Erza Scarlet/Relationships

Natsu Dragneel
Erza and Natsu Dragneel are guildmates and teammates who share a very strong bond. When Natsu described Erza to Lucy, he described her as a scary, omnipotent person. And, despite not saying it, he was afraid of her. Natsu greatly admires Erza due to her power, bravery, and strength. He loves to battle her to see who's the stronger Mage, although he is always effortlessly defeated. Erza also believes that Natsu will be able to surpass her one day by reaching the full potential of his destructive Magic. Their relationship is friendly but can get very competitive due to Natsu's constant challenging.

Erza and Natsu have known each other since childhood and are very close. And, in their younger years, they even bathed together, along with Gray Fullbuster. The two of them care deeply for each other, and would protect each other even if it meant sacrificing their own life. Erza acts as a peacemaker when Gray and Natsu fight, although she usually maintains the peace with violent acts towards them. Fear of her has even caused Natsu to start behaving like Happy, copying Happy's trademark: "Aye".

Natsu's affection towards Erza was enough for him to disguise himself as an armored Mage to prevent her from going to prison due to the great amount of damages she caused during her missions. When they are put in cell for only one day as a result, Erza admits she was kind of happy that Natsu came to help her.

Natsu was enraged to see that, due to Jellal, Erza was crying as if she was weak. Seeing her tears prompted Natsu to knock her unconscious, promising that her nightmare would be terminated once she would woke up. With this lionhearted vehemence, Natsu succeeded in defeating Jellal, part of the Ten Wizard Saints, again showing that he would destroy all hindrances making Erza helpless.

Natsu and Erza share the same strong feelings towards their guildmates. In the Tower of Heaven arc, Natsu told Erza that, even if he does not know much about her past, he is the same as her; a world without his friends would be impossible. He also told her to never forsake her life again but instead to live on for his fellow friends.

Erza also has an immense trust in Natsu. This is shown when she trusts Natsu to defeat Laxus Dreyar, who is clearly stronger than Natsu, while she left to destroy the Lacrima from the Lightning Dragon Slayer's Thunder Palace spell. She promised Natsu that she would return alive, not losing the life that Natsu once saved.

Lucy Heartfilia
Lucy Heartfilia and Erza are both teammates and guildmates that share a very close relationship. Lucy admires Erza's strength and beauty and considers Erza a role model. The two care for each other deeply and will do anything to protect one another. During the incident with Phantom Lord, Erza, along with all the other members of Fairy Tail fought Phantom Lord for Lucy's sake and refused to give up Lucy even if they were told they would be spared in return for her being given up. Similarly, Lucy, along with a few others, entered the Tower of Heaven and fought Jellal and his minions to rescue Erza when she was kidnapped by her former friends. Erza also seems to take interest in Lucy's undergarments as well as her other clothing and looks to Lucy for information on the latest fashion. When she considered donning her Seduction Armor against Azuma her only worry was what Lucy would think, and during the Magic Games, Lucy complains that Erza has a habit of climbing into her bed in their shared quarters.

Gray Fullbuster
Erza and Gray have known each other for many years, ever since Erza joined Fairy Tail. Their relationship is similar to the one between Erza and Natsu: Gray is shown to be afraid of the S-Class Mage to a degree, with a mere scolding from her being enough for him and Natsu to stop any argument or skirmish they might be having. In spite of this, the two of them get along very well, being part of the same team, as well as great friends, which, in their childhood, were close enough to bath together alongside Natsu. Unlike Natsu, the more level-headed Gray isn't so prone to pick a fight with Erza, not seeing her as a rival. Initially, a young Gray approached Erza boldly, nagging her for always wearing armor and subsequently attacking her, only to be defeated by the girl. Having subsequently met her crying alone away from the guild, and realizing that her armor acted as an "emotional protection" of sort for the slave girl who had been abandoned, Gray befriended her, developing the conviction that Erza needs to be in Fairy Tail, with her comrades, in order to give up her armor and not cry. During the events of Galuna Island, when Erza wanted her teammates to return to the guild in spite of their mission still going, Gray stated that he was disappointed by her, not backing off even before her sword, and insisting on finishing their task; something which eventually convinced Erza to help them out. Just like Natsu, he was genuinely concerned for Erza's well-being when the latter was to be used as a sacrifice for Zeref's resurrection in the Tower of Heaven, assaulting and angrily defeating Fukuro, who was standing in his way.

