Lyon Vastia

"Don't get me wrong, okay? I'm not this guy's pal or anything. We happened to study under the same master." — Lyon Vastia to Racer in "Slow Speed World"

Lyon Vastia (リオン・バスティア Rion Basutia) is an Ice-Make Mage of Lamia Scale and its current ace.^[3] He is also the rival of Gray Fullbuster, and was first introduced as Sub-Zero Emperor Lyon (零帝リオン Reitei Rion).

Appearance[]

Lyon is a slim young man of average height with a muscular and toned body.^[4] He has bluish silver hair, most of which are spiky strands that jut upwards on top of his head, except for some which are kept pointing down and partially cover the upper left part of his face. Lyon’s eyes are slanted, with dark round pupils and surrounded by similarly dark lines. He has small, linear, dark eyebrows. During his first appearance, he donned a small, light-colored earring on his left earlobe, which takes the shape of a stylized snowflake.^[5] After joining Lamia Scale, Lyon had the guild stamp imprinted on his right pectoral, in the same spot where Gray Fullbuster has his own Fairy Tail stamp.^[4] Upon Team Tenrou's return seven years later, the only difference in Lyon's look is reappearance of an earring on his left ear, larger than his first one and seemingly consisting of a small chain as well.^[6]

When first introduced as "Reitei," Lyon wore an imposing outfit which initially hid his identity. He sported a large white cape, with a wide collar, golden edges and fur trimmings over the shoulders, held closed by belt, adorned by a stylized snake with rectangular coils, and its corresponding buckle, with more belts and buckles, placed a few centimeters away from one another and below the first, being left untied. Below this cape, Lyon wore a blue, high-collared tunic with golden edges, reaching down below his knees, with the part coming down from below the simple belt tied around his waist having an opening in the front. The tunic sported a large, dark cross-like design on the back, and is worn over a dark shirt, which was partially revealed and torn as a result of Lyon’s fight with Gray.^[7] Lyon’s outfit at the time also included baggy dark pants tucked inside armored greaves, composed of different plates and sporting knee caps, and an ornamental helmet obscuring most of his face. Bearing resemblance to a skull, this helmet sported a front part which covered Lyon’s upper face, revealing his mouth and nose, with a line of sharp teeth beneath it, and Lyon’s eyes not being visible from the eye slits of the mask, which was adorned by a spiraling motif. The helmet also came equipped with striped horns pointing frontwards and with a large crest made of spiky fur, falling on Lyon’s back.^[8]

After joining Lamia Scale, Lyon switched to a less imposing, yet still showy attire. He sported a white jacket reaching down below his waist, distinguished by large, dark fur trimmings around the neck and cuffs, together with similarly dark belts circling each of his arms, one above his elbow, and another above his furry cuff. Below this jacket, Lyon wore a high-collared tunic reminiscent of his old one, but much shorter, just reaching down to his waist, and colored extremely dark purple, with lighter purple edges. The most distinctive piece of his outfit at the time were his pants, which appeared to be composed of snakeskin, with a pair of dark belts circling his thighs and an intricate dark pattern adorning the front of each leg, this consisting of many rounded, rhomboidal figures linked together, each possessing a smaller figure in its center. Lyon's pants were held up by a simple light belt with a plain rectangular buckle, and his outfit was completed by simple dark shoes with lighter soles.^[9]

As Lyon welcomes Team Tenrou from their seven years of disappearance, he donned a new outfit. He retains a short, high-collared tunic, which is now dark in color and has light edges and cuffs, together with many decorative motifs on the lower part of the chest and sleeves; unlike before, the tunic's collar is now left slightly open. Lyon doesn't wear a jacket anymore; instead, his shoulders are covered by a dark mantle with a high collar and light, jagged edges matching his tunic. In addition, he appears to wear dark pants with light parts circling his thighs and gray boots.^[6]

Personality[]

While typically cold and composed,^[10] Lyon had also once been ambitious to a fault, and takes his goals and dreams extremely seriously. He is very proud of his own powers and takes immense pride in possessing them. This had led him to attempt to revive the Demon Deliora, in hopes of surpassing his teacher Ur, who gave up her life to freeze the Demon indefinitely.^[11] Lyon also tends to get carried away by his emotions as well. After joining Lamia Scale, he has loosened up significantly, but still retains his impulsive nature. During the Allied Forces' meeting, he rushes off after Natsu Dragneel into the woods and towards Oración Seis' presumed headquarters, without even a plan of attack. He is also shown to be slightly arrogant, as shown in the Grand Magic Games Arc when he is talking to Sherria about his teammate Jura. However, when it comes down to it, Lyon is extremely quick witted and observant. He was able to discover Racer's weakness by watching the birds fly in the sky. He, much like Gray in this regard, ignored Sherry's obvious affection for him. He has also been known to have a grudge against Gray. He considers himself to be Gray's superior and tries his best to prove his superiority over him.^[12]

History[]

