Suzuka Gozen

Suzuka Gozen
Fate/EXTRA CCC ▾
Fate/EXTRA CCC FoxTail▾
Fate/Grand Order ▾
Servant
Servant
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3

Japanese name:

鈴鹿御前

Also known as:

Tate Eboshi
JK Saber

Portrayals

Japanese VA:

Nao Tōyama^WP

Appearances

Primary franchise:

Fate

Appears in:

Chibichuki!
Fate/EXTRA / Last Encore / CCC Fox Tail
Fate/Grand Order

Characteristics

Species:

Servant, Oni

Gender:

Female

Height:

164cm (of course, this does not include her fox ears)^[1]

Weight:

51kg^[1]^[2]

Personal information

Likes:

"Well, there's love, gossiping, having a really cool boyfriend, going on a date with my really cool boyfriend, chatting with my really cool boyfriend...There's just like, sooo much stuff, I can't list it all."

Dislikes:

"Obviously, when people bad-mouth my love, or when someone makes fun of my awesome boyfriend! Argh, so infuriating!"

Family members

Father:

Demon King of the Fourth Heaven

Spouse(s):

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (Ex-husband)
Otakemaru (Ex-husband; Temporarily)

Daughter(s):

Shourin

Servant stats

True Name:

Suzuka Gozen^WP

Type:

Heroic Spirit, Divine Spirit

Source:

Suzuka's Novel, Tamura Three-Generations Records etc.^[1]

Region:

Japan^[1]

Alignment:

Neutral Evil^[1]

Hidden
Attribute:

Heaven

Armaments:

Swords

Qualified Servant classes
Normal classes:	Modified Saint Graphs:

Suzuka Gozen^WP (鈴鹿御前^WP, Suzuka Gozen^?), Class Name Saber (セイバー, Seibā^?), is a Saber-class Servant introduced in Fate/EXTRA CCC Fox Tail as a rival against Caster and the Servant of Kazuhito Sakagami. She appears as Dan Blackmore and Robin Hood's opponent in the Moon Holy Grail War of Fate/EXTRA Last Encore.

She is one of the Servants of Ritsuka Fujimaru of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.

Profile[]

Identity[]

A dancing princess who made her stronghold on Mount Suzuka during the Heian period^WP. Together with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, she engaged in Oni extermination.^[1] Regarding her in literature, she is known as a thief, an Oni, and/or a celestial maiden^WP, but all of them share a common legend that she also go by the name of Tate Eboshi (立鳥帽子, Tate Eboshi^?).^[3]

Legend[]

In the Heian era, she is said to possess supernatural powers and worked for the wolf clan in Mount Suzuka.^[3] A peerless, beautiful lady whose brilliance and strength had her celebrated as a celestial maiden, or maybe an Oni. Her true identity is the beloved daughter of the Demon King of the Fourth Heaven dispatched from the heavens.^[1]

Receiving the order to turn Japan into an evil country when she descended from the heavens, Suzuka Gozen was however, satisfied with merely stirring confusion in the human's world by her own hands.^[3]

Although she claims to sent "invitations" to team up with Otakemaru and conquer Japan together, her letters were ignored. In reality, she demands him to be her retainer and conquer Japan for her. She got irritated by the repeated disrespect, so she orders him to appear before her and threatens to kill him because refused her order.^[3]

When she saw the one whom she thought was Otakemaru, she fell in love at first sight. As they fought, it turned out the man was Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, who won the duel when he revealed that she had mistaken his identity. Suzuka Gozen froze in shock and quickly lost the duel.^[3] They both thought it was unfair so they re-arranged the match for another time. They lived together for a time and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro fell in love with her.^[3] After numerous adventures, at the end of a tragic love, she was defeated by her lover Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.^[1]

She went to subjugate Oni demons alongside Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. They both defeated Akuji no Takamaru. Some time later, she pretended to be Otakemaru's wife so she could soften his thick skin with her powers. After three years, they finally killed him.^[3]

She reached the end of her life at the age of twenty six. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro went to the underworld to negotiate to bring her back. In the end, she was resurrected and they had a happy ending together.^[3]

There exists a tragic version of Suzuka's time as Otakemaru's wife where Sakanoue was ignorant of the actual truth, where the warrior had believed that Suzuka had genuinely married Otakemaru. Sakanoue was then driven to despair without ever learning the truth, and ended up killing Suzuka after allying himself with the oni. This is partly due to her status as the "Daughter of the Demon King of Fourth Heaven", a being that destined to never be able to be with the human she loves no matter how much her heart wishes for. ^[4]

Appearance[]

Suzuka's original appearance is similar to that of a human, however she has the ability to alter her appearance; according to her, she manifested fox ears (and a tail) as a Servant because she hoped that her future boyfriend would like them. She appears to be wearing a Shirabyōshi^WP attire from the Heian period^WP; she has a black tate-eboshi hat, Red hakama^WP and a red suikan. Her clothing appears to be Shinto^WP inspired but she dresses herself in a modern student uniform. In addition, she carries a student bag fashioned with badges and straps. She appears to follow ancient Japanese custom to not wear underwear under her skirt.

