Rider (ライダー, Raidā?) is the Rider-class Servant of Shizuri Isemi in the First Holy Grail War of Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver.
He is able to be summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile
Identity
Rider's True Name is OzymandiasWP (オジマンディアス, Ojimandiasu?), a person from the 13th~14th Century BC, a Pharaoh of ancient EgyptWP who governed over a vast empire. He is also known as Ramesses IIWP (ラムセス二世WP, Ramusesu Nisei?) and Meryamen (メリアメン, Meriamen?).[1][2]
A wise ruler and exemplary statesman who, while fighting the HittitesWP, eventually made peace and brought about a thriving prosperity to ancient Egypt by means of "cultural exchange and interaction". He is in particular a valorous general, and a man who had married the world's most beautiful women and fathered over a hundred children. Even in the current era, he is famous for leaving behind a large number of various colossal constructions. He loved the masses just like OsirisWP would, and he was greatly loved by the people in return.[1][2] The very golden age of ancient Egypt is during his longstanding reign of 7X years.[2]
There are numerous cases of the name Moses, often raised as his foster brother whom he had grown up together with, being brought up. According to an existing anecdote, the Egyptian sovereign who prevented the "ExodusWP" of the Jews with his rule, then utilized a great army to pursue them, is considered to be none other than this Ozymandias.[1][2]
History
The greatest hero of ancient Egypt, and the third Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of EgyptWP. He was friends with Moses in his life, and holds a special place in his heart for one of his wives, Nefertari. However, their friendship was put to the test when Moses became the prophet of the HebrewsWP and began to preach the teachings of GodWP, denouncing the gods of EgyptWP.
When Moses told him to free the Hebrews, Ozymandias refused. So the Ten Plagues of EgyptWP were triggered. If not for the might of the Egyptian gods and himself, he believes Egypt would have been destroyed. He finally agreed with Moses' request when his and Nefertari's firstborn sonWP was killed by the final plague.
Ozymandias, despite not bearing any ill will or hatred towards Moses, still felt anger due to his son's death. One of his advisers persuaded him to send a legion of charioteers to attack the Hebrews. When Moses saw the coming troops, he displayed the miracle of God by parting the Red SeaWP and lead his people across it. Seeing that, Ozymandias simply let his surrogate brother and once closest friend go, and bid him a farewell.
Normally, a Pharaoh considers "death" as a transient sleep. As they dream of rebirth at the farthest end of time, naturally, it becomes the undertaking of a journey towards the gods. However, Ozymandias could not stand it. It is exactly because if he is truly the one who held the world in the palm of his hand, that he lamented, even resented, his powerlessness. The powerlessness of his body, unable to do anything but accept the transient sleep as the successive generations of Pharaohs had done. "No man in this world grieves as I grieve upon the brink of death." His perfect self. His absolute self. He curses the truth where one must go to their eternal sleep. Even if he is promised a rebirth and revival upon the "Eternal Paradise".[2]
Eventually, Ozymandias, who had engraved himself unto human history, manifested as a Servant. At the time of his first manifestation, he, who knew that his remains were being kept at a museum in CairoWP, has no choice but to stand up in a certain kind of spiritual awakening. As he had been moved away from the mausoleumWP that was under the mythological outlook of ancient Egypt, no longer would he, as one of the successive lines of the Pharaohs, be revived in his original body. And if that would be the case, then he would do as he wish to the utmost. Anything is fine; be it desiring immortality on top of preserving his perfect body just like in the past, or simply eliminating the insolent Master before vanishing away, or perhaps ruling the world and bringing about prosperity upon the people in peace.[2]
And then, now. During his latest manifestation... Indeed, if the Human Order is upon a crisis, then now is truly the time to save the world. Such is the thought Ozymandias naturally arrived at. Once, he did not manage to establish it. But, if it is Chaldea with numerous figures befitting of that of heroes, then perhaps————[2]
Appearance
It has been conjectured that his height while alive was over 180cm. However, Ozymandias himself has alleged that his height of prosperity/summit was back when his beloved wife, Nefertari, gave birth to their second prince.[1][2]
Ozymandias is described to be a man who had eyes like the sun, wrapped in the presence of a king. He seems to be vain in his appearance, not unlike Gilgamesh, as he wears modern, stylish attire, not to mention a gold necklace and bangles on his wrists.
