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|name=Gray Fullbuster
 
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|kanji=グレイ・フルバスター
 
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|birthday=[[Timeline|Year X766]]
 
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|previous affiliation={{Aff|Avatar|yes}} (ruse)<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 424, Page 20</ref>
 
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|mark location=Right Pectoral
 
|occupation=[[Mage]]
 
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|previous partner= [[Daphne]]<br>[[Loke]]<br>[[Erza Scarlet]]<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Pages 2-4</ref>
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|counterpart=[[Gray Surge]]
 
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{{Quotes/1|FT|Sorry, but it doesn't matter if you're a woman or even a child. I don't go easy on anybody who hurts my comrades.|'''Gray Fullbuster''' to [[Juvia Lockser|{{Color|white|Juvia Lockser}}]] in "[[Chapter 56|{{color|white|A Flower Blooms in the Rain}}]]"}}
'''Gray Fullbuster''' (グレイ・フルバスター ''Gurei Furubasutā'') is an [[Ice-Make]] [[Mage]], a member of the [[Fairy Tail (Guild)|Fairy Tail Guild]] and a member of [[Team Natsu]], and one of the main male protagonists.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 11</ref>
 
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'''Gray Fullbuster''' (グレイ・フルバスター ''Gurei Furubasutā'') is a [[Mage]] of the [[Fairy Tail (Guild)|Fairy Tail Guild]], wherein he is a member of [[Team Natsu]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 11</ref>
   
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
[[File:Gray in x791.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray's clothes in X791]]
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[[File:Gray 2018.png|thumb|left|180px|Gray's full body appearance]]
Gray's most prominent feature is his spiky black-colored hair. He has dark blue eyes, and his body is toned and muscular.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 7">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Page 7</ref>
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Gray's most prominent feature is his spiky black-colored hair. He has dark blue eyes, and his body is toned and muscular.<ref name="Ch2, P7">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Page 7</ref>
   
After the mission on [[Galuna Island]], he gets a scar on his forehead above his left eye that is partially covered by his hair.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 2-4</ref> He also has a cross-shaped scar on his lower abdomen received from using [[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance|Seven Slice Dance: Blood Version]] on [[Tenrou Island]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 261, Page 5</ref> His member stamp is below his collarbone on his right pectoral muscle and is dark blue in color.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 26, Page 11</ref>
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After the mission on [[Galuna Island]], he gets a scar on his forehead above his left eye that is partially covered by his hair.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 2-4</ref> He also has a cross-shaped scar on his lower abdomen received from using [[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance|Seven Slice Dance: Blood Version]] on [[Tenrou Island]].<ref name="Ch240, P14">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 14</ref> His member stamp is below his collarbone on his right pectoral muscle and is dark blue in color.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 26, Page 11</ref>
   
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Unlike almost all other characters, Gray does not consistently wear the same type of clothes (that is, when he ''is'' wearing some), though he is often shown wearing some kind of white coat.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 1</ref>
[[File:Gray's scar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray's mark on his chest and cross-like scar on his lower abdomen]]
 
Unlike almost all other characters, Gray does not consistently wear the same type of clothes (that is, when he ''is'' wearing some), though he is often shown wearing some kind of white coat.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 1</ref>
 
   
 
Still, his most consistent pieces of clothing are his necklace, which resembles a sword with a stone in it, a metal bracelet and a chain which is attached to the belt loops on the right side of his pants.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Page 1</ref>
 
Still, his most consistent pieces of clothing are his necklace, which resembles a sword with a stone in it, a metal bracelet and a chain which is attached to the belt loops on the right side of his pants.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Page 1</ref>
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After obtaining Ice Devil Slayer Magic from his father, he gains a tattoo symbolizing the Magic on his right arm. Following his entry into the Avatar cult, he has seemingly erased his Fairy Tail mark, replacing it with Avatar's mark, but it turned out to be only an overlay on his black marks.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 428, Page 17</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Page 2</ref>
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Gray has a laid-back personality, but will get serious when the time calls for it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 25, Page 12</ref> He and [[Natsu]] have a friendly rivalry, and while they can often be seen fighting one another verbally or physically,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 7-8</ref> the two are actually quite concerned about each other.<ref name="Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72">Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 7-10</ref> Gray was quite obstinate and reckless when he was younger.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 9-10">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 9-10</ref> Over time, he has attained a more cautious attitude towards life, and deals with problems carefully. He is very concerned about his comrades and is truly loyal towards the guild, but tends to trash talk every now and then.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 17</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 108, Page 10</ref> Also, he has a disturbing habit of unconsciously removing his clothes at inappropriate moments.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 8-9">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 8-9</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 164, Page 6</ref>
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Gray has a laid-back personality, but will get serious when the time calls for it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 25, Page 12</ref> He and [[Natsu]] have a friendly rivalry, and while they can often be seen fighting one another verbally or physically,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 7-8</ref> the two are actually quite concerned about each other.<ref name="Ep72">Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 7-10</ref> Gray was quite obstinate and reckless when he was younger,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 9-10</ref> but over time, he has attained a more cautious attitude towards life, and deals with problems carefully. He is very concerned about his comrades and is truly loyal towards his guild, but tends to trash talk every now and then.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 17</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 108, Page 10</ref> Also, he has a disturbing habit of unconsciously removing his clothes (including underwear) at inappropriate moments.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 8-9</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 164, Page 6</ref> Also, Gray is quite skilled in acting as an evil person, as shown in year X792, when he infiltrated [[Avatar]] on Erza's request, something that manages to prompt [[Briar]] to remark Gray's desire for "revenge" against [[E.N.D.]] has stained both his soul and skin.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 14-17</ref>
 
==History==
 
[[File:Gray train with Ur.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ur trains Gray]]
 
Gray was from a village up in the North, but the entire village was destroyed by the demon [[Deliora]]. Gray's parents were killed in the incident as well. [[Lyon Vastia|Lyon]], along with [[Ur]], a powerful ice Mage who [[Jellal Fernandes|Jellal]] claimed could have been one of the [[Ten Wizard Saints]], came investigating Deliora's destruction, and found Gray alive among the ruins.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 19-20">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 36, Pages 19-20</ref> Ur took Gray in as her second student and taught him and Lyon Ice Make Magic. Gray accepted the training in order to eventually avenge his deceased parents by killing Deliora using Ur's unorthodox methods.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 2-5">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 2-5</ref> Gray also inherited the unusual habit of stripping unconsciously from Ur.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 8-9"/>
 
 
[[File:Erza and Gray - hard begining.jpg|thumb|200px|Erza and Gray - hard start]]
 
When Gray heard of Deliora's current location, he decided to challenge it, ignoring Ur and Lyon's warnings.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 9-10"/> Gray collapsed from battling Deliora and woke up to see Ur battling it. Ur told him to take Lyon and run. Gray carried Lyon and saw that Ur had lost her leg and replaced it with ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 16-19</ref> Suddenly, Lyon woke up and tried to cast [[Iced Shell]], but Ur stopped him by freezing him. She explained to Gray that Iced Shell was the only thing that would beat Deliora, and was surprised to know that Lyon had tried to do what she planned. She then used Iced Shell which caused her body to be destroyed. Before turning into ice, she made Gray promise to tell Lyon that she died and told him to step into the future, since she would seal his darkness. The next day, Lyon woke up and discovered Deliora encased in ice and Ur's sacrifice. He berated Gray for Ur's death and the two apprentices parted ways.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Pages 5-17</ref>
 
 
Following Ur's advice to find strong wizards in the west, Gray arrived at [[Fairy Tail (Guild)|Fairy Tail]] and asked the [[Makarov|master]] for a way to reverse the effects of the Iced Shell. Makarov, however, told him that the only method that could possibly reverse it would kill Ur in the process.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 8-9</ref>
 
 
==Synopsis==
 
=== Macao arc ===
 
[[File:Gray asks to borrow Lucy's underwear.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray knows how to make a first impression]]
 
Gray first appears when Natsu and [[Happy]] bring [[Lucy Heartfilia]] to Fairy Tail. He is sitting in his shorts, having forgotten to wear his clothes, and immediately gets into a fight with Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Pages 7-8</ref> He stops when [[Makarov]] orders them to do so and he gets scolded by him about his accidental nudity during his missions.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Pages 14-18</ref>
 
 
=== Daybreak arc ===
 
[[File:Gray vs. Mage.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Gray fighting one of the Mages]]
 
Gray finds out the reward for Natsu's latest mission and he quietly wishes him luck, saying things were going to be interesting.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Pages 19-20</ref> Later, he was attacked by Natsu, when they were coming back from a job. He tells Natsu, Lucy, and Happy that [[Erza Scarlet]] was coming back, which made them uneasy. They decide to head back, when they are ambushed by a band of Mages that kidnap Happy and plan to eat him. The team manages to defeat them and rescue Happy, when they hear one of the defeated Mages mention "Lullaby".<ref>Fairy Tail Anime, Episode 4</ref>
 
 
=== Lullaby arc ===
 
[[File:Natsu vs. Gray.jpg|thumb|200px|Natsu and Gray bicker behind Erza's back]]
 
As Gray is about to get into a fight with Natsu yet again, hearing about Erza's arrival from [[Loke]] makes him stop.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 7-10</ref> Later, he is forced to go on a mission with Erza along with Natsu, Happy, and Lucy, much to his chagrin.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 2-8</ref> On their way to their mission, he shows Lucy his abilities as an Ice-Make Mage. Lucy then mentions that Gray's ice abilities and Natsu's fire abilities are probably what causes their quarrels.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 10-12</ref>
 
 
[[File:Lucy and her team forget about Natsu.jpg|thumb|left|200px|They forgot about Natsu]]
 
When they get off the train, they continue to discuss the mission, only to realize that they forgot to bring the motion-sick Natsu with them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 16-19</ref> After they are reunited with Natsu, they learn that Natsu had a confrontation in the train with a member of [[Eisenwald]] named [[Kageyama]]. Natsu states that he had a strange kind of flute with three eyes and a skull. Lucy then pipes in, saying that she had only heard about it in books, but that it might be "Lullaby", the flute of death.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 12, Pages 14-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Rayule hanging.jpg|thumb|200px|Rayule appears]]
 
Eisenwald takes over the [[Oshibana Town|Oshibana train station]], forcing the five of them to make their way in, quickly encountering Eisenwald's Mages and fighting them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 12, Pages 6-20</ref> [[Erigor]], the Ace of Eisenwald, however, has other plans and flees the scene with Gray and Natsu in hot pursuit.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 14, Pages 2-4</ref> However, the two decide to split up and Gray runs into one of Eisenwald's elite members, [[Rayule]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 14, Pages 14-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray vs Rayule.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray vs. Rayule]]
 
While the two are fighting, Gray learns about the plan to kill all the guild masters who are at their regular meeting. Gray promptly freezes Rayule's face, ending their fight.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 15, Pages 15-20</ref> He then informs Erza of this and they go to find Kageyama, so he can dispel Erigor's wind wall.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 16, Pages 2-4</ref> Kageyama, however, is stabbed in the back by [[Karacka]], a fellow Eisenwald guild member, before he can help them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 16, Pages 16-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Virgo fixes Lucys skirt.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray loves being a man]]
 
After Lucy summons her new [[Celestial Spirit]], [[Virgo]], Gray compliments Virgo for being cute and as they escape, Gray is the only one to notice that Virgo and Lucy's skirts are flying up due to the wind. They then realize that Natsu and Happy are missing again.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 17, Pages 13-17</ref> As they chase Natsu and Happy with the injured Kageyama, Gray gives him a speech about life and death, but the atmosphere is ruined when Lucy yells at Gray, asking him to kill Kageyama after he harasses her.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 18, Pages 2-5</ref>
 
 
[[File:Lullaby.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray before Lullaby's true form]]
 
They catch up to Natsu and Happy, only to see that Natsu has beaten Erigor. Gray, as usual, insults Natsu for having difficulties in the battle and insults him for his choice of clothes. As Erza congratulates the group for a job well done, Kageyama grabs the Lullaby flute and uses the Magic Four Wheel Drive to get to [[Clover Town]], much to everyone's surprise.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 20, Pages 2-6</ref> Chasing after him, they arrive and see Kageyama with Makarov, and are about to go to their master’s aid, but are stopped by guild masters [[Bob]] and [[Goldmine]]. They then see that Makarov has persuaded Kageyama not to use the Lullaby's Magic. Suddenly, the flute itself starts to talk and transforms into a [[Lullaby|giant demon]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 20, Pages 12-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Strongest Team vs Lullaby.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray, Erza and Natsu vs Lullaby]]
 
Gray teams up with Natsu and Erza to defeat the demon. When it attacks Natsu, it misses and heads for the guild masters instead. To protect the masters, he uses '''Ice Make: Shield''', and is complimented on how fast he can create the shield. He then proceeds to attack the demon with his '''Ice Make: Lance'''. With the three's combined efforts, Lullaby is defeated. However, they wind up accidentally destroying the Guild Masters' Meeting Building in the process, forcing the team and Makarov to hastily escape.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Pages 2-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray the intruder.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Gray the intruder]]
 
After their return to Magnolia, Gray arrives in [[Lucy's Apartment|Lucy's apartment]], much to her dismay, to remind her that Natsu and Erza are about to begin their fight. As he watches, he is shocked to hear that Erza is to be arrested for property damage by the [[Magic Council]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 22, Pages 8-20</ref>
 
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=== Galuna Island arc ===
 
[[File:Gray found Natsu and Lucy.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray found them...]]
 
Gray waits for Erza's verdict like everyone else, but he learns that it was all a hoax and he voices his displeasure about that. Gray then falls prey, like everyone else, to [[Mystogan]]'s [[Sleep Magic]] as the latter walks in.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 24, Pages 3-8</ref> After Mystogan leaves and lifts the Sleep Magic, Gray explains to Lucy about Mystogan's actions.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 24, Pages 10-11</ref> When Natsu, Happy, and Lucy take the S-Class request to lift the curse of [[Galuna Island]], Makarov orders [[Laxus Dreyar]] to go after them, saying that he is the only one who can force them to come back. However, Gray stands up and volunteers to get them back instead.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 25, Pages 6-9</ref>
 
 
[[File:Natsu beats Gray.jpg|thumb|left|200px|...but they are unstoppable]]
 
Gray catches up with the three in [[Hargeon]], who are looking for a boat to take them to the island. Gray tries to persuade them to go back, but when Natsu resists, Gray tries to use Magic. [[Bobo]], the boat owner, then spots them using Magic and tells them that he will take them to the island. Natsu sees this as an opening and knocks Gray unconscious, ties him up and brings him along. On their way to the island, Bobo shows them the effects of the island's demonic curse.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 25, Pages 12-18</ref> Bobo then vanishes, and although Happy checks to see if he had fallen into the water, he is nowhere to be found. All of this is rendered irrelevant when a large wave hits their boat and washes them ashore. Gray, now agreeing to help, goes with Natsu, Lucy, and Happy towards the island's village and meets its mayor, [[Moka]], who asks them to destroy the moon and lift the curse.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 26, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray's Fairy Tail Mark.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray's Fairy Tail mark]]
 
Deeming such a task impossible, they instead investigate the island's forest, getting attacked by a [[Angelica|gigantic mouse]] which they defeat. In the process, the team manages to locate an abandoned temple. Natsu, commenting on the decayed floor, begins to slam it with his foot, causing it to crumble and hurtle them downwards into a cavern, also making Happy almost swallow a bone he had found. Lucy saves him from choking by pulling it out of his throat. In this cavern, they discover the frozen demon [[Deliora]] along with three Mages: [[Sherry]], [[Yuka Suzuki]] and [[Toby]]. Gray explains to the others what Deliora is: an immortal demon that destroyed Ishban 10 years ago, and was sealed by his teacher, [[Ur]], at the cost of her life.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 27, Pages 3-28</ref>
 
 
[[File:SnowDragon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|First battle belongs to Lyon]]
 
The group decides to wait for the moon to come out to see its involvement with the frozen demon. Lucy brings out her [[Celestial Spirit]] [[Lyra]] to pass the time. Happy wants her to sing a fish song, but Lucy tells Lyra to sing anything she likes. Her ability to sing songs reflecting what one has in their heart moves Gray to tears, much to the surprise of the others. When night arrives, they discover that the moonlight is hitting the demon via the ritual [[Moon Drip]] which would melt the ice. As the team is hiding, [[Lyon Vastia|Reitei Lyon]], Sherry, Yuka and Toby arrive. Reitei Lyon inquires about the Moon Drip ritual, and orders the other three to obliterate the village.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 28, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Natsu tells Gray that they both are Fairy Tail mages.jpg|thumb|200px|Natsu takes Gray with him]]
 
Enraged by the order given by Reitei Lyon, Natsu jumps out from hiding and attacks alongside Gray. Natsu is quickly frozen, and Gray tells Happy to escape with Lucy while he continues to fight Lyon.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 2-12</ref> After Happy and Lucy leave, Gray kicks Natsu down the hill to protect him from Lyon's Magic. Gray then argues with Lyon about his motives, saying that Ur died to seal Deliora and that he is trying to destroy Ur's legacy. Lyon then asks him how he can live with the knowledge that he killed Ur.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 14-17</ref> The two then battle. While battling, Lyon reveals that he will resurrect Deliora and kill it, defeating that which Ur could not and allowing him to surpass her. Gray tells him it's impossible, but Lyon reminds him that that was what they said to him, but he challenged Deliora anyway, resulting in Ur's death. Overcome with grief, Gray loses the battle and falls into unconsciousness. When he wakes up, he sees Natsu, who carries him back to the village. On their way to the village, Natsu comforts him for losing, saying that they are from Fairy Tail, a guild that doesn't know when to stop.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 2-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray'schoice.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray chooses to continue fighting despite Erza's threat]]
 
While returning to the village, Gray falls unconscious again.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 31, Pages 6-8</ref> When Sherry, Yuka, and Toby arrive at the village, the villagers take Gray, and leave Natsu and Lucy to fight them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 32, Pages 2-3</ref> The next morning, he awakes to find Erza, who had come to bring them back to the guild. He tries to tell her the severity of the situation, but she states that she didn't care. This causes Gray to insult Erza, telling her she makes him sick. He then tells her that he will save the people of the island, whether Erza likes it or not. After his lecture, Gray storms off to find Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Pages 2-13</ref> While running towards the ruins, Erza, Lucy and Happy catch up with him, Erza now agreeing to help. He explains Lyon's motives, and reveals to the group that Ur is still alive.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 36, Pages 17-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray assuming the position for Iced Shell.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray ready to sacrifice his life]]
 
They see that the ruins are tilted, thanks to Natsu. Suddenly, they are attacked by Lyon's helpers, survivors from past attacks made by Deliora. Erza tells Gray to go while she, Lucy, and Happy hold them off.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 11-13</ref> Gray arrives at the ruins, and tells Natsu to stand back. He then confronts Lyon and tells him it's over for him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Pages 17-20</ref> Gray begins to use Iced Shell, but Lyon thinks he's bluffing, so he stands his ground. However, Natsu, knowing what Iced Shell would do to Gray, punches Gray, causing him to stop. Then the two bicker: Gray says that he is willing to die to stop Lyon, but Natsu tells him to stop running away. Suddenly, the ruins begin to re-tilt to their original position, thanks to [[Ultear Milkovich#Galuna Island arc|Zalty]]. Angered, Natsu runs after him, leaving Gray to deal with Lyon. Gray tries to persuade Lyon to stop fighting by telling him that Ur is still alive as the ice which encases Deliora. However, Lyon stabs him with his sword and says that he knew it all along.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 2-20</ref> Gray falls to the ground and looks at Lyon, with eyes full of hatred and anger.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 2-3</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray punches Lyon into a wall of ice.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray punches Lyon into a wall of ice]]
 
An angry Gray then attacks Lyon, saying that he gave up on trying to save him. Lyon is surprised by the amount of energy Gray has left, and counterattacks by using his '''Ice Make: Dragon'''. Lyon says that Deliora will be revived soon because of Zalty, but Gray tells him not to underestimate Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 8-15</ref> As the two continue their battle, the ruins start to shake. Lyon tells Gray of everything they did in order to achieve this. Gray thinks it’s pointless, and when Lyon chastises him for playing in some guild, he simply counters by saying he followed Ur’s advice of finding more powerful opponents in the west. He then tells him of his first day at Fairy Tail, when the master told him that Ur’s condition was eternal. He then proclaims his disgust at Lyon’s actions, who can't see past his ambitions. He attacks, but Gray disarms him, and blocks his Snow Tiger using his''' Ice Make: Prison'''. The tiger cannot release itself; Gray explains that it’s because Lyon's creatures are out of balance, having been created with one hand. He then uses his '''[[Ice-Make: Ice Cannon]]''' to finish Lyon off. As he does, a cacophonous noise fills the air. Deliora is free and Gray’s only apparent choice to defeat it is Iced Shell.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 5-8</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray Natsu and Lucy's reaction to punishment.JPG|thumb|200px|Punishment...?]]
 
Gray is face to face with Deliora. Natsu tells Gray that they should take it down, but Lyon interrupts, saying that he will defeat it to surpass Ur. Gray knocks him unconscious and starts to cast Iced Shell again. However, Natsu steps in front of Gray, stopping Gray from continuing the spell. As Deliora is about to attack Natsu, it starts to crumble into dust, much to everyone's surprise. They realize Deliora was long dead due to Ur's efforts, and Gray cries, thanking her for sealing his darkness.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 43, Pages 2-18</ref>
 
 
Back at the newly restored village (thanks to Zalty's [[Arc of Time|Time Ark]]), Erza explains that the villagers' transformation into demons had never really occurred. She clarifies when she gets Natsu to help her "destroy the Moon", but what they really do is destroy an amnesia-causing barrier around the island that formed thanks to the Moon Drip. The barrier made the villagers think they were humans, when they were actually demons.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 44, Pages 11-20</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 45, Pages 2-14</ref> With that, the team departs Galuna Island and returns to Fairy Tail <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 1-7</ref>
 
 
=== Phantom Lord arc ===
 
[[File:Fairy Tail Guld destroyed by Phantom Lord.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and the others find the Guild destroyed]]
 
While returning to the guild, everyone but Lucy is displeased at Erza for not letting them accept the reward of 7 million jewels. Lucy's exclusive happiness is due to her receiving the additional reward of the gate key of one of the Zodiac Celestial Spirits, [[Sagittarius]]. Happy suggests that they should sell it, which Lucy immediately opposes. Erza then reminds them of their punishment, believing it will surely be "that" although what "that" is, is not explained. That's soon put out of their minds when they discover that the guild has been attacked by their longtime rivals, [[Phantom Lord]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 15-18</ref> The team then confronts Makarov about the damages, who tells them to ignore it.
 
 
[[File:Fairy Tail attacks.png|thumb|200px|Fairy Tail attacking Phantom Lord]]
 
Gray and the others surprise Lucy when they welcome her to her own apartment, with Erza telling them they have to stick together in case anyone gets attacked. However, this has already happened to the members of [[Shadow Gear|Team Shadow Gear]], [[Levy McGarden]], [[Jet]], and [[Droy]], who were attacked and pinned to a tree. When Makarov discovers this, he declares war against Phantom Lord.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 47, Pages 4-22</ref> Gray attacks Phantom Lord alongside most of Fairy Tail, but they are forced to retreat when Makarov loses his Magical power because of [[Aria]], leader of the team [[Element 4]] of the Phantom Lord guild.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 49, Pages 18-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray grabs Juvia's breast.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nice... Oops... I mean, I'm sorry]]
 
Back at the guild, Gray and the others are surprised at the revelation of Lucy's history and comforts her while she is depressed.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 51, Pages 6-10</ref> Just then, they feel the guild quaking and rush outside to see what the commotion is: the Phantom Lord Guild is literally walking towards them on six legs.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 51, Pages 15-19</ref> It attacks with its [[Magical Convergent Cannon - Jupiter]], but Erza narrowly stops the powerful bullet from obliterating the guild, rendering her incapable to fight. [[Jose Porla]] calls out, demanding that they gave Lucy to him, but receives an adamant refusal. In response, he tells them to quiver for 15 minutes as Jupiter reloads. Rather than wait to be destroyed, Gray and [[Elfman Strauss|Elfman]] follow Natsu and Happy to destroy the cannon before it can fire again.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 52, Pages 2-14</ref>
 
 
[[File:Juvia and her Prince Charming.jpg|thumb|200px|Juvia's vision of Gray]]
 
After the cannon is successfully decommissioned, Jose orders the guild to enter a more powerful form: Super Mage Giant Phantom MK II. Gray and Elfman arrive just in time to save the motion-sick Natsu from [[Totomaru]], one of the members of the [[Element 4]]. Happy flies outside to see what's going on, and returns to tell them that the guild has become a gigantic Mage that is beginning to cast a spell called [[Abyss Break]], which would destroy half of Magnolia. They then decide to split up to find the moving guild's power source.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 54, Pages 9-13</ref>
 
 
Gray goes to the roof where he meets [[Juvia Lockser]], one of the Element 4, who shows an immediate romantic attraction to him. She begins by declaring her loss to him and leaves. However, she changes her mind and attacks Gray with her '''Water Lock'''. He quickly freezes his way out, but not without opening his wound from Lyon in the process. Gray strips as usual, causing Juvia to think that their relationship is going too fast. Gray then uses his '''Ice Make: Lance''' on her, but is surprised that the attack went right through her. As she tries to convince Gray to stop and hand over Lucy, Gray announces that he'll never give up a comrade, even if it means death. Juvia takes this the wrong way and believes that Lucy is Gray's girlfriend.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Pages 14-26</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray saves Juvia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray saves Juvia]]
 
She then gets angry at Lucy, confusing Gray, and attacks him with boiling water. He tries to freeze her water and he succeeds, but in the process, accidentally grabs Juvia's breast. He quickly lets go and apologizes to her, which surprises her. She then tries to confess her love for him, but he mentions how the rain is depressing before she can say it. This sends Juvia into a rage and she attacks him again, but Gray prevails and defeats her, stopping the rain around her in the process.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
Later, he tries to fight Phantom Lord leader [[Jose Porla]] alongside Erza, Elfman and [[Mirajane Strauss|Mirajane]], but given their already weakened states, Elfman, Gray and Mirajane are easily defeated while Erza tries to fight alone.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 60, Pages 2-10</ref> Makarov then reappears and tells Erza to leave and take Gray, Elfman and Mirajane so he can fight Jose.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 65, Pages 6-7</ref>
 
 
After Phantom Lord's defeat, Gray helps rebuild the guild, almost noticing Juvia spying on him. He then becomes surprised when he gets a lunch box from Juvia, not knowing that it was her who gave it when he said that he was hungry. Fearing what it could be, he gives the lunch box to Natsu. When Loke gives them Lucy's keys, Gray, together with Natsu, Erza and Happy, goes to Lucy's house, only to find a note saying '''I will go home'''. The team then goes after Lucy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Pages 9-19</ref> Upon arriving at Heartfilia mansion, they find Lucy leaving her house and are surprised to hear that Lucy's family owns the place. The team then returns to the guild.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 68, Pages 16-19</ref>
 
