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Following this downgrade thread being rejected, there were some posts discussing on whether Zeref himself would scale to Neo Eclipse, which is currently rated as Low 2-C - Universe Level+ to which most people, including staff and former staff, had agreed with. This is merely a formal thread mentioning the arguments themselves, and who would scale with it.
The Main Argument
Neo Eclipse was created extremely casually, with Zeref having exerted almost no effort doing so, yet when he used Dark Blast Inferno / Ankoku Bakuenjin, it took way more effort, way more emotion and way more AP to do so.
This feat was capable of being done thanks to Zeref using Fairy Heart's total power. We know this is the case because he was clashing with Natsu who was also exerting all of his power (which he implies by saying "burn it all, everything that I am" and that he was "burnt out" after using it), and when Natsu won the clash, Zeref lost the form. This would mean that Natsu had to burn not just Dark Flame Inferno, but the magic that it was accompanied with as well, which is Fairy Heart. As such, Fairy Heart should scale to Low 2-C here.
Supporting Arguments
Space-Time Control + Apex of All Magic
Zeref mentioned himself that with Fairy Heart, space, time and everything was his to control. This means that, hypothetically, he should be able to do whatever he wants with all of space-time really, which supports the form being capable of significantly affecting the Universe.
He follows it up with how it is the pinnacle of all magic. The last statement is especially important because Fairy Heart being the apex of magic means that his magic would be superior to Neo Eclipse anyway (as well as the Tier 2 feats in the ECSK arc that were declared as outliers).
Infinite Power (no, not just quantity)
Fairy Heart is stated on multiple occasions to have infinite magic/magic power, Mavis even makes sure to exhaust the synonyms for unlimited such as "perpetual, limitless, and eternal" as well as a source of magic that will never run dry, so there is absolutely zero room to declare the statements to be hyperbolic here due to narrative intent.
She explains further that Fairy Heart is basically Etherion being capable of being fired an infinite amount of times (basically Etherion AP x infinity) and even elaborates that Fairy Heart wouldn't "hold" infinite magic as that suggests that it has a limit, which it doesn't. That directly refutes the part where Fairy Heart would merely have quantity while outputting finite AP because that interpretation suggests it holds that magic. Zeref supports the interpretation by saying Fairy Heart has infinite magic power, which can be interpretted to mean magic output here. Although magic/magic power are usually synonymous.
This is because Ultear explains when she is talking about Second Origin; where a vessel has a limit of how much magic it can contain before being exhausted. The more magic a vessel can use, the stronger it is. Therefore Zeref having infinite magic (power/pool) = he has infinite attack potency.
This would also support Natsu scaling this high with SDFF as he was capable of exhausting this eternal, perpetual, endless magic with his own magic.
Emotions = Power
The reason I mention emotions on the main arguments is that it's a basic trait of the power system; the higher the emotions run, the stronger the magic is. While Fairy Tail already has an accepted UES, this specific trait of the UES is noted here for a reason; it supports why Zeref exerted more effort on DBI rather than Neo Eclipse.
Alternative End
If, for some reason or another, Zeref wouldn't scale to Low 2-C despite the arguments above, he should still scale to High 3-A - High Universe Level with Fairy Heart's statements. The argument is basically the same but it ignores Neo Eclipse in the equation.
TLDR: Dark Blast Inferno should be > Neo Eclipse in AP and DBI is empowered by Fairy Heart and it's infinite magic itself. Everyone who scales to FH Zeref scales to Low 2-C or High 3-A as a result.
Staff Votes
Agree: Reiner04, KingTempest, LephyrTheRevanchist, DarkDragonMedeus
Disagree:
Neutral: Random-Helper323
Non-Staff Votes
Agree: Saqphire, Henshinintervention, Remus1998, DemonGodMitchAubin, Zackra1799, Zeinx1, PhoenixFirestorm, Chardee.wl, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH, Excellence616, Lynieryz, TheForgottenKing, Hypercyber37, Nerd1435 (Agrees with SBT Acno, X792 Natsu and Fairy Sphere scaling to it, neutral on the rest)
Disagree:
Neutral: Ghostimuscrime
The Main Argument
Neo Eclipse was created extremely casually, with Zeref having exerted almost no effort doing so, yet when he used Dark Blast Inferno / Ankoku Bakuenjin, it took way more effort, way more emotion and way more AP to do so.
This feat was capable of being done thanks to Zeref using Fairy Heart's total power. We know this is the case because he was clashing with Natsu who was also exerting all of his power (which he implies by saying "burn it all, everything that I am" and that he was "burnt out" after using it), and when Natsu won the clash, Zeref lost the form. This would mean that Natsu had to burn not just Dark Flame Inferno, but the magic that it was accompanied with as well, which is Fairy Heart. As such, Fairy Heart should scale to Low 2-C here.
Supporting Arguments
Space-Time Control + Apex of All Magic
Zeref mentioned himself that with Fairy Heart, space, time and everything was his to control. This means that, hypothetically, he should be able to do whatever he wants with all of space-time really, which supports the form being capable of significantly affecting the Universe.