Personality[]

Selfish and impulsive, a talented girl who "seriously" acts as a JK (Joshi Kōsei, meaning girlish high school student). Originally, her personality is the opposite of a JK, a dignified, prudent princess who can follow the conversation. Although she is cruel as the Tenma's Princess, she is very dedicated to her role and duties; thus, she has a strong sense of pride.^[1]

...on the other hand, that dedication and wisdom is also the cause for the treacherous alignment of an "Oni's daughter", which leads her to be depressed, rather self-poisoning, and having a tendency to harbor negativity. An ennui-like class representative gifted with wit and beauty, but also holding some darkness, is probably what can be said of her, and it is thanks to her JK acting that the negative parts of her personality can be somewhat hidden.^[1]

Truly a tragic celestial maiden but, pursuing beauty and settling on beauty, she reached the most forefront style——————"Well, it's gotta be JK! Shrine maiden is fine too, but if it's for falling in love, then it has to be a high school girl! There isn't anything else that feels fitting!"^[1]

——————Excuse me, young lady. Are you sure this is really okay?^[1]

She refers to her Master as her boyfriend and "Kazu-kun" (カズくん^?).

Relationships[]

Tamamo-no-Mae: "That sly fox is seriously annoying. Our characters are overlapping. She's definitely saying something like I'm a rip-off of her, but Master doesn't need to worry about that at all!"^[5]

Originally she is one who can be Suzuka love talk partner due to their similar mindset, but since Suzuka Gozen had the fail experience of marrying Sakanoue no Tamuramaro when the lover stage is skipped, whenever she sees Casko’s face she is reminded of her former self and instantly goes into hostile mode.^[2]

Tamamo Cat: "Even I am not that clueless. Never gonna ask that Dumb cat to do girls' talk with me. ...maybe I should gift her a carrot instead?"^[2]

Shuten-douji: As the princess of Tenma, no matter which oni on earth, Shuten’s birth is special so she cannot be ignored.; “Why are you an oni? Hey, how are you better than me exactly?”^[2]

Beni-enma: ^[6]

"Ah, Bennie! I’d totally accept some Christmas snacks to liven up the mood andーHm? Then how about I attend to Chaldea’s cookery lessons? Ah nono, I didn’t mean I wanna LEARN how to cook I justーHuh? Hell’s Kitchen?... Wait a sec, Teach... Please no! Teach Beni, no!"^[2]

Kiyohime: "Kiyohi? In her case it’s way past love, it’s love-hate for real. She’s more like flaring than sparkling."^[2]

Katsushika Hokusai: Secretly she loves the Edokko’s dialogues. “If I successfully adopt Hokusai’s tone, perhaps a JK revolution will happen? But getting past the lyrics is hard!”^[2]

Katsushika Hokusai (Swimsuit): "I always try to get her to have some girls' talk with me, but she keeps running from me. Well, no biggie! Not gonna hold back just because she’s a Saber now! Gotta use all my Lancer-smooth moves to stick on her and definitely get some girls' talk to bloom between us!"^[7]

Sei Shounagon

Sei Shounagon / Oda Nobunaga / Okita Souji: "Everytime my gal gang is up, the Christmas mood skyrockets! They’re the best! Well, they do get a bit cray when they get too hyped, but they’re still cool."^[7]

Medb: Since Suzuka is serious, Medb’s bad behaviors are not acceptable but aside from that she approves the “Everyday, I live in love” stance of Medb. Or should I say respect.; “A woman who lives free is cool and I don’t look down on that, but it’s important to care about yourself you know?”; Concerning about Medb’s way of love, they are good girlfriends.^[2]

"Mebby is totes girlboss but I really worry about the way she doesn’t take care of herself? I do wanna be friends with her and all, but I’m still kinda torn about it. By the way, every time I see her I go like "Medb! MEDBY! MEBBBYYYYY" and she shoots me back the nastiest look. I just love when she does that."^[7]

Georgios: "One day he came up to me for some selfie tips. He’s super sweet."^[7]

