With all the worlds and characters incorporated into FTR, its only natural that they would need their own pages.
On this page, you can read about the main characters of FTR. Natsu is the protagonist, Zeref is the Deuteragonist, and Mavis is the Tritagonist, all tied together through their suffering at the hands of Shagorra Vermillion. For more info on them, go here, here, and here.
Natsu Dragneel
The Hero of the story. Via Mental Time Travel, Natsu was sent back in time two years to become strong enough to kill Zeref. In order to accomplish this goal, he left Fiore for two years to train at Mildea, the city of magic. When he returns, the fruits of his labor are very evident.Besides his main goal of beating Zeref, Natsu also uses his knowledge of what’s to come to change history, the biggest example being saving Jellal from The Dark Side. Since most people don’t know about the Time Travel, they believe him to be a genius of some sort [[The Chessmaster(they’re not wrong, though).]] Eventually, he does defeat Zeref, but he decides not to kill him. From there, Natsu’s goal changes to learning the truth of everything.- Acquired Poison Immunity: During his second fight with Cobra, Natsu finds himself barely affected by his poison, leading him to the conclusion that since his Mental Time Travel gave him memories of his first fight, his body adapted to the memories and gave him an immunity.
- Authority Equals Asskicking:
- In chapter 12, Natsu becomes a Wizard Saint.
- In chapter 50, he becomes an S-Class mage.
- Badass Creed: “My flame is the flame that will burn the heavens!”
- Bond Breaker: According to the original!Natsu, he ruined the friendship between him, Zeref, and Mavis.
- Borrowed Catch Phrase: Uses Battler’s catchphrase in chapter 71.
- Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: The original!Natsu immediately loses consciousness after defeating Bernkastel.
- The Chessmaster: Even though a lot of it is from him knowing what’ll happen, Natsu has been shown to be very smart and calculating, always coming up with a plan that leaves everyone in awe. Is it really a surprise that they call him the “Reborn Fairy Tactitian”?
- Chronic Hero Syndrome:
- Closet Geek: Based on the Actor Allusions he makes in regards to his friends, Natsu seems to be pretty familiar with anime.
- Create Your Own Villain: According to certain dialogues and pieces of narration, Natsu’s responsible for Zeref turning to The Dark Side.
- Death from Above: The original!Natsu can create a rain of fire.
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Natsu did the impossible and defeated Zeref.
- Expy: Of Battler. He’s fighting against an “evil” magic user who killed his family, but his hatred eventually dissolves, and its revealed that the two were once very close. Now, his main priority is discovering the greater truth of the whole ordeal.
- Forgotten First Meeting: Natsu doesn’t remember meeting Fuyu as a kid.
- Good Is Not Soft: Has no qualms in regards to killing people.
- An Ice Person: The original!Natsu can freeze objects via endotherm.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Has this reaction to Featherine telling him that he’s responsible for crippling Meredy.
- My Greatest Failure: Causing Mavis’ death and Zeref’s turning to The Dark Side.
- "No. Just… No" Reaction: Says this in response to the idea of sleeping with Wendy.
- Non Sequitur: Has a habit of addressing people as someone with the same voice actor. Since it’s always random and no one ever really talks about it, they could also be
Big Lipped Alligator Moments. - Oblivious to Love: Fuyu kisses him on the cheek, and his only reaction is a delayed “Huh.”
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives it to his friends, of all people!Natsu: "During these last two years, I came to realise just how much of a pain the Council thinks we are. Everyday, they do everything in their power to maintain peace throughout all of Earth Land, and we don't make that any easier by causing property damage in the thousands, sometimes millions, whenever we leave the guild hall. They might be a little annoying, but if we could just act like adults,they'd give us less beef all the time!"
- Red Baron: Salamander, and, later, Reborn Fairy Tactician.
- Remembered Too Late: It takes Zeref performing a Heroic Sacrifice for Natsu to remember that they used to be friends.
- Shipper on Deck: Shipped Gray and Juvia before the latter started going out with Lyon.
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: Chastises Hades for wanting to obtain the One Magic after it’s revealed to stem from Endless.
- Split Personality: Natsu has a second personality in the form of him from 400 years ago.
- Staring Down Cthulhu: Natsu does this to the Chairman in chapter 10. For twenty minutes.
- Time Master: When Zeref sent Natsu back in time, some of his magic got absorbed into his body. As a result, whenever a black glow comes out of Natsu’s body, time moves slower around him. It also makes him immune to Zeref’s One-Hit Kill.]]
- Took a Level in Badass: After his training, Natsu is not only much stronger, he’s also much smarter. How is this justified? They don’t give the titles of Wizard Saint and Reborn Fairy Tactician to just anybody.
- True Companions: With his Fairy Tail friends, obviously, but he once had this relationship with Zeref and Mavis.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Erika.Natsu: "Erika, I both respect and hate you at the same time,"Erika: "Me, too, Natsu-san. Me, too."
- You Killed My Father: Chapter 74 reveals that Shagorra is responsible for the Dragons’ disappearance.
Zeref
The Villain Protagonist and Deuteragonist of the story. He sent Natsu back in time via Mental Time Travel to give him another chance to kill him, but he also did it to himself to try and protect his own beliefs. He disappeared after saving Fairy Tail from Acnologia, but certain dialogues suggest that he’ll return.- Disney Death: Zeref and Acnologia just vanished in chapter 49, but it’s been implied that they’ll return.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Says this to Natsu when he refuses to kill him.
- Expy: Of Beatrice. At first, he’s an evil being bent on killing everyone close to The Hero, but it turns out that he never wanted anyone dead, and wants The Hero to discover a greater truth.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Uses the last of his strength to teleport Acnologia away from Tenrou Island and save Fairy Tail.
- I Let Gwen Stacy Die: Mavis’ death seems to be the reason Zeref became a villain.]]
- My God, What Have I Done?: Has this reaction to Natsu telling him that Mavis didn’t hate him for killing her.
- Story-Breaker Power: Zeref’s true magic is time magic, and in three different ways! Mandom lets him move time forward or back six seconds, Made in Heaven lets him speed up the time of anything, and Another One Bites The Dust lets him turn back time.
- Stuff Blowing Up: The Spear of Cassius overloads people wit so much magic that they explode.
- This Cannot Be!: When Natsu isn’t killed by his magic.
Mavis Vermillion
The Tritagonist of the story. 400 years ago, she, Natsu, and Zeref were best friends, but their time together was ruined by Shagorra Vermillion. At some point, Mavis was killed by Zeref, causing his descent into evil. In present day, she exists as a ghost on Tenrou Island.- Abusive Parents: The exact method of abuse hasn’t been stated, but it’s been made clear that she had this in the form of Shagorra.
- Cloudcuckoolander: What’s the best thing about her house? Cupholders!
- Damsel in Distress: Even as a ghost, apparently, since she asked Natsu to save her.
- Dare to Be Badass: Mavis gives this to Natsu in chapter 49.Mavis: “Ignore your powerlessness. Ignore your pain. Push all negativity aside and climb past your limits. Reach deep inside of yourself and muster out every last drop of power and win this fight! Don't let everyone's hopes be wasted! Honor their wishes and emerge victorious!”
- Defiled Forever: Chapter 63 implies that Shagorra caused this.
- Expy: Possibly of Beatrice II, since she’s a sweet-hearted blonde who had an Abusive Dad, and some chapters suggest that Mavis also has Rape as Backstory.
- Luminescent Blush: When Natsu called her cute.
- Morality Chain: Her death caused Zeref to go to The Dark Side]]
- Tritagonist: According to
Word of God.
