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A Mystic Code: Magic Formal Wear (魔術礼装(ミスティック・コード), Majutsu Reisō(Misutikku Kōdo)?),[1] or simply Formal Wear (礼装, Reisō?), is a tool that Magi use to support their execution of Magecraft.[2]

Top-tier Mystic Codes are said to have power equivalent to a missile.[3] Others Mystic Codes have pseudo-personalities, essentially acting like loyal robots that carry out their users’ orders, but many are capable of more adaptive autonomous thought than modern AI.[4]

Types[]

There are many different types of functions and shapes to Mystic Codes, but these are generally broken up into two types. The first are those that supplement the Magical Energy of a Magus when he uses Magecraft. The second are those where the Mystic Code itself has a predetermined set effect and a function that activates that effect when used.[5][2]

Auxiliary Mystic Code[]

Auxiliary Mystic Code (補助礼装, Hojo Reisō?)
An Auxiliary-type Mystic Code can be used for Magical Energy amplification or storage, prepared to strengthen a Spell. They are orthodox Mystic Codes for support.
Some jewels[5] and Azoth Swords[6] are of this type.

Specialized Mystic Code[]

Specialized Mystic Code (限定礼装, Gentei Reisō?)
A Specialised-type Mystic Code performs Magecraft contained within it automatically when supplied Magical Energy by its user. While their usage is limited, they can be tremendously efficient in what they do.
Many Noble Phantasms[5], some jewels[7], the Jeweled Sword Zelretch[8] and the Dress of Heaven[2] are of this type. A regular Mystic Code would not be much of a weapon against Dark Sakura, but the Jewel Sword is kind of foul play as it can start up the Second Magic.

Supreme Mystic Code[]

Supreme Mystic Code (至上礼装, Shijō Reisō?)
A Mystic Code given this title is worthy of symbolizing any one of families to which the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower and people in the next highest posts belong.
The El-Melloi family's former Supreme Mystic Code was a set of three Magical Energy Reactors, before young Kayneth created Volumen Hydrargyrum to supplant it.[9][10][11] The Meluastea family's Supreme Mystic Code is Gemini.[12]

Miscellaneous[]

Amongst Mystic Codes there are several which are unique enough even amongst Magi to warrant interest. Examples of which are as follows.

  • Kiritsugu Emiya's Mystic Code, the Thompson Contender, is unique by virtue of being a pistol, a tool normally despised by Magus. Combining bullets made from his own rib bones and the high stopping power of the weapon itself, it is this one of a kind tool that made him a terrifying Magus Killer (魔術師殺し, Majutsushi-goroshi?).
  • Tohsaka Jewel Magecraft, whilst the jewels themselves can count as Mystic Codes,[7] users of this type of Magecraft can make more specialised tools to act as their personal Mystic Code. Tokiomi Tohsaka created a staff topped with a jewel that allowed him to cast powerful spells quickly and was not used up after a single use, unlike many of Rin Tohsaka's attacks. Similarly, he gifted Kirei Kotomine with a Azoth Sword that was designed in much the same manner.

List of Mystic Codes[]


Fate/Grand Order - Protagonist Mystic Codes skill list
Chaldea
  • First Aid (応急手当, Ōkyūtea?)
  • Momentary Reinforcement (瞬間強化, Shunkan Kyōka?)
  • Emergency Evasion (緊急回避, Kinkyū Kaihi?)
Chaldea Combat Uniform
  • Reinforce All (全体強化, Zentai Kyōka?)
  • Gandr (ガンド, Gando?)
  • Order Change (オーダーチェンジ, Ōdāchenji?)
Mage's Association Uniform
  • Heal All (全体回復, Zentai Kaifuku?)
  • Spiritron Transfer (霊子譲渡, Ryōshi Jōto?)
  • Command Shuffle (コマンドシャッフル, Komandoshaffuru?)
Atlas Academy Uniform
  • Dust of Osiris (オシリスの塵, Oshirisu no Chiri?)
  • Rain of Isis (イシスの雨, Ishisu no Ame?)
  • Eye of Medjed (メジェドの眼, Mejedo no Me?)
Anniversary Blonde
  • Mana Burst (魔力放出, Maryoku Hōshutsu?)
  • Conviction of Victory (勝利への確信, Shōri e no Kakushin?)
  • Knight's Oath (騎士の誓い, Kishi no Chikai?)
Royal Brand
  • Reaction Enhancement (反応強化, Han'nō Kyōka?)
  • Iron Will (鉄の専心, Tetsu no Senshin?)
  • Unavoidable Strike (必至, Hisshi?)
Brilliant Summer
  • Rumble Party
  • Sure-Kill Trident
  • Sea House Shower
Memory of Lunar Mare
  • Spiritron Elevation (霊子向上, Ryōshi Kōjō?)
  • Groundwork For Complete Victory (完勝への布石, Kanshō e no Fuseki?)
  • Punishment (パニッシュメント, Panisshumento?)
Memoria of the Far Side of the Moon
  • Complete Spiritron Elevation
  • Groundwork for Survival
  • Down Slide
Fragment of the Year 2004
  • Code: F
  • Code: U
  • Code: H
Artic Region Chaldea Uniform
  • Purge and Restore
  • Phantasmal Reinforcement
  • Protracted Evasion
Tropical Summer
  • Blue Splash
  • Supply Water
  • Safety Oil
Ceremonial New Year
  • First Shine
  • Little Gift
  • Osechi Package
Captain Chaldea
  • Over Charger
  • Star Blaster
  • Escape Pod
Fifth True Theoretical Factor Environment Purpose Chaldea Uniform
  • Attack Simultaneously
  • Threefold Therapy
  • Mana Conversion
Chaldea Pathfinder
  • Orienteering
  • Campfire
  • Survival kit
Halloween Royalty
  • Brilliant Escort
  • Pure Coordinate
  • Blessed Regenerate
Decisive-Battle Chaldea Uniform
  • Decisive-Battle Strengthening
  • Front-Line Recovery
  • Order Change
Souya High School Uniform
  • High-Quality Curry Bread
  • Observing the Boundary
  • Sunset in the Classroom

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate/hollow ataraxia - Other - Einzbern Castle - Ghost Gossip Glamorous
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2
    [v] Fate/complete material III: World Material - Theory of Magic - Magecraft: Mystic Codes, p.047

    Magical Formal Wear: Mystic Code
    Magic Formal Wear are tools that magi use to support their executions of magecraft and are also called "Mystic Codes" or "Formal Wear". There are many different types of functions and shapes to Mystic Codes, but these are generally broken up into two types. The first are those that supplement the magic energy of a magus when he uses magic. The second are those where the Mystic Code itself has a predetermined set effect and a function that activates when the tool is used.
    Similar to Mystic Codes, there are also "Conceptual Arms". These are weapons where meaning is imparted to items via accumulated history, lore, rituals and the sort, and made so as to affect souls and spiritual bodies.
    In‌ ‌‌Fate/stay‌ ‌night‌,‌ ‌the‌ ‌‌"Dress‌ ‌of‌ ‌Heaven‌‌" ‌and‌ ‌‌"Jewel‌ ‌Sword‌ ‌Zelretch‌‌" ‌are‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Codes,‌ while the "Black Keys" are "Conceptual Arms".