Himiko

Artoria Pendragon Alter (Swimsuit)

Chloe von Einzbern (Swimsuit)

Child Servants: "Line up, line up! It’s gift time! It’s just the best to see the little ones’ smiles! I’m basically the Hero of Charity now! Wait that didn’t come out right. Huh..."^[7]

Role[]

Fate/EXTRA CCC Fox Tail[]

Saber and her Master

Suzuka Gozen was summoned by Kazuhito Sakagami and later told her Master that she has three Noble Phantasms, but refuses to use her third Noble Phantasm, Trichiliocosm; because Suzuka Gozen did not properly elaborate in why she doesn't want to use her third Noble Phantasm, Kazuhito mistook in how his Servant simply had petty personal reasons for not using the said Noble Phantasm, unaware that there were heavy physical consequences in using the Trichiliocosm. Together, the duo fought and defeated Caligula during the first round of the Moon Holy Grail War.^[8] Suzuka defeats Minamoto-no-Raikou in the second round but, because Kazuhito had forced his Servant to use the Trichiliocosm, Suzuka had suffered from heavy physical repercussions and the two ended up losing the Moon Holy Grail War.^[9]^[10]^[11] Saber and her Master first appear after killing Kirei Kotomine, Monji Gatou, Kiara Sessyoin, and Caster.^[12] They later attack Caster and Hakuno Kishinami in the Sakura Labyrinth.^[3]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

Fate/EXTRA Last Encore[]

Suzuka and her Master are shown defeating Archer and Dan Blackmore. After their defeat, Dan praises Suzuka's Master, offering him some final advice, before he disappears with his Servant.^[22]

Fate/Grand Order[]

Subspecies Singularity: SE.RA.PH[]

Suzuka is one of the 128 Servants summoned to fight in the recreated Moon Holy Grail War. She was turned into a Sentinel by BB in the hopes of winning for her Master, not knowing they were already dead.^[23]

She ambushes Ritsuka when they first arrived in SE.RA.PH. By dumb luck, Ritsuka dodges her first strike. Suzuka goes for a second strikes, but Meltryllis arrives to block it. She then fights Suzuka, but Suzuka’s Karmaphage reduces her attacks by 90%. Suzuka retreats however when Meltryllis threatens to use her Melt Virus against her.^[24]

BB later orders her to escort Ritsuka’s party when they arrive on the back side. Suzuka greets them when they arrive and learns Ritsuka’s name. She is impressed Ritsuka hasn’t given in to the BB or the Alter Egos. She then notices EMIYA Alter and Tamamo Cat have joined Ritsuka. While she ignores EMIYA Alter, she gets oddly perturbed at Cat for not focusing on a central theme. She then decides to kill Cat after the latter pointed out her highschool girl act. The fight is interrupted however when Suzuka gets a call from BB. She’s been ordered to return to her temple, and to not fight the group, as Chaldean Servants don’t count. Ending the call, she tells the group to check out the Nape if they plan to head to the Command Roon. She then leaves saying the Seraphix’s crew brought the crisis on themselves, and Seraphix was never just an oil rig.^[25]

When the group arrives at her temple later, Suzuka reveals she and Tristan are the only Servants left in the Grail War. She proves too fast and strong for the group to pin her long enough for Ritsuka to open her Maiden Coaster. Cat uses her ultimate technique to trap her in response to her conviction to win for her Master. Ritsuka uses this opportunity to open Suzuka’s Maiden Coaster with the key they bought from BB earlier. Following the mental battle, Suzuka tries to jump off a cliff. Cat stops her, though, and convinces her to join them. Suddenly, a Demon God emerges from the ground and knocks Meltryllis into the dump. After it’s killed, Arnold Beckman warns there are only eight hours left before SE.RA.PH reaches the seabed and demands that they return to him at once. He says he’ll accompany them to the planetarium. After they abruptly cut him off, Ritsuka asks Suzuka to take them down into the dump. Suzuka accepts and asks EMIYA Alter for something they can climb down with. He answers he can provide a tow cable, though it can only be extended to 5 km with magical energy. Suzuka decides to trust him to pull her, Risuka, and Meltryllis back up. She also notes Passionlip is too heavy for the cable, and Cat is too exhausted from earlier spellwork, to come with them. She and Ritsuka then use a tow cable provided by EMIYA Alter to lower themselves down into the dump.^[23]

