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SAKAMOTO RYOUMA

Fate/Grand Order CANON ??? AGE Meridian FACTION Tier 1 HARMONIZATION LEVEL

Post-GUDAGUDA 6 CANON POINT Male (he/him) GENDER ??? ASPECT Tier 0 DISCORD LEVEL

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Considered tall when he was alive, by today's standards Ryouma is average height at 5'10" (178cm). His lean build and preference for layers disguises the fact that he's very physically fit, which is just fine with him since he'd prefer to not be fighting anyway.

Typically a laidback guy even under pressure, Ryouma has an aversion to sadness and negativity that makes him try to be as positive as he can. While he is a very kind-hearted person with a warm temperament, his tendency to do things his own way and keep information close to his chest often gives the impression that he might be untrustworthy, which is not helped by the fact that he's been described on several occasions as having a "shady" face.

Fate being what it is, characters who have heard of Ryouma as a historical figure are free to mention it whenever! Go ahead and tell him how weird it is that he's an ikemen....

SHARD

Due to the unique circumstance of sharing his Saint Graph with Oryou, Ryouma has two Shards. The first is a triangular stone that looks like an opal with an ocean-like quality to it set at his throat. The second appears directly over his chest, near his heart.

ASPECT TATTOO

Usually hidden under his bangs, it's small and located on the right side of his forehead near his hairline.

PERSONALITY

For the most part, Ryouma is a simple guy with an impossible dream who is just doing his best. He is kind-hearted and selfless to a fault, willing to give everything he has to create a better world for others because he genuinely loves people and wants to help them. He lacks any real personal ambitions, and much of his success as a negotiator comes from the fact that he negotiates with nothing in it for himself. He believes that he exists in the world to perform a duty and that he must always keep moving forward in order to accomplish it.

Whatever Ryouma does, he must do it his own way. He is independent and determined, which mostly comes from his great deal of confidence in himself. While these traits have generally served him well, there is also a negative side. He is occasionally too proud and reckless, prone to letting his selflessness turn self-destructive. Ryouma freely admits that he would rather run away from sadness and negativity, which also makes him extremely evasive about his feelings and desires. He would rather suffer in silence if he feels he's doing right by someone else — it's fine because he's smiling! He does not enjoy killing or violence but doesn't have much in the way of moral hangups when it comes to just about anything else, if it means getting the job done with as little bloodshed as possible. He peacefully overthrew the government once, after all.

BACKGROUND

From the Fate/Grand Order wiki:

A patriot who left his mark upon Japan's Bakumatsu period.

He was born in a samurai household in the Tosa Domain, but he abandoned his birthplace to apprentice under Katsu Kaishu and established the Kameyama Troupe (which later became the Kaientai). He contributed greatly to the Meiji Restoration by mediating the SatChou Alliance and advocated for restoring imperial rule. However, he did not live to see the Meiji era, as he was assassinated before he could complete his great work.

An enigmatic young man in his late twenties, he is trained in the Hokushin Ittouryu style swordsmanship, but retains a gentle heart, preferring to avoid fights. In his place, the mysterious beauty who never leaves his side flies effortlessly about the battlefield.

While he is most suited to the Rider class, certain factors lead to his manifestation here as a Lancer.

I consider Ryouma in Lancer form a continuation from his prior manifestation as a Rider with all of his previous memories intact in addition to his backstory as a human before his death. GUDA 6 treats his Lancer appearance as a hypothetical form that would have existed if he had not been assassinated, but I treat this as only an aesthetic distinction.

For anyone that cares, I mostly pull from the novel Ryōma ga Yuku! / Ryōma Goes His Way! by Ryōtarō Shiba for his background details.

ABILITIES & SKILLS

SERVANT PHYSIOLOGY Ryouma is a Servant. Essentially, this means that he has a body composed entirely of magic (ether) with enhanced strength, abilities, senses, and durability (compared to a human). When a Heroic Spirit is summoned as a Servant, they are something like a complex magical familiar and are more or less bound by the constraints assigned to them by the class they're summoned as. In Ryouma's case, he is summoned as a Lancer.