He follows it up with how it is the pinnacle of all magic. The last statement is especially important because Fairy Heart being the apex of magic means that his magic would be superior to Neo Eclipse anyway (
Infinite Power (no, not just quantity)
Fairy Heart is stated on multiple occasions to have infinite magic/magic power, Mavis even makes sure to exhaust the synonyms for unlimited such as "perpetual, limitless, and eternal" as well as a source of magic that will never run dry, so there is absolutely zero room to declare the statements to be hyperbolic here due to narrative intent.
She explains further that Fairy Heart is basically Etherion being capable of being fired an infinite amount of times (basically Etherion AP x infinity) and even elaborates that Fairy Heart wouldn't "hold" infinite magic as that suggests that it has a limit, which it doesn't. That directly refutes the part where Fairy Heart would merely have quantity while outputting finite AP because that interpretation suggests it holds that magic. Zeref supports the interpretation by saying Fairy Heart has infinite magic power, which can be interpretted to mean magic output here. Although magic/magic power are usually synonymous.
This is because Ultear explains when she is talking about Second Origin; where a vessel has a limit of how much magic it can contain before being exhausted. The more magic a vessel can use, the stronger it is. Therefore Zeref having infinite magic (power/pool) = he has infinite attack potency.
This would also support Natsu scaling this high with SDFF as he was capable of exhausting this eternal, perpetual, endless magic with his own magic.
Emotions = Power
The reason I mention emotions on the main arguments is that it's a basic trait of the power system; the higher the emotions run, the stronger the magic is. While Fairy Tail already has an accepted UES, this specific trait of the UES is noted here for a reason; it supports why Zeref exerted more effort on DBI rather than Neo Eclipse.
Alternative End
If, for some reason or another, Zeref wouldn't scale to Low 2-C despite the arguments above, he should still scale to High 3-A - High Universe Level with Fairy Heart's statements. The argument is basically the same but it ignores Neo Eclipse in the equation.
Universe Level+ (Infinitely stronger than his Base Form after absorbing Fairy Heart and the Time Magic from the Space Between Time, the former of which being stated on multiple occasions to have unlimited magic. Stated to possess the potential to match and possibly surpass Pre-SBT Dragon Form Acnologia, which should make him stronger than Pre-SBT Human Form Acnologia and also comparable in power to Pre-SBT Dragon Form Acnologia. Much stronger than X792 Fire Dragon King Mode Igneel's Power Natsu and X792 Fire Dragon King Mode Dragon Force Natsu) and with Neo Eclipse (By merging the powers of Fairy Heart and the Space Between Time to generate Neo Eclipse, Zeref was going to erase the current timeline and replace it with his own to relive his life), higher with Dark Blast Inferno (Exerted far more effort into the attack compared to when he used Neo Eclipse)
High Universe Level (Infinitely stronger than his Base Form after absorbing Fairy Heart and the Time Magic from the Space Between Time, the former of which being stated on multiple occasions to have unlimited magic. Stated to possess the potential to match and possibly surpass Pre-SBT Dragon Form Acnologia, which should make him stronger than Pre-SBT Human Form Acnologia and also comparable in power to Pre-SBT Dragon Form Acnologia. Much stronger than X792 Fire Dragon King Mode Igneel's Power Natsu and X792 Fire Dragon King Mode Dragon Force Natsu), Universe Level+ with Neo Eclipse (By merging the powers of Fairy Heart and the Space Between Time to generate Neo Eclipse, Zeref was going to erase the current timeline and replace it with his own to relive his life)
Aside from Zeref's, all justifications in each listed character's profiles are accurate, the only thing that's changing here is which key would get the scaling.
- Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Heart Form) (duh, he's the linchpin of this argument)
- Natsu Dragneel (X792) (Savage Dragon Fire Form and Seven Fire Dragon Mode. Possibly also with Igneel's Power via downscaling from Igneel (and thus Pre-SBT Acnologia))
- Natsu Dragneel (X793) (Only the forms that scale to the Dragon Gods' Dragon Forms, this would be Dragon Force, Ignia's Power and Limit Break)
- Acnologia (Dragon Form for Pre-SBT due to him being accepted as being comparable to FH Zeref,both forms for his post-SBT form via him being > FH Zeref outright)
- Igneel (Scales to Acnologia)
- Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Heart only, her argument is the same as Zeref's)
- The Five Dragon Gods (Dragon Form only, they scale to Acnologia)*
TLDR: Dark Blast Inferno should be > Neo Eclipse in AP and DBI is empowered by Fairy Heart and it's infinite magic itself. Everyone who scales to FH Zeref scales to Low 2-C or High 3-A as a result.
Staff Votes
Agree: Reiner04, KingTempest, LephyrTheRevanchist, DarkDragonMedeus
Disagree:
Neutral: Random-Helper323
Non-Staff Votes
Agree: Saqphire, Henshinintervention, Remus1998, DemonGodMitchAubin, Zackra1799, Zeinx1, PhoenixFirestorm, Chardee.wl, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH, Excellence616, Lynieryz, TheForgottenKing, Hypercyber37, Nerd1435 (Agrees with SBT Acno, X792 Natsu and Fairy Sphere scaling to it, neutral on the rest)
Disagree:
Neutral: Ghostimuscrime
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