    •Support‌ ‌Formal‌ ‌Wear:‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Code‌
    Mystic‌ ‌Codes‌ ‌that‌ ‌function‌ ‌as‌ ‌aids‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌use‌ ‌of‌ ‌magic‌ ‌are‌ ‌called‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Codes.‌ ‌Specifically,‌ ‌many‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Codes‌ ‌function‌ ‌to‌ ‌amplify‌ ‌or‌ ‌enhance‌ ‌a‌ ‌magus’‌ ‌power.‌ ‌By‌ ‌using‌ ‌a‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Code,‌ ‌one‌ ‌can‌ ‌power‌ ‌magic‌ ‌with‌ ‌less‌ ‌energy,‌ ‌or‌ ‌utilize‌ ‌great‌ ‌quantities‌ ‌of‌ ‌energy‌ ‌beyond‌ ‌one’s‌ ‌personal‌ ‌limits.‌ ‌For‌ ‌this‌ ‌reason,‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌common‌ ‌for‌ ‌any‌ ‌magus‌ ‌to‌ ‌maintain‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌one‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Code‌ ‌as‌ ‌an‌ ‌energy‌ ‌reserve.‌ ‌
    For‌ ‌portability‌ ‌and‌ ‌ease‌ ‌of‌ ‌deployment,‌ ‌form‌ ‌factors‌ ‌that‌ ‌can‌ ‌easily‌ ‌be‌ ‌carried‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌hand‌ ‌are‌ ‌favored.‌ ‌The‌ ‌items‌ ‌that‌ ‌magi‌ ‌favor‌ ‌include‌ ‌daggers,‌ ‌short‌ ‌canes,‌ ‌books,‌ ‌jewels,‌ ‌and‌ ‌so‌ ‌forth.‌

    Azoth

    Azoth‌ ‌Blade‌

    One‌ ‌of‌ ‌Tohsaka‌ ‌Rin’s‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Codes.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌typical‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Code,‌ ‌given‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌gift‌ ‌to‌ ‌commemorate‌ ‌one’s‌ ‌coming‌ ‌of‌ ‌age.‌


    •Limited‌ ‌Function‌
    In‌ ‌contrast‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌auxiliary‌ ‌function‌ ‌of‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Codes,‌ ‌the‌ ‌capability‌ ‌of‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Codes‌ ‌to‌ ‌actualize‌ ‌phenomena‌ ‌on‌ ‌their‌ ‌own‌ ‌is‌ ‌called‌ ‌a‌ ‌Limited‌ ‌Function.‌ ‌A‌ ‌complicated‌ ‌procedure‌ ‌is‌ ‌not‌ ‌required‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌a‌ ‌Limited‌ ‌Function;‌ ‌instead,‌ ‌one‌ ‌can‌ ‌just‌ ‌flow‌ ‌energy‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Code.‌
    Mystic‌ ‌Codes‌ ‌that‌ ‌have‌ ‌Limited‌ ‌Functions‌ ‌cannot‌ ‌be‌ ‌used‌ ‌by‌ ‌just‌ ‌any‌ ‌magus,‌ ‌unlike‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Codes.‌ ‌In‌ ‌addition‌ ‌to‌ ‌allowing‌ ‌one‌ ‌to‌ ‌achieve‌ ‌effects‌ ‌that‌ ‌cannot‌ ‌be‌ ‌achieved‌ ‌with‌ ‌one’s‌ ‌own‌ ‌magic,‌ ‌they‌ ‌are‌ ‌highly‌ ‌practical‌ ‌because‌ ‌they‌ ‌can‌ ‌easily‌ ‌be‌ ‌used‌ ‌without‌ ‌performing‌ ‌a‌ ‌complex‌ ‌ritual.‌
    Although‌ ‌Noble‌ ‌Phantasms‌ ‌are‌ ‌paired‌ ‌with‌ ‌Heroic‌ ‌Spirits‌ ‌from‌ ‌legend,‌ ‌and‌ ‌so‌ ‌incomparably‌ ‌powerful‌ ‌as‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌considered‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌league‌ ‌of‌ ‌their‌ ‌own,‌ ‌most‌ ‌Noble‌ ‌Phantasms‌ ‌that‌ ‌Heroic‌ ‌Spirits‌ ‌possess‌ ‌are‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Codes‌ ‌with‌ ‌Limited‌ ‌Functions.‌

    Illya dress-of-heaven

    Dress‌ ‌of‌ ‌Heaven‌

    A‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Code‌ ‌passed‌ ‌down‌ ‌through‌ ‌the‌ ‌Einzbern‌ ‌lineage.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌final‌ ‌stage‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Holy‌ ‌Grail‌ ‌War,‌ ‌functioning‌ ‌to‌ ‌control‌ ‌the‌ ‌Greater‌ ‌Grail.‌ ‌Illya,‌ ‌who‌ ‌was‌ ‌designed‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌Holy‌ ‌Grail,‌ ‌is‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌completed‌ ‌form‌ ‌when‌ ‌she‌ ‌wears‌ ‌the‌ ‌dress.


