OK so I know this is incredibly late and so many people have done this but I am SO FUCKING PASSIONATE ABOUT IT THAT I’M GOING TO DO ONE TOO OK BUCKLE THE FUCK UP TIME TO TALK ABOUT HOW AND WHY LUCY HEARTFILILA IS NOT WEAK AND/OR USELESS
So #1 Lucy grew up in an abusive home (verbally and emotional) and probably had a lot of issues after the loss of her mother. Did that stop her? No! She kept going and she followed her dream. She could have had money and riches and spent her life buying her happiness but instead she gave her father a big FUCK you and moved on and did amazing things. And even so, she didn’t resent her mother, which many kids who are left with an abusive parent do, but she embraced her mother and always ALWAYS went out of her way to help others (Loki is a perfect example but so is when they were fighting Gajeel’s old crew), even if it was going to cost her what she loves most in the world (just like with Aquarius). AND AFTER ALL OF THIS she still forgave her father after everything he put her through. For victims of abuse that IS SO INCREDIBLE that she was able to do that, not in a way of celebrating the abuser, not AT ALL. But in the way that that takes EXTREME amounts of strength and forgiveness and is an amazing quality, I can’t applaud her enough.
#2 People tear Lucy down and call her “self centered” or “narcissistic” which makes no sense whatsoever. As previously stated, Lucy is always putting others above herself so that’s just false. Also, last time I checked, like most of the Fairytail women and men, she knows she has an amazing body. She wears short skirts and tight tops and frequents body competitions but so does e v e r y b o d y e l s e. No one is calling Erza or Mirajane a slut or a narcissist, so why is Lucy? Having a female protagonist that isn’t constantly tearing herself down and shaming herself is amazing! That’s the role model girls need! Lucy embraces her body and even though she is curvy, she wears what she wants, she doesn’t let society dictate her wardrobe. She’s not “slutty” based of her outfits, we see she doesn’t date an insane amount of guys (and if she did it wouldn’t matter either) so stop calling her a slut unless you’re willing to say that pretty much every Fairytail character is a slut too then, by those standards.
Lucy is NOT weak. This pisses me off the most. Ok. I understand that she might not be as strong as Erza or Natsu or Mirajane but FEW ARE THAT’S THE FUCKING POINT that’s why THEY are the ELITE. Lucy is still EXREMELY powerful though!! Lemme break this down for you:
1. Just like Levy, Lucy is super smart and for some mages, power revolves around knowledge more than anything else, and that has saved some asses more than once. Knowledge is a very useful skill.
2. Not only is she smart- she literally is one of very few mages of her kind. Celestial mages are RARE. Think about it. There are only 13 gold keys - and Lucy is in possession of the majority of the 13 meaning she is liTERALLY THE MOST POWERFUL CELESTIAL SPIRIT MAGE ON THE PLANET! Also, as we see from Loki’s flashbacks- she has an amazing relationship with the spirits, hell she’s on like a FIRST NAME BASIS WITH THE FUCKING KING. SHE IS ON A ONE ON ONE BASIS WITH THE M O S T POWERFUL SPIRIT IN EXISTENCE LITERALLY THE RULER. She has done things few - if literally any- other mages like her have done. And! Even so! She isn’t satisfied, she keeps practicing to be better to be stronger.
3. This girl can keep up with the elite. She is part of the Golden crew. Natsu. Gray. Ezra. These are some of the best of the best (official and unofficial) so yes, in comparison to them Lucy COULD BE considered the weaker. POSSIBLY (I have my own beliefs on this but that is another post for a calmer less 2 am - angry post) but still she is a part of that group. Now I know everybody is “nakama” and blah blah blah fluffy fruity bullshit I get it - Friendship is Magic, yippie kai yay. But she goes on missions with them and keeps up. If she was truly as weak as people say she is she would a) be dead or b) slowly be distanced by the “elite” and fall into place with people on her own level. But still she is always called upon the elite group because when push comes to shove she is very handy and necessary.
4. While she may lack in Physical strength, she has a real connection with Natsu which is soooo important. Whether you ship them or not (HI TO ALL MY NALU SHIPPERS I FEEL I SUPPORT) you have to admit that there are so so many times where Lucy either is able to calm Natsu down or bring him back to reality that very few others could in time of danger. Natsu is pretty much #1 in the show and having a character who has THAT strong a bond w him only solidifies her necessity.
Honestly I could go on and on like highkey I would but it’s late and I’m tired and I think about this an UNHEALTHY AMOUNT so I will probably add onto it but to finish off- idk. I relate to Lucy so much and I just love and respect her as a character that when people call her weak, I think a part of it is sexism and just looking at her on just a surface level- if you look deeper you can see she is such a babe such a NECESSITY. Goodnight. Thank you.
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