The Let's Play Archive

Fate/EXTRA

by BisbyWorl

Part 123: Player Information Matrix - Caster (Final)

Player Information Matrix - Caster (Final)





The Eightfold Blessing of Amaterasu posted:

A mirror wielded by Tamamo-no-Mae. It is one of the sacred treasures brought down from the Heavens by the god Takehinateru-no-Mikoto and was originally kept in the great shrine in the Izumo Province. According to passages in the Chronicles of Japan, the mirror was later moved to a site in the Kawachi district at the behest of the Imperial Court.

The mirror is also known as Yata-no-Kagami and is frequently used in rites honoring the sun goddess Amaterasu. In addition to its importance in ritual observances, it is also thought to possess the power to bring the dead back from the afterlife. However, since Caster's rebirth as a Servant, this power is no longer accessible.


Maleficium posted:

The Witchcraft that Caster uses is all physical phenomena performed with her own body.

While common Magecraft are programs that "recompose what exists around," Witchcraft are programs that "recompose the raw materials in one's own body."

According to Caster's own words:

"This time there is only one due the constraints of the Moon Cell, but originally I could produce a million troops from my multiple tails!"

That is really suspicious though.


Red Lily of the Killing Stone of Nasu posted:

This skill involves the use of the infamous Killing Stone of Nasu. After her death, Tamamo-no-Mae's spirit began to haunt the area around this stone and also imbued it with a terrible curse that killed any creature that came near it.

Originally located in the Nasu highlands of Tochigi Prefecture, the stone was shattered by a virtuous monk by the name of Gennou who then scattered the pieces across three places in Japan. It is believed that the shards of the rock evolved into fox spirits known in Japanese as kitsune and inukami. The legends go on to say that these newly-born spirits were bound as familiars by wizards powerful enough to establish contracts with the divine.




Territory Creation C posted:

This skill allows one to create a reality tailored specifically to their skills as a magus. Unfortunately for Tamamo-no-Mae her personality is ill-suited for the task of manipulating reality and she has great difficulty even creating a small-scale crafting studio for creating minor amulets and other types of low-level talismans.


Maleficium (EX) posted:

The sacred rituals of the Dakini goddesses. The rituals confer the abilities to perform such actions as foretell the time and place of one's death and manipulate the hearts and minds of both men and women. Due to a number of very harsh lessons impressed upon her in her past, Tamamo-no-Mae no longer makes use of her still formidable skills in these areas.


Transformation (A) posted:

This refers to the abilities of either changing ones appearance or borrowing the physical form of another. As a kitsune, or fox spirit, Tamamo-no-Mae is able to alter her appearance and even species at will. However, due to a traumatizing event in a past incarnation that resulted in her death and temporary damnation, she rarely, if ever, uses this ability.




Character Background posted:

In the final years of the Heian period, there was a beautiful courtesan in service to the Emperor Toba known as Tamamo-no-Mae. Born Misukume, she first entered the court as a servant at the age of 18, but quickly became a well-respected lady and a favorite of the emperor himself due to her incredible beauty and the depth of her intelligence.

While the stories become somewhat murky on this point, the most widely accepted theory is that an itinerant fortune teller visiting Emperor Toba's court discovered Tamamo-no-Mae's true identity as a nine-tailed fox spirit. Tamamo-no-Mae was denounced as the cause of the emperor's lingering illness and was driven out of the palace and onto the plains of Nasu, where she was killed trying to defend herself against an army of 80,000 soldiers sent by the emperor. While no one knows exactly what happened to her afterwards, it is believed that she was transformed into the legendary killing stone.


Dakini Deva posted:

While Tamamo-no-Mae is generally believed to be a nine-tailed fox spirit with many of the attributes associated with the tantric deities known as Dakini, she is frequently mistaken by many as one of the Inari or sometimes even a manifestation of Buddha.