They arrive in the Trash Dump, and quickly find Meltryllis. Suzuka protects her and Ritsuka from the monsters, but they seem to be innumerable. The trio try to retreat, but they find the cable has been cut; Suzuka suspects it was EMIYA Alter. Tristan arrives to save them, but now he’s also trapped with them. Meltryllis warns that Beckman will self-destruct from his desires if he enters the planetarium. She then realizes they’re in the Calf when BB arrives to confirm the Cruel Thenar, Meltryllis’s former workplace, is ahead. She prepares to send the group further down into SE.RA.PH, warning it’ll reach the seabed in five and a half hours.^[23]

BB sends the group to the Cruel Thenar. Meltryllis explains Seraphix’s true purpose was to investigate Leylines. She then asks Ritsuka to open her Maiden Coaster, knowing they bought the key to it from BB earlier. If defeated in her mindscape, her Karmaphage will also disappear, and the area will be unlocked. Following the mental battle, Ritsuka brings Meltryllis back to the chapel to recover. When the group enters the chapel, they see no sign of Arnold, Mable, or EMIYA Alter. BB then announces SE.RA.PH will soon reach the seabed and offers the chance to fight her at the planetarium. Ritsuka, Tristan, Cat, Passionlip and Suzuka leave for the planetarium while Meltryllis stays to rest.^[23]

The group arrives in BB’s studio in the planetarium and fight her. After BB seemingly disappears, the room becomes pitch black and muffled. Someone tries to ambush the group, but they fail in their attempt. The group then finds BB’s studio gone and discovers 128 Coffins with people still inside. They’re the Masters who summoned the 128 Servants. EMIYA Alter explains their purpose, and confesses he destroyed their power source. He then prepares to kill Ritsuka to remove all knowledge of the planetarium’s existence, goaded by the unseen voice. Robin then arrives to help defeat EMIYA Alter, whose Saint Graph was warped by an unknown force. After he’s defeated, Mable suddenly appears and reveals herself to be Kiara Sessyoin, Beast III, the Beast of pleasure. She and Passionlip both explain how Zepar used her body as a catalyst to turn Seraphix into SE.RA.PH after linking her with another version of herself. Since Kiara served as the basis of SE.RA.PH, Meltryllis and Passionlip were salvaged from her to become Sentinels. Suzuka, understanding Kiara and SE.RA.PH are one, demands to know how many Servants she consumed and how many times she forced the Masters to summon more. Kiara confesses she lost count after the seventieth time. This prompts Suzuka and Cat to attack her with their Noble Phantasms when SE.RA.PH. cracks the seabed. It will continue to sink until it reaches the Earth’s core, and once it arrives, Kiara will become one with the planet. Kiara proclaims this will let her bring salvation to humanity. Before that however, she easily kills everyone except Ritsuka when they try to fight her. She tries to consume Ritsuka, but BB rayshifts them to safety.^[26]

Suzuka, along with everyone else, has her death undone when BB reserved time. They are then transported to classroom used to keep Hakuno and the other Masters safe during the CCC incident. BB reveals she was summoned to stop Kiara's plan, and that Kiara forced her to manage SE.RA.PH until now with the Grail War's conclusion. She also reveals Kiara used SE.RA.PH to become Beast III/R, though she’s still bound to it. The group then prepares to fight Kiara to prevent her from fusing with the planet and unleashing her full power.^[26]

Suzuka and Cat join BB at her studio while the others fight Kiara. After transporting them (expect Meltryllis and Passionlip) to safety, BB warns that SE.RA.PH’s descent is accelerating, and an innumerable Demon Gods are flowing out from it. She explains that as SE.RA.PH rapidly expands, it will unleash a rain of Demon Gods upon the sea. Because she lacks the processing power to halt SE.RA.PH’s expansion alone, she’ll need someone with Moon Cell processing power. Suzuka offers to help, and she is left exhausted by the time Kiara is destroyed. She disappears, wanting to exchange numbers with Ritsuka.^[27]^[28]

Hokusai Trail Quest[]

Ritsuka and Suzuka appear in Edo during the Edo Period. Suzuka wakes up Ritsuka as they sleep at the foot of Ryougoku Bridge. Afterward, she expresses confusion as to why they're in the Edo Period. She asks Ritsuka what they remember from before they lost consciousness. Ritsuka recalls Oda Nobunaga having them drinking a suspicious foreign drink during the new year's celebration. Suzuka recalls drinking it and suspects it's to blame for their current predicament. She then suspects they're in a shared dream caused by the drink. A townsperson bumps into her in his rush to see Katsushika Hokusai doing the first calligraphy of the year at Ekou-in.

