Anastasia Nikolaevna RomanovaWP (アナスタシア・ニコラエヴナ・ロマノヴァ, Anasutashia Nikoraevuna Romanova?) and ViyWP (ヴィイ?), Class Name Caster (キャスター, Kyasutā?), is a Caster-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order. Another version was previously summoned by Kadoc Zemlupus in the Russian Lostbelt.
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Profile[]
Identity[]
The True Name written upon the Caster Saint Graph is Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, but it is later indicated to equally include both Anastasia and Viy.[2]
Anastasia[]
Anastasia was the fourth daughter of Tsar Nikolai IIWP and AlexandraWP of the Imperial House of RomanovWP of RussiaWP.[1][4] Having ruled for around 300 years, Nikolai was the last Romanov to hold tsardom and Anastasia was the last imperial princess of the dynasty.[4][2] Nikolai was a moderate ruler who raised his children with love, but, nurtured under the history of the Tsars, he was ignorant of the world and realities of Russia. Alexandra lived the idealistic life of a noblewoman.[2] Anastasia was recorded as having to be a rambunctious girl who would cause mischief climbing trees but was also known to care for her sickly younger brother AlexeiWP.[1][2] Since her childhood, she heard the voice of Viy, being the proper heir to the family's magecraft rather than her father.[1][4][5]
Despite the moderate rule of Nikolai, the state of the world was in a tumultuous state. The prestige of the Tsar was lowering due to their defeat in the Russo-Japanese WarWP and shooting incidentsWP upon the populace. Though they might have known peace had they not been an Imperial House, revolutionary sentiment was brewing within the populous.[1][2] Due to the ongoing World War IWP causing mass famine, the frustrations of the populace reached a breaking point in 1917, leading to an incident in which a protest left citizens dead. Russian soldiers started a revolt, and the imperial guards sided with them despite martial law being declared in MoscowWP.[4]
Nikolai abdicated after much uproar, causing the Imperial House to fall into disarray. The family was confined to house arrest, leaving little record of that time other than that they still employed servants.[4] They originally may have had the chance to go into exile in Germany, her mother's birthplace, ending in a bloodless revolution. However, rumors spread that Alexandra was having an affair with the monk Grigori Rasputin due to her reliance on him, lowering her already poor reputation and making exile in Germany impossible.[2] In April of 1918, the new administrationWP feared that the Tsar may be reinstated into power by the force of the Czechoslovak LegionWP or White ArmyWP, so they decided to have the family executed. The day before their death, Alexei revealed the existence of Viy and the fairy's role and history to the Imperial household to Anastasia, but she did not make a contract with it.[2] Despite wishing to hold an official trial, they felt the need to push it through due to the apparent threat the Tsar posed and executed the Imperial family and their servants in secret at the Ipatiev HouseWP.[1][2][4]
As Anastasia was dying, she contracted with Viy, not as a means to save her life, but as a means of killing those who wronged her. The soldiers stripped the clothes from her body, chopped her body into pieces, burned her to ash with gasoline, poured sulfuric acid over the bones, and buried the ashes in the ground.[2][5] Retaining some sense of consciousness through Viy throughout the event, she cursed the soldiers such that they would never know peace, stating, "I am watching. Death is too good for you. No, you're going to live in fear for the rest of your lives. I, Viy, will always be watching you. I will forever pass judgment on your sins. I will forever see to your punishment. I will always, always be watching...until the day you die. Always, always, alwaaays!!!"[5]
After the execution, there were rumors that Anastasia had managed to survive, including a girlWP claiming to have been Anastasia, but DNA tests performed on bones discovered decades later disproved such theories.[2][4]
Viy[]
Viy is a Russian Fairy or Elemental contracted to the Romanov dynasty who merged with Anastasia's Saint Graph. However, it is unclear if Viy truly qualifies as a fairy. Although first appearing in a story which shares his nameWP written by Russian author Nikolai GogolWP, there are many Slavic folktales featuring spirits that resemble Viy, leaving his true nature uncertain.[1][2]
Appearance[]
Anastasia is a beautiful girl, having long white hair and a fringe covering her icy blue eyes. She wears an ornate white gown and a white fur cape with gold designs and blue lining on. She is seen caressing a doll.