    Jewelzelretch

    Jewel‌ ‌Sword‌ ‌Zelretch‌

    This‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Code,‌ ‌possessed‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌Wizard‌ ‌Marshal‌ ‌Zelretch,‌ ‌has‌ ‌the‌ ‌Limited‌ ‌Function‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌the‌ ‌Second‌ ‌Magic.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌among‌ ‌the‌ ‌apex‌ ‌of‌ ‌Mystic‌ ‌Codes,‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌tap‌ ‌and‌ ‌use‌ ‌the‌ ‌mana‌ ‌sources‌ ‌of‌ ‌infinite‌ ‌parallel‌ ‌worlds.‌

    魔術礼装(ミスティックコード)
    魔術礼装は、魔術師が魔術行使のサポートとして使用する道具であり、 "ミスティックコード"、または " 礼装"とも呼ばれている。 魔術礼装は機能も形状も様々だが、 分類すると大きく二系統に分かれる。ひとつは、魔術師が魔術を使用する際に魔力を補助するもの。もうひとつは、 礼装自体にあらかじめ設定された効果があり、 使用するとその効果を発揮する機能を持つものである。
    魔術礼装と似たものに、 "概念武装"がある。これは、積み上げられた歴史や伝承、 儀式などによって道具に意味が与えられ、 魂や霊体に影響を及ぼすように作られた兵器である。
    物語に登場した道具のうち、"天のドレス"、"宝石剣ゼルレッチ"などは魔術礼装に含まれる。一方、"黒鍵"は概念武装に分類される。

    •補助礼装
    魔術師の魔術行使を補助する機能を持った魔術礼装のことを、 補助礼装という。 具体的には魔術師の魔力を増幅したり、補充したりする増幅機能を持った礼装が多い。 補助礼装を使用すれば、より少ない魔力で魔術を行使できたり、自分の限界より多い魔力で魔術を行使することが可能となる。このため、魔術師であれば有事に備えて魔力の予備タンクとしての補助礼装を、少なくともひとつは保有しているものだ。
    形状としては持ち歩くこともあるため、身近に置いておきやすい、手に取りやすい形状が好まれる。 魔術師の嗜好にもよるが、 短剣、短杖、本、宝石、各種装飾品などが多い。

    Azoth

    【アゾット剣】

    遠坂凛が保有している補助礼装のひとつ、 アゾット剣。成人の際の記念品として贈答されることが多い、 一般的な礼装である。


    •限定機能
    補助礼装が持つ増幅機能に対して、 礼装単体で何らかの現象を発生させる機能を限定機能という。 限定機能を使用するには複雑な手順は必要なく、 礼装に魔力を注げばよい。
    限定機能を持つ礼装は、 補助礼装のようにどんな魔術にでも使用できる訳ではないが、自分が使用できない魔術の効果を得られるほか、 手軽に使用できるため、 手順が複雑な魔術そのものよりも実用性は高い。
    あまりにも威力が桁違いなのと、 伝説に由来し、英霊とセットとして扱われることから別扱いを受けているが、 英霊の持つ宝具の殆どが、この限定機能を持つ魔術礼装である。

    Illya dress-of-heaven

    【天のドレス】

    アインツベルンに伝わる魔術礼装。 聖杯戦争の最終段階で、大聖杯を制御する機能を持つ。 聖杯として設計されたイリヤはこれを着ることで完成した姿となる。


    Jewelzelretch

    【宝石剣ゼルレッチ】

    魔道元帥ゼルレッチが持つ、 第二魔法を限定機能にした魔術礼装の極み。 無限に連なる並行世界の大源の魔力を共有、 使用できる。

  3. Fate/Labyrinth Act 4 Part 3
  4. Fate/strange Fake Volume 6 - Interlude: "A Mercenary is a Free Man I"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Fate/stay night - Heaven's Feel route - Day 16: FINAL - Country of the dark queen
  6. 6.0 6.1
    [v] Fate/stay night - Weapon Menu: Azoth Sword [T]

    Azoth Sword
    Rin
    An item of ceremonial magical equipment that Rin treasures.
    This object is not a weapon as it amplifies the magical energy of the owner, and it is instead used as a staff to support and amplify magic usage.
    It is a popular item in the Magic Association, and a common commemorative gift given by masters and parents when entering adulthood.
    The original is said to be a dagger favored by the man who established the foundations of present day alchemy.

  7. 7.0 7.1
    [v] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Tohsaka Rin [Person's name], p.067-068 [T]

    Rin Tohsaka [Person's name]
    Current head of the distinguished Tohsaka family, and one of the main heroines of Fate/stay night. As a Master, she spent just as much time quarreling with Shirou as she did cooperating with him.
    Her manner of speech is often hostile and dismissive of other people, but deep down she has a caring, big-sisterly disposition.
    Her tendency of making trivial mistakes at the worst possible moment is a hereditary curse.
    Though she really is a lot nicer than she seems, in the end she always makes her decisions based on cold, rational logic. In her own words, it's "not a very cute personality".
    There are even times when she thinks she might lack any sort of "girlishness" at all, and it's starting to become something of a complex for her.
    In fact, her choice in personal clothes is probably an overreaction to that. Still, showing that much leg… a pure and wholesome boy won't know where to look. Please, try to bear with it, Shirou.
    Her hobbies are admiring jewels and bullying Shirou.
    She's a mischievous girl at heart, so she loves teasing serious people. Please, try to bear with it, Shirou.
    As far as sorcery goes, she specializes in the flow and conversion of magical energy.
    Since it's not a sorcery trait well-suited for combat, she stores away magical energy in jewels ahead of time, and uses them as disposable, limited-function mystic codes.
    Aside from that, she also practices pseudo-karate as a form of self-defense.
    Her instructor in martial arts is Kotomine. That fake priest was responsible for the sequence of moves she used to corner Caster.
    By the way, she had the most screen time out of every character in Fate/stay night.

    遠坂凜【人名】
    魔道の名門・遠坂の現当主。
    本編の正ヒロイン。マスターの一人として、士郎といがみあったり協力したりする忙しい女の子。
    何かと攻撃的で人を突き放す口調だが、根は姐御肌で面倒見がいい。
    ここぞという時に凡ミスをかますのは、もはや遺伝的な呪いである。
    冷酷なようで優しいのだが、最後には合理的な道を選ぶ、本人曰く“可愛くない性格”。
    どうも、自分は「女の子」としての部分が欠落している、と思っている節があり、密かにコンプレックス になっている。
    あの私服はその反動なのだろうが、それにしても脚を見せすぎで、健全な男子は目のやり場に困るのではないだろうか? 耐えろ士郎。
    趣味は宝石鑑賞と士郎いじり。根がいたずらっ子なので、真面目なヤツをからかうのが大好きなのだ。もっと耐えろ士郎。
    得意な魔術は魔力の流動、変換。
    実はあまり攻撃には向いていない魔術特性で、その為、宝石に魔力をストックし、使い捨てのお手軽な限 定礼装として使用する。
    その他、護身用として空手もどきを噛んでいる。
    格闘技の先生は言峰で、キャスターを追い詰めた凜の連続攻撃はあのエセ神父じこみというワケだ。
    「Fate」本編で一番出番の多い人物。

  8. 8.0 8.1
    [v] Fate/stay night - Weapon Menu: Gem Sword Zelretch [T]

    Gem Sword Zelretch
    Rin
    A limited magic item that possesses the abilities of the sorcery.
    While it cannot open doors to parallel worlds, it allows a degree of intervention through looking between them, and it even allows for sharing of magical energy present in the air.
    The gem part of the name comes from the kaleidoscopic appearance of its polyhedral structure.
    There's no need to explain why Kaleidoscope is Zelretch's nickname.

