Dragon Slayers (Spoilers if you haven't read the manga)

[Netsui]

I didn't want to put any spoilers in the title, but if you are not caught up with the manga, then please do not continue reading.

I want to have an actual discussion, so we can get different opinions, about two things. Oh, and I'm trying to keep this as short as possible, so please read? I want to try to have an actual discussion with Fairy Tail Fans. If I missed something, please point it out.

As some of us know, these two dragon slayers were introduced in the recent Fairy Tail Arc.

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We know how there are 1st Generation, and 2nd Generation dragon slayers.

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In this page here we get a brief description of the 1st and 2nd Generations, along with the 3rd Generation, which Sting and Rogue are 3rd Generation.

^ That was only the history, now here comes the parts I want to discuss.

In the manga, Sting and Rogue clearly said this, and I don't think there's any other way to read that.

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Do you think they were lying, or telling the truth? That's what I want our discussion to be about. I think it could be either way, except I think Rogue might have been the one lying. I think it could be the truth, because of the name Dragon Slayer.

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We have seen Acnologia on Tenrou Island, and even with four Dragon Slayers fighting it seemed more like a warm up to Acnologia. I don't expect their dragons to be foddlers, so this is why I'm thinking something was up. Oh, and if they were telling the truth that could explain why the dragons disappeared, and why Acnologia hates humans. Dragons feared that they would go extinct if others turned out like Rogue and Sting, and Acnologia could just hate them because they shouldn't be killing dragons. <-- I know that may not be right, but it's also a thought.

It seems like Sting would be the type that doesn't care about his comrades, or at least the ones who he found weak. Rogue, on the other hand, comes across as a character who cares about their comrades, no matter what. Rogue called Yukino their comrade, but wouldn't he count the dragon that taught him magic a comrade as well?

That's all I wanted to say, and I wanted to get some opinions on those two. I also don't want to see this turned into a flaming thread. If this thread was made before then I didn't see it before, I used the search bar, I used the advanced search bar, and I saw the similar threads list, so I apologize. I just want to have a nice discussion with other members.

 

[Yuka]

I haven't really read the manga yet, But i Have seen quite a few episodes of Fairy Tail, and dragon slayers in my opinion are awesome !

 

[Skylar Knight]

Good thinking + rep for you

 

[OhReary]

Yeah dafuq no way they defeated Acnologia.
(alone that is)

 

[Awkward Linguist]

Good thinking + rep for you

This ^ xd

 

[Chaos.]

Yes.....maybe rogue is hiding something.....same with sting...It isnt possible to kill a dragon that is 50x times y and has more battle experience than those 17years(?)old guys...Just no!Nice thread!

 

[imadnemeir]

I think that the dragon parents of sting and rogue gave them something of a boost, those two didn't actually kill their parents, but that boost came at the cost of those dragon lives.

I also believe that natsu, wendy, and gajeel, will also have that boost after meeting their dragon parents.

That is how i view where fairy tail is going

 

[Netsui]

Good thinking + rep for you

Thanks. I just read the arc and I was thinking about this, and I wanted to see other opinions on the matter.

Yeah dafuq no way they defeated Acnologia.
(alone that is)

That's what I was thinking. They said they could easily handle Acnologia, but I'm not sure if they're just acting over confident, or if they're just trying to scare Fairy Tail.

Yes.....maybe rogue is hiding something.....same with sting...It isnt possible to kill a dragon that is 50x times y and has more battle experience than those 17years(?)old guys...Just no!Nice thread!

Another thing that makes me curious, is that it seems like all dragons disappeared in the year 777. All the dragon slayers we know of were still kids back then, so did Rogue and Sting hunt them down, or kill them when they were just kids? That's another thing I keep on thinking about.

 

[Punch]

Maybe their parent dragons flew away, on 777, then they started telling people that they killed their parent dragons to help get them in to Sabertooth.

Good thread by the way!

 

[superfuzzyllama]

It be interesting to see, if the story is ever explained behind these two, the timeline at which when they killed their dragons. They were most probably around Wendy's (if not younger) age before the Tenroujiima event as they seem around the same age as Natsu/Gajeel.

