Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri (ブラム・ヌァザレ・ソフィアリ, Buramu Nwazare Sofiari?) is the older brother of Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, and the son and successor of the Lord of the Department of Spiritual Evocation, Rufleus Nuada-Re Eulyphis, in the Clock Tower of the Mage's Association.
Profile[]
Background[]
He is an utterly spoiled son of a rich family who inherited the Magic Crest of the Sophia-Ri family. He is considered to be one of the first-class instructors employed by the Clock Tower.
Bram normally takes his father's place in meetings between the Lords of the Clock Tower, acting as his father's representative.[1]
Generally, families of Magi make it a rule to only pass down their secrets to a single successor, while keeping any other children they may have ignorant of even the existence of sorcery itself. However, at the time Bram's sister Sola-Ui was born, the Nuada-Re family was embroiled in a tumultuous power struggle, and there was a very real fear that their legitimate heir could be assassinated. As a result, they enacted a plan to train both the older brother and the younger sister in the rudiments of sorcery, so that either one could inherit the family crest.
In the end, though, the conflict died out before anything happened to either child, and he was given the crest and the title of successor.[2]
Appearance[]
He is noted to be young and handsome with red hair, and a single glance shows a strong, high-minded gaze, refined features, and strong sense of duty in his words that place him as a member of the elite.
Personality[]
Role[]
Fate/Apocrypha[]
In the world Fate/Apocrypha, he is confident in his ability to acquire powerful catalysts in a short time for the Red Faction Masters in the Great Holy Grail War. The fact that he gathered that many catalysts in such a short time was largely because the Sophia-Ri had secretly concealed and stored many of them and because he made use of his family’s connections to get the rest. It goes without saying that the collection of so many catalysts at once is limited to “Apocrypha” alone.[3]
Bram, Rocco Belfeban, and Lord El-Melloi II meet shortly after the announcement of the Great Holy Grail War by Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia to discuss the recent failed operation against Yggdmillennia in Trifas. When the Yggdmillennia announced them possessing the Greater Grail, the Mage's Association had sent fifty specialized Magi 'hunters', but Lancer of Black annihilated forty-nine of them, with the last survivor adjusting the Greater Grail to summon additional Servants. El-Melloi II suggests bringing in professionals from the outside for the team of Masters, with the Clock Tower providing at least one or two Magi as this Holy Grail War is on an utterly different scale. The three men are the people who will be overseeing the selection of Masters for the Great Holy Grail War. With that decided, the three men go their separate ways.[4]
The three men meet again a few days later, in reaction to the betrayal of Shirou Kotomine, the incapacitation of the Red Team Masters (who are presumed dead) sans Kairi Sisigou, and the Red Team stealing the Greater Grail. They discuss the reaction of the Holy Church, who says that the priest was acting alone, and when Belfeban raises the theory that Semiramis may have been the one to manipulate Shirou Kotomine's actions, Bram angrily asks if he is implying it is the fault of one of the catalysts he gathered. Rocco Belfeban eventually asks Bram and El-Melloi II what course to take, and both answers to stay put to not take any risks and because the Clock Tower might benefit from the situation.[5]
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files[]
Grace note[]
After Lord El-Melloi II gives a lecture to his class, Bram, Rocco, and Inorai Valualeta Atroholm speak to him about how simple the lecture was and how they can't understand the need for a Lord to explain such basics. The conversation then turns to the Fourth Holy Grail War ten years ago and how El-Melloi II rebuilt Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's class after his death.[6]
Later that day, Bram speaks to Reines El-Melloi Archisorte in the hall after hearing that El-Melloi II has taken a dying cat to his office. He expresses confusion because it's such a basic sacrifice to use for magecraft. Reines informs him that the cat isn't planned to be used as a magecraft sacrifice but instead El-Melloi II is nursing it until it dies so its last hours are peaceful. Bram is startled that a mage would care and thinks El-Melloi II must be making a sport of their craft.[6]
