Assassin (アサシン, Asashin?) is an Assassin-class Servant able to be summoned by the Protagonist in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order. She is given the title Assassin of the Nocturnal Castle (不夜城のアサシン, Fuyajō no Asashin?).
Profile
Identity
Assassin's True Name is Wu ZetianWP (武則天WP, Bu Zokuten?). Prioritizing the ease for understanding, she goes by the name "Wu Zetian". That is based on her posthumous name "Great Sacred Empress Zetian", which was given after her death. As for herself, she holds great liking to the title "Divine and Sacred Emperor", which she took upon claiming the throne.[1]
The sole ruling Empress in China's history. Initially, she was a consort of the Second Emperor, Taizong of TangWP, and used the royal 'we' pronoun to refer to herself. But through Taizong, Gaozong's son, and GaozongWP's death, the 'we' came to include Taizong. And eventually, Consort Wu gave birth to Gaozong's child—But that small life's flame was extinguished at infancy.[1]
Pursuing the then Empress WangWP whom she treated as the culprit of her child's death, and overthrowing the most favored concubine, Consort XiaoWP, it is said that Consort Wu reached the seat as Gaozong's Queen.[1]
At that point, Consort Wu had both Empress Wang and Consort Xiao executed in a manner where they were stuffed into wine jars after the amputation of their limbs. From this flow of events, there are parties that think that Consort Wu killed her own child and placed the blame on Empress Wang but———The truth cannot be ascertained.[1]
Seizing power as the Empress, she repeatedly exterminated (assassinated) troublesome relatives and political opponents. After Gaozong's death, she changed the country's name to "ZhouWP", and upon finally taking the throne, she added the moniker "Divine and Sacred Emperor/Empress Regnant Shengshen" to her name. Whilst restoring the nation, she promulgated a rule of fear which encouraged incrimination through secret informants. Through the cruel torture of the specially tasked "Kù Lì/Kokuri", the country's people were fearful from their hearts———[1]
Appearance
Personality
Her attitude towards others is haughty and disrespectful, and she acts fundamentally in her own self-interest.
"Kufufufu, isn't it only natural that I'm more gorgeous and dazzling than anyone else? That aside, do not address me lightly as a young girl. You fool!"
Role
Fate/Grand Order
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Development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fate/Grand Order Profile of Wu Zetian, translated by roadromancer at Reddit.