Also did it ever state that Rogue was some sort of apprentice to Gajeel at some point? I thought I read this somewhere but I could be wrong. I reckon that it was either themselves who implanted with lacrima or it was Sabertooth's master.

The way the story is going, I am curious to know about these two but at the same time there's all this other stuff going on around them that it's kinda put these guys on the back burner. I can see them becoming more regular characters though, in what capacity I do not know.

 

[Netsui]

It be interesting to see, if the story is ever explained behind these two, the timeline at which when they killed their dragons. They were most probably around Wendy's (if not younger) age before the Tenroujiima event as they seem around the same age as Natsu/Gajeel.

Also did it ever state that Rogue was some sort of apprentice to Gajeel at some point? I thought I read this somewhere but I could be wrong. I reckon that it was either themselves who implanted with lacrima or it was Sabertooth's master.

The way the story is going, I am curious to know about these two but at the same time there's all this other stuff going on around them that it's kinda put these guys on the back burner. I can see them becoming more regular characters though, in what capacity I do not know.

I think it said that they admired Natsu and Gajeel as Dragon Slayers, but I'm not sure.

 

[Ragnaroc]

well from what i've seen of igneel and wendy's dragon is that igneel doesn't really want anything to do with natsu at the moment where as wendy's dragon seemed concerned over what was going on.

so its possible that after they disappeared and after the tenrou attack that sting and rogues dragons appeared to make sure they were alright and than were attacked.

now i do think that Rogue is lying about killing his dragon because he does seemed concerned about his comrades where at Sting only cares about strength and does seem to have the personality that would cause him to attack his dragon teacher.

 

[Itachi65]

well from what i've seen of igneel and wendy's dragon is that igneel doesn't really want anything to do with natsu at the moment where as wendy's dragon seemed concerned over what was going on.

so its possible that after they disappeared and after the tenrou attack that sting and rogues dragons appeared to make sure they were alright and than were attacked.

now i do think that Rogue is lying about killing his dragon because he does seemed concerned about his comrades where at Sting only cares about strength and does seem to have the personality that would cause him to attack his dragon teacher.

Or they were taught before the time skip. They might have been around the time Wendy was taught as well. As it seems dragons didn't teach humans synchronically. They disappeared at the same time though. Those kids might really think they killed their dragons, but we can't know that.

Another theory is that the dragons for some unknown reason told them/allowed them to kill them.

 

[Netsui]

Or they were taught before the time skip. They might have been around the time Wendy was taught as well. As it seems dragons didn't teach humans synchronically. They disappeared at the same time though. Those kids might really think they killed their dragons, but we can't know that.

Another theory is that the dragons for some unknown reason told them/allowed them to kill them.

I didn't think of the last part. It could be true too. I hope they shed some light on their past either during this arc.

 

[Acnologia]

I also think that they might not be telling the whole story. Here is why. Gajeel's, Natsu's and Wendy's dragons abandoned them on the same day of the same year. Now I'ts my understanding that Sting's and Rouges dragons abandoned them as well. If that is true then there is no way a couple of kids could kill a dragon. Even if they did stick around we saw the destructive power of Acnologia. For all we know Igneel and the gang could be a lot stronger then Acnologia. Or that Acnologia is the strongest Dragon there is.

 

[Ragnaroc]

yeah i do agree that most likely they do think they killed the dragons because they disappeared which makes me think that during this fight you'll see sting and rogue realize what really happened.

 

[Pervyy]

yeah i do agree that most likely they do think they killed the dragons because they disappeared which makes me think that during this fight you'll see sting and rogue realize what really happened.

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This page makes me think they didn't kill their dragons

 

[BlueNote]

cant wait for the dragon slayer team battle i hate sabertooth and i hope natsu and gajeel beat the crap out of sting and rouge also i hope gajeel and wendy get a second element that would be awsome

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

From day one that they said that I knew they were lying. They obviously seemed pretentious in character in the beginning so it was expected.

 

[Acnologia]

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This page makes me think they didn't kill their dragons

Same here. I see two things happening here. Either Igneel is mocking them while they are dead. Or he is really talking to them. But it's probably the second one.