| Tomoe Gozen |
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| (Inferno)
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Archer of Inferno (アーチャー・インフェルノ?) is one of the seven Heroic Spirit Swordmasters created by Ashiya Douman in the Shimosa Singularity in Fate/Grand Order.
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Identity[]
Possessing the Cursed Name Archer of Inferno, the True Name of Inferno's vessel is Tomoe Gozen.
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Fate/Grand Order[]
Subspecies Singularity III: Shimosa[]
Tomoe was summoned by Amakusa Shirou Tokisada to serve as one of the Heroic Spirit Swordmasters.[1] Her Cursed Name is Archer of Inferno.[1] Before Ritsuka arrived, she razed the Hitachi province, inadvertently destroying Onriedo Castle's foundations there.[2]
She and her fellow Swordmasters first encounter Ritsuka’s party as they tried to cut through a bamboo forest to reach Onui and Tasuke‘s hermitage. Houzouin Inshun tries to attack the Swordmasters, but Tomoe deflects him with an arrow. She and the other Swordmasters then watch Inshun fight Yagyuu Munenori alone to let the others escape. This is followed by Ashiya Douman infusing Inshun with the Curse of Annihilation to become the final Swordmaster: Lancer of Purgatorio.[3]
Tomoe later appears in Toke Castle Town outside Otama‘s inn where Ritsuka’s party is staying after Katou Danzou sicked her on Miyamoto Musashi on Douman’s orders. She calls upon evil spirits to bring Musashi (whose accompanied by Ritsuka) out. After slaying the spirits, Musashi senses Tomoe nearby. Tomoe unveils herself and introduces herself by her Cursed Name. She declares the Swordsmasters’ goal is to kill and burn everything related to Tokugawa society. She then starts unleashing fire, so Musashi fights her to ensure her fire doesn’t spread. They’re unable to best each other since Musashi can’t close the distance thanks to Tomoe’s arrows and flames, while Tomoe’s arrows are continuously deflected by Musashi at the last moment. Musashi realizes Tomoe is holding back, as she has yet to use the spell Inshun used. Tomoe admits she was told to hold back. She then vanishes with the promise of fighting Musashi in full force.[1]
She and Danzou run together toward Shimosa’s southern border. Tomoe stops after Danozu pointed out she’ll end up in Kazusa and into the ocean if she continues. Unaware how fast she was going, she apologizes to Danzou for unintentionally and potentially leaving her behind. Danzou tells her to restrain herself, not wanting her to exhaust her Spirit Origin carelessly. The pair then spot an elderly couple coming in their direction. Tomoe warns them of the monster prowling at night, and to not leave their home again tonight once there. Then, seeing the couple off after declining their offer to stay at their home, Tomoe has Danzou confirm there is a village in the direction that the couple came from. She proceeds to massacre said village by burning it to the ground. Danzou is confused why she spared the couple from earlier though. Tomoe answers it was because they exchanged pleasantries and expressed concerned for each other. She then wreathed herself in hellfire spouting nonsense, leading a procession of monsters to continue massacring village after village.[2]
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Tomoe defeated by Musashi.
Later on the Hitachi mountains, she tries to incinerate the samurai sent by Munenori to kill her as Tajima-no-Kami. Fortunately for the samurai, Ritsuka’s party arrives and saves them. Musashi deduces Tomoe’s True Name from her shouting Lord Yoshinaka. Tomoe brings them to the bloody battlefield for their duel. She is defeated and disappears, recalling the love she and Yoshinaka had for another.[2]
Abilities[]
Archer of Inferno became a Heroic Spirit Swordmaster due to Ashiya Douman casting the Curse of Annihilation on her. Having her power been greatly increased, Miyamoto Mushashi comments that Inferno surpasses her in power just like any other Heroic Spirit Swordmaster. She is powerful enough to deflect Houzouin Inshun's spear with a single arrow.[4] Even when she's holding back, and Mushashi has access to Senji Muramasa's finest katana, Myoujingiri Muramasa, Mushashi only sees herself winning in one out of ten scenarios.[5]
She is also very skilled, able to wreathe her arms in fire and punch Mushashi, but most importantly, keeping her distance to fight at long range. However, she is unable to hit Mushashi due to her deflecting her arrows at the last moment with her Niten Ichiryu. Archer of Inferno claims that had she unleashed her flames more freely, she could have easily killed many.[5] In this form, she is also able to run extremely fast, and Katou Danzou claims that anyone but her wouldn't be able to keep up with her speed.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate/Grand Order - Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses, Section 5: Inferno (Middle)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fate/Grand Order - Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses, Section 6: Inferno (Ending)
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses, Section 2: Purgatorio (Middle)
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant Shimosa: Section 2 Prima Cantica: Purgatorio (Middle)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant Shimosa: Section 5 Seconda Cantica: Inferno (Middle)
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant Shimosa: Section 6 Seconda Cantica: Inferno (Ending)