In the Fate/EXTRA universe, Tamamo-no-Mae is a soul that was created from the essence of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and as such is not merely a Earth spirit, but is actually a unique facet of the goddess from which she came. With this being said, it'd be a monumental mistake to classify her as one of the many human-spawned Heroic Spirits.

However, she willingly embraced the role of a Heroic Spirit so that she could, in her own words "become a good wife." By deliberately accepting the limits inherent in the role of Servant, many of her original powers have been sealed away.

On a final note, as most deities are neither truly good nor evil, there are instances when Tamamo-no-Mae can be sunmoned as an evil spirit. Should this happen, she will be transformed into a hideous monster capable of defeating a hundred heroes at once. In fact, when in this form, she is considered one of Japan's Three Great Monsters.


Combat lines:

Battle start

My darling will obviously be the winner here, you know?

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Let's wrap all this up before breakfast.

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Let's not stress out about this, okay?

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Master, your orders. (True Name Revealed)

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Let's clean up this mess without leaving a trace. (True Name Revealed)

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Okay, Master. Let's crush them swiftly. (True Name Revealed)

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I'll show the power of a servant! (Effigy battle)

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This won't be like last time!

Very well, I'll just have to show you our true power! (Week 1 Day 4 battle)

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Is losing here... unacceptable...? (Week 5 Day 2 unwinnable battle)

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Command Selection

Let's go~! (Normal)

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Let's begin. (Normal)

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I'm ready~! (Normal, True Name Revealed)

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I'll dig right in~! (Normal, True Name Revealed)

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Ugh, come on~. You're so annoying! (VS weak enemy)

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Life in the human world is fleeting, isn't it? (High health)

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I'm not in the mood to lose. (High health)

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Now, cry for me in a more pleasant voice~ (High health)

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This just isn't worth our time, Master. (High health, True Name Revealed)

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I'd like to get this over with already. (High health, True Name Revealed)

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Do you understand the power of our love now!? (High health, True Name Revealed)

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Hyaa…! We're on the brink, darling! (Low health)

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Darling, fight! (Low health)

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“There is many a slip between a cup and the lip,” and all that, Master! (Low health)

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We can't afford to lose focus now! (Low health, True Name Revealed)

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I can still fight. Let's kick it up a notch! (Low health, True Name Revealed)

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Master, don't give up! (Low health, True Name Revealed)

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Oh you poor doll, you're wide open~ (Effigy battle)

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I'll give you an extra helping of payback for messing with my poor completely clueless master! Prepare yourself, you shriveled seaweed!

D-don't get carried away just because you're a little cute! For a Servant, you really don't shut up! (Week 1 Elimination Battle)

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All this resentment I've built up for you, let me pay you back in full!

Ha! Unfortunately, I'm only human. I'd rather be paid in gold coins.

Don't get careless. The enemy appears to be skilled with poison as well, Archer. (Week 2 Elimination Battle)

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For the last time, we don't need any other cute Servants with me around!

Aww, you still act like the heroine at your age, OL-D LA-DY~

Shh, you can't just say that, Alice! You have to keep that to yourself!

Ahahaha... Okay! Time to absolutely obliterate you! (Week 3 Elimination Battle)

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Use another command seal! We have to endure this, Master! (Week 3 Route Split)

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You're really trying to unify all faiths...? If the Inari gods are wrapped up in this, I'm going to be pissed.

But of course, I'm well-versed in the Inari gods. Want some fried tofu?

Hey, that's just toast! (Week 4 (Rani Route) Elimination Battle)

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Your hunting ends now. It's time for your starving partner to be retired.

Silence! We starve as one. Rejoice, my wife. These two are worthy of being loved!

yEs. tHEy LOok tASty! (Week 4 (Rin Route) Elimination Battle)

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Hmph. These cheap tricks won't get you anything.

Give up.

We're still at a disadvantage, what the hell!? (Week 5 Day 5 battle)

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We may be fighting bare handed, but I have my curses! I'm not about to lose to you!