Happy
Just like the majority of the Fairy Tail members, Happy respects Erza and acknowledges her and believes that her Magic is extremely powerful, even to the point of betting money on her to win a match against his partner, Natsu Dragneel. However, because of Erza's power, he fears her, as shown when Erza arrived at Galuna Island to bring back the members of Team Natsu after they stole an S-class mission from the guild's second floor. When Happy was looking for Lucy, and saw that Erza had come to the island, he instantly tried to flee but his efforts were in vain as Erza easily captured him and tied him up alongside Lucy forcing them to help her find Natsu. Erza values the relationship she shares with all the members of Fairy Tail, even to the point of risking her own life, as showed when she protected them from Phantom Lord's attack, and when she fought Azuma for the sake of her friend's life. Happy also treasures his relationship with Erza, demonstrated when he helped the members of his team, and Juvia Lockser, and Jellal Fernandes.

Gajeel Redfox
Like the rest of Fairy Tail, Erza expressed her doubts when she realized that Gajeel had been aggregated into their guild by Makarov himself, especially considering his past involvement during the Fairy Tail-Phantom Lord Guild War. However, she was willing to set them aside somewhat since it was her guild master's decision to have the former Phantom Lord member as a part of Fairy Tail. But she insisted that Gajeel must be kept under constant surveillance, to which Makarov agreed. She does seem to genuinely trust Gajeel, as seen during their escape from Edolas, where she entrusted Gajeel the task of reverting everybody in Fairy Tail that were converted into Lacrima, back to their original states. However, this did not stop her from preventing Gajeel from being chosen to be a contestant in the S-Class Mage Promotion Trials.

Wendy Marvell
Wendy Marvell is a guildmate and a close friend of Erza. It was Erza who invited Wendy to join Fairy Tail after seeing Wendy's sorrow after it was revealed that the Cait Shelter Mages were illusions created by Roubaul. When Wendy joined Fairy Tail, Erza bought a cake for Wendy to welcome her. Erza was also worried when she heard that Wendy went on her first big mission and Erza decided to check on her ensuring her safety. Erza has been known to compete with Wendy somewhat though. When Wendy was healing the injured on Tenrou Island, Erza took that as a challenge and she also started "healing" the boys with sad Wendy saying that she had so many patients due to her big chest.

Mirajane Strauss
Erza and Mirajane are two guildmates that share a very friendly relationship. In their younger years, Erza and Mirajane were rivals. The two fought constantly in a fashion very similar to the way Natsu Dragneel and Gray Fullbuster fight in present day. Mirajane disliked Erza, and didn't want Elfman and Lisanna associating with her or anyone she considered to be on Erza's "team". However, their rivalry ended abruptly when Lisanna, Mirajane's sister, supposedly died. Mirajane's personality changed completely and she became kind and ceased her feud with Erza.

Makarov Dreyar
Erza possesses the utmost respect for Fairy Tail's Guild Master Makarov Dreyar. It was Makarov who had Porlyusica create an artificial eye for Erza after the girl lost her right one in the Tower of Heaven. When the man was caught off-guard and heavily injured by Phantom Lord's Aria while Fairy Tail was assaulting the latter guild's building, Erza was shown crying in sadness and disbelief, subsequently ordering her fellow guildmates to retreat in order to treat the Master; his appearance during her battle with Jose Porla, which saved her from certain defeat, also left her in tears of joy. When Makarov isn't around, Erza is usually the one looking after her fellow guildmates in his place, being notably more strict and severe than him, at least initially.

Pantherlily
After Pantherlily got sent to Earth Land, he was invited to Fairy Tail. There, Pantherlily is surprised how noisy everyone is and finds it hard to believe they all have Magic Power inside them. Erza explains that's how Mages are in Earth Land. She also points out that the Magic isn't important, but the hearts and people who wield it. Pantherlily tells Erza that it's comforting to see a familiar face like hers even though she's not the Erza he knew.

