Assassin of Red

Semiramis, Wise Queen of Assyria (アッシリアの賢女王, Asshiria no Kenjoou) is a Servant of the Assassin class appearing in Fate/Apocrypha. She was designed by TYPE-MOON and illustrated by Shidzuki Morii for the original canceled online game project.

She is set to appear at the novel version of Fate/Apocrypha that confirmed to be published at 29 December 2012, along with Joan of Arc and Siegfried at the cover artwork.

Background
She is a legendary queen who reigned over the empire of Assyria. Since her childhood, she has studied a wide range of disciplines such as cosmetics, hairdressing, dancing clothing, music, astronomy, and her beautiful face has captivated many men. A very enthusiastic person, she indulges in luxury and decadence. Her passion has led her to start a war to possess a single man, and to poison her husband, the king, for politics. But her abilities as a queen are indisputable, as she has led many expeditions, as seen on walls and the. She uses poison as her weapon.

Legend
Born from the Syrian mermaid goddess Atargatis and a human man, and left on the waterfront by her loveless mother. She was wrapped in the warm wings of a dove, and fed with the dove's milk. Semiramis was then found and educated by the shepherd Simmas until she married Onnes, an old general; but she was then taken away by the Syrian king Ninus who fell in love with her thanks to her beautiful face. This forced Onnes to commit suicide, and after Semiramis earned the favors of the king with original battle plans, she married him and formally became queen. A few days after the marriage, she killed the king with poison, and reigned as a regent over Assyria for the next few decades. This is the oldest case of murder by poisoning in legends.