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Unbeknownst to most, Raikou was born as Ushi-Gozen, a descendant of Gozu Tennou (牛頭天王?, lit. "Ox-Head Heavenly King"), and was thus abandoned and imprisoned by her father. However, realizing she is an indisputable genius, her father reinvited her back to the family under the guise of a newborn son as Minamoto no Raikou. The defeat of Ushi-Oni was actually an act to separate and seal away her Oni part.
Old JoururiWP: The True Form of Ushi-Gozen (Outline)[]
The child of Minamoto no MitsunakaWP, who was born as the heaven-sent child of Gozu Tennou, was left in the care of a temple as an unwanted child and was raised in secret because of his abnormal birth (being the child of an Oni). On the occasion of turning 15 years old, the unwanted child gave himself the name “Ushi-Gozen”, and he built up a demonic country for himself at Suzugamori, ShinagawaWP. The ones who departed to exterminate him was Minamoto no Raikou, a samurai who has the same father as him, and the Four Heavenly Kings that were commanded by Raikou.
Meanwhile, it was Sakata no Kintoki who decided in his mind to save only Ushi-Gozen’s life during the extermination in any way possible. Away from the capital for a mission, Kintoki proceeded towards the base of Ushi-Gozen instead, but negotiations broke down. The subordinates of Ushi-Gozen were closed in and destroyed by the Four Heavenly Kings, as well as by Raikou, who were all accompanying Kintoki while hidden.
Already up to this point, Gozen entered into the Asakusa River (Sumida RiverWP), and it would become the shape of a huge ox with a bodily height of approximately ten shaku, before it would spout water at the enemy armies, drowning many people to death. Ushi-Gozen was aware that the figures of the Four Heavenly Kings were not in sight among the enemy ranks, so he broke into a gallop towards the enemy camp, eight travelling horsemen, and seven strong samurai, before submerging to the bottom of Asakusa River and leaving these words behind: “One year, thunder will nominate someone in the capital.”
The episode regarding Raikou’s half-brother. Although he is precisely Raikou’s younger brother, there is a theory that he was thought to be a “female” because of the name “Gozen”. (The Ushi-Oni is a monster that possesses the special characteristic of frequently “taking on the form of a female”, and the Ushi-Oni also appears before Minamoto no Raikou in the “Taiheiki”, taking on the form of “that mother”.)
In addition, Ushi-Gozen was the avatar of Gozu Tennou, and Gozu Tennou was the incarnation of ŚakraWP (Indra).
History[]
In this work, Ushi-Gozen appears as a woman. This person is the true figure of Minamoto no Raikou, and “Ushi-Gozen” is the younger sister of Minamoto no Raikou in the old Joururi, “The True Form of Ushi-Gozen”————
The way of these things came from an interpretation. The daughter of Minamoto no Mitsunaka, who was born as the heaven-sent child of Gozu Tennou, was left in the care of a temple as a male and was raised in secret because of her abnormal birth (being an Oni child). On the occasion of turning 15 years old, she was brought back to the capital to play an active role, being gifted the name Minamoto no Raikou. Her name was established as a military commander who, on the surface, drove away many mysteries, taking on in the beginning Ushi-Oni (who is close to her in a sense). Consequently, the episodes of “Sakata no Kintoki protecting Ushi-Gozen, who had fallen into a predicament of being driven into a corner”, “the life and death struggle between Minamoto no Raikou and the demonic Ushi-Gozen”, etc., as depicted in “The True Form of Ushi-Gozen”, were somehow actually speaking of the events…
… of the conflicts with herself. For the purpose of launching herself to the center stage of history as a central figure of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Raikou was attempting to detach “Ushi-Gozen”, who is by definition the aspect of her demonic nature/strange form. Speaking of the modern era, the land that corresponds to Tokyo was where Raikou contended against her tempestuous self by means of a deep meditation. Raikou faced with “Ushi-Gozen”… the demon inside her, and Ushi-Gozen finally separated from Raikou, manifesting as an avatar of Gozu Tennou. The sky became a storm, the thunder roared chaotically, and the earth broke apart. Raikou was to “kill herself” together with the Four Heavenly Kings in order to defeat this being.
