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Arcueid Brunestud (アルクェイド・ブリュンスタッド, Arukweido Buryunsutaddo?) is the princess of the True Ancestors. She is the main heroine of Tsukihime.

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Background[]

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Arcueid's first encounter with Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg.

Arcueid Brunestud is the White Princess of the True Ancestors. The title of Brunestud was given to those True Ancestors capable of manifesting the Millennium Castle Brunestud, and has been likened to be the vampire royal family, although this is not strictly true. The True Ancestors were a race of beings copied from Type-Moon, the ultimate being of the moon, also known as the Crimson Moon. Long ago the will of the planet had no defense mechanism against humanity, nothing to keep them in check. Thus the Crimson Moon came down and offered to help the planet make a race of ultimate beings to rule over humanity, thus resulting in them being the "consciousness of the planet".[5] True Ancestors are alike to occurrences such as earthquakes and typhoons rather than individuals as their actions, while evil and without justification, would come as naturally to her (Arcueid and other True Ancestors) as breathing. However the race was fundamentally flawed, they had a desire to drink blood that their original, the Crimson Moon, had.[6] The True Ancestors needed to use a large portion of their power to suppress this impulse, but as there was no cure, and with passage of time the impulse grew, more and more True Ancestors fell and began drinking blood indiscriminately, while others most likely went into eternal sleep.

The True Ancestors didn't have a specific reason in creating Arcueid. They normally only mold new True Ancestors to fit specific needs. There was no need for a being as strong as her, but in the end, she originated from nothingness, simply as a product to realize the pointless goal of "the strongest True Ancestor."[7] They used her great strength to make her into a weapon, the executioner of fallen True Ancestors and of the most powerful Dead Apostles. According to Ciel, this happened in the 12th century AD, when the number of fallen True Ancestors was very high. She was able to perform this duty splendidly, but she was nothing more than a tool. She was taught nothing beyond what she needed to know to hunt her targets, to the extent that she even ignored the fact that she was the same kind of creature as those she was supposed to destroy, and went to sleep after every kill, with her accumulated memories erased.[8][9]

As the executioner, she did not have any vampiric impulses, and the rest of the True Ancestors also believed she had none. A priest from the church seeking perfect immortality, Michael Roa Valdamjong, needed to become a Dead Apostle to continue his research as he had already reached the potential of his human body. Arcueid, ignorant of her nature as a vampire and the consequences of drinking blood, was easily tricked by Roa into drinking his and turned berserk, wiping out most of the True Ancestors, turning Roa into one of the strongest Dead Apostles and having a considerable portion of her power stolen by him, before she managed to regain her sanity long enough to chain herself to the throne and go to sleep. From then on she had to suppress her urge to drink blood like any other True Ancestors. The rest of the True Ancestors were wiped out either by Roa or the rest of the Dead Apostles, who made a game of trying to assassinate their creators.

Arcueid finally managed to destroy Roa's original body, although it took an alliance with the Burial Agency to do it. Roa was not killed however, as he had managed to master reincarnation, and constantly reincarnated into host bodies he chose before his deaths. These host bodies were chosen for a mix of social standing (rich families with influence) and the physical/magical potential of the body. After destroying Roa's original body, Arcueid went to sleep and awoke only to kill Roa's re-incarnations constantly, but was never able to destroy him and get her power back as he would simply re-incarnate each time. At the time of Tsukihime, Roa had re-incarnated 17 times, with his last re-incarnation being SHIKI Tohno.

Appearance[]

Arcueid is a beautiful woman with short blonde hair down to her neck, and bright red eyes. Her traditional outfit consists of a long sleeve white shirt, long purple skirt, and black boots. According to Takeuchi during a Q&A along with Nasu, Arcueid is an E-Cup.[10]

  • Phantas-Moon is a magical girl parody of Arcueid Brunestud that is detailed in Character Material. She wields Medea's Staff, which she stole.


Personality[]

Arcueid is shown to be a whimsical individual who, although knowing the basics of the modern era, does not seem to know about social norms. Both Nasu and Takeuchi think of her "image color" as white because she is pure in terms of appearance and personality. Once, she shows up at Shiki's school and waves to him from the school rear courtyard, luckily for Shiki only Ciel spots her. Her behaviour is almost childlike, due to the lonely nature of her upbringing, although she is over 800 years old, she spent most of it asleep and knows nearly nothing about the world or how to interact with others. As she works together with Shiki to stop Roa, she gradually begins to enjoy life and starts to like Shiki as more than just a friend.

Arcueid does everything in her power not to drink Shiki's blood, which nearly occurs several times in game as he is practically the only human at night with her, and she has problems controlling her Vampiric Impulses (吸血衝動, Kyūketsu Shōdō?) after being drastically weakened by Shiki's attack. She doesn't want to drink blood, as she doesn't want to become a monster that feeds on humans in order to survive.

Arcueid seems to thoroughly enjoy when Shiki cooks breakfast for her. In Melty Blood, Shiki threatens to stop doing this for her if she doesn't meet him in the park that night. When Sion questions whether such a threat would ever have any sort of effect on a True Ancestor, Shiki recounts to her a time that he managed to get Arcueid to immediately apologize to Akiha when she and her were arguing by making the same threat. Later that night, Arcueid does, in fact, meet Shiki and Sion in the park. She apparently cannot stand garlic. In a scene in Kagetsu Tohya, Arcueid eats instant noodles cooked by Shiki that had garlic in them, and becomes sick.

She was originally a being without emotions who never spoke. She only focused on her duties and then returned to sleep in an endless cycle. Shiki, by killing her, made her interested in something on her own for the first time and essentially "broke" her. The "airhead" version of her is something that shouldn't exist alongside her purpose as a weapon, but it was present in her foundation. She is not truly an airhead, but more childish and honest.[10]

She has a constant flow of income in the form of gold, so she has no issues with obtaining money. There is a special gold exchange shop for fugitives in the Mage's Association, and the owner of the shop gives her gold because he is a fan of her. She can be called rich, but she doesn't dress like it because she has no interest in clothing. She later changes to make Shiki happy.[10] She also receives help from Merem Solomon, who reveres her as a "Princess." He helps her travel around the world without much trouble, booking plane tickets and trading gold for money, but she does not know what to do with his unconditional affection.[11][12]

Arcueid shows up as Neco-Arc in Ciel-Sensei's lessons in Tsukihime and she randomly switches to that persona in some comedy scenes in Kagetsu Tohya, though Neco-Arc seems to be her own existence brought forth by Zelretch in the Melty Blood series.

When she loses control of her Vampiric Impulses, she is known as Red Arcueid.[13][14] When made aware of Dust of Orisis' plans, she mentioned that it was the same delusional idea that Goetia had.

Role[]

Tsukihime[]

Arcueid's route[]

« You really are kind, Shiki. Yeah, I knew coming here to say goodbye was a good thing. I love you, Shiki. Your honesty, how you are always spaced out, how I'm the only one you yell at, how you always look forward to the future... I love all of you. So please, keep living like that, okay? »

(Arcueid saying goodbye to Shiki - Arcueid's route, Epilogue)

After leaving school early because of an anemia attack, Shiki Tohno spots Arcueid on the street and is consumed by an irresistible urge to kill her because of his Nanaya blood. The Nanaya were a family of killers that specialized in hunting down non-humans, and Arcueid as a vampire awoke his Nanaya blood. Skillfully trailing Arcueid back to her apartment, he rings the doorbell and in the instant the door opens, sneaks through the crack and slices her into 17 pieces in an instantaneous single strike with his knife and his Mystic Eyes Of Death Perception.[15]

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Arcueid waiting for Shiki after he sliced her

The next day when heading to school, Shiki finds Arcueid waiting on a guard rail outside his school. Panicking, he runs, only to be chased into a dead alley and confronted by Arcueid. Their conversation is interrupted by one of Nrvnqsr's beasts, and Arcueid "convinces" Shiki to help her deal with the vampire in the town as she used up most of her power to re-form her body after Shiki killed her and will need time to regain the power she had lost.[2]

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Arcueid after failing to kill Roa

The two of them are partners against Nrvnqsr Chaos, with Shiki killing Nrvnqsr by striking his "death point".[16] The next night, Arcueid sends Len to Shiki's room to give him a dream of a sexual encounter.[17] The next day, they decide to again be partners to take out Roa who Arcueid has been targeting.[18][19] Over the course of her route she and Shiki begin to understand one another. Shiki shows Arcueid the various things she's unaware of, such as movies, which are things Arcueid can't comprehend as important. At several points she attempts to bite Shiki, though she manages to hold herself back in time, though usually she runs until her impulses have stopped.[20] Eventually she and Shiki have fallen in love with one another, despite her slightly unstable nature and vampire lineage.[21] However, she attempts to take out Roa by herself and is apparently killed in the process. Enraged and in grief, Shiki proceeds to destroy the walkway he and Roa are on as a distraction and utterly destroys Roa's point, thus nullifying his very existence and preventing him from ever reincarnating.[22]

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Arcueid's True Ending

In Arcueid's True Ending, Shiki waits in his classroom for her despite thinking she is dead. Arcueid surprisingly arrives, having regained the bit of power Roa stole from her. However she can no longer hold back her impulses and decides she should sleep from now on, dreaming of Shiki. Despite Shiki's pleas, even begging her to drink his blood, Arcueid says she cannot do so because she loves him and says farewell with Shiki greatly saddened, looking at the moon as he leaves the school.[23] This ending was the basis for the ending used in the anime, although a few details were changed. In the manga, after Arcueid left, he goes on a search for her and they are finally reunited together. It is left unsure whether this is reality or a hypothetical "what-if" situation playing in Arcueid's mind as she sleeps. But it is most likely to be in the real world, not the world of dreams, as shown on the manga that Shiki was looking for clues, along with Ciel, where the castle of Arcueid stood.[24]

In Arcueid's Good Ending, she spends an entire week suppressing her urges and meets Shiki on his way to school, exactly at the same point where he killed her at the beginning of the story. The two then go off to seemingly spend the day together.[25]

Ciel's route[]

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Arcueid's offer

« Shiki, your unique eyes, they kill the meaning of things. What is destroyed is the existence. The extinguishing of life is only a side effect that comes afterwards. With your power, it is possible to kill the soul without harming the body. Usually, a body without a soul will cease to live, so it is like suicide. »

(Arcueid explaining to Shiki that Roa still can be destroyed - Ciel's route, Day 12)

Arcueid has the same role as in her route, fighting against Dead Apostles.[26][27][28][29][30] While Shiki isn't romantically interested in her, he is slightly attracted to her. Arcueid falls in love with Shiki and wanted him for herself. After Shiki defeats Roa, however, he transfers the burden of his madness to him, causing Shiki to have murderous thoughts and strange dreams. Arcueid blames Ciel for it and offers to help Shiki if he obeys her.[31]

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Arcueid defeats Ciel.