  9. Fate/strange Fake Volume 8 - Intro: "London, words by Lord El-Melloi II's sister"
  10. Fate/strange Fake Volume 8 - Bridge Chapter: "One Day, Amidst the Thunders"
  11. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Volumen Hydrargyrum [Mystic Code], p.099

    Moon Spirit’s Spinal Fluid(Volumen Hydrargyrum) [Mystic Code]
    Supreme Mystic Code of the El-Melloi family.
    The term Supreme Mystic Code refers to a Mystic Code sufficient to be called symbolic of a family of similar level to one of the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower. In Volumen Hydrargyrum’s case, it was created by Lord Kayneth in his early twenties, a clear demonstration of the once-Lord’s exceptional talent.
    Ever changing in form, it is a Mystic Code capable of performing both offensively and defensively without showing any openings. Its true nature however is that of a remote processor.
    Upon inheriting it, Reines followed the advice of El-Melloi II and created a familiar out of it, endowing it with an elementary kind of artificial intelligence. It was the best advice for Reines who, rather than having the exceptional Magic Circuits of her predecessor, instead boasted a talent for precise control.
    By forcing it to remember Reines’ precise control, the artificial intelligence is able to imitate it perfectly. The newly christened Trimmau being capable of taking so many various forms is primarily a result of this advice she received.
    In addition, because of Trimmau’s nature, it has also learned a great many things from Flat’s magical hacking. Though that has included a large amount of unnecessary wit and famous sayings, Reines has thus far turned a blind eye to it for the sake of the other merits it brings.

    月霊髄液(ヴォールメン・ハイドラグラム)【礼装】
    エルメロイ家の至上礼装。
    至上礼装とは、君主を輩出する十二家やそれに匹敵する名家の蔵する中でも、その家系を象徴するに足ると認められた特別な礼装である。月霊髄液の場合、いまだ二十代前半であった君主ケイネスがつくったというのだから、先代がいかに優秀だったかが窺いしれる。
    変幻自在、攻守に隙のない魔術礼装でありつつ、その本来の性能は隔絶した演算機であった。
    ライネスが受け継いだ際、エルメロイII世の助言を受けて、初歩的な人工知性を付与された使い魔に加工される。これはケイネスほどの優れた魔術回路は持たないものの、精密操作においては特筆すべき才能を持ったライネスに、ベストなアドバイスだった。
    ライネスの精密操作を人工知性に覚えさせれば、その通りに模倣してくれるためだ。新たにトリムマウと名付けられた月霊髄液が、さまざまな変形パターンを見せるのは、このアドバイスによるところが大きい。
    なお、その性質上、フラットの魔術ハッキングから(人工知性が)学ぶところも多い。余計な知恵や名言を大量に詰め込まれつつも、フラットとの行動をライネスが黙認しているのは、このメリットのためである。

  12. The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 1
  13. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Add [Mystic Code/Other], p.097

    Add [Mystic Code/Other]
    The Mystic Code sealing the Noble Phantasm Rhongomyniad, possessed by Gray.
    Created by the Witch Morgan, she based the artificial personality within it on the knight with the least adoration for King Arthur from the Round Table. Thinking about the Atlas Contract Incident, that trick seemed more like a plot to “prevent the return of King Arthur” at that time. It was like a strange trick to say “I’ll help with your revival, but I don’t want it to succeed.”
    Before being created, its true form was that of the Logos React Replica. Using the extreme calculative ability inherited from the Seven Superweapons of the Atlas Institute, it continues to seal Rhongomyniad within it. In its released form, it can of course take the shape of a scythe, but also that of a hammer, shield, hook spear, or even a boomerang. It is also able to use its immense calculative ability to display a portion of the power of Rhongomyniad itself. The appearance of the knight in “The Atlas Contract” occurred due to the same theoretical principle. Their personality was a result of a complex merger of that original knight’s and the present day Add’s, so strictly speaking it belonged to neither of them. That was likely why it was able to finally deploy the Pseudo Phantasm.
    For Gray, Add was her only friend for a long time.
    The name Add comes both from the word “addition” and from the tail end of the word “Rhongomyniad.”

    アッド【礼装/そのほか】
    グレイの持つ宝具・最果てにて輝ける槍に付与された封印礼装。
    魔女モルガンによって加工され、彼女の知る中で最もアーサー王に心酔していない円卓の騎士が、人工人格の基礎となった。『アトラスの契約』の事件を考えれば、その細工はむしろあのタイミングで「アーサー王の復活をとどめる」ために仕組まれた形跡がある。まるで、「復活に協力するが復活してほしくない」とでもいうような、奇妙な仕掛けであった。
    加工される以前の正体は、ロゴスリアクト・レプリカ。かのアトラス院の七大兵器から引き継いだ超演算機能こそが、内側の最果てにて輝ける槍を封印しつづけている。限定解除の鎌はもちろん、ハンマーや盾や鉤槍、果てはブーメランにまで変形するのも、この演算機能の応用によって、ロンゴミニアドの能力の一部を表出させたものだ。『アトラスの契約』で顕現した騎士も理論的には同様。その性格は過去の騎士と現在のアッドが複雑にまじりあった、厳密にはどちらでもないものだったが、だからこそ最後の疑似宝具を展開できたのだろう。
    グレイにとっては、本当に長い間唯一の友達だった。
    なお、アッドの名前は、加えるのアッドと、ロンゴミニアドのアドから。

  14. [v] Fate/Grand Order - Caster Profile [T]

    Van Hohenheim - Paracelsus - Caster

    Illustrator and Voice actor
    Illustrator: Nakahara
    Voice Actor: Shinichiro Miki

    Parameters
    Strength: D
    Endurance: E
    Agility: C
    Mana: A
    Luck: B
    Noble Phantasm: A+

    Personal Skills
    High Speed Incantation: A
    Elemental: A+
    Philosopher's Stone: A

    Class Skills
    Territory Creation: A
    Item Construction: EX

    Noble Phantasm
    Sword of Paracelsus: Magic Sword of the Element User
    Rank: A+/A++
    Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm

    Profile
    A legendary physician turned alchemist.
    At the 16th Century, he is known as a character from the Renaissance Period.
    He left behind many achievements and books such as the "rediscovery of the four (five) elements" and the "rediscovery of the three humors".
    A rare individual who went down in both human and magic history.