 
A few days later, when the guild was accepting job requests again, Team Natsu becomes official and decides to take their first mission as an official team.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 69, Pages 15-17</ref> While doing the request, they manage to destroy half a road.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 69, Page 20</ref>
 
 
=== Loke arc ===
 
[[File:Gray as an actor.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray acting as the bad guy]]
 
Noticing Lucy worrying over her little amount of money, Mirajane suggests they do a simple acting job at a theater. Happy is given the task of carrying a Dragon suit that Natsu is in, and they are given a week to rehearse. Their show is atrocious, makes little sense and they eventually destroy the theater, but despite all this, they are hailed as a success to the point that they're kept there for another week, doing three performances a day.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 70, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
They go out on another job and chance upon Loke after swiftly completing it. Seeing how they completed it so quickly, they decide to stay the night in Balsam Town. Natsu, Erza and Gray have a pillow fight.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 71, Pages 2-9</ref> Gray wins, but Natsu is being a sore loser about it and they both ask Lucy to back them up. An agitated Lucy silences Natsu and Gray's bickering, a feat only Erza could do.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Pages 7-8</ref>
 
 
Later, when Lucy goes back to her apartment, Gray suddenly barges in, saying that Loke had left Fairy Tail. After hearing this, Lucy and all the others go looking for him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Pages 16-18</ref>
 
 
=== Tower of Heaven arc ===
 
[[File:Gray and Juvia meet Simon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Juvia meet Simon]]
 
Shocked by the announcement that Loke is a Celestial Spirit, Lucy explains to Natsu, Gray and Happy that he is actually Leo the Lion, leader of the Zodiacs. Considering how he can no longer spend long periods of time in the human world, Loke gives the four of them, as well as Erza, a ticket to a fancy resort.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Pages 2-5</ref> Juvia follows them and secretly spies on Gray. She then approaches Gray in the casino.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Pages 16</ref> While chatting, they are attacked by [[Simon]], a tall and ruthless Mage who specializes in Darkness Magic, who asks them for Erza's whereabouts.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Pages 19-21</ref> Gray is able to escape the ambush with Juvia's help, by being hidden inside her water body.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Pages 6-8</ref>
 
 
With Erza and Happy kidnapped, the team, plus Juvia, decides to rescue them using Natsu's nose to track them down.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Page 12</ref> As they get to the island on which the [[Tower of Heaven]] stands, they find Erza and she explains her past to them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Pages 4-12</ref> After Erza finishes telling her story, Simon and [[Shô]] arrive and join the team to stop [[Jellal Fernandes]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 83, Pages 8-18</ref> When Jellal activates the Heaven's Game, Shô traps Erza in one of his cards in order to protect her and runs off, wanting to fight Jellal himself. Simon leaves the group to follow Shô, leaving Gray, Juvia and Lucy to find Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 85, Pages 5-10</ref> But Gray goes after Shô, and entrusts to Lucy and Juvia the task of finding Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 86, Page 9</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray burns in the fire.png|thumb|200px|Gray attacked by Fukuro's Dragon Roar (from Natsu)]]
 
Later, he runs into the [[Dark Guilds|Death's Head Caucus Guild]]'s [[Trinity Raven]] member, [[Fukuro]], who had absorbed Natsu and started using his flames on Simon and Happy; the two begin to battle.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 3-8</ref> Gray is able to withstand the heat of Natsu's stolen fire attacks and is able to freeze the flames, though Gray comments that Natsu had a stronger fire. Soon, Fukuro tries to absorb him, but Gray manages to freeze him enough to make him withdraw.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 11-14</ref> In a fit of rage, he then uses '''Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance''' to defeat Fukuro and free Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 18-20</ref> During the fight, Gray takes a fair amount of damage and Simon asks Happy to take him outside the tower to recover.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 92, Page 9</ref> They flee the island on a boat along with Juvia, Lucy, [[Wally]] and [[Millianna]], and watch as the weaponized satellite [[Etherion]] strikes the tower.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 94, Pages 18-19</ref>
 
 
Thinking that Erza and Natsu might have died, they are all highly relieved when the two of them arrive on the shore.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 100, Pages 20-27</ref> They recover in a hotel where Natsu sleeps for three straight days and wakes up briefly after Gray belittles him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 101, Pages 2-6</ref> He eventually stays awake and they socialize with their previous enemies, before sending them off with a fireworks display.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Pages 11-15</ref>
 
 
=== Fighting Festival arc ===
 
When they return to the guild, they find its reconstruction complete and [[Cana Alberona]] shows them around. Makarov startles them with the introduction of two new members: Juvia and [[Gajeel Redfox|Gajeel]], their previous enemies. After settling down, they sit down for a song from Mirajane; this calm state doesn't last long, however, as the two Dragon Slayers soon cause a large brawl.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 103, Pages 1-18</ref> A reporter comes the next day to write about the guild, and asks Gray why he was always undressing to which he angrily replies that he is not a pervert.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 104, Page 10</ref> The master also instructs Gray to accompany Juvia on a mission, since she is a new member.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 105, Page 11</ref>
 
 
During the Miss Fairy Tail Contest a week later, Gray is seen watching the girls showcase their talents until a member of the [[Thunder God Tribe]], [[Evergreen]], appears during Lucy's performance. Gray quickly warns Lucy not to look into Evergreen's eyes but it's too late as she is turned to stone. Evergreen then reveals that she turned all the girls to stone. Soon, the other two members, [[Bickslow]] and [[Freed]], make their entrance along with Laxus. Laxus proposes a game to find out who is the strongest in Fairy Tail, and Natsu replies with much enthusiasm.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 107, Pages 5-19</ref> Laxus holds the girls hostage and threatens to smash them if the men don't participate or break the rules. With a time limit of three hours to find and defeat them before the girls crumble to dust, the members of Fairy Tail rush out and the Battle of Fairy Tail begins. However, Makarov isn't able to go through the door because of Freed's runes. Gray then leaves to find Laxus, promising to beat him even if he was the master's grandson.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 108, Pages 1-10</ref>
 
 
Gray goes and fights Bickslow and quickly starts to overpower him. However, Bickslow starts to use his dirty tricks and traps Gray in one of Freed's enchantments, where no one is allowed to use Magic; this leaves Gray with no other choice but to try to attack with his fist. Since Bickslow's Magic allows him to attack from the outside, Gray is defeated.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 110, Pages 6-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray's anger.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray's anger]]
 
After Laxus activates his '''Thunder Palace''', Gray manages to recover and find [[Warren Rocko]]. Using Warren's Magic, they are able to explain the situation to the other recovering Fairy Tail members. After initially bickering, the guild members are able to get along and destroy Laxus's Thunder Palace spell and save the town. However, due to the [[Living Link Magic]] Laxus put on them, which causes the spell to counterattack with a lightning strike, all the guild members take more damage, but manage to live through it and are happy to survive.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 122, Pages 8-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Ice castle.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray and Juvia on Fantasia Parade]]
 
After Laxus is defeated, the guild still decides to participate in the Fantasia parade.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 127, Page 5</ref> During the parade, Gray and Juvia perform on the same float as the King and queen of a frozen kingdom.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 128, Page 7</ref> Gray, along with the rest of the guild, also signals to the excommunicated Laxus that they will always be looking out for him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 128, Pages 12-16</ref>
 
 
A few days after the festival, Team Natsu decides to take a job: to capture the escaped convict [[Velveno]]. Gray is seen surprised when Lucy suddenly leaves to go to [[Acalypha Town]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 129, Pages 22-25</ref> Gray, along with the rest of Team Natsu, follow Lucy to the LOVE & LUCKY guild and are surprised to learn that she defeated the [[Dark Guilds#Naked Mummy|Naked Mummy Guild]] by herself; they also inform her that because she ran off, they cancelled the mission.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 130, Pages 15-16</ref>
 
 
=== Oración Seis arc ===
 
[[File:They aren't the cooles.jpg|thumb|left|200px|They aren't the "coolest"...]]
 
Gray assists Lucy in paying the rent by helping her at a restaurant, and when they return to the guild, Mirajane explains about Dark Guilds and their power over the Magical underworld.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 131, Pages 2-4</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 131, Pages 11-12</ref> Makarov then arrives and announces that [[Light Team|an alliance of guilds]] is being formed to take down one of the three strongest dark guilds, [[Oración Seis]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 131, Pages 13-16</ref>
 
 
Makarov chooses Gray together with Natsu, Erza, Lucy and Happy to act as the delegates of Fairy Tail.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 132, Pages 2-4</ref> At the meeting place, Gray is surprised to see his former training partner Lyon, now a member of the [[Lamia Scale Guild]] and also one of its delegates, and is even more surprised when [[Cait Shelter Guild|Cait Shelter Guild's]] delegate arrives, which happens to be a 12 year old girl named [[Wendy Marvell]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 132, Pages 13-14</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 132, Pages 19-20</ref> Her [[Carla|talking cat]] also appears and tells them that despite her appearance, Wendy is a powerful Mage.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 133, Pages 3-5</ref> After the matters are settled, the group discusses who the Oración Seis are and their plan to stop them; after they are done, they then head off to find them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 133, Pages 7-15</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray beats gray.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray beats... Gray?!]]
 
When the alliance unexpectedly finds their target, Gray tries to aid his allies against the six Mages by fighting [[Racer]] and [[Angel]], but he ultimately fails like the others.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 134, Pages 5-18</ref> When [[Brain]] spots Wendy and grabs her, Wendy tries to reach for Carla, but grabs Happy by mistake as the two are kidnapped. After being saved from death by [[Jura Neekis]] and [[Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki]], the group notices that Erza has been poisoned, causing the members to argue amongst themselves on how to handle the situation. Carla, however, is the one who calms everyone down, revealing that Wendy is the [[Sky Dragon Slayer Magic|Sky Dragon Slayer]] and her healing Magic could fix the problem. But to rescue her, the group has to work together. The others agree and rally together, before splitting up to find their kidnapped comrades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 135, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
Gray goes with Natsu and Carla as they explore the area, Natsu taking the time to ask Carla about Wendy's Dragon Slayer Magic before the three are ambushed by members from the Naked Mummy Guild, one of the dark guilds under Oración Seis.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 136, Pages 9-15</ref> While Gray and Natsu are fighting the guild, Carla hangs back to watch.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 137, Pages 2-4</ref> After all guild members are defeated, they try to interrogate the members about the location of the Oración Seis' hideout.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 137, Pages 10-12</ref> Later, they reach an cave entrance to the Oración Seis base, but come into confrontation with Racer. Gray holds him off while Natsu and Carla enter the cave to look for their friends.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 137, Page 15-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray motor.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray on a motorbike from Dead Grand Prix]]
 
While Gray and Racer are battling, they notice Natsu, Happy, Wendy and Carla flying above them. Racer attacks them, causing them to fall and knock Wendy, Happy and Carla unconscious. Natsu carries the three and runs off. Racer tries to go after them, but Gray manages to stop him by using his '''Ice Make: Rampart''', giving Natsu the time to run for it and angering Racer.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Pages 11-18</ref>
 
 
Racer taunts Gray and activates his Magic, '''Death Grand Prix''', causing multiple motorcycles to appear and charge towards Gray. Racer then hops on one of them and attacks Gray himself. Gray also hops on a motorcycle and the two start a race. While Racer is attacking Gray, Gray is having trouble fighting back since it is difficult to drive and use Magic at the same time. While racing, Gray spots Lyon and Sherry, and asks Lyon to hop on as well. With Gray driving and Lyon attacking, they are able to destroy Racer's motorcycle, thus ending the race. Racer counterattacks and knocks them off their motorcycle as well. Gray and Lyon attack Racer with their Ice Make Magic, but Racer easily dodges their attacks and attacks them. Lyon then whispers to Gray that he found Racer's weakness.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 139, Pages 5-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Lyon and Gray team-up.png|thumb|200px|Once again, Gray and Lyon team up]]
 
After whispering something in Gray's ear, Lyon freezes him much to Racer and Sherry's surprise. Lyon then calls Sherry to help him, saying that Lamia Scale will take the glory. Lyon and Sherry then attack Racer. However, Racer easily overpowers Sherry, causing Lyon to run away, but Racer easily catches up to him, attacks him and pins him to the ground, pulling out a knife and threatening Lyon's life. However, Lyon smiles and reveals his and Gray's plan. Gray unfreezes and shoots Racer with his ice arrow from a long distance, defeating him. As Gray makes his way to Lyon and Sherry, saying that they had won, Racer gets back up in an attempt to kill them, along with himself, with a bomb. However, Lyon tackles him down the cliff just before the explosive activates in order to save Gray and Sherry.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 140, Pages 2-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray beats Racer2.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Gray beats Racer]]
 
After he and Sherry watch in horror, Gray decides to go look for Lyon, not believing that he is dead.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Page 2</ref> While Gray searches for Lyon, Sherry, having been completely turned to darkness by [[Nirvana]]'s activation, attacks Gray from behind with her Wood Doll, seemingly knocking him unconscious.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 142, Page 12</ref> Gray later regains consciousness and manages to stop Sherry who was attacking Natsu and Lucy, in order to avenge Lyon's death. He pins her to the ground when Lyon suddenly arrives, heavily wounded, but alive. Upon seeing Lyon, the darkness leaves Sherry and she is returned to the light.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 11-13</ref> Later, when Nirvana's second stage is activated by Brain, Gray, Natsu and Lucy are seen climbing one of its legs.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 147, Pages 16-17</ref> When Nirvana starts to move, Natsu's motion sickness kicks in, causing him to fall off, but Happy is able to save him. The team then decides to split up, with Happy and Natsu going in first while Gray and Lucy follow.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 148, Pages 4-7</ref>
 
 
[[File:GraystopSherry.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray tries to stop Sherry]]
 
As Gray and Lucy enter Nirvana, they meet up with Jura and the Nirvana-affected [[Hoteye]], who explains to them the power of Nirvana; however, as they leave to assist Natsu, [[Midnight]] appears and attacks them. Hoteye is able to save them and tells them to leave while he fights Midnight.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 149, Pages 7-14</ref> Gray, Lucy and Jura manage to find Natsu as he is being dragged off by Brain, who was planning to make Natsu one of his new members after seeing him defeat [[Cobra]]. Brain then reveals to them his plan of attacking Wendy and Carla's guild. Jura asks him for the reason and attacks Brain when he does not answer, causing Gray and Lucy to comment on Jura's strength.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 151, Pages 12-20</ref> Jura then continues to attack Brain and effortlessly defeats him. Carla and Wendy arrive just at that moment, and Wendy's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic cures Natsu and Happy's injuries and also casts '''Troia''', which counters Natsu's motion sickness.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 152, Pages 2-11</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 152, Pages 14-19</ref>
 
 
Wendy rushes away, Carla with her, and the rest of them receive a message from an enemy who is now their ally, Hoteye, via telepathy. He tells them that the strongest of the Oración Seis, Midnight, is directly below them and that his defeat will stop Nirvana. They rush downwards, but at the last moment discover it's Brain's trap.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 153, Pages 7-12</ref> The group is saved by Jura's timely intervention who is heavily damaged by the ambush and rendered unconscious.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 153, Pages 15-17</ref> As they try to make sure he's okay, Brain's staff, [[Klodoa]], laments about Brain's pathetic power, and that he should just defeat them himself before being captured by Natsu and slammed around. He frees himself from Natsu's grip and tells them of their plan: to destroy the Cait Shelter guild so Nirvana can never be resealed.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 154, Pages 10-13</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 154, Pages 19-21</ref>
 
 
Klodoa begins to bash them, but abruptly stops when he feels that the Six Demons have all been defeated and that this will herald the arrival of Brain's split personality, the vastly powerful and bellicose [[Zero]]. Sure enough, Zero arrives and easily defeats the team.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 156, Pages 2-15</ref> Nirvana then arrives at Cait Shelter and Zero orders it to attack. The powerful blast from Nirvana is, however, stopped with another strike from the combined efforts of the other alliance members who managed to get the Magical bomber ship Christina up and working again, which was shot down by Oración Seis beforehand. [[Hibiki Lates]], piloting the ship, telepathically details how to stop Nirvana: destroy the six lacrima crystals within Nirvana's legs that serves as its power source simultaneously. Zero interrupts, using telepathy himself, saying that their plan is futile as he stands in front of one crystal and will prevent anyone from trying to destroy it. The other alliance members desperately call on Natsu, Gray, Lucy and Happy to get up and they comply.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 157, Pages 5-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Graydestroylacrima.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Gray destroys one of the lacrimas]]
 
Using the map that Hibiki had downloaded into their heads, the group decides on which lacrima they will go to. After choosing, Happy reminds them that if they find Zero, they will have to take him down themselves and that they have no backup.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga, Chapter 158, Pages 4-6</ref> Gray manages to destroy one of the six Lacrima while Natsu manages to defeat Brain, stopping Nirvana once and for all.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 161, Pages 12-14</ref>
 
 
Everyone is then re-united when the New Magic Council's law enforcer [[Lahar]] shows up to arrest Hoteye for being part of the Oración Seis, and Jellal for his crimes in the past.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 162, Pages 5-20</ref> As Jellal willingly gives himself up to the Council just like Hoteye, an enraged Natsu starts attacking the Council and tries to bring Jellal back for Erza, and so he could join them as he was already "one of us" when he helped defeat Brain. Gray soon joins in and this convinces all the other Mages to help fight to get Jellal back, while Jellal and Erza can only look on painfully. As the Council fights back, ordering them to arrest every single Mage rebelling against them as well, Erza suddenly yells for everyone to stop. With that, he is taken away and everyone looks on sadly.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 163, Pages 2-15</ref>
 
 
===Daphne arc===
 
<small>''Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material''.</small>
 
 
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Gray returns to the guild after being gone for a few days. He tells Natsu about a rumor he heard in a nearby town that a lady named [[Daphne]] has spotted a Dragon. With this information, Natsu heads out along with Wendy to go meet her.<ref name="Episode 69">Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 69</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Daphne together.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray and Daphne working together]]
 
Once Natsu, Wendy, Carla, and Happy, are trapped by Daphne's [[Concealment Magic]] in her inn, Gray appears. He reveals himself to be conspiring with Daphne, and challenges Natsu to a battle to settle everything once and for all. Daphne stresses how she needs the Dragon Slayer for her plans as the battle begins.<ref name="Episode 69" />
 
 
As the two fight, Natsu asks Gray why he is betraying Fairy Tail. Gray references "A City Without Sound", but Natsu not understanding causes him to continue attacking. As they fight, Daphne reveals how she came to Magnolia searching for info about Natsu, and that Gray willingly volunteered to help her. They fight evenly, until Natsu seemingly defeats Gray, but Gray is able to freeze Natsu's feet to the ground, allowing Daphne to use '''[[Hidden Darkness]]'''.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 70</ref>
 
 
The spell traps Natsu in Daphne's invention the Dragonoid. The inn soon disappears and Gray is spotted by Erza and Lucy. After Daphne explains her plans, Macao, Elfman and Wakaba soon arrive. They are quickly able to knock him out and bring him back to the guild.<ref name="Episode 45">Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 71</ref>
 
 
[[File:Unison raid by Juvia and Gray.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Juvia performing Unison Raid together]]
 
He arrives back, and shortly after Elfman faints from his exhaustion from battling, Cana goes to Gray and yells at him to know his motivation. Juvia backs Gray up, claiming Gray would never betray Fairy Tail. Gray stops Juvia mid-sentence and agrees to go see Makarov.<ref name="Episode 71" />
 
 
Gray explains to Makarov his reasoning and how he just wanted to remind Natsu about the promise he made to the people of the [[City Without Sound]]. He never expected it to go so far, and for Natsu to be captured. After hearing this, Makarov lets Gray go to save Natsu. Gray explains everything to his guild mates, who immediately accept him back.<ref name="Episode 45"/>
 
 
Gray later takes Juvia and together they perform a [[Unison Raid]] on the Dragonoid. This injures and defeats all of the Lizardmen successfully. The Dragonoid functions awkwardly as Natsu starts to fuss inside it. Gray starts insulting Natsu and causing Natsu to start getting irritated, and, soon, Erza and the rest of the guild all does the same. Natsu, emotionally driven, starts to go berserk, overdriving the Dragonoid's capability of handling the magic being drained from Natsu. Gajeel shows up shortly and uses his Dragon Slayer's Secret Art ([[Karma Demon: Iron Spiral]]) to bust Natsu out of the Dragonoid, itself. Everyone able to make fire used their spells, combined with [[Sagittarius]]'s arrows, fed Natsu with a "meal" and he was able to quickly defeat the remaining Lizardmen, the Dragonoid, and capturing Daphne altogether. In the end, Natsu and Gray are able to make up, though Natsu still got mad at Gray for making him fall for the trap.<ref name="Episode 72" />
 
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=== Edolas arc ===
 
[[File:Juviatears.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray in Juvia's tears]]
 
Gray returns to the guild amid the celebration of Wendy and Carla's induction into Fairy Tail. He is especially greeted with enthusiasm by Juvia, who almost drowns him and a few other Fairy Tail members with her waterfall tears as she expresses her worry.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 165, Pages 7-9</ref> A few days later, the bells chime, signaling the return of [[Gildarts Clive]], Fairy Tail's strongest Mage under Makarov.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 165, Pages 16-18</ref> When Gildarts arrives and explains that he had failed the job, Gray is seen surprised with the rest of the guild.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 166, Pages 9-10</ref> A few days later, Gray teaches Juvia how to eat some Caramade Franks while [[Alzack]] and [[Bisca]] watches them, wishing that their relationship was like theirs.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 168, Pages 6-7</ref> Gray, along with the rest of the guild and Magnolia town, is then sucked into [[Edolas]] by the [[Anima]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 168, Pages 10-14</ref>
 
 
[[File:Erza and Gray comeback.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Erza join the fight]]
 
Gray re-appears just when [[Erza Knightwalker]] is about to kill Happy. He and [[Earth Land|Earthland]] Erza beat up a few guards and declare Erza Knightwalker an enemy of Fairy Tail.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 179, Pages 16-18</ref> Although a few soldiers mistake him as [[Gray Surge]], he does not care and demands to know where all of their crystallized companions were, while he attacks the soldiers of Edolas and Erza fights her Edolas counterpart. After hearing Wendy's scream, Gray frees Lucy of her handcuffs and proceeds to where the Dragon Slayers are held captive.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Pages 2-7</ref> While running, Gray reveals that the Lacrima that was at the center of the Capital was trapping both him and Erza, and that Gajeel was the one that released them from the Lacrima state, stating that Dragon Slayer Magic has the ability to release their trapped companions. With that, he asks Happy to support Gajeel and release their trapped companions near [[Extalia]]. Arriving at the room, Gray, Lucy, and Carla find both Natsu and Wendy unconscious on the ground. Gray immediately feeds Natsu and Wendy some [[X-Balls]], a medicine that allows Earth Land Mages to use their Magic in Edolas. After Wendy wakes up and Natsu runs to stop the [[Faust|King]]'s plan, Wendy explains to Gray, Lucy, and Carla that the Royal Army is trying to use the Giant Lacrima stationed near Extalia as a bomb to destroy the Kingdom of Extalia.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Pages 13-20</ref>
 
 
[[Natsu]] runs back to the group after seeing Erza battling Erza Knightwalker. At first, Natsu is confused about the situation until Lucy and Wendy explain that Gajeel, Gray and Erza showed up. Now cleared up, the group splits into two: Gray traveling with Natsu and Lucy to find the king, while Wendy and Carla go to Extalia to warn the Exceeds.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 181, Pages 2-6</ref> Gray and Lucy suspect that the King is in some important place, but Lucy starts to wonder since the courtyard and prison were in such strange locations for a castle. Natsu and Gray then say that in short, the place has a strange layout. Lucy responds by saying she wouldn't be surprised if there was an amusement park, and to their surprise, her prediction really came true a few seconds later. However, [[Sugarboy]] and [[Hughes]] are inside the park, and they prepare to battle the three.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 181, Pages 16-20</ref> Hughes starts the battle by sending a Viking ship straight into their path, but Gray blocks it with his Ice Shield. As Natsu then flies off to battle Hughes, Sugarboy traps both Gray and Lucy by making the ground soft, sinking them waist-deep. Gray then uses his strength to throw Lucy up, freeing her to help Natsu. He then creates two grappling hooks and escapes, before making a giant death scythe to attack Sugarboy. However, his Magic proves ineffective because Sugarboy's weapon, '''Rosa Espada''', makes anything limp and soft, which includes ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 2-13</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray creating a duplicate of the key.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray creates a duplicate of the key]]
 
Later, when Sugarboy steals the key from [[Coco]] and slides away, Gray reappears while riding a motorcycle and begins chasing after Sugarboy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 184, Page 19</ref> Sugarboy tries to stop Gray using Rosa Espada on a section of the ground, but Gray merely dodges it and continues. As the chase continues, Gray asks how Sugarboy could keep sliding, to which the latter has no idea as well. He then asks the purpose of the key, to which Sugarboy explains that it's meant to activate the [[Dragon Chain Cannon]]. Gray then freezes the ground, which causes Sugarboy to slide out of control as Rosa Espada can't change the properties of the materials that it softens. With Sugarboy stopped and distracted by the motorcycle that he threw, Gray takes the opportunity to grab and freeze the key, hoping it would shatter, but to no avail. Realizing that it wouldn't shatter that easily, Gray decides to freeze it so that it can never be used. Sugarboy says that he can just soften the ice to get the key, but hesitates to do so when Gray explains that he may limp the key as well. The two begin to fight again, but when the key begins to crack, Sugarboy tries to stop their fighting. Gray doesn't stop, as it concerns their companion; Sugarboy then tells him that the cannon can return their friends back to normal if fired on the lacrima itself. As Sugarboy tries to buy some time, Gray shatters the key. Angered by what Gray did, Sugarboy attacks Gray with Rosa Espada, but is defeated with Gray's finishing technique, '''Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance'''. While Sugarboy yells at him for Gray's recklessness, the latter creates a duplicate of the key using Magic.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Pages 2-19</ref> Natsu later catches up to him and learns that Gray can make a copy of the key. He then explains that they need to use the cannon and fire it on the Lacrima instead of the island it is floating on, so that the Dragon Slayer Magic will transfer to the lacrima and destroy it, thus releasing their friends. Suddenly, Erza arrives with a plan. She ties them up and brings them to the king.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 186, Pages 15-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Gray bickering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|When the two Grays meet...]]
 