Don't say that, fox woman. My spear would be a bit too much for the elderly!

For a Servant, you talk too much. Take her down, Assassin! (Week 5 Elimination Battle)

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Darling, this isn't an ordinary doll. It has the power of a servant! (Week 6 Effigy Battle)

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Hehehe, it's finally time for revenge against the dog. Tamamo mythology style!

Ha! A dog wouldn't even eat someone like you. (Week 6 (Rani Route) Elimination Battle)

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I'll show you true sorcery!

Berserker, activate God Force! Connect magic circuits! (Week 6 (Rin Route) Elimination Battle)

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AAAAAAAAA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

“Rawr~” Are you a wild beast now, sir? (Week 7 Day 1)

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Actually, the sun is *my* origin. Witness Amaterasu!

You are the raw spirit of a sun goddess? Your beauty makes perfect sense then. (Week 7 Elimination Battle)

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Let's go! We'll give it everything we've got, Master!

Come, weakest Servant. Like your Master, your valiant efforts are magnificent to me. (Final Battle)

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Commands confirmed

I'll curse you~

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Please watch me!

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Here I come!

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I'll do my best!

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Please leave it to me! (True Name Revealed)

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Normal attacks

Take that! (Attack)

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Good effort! (Guard)

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Nope! (Guard)

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Ineffective! (Guard)

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Swift is Heaven's vengence! (Counter)

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Returning the favor! (Counter)

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Back at you! (Counter)

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Please die. (Break)

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I'll break through! (Break)

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Cry your heart out! (Break)

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Perfect! (Extra turn)

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Ah ha, am I glowing? (Extra turn)

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Here we go! (Extra attack)

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Let's do it! (Extra attack)

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Master support

Thank you!!

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I'll work even harder!

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My love is priceless!

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You won't escape!

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Damaged

Owww! (Opponent extra attack)

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Oh no! They've figured us out, darling! (Opponent extra attack)

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They got me... (Defeated)

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Please forgive me, my darling... (Defeated)

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Victory

Ha! You're such a genius, darling! (Perfect victory)

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Master! I'll stick with you forever! (Perfect victory, True Name Revealed)

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Resent me as much as you want. (Victory)

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Mhmm, you're very welcome. (Victory)

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And with that, farewell. (Victory, True Name Revealed)

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Heh... Please try again later. (Victory, True Name Revealed)

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I-I thought we were going to die~ (Near-death victory)

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T-that was an intense fight... (Near-death victory, True Name Revealed)

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Skills

Fiery heavens, erupt! (Curse: Fiery Heaven)

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You burn really well~ (Curse: Fiery Heaven)

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Frigid heaven, collapse! (Curse: Frigid Heaven)

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Ice sculpture complete~! (Curse: Frigid Heaven)

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Split your magic with me, okay? (Charm: Spirit Theft)

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I'm going to settle a grudge. (Charm: Spirit Theft)

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Concealed air, gather! (Curse: Chaos Heaven)

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This might rend your flesh to shreds~ (Curse: Chaos Heaven)

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Could you please not touch me? (Mantra: Aphotic Cave)

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Did you think you'd be able to hurt me? (Mantra: Aphotic Cave)

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Let me show you my true strength. (Mantra: Bestial Sky)

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Please regret this, okay? (Mantra: Bestial Sky)

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Gods residing in Izumo, whose beauty breathes life into our souls.
Amaterasu, who illuminates the earth, water, and sky. Let this be proof of your purity.
Weighted Stone of Tamamo, become the Sacred Mirror of Uka!
...just kidding★! (Eightfold Blessings of Amaterasu)

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Imperial tomb of the Yellow Emperor, more limitless than the realm of the dead. (Eightfold Blessings of Amaterasu)

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Now scatter, flower of heaven's grudge, eternally blooming and tearing. Land of Eternal Bane! (Land of Eternal Bane)

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On dakini gyachi gyakanuiei sowaka! (Land of Eternal Bane)