Natsu Dragneel

, also known as Salamander, is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Lucy Heartfilia) of the Fairy Tail franchise. He is a Fire Dragon Slayer and member of the Fairy Tail Guild, and a founding member of its sub-group, Team Natsu. 
He is the adoptive son of the king of the fire dragons Igneel and later revealed to be the younger brother of Zeref Dragneel and the illegitimate paternal uncle of August, having originally died just over 400 years ago before being brought back to life by his older brother as the most powerful Demon to ever exist called E.N.D., or Etherious Natsu Dragneel. He was also among the five Dragon-trained Dragon Slayers sent to the future from around the same time as his rebirth, having an additional purpose in the defeat of Acnologia , his arch-nemesis for killing Igneel. 
He is voiced by (who also voiced Zhu Ran in the Dynasty Warriors series, and Simon in Gurren Lagann) in the Japanese version of the anime, and by (who also also voiced Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ceylan Jones/Tributon in Tenkai Knights, and Tierno in Pokémon The Series: XY) in English. As a child he is voiced by who also plays Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia, and Nami in One Piece.
==Appearance==
Natsu is a lean, muscular young man of average height with a slightly tan skin tone, black eyes, and spiky pink-colored hair; Natsu has a scar on the right side of his neck, hidden by his scarf. Following his titanic battle with the Rogue Cheney of the future, Natsu gains a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his abdomen, a result of the two fatal wounds the man dealt to him during their several altercations. After a battle with Zeref he gained a new jagged scar across his cheek. His red guild mark is located just below his right shoulder.
Natsu's main outfit consists of a sleeveless, gold trimmed, black waistcoat, often left open and untucked, exposing his bare chest, a black cloth that extends to his knees, held by a leather brown belt with a silver, oval-shaped buckle, white knee-length trousers with black ribbon ties, a thick black wristband on his left wrist, black open-toed sandals and the scale-patterned scarf he received from his adoptive father Igneel. He has also been known to wear a rolled up comforter strapped across his back, though he rarely carries it in battle.
In the year X791 Natsu's attire receives minor changes. He now wears an open-collared, one-sleeved version of his original waistcoat, which is instead tucked in and zipped. The sleeve covers Natsu's left arm, leaving his Fairy Tail mark, as well as his entire right arm, consequently exposed. Natsu continues wearing Igneel's scarf and retains the same lower clothing. He now wears his wristband on his right wrist.
In the year X792 Natsu is seen wearing a large, tattered, dark cloak with his trademark scarf. His pants are torn and patched and his arms and legs are wrapped in bandages. Later, he discards this outfit in favor of his old one, although he keeps the bandages on his right arm. It was later revealed that these bandages hide a dragon tattoo on his arm which contains the last remnants of Igneel's power which he kept covered to conceal its power but after using it in it one time usage the tattoo disappears and he forgoes these bandages completely
==Personality==
Natsu is a mischievous, carefree and reckless boy in nature and despite consistent brawls with other members of Fairy Tail is fiercely loyal and protective. Natsu had a straightforward mind and often tackled issues with a "hands-on" approach.
Despite his reckless, mischievous, and destructive sides, Natsu has far more good qualities than bad. He cares about his allies more than anything in the world, so much to the point where he's willing to sacrifice everything for their sake. Even when disrespected or faced with obvious hostility Natsu rarely ever reciprocated the feelings and often forwent grudge-holding. He did, however refuse to forgive Jellal Fernandes for making Erza Scarlet cry but eventually did so anyway and considered him another one of his allies. He occasionally showed compassion for his enemies such as when Erik was betrayed by Brain. Natsu even showed compassion for Acnologia, despite having hated the Black Dragon ever since he killed Igneel, after seeing how despite his malevolence, he is truly a broken man who had lost everything at the hands of dragons and only sought destruction because he had nothing left.
He had a particularly close and competitive relationship with fellow members Gray Fullbuster and Erza. With the former he had a constant rivalry from a young age seemingly due to their opposing powers and although they often denounced each other as not being friends they regularly watched each others' back even when enraged. He had the same sort of relationship with Erza — both he and Gray being scared of her since they first began fighting and seemed to have a fairly good relationship in the past as according to her they used to shower together much to Lucy Heartfilia's disturbance. He befriended people rather quickly too, considering Lucy a friend and willing to team up after only a few days of knowing her.
Natsu rarely exhibits any perversity towards the opposite sex, there only being two noted instances. The first is seen prior to the Grand Magic Games, when he is seen trying to peek, along with several other of his male Guild mates, on the women as they bathed. The second is when Lucy comes crashing into him while nude, and he stares at her body, even touching her breasts for a moment.
