User blog:Inept Wiki User/Lost Belt No. 1: Anastasia, Information and Speculation

It is just over a week before the first chapter in Cosmos in the Lostbelt is released. With Anime Japan 2018, promotional materials and a short CM have been released, giving us a fair amount of new information to speculate about, with more to follow.

I had been gathering information and speculation from the post-Prologue period in a previous blog entry, however I was having difficulty with the compilation and referencing, as well as making it a bit less messy, and I don't think I'll be finished with it in time for the release. Therefore, I thought it might be better to separate the information from the immediate pre-release period and post-release period for Lost Belt No. 1: Anastasia and put them on a new page.

Given the situation with the previous page and external circumstances, initial construction here may take a little time as well. Fortunately, there is less information to process at the moment than for than the previous period. If there's anything to add or amend, please say so in the comments below - it'd be much appreciated.

WARNING: Spoilers below for those not following the Japanese release of Fate/Grand Order



For information and speculation in the period following the Second Prologue and before the immediate pre-release period for Lost Belt No. 1, see Cosmos in the Lostbelt: Post-Prologue, Pre-Anastasia Information & Speculation

=Pre-Release=

Previous Events
On December 31st, five days after the arrival of Chaldea's new director, Goldolf Musik and after a period of interrogation for the previous staff, it was discovered that an unknown party had secretly removed the former members of Chaldea's A-Team from their coffins, where they had remained in cold sleep since being injured by Lev Lainur Flauros's bomb, and left a decoy signal in their place. Immediately afterwards, contact was lost with the outside world and Chaldeas reported that all other celestial bodies had vanished from the sky.

The facility then came under attack from the Oprichniki, led by Anastasia, a Servant from the Lost Belts, and aided by two infiltrators, Koyanskaya and Kotomine. The invaders made short work of Goldolf's mercenaries and began hunting the remaining Chaldea staff. In a weakened state, at a huge disadvantage, and with the facility being frozen and rendered uninhabitable, the survivors made their escape from Chaldea in the Shadow Border, a vehicle constructed in anticipation of this situation. During the evacuation, Da Vinci was ambushed and killed by Kotomine, though she delayed him long enough for the others to escape.

Driving across Antarctica, the survivors (Fujimaru, Mash, Sherlock Holmes, a back-up copy of Da Vinci, Goldolf and 8 other staff members) witnessed several meteor-like objects descending from the sky on an abnormal vertical trajectory. They then heard a broadcast from Kirschtaria Wodime, former leader of Chaldea's A-Team, who declared a rebellion against the Greater History of Man, which he deemed incorrect. Calling himself the representative of the Crypters, seven Apocryphal Leaders chosen by seven seeds with the descent of gods from distant skies, he declared that they would remake the world, filling it with Mystery once more and returning it to the Age of Gods, with the old humanity frozen and brought to an end as of 2017.

With the Oprichniki overwhelming the coastline, the survivors were forced to dive into Imaginary Number Space in order to escape. At the time of their escape, humanity and the world of the Greater History of Man had been frozen, the surface bleached white and the planet now isolated, all other celestial bodies having vanished from its skies. It was left a blank slate, one which the forces of the Lost Belts intended to create a new world upon.

Current Situation
As of the beginning of this chapter, the Shadow Border has surfaced after being in Imaginary Number Space for three months, and the fight has begun to take back the world from the forces of the Lost Belts, among them the former members of the A-Team, the Crypters.

Following the battle to restore history and reclaim the future, a battle to overcome alternative histories and many futures begins...

Setting
The is the first of the seven known Lost Belts being featured in this chapter is Anastasia: Permafrost Empire (永久凍土帝国), alternatively Princess of the Land of Beasts (獣国の皇女) and Lost Belt No. 1 (ロストベルト No. 1). It's Lost Depth is D and it's associated Crypter is Kadoc Zemlupus. The events in it apparently occur in 1570 AD, which was when the happened.

Opening and PV Information
The scenery glimpsed in the opening and PV was comprised of mountains covered in snow and in the grips of blizzard. A castle was also featured in the opening behind Anastasia.

Figures
With the exception of Koyanskaya, all of the enemies who directly participated in the assault on Chaldea are confirmed to be appearing in this Lost Belt, along with several other key individuals.

Crypter: Kadoc Zemlupus
The Crypter associated with this Lost Belt is Kadoc Zemlupus. As with the others, he is a former member of Chaldea's A-Team, who now stands against the survivors as a Master working with the forces of the Lost Belts to remake the world.

Kadoc's circumstances have been described as similar to Fujimaru's, being an average magus but possessing high Rayshift compatibility. Da Vinci described him as a youth with a gentle smile but with somewhat masochistic tendencies, timid but a mythology nerd and an avid reader. Mash described him as someone who pays attention to his surroundings but is sensitive about his own pessimism. He was to summon a Caster as his magical energy was low and he wished to avoid high-consumption combat Servants.

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Anastasia
The Caster-class Servant who led the Oprichniki in their assault on Chaldea, hailing from the Lost Belts. Referred to as the Imperial Princess (皇女), appears to have a personality as cold as her powers. Capable of manipulating ice, her powers froze Chaldeas and rendered Chaldea uninhabitable, dropping temperatures to -100 degrees. She is accompanied by a shadowy beast with an evil eye, named, which is part of her Noble Phantasm, Viy, Viy, Viy.

She will be a key figure in the first Lost Belt, which also shares her name.

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Kotomine
One of the two enemies who infiltrated Chaldea within the new administration, Kotomine acted as a Church overseer, allegedly sent to investigate and observe the interrogation and change over of Chaldea's staff. During the assault on Chaldea, he fatally impaled da Vinci from behind with his hand, though she managed to hold him in place long enough for the others to escape in the Shadow Border.

He has since been confirmed to be appearing in this first Lost Belt.

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Oprichniki
The black troopers that made up the bulk of the army which attacked Chaldea, the are the members of the, a secret police organization which operated in Russia during the reign of Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible), carrying out many acts of repression, persecution, torture and executions, particularly against the aristocratic class.

The Oprichniki who attacked Chaldea gave off Saint Graph reactions and stood up even when riddled with bullets. They massacred Goldolf's mercenaries and required Servants to combat. A large number of them along the coastline forced the survivors to submerge the Shadow Border into Imaginary Number Space in order to escape.

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Agrius Metamorphosis Atalanta
Seen running alongside wolves in the CM, Atalanta will be appearing here in the Monstrous Human form granted by her Noble Phantasm, Agrius Metamorphosis.

Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi, a Saber originating from a culled timeline, traveller of alternate worlds and a key player in the events of Shimousa in Epic of Remnant, will be making another appearance here.

Avicebron
Another Servant from Fate/Apocrypha, Avicebron, golem crafter and father of, will be making an appearance at some point, having been shown in the CM moving swiftly through the icy wastes on one of his golems.

Unknown Figure
One new individual featured in the CM for this Lost Belt is an unknown, masked figure, dressed in black and red.

Wolves
Aside from the individual figures mentioned above, wolves are also featured prominently in the CM and will likely play a role in the story. Curiously, they are wearing items of clothing; the ones with Atalanta having black coats, and the lone one having a hat and coat.

Other
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=Post-Release= Not yet applicable

Speculative References
