Assassin (アサシン, Asashin?) is an Assassin-class Servant able to be summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile
Identity
Assassin's True Name is Shuten-doujiWP (酒呑童子WP, Shuten-dōji?), one of Japan's Three Great Monsters. The boss that governed the Oni within the castle structure on Mount OoeWP during the Heian periodWP. There are various theories about Shuten-douji’s origins. There is a theory where she is considered the child of a human and the Great God Ibuki of Mount IbukiWP (= Yamata no OrochiWP), and there is another theory where she is considered the heaven-sent child of Mount Togakushi (= KuzuryuuWP). At any rate, she is the child of a Dragon God, possessing a shared background with Sakata Kintoki.[1][2] Due to her anecdotes and vestiges, she is classified as an "Anti-Hero".[2]
Legend
In this work, it is Ibaraki-douji who is the boss and ringleader of the Oni on Mount Ooe, and Shuten-douji was perching on the Oni palace of Mount Ooe as some kind of house guest————that was the taken point of view. However, the one who is viewed as an ancestor to the gods, Ibuki-douji, that is, the existence of Shuten-douji, is certainly adequate enough to draw the attention of the authorities of ancient KyotoWP, Abe no Seimei and the others. Surely, the most dangerous existence among the Oni of Mount Ooe is no doubt Shuten-douji, so to speak.[1]
Whether she is the direct “child” of the Great God Ibuki, or whether she is a “descendant” who succeeded its blood, it is not clear.[1] In the end, Shuten-douji herself does not speak about her origins. The alias called Ibuki-douji is just something attached to her by Ibaraki-douji, who saw the true nature of Yamata no Orochi’s power in her. It may not be discovered that the person herself has forgotten her past and the likes of it. As long as there is beguiling alcohol, brilliant banquets and enjoyable performances, she has no regrets.[1][2]
And yet… it seems that Shuten-douji had not completely forgotten her past regarding the existence of Sakata Kintoki, one who possesses origins similar to her own (being the child of a man-eating witch and a Dragon God), the man hanging in her mind ever since the time when he was young.[1]
Shuten-douji's connection with Sakata Kintoki continues on since that time.[1][2] She, in the form of a beautiful girl, met Kintoki, who then fell in love with her.[3] Given that this companion was easy to tease on some occasions, she had a good time while being accompanied with snacks and alcohol. As far as Shuten is concerned, they are no more than drinking bouts, but as far as Kintoki is concerned, they are demonic banquets that would kill him if he took the atmosphere lightly.[1][2]
« To struggle for life while intoxicated in alcohol. Is it not romantic to cheat each other while hugging our bodies? » |
(That is Shuten's eloquence.) |
Because of the disappearances of young men and princesses at the Imperial Capital happening one after another, Abe no Seimei did a divination and ascertained the matter to be the deed of Shuten-douji. Raikou’s Four Heavenly Kings, lead by Minamoto no Raikou himself, was ordered to subjugate her, arriving at the Oni’s castle while dressed in itinerant Buddhist monk attires. At the banquet, Raikou and the others made Shuten-douji and her group drink poisoned sake, then attacked them while they were asleep, punishing them. The removed head of Shuten-douji’s attacked Raikou, but it is said that the attack was thwarted due to the latter’s helmet given by a god.[1][2] They used foul play in killing Shuten-douji, which Kintoki greatly regretted to the point of wanting to wish for Shuten-douji's revival to meet her once again.[3]
Appearance
Shuten-douji is a rather short Servant. Her skin is pale tinged with light purple, almost resembling silver. Her hair is purple and short, reaching only her neck and her bangs cut past her forehead. Her eyes are lustrous purple, with red makeup painted right above them. Unlike Ibaraki-douji's horns, Shuten-douji's do not protrude out of her forehead, but rather appear to flow out of her body naturally, going from the same pale tone of her skin and gradually becoming wine-red. Her fangs are sharp and long compared to those of humans.
Shuten-douji wears a golden ornament with a green jewel over her forehead, in between her horns. She wears an extremely long kimono without sash, leaving it open and exposing the body underneath. The kimono is bluish-purple, with red curved lines drawn throughout it, especially on the tri-parted extensions of the sleeves. Some green ribbons are attached to it. Underneath the open kimono, Shuten-douji is mostly naked. Her ankles have red ribbons tied around them. She wears a piece of seemingly metallic material that covers her crotch and breasts, linked together by thin lines, and going all the way up to her neck, connecting into a choker. Of the same material, her hands and feet wear small pieces, tied around her fingers and wrists, and toes and heels respectively.
She is seen carrying three gourds by her waist and over the hip: the first is a small brown gourd; the second is a white container of sake; the third and most prominent, is a overly large blue gourd of glass with golden ornaments, from which she unleashes a purple burst of liquid when attacking, suggesting it to be carrying poison. In addition, she holds a cup of sake in her right hand, while the left holds a much wider cup, with a vine of black grapes, multiple pink peaches, and shide (zig-zagged paper strips).
In her second Ascension, the kimono is shortened up to her waist, but is tied by a wine-red sash, and now wears metallic shin guards, with ornamental oni heads on her knees.