Natsu continuously tried to prove his strength to others. At various points in time he challenged Erza, Laxus Dreyar, Mirajane Strauss and even Gildarts Clive (in short, all of Fairy Tail's current S-Class Wizards) to fight him, albeit he was beaten every single time. Despite his losses, Natsu bears them no ill will as he considers everyone in the Guild to be his family. Natsu even went as far as defending Laxus from his disillusioned grandfather and Fairy Tail's Guildmaster Makarov Dreyar after his attempt at taking over the Guild. 
Due to his reckless nature, Natsu's fights usually ends with widespread destruction. It was also this reckless nature that kept Natsu from using his full potential, though this is hardly a handicap for him unless he is facing a truly formidable opponent, as while reckless, he got soundly beaten by Erza, Laxus, and Gildarts and was easily bested by more powerful foes. Once he got himself under control, he was shown to be a greater challenge to them in a straight fight. 
Natsu's love of fighting has allowed him to develop a rather strategic mind, helping him to, on various occasions, find flaws in his opponent's techniques or simply weaknesses they possess. Natsu has also defeated his opponents with pure wit rather than brute strength. Natsu, befitting his recklessness and love of fighting never backed out of a fight. However, Natsu absolutely abhorred the idea of war, seeing the idea of the deaths of thousands of people for nothing in battle as being disgusting.
Natsu was very close to Mirajane's sister Lisanna Strauss and because of this after her supposed death no one in Fairy Tail mentioned her out of respect for his feelings. However, after Lisanna's return to Earth Land from Edolas, this was no longer the case.
As a Dragon Slayer Natsu suffers from motion sickness. Natsu becomes sick from riding on any form of transportation, even if the transportation happens to be other people as shown when he was carried by Lucy. This, however did not apply to Happy, as he considers him family, not transportation. Natsu can become sick from looking at, or simply thinking about, any form of transportation. In spite of his naturally dense nature, Natsu is quite perceptive and understanding of his friend's feelings. After his battle with Gildarts during the S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial, where Gildarts showed how outclassed Natsu was , Natsu came to understand and accept fear, and has used this acceptance to help his Guildmates and himself emotionally grow. Erza’s wrath (albeit for comic relief), transportation, and the Magic Council were the only things that Natsu feared.
Although Natsu considers his family in Fairy Tail to be more important than his biological family, he is not entirely without empathy towards them. When he finally got to see his parents, he was shocked and genuinely distraught upon watching them die.
When it came to Zeref, Natsu had no memory of him for much of the series, determined to end him once for all as he thought Zeref was the most evil mage in history, as depicted in rumors and the fact that many villains committed horrible actions under his name. However, Natsu didn't know the truth about his older brother. Zeref, in reality was nothing like what most depicted him to be and all the people he killed were unintentional; he actually suffered from a curse that ends any living thing he values, and while he did create all the demons that killed many lives, it wasn't because Zeref wanted to harm anyone; Zeref only attempted to end his own life using those demons after unwillingly killing so many lives through his good nature triggering the curse. However, all of them failed and it resulted in more innocent lives dying, and Zeref couldn't save anyone because that would trigger the curse into ending them automatically. However, in the Alvarez Empire Arc, Natsu was rather blind, stubborn, and ignorant towards Zeref's feelings and difficult situation. Even after Mavis revealed to him about the curse and that he cannot show kindness without hurting others, Natsu kept trying to find the worst in his brother and kept trying to think that everything he did in the Alvarez Empire Arc was intentional and purely out of malice. He also blames Zeref for not having any happiness (even blindly asserting that he doesn't understand happiness or how to find it, even though it's obvious Zeref cannot find any happiness because he only kills anything that makes him happy). Natsu also didn't care if Zeref was his brother or not (even after learning the truth about their past); he was blatantly relentless in having him dead and never once tried to understand the least bit on why he did all the things he did in the Alvarez Empire Arc. Furthermore, when he finally learns Zeref's true plan and selfless intentions (the fact that he only wanted to set everything right and back to normal by resetting the timeline to ensure humanity has a better future), Natsu kept forcing himself into thinking that his older brother is a purely evil person who only cares about himself, even though Zeref really cannot value the lives of others because of his curse. It isn't until after Zeref's death when Natsu realized how complicated his brother was, blaming himself for foolishly misunderstanding the only blood-related family member he had left (including the fact that Zeref went through the most suffering out of everyone Natsu knew). Upon realizing his painfully callous mistake, Natsu promised to view Zeref as family as well, even starting to view him as his only brother, since Ignia (Igneel's son and Natsu's adoptive brother) was no brother to him, and the fact that he's nothing like Zeref.
