Midnight

**Macbeth** (マクベス *Makubesu*), formerly code-named **Midnight** (ミッドナイト *Middonaito*), was a Dark Mage of the Oración Seis: a Dark Guild composed of highly powerful Mages whose goal was to find a Magic known as Nirvana, a very destructive power that was sealed away long ago.[1] After the rebirth of the Oración Seis, Macbeth referred to himself as **Brain II**.[2] He later joined Crime Sorcière as an Independent Mage after his escape from prison,[3]per Jellal's request to help him take down Zeref.[4]

## Appearance

Macbeth is a very lean, slightly effeminate young man with short spiky black hair on the top, and longer, straight white hair on the bottom; he has long strands of white hair framing either side of his face, with the right strand, in particular, being adorned by five maroon beads. He wears a black leather vest with white fur trimming, a white armlet around his right bicep, and a black choker around his neck. Macbeth also wears a pair of yellow pants with black designs on them and burgundy boots; there are spiked bracelets on his wrists and skull earrings in his ears. Macbeth's lower eyelashes are very prominent, and he wears dark eyeliner and plum-colored lipstick. Macbeth's red Oración Seis Mark is located on his right shoulder, and he wears dark nail polish.[5]

During the Key of the Starry Skies arc, Macbeth's black spiky hair has grown considerably; it now reaches midway down his back, obscuring the vast majority of the white portion of his hair, save for a small braided lock dangling down the left side of his face. However, as of X791, upon being released from prison, Macbeth has shortened the black part back to its original length, and his hair is no longer straight and spiky, but more wavy. He no longer wears lipstick or eyeliner. He now wears a full-body white suit that has a maroon stripe decorating the mid-thigh region, as well as a maroon neckline. He completes his outfit by donning a black vest, over which he also wears a white fur-trimmed brown coat.[6][7]

## Personality

Macbeth has shown to be an extremely laid back individual, shown by him often seen sleeping on his magic carpet. He seems to believe that his power is absolute, or, at least, greater than anyone else's: in battle, he often expresses boredom with his opponent's lack of strength, leading Macbeth to exude an air of superiority and arrogance. However, Macbeth does speak amiably to others, as seen when he addresses his guild members though he does not necessarily extend the same courtesy to non-guild members.

He seems to be extremely sadistic; when he finds a strong opponent, he will make them suffer. He is also afraid of his foster father Brain, as when he was defeated, Macbeth expressed his fear at the thought of Brain abandoning him. In spite of his seeming reverence of Brain, Macbeth is eventually disillusioned by Brain's manipulation,[8] coming to realize that Brain only viewed him and his guild members to be pawns to seal Zero.[9] Consequently, Macbeth gives Erik the permission to kill Brain, smiling as the man he formerly viewed as a foster father died, displaying a ruthless part to his personality.[10]

Like the rest of the guild, Macbeth values his freedom very much and is willing to go to great lengths for it.[11] From Macbeth's words to Jellal, it can be gleaned that he somewhat appreciates his guild members and has a resilient bond with them all, aside from Brain. Macbeth trusts Erik expicitly, stating that if Erik says its right, it must be so.

Macbeth shows an understanding and respective side to the members of his guild, as seen when Richard decides to follow Jellal, he simply states that everyone has the freedom to choose what they want.[11]

Macbeth joins Jellal to obtain true "freedom" and to defeat Zeref. It is unknown if he is truly dedicated to Jellal's goal or not.[3]

## Magic and Abilities

**Reflector** ( *Rifurekutā*): Reflector is Macbeth's exclusive Magic, which has the ability to reflect, distort and twist all manner of objects,[57] save for living things, such as human beings.[58] Reflector is an extremely powerful Magic which has received praise from the former member of the Ten Wizard Saints, Jellal Fernandes, who, while he was in a weakened state,[59] fell to it.[25] Macbeth claimed that his use of it made him the strongest member of Oración Seis, surpassing even Brain.[60] However, in truth, he is second only to Brain's alternate personality: Zero.[61]

* **Invisible Scythe** (インビジブルサイス *Inbijiburu Saisu*): By twisting the air, Macbeth is capable of generating ethereal slashes which he can send flying at his opponents. Both their size and the numbers of generated blades can be greatly varied, ranging from barrages of small attacks[60] to single, devastating cutting moves which he generates by waving his hands, and which are strong enough to effortlessly slice through solid stone buildings, cleanly bifurcating them.[62]