Upon entering the royal chamber, the King asks where the key is, and Erza tells him that Gray can make a copy of the key with his Magic. Erza pretends to threaten Natsu's life, giving Gray the chance to try to change the course of the cannon to save his friends, but fails to find where to change it. Erza then releases Natsu, who attacks the guards, while she grabs hold of the King and threatens to kill him if they don't change the target. The plan almost works, but Erza Knightwalker arrives and attacks Erza, causing her to let go of the king. With the King safe, the guards fire the cannon. Lucy then arrives with Coco on her [[Legion]]. Gray, Natsu and Erza climb on, and they try to stop the island from crashing into Extalia.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 187, Pages 2-19</ref> Gray, along with the Fairy Tail members and the Exceeds, manages to hold the lacrima island long enough for Mystogan to send it back to Earthland, saving everyone. Just when everyone thinks it is over, the Edolas Royal army arrives.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 189, Pages 9-20</ref> After the arrival of [[Dorma Anim]], he, along with Erza, Lucy, Coco, Happy and Carla helps to save the [[Exceeds]] from being turned into lacrima.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 190, Page 19-20</ref> While riding on her own Legion, Erza Knightwalker shows up and blasts Coco's Legion, sending it to the ground. Happy holds onto Lucy, and Carla holds onto Gray and Coco as they see Erza fight Erza.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 191, Page 16-20</ref>
 
 
Lucy, Coco, Gray, Happy and Carla fall into a forest and Lucy gets upset for Happy dropping her, but he says she is heavy. Edolas troops show up. The troops spot Carla and Happy and aim to turn them into lacrima since they are the only two left. Gray attacks and protects them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 192, Pages 2-5</ref> Lucy summons Loke while Carla and Happy dodge the beams of Magic, but Carla jumps in front of one to protect Happy. They start to lose when even more reinforcements arrive, but [[Fairy Tail Guild (Edolas)|Edolas Fairy Tail]] comes to the rescue and helps them fight.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 192, Pages 12-20</ref> When Mystogan starts taking all the Magic away from Edolas, the troops lose their Magic weapons and retreat. Everyone panics, including Edolas Fairy Tail.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 195, Pages 11-14</ref> Finally, when all the Magic is gone, all the Earthland Fairy Tail members start being sucked into the Anima and return back to their home. Gray tells the Edolas Fairy Tail that they can still be a guild even without Magic.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Pages 12-13</ref> They all say goodbye to Edolas Fairy Tail and Coco.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Pages 17-18</ref>
 
 
After the Exceeds leave, [[Pantherlily]] arrives in his new smaller form, and everyone is shocked to see that he has captured [[Lisanna]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 198, Pages 17-20</ref> Everyone is confused about Lisanna's reappearance, thinking that she is the Edolas Lisanna. When Lisanna sees Natsu, she hugs him and Happy tightly, and tells Gray and Erza that its been a long time. Gray then asks if she is Earthland Lisanna, to which she answers yes, much to everyone's surprise.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 199, Pages 2-6</ref> After clarifying everything, Gray, along with the others, helps Lisanna get back to her mourning siblings and watches their tearful reunion.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 199, Pages 15-19</ref>
 
 
=== Tenrou Island arc ===
 
[[File:Loke teams up with Gray.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray and Loke team up]]
 
While the guild is celebrating Lisanna's return, Gray and the others tell all the guild members about Edolas and their counterparts. During the process, he can't stop thinking about [[Cana (Edolas)|Cana's counterpart]] and how she dressed, to the point where he tried not to laugh.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 200, Pages 3-5</ref> Shortly after, he enters into another battle within the guild and ends up overexerting himself, and falls asleep with the rest of the guild.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 200, Pages 8-9</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 200, Page 14</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray vs Mest.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray vs Mest]]
 
A few days later, he, like several other guild members, started taking up numerous jobs to gain recognition for the annual Fairy Tail event.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 201, Page 7</ref> The next day, the master appears alongside Erza, Mirajane and Gildarts to announce the start of the annual [[S-Class Mage Promotion Trial]]. Gray is announced as one of eight candidates who will be participating.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 201, Pages 12-16</ref> After the ceremony, he is seen talking to his friends about the contest. At first, Juvia wants to quit the trial because she wanted to be Gray's partner; however, Gray tells them that he already has a partner, Loke, who shows up and tells Lucy that their contract has been suspended for the duration of the trial.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 202, Pages 5-9</ref>
 
 
[[File:Dried plume attack.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray's Secret Technique: Dried Plum Attack!]]
 
A week later, Gray, along with the other participants, head towards the island and complains about the scorching heat despite it being winter. He strips so much that he even removes his underwear, much to Juvia's enjoyment. After the master appears and tells the teams about the first trial, he becomes trapped in Freed's runes, along with several others. After the runes are removed, he freezes the ocean to make a path and slide to the island.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 203, Pages 2-14</ref> Gray and Loke manage to choose a battle path and face off against [[Mest]] and Wendy. Their fight ends somewhat quickly as they had managed to knock out Mest, and they go on ahead.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 207, Pages 7-8</ref>
 
 
[[File:Loke and Gray after firs exam.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Passed!]]
 
As they were walking through, they start talking about Mest. They both mention that although Mest came close to winning last year, they expected him to be stronger, but Loke says that they also had gotten stronger. They later wonder who his partner was last year, but neither of them seem to remember. When Gray and Loke meet up with the others, the master arrives. When the master announces how Cana and Lucy defeated Freed and Bickslow, and how Natsu managed to clear Gildart's barrier and passed, he expresses great surprise. He later asks the master about how Juvia and her partner Lisanna are doing, and is somewhat disappointed when the master says they met up with Erza and lost. They realize Elfman and Evergreen are the only ones left, and that they had to have been matched up against Mirajane and lost.
 
 
However, Elfman and Evergreen appear and tell everyone they were victorious and the master says it's time to start the second trial. Shortly after, Natsu comes to terms with what Gildarts told him, and he challenges Gray and the other remaining contestants to see who will be the new S-class Mage. Gray simply replies that Natsu is the only one he doesn't want to lose to and that he accepts his challenge.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 207, Pages 9-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Loke run.jpg|thumb|200px|Monsters are all around]]
 
When the second trial to find Mavis's grave begins, Gray and Loke get chased by vicious birds. With a scared expression on his face, Gray brags that the challenge isn't hard yet if it means becoming an S-class Mage. Loke just remarks on how Gray is acting tough.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 208, Page 4</ref> Later, Gray is seen with Loke overhearing what Lucy says about the second exam being about intelligence, and thinks that she figured out where the grave is. Then they decide to follow Cana and Lucy, with Gray telling [[Loke]] that the second exam is also about greed.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 210, Pages 11-13</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Loke vs Grimoire members.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray and Loke vs members of Grimoire Heart]]
 
While following Lucy and Cana, Gray and Loke notice the warning signal that was launched by Erza that indicated that the exam was on hold, and that everyone must prepare for battle against an enemy. They first emerge from their hiding spot near Cana and Lucy, and are seen scolding Cana for wanting to continue the exam, and telling her that they should head back to the emergency meeting spot together.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 213, Pages 2-4</ref> However, bubbles arrive from the sky containing numerous [[Grimoire Heart Guild]] members, whom the four mostly dispatch with ease.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 215, Pages 11-13</ref> The remaining Grimoire Heart members are suddenly transported away by [[Caprico]], who has come to fight them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 217, Page 15-16</ref> Right at the start of the fight, Caprico pummels them all with powerful kicks, prompting Gray to comment on his strength.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 218, Pages 10-11</ref>
 
 
The group then questions Grimoire Heart's goals, and as everyone prepares to fight again, [[Loke]] tells the others to leave so he can fight their opponent one on one. Gray says that all four of them are having a difficult time fighting their opponent, but Loke explains that their opponent uses Human Subordination Magic, which weakens the battle and Magic power of humans, but not Celestial Spirits. He then tells them that their opponent is the Celestial Spirit Capricorn, surprising Gray. Loke then yells for the others to go, and though Lucy is reluctant to leave his side, Gray and Cana persuade her to trust him and the three depart.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 223, Pages 6-13</ref>
 
 
As the three walk together, Cana suggests that they split up. Although he is reluctant to, he agrees and walks off alone.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 225, Pages 2-3</ref> While walking, Gray states Cana has a bad sense of humor, and he then realizes that he hasn't seen her drink since she arrived at Tenrou Island, making Gray wonder if she is just sober. Suddenly, he senses someone's presence. He hides behind a tree and notices [[Ultear]] walking past, speaking about [[Zeref]]. He at first mistakes her for [[Ur]], but realizes that she is not, but a member of [[Grimoire Heart]], and wonders who she is and why she resembles Ur.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 228, Pages 10-14</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray-in-pain.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray in pain]]
 
As Gray continues spying on Ultear and [[Zeref]] from behind a tree, he wonders where they plan on heading and guesses that they are heading back to Grimoire Heart's master.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 229, Page 9</ref> Suddenly, from the skies, Gray is hit by a jolt which, unbeknownst to him, is a sensory link Magic between him and Juvia used by [[Meredy]], causing any pain taken by one of them to be delivered to the other one.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 229, Pages 15-16</ref> When Meredy slices Juvia's arm, Gray feels the pain too, and his yell almost attracts the attention of Ultear. Later, when Meredy adds herself to the link and takes damage, Gray again feels excruciating pain and kneels over.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 229, Page 20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Ultear-finds-Gray.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray found by Ultear]]
 
When the Sensory Link cast on him disappears and he begins to wipe away the tears caused by them, [[Ultear]] appears behind him and asks if he was following her. She then goes on to explain that she is the daughter of [[Ur]] and that he shouldn't fear her, because they are comrades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 19-21</ref>
 
 
A skeptical Gray questions what [[Ultear]] meant by her statement that they are allies. She tells him she holds no grudge against him because she knows that he didn't kill Ur, and that in the end, it was just pride, which provokes Gray to remark that she's done evil things and that she shouldn't say that what she did was Ur's pride. Ultear then states that everything she did was the will of Ur, which surprises Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 231, Pages 6-7</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray decides to use Iced Shell.JPG|thumb|200px|Gray stating he will help defeat Hades]]
 
Gray is later seen grasping his side in pain when [[Azuma]] uproots Tenrou Island's tree.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 235, Page 14</ref> After Azuma's defeat Gray regains his Magical Power, and [[Ultear]] comments that everything seems back to normal. Gray was still in shock about what Ultear told him about "[[Ur]]'s will". Ultear told him it's up to him whether he believes her or not and states that she is going to take Zeref and leave the island, telling him he must defeat Hades using Ur's Magic, Iced Shell, and that he is the answer to everyone's prayer.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 238, Pages 18-19</ref> Gray tells Ultear that he'll defeat Hades using Iced Shell claiming that it is not for her or Ur but for the guild.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 1-3</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray saving Juvia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray saves Juvia from Ultear]]
 
After Ultear explains the story she told Gray that it was a lie and reveals her true motivations to Meredy, she finds Juvia and conjures a sword to kill her. Before she can make the killing blow, Gray blocks the attack and brings Juvia away from Ultear. He says he figured that she was lying, telling Ultear he didn't believe a single word she said from the start.
 
 
[[File:Gray attacks Ultear.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray punches Ultear]]
 
He says he swore he would never consider using Iced Shell again recalling how Natsu didn't want him to die. He says his will is to live with his comrades. At this, Ultear says he isn't a simple-minded fool and is disappointed she can't use him to kill Hades. She says she didn't want to fight Ur's beloved student, but now, he's chosen to be killed in the cruelest way. Gray takes off his shirt, telling her to bring it on. Ultear then tells Gray that the one thing he doesn't know is that she's the head of the Seven Kin of Purgatory; as she is saying he will be no match for her, Gray attacks her quickly with an ice punch.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 12-19</ref>
 
 
Gray wakes Juvia and asks her to chase after Meredy who was ordered by Ultear to run to the "escape point" with Zeref. While Gray is distracted with seeing if the just-woken Juvia is fine and chasing after Meredy, Ultear kicks him in the face. She slams her orb into him and he counters with '''Ice-Make: Lance'''. However, using her Arc of Time, she makes the ice evaporate. She does the same thing with his next attack. She tells him that she learned her Magic specifically for killing Creation Mages like her mother. This statement enrages Gray. He has a short flashback of when he was a child and he saw Ur crying over a little girl's dress. As Ultear sends more orbs his way, he defends himself with his ice but Ultear manages to make it disappear, executing a direct hit. Gray yells that Ur had always been thinking about her and that all the things Ur can't convey to her now is so sad.
 
 
[[File:Blood Ice Blade.png|thumb|200px|left|Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance, Iced Blood Version]]
 
Ultear easily overpowers him in hand-to-hand combat. When she asks him if he's resorting to physical attacks because his ice is rendered useless, he replies that he'll strike her down with ice, with Ur's Magic. She confidently responds that she cannot be defeated by his eyes. Gray uses his ice to slice the side of his own torso, surprising Ultear. He charges towards her as he declares that he'll seal her darkness. Ultear attempts to use Arc of Time on Gray's ice but it doesn't work. In reply to her confusion, he states that she can't move living things. His red ice is made of his own frozen blood. Gray makes a direct hit with '''Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance'''.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Pages 2-16</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Ultear falling off a cliff.png|thumb|200px|Gray and Ultear falling off a cliff]]
 
Ultear is impressed by his tenacity despite the torn flesh and broken bones. However, she regains her balance, swears that she cannot lose until she reaches the great world of Magic and assumes the stance for [[Ice-Make]], much to Gray's surprise. She creates a huge garden-like ice with roses and thorns, '''Ice-Make: Crown of Roses''', which Gray notes is exactly like Ur's Creation Magic.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Pages 17-19</ref>
 
 
After falling on the ground by Ultear's spell, he stands up and states that he never thought he'd see Ur's Creation Magic again. However, he should have expected it because they have the same blood. She shoots him with ice in anger but he retaliates by regaining his balance and pinning her down. As they roll on the ground, he asks her why she became that way and she yells for him to shut up. Their rolling takes them to a cliff and they fall.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 241, Pages 3-7</ref>
 
 
[[File:Ultear defeated.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray defeats Ultear]]
 
As they fall, Ultear thinks about her past to him and how she had hated her mother the day she saw her happy with her new kids, Lyon and Gray. When they fall into the water, Ultear casts her Ice-Make Magic once more. However, she becomes distracted with a voice in her head. Memories of her mother flood into her mind and so Gray uses the opportunity to cast '''Ice Make: War God Lance'''. A large pillar of ice emerges from the water with Ultear inside. He later floats to the surface of the water. With both of them rather immobile, Gray tells her a story Ur once told him: Ur had felt a light shining into her heart when Ultear was born and she dreamed a future full of hope for her. The ice holding Ultear shatters and Gray is the victor.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 241, Pages 7-19</ref>
 
 
Later, Gray brings Ultear to rest by a stone. He ties his shirt around his waist as he states that the battle is far from over. Ultear tells him that he can't win against Hades. Gray replies that he knows and that it would be impossible by himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 241, Pages 20-21</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team Natsu arrives at the airship.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray and the others ready to fight Hades]]
 
Later, while walking, Gray is about to collapse out of exhaustion, but is then caught by Erza, who asks him if he's okay. Gray states that it seems that he always needs to be saved by somebody. Erza replies that she's the same, too. Natsu's group arrives, overhears the words said, and with a big grin, Natsu tells them that he is the same too. The reunited Team Natsu, along with Wendy, Carla and Pantherlily, prepares for the final battle against Hades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 242, Pages 15-19</ref>
 
 
Hades tells Team Natsu he will be waiting in his airship for their battle. Before going up, Natsu tells [[Carla]], [[Pantherlily]],and Happy to search the ship to prevent it from flying during the battle. Gray then uses [[Ice Make: Stairs]] and everyone walks into the ship. They all agree to start with their full power. Natsu uses his Magic as a cover-up for Gray and Erza to attack. Gray uses '''[[Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur]]''' and hits Hades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga:Chapter 243, Pages 1-8</ref> After Wendy casts her Magic on everyone, Gray uses '''Ice Make: Hammer''' to launch Natsu off it. Hades emerges unharmed from all the attacks and then yells '''Katsu'''. Wendy's body then disappears, only with her clothes left behind.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 243, Pages 12-20</ref>
 
 
Wendy appears in [[Horologium]] unharmed. Horologium tells everyone he was in Automatic Danger Response Mode. He detected a powerful spell was about the be used, and saved Wendy's body. Horologium sends Wendy back down with new clothes, and everyone prepares to attack again. Hades overwhelms everybody with his magic though. He shoots beams of Magic at Gray, right in his chest. Gray falls down defeated.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 244, Pages 1-14</ref> Hades eventually tells the kids his history as the second master of Fairy Tail, and how Makarov has made bad changes to the guild. Natsu defends Makarov's changes, so Hades prepares to finish him off. Gray stares in shock as Hades winds up for the attack. Just before the spell is released, Laxus appears and head bashes Hades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 244, Pages 14-21</ref>
 
 
Gray watches as Laxus battles Hades on mostly even terms until Laxus is hit by one of Hades explosion attacks. As Hades uses a big attack to finish Laxus, Natsu is given Laxus' lightning,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 245, Page 1-19</ref> and Natsu seemingly defeats Hades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 246, Pages 2-14</ref> However, Hades recovers from Natsu's attacks, unaffected. He then unleashes his '''Devil's Eye''' by removing his eye patch. Having exhausted his Magical Power, Natsu can do nothing but watch as Hades prepares to kill them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga; Chapter 246, Pages 16-19</ref>
 
 
Everyone resolves to not give up despite not having any magic power, and they rush to attack Hades. Hades asks them what they can do with such a small amount of power, and then, he orders his demons to dance. Natsu trips while running to battle, but Lucy and Wendy grab him and throw him forward. Gray and Erza then kick Natsu further forward, allowing Natsu to close in on Hades. A big explosion then occurs on Hades ship.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga; Chapter 247, Pages 5-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Juvia asking for punishment.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Juvia asking for punishment from Gray]]
 
Hades realizes his heart was destroyed, which was done by Happy and Carla. With his heart destroyed and his power source gone, Hades is defeated by Natsu, Erza, and Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga; Chapter 248, Pages 3-8, 10-19</ref> The battle ends and the Exceed finally arrive while being chased by Grimore Heart members. Natsu and the others have already run out of Magic, but then the members in the camp come to the rescue. When the enemies run away from them everyone started to celebrate their victory. Shortly Gray realizes Juvia isn't there so he asks Freed about her but he didn't know anything about her because she didn't come back to the camp.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga; Chapter 249, Pages 6</ref> After the war, Gray gets back to the Tenrou Island camp with his guild mates. Later Juvia arrives as well but reveals she let Zeref get away and asks for punishment from Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga; Chapter 249, Pages 16</ref>
 
 
Everything is interrupted when [[Acnologia]], the infamous Black Dragon, lands on Tenrou Island and starts attacking everyone. All of the Fairy Tail members start moving towards the ship as the Dragon goes on its rampage.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 252, Pages 5-12</ref> Makarov then enters full '''[[Titan]]''' mode and grabs Acnologia, holding it off from attacking the guild members. Everyone wishes to help Makarov, but he shouts not to disobey his final order.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 252, Pages 14-18</ref> When Makarov is overwhelmed by Acnologia, all of them return back and go all out against the Dragon. As Acnologia, having shrugged off all the combined attacks from its assailants, flies high up into the sky and readies to fire a breath attack against Tenrou Island, the guild members join their hands in a circle. While promising they will return home to Fairy Tail, they are struck by Acnologia's blast, which completely annihilates Tenrou Island, leaving nothing behind.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 253, Pages 1-18</ref>
 
 
===X791 arc===
 
[[File:Gray On Rock.png|thumb|200px|Gray's new outfit]]
 
Gray along with the rest of the others are rescued by Bisca, Alzack, Jet, Droy, Max, Warren and the Trimens from Blue Pegasus. He watches as Mavis Vermilion reveals that she was the one who saved them with one of the three great Magics of the guild, [[Fairy Sphere]], and then disappears. He returns to the Fairy Tail Guild and, along with Natsu, Erza, and Gajeel, defeats the members of [[Twilight Ogre]] who were threatening Romeo and is later welcomed back by his comrades.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 255, Pages 10-19</ref>
 
 
At the party celebrating their return, Gray is surprised when Lyon, along with some of his guild mates, show up to greet them. Gray gets angry when Lyon claims he loves Juvia, as Juvia starts making a complex love chart afterwards.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Pages 7-9</ref> Later on, Gray and Lyon meet alone. Lyon asks Gray if he knew people named [[Ultear]] and [[Meredy]], and then tells him shocking information about them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Pages 16-17</ref>
 
 
===Key of the Starry Sky arc===
 
<small>''Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.''</small><br>
 
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[[File:Gray dancing.png|thumb|200px|left|Gray dances with the mysterious Ice-Make Mage]]
 
When Lucy tries to teach Natsu how to dance in preparation for an upcoming job at a ball, Gray interrupts the two, claiming that dancing looks like a lot of fun. After being scolded by Lucy, Gray dances with Juvia, and decides to accompany Natsu and Lucy on their job. Upon being briefed on the job they will have to perform (in which they must guard the ball from notorious criminal [[Velveno]]) by [[Count Balsamico]], Gray suits up and heads out onto the dance floor. As he and Natsu search for any trace of Velveno, they are approached by two ugly women, who forcefully dance with them. After utilizing his Magic to escape his partner, Gray takes Elfman's place to dance with a pretty young lady, who the group is suspicious of. Upon finding out that the woman is an [[Ice-Make]] Mage like himself, Gray and the woman [[Gray Fullbuster vs. Unnamed Ice-Make Mage|spar]], but are stopped by Erza. When Velveno reveals himself at the peak of the party, Gray runs to [[Aceto]]'s side and vows to protect her. He is then shocked when Velveno reveals he only attended the ball to ask for Aceto's hand in marriage.<ref name="Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125">Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125</ref>
 
 
In the guild, Gray is listening to Natsu and Happy, who are angry about being kicked out of Lucy's apartment. He says that since the two are inconsiderate, they shouldn't care. He then joins in the guild brawl when Natsu gets hit by a chair and accuses him of it. When they find Lucy, he and the others listen to her as she explains how she became invisible. When the guild toys with Lucy's face, Gray also tries, thinking they haven't done her eyes correctly. After that, Gray tries to assist by putting a frozen head on Lucy, but it melts. He goes along with Gemini as Lucy for a while. After Lucy vanishes, he and the others go back to their work, having forgotten about her. When Lucy turns back to normal, Happy spills the ointment, which makes everyone invisible except for Lucy.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 127</ref>
 
 
When [[Michelle Lobster]] arrives at the guild, she asks if she can come on their mission, and Gray agrees by saying that he doesn't mind. When they reach their destination, Gray tells her that the job is to capture a group of notorious bandits. Then, Erza appears while driving a wagon and Gray says that her driving is not safe. When Erza's plan is to be put into action, Gray asks what the plan is, and Erza explains that they will pull a sneak attack, using Michelle and Lucy as bait. When the bandits go to get the cargo, Gray and the others start attacking until they are defeated. When the Magic Council arrives to arrest the bandits, Gray says that even though they make a lot of racket, it is never a dull day. Back at the guild, he listens as Natsu and Lucy discuss putting the memento mystery up as a job. He then watches as the key levitates and ancient letters start appearing on it.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 128</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray beats Vanish brothers.png|thumb|200px|Gray defeats the Vanish Brothers]]
 
A little while after Michelle's arrival, Gray and Erza ask Lucy to go on a job with them to defeat a group of bandits, but Lucy refuses. When Erza says that she and Gray will have to go alone, Gray doesn't like the idea but goes along with it. When they reach the bandits hideout, Gray comments that they should attack in daylight. As the two have to wait, silence falls, and Gray thinks that it is awkward when he is alone with Erza, until Erza tries to break the silence by asking him why isn't he stripping, which completely shocks him. Silence falls again and Erza tells him to go to bed, much to the dismay of Juvia, who has been stalking the duo. While Erza sleeps, Gray notes she looks better when she is calm, until she wakes up and says that the bandits have returned to their base. They corner the bandits until the criminals bring out the [[Vanish Brothers]], whom they have hired to protect them. Gray remembers that Natsu has defeated them once, and wants to defeat them by himself too. For a while, they overpower him until he uses [[Ice-Make: Ice Bringer|Ice Bringer]] and defeats them.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 129</ref>
 
 
Gray comes back from his mission with Erza only to find Natsu in trouble with a [[Sugarboy (Earth Land)|familiar face]] and in a similar predicament to what happened in Edolas when he and Sugarboy had their hands stuck together trying to get the Dragon Chain Cannon key. He breaks that bondage between the two with '''Ice-Make: Ice Cannon'''. Afterwards, he is somewhat confused that Sugarboy would be in Earthland until Happy clarifies that the man is the Earth Land version of the [[Sugarboy]] he knew.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 131</ref>
 
 
[[File:Fire and Ice Bro Fist.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray and Natsu agree]]
 
Gray listens as Makarov discusses the events that have happened so far. He asks about the people who went in pursuit of the thieves, but Erza says that Warren lost track of them. Then, he plans with Natsu to get the [[Legion Corps]] back for stealing Lucy's memento. Later, he arrives the Heartfilia Konzern Mansion with the rest of Team Natsu, Wendy and Carla to search for clues surrounding the memento. He goes with the others to search the bottom floors of the house while Lucy and Michelle search the attic. He is then seen trying to decipher the anagram clue Lucy found with Erza, Lucy, Michelle, Wendy and Carla, until Natsu arrives and sneezes on the papers. Gray listens as Carla points out the word "myth" in the letters, and the words "duo" and "great", but as they continue to think, they are approached by [[Dan]] and [[Samuel]]. Gray, with Erza and Natsu, tries to attack Samuel, but all of the attacks are blocked by Dan, with the mansion taking damage from their attacks. Gray watches awestruck as Dan falls in love with Lucy and as he starts ranting about how beautiful Lucy is. Gray, alongside Wendy, attacks but nearly gets crushed by the roof collapsing above them. Though they try desperately to get the intruders, the mysterious duo complete their mission and escape.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 132</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray, Lyon and Juvia traveling.png|thumb|right|200px|Lyon tagged along Juvia and Gray’s team]]
 
When Fairy Tail decides to separate into teams in order to gather the five remaining keys, Gray teams up with Juvia and later is tagged along by Lyon, much to Gray’s annoyance. After the two rivals’ argument, they finally reach the ruins. Gray then asks Juvia how they can search through it, only he finds that none of them know what to do.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 133</ref>
 
 
Upon approaching the ruin entrance, the group is confronted by a guard. Gray and Lyon try using Magic on it, but it doesn't work until Juvia then attacks the eyes of the golem, which opens the door for them. When inside, they split up and find a puzzle. They must use Magic to move some floating blocks into some slots in the wall. After doing so the three are transported away. There they meet Sugarboy, who quickly traps Juvia and Lyon. Gray then chases after him and when they meet up the clock piece appears. They both go for it and are transported back. When back, Gray and Sugarboy fight over the clock piece until Juvia and Lyon also return, with the three together defeating Sugarboy and taking the clock piece.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 134</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray carries a clock part.png|thumb|200px|left|Lyon, Gray and Juvia travel with their piece]]
 
The trio travel to some underground ruins to meet up with the other groups, and arrive just in time to see [[Byro Cracy]] attacking Lucy and her team. Gray shouts down to Natsu, stating in a stuck up manner that the group was in trouble so he hurried over to assist, annoying the Dragon Slayer. With the rest of Fairy Tail, Gray fires his Magic at the man to make him back off, to no avail though as their attacks are nullified. Before the fight can continue though the clock pieces start to glow and merge together to form the [[Infinity Clock]]. Gray is then shocked when some [[Reborn Oración Seis|familiar faces]] appear beneath the device.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 139</ref>
 
 
Gray and Erza comment on how differently they all appear, and Gray watches as Natsu, Byro and Dan get beaten by Brain II. He later watches as the Reborn Oración Seis takes the clock. He then proceeds to attack along with Natsu and Erza, but they're quickly defeated by Racer and later, he, along with the others, is attacked by Angel's Magic. He and the others are seen later at the Blue Pegasus Building, having been rescued by the Trimens. As Gray recovers, Bob tries to flirt with him. When Lucy becomes sad after figuring out that they shouldn't have collected he clock parts, he and the others attempt to cheer her up about it and succeed in doing so, despite Lucy knowing what they are doing. Later, he is seen on Cristina hearing the dark chimes of the Infinity Clock.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 140</ref>
 
 
[[File:Lucy and the rest of the guild reading about Will Neville.PNG|right|thumb|200px|Gray stands with his guild reading up on Will Neville]]
 
After Gray, along with the other Fairy Tail Mages, returns to the guild to inform the other members about the situation, Gray claims that the Oración Seis are now even stronger, compared to seven years in the past. He disagrees when Natsu says that they should search for Oración Seis until they find them, saying that they need a plan first, which leads to an argument between the two Mages. Gray later witnesses the return of Freed, Evergreen and Bickslow, as well as Kinana notching some ancient symbols to a wall. After Levy and Freed explain what those symbols mean, Gray is teamed up with the latter, in order to head to a certain location in search of the Infinity Clock.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 141</ref>
 
 
[[File:Shamsiel Appears.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Gray, Freed and Dan against Shamsiel.]]
 
