metsujin said:
Suno_Kaji said:
ETX said:
#2 - Natsu's upcoming Dragonize Transformation
Before anyone says that it's only a movie thing, hear me out. We know that if a Dragon Slayer uses their magic excessively, they can end up turning into a dragon themselves. It's not exactly stated to what extent, but it still poses a problem for them. The solution to stop that however, was revealed by Igneel after he emerged from within Natsu's bodies, and stated that they had been staying dormant within their bodies to act as antibodies to halt the process of Dragonification.
With Igneel now gone though, there's nothing stopping Natsu from turning into a Dragon. Logically, I can assume that it would take some time for the effects of the antibodies to wear off, but we've had a year time-skip so maybe it's worn off. This evidence for this theory is concrete and is backed up by Achnologia being able to return to a human despite excessively using his own Dragon Slayer Magic in the past.
Read the chapters again (specifically ch. 413).
Igneel stated that they wanted to stop the process of turning into dragons completely, wishing for Natsu and the others not to become like Acnologia. The effect is permanent. No antibodies being worn of.
Your theory would make all the effort they put into this task pointless. Like really, really pointless. Especially if such an effect would wore off after not even a single(!!) year.
Regarding your theory's backup:
1. Acnologia was the first slayer turning into a dragon. We don't know anything about the dragonification itself, other that it can be stopped and is triggered by using slayer-magic to much. If it is possible to turn into a dragon it can be possible to turn back into a human to.
2. Acnologia is over 400 years old. If such a possibility like in 1 exists, he would have had enough time to figure it out, granting him the power to switch between his two forms at will. Anyway... he would have had the time to find a way to look like human again.
After the theory with END, this is like the second theory where I have the urge to do a facepalm... (Sorry for these harsh words, but these are my true feelings)
I'm no expert in biology myself, so can't comment on those antibodies things... But in that chapter Igneel says that there's ALMOST no chance of them turning into a dragon like Acnologia. But him being a half-dragon could be possible. And I agree with the Acnologia part, well the 2nd point, he had enough time to find a way to shift back into human, plus dragons didn't know he could do that, heck it was the first time happening, and they only knew that too much DS magic can turn one into a dragon.
Found the panel for those who're interested. "Almost Zero Chance" aka 100% going to happen to at least Natsu.