Arriving at Ekou-in, Ritsuka and Suzuka see a girl painting with a large brush and paper that they assume to be Hokusai until learning she is Hokusai's daughter. After Hokusai's daughter finishes, she notices Suzuka and compliments her on her beauty. Suzuka introduces herself and Ritsuka, and they learn Hokusai's daughter is Oei. Hatchoubori then arrives with his subordinates Bou and Sei. They have intel that there is an impostor in Ekou-in pretending to be Hokusai. As Hokusai himself isn't present, they decide to arrest Hokusai's disciples, Oei included. But publisher Nishimuraya says the police should've gotten notice that Hokusai himself wouldn't be present. Nevertheless, Hatchoubori and his subordinates continue with their arrest. Oei fights back, with Ritsuka and Suzuka joining her.

After being defeated, Hatchoubori admits the police were at fault and apologizes for trying to frame Oei for a crime she didn't commit.

Returning to Ryougoku Bridge, Ritsuka tells Oei they're in a dream to her disbelief. But Suzuka now suspects it's more than a dream, given the pain of battle. Oei then confesses that her father has been missing since yesterday. She and Nishimuraya have been searching everywhere for him to no avail. She also says Hokusai is needed for an important job.

At her home, Oei explains Hokusai was tasked with painting for the shogun. But even with Hokusai gone, the Hokusai school has no choice but to continue working. Ritsuka steps on a wooden figure representing the Myouken Bosatsu. Oei then realizes there is a place she hasn't looked for her father yet.

Oei tries to go to Hosshou Temple, having recalled Hokusai became popular after narrowly escaping death by lightning there. But she and the others are stopped by Old Meowster, Kakuloe, and Illysuke. Kakuloe and Illysuke ask her if the ukiyo-e they were sold is a genuine Hokusai piece. Oei sees it's a real ukiyo-e piece, but she doesn't care if it was made by Hokusai or not. Kakuloe makes the implication that Oei is lying to herself, which angers Oei that her way of life is being questioned. She then produces a response to that of a Servant. Suzuka decides to help Oei in her fight against Old Meowster, Kakuloe, and Illysuke, demanding an explanation afterward.

Unfortunately, Oei collapses during the battle. After being tended to by Suzuka and Illysuke, Oei confesses the piece was a collaboration between her and her father. Ever since then she has painted many pieces under her father's name. Illysuke wonders if that means some sections of the paintings are counterfeit, but Suzuka explains ukiyo-e are collaborative efforts in general. Therefore, the name "Katsushika Hokusai" is closer to a brand name. Ritsuka and Suzuka then convince Oei to sign the piece with her name. Ritsuka then asks about the art dealer that sold the piece. Illysuke recalls there were two and carried things labeled "Seiseidou" and "Kitsurudou". Oei recognizes those names as publishers from the Utagawa School, but she doesn't recall selling any Hokusai work to them.

Suzuka later asks Oei what will happen to her if she doesn't find her father. Oei explains that she and Hokusai's disciples may face various punishments if the shogun gets offended. Suzuka suggests Oei present the painting herself to the shogun if they fail to find her father. But Oei reminds Suzuka that the invitation was for her father precisely. Then, recognizing Suzuka as the real Suzuka, Oei realizes they are in a dream. Suzuka realizes something about Oei.

While Oei goes on ahead to Hosshou Temple, Suzuka tells Ritsuka that she senses a faint divine presence from Oei and it's getting stronger. Recalling how Ritsuka is easily affected by dreams, she warns that if the dream becomes a nightmare, they may both face mental corruption, damage to their physical bodies, or being unable to return at all. Ritsuka asks her if they're in Hokusai's dream, not Oei's. Suzuka finds that makes sense since Hokusai himself has yet to appear, but questions why he hasn't yet.

At Hosshou Temple, Ritsuka and Suzuka find BB, Mr. Gold, and Omoe there. Oei tries to leave since her father isn't at the temple. But Mr. Gold tries to prevent her from leaving. Suzuka accuses him of being part of the Utagawa scheme, but Mr. Gold reveals he already sent the Utagawa publisher, Hoeidou, to the magistrates. He is also looking for Hokusai. However, Oei reveals the Utagawa were meant to demonstrate to the shogun with her father. BB says it was supposed to be Utagawa Hiroshige, though she assures that he'll appear before the shogun tomorrow. Mr. Gold reveals the current situation is a threat to humanity. The heretical Demon God that separated from Goetia has bored a hole in the world's natural laws, allowing an Outer God to peer into the real world and possess Hokusai. Mr. Gold decides he must render Hokusai unable to paint ever again to prevent the god from entering the real world, revealing it was Hokusai's obsessive need to paint that attracted the god. He then fights Ritsuka, Suzuka, and Oei for deciding to defend Hokusai.