Rob
Erza and Rob met during their enslavement at the Tower of Heaven. Rob believed that freedom resided deep inside the human heart and he was the one to teach Erza the very meaning of Magic and how to tame it. He believed that, like freedom, Magic also dwelt in the heart. His colloquy about Magic inspired Erza to become a Mage and she told Rob that she would take him away from the hell they lived in. During the revolt, Rob shielded Erza from an attack from the dark cult resulting in his death. Erza, enraged and sorrowed by his death, awakened her true Magic and defeated all the guards at once. Which demonstrated just how close Rob was to Erza's heart and it was thanks to Rob that Erza came to Fairy Tail where Rob was once a trusted Mage. Thus, he passed his legacy to Erza.

Laxus Dreyar
Laxus, Makarov's grandson and a fellow S-Class Mage from Fairy Tail, seems to have always looked down on Erza, considering himself on a whole different level than her. While annoyed by this and by his continuous thrusts against their comrades, which he considers "weaklings", Erza doesn't think of Laxus as an evil person, having described him as merely "a little awkward" when encouraging Wendy Marvell to introduce herself to him. Erza also didn't try stopping Laxus from seeing the injured Makarov after all the troubles he had caused Fairy Tail during the events of the Harvest Festival, and was glad to see him greeting Natsu. She, like the rest of the guild, bid Laxus a warm farewell after the latter was excommunicated for his actions during the Festival; she also appeared glad to see him back on Tenrou Island. Much like the rest of Team Natsu, she's shown to admire Laxus' power.

Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki
Ichiya believes himself to be a womanizer and he has his eyes set on Erza. However, Erza is completely disgusted by Ichiya. Erza comically shivers whenever she sees Ichiya, who is always trying to get uncomfortably close to her to smell her 'parfum', as seen at the rendezvous point for the mission to annihilate Oración Seis. As Ichiya approached Erza, Erza retaliated with a powerful punch and he landed on Lyon. Despite this, Erza recognizes Ichiya as one of the strongest Mages of Blue Pegasus.

Bacchus
Not much is known of the relationship Erza and Bacchus share. However, it was revealed that while on jobs for their respective guilds in the past, Bacchus and Fairy Tail's S-Class Mage Erza have fought many times. But neither ever defeated the other, so their score has never been settled.

Jellal Fernandes
Jellal and Erza have been friends for a long time. They first met in the Tower of Heaven, back when it was being constructed. During this time, Jellal gave Erza her last name. Jellal cared deeply for her, to the point of changing places with her when she was about to admit to a crime that she didn't commit. However, when Erza went to save him from the guards who captured him, he, having been brainwashed already, attacked her and exiled her from the Tower of Heaven, making everyone think she betrayed them.

Eight years later, Jellal tried to sacrifice her to "revive" Zeref and claimed that he loved her once as he forcefully pushed her towards the Lacrima crystal that he planned to kill her in. However, he was stopped by Natsu. After his defeat, Erza heard his voice saying she had become strong. Though later, Erza told Lucy that what she thought that possibly Jellal was responsible for stopping the tower from destroying both her and Natsu since at that moment Natsu had defeated him; he was freed from the spirit of Zeref and returned to his old, kind self and that he fused with Etherion in Erza's place and guided the Magic up to the sky. Later, during the conflict with Oración Seis, he was revived by Wendy, and the only thing he could remember was Erza's name. Upon hearing all the bad things he did and the pain he caused Erza, Jellal chose to cast a self-destruction spell on his body to rid Erza from all the pain and sadness he'd caused her. However, Erza managed to convince him to live to atone for his sins and he chose to fight together with her. After defeating Nirvana, Jellal and Erza talked in private and Jellal confessed his fears of the darkness inside him resurfacing, but Erza told him that even though that may happen, she will be there for him. During her fight with Azuma, she would hear Jellal's voice telling her to not give up. This would help give her the strength to stand up and eventually defeat Azuma.

When Erza and Jellal met in X791, after the disappearance of Tenrou Island and the Team Tenrou, they talked about Jellal regaining his memories and things he did in his possessed days, and eventually, while thinking about all the moments they had over the years, they almost kissed. However, Jellal pushed her away because he still believed that he should punish himself for his past actions, and he didn't believe he deserved to be with someone who "walks in the light". Knowing what he was going through, Erza accepted his lie about having a fiancé.