It is unknown what had happened to Lyon's parents, but as a child, he spent years searching for the strongest Mage in hopes of becoming their apprentice. It was Ur who took him in and trained him the fundamentals of Ice-Make Magic.^[13] Some years later, whilst walking through the ruins of a town destroyed by Deliora, he and Ur found the town's sole survivor, Gray. They took him in, much to Lyon's chagrin, and the two trained together.^[14] When Gray ran after the Demon Deliora, he and Ur followed after him and Lyon attempted to cast Iced Shell because he believed Ur was not fighting the Demon seriously.^[15]

Ur quickly froze him, knocking him unconscious, and proceeded to sacrifice herself by using the same spell. Ur's body turned into the ice the effectively sealed (and killed) Deliora, but she asks Gray to tell Lyon she had died instead, believing if he knew the truth, he would waste his life attempting to thaw the ice, in order to "surpass" her at last.^[16] Presumably afterwards, the two training partners went their separate ways with Lyon spending the next ten years gathering knowledge and recruiting comrades and then, after learning about Galuna Island, brought the frozen Deliora to the island, three years before the present story line.

Synopsis[]

Sub-Zero Emperor Lyon arc[]

Once on the island, Lyon begins the Moon Drip ritual to thaw the Iced Shell off of Deliora in an attempt to defeat the Demon himself and surpass his teacher. Complications arise when Natsu, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray and Happy arrive on the island on an unauthorized S-Rank mission and come into confrontation with his group.^[17] Lyon takes on Gray and manages to win their first bout after becoming angry when Gray mentions that defeating Deliora is impossible, as it had always been since years before.^[18][19][20]

The next day Lyon finds that Sherry Blendy and Yuka Suzuki had been defeated. He faces against Natsu, who had tilted the ruins, thus stopping the Moon Drip ritual from continuing.^[21][22][23] Their battle, however, is interrupted by a recovered Gray, who takes Natsu's position.^[24] After a short talk about Ur's true condition —who is eternally alive as the ice that seals Deliora— Lyon stabs Gray telling the latter, he was aware of it all along. These words enrage Gray who attacks Lyon several times.^[25]

Injured, Lyon claims he want to save his Magic still, for his impending fight with Deliora. He starts to attack Gray with his standard, one-handed Ice Magic but Gray overpowers him, and comes out the victor when Lyon's power becomes unbalanced at the height of the fight.^[26][27]

However, the ritual is soon completed by Toby and Deliora is freed from the shell.^[28][29] Even so, a heavily wounded Lyon tries to take on the beast but is knocked down by Gray.^[30] Then, much to his dismay, the Demon suddenly crumbles before it can attack. Realization dawns on Lyon that Deliora was long since dead and that he can never surpass his teacher now as she defeated the Demon before he could.^[31] In the end Gray and he reconcile, and Lyon considers joining a guild.^[32][33][34]

Battle of Fairy Tail arc[]

Lyon, along with Toby, Sherry and Yuka, admires the Fantasia Parade that Fairy Tail set up, and watches the float boarded by Gray and his partner, Juvia Lockser.^[35]

Oración Seis arc[]

Lyon and Sherry, now members of Lamia Scale, join the Light Alliance as the representatives of their guild, in the fight against the Dark Guild, Oración Seis.^[36] After meeting up and finalizing their strategy with all the members, he rushes with Sherry and the others (with the exception of Jura Neekis and Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki) to the woodlands where they are ambushed and easily defeated by the Oración Seis.^[37][38]

After the unexpected attack, the Allied Forces is taken aback as a poisoned Erza Scarlet wishes to have her infected arm amputated, to prevent the poison from spreading. Lyon proceeds to conform to her request, but Gray intervenes, and convinces them of an alternative method to save Erza.^[39] When the Allied Forces splits up to retrieve the kidnapped Wendy Marvell (the only one capable of saving Erza, with her Sky Dragon Slayer Magic), Lyon, Sherry, and Jura face off against and successfully wipe out an entire guild.^[40] He then leaves with Sherry, as Jura senses an Oración Seis member.^[41]

At his departure, Lyon runs into Gray who is in the middle of a motorcycle battle with Racer. He jumps onto Gray's bike to assist the latter, and Lyon reveals that he has gone back to using two hands to cast Ice-Make, as it is how Ur had taught them. The two then team up, and subconsciously take their shirts off to Racer's confusion and Sherry's fancy. They work together to fight Racer off of his motorcycle, but as the Oración Seis member gets faster on foot, rather than on his vehicle, Lyon discovers his weakness.^[42]

Their fight continues, and Lyon abruptly freezes Gray atop a colossal Ice Tower. He takes on Racer on his own, and nearly gets himself killed. Lyon then reveals that Racer is not actually fast, but rather slows down his opponent's perspective of time. At this, Gray, from his high vantage point, fires an arrow crafted from ice, and hits Racer dead on, effectively completing Lyon's plan. Racer, however, refusing to admit defeat, charges towards the Mages, with an activated explosive Lacrima, aiming to blow everyone off. Lyon immediately takes action, and hauls Racer off a cliff, sacrificing himself to save Gray and Sherry.^[43]

Lyon, however, survives and reappears just as Sherry, having fallen into the darkness because of his apparent death, started attacking Natsu, Gray, and Lucy. With this, he playfully insults them saying he can't die so easily like them and returns Sherry to the light.^[44] Lyon then carries an unconscious Sherry, and cheers on the Fairy Tail Mages as they climb Nirvana.^[45]

