Fate Semiramis

Assassin of Red (Semiramis) - Fate

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Semiramis is part of the Red Faction as the Assassin of Red and Servant of Shirou Kotomine during the Great Holy Grail War depicted in Fate/Apocrypha. She is the Wise Queen of Assyria who in her past life poisoned her husband the king in order to usurp his throne. Her poisoning is said to be the first recorded poisoning in history. A lover of luxury, she exudes a decadent air. She has a cold and calculating manner and can be quick to anger when things don’t go her way. She is very skilled in the art of seduction and manipulation. She is also very loyal to Shirou and sees his wish as her own.

Appearance

Semiramis is a woman of unparalleled beauty who wears a regal dark red and gold dress. She has long, straight hair, pointed ears, and piercing eyes. A notable trait are the spikes that protrude from each of her hands.

Abilities

Semiramis possesses Double Summon, an ability that lets her act as both an Assassin and Caster-class Servant. She is highly skilled in creating poisons, and she possesses familiars in the form of gray doves that she uses for reconnaissance and information gathering.

Noble Phantasms

Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Anti-World class. Also known as Aerial Garden of Vanity. Semiramis’ largest and strongest Noble Phantasm, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is a gigantic flying fortress that Shirou uses as his base of operations. It is capable of housing thousands of soldiers and features a throne room in the center in which Semiramis can watch battles unfolding outside. The Gardens are also equipped with powerful defenses which she is able to control from her throne room. Since the Hanging Gardens are her territory, her stats and abilities are increased while she is in it.

Sikera Ušum: Anti-Army class. Also known as Arrogant King's Alcohol. A manifestation of the poisoning of her husband, said to be the first recorded instance of poisoning in history, that makes the environment around her poisonous. This includes not only her attacks, but any physical objects around her and even the air itself. She is also able to alter the type of poison she uses, such as her using Hydra poison during her fight with Mordred. This ability also allows her to summon Phantasmal Species that have an association with poison. Due to being summoned with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Noble Phantasm, she can only use Sikera Ušum in her throne room during Fate/Apocrypha.

Role

Semiramis is summoned to the Red Faction as the Assassin of Red and the Servant of Shirou Kotomine during the Great Holy Grail War. Shirou reveals her true identity to Sisigou and Mordred upon meeting them as a sign of good faith and tries convincing them to join him and Semiramis, but they refuse. She stays in the church with Shirou until the completion of her Noble Phantasm, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which would serve as their base of operations. Once complete, the Hanging Gardens rise up from the ground and take to the sky as her, Shirou, Archer of Red (Atalanta), Rider of Red (Achilles), Lancer of Red (Karna), and Caster of Red (Shakespeare) head for the Yggdmillennia Castle. Once in range of the castle, she activates the Gardens’ defenses and watches the fight unfold from her throne room. Using magic, she is able to shoot down Rider of Black (Astolfo) and impede his advance. She also watches Ruler (Jeanne d’Arc) from her throne room, laying traps for her and luring Spartacus to her position to ambush her.

After Shirou is successfully able to steal the Greater Grail, she begins moving the Hanging Gardens away from the castle and out of Romanian airspace. During this time she also shows distrust in Achilles and his motives for fighting alongside Shirou. Knowing that the Black Faction will be coming after them, she strengthens the Gardens’ defenses in preparation and orders Achilles and Atalanta to meet them in the air. During the Black Faction’s assault on the Hanging Gardens, she once again relies on its magic defenses and watches the battle unfold in the throne room, orchestrating events with the flick of her hand. Though Astolfo is able to take out the Gardens’ defenses, Semiramis is successful in shooting her out of the sky. She then tries to deliver a finishing blow to Astolfo, but her attack is blocked by Mordred, to her anger.

After Mordred and Sisigou successfully make it to the throne room, she is able to trap Mordred inside, cutting off Sisigou’s ability to help her, and activates her Noble Phantasm Sikera Ušum, which makes everything around her in the throne room, even the air, poisonous to Mordred. Weakened by the poison, she is able to get the upper hand on Mordred during their fight. Just when it seems that her victory is all but assured, Mordred destroys the throne room door and Sisigou runs in and delivers an antidote to Mordred. Semiramis is able to critically wound Sisigou, however with Mordred back to full strength the tide of battle turns and Mordred is able to defeat Semiramis. Badly wounded from the attack but still alive, she later stands against Astolfo and Caules when they arrive to help Jeanne and Sieg in their fight against Shirou. However, Sieg is able to use the Noble Phantasm Blasted Tree, which fatally wounds Shirou. The two are able to retreat but soon Shirou succumbs to his wounds and they both die.

Other Appearances

Aside from Fate/Apocrypha, Semiramis also appears in Fate/Grand Order as the Servant of Ritsuka Fujimaru and in Capsule Servant.