Anastasia Stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia Stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia Stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia Stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia & Viy Stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia & Viy Stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia & Viy Stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Anastasia & Viy Stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Ms. Anastasia Loves Ramen Noodles (拉麺好き好きアナスタシアさん, Rāmen-suki-suki Anasutashia-san?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by TAa. Heroic Spirit Festive Wear: Anastasia (英霊祭装:アナスタシア, Eirei Matsuri Sō: Anasutashia?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Heroic Spirit Travel Journal: Anastasia (英霊紀行:アナスタシア, Eirei Kikō: Anasutashia?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Heroic Spirit Dream Portrait: Anastasia & Viy (英霊夢装:アナスタシア&ヴィイ, Eirei Yume Sō: Anasutashia & Vuī?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. Heroic Spirit Dream Portrait: Anastasia & Viy (英霊夢装:アナスタシア&ヴィイ, Eirei Yume Sō: Anasutashia& Vu~ī?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by sime. EVER DARK -Evernight Battlefront- (EVER DARK -永夜戦線-?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Kuroi Susumu. Voices from the One who Waits (待ち人の声, Machibito no Koe?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Saba Mizore. Taiwan Version 6th Anniversary Celebration (繁中版6週年紀念, Fán zhōng bǎn 6 Zhōunián Jìniàn?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo. Special Illustration Card for North America Fate/Grand Order 3rd Anniversary, illustrated by Nagu. Special Illustration Card for North America Fate/Grand Order 4th Anniversary, illustrated by Namie. Anastasia in Fate/Grail League, illustrated by SAIPACo.. Anastasia & Viy in Fate/Grail League, illustrated by SAIPACo.. Anastasia in Fate/Dream Striker, illustrated by Riyo. Anastasia & Viy in Fate/Dream Striker, illustrated by NEGI. |
Personality[]
Under normal circumstances, Anastasia looks innocent and distrustful. She talks in a distant and uninterested manner, especially immediately after being summoned, and is generally cold towards the masses. Due to her sheltered upbringing and the brutal death of her and her family, she holds no affection towards Russia and its people, whom she regards as a symbol of barbarity, slaughter, and fear itself. At the same time, she understands she is supposed to act as a proper heir to the Russian throne and that she is Russian herself. Her mentality regarding how to balance her social position with her feelings gets quite complicated, and her mulling over it may make her appear indifferent.[1][2]
If she becomes close to someone, she shows them a more mischievous side and a love for pranks, though also becomes emotionally dependent on them. A few letters to her family survive today, showing that she was, and perhaps still, a naive girl with a deep love for her family.[1][2]
Relationships[]
- Ivan the Terrible
- "Uh.. It seems that the Thunder Emperor have just arrived. Pardon me for excusing myself a bit. Umm.... I'm not good at dealing with those eyes... those eyes..."[3]
- "He was a great Tsar who existed long before her family... but..."
- “Excuse me, I have one question... Why are you so elephant?”
- “I do not know either. Why am I an elephant?”
- More of a symbol of fear than of respect.[2]
- Grigori Rasputin
- Anastasia is extremely cautious around him, since he dealt the final blow to Romanov Dynasty. On the other hand, she’s also conflicted because she’s grateful for how nice he was to her when they were alive.[2]
- Osakabehime
- "Um, excuse me. I met this woman who calls herself a princess. This..."kotatsu" that she is always relaxing in... Would it be possible to put one in my room? You can, right?"[3]
- "May I borrow your kotatsu? No?"[2]
- Mephistopheles
- "I was always taught to be wary of those who dress as clowns to entertain the people around them. Master, please be careful as well."[3]
- Charlotte Corday (Swimsuit)
- "Oh, Charlotte. We're really getting along. We're too close, we're probably going to end up killing each other someday. I'm sure we will..."[3]
- "A magic trick? What kind of ridiculous game is this? Huh, wait, that's...amazing! She just cut a person in half, Master! Makes sense all that screaming and shouting was just an act, right? Master...? Say something, Master! Ah, medic! Can we get a medic here!?"[6]
- Sei Shounagon (Swimsuit)
- "Miss Nagon has changed into a swimsuit too. Yet her resplendent self and her cheeriness are unchanged. Her uproar―I mean, her voice that can be heard a mile away is also the same. That woman never changes, whether she's a Berserker or an Archer..."[3]
- Mordred (Swimsuit)
- "Don't you think she's getting way too close with Master? Huh, I'm the exact same? I don't know about that..."[6]
- Marie Antoinette (Swimsuit)
- "She and I are going for the same type of character? Eh, please tell me we don't overlap that much! We're gonna have to have a little talk, Master."[6]
- Santa Servants
- "U-um...I have absolutely no association with Santa. Yes, it's true that I am a figure of winter... ...but I still have nothing to do with Santa!"[3]
Role[]
Fate/Grand Order[]
Second Prologue[]
- Main article: Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (Crypter)
Kadoc Zemlupus summons Anastasia prior to the attack on Chaldea Security Organization. Anastasia and the Oprichniki kill many members of Chaldea.