==History==
400 years ago, Natsu was born as the younger brother of Zeref and they lived peacefully in a small village with their parents but the village was destroyed by a dragon killing Natsu and their parents. This caused Zeref to research magic and its connection to life and death; much later using the body of his dead younger brother, he was revived as the as the most powerful Etherious: E.N.D.. Natsu was soon turned over to Igneel who raised Natsu and taught him how to talk, write, and his own, signature form, of Lost Magic: Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. During his time as Igneel's child, he became acquainted with fellow dragon slayers Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue whenever their dragon parent met several times a year.
Very soon, the dragons use the dragon soul seal both to halt the dragon transformation of their children and to prolong their lives due to their souls being maimed by Acnologia. The concealed dragons along with their children were sent through the Eclipse Gate to a time where the etherano concentrations were very high enough for them to recover and defeat Acnologia.
The departure of E.N.D. of the past led to many legends being created, such as him being the strongest and vilest of the Etherious who formed the Dark Guild Tartarus making E.N.D. as their Guild Master when in fact Mard Geer Tartaros came into possession of his book and believed it was sealed with an unbreakable Magic seal.
Natsu awoke on July 7, X777, with no memory of his journey to the future and believed this was the day Igneel, along with the other Dragons, mysteriously disappeared, leaving Natsu to fend for himself. Natsu then left on a quest to find Igneel and was eventually found by the Guild Master of Fairy Tail: Makarov Dreyar. Natsu ended up joining Fairy Tail, in which he formed a close, sibling-like rivalry with Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet. Natsu found an egg in the forest east of Magnolia. Thinking it to be a Dragon Egg, Natsu took it to the Guild and asked Makarov to make it hatch, but Makarov and Erza told him that he was the only one that could make the egg hatch; through love and care. Lisanna offered to help Natsu care for the egg until it hatched, to which Natsu happily accepted. The two built a shabby straw house in the park to keep the egg warm, becoming very close in the process.
The next morning, Natsu discovered that the egg was missing, and began to blame several of his guildmates. After arguing with almost everyone in the Guild and nearly starting a fight with Mirajane, Elfman appeared, carrying the egg, explaining that he only wanted to help, but was too embarrassed to ask. Suddenly, the egg hatched and a a blue cat with wings came out. Lisanna remarked upon the sudden change in the Guild's atmosphere after the cat's birth, prompting Natsu to name the cat Happy.
A few years passed and Lisanna partook upon an S-Class job with her siblings, in which she was supposed to hunt a creature called "The Beast". Natsu wished to go with him, but Elfman opposed, as he felt he should be the one to take care of his family. Lisanna was accidentally killed (supposedly) by Elfman during his attempt at taking over the monster. Though Natsu forgave him, he was greatly saddened by the event.
==Magic and Abilities==
* Fire Dragon Slayer Magic (火の滅竜魔法 Ka no Metsuryū Mahō): He is adept with his Dragon Slayer Magic and makes use of it in many different ways in combat. As with all Dragon Slayers, he can consume his respective element, with the exception of that which he has created, to replenish his energy reserves. The heat of his fire can increase in temperature, which is proportional to Natsu's emotional state. Natsu subconsciously used this against Erigor; his flame's heat significantly rose as he got more enraged. This is also called the Flame of Emotion. He incorporates the flames he ignites into his fighting style, greatly increasing the damage of his blows. As such, Natsu's Magic revolves around the usage of fire that can spout from any part of his body. Natsu's ability to eat flames gives him immunity to most types of flames and allows him to spew fire from his lungs. This fire is exceptionally strong - equivalent to a Dragon's fire - being able to burn even through metal. He can even use his flames to create a propulsive effect. The type of fire he uses can be changed. For example, it can be solidified to cling to surfaces.
* Dragon Force (ドラゴンフォース Doragon Fōsu): By consuming Etherion and the Flame of Rebuke, respectively, Natsu has been shown to be able to enter Dragon Force. This ability is said to be the final and most powerful state a Dragon Slayer can attain, and it has been said that their power becomes comparable to that of a real Dragon's.
* Transformation (変身魔法 Henshin Mahō): Natsu has mastered the rudimentary skills of Transformation Magic. He was able to successfully transform into Lucy on his first try. Fire Dragon Slayer Doll During his fight with Kain Hikaru, Natsu briefly gained possession of Kain's doll, Mr. Cursey, and utilized its abilities.
Enhanced Smell: Natsu has a very keen sense of smell. Natsu could easily distinguish Kaby as a poor man, rather than a rich one, from his smell, even though he was temporarily living in his friend's expensive house to appear otherwise. Natsu could also, as a result of their prior encounter, track Ultear via scent, despite the large distance between them.
