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⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: Fujimaru Ritsuka
Age: Probably around 16-18; she's a little confused by Mash (who's about sixteen) calling her "senpai" at the start of the story, however, at least one year has passed since then in Chaldea's time, plus time-travel shenanigans mean the best that can be given at this point is an approximate estimate.
OC Type: Blank Slate Protagonist (Fate/Grand Order)
Point Taken: Post-Camelot

World Building: The Type-Moon wiki has an article with a good overview plus lots and lots of links to more information on just about everything.

Backstory: Ritsuka comes from a fairly ordinary background. As in actually ordinary, not anime series "ordinary". Which is why she didn't really think anything of applying for yet another job recruitment flyer for some company or another. Just that, as it happened, she not only got the job, but said job involved being flown to an undisclosed location nestled high and deep in an unspecified mountain, being put through some sort of simulation as part of the process of being admitted to the facility, and then promptly passing out in the middle of a hallway, all without even knowing yet what all this job even is. Yeah. So much for ordinary anymore!

Cue a lot of abbreviated explanations, a few good and at least one bad first impression, then disaster striking in the form of an explosion in the facility's main command center. Despite being told to evacuate, however, Ritsuka decided to first go check on Mash, the girl she'd met shortly after arriving, who had been in the room where the explosion went off. This led to Ritsuka being trapped there with the severely injured Mash when the facility's systems automatically sealed off the area... and being the only Master candidate in suitable condition for it, she was caught up in the Rayshift to the Fuyuki singularity that had just moments before been initiated.

Which, in turn, proved to be the first step in a massive quest across time and space to try to save humanity from the destruction that's incinerated all civilization outside the (all too temporary) shelter of Chaldea's facilities. Learning as she went what "Servants" are and how to be a Master, herself, Ritsuka tackled the task head on and with little hesitation. Perhaps because she felt it was the right thing to do, or perhaps because the alternative of all of humanity being incinerated forever is even more terrifying. Or perhaps a bit of both. So far, she's been to and corrected six of the seven singularities threatening civilization's foundations, each one with new (and often more difficult) challenges than the last.

And that's not just in terms of powerful enemies, either. Ritsuka has seen the aftermath of rampaging monsters attacking human towns, witnessed allies sacrificing themselves to protect her and others with her, and even been present when powerful foes (even Servants!) started massacring unarmed and ordinary humans right before her eyes. Of course, she's always risen to each challenge and done everything within her power to save and protect what she can, but her experiences have underscored the gravity of the task she's undertaking. Peoples' lives are on the line, and failure is not an option. Thankfully Ritsuka, along with the rest of the Chaldea staff and the Servants they've allied with, have so far been successful in their endeavors in restoring humanity's history. As a result, she's perhaps cautiously optimistic about the eventual outcome, or at least has come to think of it that way as a means to help endure the increasingly difficult path of getting to that point.


Personality: When you get down to it, Ritsuka is both entirely unremarkable and a complete oddball. She's cheerful and outgoing, quick to befriend people she's only just met. She's into pop culture (particularly some of the more 'geeky' stuff) and finds things like robots and dragons exciting and cool. She also has quite the snarky side, responding to some of the more absurd situations she finds herself in with sarcasm or deadpan remarks.

But surely that describes almost any young person these days, right?

On the other hand, Ritsuka has more than a few quirks. For one thing, she accepted a job offer that required her to fly to an undisclosed, secret location halfway around the world with apparently no questions asked, to the point that she didn't know a thing about Chaldea upon arriving there. When suddenly thrust into a world full of magic and powerful spirits and a sort of psuedo-time travel, her unfamiliarity with any of it doesn't seem to cause her any hesitation. Nor does the fact that she soon finds herself up against monsters, dragons, demons, and even gods. At the same time, she's quick to do whimsical things like greet the Celtic Servants with an enthusiastic shout, and seems to deliberately make comments to Mash that fluster the slightly naive Demi-Servant.

So maybe she's not so 'normal' after all.

Then again, there's still a little bit more to her.