In Ciel's True Ending, he declines the offer and slices the line of her neck in order to escape, causing Arcueid to threaten to kill him for real. Ciel appears and drags Shiki away before Arcueid recovers. Ciel fights against Arcueid, but she is quickly defeated. Shiki, realizing that Roa has overtaken his body, tries to kill himself by slashing his throat, so Arcueid won’t have to finish him. After doing this, Arcueid returns to her senses and vanishes after saying farewell to Shiki.[31]

In Ciel's Good Ending, Shiki accepts the offer and tells Arcueid that he is attracted to her. After his response, Arcueid kisses him as she tries to get him to drink her blood, but she is stopped by Ciel. Ciel believes that if Shiki kills Arcueid, Roa might get weaker. As both girls discuss how to get rid of Roa, he overtakes Shiki's body. In order to stop it, Shiki slashes his chest in order to kill Roa.[31] After killing Roa, Arcueid decides to stay and Shiki is forced to "share" both her and Ciel much to Ciel's chagrin.[32]

Akiha's route[]

She makes one appearance in Akiha Tohno's route when Shiki Tohno sees her walking down the street from behind and has an urge to kill her, however Shiki gets distracted by Satsuki Yumizuka.[33]

Kagetsu Tohya[]

Before Kagetsu Tohya, she is one factor which causes the event indirectly because she's the one who calls out to Shiki when he gets involved in an accident.[34]

In Kagetsu Tohya, she spends most of her time in her apartment rather than going out in town like in Tsukihime. Arcueid accidently helps Shiki to point out a current event, and also explains the concept of famillars in fine details.[35]

If Shiki goes to her apartment when it is morning and lets her sleep near him, he will encounter Princess Arcueid in the Millenium Castle Brunestud, in a dream-like state. She doesn't seem to know Shiki, however, when he introduces himself, she shows murderous killing intent towards him, dissecting him in exactly 18 pieces before he's aware of what's happening.

Melty Blood[]

Arcueid's role in the first Melty Blood is limited. She fights Shiki Tohno and Sion Eltnam Atlasia once while investigating the occurrence of the Night of Wallachia, though the Arcueid they fight may only be a manifestation of a rumor or not, depending on the path. Wallachia's main goal is to manifest as a True Ancestor to finally it obtain the Sixth, so he hopes that the rumors lead to him developing as Arcueid. Shiki's fears about Arcueid losing control over her vampiric impulses combined with the rumors of her traveling through town at night allows for him to manifest in her form if there are no more prevalent rumors.

This manifestation, called Red Arcueid, is a hypothetical Arcueid that has ceased restraining her blood lust and succumbed entirely. Much like Shiki Nanaya, Red Arcueid doesn't truly exist. She is the version of Arcueid who has given fully into her bloodlust and unlocking her full powers for fighting, making her lose all traces of humanity and morality in her soul and desiring to do nothing but kill all in their path for fun, which is the greatest fear of Arcueid. However, she is an illusion created by Wallachia, a manifestation of the fears inside Arcueid's heart.

The main route of Melty Blood has Wallachia materialize as her for his plans of obtain the Sixth, but this form is defeated. The true Arcueid shows up afterward, utilizing Marble Phantasm to allow him to be fully killed. Red Arcueid is able to still be manifested within the sequels under the TATARI of White Len and Dust of Osiris.


Carnival Phantasm[]

Arcueid has a large role in Carnival Phantasm as one of the heroines of Tsukihime. It largely plays on her whimsicalness and her constant fighting with Ciel. It also utilizes her Phantas-Moon persona for a number of small skits.

Other appearances[]

The Arcueid of the Fate/EXTRA world appears as a Servant, Berserker, under the command of Monji Gatou.

In Back Alley Satsuki, she is a gold heroine of sheep to protect the eighth temple and she is known as Fluffy Idol Morcueid (ふわふわアイドル モコクェイド, Fuwafuwa aidoru mokoku~eido?).

Abilities[]

Having foreseen that he couldn't coexist with Gaia or Alaya, Brunestud of the Crimson Moon decided to create a new body before his extermination. Desperately wishing to obtain a vessel that abided by the standards of the World, he helped create the True Ancestors, knowing that as Nature Spirits they wouldn't be targeted for elimination by the Monster of Alaya. Because Brunestud failed to create a being of the same degree of purity and scale as himself, he taught them how to create it with their own hands to speed up its creation. Since a True Ancestor of his purity wasn't born no matter how much he tried, he began to test other possibilities. One of the results was Altrouge Brunestud, but even she didn't reach a level high enough to succeed him. Despite having the Monster of Gaia under her control, which in a sense made her more monstrous than Crimson Moon, she herself was far too unstable. It wasn't until centuries after Crimson Moon's destruction at the hands of Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg that the True Ancestors succeeded in creating a perfect body, the White Princess Arcueid Brunestud.[36]

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As the bastard child of the planet, Arcueid's powers are totally ridiculous.[9] Having been created for the sole purpose of killing the fallen True Ancestors and the Dead Apostles increasing in number,[8][9][21] Arcueid is the strongest True Ancestor.[7][29] Due to this, she was able to kill at least three True Ancestors without receiving any wounds whatsoever.[31][36] Although there were many witnesses, the Holy Church kept denying her existence because they couldn't admit that a being that rivals the Crimson Moon in scale existed.[36] Because Arcueid can stand her ground with Crimson Moon, she stands in a league of her own.[10] Knowing that the power of a Dead Apostle is affected by the True Ancestor that sucked their blood, Michael Roa Valdamjong offered his blood to Arcueid hoping to become the strongest Dead Apostle.[29] After stealing some of her powers, Roa became powerful enough to kill the remaining True Ancestors excluding Arcueid.[23][31] Even Altrouge Brunestud wasn't powerful enough to defeat Roa.[37] Despite this, Roa refused to unbind Arcueid's chains because he had no way to keep her under control.[36] Kinoko Nasu stated in 2007 that Arcueid is the strongest character in the Nasuverse excluding Servants.[38]

Arcueid can be summoned as a Servant and she qualifies for the Berserker and Funny Vamp classes.[39] In the World of EXTRA where the information of the digital world takes precedence over the physical World, Arcueid is no longer the strongest. This is because in the digital world, legend becomes reality, and natural phenomena that have been incarnated as “God” can often hold more power than their original natural existence does. Despite being weakened, her Blut die Schwester Noble Phantasm makes her about the only character in Fate/EXTRA and CCC “capable of defeating Amaterasu, no matter how small the chance might be.”[40]

As a member of the True Ancestor royalty, Arcueid used to have much longer hair than she does now. The reason for its current length is that it was stolen from her during a battle with Altrouge Brunestud.[8]

World Backup[]

As opposed to Dead Apostles, whose immense ability is just an extension of Human ability refined to their full extent through their long lifespans, True Ancestors possess power beyond Human comprehension from the moment they are born. Thanks to being a Nature Spirit, Arcueid is an existence closer to the World than humans.[30] Because their power is linked to nature itself, they can draw as much power from the World as necessary.[30][31][9] During combat, her output always changes according to her opponent, surpassing them by one level.[41]

Arcueid's ability at 30% to deal with single opponents, "single entity ability", is roughly on the same level as Servants. If Arcueid faced a servant, her Parameters would approximately become twice as strong as that of her enemy.[41] In Tsukihime, her power is 4 times that of a Servant.[42][43][41] Against one Servant, Arcueid would probably win, but against two, perhaps while Arcueid is having trouble against the first one, the other one could get behind her and nail her.[42] Servants use their respective Noble Phantasms while Arcueid uses her unlimited backup to fight, and differences occur depending on affinity. A simple-is-best Arcueid is an all-rounder, and so generally her chances of winning are only high, but there are those opponents that she just has helplessly awful compatibility with. For example, Gilgamesh has the "firepower" of over 5+ a Servants, but Arcueid is only able to draw strength based on "single entity ability." He has roughly the same Parameters as her, but the large and versatile amount of weaponry gives him a great advantage against Arcueid in a fight.[41] Furthermore, no matter how much Arcueid might be superior to Cú Chulainn in numbers, she will be killed by Gáe Bolg depending on her Luck.[44]

Normally, Shiki Tohno's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can see the "Death" of animals, plants, walls, or the very air before him. However, he can't read the "death" from an existence like Arcueid,[31] who is close to being a perfect life form that doesn't even carry a Concept of Death.[30][31] As her powers derive from the World itself, in order to kill Arcueid, a Conceptual Weapon with the power to kill the World itself is needed.[30][31] Since such a type of weapon doesn't exist, her "death" cannot be caused by external factors.[30]

Despite Arcueid being Immortal during nighttime,[2] during the day, some "lines" appear on her body due to all the energy she spends moving under the sun.[2][31][34][9] Thanks to this, Shiki Tohno was able to kill her with his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception in the Near Side routes. For this reason, Arcueid needed 80% of her energy to regenerate, leaving her so weakened that the lines started appearing during the night as well.[2] In Ciel's route, Arcueid is able to regain her strength the more she rests, and by the 7th day, Shiki can't see her death during the night.[30] Five days later, Arcueid, now powered by a Full Moon, is so powerful that even by risking his own life and pushing his brain to its limits, Shiki can only see a few lines on her, but he still fails to see any points on her. Cutting one of them momentarily wounds Arcueid, but she can still heal it in a short period of time and resume fighting without much problem.[31]

It is possible to cut her off from this power by killing the land around her or sealing her off from the world through a powerful Bounded Field that rewrites the world by switching the terrain effect with a different terrain effect or a Reality Marble that overwrites the current World. While her connection to nature can be interrupted by any such barrier, the ability to actually cut her off from the supply depends on what is being used as energy to hold up the barrier because the overwritten world generally has an even more colossal world seeping up from underneath it to return it to normal. She complains about White Len cutting off her backup with her dream barrier, but Arcueid could easily get serious, request backup from the planet, and blow away White Len along with the entire barrier if she so wished. Some form of alien deploying a Reality Marble may be able to cut her off from her energy source completely.[45] This is likely the reason as to why Arcueid can't win against ORT.[46]

Combat[]

Just like the other True Ancestors, Arcueid's Vampiric Impulses push her to suck the blood of others. In order to suppress that impulse, Arcueid consumes 70% of her power, leaving her only the remaining 30% to use for combat.[21][47][48] Those that can change the state of the World merely by thinking about it are instead forced to use almost all of those "thoughts" to restrain themselves. However, everything has a limit. Unable to resolve the problem at its root, the vampiric impulse accumulates, until finally, it becomes impossible for the True Ancestor to control with their power alone.[47][48] Due to this, Ciel believes that no matter how long Arcueid holds out, it is inevitable that she will drink it again.[21] If Arcueid succumbed to her vampiric impulse and lost her ability to reason, she would be viewed as the the same existence as Crimson Moon despite being a different entity.[13]

Despite being only at 30%, it is stated that Arcueid is probably the strongest character in the story of Tsukihime.[8] Nrvnqsr Chaos implied that he couldn't defeat full power Arcueid, and that his only choice was to kill her while she was fatigued.[2] After fighting wounded Arcueid, Nrvnqsr states that the warnings from other Dead Apostles telling him not to fight her were correct.[16] On the other hand, because Nrvnqsr has 666 lives, properly speaking he's a Dead Apostle that even a serious Arcueid wouldn't be able to kill.[49][50] Due to this, Arcueid states that she would have difficulty defeating Nrvnqsr even if she wasn't wounded.[18] Nrvnqsr states that even if she was at her full strength, Arcueid wouldn't be able to destroy the Soil of Genesis as she would need power equivalent to destroying a whole ContinentWP.[16] During Tsukihime, Arcueid is relieved Aoko Aozaki isn't in Japan, saying that it is safer not to fight her in the first place.[2] In a battle between her and Arcueid, Arcueid would have a 70% chance of winning, but if Aoko is cornered thoughtlessly, she would use "something not good" for Arcueid, so Arcueid avoids her.[51] When Akiha Tohno Inverted at the end of her route and became able to use her power to its fullest extent, she was equal to or stronger than Arcueid.[52] Neco-Arc is stated to be twice as strong as Arcueid.[42]