    Level 1 Bond
    Height/Weight: 183cm・65kg
    Source: Historical fact
    Region: Europe
    Alignment: Chaotic Good  Gender: Male
    A powerful magus (Average One) who manipulates the five elements.

    Level 2 Bond
    Intelectual and calm. His disposition is mild and does not enjoy combat.
    Advocates that human affection is more precious than anything.
    Regards the modern magi far and wide as the descendants of the pupils that inherited his teachings, loving them equally.
    -- as far as the world permits that (love).

    Level 3 Bond

    • Item Construction: EX

    A powerful prana cumulate crystal such as the "philosopher's stone", artificial spirits that correspond to the five elements called Elementals, robots endowed with multiple-body-synchronous-thinking ability, and etc--
    Being endowed with EX Skill, he can produce a variety of tools.

    Level 4 Bond
    "Magic Sword of the Element User"
    Rank: A+  Type: Anti-Army
    Sword of Paracelsus.
    The original model of the Azoth sword. Paracelsus' magic sword.
    A mystic code composed of ultra-high density "philosopher's stone".

    Level 5 Bond
    Originally, the effect of this Noble Phantasm was to amplify・supplement・strengthen his magecraft, but - by performing ritual magecraft by means of the magical power of the blade, and employing the five elements as catalyst - a temporary pseudo-composition of True Ether from the Age of Gods is also possible.
    He then smashes the surroundings with the fearsome destructive power of this True Ether (fake).

    Interlude
    The wish he once had for the Holy Grail was "to reach the Root".
    Furthermore, he also wanted to ascertain the authenticity of his personal opinion regarding how the light of the star (like that of a holy sword) is indeed a light shining from the Root-- or so it was.
    But it may be that he is currently seeking for atonement instead.

    ヴァン・ホーエンハイム・パラケルスス - キャスター

    イラストレーター・声優
    ILLUST:中原
    CV:三木眞一郎

    パラメータ
    筋力:D
    耐力:E
    敏捷:C
    魔力:A
    幸運:B
    宝具:A+

    保有スキル
    高速詠唱 A
    エレメンタル A+
    賢者の石 A

    クラス別能力
    陣地作成 A
    道具作成 EX

    宝具
    元素使いの魔剣(ソード・オブ・パラケルスス)
    ランク:A+→A++
    種別:対軍宝具

    キャラクター詳細
    伝説的な医師にして錬金術師。
    十六世紀、ルネサンス期の人物として知られる。
    「四元素(五元素)の再発見」 「三原質の再発見」を始めとして数多の功績と書物とを残した。
    人類史と魔術史の双方に名を残す稀有な人物。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを1にすると開放
    身長/体重:183cm・65kg
    出典:史実
    地域:欧州
    属性:混沌・善  性別:男性
    五元素を操る強力な魔術師(アベレージ・ワン)

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを2にすると開放
    理知的で物静か。気性は温和で戦闘を好まない。
    人の情愛は何より尊いものであると説く。
    あまねく現代の魔術師たちは自らの教えを継ぐ弟子たちの裔とみなし、等しく慈しむ。
    ――世界が、それ(愛)を許す限りにおいては。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを3にすると開放
    〇道具作成:EX
    強力な魔力集積結晶である“賢者の石”をはじめ、エレメンタルと呼ばれる五属性に対応した人工霊、複数体同期思考能力を有する人造人間、等々――
    EXのスキルを有する彼は多彩な道具を作成する。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを4にすると開放
    『元素使いの魔剣』
    ランク:A+、  種別:対軍宝具
    ソード・オブ・パラケルスス。
    アゾット剣の原典そのもの。パラケルススの魔剣。
    超々高密度の“賢者の石”で構成された魔術礼装。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを5にすると開放
    宝具本来の効果は魔術の増幅・補助・強化だが、刀身の魔力によって瞬時に儀式魔術を行使し、五つの元素を触媒に用いることで、一時的に神代の真エーテルを擬似構成することが可能。
    真エーテル(偽)は恐るべき威力で周囲を砕く。

    アンロック条件:「デビルズ・クエスト」をクリアすると開放
    かつて聖杯にかけた願いは「根源への到達」。
    更に言えば、星の光(たとえば聖剣の)こそが根源から差し込む光に違いない、という自説が正しいか否かを確かめること――だった、が。
    現在の彼は贖罪をこそ求めているのかも知れない。

  15. [v] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Barrel Replica [Weapon name], p.050

    Barrel Replica [Weapon name]
    The mystic code possessed by Sion. A replica of the Black Barrel, one of the seven superweapons on display at the Atlas Institute. It is a conceptual armament of "natural lifespan", which demonstrates a toxin (attack power) in proportion to the predestined span of the target's life.
    Sion uses this Barrel Replica in her Arc Drive, but it seems that she isn't utilizing its original function.
    Also, though she discharges the energy horizontally in her Last Arc, Barrel Replica Obelisk, she is able to avoid being blown back by the recoil by anchoring her body to the ground with Etherlite.

    バレルレプリカ【武器名】
    シオンが持つ魔術礼装。アトラス院に展示される七大兵器の一つ、ブラックバレルの模造品。“天寿”の概念武装であり、その生命の寿命に比例した毒素(攻撃力)を発揮する。
    シオンのアークドライブはこのバレルレプリカを用いたものだが、本来の機能は発揮されていないようだ。
    ラストアークであるバレルレプリカ·オベリスクは横方向に力を放出するのだが、反動で吹き飛ばないように体をエーテライトで固定している。

  16. [v] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Coupled Reinforcement Mystic Codes [Others], p.183 [T]

    Coupled Reinforcement Mystic Codes [Others]
    Bronze-Link Manipulators. A Mystic Code that Fiore designed herself. It takes over the role of her paralyzed legs. It consists of four prosthetic arms equipped to her back. It was forged using a special alloy that easily conducts prana and is possessed by four animal (dog) spirits, so while Fiore can move them according to her will, the arms also move automatically to protect their master.
    Unlike the Volumen Hydrargyrum that Kayneth El-Melloi designed, its movement pattern memories are kept to a minimum. When too many movement patterns are recorded into it, it exceeds the thought process limit of the animal spirits. In other words, it is slightly inferior to Volumen Hydrargyrum in terms of attack power. In exchange, its defense—its function to protect its master fully uses the reflex speed of the animals, so it can’t be broken through with a normal Mystic Code.
    When she controls it herself, the prana burden is quite large, but when it’s switched to auto-mode, the prana burden is lessened. It is best described as a Mystic Code whose defensive aspect is more strongly ironed out than its offense.
    Incidentally, this is a secret to everyone besides Caules, but Fiore gave each arm the pet names Aster, Blanca, Comet and Wolf respectively.