After being teamed up with Freed the team departs to try to find the Infinity Clock and Oración Seis. After departing they take a boat across a river, where they slowly move closer towards their destination.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 142</ref> Eventually, they arrive at a crystallized cavern, where they meet [[Angel]], then surprisingly [[Dan Straight]]. After a brief discussion among them, Angel summons [[Shamsiel]] to fight off against Gray, Freed and Dan. Gray uses his [[Ice-Make: Saucer]] against the angel but his attacks do little effect. Then, he is attacked by an unnamed light technique.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 143</ref>
 
 
Gray and Freed are unable to move, and Shamsiel brings Angel to the church they were meant to be protecting from her. Gray, Freed and Dan watch Angel uses the Anti-Link to finish the man. They listen to her state that the information received from Father Frabizio is that there are only two links left.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 144</ref>
 
 
Gray, having returned from his mission, meets with Elfman back in Fairy Tail, as the Take Over Mage reports that Lucy's Michelle Lobster is in fact [[Imitatia]], the sixth member of Reborn Oración Seis and that she captured Natsu and Lucy. Although Gray and the rest of the Mages agree that saving their friends takes priority, before any action can be taken to save the two Mages, the Archaeologists Gray and his group had met earlier appear to Fairy Tail, requesting to meet with Lucy.
 
 
After learning that Lucy has been kidnapped, one of the Archaeologists reveals to Gray and the rest of the Fairy Tail Mages that he is a descendant of Will Neville. He then proceeds to explain how [[Jude Heartfilia]] acquired the hand of the Clock, as well as how dangerous Real Nightmare will be, if the Infinity Clock isn't stopped soon and so requests from Gray and the other Fairy Tail Mages to put an end Real Nightmare once and for all. Gray admits that now the story makes more sense than before and, soon after that, [[Christina]] appears in the sky, and a team of Fairy Tail Mages, including Gray, accompany Ichiya and heads towards the Infinity Clock, although the Ice Make Mage was reluctant at first, due to his bad relationship with Ichiya.
 
 
At some point, Mirajane decides to take on Racer, in order for the other Mages to be able to go to the Infinity Clock safely. Gray, however, immediately orders Ichiya to go after Mirajane when he sees her and Racer descending towards the ground, only to reluctantly abandon his previous decision when Elfman convinces everyone that Mirajane will be alright.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 145</ref>
 
 
[[File:Everyone except Erza is influenced by Real Nightmare.png|thumb|200px|Gray affected by Real Nightmare.]]
 
Gray, along with Ichiya and the rest of the team arrives at Zenotopia Church aboard Christina. The whole group except from Erza are affected by Real Nightmare, which results in Gray being shrunk into a small child. Erza then uses the ancient weapon she recently acquired and returns the others back to normal. The Zenotopia Church soldiers see the team arriving aboard Christina and try to stop them with no luck. Byro then sends Kanaloa to stop them. Gray and the others try to get Kanaloa off with no luck, so Ichiya tells them to go and that he will handle Kanaloa.
 
 
Gray and the other Fairy Tail Mages jump off into Zentopia's holy grounds, still worried about Ichiya's fate. At some point, Gildarts also contacts the group via Warren's telepathy and reveals to them that the Archbishop is being mind controlled by [[Lapointe]].<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 146</ref>
 
 
After Gray, along with the other Mages, finds Gildarts, Natsu and Laki, they find out Lapointe's ultimate goal, shortly before he fades away. As the Legionnaires are convinced that disposing of Lucy is the only way to stop Real Nightmare, the Fairy Tail Mages decide to divide into teams, with the team consisting of Gray, Erza, Natsu, Elfman, Gajeel and Coco being in charge of finding Lucy. Coco leads the group to the Infinity Castle, and When the group meets Angel, Gray is the one to step up against her, promising her that this time he will put up a better fight than he did on their last encounter.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 147</ref>
 
 
Gray begins his rematch against Angel, who summons Shamsiel once the fight starts. Although Gray struggles at first, he is finally able to defeat the angel with his '''Ice-Make: Death Scythe''' and destroy the gold coins used to summon him. This causes Angel to suddenly collapse and Gray concludes that Shamsiel most likely went back to heaven. Hearing this, Angel asks him to kill her with his scythe but he refuses. A furious Angel summons Barakiel to fight him, and the angelic being is overpowering him until Dan arrives, who defeats the angel and saves Gray. The next being Angel summons is Raguel, who defeats Dan with a single blow. Angel then explains how her Magic has affected the way she sees the human world, which infuriates Gray,who proceeds to tell her that Dan, as well as his guild mates, are all humans continuously living with all their might, and that there is no way she has already had enough of life.
 
 
[[File:Gray tries to pull out Angel.png|thumb|200px|left|Gray tries to save Angel]]
 
Gray then proceeds to mock Angel's wish and tell her that she is more like a kid rather than an angel. Shocked by his views, her body, as well as Raguel, start cracking and breaking; she then attacks Gray and orders a deformed Raguel to annihilate the Mage. Gray tells the now irrational Angel that she's being absorbed by her own Magic, and that if she continues her acts, eventually the very angel she summoned will kill her. As Gray points out that the being she summoned does not resemble an angel at all anymore, Angel finally expresses her will to live. Dan pierces her chest, reducing the core of her power which ultimately returns the years of her life that she sacrificed, and at the same time Gray defeats Raguel, sending it back to its own dimension. Angel asks Gray why he saved her, to which he replies that he would not like to see her dying. After this, Gray's opponent finally declares that she has lost.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 148</ref>
 
 
After defeating Angel, Gray hears Warren telepathically, the Mage telling them to defeat the rest of the Reborn Oración Seis before Lucy finishes merging with the Clock. The Archbishop also says some words, telling everyone that if they break the chains linking the Clock to the ground they might be able to slow the merging process. Wanting to help, Gray runs off to assist.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 149</ref>
 
 
[[File:Guild on top of Kanaloa.png|thumb|200px|Gray on top of Kanaloa]]
 
Now outside of the Infinity Clock, Gray breaks downs some of the chains, hoping that they have got them all, but is disappointed to hear that there are still half of them intact from Warren. He then continues to destroy the chains as Lucy is swallowed completely by the Infinity Clock. However, Lucy finds out that she can control Real Nightmare and uses it on Brain II, and by doing so Natsu is then able to defeat him. They then learn from the group at the guild that Lucy can free herself from the Clock, but will be shot around the world with the clock parts. Lucy however, bravely decides to do so. Later, Gray and the others are saved from the crumbling Clock by Ichiya and Kanaloa, and together they find Lucy falling from the sky. Natsu then runs to catch her, the group happy that she is safe and their adventure with the Clock finally at an end.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 150</ref>
 
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After the events around the Infinity Clock end Legion Corps comes to the guild to apologize and say goodbye to Gray and the others. Then after a short party, Legion Corps head off on their life long mission to find the pieces of the Infinity Clock scattered around the world.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 151</ref>
 
 
===Grand Magic Games arc===
 
[[File:Gray's training.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray training]]
 
Gray, with other members of Fairy Tail, goes to the beach to train for the [[Grand Magic Games]]. However, instead they start having fun and decide to just relax for the first day. Later on the day, Gray trains his [[Ice-Make]] by creating shapes made of ice. Later at night, he and other boys that had come with him peep on the girls while they take a bath, only to get knives thrown at them by Erza.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 261, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
On the second day of training, Natsu and co. are interrupted by Virgo who tells everyone the [[Celestial Spirit World]] is in great danger and they need everyone's help. After Virgo dresses them in Celestial Spirit clothes, they are sent to the Spirit World, where they find out there is no trouble, but all of Lucy's spirits had planned a party for everyone's return. After a day of celebrating, Virgo informs the gang that time runs differently in the Spirit World than Earth Land, thus they have lost almost the whole three months of training in the one day.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 262, Pages 2-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Unlocking Potential Part 2.png|thumb|200px|Gray activating his "Second Origin"]]
 
After venting their frustration, a pigeon shows up with a note telling Fairy Tail to meet in the West Forest near a bridge. The gang decides to go and soon finds out the ones who sent them the message were [[Jellal Fernandes|Jellal]], [[Ultear]] and [[Meredy]], who all stand before them. Ultear informs everyone about how she broke Jellal out of jail and the formation of [[Crime Sorcière]], an independent guild dedicated to fighting [[Dark Guilds]]. Afterwards, Ultear tells them that at the Grand Magic Games, they always picked up a strange Magical Force, and they want Fairy Tail to investigate it, as it may lead to where Zeref is hiding. In return, Ultear reveals she can increase everyone's power by activating their "Second Origin" with her Arc of Time. The gang cheers after hearing this news, but Ultear warns them the pain they will endure from it will be intense.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 263, Pages 5-20</ref> Later, when Ultear performs the process on him, Gray writhes around on the floor in pain.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 264, Page 16</ref>
 
 
Later, Gray along with Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla, arrive in [[Crocus]]. After a brief meeting with the rest of the Guild members that arrived, he goes out and about in the city.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 265, Pages 3-8</ref> While out and about in the city, he encounters [[Juvia]], who asks him to join her for lunch, until [[Lyon Vastia]] arrives and interrupts them. Lyon challenges Gray, stating that whichever guild won the event, would be the guild that won Juvia. Gray objects to this saying that Fairy Tail already has her, but Lyon eggs him on, asking him if he is afraid of losing.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 265, Pages 11-12</ref>
 
 
[[File:Number 8.png|thumb|left|200px|8th place]]
 
Later, Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy barely make it back to the Honeybee Hotel in time for the 12:00 deadline to be in the lodging. When they get back, they are scolded by Erza, but it is interrupted when [[Lisanna]] and [[Elfman]] walk in, and they begin to greet each other. The meeting is interrupted, however, when it is announced that the preliminary for the [[Grand Magic Games]] is about to begin. The lodging they are in, as well as all the lodgings for the other contestants, begins to transform in to a giant labyrinth called the "Sky Labyrinth." They are informed that in order to be in the games, they must be one of 8 teams that make it to the arena, Domas Flau, first, and that all of their team must make it there. The team worries that they wouldn't be able to compete because Wendy hadn't arrived yet, but [[Elfman]] takes her spot. In the labyrinth, the team encounters [[Thibault]] and his group of friends. Natsu, Gray, Elfman, and Erza easily defeat them. They find a map made by Twilight Ogre, and hatch a plan to take all the maps from the other guilds. Eventually, by defeating other guilds and taking their maps of the Sky Labyrinth, they arrive at Domas Flau, but they are informed that they are the last of the eight teams to make it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 266, Pages 2-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team FT A.png|thumb|200px|Team Fairy Tail A]]
 
Gray and the others change into their team outfits before they head out to hear which teams made it out of the labyrinth before them. As the teams are introduced, they learn that [[Raven Tail]] has entered into the competition, and are angry when they learn that they are the ones who injured Wendy and Carla.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 267, Pages 2-19</ref> He is also shocked to learn that there is a second team from Fairy Tail in the running, consisting of [[Gajeel Redfox]], [[Mirajane Strauss]], [[Laxus Dreyar]], [[Juvia Lockser]], and [[Jellal Fernandes]] disguised as [[Mystogan]]. A few minutes later, after they hear the rules for the [[Hidden (Event)|first event]] of the games, Gray decides to enter for them in that round.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 268, Pages 4-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:A city appears.png|thumb|left|200px|Hidden begins]]
 
Soon, the field opens and separates all the contestants in a large field resembling a large city. The rules are that each member must find their opponents and hit them but nobody knows where the others are. Whoever launches an attack first gains one point and the one who is hit loses one point, thus the game becomes [[Hidden (Event)|'hide and seek']]. To make matters harder, numerous clones of each contestant will walk around the city to confuse everyone. Attacking a clone will result in a one point deduction. The game starts immediately after.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Pages 10-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Ice Hammer.png|thumb||200px|Gray attacks Nullpuding]]
 
As Gray walks down the street, he hears a sound and turns to see [[Nullpuding]] of [[Raven Tail]], who he immediately attacks. Unfortunately another Nullpuding shows up and states that it was a clone and Gray loses one point. Gray realizes that Nullpuding used his clone to confuse Gray and realizes a use for them as decoys. Later as he walks down the road, his name is called out, distracting him and leaving him open to be attacked by the real Nullpuding, giving Fairy Tail's 'A' team a score of -2 and Raven Tail a score of +1.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Pages 18-26</ref>
 
 
[[File:Nullpuding attacks Gray.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray attacked by Nullpuding]]
 
Gray is repeatedly attacked by Nullpuding. As Gray walks the streets, he narrowly dodges an attack from [[Beth]], who is then attacked by [[Yaeger]] of Quatro Cerberus, who is then subsequently attacked by [[Lyon Vastia|Lyon]]. As Lyon prepares to attack Gray, Juvia jumps down from above and kicks Lyon (who was distracted by the sight of her underwear) in the head. After she tells Gray what the Master had promised, shocking Gray, who heard of no such rule that the master applied to their team. Natsu and the rest of the team agree to the terms as they also have an idea of what to do if they win. However, Nullpuding shows up again and attacks both Gray and Juvia. Suddenly, snow starts falling, caused by [[Eve]], from Blue Pegasus.
 
 
[[File:Gray wants revenge.png|thumb|200px|Gray wants revenge]]
 
Gray is shocked when he realized that, [[Rufus]], from [[Sabertooth]], is using Creation Magic. Gray is hit by one of Rufus' [[Memory-Make: A Night of Falling Stars|attacks]]. Soon, the game ends with Sabertooth in the lead and Fairy Tail 'A' in last place. The audience ridicules the guild for their poor performance, angering Natsu who has to be calmed down by Erza and Elfman and told not to do anything. Gray apologizes for his performance, but Lucy says it's only the first round. He walks off in disappointment, swearing to get back at Raven Tail and Sabertooth.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 270, Pages 5-23</ref>
 
 
Gray is later seen moping by himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 273, Pages 19</ref> After the days games finish, Gray joins the rest of the guild at a pub for their "post-defeat celebration", arriving just in time with Lucy to see the latest product of Juvia's imagination. After Makarov gives a speech, Gray joins in on the merry-making with the rest of the guild. He is shocked when he hears that [[Bacchus]], a Mage from [[Quatro Cerberus]] and a reserve member of their [[Team Quatro Cerberus|team]] fought on equal ground with Erza seven years ago.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 275, Pages 6-19</ref>
 
 
The next day, Gray along with everyone else in the guild is shocked at the event and Natsu's performance, making him wonder why they even chose Natsu for the [[Chariot|race]]. As Natsu yells out his determination, Gray is seen grinning along with the rest of his team.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 276, Pages 3-19</ref> During the [[Toby Horhorta vs. Kurohebi|first battle]] of the day between [[Toby Horhorta]] and [[Kurohebi]], he is first seen sweating when Erza sympathizes with Toby and later trying to hold her back when Kurohebi tears up his opponent precious sock. When Fairy Tail A found out that they were up against Bacchus from Quatro Cerberus, Lucy asks what they would do if Natsu has to participate in this battle, Gray responds by saying that they'll just slap him awake.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 277, Pages 11-14</ref> Gray later shows his concern as he witnesses Elfman getting [[Palm Magic|thrashed]] by Bacchus, and is even more worried after Erza reveals that Bacchus has yet to get serious. When Bacchus stands Gray thought that their team has lost again, but when it is revealed that Elfman has won the [[Elfman Strauss vs. Bacchus|battle]], he cheers with the rest of the team.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 278, Pages 8-25</ref>
 
 
After escorting Elfman to the infirmary to see if he'll be alright, Gray walks back with the rest of his team, and contemplates with the other members why Raven Tail was going so far to sabotage Fairy Tail. Deciding not to dwell on the [[Failed Kidnapping at the Grand Magic Games|attempted kidnapping]], everyone instead focuses on the [[Mirajane Strauss vs. Jenny Realight|battle]] between Mirajane and [[Jenny Realight]], the reserve member for [[Team Blue Pegasus]]. However, nearly everyone is shocked to see their duel turning into a "swimsuit battle", and Gray is as stunned as everyone else with how Mirajane chose to [[Satan Soul: Sitri|finish]] it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 279, Pages 1-19</ref> The last [[Kagura Mikazuchi vs. Yukino Aguria|battle]] of the day was between [[Team Sabertooth]]'s [[Yukino Aguria]] and [[Team Mermaid Heel]]'s [[Kagura Mikazuchi]], earned quite a bit of shock since at the beginning of the battle, the Sabertooth representative decided to bet her life on the battle, but lost anyway. When Gray asked the reason for the loss, Erza stated that Kagura was too strong.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 280, Pages 6-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray blush when Erza mention Juvia.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray's blushing after Erza mentions Juvia's feelings for him]]
 
With the days battles finished, Gray is revealed to have been snatched away by Juvia and Lyon for, most likely, romantic reasons.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 281, Page 16</ref> Gray later manages to escape them and finds Erza staring out at the city. When he asks her what's wrong, she changes the subject to what has been happening with him recently. After revealing that he escaped the whole "mess" with Juvia and Lyon, Erza encourages him to respond to Juvia's feelings, before turning back to go to bed at their lodgings.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 282, Pages 14-15</ref>
 
 
The third day starts with [[Pandemonium]], a competition which competitors may take turns selecting a number of monsters to fight.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 284, Page 14</ref> Gray is then seen smiling with Natsu when Erza claims that she will choose all the monsters to be her opponents.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 284, Page 18</ref> After she defeats them, he and Fairy Tail Team A's members welcomes Erza happily.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 285, Page 8</ref> Then during the [[MPF (Event)|MPF]] event, Gray and Natsu are shocked to find out that Sabertooth's [[Orga]] has obtained a 3825 score, but later he is even more shocked by [[Jura Neekis]]'s score, 8544.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 285, Page 16-18</ref> After that, Gray and other Fairy Tail members cheer for [[Cana Alberona]] as she achieves a score of 9999 by using [[Fairy Glitter]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 285, Page 22</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team FT A worried about Wendy.png|right|thumb|200px|Gray worried for Wendy in her battle]]
 
During the third day's battle portion, Gray is extremely surprised to see what appears to be [[Laxus Dreyar|Laxus]] getting beaten around by "Alexei".<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 286, Page 14</ref> Gray expresses shock when he sees Laxus suddenly disappearing and another Laxus popping up out of nowhere, with Raven Tail's members defeated and "Alexei" exposed as [[Ivan Dreyar]]. When Laxus is declared the winner, Gray is pleased, feeling that he asked Laxus to defeat [[Nullpuding|his enemy]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 287, Pages 11-13</ref>
 
 
The last match of the third day is between Wendy Marvell and Cheila Blendy. Before the match, Gray talks briefly with Lyon. When Lyon tells him that he will witness Chelia's true strength, Gray replies that he shouldn't take Wendy lightly.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 288, Page 3</ref> During the match, when Chelia still stands after a direct hit from Wendy's [[Shattering Light: Sky Drill]] technique, Gray is amazed that Lyon had such a powerful girl in his team.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 288, Page 18</ref> As Wendy and Chelia's match continues, Gray is shocked at Wendy's determination to keep fighting.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 289, Page 4</ref> When the two girls fight ends in a draw, Gray is visibly pleased.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 289, Page 12</ref> After the third day's events and battles, the Fairy Tail Mages celebrate their victories by throwing a party and having fun.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 290, Page 13</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 290, Page 15-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray and Lyon at the slide.png|thumb|200px|left|Lyon and Gray get stuck together on the "Love Slide"]]
 
Whilst they are celebrating in the bar, Gray and Natsu overhear Levy talking to Erza, Lucy and Wendy about Ryuzetsu Land, a popular leisure center in Crocus. Claiming that is the perfect place to be on a hot night, Gray and the rest of the guild go to have some fun.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Page 2</ref> Whilst he is looking around, Gray is approached by Juvia, who asks him to go on the "Love Slide" together, though Gray refuses after hearing that the point of the slide is that two people go down hugging. However, just as he refuses to go, Lyon appears and scoops Juvia off her feet, offering to take her instead, with Gray baffled at where Lyon suddenly appeared from.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Pages 6-7</ref> After the two glare each other down, Juvia once again asks Gray to slide with her, much to his annoyance.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Page 16</ref> However, the three end up making their way to the top of the slide, only to be interrupted when Natsu flies towards them after being flung into the air by Ichiya. Though Lyon and Gray attempt to get out of the way, they are hit by the fire Mage and end up riding the slide together. As they begin to reach the bottom, both release their Magic to try and freeze each other, though all they manage to do is freeze the water in all the surrounding pools. Natsu, having landed and recovered, proceeds to melt their ice by using his Magic, however he puts in far too much force and blows the building to pieces. As the people in the center are flung all over the place, Gray and Lyon land together in the rubble, frozen in a hunk of ice and still hugging.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Pages 17-20</ref>
 
 
On the fourth day of the Games, Gray watches as Lucy competes for their team in the [[Naval Battle]] event, knowing that the water field will allow her to use [[Aquarius]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 6</ref> As Juvia unleashes her new technique, dedicated to her "love" for Gray, he shows his surprise towards her, much to her disappointment.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Pages 11-13</ref> When only Lucy and [[Minerva]] of [[Team Sabertooth]] are left, Gray expresses his curiosity towards Minerva's magic<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 16</ref> and reacts furiously when she brutalizes Lucy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Catching injured Lucy.png|thumb|right|200px|Gray and Natsu run to catch an injured Lucy]]
 
Gray and Natsu run over Lucy when she is tossed out by Minerva. He asks Lucy if she is okay. Team Sabertooth, with an exception of Rogue, stand in front of Minerva, confronting him, Erza and Natsu. Gray, along with Natsu, wants to attack them but is stopped by Erza. After Erza threatens Sabertooth, Gray, with the rest of the members of Team Fairy Tail A and B are in the infirmary with Lucy. When Lucy asks forgiveness for losing, Gray and Erza try to comfort her. Makarov arrives and announces that the administrators have told them to join both Teams together, to which Gray asks the 5 new people will only have to do a tag battle. Gray along with Natsu, Gajeel, Erza, and Laxus, becomes a part of the new reorganized team. Out in the battlefield, Gray glares at Rufus.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 292, Pages 2-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team Fairy Tail enters.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Team Fairy Tail]]
 
When the battle portion of the fourth day begins, Gray stands beside Natsu and watches as Bacchus, Rocker, Ichiya and the person in the bunny suit take to the arena for a tag battle. When the person in the bunny suit is revealed to be none other than [[Nichiya]], Gray appears shocked, seeing as the Exceed is someone he met earlier in Extalia.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 293, Page 9</ref> When Nichiya falls almost instantly in battle and Ichiya (as a result) dramatically wins in his honor, Gray comments that it wasn't anything special, as Ichiya is just an idiot.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 293, Page 17</ref> Before the battle of the Dragon Slayers begins, Gray, as well as his guild mates, tells Natsu and Gajeel to fight with everything they've got.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 294, Page 1</ref> As he watches the two Guilds clash, eventually Sting and Rogue enter Dragon Force, surprising him. He is shocked by Sting's vastly-improved strength in such a state.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 295, Pages 5, 10, 25</ref> However, Natsu and Gajeel stand again despite their injuries, and Natsu moves to continue the battle alone. Seeing Natsu calmly and precisely rebut all of the Twin Dragon's attacks, Gray smiles from the stands with Erza and Laxus.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 296, Page 9</ref> When both teams then unleash their most powerful attacks on each other at the same time and kick up a flurry of dust and debris, Gray stands tensed, waiting to see which of the teams will come out victorious.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 296, Page 16</ref> Upon seeing Natsu stand victorious over his opponents, Gray smiles.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 297, Pages 3 & 15</ref>
 
 
Later, Gray follows Gajeel as he takes the other Dragon Slayers and their Exceeds underneath the [[Domus Flau]]. When Gray arrives, he is shocked to discover the area is a Dragon graveyard. In addition, he is surprised when he hears about [[Milky Way]], a spell Wendy believes she can use to communicate with the Dragons.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 300, Pages 14-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Zirconis Arrives.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Zirconis appears]]
 
Gray watches as Wendy draws a Magic circle in the dirt, and stands back as she chants to activate the spell. When the surrounding Dragon skeletons begin to shake, Gray asks if the spell is safe, but Wendy is concentrating too hard to answer, and eventually locates a soul, which she latches onto in order to summon forth [[Zirconis (Spirit)|Zirconis]], the emerald Dragon, his huge form and roaring scaring the living daylights out of the group as he charges towards them. Instead of attacking them however, the huge beast merely laughs at their reaction and continues to joke with them, threatening to eat Wendy, much to the groups annoyance. However, Zirconis soon sobers, and explains to the group the history of the Dragons, explaining that the Dragon Slayers are the reason for their disappearance, and that Acnologia himself was once a Dragon Slayer too, before he overused his Magic and turned into a beast. Shocked by this information, Gray and the group move to ask Zirconis for more information, but the Dragon soul vanishes and Wendy loses touch with it. When Gray comments that everything has become quite out-of-hand now that they know this information, the Dragon Slayers present begin to fear a fate like Acnologia's if they continue to use their Magic, however, before anyone can speak about it, [[Arcadios]] and Yukino appear from the shadows, the knighted man stating that such an outcome is impossible. He continues to ask if the group has ever heard of Zeref's book of dark Magic, and Gray instantly thinks of Deliora. Continuing, Arcadios states that he believes Zeref was the one who turned Acnologia from man to Dragon, and that if they get rid of Zeref, Acnologia will follow.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 301, Pages 4-21</ref>
 