Due to being an Elemental, Arcueid possesses several special abilities:

  • Mystic Eyes of Enchantment: Arcueid's Mystic Eyes enable limited control over others, such as the ability to plant suggestions and paralyze people in place.[2] When Shiki Tohno first saw her Mystic Eyes, he was greatly intimidated. His instincts screamed telling him that he could not stand up to her because she is on an entirely different level. It was not a matter of her being higher or lower, but something beyond evaluation. His fear triggered his Killer instincts, and push him to kill her before she killed him instead.[20] Nrvnqsr Chaos stated that if Arcueid wasn't wounded by Shiki she would have been able to tell that his body is composed of 666 beasts with her Mystic Eyes.[16]
  • Regeneration: As an elemental, Arcueid can regenerate her wounds rapidly, but her time during Tsukihime leaves her unable to do so while trying to hold back her bloodlust. Arcueid can create another body, even if the previous one has been completely destroyed, as it can be considered a form of resurrection.
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Shiki after slicing Arcueid into 17 pieces

Arcueid states that in terms of non-fighting strength, Shiki Tohno is stronger than her.[27] While Arcueid was still off guard with surprise, Shiki killed her with his first strike and just finished her off by slicing her into 17 pieces.[16] In less than a second, Shiki drew his knife across Arcueid's body, stabbing slashing, piercing, driving, and splitting it into pieces. Through the neck, back of the head, from the right eye to the lips, upper right arm, lower right arm, right ring finger, left elbow, left thumb, left middle finger, left breast, from the rib to the heart, from the stomach to the abdomen in two places, left groin, left thigh, left leg, left toe.[15] Arcueid states that this was the first time someone managed to "embarrass" her to that extent.[2] She describes it as the perfect surprise attack; an unparalleled masterpiece.[16]

Weakened (Near Side)[]

« Let's say she has 10 units of power, and she uses 7 of them to resist her Vampiric Impulses. But if for some reason she lost 5 out of those 10 units, then even if she used all her remaining power, she could only use 5 units to resist. »

(Ciel, Arcueid's route: Day 10)

Normally, Arcueid can heal her entire body even if she was cut into 17 pieces, however, the wounds caused by Shiki Tohno's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception stop her healing abilities, forcing her to remake her missing body parts from scratch at the cost of 80% of her power.[2] Although Arcueid was able to rebuild her body in just one day, most of her nerves weren't connected yet, so she could only move through sheer will power rather than physically.[28] Nrvnqsr Chaos notes that while the previous Executor sent by the Dead Apostles could not even scratch Arcueid, while incapacitated, her presence is exceedingly weak. Even weaker than a member of The Dead. Nrvnqsr says he is fortunate Arcueid is tired, and that he should claim her head while he still has a chance at winning. If Arcueid was in perfect condition, she would defeat Michael Roa Valdamjong, but if she were to fight him in her weakened state, she would be the one annihilated. Despite being so fatigued, Arcueid initially believed that her athletic ability wasn't so low that she would be caught by Shiki.[2] Thanks to resting another day, Arcueid gets slightly better, but she's still heavily weakened.[28]

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Arcueid killing Nrvnqsr Chaos' Familiars.

When Arcueid fights Nrvnqsr Chaos the 4th day, she is still so weakened she can't use her Marble Phantasm, making Nrvnqsr question why she would even bother challenging him. Despite Nrvnqsr leaping away from Arcueid when she attacks him, she is able to tear him apart from the neck to the waist, destroying over half his body with a single blow. She tore through a dozen of Nrvnqsr's Familiars as well, each of them powerful enough to tear a car or a tank into scraps. Nrvnqsr is impressed she had so much strength as weakened as she was, and says that the warnings from other Dead Apostles telling him not to fight her were correct. Nrvnqsr then traps her with the Soil of Genesis, a union of 500 of his parts.[16] Nrvnqsr in his 999th Beast form and Ciel are stated by Shiki to be evenly matched in speed with the Arcueid that tore apart Nrvnqsr's familiars.[16][29]

While Michael Roa Valdamjong should be nowhere close to Nrvnqsr Chaos in power, Arcueid worries that while she's weakened, the possibility that Roa has more power than her is actually high.[18] By the 10th day of her route, Arcueid has trouble defeating The Dead moving slower than Shiki can evade.[21] In the 12th day, Arcueid and Roa fight both empowered by a Full Moon. In this state, Arcueid is still heavily weakened, and Roa regards her as just a regular Vampire who doesn't even have the power of a True Ancestor anymore.[22] After Shiki Tohno kills Roa, the power he had stolen from Arcueid returned to her, reviving her. She could barely resist her Vampiric Impulses, so she decided to rest for 7 days until she regained her full power, allowing her to suppress her thirst once again.[25]

Arcueid beats Ciel

Arcueid defeating Ciel in their third fight.

Arcueid's first fight against Ciel isn't a simple fight. Sword in hand, Ciel jumps towards Arcueid, who is able to deflect the blade coming towards her chest with her hand and send Ciel flying through the air like a soccer ball with just a light touch in the chest.[29] One day later, Arcueid and Ciel fight again. This time, Arcueid had regained enough strength, to the point she believed even Shiki with his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception shouldn't be able to see her death. Shiki states that their battle is beyond himself, as he can't track the movement of Arcueid's body with his eyes. All he could see was a white blur running through the night. Surprisingly, Ciel didn't back off seeing her speed. While Ciel couldn't move as fast, she accurately deflects Arcueid's blazing attacks while standing on the ground. As a third person looking on, their strengths seemed equal. However, no matter how amazing Ciel was, her power is not something that goes beyond a certain point. In contrast, Arcueid seemed limitless. In the beginning, Ciel was overwhelming her, but Arcueid then matched her quickly and was easily surpassing her powers, quickly settling their match. Ciel flies lightly in the air and strikes the ground, rolling like "a piece of trash."[30] Five days later, Arcueid and Ciel fight yet again, this time under a Full Moon. In this state, even Ciel's Black Keys, which could kill a normal Vampire 6 times over, can't scratch Arcueid. Hopefully, for Ciel, she came prepared for "total war", as she brought Black Barrel from Rome. Arcueid notes that this proves the rumor of Ciel giving "boring knowledge" to Enhance is true. Ciel states that even with a treasure of The Holy Church she cannot destroy Arcueid, a True Ancestor. The best she can do is seal her away. When Arcueid goes berserk, she defeats Ciel with extreme ease.[31]

The next day, Arcueid, now powered by a Full Moon, fights Vampire Shiki Tohno. In this state, Arcueid's pressure is nothing like when he confronted Powered Ciel with the Seventh Holy Scripture and Shiki can't even see her movements. They keep repelling each other, but Shiki notes that Arcueid isn't serious at all, and that it should be easy for her to rip off his arms and legs. From the very start, Shiki knew he couldn't win against Arcueid, since he couldn't see any "lines" on her. After a while, Shiki finds a large "point" on the ground, the "death" of the very World around him. By stabbing it, Shiki kills the nature that Arcueid draws all of her power from. When Arcueid charges at Shiki, she succeeds in impaling him, making blood pour out his mouth. Probably because her movement was so fast, he didn't feel any pain or shock. Then, the slicing sound finally reached his ears. Then, Shiki forcefully swallowed the blood pouring from his mouth and sliced the "line" on her chest with one hand, forcing Arcueid to retreat to her castle to regenerate.[31]

Marble Phantasm[]

Arcueid's most powerful attack is her Marble Phantasm, an ability possessed by Elementals, which are the sense of touch of the natural world. By connecting her will directly to the world, Arcueid transfigures the world into whatever environment she can imagine. However, things that exist independently of nature are immune to its transfiguration ability.[53][54] Due to this, it is very hard to face Humans simply with the Marble Phantasm, despite being viable with other creatures.[10] Furthermore, in the Tsukihime World, spiritual realms are not alternate dimensions, but rather exist within the World itself. Due to this, it is possible for Humans to wander into them by accident. The Millennium Castle Brunestud in the mountains that Arcueid calls home is actually a product of her Marble Phantasm.[53][54]

If Arcueid took off her limiter, she could probably materialize an entire small village in the mountains. However, if used in a modern town she would first need to destroy the preexisting infrastructure before creating anything. Because extra time would be needed to do so, the Holy Church would be able to locate her and start a battle with her. Furthermore, the Marble Phantasm is connected to the "Clustering illusionWP" theory of probability.[10]

Despite Arcueid still being extremely fatigued by the wounds caused by Shiki Tohno's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, she was able to destroy Michael Roa Valdamjong with her Marble Phantasm.[22] Due to turning the layers of the AtmosphereWP in the hallway into a vacuum, similar to a carving knife slicing up a daikon radish, it was impossible for Roa to avoid the attack.[53] The finely sliced, distorted, and compressed atmosphere reduced Roa's body to his ankles.[22][53] Having used all her strength, Arcueid died. On the other hand, Roa was able to regenerate completely thanks to being empowered by the Full Moon. He states that if the Moon had been waving even the slightest bit, he could not have healed from such wounds and would have died.[22]

In Melty Blood, Arcueid's Marble Phantasm makes an appearance as her Arc Drive. Countless chains act as an extension of her sense of touch, temporarily augmenting the sensation in her hands. As for why the organ doing the grabbing is a chain instead of hands, it's probably because of her feelings about always having to restrain herself.[54]

Crimson Moon[]

While Crimson Moon was destroyed by Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg before the creation of a perfect vessel could be realized, he still has a method for revival. His Reality Marble he left behind to spawn the True Ancestors would allow them to inherit a "seed" on which he can imbed himself. Its purpose is so that when a True Ancestor reaches the same purity as him and a body of his scale, the Reality Marble allow him to take over their bodies through Spiritual Possession. For this reason, "Crimson Moon" exists inside Arcueid's subconscious, waiting to fuse with her. Although every True Ancestor is an incarnation of Crimson Moon, at the same time, they remain a different being. Due to this, Crimson Moon is unable to take over Arcueid's body.[36] This isn't the case in her Archetype: Earth form.

Other Capabilities[]

  • Teleportation: Arcueid's natural method of transportation is teleportation. As a spirit with a free will, she can move anywhere in the World. Even though sending the matter that makes her up to a different place takes only a few moments, reforming it into her form probably takes a long time. Furthermore, if the particles of the place are scarce, then reforming would probably be even more difficult. That's why she traveled to Japan by plane instead.[55]

Development[]

Creation and Conception[]

Arcmodel

The Canadian model, Amanda Dyer, used as the basis for Arcueid's appearance.

During the original draft of the basis for Tsukihime, Arcueid was a cold stereotypical vampire compared to her cheerful self in Tsukihime. The tone of the story lacked any sort of loving tone, and not much of it remained in Tsukihime. Upon developing the story for Tsukihime, they pictured Arcueid as a cool and princess-like "Noble Vampire", but thought that it overlapped with Akiha's "Lady" character. All of the heroines spoke politely to the main character, so they figured that the only character who could fit the role of someone who didn't speak politely would be Arcueid. They eventually came up with the idea of a "pure white" vampire that developed her character very differently from the original version.