Later on, Lyon aids the rest of the Allied Forces by fashioning a wing out of ice, in order to fly the battleship, Christina.^[46] He also encourages Gray in the final battle against the Oración Seis.^[47] Moments after Hibiki delivers to the Mages on the ground his plan to take out Nirvana: destroy the Lacrima inside each leg, Christina, not being supported by the Mages' Magics as it previously was, crashes somewhere in the forest, with Lyon aboard the Magic Bomber. However, much to everyone's happiness, they manage to survive the crash.^[48]

After successfully completing their mission, the entire Allied Forces heads to Cait Shelter for recovery. Jura congratulates Lyon and Sherry for their hard work, and later Lyon strips his clothes off alongside Gray as they overhear Natsu's idea for a party.^[49] Afterward, he and his guild-mates learn the sad secret of the Cait Shelter Guild and the nature of Nirvana.^[50] As each of the delegates return to their guilds, Lyon tells Gray to get rid of his stripping habit, only to have Gray point out his own indecency. Alongside Eve Tearm, Happy and Lucy, he notices quite surprisingly that Sherry started arguing with Ren Akatsuki about leaving each other.^[51]

X791 arc[]

After hearing about the return of the missing members of Fairy Tail, Lyon visits Fairy Tail with Sherry, Toby, Yuka, and Jura. He and Max Alors explain how Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus teamed up to locate them during the past seven years. Lyon then catches eye of Juvia for the first time, and claims he is in love, which confuses Juvia greatly.^[52] Later on, Lyon hangs out with Gray, and the two former apprentices of Ur talk about Ultear and Meredy.^[53]

Key of the Starry Sky arc[]

Note: The following events in this section are only shown in the anime.

Lyon meets up with Gray and Juvia, much to the two’s surprise. Gray asks Lyon why he is here, which Lyon answered that he is worried about this and that. Gray, who isn't satisfied by his answer and is obviously annoyed, again asks Lyon why he tagged up. Lyon, in a mocking tone, states that Gray can’t complete the mission by himself. The two argued more until the trio finally reaches their destination: the ruins. But to their disappointment, they don’t know what to do next.^[54]

Lyon, Juvia, and Gray arrive at the ruins where they are confronted by a guardian. Gray and Lyon try to attack but it does nothing; Juvia then attacks the eye of the guardian, which opens the door. When they get inside they split up and Lyon figures out the floating boxes dispersed in the room move with Magic. They then move the boxes into the slots in a wall, and are transported away as a result. When they awaken they meet Sugarboy, and Lyon and Juvia are quickly captured. As Sugarboy escapes, Gray chases after him and when they meet up the clock part appears, which they both go for. They are then transported back to their world. Lyon frees Juvia and himself by freezing and shattering the slime, and they return in time to help Gray defeat Sugarboy, obtaining the clock piece and retreating.^[55]

The trio travels to some underground ruins to meet up with the other groups, and arrive just in time to see Byro Cracy attacking Lucy and her team. With the rest of Fairy Tail, Lyon fires his Magic at the man to make him back off, to no avail though as their attacks are nullified. Before the fight can continue though the clock pieces start to glow and merge together to form the Infinity Clock. Lyon is then shocked when some familiar faces appear beneath the device.^[56]

Lyon takes part in the battle against them alongside Fairy Tail. However, he does little during the whole fight due to being defeated almost immediately by Racer. Lyon is rescued along with Fairy Tail by the members of Blue Pegasus and is taken back to Lamia Scale afterwards.^[57]

Grand Magic Games arc[]

Five days before the beginning of the Grand Magic Games, Lyon, hanging out in his guild, is told by the guild master, Ooba Babasaama, that he will be participating in the games with Jura. Upon hearing this, the other members of the guild cheer for him, all positive of their guild's triumph.^[58] Lyon arrives at Crocus, the capital of Fiore, and interrupts Juvia and Gray when she asks him if he wanted to go eat with her. Lyon then grabs Juvia and asks her to go to the aquarium with him instead. Gray and Lyon begin to bicker over who Juvia belongs to until Lyon proposes a bet without her permission: if Team Lamia Scale wins, Juvia will join their guild.^[59]

During the ceremony before the Games begin, Lyon and his team are declared fourth placers in the preliminaries of the Grand Magic Games.^[60] Lyon smiles when he sees that Juvia, a member of Team Fairy Tail B, is also participating in the tournament. When the first game is announced, Lyon steps up to the plate for Lamia Scale, causing Gray to do the same for Fairy Tail and subsequently, Juvia for her team.^[61]

In the first event, Hidden, Lyon gets attacked by Juvia, who hits him in the head, before he manages to attack Gray. Lyon gets a glimpse of Juvia's underwear, and is, in turn, distracted. By the end of Hidden, Lyon's guild, Lamia Scale, is in third place with six points ^[62] During the third day of the Grand Magic Games and after Laxus Dreyar defeats Team Raven Tail, Sherria Blendy and Wendy Marvell are announced as the next battlers. Lyon says that they are underestimating Sherria's powers. He looks forward to Gray's shocked face after seeing her powers. However, he is thinking of Juvia's shocked expression instead.^[63]