Personality
« AnatWP and SetWP, it is good that you dwell in both of my arms! AstarteWP, wish me well so that the earth will be soaked in the blood of my battles after my glorious victory! I who am HorusWP and RaWP will give happiness to the world when I get another life, from here on! O’ my beloved Nefertari, you will bless the call of Ozymandias as HathorWP! » |
(Ozymandias invoking the ancient gods of EgyptWP) |
A Pharaoh filled to the brim with unswaying confidence. The Sun King (太陽王, Taiyō-Ō?). It is not arrogance, nor is it haughtiness. Ozymandias simply conducts himself as a god and Pharaoh that he is as a straightforward fact. That mentality completely savored the splendour of the world, having reigned over ancient Egypt at the time.[2] He is a child of the Sun God RaWP, while at the same time, his incarnation, stipulating himself as the absolute one above the earth. Just like a bird flying above the great skies, just like a fish swimming within the great seas, and just like a flower blooming in full glory in the plains, he is naturally a God-King (神王, Shin-Ō?) (Pharaoh).[1][2]
He likes to refer to himself as the King of Kings (王の中の王, Ō no Naka no Ō?), and also prefers being addressed as Ozymandias by other Servants and people.
Ozymandias shows a personality of a person with a big ego, seeing himself as a god, but does not go as far as disrespecting the gods of his time. Unlike other demigods or beings with Divinity, Ozymandias is one that is not contrary to the law of the heavens. However, despite his respect for the gods, he declares himself to be the God of Heaven, HorusWP and Ra, to the point that he believes the gods are in his favor, and sometimes quotes the name of Nefertari as well, not only to show affection and love for her, but with a respect that places his beloved as someone divine like a goddess in life, asking for her blessing to his call. During his life, he calls Nefertari a manifestation of HathorWP, the Goddess of the Sky and Love.
Unlike Gilgamesh, he freely declares his True Name, Ozymandias, believing that the world should kneel by the return of his radiant presence.
Ozymandias believes that his invocation was given by the need to save the world from its current state, to sort the current holder of a broken humanity, and that those who oppose him should be burned by his power.
Although he enjoys battle and mentions that his fight against Arthur, Arash, and Brynhildr would be compared to his battle against the Hittites, Ozymandias says the position he takes between "fight or not fight" is the central motif of his fights to show Nefertari how powerful and victorious he is, and without her, there was no meaning in him fighting.
For him, his tragedy was that there was no other fate than to rule the world. The failure of his life, in his eyes, was that he could not subjugate his journey towards the gods while dreaming of his rebirth at the end of the distant times like the other Pharaohs.
Ozymandias' attitude towards his Master depends on his mood.[1][2] If he recognizes one as having the disposition of a king, then this isn't bad from time to time, and he might say and take action under their rule.[1] Even as he understands his present state as a Servant who cannot continue on materializing without a magical energy supply, he will not dangle his head down to a magus to begin with. He expects not to be treated as a Servant. He will take action when and only when his and the Master's goal coincide.[2]
Facing a man endowed with such a sovereign characteristic, one softens up their manner. A king is never an equal to a Pharaoh, yet it is quite well for a Pharaoh to watch over and guide the kings who are not a Pharaoh. Such is what Ozymandias does as he advances on his own.[2] In other cases, if somebody who happens to resemble and (maybe) possesses a presence similar to his old friend (a saint) exists, he would take interest to them and inquisitively peer into their face.[1][2]
... However, there is one major premise. To Ozymandias, his "beloved" will always be Queen Nefertari, and his "peerless friend" shall always be Moses. That alone, no matter the passage of time, will remain absolute and unchanging.[1][2]
In Fate/Grand Order, he gets along well with Gilgamesh.
Relationships
- Moses
- His foster brother, who he grew up together with, raised by the same motherWP. A youth filled with shining talent and the traits of a sovereign. There was even a chance of him becoming the Pharaoh. Ozymandias approved of Moses as "befitting to be my foster brother, a saint who is far from ordinary." And yet, simultaneously ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.[2]
- Tamamo no Mae
- "Fellow incarnation of the sun. Indeed. As expected, I am the older brother here."[2]
- Quetzalcoatl
- "Hoh. A Sun God of a foreign land, is she? Hohoh."[2]
- Old Man of the Mountain
- "Fu......"[2]
- Arash / Arthur Pendragon (Prototype)
- "I do hold interest for Heroic Spirits who are pure and honest in nature. All the more so if they are heroes who had saved the world."[2]
- Cleopatra / Iskandar
- "The Pharaohs. They cannot be compared to I, the King of Kings. Yet they are Pharaohs nonetheless. I suppose it would not be so bad to join Nitocris and the others for a trip around the world."[2]
- Nitocris
- "An ancient Pharaoh. She went through some troubles upon fighting theLion King. Supposedly, she is one you would call motherly, but I have decided to treat her as my retainer. For that is no less than her own wish."[2]
- Nefertari
- "An existence I loved and hold supreme more than even myself. I once had a numerous amount of wives, but now————if Nefertari is by my side, I'd keep on thinking that maybe I have no need for the likes of concubines."[2]
Role
Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver
Rider is summoned with Nefertari's necklace as a catalyst by Shizuri, but before he knew how he was summoned, Rider expresses his seemingly unpleasant feelings for the place where he had been summoned. While in fact he likes it, instead of talking about such a place, Rider directly asks Shizuri what he had used as a catalyst, saying he should reveal the object used.