While the name bears a resemblance to "AlucardWP", a common name in vampire stories created by reversing DraculaWP's name, "Arcueid" is actually just a name they had planned to give to a different character in a different story. They used a model when creating her design. During college, Takeuchi Takashi saw Canadian model Amanda Dyer in a fashion magazine.[56] She left an impression on him, and he wished to work her into one of his characters no matter how much trial and error, even with only the one vague image.[10]

Reception[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kagetsu Tohya - Character Personal Data No. 1: Arcueid Brunestud
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 3/The Black Beast I - 3rd day/October 23 (Sat.)
  3. Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 11/Savage Night - 11th day/October 31 (Sun.)
  4. [v] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:

    Q: Arcueid's birthday is self-claimed to be December 25th, is there a reason she claims it to be this date?

    Q: Arcueid's birthday is self-claimed to be December 25th, is there a reason she claims it to be this date?

    A: Honestly, it is just a coincidence.

    Q:アルクェイドの誕生日は12/23日で、「自称」と言う事ですが、彼女がこの日を自称する理由とかあるんですかね?

    A:夢もロマンもない話をすると、ただの偶然である。

  5. Shingetsutan Tsukihime Prologue - 1/ Before then
  6. Shingetsutan Tsukihime Prologue - 2/ Before then (I)
  7. 7.0 7.1
    TYPE-MOON Long Interview - Kanwa Tsukihime - "The True Ancestor Arcueid"

    Editor: So is Arcueid an entity that was artificially extracted?
    Nasu: Any True Ancestor aside from the very first one is artificial in some way or another. Arcueid is an Ancestor who was created even though there was really no need for her. Whenever another True Ancestor can be created, the other Ancestors get together and say "Well, things are like this right now, so we need someone who can take this role" and then mold the new one. Arcueid was originated from nothingness -- a product to realized the pointless goal of "the strongest True Ancestor"... there are a few other secrets, but... (Laughs)
    Editor: Seems like it is best if we just stop here. (Laughs) Editor: Is the thing about Arcueid binding a million souls at a glance actually a thing?

  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3
    [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Arcueid Brunestud [Person's name • True Ancestors], p.176

    Arcueid Brunestud [Person's name • True Ancestors]
    One of the heroines in Tsukihime. Probably the strongest, most incorrigible character in the story.
    She is a True Ancestor, born in the 12th Century for the sole purpose of hunting those True Ancestors that had fallen and become demon lords.
    After flushing out all of the Fallen Ancestors, she was commanded to start hunting Dead Apostles as well.
    However, when Roa tricked her into drinking his blood, she went berserk and wiped out most of the few remaining True Ancestors, prompting her to seal herself within the reality marble known as the Millennium Castle Brunestud.
    From that point on, she left the castle only to hunt down and execute Roa every time he reincarnated.
    She is the princess of the True Ancestors, and used to have much longer hair than she does now. The reason for its current length is not because she cut it herself, but because it was stolen from her during a battle with the Dead Apostle Altrouge.
    She was originally an existence with no use for emotions, but after meeting (being killed by) Tohno Shiki her state of mind changed dramatically. It's similar to a broken machine that just isn't quite the same when you put it back together.
    As a result, the pure and noble vampire princess was, through some mistake, reborn as a carefree, airheaded funny vamp who enjoys taking spontaneous strolls around town. Of course, there are two sides to any coin, and emotion is no different – now when she gets scary, she gets really, really scary. Luckily, despite her apparent optimism, she is actually a pessimist at heart, and so very rarely gets seriously angry.
    Because even direct sunlight is just "a little hot" to her, she is free to wander around town as she pleases like some kind of cat, and has even been known to go to school just to bother Shiki and tease Ciel.
    In Kagetsu Tohya and Melty Blood, a fragment of the reason for her birth was revealed.
    Deep beneath her conscious mind lies a guiding principle known as the "Crimson Moon, which very rarely expresses itself through her surface personality. This is the true identity of the vaguely self-important Arcueid that appeared when Shiki invaded Arcueid's dream (in Kagetsu Tohya), and who confronted the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors (in Melty Blood). She is colloquially known as "Princess Arc". (Since Berserk Arcueid is normally just Arcueid rampaging around in a frenzy, she's a special case.)
    Though she is unmistakably the main heroine of Tsukihime, she doesn't get the amount of screen time you'd expect. It's really quite troubling.
    Also, this is just a digression, but the "Nya!" she makes when you do her 5C (charged) attack in Melty Blood Re-act is a must-hear.

    アルクェイド・ブリュ ンスタッド【人名·真祖】

  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4
    [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Arcueid Brunestud [Person's name • True Ancestor], p.059

    Arcueid Brunestud [Person's name • True Ancestor]
    Royalty of the True Ancestors. The Last Princess.
    Though she has no ties to Japan herself, she came to Misaki in pursuit of a certain vampire.
    She is a True Ancestor, born in the 12th Century for the sole purpose of hunting those True Ancestors that had fallen and become demon lords. She was originally an existence with no use for emotions, but after meeting (being killed by) Tohno Shiki her state of mind changed dramatically. It's similar to a broken machine that just isn't quite the same when you put it back together, probably. (Of course, that's leaving aside the question of whether or not she gained a new function or lost an old one…)
    At any rate, the pure and noble vampire princess was, through some mistake, reborn as a carefree, airheaded funny vamp.
    As the bastard child of the planet, her powers are totally ridiculous. Even sunlight just makes her feel a little listless, and the source of her energy supply is the earth itself.

    アルクェイド·ブリュンスタッド【人名·真祖】
    真祖と分類される吸血種の王族。最後の姫。
    日本にはまったく縁のない彼女だが、ある吸血鬼を追って三咲町に現れた。
    十二世紀頃に誕生した真祖で、堕ちて魔王となった真祖を狩る為に生まれ落ちた。本来感情を使用しない存在だったが、遠野志貴との出会い(殺害)によって、その在り方から大きく外れていく事になる。一度壊された機械が、組み直しの際に変異してしまったようなものだろう。(それが機能の追加だったのか欠損だったのかはさておき)
    結果、高貴で白が似合う吸血姬の彼女が、なんの間違いかお気軽お天気吸血姬にモデルチェンジしてしまった。
    日の光を“なんかだるい”程度にしか考えず、エネルギー供給源は地球そのもの、というデタラメな性能を持つ星の落とし子。

  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Staff Roundtable - The First Night
  11. [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - talk. Glossary: Princess [Name • Colloquial Term], p.198

    Princess [Name • Colloquial Term]
    The person Merem called Princess. Needless to say, it was that person.
    To Dead Apostles, she was the gate to hell, but Merem was quite fond of her.
    Merem seemed to assist the Princess in chores such as trading gold for money, booking plane tickets, etc.
    The Princess did not really know what to do with Merem's unconditional affection, but without him, she would have much trouble roaming around the world.
    During this story, she was peacefully slumbering in her hideout.

    姫君【名称·俗称】
    メレムが口にする姫君、とはもちろんあの人のこと。
    死徒たちにとっては鬼門である彼女だが、メレムはひどくお気に入りのようだ。
    姫君が金を通貨に換えたり、飛行機のチケットを手配したりするのはメレムの入れ知恵。
    姫君は無条件でなついてくるメレムを苦手にしているが、彼なくして世界中を駆け回る事は難しい。
    作中の時期はアジトで平和に眠っている。

  12. [v] Character material - Prelude III: Princess [Ruler of virtue • Colloquial term], p.069

    Princess [Ruler of virtue • Colloquial term]
    Loved gold colour, despised black.
    The Princess that the Priest (Merem) spoke about, of course it was that person. The kid only talked about her, it seemed that he never grew up.
    On the one hand, the Princess was not very good at dealing with the Priest, making his friendly gestures seemed unacknowledged. On the other hand, the Black Princess loved the Priest very much. She loved him so much that she was hesitating whether or not to just eat him.

    姫君 [名称/俗称]
    金色大好き、黒いの苦手。
    司祭が口にする姫君、とは言うまでもなくあの人のこと。このお子さまは口を開けば彼女のコトばっかりである。まったく成長していない。
    一方、姫様は相変わらず司祭が苦手で、彼の友愛はものの見事に空ぶっている。反面、黒い方の姫さまは司祭が気に入っていて、隙あらば食べようとしているといないとか。

  13. 13.0 13.1
    [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Berserk Arcueid [Person's name • True Ancestor], p.050

    Berserk Arcueid [Person's name • True Ancestor]
    Arcueid after she has succumbed to her vampiric impulse and lost her ability to reason.
    Although she is viewed as the same existence as Crimson Moon, she is something else entirely. You could say she's the materialized form of Arcueid's overflowing vampiric impulse. When Berserk Arcueid appears, Arcueid herself is freed from her desire to drink blood. …That's a complete and utter lie, of course.
    Unlike Arcueid, she enjoys trampling on her enemies with overwhelming force. Because as a True Ancestor Arcueid does not (cannot) do useless things, she always regulates her fighting ability to match her opponent's. However, Berserk Arcueid will use her power mercilessly even against normal humans.
    Incidentally, her over the top speech and behavior is really amusing.

    暴走アルクェイド【人名·真祖】
    吸血衝動を抑えきれなくなり、理性を失ったアルクスイド。
    朱い月と同一視されるがまったくの別物。アルクェイドからこぼれ落ちた“吸血衝動”が具現化した姿とも言える。暴走アルクェイドが具現化した事でアルクェイド本人から吸血衝動が削がれた……という訳ではない。
    アルクェイドとは違い、圧倒的な力による蹂躪を好む。真祖であるアルクェイドは無駄な事をしない(できない)ので戦闘力は相手に合わせて調整するのだが、暴走アルクェイドは相手がただの人間であろうと容赦なく力を行使する。時に、そのいきすぎた言動が面白くもあったりする。

  14. [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Warcueid [Person's name • Colloquial term], p.191

    Warcueid [Person's name • Colloquial term]
    Arcueid after going into a wild frenzy and becoming totally indiscriminate with her rage. "Evil" Arcueid.
    You can catch a glimpse of this in the Ciel Route, though it seems she still had enough composure to recognize Shiki.
    The Tatari Arcueid in Melty Blood is technically more akin to Arcueid in this state than to the Crimson Moon. Her attacks have become more monstrous due to her personality, and she revels in cruelty. She's known for the way she shouts "Rip and tear, rip and tear!" as she pulls her enemies apart limb from limb with her own two hands. The root is the selfish princess Arcueid's former royal manner of speech.