 
[[File:Datong kicks FT out of Mercurius.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray and the others kicked out]]
 
Upon seeing Arcadios and Yukino, Gray wonders why a high-ranking member of the Fiore Army would be in the catacombs and listens as Yukino states that they will be able to defeat Zeref and Acnologia with their plan, before following the two of them to [[Mercurius]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 302, Pages 2-5</ref> Upon entering the castle, Gray comments on its size and, upon hearing of the purpose of the Grand Magic Games, wonders if they have been stealing magic every year.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 302, Pages 7-8</ref> Upon being shown and told of the [[Eclipse Gate|Eclipse Project]], Gray is shocked and quietly wonders about it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 302, Pages 9-12</ref> Surprisingly, the army shows up and surrounds them as [[Datong]] approaches and orders the arrest of Lucy, Arcadios and Yukino, much to Gray's shock.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 302, Pages 13-16</ref> After Natsu's failed attempt to save them, his magic power is sucked from his body at which point the Fairy Tail Mages are ejected from the castle, but told that they may have an audience with the King if they win the Grand Magic Games.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 302, Pages 17-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team FT Getting Psyched.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Team Fairy Tail shout]]
 
When they return to the lodgings, he and the others explain to Makarov and Laxus about Lucy's capture. Gray says that they can not be sure if they will get Lucy back after they win.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Pages 2</ref> Gray strips and listens to the others as they discuss why would the King not capture them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Pages 3-5</ref> The next day, Team Fairy Tail, consisting of Gray, Juvia, Laxus, Erza and Gajeel, enters the auditorium declared as first place so far.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Page 17</ref> As the announcers explain the rules for the final day, Gray and the rest of the team listen in. While talking, Gray explains that aside from rescuing Lucy, they have another reason to win the games, with Laxus finishing that it's to make up for seven missing years as everyone joins in a group cheer.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 5-7</ref> When the games start, the members of the other teams scatter but Gray and the rest of the team stay put, much to everyone's surprise even as battles rage.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 9-11</ref> Soon after multiple Mages are knocked out by opponents, Mavis explains that she presented them with a strategy for victory and gives them the command to go, at which point they rush into battle.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 16-18</ref>
 
 
[[File:Hibiki The Human Popsicle.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray defeats Hibiki]]
 
While going in to fight, Mavis notes that Rufus will make a move, which he does. Using his [[A Night of Falling Stars]], Rufus attacks Gray and the rest of the team, who manage to dodge, with the exception of Laxus, who blocks it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 305, Pages 2-5</ref> The Mages later follow Mavis' plan to eliminate their opponents, with Gray taking out [[Hibiki Lates]] of Team Blue Pegasus after the latter escapes from Gajeel.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 305, Page 8</ref> Gray later confronts Rufus inside a library, precisely where Mavis told him he could be found. As Rufus expresses the fuzziness of his memories surrounding Gray, the latter tells him he has no need for memories as he'll be defeated.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 305, Pages 19-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Ice Make Ice Impact.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Gray uses Ice Impact]]
 
As the fight between Gray and Rufus begins, Gray attacks with various spells one by one. Unable to hit Rufus with his '''[[Ice-Make: Ice Impact]]''' and other attacks, who dodges and memorizes them, he listens as Rufus explains the nature of his Magic: he can memorize all the Magic that he has seen and can create new spells. Rufus combines the Magic of Gray and [[Orga Nanagear]] and creates his own Magic, injuring him. Gray guards with [[Ice-Make: Shield]] as Rufus continues his assault but as Rufus "forgets" this ability, Gray's shield shatters, allowing the attack to hit Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 4-10</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray Finishing Off Rufus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray defeats Rufus]]
 
As Rufus declares that there is no way he can be beat, Gray replies that since he's been a Fairy Tail Mage, he has never lost to the same opponent twice, much to Rufus' amusement.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 11-12</ref> As Gray performs his next attack, [[Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance]], Rufus finds his memorization unable to keep up with the spell's speed, which causes him to be hit by this attack. As Rufus claims that he has memorized flames strong enough to defeat Gray's ice and uses his [[Memory-Make: Karma of the Burning Land]] Gray replies that he has memorized even stronger flames and delivers a final blow with [[Ice-Make: Ice Bringer]], defeating Rufus and taking his hat for himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 13-19</ref> Gray then stands over the defeated Rufus and enjoys his victory, as he is announced the winner, much to his opponents' shock and his guildmates' elation.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 307, Page 2</ref>
 
 
After the battle, a wounded yet still standing Gray continues to wander the city in search of opponents.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 311, Page 12</ref> As he walks, he watches Juvia and Chelia fighting, and thinks that he shouldn't have come. Juvia and Chelia stop fighting because they notice Gray and Lyon. Gray challenges Lyon to a fight, and Juvia, misinterpreting the situation, runs up to Gray and asks him where their honeymoon will be, to which Gray audibly, albeit comically, questions Juvia as to what goes on inside her head.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 316, Page 13-15</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray Firing Off Shotgun.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Gray's shotgun]]
 
With Juvia still dazedly latched onto him, Gray prepares to do battle against Chelia and Lyon.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 317, Page 1</ref> As Lyon attacks, Gray dodges by flipping backwards, calling out to Juvia in the waters below. Juvia supplies Gray with an abundance of water, which he uses to attack, though the move is blocked by Chelia. As Lyon calls the idea of attacking with Juvia's water "dirty", Gray is attacked by his technique. Juvia comments on Lyon's strength but Gray notes that their teamwork is not particularly effective, giving them a chance to win.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 320, Pages 6-7</ref> However, the two are heavily injured by Lyon and Chelia and begin panting heavily as their opponents decide on a way to finish them off. As Juvia looks down, Gray puts his hand on her shoulder and tells her that Lyon and Chelia still have teamwork as a weakness and that they can do better. Taking her hand, Gray tells her they can use their full Magic, which a determined Juvia agrees to.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 321, Pages 16-17</ref>
 
 
[[File:Standing In Front of Sting.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Gray stands tall beside his team]]
 
Together, Gray and Juvia begin to cast their spells, springing forward towards Lyon and Chelia. Seeing them approach, Lyon demands that Chelia help him defend, though Chelia seems to be stuck in a daze at the sight of the two Fairy Tail Mages, and offers no support, allowing Gray and Juvia to commence their attack, their two spells sending the Lamia Scale duo flying. Their opponents defeated and two points added to their teams score, Gray smiles at Juvia, then becoming uncomfortable when she states that she is never going to let go of his hand.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 1-5</ref> Shortly after the battle, Gray spots a signal flare from Sting in the sky, and together the two head towards it, arriving with the other members of their team at the Dragon Slayers location. Seeing that Sting wants to take them all out whilst they are injured, Gray asks if he would prefer one on one, though Sting rebuts that he could easily take them at the same time, due to their conditions. Watching the Sabertooth man power up, Gray stands tall and proud beside his team-mates, awaiting whatever is coming next. Nothing does though, as Sting begins to second-guess himself, and eventually falls to the ground without trying to land a blow, openly declaring his defeat. Hearing that due to this act, Sting has granted Fairy Tail victory in the Games, Gray smiles at his team. Seconds later, Millianna appears with [[Lector]], and, seeing Sting and his Exceed partner reunite, Gray smiles.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 14-27</ref>
 
 
As Gray congratulates his other team members on their hard work, Sting suddenly turns to the group, asking them why Natsu was not participating in the event at all. Being reminded of their friends in Mercurius, Erza asks if anyone has seen the flare that was meant to signal their safe return, and Gray worryingly replies that he hasn't. Now on edge, Gray turns towards the castle, silently pondering Natsu and Lucy's safety.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 323, Page 5</ref>
 
 
[[File:Unity Of Fiore Wizards.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gray agrees to help the Kingdom with everyone else]]
 
Before Gray and his team can properly celebrate their achievements in the Grand Magic Games, they are hailed to the center of Crocus alongside hundreds of other Mages, where the King of Fiore waits with startling news. Stating that in the hours of the following day over 10,000 Dragons will approach and attack Crocus, the King begs for the assistance of the present Mages in helping to drive off the threat and save the people. Alongside everyone else, Gray agrees to help, and is later approached by Lyon, who seems excited at the opportunity to fight with Gray rather than against him. Gray, however, tells Lyon not to get in his way.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 325, Pages 12-16</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gruvia Discussing Their Revival.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray states he can still fight]]
 
With the start of July 7, Gray is present with the rest of the Fairy Tail members at Central Square, when Levy and Gajeel discuss that it's the day when the Dragons disappeared and now, in the same day, they're supposed to return. When Cana questions Erza's injuries and Erza replies that she's fine, Gray praises military healers and Chelia, saying that it's thanks to them that they were able to recover at least a little, although Juvia claims that Wendy would be able to heal them fully. Afterwards, they watch as the moon is in a state of Eclipse.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 326, Pages 2-3</ref>
 
 
[[File:FT vs Dragon Hatchlings.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray and the others fight the Hatchlings]]
 
As a sound is heard coming from Mercurius, Gray realizes it is the opening of Eclipse.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327, Page 4</ref> Soon after, destruction rages through Crocus and is noticed by Gray who wonders what it is, not knowing it is the work of a Dragon.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327, Page 10</ref> Later, Gray and the rest of Fairy Tail encounter the Dragon [[Atlas Flame]], who releases a Dragon's Roar and disperses the members of Fairy Tail.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 328, Pages 15-16</ref> Blown back by the roar, Gray lies on the ground as he affirms that Atlas and Acnologia are not on the same level; only to be rapidly pushed back once again by the Dragon wrapped in flames.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 329, Pages 5-7</ref> [[Motherglare]] then soars above the vicinity and deposits numerous eggs into the ground, which later hatch into Dragon-like beings. Laxus decides to confront Atlas Flame by himself and instructs the rest of the Fairy Tail members to defeat the Dragon-like beings, to which Gray and the rest of the members unleash their resistance against Motherglare's spawns.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 330, Pages 3-6</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray Saving Juvia From Hatching Laser.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray's noble sacrifice]]
 
Swinging his way through the enemies at hand, Gray reaches Bar Sun, where Juvia, Meredy, and Lyon are all holding their own against the small Hatchlings, when suddenly one of the small creatures releases a sharp beam towards Juvia and Meredy. Before the beam is able to hit either of the female Mages, Gray jumps in to save them and ducks just in time to avoid the attack. Moments later, Gray looks at the blushing Juvia who is flattered to have him touching her bottom whilst saving her. Getting up, Gray looks at Juvia directly in the eyes and demands for her attention, claiming that he has something to tell her. Without a second thought, Juvia approaches Gray and, lustfully, ponders what Gray has to tell her; even thought he states that it's nothing important. However, before Gray is allowed to speak, one of the hatched eggs releases another blast from its mouth and directs it towards Juvia. He shoves her to the side and takes the hit for her, which creates a moderate size hole in his left pectoral. Spitting out blood, Gray is simultaneously ambushed by the opponents; having parts of his body scatter about due to the force of the blasts. Receiving one last shot through the head, his name is screamed out in agony.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 334, Pages 13-19</ref>
 
 
[[File:Double Shield.png|thumb|right|200px|Gray and Lyon defend themselves from the Hatchlings]]
 
Gray's bloodied body lies on the ground; Juvia sheds tears over his body. Lyon then screams, to no avail, for Chelia to come and help. Sobbing, Lyon weakly states that Gray was shot through the head; Meredy also mourns his death.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 335, Page 3</ref> Ultear then [[Last Ages|rewinds time]] by one full minute, bringing Gray back to the instant before his death. Gray once again pushes Juvia and Meredy out of the way of the way of the Hatchling's laser; Gray motions to talk to Juvia again, but experiences [[wikipedia:Déjà vu|déjà vu]]. Seeing his impending death, Gray becomes unnerved at the thought, describing the sight as chilling. Just then, according to his memory, several hidden Hatchlings appear from behind a fallen piece of lumber. As they prepare to attack, Gray and Lyon combine their '''Ice-Make''' to create a large Shield. Following that instance, Gray looks off into the distance, realizing that someone helped them all escape certain death.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 335, Pages 9-16</ref>
 
 
With the Hatchlings having disappeared<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 337, Page 11</ref> (a direct result of Natsu having destroyed the Eclipse Gate),<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 336, Page 17</ref> Gray sits down on the ground and breathes a sigh of relief.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 337, Page 13</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray shocked by Juvia.png|thumb|200px|left|Gray shocked by Juvia]]
 
In thanks to the Mages who helped fight the Dragons, everyone is invited to Mercurius for a dance ball. Gray arrives and instantly starts an argument with Gajeel, criticizing his choice of clothing only to be criticized in turn for not wearing any.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Page 4</ref> During the party, Gray is approached by Juvia, who recently had a makeover and now calls herself "Juvia 2.0". As she reaches out to him confessing her love, Gray rejects the confession and walks away, leaving her to fall, stating that he is also changing and will firmly say "No" to that which he does not like. Hearing this, Juvia grows even more affectionate towards Gray, something which he states is even creepier. Lyon hears his words and tells him not to say such a thing, adding that he now knows Juvia won't come after him. Hearing this, Gray starts to wonder where Natsu is.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Pages 6-7</ref> Soon after, various guilds attempt to get [[Yukino Aguria]] to join their ranks, among which is Fairy Tail, alongside the members of which Gray stands, proclaiming their desire. As a result, a fight breaks out amongst the guilds, during which Gray tangles with Rufus. However, the fight is stopped by Arcadios, who states that the King will arrive to greet them. Rather than the king, it is Natsu who greets them, wearing the crown and stating he is the king. While the other Mages are shocked, Gray simply shows embarrassment alongside his comrades before cracking a smile.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Pages 15-20</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray recognizes the old woman.png|thumb|200px|right|Gray realizes that the old lady is in fact Ultear]]
 
After the party, Gray, along with Natsu, Erza, Lucy, Wendy, Happy and Carla, return back to Magnolia riding on a carriage, and Gray complains about Natsu's motion sickness.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 339, Page 14</ref> Somewhere along the way, Gray notices and old woman standing and looking up at the sky, and, when she turns and smiles to him, Gray immediately asks his guild mates to stop the carriage. As Gray looks back at his memory of being shot through the stomach and killed, he finds out that Ultear, like her mother, chose to sacrifice her own life to save him, before bursting into tears.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 339, Pages 16-21</ref>
 
 
With everyone returning to Magnolia afterwards, Fairy Tail is welcomed by many as the winner of the Grand Magic Games. However, as Juvia notices, Gray doesn't share everyone's happy mood. She tells him that it's not nice to have that kind of expression while everyone else is celebrating. Acknowledging this, Gray notes to himself that he needs to keep smiling for "her" sake as well and gives his thanks to Juvia, much to her delight. He then watches as [[Magnolia's Mayor]] reveals the reconstructed guild building.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 340, Pages 4-8</ref>
 
 
===Sun Village arc===
 
[[File:Natsu and Gray punch Erza.png|thumb|left|200px|Natsu and Gray accidentally punch Erza]]
 
After returning to the guild, Gray and Natsu take a job together but after finishing their mission quickly, the two Mages break out into a 3 day fight. Despite his face being extremely swollen, Gray continues to throw punches at Natsu, yelling at him that he always acts without thinking. As Erza tries to break up their fight, the two punch her, not realizing what they are doing. As they come to the realization of what they have done, they begin to get scared and invoke her wrath. Back at the guild, both Natsu and Gray tell everyone they will never work with each other again. However, Makarov informs them they have a new job request asking for the two of them. Looking at the request, Makarov becomes eerily serious, but Natsu and Gray continue to say that they will not work together. Makarov tells them that they must take the request and they must not fail, as the request is from Walrod Cken, one of the top four members of the [[Ten Wizard Saints]]. Upon hearing this, Gray and Natsu are left speechless.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 341, Pages 15-21</ref>
 
 
Heading to meet their client in the mountains, Gray continues bickering with Natsu, telling him he didn't eat his meat and asking him to fix his hair. Despite stopping momentarily, Gray soon gets into it and tells Natsu he can be defecated by Erza. Suddenly, Wendy spots Walrod Cken's house, prompting everyone to enter. Walrod tells everyone to keep quiet around his plants but soon reveals that he was joking, prompting Gray to wonder if he is really as great as he is said to be. As Walrod continues talking and telling weak jokes, Gray expresses his ire at the old man.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 342, Pages 3-9</ref>
 
 
[[File:The Town of Giants.png|thumb|200px|right|The town is filled with giants!]]
 
Moving outside, Walrod explains to the group about the Village of the Sun, which worshiped a powerful burning flame but had since frozen over by unknown means. Despite this, the people lived and Walrod explains that he wants them to save them. Natsu is eager but hearing the job description, Gray feels he is not suited, but is told otherwise by Walrod, who says his power will be needed as well. Hearing Walrod's further words about how friends in ones guild help one overcome their problems, Gray looks at Natsu and decides to accept the request alongside his friends. Gathering their stuff, the group is sent flying on a terraforming tree towards their destination, with Gray watching the sights that go by with amazement.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 342, Pages 11-17</ref>
 
 
Arriving at the town shortly after, Gray and his friends are shocked to discover that the village is actually one inhabited by giants. However, everything is in fact frozen, and, putting a hand to the ice, Gray remarks that he has never sensed such Magic before, but that for some reason it seems familiar. As the group wonders what to do, they are approached by a trio of men, who reveal that they are treasure hunters who have come to steal the eternal flame from the village now that the giants guarding it are incapacitated. When Gray points out to them that the flame has also been frozen, one of the men procures a bottle from his pocket, revealing that it contains a liquid form of Moon Drip that they intend to use to uncover and procure the flame. Realising that they themselves could use the liquid to save the town, Gray and the other hastily chase the treasure hunters to steal the bottle from them.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 343, Pages 2-16</ref>
 
 
Gray and the other Mages continue chasing after the treasure hunters, who soon decide to stop running and fight against the Fairy Tail Mages.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 2-4</ref> When Gray sees that Natsu has a hard time fighting against his opponent, Gray attempts to interfere, but is attacked by another member of Sylph Labyrinth named [[Hiroshi]], who uses an extendable sword to attack Gray. The latter manages to dodge the blade just in time to not get injured.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 7-9</ref> Soon, all the Mages come to realize that their opponents are very skilled fighters.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Page 13</ref>
 
 
[[File:Team Natsu's reaction to Happy's failure.png|thumb|left|200px|Gray's reaction to Happy's failure]]
 
Continuing to stare down Hiroshi, Gray listens as the treasure hunter explains that Sylph Labyrinth won the Secret Treasure Games, making them the best Treasure Hunting Guild in Fiore; hearing Natsu praise them for such an achievement, the Ice-Make Mage demands that Natsu cease such an action. However, when [[Drake]] states that Team Natsu are a bunch of "random Mages", Gray scoffs at this and retorts that aren't random Mages before revealing that he stole their bottle of Moon Drip, leaving the treasure hunters utterly befuddled. Hiroshi then attacks Gray, demanding that he return their Moon Drip; Gray refuses, stating that they need save the giants and must therefore keep it. Dodging Hiroshi's strike, Gray throws the bottle of Moon Drip to Natsu.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Pages 5-9</ref> Gray soon looks on in shock as Happy fails to catch the bottle of Moon Drip, leading to its breaking and spillage unto the ground.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Page 11</ref> However, seeing the Moon Drip melt only a small portion of the ice, Grat states that it wasn't enough to save the village, despite what they thought.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Page 13</ref> Seeing Natsu run off, Gray demands that he wait and chases after him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Pages 15-16</ref>
 
   
 
==Magic and Abilities==
 
==Magic and Abilities==
[[File:Ice Make Magic.gif|frame|Gray's Ice-Make]]
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'''[[Ice-Make]]''' (氷の造形魔法, アイスメイク, ''Aisu Meiku''): A form of '''[[Molding Magic]]''' that allows the user to create ice at his will and to shape it into objects. In Gray's case, he uses '''Static Ice Make''', meaning he can shape his ice into inanimate things or weapons. Ice-Make is known as an extremely versatile form of Magic, coming in useful both in battle, for offensive and defensive purposes, and outside of it. Specializing in it and having been practicing it for years, Gray possesses extreme mastery over it, being capable of creating countless amounts of objects for a multitude of uses. Also, according to him, Ice-Make allows to produce virtually everything, granting the user an unmatched creation capability.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 5</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga:Chapter 185, Page 19</ref>
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'''[[Ice-Make]]''' (氷の造形魔法, アイスメイク ''Aisu Meiku''): A form of [[Molding Magic]] that allows the user to create ice at his will and to shape it into objects. In Gray's case, he uses Static Ice-Make, meaning he can shape his ice into inanimate things or weapons. Ice-Make is known as an extremely versatile form of Magic, coming in useful both in battle, for offensive and defensive purposes, and outside of it. Specializing in it and having been practicing it for years, Gray possesses extreme mastery over it, being capable of creating countless amounts of objects for a multitude of uses. Also, according to him, Ice-Make allows the user to produce virtually anything, granting the user an unmatched creation capability.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 5</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga:Chapter 185, Page 19</ref> As an Ice-Make user, Gray is an individual resistant to cold and as such is able to take damage from ice and snow-based attacks without sustaining major injury and is either completely immune to snow based attacks such as [[Eve Tearm]]'s Snow Magic or is more resilient to it than other people.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 207, Page 11</ref>
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Lance]]''' ({{Ruby|槍騎兵|ランス}} ''Ransu''): Gray extends his arms forward, creating long, curved ice lances that he shoots toward his enemy, impaling them. This makes for a powerful ranged attack.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Pages 9-10</ref>
[[File:Freeze.jpg|thumb|200px|Freeze]]
 
*'''Freeze''': Ice-Make's most basic, yet one of its most useful capabilities is that of covering everything Gray comes into contact with in ice. This comes in useful for a variety of purposes, from damaging opponents to making things' composition weaker in order to more easily break them. What can be frozen depends on the user's own ability; Gray, with his great mastery of Ice-Make spells, has proven himself capable of freezing even burning things such as Juvia's boiling water and Fukuro's flames, as well as to freeze an object faster than [[Sugarboy]]'s '''[[Rosa Espada]]''' could soften it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Page 6-7</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 12</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Pages 11-12</ref>
 
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Lance]]''' (ラン''Ransu''): Gray extends his arms forward, creating long, curved ice lances that he shoots toward his enemy, impaling them. This makes for a powerful ranged attack.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Pages 9-10</ref>
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Freeze Lancer]]''' ({{Ruby|氷創騎兵|フリーズランサー}} ''Furīzu Ransā''): Gray creates larger ice lances that he attacks his enemy with.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5-6</ref>
   
:*'''[[Ice-Make: Freeze Lancer]]''' (フリーズランサー''Furīzu Ransā''): Gray creates larger ice lances that he attacks his enemy with.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5-6</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Wall]]''' ({{ruby|壁|ウォル}} ''Wōru''): Gray uses one hand to create a small<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 15, Page 10</ref> or a large wall of ice in front of him that shields everything behind it.<ref>Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 5-6</ref>
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Block]]''': The user uses one hand to create a big block of ice that is able to block incoming attacks.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 15, Page 10</ref> (Unnamed)
 
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Shield]]''' ({{Ruby|盾|シールド}} ''Shīrudo''): Gray creates a large shield made of ice in front of him, whose shape is vaguely reminiscent of a flower, which shields everything behind it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Page 8</ref> Originally, Gray's shield was identical in appearance to Ur's. When fighting Rufus, however, it took a new unique shape, reminiscent of both Ur's and Lyon's shield.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 9-10</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Shield]]''' (ルド''Shīrudo''): Gray creates a large shield made of ice in front of him, whose shape is vaguely reminiscent of a flower, which shields everything behind it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Page 8</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Hammer]]''' ({{Ruby|大槌兵|ハンマ}} ''Hanmā''): Gray creates a large ice hammer that floats above his opponent before dropping on them with great force. The first time Gray used this against Lyon, he was blocked.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 6</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Hammer]]''' (ハンマー''Hanmā''): Gray creates a large ice hammer that floats above his opponent before dropping on them with great force. The first time Gray used this against Lyon, he was blocked.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 6</ref>
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Hammer]]''' ({{Ruby|氷鎚|アイス ハンマー}} ''Aisu Hamā''): Gray creates a giant spiked hammer made out of ice and hammers it onto the target.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Page 24</ref>
   
:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Hammer]]''' (アイスマー''Aisu Hamā''): Gray creates a giant spiked hammer made out of ice and hammers it onto the target.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Page 24</ref>
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Impact]]''' ({{Ruby|氷撃の鎚|アイスパクト}} ''Aisu Inpakuto''): Gray creates an intricately-designed hammer made of ice, which he brought down onto the targeted area, creating a great impact.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5</ref>
   
:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Impact]]''' (アイスインパクト''Aisu Inpakuto''): Gray creates an intricately-designed hammer made of ice, which he brought down onto the targeted area, creating a great impact.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Floor]]''' ({{Ruby|床|フロ}} ''Furoa''): Gray simply freezes the floor, which makes anyone in the area slip. Gray is also capable of freezing water with this spell, and slide on the resultant floor.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 203, Pages 13-14</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Floor]]''' (フロア''Furoa''): Gray simply freezes the floor, which makes anyone in the area slip. Gray is also capable of freezing water with this spell, and slide on the resultant floor.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 203, Pages 13-14</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Arrows]]''': Gray creates one or more arrows out of ice, which are subsequently shot at high speed to enemies through the use of an ice bow.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Page 10</ref> (Unnamed)
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Super Freeze Arrow]]''': Using [[Ice-Make: Ice Geyser]] and standing on top of the resulting ice formation, Gray can rise up to a high point to shoot his arrow; after the shot, the speed of the arrow increases with gravity and air pressure, making this attack much deadlier than usual. The first time Gray used this was to defeat Racer.
*'''[[Ice-Make: Bow]]''': Gray creates a large bow out of ice, which can be used to shoot powerful ice arrows at his targets.
 