As Wendy and Sherria meet in the middle of the arena, Lyon sends a cocky smile in Gray's direction, stating that he will soon witness Sherria's true strength in astonishment.^[64] As the rest of the audience is shocked by Sherria's Magic and her and Wendy's similar Magic style, Lyon stands with a smile on his face, declaring Sherria's Magic to be the ultimate Magic of the sky.^[65] However, when Wendy unleashes her powerful attack of Shattering Light: Sky Drill and forces Sherria to the ground, Lyon shouts her name, obviously worried about her.^[66] He soon realizes his overreaction though when Sherria stands unharmed and moves to resume the fight, once again regaining his smile and declaring that Wendy doesn't have a chance.^[67] As the battle rages on, Lyon stares at Sherria in shock when Sherria begins to cast a very power spell, Heavenly Gathering of Clouds. However, Sherria's attack misses Wendy.^[68] Lyon continues to watch as Sherria and Wendy give it their all, and is satisfied with the battle's outcome.^[69]

After the third day comes to a close, Lyon heads to Ryuzetsu Land with some of his team members. Whilst he is looking around, he spots Gray and Juvia together, arguing over Juvia's wish to go on the "Love Slide." When Gray refuses to accompany the water Mage, Lyon slips in between and scoops Juvia off her feet, telling her to go with him instead.^[70] Gray gets upset with this, and he and Lyon begin to glare each other down.^[71] Juvia interrupts them to ask Gray yet again to slide with her, and Lyon tries to get her to ignore the other ice Mage, though in the end all three climb to the top of the slide. Whilst they are up there, Natsu flies towards them after being flung into the air by Ichiya. Though Lyon and Gray attempt to get out of the way, they are hit by the fire Mage and end up riding the slide together. As they begin to reach the bottom, both release their Magic to try and freeze each other, though all they manage to do is freeze the water in all the surrounding pools. Natsu, having landed and recovered, proceeds to melt their ice by using his Magic, however, he puts in far too much force and blows the building to pieces. As the people in the center are flung all over the place, Lyon and Gray land together in the rubble, frozen in a chunk of ice and still hugging.^[72]

Lyon and his team look at the newly formed Team Fairy Tail when they make their entrance.^[73] As the fourth day's tag battles commence, Lyon and Yuka Suzuki fight Team Mermaid Heel's Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna. Even though the match ends in a draw, Lyon states that he believes Kagura did not bring out her true strength. As Kagura and Millianna walk back to their team, Yuka tells Lyon that no one has ever seen her fight at her fullest.^[74]

During Natsu and Gajeel's battle with Sting and Rogue, and when Natsu alone overwhelms Sting and Rogue with his attacks, Lyon watches and smiles.^[75] He continues to even after the battle, and when Ooba firmly states that the guild's goal for the final day has changed to simply "beat Fairy Tail," Lyon tells Gray to wait for him.^[76]

As the final day of the games gets underway, Lyon stands with the rest of his team in the Domus Flau, ready to participate.^[77] Soon after, the new Team Fairy Tail arrives, and Lyon notices that Juvia has replaced Natsu as part of the team, his jaw dropping in surprise.^[78] Lyon gives his full attention to the announcers as they dictate the rules of the fifth day's event portion, and leaps into the field of Crocus as he looks for opponents to battle.^[79][80] Along the way, Lyon comes across Semmes and freezes him with his Ice-Make Magic, earning his team one point.^[81] Soon after, Lyon locates Sherria, who is struggling against Juvia, finding it difficult to recognize that they are evenly matched. He then turns his attention to Gray, and notes his repulsive appearance as he states that he will demonstrate to Juvia who the better man for her is, ignoring Sherria's words.^[82]

During the battle, Lyon attacks Gray with Ice-Make: Eagle, though he dodges the move. Gray counters by using water provided by Juvia to hit Lyon with his own move, but Sherria intercepts the attack to protect Lyon, for which he compliments her. Going on to say that attacking with Juvia's water is a dirty move, Lyon attacks Gray directly, injuring him. Sherria tells him to attack Juvia as well, though he claims that he'll leave that to her, adding that she shouldn't harm her. Sherria claims that what he's asking is impossible while Juvia wonders how powerful Lyon is.^[83]

After gaining the advantage against Gray and Juvia, Lyon apologies to his "love" as he and Sherria prepare to deliver the final blow.^[84] However, Gray and Juvia work together and combine their Magic. Angry at Gray for what he perceives as flirting with Juvia, Lyon turns to Sherria, who is stunned at the sight. Though he tells her they need to recover, she does not heed his words.^[85] As their opponents aim to attack, Lyon attempts to snap Sherria out of her trance-like state, to no avail as the two of them are hit by a combination attack and sent flying, with Lyon cursing Sherria for her inaction.^[86]