    ワルクェイド【人名·俗称】

  15. 15.0 15.1 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 2/Inversion Impulse II - 2nd day/October 22 (Fri.)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 4/The Black Beast II - 4th day/October 24 (Sun.)
  17. Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 5/Blue Scar of Sin - 5th day/October 25 (Mon.)
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 6/Eyes of Dead Perception I - 6th day/October 26 (Tue.)
  19. Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 7/Eyes of Death Perception II - 7th day/October 27 (Wed.)
  20. 20.0 20.1 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 9/Vermillion Crimson Moon I - 9th day/October 29 (Fri.)
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 10/Vermillion Crimson Moon II - 10th day/October 30 (Sat.)
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, 12/The World of the Moon - 11th day/October 31 (Sun.)
  23. 23.0 23.1 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, Tsukihime - an epilogue
  24. Lunar Legend Tsukihime Chapter 74
  25. 25.0 25.1 Tsukihime - Near Side: Arcueid's Route, Moon at Dawn - an epilogue
  26. Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 2/Inversion Impulse II - 2nd day/October 22 (Fri.)
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 3/The Black Beast I - 3rd day/October 23 (Sat.)
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 4/The Black Beast II - 4th day/October 24 (Sun.)
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 6/Bow in the Sky I - 6th day/October 26 (Tue.)
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 7/Bow in the Sky II - 7th day/October 27 (Wed.)
  31. 31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11 31.12 Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, 12/Endless Stone - 12th day/November 1 (Mon.)
  32. Tsukihime - Near Side: Ciel's Route, Sun - an epilogue
  33. Tsukihime - Far Side: Akiha's Route, 2/Inversion Impulse II - 2nd day/October 22 (Fri.)
  34. 34.0 34.1 Kagetsu Tohya - Twilight Grass Moon, Fairy Tail Princess, ep
  35. Kagetsu Tohya - Twilight Glass Moon, Fairy Tale Princess - a day - Streets - Evening - Arcueid's room
  36. 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 Kagetsu Tohya - Ten Nights of Dream - Crimson Moon /2
  37. [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Roa [Person's name • Dead Apostle], p.191

    Roa [Person's name • Dead Apostle]
    Full name, Michael Roa Valdamjong. A Dead Apostle.
    Though the Dead Apostles themselves merely see him as a normal Dead Apostle, the Church counts him among the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors. Known as the Infinite Reincarnator, he attempted to realize an immortality fundamentally different from that of the other Dead Apostles. Originally he was a priest of the Church, but for the sake of surpassing his limits he had no choice but to become a vampire.
    He tricked Arcueid, the strongest True Ancestor at the time, into drinking his blood, and immediately became a powerful Dead Apostle. Then, by unifying the factions of those Dead Apostle Ancestors who had already been sealed by the Church, he established his influence. In response, Altrouge set out to put the newcomer Dead Apostle in his place, but by that time Roa was already powerful enough to defeat her instead. Of course, it was only natural. Not only was Roa an excellent magus in his own right, but he was able to wield the power of the strongest True Ancestor, Arcueid, at the same time.
    As a result, the 27 Ancestors left Roa to his own devices. It wasn't until many years later that he was finally defeated by Arcueid and the Church working together. After that, he reincarnated into new hosts a total of seventeen times, locked in a never-ending deathmatch with Arcueid.
    Similar to Nrvnqsr, the identity called "Roa" was fading even as he clung to eternity.
    Though the Roa that appears in Tsukihime has a rather brutal personality, that's because he's using Tohno Shiki as his base. The original Roa was a calm intellectual.
    …Well, he was still cruel and utterly selfish at heart.
    He was obsessed by his thesis of eternity and was convinced he needed nothing else. However, the moment he laid eyes on Arcueid he was captivated, even though he should have seen her as nothing more than a tool. After that, Roa's plan spiraled totally out of control… though he himself never noticed.

    ロア【人名·死徒】
    ミハイル・ロア・バルダムヨォン。死徒。

  38. [v] Comptiq 2007-05 issue - Fate Dojo Q & A:
    Q: Who's the top three strongest characters?

    Q: In Nasu's work (Kara no Kyoukai, Tsukihime, Fate, DDD) Who's the top three strongest characters?

    A: Magical Amber, Neco Arc, and Tiger. Well, not really.
    Seriously, it's Arcueid, "Ryougi Shiki", and primordial demons.(Not counting Servants)

    Q:奈須きのこ作品全部を通して(空の境界、月姫、Fate、DDD)最強キャラトップ3を決めるとしたら誰になりますか?(石川県/聖なるパンダ)

    A:マジカルアンバー(ルビーちゃん)。ネコアルク。虎。―――ではなく。
    真面目な話なら1.アルクェイド、2.“両儀式”、3.原初の悪魔でしょうか。(サーヴァント除く)

  39. [v] Fate/EXTRA - Arcueid Brunestud (Berserker) Matrix [T]

    Class: Berserker
    Master: Monji Gatou
    True Name: Arcueid
    Noble Phantasm: Blut die Schwester
    Keyword: Vampire...?, True Ancestor
    Strength: A+, Defense: B, Agility: A, Magic: C, Luck: D
    Blind Rage: A→C, Demonic Eye: A→C, Origin of All: EX→×

    Kewords

    01 - Blut die Schwester
    An oath between blood sisters.
    Although considered a Noble Phantasm, this power is more akin to a special quality inherent to her very being. As an extension of the mother Earth, her very touch transform the area around her into a part of the Earth's environment (a process known as terraforming). However, as the Moon Cell is bound by the physical attributes of the moon, this process introduces incredible levels of gravitational stress on the system and anyone within its event horizon will suffer gravity six times normal level.

    02 - Vampire...?
    A demon said to feed on blood.
    A being some claims to be of the undead, and painted as evil and ungodly by those whole hold to a religious view of the world. In addition to the need to feed on the blood of humans, creatures such as this also are seemly immortal and are able to control lesser demons.

    03 - True Ancestor
    This is the general term used to describe all species that survive and thrive off the consumption of blood. As for creatures given appellation True Ancestor, they are considered the embodiment of the consciousness of the planet. Despite this, however, every legend regarding these creatures agrees that they not only drink the blood of humans for nourishment, but also out of sadistic pleasure.

    01 - プルート・ディ・シェヴェスタァ
    血の姉妹による盟約。
    宝具というよりは彼女が持つ特性のようなもの。
    地球の触覚であるこの素体は、周囲を地球環境化(テラフォーミング)する。
    そのため、月の法則にのっとったムーンセルでは多大な重力負荷を引き起こしてしまう。
    ムーンセルのルールによって再現されたサーヴァントや魔術師たちは、彼女の前では六倍の重力下に置かれてしまうのだ。

    02 - 吸血鬼……?
    血を吸う鬼。
    主が創りたもうた生き物ではないとされ、ある宗教観においては分かりやすい敵対者として描かれる。
    人間の血を飲み、年を取らず、不死であり、多くの魔物を従えるという。

    03 - 真祖
    血を吸うモノたちを吸血種と種別した場合、その大本になるのでは……と推定される生命体の総称。
    真祖は星の意識が現れたものであり、伝説の通り、人間の血を戯れに吸うという。

    Skills

    Blind Rage [A→C]
    Raises all basic stats at the cost of impairing high-level cognitive thought...the effects of which have been made more severe due to the incompetency of the Master.

    Demonic Eye [A→C]
    Those who possess the ability of Demonic Eyes are capable of influencing the outside world...the effectiveness of which has been severely reduced due to the incompetency of the Master.

    Origin of All [EX→X]
    The Ultimate One.
    By receiving support from the planet itself, one's entire being is raised one class above the opposition's. Unfortunately, this ability has been rendered useless due to the incompetency of the Master.

    バーサーカー化[A→C]:
    パラメーターをランクアップさせるが、理性の大半を奪われる。
    ……のだが、マスターの勘違いでうまくいっていないようだ。

    魔眼[A→C]:
    見たもの、見るものの魂を魅了する魔眼を所持しているようだが、マスターの勘違いでうまく機能していないようだ。

    原初の一[EX→X]:
    アルテミット・ワン。
    星からのバックアップを受ける事で、敵対する相手より一段階上のスペックになるスキル。
    ……なのだが、マスターの勘違いでまったく機能していないようだ。

    Details

    01 - Character Background
    A lone survivor from the True Ancestor's royal line, which was the foundation of the vampiric species...or so it is believed. While her image as a vampire commands the most attention, she is also an Elemental that dwells within the Earth's embrace.

    It becomes much easier to understand her existence if one regards her as a destructive force of nature akin to typhoons and earthquakes. Rumor also speaks of her as a creation of the Moon Cell.

    02 - "True Ancestor"
    A true Ancestor who has been twisted and warped by Monji Gatou's delusions.

    Because she is first and foremost an Elemental of the Earth, her presence and activities in the Moon Cell causes excessive stress within the systems. Although categorized as a Berserker, her original class was actually more akin to "Temptress" than anything else. If she were summoned as a Temptress, her powers would be like the following:

    A Blood Drinker that drains the life from her opponent; A Life Eater that consumes her foe's vitality; A Financial Crisis where electronic trading decimates an entire nation's economy; In other words, her actions, while evil and without justification, would come as naturally to her as breathing.

    Although summoned by Monji Gatou, her true "Master" is apparently a young Japanese student by the name of Shiki. And on a totally unrelated note, the fox-eared Caster gets along very well with her as it is believed that they share the same basic origins.

    01 - 人物背景:
    吸血鬼たちの大本である真祖、その王族の生き残り……であるらしい。
    吸血鬼としての側面も強いが、地球に宿る精霊の一種である。

    台風や地震、自然現象が擬人化したものと捉えるのがもっとも分かりやすい。
    ムーンセルによる創作なのでは、とも囁かれている。

    02 - 『真祖』:
    モンジ・ガトーによって間違った解釈を押し付けられた真祖。
    地球側の精霊であるため、ムーンセル内の活動は過度のストレスになるようだ。

    本来のクラスはバーサーカーではなくファニーヴァンプ。
    そのクラスとして召還されたのなら、相手の血液を吸うブラッド・ドリンカー、体力を奪うライフ・イーター、電子マネーを消費させるファイナンス・クライシス、等、男を滅ぼす毒婦(ヴァンプ)として、無邪気かつ天真爛漫に振る舞うらしい。

    本当のマスターは学生服の少年だとか、なんだとか。
    余談ではあるが、狐耳のキャスターは同類っぽいので気が合うのでは、と推測される。

  40. [v] Fate/EXTRA material - Encyclopedia: Berserker (White) [Servant?], p.202 [T]

    Berserker (White) [Servant?]
    Berserker is the second Servant you end up fighting during the fourth round.
    Her master is Monji Gatou.
    She is a Funny Vamp [localized as Temptress] with tousled blond hair and crimson eyes.
    She is a fan service character.
    Technically not a wizard, she is just some strange creature that Gatou brought along from Earth. Sometimes a cat, sometimes Yuzu-nee, sometimes a silicon creature, Berserker is a princess that doesn’t seem to have a proper place in the game. She desperately awaits a redesign.
    Incidentally, in the world of EXTRA where the information world (digital) takes precedence over the physical world, she is no longer the strongest.
    This is because in the information world legend becomes reality, and natural phenomena that have been incarnated as “Gods” can often hold more power than their original natural existence does.
    Well even with that being said, if Berserker regained her sanity she would easily be considered a cheat-tier Servant. Her power, “The stage is the Moon, so all targets have their power reduced to a sixth of their usual.” would be extremely useful against other similar cheat-tier Servants.
    It’s a conceptual numerical alteration, so it is unavoidable when on the Moon. Even the Moon Cell transformed version of BB would be limited by it.
    In EXTRA and CCC, she is about the only one who is “Capable of defeating Konjiki Hakumen (Golden White Face), no matter how small the chance might be.”

