Character Profile: Erza Scarlet

Erza Scarlet is an S-class mage in the Fairy Tail guild, and also the guild's strongest female mage. A swordswoman, her type of magic is 'Requip', which enables her not only to select weapons from a magical pocket, but also many specialty armors depending on the battle she's facing. She also has an artificial eye, which enables her to evade eye-based attacks.

Unlike the guild master Marakov, who seems to be more tolerant to the guild's eccentricities, Erza often harshly criticizes the guild members for their bad habits and other deficiencies – like Natsu and Gray's near-constant bickering. She also has some history with Jellal Fernandez, who serves on the Magic Council – when Erza was a slave forced to build the Tower of Heaven. Jellal's brainwashing by the evil wizard Zeref forced Erza to escape and become a warrior mage.