Natsu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Igneel adopted Natsu and taught him Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. Growing up, Natsu had only Igneel for company. When the dragon disappeared while he was asleep, Natsu began searching for him without knowing where to go 78 84.

Makarov and Eleven encountered him during this search. Makarov offered him a temporary place at Fairy Tail, arguing that the guild could provide shelter and information about Igneel. Natsu accepted and accompanied them to Magnolia, meeting Gildarts along the way 79.

After a week, Natsu asked to join permanently. The guild’s companionship appealed to him, while its powerful mages gave him new opponents to surpass. A crimson mark on his right shoulder made his membership official 84.

Appearance

• Pink hair: Noted when Gildarts first meets him 79.
• Scarf: Worn around his neck; during his arrival in Magnolia, he otherwise has nothing covering his upper body 79.
• Guild mark: Crimson, placed on the deltoid of his right shoulder 84.
• Dragon-like pupils: His pupils narrow into vertical slits when he attacks after discovering Gray’s serious injuries 179.

Personality

Natsu is friendly, candid, and inexperienced with ordinary society. He answers questions about himself without suspicion and quickly befriends Fairy Tail’s members. On arriving, he struggles to read the guild’s sign; Erza subsequently puts him through three days of reading lessons 78 80 84.

Competition is central to his outlook. Discovering that Eleven, Erza, Mira, and Laxus are stronger than him excites rather than discourages him. He repeatedly challenges superior opponents, persists after heavy beatings, and declares that he will defeat Eleven, Erza, Gray, and Gildarts to become the strongest wizard 84 98 99.

His curiosity and gullibility can override caution. He repeatedly identifies large eggs as dragon eggs despite not knowing what one looks like. Daphne exploits his enthusiasm for dragons, and he initially treats controlling her artificial dragon as an opportunity to defeat Eleven 89 116.

His loyalty is more serious than his everyday brawling suggests. He rejects Brain’s proposed brainwashing as a counterfeit form of companionship, becomes furious when Gray is badly injured, and refuses to accept that Eleven should face a dangerous mission alone 172 179. He is also deeply sensitive about Igneel: disbelief hurts him, while Erik’s claim that dragons are extinct provokes an immediate attack 84 160.

Abilities & Skills

Fire Dragon Slayer Magic

An ancient super magic taught to Natsu by Igneel. He produces dragon flames and combines them with punches, kicks, headlong charges, and ranged attacks 78 98.

• Fire consumption: Eats flames as food and distinguishes their flavors. He prefers charcoal-grilled flames to fire he describes as damp 92.
• Intense heat: Eleven can feel the heat of his flames even through Telekinetic protection 98.
• Destructive range: Sets surrounding jungle trees ablaze to deprive an agile opponent of climbing routes 179.
• Limits: His Roar and Brilliant Flame cannot breach the armored mage’s steel rampart, although the latter heats it red-hot 179.
• Higher-grade magic: Mystogan identifies Dragon Slayer Magic as capable of breaking down the magic crystals created from people absorbed by Anima, making Natsu valuable to Lisanna’s rescue plan 267.

Enhanced Senses and Instincts

Natsu relies on a strong sense of smell and unusually sharp instincts 79 175.

• Detects an egg’s scent and guides Eleven toward the mountain containing the hatched magic-beast eggs 85.
• Smells Gray’s blood and recognizes its scent on the armored enemy who injured him 179.
• Tracks Erik by scent during Fairy Tail’s effort to retrieve him 233.
• Judges people intuitively; the narration notes that those he calls good are almost always kind by nature 175.

Endurance and Combat Adaptation

Natsu continues fighting despite substantial injuries. His early duel with Gray ends only when both collapse, and he repeatedly gets back up during Eleven’s overwhelming counterattacks 81 82 98.

• Switches to wide-area fire attacks after finding that he cannot strike Eleven directly 98.
• Studies the monkey man’s movements during their prolonged fight, then anticipates his escape and follows him into the air 179.
• Trusts Gray to defeat the armored mage and leaves that opponent to him once the steel rampart is broken 179.
• Weaknesses: His headlong attacks leave openings, and severe motion sickness incapacitates him during train and carriage travel 85 98.

Unexplained Dragon Phantom

During his duel with Eleven, a crimson dragon phantom appears behind Natsu as he uses Fire Dragon’s Roar. Its presence terrifies an unidentified entity within Eleven’s soul, leaving Eleven unable to resist the attack 99.

• The effect does not recur when Natsu immediately repeats the spell 99.
• Natsu appears unaware of the phenomenon 99.
• Makarov later finds a clue inside Natsu’s body, stops the examinations, and orders Eleven to conceal the dragon-related discovery from Natsu and everyone else 101.

