She had a spear, instead of a sword, and accompanying her, an unnamed bird. Mashima said he had wanted to create a female character whom Natsu could be afraid of.[99]
Erza ranked first in the Ms. Fairy Tail contest, which was a popularity poll held to determine the most popular females in the series at that time.[100]
During a Q&A in Volume 9, a reader asked who the lead female character in Fairy
Tail is. Erza immediately considered herself as such, but Hiro Mashima said people can draw their own conclusions.[55]
In the Omake Welcome to Fairy Hills, Levy reveals to Lucy that Erza likes to read novels that are a bit inappropriate or racy.[101]
During a reporter's interview, Erza said her that favorite foods are cheesecake and soufflé.[102]
While the popular belief is that Erza's suitcases are filled with backup armors and weapons, they are actually filled with food and ingredients.[103]
She was named after Mashima's short story character "Eru". Incidentally, the short story's name is "Fairy Tale".[104]
In the manga, Erza updates her Heart Kreuz Armor after the Tower of Heaven arc,[56] but in the anime, she wears the updated design from the beginning. Erza is the winner of the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, a reader poll[105] and story event that took place during the Battle of Fairy Tail arc.[106]
Attack Power
5/5
Defensive Power
5/5
Speed
5/5
Intelligence
4/5
Swordsmanship
5/5
In Volume 32's extra content, Mashima provided the battle statistics for 31 of the 40 X791 contestants in the Grand Magic Games. The stats, however, were provided not from Mashima's point-of-view as the author but from the view point of Sorcerer Magazine reporter Jason. Which explains why some stats are missing and why others may be inaccurate. According to Jason from the Sorcerer Magazine, during her participation in the Grand Magic Games of X791, Erza's stats are:[107]
