Assassin (アサシン, Asashin?), True Name unknown, is the Assassin-class Servant of Olga Marie Animusphere in the parody work Learn with Manga! FGO. She is summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order as part of Super Bunyan.
Profile[]
Identity[]
Assassin's gender is unknown, although they may have been summoned into a female body, it is also possible they are simply crossdressing. Both are possible due to stories of them cross-dressing at homosexual parties.[2] They are called the first director of the FBIWP. Although never directly confirmed, this would make their True Name J. Edgar HooverWP.
Appearance[]
They have raven black hair and dark blue eyes, their bangs covering their right eye. They are initially shown wearing a black lingerie gown, but is also shown to wear a brown suit with an overcoat, red tie, gloves, and a hat. They're also shown frequently with a cigar.
Personality[]
Assassin has been shown largely to be manipulative and conniving, aiming to control the actions of the other Servants into destroying themselves, however their plots are often foiled to comedic effect, such as Gudako bursting in on her for badmouthing Paul Bunyan. She is also indicated to be extremely proud and boastful, even by their own admission, believing that surviving the War to the end is the only way the Servants can get implemented into Fate/Grand Order. Despite their pride, they are shown to have a weakness for Mother's approval. Assassin considers Olga Marie Animusphere as a Maternal figure, trying to dissuade her efforts to expose what they knew by claiming that she was their "Mama" rather than their "Mother", but failing and exposing the location of Gudako upon Olga expressing disappointment, claiming she would not expect anything from them anymore.
Role[]
Learn More with Manga! FGO[]
Assassin and Rider are team-up and causing revolution to taking down Gudako, only to be easily defeated by Gudako.
Assassin later guide Lancer to stab Gudako. Assassin states Gudako's blood will mark the beginning of a new Holy Grail War and a more serious comic series.
Abilities[]
They are shown wielding two different pistols, when wearing their alternate outfits, and has claimed to wiretap every panel of Learn with Manga! FGO.
Class Skill[]
- Presence Concealment (D Rank): They are bad at being sneaky due to their love for the spotlight and the need to steal credit for everything.[1]
Personal Skills[]
- Filing (A Rank): The classified information Assassin obtains with their Official and Confidential is extensive, but they are so astoundingly methodical in their organizing that they can instantly find the information they need.[1]
- Coercion (A Rank): A coercive binding spells that uses the extensive personal information collected as a catalyst. Even if it's a silly secret, Assassin's wording can delude one into thinking the information they hold is important and force one to yield to their authority.[1]
- Espionage (A Rank): If necessary, they can conduct an unlawful investigation, fabricating or erasing information or evidence, but will never lose their heroic reputation.[1]
Noble Phantasms[]
- Official and Confidential: Files containing extensively collected classified information. Opponents who don't take care or fail the resistance check have all of their weaknesses and embarrassing information registered, without any ommisions.[1]
- Government Men: An agent group composed exclusively of men in black suits who report to Assassin. Their job is surveillance, suppression, and information gathering.[1]
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
Assassin was designed by Riyo in Learn More with Manga! FGO.
She first appears on chapter 48 of Learn More with Manga! FGO.[3]
Matsuryu, artist of Helena Blavatsky, posted a fan art mockup card of the character on TwitterWP, characterizing her as Avenger Yoshiko KawashimaWP. As it was posted the day before the anniversary of the Nanking MassacreWP, some people took offense to the characterization, causing Matsuryu to apologize and remove the tweet.[4]
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 Learn with Manga! FGO Volume 2 — Profile of Assassin, translated by ComunCoutinho at Reddit.
- ↑ Learn More with Manga! FGO anthology
- ↑ https://www.fate-go.jp/manga_fgo2/comic48.html
- ↑ Matsuryu's apology