Six Realms Five Rings - The Divine Figure of Kurikara (六道五輪・倶利伽羅天象, Rikudō Gorin - Kurikara Tenshō?, localized as "Six Paths, Five Rings: Kurikara Divine Blade") is the Noble Phantasm of Miyamoto Musashi.
A sword-roaring battou. Still wielding two swords, she takes a firm stance and:
Lesser Celestial Thrust… then after overpowering the opponent with her swords’ energy to damage their spirit; Greater Celestial Phenomenon… Musashi lets out her final blow with all her might.
The Niou appearing behind her is just a side-effect of her swords’ pressure.
It can be considered an embodiment of the sword of “Zero”, the concept of “Void” Musashi has yet to master.
It’s called an Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm, but it is actually an Anti-Fate Noble Phantasm.
A Buddha sword that wards off all forms of untimely deaths, karmic damage, curses and tragedies in a single sweep.
“After you scraped off something’s existence to the extreme, to the point you could say it no longer has any, “something” still remains.”
The extreme “One” they say “no two of” can be found.
The “Zero” that is beyond it… the concept of「 」.
The Flower of Tengen keeps striving to reach this throne.[2]
When she draws her sword for the Greater Celestial Phenomenon, she mentions Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin’s name. The historical Musashi Miyamoto was a devout of Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, and he can be considered his guardian deity. Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin is the name given to the heavenly god of the Dazai Prefecture’s Tenmanguu Shrine; in other words, the amalgamation of the thunder god and Japan’s most prominent vengeful spirit Sugawara-no-Michizane and Dai-Jizai Ten Mahesvara (also known as Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction).
Additionally, Dai-Jizai Ten is also considered an avatar of Guanyin.
In reality, before Sugawara-no-Michizane started to be worshipped as the heavenly god of scholarship at the end of the Heian Era, he had already been conferred the divine name of Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, so, putting it bluntly, Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin is Sugawara-no-Michizane’s aspect as a wrathful god traced over to Shiva.
It is speculated that the reason Musashi chose the thunder god as the object of his devotion is because most kenjutsu practitioners before him and their schools were devout to the Kashima Shrine, and the god Takemizuchi worshipped there was said to be the thunder god’s ancestor.
Takemizuchi, the god of thunder-turned-god of kenjutsu.
In response to that, since Musashi chose to perfect himself on “the art of the sword” instead of “the technique of the sword”, he did not devote himself to the same god of thunder or kenjutsu, but to Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, who also has an aspect as the god of scholarship. Or so it is speculated.
Additionally, at the time (and even now), Dai-Jizai Ten was often confused with Ishana Ten, the king of a place named Take-Jizai Ten, due to their similar names.
Ishana Ten is considered to be on the same god as Izanagi, the ancestor god of Japan. And, due to how its name is pronounced, he is associated with Shana-ou (Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune). Since Yoshitsune was, even at the time, considered the originator of the samurais’ militarization, Ishana is implied to be connected to both Japan and the origin of samurais.[2]
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« Hail the Tenmandaijizaitenjin, Sever the spirit in the sword! Exterminate every kind of evil with rage, Hayagriva! This single stroke is surely my path of the void, my way of life! Īśāna great manifestation! » |
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
[] Fate/Grand Order - Miyamoto Musashi (Saber) Profile [T] Miyamoto Musashi - Saber
Illustrator and Voice actor
Illustrator: Hirokazu Koyama
Voice Actor: Ayane Sakura
Parameters
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: B
Mana: E
Luck: B
Noble Phantasm: B
Personal Skills
Fifth Form: A
Heavenly Eye: A
Nothingness: A
Class Skills
Magic Resistance: A
Noble Phantasm
Six Realms Five Planes - The Divine Figure of Kurikara
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Profile
A swordsman from the early Edo Period, famous as the strongest swordmaster in Japanese history.
Learned in the “Niten Ichi-ryu” (a school that was supposedly founded by Musashi), an expert of “dual wielding” that employs a long sword and a short sword.
....or so it should have been, but seems that her circumstances are somehow different from the Musashi that left his name in history.
“Eh? The ‘Musashi’ in this world is a man? And also extremely famous? What a surprise!”
As you see, the person herself has a relaxed, open attitude that never gets worked up.
Having no particular interest in victory or prestige, yet sloven with alcohol, a sucker for money and weak against free food.
However, all those who confronted and were beaten by her in battle said this in the end:
---a vibrant flower of tengen(1). Her sword reaches the heights of nothingness.