In this way, it became obvious what the reason was for Sakata no Kintoki to start protecting Ushi-Gozen in the middle of this battle. Kintoki pondered about Raikou, his substitute parent when he was being brought up, and he understands that killing Ushi-Gozen will also kill Raikou as the two are linked. Kintoki, in order to save Raikou, needs to “kill while keeping alive” Ushi-Gozen————in other words, preaching the power and love of the bond between parent and child, he saw the conclusion as Ushi-Gozen was sealed (returned back) inside of Raikou.
Appearance[]
She has very long hair, which she ties at the very end.
She appears to wear some kind of a latex bodysuit revealing her ample cleavage and the knot-work of the rope-like strings tied around her body. A quiver holding a set of arrows appears joined by her right hip, and her left hand now holds a tall bow. A piece of cloth is found over her crotch, tied by a rope around her waist. Ushi-Gozen possesses some armor in the form of tight gauntlets and grieves, elbow and knee-length respectively. Her Katana is seen sheaved, connected to her by another sort of rope.
She is often seen surrounded by black-purple smoke and lightning.
Personality[]
Ushi-Gozen carries a a bizarre kindness for those scorned by human society due to their strange appearance. However, she'd slain the oni out of hatred despite them being her workforce. Much like her human half, she still carries maternal love for Kintoki, even trting to convince him to join her as she constructed Onigashima Island for him.
Role[]
Fate/Grand Order[]
Onigashima: The Demonic Fairy Tale[]
Upon arriving at the summit of Onigashima, Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash Kyrielight, Musashibou Benkei, Ushiwakamaru, Fuma Kotaro and Sakata Kintoki encounter Minamoto no Raikou slaying the oni that inhabit the island.
Later, Sakata Kintoki realizes that Raikou is actually Ushi-Gozen of Suzugamori, who reveals she created the island and was responsible for the events of Rashomon. She has also already slain Shuten-doji and Ibaraki-doji. Kintoki resolves to save her again, as a son to his mother, and the party defeats Ushi-Gozen, allowing them to meet Raikou shortly before she fades away.
Interlude[]
In her first interlude The True Form of Ushi-Gozen: A Different Account (丑御前の御本地、異説, Ushi-Gozen no Gohonji, Isetsu?), Ritsuka, Mash and Kintoki discuss about Raikou. The protagonist then encounters Ushi-Gozen in a dream, and defeats her again.
Abilities[]
As Ushi-Gozen and Raikou share a body, she wields the latter's katana, Doujigiri Yasutsuna. This weapon was made for the execution of criminals. A long blade understood to be the greatest of Japan's five most celebrated swords. Though it is considered to be the blade that lopped off Shuten-douji's head, it can not be confirmed as the Minamoto no Raikou summoned to Chaldea refuses to discuss the details of what happened on Mount Ooe. She also uses a bow and arrow.
When the Ushi-Gozen persona becomes active, the name of the Noble Phantasm becomes Ox King's Power: Rising Fury (牛王招力・怒髪天昇, Goō Shōriki - Dohatsu Tenshou?)
Class Skills[]
- Mad Enhancement (EX Rank): A Skill that strengthens one’s physical abilities in exchange for their sense of reason. In Ushi-Gozen's case, her reason is not entirely lost. However, with the impurity of her Oni blood, that mentality became morally broken because of the manifestation of her maternal love that is so far as abnormal. (She would eliminate anyone and everyone for the sake of her beloved ones, and she would protect them fanatically.) While talking of proper love, she does not hold sight of social morals if it is for the sake of love, approving all kinds of deeds… that is to say, she is mentally ill. She draws a line from other Berserkers by not letting others be on the verge of truly perceiving that broken side of hers. Fundamentally, persuading her, or making her correct her ways, is impossible.
- Riding (A+ Rank): She is able to operate all vehicles and beasts freely except for Dragon Kinds. Being able to ride comes from Gozu Tennou, who is a god.
- Magic Resistance (D Rank): Nullifies Single-Action spells. A Magic Resistance of the same degree of an amulet that rejects magical energy. If she was in her original Class, she would possess B-rank Magic Resistance, but as a result of her attribute being changed, it has ranked down.
- Divinity (C Rank): Ushi-Gozen was born as the heaven-sent child of Gozu Tennou, so she possesses the Divinity Skill.
Personal Skills[]
- Mystery-Slayer (A Rank): How she was declared the strongest Mystery Slayer of the Heian period becoming a Skill. Works with particular effectiveness as Anti-Mystery.
- Thunder: Ushi-Gozen's version of Raikou's Mana Burst (Lightning) ability, which Ushi has due to being the oni/divine side of Raikou.