Disbanded
A			Disbanded
	File:Nullpuding Anime Square.png		Disqualified
	File:Teebo profile.png		Eliminated
	104 Unnamed Teams		Eliminated

Event Organizers

Mato

Referee & Mascot

The preliminaries and the main games are announced by Mato. It's unknown if he's a pumpkin creature or a man with a costume. His head is a giant pumpkin with eyes and mouth. He wears a striped jacket with a dark cape, pants, boots, gloves and a dark witch-like hat. He's often seen smiling and dancing, but has a bit dark personality, as he smiles when he announces that they won't take any responsibility for deaths in the labyrinth.

Main Events

Chapati and Yajima as the main commentators

The Grand Magic Games' announcer is Chapati Lola, and Yajima is a main commentator. In the first day, Jenny Realight, a member of Blue Pegasus Guild and also Miss Fiore, is the guest commentator for the battles and events. Chapati gives the audience general information about the games and the participants, while Yajima gives his opinions about them. In the second day of the games, Jason, a reporter from the Sorcerer Magazine, was chosen to be the second day's guest, saying "Coool" to everything that he sees, and since Mato had the day off, Chapati also acted as referee. In the third day, the Magic Council's official, Lahar, serves as the guest. The fourth day's guest is Rabian from the theater group. For the fifth and final day of the Games, the guest is Mato.

Preliminary Event

Sky Labyrinth

In X791, the preliminary event consisted of getting out of a Magical labyrinth created by parts of Crocus' buildings. The first eight teams that reached the goal will move on. The inside appearance of the labyrinth was like a giant 3D maze that spins. The goal's location was a door with the word "Congratulations!" and "GOAL" written above it, where Mato waited to greet the winning teams.

Battles/Results

• Sky Labyrinth

Guild	Team	Result	Position
	Team Sabertooth	Passed	1st
	Team Fairy Tail B	Passed	2nd
	Team Raven Tail	Passed	3rd
	Team Lamia Scale	Passed	4th
	Team Blue Pegasus	Passed	5th
	Team Mermaid Heel	Passed	6th
	Team Quatro Cerberus	Passed	7th
	Team Fairy Tail A	Passed	8th
	Team Twilight Ogre	Eliminated	N/A

Tournament

The tournament will be divided into 5 days, with two events held each day, one battle and one surprise event. For the surprise event, each team will receive an amount of points based on their position in the end of it:

• 1st: 10 points
• 2nd: 8 points
• 3rd: 6 points
• 4th: 4 points
• 5th: 3 points
• 6th: 2 points
• 7th: 1 points
• 8th: 0 points

For the battles, the winning team gets 10 points and the loser won't get any; if the fight ends up in a draw, both teams get 5 points.

The battles will be decided by the organizers based on the fans' votes (however, some battles are arranged according to the Fiore's King's desires) and will be set up like so:

• Team A vs Team B
• Team C vs Team D
• Team E vs Team F
• Team G vs Team H

The arena is the entire battle field and the winner is decided when the opponent is rendered incapable of fighting within the thirty minute time limit.

First Day: July 1, X791

Hidden

The first day's event is "Hidden" in which the participants are:

Beth Vanderwood

Eve Tearm

Gray Fullbuster

Juvia Lockser

Lyon Vastia

Nullpuding Anime Square.png

Nullpuding

Rufus Lohr

Yaeger Anime Square.png

Yaeger

In this game, the participants are sent to different locations in a town Magically created, which is filled with clones of the competitors.

• Mages win 1 point when they attack another competitor.

• Mages lose 1 point if they are attacked by another competitor or if they attack a clone.

• 10 seconds after being attacked, the Mage will respawn in a different area of the city.

• Restarts can happen as many times as necessary until the time limit is reached.

• The winner is the Mage that has the most points after 30 minutes.

Results:

Guild	Competitor	Position
	Rufus Lohr	1st
	Nullpuding	2nd
	Lyon Vastia	3rd
	Eve Tearm	4th
	Beth Vanderwood	5th
	Yaeger	6th
	Juvia Lockser	7th
	Gray Fullbuster	8th

Battles

Two of the matches were sabotaged by outside forces, both involving Fairy Tail.:

• The first battle between Lucy Heartfilia and Flare Corona was sabotaged by Obra from Team Raven Tail, who used a Dispelling Magic on Lucy to make her lose.
• The last battle between Jellal Fernandes as Mystogan and Jura Neekis was sabotaged by Ultear Milkovich and Meredy from Crime Sorcière, using Maguilty Sense to impede Jellal so his identity won't be revealed.

First Day Results

Guild	Team	Points
	Team Sabertooth	20
	Team Raven Tail	18
	Team Lamia Scale	16
	Team Blue Pegasus	14
	Team Mermaid Heel	3
	Team Quatro Cerberus	2
	Team Fairy Tail B	1
	Team Fairy Tail A	0

• Due to the damage sustained from the third battle, War Cry of Team Quatro Cerberus, was unable to participate in the remainder of the Games and was replaced by the reserve member, Bacchus.