* **Distort Shield**: Macbeth's ability to twist everything makes it very difficult to hit him, as he can freely distort any incoming attack to negate their effects,[63] even turning them against the very same opponents who originally employed it.[64] He is capable of reflexively invoking this defensive spell even whilst asleep.[65] (Unnamed)

* **Spiral Pain** (スパイラルぺイン *Supairaru Pein*): A powerful spell which Macbeth initiates by swiping one of his arms before himself, the index finger stretched, and the others bent, as if he was pointing to something. This prompts the intended target, located some meters away from Macbeth himself, to be caught within a vortex of distorted air, which inflicts heavy damage upon them, seemingly striking them with incredible brute force, covering them in bruises and shattering armors as resistant as Erza Scarlet's Heaven's Wheel Armor, leaving her afterward.[66]

* **Nightmare** (悪夢 *Akumu*): By refracting light, Macbeth is capable of generating visual illusions. This peculiar use of his Reflector Magic is the source behind Macbeth's codename: during his battle with Erza Scarlet, he used an illusion to make it appear as though he turned into a massive, powerful monster who was capable of both overpowering and completely brutalizing both Erza and Jellal; he resorted to employ such means just as a clock struck Macbeth, claiming that at said hour Reflector is at its strongest. However, as it is a visual illusion, this spell is ineffective against those with artificial eyes.[67]

* **Invisibility**: Macbeth refracts the light around him, becoming invisible and at the same time being shown capable of levitating in midair, appearing and disappearing as though as he was teleporting.[68] (Unnamed)

**Darkness Magic** (闇の魔法 *Yami no Mahō*): A type of Magic that Macbeth has learned during the seven year disbandment of the Oración Seis. According to himself, he sacrificed the future in which he would be reunited with his "father" in order to attain this powers and become as powerful as his father.[40] Macbeth uses this Magic the same way that Brain did, allowing him to cast dark Magic Power in different forms to attack his targets.[2] Trying to become like his "father," Macbeth also learned to use Zero's most powerful spell: Genesis Zero.[40]

* **Dark Rondo** ( *Dāku Rondo*): Macbeth gathers Darkness Magic and then fires it at his opponent. Macbeth's particularly utilizes Reflector in conjunction with this spell, thereby preventing it from being evaded or deflected.[2]

* **Dark Capriccio** ( *Dāku Kapurichio*): Macbeth fires drilling beams of darkness that can pierce through defenses from every direction.[40]

* **Genesis Zero** (ジェネシス・ゼロ *Jeneshisu Zero*): Macbeth first gathers Darkness Magic on his hands and summons thousands of black phantoms to strike his target. The phantoms, once they make contact, completely engulf Macbeth's foe, dragging them into a world of nothingness.[40]

**Personification Magic**: Macbeth utilized this Magic to transform Lucy Heartfilia's doll into Imitatia, giving her both a life, and a purpose.[40]

**Enhanced Reflexes:** While prone to negate any attack directed towards him through the use of his Reflector Magic,[63]Macbeth possesses sharp reflexes, high enough for him to dodge a sword which Erza Scarlet threw at him with a calm, slight movement of his head,[69] as well as to emerge with minimal injuries from a downward barrage of blades, dodging most of them.[70]

**Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** Macbeth appears to have practiced unarmed combat during the seven years which followed the temporary disappearance of Tenrou Island. As the leader of Reborn Oración Seis, he has achieved enough physical prowess to fight toe-to-toe with a melee specialist, such as someone the likes of Natsu Dragneel, for a fair amount of time, as most of the final part of their battle consisted of melee combat. He was shown using his Darkness Magic to enhance the power of punches and kicks, highly reminiscent of how Natsu himself uses his own Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, even managing to overwhelm Natsu utilizing such a method.[40]

## Equipment

**Magic Carpet**: Macbeth used his Magic Carpet as a means of transport during his constant bouts of sleeping.[71] This carpet is capable of hovering several inches off the ground and followed Brain everywhere he went.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Macbeth was a former villain before joining Crime Sorciere. He helps out the Turtles from time to time using his Reflect magic.

## Trivia

* Macbeth's character design seems to be influenced by Visual Kei, evident by his striking makeup and elaborate clothes.
* Despite Macbeth calling Brain his father, they are actually not blood-related, as he was once a slave child of the Tower of Heaven.[73]