* Enhanced Hearing: Natsu, according to his himself, possesses exceptionally good hearing, something which, during the Grand Magic Games, was proved true: during Lucy Heartfilia's fight with Flare Corona, in which the latter remotely employed her hair to threaten Asuka Connell, who was cheering from the stands, thus forcing Lucy into submission, Natsu was seemingly the only person who managed to hear Asuka's name in the two combatants' low conversation, reacting and protecting the girl from Flare's threat, something which allowed Lucy to continue the battle. Natsu displaying his physical strength against Sting and Rogue
* Enhanced Strength: Natsu has shown on numerous occasions to possess a high degree of strength, enough for him to perform a number of physical feats, among which are freely swinging around the mast of a ship as a makeshift weapon, doing the same with a palm tree he personally broke, bare-handed, shattering a billiard table and cracking most of its balls simply by hitting one of them with the cue, and stopping the gargantuan Dorma Anim's foot, which was going to crush him and his fellow Dragon Slayers, all by himself, subsequently throwing the robotic Dragon off balance by rapidly pushing it away. Furthermore, he was capable of battling both Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney, alone, while they were in Dragon Force, easily over-powering the two with his sheer physical strength.
* Enhanced Reflexes: Natsu possesses fast reflexes, having been capable of dodging attacks from Erza, Laxus and, most recently, attacks from Sting.
* Enhanced Speed: Natsu's speed and reflexes are impressive, enough for him to close great distances in a blink of an eye and dodge swift attacks. Natsu effortlessly defends against Sting's Holy Nova
* Immense Durability: Natsu has proven himself to be incredibly durable. He has managed to take continual, deadly assaults from foes and continue fighting. Such impressive resistance was first shown during his battle with Erigor, in which he received wounds from his opponent's strong, sharp wind, and kept fighting on, nonetheless. Also, during his fight with Cobra, Natsu displayed a natural resistance against the Oración Seis' member's poison, described as lethal and corrosive. A true testament to his durability was shown when he blocked one of Sting Eucliffe's strongest attacks, Holy Nova, with a single hand, and emerged completely unscathed from the enormous explosion that followed the impact.
* Master Hand to Hand Combatant: Natsu is an extremely proficient unarmed fighter, often using his Dragon Slayer Magic in combination with punches, kicks, and even headbutts, to combat his opponents to great effect. Such skill is paired with amazing physical prowess: aside from his strength, Natsu has displayed high degrees of speed, agility and reflexes, enough for him to match melee-specialists of Erza's caliber in battle.
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*In the short-story version of Fairy Tail, Natsu wasn't a human, but a spirit with horns.
*As a child, Natsu is voiced by Luci Christian.
**Coincidentally, both Todd Haberkorn and Luci Christian voice the teenager and child versions of Allen Walker in D.Gray-man, with the latter also voicing Lenalee Lee.
*The original colour of Natsu's clothing was supposed to be red. However, Hiro Mashima decided to change it to black because he wanted a better contrast between Natsu's fire and his clothing.
*Natsu and Happy collect items to preserve the memories of their missions (i.e. Lucy's maid costume, the fake Salamander signature, a souvenir from Galuna Island, etc).
*Hiro Mashima said that Fire Dragon's Iron Fist is Natsu's signature move
*According to Volume 16 Limited Edition: Sorcerer Interview:
**The best quality of Fairy Tail according to Natsu was "There are a lot of strong guys there".
**He wishes to defeat Erza and Laxus, and find Igneel in the future.
**He has a good relationship with Happy and Lucy.
**Natsu claims that he hasn't found a job yet that is difficult for him to handle.
*Natsu is often considered one of the most popular and recognizable anime heroes, in addition to being one of the primary members of the Shōnen Magazine franchise.
*Natsu's Intelligence stat according to the manga is 2/5, one point below Gray, two below Erza's, and three behind the perfect 5/5 of Lucy Heartfilia.
*Natsu's Attack Power stat is also 5/5, tied with the S-class Fairy Tail Wizards Mirajane and Erza.
*Todd Haberkorn has stated that Natsu is one of his favourite roles.
*His English voice actor, Todd Haberkorn, also voiced Allen Walker, Death the Kid, Tsukune Aono, Tierno, and Ling Yao.
*Seeing as his and Lucy's counterparts on Edolias got married and had a child, Natsu's future may very well be the same; though due to his upbringing with Fairy Tail (where Erza would bathe with him and Gray) Natsu isn't currently aware of females in the romantic sense. 
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