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"It's a joke, a joke!" — Walrod Cken to Team Natsu in "Walrod Cken"

Walrod Cken
Japanese	ウォーロッド・シーケン
Rōmaji	Wōroddo Shīken
Characteristics
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Affiliation	Ten Wizard Saints Fairy Tail
Guild Mark Location	Left Forearm
Occupation	Mage Wizard Saint
Base of Operations	Fiore
Personal Status
Status	Active
Magic
Magic	Green Magic
Weapons	Wooden Staff
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 320 (silhouette) Chapter 342 (actual)

Walrod Cken (ウォーロッド・シーケン Wōroddo Shīken) is one of the Ten Wizard Saints and among them, the 4th God of Ishgar. He was also one of the founding members of Fairy Tail.

Appearance

A century ago, Walrod was a very well-built young man; his head, somewhat rectangular in shape, was covered with messy hair on its top. Back then, Walrod dressed himself in a sleeveless top with a belt and trousers.

Walrod's current appearance

In the present, Walrod's appearance has been considerably affected by his advancing age, with the most significant change being that he now has plant-like physical features: his head resembles a slightly gnarled tree trunk, whilst his hair resembles a leafy treetop. His attire consists of a high-collared kimono tied with a belt, loose trousers, a coat, and a pair of boots.

Personality

In the past, Walrod showed very calm personality, to the point when he was seen calmly standing with his eyes closed, seemingly enjoying the nature surrounding him. However, he also expressed an excitement upon seeing their guild building finished, smiling in the photo that was taken afterwards.

	File:Walrod's sense of humor.png Walrod's jokes are not always understood

Nowadays, Walrod showcases a specific sense of humor, making unexpected jokes to the point when the ones listening to him end up confused. In spite of this, Walrod knows when to take things seriously, as shown when explaining their job to Team Natsu. He also seems to be quite modest as he claims that despite being the 4th Wizard Saint, there are many Mages stronger than him. Having strong bonds to the nature, Walrod has been using his Magic to halt the spread of the deserts, which he described to be his "hobby". Furthermore, he seems to treasure memories, as seen when he recalled the time of Fairy Tail establishment, being happy to see that the current Fairy Tail generation has inherited the feelings of the first master, Mavis Vermilion.

History

Fairy Tail's birth

In year X686, Walrod was one of the founding members of Fairy Tail. At one point, he was seen relaxing with his eyes closed when he was approached by Precht and an unidentified Mage, with the latter asking him whether he was spacing out. Noticing the finished guild building, the three of them, along with Mavis, took a souvenir photo, commemorating the birth of Fairy Tail guild.

After his retirement, Walrod has been traveling to the deserts in an attempt to afforest them with his Green Magic. At one point, he reached the Sun Village just to find out that it had been frozen.

Synopsis

Sun Village arc

Walrod Cken's request

Shortly after the finish of the Grand Magic Games and Fairy Tail regaining its fame and strength, Walrod Cken, much to the surprise of Makarov and everyone else in the guild, sends an emergency request to Fairy Tail, asking Natsu and Gray to take on the job. In the end, they are accompanied by Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Happy and Carla to make sure that everything goes well. Reaching their destination, they notice a small wooden cottage, supposedly the home of Walrod Cken.

As they enter the house, an old man tells them to be quiet because plants like silence. Rather worried, Natsu and others keep their mouths closed, however, the old man bursts into laughter and says that plants and flowers love human's voice, leaving everyone dumbfounded. He then thanks the Mages for arriving and proceeds making other jokes, talking to Happy and Carla as if they were Natsu and Gray. Afterwards, being thirsty, he drinks directly from a watering can. Erza asks the man whether he is Walrod Cken and he confirms it, but not before he tries to make a joke that he is not.

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Walrod explains the village's situation

Everyone then sits around a table outside and Walrod begins explaining that after his retirement, he has been traveling in order to afforest the deserts. During his travels, he reached a certain village, called Sun Village which worships an "eternal flame" as a guardian entity. However, when Walrod arrived, the village was frozen, along with the flame which was protecting the village. Further explaining that he cannot leave the frozen villagers like that as they are still alive, he reaches the conclusion of his request.