Her quirks and her less remarkable traits aside, Ritsuka has an incredibly strong and unwavering sense of doing what she feels is right. Sure, she's quite literally the only Master candidate Chaldea has left to work with while the rest of the world (and entirety of human history) is utterly incinerated, but even for someone who "has no choice" she certainly doesn't hesitate to do what's needed. She doesn't even complain, not when things are serious, instead putting everything she's got into the task at hand, grinning and bearing the hardships it entails. After all, saving humanity is just the right thing to do, isn't it? Plus, it's clear that Ristuka really does genuinely care about the people she's met... and the billions she hasn't. She quickly and easily trusts the Servants and others who agree to become her allies, and while saddened or hurt by those who oppose (or even outright betray) her, doesn't hesitate to forgive and team up with them once again should they come back around to her side once more. And, of course, there's that minor little fact that she continues to push on without giving up, despite the difficulties she may have to endure and terrifyingly immense obstacles to overcome. Perhaps someday she'll find she has a limit or breaking point, but so far, well, she can manage.


Abilities: Absolutely none, Ritsuka is a normal, boring, average human being. Well no, that's not entirely true, but all of her "abilities" come in the form of being granted from outside sources:

Mystic Code: The Chaldea uniform Ritsuka wears isn't just clothing, it also has a handful of spells built-in to it that the wearer can use, even if said wearer has essentially zero magical talent. It features three spells: First Aid, which heals a single target; Instant Enhancement, which briefly improves the attack power of a single target; and Emergency Evade, which casts a brief evasion ability (again on a single target). These spells take time to recharge, so to speak, after being used, and Ritsuka is limited to only these three, and can only use them when actually wearing the Mystic Code. If she were to obtain another Mystic Code she could gain access to a different set of spells, but again it would be limited to what's preset in the one she's wearing at the time. Should she be wearing just normal clothes without a Mystic Code, then she won't be able to use the spells at all.

Command Spells: These are powerful magic spells given to Masters, and possessing them is a requirement to form contracts with Servants. Ritsuka can use them to instantly power up a Servant she's contracted with, but is limited to only three at a time. Unlike the command spells used by Masters in a Holy Grail War, however, it appears that Chaldea's system allows for used spells to slowly recover/regenerate rather than being permanently lost, but this takes time. Again unlike the typical Holy Grail War scenario, there's virtually no limit to the number of Servants that can be contracted with, as Chaldea's own systems record the Servant data and supply magical energy as needed, taking the strain off the Master to provide all that support on their own. Despite this, however, there seems to be an upper limit of how many Servants summoned by Chaldea that can be supported at one time outside of Chaldea's own facilities under normal circumstances, usually about five or six.

Instant Summon: Aside from allowing Ritsuka to make contracts with Servants, the command spells also seem to allow for her to temporarily call a "shadow" of a Servant she's already contracted with (and is therefore recorded in Chaldea's system) to assist in a battle. These summons are extremely brief and of limited utility; for all practical purposes the "Servants" summoned this way can't do more than fight a quick battle and vanish again. As mentioned above, Ritsuka seems to be limited in the number of Servants that can be called upon simultaneously, usually maxing out at around five or so. Additionally, this process evidently requires at least some degree of concentration, as Ritsuka seems to be unable to effectively fight back or summon when cornered by an enemy Servant alone with no allied Servants present, so it's definitely not a get out of trouble free card. Per prior discussion this will not be possible in-game and is included here just for reference.

Anti-Poison (Temporary Name): Thanks to her contract with the Demi-Servant Mash Kyrielight, Ritsuka has a passive skill that renders her immune to many (if not most) poisons. This includes magical poisons such as the Demon Fog in the London singularity, which was deadly to most living beings, as well Servant abilities such as Hassan of the Serenity's body, which would normally lethally poison anyone who touches her. It's unclear what the limits of this ability are, but presumably it only applies to actual poisons that would harm or kill Mash's Master, and wouldn't necessarily counter the effects of caffeine or alcohol or such.


Alignment: Piphron - Ultimately, one of Ritsuka's greatest assets is her ability to trust in and rely on others, which is what enables her to so quickly form form such deep bonds with the various Servants and others that she meets and works with.

Other: As a note, while I'm taking her from the most recent appable canon point from the English release of the game, per Empatheias's rules, some of the information on abilities (in particular the summoning details) is taken from scenes in later chapters that are still only available in Japanese. This is exclusively used just for filling in details on game mechanics that are present from the start of the game but not actually explained until much later, however, and I can provide summaries/translation/transcription/whatever upon request if needed.


⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉

General Sample: Test drive thread(s)

Emotion Sample: In which Kiyohime is her usual terrifying self


Questions: I think the answers I got already just about cover it!