    接続強化型魔術礼装【その他】
    ブロンズリンク・マニピュレーター。

  17. [v] MOONLIGHT/LOSTROOM material - Encyclopedia: Chaldeas [Other], p.14

    Chaldeas [Other]
    The infinitesimal global environment model. A Mystic code that imitates the soul of the earth.
    A hypothesis that the Animusphere family of “Astrology,” one of the Clock Tower’s 12 departments, continued to pursue.
    It assumes that the planet possesses a “soul,” and copies that soul, as the “data of another Earth” from a 100 years ahead that is operated as a virtual simulation.
    It was launched by Marisbury Animusphere, and since then, Chaldea has guaranteed the future where “civilization still exists even after 100 years” by observing this global model.
    It is a mass of information dense enough to have mass, and it is said to be impossible to touch by matter due to their difference of phase.
    Animusphere thought that it was impossible to create an “existence that identical to the Earth" from scratch, but it would be possible to copy the soul in its entirety, and he put this in practice. Of course, the content of the “file” cannot be analyzed even if the copy is successful, however, what’s important is the surface of the “copied file.”
    There is no need to analyze the content if the goal is to just keep it running. Animusphere activated the duplicated soul of the Earth without any intention of opening its contents, treating it as a simulation tool to observe 100 years into the future. As a result, it is said that once stopped, it will be impossible to restart. After all, nobody knows the structure of its contents.
    Since it can be used as an unwavering map of human history, it can also be used as a support system for the Pseudo-Spiritron conversion and transference, Rayshift.
    At the start of FGO part two, this treasure of humanity was frozen and sealed by the hands of Lostbelt Servant Anastasia.

    カルデアス【そのほか】
    極小の地球の環境モデル。地球の魂を模写した魔術礼装。
    時計塔十二科の一つ、『天体』のアニムスフィア家が追究し続けた仮説。
    惑星にも『魂』があると仮定し、その魂を複写し、一〇〇年先の状態で仮想運営させている“もう一つの地球のデータ”である。
    マリスビリー・アニムスフィアによって起動し、以降、カルデアはこの地球モデルを観測する事で“一〇〇年後も文明は続いている”という未来を保障してきた。
    質量を持つほどの高密度の情報の塊であり、物質はその位相の違いから触れる事ができないとされる。
    アニムスフィアは『地球とまったく同じもの』を一から作り上げる事は不可能だが、その魂をまるごと複写する事は可能だと考え、これを実践した。無論、複写に成功したところで『そのファイル』の中身を解析する事はできないが、大事なのは『複写したファイル』というガワである。
    ただ運営するだけなら中身の解析は必要ない。アニムスフィアは複製した地球の魂を、その中身を開ける事なく起動させ、一〇〇年後を視るだけのシミュレーターとして利用したのである。その為、一度止めてしまうと再起動は不可能とされている。なにしろ中身の構造が誰にも判っていないのだから。
    揺るぎない人類史のマップとしても利用できる為、擬似霊子変換移転・レイシフトのサポートシステムとしても使われた。
    FGO二部開始時、この人類の宝は異聞帯サーヴァント・アナスタシアの手で凍結され、封印されてしまう。

  18. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Erosion [Mystic Code], p.099

    Penetrating Blade of Gold(Erosion) [Mystic Code]
    A Mystic Code in the form of a dagger, passed down in Gray’s hometown.
    According to legend, it was handed down to them by the Black Madonna, to be kept until the time of King Arthur’s return. The blade itself possesses the ability to separate the mind and soul from the flesh. It was intended to separate Gray’s mind and soul from her body, allowing the spirit of King Arthur to inhabit her body in the final stages of the ritual.

    侵刃黄金(イロウシェン)【礼装】
    グレイの故郷に伝えられてきた、短剣の力タチの魔術礼装。
    伝説によれば、アーサー王が戻ってくるそのときまで伝えるべしと、黒い聖母その人によって渡されたのだという。その刃は、肉体から精神と魂を剥ぎ取る力がある。儀式の最終段階において、この礼装がグレイの肉体から精神と魂を剥ぎ取り、代わりにアーサー王の精神と魂を招くはずだった。

  19. Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Chapter 2 Part 3
  20. [v] Fate/Zero Animation Visual Guide II: The Fourth Holy Grail War Glossary: Staff [Mystic Code]

    Staff [Mystic Code]
    Mystic code used by Tokiomi. A large ruby is embedded in the head of the staff that is used to cast fire spells. The staff suits Tokiomi, who remains dignified even in the heat of battle.

    杖【魔術礼装】
    時臣がもつ魔術礼装。柄頭には大粒のルビーが埋め込まれており、炎の術式を呼び起こす。戦場においても優雅さを忘れない時臣らしい礼装といえるだろう。

  21. [v] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Shisigou Kairi [Person's name], p.170-171 [T]

