Gray Fullbuster

'''Gray Fullbuster (グレイ・フルバスター Gurei Furubasutā?) is one of the main male protagonists. He is an 18-year-old wizard who specializes in performing Ice Make magic (氷の造形魔法 Koi no Zōhei mahō),[n 6] which allows him to instantaneously conjure various kinds of weapons, shields, and other inanimate objects made from ice.[ch. 21] He is more level-headed and competent in performing jobs than most of his guildmates, but has a habit of removing his shirt or stripping down to his underwear, often without realizing it,[ch. 2] which Hiro Mashima based on a personal habit of his own.[vol. 2:afterword] Gray has a fierce rivalry with Natsu Dragneel due to their opposing personalities and magical elements, which constantly leads the two to bicker and insult each other.[ch. 10] Gray is the former ''' '''student of UI, who takes him in as an orphan after his hometown is destroyed by the demon Deliora. He learns magic from her with the intention of taking revenge against Deliora, and develops his stripping habit as a result of his training to withstand the freezing temperatures of UI's hometown. He later moves on to join Fairy Tail after UI sacrifices herself to defeat Deliora instead.[ch. 36-38,43] Over the course of the series, Gray clashes with his fellow former student Lyon Vastia and UI's daughter Ultear Milkovich, and helps both come to terms with their pasts as UI did for him.[ch. 29,31,241,242] In the Japanese version of the series, Gray is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura. In the English dub, he is voiced by Newton Pittman .'''