After their defeat, Fairy Tail rejoices and celebrates their victory of the Grand Magic Games, to which Lyon and Sherria acknowledge their loss, with the latter apologizing for contributing to their defeat.^[87] Later, Lyon is present at Crocus Central Square when Toma E. Fiore tells the Mages about ten thousand Dragons' attack. Lyon tells Gray that it's been a while since they fought together to which Gray replies that Lyon should stay out of his way.^[88] As Lyon and his guild stand ready in Crocus, they are suddenly approached by a huge Dragon that walked through the Eclipse Gate. Together, Lyon and his fellow Mages launch a hefty assault, trying to overwhelm the beast with their numbers, however, their combined attacks seem to barely harm the Dragon at all, unnerving him.^[89]

After the Dragon Motherglare releases their hatchlings to battle the Mages, Lyon and others move in and battle. During the fight, Lyon freezes one of the hatchlings and warns his distracted allies about the need to stay focused in the war zone. As Juvia begins fawning during a conversation with Gray despite the danger present, Lyon warns her about it by shouting out to her. However, one of Motherglare's minions attacks her but she is pushed out of the way by Gray, who Lyon watches as he takes the hit and his body is pierced.^[90]

As Gray's bloodied body lies on the ground, Lyon screams, to no avail, for Sherria to come and help. Sobbing, Lyon weakly states that Gray was shot through the head.^[91] However, Ultear's rewinding of time by one full minute brings everyone back to the moments before Gray's death. Lyon once again freezes one of the hatchlings and warns his distracted allies about the need to stay focused in the war zone, but experiences déjà vu. Seeing Gray's impending death, Lyon becomes unnerved at the thought and asks what happened to them. Just then, according to Meredy's memory, several hidden hatchlings appear from behind a fallen piece of lumber. As they prepare to attack, Gray and Lyon combine their Ice-Make to create a large shield. Following that instant, Lyon wonders what's going on.^[92] Shortly thereafter, with the Hatchlings having disappeared^[93] and the Eclipse Gate destroyed,^[94] Lyon stands behind Juvia and Meredy as they hug, eyeing Juvia with interest.^[95]

A little while after the end of the war, Lyon attends a celebratory banquet in Mercurius with the rest of his guild. After watching Gray once again reject Juvia's affection, Lyon comments that Gray shouldn't act in such a way, also remarking that he has finally realized that Juvia's heart has no room in it for him.^[96] A little while later, Lyon spots Fairy Tail, Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel all arguing over which guild Yukino should join, and quickly drags Lamia Scale into the brawl as well.^[97]

Eclipse Celestial Spirits arc[]

Note: The following events in this section are only shown in the anime.

On his former mentor's death anniversary, Lyon travels to Magnolia to see Gray, just to encounter Juvia on the way. After informing her that he isn't at his home, Juvia leaves to search for him to give him her gift. Lyon catches up to her, finding out that she has indeed found him but her gift was rejected. He reveals to her that today was the anniversary of Gray's teacher's death, much to her dismay.^[98]

Team Natsu visit Lamia Scale as a part of the Wizard Exchange Program, with Lyon complaining that they did bring Juvia. He then quarrels with Gray, resulting in throwing a giant piece of ice at the table where the rest were translating some templates, breaking it apart, causing Ooba to tell the Fairy Tail Mages to leave.^[99]

Tartaros arc[]

Note: The following events in this section are only shown in the anime.

Lyon sees the sudden appearance of the Face bombs and seen trying to attack it.^[100] He then watches as Iron Dragon attacks the bombs.^[101]

Avatar arc[]

In the year X792, Lyon takes part in Lamia Scale's Thanksgiving parade, taking to the stage and using his Ice-Make Magic to create moving creatures for the awed crowd. Despite his enthralling performance, Lyon later is called upon to drag both Toby and Ooba from the stage when they put on embarrassing displays and confuse the audience.^[102] As the performers rest after the event, Lyon brings in Natsu, Happy and Lucy to meet Wendy, but is miffed when Natsu tries to forcefully carry off the young girl. He listens to Natsu's plans and mentions that Makarov's disappearance is a cause for concern for the new Magic Council which was composed of the Ten Wizard Saints. He then assures Wendy that Lamia Scale wouldn't hold her back if she wants to go along with Natsu, sighing when she refuses.^[103]

As night falls, the town is attacked by a herd of beasts under the control of Orochi. Lyon helps evacuate the town and fend off the attack, cursing at their rival's attempt at destroying the entire town.^[104] As he and Ooba discuss about Orochi controlling the beasts using a Monster Tamer, the others come up with a plan to launch an aerial assault with the help of their Exceed so as to head directly for the Monster Tamer, Lyon gratefully accepting the help offered by the members of the former Fairy Tail.^[105]

When the monsters invade the town, Lyon tells Natsu and Lucy to make their stand over there.^[106] He then watches in amazement as Natsu easily sends their enemies flying before running after the Sky Sisters, and then he fights alongside his Lamia Scale peers and also Lucy, acknowledging her progress.^[107] After Natsu stops Orochi Fin's assault, Lyon and many others thank him for his help.^[108] The next morning, as Wendy and Carla prepare to leave with Natsu to rebuild Fairy Tail, Lyon says to an apologetic Wendy that he knew that she would leave them one day under similar conditions. After they say goodbye to the group, Lyon pats a sad Sherria on the head and tells her that she can cry, but when she says that she won't because she wants Fairy Tail to come back too, Lyon smiles at her.^[109]

