Rufus

## Summary

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**Rufus Lore** (ルーファス・ロア *Rūfasu Roa*) is a Mage of Sabertooth: the former strongest guild in Fiore. He is also known as **The Minstrel Who Sings to the Red Moon** (赤い月に歌う吟遊詩人 *Akai Tsuki ni utau Ginyūshijin*).

## Powers and Stats

**[Tiering|Tier]: 8-A** (possibly higher in presence of stronger enemies)

**Name:** Rufus Lore

**Origin:** [Tail|Fairy Tail]

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 19-20

**Classification:** Human, Mage

**Powers and abilities:**
 Magic, Memory Control, Telekinesis, Enhaced Speed, Perception and
Inteligence, Ice Control, Lightning Control, Light Control, Wind
Control, Fire Control

**[Potency|Attack Potency]: Multi-City Block level+** (library in Crocus, power-scaling)

**[Strength|Lifting Strength]:** **Unknown**

**[Strength|Striking Strength]:** **Unknown**

**[[1]]:** **Hypersonic+** (was faster than Gray during GMG arc)

**[[2]]:** **Multi-City Block level**

**[[3]]:** Several kilometers with his Night of Falling Stars

**Standard Equipment:** Unknown

**[[4]]:** Very high, user of ancient magic, flexible, can change strategies during fight easily, skilled in combat and magic

**Weaknesses:** He needs to see an ability in order to use it later (so his power is limited to his experiences), Glass Cannon

**Notable Techniques:**

* **Memory Make:** An Ancient

 Spell from past times and a rare type of Molding Magic that grants him
control over the peculiar "element" of memory. Memory-Make allows Rufus
to "*memorize*"
other forms of Magic he happens to behold and, in a similar fashion
to Mimic, to utilize them as his own. What makes this Magic so special,
however, is the possibility to combine more memorized spells to create
completely new ones, which merge the effects of the original ones
together; something which makes Memory-Make extremely versatile. Once a
spell has been memorized, Rufus is also shown capable of "*forgetting*"
 it, rendering it utterly useless when employed against him, and thus
making him immune to techniques he's happened to see at least once. In
addition, he can use memories of himself to a degree, creating
afterimages which can act as distractions when engaged in battle. While
employing this Magic of him, much like many other Molding Mages, he's
most commonly shown assuming a stance, which has him point the
outstretched index and middle fingers of both hands towards his temples;
 a gesture which is followed by the generation of several spiraling
glyphs in close proximity, usually behind him. While acknowledged as an
amazing form of Molding Magic by two specialists the likes of Gray
Fullbuster and Lyon Vastia and as a fearsome set of skills by many other
 Mages, Memory-Make does have a limitation, this residing in the time
required to memorize others' techniques: if those were to be performed
too swiftly, Rufus wouldn't manage to keep up and properly get hold of
them.

* + **Memory-Make: A Night of Falling Stars** (星降ル夜ニ *Hoshi Furu Yoru ni*)**:**

```
After pinpointing his foes' location through memories of data related

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to them, Rufus assumes his Memory-Make stance and then extends his arms
outwards, releasing light from his body, which is subsequently shaped in
 a series of large beams, reminiscent of shooting stars, which scatter
and change their trajectory to target different opponents no matter
their position, striking them with great force, and were shown capable
of bypassing the intangibility granted to Juvia Lockser by her water
body, hitting her. This spell's use during the Grand Magic Games' Hidden
 event caused the area it was cast into to momentarily become dark;
something which, together with the bright beams Rufus generated, really
gave the impression of a night of falling stars, hence the name. This
move is revealed to have lightning as its element, as is thus
ineffective against a Lightning Dragon Slayer; in addition, while
possessing remarkable speed, the generated beams can be avoided if
targets are given previous notice of their arrival.

* + **Memory-Make: Afterimage:**

```
By manipulating the memories his opponents have of him during a certain

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 situation, Rufus can create intangible copies of himself, capable of
talking but impervious to damage, which, if attacked, will simply waver
like a Thought Projection, not being affected whatsoever. These ethereal
 bodies are shown to be extremely realistic, enough to fool Nullpudding,
 a Mage noted for his perceptive abilities during the Grand Magic Games'
 Hidden event, into attacking one of them. Rufus made claim that, even
if his foes were to find him, they wouldn't be able to hit him, given
that the only thing left of him in a given place would just be a
memory. It's worth noting, however, that Gray Fullbuster managed to
physically injure (and eventually defeat) Rufus during their
confrontation, with the Sabertooth Mage not shielding his real body with
 any afterimage; something which leaves the mechanics behind this
technique unknown.

