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Super BunyanWP (スーパーバニヤン?), Class Name Alter Ego (アルターエゴ, Arutā Ego?), is an Alter Ego-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile[]
Identity[]
Paul Bunyan in his prime was a lumberjack master and pioneer leader.... but for some reason he is a teenager of average human size and why is he a girl?
She is an independent being, tormented by regret and guilt over the "great feat" of pioneering the entire North American Continent and eradicating the frontier. Her sense of responsibility to fulfill her duties as a leader, her desire to escape from that responsibility, and her desire to have others accept what she has accomplished are all mixed together, resulting in her being an "impressionable teenager."
Still, she accepts the role of Paul Bunyan and tries her best to demonstrate leadership. But she doesn't want to endure any more pain if possible... In the midst of all this, she continues to search for herself. Till this day she is still soul searching. Looking for her ideal self she writes down the settings for her special moves in her notebook looking like a second-year middle school student.
In order to strengthen her weak Spirit Origin, she fused with several Heroic Spirits including Rider, Assassin, and Mike Fink. The last of which, NanabozhoWP, snuck into her Spirit Origin to fullfill his own wish and eroded it from within faster than Bunyan could absorb him. As a result, the trickster manifested in Bunyan's place and chose to mimic Super Bunyan's soul in order to keep his existence a secret.
While originally having planned to have masquerade as Super Bunyan until the appropriate time came to reveal himself, Super Bunyan's personality proved to have a stronger ego and self-interest than originally anticipated and so Nanabozho's self-awareness was sealed away deep inside Super Bunyan's psyche and the only knowledge of his existence is in a disoriented state within Super Bunyan.
However the day that Super Bunyan finally finds peace of mind within herself, Nanabozho's sealed personality will resurface and undo the facade to completely take over the Spirit Origin resulting in the complete erasure of Super Bunyan's personality.[1]
Appearance[]
In her first two ascensions, Bunyan is accompanied by Mike Fink. In her third ascension, she is accompanied by Rider and Assassin in her younger form. Underneath the hat she always wears are rabbit-like ears.
If she goes a while without wearing her hat, antlers like that of a deer will start to grow on both sides of her temples. She doesn't know why this happens, and she doesn't want people to talk about it so she rarely takes of her hat. For some reason she doesn't like to expose her hands and feet so she's always wearing gloves.
When she reaches her third ascension, she becomes the President of her dreams but in exchange her Spirit Origin will return to that of a child so, her power remains the same. However, due to the pressure of her duties her stress has increased.[1]
 Alter Ego Stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Alter Ego Stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Alter Ego Stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Alter Ego Stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Heroic Spirit Dream Portrait: Super Bunyan (英霊夢装：スーパーバニヤン?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Craft Essence EXP Card: S Bunyan Advent (概念礼装EXPカード：Ｓバニヤン降臨?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo. .png "GrailLeagueSprite (332).png (96 KB)"){kind=icon} Alter Ego in Fate/Grail League, illustrated by Riyo. |
Personality[]
She is always on the lookout for "delightful companions" who will like and work for her and to that end has become a video streaming idol. She thought that it would be easier than serious manual labor but it was a job that required more attention to detail than she ever imagined causing her even more stress. In order to gain support she is careful to conduct herself in a cordial manner as a lovely character.
Paul Bunyan, the pioneer leader who achieved the "great feat" has a tendency to pursue usefulness and rationality a bit too much (like the original Bunyan she believes that she has to be useful to be allowed to exist and has come to demand the same of the people around her). While she wants to get along with her colleagues and to be loved by everyone she thinks about her relationships with others in a calculating way which results in her words and actions seeming thoughtless.
