Round of 16 August vs. Erza

[Nie Li]

Plus he said that he mastered said magic when he copies it, so it requires knowledge to use as well.

And that's also exactly why it stands to reason to me that he keeps the skills he masters.

 

[WoWfan]

And that's also exactly why it stands to reason to me that he keeps the skills he masters.

Plus there is something I found interesting that he could easily use magic at a very young age when he was alone to get memories wbout his parents.

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Also, just looked at the episode with Velveno, he copies by temporarily stealing magical powers from the target, so that makes sense he can create a set of armor then since the magic originally belonged to Erza.

but point still stands for August as he copies the individuals’ magic which belongs to them, that would still give them access to said space, just like how August would gain access to space magic to summon Celestial Spirits (And before you say, it is shown she can summon spirits without her keys by her own will)

 

[VG1989]

Afro dude which he says he requip would have an empty pocket space unless Erza has a spare Purgatory armor lying around,

He needed to touch Erza, thats how his copying works, and recreated it. otherwise how did it even feet him.

And that's also exactly why it stands to reason to me that he keeps the skills he masters.

Than Why didn't he use them against Gildarts, And pleas don't say "he thought it was not necessary".
It might and probably is bad writing (Hiro not knowing how to deal with him), but that still in canon creates that fact that he can't use them.
And assuming his title of Master genius as proof that he can use them any time, when he did not, is ridiculous.

 

[sharkai]

Then why would he need to requip when he can just create a copy of an armor set? He has Angel who was a holder user, and Racer has Death Grand Prix which is holder magic, that would have tipped him off.

That thing is non cannon, it is meant for laugh. Using non cannon stuffs will do that

Angel lost her keys, her new magic wasnt explained in cannon. Mishma fortunately forgot Grand prix (God knows what that was)

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It's the other way around. He has his copy ability because he's a genius.

You're talking as if magics were devil fruits from One Piece or some innate power and he was just lucky to be born with a copy power, they're not. His magic is "copy" because he has that genius observational, learning and mastering capability since he was a child.

This statement is wrong
Fairy-tail mages only use one type of magic, just like August with his copy magic
Gildart also only tried to handle that problem when he faught him

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He needed to touch Erza, thats how his copying works, and recreated it. otherwise how did it even feet him.


Than Why didn't he use them against Gildarts, And pleas don't say "he thought it was not necessary".
It might and probably is bad writing (Hiro not knowing how to deal with him), but that still in canon creates that fact that he can't use them.
And assuming his title of Master genius as proof that he can use them any time, when he did not, is ridiculous.

And even in gildarts fight. Problem wasn't he knows all magic, he can counter anything. Just his specific copy magic and negation was handled. Nothing more

People keep on forgetting August is nothing more than nerfed Rufus.
August copies magic. Rufus learn it
August can.negate caster type. Rufus can make people forget.
But Rufus was shown on screen to learn from books and keep his learned magic, unlike August

Secret of August magic is known. People just like to give benefits to characters they like.
Ask these same people can alverzec irene turn alverzec laxus into a worm? The answer to that should match how August should be treated as well.

 

[WoWfan]

He needed to touch Erza, thats how his copying works, and recreated it. otherwise how did it even feet him.


Than Why didn't he use them against Gildarts, And pleas don't say "he thought it was not necessary".
It might and probably is bad writing (Hiro not knowing how to deal with him), but that still in canon creates that fact that he can't use them.
And assuming his title of Master genius as proof that he can use them any time, when he did not, is ridiculous.

he can re-create them by stealing their magical power temporarily. Feet?

That thing is non cannon, it is meant for laugh. Using non cannon stuffs will do that

Angel lost her keys, her new magic wasnt explained in cannon. Mishma fortunately forgot Grand prix (God knows what that was)

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This statement is wrong
Fairy-tail mages only use one type of magic, just like August with his copy magic
Gildart also only tried to handle that problem when he faught him

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And even in gildarts fight. Problem wasn't he knows all magic, he can counter anything. Just his specific copy magic and negation was handled. Nothing more

People keep on forgetting August is nothing more than nerfed Rufus.
August copies magic. Rufus learn it
August can.negate caster type. Rufus can make people forget.
But Rufus was shown on screen to learn from books and keep his learned magic, unlike August

Secret of August magic is known. People just like to give benefits to characters they like.
Ask these same people can alverzec irene turn alverzec laxus into a worm? The answer to that should match how August should be treated as well.

Laughs or not, it has mechanisms around it, which drains the targets magic power in order to copy it. Why fortunately? They would have been vital in the fight. He summons vehicles to attack or ride with.

 

[sharkai]

Laughs or not, it has mechanisms around it, which drains the targets magic power in order to copy it. Why fortunately? They would have been vital in the fight. He summons vehicles to attack or ride with

Because its not cannon, meaning mishma didn't think much about it

Because that grand prix shouldn't have been racer magic. It looked like mishma didn't know what to do and just used it as a filler. We know nothing of that magic, and I am guessing mishma doesn't either.

Either how it doesn't matter. August can't use it. He can copy erza requip but not her weapons. If you stretch it, he might be able to keep his previously copied magic. But no way in hell he is getting erza armor. That is not his magic

 

[WoWfan]

Because its not cannon, meaning mishma didn't think much about it

Because that grand prix shouldn't have been racer magic. It looked like mishma didn't know what to do and just used it as a filler. We know nothing of that magic, and I am guessing mishma doesn't either.

Either how it doesn't matter. August can't use it. He can copy erza requip but not her weapons. If you stretch it, he might be able to keep his previously copied magic. But no way in hell he is getting erza armor. That is not his magic

It is canon as hiro has a hand in it, and even had the characters part of the final season which he had a direct influence in. We see it in the manga too, it can’t be filler, we know that the magic motorcycles work like any other magic vehicle with an SE Plug that uses the user’s own magic power to operate. He can copy her magic which would allow him to access her weapons. Same could be said about Fairy Glitter as it is not August’s magic and yet he affected it all the same.

 

[Sevently]

August low-diff.

 

[Jhonatas Fernandes]

For me, August is the winner. Nothing besides plot restriction prevents him from using Brandish's Command T and killing Erza easily. Even if we only count the spells that August was shown using in the manga, he has speed deceleration (Racer magic), Fairy Glitter, Melt (the pillar of fire), and Crush (Gildarts's magic). With his status, he can fight Erza even in close-quarters combat.

 

[Lucy>Wendy&Elfman]

August wins, if he uses all of his abilities.

 

[VG1989]

Bottom line, August never Shown Using Abilities he copied in other fights, He only can use them when people using them is the ones his fighting. He can't nullify spell that's not attacking him, nor stopping someone from using spells. bad writing can't cover him, since it (fight with Gildarts) could have been written with same results, but having him use copied spells. His title does not mean Much, Tempest was called Immortal, but he himself said it's because his HARD to kill, not because his actually immortal.

 

[Anime VORTEX]

Bottom line, August never Shown Using Abilities he copied in other fights, He only can use them when people using them is the ones his fighting. He can't nullify spell that's not attacking him, nor stopping someone from using spells. bad writing can't cover him, since it (fight with Gildarts) could have been written with same results, but having him use copied spells. His title does not mean Much, Tempest was called Immortal, but he himself said it's because his HARD to kill, not because his actually immortal.

I think August can only use the magic that he copied once before he need to copy them again