Initially, Rider cites several objects that can serve as catalysts for his summoning, like the remains of his war chariot, his bow used in the decisive battleWP against the Hittite KingWP, or the Egyptian–Hittite peace treatyWP he exchanged with the Hittites, or even something that certainly had been plundered from his own mummyWP.
Apparently, Rider was not displeased, or even furious, about these possibilities. However, Shizuri ingenuously reveals he had used Nefertari's necklace as a catalyst. This necklace is no mere necklace like the others; it was precious and directly connected to the heart of Rider because it was the symbol of his love for Nefertari. Rider did not show aggression initially, to the point of having praised Shizuri's research ability and saying that it explained the wonderful scent of Nefertari's over the place.
However, Rider bursts into rage with cold eyes like sharpened blades, believing that the tomb of his most beloved was broken into and robbed just to acquire a catalyst to summon him. Materializing part of Mesektet and breaking the workshop, which was described as tough as a bunker built for the Cold WarWP, with great ease, he gave Shizuri two options to choose: die along with his clan, or be devoured by a Divine Beast.
Although Shizuri didn't make any of the choices offered by Rider, he was ready to die for the sake of his clan. Being aware of it, Rider decides to spare his life and allows him the opportunity to prove that he is able to fulfill that promise to its full capacity.
After their confrontation, Rider starts walking around the workshop, trying to be fair as a Pharaoh and giving Shizuri another chance. While exploring the workshop and entering each room, he notes a white room. Inside the white room, Rider narrows his eyes at a small child connected by numerous cables to various machines. Rider tries to read the instruments to get some information; however, he is unable to make sense out of them. But, even though he couldn't read them, he notices that the child had been undermined by a disease since birth.
During the battle on top of Tokyo BayWP, Rider summons his Reality Marble-like Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentyris, and uses a wide range of beasts and traps to try and defeat Saber and Archer. Pushed to his limits and having noticed that his Master has died, he decides to use the remaining energy in the Dendera Electric BulbWP in a last ditch effort to defeat the both of them. However, this attack fails due to the combined efforts of Saber and Archer, whom used their combined Noble Phantasms to overwhelm him.
As their combined Noble Phantasms strike him, the light of it reminds him of the light from when Moses parted the Red Sea and of the times that he shared with him. Dying together with his crumbling Ramesseum Tentyris, he says this:
« Then, I see. It‘s clear to me now that you guys――――are the people who will save the world in my stead! » |
(Rider's final words) |
During Saber's battle with the Beast, Rider appears again in Saber's mind. He encourages Saber to fight and then becomes one of the Servants who lends Saber his power when he activates Excalibur.
8 years later, a shadow of Rider is seen again as one of Manaka's Grail corrupted Servants.
Fate/Grand Order
Camelot: The Sacred Round Table Realm
Ozymandias is summoned during the Ninth Crusade in the Holy Land. He takes possession of the Holy Grail and goes on establishing a new kingdom, proclaiming himself as the Sun King. He also summons Nitocris using the Grail. Ozymandias and his kingdom are in conflict with the Holy City of the Lion King and the Mountain Villages of the Hashshashins. At one point, when Ozymandias was planning an assault on the Mountain Villages, he was suddenly attacked by The Old Man of the Mountain, King Hassan, who cuts off his head and then disappears. Ozymandias is able to survive, but decides not to attack the villages, due to being frightened by the power of King Hassan.
The Chaldea group, Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash Kyrielight and Da Vinci, are escorted by Nitocris into Ozymandias' territory, after they save her. Ozymandias informs them of the situation within the Singularity, telling them that the Human Order of the Singularity has already collapsed, showing awareness of Chaldea's previous efforts. The group is escorted out of the Egyptian Kingdom, being told to go to the Holy City.