   
:*'''[[Ice-Make: Arrows]]''': Gray creates one or more arrows out of ice, which are subsequently shot at high speed to enemies through the use of the previously made ice bow.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Page 10</ref> (Unnamed)
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Battle Axe]]''' ({{Ruby|戦斧|バトルアックス}} ''Batoru Akkusu''): Gray creates an axe out of ice for melee combat and swings it around him. The first time he used this was against Juvia, but it was ineffective.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Pages 22-23</ref>
   
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Super Freeze Arrow]]''': Using '''[[Ice-Make: Ice Geyser]]''' and standing on top of the resulting ice formation, Gray can rise up to a high point to shoot his arrow; after the shot, the speed of the arrow increases with gravity and air pressure, making this attack much deadlier than usual. The first time Gray used this was to defeat Racer.
 
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Sword]]''': Gray creates a sword out of ice for melee combat. The sword is very durable, being capable of cutting and parrying other weapons as if it were made of metal.<ref name="Ch41, P11">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 11</ref> (Unnamed)
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Battle Axe]]''' (バトアックス''Batoru Akkusu''): Gray creates an axe out of ice for melee combat and swings it around him. The first time he used this was against Juvia, but it was ineffective.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Pages 22-23</ref>
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur]]''' ({{Ruby|氷聖剣|コードエクスカリバー}} ''Cōrudo Ekusukaribā''): Gray creates a massive great-sword out of ice for melee combat. As with its smaller version, the weapon is very strong and sharp; in addition, its slashes seem capable of leaving behind large wakes of ice which can damage the opponents.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 243, Page 8</ref>
   
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Bringer]]''' ({{Ruby|氷魔剣|アイスブリンガー}} ''Aisu Buringā''): Gray generates two swords of ice in his hands and rapidly moves them forward in an X motion to slash his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 248, Page 14</ref>
[[File:sword.JPG|thumb|200px|Ice-Make: Sword]]
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Sword]]''': Gray creates a sword out of ice for melee combat. The sword is very durable, being capable of cutting and parrying other weapons as if it were made of metal.<ref name="sword">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 11</ref>
 
   
:*'''[[Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur]]''' (氷聖剣 コールドエクカリバー ''Cōrudo Ekusukaribā''): Gray creates a massive great-sword out of ice for melee combat. As with its smaller version, the weapon is very strong and sharp; in addition, its slashes seem capable of leaving behind large wakes of ice which can damage the opponents.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 243, Page 8</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Geyser]]''' ({{Ruby|欠泉|アイガイザ}} ''Aisu Gaizā''): Freezing the ground in front of him, Gray creates a tower of ice spikes that impales opponents, greatly damaging them. The first time Gray used this was to attack Lyon, but he failed.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 8</ref>
   
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Bringer]]''' (氷魔剣 アイスブリンガー ''Aisu Buringā''): Gray generates two swords of ice in his hands and rapidly moves them forward in an X motion to slash his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 248, Page 14</ref>
 
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Prison]]''' ({{Ruby|牢獄|プリズン}} ''Purizun''): Gray creates a large square cage out of ice to trap opponents. The first time he used this was to stop Lyon's ice animals from attacking him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 12-13</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Geyser]]''' (アイスガイザー ''Aisu Gaizā''): Freezing the ground in front of him, Gray creates a tower of ice spikes that impales opponents, greatly damaging them. The first time Gray used this was to attack Lyon, but he failed.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 8</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Clone]]''': Gray creates a copy of himself made out of ice. The copy is perfectly identical to him, being revealed as made of ice only after a close, careful inspection, and thus coming in useful to avoid enemy attacks or to create a distraction for Gray to attack on his own.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Pages 6-7</ref> Gray has shown the capability to form at least two copies at a time.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 392, Pages 9-15</ref> (Unnamed)
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Cannon]]''' (アイスキャノン ''Aisu Kyanon''): Having created a large, bazooka-like hand-held cannon, Gray fires a cannonball made of ice to deal massive damage to his opponent. The first time he used this was to defeat Lyon.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 14-15</ref>
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*'''[[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance]]''' (氷刃・七連舞 ''Hyōjin: Nanarenbu''): After creating ice blades jutting back from both of his forearms, Gray displays his swordsmanship by rapidly slashing his enemy seven times. This is often used as a finishing move, causing heavy damage to the enemy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 18</ref>
   
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*'''Ice-Make: Fireworks''': Gray is able to shot small beams of ice from his hands, forming ice fireworks that looks like snowflakes in the sky.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Page2 12-14</ref>
[[File:prison.JPG|thumb|200px|Ice-Make: Prison]]
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Prison]]''' (プリズン''Purizun''): Gray creates a large square cage out of ice to trap opponents. The first time he used this was to stop Lyon's ice animals from attacking him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 12-13</ref>
 
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Dummy]]''': Gray creates a copy of himself made out of ice. The copy is perfectly identical to him, being revealed as made of ice only after a close, careful inspection, and thus coming in useful to avoid enemy attacks or to create a distraction for Gray to attack on his own.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Pages 6-7</ref> (Unnamed)
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Stairs]]''': Gray makes stairs out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The stairs, despite the nature of the material composing them, don't seem to be slippy at all. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon. (Unnamed)<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Page 3</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Stairs]]''': Gray makes stairs out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The stairs, despite the nature of the material composing them, don't seem to be slippy at all. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon.
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Slide]]''': Gray makes a slide out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 57</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Slide]]''': Gray makes a slide out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon. (Unnamed) (Anime-only)
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Rampart]]''' ({{Ruby|城壁|ランパード}} ''Ranpādo''): Gray creates an extremely massive and high wall out of ice, which can stop his opponents in their tracks, but uses up a lot of Magic. The first time Gray used this was to stop Racer.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Pages 15-16</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Rampart]]''' (ランパード''Ranpādo''): Gray creates an extremely massive and high wall out of ice, which can stop his opponents in their tracks, but uses up a lot of Magic. The first time Gray used this was to stop Racer.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Pages 15-16</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Grappling Hook]]''' (飛爪 ''Hisō''): Gray creates two four-pointed grappling hooks with chains connected with the Ice-Make auras around his hands, which can be used to hold grasp of higher surfaces or objects, allowing him to lift himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 11-12</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Grappling Hook]]''' (飛爪''Hisō''): Gray creates two four-pointed grappling hooks with chains connected with the '''Ice-Make''' auras around his hands, which can be used to hold grasp of higher surfaces or objects, allowing him to lift himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 11-12</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Death Scythe]]''' ({{Ruby|大鎌|デスサイズ}} ''Desu Saizu''): Gray first creates a large scythe made out of ice, and then jumps into the air. When he's high enough, he swings the scythe at his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Page 12</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Death Scythe]]''' (デスサイズ''Desu Saizu''): Gray first creates a large scythe made out of ice, and then jumps into the air. When he's high enough, he swings the scythe at his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Page 12</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Key]]''': Gray is able to create an identical key to that of the [[Dragon Chain Cannon]]'s device <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Page 19</ref> and a copy of [[Zash Caine]]'s vault key made of ice. (Unnamed)<ref>Fairy Tail Movie: Dragon Cry</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Gungnir]]''' (戦神槍, グングニル, ''Gunguniru''): Gray releases a gigantic lance out of ice which traps the opponent in it.
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Gungnir]]''' ({{Ruby|戦神槍|グングニル}} ''Gunguniru''): Gray releases a gigantic lance out of ice which traps the opponent in it.
   
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Knuckle]]''': Freezing the ground under his opponent, Gray creates a tower made of large ice fists which strikes his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 6</ref>
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Knuckle]]''': Freezing the ground under his opponent, Gray creates a tower made of large ice fists which strikes his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 6</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Saucer]]''': Gray creates a large, spinning ice disk, capable of cutting through like a buzz-saw, which he launches at his target.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 73</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Saucer]]''': Gray creates a large, spinning ice disk, capable of cutting through like a buzz-saw, which he launches at his target.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 73</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Fishnet]]''': Gray releases an icy wind from his hands, which takes on a fishnet-like shape, and allows him to freeze his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 9</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Fishnet]]''': Gray releases an icy wind from his hands, which takes on a fishnet-like shape, and allows him to freeze his opponent.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 9</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Wall]]''': An alternative version of '''Ice-Make: Ice Geyser''', which freezes the opponent instead of impaling them.
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Wall]]''': An alternative version of Ice-Make: Ice Geyser, which freezes the opponent instead of impaling them.
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Cocoon]]''': Gray surrounds his body with a cocoon of ice, which has spikes jutting outwards, to protect himself from enemy attacks. It has a similar purpose to '''Ice-Make: Shield''', but protecting Gray on every side instead of one. It's unknown, though, if this spell is durable like its standard counterpart.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 9</ref> (Unnamed)
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Cocoon]]''': Gray surrounds his body with a cocoon of ice, which has spikes jutting outwards, to protect himself from enemy attacks. It has a similar purpose to Ice-Make: Shield, but protecting Gray on every side instead of one. It's unknown, though, if this spell is durable like its standard counterpart.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 9</ref> (Unnamed)
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Kite]]''' (カイト ''Kaito''): User creates a kite under the user which allows him/her to fly in the air.<ref name="Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125"/>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Kite]]''': Gray creates a kite under which allows him to fly in the air.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance]]''': Gray creates a big number of Ice Swords,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 18-19</ref> which he can command to attack one or more enemies.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 20</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Ocean]]''': Gray, after joining both of his hands, slams them on a large body of water, completely freezing it in few seconds.<ref>Fairy Tail OVA: Fairies' Training Camp</ref>
   
*'''[[Ice-Make: Shotgun]]''': Gray utilizes nearby water in conjunction with his Ice-Make Magic to solidify the water, which is then aimed at the target and released as sharp, thick spears of ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 320, Page 5</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Crescent Blades]]''': Gray fires a barrage of crescent-shaped ice projectiles, allowing him to attack multiple targets at once.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 179</ref> (Unnamed)
   
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[[File:One Sided Chaotic Dance.gif|thumb|right|200px|Gray casting Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance]]
*'''[[Ice-Make: Thieving Hand]]''': Gray forms a hand out of ice, which resembles a human hand; spotting five fingers and a palm. The hand's long branch enables Gray to sneakingly steal items, such as small bottles, without the owners noticing.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Page 6</ref>
 
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*'''[[Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance]]''' (一勢乱舞 ''Issei Ranbu''): Gray creates a large number of big Ice Swords, which he can command to attack one or more enemies.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 18-20</ref>
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'''[[Ice Magic]]''':
 
[[File:Gray casting Iced Shell.png|thumb|right|200px|Gray casting Iced Shell.]]
 
*'''[[Iced Shell]]''' (絶対凍結・アイスのドシェル ''Zettai Tōketsu: Aisu no Sheru''): Gray also has knowledge of this forbidden, extremely dangerous and powerful Magic, and has expressed the certainty that he could use it, if he were forced to.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 4-7</ref>
 
   
*'''[[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance]]''' (氷刃・七連舞 ''Hyōjin: Nanarenbu''): After creating ice blades jutting back from both of his forearms, Gray displays his swordsmanship by rapidly slashing his enemy seven times. This is often used as a finishing move, causing heavy damage to the enemy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 18</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Thieving Hand]]''' (盗賊の手 ''Tōzoku no Te''): Gray forms a hand out of ice, which resembles a human hand; sporting five fingers and a palm. The hand's long branch enables Gray to sneakingly steal items, such as small bottles, without the owners noticing.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Page 6</ref>
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Platform]]''': Gray creates a platform of ice for which he can use to maintain his footing. Multiple platforms can be made, and can also be used as a means of giving himself the necessary momentum to perform a powerful follow-up attack.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Pages 3-4</ref> (Unnamed)
[[File:Gray and Juvia's Unison Raid.gif|frame|Unison Raid]]
 
'''[[Unison Raid]]''' (合体魔法, ユニゾンレイド, ''Yunizon Reido''): In the anime, Gray and Juvia also succeeded in using Unison Raid during their fight against Dragonoid. Both Magic Seals created one, and they fused their Magic together. When Gray's and Juvia's Magic fused, there were massive amounts of water and ice needles erupting from all over Magnolia Town.<ref name="Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72"/>
 
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Cannon]]''' ({{Ruby|砲撃|キャノン}} ''Kyanon''): Gray crafts a small, ornate cannon from ice, with which he can use nearby rubble as ammunition to fire against his target; multiple cannons can be created and fired simultaneously.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Pages 13-14</ref>
'''Enhanced Durability''': Gray has also displayed tremendous durability during battle. He managed to continue fighting after being hit by boiling water, he survived Fukurou's stolen fire attacks, and endured several dozen energy blasts from Bickslow's dolls before passing out.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Pages 4-6</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 11</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 110, Pages 15-17</ref> He also took the blasts from four lightning [[lacrima]] from the '''Thunder Palace''', despite having just recovered from previous injuries.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 122, Pages 15-17</ref>
 
   
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:*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Cannon]]''' ({{Ruby|氷雪砲|アイス・キャノン}} ''Aisu Kyanon''): Having created a large, bazooka-like hand-held cannon, Gray fires a cannonball made of ice to deal massive damage to his opponent. The first time he used this was to defeat Lyon.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 14-15</ref>
'''[[Melee Combat#Armed Combat|Expert Weapons Specialist]]''': Gray has displayed considerably great ability in wielding the weapons produced by his '''Ice-Make''' spells. He is very skilled in swordsmanship with his constructed ice swords of various forms and sizes, and is also more than capable of wielding other types of bladed weapons. He has also shown to be adept at marksmanship, using his ice bow to throw arrows at great distances with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="sword" />
 
   
'''Enhanced Agility''': Gray has shown on different occasions to be very fast and agile. During his fight with Bickslow in an alleyway, he displayed enough acrobatic prowess and strength to move several meters in the air by jumping from one wall to the other. He was also able to avoid some of Racer's attacks despite his overwhelming speed.<ref>Fairy Til Manga: Chapter 138, Page 14</ref>
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Vambrace]]''' ({{Ruby|魔王の前腕甲|ヴァンブレイス}} ''Vanbureisu''): Gray creates a large gauntlet-like sculpture made of ice around their arm, in order to dramatically enhance their throwing strength and speed. The Vambrace was capable of being used to throw a steel ball with enough force to pierce through Silver Fullbuster's chest, defeating him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 392, Page 18</ref>
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Silver]]''' ({{Ruby|銀世界|シルバー}} ''Shirubā''): Summoning his Ice Devil Slayer Magic, Gray boosts the power of his Ice-Make.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Page 16</ref> Gesturing with his right hand, he is then able to freeze a humongous area in front of him. This Spell allowed him to easily freeze and destroy [[Ajeel Raml]]'s [[Sand Golem]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Pages 18-21</ref>
'''[[Melee Combat#Hand to Hand Combat|Expert Hand to Hand Combatant]]''': Gray possesses great skill in hand-to-hand combat, first seriously shown when, despite his grievous wounds, he managed to overwhelm Lyon when the latter angered him in battle,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 11-13</ref> and generally displayed in a comical way during his scuffles with Natsu. He is capable of packing powerful punches and kicks, and he often employs unarmed combat in conjunction with his '''Ice-Make''' spells to gain the upper hand in battle.
 
   
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*'''[[Ice-Make: Wheel]]''': Gray molds ice to form replacement parts of a broken wheel.<ref>Fairy Tail Movie: Dragon Cry</ref>
'''Enhanced Strength''': Gray has proven himself to be very strong, having been shown capable of lifting an enormous amount of large wood beams all by himself, despite subsequently being crushed under them due to distraction.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Page 10</ref> He was also able to lift Lucy while both of them were stuck in a [[Command Tact|quicksand-like trap]] and to throw her away several meters up in the air,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 9-10</ref> as well as to shatter the section of a stone wall with a single punch sideways.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 270, Page 24</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Gray casting Iced Shell.png|thumb|right|200px|Gray casting Iced Shell]]
==Relationships==
 
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'''[[Ice Magic]]''' (氷の魔法 ''Kōri no Mahō''): Ice Magic allows the user to manipulate or create the element of ice. Little is known about Ice Magic, as there have only been a few spells used so far. An inherent property of the magic, Gray is capable of freezing objects he comes into contact with. Gray, with his great mastery of ice spells, has proven himself capable of freezing even burning things such as Juvia's boiling water and Fukuro's flames, as well as to freeze an object faster than [[Sugarboy]]'s [[Rosa Espada]] could soften it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Page 6-7</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 12</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Pages 11-12</ref>
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{{Relation|Natsu Dragneel}}
 
{{Main|Natsu Dragneel}}
 
   
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*'''[[Iced Shell]]''' ({{Ruby|絶対氷結|アイスドシェル}} ''Aisudo Sheru''): Gray also has knowledge of this forbidden, extremely dangerous and powerful Magic, and has expressed the certainty that he could use it, if he were forced to.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 4-7</ref>
[[File:Gray and Natsu's rivalry.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Natsu's rivalry]]
 
Natsu and Gray are teammates that have a close and competitive relationship.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Pages 9-10</ref> Gray has been Natsu's rival since childhood<ref>Fairy Tail Anime, OVA: Memory Days</ref> and they usually pick a fight every time they see each other.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Page 6</ref> Lucy, however, believes that it's because the two user opposite elements in their Magic, Natsu using fire and Gray using ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 10-11</ref> Natsu values Gray's life, as seen during their S-Class mission in [[Galuna Island]], where Natsu stopped Gray twice from killing sacrificing himself by using [[Iced Shell]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 8-10</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 43, Pages 2-14</ref> Gray's attitude is reciprocal towards Natsu as he saved Natsu after [[Fukuro]] had eaten him<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 88, Pages 4-6</ref> and staying to fight [[Racer]], giving Natsu a chance to escape.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 137, Pages 17-18</ref>
 
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*'''[[Lost Iced Shell]]''' ({{Ruby|消失絶対氷結|ロスト・アイスドシェル}} ''Rosuto Aisudo Sheru''): Gray initiates this spell by forming a stance which will then create a large amount of Magical power to surround him<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 522, Pages 19-21</ref> before being stopped by Natsu from activating it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 523, Page 8</ref>
{{Relation|Lucy Heartfilia}}
 
{{Main|Lucy Heartfilia}}
 
   
[[File:Gray is ready to risk his life.jpg|thumb|200px|Gray ready to risk his life for Lucy]]
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[[File:Gray's new freezing power.png|thumb|right|200px|Gray's Instantaneous Freeze]]
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'''[[Ice Devil Slayer Magic]]''' (氷の滅悪魔法 ''Kōri no Metsuaku Mahō''): A form of [[Devil Slayer Magic]] that Gray can manifest at will<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Page 6</ref> which allows him to produce, manipulate and control the element of ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 353, Page 18</ref> Like other Slayers, Gray is able to consume external sources of ice in order to replenish his strength and enhance his power while at the same time granting immunity to it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Page 5</ref> This form of Magic is extremely powerful and effective against Demons.<ref name="Ch398, P8-10">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Pages 8-10</ref> Gray was given his [[Silver Fullbuster|father's]] Magic following his defeat and departure.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 394, page 18-19</ref> To some degree, it appears that [[Devil Slayer]]s have the ability to resist the effects of Curses (or at least the "''Ultimate Curse''" [[Memento Mori]]).<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 411, Pages 3-4</ref> It has also been suggested that Devil Slayer Magic is a very fickle Magic, and that learning it too quickly and making use of its properties in rapid succession have had adverse effects on Gray, causing him to become afflicted with black markings that have thus far spread across half of his body on two occasions<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 4-5</ref> Nevertheless, Gray himself said that with some help of [[Porlyusica]], was able to gain control over it.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Page 6</ref> He has become proficient enough in this Magic to be able to encase an enemy in a spiked cocoon of ice, roll him across a field of enemies and manipulate it into an immense burst of ice in a matter of seconds.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 431, Pages 6-7</ref> Gray also can use this Magic to boost the power of his Ice-Make.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Pages 16-21</ref> One of the most effective aspects of this type of Magic is its ability to completely freeze everything within a large radius with a mere flick of the wrist.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Page 15</ref> In one instance, Gray, who recently inherited his father Silver's Magic, was able to completely freeze multiple twisters from Tempester who was in his Etherious Form.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Page 9-10</ref> In year X792 after training, Gray is able to freeze people solid, as shown when he froze [[Gômon]], before he could harm Lucy.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 429, Page 15</ref>
Lucy and Gray are good friends and members of [[Team Natsu|the same team]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 69, Page 15</ref> Gray cares much for Lucy, going as far as to say that he would rather die than hand Lucy over to [[Phantom Lord]].<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 24">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 24</ref> In return, Lucy is usually annoyed by Gray's stripping habit<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 7"/> and his tendency to break into her house without his clothes, which Lucy has scolded him about and beat him for.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 22, Page 8</ref> According to [[Gemini]], who not only copies one's looks and abilities but also one's thoughts by [[Copy Magic]], Gray's opinions about Lucy is as follows:<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 6">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 143, Page 6</ref>
 
*Newcomer to the guild.
 
*Looks pretty damn cute.
 
*Possesses some skill.
 
*More naive than she appears to be.
 
*[[Celestial Spirit Magic|Celestial Spirit Mage]].
 
   
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*'''[[Ice Devil's Rage]]''' (氷魔の激昂 ''Hyōma no Gekikō''): Gray releases a large beam of cold air, ice and snow from his mouth, directing it towards his target. The girth of the beam easily dwarfed [[Mard Geer Tartaros|Mard Geer]], but the power of Gray's spell is unknown as Mard was able to dodge it easily.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 410, Page 5</ref>
{{Relation|Erza Scarlet}}
 
{{Main|Erza Scarlet}}
 
   
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*'''[[Ice Devil's Zeroth Long Sword]]''' (氷魔{{Ruby|零|ゼ口}}ノ{{Ruby|太刀|タチ}}''Hyōma Zero no Tachi''): Gray creates a ethereal long sword from his palms that he uses to slash at his opponent(s) with, inflicting a deep cut into his opponent's body severely damaging them and having the added effect of freezing his target(s) solid. Gray was shown using this spell which was shown to be powerful enough to defeat the Etherious and Nine Demon Gates member Tempester in his Etherious Form with a single strike.<ref name="Ch398, P8-10"/>
[[File:Erza and Gray - hard begining.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Erza meet each other for the first time]]
 
Gray and Erza belong to the same team and are really close friends. When Erza joined Fairy Tail, she mostly kept to herself, ignoring those who tried and conversed with her. Gray tried to talk to her but she told him to not worry about her and insults his stripping habit, embarrassing and angering him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 10-11</ref> Because of this, Gray challenges her multiple times but always loses, angering him even more as he states that he can't accept her as his comrade. However, he later accepts her when he saw her crying, promising to himself that she needs to belong to Fairy Tail in order for her not to cry.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 15-20</ref>
 
   
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*'''[[Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Bow]]''' (氷魔{{Ruby|零|ゼ口}}ノ{{Ruby|破弓|ハキュウ}} ''Hyōma Zero no Hakyū''): Gray creates an intricate bow made of ice and fires an arrow from it at high speeds. When the arrow makes contact, it turns into a spiky array of ice that heavily damages the target's body. The spell was shown to greatly damage the pseudo-leader of Tartaros: [[Mard Geer Tartaros]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 411, Pages 18-19</ref>
[[File:Gray attacks the Tower of Heaven Guards.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gray fighting to find Erza]]
 
Over the years, Erza somehow played the role of an older sister to Gray. However, Gray developed a fear for her to the point that he would pretend to go along with Natsu whenever she's around, both of them afraid that she would beat them up.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 13-14</ref> Despite this, Gray deeply cares for Erza as shown when he comforted her when she lost hope during their [[Fairy Tail vs. Phantom Lord|battle with Phantom Lord]]<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 50, Page 7</ref> and when he went to rescue her when she was kidnapped and taken to the [[Tower of Heaven]] despite her telling them to leave.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Pages 5-11</ref> Gray also believes in her strength as seen when he refused to believe that she would be defeated by her [[Team Jellal|former friends]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Page 7</ref>
 
   
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*'''[[Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Fist]]''' (氷魔・{{Ruby|零|ゼロ}}ノ{{Ruby|破拳|ハケン}} ''Hyōma Zero no Haken''): Gray, after using his Ice-Make to mold and shape the ice from [[Invel]]'s [[True-Ice Kamui]], creates a pair of destructively powerful gauntlets with the same properties as the aforementioned spell, and uses them to brutalize his target.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 500, Page 15-16</ref>
{{Relation|Happy}}
 
{{Main|Happy}}
 
   
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[[File:Gray and Juvia's Unison Raid.gif|frame|Unison Raid]]
As members of the same [[Team Natsu|team]], Gray and Happy are good friends, despite Happy being the partner of Natsu, Gray's biggest rival. Gray always cares for Happy, viewing him as the youngest and least powerful member of Team Natsu.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 6"/> When Happy was kidnapped by Erza's old friends, Gray didn't give up on saving him, despite Erza's promise to bring him back safely.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Pages 8-9</ref> Unlike Natsu, Happy doesn't have any problems with Gray, which sometimes makes Happy act as a mediator in their rivalry or even praising Gray's skills and abilities, such as when he stated that Gray would surely defeat Bickslow, comparing his strength to Natsu's.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 110, Page 5</ref>
 
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'''[[Unison Raid]]''' ({{Ruby|合体魔法|ユニゾンレイド}} ''Yunizon Reido''): Gray is capable of using this ability, although he has only performed it alongside Juvia till now. During their fight against Daphne's Dragonoid, Gray and Juvia were able to fuse their Magic together, causing massive amounts of water and ice needles to erupt all over Magnolia Town, instantaneously destroying Daphne's Lizardmen.<ref name="Ep72"/>
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*'''[[Shotgun]]''' (ショットガン ''Shotto Gan''): Gray utilizes water provided by a Water Mage in conjunction with his Ice-Make Magic to solidify the water, which is then aimed at the target and released as sharp, thick spears of ice.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 320, Page 5</ref>
   
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'''[[Melee Combat#Armed Combat|Expert Weapons Specialist]]''': Gray has displayed considerably great ability in wielding the weapons produced by his Ice-Make spells. He is very skilled in swordsmanship with his constructed ice swords of various forms and sizes, and is also more than capable of wielding other types of bladed weapons. He has also shown to be adept at marksmanship, using his ice bow to shoot arrows from great distances with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="Ch41, P11"/>
{{Relation|Juvia Lockser}}
 
{{Main|Juvia Lockser}}
 
   
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'''[[Melee Combat#Hand to Hand Combat|Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant]]''': Gray possesses great skill in hand-to-hand combat, first seriously shown when, despite his grievous wounds, he managed to overwhelm Lyon when the latter angered him in battle,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 11-13</ref> and generally displayed in a comical way during his scuffles with Natsu. He is capable of packing powerful punches and kicks, and he often employs unarmed combat in conjunction with his Ice-Make spells to gain the upper hand in battle. Gray was able to defeat the [[Thunder God Tribe]] in an unarmed combat on his own.<ref>Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Page 3-9</ref>
[[File:Juvia and her Prince Charming.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Juvia's dreams with Gray]]
 
