Zirconis

""Among them, there was a man who bathed in the blood of dragons. That man slayed many dragons and continued to bathe in their blood... until that man's skin itself became scales... his teeth became fangs... his form itself had become that of a dragon. This was the war that gave birth to the king of dragons. The king's name was Acnologia. Whilst being a dragon, it also bears wings of darkness." — Zirconis to Fairy Tail Mages in "The Dragon King"

Zirconis
Japanese	ジルコニス
Rōmaji	Jirukonisu
Alias	The Emerald Dragon (翡翠の竜, Hisui no Ryū)
Characteristics
Race	Dragon
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Affiliation	Dragons
Personal Status
Status	Deceased
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 301

Zirconis (ジルコニス, Jirukonisu) is a deceased dragon that was killed by Acnologia.

Appearance

Zirconis is a giant dragon with very jagged scales. The tips of his ears are darkened and tapered off to one side. He also has two, long strands of hair on his chin.

Personality

Zirconis has a somewhat conflicting personality. For the most part, he is lax, carefree, and jovial joking with the young humans he met, though he does not like humans for anything other than food. At the same time, he doesn't mind interacting with them. He changes his mind frequently.

History

Zirconis was one of the dragons opposed to the integration of dragons with humans as he believed that they were nothing but a food source. During a battle he was killed by Acnologia, the Dragon King.

Synopsis

Grand Magic Games arc

Zirconis laughs at the humans

Through the use of Wendy Marvell's Milky Way spell Zirconis' soul is resurrected. Zirconis releases a powerful growl and glares at the humans standing in front of him, sending shock-waves of terror through said Mages' bodies. Seconds later the Dragon burst out into laughter as Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Carla, Happy and Pantherlily stare at him in shock. Zirconis states that seeing the faces of humans chickening out cracks him up every single time, leaving the others dumbfounded. He tells them his name, his alias and begins to look for Grandeeney, the Sky Dragon, considering the fact that she is the only one with such ability to call forth the souls of the dead Dragons.

Zirconis sees Wendy

He looks down and sees Wendy kneeling on the ground with her hands together in a praying position surrounded by a Magic circle, he approaches her and comes face to face with her. He calls her a cutie and is amazed to learn that she was the one who woke him up. Natsu, annoyed, tells him to get away from Wendy, but instead he takes eating Wendy into consideration. However, he swings his finger back and forth passing through Natsu's body without touching him and states that humans are a stupid species, since spirits can't harm a physical body. He is then asked by the Exceeds to give them information of why there are Dragon bones laying around, to which he denies to reveal any information about just because he is being asked by humans. Nonetheless, after the Exceeds tell him that they are cats, he changes his mind and begins to tell them the story of four hundred years ago; stating that Dragons were the ultimate rulers.

Zirconis expresses his hatred towards the humans

Zirconis tells them that the humans were nothing more than just food for them until a certain Dragon who protested against their rule appeared, who believed in a world where humans and Dragons would live in harmony; he spread his ideas to others. Not long after, a civil war among the Dragons who supported and those who opposed started, with Zirconis siding with the opposing side. Before he continues his story he expresses his dislike and hatred towards the humans, who he calls a meal, to the humans listening to his story, resulting in Natsu laughing at him for talking to his "meal". He continues by telling them that the battles had scarred and ripped apart several lands, causing the pro-human side to teach humans the art of Dragon Slayer Magic and entering them in the war, which, according to Zirconis, was a great mistake.

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Zirconis' soul disappears

He states that the power of the Dragon Slayers made a significant change that almost granted victory to the pro-humans if not for a miscalculation. The Dragons had given far too much power to the humans, and those who wished for peace with the humans were also killed by the humans. Among the humans was a man who bathed in the blood of the Dragons he slayed and soon after turned into a Dragon himself, shocking Natsu and the others. Zirconis tells them that the Dragons resting where they are standing were all killed by that man, who was once a human but later became the Dragon King, giving birth to the Dragon King festival. The name of the king is Acnologia, says Zirconis, the Dragon who bears wings of darkness. Seconds later, Zirconis bids farewell as his soul vanishes.

Trivia

• Zirconis is possibly named after Zircon or Cubic zirconia.

Quotes

• (To Fairy Tail Mages) "...Over 400 years ago... dragons were the kings of this world, freely soaring the skies, dominating the lands, crossing the seas... we led a prosperous life. Everything in the world, belonged to the dragons."

Battles & Events

• Dragon Civil War