Anastasia: Permafrost Empire[]
- Main article: Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (Crypter)
Interlude: A Despairing Past and a Hopeful Future[]
Interlude: Polar Ice Seal/The Drifting Soul is[]
Abilities[]
Anastasia is someone unbefitting of being a Heroic Spirit, lacking any stories about acts of heroism or barbarity. The only reason she can manifest as a Servant is that she once made a contract with Viy. Although similar to a Demonic Beast, Viy is a Fairy Elemental which allows Anastasia to manipulate ice and cold.[7] Unlike most fairies, Viy can make himself visible and even lend his powers outside of those he has a contract with.[2]
She is able to speak with Demonic Beasts.[2]
Combat[]
In combat, Anastasia largely relies on Viy's ice powers, which she sometimes channels through her doll. She can blow cold winds, creating spikey ice crystals from the ground, letting her doll fly over her enemies and drop giant icicles onto her target, and dance around the target to create a small ice tornado. Sometimes Viy physically manifests to use his claws on Anastasia's enemies, shooting rays of light from his eyes, or assist Anastasia to strengthen her ice attacks.
Skills[]
Class Skills[]
- Territory Creation (EX Rank): The ability to create a territory that is advantageous to one as a magus. While she is summoned as a Servant, a diameter of a few meters around her functions as a Tsar territory. She can keep expanding this territory by combining this Skill with other Skills.[1][2]
- Fairy Contract (A Rank): Anastasia's contract with Viy.[1][2]
Personal Skills[]
- Mystic Eyes of Clairvoyance (D Rank): Viy's ability rather than Anastasia's. Mystic Eyes that descended from Balor, which stem from the same ability as the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. It breaks down any Bounded Field and sometimes can even find a weakness in fortresses. Russian Tsars supposedly fought on sieges with an extreme advantage due to receiving this ability from Viy.[2]
- Charisma of Absolute Freeze (B Rank): A special Charisma possessed by those who are of Tsarist blood.[2]
- Schwipsig (B Rank): Another of Viy's abilities which makes minor impossibilities possible. It enables small prank-level Marble Phantasms, such as transferring what the opponent is holding to her own hands or opening a crack in the ground so the target gets their foot stuck there. It is unable to cause any lethal damage.[1][2] Upgrades to B+ Rank in the gameplay of Fate/Grand Order.
Noble Phantasms[]
- Viy Viy Viy: The full release of Viy's Mystic Eyes. They see through everything and can twist even causality, creating weaknesses that were never there before.[1][2]
- Sumerki Kremlin: Allows Anastasia reproduce a kremlinWP. Having inherited the blood of Tsars, Anastasia can summon an extremely solid and magnificent kremlin to defend herself. Only those chosen by Anastasia can enter it.[1][2]
Forms and Alternate Versions[]
Summer[]
Anastasia's Summer Saint Graph. In this form, she has become an Archer-class Servant and her true name has changed to Anastasia & Viy (アナスタシア&ヴィイ, Anasutashia & Vu~ī?).