Azuma
Azuma, a member of the elite team Seven Kin of Purgatory from the Dark Guild Grimoire Heart, has a different view of battle than Erza, thinking of it as an entertainment of sort, whereas Erza made claim that she only needs the power to protect her comrades. In spite of those different opinions, during the course of their battle, Azuma gained Erza's respect, at the same time showing his own respect to both the woman and her guild. Following his defeat, he was willing to respect the promise he had made to Erza, at the same time warning her about Ultear Milkovich, and apologizing for what the latter one had done to Jellal Fernandes, a person dear to Erza.

Millianna
Millianna is another childhood friend of Erza, and, like her, a slave girl, working for the construction of the Tower of Heaven, who used to be part of the small group led by Jellal Fernandes. Believing that Erza had betrayed them, Millianna took part in her kidnapping, restraining Erza's comrade Lucy Heartfilia in the process. Following the revelation of Erza's innocence and their escape from the Tower, Millianna apologized to her for what she had done. Later on, when she tried to leave Erza in the night alongside Wally and Shô, regretting her actions and not wanting to upset her friend with memories of their past, Erza bid farewell to the three of them with a ceremony typical to Fairy Tail, complete with fireworks set up by the rest of Team Natsu. Millianna was deeply struck by such action, shedding tears of joy as she left.

After seven years, Erza and Millianna were reunited as members of two of the eight competing guilds in the Grand Magic Games. Millianna was planning on revealing herself after the competition but her longing for her lost friend made this difficult, prompting her to reveal herself after the second day and causing the two to have a tearful reunion. However, Erza was very worried about Millianna stating her hatred towards Jellal and her desire to kill him, something Erza didn't agree with.

During the battles against the invading Dragons, a wounded Erza was helped by Jellal and the two were soon spotted by Millianna. As the young Mage's face grew visbly angry from seeing the man she hated, Erza put herself in the issue, telling Millianna she had forgiven Jellal. Arguing that hating Jellal wouldn't undo the bad things he had done, the reunion is soon interrupted by Ultear, who reveals her actions where the true cause of Millianna's suffering before walking off. With her gone, the three began thinking about the things wrong in the world. After the defeat of the Dragons, Erza and Millianna both attended a celebratory ball held by the king in his castle. While there, Erza noticed Millianna's sad face and, wanting to see her friend smile, presented her with Happy. Seeing this didn't work, Erza subsequently gave her Carla and Pantherlily as well, making her sad face go away.

Kagura Mikazuchi
Kagura Mikazuchi and Erza originally met when they were in Rosemary Village and during when a group of followers led by Zeref attempted to kidnap children, Erza saved a scared Kagura from being captured. However, neither Erza or Kagura would recall each other till the Grand Magic Games, which Erza showed interest in fighting her while Kagura viewed her as a means to get to Jellal, knowing of her closeness with her. However, Kagura's interest in Erza turned into fueling rage after discovering Jellal being apart of Fairy Tail (as Mystogan).

During their battle on the final day of the Grand Magic Games, Kagura brutally assaulted Erza. Due to her hatred towards Jellal, Erza's mention of his name enraged her. As Erza tried to reason with her and not to drag Millianna in with her hatred, Kagura rebuked her, stating it was Millianna's free will. Once Kagura revealed her hatred was due to her being Simon's sister, the man whom Jellal killed, Erza stated it was her fault for being weak at the time of his death. Hearing this, Kagura, enraged at Erza and over her still defending Jellal, unsheathed her Archenemy and struck Erza, but the latter defended herself, stating her life was entrusted to her by Rob, Simon and her friends and she wouldn't let her kill her. With her resolve, Erza turned the tables on Kagura and struck her down. However, as a boulder almost crushed Kagura, Erza pushed her out of the way and saved her. Erza then revealed their past and how she saved her, and how Simon always talked about her. Kagura burst into tears and, having been moved by Erza's kindness and likely feeling guilty for hurting Erza, helped move the boulder off her and states she's still confused and needs to process the information she received, and just as she admits defeat, Minerva stabs her from behind, enraging Erza due to her dirty tactics.

However, once Minerva was beaten and the Grand Magic Games were over, Erza approached Kagura during a celebratory ball held at Mercurius by the King of Fiore. Both asking about the other's wounds from the battle, Erza shows her willingness to forge a good relationship with her, stating that they're from the same village and should be friends. However, Kagura stated that the term "sister" was better for the two of them, causing Erza to blush and push Kagura into her bosom, happily referring to her as "cute".