Alvarez arc[]

On hearing Ichiya's plea to help Fairy Tail in their war against the Alvarez Empire,^[110] Lyon and his guildmates head toward Hargeon alongside Mermaid Heel to free the port from their enemy's control.^[111] The group arrives to see a huge army more than a hundred times their own numbers opposing them. Despite such overwhelmingly unfavorable odds, Lyon and Kagura rally their Guilds and charge.^[112] Lyon easily takes out multiple foes with his frozen constructs,^[113] only to be distracted by Dimaria's monstrous Magic Power permeating the battlefield.^[114] The battle soon ends as the two Guilds are forced to fall back. While they rest in an encampment, Lyon desperately tries to create a plan to counter their opponents' superior numbers.^[115] The next day, Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel attack the invading army again, helped by Fairy Tail this time, with Gray and Juvia arriving to help Lyon, who does not fail to appreciate Juvia's beauty.^[116] As the three fight back-to-back, Lyon is suddenly distracted by the sky being split by a flash of lightning, but Gray confidently informs him that such an occurrence is normal in Laxus' presence and they continue taking out the Empire's soldiers.^[117] When Crime Sorcière arrives on the battlefield, the trio is joined by Meredy, whose cuteness does not go unnoticed by Lyon.^[118]

Lyon and Gray continue to methodically cut down the Empire's soldiers,^[119] only to be stopped short when they are opposed by none other than Ur, whose being has been summoned forth from their own memories by Neinhart, leaving the two Mages aghast.^[120] As they are easily pushed back by the formidable foe, Lyon is hesitant to fight his former mentor's clone, despite knowing its true nature. However, he is made to face reality by Gray, and is heartened by the latter's determination to allow no further desecration of Ur's memories.^[121] But, when they fail to make any headway, Lyon laments their inability and acknowledges Gray's growth as well as his own lack thereof in the wake of Ur's demise. Gray forcefully drags him out of his depression, commanding Lyon to move forwards without forgetting the lessons the past has taught them, just as he himself did.^[122] The two then make a determined assault against the ghost of their past,^[123] rejoicing afterwards as the battle ends with the clone's disappearance due to Neinhart's defeat.^[124] Afterwards, he finds Sherria crying over losing her Magic for good, but reassures her that her sacrifice ensured better future for herself and everyone else.^[125]

Magic and Abilities[]

Ice-Make (氷の造形魔法(アイスメイク) Aisu Meiku): A form of Molding Magic that allows the user to create ice at his will and to shape it into objects. Lyon's proficiency in Ice-Make spells, after joining the Lamia Scale Guild, allowed him to quickly be selected to do S-Class jobs. Whether this indicates that he is an S-Class Mage or not is yet to be confirmed.^[1] As an Ice-Make user, Lyon is an individual resistant to cold and as such able to take damage from ice and snow-based attacks without sustaining major injury and is either completely to immune snow based attacks such as Eve Tearm's Snow Magic or is more resilient to it than other people.^[126]

• Dynamic Ice-Make: Unlike Gray whose version is Static (which allows him to create weapons and nonliving objects), Lyon´s Ice-Make is Living (aka Dynamic), which means most of his creations are animal familiars made from ice.^[127] Lyon has also demonstrated some Static techniques, such as Ice-Make: Sword, Shield, and Geyser.^[128][129]

• Ice-Make: Eagle (大鷲(イーグル) Īguru): Lyon creates several eagles that fly to his enemy and strike it. As a dynamic form of ice magic, these eagles can avoid any obstacles to hit its target.^[130]

• Ice-Make: Snow Dragon (白竜(スノードラゴン) Sunō Doragon): Lyon creates an ice Dragon that rushes towards its targets, and crushes them.^[131]

• Ice-Make: Ape (大猿(エイプ) Eipu): Lyon creates a large ape from ice. When he first employed it against Gray's Ice-Make: Ice Hammer, he created a static version of it. It was later revealed to be of the Dynamic type as well.^[132]

• Ice-Make: Snow Tiger (白虎(スノータイガー) Sunō Taigā): Lyon creates a tiger made out of ice that can rush towards, and bite its target.^[133]

• Ice-Make: Wing: Lyon is able to grow wings made from ice. He used such technique to fly over onto the Magic Bomber: Christina.^[46] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Panther: Lyon puts his palm on one side of the target, creating a panther made of ice that passes through the target and comes out from the opposite side.^[134] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Puffer Fish: Lyon creates a puffer fish made of ice and sends it towards the target, bashing it with its mass.^[135] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Mouse: Lyon creates a small, exceptionally cute mouse made of ice to function as a distraction, allowing him time to prepare more powerful spells.^[136]

• Ice-Make: Water Serpent (蛟(ミズチ) Mizuchi): Lyon creates a large, spiraling serpent made of ice that freezes his intended target upon contact.^[137]

• Ice-Make: Pigeon: Lyon creates several pigeons from one hand that soar into the sky.^[138] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Bunny: By signalling with his hands, Lyon call make a nest of small rabbits spawn on the ground.^[139] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Dragonfly: Lyon creates many Dragonflies, made of ice, that quickly home in on and attack his target.^[136]

• Static Ice-Make: Even though Lyon has shown himself to be a master at using the Dynamic variation of Ice-Make Magic, he has demonstrated a few spells that shows he is capable of using the Static variation as well, though his level of usage seen so far is not as abundant as Gray's.

