Mavis Vermillion

**Mavis Vermilion** (メイビス・ヴァーミリオン *Meibisu Vāmirion*) was the first Guild Master[7]and co-founder of the Fairy Tail Guild.[8] Despite her body being comatose and sealed within a Lacrima that has become to be known as Fairy Heart,[9] she continues to interact with the guild and its members as a Thought Projection. Ultimately after a long time of being encased in Lacrima, Mavis' real body is freed with painstaking efforts of Cana and her usage of Fairy Glitter.[10]

## Appearance

Mavis has very long, wavy, pastel yellow-blonde hair that reaches down to her feet with a small ahoge; large green eyes with no pupils; peachy skin and a slight child-like build. As a consequence of using an incomplete version of a grand Magic when she was thirteen to save Yuri Dreyar, her body was no longer able to grow or mature from that point onwards.[11] By the time Prechtencased her body in a Lacrima, though, Mavis was biologically twenty-four.[12] Regarding her usual clothing, Mavis wears a frilly, pink layered robe with a red ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. Around the chest are three blue diamond patterns with two blue triangles above. Each series of these is outlined in a hot pink. She wears wing-like adornments around her ears and small hoop earrings. She also seems to prefer going barefoot.[13]

## Personality

Mavis is kind and protective of Fairy Tail. She cares, guides and protects the guild whenever it's possible.[14] She seems to be quite cheerful as she's smiling and happy most of the time.[15] Mavis can also be quite carefree and reckless, and this side of her is shown when she allowed Jellal Fernandesto participate in the Grand Magic Games as a part of Team Fairy Tail B, as long as it improved their chances of winning, despite the fact that if anyone found out about the ex-member of the Ten Wizard Saints and escaped convict, it could be disastrous to the guild.[16]Another sign of her reckless nature is shown when she lent Fairy Glitter to Cana Alberona just to win the MPF event.[17]

Mavis is quite playful and to a certain degree, childish. She even left Tenrou Island just to cheer on Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games, solely because she was bored on the island.[18] She seems to be indifferent to certain things. For example, when Mavis felt a malicious force coming from the Raven Tail guild members, she was not especially worried.[19] Though playful, she can be quite serious at times. When it came to winning the Grand Magic Games, Mavis cast aside her smile, adopting a serious persona in which she stated she would lead Fairy Tail to victory, taking charge and giving out orders.[20]

Mavis was once given the epithet Fairy Tactician, as she led her team to many victories thanks to her exceptional skill in making strategies during battles.[21] However, Mavis can miscalculate a strategy every now and then, and upon learning one was a failure, she usually doesn't take it well.

Among one of her most noticeable quirks is that Mavis adores being barefoot. Out of comfort, she shuns shoes and chooses to always wander around barefooted everywhere she goes, and to emphasize this conspicuous habit, she is often shown at the perspective of her feet. It is a combination of traumatic events she endured at a young age and her own preferences that caused her to develop the habit. During her childhood, she was abused by Red Lizard Guild Master Zeeself, who made her give back the one pair of shoes he bought for her after he decided she doesn't deserve them, then threw them away when his daughter refused them, forcing Mavis to go without footwear.[22] During her time on Tenrou Island, she grows so accustomed to her lack of shoes that even when she has freedom to use shoes again, she absentmindedly forgets to wear them.[23] When Zera notices this and scolds her, Mavis cheerfully replied she feels better barefoot. She has apparently embraced the habit wholeheartedly, as she has not been seen wearing shoes since this incident.

Another noteworthy element of her innocent and gentle nature is that she entertains a belief that fairies may exist, after her parents mentioned their existence in a fairy tale back when they were still around. As a result, this eventually inspires her with the name for her guild, and is at the core of many of the principles and values it and the vast majority of its guild members now have.[24]

For a time, Mavis lost her kindhearted, outgoing, and innocent demeanor. Upon discovering she had the Ankhseram Black Magic curse and would take life in return for how much she cares about it, she becomes a very frightened shell of her former self, driven to despair and madness. In this state, she starts exhibiting the concentric red eyes that Zeref has under the curse, and spends over a year in seclusion, far removed from anywhere she could possibly destroy innocent lives.[25] Consequentially, Mavis's appearance goes from pure yet elegant to badly broken and disheveled. She becomes so hopeless that she tries and fails to end her life through starvation, but, upon seeing how Zeref is suffering from the curse just like her, she finds new hope through feelings of empathy and love, resolving to find a way to break the curse.[26]