Level 1 Bond
Height/Weight: 167cm・56kg
Source: Historical fact
Region: Japan
Alignment: Chaotic Good Gender: Female
“My formal name? Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Harunobu. Still, it’s easier if you just call me Musashi.”
Level 2 Bond
In the proper history, Musashi was born in Oohara, Sakushu (modern day Mimasaka, in the Okayama prefecture), at 1584.
His father was a practitioner of martial arts named Shinmen Munisai, who served as an instructor of martial arts to the Shinmen House of lords of the Takayama Castle, and who received the name of Shinmen from his employer’s family. Shinmen Munisai built a dojo of jutte techniques in the Miyamoto village of the Yoshino district, and Musashi would later call himself “Miyamoto” due having this land as his hometown.
He left behind many anecdotes and went through numerous battles against martial artists upon reaching adulthood - especially during the ten years of his 20s. Those famous bouts are even now seen as a staple of the entertainment industry.
However, the truth behind the episodes of these ten years of battle is mostly wrapped in mystery and there are strong suspicions about them being mere fiction.
Level 3 Bond
Cheerful and openhearted, a female swordsman that is lively yet dignified.
Constantly full of pride, acting complacently, but that does not mean she is looking down on her opponent. She is merely enjoying life.
Her way of expressing emotions is somewhat great. She greatly laughs and gets greatly surprised.
While she has a broad-minded personality that laughs off at most things, due being “someone who masters the way of the sword” at her roots, she is very dry and severe in regards to the taking of lives.
That being said, she falls in love easily and likes to be depended on very much.
She also likes to be praised very much. Weak to flattery. A banchou disposition that loves a brawl. Although she has a sense of justice, she never preaches to be righteous herself.
Fundamentally a carefree wandering vagabond, but she becomes ruthless when coming across scenes such as “an one-sided massacre”, “trampling on people’s dignity, convictions for fun” or “stealing my food when I’m hungry”.
Level 4 Bond
- Heavenly Eye: A
Heavenly Eye is regarded as “the power to accomplish an objective”.
Once she has decided to do something, she will devote her body and soul to its fulfillment and achieve it without fail. You might say that this is something that she places her entire existence on her gaze and projects it onto her objective.
In Musashi’s case, her Heavenly Eye is pointed only at the deed of “cutting a certain place”.
For example, once she has decided to “cut the opponent’s right arm”, she will server said right arm by taking all and every measures.
As a result, her attack becomes the optimal answer for a slash - “a sword stroke without anything pointless, which makes even time and space yield”.
A power to take all the “measures for the sake of achieving an objective” and “narrowing them down to one”.
You might as well say that this is an extremely unique set of mystic eyes, which confines the naturally infinite futures into “just a single” result.
Level 5 Bond
- Nothingness: A
The highest order a swordsman can attain. The ultimate mental state.
It corresponds to the concept of suigetsu(2) of the Yagyuu Shinkage-ryu.
One is nothing, thus invincible. Only a swordsman who has reached the infinite mental state can perceive this.
- The Book of Five Rings
Right before death, Musashi compiled the mental state he attained during his lifetime, his cultivated techniques, into one book.
Divided into the five volumes of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Void, this book was the culmination of the human being called “Musashi”.
The Book of Five Rings gives an outline of the Niten Ichi-ryu and explains its ideology as an art of war in the Book of Earth, explains concrete techniques on the Book of Water, talks about the art of war in the dimensions of tactics and strategy, and - just like the above-mentioned - explains the fundamental understanding of the Niten Ichi-ryu by means of a repudiation of other schools.
Finally, it has been said that Musashi’s own understanding about “emptiness”, as well as the above-mentioned technique of “confrontation”, has been written down on the Book of Void.
Interlude
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(1): roughly, center of heaven. In the ancient Chinese cosmology, the tengen was the source from which all creation grew from, the “vitality of heavens”.
