Chiemon (地右衛門?) is the Master of Lancer in the Waxing Moon Ritual of Fate/Samurai Remnant.
Profile[]
Background[]
Chiemon is a survivor of the Shimabara Rebellion led by Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.[2] If the Edo period can be defined as a time of peace after the Warring States period, Chiemon is someone discarded by that era.[3]
Chiemon was taught magecraft by Mori Souiken.[3] While he is a survivor of Shimabara, Chiemon was in fact not a soldier in the rebellion. He was far too young to fight, being only a young child at the time.[4] He saw his mother be captured by soldiers while his father was viciously struck down trying to protect him.[5]
Appearance[]
Personality[]
Chiemon is filled with resentment and hatred for the Tokugawa because of the massacre at Shimabara. This event heavily traumatized Chiemon, and he constantly has nightmares about it. However his wish for the Waxing Moon is not to get revenge, but rather to open the gates of hell and reunite with his dead family. He willingly walks a bloody path in pursuit of his long-held desire.[1] Chiemon does not approve of Lancer's efforts to save him from his path of vengeance, feeling that there’s no point in trying to help or protect him as he is already bound for hell. It is also for this reason that he hates being shown any kind of kindness or affection.
He also has a deep personal hatred for Miyamoto Iori because of their similarities. While neither he nor Iori are suited for the peace of the era, Chiemon embraces his desire for violence and conflict while Iori suppresses his own similar desires. It is specifically this disguise that Iori put on that disgusts Chiemon.
Role[]
Fate/Samurai Remnant[]
Keian Command Championship[]
Chiemon participates in the Keian Command Championship alongside Lancer. Upon victory, Chiemon finds himself wishing for a proper burial sight for those who had fallen in the Shimabara Rebellion. Standing in front of a grave, uncertain of his wish, upon witnessing the flowers in the sky Chiemon accepts his role and simply prays with Lancer overlooking him.
Fate/Grand Order[]
- Main article: Chiemon (Lancer)
Abilities[]
Chiemon was taught the basics of magecraft by Mori Souiken. Despite only being a single-generation magus, he's quite effective, so either he has natural talent or one of his ancestors was a Magus.[3] He uses fire magecraft and fights with a ruined flag.
In the Entreat the Darkness route, Chiemon uses Lancer's Noble Phantasm La Pucelle himself, the flames manifesting from his Command Spells while Lancer is nowhere near him. Its suicide effect kills him and Lancer together.
Forms and Alternate Versions[]
Waxing Moon Monster[]
Waxing Moon Monster is the god that Chiemon became by merging with the Waxing Moon when trying to bring hell to Edo. The screams reverberating from the gates behind it belong to the men and women, young and old, who died at Shimabara. There is nothing divine about this creature, with its burnt and puckered guise born from the corruption of the Waxing Moon.[6]
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
Chiemon rough draft design by Rei Wataru.
Chiemon was designed by Rei Wataru in Fate/Samurai Remnant. He was designed to be a character who would never work as a protagonist but still shines brighter than anyone else.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fate/Samurai Remnant - Logbook: Biographies
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Official Website: Characters
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fate/Samurai Remnant material
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Chapter 6 ("Flames of Resentment" Route)
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Digression: The Flames of War Burn On
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Logbook: Terminology