However, after she is released from the curse, along with her consciousness somehow being released from her body, she regains her original good nature and cheerfulness in response to no longer being affected by the curse in her incorporeal form. However, there is a noticeable change in her behavior towards seriousness, because of a combination of lingering darkness, guilt, sadness, and regrets hanging over her as she worries about the consequences of her past, the future of her guild, and humanity.[27]

## Magic & Abilities

**Illusion Magic** (幻影魔法, *Genei Mahō*): During her time at Tenrou Island, Mavis was self-taught Illusion Magic. Her illusions are so detailed that they appear to be truly life-like, and Mavis has used them on occasion to intimidate people, such as by creating fearsome beasts that look deadly[152] and summoning an army of knights.[153]

* **Heavenly Wolf** (天狼 *Tenrō*): Mavis raises her arms above her head and creates an illusion of a humongous wolf. The wolf's frightening face and forelegs appear to be covered in a dark flame pattern, and its paws sprout saplings similar to the ones seen on Tenrou Island.[154]

* **Tenrou Soldier** (天狼兵 *Tenrōhei*): Mavis raises her arms above her head and creates an illusion of a whole army. All of the "knights" wield a sword, shield with an insignia of wings, and wear armor.[153] However, the Guild Master of Blue Skull could see through the illusion, causing it to dissipate.[155]

* **Guardian Eagle**: Mavis summons a massive eagle-like creature with big wings, with spouted saplings on his shoulders and claws, resembling those on the Tenrou Island. The illusion is noted to appear as being incredibly life-like.[156]

**Fairy Glitter** ( *Fearī Gurittā*): Fairy Glitter is one of the Three Great Magics of Fairy Tail. It is a Magic that rivals Fairy Law and is a radiance of merciless light that rejects the presence of any foes.[157] It is also an exceedingly complex and unfathomably intricate spell that collects and concentrates the light of the sun, the moon and the stars.[158]Mavis transferred this Magic to Cana Alberona temporarily.[159]

**Fairy Sphere** ( *Fearī Sufia*): Mavis used this Magic by converting the Fairy Tail members' bonds and faith into Magic Power. It is a Magic that will protect the Guild from any evil; an absolute defense Magic. However, **Fairy Sphere**also acts as a stasis chamber, and anyone trapped inside will not age.[160] It's powerful enough to protect Tenrou Island and everyone on it from Acnologia's **Dragon's Roar**, and to keep it sealed for seven years.[14]

**Fairy Law** ( *Fearī Rō*): The first of the Three Great Magics of Fairy Tail. Rivaling the power of Fairy Glitter, this Magic emits a bright light that envelops the area and inflicts heavy damage on whoever the Caster perceives from their heart as an enemy, leaving friends and bystanders completely unharmed.[161] After using Law, Mavis eventually modified and improved Law by removing its side effect whenever it is used, setting it as the basis for Fairy Law.[162]

**Law** (ロウ *Rō*): Mavis was taught of this style of Black Magicfrom Zeref. This Magic emits a bright light that envelops the area and inflicts heavy damage on the caster's target. When Mavis used it, it was powerful enough to counteract the effects of the Tenrou Jade.[163] Zeref taught Mavis this form of Magic in order to protect her friends and fend for herself.[164] It's stated it takes 10 years to completely master this Magic and can cause repercussions on the user when done incompletely.[165]

**Black Arts** (黒魔法 *Kuro Mahō*): Mavis was cursed by this Magic after casting an incomplete Law.

* **Ankhseram Black Magic** (アンクセラムの黒魔術 *Ankuseramu no Kuro Majutsu*): Mavis used an incomplete version of Law to save Yuri Dreyar,[166] which as a result, cursed her, making her unable to age or mature.[167] This black art is known for its killing propensity, causing death to those the user holds precious to them and cares for deeply.[168]
	+ **Death Predation** (死の捕食 *Shi no Hoshoku*): This usage of this spell creates a dark wave that kills everything in the user's immediate vicinity.[169]