    Kairi Sisigou [Person's name]
    One of the Masters of the Red Camp. However, he chose to act independently with his Servant without joining Shirou Kotomine’s group. His Servant is Saber of Red, Mordred. His fiendish appearance is just like that of an American outlaw. He isn’t a magus, but rather a magecraft user. Though he can’t match magi in terms of knowledge, he ranks equally in terms of battle experience with Darnic who has survived for a hundred years.
    He normally wanders from battlefield to battlefield recovering the corpses of magi and plundering their Magic Crests. Fundamentally, he intentionally acts so as not to increase the number of casualties. This is because causalities are always appearing somewhere in the world every day and night even without him doing anything.
    He habitually uses a sawed-off (meaning with a shortened barrel) shotgun as a Mystic Code, but he only uses it as medium for the Gandr spell and doesn’t use it in its original purpose as a gun. Also, he fundamentally uses things like hand grenades made out of hearts, animal eyeballs and monkey hands as part of his necromancy, so the majority of his Mystic Codes are in extreme bad taste.
    He chose to participate in the Great Holy Grail War after receiving a request from the Association of Magi. Originally, he had planned to fight alongside the other Red Servants, but he chose to take independent action due to not being able to trust Shirou Kotomine and his Servant Semiramis. He and Saber engaged in skirmishes with the Black Servants and won against Berserker of Black, but then they noticed the scheme of the Red Master Shirou Kotomine and decided to put the war on hold.
    However, they still fought to obtain the Holy Grail right till the very end, but they dropped out of the Great Holy Grail War when Mordred and Semiramis dealt mutually fatal strikes against each other. The actions that Shishigou took to save Mordred also backfired on him and caused him to die.
    The sole thing decided about the two of them from the initial plotting stages was that they would “rampage around as they like without regretting anything and fight and fight until they die while smiling” as “this story’s Bonnie and Clyde”. Well, Bonnie and Clyde didn’t die while smiling, though.
    In the past, Shishigou’s talent as a magus was first-rate, but is now second-rate. As a magecraft user, he is first-rate. As a Master, well, I suppose he gets a passing mark for having well managed Mo-san, who is quite tricky and difficult to deal with, without once antagonizing her.
    He seems to have poured a lot of affection towards his stepdaughter whose name was never revealed in the story, and if you search the back pockets of his jacket, you can fight an old photo of the two of them together there. However, his appearance became fiendish after he began going out to battlefields, so his face in the photo is very much that of a serious scholar.
    If Mordred ever saw that photo, she would first laugh for a while, but then she would understand the unpleasant truth about it and turn silent. In other words, she would realize his unbelievable despair of having chosen a wound-filled life that made the man into that photo turn into the person in front of her.
    The wish that Shishigou had for the Holy Grail was actually something truly acute. Somewhere in his heart, he thought that the wish that he publicly spoke of wasn’t true, but that his real wish was simply to undo the death of his stepdaughter.
    The moment he realized and accepted that, everything about Shishigou’s life as a magus reached its end.
    Furthermore, in the initial plot, Shishigou Kairi was descended from the family that Darnic chased out. However, it created a contradiction chronologically and the plot wasn’t that entwined with Yggdmillennia in the first place, so it was easily discarded.

    獅子劫界離【人名】

  22. [v] Fate/Zero material - Encyclopedia: Thompson Center Arms Contender Custom [Armament], p.102

    Thompson Center Arms Contender Custom [Armament]
    The customized firearm that Emiya Kiritsugu uses as a mystic code. It is a single-shot pistol originally developed for use in hunting and competitions. The barrel can be easily switched out, allowing it to be used with a large variety of bullet calibers. By fitting it with a handmade barrel forged using magical processes, and using special bullets that contain his own powdered ribs, Kiritsugu has transformed it into a deadly anti-magus weapon. Well, that's the short version; for a significantly more long winded explanation please refer to volume 2.
    Incidentally, this gun was actually what made me want to write a story like Fate/Zero in the first place. In a way, you could say it was the start of everything. Or more specifically, it was Lance Henriksen's performance in Hard Target. I guess what I'm trying to say is, thank you so much, Mr. John Woo. Stranglehold was really fun. Will there be flying doves in Red Wall, too?

    トンプソンセンターアームズ・コンテンダー【武装】
    衛宮切嗣が礼装として使用するカスタム銃。もともと競技用/狩猟用に開発された単発拳銃で、銃身の交換によって多種多様な口径の弾丸を使用できる。切嗣はこれに魔術的行程で鍛造した手製の銃身を装着し、彼自身の肋皆を封入した特殊弾を使用して、魔術師に対する致命的な攻撃手段としている――云々の詳細は二巻にこれでもかというほどクドく解説してるんでそっちを参照されたし。
    この銃こそ、元を質せば、筆者がFate/Zeroなどという与太を飛ばしはじめた契機ともなったネタであり、すべての始まりとも言える。さらに与太話のそのまた発端は『ハード・ターゲット』のランス・ヘンリクセンが格好良すぎた件に尽きるわけで、何が言いたいのかというとジョン・ウー先生ありがとうストラングルホールド超楽しかったです。ところで赤壁の戦いでもハトは飛ぶんでしょうか。

  23. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Melvin Weins [Person], p.110

    Melvin Weins [Person]
    The Tuner of Garbage. Or, the garbage Tuner.
    The second word to come out of his mouth is always “Mama.” The third is “women.” The fourth is “Money,” but before he can get to his fifth, he’ll start vomiting blood. Truly, from the bottom of his heart, a useless magus.
    At present, he is the only one remaining who refers to El-Melloi II by the name of Waver.
    Though his skill as a Tuner of Magic Crests is legendary, it was never something he wanted. His persistent habit of vomiting blood isn’t a gag at all. Without his magical hematopoietic medicine, it would be an ordeal to survive even a single day with his body.
    As a result, the proper use of his Magic Circuits was rather difficult, so even though he had the talent to reach the rank of Brand, he retired from the competitive life of a magus early. After that many people, including his own father, deserted him.
    But as a result, perhaps as some strange coincidence, he learned of his extraordinary talent for manipulating the Magical Circuits and thus Magic Crests of others. The father that deserted him returned with nothing but smiles, and many times more people than left him flocked to his side.
    But, after going out to meet the returning crowd, Melvin had changed a little.
    “This isn’t because of my environment or anything. I was a monster like this right from the beginning.”
    So he says, but there was no doubt he began to test those around him more after that incident. This happened around the same time he lent Waver the money to visit the Far East after he bragged about turning the Clock Tower upside down.
    His mother is a powerful woman, who even that Magdanel acknowledges. Even when Melvin’s father abandoned him, his mother stayed by his side. The tools he uses for his Tuning work that he carries around everywhere were all put together by his mother. The strangely high price for them on the Rail Zeppelin stems from the fact they are a Mystic Code of the Renaissance era, and possess a level of precision difficult to reproduce in the current age.
    Though his first appearance was at the end of Volume 4, he existed in the proposal document written up a year prior to the release of Volume 1, acting together with Gray as the deciding factors for the direction Case Files would take. If Gray is a character symbolizing the present day El-Melloi II, then Melvin is the character that symbolizes his past.