    パーサーカー(白)【サーヴァント?】
    四回戦で戦う事になるサーヴァント、そのに。
    マスターはガトーモンジ。
    乱れた金髪と、深紅の凶眼を持つファニーヴァンプ。ファンサービスと人の言う。
    正しくはサーヴァントではなく、ガトーが地球から連れてきた謎の存在。ネコだったり柚ねえだったり珪素生物になったりと、出番がないようで多忙なお姫さま。一刻も早いリメイクが待たれる。
    ところで、物質世界より情報世界の方が主流となっているEXTRA世界においては、そう最強なワケでもない。
    情報世界では伝説が真となるため、自然現象を擬神化したいわゆる”神様”が、元になった自然現象以上の力を持つ事が多々あるからだ。
    そうはいっても正気に戻ればチート級になるのは間違いない。『舞台が月であるなら、あらゆる対象の能力を六分の一にする』権能は同じチート級の敵への有効な対抗手段だろう。
    概念による数値変化なので、月にいるかぎり防ぐ手段は存在しない。ムーンセル化したBBですらこの制限を受けてしまう。
    EXTRA、CCCだけの話なら、金色白面を『どれほど勝率が低くとも撃破できる状況にできる』のは彼女ぐらいである。

  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3
    [v] Comptiq 2006-09 issue - Fate Dojo Q & A:
    Q: Who is stronger, Gilgamesh or Arcueid (30%)?

    Q: Who is stronger, Gilgamesh or Arcueid (30%)? While Arcueid has the strength of 4 Servants, I remember there being a scene in hollow implying that Gil was the equivalent of 5 Servants + a.

    A. In the definition of Arcueid's strength, there's this thing where "her output changes according to her opponent". As an absolute order taken from her backup, the planet, she is allowed only an output a little stronger than her opponent. And. Single entity abilities of Arc and Servants are roughly on the same level

    Servants use their respective Noble Phantasms while Arc uses her unlimited backup to fight, and differences occur depending on affinity. A simple-is-best Arc is an all rounder, and so generally her chances of winning are only high, but there are those opponents that she just has helplessly awful compatibility with.

    For example, in cases where even if the guy's stats are about the same as Arc, he has a ridiculously large number of weapons with high versatility. As the amount Arc is allowed to take out is based on "single entity ability", against types like Gil-sama, well, you see?

    And the "5 Servants + a" line is a comparison of simple "firepower". Like with the "corpses", foot soldier level opponents aren't going to be avoiding their attacks, so the ones who'd have the advantage are the ones who have more weapons. The reason why Servants excellent at one-on-one combat didn't stand out in Broad Bridge was because of this. Also, for normal Arc, she would get approximately the equivalent of 2 Servants single entity stats.

    Q:ギルガメッシュとアルクェイド(30%)はどちらが強いのですか?アルクェイドがサーヴァント4体分の強さなのに対しhollowではギルはサーヴァント5体分+αと読み取れる描写がありましたが。(新潟県/K.I)

    A:アルクェイドの強さの定義に、「相手に合わせて出力を変えられる」というものがあります。バックアップである星からの絶対命令として、相手の強さよりやや上の出力しか許されないのですね。で。
    アルクとサーヴァントの個体面としての能力はほぼ同格。サーヴァントは各々の宝具を、アルクは無限のバックアップをもって戦い、その相性によって差が出るわけです。
    シンプルイズベストなアルクはオールラウンダーなので総じて勝率が高いだけであって、どうしても苦手な相手というのは存在します。例えば、本人の能力はアルクと同格でも、その武装がとんでもなく多く、用途も多岐にわたる場合とか。
    アルクが許される引き出し額は相手の『個体能力』に準じるので、ギル様のようなタイプには、ほら、ねえ?
    そしてサーヴァント5体分+αというのは、単純な「火力」の比較です。『残骸』たちのようにそれぞれが雑兵レベルの相手になら攻撃をかわされることもないので、後はもうひたすらに武器の多い者が有利というか。ブロードブリッジにおいて、1対1で優れたサーヴァントはあんまり目立てないのはそのためです。
    あと、通常アルクェイドはサーヴァント約2体分の個体能力ってことでひとつ。

  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2
    [v] Fate/stay night Premium FanBook, p.047 - Q: How strong are Servants?

    Q: How strong are Servants?
    Nasu: Well you see, attack power is about the same as one fighter. A fighter has way too much power for one person too stand up against, but to destroy one city they'll have to refuel many times. But what makes these guys dangerous is that since they're spiritual bodies, regular weapons won't work against them. As far as destructive power goes, there are more numerous powerful weapons among modern ones, but as normal weapons won't do a thing to them, they're among the most powerful. Anyway, just as fighters can load a nuclear warhead, they each have their own Noble Phantasms and among the Servants there are ones that have ridiculously powerful ones. That's why when I meant strength being the same as a fighter I thought it would be easier to image. Oh and, if I were to say it in a sort of non-serious way, they'd be 1/4th of Tsukihime's Arcueid I suppose? The strength of one I mean. Against one Servant, Arc would probably win, but against two, while Arc's having trouble against the one, the other could get behind her and nail her... maybe.

    Q: That's more like, whoah, Arc's tough, heh.
    Nasu: (Grinning) 1/2 of Neko Arc.

    Q:サーヴァントの強さとは、どれくらいのなモノなんでしょう?

    きのこ:これはですね、攻撃能力はだいたい戦闘機一機分なんですよ。 戦闘機は個人で立ち向かうには強力すぎる力をもっているけれども、 一つの街を滅ぼすには何度も補給しなければならない。 ただ連中(サーヴァント)が厄介なのは、奴ら霊体なので通常攻撃が効かないんですよ。 破壊力においては近代兵器のほうが強力なものが多いんですけど、 通常兵器が聞かないと言う時点でいまだ最強。 で、戦闘機も核弾頭を搭載できたりするように、宝具をそれぞれ備えており、 中にはとんでもない宝具を持ってる奴がいる。 だから、強さは戦闘機ぐらいだと言うのがイメージしやすいかなと。 あと、ギャグっぽく言うならば「月姫」のアルクェイドの4分の1くらいかな? 一人頭の強さは。サーヴァント一人だとアルクが勝つだろうけど、 サーヴァント二人だとアルクがてこずってる間に後ろからプスッと…いけるかな。

    Q:むしろアルクェイド強えーって話ですねソレ
    きのこ:(ニヤリとしつつ)猫アルク2分の1くらいの強さだぞと。

  43. [v] Comptiq 2005-09 issue - Fate Dojo Q & A
    Q: About the power comparison between Arc and Servants, would the Arc being compared be the 30% one or the full one?

    Q: About the power comparison between Arc and Servants, would the Arc being compared be the 30% one or the full one?

    A: That would be the 30% Arc. It takes 7 Guardians to control the Primate Murder and the Servants of the Grail War are based on these.

    Q:きのこ氏がファンブックで仰っていたアルクとサーヴァントの強さ比較ですが、この比較されているアルクって、30%程度しか力を出せていない状態と、全力状態のどちらでしょか?

    A:どっちかてーと30%のアルクです。もともと某プライミッツマーダーを御するには七騎の守護者が必要とされており、聖杯戦争の七騎のサーヴァントというのはこれになぞらえているらしいですよ、どうにも。

  44. [v] Comptiq 2005-10 issue - Fate Dojo Q & A:
    Q: I have a question about the Servants vs. other character answer in the 9th issue of Comptiq. About a Servant with an average Noble Phantasm, who would have one and what rank would that have been?

    Q. I have a question about the Servants vs. other character answer in the 9th issue of Comptiq. About a Servant with an average Noble Phantasm, who would have one and what rank would that have been?

    A: That's a serious question. The level of the Noble Phantasm would be B, and ability being represented by numbers would be called an average Noble Phantasm. Broken Phantasm, Barrier of the Wind King (C), Gae Bolg (thrown) (B), that sort.
    On the other hand, those with conceptual effects, destiny interference types fall into a special category. With Gae Bolg (regular), no matter how much Arcueid might be superior to Lancer in numbers, she will be killed depending on her luck, you see.

    Q:9月号のサーヴァントと他作品キャラ比較についての質問です。対象は平均的な宝具を持ったサーヴァントとのことでしたが、本編でいうとどのくらいのランクの宝具を持った、誰がそれに近いのでしょうか?

    A:まじめな質問です。宝具のレベルはB、能力が数値で表せるものが平均的な宝具
    といえます。ブロークンファンタズム(不明)、風王結界(C)、ゲイボルグ(投げ)(B+)、といったものでしょうか。逆に効果が概念的なもの、運命干渉系が特殊な部類です。ゲイボルグ(通常)はいかにアルクェイドが能力値的にランサーを凌駕していようと、運次第でコロっと殺されますから。

  45. [v] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
    Q: When White Len pulled Arcueid into her world, there were descriptions of the support from Gaia being cut off, can all users of Reality Marble do that?

    Q: When White Len pulled Arcueid into her world, there were descriptions of the support from Gaia being cut off, can all users of Reality Marble do that?

    A: That's in the story of Melty Blood Re-Act. Reality Marble is not the alteration of things or events, but overwriting (covering). Thus, what White Len said is possible. It is like overwriting existing field effect with another one. However, even if the field is changed, whether Arcueid's support would be severed depends on "what power is used to construct the boundary field". If an alien deployed the Reality Marble, then Arcueid's support may be completely cut off.
    By the way, a Dream Boundary Field at Len's level will just make Arcueid say "O? I will get serious now!", and then she will blow it away in one shot after requesting the Planet's support. It is like an even greater world emerging from underneath the overwritten world. Simply put, White Len is but a clown.... sad... real sad.

    Q:白レンは自分の世界にアルクェイドを引き込むことで、自然からアルクェイドへの供給を絶っていたような描写がありましたが、これは固有結界を使える者なら誰でもできるのでしょうか?

    A:メルブラ・リアクトの話ですね。固有結界は事象の書き換えではなく上書き(塗りつぶし)なので、白レンの言っているような事は可能です。元からあった地形効果を、違う地形効果に塗り替える訳ですから。
    ただし地形が替わっても、”何をエネルギーとして結界を張っているのか”によって、アルクェイドへの供給を断てるかどうかは変わってきます。宇宙人が固有結界を張れば、アルクェイドも完全にエネルギー供給は絶たれるかもかも。
    余談ではありますが、白レン程度の夢結界じゃあ、アルクが「はんと?じゃあ本気出す!」と星からのバックアップ要請をあげたら結界ごとあっさり吹き飛びます、白レンが。上書きした世界の下から、もこもことさらに巨大な世界がわき上がってくるワケですな。つまり白レンはピエロ......憐れ......憐れ......。

  46. [v] Character Material - ORT, p.070-071

    Introduction - ORT
    Details unknown. Apparently landed in South America before the Common Era. As an attack-type lifeform, boasts power on a level far beyond anything else. The former 5th Ancestor attempted to capture it and was killed in seconds. Afterwards, treated as an Ancestor when it was discovered to have vampiric like properties.
    Alien entity some 40 meters tall covered with outer skin that is harder, more flexible, more temperature resistant, and sharper than any other substance on the surface.
    Said that as long as the battleground is earth, it has no weakness.
    In addition to the ridiculously high attack parameters of the main body, it also possesses a special ability similar to Reality Marbles - Crystal Valley.

    Explanation - Crystal Valley
    Invasion by a horrifying but beautiful landscape.
    While some magi and the 27 Ancestors control internal worlds called "Reality Marbles", the one that ORT has is on a completely different level.
    ORT is a "visitor from another planet".
    By just him (?) being there, the Earth is changing to the environment he lived in. That is, the rewriting of physical laws, a leaking of his "alien order/system".
    If man is that which destroys the planet, then ORT is an invader that paints the earth world into an alien planet.
    Well, thankfully ORT's a good-for-nothing spider that doesn't intend to hurt the planet...but....well, it might just be because he's (?) not interested in invading
    But alas, of course nobody would understand the circumstances of ORTy, so bigshots from a lotta agencies try messing with (him) thinking that they'd better do something about Mr. Dangerous Lifeform as soon as possible......and end up getting annihilated instead.

