Why isn't Gildarts one of the Ten Wizard Saints?


He clearly is powerful. Makarov even said that Jura's (One of the 10 Wizard
Saints) power was close to Gildarts, which means that Gildarts is more
powerful than Jura.

So why isn't he a wizard saint? Does he have to do something magnificent? Or
is he just not popular enough?




The Chairman of the Magic Council appoints the wizards to the Ten Wizard
Saints. The Magic Council's decisions are not always objectively taken, and
sometimes blatantly politically motivated. Many of the Magic Council members
have a strong dislike for the Fairy Tail guild. It is likely they did not
appoint Gildarts because they did not want two Fairy Tail wizards to hold that
title.

Another reason is that Gildarts travels a lot going on long missions, and
rarely stays at his own guild for long, while the Magic Council probably did
not want such a "nomadic" member on that elite group. Moreover, even if the
Magic Council made him that offer, Gildarts himself may have turned it down,
seeing how he returned the Fairy Tail guild Master's title saying that he is
not suited for it.