Mystogan
Mystogan and Erza are former guild mates. Mystogan constantly wore a mask and used Sleep Magic to put the Mages of the guild asleep while he was visiting for Erza's sake since, due to the fact that he was the Edolas counterpart of Jellal Fernandes, he was the spitting image of Jellal. Jellal was Erza's childhood friend who, due to a series of events, was turned evil by the influence of Ultear Milkovich, and Mystogan knew that Erza having to see Jellal's face would be painful for her. However, during Mystogan's battle with Laxus Dreyar, Erza and Natsu barged in and saw Mystogan's face when his mask was knocked off. He explained to Erza that he was not the Jellal that she knew, but he didn't go into more detail than that.

Erza Knightwalker
Erza's Edolas counterpart was initially shown to possess a personality radically different from her, being an enemy to Edolas' Fairy Tail and having no concern for human lives, something which placed the two of them at odds, prompting them to engage in brutal confrontations. The philosophies of the two clashed during their battle, and Knightwalker was eventually convinced of the value of human lives, giving up on her wish to use the people from Earth Land to gain more Magic Power for Edolas. While Erza was being sucked back to Earth Land by Anima, the two red-haired knights were shown willing to bid a fond farewell to each other.

Cancer
Despite the fact that the two have not interacted much at all, Cancer is, for some reason, infatuated with Erza. He has been since the first time he met the young Mage. On that day, he was summoned by the owner of his key, Lucy Heartfilia, during their fight with some of Lyon Vastia's subordinates, and before fighting, he presented Erza with a bouquet of roses.

Simon
Simon and Erza have a very close relationship. They were both slaves who spent time together, and Simon developed deep feelings for her. Simon was at first very upfront about his feelings. However, when Erza started the slave revolt at the tower, Simon was confused about how Erza truly felt about him. So he asked her if she liked Jellal in the middle of the arduous battle. Just when he was about reveal his true feelings to her, he got part of his jaw shot and he was unable to tell her. Even though Jellal declared Erza as a traitor when she was forced to leave her friends behind, Simon was able to see through his lies, as he knew Erza too well to think she would betray them. This shows the mutual and strong trust that Simon has towards Erza. Simon also knew how Erza felt when it came to Jellal, and was willing to forsake his life in final battle at the tower. As he shielded Erza from Jellal destructive Altairis, he dies, and admits his love towards Erza. Even though Erza did not return his feelings, Simon's death utterly broke Erza, showing she cared deeply for him as a friend, and she cried like she had never cried before.

Shô
Shô has known Erza since childhood, and the two are like brother and sister. They met as slaves in the Tower of Heaven and developed a friendship alongside with Simon, Millianna, Wally Buchanan and Jellal Fernandes. They spent time together and one day, they decided to escape. It was Shô's plan but when the guards discovered their escape, and they demanded who was the mastermind, Erza said it was her, protecting Shô from an inhumane torture. Erza cared so much for Shô that she went through the intense pain of torture causing the loss of her eye. Due to a series of events, Erza is forced to leave the Tower of Heaven and Shô was told that she abandoned him.

When the two met again years later, Shô captured Erza to take her back to the Tower of Heaven to be used as a sacrifice, although he did say he was very happy to see Erza fine after so many years. When he learns that Erza never actually abandoned him, Shô regrets his actions and sides with Erza again. After the Tower of Heaven threat was annihilated, Shô prepares to leave Erza silently but Erza intercepts them and she prepares the Fairy Tail Farewell ceremony. As they part their ways, they cry the tears of joy, deeply moved, looking forward to meet again.

Wally Buchanan
Erza and Wally Buchanan have been friends since their childhood, having both been slaves in the Tower of Heaven, as well as members of the small group of children led by Jellal Fernandes. While initially shown willing to kidnap Erza alongside the rest of his group to take revenge on her for supposedly leaving them behind in the Tower, after hearing the truth and being told of her innocence he shamefully apologized to her, regretting his former actions. When Erza intercepted him, Sho and Millianna while the three of them were trying to leave during the night out of shame for what they did, she gave them a tearful farewell ceremony in Fairy Tail's style, complete with fireworks which her teammates set up; something which left Wally deeply moved, prompting him to promise that his and Erza's paths will cross again.