Mr. Gold eventually stops the fight, having realized something about Oei. He also decides to abandon his search for Hokusai. He then says he'll inform the shogun that a great painter (meaning Oei) will be coming to tomorrow's exhibit in Hokusai's place. After he leaves with BB and Omoe, Ritsuka, Suzaka, and Oei return to her home.

The next day at Sumida River, as Oei and Hiroshige present themselves before the shogun, Ritsuka and Suzuka notice Leonardo da Vinci. She is playing the role of Utagawa Toyokuni. Oei and Hiroshige then compete to see whose painting of a treasure ship will satisfy the shogun's taste. The shogun is impressed by both of them and decides to elevate their positions. However, the next painting competition requires the loser to commit seppuku. Not wanting a promising painter of her school to die, Toyoukuni asks to be allowed to assist Hiroshige, which the shogun agrees to.

Toyokuni then reveals they are in Ritsuka's dreams based on how the roles are being played by their Servants. She also reveals Oei is acting like a Servant because Ritsuka is projecting their desire for her to like one on her. But the Evil God of the Abyss's target has always been Hokusai thanks to his obsessive desire to paint and ever since he painted a creature depicted in a grimoire related to the Sunken Spiral City. The Evil God desires to enter the real world through Ritsuka's dream using Hokusai as its vessel, but Oei is the biggest obstacle to that goal. Suzuka notices Toyokuni and the others are being consumed by the Evil God and warns Ritsuka that the same will happen to them. Oei then starts to fade away believing her father had abandoned her. Suzuka encourages her not to give up, revealing she is the one preventing the Evil God's descent and the Evil God is nothing but a fictional entity created from Hokusai's imagination. Even Toyokuni is a temporary manifestation of Hokusai's pursuit of madness in the dream. Hokusai then suddenly possesses his daughter's body.

Hokusai admits his obsession allowed him to become the Evil God's vessel, but he will allow it to paint the world in its twisted perspective. He also reveals he saw the Evil God at the moment of his death and declares he will paint it while remaining himself. He, with Ritsuka and Suzuka, then fights Toyokuni and Hiroshige.

After Toyokuni, Hiroshige, and the Shogun disappear, the Evil God's presence also disappears. Hokusai paints an exit for Ritsuka and Suzuka to return to the real world. Suzuka demands he return to his octopus form and give Oei back control of her body. Hokusai complies with her demands, with Oei remembering everything that happened. Suzuka says her goodbyes and takes a selfie with Oei. She and Ritsuka then return to reality after Oei says her goodbyes to Ritsuka.

Heian-kyō: Naraka Mandala[]

Main article: Hyoubi Suzuka Gozen

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Interlude[]

^[31]^[32]

Abilities[]

Minamoto-no-Raikou regards Suzuka Gozen as a truly fearsome warrior of legend. Due to being the daughter of the Demon King of the Fourth Heaven and slayer of countless Oni, Suzuka Gozen is a Heroic Spirit, Humanity's accomplishments made manifest. Raikou claims that she is responsible for some the greatest feats in Human History.^[30] When a Servant is summoned, there are cases where the Heroic Spirit is forced to lower their Spiritual Rank in order to fit into the vessel of a servant. As the daughter of a deity, Suzuka Gozen is no exception. As a Saber-class servant, Suzuka is only able get close to her original form by using her third Noble Phantasm for long periods of time.^[11] However, since that ability is equivalent to an Authority, it far surpasses what a servant is capable of. If used too much, she'll lose the qualifications of a servant and end up destroying herself.^[2]^[11]

Although Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was very strong, Suzuka believes that she would have probably won their duel had it not been for Sakanoue revealing that he wasn't who Suzuka believed. After shouting "seriously" in surprise and freezing up, Suzuka ended up losing. After the two of them fell in love, they exterminated the demon Akuji no Takamaru. In order to defeat Otakemaru, one of Japan's Three Great Monsters, whose body was as hard as stone and couldn't be pierced by arrows, Suzuka Gozen pretended to be his wife and spent three years softening his body with her supernatural powers before finally killing him.^[3]

Combat[]

In combat, Suzuka possesses three Japanese swords of different designs, and wields all three at once in battle. One sword is used for direct combat, while the two other float around her and attack at command. The one she wields in her right hand is a regular sword with a pommel and single tassel with an orb, Kenmyouren. The sword floating to her left is completely silver sword with a single tassel, Shoutouren. The sword floating to her right is a completely golden sword with two tail-like tassels, Daitouren. She can use them in a number of ways, either fighting with all three swords up close to try to overwhelm the opponent, use the floating swords as long range weapons to distract the opponent and then rush in for a close range attack with the third, or bring all three swords in front of her to block an attack. The golden sword can be launched at an opponent with enough power to gouge a large hole in their chest.