**Thought Projection** (思念体 *Shinentai*): Due the young girl's real body being in a comatose state inside of Fairy Heart, she is able to create an apparition of herself through this Magic, which she uses to communicate and perform ordinary tasks.[53] However, her specific Thought Projection is unique that she can only be seen and heard by people who bear the Fairy Tail insignia,[170] while also whenever her ethereal body is actually damaged, the corresponding effect damages her actual body in the same area/place in conjunction.[171]

**Telepathy** ( *Terepashī*): Mavis has been shown to communicate with people in her nearby perimeter through this Magic.[172]

**Ethereal Prowess:** Mavis can fly[173] at will, as well as walk on water.[174]

**Immortality:** By being afflicted with the Curse of Ankhseram, Mavis became immortal as was demonstrated when she explained to Zeref Dragneel that she had starved herself for the previous six months without any ill-effect to her physical health.[175] Her immortality was eventually contracted when she and Zeref shared an intimate moment.[176]

**Master Strategist**: Mavis has shown herself to be highly intellectual as she was able to memorize all the abilities of the participants, along with their fighting styles and patterns, and then run countless battle scenarios to come up with the most appropriate strategy for her guild, the incredible accuracy of which making it seem as if she was predicting the future, thus earning the alias - The Fairy Tactician.[177] However, despite this incredible feat, Mavis' strategies aren't always perfect, as seen when instead of Erza facing off against Minerva as she initially predicted, she instead faced off against Kagura and then Minerva, greatly upsetting the First Master to the point of tears.[178]

## TMNT X Pokemon

Mavis secretly spies on the Turtles and their fights. She's good friends with Jack Kurtzman and assist him on the quest to defeat the Krang and learn more about them

## Equipment

**Magic Diving Equipment**: Mavis has shown to don this equipment, allowing to travel underwater without repercussions.[179]

## Trivia

* Originally, Mavis was supposed to be a old-grandpa male. However, after Mashima found out that Mavis is a female name, he immediately redesigned Mavis to be a girl. Her being a small child was also something he wanted to be "unexpected" to the readers.[182]
* Mavis being more incorporated in the story was due to the unexpected popularity from the readers' impressions.[183]
	+ In Hiro Mashima's unofficial "ranking of characters that defied his popularity expectations" Mavis came in 1st place.[183]

## Quotes

* (To Cana Alberona) "*If that's the case, then you have nothing to be afraid of. Mistakes are not shackles that stops a person's progress. They are the fuel that raises the heart. Now... go forth, I lend thee the Fairy Glitter.*"[184]
* (To Team Tenrou) "*Unwavering faith and resilient bonds will bring even miracles to your side.*"[173]
* (To Makarov Dreyar) "*It has become a wonderful guild, Third Master.*"[185]
* (To Makarov Dreyar) "*The ultimate form of the guild that I've hoped for, is now right before my eyes.*" [186]
* (To herself) "*There is a wall that can't be destroyed with just power. However, there is a type of power that can destroy that wall. The Power of Feelings.*" [187]
* (An old saying of Mavis, as told by Warrod Sequen) *"Comrades isn't simply a word. Comrades are about heart. It's the unconditional trust in your partners. Please, feel free to lean on me... and I, too, will lean on you as well. There will be painful times... sad times... I'll be with you through thick and thin... You are never alone... The hopes we carry are matched by the number of stars twinkling in the night sky, the rustling of the wind on our bodies are premonitions for what's to come tomorrow. Now, let us take a stroll... to the melody from the song of the fairies..."*[188][189]
* (To Zera) "*My memories with Papa and Mama and my cute outfits... Even my Fairies are in my heart. So let's live on, Zera!*"[190]
* (To herself) "*Everything begins in the deep abyss of Magic. A Magic that unites it all, love. Love can cause miracles. And the love between the two that have been living with the curse have brought the highest level of contradiction. The more one loves, the more one will take away from another. This curse has taken my life from me, even if I was supposed to be immortal.*"[191]