Fairy Tail Ep. 172

[Buffalobiian]

Her basic nature is peaceful and jolly

To all intents and purposes, she adopted that from Lisanna. I wouldn't go to say which of her nature is her "true" nature (demon Mirajaine or "peaceful" Mirajaine). Even without her powers she was readily pissed off at Laxus when he let Natsu steal that S-class quest from the upper floor.

If "preferring peaceful methods vs readily wanting to duke it out to solve a problem" was the mentality you're referring to instead, Natsu (mainly) and Gray/Gajeel are pretty much the only other ones who fall into the "duke it out" category. It's a maturity thing, more than anything else. Anybody more senior to them in age gives me the impression that they too would take the peaceful route first.

That's not to say Mira won't fight (and fight hard) when fighting is the only option. She beat Freed to a pulp when Elfman was going to be killed. She Satan-Souled with Markrov and Erza after the 7-year skip against the harassing guild when negotiations broke down. She knocked Jenny out when she was put on the spot in the contest.

The S-class exam argument doesn't make sense. If anything, Mira would take it easier on her teammates than outsiders (she didn't though, and just went at them anyway). It makes no sense to try harder against your own members than oppressive outsiders.

Mira's at least as strong as Gajeel/Natsu/Gray in theory. The writer just doesn't want her in the picture because one strong female member is quite enough to focus on. Her fight on Tenroujima against Asuma was done while she was injured to give Erza the spotlight instead.

[Kraco]

To all intents and purposes, she adopted that from Lisanna. I wouldn't go to say which of her nature is her "true" nature (demon Mirajaine or "peaceful" Mirajaine). Even without her powers she was readily pissed off at Laxus when he let Natsu steal that S-class quest from the upper floor.

So what? If memory serves, she was a real punk as a kid. However, people change when they grow up, whether they adopted that change from others or developed it themselves. Serving as a bartender and doing occasional pin-ups for Weekly Sorcerer (or whatever was the magazine's name) is pretty peaceful compared to accepting the missions that seem to mostly involve fighting.

If "preferring peaceful methods vs readily wanting to duke it out to solve a problem" was the mentality you're referring to instead, Natsu (mainly) and Gray/Gajeel are pretty much the only other ones who fall into the "duke it out" category. It's a maturity thing, more than anything else. Anybody more senior to them in age gives me the impression that they too would take the peaceful route first.

Uh... You already mentioned three out of five in the team... But let me add the rest: Erza is always kicking Natsu and Gray's asses when she considers them out of line. She doesn't try to talk to them, but either just intimidates them into silence or makes them suffer physically. And she's no slower to solve things violently when they are out to perform missions. She's just not as hot-headed as Natsu and Gray. Laxus is very proud of his strength and tried to reform the entire guild through violence. He now realises he was wrong about the meaning of a guild, but I doubt his personality changed nearly as much as merely his opinions. He's just the cool type that believes one should be so strong that nobody dares to challenge him rather than seeking every opportunity to fight like Natsu & Gajeel do (and Gray to a bit lesser extent).

That's not to say Mira won't fight (and fight hard) when fighting is the only option. She beat Freed to a pulp when Elfman was going to be killed. She Satan-Souled with Markrov and Erza after the 7-year skip against the harassing guild when negotiations broke down. She knocked Jenny out when she was put on the spot in the contest.

Of course she does fight when she has to, to defend the guild, for example. She wouldn't be in Fairy Tail otherwise.

The S-class exam argument doesn't make sense. If anything, Mira would take it easier on her teammates than outsiders (she didn't though, and just went at them anyway). It makes no sense to try harder against your own members than oppressive outsiders.

Well, it's true that the difference there is not so significant because this tournament is also an official place for fighting. I'm merely judging the willingness to go out and fight for her own enjoyment or benefit as opposed to obligation. Now, they would all be obliged to fight in this tournament, but if you also enjoy it, it's a big plus. The S class exam is no different than training and sparring, which is for the benefit of those she would test as well. It's inside the guild, and she would be in the position of a teacher basically. However, in this tournament she'd merely be crushing her opponents and making them lose. In the S class exam she's making sure her dear friends would be ready for the dangerous S class missions.

Mira's at least as strong as Gajeel/Natsu/Gray in theory. The writer just doesn't want her in the picture because one strong female member is quite enough to focus on. Her fight on Tenroujima against Asuma was done while she was injured to give Erza the spotlight instead.

This argument is irrelevant and on this side of the fourth wall.