PLAYER↴
Name: TJ
Contact: asraith
Other Characters: N/A

CHARACTER↴
Character Name: Natsu Dragneel
Age: 17 (physical age) / ~500 (true age) (details)
Species: Human
Canon: Fairy Tail
Canon Point: Post-Edolas
Character Info: Wikia
Personality: The best way to summarize Natsu's personality is that he's a loose cannon who cares a whole lot about the safety and happiness of others. He's very positive and excitable, despite how severely Igneel's disappearance affected him when he was younger. True to his position as the hero of an action shonen series, Natsu places tremendous faith and value on friendship and teamwork, and in most issues he seems to be fairly black-and-white. Despite his age, Natsu's behavior is pretty childish; he pouts when things don't go his way and is prone to the occasional tantrum, though he also knows to get serious when the chips are down. He has a tendency for self-sacrifice as well, often throwing himself in the path of danger to protect his guildmates, since they're the only family he has.

As much as he does try to live positively and keep his eyes on the road ahead, losing the dragon who was essentially his father dealt a huge blow to him, and occasionally he does find himself sliding back into sadness when one thing or another comes up that reminds him of his childhood, or when times are quiet enough for his mind to start to wander. He rarely opens up about his troubles, though, because he would hate to make people worry about him. His situation with Igneel, in his mind, is very personal; while he is always on the lookout for the dragon, it's unlikely he would let anyone else get involved in his search unless they were extremely close to him (Happy is one example of this).

Around just about everyone but Happy, Natsu is energetic, cheerful, and always getting himself into some kind of trouble. He's very passionate in just about everything he does, and both within and without his guild, Natsu has a reputation for overdoing it on jobs. In his first appearance, Natsu manages to cause major property damage at a port city during a confrontation with another wizard, but he shrugs it off and runs before he can get in trouble for it. This happy-go-lucky, devil-may-care attitude is a charm in the eyes of some, but a serious case of carelessness for others. He's usually aware enough to avoid bringing harm to people, and he can be surprisingly empathetic when he finds something in common with someone, even when that someone is a dangerous opponent. Of course, he ultimately draws the line at hurting his family - if someone hurts his guildmates or his close friends, he doesn't hold back on them.

Overall he's a good kid, if a little too excitable, and he's always ready to do what's right as long as he can tell it's the right thing to do.

Abilities: DRAGONSLAYER MAGIC

Natsu is a dragonslayer, meaning that he wields a form of magic specialized for defeating dragons in battle. Like all dragonslayers, Natsu’s magic adheres to only one element – fire, in this case – and he learned it from a dragon – for Natsu, this was the fire dragon Igneel. The spells involved in Natsu’s dragonslayer magic include propelling fire from his body, imbuing parts of his body with fire, and consuming/eating fire to get more power. Because he will no longer be in his home world, where magic is plentiful, the effects of his abilities and spells are reduced. They do not disappear entirely, however, because Natsu possesses an amount of magic naturally and can also presumably draw upon some of the faerie magic of the carnival. The spells he relies on are as follows:

• ROAR – The quantity and intensity of the flames is reduced. This ability's maximum range becomes small enough that it would only affect a small building or tent with enough effort.


• CLAW – The propulsion effect is reduced; he can only use this now to launch himself 30 feet at best.


• WING ATTACK - Again, reduced range and propulsion capabilities. Still very eye-catching, but only really effective in combat at close range.


• DRAGON FORCE - this ability lacks a large amount of the power it would possess in his world; when Natsu uses Dragon Force (which will happen rarely as magic is assumed to be less plentiful at the carnival), it will only yield a minor boost, along with the temporary physical changes, which will only be cosmetic. He will also still be very drained after using it, needing at least a day of rest or a special replenishment before he will be able to effectively use his other abilities.

Natsu freely experiments with his powers frequently, and occasionally he’ll find new ways to use his abilities - for example, using his Wing Attack to add propulsion to a punch - and over the course of the game he might discover new applications (with mod approval, of course). To sustain these abilities, Natsu’s metabolism is remarkably faster than that of most humans, and he needs a lot more food to go about life normally. It’s not clear in canon if consuming fire provides any sustenance, but he does seem to enjoy eating it. He can derive magic from other sources, but doing so usually renders him in the same state as entering Dragon Force.


CARNIVAL↴
Soul Colour: Red
Ideal Jobs: Scout, Magician
Relevant Experience: Natsu has the most experience and practical knowledge for adventuring and dispelling various threats, varying from nefarious organizations to dangerous monsters, spirits, and so on. Guilds in Fairy Tail exist for the purpose of protecting and helping the people of their world (and, occasionally, of other worlds in the case of the Edolas arc), and just like his fellow guild members, Natsu earns his keep and his living by taking on jobs and requests from civilians and other wizards. He cares a great deal about the well-being of others, as well as a fiery passion for discovery and exploration, so if he were able to choose, he would absolutely want to keep doing what he’s used to.

However, Natsu does use genuine magic, and it’s fire magic, which obviously lends itself to performance and flashiness. He also takes great pleasure in finding ways to please people and lighten the mood - he places great value on making others happy, and the immediate response from a delighted audience would satisfy this desire best. Natsu is very athletic and most of his abilities have applications in entertainment. He's inventive, but on account of his motion sickness, acrobatics are not for him. He has been onstage in the past without any trouble or anxiety as well, and he loves to perform, even if it's not what he currently does for a living.

Reason for Joining: Natsu would never leave his guild by choice, no matter how excited he might be at the prospect of traveling with an interdimensional carnival. If he's going to leave his world to come with the carnival, it's going to be because he has no other choice. As illustrated in his Test Drive toplevel, it's likely that Natsu's excitement will lead to some form of property damage, which would probably lead to some kind of debt, which must then be paid with service to the carnival. He's reckless and always eager to move on, but he's not necessarily going to skip out when he knows he owes somebody something...even if that something is traveling across worlds and working at a carnival.


SAMPLES↴

• TDM Toplevel


• Thread with Ginko