A Servant has both a spiritual and corporeal form which they can shift between at will. A Servant must take their corporeal form to be able to sense or interact with the physical environment. Their spiritual form allows them to conserve mana as they have no physical form to maintain.

Since he does not have his wife/partner, Oryou, but she is part of his Saint Graph (which is essentially the blueprint that defines a Servant's nature), Ryouma will manifest in Kenos with two Shards.

Because Servants are made of magic and require a reserve of mana to be able to function, it sets a limiting factor that caps his abilities. He can restore mana by doing things like eating and sleeping ~~and other stuff that involves bodily fluids lmao~~ WELCOME TO FATE/.

As an alternative, Ryouma also has the option to form a Master-Servant contract bond with someone who will effectively serve as a mana battery. This comes with a degree of risk to the Master since he will be drawing on their own store of magic and involves a long-term player plot to pair them up, but if you're interested in this CR, let me know!

Ryouma's class gives him a few special skills that are worth mentioning:

Riding: Ryouma was formerly a Rider-class Servant, and when Oryou is present, his most powerful ability is a joint attack that essentially makes him a dragon rider (heehee), so he maintains this skill as a Lancer. Because of this, Ryouma has automatic knowledge of how to skillfully operate any vehicle and can also tame and mount any rideable beast, including dragons.

Magic Resistance: Somewhat nerfed from his canon designation, this gives Ryouma a natural resistance to magic. It doesn't cancel anything out but requires a bit more effort to damage or affect him.

NOBLE PHANTASM — AMASAKAHOKO If you're not canon-familiar and want a semi-confusing read, here is the wiki definition of a Noble Phantasm. The simpler version is that they can be just about anything — a weapon, an item, a skill, etc.

In Kenos, Amasakahoko does not have any god-sealing abilities. It is, however, a magical item that can transform.

It is capable of the following forms:

a single intact spear
two "twin" spears
a single ōdachi
his katana (Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki) and wakizashi (Hizen Tadahiro)

Also, for the purposes of RP and the fact that without Oryou he doesn't have his canon Noble Phantasm (which is a joint-attack), I interpret this as allowing him the ability to use an enhanced single-target attack with limited use. For example, in canon, he can turn the spear into a powerful shoulder-mounted gun that fires a laser.

PERMISSIONS

PLAYER INFO

Played By: Min

Contact Info: koutenko

Permissions / Opt-out: here

OUT OF CHARACTER

Writing Style: My preference is brackets, but I am always happy to match your style! I also have a (potentially annoying) lapslock/lowercase style, but feel free to tell me if you prefer I not do this because I am willing to adjust; it's no big deal!

Backtagging: Indefinitely! I can get slow sometimes, and I am willing to tag a thread as long as you are.

Threadhopping: Always good to check but like 99% of the time the answer is GO FOR IT.

Offensive Subjects:
I am okay with most things, but if you feel unsure, please feel free to ask!
Please AVOID mentions or depictions of Sexual Assault or Child Sexual Assault that lack content warnings. It's okay if I'm warned and know what I'm getting into (if we're talking mentions. If it gets into anything more, please talk to me first).
I don't have a particular issue with mentions or discussions of suicide/suicidal ideation in general, but if suicide is at any point potentially part of a plot please discuss it with me first. I do not wish to be involved in any situations in which a character has to be talked out of a suicide attempt at any point in time. Thanks!

IN CHARACTER

Physical Violence: YES! He doesn't love fighting and will generally try to stay on the defensive and talk his way out of it, but GO FOR IT even if he doesn't deserve it~

Death/Dissipation: As long as we discuss and plot it out, sure!

Physical Affection: Very welcome! Ryouma is used to keeping himself at a distance from people, but he's definitely not averse to it once he warms up to someone.

Shipping/Sex: Open to it! I do not really write smut but I'm happy to write everything leading up to it! He is more likely to have casual flings than anything else, but there is a potential for shipping if the CR goes that way! Despite being "married" he has extremely polyamorous tendencies.

Mental/Communion: Always open and very welcome! Slide into his mental DMs.

Offensive Subjects: None for him.

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