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Known for her extreme strength, brash attitude, and key role in the Fairy Tail Guild, Erza Scarlet is one of the most popular characters in Fairy Tail, not to mention one of the most popular female anime characters, period. But even if you absolutely adore Erza, you still may not know everything there is to know about her. Let's get into some of the exciting trivia behind the red-haired weapons master.
If you didn't watch the Welcome to Fairy Hills omake, you may not have realized that Erza has a scintillating hobby - she likes reading erotic novels. On the battle side of things, you probably knew that she had a ton of weapons and armor, but did you know that she has over 200 weapons, and over 100 pieces of armor?
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During an omake called Welcome to Fairy Hills, Levy informs Lucy that Erza is a fan of racy or inappropriate books. It's not clear whether she means slightly spicy romance or straight-up porn, but either way, it adds an interesting dimension to Erza's character.
Most female anime characters get angry when they find out that a male character might be trying to watch them while they're bathing naked in a hot spring, but when this happens to Erza, she couldn't care less - she's happy to have her male guildmates join her in the bath. She's also completely fine with walking around naked or scantily clad around them, or claiming that she'd like to shower with them. This contrasts dramatically with her generally conservative self-presentation.
Mashima once said that he can't keep track of how Erza's armor is designed, so he changes things up every time she appears. Since she has so many different pieces of armor, this doesn't totally read as an inconsistency, though it might in a different series.
As most fans know, Erza's tragic past involved being a child slave in the Tower of Heaven. But this past was originally intended to be her present, while the events of Fairy Tail were supposed to be a dream about her future. This concept was loosely based on a Chinese story called "Dream of a Butterfly." Mashima thought better of the idea and placed the tower storyline in her childhood. But when she dreams about the past, butterflies appear, referencing the earlier concept.
Erza's right eye is artificial. For this reason, Mashima originally intended to depict her crying exclusively out of her left eye. But he eventually forgot about that idea, and began drawing her crying out of both eyes.
In the original Japanese version of the series, Erza is played by Sayaka Ohara. Ohara is also known for playing characters like Sailor Neptune from Sailor Moon, Irisviel von Einzbern from Fate, Yuko Ichihara from xxxHolic, and more.
Her dub voice is performed by Colleen Clinkenbeard, who has played Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece, Riza Hawkeye from FMA, and incidentally, Yuko Ichihara from xxxHolic.
