Bazett Fraga McRemitz

Bazett Fraga McRemitz (バゼット・フラガ・マクレミッツ) is the original Master of Lancer during the Fifth Holy Grail War. She was sent from the Mage's Association, but was betrayed by Kirei Kotomine and left fatally wounded. Her life is saved by Avenger, and she acts as his Master during Fate/hollow ataraxia.

Background
Bazett was born in Ireland as a descendant of an old family of magi that had detached itself from the Mages' Association and lived in the shadows quietly. Wishing to pursue a different path than that of her ancestors, she chose to join the Association. Despite Bazett's rare lineage, her skills were not judged as being particularly useful and she was dismissed. Instead, she employed her abilities to become a hunter of those that had been given a Sealing Designation.

During her missions, Bazett met Kirei Kotomine, a member of the Church. Back when he active as an executor working for the Church, they often ran into each other on assignments and fought together as comrades. Bazett and Kirei became friends and as she told him her story, she quickly came to trust him and was very happy when he invited her to become a Master in the 5th Holy Grail War. When the opposing faction of the Association sent an observer, Bazett killed the magus. So, when Kirei, who until then had never relied on her even once, said he wanted to meet with her, Bazett was secretly elated. With no reason to doubt him, she walked right into his trap. However, after she summoned her Servant, Lancer, by using Cu Chulainn's earrings as a catalyst, she prepared to join the War but she was betrayed by Kotomine, who stole Lancer's command spell and chopped off her left arm. Having only lived to fight for four days in the Grail War, Bazett was left to die.

Appearance
She is 23 years old. Bazett is a very demure woman who often wears a black, two piece business suit with a red-violet necktie. She has short, Magenta hair and a mole just below her left eye. Bazett often occupanies her attire with two ovaloid earrings that were once worn by Cu Chulainn.

Personality
Bazett is a fairly serious, kind, and hardworking individual, who possesses a strong sense of justice. She can be short-tempered, yet still calculating. While she presents herself as a strong-willed and mature woman, in truth she is actually rather lonely.

Bazett had always intended to summon Lancer for the 5th war. The reason behind her motive was her desire to save him since childhood. As a dispassionate and desolate child, Bazett found herself immersed with the story of Cú Chulainn, finding herself grieving over such a tragedy that was his legend, at the same time, finding a purpose for herself. She strove to become a strong magus, gambling in the wild hopes of summoning him and using the Holy Grail as a means of "saving" him from his inevitable fate.

Development
She was to originally be a character developed for the potential Tsukihime 2 along with Caren Hortensia, but she was redesigned for Fate instead.

Fate/hollow ataraxia
In the beginning of the story, Bazett wakes up without any memory as to what happened to her after she lost consciousness. Believing the 5th Holy Grail War is still being fought, she finds herself in the company of a new and unfamiliar Servant, Avenger. Lancer, the Servant she recalls summoning, is no where to be found.

Together, the mismatched partners set off in the night to defeat their opponents and win the Grail. However, they find themselves in an unexplainable time loop that lasts four days (who are the days 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the month of October in storyline), beginning on the fourth day of the current Holy Grail War. Each time Bazett is killed or the fourth day ends, she awakes on the first day of the loop.

Bazett eventually learns the truth: that the war has been over for half a year (more than seven months after Shirou and Saber have destroyed the Holy Grail at the end of the 5th Holy Grail War) and that she was betrayed by Kotomine. As she lay dying and desiring greatly to finish that not dying in such a regrettable situation, she heard a voice, the essence of the Holy Grail's power, giving her a second chance at life. The voice (later revealed to be Avenger's) made a contract to continue the Holy Grail War, so she would not have to die. They became partners and the time loop resulted in world's dream.

Realizing that they had to end the loop, Bazett and Avenger come to realize each other’s wishes. Bazett knows that Avenger wishes to remain in the artificial world created by their agreement in world's dream and enjoy his own life as an actual person and not a Servant. However, Avenger believes it is more important for Bazett to live her life; in truth, when he first found her, she was still alive, albeit barely and in vegetable state. Avenger had managed to keep her alive for half a year until a woman from the Church found her and nursed her back to health. With the courage to finally face reality, the two part ways.