    メルヴィン・ウェインズ【人名】
    クズの調律師。もしくは調律師のクズ。
    二言目にはママ。三言目には女。四言目には金がきて、五言目を口にするときには吐血している心底ダメな魔術師。
    現在、唯一エルメロイII世をウェイバーと呼ぶ青年でもある。
    魔術刻印の調律師としてはほとんど伝説的な腕前なのだが、けして本人がそうなりたかったわけではない。しょっちゅう吐血をしているのはギャグでもなんでもなく、魔術による増血剤なしには、一日生き抜くのも難しい身体なのだ。
    このため、十全に魔術回路を働かせるのは難しく、ひょっとすれば色位も目指せるのではという素質を持ちながら、早々に魔術師の競争をリタイヤした。そんな彼から多くの人々は離れ、父親さえも彼を見放した。
    だが、その結果として、他人の魔術回路および魔術刻印を操る調律師としての資質を発見されたのは、奇縁というべきかどうか。見放したはずの父親は笑顔で戻り、周囲の人々は何倍もの数になって帰ってきた。
    ただ、彼らを迎えた後のメルヴィンは、いささか変化した。
    「別に環境でこうなったわけじゃなし。私が人でなしなのは、最初からのことだよ」
    とは本人の弁だが、この事件以降、なにかと他人を試すような行動が増えたのは間違いない。時計塔をひっくり返してやると豪語したウェイバーに、極東までの旅行費を貸し出したのもこの時期である。
    なお、母親はあのマグダネルさえ一目置く女傑。父親が見放したときでさえ、彼女はメルヴィンを捨てなかった。メルヴィンが常に携帯している調律器も、この母親が手配したもの。魔眼蒐集列車で異様な高値がついていたのも当然で、もはや現代ではこれほどの精度は難しいとされる、ルネサンス期の魔術礼装である。
    初登場こそ四巻ラストだが、一巻発売の一年以上前の企画書から原型となる設定があり、グレイと同様に事件簿の方向性を定めた。グレイがエルメロイII世の現在を象徴するキャラクターなら、メルヴィンは過去を象徴するキャラクターである。

  24. Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2: case. Twin Towers of Iselma (Upper) - Chapter 3 Part 1
  25. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Primeval Battery [Mystic Code], p.102

    Primeval Battery [Mystic Code]
    An imitation created by Flat at the behest of El-Melloi II after he analyzed the spell and Mystic Code used by Atram. As a result, Caules was able to awaken his own talent for Electricity Magecraft, which he was most compatible with.
    Because there was no patent for the batteries, there was no problem between them and the Faculty of Law, but Reines’ concern shown by her complaint of “don’t come crying to me when they murder you over it” was perhaps natural.

    原始電池【礼装】
    アトラムが使っていた術式と礼装を、解体したエルメロイII世が、フラットに依頼して模倣させたもの。結果、最も相性の良かったカウレスが電気魔術に目覚めるきっかけとなった。
    特許は取っていなかったので、法政科的な問題にはならないのだが、ライネスがぶち殺されても文句言えないぞと気を揉むのは当然である。

  26. Garden of Avalon - Chapter 02, p.043
  27. [v] Fate/Zero material - Encyclopedia: Volumen Hydrargyrum [Magecraft], p.092

    Volumen Hydrargyrum [Magecraft]
    One of the mystic codes employed by Lord El-Melloi. Essentially, it is a mass of magically-infused mercury that has been filled with a large variety of movement patterns and programmed to respond appropriately depending on the situation. I guess you could call it a kind of battle golem? Out of all of Kayneth's armaments, it has the greatest capacity for physical destruction. He had prepared many other mystic codes designed for battles with curses and conjurations, but the vast majority of them were lost when his hotel was blown up by Kiritsugu.
    Though it wouldn't be wrong to call it an almighty weapon due to its versatility, in the end it is still just an automaton, and once you see through its movement patterns it's fairly easy to handle. Also, since the magical energy required to operate it is directly proportional to the complexity of its shape, it is necessary to keep it in its basic form as much as possible – switching to a more complex form drastically reduces its reaction speed and power. The final "sea urchin" transformation used in the battle against Kiritsugu was a form that combined both raw defensive ability and cunning, but accordingly the drain on Kayneth's magical energy was immense.
    By the way, after the war ended Lord El-Melloi II may or may not have reprogrammed this mystic code and employed it as a multi-purpose maid golem. Though it has enough intellectual capacity to perform simple household chores, it seems there's a troublesome bug that pops up every now and then that causes it to rampage around insisting that it's a killer robot from the future. Maybe it was shown a detrimental movie just when it was on the verge of completing its education in good taste…?

    月霊髄液(ヴォールメン・ハイドラグラム)【魔術】
    ロード・エルメロイが駆使する礼装の一つ。魔力を充填した水銀に多鍾多様な行動パターンを記憶させ、状況に応じた最善の反応をとるよう設定したもの。戦闘用ゴーレムの一種と言えなくもない。こと物理エネルギーとしての破壊力においてはケイネスの武装の中でも最強。彼はこれ以外にも呪術戦、幻術戦に特化した礼装を多数用意していたが、切嗣によるホテル爆破によって大多数が失われた。月霊髄液の多機能性は万能兵器と呼ぶに相応しいものの、所詮は自動機械であり、ひとたび行動パターンを見切られてしまうと対処されやすい。また操作に費やす魔力は形態の複雑さに比例するため、なるべく単純な形態を維持する必要があるが、いったん液圧をかけにくい形態に変形してしまうと、次の動作は反応速度、パワーともに著しく劣化する。最後のウニ型変形は防御力と機敏さを両立させうる形態だったが、それに費やすケイネスの魔力負担は相当なものだっただろう。
    ちなみに後のエルメロイⅡ世は、この目霊髄液を改良進化させて多機能メイドゴーレムとして使役しているとかいないとか。簡単な家事雑役をこなせる程度の思考力を持つものの、時々自分のことを未来から来た殺人兵器だと主張して暴走する困ったバグがあるらしい。よほど情操教育に有害な映画でも見せたんでしょうか。

  28. [v] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Cigars [Mystic Code], p.106

    Cigars [Mystic Code]
    One of the few Mystic Codes carried by El-Melloi II. The tobacco inside was specially put together by El-Melloi II himself. There are many varieties, from those used for defence, for setting up Bounded Fields, for stabilizing the mind, and for activating Magic Circuits.
    As to why he decided on cigars, after being forced into the position of El-Melloi II, a panicked Waver Velvet was searching for some way to make himself look more Lord-like, to which some drunk magus mentioned that “A cigar and a suit are a man’s weapons.” Or something like that.

    葉巻【礼装】
    エルメロイII世が持ち歩く、数少ない魔術礼装。中身のタバコはII世が自分なりに配合したもの。防御用、結界用、精神安定用、魔術回路の賦活用などの種類がある。
    なぜ葉巻を選んだかというと、エルメロイII世に封じられた後、なんとか君主として取り繕わねばならないと焦っていたウェイバー・ベルベットに、「葉巻とスーツは男の武装だ」と諭した酒浸りの魔術師がいたからだとか。

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