Second Day: July 2, X791

Chariot

The second day's event is "Chariot", in which the participants are:

Risley Law

Ichiya V. Kotobuki

Natsu Dragneel

Gajeel Redfox

Yuka Suzuki

Kurohebi

Sting Eucliffe

Bacchus

In this game, the participants are made to run along the tops of interconnected chariots, which start at one end of Crocus and end at the Grand Magic Games Arena.

• Magic can be used at any time to help the competitors reach the goal faster or hinder the other competitors.

• Falling off the chariots will result in disqualification.

• The winner is the Mage that reaches the Grand Magic Games Arena first.

Results:

Guild	Competitor	Position
	Bacchus	1st
	Kurohebi	2nd
	Risley Law	3rd
	Yuka Suzuki	4th
	Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki	5th
	Natsu Dragneel	6th
	Gajeel Redfox	7th
	Sting Eucliffe	8th

Battles

For each of the battle rounds, the participants chose to put a wager on whether they would win or not.:

• Toby wagered his "super secret" (his inability to find a sock) for Kurohebi's real name.
• Elfman bet his sisters for exchanging Bacchus's guild name to Quatro Puppy for the duration of the tournament.
• Mirajane and Jenny chose to wager that whomever loses is to appear in "Sorcerer Magazine" in the nude.
• Kagura and Yukino chose to wager their lives.

Second Day Results

Guild	Team	Points
	Team Raven Tail	18
	Team Mermaid Heel	16
	Team Fairy Tail A	12
	Team Fairy Tail B	11
	Team Quatro Puppy	10
	Team Lamia Scale	4
	Team Blue Pegasus	3
	Team Sabertooth	0

• Due to the exhaustion sustained from the second days event, Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki of Team Blue Pegasus, was unable to participate for the remainder of the day and was temporarily replaced by the reserve member, Jenny Realight.
• Due to the damage sustained from the second battle, Elfman Strauss of Team Fairy Tail A, was unable to participate in the remainder of the Games and was replaced by the primary member, Wendy Marvell.
• Due to the loss gained from the fourth battle, Yukino Aguria of Team Sabertooth, was unable to participate in the remainder of the Games, due to excommunication from the Guild and was replaced by the primary member, Minerva.

Third Day: July 3, X791

Pandemonium & MPF

Pandemonium

The third day's event is "Pandemonium", in which the participants are:

Millianna

Hibiki Lates

Erza Scarlet

Cana Alberona

Jura Neekis

Obra

Orga Nanagear

Nobarly

In this game, the participants are made to enter a temple one at a time. Inside the temple are 100 monsters of different strength levels.

• The participant in the temple can choose to take on any number of the 100 monsters at a time, but must defeat them all if they wish to continue.

• If they do defeat them, the number they overcame will be added to their event score.

• Should they fall in their fight, they will be removed from the event with the score they have earned up until that point.

• The participants have no control over which level of monster they face, as the generation of the monsters is random, and must choose the number of monsters they wish to face with this in mind.

• The game ends when either all participants run out of Magic power, or all the monsters are defeated.

However, Erza Scarlet of Team Fairy Tail A finishes the event by herself, resulting in the organizers having to plan a secondary event for the remaining seven teams.

MPF (Magic Power Finder)

The third day's secondary event was "MPF (Magic Power Finder)", in which the participants are:

Millianna

Hibiki Lates

Cana Alberona

Jura Neekis

Obra

Orga Nanagear

Nobarly

In the secondary event, participants must hit a Magic power measuring device with the strongest attack they can muster.

• The device will grant each player a number score, which they will then be ranked on.

Results:

Guild	Competitor	MPF Score	Position
	Erza Scarlet	None	1st
	Cana Alberona	9999	2nd
	Jura Neekis	8544	3rd
	Orga Nanagear	3825	4th
	Millianna	365	5th
	Nobarly	124	6th
	Hibiki Lates	95	7th
	Obra	4	8th

Battles

• Due to the events of the Team Fairy Tail B versus Team Raven Tail battle, Raven Tail was disqualified for the rest of the games, for the following reasons:
  • Raven Tail's Guild Master, Ivan Dreyar was participating in the tournament, disguised as "Alexei";
  • Team Raven Tail cheated, by having the 4 other members enter the field and attack the single participant, Laxus Dreyar.
• Due to the damage sustained from the second battle, Eve Tearm of Team Blue Pegasus, was unable to participate in Day 4 of the Games and was replaced by the reserve member, Jenny Realight.