    Explanation 02 - Memorandum
    Base concept being "hopeless despair". If this was an RPG, ORTy would be the hidden boss that's stronger than the last boss. "WTF man, did you losers bother to think about game balance omgwtflolz?" No, no, it's your fault for messing with him (?).
    ORT just can't learn the culture of earth, but it's thought that he(?) has the ability to partially simulate the creatures he preys on. But since this is just a simulation, even if he (?) said something humanish, that'd just be a repeat of something else. If you're searching for romance, it's your personal business.
    Oh, and ORT thinks that the Earth life form that had the strongest flavor to it (in an ORTish sort of way) was the former 5th Apostle.
    Just movement by ORT will cause the trees around him to crystallize, forming a crystal valley (spider web).
    But as a side note, while ORT crystallising many trees simply by moving around was my early visual image for Crystal Valley, PFALZ's spider web idea for the Crystal Valley's river was amazing so I went with that. Also, many of the designs I asked PFALZ to create were based on the information in this book, which he compiled in an amusing way. He's like a rival, isn't he!? A super U.F.O. The strongest aggressive creature. It's an amazing design from another dimension! Or rather something that not even Arc win against!! Someone better get Ultram@n over here!

    Source: ???
    Ultimate One of Mercury (?).

    Companion to the Ultimate Ones that appear in the Sci-Fi short story Notes.... though due to some hick-up, this clutz has landed on Earth a bit early (about 5000 years or so).
    The truth is... it's actually not one of the "ultimate species" that intercepted Earth's SOS signal, or something.

    By the way, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can’t kill it. It does not possess the concept of death, so you'll have to destroy it physically.

    Introduction - オルト
    詳細不明。西暦より以前に南米に落ちた突然変異種、らしい。
    攻性生物として次元違いの能力を誇る。無謀にも前五位の祖が捕獲を試み、秒殺された。
    その後、吸血種としての能力があると判明しそのまま祖として扱われている。タイプ・マアキュリー。
    全長40メートルほどの宇宙生物。
    この地上のいかなる材質より硬く、柔らかで、気温差に耐え、鋭い、というトンデモ外皮で覆われている。
    地球で戦う限り弱点はない、とされる。
    本体のデタラメな攻撃数値の他に、固有結界に似た特殊能力・水晶渓谷を持つ。

    Explanation - 水晶渓谷
    それはおぞましくも美しい、異星風景の侵略。
    一部の魔術師や二十七祖が『固有結界』と呼ばれる心象風景を操るが、ORTの持つソレはレベルが違う。
    ORTは『異星からの来訪者』だ。
    彼(?)が居るだけで地球は彼の住んでいた環境に変化していく。ようするに物理法則の改竄、“異界秩序”のだだ漏れなのである。
    人間が地球を滅ぼす種なら、ORTは文字通り地球を異星に塗り替える”侵略者”なのだ。
    まあ、幸いORTはぐうたら蜘蛛さんなので、地球を傷つける気はないようだが。……や、侵略行為に興味がないのかもしれない。
    タイムスケジュールを間違えてやってきてしまった彼(?)は、約束の時まで水晶渓谷に閉じこもっていると思われる。
    しかしそんなORTの事情は人間には分かる筈もなく、いろんな機関の人間はこんな危険生物は一刻も早くどうにかしないと、とちょっかいを出しては返り討ちになるのであった。

    Explanation 02 - 覚書
    基本コンセプトは“どうしようもない絶望”。
    RPGで言うならラスボスより強い隠しボス。何これゲームバランス考えてないでしょ、いえいえそんなのに手を出した貴方が悪いのです。
    ORTはどうあっても地球の文化を学習できないが、捕食した生物を一部擬態する能力はあると思われる。
    (擬態なので仮に“人間らしい物言い”をしたところでリピート行為にすぎない。そこにロマンを求めるのは個人の勝手だが、さて)
    ちなみにORT的に今まで一番味の濃かった地球の生物が前五位の二十七祖。
    余談ですがORTが移動するだけで木々は結晶化し、クリスタルの渓谷になる……という初期ヴィジュアルイメージだったのだが、PFALZ氏の“蜘蛛の巣にみたてた水晶渓谷”のアイデアが素晴らしく、そちらを採用させていただいた。
    余談だが、PFALZ氏にお願いしたデザインの数々はこの本に載せられていた情報を元に、氏が面白おかしく編み上げてくれたもの。か、敵わねぇー!まさに未確認飛行物体。まさに最強の攻性生物。まさに別次元の素敵デザイン。つーかこんなのアルクでも勝てないよ!だ、誰かウルトラ◯ン連れてきてー!

    出典/???
    水星(?)のアルテミット・ワン。
    SF短編『notes.』で登場するアルテミット・ワンたちのお仲間……なのだが、何を間違ったか一足先(五千年ぐらい)に地球に到着してしまったドジッ子。
    ……実は、地球が発信したSOSサインを受け取る最強種ではなかったりする。
    ちなみに直死の魔眼ではコイツは殺せません。 死の概念がないので物理的に破壊するしかないのである。

  47. 47.0 47.1
    [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: True Ancestor [Term], p.183

    True Ancestor [Term]
    A singular existence amongst the bloodsuckers. Characteristically close to elementals.
    They were created by the planet, which had no tangible method of self-defense against humans. Because of this, it could be said that they are nature's sense of touch. "If mankind is to be ruled, let man be the model." Under this premise, they were created with a mind and body structure similar to humans. However, there was a birth defect. The True Ancestors bore a flaw, the vampiric impulse. Probably, it's because the original that was used as a reference had contained that flaw as well.
    Each and every True Ancestor is burdened with the desire to drink the blood of the very humans they were meant to rule. And, in order to suppress that impulse, they consume their own willpower. Those that can change the state of the world merely be thinking are instead forced to use almost all of those "thoughts" to restrain themselves.
    But, everything has a limit. Unable to resolve the problem at its root, the vampiric impulse accumulates, until finally it becomes impossible for them to control with their power alone. True Ancestors that have become unable to control their desires fall into an eternal slumber. It could be said that this is the lifespan of those who have no end. Also, there were those among them that succumbed to their desires and began indiscriminately drinking human blood. Known as Fallen Ancestors, they are powerful to the point that it is said to be completely impossible for humans to oppose them.
    Their creation was not influenced by human ideas, so they are not a type of Divine Spirit. They are an existence desired by the world, but not by humans. Because of this, they have gradually gone into hiding and dwindled in numbers. Though they have definite form, they can also be considered a kind of Counter Force.
    …If you want to know what a Counter Force is, please refer to Kara no Kyoukai.

    真祖【用語】

  48. 48.0 48.1
    [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: True Ancestor [Term], p.053

    True Ancestor [Term]
    A singular existence amongst the bloodsuckers. Characteristically close to elementals.
    They were created by the planet, which had no tangible method of self-defense against humans.
    Because of this, it could be said that they are nature's sense of touch. However, there was a birth defect. The True Ancestors bore a flaw, the vampiric impulse.
    Each and every True Ancestor is burdened with the desire to drink the blood of the very humans they were meant to rule. And, in order to suppress that impulse, they consume their own willpower. Those that can change the state of the world merely be thinking are instead forced to use almost all of those "thoughts" to restrain themselves.
    But, everything has a limit. Unable to resolve the problem at its root, the vampiric impulse accumulates, until finally it becomes impossible for them to control with their power alone. True Ancestors that have become unable to control their desires fall into an eternal slumber. It could be said that this is the lifespan of those who have no end.
    Year by year their numbers dwindled, until by the time Arcueid was born in the 12th Century, only a hundred individuals remained.
    Also, there were those among them that succumbed to their desires and began indiscriminately drinking human blood. Known as Fallen Ancestors (Demon Lords), they are powerful to the point that it is said to be completely impossible for humans to oppose them.

    真祖【用語】
    吸血種の中において特異な存在。性質は精霊に近い。
    人間に対して直接的な自衛手段を持たない星が作り出したモノで、自然の触覚と言える存在。が、その誕生には欠陥があり、真祖は吸血衝動という間違いを持ってしまった。
    全ての真祖は律するべき対象である人間の血を吸いたい、という欲求を持ち、その衝動を抑える為に自らの精神力を消費している。思うだけで世界の有り様を変えられる彼らは、その『思う』という行為のほぼ全てを自身の抑制に使うはめになった。
    しかし、それにも限界はある。根本から吸血衝動を解決できない以上、欲求は蓄積されていき、やがて抑えきれなくなった真祖は自ら永劫の眠りにつく。それが寿命を持たない彼らの寿命と言えるだろう。
    真祖は年々数を減らしていき、アルクェイドが誕生した十二世紀には百個体にまで減ってしまった。
    中には欲求に負け、無差別に人の血を吸うようになった真祖もいる。彼らは堕ちた真祖(魔王)と呼ばれ、人の力で滅ぼすのは不可能とされた。

  49. [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Nrvnqsr Chaos [Person's name • Dead Apostle], p.187

    Nrvnqsr Chaos [Person's name • Dead Apostle]
    The vampire pursuing Arcueid. One of the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors.
    The factors of 666 beasts are swirling around within his body, but it might be easier if you just think of it as him being equipped with 666 familiars. Because this is essentially like having 666 lives, properly speaking even a serious Arcueid wouldn't be able to kill him. Also, as one who became a Dead Apostle through sorcery, he has absolutely no interest in territory or building a faction. The only thing he cares about is completing his thesis.
    Despite his huge, muscular body, he is still a scholar at heart, and becomes extremely agitated when he runs into a situation he cannot understand. As a result, he lost his cool in his battle against Shiki and ended up recklessly charging at him. Perhaps due to his abilities, he is becoming more and more apathetic and indifferent toward everything. Should he continue to live for another several hundred years, odds are he really will end up degrading into nothing more than a mass of chaos.
    When he was still a human, his name was Fabro Rowan. He was a magus hailing from the Wandering Tomb, located in the northern Sea of Estray.

    ネロ・カオス【人名·死徒】
    本来ならアルクェイドが本気になっても殺しきれない。

  50. [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Nrvnqsr Chaos [Person's name • Dead Apostle], p.050

    Nrvnqsr Chaos [Person's name • Dead Apostle]
    One of the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors. Alias, Chaos. He uses all the creatures of the earth as familiars. Because of the fact that he is preserving even extinct species, he is also sometimes called Dr. Beast.
    Though he had no business in Japan, he was selected as the executor of the True Ancestor hunt proposed by the White Wing Lord, and followed Arcueid to the island nation in order to defeat her.
    Dead Apostles who can measure their lives in millennia require a colossal amount of energy. This has nothing to do with their strength – it is merely the compensation required to maintain such a long-lived existence.
    Because he is one of these millennium-class Dead Apostles himself, Nrvnqsr's appetite is voracious. It took devouring every single person in a ten story hotel just to satisfy him.
    The factors of 666 beasts are swirling around within his body, but it's probably alright just to think of it as him being equipped with 666 familiars. Because this is essentially like having 666 lives, properly speaking he's a Dead Apostle that even a serious Arcueid wouldn't be able to kill.
    As one who became a Dead Apostle through sorcery, he has absolutely no interest in territory or building a faction. The only thing he cares about is completing his thesis.
    When he was still a human, his name was Fabro Rowan. He was a magus hailing from the Wandering Tomb, located in the northern Sea of Estray, one of the three main branches of the Association.

