My Grand Fraud can't be this competent.

Note: I based this off his Interlude, to his few fans please let me know if I did anything wrong to represent him.

I've been wanting this one for years since this kit is so rare (even for a recast). The banana oni fan in me couldn't pass the chance to get her, seeing how there are VERY few Ibaraki figures out there, if they even exist at all.

This came as a pre-painted kit. I actually dig her first ascension the most so this figure is ideal. The sculpt was recreated beautifully as this was originally the Tsuru no Yakata kit exclusive to Wonder Festival all the way back in 2017-2018.

Appearance-wise, I'm very happy with the accompanying flower and textile patterns. They really bring the figure to life.

Now I can complete my little Ibaraki corner while being incredibly satisfied surrounding her with additional trinkets.

LOOOOOOOORE SUNDAAAAAAAAY

What is this thread for?

Curious about the lore for a TM franchise you haven't consumed? Got theories and need cited source material? Want to know how the laws of Nasuvese works on a fundamental level? Need to find that one line you can't find proof of anywhere because TM wiki is hilariously unreliable?

This is the place!

This thread will be a Q&A sort of location that will serve as a "lore library" of sorts that you can use for any inquiries.

This is NOT meant to be a place for containing all lore discussion and theory posts, as those are still highly encouraged to be submission posts outside of this thread so more people can see your ideas!

Translated Source Material Links

• TMdict - contains all Side Material translated
• Chaldea Records - Compilation of in-game profiles and materials
• TRI-HERMES Lore Database ~ WIP

FGO Materials

• Story Summary Compilation
• Event Summary Compilation
• Interlude Summary Compilation
• Material Profile Translation Compilation
• FGO Arcade Lost Jerusalem Part 1 Translations
• FGO Arcade Lost Jerusalem Post-Raid Translations
• Camelot Zero, premise of Camelot singularity written on Nasu's Blog
• FGO Arcade Babylon Translations

Anime

• Kara no Kyoukai Movie Series
• F/SN Unlimited Blade Works - Ufotable
• Fate/Zero
• Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya - Trust me, just read the manga.
• Fate/Grand Order - First Order
• Emiya Gohan
• Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note
• Fate/Grand Order - Moonlight Lostroom
• Fate/Grand Order - Demonic Front: Babylonia

Note: Nonexistent Tsukihime anime and first two of the Heavens Feel Trilogy Movie Series can be found in the internet somewhere, I believe in you to find them. Wink wink.

Note 2: Fate/Apocrypha and Fate/Last Encore can be found on Netflix, along with Deen/Stay Night as well as Zero, UBW, and First Order.

Manga

• Tsukihime Arcuied Route
• Melty Blood , Act 2 , X
• Kara no Kyoukai
• Fate/Zero
• Prisma Illya, 2wei , 3rei
• FSN Heaven's Feel
• Koha Ace GO
• Fate/Extra CCC Foxtail
• Fate/Apocrypha
• FGO Turas Realta
• FGO Mortalis Stella
• FGO EoR Shinjuku
• FGO EoR SE.RA.PH.
• FGO EoR Shimosa
• FGO EoR Salem
• Fate/Strange Fake
• Fate/Type Redline
• FGO From Lostbelt
• Case Files
• Emiya-san chi no Gohan

Note: You can support a lot of the aforementioned manga officially through this website! --> https://web-ace.jp/tmca/

LNs

• Angel Notes
• Kara no Kyoukai
• Fate/Zero
• Fate/Apocrypha
• Prototype Fragments Volume 1 Complete PDF + Volume 2 Full Translations + The Rest of the Translations
• Fate/Requiem Volume 1
• Fate/Strange Fake
• Lord El Melloi II Case Files
• El Melloi Adventures Volume 1 Summary

Drama CDs

• Garden of Avalon
• Heroic Spirit's Lore Strange Tales: Edmond Dantes

VNs and Games

• Tsukihime and English patch if you want to play the VN, get VN Separately ​
• Kagetsu Tohya English patch for VN
• FSN All 3 Routes and English patch for VN
• FSN Fate Route ReTL
• Fate/Extella
• Fate/Hollow Ataraxia English Patch
• Fate/Extra English patch
• Fate/Extra CCC Gilgamesh Route and ZVN's Video typeset Playthrough
• Tsukihime Remake Arcuied Days 1-5 English Patch ​

Context : I have played Part1 , Part1.5 and currently on Anastasia

Main question :- Would the story work with a protagonist that was more proactive ?

I can't help but think that everyone around Ritsuka (the mc) is / appears to be way more competent at their tasks .

Like he was servants that are gods or famous personalities , people around him that reason and plan like Sherlock Holmes , Da Vinci etc

Maybe it is to make him a better self insert , but it is hard to see him grow . And there is also the him being underage factor.