Some time later, Bram and Reines speak at an outdoor café in London about securing El-Melloi II a spot in the upcoming Fifth Holy Grail War. Although the Clock Tower is sending Bazett Fraga McRemitz and Atrum Galliasta as their representation, Bram has the political influence to replace Bazett with El-Melloi II. However, Bram expresses dissatisfaction at the idea of a Lord, even a temporary Lord, bowing down and asking him for a favor like that. Reines leaves after reminding him how Kayneth and Sola-Ui died in the previous war, and tells Bram he'll shrivel up without any curiosity. Lord El-Melloi II takes on the Wills Pelham Codrington case to do Bram a favor in exchange, as it is a problem concerning the Spiritual Evocation department.[7]
When El-Melloi II's student Svin Glascheit graduates to the rank of Pride, Bram and Rocco quietly observe the ceremony from afar.[8]
Much to his annoyance, Bram ranked lower than El-Melloi II on the poll asking female students which man at the Clock Tower they most wanted to sleep with.[9]
Fate/strange Fake[]
During the Snowfield Holy Grail War, Bram and his father Lord Rufleus Nuada-Re Eulyphis are away from the Clock Tower on a special assignment, leaving Rocco Belfeban to act as the temporary Lord of the Faculty of Spiritual Evocation for the time being.[10]
Other appearances[]
His existence was briefly referenced in Fate/Zero.[3][11]
Abilities[]
His abilities are first rate, but he has somewhat of a trauma due to how his (future) brother-in-law went out full of confidence and yet came back in a wretched state in the past.[3]
An elite with enough ability to easily battle creatures like the Black Dogs in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files.[12]
Development[]
Bram was cut from the anime adaptation of Fate/Apocrypha.
Creation & Conception[]
Ototsugu Konoe was the illustrator for Bram in Fate/Apocrypha material, and Mineji Sakamoto was his illustrator for Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material.
References[]
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 5 Part 1
- ↑
[] Fate/Zero material - Encyclopedia: Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri [Person's name], p.099 Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri [Person's name]
Daughter of the noble Nuada-Re bloodline, which boasts considerable behind-the-scenes influence within the Association, and Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's fiancé.
Generally, families of magi make it a rule to only pass down their secrets to a single successor, while keeping any other children they may have ignorant of even the existence of sorcery itself. However, at the time Sola-Ui was born, the Nuada-Re family was embroiled in a tumultuous power struggle, and there was a very real fear that their legitimate heir could be assassinated. As a result, they enacted a plan to train both the older brother and the younger sister in the rudiments of sorcery, so that either one could inherit the family crest.
In the end, though, the conflict died out before anything happened to either child, and Sola-Ui's older brother was given the crest and the title of successor.
Sola-Ui, on the other hand, was no longer of any use to her family, and her very existence was disavowed. She became a mere tool to be given away in a political marriage, where her excellent physical capacity for sorcery and childhood training would allow her to serve as an assistant for some first-rate magus.
However, Sola-Ui did not harbor any resentment toward this treatment. To be perfectly frank, she didn't even understand what "likes" and "dislikes" were in the first place. While it's certainly true that she always selfishly toyed with those around her, that was simply because it was ingrained in her from a very young age that acting in a way that would preserve her value as a noble was the secret to success in life. Sola-Ui herself had never truly wanted or hoped for something even once since being born.
Consequently, she didn't care one bit whether the attraction caused by Diarmuid's mystic face was real love or not. For her, the simple sensation of passion boiling up from the depths of her heart was her greatest treasure, and she had she had no intention of giving it up after she had finally obtained it. Because, passion is the very thing that gives life value.