(2): moon on the water. In a broad way, this is a notion that a master warrior can easily perceive his opponent’s intentions so long he maintains a calm state of mind, but not so much when he is agitated. Just like the reflection of the moon on the water.宮本武蔵 - セイバー
イラストレーター・声優
ILLUST：こやまひろかず
CV：佐倉綾音
パラメータ
筋力：Ｂ
耐力：Ｂ
敏捷：Ｂ
魔力：Ｅ
幸運：Ｂ
宝具：Ｂ
保有スキル
第五勢 Ａ
天眼 Ａ
無空 Ａ
クラス別能力
対魔力 Ａ
宝具
六道五輪・倶利伽羅天象
ランク：Ａ
種別：対人宝具
キャラクター詳細
日本史上最強の剣豪として名高い、江戸時代初期の剣術家。
武蔵が創始したとされる流派“二天一流”を身につけ、大刀と小刀を用いる“二刀流”の達人。
……の筈なのだが、正しい歴史に残された武蔵とはどうも事情が異なるようだ。
「え？ こっちの世界だと武蔵って男なの？ しかも凄い有名なんてびっくり！」
本人はこの通り、気負う事のない自然体。
勝利にも名誉にもさして興味はなく、酒にだらしなく、金に目がなく、タダ酒に弱い。
だが彼女と戦い、敗れた者はみなこう残した。
―――鮮やかなり天元の花。その剣、無空の高みに届く。
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身長/体重：１６７ｃｍ・５６ｋｇ
出典：史実
地域：日本
属性：混沌・善 性別：女性
「正式な名前？ 新免武蔵守藤原玄信（しんめんむさしのかみふじわらのはるのぶ）。でも、武蔵だけのが楽でいいわ」
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正しい史実においては、作州（今の岡山県美作市）大原の生まれ。１５８４年生。
父は竹山城主新免家に仕えた兵法指南役で、主家から新免の名を与えられ、新免無二斎を称した武芸者である。
新免無二斎は十手術の道場を吉野郷宮本村に構え、武蔵はこの地を故郷としたため、後に宮本姓を名乗った。
後に成人し多くの逸話を残すが、特に20代の10年間には数々の武芸者と戦いをくり広げ、その名勝負は今もエンターテイメントの定番のひとつとして認識されている。
しかしながらその10年間の戦いのエピソードのほとんどは実状が謎で、フィクションの疑いも色濃い。
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明朗快活、凛としながら瑞々しい女性剣士。
つねに得意満々、余裕をもっているが、相手を見下している訳ではない。単に人生を楽しんでいるだけ。
感情表現がやや大きい。よく笑い、よく驚く。
たいていの事は笑って流す大らかな性格だが、その根底にあるものは“剣の道を究める者”なので、命のやりとりに関してはたいへんドライ＆シビア。
それはそれとして惚れやすく、頼られるの大好き。
ほめられるのも大好き。お世辞に弱い。ケンカ好きな番長気質。正義感ではあるが、自分から正義を唱える事はない。
基本的には根無し草の気楽な風来坊だが、『一方的な虐殺』『人の矜持、信念を娯楽のために踏みにじる』『空腹時にメシを奪われる』このいずれかの場面に出会すと修羅と化す。
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○天眼：Ａ
天眼は「目的を果たす力」とされる。
一つの事柄を成しえると決めたらその成就のために全身全霊を傾け、必ず達成するもの。自己の全存在を視線にのせ、目的に投射するもの、といってもよい。
武蔵の場合は『その場所を斬る』事にのみ天眼が向けられる。
たとえば『相手の右腕を切る』と決めたが最後、あらゆる手段を講じて右腕を切断する。
それは最適解としての斬撃、『無駄のない、時間と空間をねじ伏せる一刀』となる。
『目的達成の為の手段』を『一つに絞る』力。
無限にあるべき未来を『たった一つ』の結果に限定する、極めて特殊な魔眼と言ってもいい。
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○無空：Ａ
剣者が到達する最高の位。究極の境地。
柳生新陰流・水月に相当する。
無空なるが故に無敵。これ捉える者、無限の境地に達した剣者のみ。
○五輪の書
武蔵はその生涯にて至った境地、培った技法を死の直前に書としてまとめ上げた。
それは地水火風空の５巻に分かれた書で、“武蔵”というひとりの人間の集大成であった。
五輪の書は、地の巻にて二天一流の兵法としての理念とその概略を、水の巻では具体的な技法を、火の巻では戦略や戦術の次元での兵法について、風の巻ではある特定の技や戦法を否定することによって二天一流に対する根本理解を"自ずと読者の脳裏に浮かび上がらせる"形で解説している。
そして最後の空の巻には、武蔵なりの“空”に対する理解が、前述の“相対”の技法によって書き記されているという。
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？？？ - Heavenly Eye: A
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Musashi Myamoto profile translated by CominCoutinho