   
Initially, Juvia was Gray's enemy, as a member of [[Phantom Lord]]'s strongest team, [[Element 4]]. However, when the two met, she fell instantly in love with him at first sight, having trouble fighting him subsequently.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 15-18</ref> During the fight, however, Gray stated that he would give his life in order to protect Phantom's target, [[Lucy Heartfilia]], which angered Juvia a lot.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 24-26</ref> Despite fighting seriously, Juvia wasn't able to defeat Gray, and the rain that always haunted Juvia finally stopped, convincing her that Gray is the perfect man for her.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Page 17-20</ref>
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'''Enhanced Durability''': Gray has also displayed tremendous durability during battle. He managed to continue fighting after being hit by boiling water, he survived [[Fukuro]]'s stolen fire attacks, and endured several dozen energy blasts from Bickslow's dolls before passing out.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Pages 4-6</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 11</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 110, Pages 15-17</ref> He also took the blasts from four lightning [[Lacrima]] from the [[Thunder Palace]], despite having just recovered from previous injuries.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 122, Pages 15-17</ref>
   
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'''Enhanced Agility''': Gray has shown on different occasions to be very fast and agile. During his fight with Bickslow in an alleyway, he displayed enough acrobatic prowess and strength to move several meters in the air by jumping from one wall to the other. He was also able to avoid some of Racer's attacks despite his overwhelming speed.<ref>Fairy Til Manga: Chapter 138, Page 14</ref> Gray was able to defeat the [[Thunder God Tribe]] in quick succession and be fast enough to move behind [[Bickslow]] and [[Evergreen]] before being noticed.<ref>Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Pages 3-8</ref>
Juvia often tries to show her feelings by protecting Gray. After Phantom Lord disbanded, Juvia decided to join Gray's guild, Fairy Tail. She approached Gray in the casino where [[Team Natsu]] was reunited,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Page 16 and 19</ref> and in the same occasion that [[Erza]]'s [[Team Jellal|old friends]] caused a riot, she shielded Gray from [[Simon]]'s attack. Despite Gray's reluctancy to let Juvia join, she keeps her words, protecting him twice<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 76, Page 4-5</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Page 7-8</ref> and helping Gray's friends to find Erza.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 79, Page 11</ref> Gray is also the source of Juvia's strength, as seen when she quickly turns the table during [[Juvia Lockser vs. Meredy|her fight]] with [[Meredy]] after the young girl of [[Grimoire Heart]] states that Gray is the one that she most wants to kill.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 228, Pages 26-33</ref> These feelings for Gray were also strong enough to make a [[Sensory Link]] between the two.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 229, Pages 14-15</ref>
 
   
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'''Enhanced Strength''': Gray has proven himself to possess considerable physical strength, having been shown capable of lifting an enormous amount of large wood beams all by himself, despite subsequently being crushed under them due to distraction.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Page 10</ref> He was also able to lift Lucy while both of them were stuck in a [[Command Tact|quicksand-like trap]] and to throw her away several meters up in the air,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 9-10</ref> as well as to shatter the section of a stone wall with a single punch sideways.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 270, Page 24</ref> Gray was able to gain a considerable increase in his strength enough to defeat the [[Thunder God Tribe]].<ref>Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Pages 2-6</ref>
[[File:Gray saving Juvia.jpg|210px|thumb|Gray saving Juvia]]
 
Gray, however, doesn't seem to return Juvia's feelings, making Juvia's love one-sided. Gray notices Juvia's way of showing love, but sometimes it's quite unusual, as she's stands totally submissive to Gray, annoying him on some occasions. She even forces herself to do what Gray says,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Pag 3</ref> but in most of these actions he either doesn't understand or doesn't care,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 275, Page 6</ref> and his reactions are mostly indifferent, mainly when Juvia tries seductive techniques.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 249, Page 17</ref> Despite finding her annoying sometimes, Gray cares about Juvia as his guildmate, once saving her from Ultear,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 26-27</ref> and carries her when she's injured while Acnologia attacks.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 252, Page 12</ref>
 
   
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==Equipment==
In X791, however, [[Lyon Vastia]] falls in love with Juvia, making her confused and divided between the two Ice Mages.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 9">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Page 9</ref> To try and solve this problem, Gray and Lyon made a bet: The one whose team wins the [[Grand Magic Games]] will have Juvia in his Guild.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 13">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 265, Page 13</ref> When Gray and Erza talk after the second day of the Grand Magic Games, Erza mentions that Gray should have noticed Juvia's feelings towards him by now, and that he should try and make everything clear between them, causing Gray to blush a little, but did not respond.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 282, Pages 15-16</ref> Later on, during the Royal Castle Party Juvia confronts Gray and confesses her love for him, ending with Gray saying no thanks to her feelings.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Page 5</ref>
 
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'''Miniature Communication Lacrima''' (小型通信{{Ruby|魔水晶|ラクリマ}} ''Kogata Tsūshin Rakurima'')<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, page 3</ref>: Gray used this device to communicate with Erza while doing an undercover mission.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 429, Pages 15-18</ref>
   
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==Former Equipment==
{{Relation|Loke}}
 
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'''''Artificial Keys:'''''
{{Main|Loke}}
 
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*'''[[Celestial Spirit Banishment Keys|Celestial Spirit Banishment Key]]''': Banishes the Giant Crab, [[Cancer (Eclipse)|Cancer]].<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 208</ref> (Unnamed)
   
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'''[[Red Shoes]]''': Gray was forced to wear these in order for him to participate in a dance battle with [[Cancer (Eclipse)|Cancer]].<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 211</ref>
[[File:Loke and Gray after firs exam.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gray and Loke during the trial]]
 
Gray and Loke are friends, having been guild mates for three years and even shared a fear of Erza at one time.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 9-14</ref> Gray also trusts Loke to the point that he would ask him to be his partner for his first [[S-Class Mage Promotion Trial]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 202, Pages 8-9</ref> Not much else is known about their relationship, though the two were shown to be happy to see each other when Gray and the others returned from their seven years absence.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 262, Page 11</ref>
 
{{Clear}}
 
 
{{Relation|Cana Alberona}}
 
{{Main|Cana Alberona}}
 
 
Not much is known about the relationship between Gray and Cana, but during their interview for the [[Sorcerer Magazine]] Gray mentioned that he has a good relationship with Cana and so did she.<ref>Sorcerer Magazine Issue 38</ref>
 
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Other Guilds=
 
{{Relation|Lyon Vastia}}
 
{{Main|Lyon Vastia}}
 
 
[[File:Gray vs Lyon.png|210px|thumb|left|Gray and Lyon fighting in the [[Galuna Island]]]]
 
Lyon is Gray's long time rival. Both were friends when [[Ur]] was their master, but after her death, their friendship ended, only rebuilt after the events of the [[Galuna Island arc]].
 
 
As Ur's pupils, despite some differences in their personalities, Gray and Lyon were friends. Lyon was the most enthusiastic and friendly one, being the oldest pupil, even giving Gray some hints about the [[Ice-Make]] training<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Page 4</ref> and telling him about his dreams,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Page 7</ref> showing confidence in Gray. Gray, however kept the serious and cold personality due to the tragedy in his life caused by [[Deliora]]. Everything changed when Gray decided to fight Deliora alone without finishing the training, which resulted in Ur's "death" by using the forbidden technique [[Iced Shell]], freezing her body forever.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Pages 9-14</ref> When Lyon realized that Ur was dead and that he would never be able to achieve his dream to defeat her, he blamed Gray, putting an end to the pupils' fragile friendship.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Page 17</ref>
 
 
When Gray met Lyon after the incident, Lyon, using the alias of Reitei, was trying to unseal Deliora, having recruited Mages that had their lives radically changed by the creature. They fought twice, while discussing about the events of their lives while Ur's pupils. In the [[Gray Fullbuster vs. Lyon Vastia|first battle]] Gray was holding himself, thinking that Lyon didn't know that Ur was still alive, but as ice, so he was trying to save him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 36, Page 17</ref> Lyon once again showed the grudge against Gray that he had since the Sealing of Deliora, defeating Gray in the first battle in terms of strength and arguments.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 14</ref> In the [[Gray Fullbuster vs. Lyon Vastia: Rematch|second battle]], however, Gray found out that Lyon already knew about Ur being alive as ice, defeating him and defending Ur's teachings.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 13-15</ref> Despite still separated, the hate between the Ice Puplis was over, with Lyon joining [[Lamia Scale]] like Gray advised.
 
 
[[File:Lyon and Gray team-up.png|210px|thumb|Gray and Lyon fighting together against Racer]]
 
Their rivality and partnership continued during the [[Oración Seis arc]], when Gray and Lyon fought [[Racer]]. Gray was fighting Racer alone until he found Lyon and [[Sherry Blendy|Sherry]], that joined him, now using Ice-Make like Ur taught, demonstrating that he heard what Gray said during the [[Galuna Island arc|Galuna Island incident]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 139, Page 14</ref> After figuring out Racer's weakness, Lyon and Gray worked together in a plan that involved pretending to betray each other, what was easy since the two are rivals.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 140, Page 2-3</ref> After they defeat Racer, he proceeds to kill himself taking the others with him, but Lyon took Racer with him, which made Gray think that Lyon has died, and went desperately to find him, sure that he would manage to stay alive.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Page 4</ref> Lyon was later revealed to avoid the explosion, much to Gray's relief.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Page 14</ref>
 
 
In X791, Lyon fell in love with Juvia, that was interested in Gray, making her confuse and divided between the two Ice Mages.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 9"/> To try solve this problem, Gray and Lyon made a bet: The one whose Team wins the [[Grand Magic Games]] will have Juvia in his Guild.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 13"/>
 
 
{{Relation|Ultear Milkovich}}
 
{{Main|Ultear Milkovich}}
 
 
[[File:Ultear-finds-Gray.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Ultear finds Gray]]
 
Gray and Ultear first met when Ultear found Gray spying on her on [[Tenrou Island]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 230, Page 18</ref> She spoke of not wanting to fight anymore and wanting to be friends with Gray,<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 230, Page 20</ref> saying that they were practically brother and sister due to their relationship with Ultear's mother, Ur. Using this connection, Ultear tries to manipulate Gray into sacrificing himself.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 231, Page 10</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Page 3</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 8-10</ref>
 
 
[[File:Gray attacks Ultear.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Gray attacks Ultear]]
 
However, Gray sees through Ultear's lies and is instead enraged by her actions, attacking her as soon as possible.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Page 15-20</ref> During [[Gray Fullbuster vs. Ultear Milkovich|their fight]], Gray shows compassion for Ultear, remembering Ur's kind words to him right before she sacrificed herself, proposing himself to seal away Ultear’s darkness.<ref name="ReferenceA">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 14</ref> Once Gray defeats Ultear, he shares a story of her mother with her, telling her how much she loved her.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 241, Pages 17 and 18</ref> He did not go as far as becoming allies with her and still considered her an enemy, but he seemed somewhat apathetic towards this fact; as shown when he left her in the woodland.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 241, Page 20</ref>
 
 
After Gray and his friends disappeared for seven years, Gray and Ultear met again, now as allies to [[Crime Sorcière]] and not as enemies of [[Grimoire Heart]]. Ultear now cares for Gray as seen in how she told Erza to please take care of him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 264, Page 17</ref> After Gray realized Ultear was the one who saved him from death, Gray cried over her sacrifice over how now her mother and Ultear are responsible for saving him.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 339, Page 19</ref>
 
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{{Relation|Gray Surge}}
 
{{Main|Gray Surge}}
 
 
[[File:Gray and Gray bickering.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Gray and Gray argue]]
 
Fullbuster and Surge have a slightly antagonistic relationship as the two are the complete opposite of each other.
 
 
Their relationship was brief due to the fact that they only met during [[Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia, Coco & Edolas Fairy Tail vs. Edolas Royal Army|the battle with the Edolas Royal Army]].<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 2">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 193, Page 2</ref> There the two became immediately confrontational as Surge yelled at Fullbuster to put some clothes on and Fullbuster yelled at Surge to take some off.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 2"/> Despite their differences, Gray Surge was seen to take inspiration from Fullbuster’s words when being sucked into the [[Anima]]<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 14</ref>
 
and smiled gently as he watched him leave.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 17</ref>
 
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Others=
 
{{Relation|Ur}}
 
{{Main|Ur}}
 
 
[[File:Gray train with Ur.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A young Gray training with Ur]]
 
In the year X774, when his village was destroyed and his family killed by [[Deliora]], a young Gray is found by Lyon and Ur<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 19-20"/> who takes him in as her second apprentice, treating him as her own. Gray followed her unorthodox methods in order for him to have the power to defeat Deliora.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 2-5"/> However, despite Ur's objections, Gray went to fight Deliora prematurely.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 9-10"/> His actions resulted to Ur sacrificing herself to seal Deliora in order to save him and Lyon, sealing his darkness at the same time.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Pages 5-14</ref> Ur's sacrifice deeply affected Gray as shown when he cried while listening to [[Lyra]]'s song which embodies the emotions of those listening to her.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 28, Pages 9-11</ref> He has yet to move on as any slight objection or insult against Ur or her sacrifice sends himself to fight to take back those words, whether it'd be against her [[Lyon Vastia|former apprentice]],<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 16-17</ref> or Ur's [[Ultear Milkovich|own daughter]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Pages 7-11</ref> However, Gray later learned to walk his own path instead of following Ur's will.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 16-17">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 16-17</ref>
 
 
{{Relation|Daphne}}
 
{{Main|Daphne}}
 
 
[[File:Gray and Daphne together.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Daphne and Gray as partners]]
 
Gray and Daphne have a purely business relationship as they used each other for their own means. Daphne was the enemy of Fairy Tail during the [[Daphne arc]] and it was thought at a time that Gray was her willing partner.<ref name="Episode 69"/> It became apparent however that Gray had simply pretended to be her partner in order to get Natsu to keep his promise to the citizens of the [[City Without Sound]] and to get Natsu into the Dragonoid so he could destroy it. After this, Gray joined the Fairy Tail Mages in defeating Daphne and saving [[Magnolia Town]].<ref name="Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72"/>
 
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==Appearances in Other Media==
 
===OVAs===
 
====Welcome to Fairy Hills!!====
 
[[File:Gray, Freed and Bickslow clean the pool.png|thumb|150px|Gray, Bickslow and Freed cleaning the pool]]
 
In the first OVA Gray and the other men of Fairy Tail clean the pool behind the guild. While cleaning the pool Gray and the others notice a peeping hole which leads to an underground room under the pool. When they get down there they notice and periscope attached to the pool. Gray and the others then take turns looking through the periscope and Gray sees Makarov, who has lost his swimsuit in the pool. Due to the awful sight, he and the others panic and destroy the room along with the pool.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: OVA Welcome to Fairy Hills!!</ref>
 
 
====Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!====
 
[[File:Gray_falls_for_Natsu%27s_prank.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gray falls for Natsu's trap]]
 
Gray comments on Lucy and Natsu having enough energy to fight so early in the morning, but then, when he falls for one of Natsu's pranks himself, he strips and challenges Natsu to a fight. However, the two are interrupted by Erza, the student council president of their class. During lunch break, Gray approaches Natsu and tells him to move somewhere else, because he is eating at his spot, but as Natsu is unwilling to do so, the two begin fighting once more. After school, Gray, along with Natsu, rushes towards Erza when he sees that she fights the delinquents from a nearby school that has been provoking his own.
 
 
[[File:Natsu_and_Gray_singing.JPG|thumb|200px|Gray and Natsu singing]]
 
The following day, Gray tries to cheer Erza up, who is depressed due to her date failing. As the delinquents from Courage Academy beat up some of the students from Fairy Academy, Gray, along with his fellow students, fights against the other school, mostly by using ice. After the fight ends, Gray, along with Natsu, Lucy, Erza and Wendy, spends his night to a karaoke party. The next day, Gray and the other Fairy Academy students are present to listen to [[Plue|the principal]]'s speech. One of the following days, Gajeel and Juvia are announced as new transfer students of the academy, much to Gray's shock. He then proceeds to introduce himself to Juvia, despite being naked.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: OVA, Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!</ref>
 
 
====Memory Days====
 
Gray is present in the third OVA, [[Memory Days]]. During the OVA, Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza and Happy are sent to the year X778 by the Magic book, Memory Days. While at the past, Gray proves to Natsu that he managed to beat him once in the past. After returning to their current time, the group later learns the secret behind Natsu's scar.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: OVA, Memory Days</ref>
 
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===Video Games===
 
====Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen!====
 
Gray also makes a cameo appearance in the game Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen!, along with Erza, Happy, and Makarov.<ref>Video Game: Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen!</ref>
 
 
====Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen====
 
Gray is a playable character in the game [[Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen]] as one of the starting characters.<ref>Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen</ref>
 
*'''Magic Level 1''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Lance|アイスメイク「槍騎兵」|Ransu}}
 
*'''Magic Level 1''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Hammer|アイスメイク「大槌兵」|Hanmā}}
 
*'''Magic Level 2''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Prison|アイスメイク「牢獄」|Purizun}}
 
*'''Magic Level 2''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Ice Geyser|氷欠泉|Aisu Gaizā}}
 
*'''Magic Level 3''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Ice Cannon|氷雪砲|Aisu Kyanon}}
 
 
====Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou====
 
[[File:Gray's render in GKD.png|thumb|right|170px|Gray's render in ''Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou'']]
 
In the video-game [[Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou]], Gray Fullbuster is a playable character.<ref>Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou</ref> In this game, Gray Fullbuster possesses the following moves:
 
*'''Main''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Arrows|アイスメイク「弓兵」|Arō}}
 
*'''Sub 1''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Rampart|アイスメイク「城壁」|Ranpādo}}
 
*'''Sub 2''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Hammer|アイスメイク「大槌兵」|Hanmā}}
 
*'''Sub 3''': {{Translation|Ice-Make: Ice Cannon|氷雪砲|Aisu Kyanon}}
 
*'''Super''': {{Translation|Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance|氷刃・七連舞|Hyōjin: Nanarenbu}}
 
 
====Fairy Tail Portable Guild====
 
[[File:Fairy Tail Portable Characters.jpg|200px|thumb|Gray with the other playable characters in the game]]
 
Gray appears as a playable character in the first Fairy Tail Video Game, [[Fairy Tail Portable Guild]], and is playable from the beginning of the game.<ref>Fairy Tail Video Game: Fairy Tail Portable Guild</ref> His element is ice, and he possesses the following Spells in the game:
 
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Lance]]:''' Cost 1 MP, Default Technique
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Hammer]]:''' Cost 1 MP, Gray must be at lv5 to purchase it in the shop.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Cannon]]:''' Cost 2 MP, Gray must be at lv10 to purchase it in the shop
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Geyser]]:''' Cost 3 MP,Gray must be at lv15 to purchase it in the shop
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Prison]]:''' Cost 2 MP,Gray must be at lv20 to purchase it in the shop
 
*'''[[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance]]:''' Cost 4 MP, Gray must be at lv25, and you must use the unlock password to purchase it in the shop.
 
*'''[[Iced Shell]]:''' Cost 4 MP, Gray must be at lv30 to purchase it in the shop.
 
 
====Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2====
 
Gray is a playable character in the sequel to Fairy Tail Portable Guild, [[Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2]]. He can be chosen from the very beginning.<ref>Fairy Tail Video Game: Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2</ref>
 
 
====Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening====
 
Gray is a playable character in the video-game [[Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening]],
 
and he is playable from the beginning. He uses the following spells:
 
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Lance]]:''' Cost 20 VP, Gray has this spell from the beginning of the game.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Hammer]]:''' Cost 40 VP, Gray has this spell from the beginning of the game.
 
*'''[[Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance]]:''' Cost 10 VP, Gray must buy this spell in the shop.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Ice Cannon]]:''' Cost 60 VP, Gray must buy this spell in the shop.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Shield]]:''' Cost 80 VP, Gray must buy this spell in the shop.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Gungnir]]:''' Cost 120 VP, Gray must buy this spell in the shop.
 
*'''[[Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur]]:''' Cost 120 VP, Gray must buy this spell in the shop.
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* Gray's boxers are much longer in the anime, and are usually always black, unlike the manga.<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 7"/><ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 2</ref>
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*Gray's boxers are much longer in the anime, and are usually always black, unlike the manga.<ref name="Ch2, P7"/><ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 2</ref>
 
* When [[Gemini]] transformed into Gray and [[Angel]] gathered information about Lucy from his mind, Gray's opinion of Lucy are as follows: "Newcomer to the guild, pretty damn cute, possesses some skill. More naive than she appears, and a celestial spirit wizard".<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 143, Page 7</ref>
 
* When [[Gemini]] transformed into Gray and [[Angel]] gathered information about Lucy from his mind, Gray's opinion of Lucy are as follows: "Newcomer to the guild, pretty damn cute, possesses some skill. More naive than she appears, and a celestial spirit wizard".<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 143, Page 7</ref>
* He is seen smoking in the first few chapters of the manga.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 20</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Page 6-7</ref> This is not seen or mentioned in the anime.
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*He is seen smoking in the first few chapters of the manga.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 20</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Page 6-7</ref> This is not seen or mentioned in the anime.
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*Gray was ranked first in "Meredy's Most Important People to Kill" list.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 110</ref>
* Gray is more muscular in the manga compared to the anime.
 
*Gray was ranked first in Meredy's Most Important Persons to Kill list.<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 110</ref>
 
 
*[[Hiro Mashima]] has admitted that he forgot how he named Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 2, Name Origins</ref>
 
*[[Hiro Mashima]] has admitted that he forgot how he named Gray.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 2, Name Origins</ref>
 
{{Stats|e=Nudity|4|4|4|3|5}}
 
{{Stats|e=Nudity|4|4|4|3|5}}
 
*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. According to [[Jason]] from the [[Sorcerer Magazine]], during his participation in the [[Grand Magic Games]] of [[Grand Magic Games/X791|X791]], Gray's stats are:<ref>Fairy Tail Special: Grand Magic Games Guidebook</ref>
 
*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. According to [[Jason]] from the [[Sorcerer Magazine]], during his participation in the [[Grand Magic Games]] of [[Grand Magic Games/X791|X791]], Gray's stats are:<ref>Fairy Tail Special: Grand Magic Games Guidebook</ref>
 
*Gray stated that ever since he bears the mark of Fairy Tail, he had never lost to the same opponent twice.<ref>Fairy Tail Mange: Chapter 306, Page 12</ref>
 
*Gray stated that ever since he bears the mark of Fairy Tail, he had never lost to the same opponent twice.<ref>Fairy Tail Mange: Chapter 306, Page 12</ref>
*The necklace Gray wears was supposed to be Rave, but after bouncing around the idea of Gray being the 10th Rave Master among others, Mashima eventually rejected the idea.<ref>Hiro Mashima Twitter: Nov. 25, 2012</ref>
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*The necklace Gray wears was supposed to be Rave, but after bouncing around the idea of Gray being the 10th Rave Master among others, Mashima eventually rejected the idea.<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiro_mashima/status/272699552543436800 Hiro Mashima's Twitter: November 25, 2012]</ref>
  +
*Gray was originally planned to become the Ice Dragon Slayer, but it was ultimately rejected. Around the Tenrou Island arc, Mashima toyed with the idea again before finally settling on Gray becoming the Ice Devil Slayer just before he started writing the Grand Magic Games.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 46 Afterword</ref>
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
  +
*(To [[Kageyama]]) ''"Everything doesn't have to be decided by life and death. Just think about the future for once."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 7</ref>
 
*(To [[Erza Scarlet|Erza]]) ''"I'll do what I want till the end. Cut me down if you want."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Page 12</ref>
 
*(To [[Erza Scarlet|Erza]]) ''"I'll do what I want till the end. Cut me down if you want."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Page 12</ref>
 
*(To [[Lucy Heartfilia|Lucy]]) ''"I don't care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 3</ref>
 
*(To [[Lucy Heartfilia|Lucy]]) ''"I don't care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 3</ref>
 
*(To [[Juvia Lockser|Juvia]]) ''"Sorry, but it doesn't matter if you're a woman or even a child. I don't go easy on anybody who hurts my comrades."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 16</ref>
 
*(To [[Juvia Lockser|Juvia]]) ''"Sorry, but it doesn't matter if you're a woman or even a child. I don't go easy on anybody who hurts my comrades."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 16</ref>
*(To [[Juvia Lockser|Juvia]]) ''"Lucy's our comrade. I won't hand her over even if I die."'' <ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Page 24"/>
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*(To [[Juvia Lockser|Juvia]]) ''"Lucy's our comrade. I won't hand her over even if I die."'' <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 24</ref>
 
*(To himself about [[Erza Scarlet|Erza]]) ''"Erza must stay in Fairy Tail, so she would no longer shed any tears!"''
 
*(To himself about [[Erza Scarlet|Erza]]) ''"Erza must stay in Fairy Tail, so she would no longer shed any tears!"''
 
*(To [[Natsu Dragneel|Natsu]]) ''"I won't let him past here, not even over my dead body! Go, to where Erza is!"''
 
*(To [[Natsu Dragneel|Natsu]]) ''"I won't let him past here, not even over my dead body! Go, to where Erza is!"''
 
*(To [[Racer]]) ''"Ice can even stop the time of life itself. So, you'll never be able to catch up, for eternity. You'll always be stuck there, staring at the fairy tail.''" <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Page 18</ref>
 
*(To [[Racer]]) ''"Ice can even stop the time of life itself. So, you'll never be able to catch up, for eternity. You'll always be stuck there, staring at the fairy tail.''" <ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Page 18</ref>
*(To [[Edolas Fairy Tail Guild|Fairy Tail (Edolas) Members]]) ''"Don't be so glum, you can't have a guild without Magic you say? As long as you have friends, You will always have a guild"''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 13</ref>
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*(To [[Edolas Fairy Tail Guild|Fairy Tail (Edolas) Members]]) ''"Don't be so glum, you can't have a guild without Magic you say? As long as you have friends, You will always have a guild."''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 13</ref>
*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"Even if this is Ur's will, I have my own will. I walk on the path of living with my nakama!!!"''<ref name="Fairy Tail Manga Pages 16-17"/>
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*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"Even if this is Ur's will, I have my own will. I walk on the path of living with my nakama!!!"''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 16-17</ref>
 
 
*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"It's so sad... all the things she can't convey to you now, it's so sad..."''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 11</ref>
 
*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"It's so sad... all the things she can't convey to you now, it's so sad..."''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 11</ref>
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*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"Your darkness...I will...seal it..."''<ref name="Ch240, P14"/>
 
  +
*(To [[Doriate]]) ''"The Ice Magic you're using is disgraceful. Let me show you how it's really done."''<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 348, Page 20</ref>
*(To [[Ultear Milkovich|Ultear]]) ''"Your darkness...I will...seal it..."''<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
 
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*(To [[Jerome]]) "''I'm after the book of E.N.D. That's the only reason why I am here. That book... As long as I can get my hands on that book... I could give a damn about anything else. I have forgotten about my guild a long time ago. I exist to get that book... or rather I exist to crush E.N.D.''"<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 14-16</ref>
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*(To [[Natsu Dragneel|Natsu]]) "''Always sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, Natsu... This is who I really am now. I erased the mark of our family with my own hands. In order to find the answers I seek.''"<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 428, Pages 16-17</ref>
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*(To [[Invel Yura]])"''If it's my family on the line, I'll be as dark and black a villain as I need to in order to protect 'em''"<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 14</ref>
   
 
==Battles & Events==
 
==Battles & Events==
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*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Fukuro]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Fukuro]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Bickslow]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Bickslow]]
*[[Light Team vs. Oración Seis]]
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*[[Allied Forces vs. Oración Seis]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel & Gray Fullbuster vs. Naked Mummy]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel & Gray Fullbuster vs. Naked Mummy]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster, Lyon Vastia & Sherry Blendy vs. Racer]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster, Lyon Vastia & Sherry Blendy vs. Racer]]
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Sherry Blendy]]
 
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel & Gray Fullbuster vs. Klodoa]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel & Gray Fullbuster vs. Klodoa]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia & Happy vs. Zero]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia & Happy vs. Zero]]
*[[Natsu Dragneel vs. Gray Fullbuster]]
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*[[Natsu Dragneel vs. Gray Fullbuster (Daphne arc)]]
 
*[[Fairy Tail vs. Daphne's Lizardmen & Dragonoid]]
 
*[[Fairy Tail vs. Daphne's Lizardmen & Dragonoid]]
*[[Team Natsu vs. Blizzardvern]]
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*[[Natsu Dragneel, Erza Scarlet & Gray Fullbuster vs. Blizzardvern]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Edolas Royal Army]]
 
*[[Gray Fullbuster vs. Edolas Royal Army]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster & Lucy Heartfilia vs. Hughes & Sugarboy]]
 
*[[Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster & Lucy Heartfilia vs. Hughes & Sugarboy]]
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"Sorry, but it doesn't matter if you're a woman or even a child. I don't go easy on anybody who hurts my comrades."