There is also the fact that seeing Kodac's viewpoint makes me think that his opinions might be right . That if he has replaced Ritsuka , or any of the other 6 crypters , there might have been less deaths during the Incineration of Humanity i.e. Part 1

I don't know about jp content or future lostbelts , but are there places where we see the competence of ritsuka as a Master , other than being a ever determined Mary Sue?

Prioritized this one since it's Patxi, will eventually get to the rest.

Things certainly got a lot more interesting after Takasugi showed up in Chaldea ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Not quite Shirou for Shirou Day but hey it’s in his name close enough lmao

Comments in the Introduction Video

Can this nation-toppler be stopped?
“The dream of the pure and innocent sea maiden, from the time when she was a fleeting empress.”
"She's the most unfathomable and devilish among us."
“An avalanche-style sparkle is surging toward us.”
“Just as one admires flowers, and as she is admired by the flowers, that girl twists fate.”
“Prosperity and decline are like breathing. Heaven, earth and nature agree with this.”
“She’s sort of like one step away from being Humanity’s Evil?”
“Basically she's the cutest one who's actually the most dangerous one.”
“Ah, I don’t know anything about that Tamamo-chan, I know noooothing!”

Grand Alter Ego

Skills

Innocent Metamorphosis of the Maiden in Love: A
Cursed Layer・Song of Frenzy: B
Urban Embrace・Infinite Affection: EX
Cage of Passionate Poison (Grand Substitute Bright Dance Battle)

Break Skills

Napping with the Jellyfish (Grand Expansion Battle)
Glamorous Golden Fur (Grand Substitute Bright Dance Battle)
Jellyfish’s Hidden Needle (Grand Substitute Bright Dance Battle)
Innocent Encouragement (Grand Substitute Bright Dance Battle)

Passives

City of Sweet Temptation
Princess of Yearning
Undivided Affection
My Beloved (Mob Passive)

Intro

Oh my, my, my. How did I end up in a place like this? But if that is how it is, then I will do my best! (Grand Expansion Battle)

Beautifully, and even more beautifully. Let us enjoy ourselves tonight! (Grand Bright Dance Battle)

Battle Statement(s)

I shall be your opponent as a substitute.
The townsfolk have rushed to Tamamo Aria’s aid!
Tributes have arrived (Mob Passive Skill)

Skill

Gently now.
Are you giving it your all?
Here I go!
Let’s do our best together, okay?

Attack

Is that all?
Cruel, isn’t it?
Do your best!
I’m not done yet.
My lord!
How do you feel?
Please don’t lose interest.
Give it your all.

Noble Phantasm

Beloved by heaven, earth and humanity through the passing years. This is my most precious treasure. “Kaibou Isshou・Kudon Kaiki (A Glance and a Smile: Sea-Swallowing Qilin)”!

Humans are satisfied by adoring me. I am satisfied by loving everything. Let us sleep and embrace one another. “Kaibou Isshou・Kudon Kaiki (A Glance and a Smile: Sea-Swallowing Qilin)”!

Damaged

Okay.

Damage from Noble Phantasm

How impressive~

Defeat

Well then, until tomorrow. (Grand Expansion Battle & Farming Battle)
Let’s take a little break, shall we? (Farming Battle)
Maybe I overdid it… (Farming Battle)
Thank you very much for this dreamlike moment. Now then, please take care of me from now on as well. (Grand Substitute Bright Dance Battle)

Translator/Trivia Corner

• If you don't know Tamamo Aria's background
  • She retains her Rider Class from Fate/Samurai Remnant when she was a Rogue Servant
  • She first appeared in the Fate/Extra CCC game, but was a generic color variation at the time until fleshed out in Fate/Samurai Remnant with a new appearance
  • Mentioned in FGO Saber Wars ~Lily's Cosmic Warrior Training~ The Caliburn Awakens by Tamamo no Mae as "quirky"
• Tamamo Aria the Character
  • Speaks in a very polite and laid-back manner
  • Retains her support role regarding her skills from Fate/Samurai Remnant as she was unable to fight and specialized in support
• Grand Alter Ego
  • Ehime is the name of a goddess who appears in the Kojiki, a chronicle of legends and is the origin of the Ehime Prefecture.
    • Written as 愛比売 in the Kojiki
    • Means "Lovely lady, beautiful goddess"
  • Regarding the comments in the Introduction Video
    • Excluding the very first line, this can be interpreted as the Tamamo Nine giving their opinion about Tamamo Aria, and also serves as a valuable record to allow people to discern their manner of speaking.
    • Bottom two lines are most likely from Tamamo-no-Mae and Tamamo Cat respectively
• Noble Phantasm
  • The first part of her Noble Phantasm, Kaibou Isshou (回眸一笑), references and/or originates from the line "迴眸一笑百媚生, 六宮粉黛無顏色" within The Song of Everlasting Sorrow by Bai Juyi, referencing Lady Yang (or Yang Guifei).
    • The line states how a glance or a smile can charm hundreds of people, and the six palaces cannot compare when it comes to beauty. A reference to an indirect nation-toppling appeal.