Third Day Results

Guild	Team	Points
	Team Fairy Tail B	18
	Team Fairy Tail A	15
	Team Sabertooth	14
	Team Mermaid Heel	13
	Team Lamia Scale	11
	Team Quatro Puppy	2
	Team Blue Pegasus	1
	Team Raven Tail	Disqualified

Fourth Day: July 4, X791

Naval Battle

The fourth day's event is "Naval Battle", in which the participants are:

Risley Law

Jenny Realight

Lucy Heartfilia

Juvia Lockser

Chelia Anime Square.png

Chelia Blendy

Minerva

Rocker

In this game, the participants swim inside a floating sphere of water.

• The participants must knock one another outside of the sphere, with points being awarded based on the order in which the players are eliminated.

• Falling out of the sphere results in the contestant being automatically removed from play for the rest of the event.

• The last person remaining in the sphere will be the victor, and receive top points.

• Any form of Magic or technique can be used to assist in knocking rival participants out.

• When only two participants remain in the ring, a special 5-minute timer will be set. Should one of the participants fall out of the sphere during this time, they will not receive second place, rather they will automatically come last.

Results:

Guild	Competitor	Position
	Minerva	1st
	Lucy Heartfilia	2nd
	Juvia Lockser	3rd
	Chelia Blendy	4th
	Risley Law	5th
	Jenny Realight	6th
	Rocker	7th

Due to the odd number of teams caused by Team Raven Tail's disqualification when they cheated the previous day, to make the numbers even, the Games officials had the two Fairy Tail teams disband and then merge into one Team Fairy Tail. They are to continue the games with the 35 points earned by Team Fairy Tail A.

Tag Battles

• Due to the damage sustained from the first battle, Nichiya of Team Blue Pegasus, was unable to participate in Day 5 of the Games and was replaced by the formerly injured member, Eve Tearm.

Fourth Day Results

Guild	Team	Points
	Team Blue Pegasus	12
	Team Sabertooth	10
	Team Fairy Tail	10
	Team Lamia Scale	9
	Team Mermaid Heel	8
	Team Quatro Puppy	1
	Team Fairy Tail A	Disbanded
	Team Fairy Tail B	Disbanded

Fifth Day, July 6, X791: Grand Magic Game

The final day of the Tournament is a battle royale with every team and their members participate in a team battle, known as the "Grand Magic Game". The battle ground is the entire city of Crocus where all the teams are already spread out.

The rules are as follows:

• All members wander the streets and if they encounter members of another guild they are to fight.
• When participant loses consciousness or deemed unable to continue the battle, the opposing team scores one point.
• Each team must appoint one of their members as team leader, this is kept secret from the rest of the other guilds.
• If the team leader falls, the opposing team gains 5 points.
• The total maximum number of points is 45 points, this implies that every team has a chance of winning.
• Moving as a one group or separate is totally up to the individual members of the team.

Points garnered in this event are added to the overall score gained throughout the Games.

Current Results:

Guild	Team	Team Leader	No. of Members Defeated	No. of Opponents Defeated	Current Score	Current Total
	Team Fairy Tail	?	0	11	19	64
	Team Sabertooth	Minerva	5	3	11	55
	Team Lamia Scale	Jura Neekis	5	6	10	50
	Team Mermaid Heel	Kagura Mikazuchi	5	3	3	43
	Team Blue Pegasus	Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki	5	2	2	32
	Team Quatro Puppy	Bacchus	5	0	0	15

Points Chart

Guild	Team		Preliminaries	Day 1		Day 2		Day 3		Day 4		Day 5: Grand Magic Game	Total Points
				Hidden	Battle	Chariot	Battle	Pandemonium MPF	Battle	Naval Battle	Tag Battle
	Fairy Tail	B	2nd	1	0	1	10	8	10	6	10	19	64
		A	8th	0	0	2	10	10	5	8
	Sabertooth		1st	10	10	0	0	4	10	10	0	11	55
	Lamia Scale		4th	6	10	4	0	6	5	4	5	10	50
	Mermaid Heel		6th	3	0	6	10	3	10	3	5	3	43
	Blue Pegasus		5th	4	10	3	0	1	0	2	10	2	32
	Quatro Puppy		7th	2	0	10	0	2	0	1	0	0	15
	Raven Tail		3rd	8	10	8	10	0	0	Disqualified

Trivia

Team Statistics according to Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason.

In Volume 32's extra content, Mashima provided the battle statistics for 31 of the 40 X791 contestants in the Grand Magic Games. The stats, however, were provided not from Mashima's point-of-view as the author but from the view point of Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason, which explains why some stats are missing and why others may be inaccurate. Each contestant was rated by Attack, Defense, Speed, Intelligence, and a special stat that was unique to each contestant. For example, Mirajane Strauss's "special stat" was "Pin-Up." The stats were set on a scale from 1 to 5. Although the scale was supposed to stop at 5, the highest any character could get in any stat was COOL! which was slightly above 5. In Jason's opinion, Jura Neekis had the highest stats out of the 31 contestants and Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki had the lowest.