    ネロ·カオス【人名·死徒】
    死徒二十七祖の一人。通り名は混沌。地球上のあらゆる動物を使い魔として作り出す。絶滅した種すら保存している事から獸博士とも呼ばれる。
    日本にはまったく目的のなかった祖ではあるが、白翼公の提案した真祖狩りの実行者に抜擢され、アルクェイドを討つ為に彼女を追い、日本にて対決する事になる。
    千年単位の死徒は莫大なエネルギーを必要とする。力が強いからではなく、長く生きるほど存在の維持に代償を必要とするからだ。千年単位の死徒であるネロの食事量は膨大で、十階建てのホテル内全ての人間を十分ほどで完食するほどである。
    体内に六百六十六の獣の因子を渦巻かせているが、六百六十六匹の使い魔で武装している、というのが正しい認識であろう。六百六十六もの命を持っているようなもので、本来ならば本気になったアルクェイドですら殺しきれない死徒。
    魔術を極め死徒になったタイプで、領地や派閥作りに興味を持たない。彼に有るのは、ただ自らの命題の解決のみである。
    人間だった頃の名前をフォアブロ·ロワイン。魔術協会は三大部門の一つ、移動石柩こと北の彷徨海出身の魔術師だった。

  51. Spoiler board on the old Type Moon Webpage - The diagram between Arc and Blue leans 70% towards Arc. However, if Blue is thoughtlessly cornered, she would use "something not good" for Arc, so Arc avoids her. Other than this act, as kagami-san says, ORT would be the "strongest in a fight."
  52. [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Tohno Akiha [Person's name], p.185

    Akiha Tohno [Person's name]
    One of the heroines in Tsukihime. Shiki's younger sister, and the Tohno family's heir.
    She has long black hair and a dignified posture, firm speech, and an unendearing personality. On top of that, her love of strict discipline can make her somewhat hard to get along with.
    Perhaps it's because she doesn't think much of the way Shiki lived doing whatever he pleased for eight years, but she lashes out at him every chance she gets. Though she is basically straightforward and honest at her core, she is also unyielding and hates losing, so her true personality rarely gets a chance to shine.
    She was one of the people involved in the accident eight years ago, after which her dormant Tohno blood was awakened. Though she would have been able to suppress it if she only had to worry about herself, she was carrying the burden of two people. As a result, she started being attacked by seizures nearly every night, and at Kohaku's suggestion began drinking blood to maintain her body.
    …Of course, it was all just a scheme to push Akiha closer to her Tohno nature. Probably, even Akiha herself was aware of it on some level.
    In one of the routes, she ended up inverting and demonstrating her power to its fullest extent. That dreadful form, with its fluttering vermilion hair, she may be equal to or surpass Arcueid.
    Long ago, in the Tohno's country, there lived a female oni named Momiji. Though she is not their ancestor, maybe you could consider her the origin of Akiha?
    Incidentally, Akiha is the character with the greatest number of individual sprites. It actually made the art director break down in tears. Not only were there uniform sprites and casual sprites, but sprites for Akiha when she was inverted as well.
    Also, by some strange twist of fate, her roommate at school actually had the last name "Tsukihime".
    She was the only heroine in Tsukihime that didn't get a happy ending, which apparently made a lot of fans mad. We got a ton of hate mail demanding that we do something about it, hahaha. I guess it worked, though, since we ended up writing a sequel to Akiha's ending for Kagetsu Tohya.
    She is the student council vice president at the Asagami Academy for Girls, and seems to be quite popular.
    …Of course, that popularity stems from equal parts reverence and terror.
    In Kagetsu Tohya, the power relationship between her and Kohaku began to change, and in Melty Blood she was the victim of Kohaku's cheerful treachery. Also, though the Akiha in Melty Blood is pretty… energetic, she's normally a little more graceful than that.
    She totally lacks the pride and thin skin characteristic of the super-rich, but her sense for how to use money is still grossly out of sync with normal people's.
    When she told Sion to "rest a bit", in Akiha's head "a bit" meant either until Sion herself was sick of it, or until she was dead. It seems she's the type of person who's cold to strangers, but excessively soft toward those who have earned her favor. Ah, so that's why you let Kohaku toy with you as she pleases, Lady Akiha!

    遠野秋葉【人名】

  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3
    [v] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Marble Phantasm [Unusual talent], p.178

    Marble Phantasm [Unusual talent]
    Imagination Realization. As the name suggests, it is the ability to manifest anything you can imagine.
    It is the ability possessed by elementals, which are the sense of touch of the natural world. By connecting their will directly to the world, they are able to transfigure the world into whatever environment they imagine. Of course, the level of manifestation varies depending on the scale of the elemental, and it goes without saying that only nature can be transfigured – things that exist independently of nature are immune.
    In Tsukihime, Arcueid eliminated Roa by using marble phantasm to turn the layers of the atmosphere in the hallway into a vacuum, like a carving knife slicing up a daikon radish. Though she could not affect Roa himself, it was impossible for him to avoid the finely sliced atmosphere, and he was reduced to nothing but ankles.
    (The gap above the floor was the result of a deficiency in Arcueid's imagination.)
    Also, in the world of Tsukihime spiritual realms are not alternate dimensions, but rather exist within the world itself. Things like legendary lands and countries of eternal spring are the products of the imagination of whatever elemental rules over them. Consequently, it is possible for humans to wander into them by accident.
    The castle in the mountains that Arcueid calls home is actually a product of her marble phantasm.

    空想具現化【異能】

  54. 54.0 54.1 54.2
    [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Marble Phantasm [Term], p.048

    Marble Phantasm [Term]
    Imagination Realization. As the name suggests, it is the ability to manifest anything you can imagine.
    It is the ability possessed by elementals, which are the sense of touch of the natural world. By connecting their will directly to the world, they are able to transfigure the world into whatever environment they imagine. Of course, the level of manifestation varies depending on the scale of the elemental, and it goes without saying that only nature can be transfigured – things that exist independently of nature are immune.
    Also, in the world of Tsukihime spiritual realms are not alternate dimensions, but rather exist within the world itself. Things like legendary lands and countries of eternal spring are the products of the imagination of whatever elemental rules over them. Consequently, it is possible for humans to wander into them by accident. The castle in the mountains that Arcueid calls home is actually a product of her marble phantasm.
    In Melty Blood, it makes an appearance as Arcueid's Arc Drive. Countless chains act as an extension of her sense of touch, temporarily augmenting the sensation in her hands. As for why the organ doing the grabbing is a chain instead of hands, it's probably because of her feelings about always having to restrain herself.

    マーブル·ファンタズム【用語】
    空想具現化。呼んで字の如く、空想を具現化する能力。
    自然、世界の触覚である精霊が持つ能力で,自己の意志を世界と直結させ、世界を思い描く通りの環境に変貌させる。精霊の規模によってその具現レベルには差があり、あくまで変貌させられるのは自然のみ。自然から独立しているモノを変貌させる事はできない。
    『月姫』では世界上にある別世界ではない異界、隠れ里や常春の国はその異界の主である精霊が描いた空想世界と考える。故に、人間が迷い込む事が可能となる。アルクェイドが住んでいた山間の城は彼なの空想具現化によるもの。
    MELTY BLOODではアルクェイドのアークドライブとして登場。無数の鎖は彼女の触覚の延長で、一時的に手の感覚が増大したものである。掴み取る器官が手ではなく鎖なのは、常に自身を縛っていなければならない彼女の心の在り方からだろう。

  55. Kagetsu Tohya - Ten Nights of Dream - Good luck, Ciel-sensei
  56. Reddit
Tsukihime characters
Main characters
Shiki Tohno (Remake) • Arcueid Brunestud (Remake) • Ciel (Remake) • Akiha Tohno (Remake) • Hisui (Remake) • Kohaku (Remake) • Satsuki Yumizuka (Remake) • LenMichael Roa Valdamjong (Remake)
Secondary characters
Arihiko Inui (Remake) • Aoko AozakiBarthomeloi LoreleiCrimson MoonDr. ArachEnhanceGoto SaikiGransurg Blackmore (Remake) • Karius BerlusconiKouma Kishima (Remake) • Mario Gallo BestinoMerem SolomonMr. DawnMio SaikiNarbareckNanakoNoelNrvnqsr Chaos (Remake) • Shiki NanayaSHIKI Tohno (Remake) • Vlov ArkhangelYuugo Ando
Minor characters
Akemi YamaseAkira SeoBrainwashing-DetectiveCaubac AlcatrazCurry de MarcheEco-ArcForteFake ShikiHanei MisawaIchiko InuiKeiko ArimaKiri NanayaMagical AmberMaiko YamaseMakihisa TohnoMaster PandaMecha-ShikiNeco-Arc (Remake) • Neco-Arc BubblesNeco-Arc DestinyNeco-Arc EvolutionPhantas-MoonSougen JinanSouka TsukihimeTokie JinanTonami KugamineTsukasa Shijyou
Melty Blood characters
Miyako Arima (Remake) • Dust of OsirisMech-HisuiNeco-Arc ChaosNight of WallachiaRed Arcueid (Remake) • Riesbyfe StridbergSaberShiki RyougiSion Eltnam AtlasiaWhite Len
Vampires
Dead Apostles
Ciel (Remake) • Curry de MarcheJester KartureLord Rozay-enMaiko YamaseNoelOdd BorzakSatsuki YumizukaShiki Tohno (Remake) • SHIKI Tohno (Remake) • Sion Eltnam AtlasiaShirleyTarantellaThird Crusade Dead ApostleZepia Eltnam Atlasia
The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors (Remake)
Primate MurderThe Dark SixBrunestud of the Crimson MoonKischur Zelretch SchweinorgORT (LostbeltXibalba) • Rizo-Waal StroutEinnasheForest of Einnashe (Remake) • Fina-blood SveltenAltrouge BrunestudNrvnqsr Chaos (Remake) • LouvreStanrobe CalhinTATARIDust of OsirisVan-FemRita Rozay-enGransurg Blackmore (Remake) • Trhvmn OrtenrosseEnhanceZaria OffenbaumVlov ArkhangelMerem SolomonSumireChromclay PetastructureEl NahatBe'zeCaubac Alcatraz
Michael Roa Valdamjong (Remake)
True Ancestors
Altrouge BrunestudArcueid Brunestud (Red ArcueidBerserkerRemake (Eco-ArcArchetype: Earth))
Lamyros
Wolfgang Faustus
Others
Akiha Tohno (Remake) • Hinako AkutaBaobhan SithCarmillaChild of EinnasheEuryaleMedusaSion Eltnam SokarisSthenoVlad III (EXTRAApocryphaBerserker)
Main works
TsukihimeTsukihime animeTsukihime PLUS-DISCKagetsu TohyaMelty BloodMelty Blood Re-ACTMelty Blood Act CadenzaMelty Blood Actress AgainHana no Miyako
Remake Works
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-Melty Blood: Type LuminaTsukihime -The other side of red garden-
Terms
AdvantageAge of GodsAhnenerbeBajiquanChurchDead ApostleDemonsDemon Hunter OrganizationFamiliarMagecraftMagical GirlMarble PhantasmMystic Eyes of Death PerceptionReality MarblePsychicTohnoTrue AncestorVampire
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