Worst Moments in Fairy Tail: Alvarez Arc
Read at your own risk. This list contains major spoilers.
This was nothing more than a plot device to randomize the entire continent, randomize everyone's location, get rid of Acnologia, save Gajeel from death, send Zeref straight to the Fairy Tail guild, and make Hisui and Zeira appear for no more than 2-3 chapters.
Zeref and Mavis having a child is one of the worst (and frankly disgusting if you think about it) plot twists in fiction. I mean, what's the point?
Even if they had to have a child, it should have been Larcade. The overall theme of his character, the child of the Black mage having holy magic, would have made a more interesting plotline. He even looks like Mavis!
Using him as a red herring was just terrible, and having him as an Etherious led to nothing.
Just when we thought Larcade Dragneel was Zeref's son, we, including Larcade himself, were shocked to hear that he was NOT Zeref's son, but just another Etherious Demon born from the Books of Zeref.
Not only that, but the biggest shocker is that August was somehow conceived and born while Mavis was "dead," and after Precht Gaebolg encased her body in a crystal.
From girls' clothes getting torn to shreds to panty shots and breasts getting groped, just imagine how different this arc would be without the fanservice. Pretty decent, right?
This fight alone proved that to kill a plot device, you have to fight fire with fire. The body swap between Irene and Wendy accomplished nothing.
Erza being able to destroy a meteor with most of her bones broken by a single swipe from dragon Irene was nonsensical. To top it all off, the fight concludes with Irene committing suicide.
This fight was a disappointment, especially the ending. Mashima made Irene way too overpowered, and the ending suffered as a result.
This has got to be one of the worst fights I've ever seen in Fairy Tail. Now don't get me wrong, I liked the action scenes, but there are two things wrong with this. First, E.N.D appeared much too early, only to disappear after less than two chapters. Second, they fought for NO REASON. After thinking that Juvia and Lucy were dead, the two run into each other. Instead of Gray helping Natsu calm down, knowing that Natsu is E.N.D, they start to fight, causing Erza to break them up as usual.
After seeing his "children" suffer from fighting Alvarez soldiers, Makarov decides that the best way to defeat the enemy is to use Fairy Law, but at a major cost: his life. This would've been a different story if this had been a last resort, but Mavis herself said she had an alternative plan. Makarov ignores her, casts Fairy Law, and dies, taking out about 80% of the enemy, and NONE of Fairy Law touches a single Spriggan or Zeref.
Seriously, this fight was nonsensical. After using Ice Lock on the two of them, Invel Yura informs them that the Ice Lock will break after one of them dies. First of all, Juvia could have easily escaped by turning herself into water, or Gray could have eaten the ice since he was given the power of Ice Devil Slaying magic (as seen by Silver). However, they didn't do that for whatever reason and they fight. Juvia decides she doesn't want to fight and tries to kill herself, only to see that Gray had the same idea. After Ice Lock breaks, Gray wakes up after losing a ton of blood, only to realize that Juvia learned Water Make magic: Blood Transfusion, to save Gray's life. Not only did BOTH of them lose a lot of blood, but Juvia actually survived. Seriously?
This guy was a victim of being the most hyped character, then got shut down within three chapters of his appearance. God Serena is the number one rank of the Wizard Saints and was wiping the floor with three Wizard Saints all at once. He was about to kill Warrod, but at the last second, Acnologia appears and kills him. After being brought back as a Historia to redeem himself, he fights several Fairy Tail members at once, only to get one-shotted again by Gildarts. Talk about embarrassing.
This was just a cheap tactic developed by Neinhart to bring back those who died in previous arcs. These characters are Kyouka, Azuma, Ikaruga, Ezel, Hades, Ul, Zancrow, Keith, and Simon. The only way to make them disappear is to either take out Neinhart first, or... glare at them until they cower away in fear? Even after all of that, Neinhart creates Historias of God Serena, Wahl, and Bloodman and claims that they were "too much for him." Really, dude?
Even though this was one of the best fights in the entire arc, the ending ruined it for me. We see Wahl literally attack Laxus with everything he's got and soon discover that Laxus' body is filled with anti-magic barrier particles from the Tartaros arc. Wahl is surprised that Laxus can even walk, let alone fight, and the two continue to battle. Unfortunately, Wahl makes two mistakes: attacking Laxus with lightning and canceling the jutsu-shiki, which ultimately cures Laxus of his disease. Laxus then proceeds to defeat him with something called "Red Lightning," which not even Wahl could figure out. The saddest part is that even though Wahl was immune to forms of lightning, this "Red Lightning" shouldn't have killed him. I wish he had been defeated differently.
The Newcomers
This entire arc could be described with one phrase: Deus Ex-Machina.
I don't know, this fight simply left a sour taste in my mouth. Not only was Natsu made weak and helpless, which I personally hated, but if Lucy had fought Brandish harder, some very bad things could have been prevented, including Lucy's and Natsu's capture, Natsu running rampant, and maybe even the fight against Gray. Lucy defeating Brandish would not only have been appreciated by her fans, but it also could've paved the way for a much friendlier outcome between him and Gray.
Why is this so low? It's true that many people complain about how Mashima never lets Lucy fight, and when he does, they think he's doing it wrong!
To be honest, I thought the magical cancer plotline should have been brushed under the carpet. Mashima could've found another way to turn Natsu, like the classic method of screaming and clutching his head in pain. Isn't that how demon transformations are normally done?
Look, this was a highly anticipated fight, and I loved it. Sadly, it was cut short by Irene killing Nero because he wasn't useful anymore. If it wasn't for Irene interfering and killing Nero, I think it would've been one of the best fights in the series, especially since Doppio is supposed to be an S-Class who returned from a ten-year quest. Luckily, Doppio was able to warn Erza and Wendy about Irene's magic so they could fight her.