Relationships

• Igneel — Adoptive father and magic teacher. Finding him remains Natsu’s driving goal, and Natsu steadfastly insists that he is alive 78 160.
• Happy — Companion and housemate. Natsu finds his egg in the northern forest and helps care for it before it hatches into a winged blue kitten. Happy later carries him in flight and cheers on his challenges 116 117 133 134 234.
• Eleven — First-mission guide, rescuer, frequent sparring opponent, and friend. Witnessing Eleven dismantle Daphne’s dragon makes him Natsu’s idol—and immediately strengthens Natsu’s desire to fight him 84 90 91.
• Gray Fullbuster — Constant rival and trusted guildmate. Their fights burn down the boys’ dormitory, but Natsu reacts fiercely to Gray’s injuries and later carries him back to their companions for treatment 134 179 185.
• Erza — Intimidating senior guildmate, reading teacher, and target of his challenges. Her strength and discipline frighten him; his celebrated victory over her occurs while Makarov’s punishment has shrunk her 82 84 163.
• Makarov — Recruits him, provides a home, and assigns Eleven to supervise his first job. He also investigates the unexplained phenomenon associated with Natsu’s magic 79 84 101.
• Lisanna — Close friend who jokingly calls Happy her and Natsu’s child. Her presumed death leaves Natsu visibly grieving; learning that she may be alive immediately renews his determination to help 117 267.
• Erik — Fellow Dragon Slayer. Their first exchange turns hostile over Igneel’s existence, but Natsu later tracks Erik and joins the effort to bring him back from Oración Seis 160 233 234.
• Wendy — Fellow dragon-raised Dragon Slayer. Both repeatedly question Eleven about whether a dragon he encountered knows the whereabouts of Igneel or Grandine 176 228.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Mission: Daphne

Natsu chooses a request involving a giant magic-beast egg partly because he hopes it will lead to Igneel. Makarov assigns Eleven to accompany him. Their investigation leads from hatched eggs to a damaged town and then to Daphne’s hidden laboratory 84 85 87.

Left to gather information without a clear explanation of the mission, Natsu meets Daphne and believes she shares his love of dragons. She traps him inside a red Magic Crystal to power her artificial dragon. After briefly enjoying control of the machine, he is subjected to dangerous magical extraction. Eleven tears the dragon apart, frees him, and apologizes for failing to explain the enemy’s identity 88 89 90.

Duel with Eleven

Eleven initially dominates their promised match, countering Natsu’s close-range attacks and extinguishing his flames. Natsu’s declaration that he will become the strongest precedes the unusual Roar that knocks Eleven unconscious 98 99.

Natsu celebrates the result as a victory, while Eleven focuses on the dragon phantom and the reaction within his own soul. Their subsequent investigation subjects Natsu to repeated examinations and sparring sessions until Makarov orders secrecy 99 101.

Cait Shelter and Brain’s Dragon Slayer Hunt

After Eleven refuses to take him on a dangerous S-Class request, Natsu joins Happy, Gray, Erza, and Mira in running ahead toward Cait Shelter. Eleven eventually allows them to accompany him 172 174.

In the jungle, Natsu’s monkey-like opponent reveals Brain’s plan to capture and brainwash Dragon Slayers. Natsu rejects this forced allegiance, disrupts the enemy’s mobility with fire, and eventually defeats him. He then brings the seriously wounded Gray to the others. On returning home, Makarov punishes the unauthorized participants in the S-Class quest 179 185 187.

Retrieving Erik and Fighting Oración Seis

Natsu follows Erik’s scent to an Oración Seis stronghold and nearly burns the castle down despite Erik still being inside. During the confrontation, Brain forces Erik to release poison mist toward Natsu and Gray 233 234 235.

Later, Natsu stands alongside Eleven, Mira, Erza, Gray, and Happy against Zero, contributing Fire Dragon’s Roar to their combined attack. When the Magic Council arrests Eleven, Natsu and the companions who try to stop the arrest are imprisoned with him 248 251.

Edolas Expedition

Eleven recruits Natsu after learning that Dragon Slayer Magic may help restore people transformed into magic crystals. Told that Lisanna may still be alive, Natsu eagerly agrees to help and to find Erik 267.

During the expedition, Natsu protests leaving Eleven to fight alone, but Gildarts restrains him as their group withdraws from pursuing soldiers. When an impostor resembling Eleven attacks, Natsu and Wendy try to protect Happy and Carla 282.

Notable Quotes

“I'll defeat every last one of you and become the strongest wizard!” 99

“Eleven, we're friends! If this job is so dangerous, why won't you let us help you?” 172

“Don't underestimate the bonds between guildmates, you bastard monkey!” 179