* + **Memory-Make: Karma of the Burning Land** (燃ユル大地ノ業 *Moyuru Daichi no Gō*)**:**

```
An offensive move replicating the effects of Fire Magic which Rufus

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memorized in the past, Karma of the Burning Land allows him, after he
has assumed his usual stance, to set fire on the very ground he touches
with one of his hands, causing large and fierce blazes, growing larger
and larger as they get farther from him, to be directed at his targets
from below. This spell was shown to be damaging enough to defeat Blue
Pegasus' Eve Tearm in a single shot during his match with Rufus in
the Grand Magic Games. The heat from this move's flames is also high
enough to melt the ice from Gray Fullbuster's Ice-Make Unlimited: One
Sided Chaotic Dance; however, Gray noted how he had felt hotter
fire before.

* + **Memory-Make: Sword of Frozen Black Lightning** (凍エル黒雷ノ剣 *Kogoeru Kokurai no Tsurugi*)**:**

```
An offensive technique showcasing the combination capabilities of

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Memory-Make which Rufus came up with by combining his memories of Orga
Nanagear's Lightning God Slayer Magic with the memories of Gray
Fullbuster's Ice-Make. By moving one of his outstretched arms, fingers
extended, towards his target, he is able to summon forth a rather large
number of black lightning bolts, striking the targeted area from above.
When each of such pillars of electricity hits, it is shown to generate a
 spiky formations of ice, which surges upwards from the point of
contact. The technique's exact power remains unknown, as it was shown to
 leave Gray, whom it was used against, relatively unscathed; however,
the combination of ice and lightning did indeed shatter the ground when
connecting with it, and the Ice-Make Mage appeared to be partially
frozen when struck.

* + **Memory-Make: Shrine of Turbulent Fang** (荒ブル風牙ノ社 *Araburu Fūga no Yashiro*)**:**

```
By swiping one of his arms in the opponent's direction, Rufus can

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generate several vertical whirlwinds of medium size, which rapidly hone
in on the target by moving across the ground to reach them. When they
connect with the foe, such spiraling currents of air seemingly combine
into a single, much larger one, which strikes the desired target with
enough blunt force to lift them in the air and sweep them away.

* + **Memory-Make: Line of Ancient Master Swordsmen:**

```
By memorizing Magic he read about in a book, Rufus is able to form a

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different kind of personalized Magic. Combining a form of Ancient Magic
with Gray's Ice-Make, Rufus creates a horde of lance-wielding swordsmen
made of ice, those of which are capable of blocking the Fairy Tail
Mage's attack, and at the same time injuring him with their attacks.

* + **Memory-Make: Blade of Flashing Lightning:**

```
Combining forms of Magic he memorized, Rufus creates a giant trapped in

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 ice, carrying a weapon enhanced with lightning. The giant then proceeds
 to attack with its weapon, capable of knocking Gray to the ground.

* + **Memory-Make: Colorful Slashing Attack Flames**:

 Memorizing certain forms of Magic from books, Rufus lets out a red
wave, further enhanced with lightning, that is powerful enough to throw
Gray from quite a distance.

* + **Memory-Make: Showering Ancient Wisdom:**

```
Rufus summons forth a Magic Seal made of brilliant light above his

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targeted enemy. The light is capable of making Gray unable to move on
the ground, with a similar effect to Gravity Change.

* + **Forget:** Just like he can memorize enemies' spells, Rufus is subsequently capable of "*forgetting*" them, something which allows him to nullify said spells no matter who's casting them. By making things "*forgotten*",

 Rufus thus becomes immune to their use, with techniques he's already
seen becoming completely ineffective against him. He employed this skill
 of him on Gray Fullbuster's Ice-Make: Shield, memorizing the spell and
immediately after forgetting it through simple verbal commands,
prompting Gray's ice defense to disappear in the air, and leaving the
opponent open to his Shrine of Turbulent Fang. It's unknown whether
Rufus can still use as his own or combine techniques which he expressly "*forgot*".

* **Telekinesis:**

```
Rufus is also able to manipulate inanimate objects, as shown to what he

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 did to several books while he was "memorizing" the Ancient Magic there.

* **Enhanced Speed:**

```
Rufus has proven himself remarkably fast and agile, being shown easily

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avoiding many of his foes' attacks, even those targeting him from
different directions, such as Eve Tearm's White Fang or Gray
Fullbuster's Ice-Make: Lance, with a variety of swift, sometimes
acrobatic leaps. In addition, much like his teammates, he was able to
interpose himself between Minerva and the members of Team Fairy Tail A
who were going to assault her, covering the meters which separated the
woman from the Domus Flau's stands in the blink of an eye.

* **Enhanced Perception:**

```
One of Rufus' greatest assets is his otherworldly tracking and

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pinpointing ability, allowing him to find the precise location of
specific targets even when those are far away from him: during the Grand
 Magic Games' Hidden event, he was shown capable of identifying his foes
 among the multitude of their clones through, according to his own
words, the use of several data he had at his disposal, and a similar
feat was accomplished when he correctly localized all of Team Fairy
Tail's members scattered throughout Crocus without fail. Rufus'
abilities were noted by Mavis Vermilion to be vital in Sabertooth's
strategy for the battle of the Grand Magic Games' fifth day. Whether
such prized skills of him are Magical in nature is as of yet unknown,
though, when making use of them during the Grand Magic Games' fifth day,
 he was shown closing his eyes and nearing one of his hands to his head
with his fingers positioned nearly the same as in his Memory-Make stance