Elfman is a mage in Fairy Tail and the brother of Mirajane Strauss and Lisanna Strauss. He especialise in Transformation Magic in Beast Soul and its Takover. In the past he had trouble mastering Takeover and sometimes he went berserk using it and he believed he was the cause of Lisanna's death though Lisanna was just taken to Edolas and was presumed dead. He also took an interest in Evergreen from the Thunder Legion. He met Alra Astrid when he and his siblings were kids though he was protective.