Suzuka using Suiren
Suzuka unleashing Himawari.

Her golden sword, Daitouren, is capable of transforming into elemental attacks due to its legend. It is able to use Suiren to become a blast of water and Rouran to become a tempest of wind. It is also known to be transform into fire called Himawari. However, it takes some time for Daitouren to return to its sword form before being able to be used as another elemental attack.

During Suzuka's first fight with Tamamo-no-Mae, Tamamo was weakened due to having low Magical Energy and Hakuno Kishinami having lost all his Experience Points. Since Tamamo is a Caster and has E rank Endurance, fighting a Saber such as Suzuka means that things will only get worse for her the closer her opponent gets. Although Tamamo's mirror can be used for both offense and defense, it isn't enough to shake off Suzuka's three sword style.^[14] After Tamamo survives Suzuka's first Noble Phantasm, Kazuhito Sakagami tries to finish her off by boosting Suzuka's Agility with a Codecast, however, Hakuno reacted in time and used Heal on Tamamo. With all of Tamamo's wounds healed and the Aphotic Cave still activated, Kazuhito orders Suzuka to withdraw.^[15]^[16] During their second fight, Suzuka is able to counter Tamamo's Curse: Fiery Heaven with Water Kneading, an attack performed with Daitouren. However, since she is a Saber, Tamamo states that such makeshift Caster-like attacks can't match a true caster like herself.^[17]

In Fate/Grand Order, Suzuka Gozen and Tamamo-no-Mae fight again. Suzuka asks how did Tamamo make her Skills so effective and believes they are even stronger than her Noble Phantasm. On the other hand, Tamamo states that Suzuka's skills are also annoyingly strong, and that she doesn't leave a single opening in a fight. Romani Archaman begs them to stop fighting before their battle sets the whole mountain on fire. After Atalanta arrives, Tamamo teams up with her to fight Suzuka yet again, however, they are still unable to defeat her. Finally, Jaguar Man arrives to join Tamamo and Atalanta, however, Suzuka wins once again thanks to Ritsuka Fujimaru's commands being on-point.^[32]

Suzuka Gozen is so fast, Passionlip can't catch her with her Trash & Crush.^[23] She also has an advantage at close range over Caligula. Suzuka can completely see through Caligula's hand-to-hand combat. As long as none of his attacks hit, their destructive power is meaningless.^[8] Suzuka was also powerful enough to defeat Hans Christian Andersen and Kiara Sessyoin.^[12]

Because Minamoto-no-Raikou is a famous Mystery-Slayer, Kazuhito Sakagami notes that she is a terrible match up for Suzuka Gozen, who is the daughter of a Heavenly Demon King.^[10] Despite Suzuka having superior Agility than Raikou, Raikou is able to match her in close range thanks to her physical strength and skill. Suzuka attacks Raikou with her Flaming Wheel, however, Raikou was able to evade her attack thanks to having heard Suzuka's master calling her out telling her to do so. Raikou says that such a small flame may have caused some damage had it hit her directly, but it wouldn't have impared her movements. Tamamo-no-Mae notes that Raikou is more skilled, and that Suzuka has been making up for it with her three swords and by constantly keeping on the move. She was basically holding through sheer perseverance.^[9]

Suzuka Gozen defeated Nero Claudius and Elizabeth Báthory on her own. Nero laments that her previous singing performance must have taken a greater toll on her than she realized. Similarly, Elizabeth wished she hadn't spent two hours of high touch singing practice before fighting Suzuka. Suzuka later fights Shuten and Ibaraki-douji simultaneously. Ibaraki says that they are too strong for her and Shuten and Shuten wonders that perhaps she had a little too much to drink. After that, the two oni leave.^[31]

Skills[]

Class skills[]

Magic Resistance (A Rank): Cancels magecraft of A rank and below. With this, modern magi cannot harm Saber.^[2]

Riding (B Rank): Talent for riding. Can ride most vehicles, but not Phantasmal Species.^[2]

Personal skills[]

Mystic Eyes (B→B+ Rank): Charm males through eye contact, making them madly in love with Suzuka Gozen. While it can be avoided with Magic Resistance, since its usage is limited to charm, it can’t be help that one will find her lovely. Lovely?^[2] Suzuka usually keeps the glamour of her mystic eyes turned down, so when she uses them at full power its rank is increased to B+. This allowed her to bypass Rani VIII's firewall and charm Hakuno Kishinami.^[20]