…When Nasu Kinoko heard all of that, he started writhing around muttering something that sounded a lot like "It's a perfect moe bull's-eye…!"ソラウ・ヌアザレ・ソフィアリ【人名】
魔術協会において隠然たる勢力を諮る名門ヌァザレ家の娘。ケイネス・エルメロイ・アーチボルトの婚約者。
通常、一子相伝を原則とする魔道の家門は、嫡子以外には魔道の存在そのものすら秘匿するのが通例だが、ソラウの誕生当時、ヌァザレ家はかなり不穏な権力闘争の最中にあり、嫡子を暗殺されるのではないかというパラノイアに取り憑かれていた。そこで対策として、ヌァザレは兄妹の双方に魔術の初歩教練を施し、いずれ魔術刻印を移植する段になって生存していた方を後継者とする方針を取った。
ところが、結果的に兄妹双方ともに息災のまま闘争は終結し、魔術刻印と嫡子の地位はソラウの兄へと与えられる。事実上の用済みとなり、存在そのものすら否定された形のソーフウだったが、魔術師としての優秀な肉体的遺伝形質と、幼少期に叩き込まれた基礎魔術の素養は、一流魔術師に助手として奉仕するに足るだけのものがあり、そこも含めた「商品価値」として、彼女は政略結婚の道具とされる。
その扱いにソラウが不満を懐いたわけではない。そもそも好悪という感情の何たるかすらソラウには理解できないものだった。たしかに彼女は気難しい我が儘で周囲を翻弄し続けてきたが、それは自らの貴人としての価値を高く保つための態度として幼少期から刷り込まれた処世術であり、ソラウが心の底から何かを欲したり希望を懐いたりしたことは、生まれてこのかた一度もなかったのである。
故に、ディルムッドの魔貌による魅惑が、慕情として正しいものかどうかなど、ソラウにとって問題ではなかった。彼女にとっては、心の奥底から湧き上がる激情という感覚こそが、生まれて初めて手にした至宝であり、人生の価伯とすべきモノだったのだ。
……という設定を聞いた奈須きのこが「ワタクシの萌えポイントにドストライクでございます」とのたうち回ったとかなんとか。 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri [Person's name], p.182-183 [T] Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri [Person's name]
Sola-Ui’s younger brother, who existence is briefly referenced in “Fate/Zero”. He is an utterly spoiled son of a rich family who inherited the Magic Crest of the Sophia-Ri family. A rough drawing of him should be included somewhere in this section. I believe it’s a drawing that really gives off the image of a guy full of confidence and pride, yet who will be inevitably dragged into a tragedy at some point, but what do you think?
His abilities are first rate, but he has somewhat of a trauma due to how his (future) brother-in-law went out full of confidence and yet came back in a wretched state in the past. In this Great Holy Grail War, he had the duty of collecting the catalysts for summoning Heroic Spirits. The fact that he gathered that many catalysts in such a short time was largely because the Sophia-Ri had secretly concealed and stored many of them and because he made use of his family’s connections to get the rest. It goes without saying that the collection of so many catalysts at once is limited to “Apocrypha” alone.ブラム・ヌァザレ・ソフィアリ【人名】
- ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 1: Apocrypha: Great Holy Grail War - Chapter 1
- ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 3: Triumphal Return of the Saint - Chapter 4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 0: "A Grave Keeper, a Cat, and a Mage" ~There is no such thing as "truth".~
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 4: "A Workshop, a Grave, and a Necromancer"
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 13: "The Clock Tower, Usual Days, and the First Step Forward to the Future"
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files -Rail Zeppelin Grace note- Drama CD
- ↑ Fate/strange Fake Volume 2 - Chapter 6: Day 1, Noon "Two Archers and..."
- ↑ Fate/Zero Volume 2: The Mad Feast of Kings - Act 5 Part 2 -149:47:12
- ↑ Makoto Sanada Twitter 11:17 AM · Aug 3, 2019 - Will's nimble movements are befitting of a first class lecturer using "reinforcement. An elite Bram would have no problem with helping out. Also, he uses a kind of magecraft that transforms text into a knife, manifesting the concept of cutting.