Irene Belserion (アイリーン・ベルせリオン Airīn Beruserion) was part of the Alvarez Empire as the strongest woman of the Spriggan 12, the protection guard of Emperor Spriggan. She also led the Irene Squad, her own personal squad, within the Empire. She is regarded as the Scarlet Despair (緋色の絶望 Hīro no Zetsubō) in the Empire, due to her peerless magnitude of power. She is the mother of Erza Scarlet and the creator of Dragon Slayer Magic. Before her physical death, Irene enchanted her personality onto Wendy Marvell without the latter knowing in order to find a new vessel to host within. She later reneged on this thought after saving the life of Selene, enchanting a mortal wound onto her and then warped to Edolas; her being reincarnated into a new life after her ability to use Magic dissipated along with the reminder of her soul's personality.