Divinity (A Rank): Determines the divinity attribute of that body. As the daughter of the Demon King of the Fourth Heaven, Suzuka Gozen has high Divine Spirit aptitude. Furthermore, with the use of certain skills, rank can gain a +.^[2]

Divine Power (B Rank): A fragment of a god’s power. She can freely move objects around at will. However due to manifesting as Servant, it suffered a Rank down and she can only move items that belong to her.^[2]

Noble Phantasms[]

Suzuka Gozen's first sword Noble Phantasm is Heavenly Demon Rain. Suzuka used this attack to block Minamoto-no-Raikou's Ox-King Storm Call - The Inescapable Net of Heaven. Right before Raikou delivered the main attack, Kazuhito Sakagami ordered Suzuka to switch to guarding.^[9] Thanks to this, Suzuka was able to avoid any fatal injuries despite losing the clash of Noble Phantasms. Still, the damage she received was severe. Kazuhito states that the compatibility between their Noble Phantasms is bad.^[10] Hakuno Kishinami states that there's no way for Tamamo-no-Mae to dodge all of the projectiles, and that all she can do is grit her teeth and bear the attack. Tamamo was able to block it by combining the two Curses; Mantra Aphotic Cave, which lowers damage and absorbs MP from the enemy's skill, and Mantra Bestial Sky, which greatly increases magic ability for one turn.^[15] Suzuka usually has a hard time controlling all the sword copies fired with this Noble Phantasm. Due to this, at least half of them always miss their target. However, when boosted by Blessing of Wisdom, her control and precision and increases tremendously.^[21]

Suzuka's second Noble Phantasm is Blessing of Wisdom. It grants her wisdom matching that of the Bodhisattva Manjushri,^[17]^[21] which allows her to read her opponent's moves.^[17] Furthermore, it makes her a bad match up for Gawain. Gawain is an honest and upright swordsman. In other words, he's extremely easy for Suzuka to read. However, Gawain has absurdly high Parameters, even in the Sakura Labyrinth where it is always night time. If he pushed forward through force and kept it limited to a short decisive battle, he would win 7 times out of 10.^[19] During her battle with Caligula, his Master ordered him with a Command Spell to use Flucticulus Diana, seeing they would lose if the battle continued. Although reading Caligula's movements should be nigh-impossible under the light of his Noble Phantasm, Suzuka was able to defeat him thanks to her second sword forcefully calculating the optimum answer regardless of her own will.^[8] This Noble Phantasm allowed Suzuka to scratch Minamoto-no-Raikou's cheek, despite not having landed a single blow during their entire fight up to that point.^[9] Although Tamamo-no-Mae's first battle with Suzuka Gozen proved that Tamamo can fight at close range with her to a certain degree, during their rematch, Suzuka is able to accurately attack every opening in Tamamo's defense, overwheliming her pretty rapidly.^[17] Although Suzuka was better at anticipating her enemy's moves, Tamamo is better at controlling the battlefield. Suzuka's movements are easy to read, so Tamamo eventually gets the opportunity to get a solid counter attack. She claims that it was only thanks to Hakuno Kishinami that she was able to arrive to this solution.^[18]

Her third and final Noble Phantasm is Trichiliocosm. It grants Suzuka Gozen processing power and calculation speed on the same level as that of the Moon Cell and BB.^[28] Thanks to this ability granting her "omniscient Clairvoyance", she is able to reach a "different dimension" than that of her regular state. Despite being weakened, Suzuka Gozen was able to defeat Minamoto-no-Raikou with this Noble Phantasm thanks to Kazuhito forcibly activating it with a Command Spell. Suzuka states that had Raikou transformed into Ushi-Gozen, she might have lost due to the difference in divine rank.^[10]

Gameplay[]

Although Suzuka Gozen didn't appear in Fate/EXTRA CCC, in Fate/EXTRA CCC FoxTail she is able to use in combat the same skills she would have received in CCC had she been a playable servant.

Fate/EXTRA CCC FoxTail - Saber Skills list
Himawari (Flaming Wheel) - Magic damage to the enemy + Anti-Break stun. Suiren (Water Kneading) - Magic damage to the enemy + Anti-Attack stun. Rouran (Tower Storm) - Magic piercing damage to the enemy + Anti-Guard stun. Mystic Eyes - Decrease enemy's defense + low chance stun. Renga (Compassion Bloom) - Piercing damage dependent on Agility.

Forms and Alternate Versions[]

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