In her third Ascension, the sake cups are replaced by a red paper lantern with the kanji for "drunk" or "poisoned" written on it in black in her left hand, while the right holds a double-edged (might be triple or quadruple) sword, with a glassy-blue mid-section, a large golden guard and hilt, with an ornament resembling her blue gourd attached to the bottom of the hilt.
Personality
Under the moonlight, a man-eating flower is glamorously in full bloom while stealing away the eyes of the people watching. A demon wearing a girl’s form, narrowing her eyes while licking her lips seductively. It may not be known that although her outward appearance properly resembles a human girl, Shuten-douji is not a human being. Even though she seems to communicate with words like a human being, she is essentially a different being. Her preferences are similar to a human’s, but for her to love something is but a theory, from the idea that if she suddenly put her hand on the things she loves, it would not be understood by humans as love. Although she knows love, requests love, and embraces love, it is impossible to overlap that love with the right people. Her love is accompanied with blood; her love spreads death; her love tears one’s heart. Her impulse hidden under her white naked body is surely rising and swelling, being distorted, and rolling around. Therefore, she is a demon.[1]
Shuten-douji doesn’t talk about her wish for the Holy Grail. Just like how she was when she was alive, going wherever her fancy takes her, she thinks and behaves as she pleases, not being any different in the present days nor in the bygone days. Also, she is a collector of antiques and rarities, even having a keen interest in the Red Dragon Ulna dwelling on Kintoki’s arm. She appears to attach an importance on rarity and on the elegance of their appearances regarding those items, so she is incompatible with the King of Heroes who attaches an importance on the items’ history and performance.[1][2]
Regarding the Providential Oni Poison Sake, Shuten-douji regards it as her wine. It is something for her alone. At first, it was something brought by General Raikou, but it is her's now. Shuten had thought that it was fine drinking this, even if she died, but having a wine without blood and the moon and its silver is unthinkable to her. Shuten likes this wine, citing it as a very sweet drink, as the essence of sweetness. She describes it having a trembling, hot taste, as if that of a melting taste, and if there is a pinch of blue eyes reflecting the moonlight, then there is nothing else that she would want.[4]
Relationships
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Role
Fate/Grand Order
Rashoumon: The Devilish Capital of Restless Spirits and Drunken Dreams
Onigashima: The Demonic Fairy Tale
Salomon: The Grand Time Temple
Shuten-douji is among the "special event" Servants assisting Chaldea against the Demon Gods Pillars.[5]
Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses
Shuten-douji appears as Berserker of the Crushing Hell (バーサーカー・衆合地獄, Bāsākā Shugō Jigoku?) after being taken over by Caster Limbo.
The Mysterious Country of ONILAND!! ~ The Oni King and the Kamuy's Gold
Interlude
In her interlude Get Drunk, Get Crazy, Get Furious (酒に酔い、酒に狂い、狂に滾って, Sake ni Yoi, Sake ni Kurui, Kyō ni Tagitte?), she attempt to drink with Ritsuka Fujimaru.[6]
Abilities
Alcoholic Scent of a Fruit (果実の酒気, Kajitsu no Shuki?) is a Skill where a target can be made dead drunk from a sigh, a tone of voice, or even a gaze that possesses an aroma of a tipsiness of a fruit, similar to being enchanted. In the case of beings that do not have the means for magical defense (common people and animals), their thoughts end up melting in an instant.[1][2]
Forms and Alternate Versions
Halloween
In this form, Shuten-douji is accompanied by a familiar named Haku (ハク?).
During the events surrounding Oniland, the Haku which was with her was actually Moshirechikuchiku Kotanechikuchiku (モシレチクチク・コタネチクチク?), a demon from AinuWP lore, who was using her and the others to claim the Kamuy Gold. Following the conclusion of these events and Moshirechikuchiku's demise, Shuten-douji made a new Haku from her own Mana.[7][8]
Development
Creation and Conception
Raita Honjou is the character illustrator for Shuten-douji.[1][2] Hikaru Sakurai is the scenario writer for her character.[1]
Comment from Illustrator
"I requested to draw a lolibaba that speaks in Kyoto dialect and who acts lively yet restrained, so I am thankful to get the OK for her appearance to only put on a kimono over her practically naked body. Her equipment seems to be a collection of shops making a sudden visit to Kyoto, but I wanted to include a multicultural design to give somebody the impression of the Silk RoadWP, so it might have been nice to incorporate some more. Also, her magnificent voice is alluring, and it is also the best that her dialogue creates a smokescreen by mixing together truth and falsehood; I’m melting~"[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 Fate/Grand Order material IV - Shuten-douji, p.006-017, translated by Clyton at Beast's Lair.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 Fate/Grand Order Profile of Shuten-douji, translated by Master of Chaos at Beast's Lair.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This reference needs to be fixed. Use "FGOSP2" instead of "Grand Order".
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Shuten-douji's Bond Craft Essence: Providential Oni Poison Sake
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Act 09: X / Disposal Chute Andromalius
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Shuten-douji interlude 01: Get Drunk, Get Crazy, Get Furious
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - The Mysterious Country of ONILAND!! ~ The Oni King and the Kamuy's Gold, Chapter 10
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - The Mysterious Country of ONILAND!! ~ The Oni King and the Kamuy's Gold, Chapter 11