Gray Fullbuster to Juvia Lockser in "A Flower Blooms in the Rain"

Gray Fullbuster (グレイ・フルバスター Gurei Furubasutā) is a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild, wherein he is a member of Team Natsu.[4]

Appearance

Gray 2018

Gray's full body appearance

Gray's most prominent feature is his spiky black-colored hair. He has dark blue eyes, and his body is toned and muscular.[5]

After the mission on Galuna Island, he gets a scar on his forehead above his left eye that is partially covered by his hair.[6] He also has a cross-shaped scar on his lower abdomen received from using Seven Slice Dance: Blood Version on Tenrou Island.[7] His member stamp is below his collarbone on his right pectoral muscle and is dark blue in color.[8]

Unlike almost all other characters, Gray does not consistently wear the same type of clothes (that is, when he is wearing some), though he is often shown wearing some kind of white coat.[9]

Still, his most consistent pieces of clothing are his necklace, which resembles a sword with a stone in it, a metal bracelet and a chain which is attached to the belt loops on the right side of his pants.[10] After obtaining Ice Devil Slayer Magic from his father, he gains a tattoo symbolizing the Magic on his right arm. Following his entry into the Avatar cult, he has seemingly erased his Fairy Tail mark, replacing it with Avatar's mark, but it turned out to be only an overlay on his black marks.[11][12]

Personality

Gray has a laid-back personality, but will get serious when the time calls for it.[13] He and Natsu have a friendly rivalry, and while they can often be seen fighting one another verbally or physically,[14] the two are actually quite concerned about each other.[15][16] Gray was quite obstinate and reckless when he was younger,[17] but over time, he has attained a more cautious attitude towards life, and deals with problems carefully. He is very concerned about his comrades and is truly loyal towards his guild, but tends to trash talk every now and then.[18][19] Also, he has a disturbing habit of unconsciously removing his clothes (including underwear) at inappropriate moments.[20][21] Also, Gray is quite skilled in acting as an evil person, as shown in year X792, when he infiltrated Avatar on Erza's request, something that manages to prompt Briar to remark Gray's desire for "revenge" against E.N.D. has stained both his soul and skin.[22]

Magic and Abilities

Ice Make Magic

Gray's Ice-Make

Ice-Make (氷の造形魔法, アイスメイク Aisu Meiku): A form of Molding Magic that allows the user to create ice at his will and to shape it into objects. In Gray's case, he uses Static Ice-Make, meaning he can shape his ice into inanimate things or weapons. Ice-Make is known as an extremely versatile form of Magic, coming in useful both in battle, for offensive and defensive purposes, and outside of it. Specializing in it and having been practicing it for years, Gray possesses extreme mastery over it, being capable of creating countless amounts of objects for a multitude of uses. Also, according to him, Ice-Make allows the user to produce virtually anything, granting the user an unmatched creation capability.[23][24] As an Ice-Make user, Gray is an individual resistant to cold and as such is able to take damage from ice and snow-based attacks without sustaining major injury and is either completely immune to snow based attacks such as Eve Tearm's Snow Magic or is more resilient to it than other people.[25]

  • Ice-Make: Lance (槍騎兵(ランス) Ransu): Gray extends his arms forward, creating long, curved ice lances that he shoots toward his enemy, impaling them. This makes for a powerful ranged attack.[26]
  • Ice-Make: Freeze Lancer (氷創騎兵(フリーズランサー) Furīzu Ransā): Gray creates larger ice lances that he attacks his enemy with.[27]
  • Ice-Make: Wall ((ウォール) Wōru): Gray uses one hand to create a small[28] or a large wall of ice in front of him that shields everything behind it.[29]
Ice Shield

Ice-Make: Shield

  • Ice-Make: Shield ((シールド) Shīrudo): Gray creates a large shield made of ice in front of him, whose shape is vaguely reminiscent of a flower, which shields everything behind it.[30] Originally, Gray's shield was identical in appearance to Ur's. When fighting Rufus, however, it took a new unique shape, reminiscent of both Ur's and Lyon's shield.[31]
  • Ice-Make: Hammer (大槌兵(ハンマー) Hanmā): Gray creates a large ice hammer that floats above his opponent before dropping on them with great force. The first time Gray used this against Lyon, he was blocked.[32]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Hammer (氷鎚(アイス ハンマー) Aisu Hamā): Gray creates a giant spiked hammer made out of ice and hammers it onto the target.[33]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Impact (氷撃の鎚(アイスインパクト) Aisu Inpakuto): Gray creates an intricately-designed hammer made of ice, which he brought down onto the targeted area, creating a great impact.[34]
  • Ice-Make: Floor ((フロア) Furoa): Gray simply freezes the floor, which makes anyone in the area slip. Gray is also capable of freezing water with this spell, and slide on the resultant floor.[35]
  • Ice-Make: Arrows: Gray creates one or more arrows out of ice, which are subsequently shot at high speed to enemies through the use of an ice bow.[36] (Unnamed)
  • Ice-Make: Super Freeze Arrow: Using Ice-Make: Ice Geyser and standing on top of the resulting ice formation, Gray can rise up to a high point to shoot his arrow; after the shot, the speed of the arrow increases with gravity and air pressure, making this attack much deadlier than usual. The first time Gray used this was to defeat Racer.
  • Ice-Make: Battle Axe (戦斧(バトルアックス) Batoru Akkusu): Gray creates an axe out of ice for melee combat and swings it around him. The first time he used this was against Juvia, but it was ineffective.[37]
Sword

Ice-Make: Sword

  • Ice-Make: Sword: Gray creates a sword out of ice for melee combat. The sword is very durable, being capable of cutting and parrying other weapons as if it were made of metal.[38] (Unnamed)
  • Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur (氷聖剣(コールドエクスカリバー) Cōrudo Ekusukaribā): Gray creates a massive great-sword out of ice for melee combat. As with its smaller version, the weapon is very strong and sharp; in addition, its slashes seem capable of leaving behind large wakes of ice which can damage the opponents.[39]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Bringer (氷魔剣(アイスブリンガー) Aisu Buringā): Gray generates two swords of ice in his hands and rapidly moves them forward in an X motion to slash his opponent.[40]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Geyser (氷欠泉(アイスガイザー) Aisu Gaizā): Freezing the ground in front of him, Gray creates a tower of ice spikes that impales opponents, greatly damaging them. The first time Gray used this was to attack Lyon, but he failed.[41]
Prison

Ice-Make: Prison

  • Ice-Make: Prison (牢獄(プリズン) Purizun): Gray creates a large square cage out of ice to trap opponents. The first time he used this was to stop Lyon's ice animals from attacking him.[42]
  • Ice-Make: Clone: Gray creates a copy of himself made out of ice. The copy is perfectly identical to him, being revealed as made of ice only after a close, careful inspection, and thus coming in useful to avoid enemy attacks or to create a distraction for Gray to attack on his own.[43] Gray has shown the capability to form at least two copies at a time.[44] (Unnamed)
  • Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance (氷刃・七連舞 Hyōjin: Nanarenbu): After creating ice blades jutting back from both of his forearms, Gray displays his swordsmanship by rapidly slashing his enemy seven times. This is often used as a finishing move, causing heavy damage to the enemy.[45]
  • Ice-Make: Fireworks: Gray is able to shot small beams of ice from his hands, forming ice fireworks that looks like snowflakes in the sky.[46]
  • Ice-Make: Stairs: Gray makes stairs out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The stairs, despite the nature of the material composing them, don't seem to be slippy at all. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon. (Unnamed)[47]
  • Ice-Make: Slide: Gray makes a slide out of ice, so that he can get to previously unreachable places. The first time Gray used this was to find Lyon.[48]
  • Ice-Make: Rampart (城壁(ランパード) Ranpādo): Gray creates an extremely massive and high wall out of ice, which can stop his opponents in their tracks, but uses up a lot of Magic. The first time Gray used this was to stop Racer.[49]
  • Ice-Make: Grappling Hook (飛爪 Hisō): Gray creates two four-pointed grappling hooks with chains connected with the Ice-Make auras around his hands, which can be used to hold grasp of higher surfaces or objects, allowing him to lift himself.[50]
  • Ice-Make: Death Scythe (大鎌(デスサイズ) Desu Saizu): Gray first creates a large scythe made out of ice, and then jumps into the air. When he's high enough, he swings the scythe at his opponent.[51]
  • Ice-Make: Gungnir (戦神槍(グングニル) Gunguniru): Gray releases a gigantic lance out of ice which traps the opponent in it.
  • Ice-Make: Knuckle: Freezing the ground under his opponent, Gray creates a tower made of large ice fists which strikes his opponent.[54]
  • Ice-Make: Saucer: Gray creates a large, spinning ice disk, capable of cutting through like a buzz-saw, which he launches at his target.[55]
  • Ice-Make: Fishnet: Gray releases an icy wind from his hands, which takes on a fishnet-like shape, and allows him to freeze his opponent.[56]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Wall: An alternative version of Ice-Make: Ice Geyser, which freezes the opponent instead of impaling them.
  • Ice-Make: Cocoon: Gray surrounds his body with a cocoon of ice, which has spikes jutting outwards, to protect himself from enemy attacks. It has a similar purpose to Ice-Make: Shield, but protecting Gray on every side instead of one. It's unknown, though, if this spell is durable like its standard counterpart.[57] (Unnamed)
  • Ice-Make: Ocean: Gray, after joining both of his hands, slams them on a large body of water, completely freezing it in few seconds.[59]
  • Ice-Make: Crescent Blades: Gray fires a barrage of crescent-shaped ice projectiles, allowing him to attack multiple targets at once.[60] (Unnamed)
One Sided Chaotic Dance

Gray casting Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance

  • Ice-Make: Thieving Hand (盗賊の手 Tōzoku no Te): Gray forms a hand out of ice, which resembles a human hand; sporting five fingers and a palm. The hand's long branch enables Gray to sneakingly steal items, such as small bottles, without the owners noticing.[62]
  • Ice-Make: Platform: Gray creates a platform of ice for which he can use to maintain his footing. Multiple platforms can be made, and can also be used as a means of giving himself the necessary momentum to perform a powerful follow-up attack.[63] (Unnamed)
  • Ice-Make: Cannon (砲撃(キャノン) Kyanon): Gray crafts a small, ornate cannon from ice, with which he can use nearby rubble as ammunition to fire against his target; multiple cannons can be created and fired simultaneously.[64]
  • Ice-Make: Ice Cannon (氷雪砲(アイス・キャノン) Aisu Kyanon): Having created a large, bazooka-like hand-held cannon, Gray fires a cannonball made of ice to deal massive damage to his opponent. The first time he used this was to defeat Lyon.[65]
  • Ice-Make: Vambrace (魔王の前腕甲(ヴァンブレイス) Vanbureisu): Gray creates a large gauntlet-like sculpture made of ice around their arm, in order to dramatically enhance their throwing strength and speed. The Vambrace was capable of being used to throw a steel ball with enough force to pierce through Silver Fullbuster's chest, defeating him.[66]
  • Ice-Make: Silver (銀世界(シルバー) Shirubā): Summoning his Ice Devil Slayer Magic, Gray boosts the power of his Ice-Make.[67] Gesturing with his right hand, he is then able to freeze a humongous area in front of him. This Spell allowed him to easily freeze and destroy Ajeel Raml's Sand Golem.[68]
Gray casting Iced Shell

Gray casting Iced Shell

Ice Magic (氷の魔法 Kōri no Mahō): Ice Magic allows the user to manipulate or create the element of ice. Little is known about Ice Magic, as there have only been a few spells used so far. An inherent property of the magic, Gray is capable of freezing objects he comes into contact with. Gray, with his great mastery of ice spells, has proven himself capable of freezing even burning things such as Juvia's boiling water and Fukuro's flames, as well as to freeze an object faster than Sugarboy's Rosa Espada could soften it.[70][71][72]

  • Iced Shell (絶対氷結(アイスドシェル) Aisudo Sheru): Gray also has knowledge of this forbidden, extremely dangerous and powerful Magic, and has expressed the certainty that he could use it, if he were forced to.[73]
  • Lost Iced Shell (消失絶対氷結(ロスト・アイスドシェル) Rosuto Aisudo Sheru): Gray initiates this spell by forming a stance which will then create a large amount of Magical power to surround him[74] before being stopped by Natsu from activating it.[75]
Gray's new freezing power

Gray's Instantaneous Freeze

Ice Devil Slayer Magic (氷の滅悪魔法 Kōri no Metsuaku Mahō): A form of Devil Slayer Magic that Gray can manifest at will[76] which allows him to produce, manipulate and control the element of ice.[77] Like other Slayers, Gray is able to consume external sources of ice in order to replenish his strength and enhance his power while at the same time granting immunity to it.[78] This form of Magic is extremely powerful and effective against Demons.[79] Gray was given his father's Magic following his defeat and departure.[80] To some degree, it appears that Devil Slayers have the ability to resist the effects of Curses (or at least the "Ultimate Curse" Memento Mori).[81] It has also been suggested that Devil Slayer Magic is a very fickle Magic, and that learning it too quickly and making use of its properties in rapid succession have had adverse effects on Gray, causing him to become afflicted with black markings that have thus far spread across half of his body on two occasions[82] Nevertheless, Gray himself said that with some help of Porlyusica, was able to gain control over it.[83] He has become proficient enough in this Magic to be able to encase an enemy in a spiked cocoon of ice, roll him across a field of enemies and manipulate it into an immense burst of ice in a matter of seconds.[84] Gray also can use this Magic to boost the power of his Ice-Make.[85] One of the most effective aspects of this type of Magic is its ability to completely freeze everything within a large radius with a mere flick of the wrist.[86] In one instance, Gray, who recently inherited his father Silver's Magic, was able to completely freeze multiple twisters from Tempester who was in his Etherious Form.[87] In year X792 after training, Gray is able to freeze people solid, as shown when he froze Gômon, before he could harm Lucy.[88]

  • Ice Devil's Rage (氷魔の激昂 Hyōma no Gekikō): Gray releases a large beam of cold air, ice and snow from his mouth, directing it towards his target. The girth of the beam easily dwarfed Mard Geer, but the power of Gray's spell is unknown as Mard was able to dodge it easily.[89]
  • Ice Devil's Zeroth Long Sword (氷魔(ゼ口)太刀(タチ)Hyōma Zero no Tachi): Gray creates a ethereal long sword from his palms that he uses to slash at his opponent(s) with, inflicting a deep cut into his opponent's body severely damaging them and having the added effect of freezing his target(s) solid. Gray was shown using this spell which was shown to be powerful enough to defeat the Etherious and Nine Demon Gates member Tempester in his Etherious Form with a single strike.[79]
  • Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Bow (氷魔(ゼ口)破弓(ハキュウ) Hyōma Zero no Hakyū): Gray creates an intricate bow made of ice and fires an arrow from it at high speeds. When the arrow makes contact, it turns into a spiky array of ice that heavily damages the target's body. The spell was shown to greatly damage the pseudo-leader of Tartaros: Mard Geer Tartaros.[90]
  • Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Fist (氷魔・(ゼロ)破拳(ハケン) Hyōma Zero no Haken): Gray, after using his Ice-Make to mold and shape the ice from Invel's True-Ice Kamui, creates a pair of destructively powerful gauntlets with the same properties as the aforementioned spell, and uses them to brutalize his target.[91]
Gray and Juvia's Unison Raid

Unison Raid

Unison Raid (合体魔法(ユニゾンレイド) Yunizon Reido): Gray is capable of using this ability, although he has only performed it alongside Juvia till now. During their fight against Daphne's Dragonoid, Gray and Juvia were able to fuse their Magic together, causing massive amounts of water and ice needles to erupt all over Magnolia Town, instantaneously destroying Daphne's Lizardmen.[15]

  • Shotgun (ショットガン Shotto Gan): Gray utilizes water provided by a Water Mage in conjunction with his Ice-Make Magic to solidify the water, which is then aimed at the target and released as sharp, thick spears of ice.[92]

Expert Weapons Specialist: Gray has displayed considerably great ability in wielding the weapons produced by his Ice-Make spells. He is very skilled in swordsmanship with his constructed ice swords of various forms and sizes, and is also more than capable of wielding other types of bladed weapons. He has also shown to be adept at marksmanship, using his ice bow to shoot arrows from great distances with pinpoint accuracy.[38]

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Gray possesses great skill in hand-to-hand combat, first seriously shown when, despite his grievous wounds, he managed to overwhelm Lyon when the latter angered him in battle,[93] and generally displayed in a comical way during his scuffles with Natsu. He is capable of packing powerful punches and kicks, and he often employs unarmed combat in conjunction with his Ice-Make spells to gain the upper hand in battle. Gray was able to defeat the Thunder God Tribe in an unarmed combat on his own.[94]

Enhanced Durability: Gray has also displayed tremendous durability during battle. He managed to continue fighting after being hit by boiling water, he survived Fukuro's stolen fire attacks, and endured several dozen energy blasts from Bickslow's dolls before passing out.[95][96][97] He also took the blasts from four lightning Lacrima from the Thunder Palace, despite having just recovered from previous injuries.[98]

Enhanced Agility: Gray has shown on different occasions to be very fast and agile. During his fight with Bickslow in an alleyway, he displayed enough acrobatic prowess and strength to move several meters in the air by jumping from one wall to the other. He was also able to avoid some of Racer's attacks despite his overwhelming speed.[99] Gray was able to defeat the Thunder God Tribe in quick succession and be fast enough to move behind Bickslow and Evergreen before being noticed.[100]

Enhanced Strength: Gray has proven himself to possess considerable physical strength, having been shown capable of lifting an enormous amount of large wood beams all by himself, despite subsequently being crushed under them due to distraction.[101] He was also able to lift Lucy while both of them were stuck in a quicksand-like trap and to throw her away several meters up in the air,[102] as well as to shatter the section of a stone wall with a single punch sideways.[103] Gray was able to gain a considerable increase in his strength enough to defeat the Thunder God Tribe.[104]

Equipment

Miniature Communication Lacrima (小型通信魔水晶(ラクリマ) Kogata Tsūshin Rakurima)[105]: Gray used this device to communicate with Erza while doing an undercover mission.[106]

Former Equipment

Artificial Keys:

Red Shoes: Gray was forced to wear these in order for him to participate in a dance battle with Cancer.[108]

Trivia

  • Gray's boxers are much longer in the anime, and are usually always black, unlike the manga.[5][109]
  • When Gemini transformed into Gray and Angel gathered information about Lucy from his mind, Gray's opinion of Lucy are as follows: "Newcomer to the guild, pretty damn cute, possesses some skill. More naive than she appears, and a celestial spirit wizard".[110]
  • He is seen smoking in the first few chapters of the manga.[111][112] This is not seen or mentioned in the anime.
  • Gray was ranked first in "Meredy's Most Important People to Kill" list.[113]
  • Hiro Mashima has admitted that he forgot how he named Gray.[114]
Attack Power
4/5
Defensive Power
4/5
Speed
4/5
Intelligence
3/5
Nudity
5/5
  • 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. According to Jason from the Sorcerer Magazine, during his participation in the Grand Magic Games of X791, Gray's stats are:[115]
  • Gray stated that ever since he bears the mark of Fairy Tail, he had never lost to the same opponent twice.[116]
  • The necklace Gray wears was supposed to be Rave, but after bouncing around the idea of Gray being the 10th Rave Master among others, Mashima eventually rejected the idea.[117]
  • Gray was originally planned to become the Ice Dragon Slayer, but it was ultimately rejected. Around the Tenrou Island arc, Mashima toyed with the idea again before finally settling on Gray becoming the Ice Devil Slayer just before he started writing the Grand Magic Games.[118]

Quotes

  • (To Kageyama) "Everything doesn't have to be decided by life and death. Just think about the future for once." [119]
  • (To Erza) "I'll do what I want till the end. Cut me down if you want." [120]
  • (To Lucy) "I don't care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible." [121]
  • (To Juvia) "Sorry, but it doesn't matter if you're a woman or even a child. I don't go easy on anybody who hurts my comrades." [122]
  • (To Juvia) "Lucy's our comrade. I won't hand her over even if I die." [123]
  • (To himself about Erza) "Erza must stay in Fairy Tail, so she would no longer shed any tears!"
  • (To Natsu) "I won't let him past here, not even over my dead body! Go, to where Erza is!"
  • (To Racer) "Ice can even stop the time of life itself. So, you'll never be able to catch up, for eternity. You'll always be stuck there, staring at the fairy tail." [124]
  • (To Fairy Tail (Edolas) Members) "Don't be so glum, you can't have a guild without Magic you say? As long as you have friends, You will always have a guild."[125]
  • (To Ultear) "Even if this is Ur's will, I have my own will. I walk on the path of living with my nakama!!!"[126]
  • (To Ultear) "It's so sad... all the things she can't convey to you now, it's so sad..."[127]
  • (To Ultear) "Your darkness...I will...seal it..."[7]
  • (To Doriate) "The Ice Magic you're using is disgraceful. Let me show you how it's really done."[128]
  • (To Jerome) "I'm after the book of E.N.D. That's the only reason why I am here. That book... As long as I can get my hands on that book... I could give a damn about anything else. I have forgotten about my guild a long time ago. I exist to get that book... or rather I exist to crush E.N.D."[129]
  • (To Natsu) "Always sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, Natsu... This is who I really am now. I erased the mark of our family with my own hands. In order to find the answers I seek."[130]
  • (To Invel Yura)"If it's my family on the line, I'll be as dark and black a villain as I need to in order to protect 'em"[131]

Battles & Events

Battles Events

References

  1. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Cover
  2. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 424, Page 20
  3. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Pages 2-4
  4. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 11
  5. 5.0 5.1 Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Page 7
  6. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 2-4
  7. 7.0 7.1 Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 14
  8. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 26, Page 11
  9. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Page 1
  10. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Page 1
  11. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 428, Page 17
  12. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Page 2
  13. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 25, Page 12
  14. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 7-8
  15. 15.0 15.1 Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72
  16. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 7-10
  17. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 9-10
  18. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 17
  19. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 108, Page 10
  20. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 8-9
  21. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 164, Page 6
  22. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 14-17
  23. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 5
  24. Fairy Tail Manga:Chapter 185, Page 19
  25. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 207, Page 11
  26. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Pages 9-10
  27. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5-6
  28. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 15, Page 10
  29. Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 5-6
  30. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Page 8
  31. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 9-10
  32. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 6
  33. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Page 24
  34. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Page 5
  35. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 203, Pages 13-14
  36. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Page 10
  37. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Pages 22-23
  38. 38.0 38.1 Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 11
  39. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 243, Page 8
  40. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 248, Page 14
  41. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 30, Page 8
  42. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 12-13
  43. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Pages 6-7
  44. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 392, Pages 9-15
  45. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 18
  46. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Page2 12-14
  47. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Page 3
  48. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 57
  49. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Pages 15-16
  50. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 11-12
  51. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Page 12
  52. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Page 19
  53. Fairy Tail Movie: Dragon Cry
  54. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 6
  55. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 73
  56. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 9
  57. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 9
  58. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125
  59. Fairy Tail OVA: Fairies' Training Camp
  60. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 179
  61. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 18-20
  62. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Page 6
  63. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Pages 3-4
  64. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Pages 13-14
  65. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Page 14-15
  66. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 392, Page 18
  67. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Page 16
  68. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Pages 18-21
  69. Fairy Tail Movie: Dragon Cry
  70. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Page 6-7
  71. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 12
  72. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 185, Pages 11-12
  73. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 39, Pages 4-7
  74. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 522, Pages 19-21
  75. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 523, Page 8
  76. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Page 6
  77. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 353, Page 18
  78. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Page 5
  79. 79.0 79.1 Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Pages 8-10
  80. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 394, page 18-19
  81. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 411, Pages 3-4
  82. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 4-5
  83. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Page 6
  84. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 431, Pages 6-7
  85. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Pages 16-21
  86. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 391, Page 15
  87. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Page 9-10
  88. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 429, Page 15
  89. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 410, Page 5
  90. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 411, Pages 18-19
  91. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 500, Page 15-16
  92. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 320, Page 5
  93. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 11-13
  94. Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Page 3-9
  95. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 57, Pages 4-6
  96. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 11
  97. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 110, Pages 15-17
  98. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 122, Pages 15-17
  99. Fairy Til Manga: Chapter 138, Page 14
  100. Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Pages 3-8
  101. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Page 10
  102. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 182, Pages 9-10
  103. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 270, Page 24
  104. Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 33, Pages 2-6
  105. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, page 3
  106. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 429, Pages 15-18
  107. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 208
  108. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 211
  109. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 2
  110. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 143, Page 7
  111. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 20
  112. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Page 6-7
  113. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 110
  114. Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 2, Name Origins
  115. Fairy Tail Special: Grand Magic Games Guidebook
  116. Fairy Tail Mange: Chapter 306, Page 12
  117. Hiro Mashima's Twitter: November 25, 2012
  118. Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 46 Afterword
  119. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 7
  120. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Page 12
  121. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 3
  122. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 16
  123. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 56, Page 24
  124. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 138, Page 18
  125. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 13
  126. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 239, Pages 16-17
  127. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Page 11
  128. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 348, Page 20
  129. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 426, Pages 14-16
  130. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 428, Pages 16-17
  131. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 14

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