With that said, Erza questions why is it that the 4th Wizard Saint cannot do this job on his own and Walrod explains that it is just a title given by the Council. Walrod then says that in reality, he has almost no offensive abilities and that's why there are many young Mages who would be able to defeat him. However, he then states that friends exist to make up for any weakness one may have and the team accepts his request.

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Walrod recalls the guild's establishment

Walrod then tells them that he will help with transportation as the village is 2000 km away. In an attempt to trick them for the last time, he orders them to gather at one place and "turn to the right", revealing it to be a joke afterwards, much to the team's displeasure. Walrod then holds his staff and uses his Green Magic to cast Flowing Giant Tree as a means of transportation. Walrod watches the team's departure and recalls the time when he, Mavis, Precht and one more Mage established the Fairy Tail guild and happily states that "these youngsters" inherited the feelings of the first master.

Following the Fairy Tail Mages' completion of his request, at his house, Walrod laughingly congratulates the group, claiming that he knew that sending them was the right decision. Smiling, Walrod then proceeds to dismiss Wendy's fears of the involvement of Tartarus before handing them a potato from his garden as payment for their success; he claims this to be a joke and tells them that the potato was bought from a nearby market, angering the group of Mages. Later, after inviting the group to bathe in his personal hot springs, Walrod strolls in on the mayhem, wearing nothing but a towel, and tells Lucy that his hot springs are unisex, earning him a snide retort. Then, watching Erza coax Natsu and Gray into bathing with her, Walrod remarks that camaraderie is amazing; Lucy says that their situation has nothing to do with him, to which he counters by revealing that he his Fairy Tail mark on his left forearm, explaining that alongside Mavis, he too founded Fairy Tail and is, effectively, their senior. Playing along with the mood of the situation, Walrod prepares to say that everything was "just a joke", but tells them all that everything he's said is true, as well as confirming that the reason he hired Natsu and Gray was because they are from Fairy Tail, though he dismisses this as a joke as well.

Continuing to smile, Walrod tells the Mages that meeting them, the youngest generation of Fairy Tail, made his heart skip a beat. He then begins to recite the song that Mavis sung about what she wished Fairy Tail to become, explaining that the bonds and dreams she wished for all her Mages to share has come to be, all before contently quieting himself into a reminiscing smile. However, the tone is changed when Natsu asks Walrod about E.N.D. and the Demons from the book of Zeref, all of which Walrod claims to know nothing about. On the other hand, Walrod tells them what he knows about Tartarus: they are a guild that worships Demons and not one vital fact about them is known. Explaining that his last bit of information is from the other Four Gods of Ishgar, Walrod tells the Mages that his sources say that Tartarus has the Book of Zeref in their possession, shocking everyone present. Just after, with a dumbfounded look on his face, Walrod watches as Natsu accidentally beats Erza in a fury; he then watches Natsu's beating which takes place after.

Magic and Abilities

Walrod's Green Magic

Green Magic (緑の魔法 Midori no Mahō): A supportive Magic capable of controlling nature, while stated to have little to no offensive capabilities, Walrod can regardless use this Magic for amazing feats befitting one of the Ten Wizard Saints, such as instantly creating any kinds of plants for various purposes, with some of them even having the ability to move on their own at high speed to a desired destination. According to Walrod himself, he has been using this Magic in order to stop deserts from spreading.

• Flowing Giant Tree: After performing an unknown incantation while holding his staff, Walrod creates a tree that moves at great speed to a desired location, regardless of the distance. The tree then acts like a vehicle or an animal, as stated by the Fairy Tail Mages who rode it to reach the Sun Village. (Unnamed)

Longevity: Through unknown means, Magical or otherwise, Walrod has been living for more than one century as even 105 years ago, he was a Mage old and capable enough to be one of Fairy Tail's founding members.

Equipment

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Walrod's staff

Staff: Walrod was shown using a wooden staff to cast his Green Magic. However, he has also shown the ability to create plants without using this staff, so it may not be a necessity when it comes to the usage of his Magic.

Quotes

• (To Team Natsu) "It's a joke, a joke!"
• (To Team Natsu) "Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Your friends and your guild are there to make up for that, right?"
• (To himself) "Mavis... your feelings... have been inherited by those youngsters."