Next Fairy Tail Master?

[Jorge D. Dragon]

I'd say Luxus. For now only Gildartz is a better choise than he is, but Luxus is very powerful mage and he is also still young and can develop his skills way more. Also he can use other magic exept his fake dragon slayer magic and also he is a leader and do care for his guild. And we didn't see anyone in FT exept him and Makarov who can use different magic.

[gex407]

I vote for Laxus.(my favorite character of ALL animes ) Ok, so he did threaten everyone while he also tried to destroy them and become the new master... I'm quite sure he learned his lesson. Seeing from the ending of episode 48 (it makes me so sad, almost like id want to cry ), he already showed signs of improvement. I'm sure being away from fairy tail would make him realize all those important stuff that the Master said even more.
He will probably miss fairy tail..Oh and also, since he IS a blood relative to Makarov, im sure he would miss him too. And i think i saw a manga pic of it when makarov was dying or something that he told about Luxus inheriting the guild.

Second choice would be Erza, but thats about it.

[kkck]

Personally I think luxus is one level above erza as of now.... I mean, he took on gazille and natsu together and were it not for plot jutsu he would have won easily for the most part. I don't think erza could have done that to natsu and gazille together.... Heck, even an easy victory against natsu is a bit unlikely IMO.

[White Silver King]

I hope Mirajane becomes the next Master. She's the best suited for the job - she cares about the guild and everyone in it, she knows a lot about the magical world as a whole, she's down to earth and she's powerful (at least equal to Ezra as the story has suggested). Plus, she's my favorite.

[wooticus]

i don't think makarov will die but he will resign his mastership after the current arc because of his lack of ability to protect his "children".


so i also think it will be the council who might split up fairy tail into minor groups. or it will appoint a new leader which shall bring the guild into a not-so-chaotic shape. it would give FT a little "identity crisis".


the possibility i guess only i am actually believing is that in this arc someone (probably wendy) will through her lost magic revive mavis vermillion who might be actually a non human creature, something like a fairy.. and she will be the leader again for a little while... improving the magic of each guild member to a certain extent with a special training program or something.

[kkck]

^But is there anyone who could actually replace makarov though? Certainly not in FT at the moment, I would think even luxus still kinda lacks the power for such a thing. Gilldarts might be a decent match for makarot but would his capacity to protect the guild be any greater than makarov's? As it stands I don't think makarov can be replaced. Not to mention what is happening in fairy island is far from the guild's fault. No one knew zeref was there and grimmoire heart actually started the attack. Not a situation where the council should be angry....

[ShoobyDooBop]

Luxus isn't a given, in fact if anything I can't even see him as close.

Given the chapter, Markov wants Luxus to inherit his will to not let Fairy Tail down, but that doesn't necessarily make him the master automatically. Though indeed it might bring Luxus back into the guild, and he might want to be the master, I can easily count 2 mages in the guild who would be stronger than him (Gildhartz easily, Erza probably) and about 30 that are wiser than him.

I voted Markov will stay to the end, despite this building on from Rave's success, I cant help but see Fairy Tail as much lighter and I don't think they would kill off Markov that easily. If I had to choose a replacement, Gildhartz would be a shoe-in without doubt. As his match with Natsu showed, he has the heart of a FT member and the respect/wisdom of a senior member.

Besides, Luxus isn't going to have anything tied up soon. Still got that Raven Tail thing with his father and the Lacryma he has installed. From what I understood from that, Luxus was a weakling before it, and would be again without it. Until that arc happens, I still can't see Luxus returning. But if he does, I can't see him taking up leadership before the confrontation with his father.

And Markov obviously has to live for that arc too. Stop killing him off so easily, makes me sad =(

Indeed he was weak before but only his body and dude,not everyone can master Fairy Law so for me only his body was weak but his magic.

[mangakey]

Luxus will have to do something amazing to seriously redeem himself though. I think Luxus was shown in that one panel as a way of showing us that he will come back (at least for gramp's funeral if nothing else). Other than that, Gildarts seems to be liked by everyone.

[peleihno]

Only two people were worthy from the get go, sadly one was banished and the other is rather "unavailable" alot and usually of on an adventure of sorts. No one else in the guild has what it takes, hopefully Makarov survives to see another arc.

[Zancrow]

right now nobody in the guild could replace makarov. if he really needs to be replace i think it will be someone from the magic council but fairy tail will never be the same again without makarov as i dont think anyone his age will be that easy-going .

[White Silver King]

As someone else has said, Makarov isn't gonna die here. He still has to confront is son. You think Mashima is gonna miss out on that family moment? No way.

[Distantgeek]

Howdy, first post! Finally got around to finding a message board about Fairy Tail ^_^ Now my two cents

Luxus isn't ready, but I expect him to return this arc. I'm predicting he'll sense something's wrong and rally Gildartz and the rest of the guild to back up the heroes. At least that's my wishful thinking, I wanna see Gildartz in real action.

I wouldn't be surprised if the council, in an effort to flex their new power, forced Makarov to retire if he survives and appoint a Council-friendly Master. That would throw a whole new spin on things as they adapt to their new rules.

Gildartz is powerful enough, but doesn't want the responsibility I don't think. Or He'll do it and hate it, resigning to someone else. That'd be a neat mini-arc.

So it's either Council, Gildartz for a short arc, or Luxus 2.0.

[Askia32]

As someone else has said, Makarov isn't gonna die here. He still has to confront is son. You think Mashima is gonna miss out on that family moment? No way.

Idk, its gonna be a it off if Mak comes close to death again and miraculously survives.

I will find it interesting if Gildartz leads the guild. Laxus goes through some development with the loss of his grandpa, and plays a major roll when its time to meet his pops.

[miramira]

Gildarts is an awesome mage but I don't see him as a potential next master... I don't really know why, I know he's well respected within the guild and he's obviously really strong, and he did great "teaching" Natsu about fear. Maybe I just haven't seen enough of his characteristics.

I think as far as every FT mage is concerned Laxus (despite being "disowned" by his gramps) is still very much considered for that position. Personally I don't want him to be. Unless it would be so far from this point and he goes through some major character development.. well, we'll see.

I see Erza, Mira and Kana as very capable of being master of the guild. All three shows good command over the other mages especially during crisis. All three are trusted by Makarov. I wouldn't mind to see any one of them leading in case Laxus won't. But I doubt any of them three are considering or even hoping for that position. (Plus it may be that Mira's gone for good... but let's not go there.)

Gray and Natsu? I don't even want to imagine it. No offense, but I don't really think so. D:

[Jorge D. Dragon]

In fact for now we don't know Gildartz power, but I'd say that he isn't at Makarov's level, but of course when Makarov got Fairy Tail he wasn't at his actual level too, so maybe in ten or 15 years Guildartz will reach Makarov's level, though maybe Luxus will show better growth rate and become new Master. In fact I do think that Luxus would be the best candidate, cause of course he was wild, he was dumb in his way of acting, but deep inside he cared for his guild and his guildmates, cause his Fairy Law didn't kill anyone. I think after this journey he will mature as a man (it is the most important thing for him now) and also will improve his magic skills. Later with the help of Makarov he can really become a powerful mage and be a good Master.