Later on, the Chaldea group enters Ozymandias' territory again, wanting his help against the Lion King. Ozymandias is initially hesitant to help them, as he believes he can save his people with his own power, but Xuanzang Sanzang manages to convince him to help them protect the world. However, Ozymandias demands them to prove that they are fit to save the world. He uses the Grail to transform himself into the Demon God Pillar Amun-Ra. Though the group is able to defeat Amun-Ra, thanks to Sanzang, with Ozymandias agreeing to help them afterward, being impressed due to their power. After hearing that King Hassan will also be helping them, he is very shocked, saying that if he had heard it from the beginning, he would have agreed to help immediately.[3]
During the final battle against the Lion King, Ozymandias attacks the Tower of the Furthest Reaches with his Dendera Electric Bulb. He is able to penetrate the defenses of the Lion King, but is forced to use all his power in the process, while also being assaulted by her attacks. Ozymandias finally decides to use his fortress itself to attack the Tower, sacrificing himself.
Salomon: The Grand Time Temple
Ozymandias is amongst the "Camelot" Singularity Servants to aid Chaldea against the Demon Gods Pillar.[4]
Abilities
Rider is an extremely powerful Servant, prompting even Saber to claim that Rider is superior to himself. Caster also admits that, despite all of the powerful defenses he set up, Rider would still be able to completely destroy his stronghold if he chooses to.
He is given the Class of Rider due to his Noble Phantasm Mesektet, the boat of the sun. It is able to fly through the skies and fire several beams of light that can scorch the earth. Rider is also able to summon just parts of it if he chooses, and it is both sturdy and large enough that just causing the front of it to appear is enough to demolish a sizeable portion of his Master's workshop.
Another one of his Noble Phantasms is The Sphinx of Abu el-Hol. The beast is released as a minion rather than as a normal mount of someone of the Rider Class. In Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, Rider claims that the sphinx that was summoned has the power to defeat three Servants, even though Saber is able to slay it. The sphinx is able to cover itself with flames, instantly melting the materials its body comes into contact with. An example of this would be concrete, which became similar in shape to melted candy upon coming into contact with it. It can also adjust the temperature of its claws specifically, turning them into red hot blades.
Rider seems to possess some unspecified level of skill at magecraft, but it is fairly high since he possesses a Reality Marble-like Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentyris. It manifests itself as a large temple complex where a large number of different Phantasmal Beasts reside. While they are inferior to the aforementioned sphinx, their numbers are an extreme threat.
Rider has also given other demonstrations of his skill at magecraft, easily noticing Misaya's familiar and saying that it was the work of an amateur, while she herself is considered by her father to be a genius who wields Mystic Codes and repairs Bounded Fields before the age of ten. He demonstrated something akin to Mystic Eyes or a high-level suggestive magecraft by being able to knock Misaya uncounscious just by glaring at her familiar. He is also seen observing the battle between Saber and his sphinx from a distance, utilizing some form of scrying orb.
Forms and Alternate Versions
Blackened
Rider is revived by Manaka Sajyou in the Second Tokyo Holy Grail War in a blackened form.
Development
Creation and Conception
Nakahara is the character illustrator for Ozymandias.[1][2] Hikaru Sakurai is the scenario writer for his character.[2]
Ozymandias is Hikaru Sakurai's favorite character due to her love of Egyptian historical figures. She sought advice from Kinoko Nasu on how to write the character of a "King".[5]
Hikaru Sakurai had also stated in an interview in the January 2017 Comptiq magazine that there’s a small joke in Nakahara’s design of Ozymandias. Sakurai states that Ozymandias’ hair has a risen design and a lowered design. As such, his hair would rise whenever tension was running high, and conversely, his hair would lower itself when he was in a calm or a displeased state.[6]
Comment from Illustrator
"This here is a sovereign whose first appearance is not in FGO, and had become quite a long time company. But sometimes, you can still feel a new breath in his action and his sudden, spontaneous remarks. To tell you the truth, I wonder if I did him a bit plain. Also, he feels fatherly. What's that, so unfair. Also, he has a lower glandular hair, but the one you must recognize first is the deepness and balance of his eyeliner. I will devote myself to draw you better, O' King. Guess what is the flower on his last Ascension illustration is about?"[2]
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 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29
[] Fate/Grand Order - Ozymandias (Rider) Profile [T] Ozymandias - Rider
Illustrator and Voice actor
Illustrator: Nakahara
Voice Actor: Takehito Koyasu
Parameters
Strength: C
Endurance: C
Agility: B
Mana: A
Luck: A+
Noble Phantasm: EX
Personal Skills
Charisma: B
Imperial Privilege: A
Protection of the Sun God: A
Class Skills
Magic Resistance: B
Riding: A+
Divinity: B
Noble Phantasm
Ramesseum Tentyris: Grand Composite Temple of Splendour
Rank: EX
Type: Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm
Profile
A person from the 14th~13th Century BC.