• Ice-Make: Sword: The user creates a sword made of ice for melee combat. The strength of the sword is powerful enough to combat normal swords.^[140] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Lion: Lyon's entire arm is enveloped by a thick layer of ice which manifests as the head of a lion. This strengthens his punches and increases the damage it causes to his enemies.^[141] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Shield (盾(シールド) Shīrudo): The user creates large pieces of ice in front of themselves, which then quickly reform into hexagonal pieces arranged in a shield-like barrier to protect everything behind it.^[142]

• Ice-Make: Diamond Cage: Lyon creates a diamond-sided sphere of ice on the enemy to destroy the target’s body. It was stated that it loses its hardness the further it is away from the Caster and eventually shatters. This ice has been proven to be unmeltable, as shown when Lyon first used it on Natsu, he couldn't melt the ice on him with the fire from his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic.^[143]

• Ice-Make: Ice Geyser (氷欠泉(アイスゲイザー) Aisu Geizā): Lyon freezes the ground in front of him, creating a tower of ice spikes that impales his target.^[144]

• Ice-Make: Hedgehog (針鼠(ヘッジホッグ) Hejjihoggu): Lyon covers his body with ice spikes reminiscent of a hedgehog, to protect himself from melee attacks. This was first seen in his battle against Racer.^[145]

• Ice-Make: Clone: Lyon creates a copy of himself made out of ice. The copy is perfectly identical to him, being revealed as made of ice only after a close, careful inspection, and thus coming in useful to avoid enemy attacks.^[146] (Unnamed)

• Ice-Make: Titan Feet (タイタンフィート Taitan Fīto): Lyon creates a huge leg out of ice and slams it onto the target, crushing the victims underfoot.^[113]

• Ice Blade: Swan's Wings (氷刃白鳥ノ翼 Hyōjin Hakuchō no Tsubasa): Lyon forms a plethora of bladed swan's wings which rush towards the opponent, attacking in a flurry to inflict lethal cuts.^[147]

Ice Magic (氷の魔法 Kōri no Mahō): Ice Magic allows the user to manipulate or create the element of ice. Little is known about Ice Magic, as there have only been a few spells used so far, such as freezing objects the user comes into contact with,^[9] or Iced Shell, which requires the user to give up their body and transform into ice.^[148]

• Iced Shell (絶対氷結(アイスドシェル) Aisudo Sheru): While Lyon has never employed such high-level Magic, it is revealed that he knows how to cast it nevertheless.^[149]

Snow Magic (雪魔法 Yuki Mahō): Lyon was shown capable of using Snow Magic to create and manipulate snow against his opponents.^[136]

• Blizzard: Lyon, after raising his hand, launches several freezing winds, creating a powerful snow storm around the target.^[136]

Dispel (解除魔法(ディスベル) Disuperu): A Magic that Lyon used to dispel Ur's Iced Shell.^[150]

• Moon Drip (月の雫(ムーンドリップ) Mūn Dorippu): Moon Drip requires the light of the moon to act. It can deactivate every possible spell, even the "unmeltable ice" made by Ur's Iced Shell.^[150]

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Lyon is proficient in hand-to-hand combat. He is skilled enough to have overwhelmed Gray, albeit he repeatedly aimed for the latter's injuries.^[134]

Appearances in Other Media[]

Omakes[]

413 Days[]

After Gray rejects Juvia's gift and walks away from her, Lyon appears behind the woman, asking her if she expected anything different from him. Answering her shock, he tells Juvia that today is the anniversary of Ur's death and that it's best if she leaves Gray be for the time being.^[151]

OVA[]

The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land[]

Lyon, along with his guildmates, is relaxing in the Exciting Ryuzetsu Land after the third day of the Grand Magic Games. When Juvia suggests Gray a ride on the Love Love Slide with her, Lyon interrupts them and says that he and Juvia should go. He drags Juvia there and Gray unwillingly follows. When they reach the top, Lyon and Gray are pushed into the slide by a flying Natsu. While riding it, they argue with each other, freezing the park along the way. When Natsu destroys the ice, he and all the other people are sprawled around the now destroyed water park.^[152]

Video Games[]

Fairy Tail Portable Guild[]

In the game Fairy Tail Portable Guild, Lyon is playable from the beginning of the game.^[153] His element is ice, and he possesses the following Spells in the game:

• Ice-Make: Eagle Crowded: Cost 1 MP, Default Technique
• Ice-Make: Snow Tiger: Cost 2 MP, Lyon must be at lv30 to purchase it in the shop.
• Ice-Make: Ape: Cost 3 MP, Lyon must be at lv36 to purchase it in the shop.
• Ice-Make: Snow Dragon: Cost 4 MP, Lyon must be at lv45 to purchase it in the shop.

Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen[]

In the game Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen, Lyon is a playable character.^[154] In this game, he possesses the following moves:

• Ice-Make: Eagle
• Ice-Make: Snow Dragon
• Ice-Make: Snow Tiger
• Ice-Make: Hedgehog
• Ice-Make: Ape

Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou[]

In the game Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou, Lyon is a playable character.^[155] In this game, he possesses the following moves:

• Main: Ice-Make: Eagle (アイスメイク ｢大鷲｣ Īguru)
• Sub 1: Ice-Make: Hedgehog (アイスメイク ｢針鼠｣ Hejjihoggu)
• Sub 2: Ice-Make: Ape (アイスメイク ｢大猿｣ Eipu)
• Sub 3: Ice-Make: Snow Tiger (アイスメイク ｢白虎｣ Sunō Taigā)
• Super: Ice-Make: Snow Dragon (アイスメイク ｢白竜｣ Sunō Doragon)

Fairy Tail Zeref Awakens[]

Lyon is a playable character in Fairy Tail Zeref Awakens.^[156] He possesses the following spells:

• Ice-Make: Eagle: Cost 20 VP, Lyon has this spell from the beginning.
• Ice-Make: Ape: Cost 30 VP, Lyon has this spell from the beginning.
• Ice-Make: Snow Tiger: Cost 40 VP, Lyon must buy this spell in the shop.
• Ice-Make: Hedgehog: Cost 60 VP, Lyon must buy this spell in the shop.
• Ice-Make: Snow Dragon: Cost 120 VP, Lyon must buy this spell in the shop.

Fairy Tail (Video Game)[]

Lyon is a DLC playable character in Fairy Tail (Video Game).^[157] He possesses the following spells:

• Ice-Make: Eagle
• Ice-Make: Snow Tiger
• Ice-Make: Ape
• Ice-Make: Snow Dragon
• Ice Blade: Swan's Wings
• Ice-Make: Titan Feet
• Ice-Make: Snow Beast
• Ice-Make: Hedgehog

Trivia[]

• Lyon's likes include Ur. His dislikes include Gray.^[1]
• Lyon and his team once appeared in the cover of Sorcerer Magazine.^[158]
• In the Oración Seis arc, he is seen stripping at the same time as Gray, meaning he picked up the habit from Ur's training as well.^[4]
• Lyon's Edolas counterpart is said to wear multiple layers of clothing and is in love with a girl who ignores him, similar to Gray Surge.^[159]
  • In the manga, it is revealed to be Juvia.^[160]
  • Two of Lyon's followers appear to have Edolas counterparts in the anime, the two being asked by Natsu, Happy, Wendy and Carla and are scared off when they used magic.

Attack Power		4/5
Defensive Power		4/5
Speed		4/5
Intelligence		3/5
Love Triangulation		6/5

• In Volume 32's extra content, Mashima provided the battle statistics for 31 of the 40 X791 contestants in the Grand Magic Games. The stats, however, were provided not from Mashima's point-of-view as the author but from the view point of Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason. Which explains why some stats are missing and why others may be inaccurate. According to Jason from the Sorcerer Magazine, during his participation in the Grand Magic Games of X791, Lyon's statistics are:^[161]
• Lyon ranked 3rd in The Wizard I'd Like To Be My Boyfriend poll held by the Sorcerer Magazine in X784, being bested by Hibiki Lates of Blue Pegasus and Siegrain (Jellal Fernandes), both of whom ranked 1st and 2nd place, respectively.^[162]

Quotes[]

• (To Racer): "Don't get me wrong, okay? I'm not this guy's pal or anything. We happened to study under the same master."^[163]
• (To himself): "Unacceptable... I'll make Juvia see who the right man for her is..." ^[82]

Battles & Events[]

Battles

Events

Gray Fullbuster vs. Lyon Vastia Natsu Dragneel vs. Lyon Vastia Gray Fullbuster vs. Lyon Vastia: Rematch Allied Forces vs. Oración Seis Jura Neekis, Lyon Vastia & Sherry Blendy vs. Red Hood Gray Fullbuster, Lyon Vastia & Sherry Blendy vs. Racer Gray Fullbuster, Lyon Vastia & Juvia Lockser vs. Labyrinth Guardian Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockser & Lyon Vastia vs. Sugarboy (Earth Land) Fairy Tail & Lyon Vastia vs. Byro Cracy Fairy Tail, Lyon Vastia, Byro Cracy & Dan Straight vs. Reborn Oración Seis Kagura Mikazuchi & Millianna vs. Lyon Vastia & Yuka Suzuki Gray Fullbuster & Juvia Lockser vs. Lyon Vastia & Sherria Blendy Lamia Scale & Mermaid Heel vs. Levia

The Sealing of Deliora Pupils Reunited Temple Catastrophe The Demon's Awakening: Deliora's Release Sky Labyrinth X791 Grand Magic Games Inauguration Hidden (Event) Fun in Ryuzetsu Land!! Grand Magic Game The Great Banquet Orochi's Fin's Assault

References[]

Navigation[]

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Teams
Team Lyon	Lyon Vastia • Sherry Blendy • Toby Horhorta • Yuka Suzuki
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