Bazett finally wakes up of his coma that she spent all this time and woke up on October 12th, ending the loop in world's dreams. However, due to the effects that Rin caused on the manufactures of the reality of time and space and time in the Castle Einzbern two months before two events of Fate/hollow ataraxia begin with the use of an imperfect version of Zelretch's Jewel Sword, when Bazett and Avenger finished the loop world the effects of the wish fulfilled by Bazett in the dream world had a real effect that affected the current reality of Fuyuki City that was still under the effects of that experiment that was caused by Rin, allowing that the Masters and the Servants who were killed and disappered in end of the 5th Holy Grail War returned to life, except Kotomine Kirei.

After the end, she ends up living in Shirou's house, taking advantage of his good nature.

Fate/Unlimited Codes
In Fate/Unlimited Codes, she is known as the Master of the Multi-Reverse Punch (繰り返す逆月の主). In Lancer story, Lancer races back to protect Bazett but founds her being killed by Kirei and her command spells were stolen by him. Lancer carefully plans for his revenge on Kirei for killing Bazett who was confident in his abilities.

In her story, Bazett starts off waking up with memories loss. She remembers she was dispatch by the Mage Association to watch over Fuyuki Holy Grail War, she was ordered as a Sealing Designation Enforcer to deal with any opposing enemies such as Master and Servants. Bazett is confident to take on any heroes even if it was Cu Chulainn.

She encounters Lancer in front of the Fuyuki church. Lancer instantly recognizes Bazett and calls her stubborn for her survival, he wanted to celebrate their reunion with drinks but he is ordered by Kirei to do his bidding. Bazett explains that she never met Lancer and her chest hurt. Lancer realizes the situation and prepares to end Bazett's pain and apologize to the Fraga ancestor. She starts to remember Lancer but is forced to fight him, as she defeated Lancer, she shed tears and she wonders why she doesn't feel happy about winning.

Her final opponent is Kirei who welcomes her, he respects her fighting spirit considering her wounds. Kirei revealed to Bazett that he possesses her Command Spells and became Lancer's Master. Bazett was confused with the situation when Kirei revealed to her being Lancer's previous master and his understanding on Bazett's situation. She was to secure the Holy Grail for the Mage Association. Kirei questions whether Bazett would be obedient enough to hand over the Grail to the Association, though Bazett confirms that she is doing this to prove her worthiness to the Association. Kirei founds humanity interesting and fights against her. Bazett falls after she won, her body becomes numb and her headache continues. Bazett realizes that she will go through another repetition of the Holy Grail War when she falls asleep and she couldn't come up with a wish. Dark Sakura appears and continues Bazett's loop.

Abilities
Bazett is a specialist in physical combat and employs runic sorcery on her limbs, hands, and feet to increase her fighting potential. She is also a skilled mage overall. Her family possesses a Sorcery Trait known as Traditional Carriers – God’s Holders, which allows them to pass on their abilities through bloodline rather than teachings. She is the current holder of Fragarach.

She probably would have ended up being a threat to Rin Tohsaka if she had been able to participate in the war. In Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Bazett confronts Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya. Rin says that Bazett's power as a magus is at least three times her own, and Bazett could have easily defeated both Rin and Shirou if she chose to attack. Between Bazett, Souichirou Kuzuki, and Kirei Kotomine, she is the strongest in terms of pure power. Kotomine at his peak in Fate/Zero is noted as being stronger overall. Kuzuki would always win with a surprise attack, and in a fair hand-to-hand fight, he would always win the first fight due to his unique Snake fighting style. As a expert in hand to hand fighting, she would be able to win a second encounter almost completely. He could drive Saber into a corner as long as his style was hidden, but Servants are those more emphasized by their talent than martial abilities. She should be able to adapt to it more quickly, but she may also be easily beaten if she underestimates him as only a normal person.