A pharaoh from ancient Egypt who governed over a vast empire. He loved the masses as if Osiris, and was also greatly loved by the people.
Also called Ramesses II, or Meryamen.
Level 1 Bond
Height/Weight: 179cm・65kg
Source: Historical fact
Region: Egypt
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Gender: Male
It has been conjectured that his height while alive was over 180cm. However, he himself has alleged that his height of prosperity・summit was back when his beloved wife, Nefertari, gave birth to their second prince.
Level 2 Bond
The wise ruler who, while fighting the Hittites, eventually made peace and brought about prosperity to ancient Egypt by means of "interchange".
At times a valorous general, and a man who married the greatest beauties in the world to father over a hundred children; he is also known as an individual who left behind many giant constructions that remained even to this day.
Level 3 Bond
The name Moses is often raised as a stepbrother who was raised together with him. According to anecdotes, the king of Egypt who obstructed the "Exodus" of Jewish people lead by Moses, pursuing them with a great army, was this Ozymandias.
Level 4 Bond
A child of the Sun God Ra, and also one of its incarnations, he stipulates himself as the absolute one in this world. Just like how birds fly on the sky, fishes swim on the ocean and flowers blossom in full glory at the fields, he is quite naturally a god-king (pharaoh).
Level 5 Bond
"Grand Composite Temple of Splendour"
Rank: EX Type: Anti-Fortress
Ramesseum Tentyris.
The might of the pharaoh Ozymandias embodied as a Noble Phantasm. A combination of many great temples and mausoleums, a grotesquely large temple complex, and a kind of Reality Marble.
Magical bombardment by means of the "Dendera light" is its main offensive measure but, in this work, its last resort of large-mass attack is performed.
Interlude
???オジマンディアス - ライダー
イラストレーター・声優
ILLUST:中原
CV:子安武人
パラメータ
筋力:C
耐力:C
敏捷:B
魔力:A
幸運:A+
宝具:EX
保有スキル
カリスマ B
皇帝特権 A
太陽神の加護 A
クラス別能力
対魔力 B
騎乗 A+
神性 B
宝具
光輝の大複合神殿
ランク:EX
種別:対城宝具
キャラクター詳細
キャラクター詳細
紀元前十四~十三世紀頃の人物。
広大な帝国を統治した古代エジプトのファラオ。オシリスの如く民を愛し、そして大いに民から愛された。
ラムセス2世、メリアメンとも呼ばれる。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを1にすると開放
身長/体重:179cm・65kg
出典:史実
地域:エジプト
属性:混沌・中庸 性別:男性
生前の最大身長は180cm以上と予想される。
だが最愛の妻ネフェルタリが二人目の王子を生んだ頃の自分こそが全盛・頂点であろう、と彼は自称する。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを2にすると開放
ヒッタイトと戦うも、やがて和平を結ぶことで古代エジプトに「交流」による繁栄をもたらした名君。
時には勇猛な将軍であり、世界最高の美女たちを娶り百人を超す子を成した男であり、現代にまで残る多くの巨大建築を残した人物としても知られる。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを3にすると開放
共に育った義兄弟としてモーセの名が挙げられる事が多い。
その逸話によれば、モーセの主導によるユダヤ民族の「出エジプト」を阻まんとして大軍勢を以て追撃を行ったエジプト王こそがオジマンディアスであったとされる。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを4にすると開放
太陽神ラーの子であり、化身でもある彼は地上の絶対者として自らを規定する。
鳥が大空を羽ばたくように、魚が大海を泳ぐように、花が野に咲き誇るように、ごく自然に彼は神王(ファラオ)なのである。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを5にすると開放
『光輝の大複合神殿』
ランク:EX 種別:対城宝具
ラムセウム・テンティリス。
ファラオ・オジマンディアスの威を宝具として具現化させたモノ。
複数の巨大神殿や霊廟を組み合わせた、異形の巨大複合神殿体であり、一種の固有結界。
『デンデラ大電球』による魔力砲撃が主な攻撃手段だが、本作では奥の手の大質量攻撃を行う。
アンロック条件:「???」をクリアすると開放
??? - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 Fate/Grand Order material IV - Ozymandias, p.068-079, translated by castor212 at Beast's Lair.
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Camelot: Sacred Round Table Realm - Act 15: God-King Ozymandias
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Act 07: VI / Spy Satellite Amon
- ↑ Fragments Roundtable Discussion
- ↑ Comptiq 2017-01 Issue - Interview with Hikaru Sakurai, translated (Part 2) by PhoenixRising at Beast's Lair.