On the other hand unlike the original Bunyan she isn't solely focused on pioneering but believes that harmony with nature is necessary for the happiness of all humanity (this is thought to be due to syncretism and the influence of the Native American Heroic Spirits assimilated into her Spirit Origin as her words contains knowledge derived from the Native Americans that Bunyan would not have known about). She doesn't want to think about the contraction in her pioneer nature.[1]
Relationships[]
- Paul Bunyan
- "Original Bunyan... Was I really that innocent back then...? Ugh, I can't even look at her. She's so young, so childish... And why's she taller than me!?"[2]
- "Bunyan: In the end, I wound up the same age as the original Bunyan... Does that mean we're twins? But I'm more headstrong than her, so I'm the older sister! I'm going to take the top bunk!"[2]
- "She's so innocent, it's hard to watch. I don't think she has to try that hard and I don't want her to have a troubled childhood like I did."[1]
- Calamity Jane
- "What? Calamity Jane? Hold on...cuz I remember Jane being more... Did she always dress so scantily!?"[2]
- The Calamity Jane of Proper Human History was a friend of hers and apparently didn't dress in such revealing clothes.[1]
- Thomas Edison
- "Bunyan: That lion person's president too? Hm. I don't know what it is, but when I see him, this indescribable feeling of anger starts to bubble up inside me... Something inside me is whispering to get revenge on him... Is this coming from Rider?"[2]
- Fuma Kotaro / Katou Danzou
- "Evil Wind!? ...I get it."[2]
- "Evil Wind is such a cool name...."[1]
- Mike Fink
- A legendary shipwright who was active at the same time as Bunyan. He is infamous for his many tales of unprincipled bravery. He is now a mute crocodile (not exactly a crocodile, but apparently a misipeshu, a monster of folklore), perhaps due to his bad behavior during his lifetime. It is unknown if he still has any self awareness as Mike. Banyan hated Mike when he was alive, but now calls him Mikey and loves him as a pet.[1]
- NanabozhoWP
- A hero/trickster mentioned in the mythology of the indigenous peoples of northern North America, mainly the Ojipwa. Super Bunyan's knowledge of the indigenous people and her special appearance are derived from this heroic spirit. In order to fulfill his own wish he snuck into Bunyan's Spirit Origin and uses it to manifest. Nanabozho eroded and completely devoured Bunyan's soul faster than they could be incorporated as part of Bunyan. The shape shifter Nanabozho mimicked Super Bunyan's soul in order to keep his existence a secret. The result is a perfect copy of Super Bunyan's personality unaware that's it's a fake and that it's real self has long since been devoured by Nanabozho. They had planned to masquerade as Super Bunyan for a while and then reveal themselves when the time was right, however the personality of Super Bunyan which they had copied had a strong teenage ego and stronger self interest than expected and so their self awareness was sealed deep inside her psyche. Nanabozho's self awareness has been completed sealed and the only knowledge of their existence is in a disoriented state within Super Bunyan. When Super Bunyan who is still soul searching one day comes to terms with herself, the world and finally finds peace of mind the sealed personality of Nanabozho will resurface, break the mimicry and take over the Spirit Origin. And then Super Bunyan's personality will disappear without a trace.[1]
- Glasses Wearing Servants
- "I knew it. Everyone who looks smart wears glasses. I'm so glad I came out wearing mine."[2]
- Children Servants
- "Bunyan: I-I'm not a child, so I don't play with the kiddos! I was playing with them for THEIR sake!"[2]
Role[]
Fate/Grand Order[]
Event: Serial Genesis Days: Mississippi Mythicizers[]
Abilities[]
Skills[]
Class Skills[]
- Magic Resistance (C Rank): Cancels spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of greater magecraft and Greater Rituals'.[1]
- Item Construction (C Rank): Can construct tools through the use of magical energy.[1]
- Power of Like! (EX Rank): No information available
Personal Skills[]
- Executive Order (C Rank): A president's orders are absolute. This one in particular frequently makes unreasonable demands, causing her employés to panic.
- Vision Quest (A Rank): Bunyan uses her (non-prescription) Crystallized Wisdom glasses to interact with various Mystics that once filled the North American Continent and gain insight... At least, so she claims. Additionally the glasses are for show.
- Let's Spread Maple Syrup (A Rank): Bunyan loves maple syrup, and puts it on anything and everything. She even drinks it straight from the bottle. Apparently for her, it tastes like pure nostalgia.
Noble Phantasm[]
Super Bunyan's main Noble Phantasms is America's Sweetheart of Darkness. A special move using one vote (like) of the supporters as a conceptual treasure, turning that into power, temporarily enlarging and using overwhelming power to ward off enemies. It has the power of multiple spirits assimilated with her, and it's really strong.
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
Super Bunyan was designed by Riyo in Fate/Grand Order. Her scenario writer is Riyo in Fate/Grand Order.[1]
Comments from Illustrator[]
"Considering Super Bunyan's personality I dressed her in casual everyday clothes. As she is a leader who is helped by her friends, i aimed for a bright and easy-to-move-in design, with a certain Pokemon trainer in mind. The third ascension is based on President Bunyan, who appeared in "Learning With Manga~"" (Riyo)[1]