Personality[]
With it being summer, and with a Summer Saint Graph her bothersome traits have been softened and her mischievous side has been completely pushed to the forefront, causing her to be more reckless. She also cares less about personal space, even putting aside her usual tendency to get physically close to only those she has gotten emotionally close with as well.[6][8]
When it comes to her Master, she views and treats them as would a pet cat, wishing to cradle, play, spoil, and treat them crudely as one. That said, they are the only one capable of reigning her in from making too many pranks or doing something reckless.[6][8]
Being more used to the cold climate of Russia, Anastasia has trouble adjusting to the summer heat and is prone to growing sluggish. To make herself more comfortable, she always carries shaved ice with her, though sometimes she eats too much of it and gets a brain freeze.[6][8]
In this form, the loneliness she feels from her siblings' absence is also magnified, making her even more emotionally reliant on others than usual.[6][8]
Abilities[]
Class Skills[]
- Independent Action with Viy (EX Rank): A variation of the Independent Action Skill which allows Servants to act even without a direct connection to their Master's mana supply. As long as Viy is within reach, she can function on her own pretty much anywhere, even allowing her to use her Noble Phantasms. That said, she prefers not to leave her Master's side, if possible.[6][8]
- Fairy Contract (B+ Rank): Anastasia's contract with Viy. Contracts for wearing swimsuits are handled separately.[6][8]
Personal Skills[]
- Schwipsig (Summer) (B+ Rank): The ability to manipulate, materialize, and produce anything Anastasia recognizes as summery. It might be powerful, but 'summery things' do not include a lot of things useful in combat.[6][8]
- Freezing Summertime (A Rank): An attack using Viy's Mystic Eyes to force targets to a stop. By using it on herself rather than on others, she can halt any attack in place before it reaches her for a limited time.[6][8]
- Acceleration - Spirit Eyeballs (B+ Rank): Viy's Mystic Eyes have been modified to be always active. It creates a maelstrom of surrounding Magical Energy, providing Anastasia with favourable circumstances.[6][8]
Noble Phantasm[]
- Snegleta Snegurochka: Viy uses his Mystic Eyes to temporarily invert the seasons before launching the energy generated by this inversion as an attack against the target.[6][8]
- Underthrow Freeze Sinker: Hurling a lump of ice disguised as a snowball at her enemy, Anastasia puts a little spin on the throw, giving it far more destructive force than would seem possible. Viy then uses his Mystic Eyes to allow the ball to curve in mid-air without reducing its velocity.[6][8]
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
Anastasia and Viy were designed by sime in Fate/Grand Order. Her scenario writer is Yuuichirou Higashide in Fate/Grand Order.[6]
Comments from Illustrator[]
"I already knew some stories about her, so I aimed to make her an unhappy girl who looked not only ominous but also scary. For that reason, in my first drafts I drew her looking a little bit sicklier, with big eyebags. Much later, I got to learn who her Master in the Lostbelt was going to be and gave a little smirk at the fact they almost had matching eyebags (laughs). During the drawing process, my thoughts were focused entirely on the videogame Ico’s world design." (sime)[2]
"As the Anastasia of Pan-human History, I imagined her as this sweet yet mischievous duchess. I figured she'd be the type to have a lot of interactions with Servants in Chaldea, so when designing the first draft, I imagined her going for a walk with Marie on the beach, laughing and having a good time. Then I also started thinking if this were the Lostbelt Anastasia, maybe she would've preferred something more mature~ Or maybe she would've tried to coordinate her outfit with Kadoc's~ I had a lot of fun coming up with fantasies like that. One duchess with the appeal of two... How wonderful." (sime) (Swimsuit)[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 Fate/Grand Order - Profile of Anastasia
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 Fate/Grand Order material VII - Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, translated by ComunCoutinho
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fate/Grand Order - Voicelines of Anastasia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Anastasia: Permafrost Empire - Section 15: Grand Duchess Anastasia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Anastasia: Permafrost Empire, Section 10: Eyes of a Monster
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 Fate/Grand Order material XIV - Anastasia & Viy, Profile translated by Reddit user savepoints
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Anastasia: Permafrost Empire - Section 14: Lostbelt
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 Fate/Grand Order - Profile of Anastasia & Viy
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Fate/Grand Order - Voicelines of Anastasia & Viy